BOOT_COMPLETED后，服务被迫停止

Question

I'm developing a Service that runs in the background and listens to notifications from a server. This Service has to start when the device boots. Somehow, I can not get it to work. The Service starts, but then it's stopped by the system.

Even following the schema proposed in https://stackoverflow.com/a/7690600/981393 , after the Service is started I see that it's being force stopped by the system.

So I'm wondering, is this the way is supposed to be?

Any help would be appreciated.

Receiver

public class SSBankBootReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {

private static final String TAG = "SSBankBootReceiver";
private static final long PERIOD = 60000 * 1;

@Override
public void onReceive(Context ctxt, Intent intent) {
    if (intent.getAction().equals("android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED")) {
        Log.d(TAG, "Boot completed.");

        startTestService(ctxt);
    }
}

private void startTestService(Context ctxt) {
    Log.d(TAG, "Starting test service...");
    Intent i = new Intent(ctxt, TestService.class);
    ctxt.startService(i);
}

Service

public class TestService extends Service {

private static final String TAG = "TestService";

@Override
public IBinder onBind(Intent intent) {
    // TODO Auto-generated method stub
    return null;
}

@Override
public int onStartCommand(Intent intent, int flags, int startId) {
    printMessages();

    super.onStartCommand(intent, flags, startId);
    return START_REDELIVER_INTENT;
}

private void printMessages() {
    // TODO Auto-generated method stub
    while ( true) {
        try {
            Log.d(TAG, "Imprimiendo nuevo mensaje...");
            Thread.sleep(3000);
        } catch (InterruptedException e) {
            // TODO Auto-generated catch block
            e.printStackTrace();
        }

    }
}

}

Manifest

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED"/>

<application
    android:allowBackup="true"
    android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher"
    android:label="@string/app_name"
    android:theme="@style/AppTheme" >
    <activity
        android:name=".DashboardActivity"
        android:label="@string/app_name" >
        <intent-filter>
            <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />

            <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
        </intent-filter>
    </activity>

    <receiver android:name="<package>.service.SSBankBootReceiver">
        <intent-filter>
            <action android:name="android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED"/>
        </intent-filter>
    </receiver>

    <service android:name="<package>.service.TestService"></service>

</application>

Log

11-04 19:38:04.916: I/ActivityManager(276):   Force stopping service ServiceRecord{41135258 u0 <package>/.service.TestService}

Answer 1

This is how i fix this exact same problem :

    //do things you want
    super.onStartCommand(intent, flags, startId);
    return START_REDELIVER_INTENT; //this is the ANSWER