Service Class

Definition

Namespace:: Android.App

Assembly:: Mono.Android.dll

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[Android.Runtime.Register("android/app/Service", DoNotGenerateAcw=true)]
public abstract class Service : Android.Content.ContextWrapper, Android.Content.IComponentCallbacks2, IDisposable

[<Android.Runtime.Register("android/app/Service", DoNotGenerateAcw=true)>]
type Service = class
    inherit ContextWrapper
    interface IComponentCallbacks
    interface IJavaObject
    interface IDisposable
    interface IJavaPeerable
    interface IComponentCallbacks2

Inheritance: Object

JavaObject

Object

Context

ContextWrapper
Service

Derived: Android.AccessibilityServices.AccessibilityService

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Attributes: RegisterAttribute

Implements: IComponentCallbacks IComponentCallbacks2 IJavaObject IJavaPeerable IDisposable

Remarks

A Service is an application component representing either an application's desire to perform a longer-running operation while not interacting with the user or to supply functionality for other applications to use. Each service class must have a corresponding <service> declaration in its package's AndroidManifest.xml. Services can be started with Context.startService() and Context.bindService(). Note that services, like other application objects, run in the main thread of their hosting process. This means that, if your service is going to do any CPU intensive (such as MP3 playback) or blocking (such as networking) operations, it should spawn its own thread in which to do that work. More information on this can be found in Processes and Threads. The JobIntentService class is available as a standard implementation of Service that has its own thread where it schedules its work to be done.

Topics covered here: What is a Service? Service Lifecycle Permissions Process Lifecycle Local Service Sample Remote Messenger Service Sample Developer Guides For a detailed discussion about how to create services, read the Services developer guide.

Most confusion about the Service class actually revolves around what it is not:

Thus a Service itself is actually very simple, providing two main features:

When a Service component is actually created, for either of these reasons, all that the system actually does is instantiate the component and call its onCreate() and any other appropriate callbacks on the main thread. It is up to the Service to implement these with the appropriate behavior, such as creating a secondary thread in which it does its work.

Note that because Service itself is so simple, you can make your interaction with it as simple or complicated as you want: from treating it as a local Java object that you make direct method calls on (as illustrated by Local Service Sample), to providing a full remoteable interface using AIDL.

