Chapter 5. Managing background tasks with Services
In this chapter
- Multitasking with Services
- Creating background tasks
- Reviving tasks that have been killed
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Services are a killer feature of Android. That’s a bold statement, but it’s accurate. It might be more accurate to say that multitasking is a killer feature of Android, and the way to fully implement multitasking on Android is by using Services. Don’t take our word on this: watch TV instead. One of the most successful commercials for the popular Motorola Droid touted its ability to multitask ...
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