Further explanation about IntentService

Question

Hi all,

I was trying to get the purpose of the IntentService, and when should I use it?

I tried to understand from the API, but not enough details on that one.

Is there any analogy between this and running long-task on a working thread?

Any further explanation and samples on why I would use IntentService would be very welcome.

Thanks,

ray.

Answer 1

Is there any analogy between this and running long-task on a working thread?

IntentService handles the thread for you.

when should I use it?

Some use cases:

• For handling alarms triggered by AlarmManager
• For handling other events caught by a manifest-registered BroadcastReceiver
• For handling events triggered by an app widget (time-based updates, button clicks, etc.)