Questions tagged [services]
Service is a background process in Android, not to be confused with *nix daemons or Windows services
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Retrieving my google contacts
My smart phone kept turning off and wouldn't power back up or stay on long enough to use it much unless I had it plugged into an electrical outlet; so I cancelled my cell phone service but continued ...
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Will Android kill a Service if I uncheck "Show notification" option on Settings?
I was just wondering: will Android kill a Service (that uses persistent notification to keep itself alive) if I uncheck "Show notifications" on app settings?
I am running Lollipop 5.1.
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Run init rc script after package manager have loaded
I'm writing an init service which make sure a package is installed and if not, it will install the apk.
The problem is, that currently I'm using a boot trigger with on boot but when I run pm install ...
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How to disable Google news (clickbait) article notifications?
Every time I check my phone there is a list of 'news article' summaries in notifications. On the rare occasions I find any of it interesting it almost inevitably turns out to be a low quality fluff ...
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Find APNSourceService
I have a TicWatch Pro 4G. As some may know, the watch only supports Vodafone. But from what I have seen, that's mostly down to the fact of the correct APN for other networks not being available. After ...
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Starting shell script at boot in SELinux enforcing mode [closed]
I am building Android Pie (tag android-9.0.0_r46, branch android-msm-marlin-3.18-pie-qpr2) from source. I am testing on a Pixel XL (marlin). I want to have a custom shell script run automatically when ...
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List of Android OS services/system apps with dependencies?
Is there a list of Android OS services/system apps including dependencies, similar to what can be displayed and configured in Windows using msconfig.exe? Researching every single one individually is ...
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Coming back Google Play Services
I have Samsung Galaxy A50 which is my professional smartphone, I use it for work and it is funded by my company. It has some professional software installed in Knox like encrypted e-mail etc.
I am ...
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Is it possible to make init stop restarting one of it's "services"?
My init is making the eris persistent, I don't know if the /system/bin/eris is important to keep android's good functionality but at this moment this "service" (the quotation marks are because i ...
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How can I add a system service to Android?
Me and another person are attempting to enable NFC on the Verizon Wear24. The watch itself has a PN548 NFC chip inside of it and was missing the kernel drivers as well as the NFC service.
We have ...
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How to make network calls on Android with an app in the background [closed]
I am building a react-native app that launches a series of network requests (both UDP, HTTP) when it receives a special kind of notification, or based on a delayed execution.
However it turns out ...
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How to create a service without any /system/etc/init.d directory
I would to get a boot daemon service.
My android 6 device is rooted and I installed busybox pack on it. After remount my /system partition in read/write, I make /system/etc/init.d directory and I ...
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Android VPN service's policy based routing relative to iptables (specific behavior question, android 5.0, 5.1)
Background:
Several phones, different firmwares
Elephone p7000, Android 5.0 based rom
Xiaomi redmi note 2, three different roms (5.1 based Cyaonogen, 5.0 based AOSP derivative)
Rooted.
Installed a ...
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WhatsApp MessageService is always killed shortly after exiting the app
A couple of days ago I noticed that I no longer receive WhatsApp messages until I manually start the app, which is when the pending messages get delivered all at once.
I started my investigation by ...
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How to disable "dreams" system service
Some Android users often complain about some system service constantly executing, so just want to get rid of it at any cost to avoid battery drain. In my scenario it's DreamManagerService which is ...
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How can I temporarily disable all autostart services while still allowing me to run apps?
Because I'm thinking of installing LinuxOnAndroid on my Galaxy Nexus, an old phone with limited RAM (1GB), I need a way to temporarily kill all background services, so they won't use up memory or CPU ...
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Preventing certain WAKELOCKS (NlpCollectorWakeLock, NlpWakeLock) with shell? (e.g. pm command)
As some of you might aware of, the notorious 'NlpCollectorWakeLock' and 'NlpWakeLock' are often the cause of considerable battery drain. I personally make some custom ROMs, and would like to ...
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Android - shell utility to perpetually disable headset device?
I have an HTC Desire HD device that has some schmutz in the wired headset jack, and the output from 'logcat' (http://pastebin.com/cNZC8Wwc) shows it vacillating between 'Headset=true' and 'Headset=...
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OS services and Android OS using data
I have a question following up Locking applications to wifi only data connections:
I followed the guide given in its answer and notice some applications (like Android OS) don't have the option to be ...
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"Notification ranker" - what does it do, and what happens if I disable it?
After staying for so long on Marshmallow, today I finally made the decision to upgrade one of my secondary devices with Nougat (LineageOS 14.1 to be precise). Everything went smooth and most things ...
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How can I block a service without uninstalling the app?
There was a similar question (How can I prevent services from running in the background? ) but it has been marked answered without an answer to the OP. And so, I'm asking a narrower question because I ...
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How to read data pertaining to running applications?
On the Android 4.3 Jelly Bean interface of my Samsung Galaxy SIII, I have noticed there seem to be various places where an application's running state is documented. I would like to know what the ...
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Is it safe to enable Clean Master service?
The above are capture of Clean Master that asks for service enable. Is it safe enough to turn the service ON?
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Android x86 UI Dead on Boot
I was able to install android x86 on my laptop with a 20GB partition and configure the system according to my tastes yesterday. Also yesterday, I tried using this app to uninstall some bloatware on ...
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Does swiping from recent app screen kill the foreground service?
I have read certain posts and done by myself and i found that on my device android kitkat 4.4.4 when i swipe the app from recent screen the foreground service doesn't stop, So does this behavior ...
