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Author: bhavya-arora

BoundService/app/src/main/java/bhavya/me/boundservice/MainActivity.java

@@ -94,6 +94,12 @@ public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
     *           - call bindService in onCreate()
     *           - call unBind in onDestroy()
     *
+    *       IMPORTANT POINT:
+    *         --- Since we are using started Service as well and started service is not bind to
+    *         the component which started the service, even the App is Destroyed service
+    *         won't stop. if we want to stop the service we want to override the onDestroy()
+    *         method of MainActivity by calling stopService() method
+    *
     * */
 
     BoundService mBoundService;
@@ -168,9 +174,15 @@ protected void onPause() {
 
     @Override
     protected void onDestroy() {
+        Log.i(TAG, "onDestroy: ");
         super.onDestroy();
 
-        Log.i(TAG, "onDestroy: ");
+        //only uncomment if we want to destroy the service as well with the component which started
+        //the service. Otherwise if will continue to run even if app is destroyed.
+        /*Intent intent = new Intent(this, BoundService.class);
+        stopService(intent);*/
+
+        Log.i(TAG, "onDestroy: 1");
     }
 
     @Override

BoundService/app/src/main/java/bhavya/me/boundservice/service/BoundService.java

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import android.app.Service;
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.os.Binder;
+import android.os.Handler;
 import android.os.IBinder;
 import android.os.SystemClock;
 import android.util.Log;
@@ -16,13 +17,17 @@ public class BoundService extends Service {
 
     private IBinder mBinder = new MyBinder();
     private Chronometer mChronometer;
+    final Handler h = new Handler();
 
     @Override
     public void onCreate() {
         super.onCreate();
-        mChronometer = new Chronometer(this);
+        Log.i(TAG, "onCreate: Service is created");
+        mChronometer = new Chronometer(BoundService.this);
         mChronometer.setBase(SystemClock.elapsedRealtime());
         mChronometer.start();
+
+
     }
 
     //onStartCommand() method will call only when startService() method will call but in this case both onStartCommand() and onBind() methods will call.
@@ -51,6 +56,7 @@ public IBinder onBind(Intent intent) {
 
     @Override
     public void onDestroy() {
+        Log.i(TAG, "onDestroy: service");
         super.onDestroy();
         mChronometer.stop();
     }