Thanks Mark, I haven't clarify myself in the previous form. I have two (or more) apks/applications, When the user opens one of my applications (called APP A), it starts a service, when the user opens another application (called APP B), it doesn't start a service but uses the service. But i want to get this behavior when the user chooses to open first APP B and then APP A.
How can I use android:process="com.me.global" in the <service> tag, so when i start the service only the first app will actually start it ? On May 16, 3:21 am, Mark Murphy <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sun, May 15, 2011 at 5:15 PM, Mark Cz <[email protected]> wrote: > > Is it possible for two apks to SHARE one service that runs in one of > > the apks process or runs in a different process ? > > Yes. > > > Meaning, > > I have two apks running in two different processes (the normal way), > > for simplicity each apk has only one activity. > > In addition each apk has one <service > > android:name="com.me.global.Service"/>, > > can I share this service between the two (or more) apks ? > > Yes. > > > The apks have a different certificate, different packageName, what > > should I write in the manifest of each of them to achieve my goal ? > > For the purposes of this answer, App A is the one with the service, > and App B is the one that is using the service from App A. Have App A > supply an <intent-filter> for the service (e.g., one with a custom > <action>). Have App B use an Intent matching that filter when it calls > startService() or bindService(). > > -- > Mark Murphy (a Commons > Guy)http://commonsware.com|http://github.com/commonsguyhttp://commonsware.com/blog|http://twitter.com/commonsguy > > Android Training...At Your Office:http://commonsware.com/training -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