There are two reasons that a service can be run by the system. If someone calls Context.startService() then the system will retrieve the service (creating it and calling its onCreate() method if needed) and then call its onStartCommand(Intent, int, int) method with the arguments supplied by the client. The service will at this point continue running until Context.stopService() or stopSelf() is called. Note that multiple calls to Context.startService() do not nest (though they do result in multiple corresponding calls to onStartCommand()), so no matter how many times it is started a service will be stopped once Context.stopService() or stopSelf() is called; however, services can use their stopSelf(int) method to ensure the service is not stopped until started intents have been processed. For started services, there are two additional major modes of operation they can decide to run in, depending on the value they return from onStartCommand(): START_STICKY is used for services that are explicitly started and stopped as needed, while START_NOT_STICKY or START_REDELIVER_INTENT are used for services that should only remain running while processing any commands sent to them. See the linked documentation for more detail on the semantics. Clients can also use Context.bindService() to obtain a persistent connection to a service. This likewise creates the service if it is not already running (calling onCreate() while doing so), but does not call onStartCommand(). The client will receive the IBinder object that the service returns from its onBind(Intent) method, allowing the client to then make calls back to the service. The service will remain running as long as the connection is established (whether or not the client retains a reference on the service's IBinder). Usually the IBinder returned is for a complex interface that has been written in aidl. A service can be both started and have connections bound to it. In such a case, the system will keep the service running as long as either it is started or there are one or more connections to it with the Context.BIND_AUTO_CREATE flag. Once neither of these situations hold, the service's onDestroy() method is called and the service is effectively terminated. All cleanup (stopping threads, unregistering receivers) should be complete upon returning from onDestroy(). Permissions Global access to a service can be enforced when it is declared in its manifest's <service> tag. By doing so, other applications will need to declare a corresponding <uses-permission> element in their own manifest to be able to start, stop, or bind to the service. As of Build.VERSION_CODES.GINGERBREAD, when using Context.startService(Intent), you can also set Intent.FLAG_GRANT_READ_URI_PERMISSION and/or Intent.FLAG_GRANT_WRITE_URI_PERMISSION on the Intent. This will grant the Service temporary access to the specific URIs in the Intent. Access will remain until the Service has called stopSelf(int) for that start command or a later one, or until the Service has been completely stopped. This works for granting access to the other apps that have not requested the permission protecting the Service, or even when the Service is not exported at all. In addition, a service can protect individual IPC calls into it with permissions, by calling the ContextWrapper.checkCallingPermission(String) method before executing the implementation of that call. See the Security and Permissions document for more information on permissions and security in general. Process Lifecycle The Android system will attempt to keep the process hosting a service around as long as the service has been started or has clients bound to it. When running low on memory and needing to kill existing processes, the priority of a process hosting the service will be the higher of the following possibilities: If the service is currently executing code in its onCreate(), onStartCommand(), or onDestroy() methods, then the hosting process will be a foreground process to ensure this code can execute without being killed. If the service has been started, then its hosting process is considered to be less important than any processes that are currently visible to the user on-screen, but more important than any process not visible. Because only a few processes are generally visible to the user, this means that the service should not be killed except in low memory conditions. However, since the user is not directly aware of a background service, in that state it is considered a valid candidate to kill, and you should be prepared for this to happen. In particular, long-running services will be increasingly likely to kill and are guaranteed to be killed (and restarted if appropriate) if they remain started long enough. If there are clients bound to the service, then the service's hosting process is never less important than the most important client. That is, if one of its clients is visible to the user, then the service itself is considered to be visible. The way a client's importance impacts the service's importance can be adjusted through Context.BIND_ABOVE_CLIENT, Context.BIND_ALLOW_OOM_MANAGEMENT, Context.BIND_WAIVE_PRIORITY, Context.BIND_IMPORTANT, and Context.BIND_ADJUST_WITH_ACTIVITY. A started service can use the startForeground(int,Notification) API to put the service in a foreground state, where the system considers it to be something the user is actively aware of and thus not a candidate for killing when low on memory. (It is still theoretically possible for the service to be killed under extreme memory pressure from the current foreground application, but in practice this should not be a concern.) Note this means that most of the time your service is running, it may be killed by the system if it is under heavy memory pressure. If this happens, the system will later try to restart the service. An important consequence of this is that if you implement onStartCommand() to schedule work to be done asynchronously or in another thread, then you may want to use START_FLAG_REDELIVERY to have the system re-deliver an Intent for you so that it does not get lost if your service is killed while processing it. Other application components running in the same process as the service (such as an Activity) can, of course, increase the importance of the overall process beyond just the importance of the service itself. Local Service Sample One of the most common uses of a Service is as a secondary component running alongside other parts of an application, in the same process as the rest of the components. All components of an .apk run in the same process unless explicitly stated otherwise, so this is a typical situation. When used in this way, by assuming the components are in the same process, you can greatly simplify the interaction between them: clients of the service can simply cast the IBinder they receive from it to a concrete class published by the service. An example of this use of a Service is shown here. First is the Service itself, publishing a custom class when bound: With that done, one can now write client code that directly accesses the running service, such as: Remote Messenger Service Sample If you need to be able to write a Service that can perform complicated communication with clients in remote processes (beyond simply the use of Context.startService to send commands to it), then you can use the Messenger class instead of writing full AIDL files. An example of a Service that uses Messenger as its client interface is shown here. First is the Service itself, publishing a Messenger to an internal Handler when bound: If we want to make this service run in a remote process (instead of the standard one for its .apk), we can use android:process in its manifest tag to specify one: Note that the name "remote" chosen here is arbitrary, and you can use other names if you want additional processes. The ':' prefix appends the name to your package's standard process name. With that done, clients can now bind to the service and send messages to it. Note that this allows clients to register with it to receive messages back as well:

Android reference for android.app.Service.

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Constructors

Name	Description
Service()
Service(IntPtr, JniHandleOwnership)	Initializes a managed representation of an existing Java Native Interface object.

