Android Question HttpUtils2Service -> Receiver?

[aeric]

I am targeting Android version 14 with modified HttpUtil2Service to show download progress. Should I change the service to receiver? Is there any effect if I still use the old service for new version of Android?

Receivers and Services in 2023+

In the early days of Android services were simple to use and powerful. They allowed doing all kinds of things in the backgrounds with very few restrictions. That's not the case with newer versions of Android. With a few exceptions (that aren't 100% reliable), the only use case for services is to...

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[Erel]

Yes, it can crash in some edge cases.

It shouldn't be difficult to make the same changes in the updated HttpUtils2Service. It is almost identical.

 

[aeric]

Referring to this tutorial,

Download huge files with HttpUtils2

Better to use: https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threads/simple-progress-http-download.127214/#post-796463 The attached project includes a slightly modified version of HttpUtils2 and a new service named DownloadService. The purpose of DownloadService is to make it simple to download files of...

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I only need to convert the HttpUtils2Service to receiver?

I don't need to/can't modify DownloadService?
I can't convert DownloadService to receiver because it contains this line:

Service.StartForeground(1, n)

 

[Erel]

Better solution is to use the unmodified library with this code: https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threads/simple-progress-http-download.127214/post-796472

 

[aeric]

Better solution is to use the unmodified library with this code: https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threads/simple-progress-http-download.127214/post-796472

If the server supports range requests

It first sends a HEAD request to test whether this feature is supported.

If the feature is not available then the download will restart else download will resume?

 

[Erel]

No, the Download sub will return False in that case. You can then download it with HttpJob.
Note that most servers do support this feature.