why my widget broadcast receiver service stops when the main app stops

Question

I have a widget that implements a specific broadcast receiver service to detect when the wifi connection goes down.

It works perfectly if the main activity is running or not.

The issue I have is when I stop the main activity then the broadcast receiver service stops as I don't detect anymore the wifi changes.

Is there a way to startservice that survives the main activity?

if not, any other mechanisms?

Answer 1

Probably you need to register your receiver in manifest and mark it as exported=true, so it can work if the app is not running. Check this link for detailed info please https://developer.android.com/guide/components/broadcasts