Unable to start Service Intent

Question

I have a service class. I have exported this class to jar and I have embed the jar in my client app.

When needed, I call the service class. When I try to do this, I get the following error:

Unable to start service Intent {comp={com.sample.service/com.sample.service.serviceClass}} : not found 

I have other class apart from the service class, which I am able to access (create object of that class) which are inside the same jar.

I feel I have missed out some thing in my configuration or manifest or so.

Please help me identifying the same. My code is below:

public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {           super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);         Intent intent = new Intent () ;         intent.setClassName("com.sample.service" ,"com.sample.service.serviceClass") ;         this.startService(intent) ; // when I call this line I get the message...         // binding other process continue  here    } 

Client manifest.xml

<service android:name="com.sample.service.serviceClass"               android:exported="true" android:label="@string/app_name"              android:process=":remote">    <intent-filter><action android:name="com.sample.service.serviceClass"></action>    </intent-filter> </service> 

Thanks in advance,
Vinay

Answer 1

For anyone else coming across this thread I had this issue and was pulling my hair out. I had the service declaration OUTSIDE of the '< application>' end tag DUH!

RIGHT:

<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"   ...> ... <application android:icon="@drawable/icon" android:label="@string/app_name">     <activity ...>         ...     </activity>          <service android:name=".Service"/>      <receiver android:name=".Receiver">         <intent-filter>             ...         </intent-filter>     </receiver>         </application>  <uses-permission android:name="..." /> 

WRONG but still compiles without errors:

<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"   ...> ... <application android:icon="@drawable/icon" android:label="@string/app_name">     <activity ...>         ...     </activity>  </application>      <service android:name=".Service"/>      <receiver android:name=".Receiver">         <intent-filter>             ...         </intent-filter>     </receiver>          <uses-permission android:name="..." />