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Lollipop - Apps not autostarting
I have Alcatel 5054D with Lollipop (5.1.1) on board. I noticed that some apps are not starting on boot or on events that are fired by the OS. For example, when my phone was not rooted I tried to ...
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Batty drain issue on CM10.2.1-yuga / Sony Xperia Z - NFC Service using over 50%
I've recently put CyanogenMod CM10.2.1-yuga on my Xperia Z and I've noticed the NFC server is using an insane amount of the battery.
Even after disabling the service in the App section, the service ...
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How to stop all but 1 one app including their services?
My HTC Sensation's battery does not last long.
I'm going for a Marathon race which should last at least 5 hours and I'm going to use 1 app (RunKeeper) for that period.
I would like to preserve as ...
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Preventing Application Startup [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I stop applications and services from running?
I have an LG-P690b and I've rooted the phone and un-installed several applications that I really didn't want. All is ...
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Why is Widgetlocker app evading my task-killer?
The Widgetlocker app (a screen lock replacement app) has a service running which I can see in my app manager (under phone settings), but NOT in my task-killer app (Advanced Task Manager). How is its ...
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How to run my service on a rooted Android 10 as a root?
I have a rooted Android 10. And I've written a service which I want to run under too, in background. A service uses a microphone and location.
I've not found any information of how to run a service on ...
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Starting service with su -c "start vendor.diag-router" in SeLinux enforced mode gives error
While being in enforced mode i ran below in Termux:
su -c "start vendor.diag-router"
which gave me output:
Unable to start service 'vendor.diag-router' See dmesg for error
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Shut down the Android OS partially into a "recovery mode"/recovery runlevel
Android fundamentally still is a Linux system which have runlevels/targets intended for recovery purposes.
Is it possible to stop the Android OS far enough so that Apps, the UI and most system ...
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How do I turn on Carrier Location Services?
I have found a similar question about this, and it kind of makes me wonder what this service is. In the description it says you can turn it on and off in the apps if you look for Carrier Location ...
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How to repack Magisk boot image? (Magisk installed)
everyone.
I have a OnePlus 5t, updated to Android 9 and Project Treble.
I have my own Magisk module for my own tweaks, but I am not satisfied. I found that I need a patched init.rc in order to have ...
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How to monitor log app wise usage report RAM CPU Battery and stop RAM resident apps from starting at boot
How to monitor log app wise usage report RAM CPU Battery and stop RAM resident apps from starting at boot
Many time my Android 5.0 & 6.0 mobile become slow while working i checked it In process ...
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on a termux app terminal access where should I put my own runnit service to start on phone reboot?
I wrote a simple service like this one: http://smarden.org/runit/runscripts.html#apache2
$ cat start_node_exporter
#!/data/data/com.termux/files/usr/bin/sh
termux-wake-lock
. $PREFIX/etc/profile
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Running an rsync server on an Android device over a non-WiFi, cell-based connection? [duplicate]
I asked a somewhat similar question to this recently (see Rsync-like downloads over adb?), but what I'm asking here is a little bit different.
Also, if this question belongs in a different forum, I ...
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service is not running properly in android 10
I have created script and i.e running via service in ini.rc.
init: starting service 'usbmountd '...
[ 1350.212500] init: Service 'usbmountd ' (pid 6923) received signal 11
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What are these carrier configuration settings and which Android service handles them?
I signed a new mobile contract and received a carrier configuration message, but it seems that the settings were not updated properly. Up- and download is way too slow (typical 3G speeds) despite "4G" ...
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Restart adbd as shell user on a non-rooted device without rebooting after the "setprop" operation [duplicate]
The setprop service.adb.tcp.port 5555 worked on my non-rooted device, now I need to restart adbd as the shell user :
$ adb shell
shell@android:/ $ getprop ro.build.version.release ...
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Google Services
Good day to you,
I have an ALPS MT702t phone (MEDIATECH MT6572) Android phone. It has Android 4.4.2 on it.
This phone does not have on it Google Services, and Google Framework.
I can install ...
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What is 10263 process [duplicate]
Here is the screen shot
I've checked the battery usage apps so that to save my battery level , I've seen a strange process 10263. I want to know what's is use
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Safe startup and accessibility services
I have a Blackberry DTEK 50 (android 6.0)
When I set the option to have a pin set at startup ( security option special to blackberry? ) then accessibility services will not run (as far as I ...
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Dimming service still works after app uninstall
I have installed a sleep monitoring app (Sleep as Android) on my LG G3.
It has a feature that dims the screen when the monitoring starts.
It was very annoying, so I disabled it in the settings of ...
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Android 6.0.1 'Message Service' crash on boot - S7 Edge
I recently purchased a Samsung S7 Edge. As I like to play around with my phones a lot, one of the first things I did was root it. Not thinking properly, after enabling 'OEM Unlock' and rooting my ...
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Show all running services on Samsung Galaxy S3
How can one show all running services on Samsung Galaxy S3?
In system-menu Tinder service for example wasn't shown.
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'Google Play Services is not working'
i recently flashed my Samsung Galaxy S4 with Resurrection Remix rom.My phone now doesnt support any of the official Google apps.Whenever i open any such app, it says that 'Google Play Services is not ...
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Unknown service DeviceConnectionServiceBroker
I've found a DeviceConnectionServiceBroker among the google services. I can't find what does this do and a google search didn't help, which seems strange to me. What is this service for? I have ...
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