Sunday, July 10, 2011

Re: [android-developers] Re: service icon

On Sun, Jul 10, 2011 at 5:28 PM, kamiseq <kamiseq@gmail.com> wrote:
> ok, I was just curious cos I was looking for a way to launch service
> when user clicks on launch icon but I think I have to launch activity
> and then launch service from it and then finish the activity.

Do not have a service that just starts up as you describe and does not
deliver value. Why do you need to have a service here? Why do you need
to start it and not give the user a way to stop it (e.g., via the
activity they used to start it)?

Also, do not have an activity that does nothing. Users will think your
application is broken and will give you Market ratings and comments
reflecting its broken state. Even if your service is justifiable,
please write an activity that is meaningful, adds value, and allows
the user to stop the service.

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