Fields

Name	Description
AccessibilityService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve a `android.view.accessibility.AccessibilityManager` for giving the user feedback for UI events through the registered event listeners. (Inherited from Context)
AccountService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve a `android.accounts.AccountManager` for receiving intents at a time of your choosing. (Inherited from Context)
ActivityService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve a `android.app.ActivityManager` for interacting with the global system state. (Inherited from Context)
AdvancedProtectionService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve an `android.security.advancedprotection.AdvancedProtectionManager` (Inherited from Context)
AlarmService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve a `android.app.AlarmManager` for receiving intents at a time of your choosing. (Inherited from Context)
AppFunctionService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve an `AppFunctionManager` for executing app functions. (Inherited from Context)
AppOpsService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve a `android.app.AppOpsManager` for tracking application operations on the device. (Inherited from Context)
AppSearchService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve an `android.app.appsearch.AppSearchManager` for indexing and querying app data managed by the system. (Inherited from Context)
AppwidgetService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve a `android.appwidget.AppWidgetManager` for accessing AppWidgets. (Inherited from Context)
AudioService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve a `android.media.AudioManager` for handling management of volume, ringer modes and audio routing. (Inherited from Context)
BatteryService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve a `android.os.BatteryManager` for managing battery state. (Inherited from Context)
BindAllowActivityStarts	Obsolete. Flag for `#bindService`: If binding from an app that is visible, the bound service is allowed to start an activity from background. (Inherited from Context)
BindExternalServiceLong	Works in the same way as `#BIND_EXTERNAL_SERVICE`, but it's defined as a `long` value that is compatible to `BindServiceFlags`. (Inherited from Context)
BindNotPerceptible	Obsolete. Flag for `#bindService`: If binding from an app that is visible or user-perceptible, lower the target service's importance to below the perceptible level. (Inherited from Context)
BindPackageIsolatedProcess	Obsolete. Flag for `#bindIsolatedService`: Bind the service into a shared isolated process, but only with other isolated services from the same package that declare the same process name. (Inherited from Context)
BindSharedIsolatedProcess	Obsolete. Flag for `#bindIsolatedService`: Bind the service into a shared isolated process. (Inherited from Context)
BiometricService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve a `android.hardware.biometrics.BiometricManager` for handling biometric and PIN/pattern/password authentication. (Inherited from Context)
BlobStoreService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve a `android.app.blob.BlobStoreManager` for contributing and accessing data blobs from the blob store maintained by the system. (Inherited from Context)
BluetoothService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve a `android.bluetooth.BluetoothManager` for using Bluetooth. (Inherited from Context)
BugreportService	Service to capture a bugreport. (Inherited from Context)
CameraService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve a `android.hardware.camera2.CameraManager` for interacting with camera devices. (Inherited from Context)
CaptioningService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve a `android.view.accessibility.CaptioningManager` for obtaining captioning properties and listening for changes in captioning preferences. (Inherited from Context)
CarrierConfigService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve a `android.telephony.CarrierConfigManager` for reading carrier configuration values. (Inherited from Context)
ChooserService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve a `android.service.chooser.ChooserManager`. (Inherited from Context)
ClipboardService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve a `android.content.ClipboardManager` for accessing and modifying the contents of the global clipboard. (Inherited from Context)
CompanionDeviceService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve a `android.companion.CompanionDeviceManager` for managing companion devices (Inherited from Context)
ConnectivityDiagnosticsService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve a `android.net.ConnectivityDiagnosticsManager` for performing network connectivity diagnostics as well as receiving network connectivity information from the system. (Inherited from Context)
ConnectivityService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve a `android.net.ConnectivityManager` for handling management of network connections. (Inherited from Context)
ConsumerIrService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve a `android.hardware.ConsumerIrManager` for transmitting infrared signals from the device. (Inherited from Context)
ContactKeysService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve a `E2eeContactKeysManager` to managing contact keys. (Inherited from Context)
CredentialService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve a `android.credentials.CredentialManager` to authenticate a user to your app. (Inherited from Context)
CrossProfileAppsService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve a `android.content.pm.CrossProfileApps` for cross profile operations. (Inherited from Context)
DeviceIdDefault	The default device ID, which is the ID of the primary (non-virtual) device. (Inherited from Context)
DeviceIdInvalid	Invalid device ID. (Inherited from Context)
DeviceLockService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve a `android.devicelock.DeviceLockManager`. (Inherited from Context)
DevicePolicyService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve a `android.app.admin.DevicePolicyManager` for working with global device policy management. (Inherited from Context)
DisplayHashService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to access `android.view.displayhash.DisplayHashManager` to handle display hashes. (Inherited from Context)
DisplayService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve a `android.hardware.display.DisplayManager` for interacting with display devices. (Inherited from Context)
DomainVerificationService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to access `android.content.pm.verify.domain.DomainVerificationManager` to retrieve approval and user state for declared web domains. (Inherited from Context)
DownloadService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve a `android.app.DownloadManager` for requesting HTTP downloads. (Inherited from Context)
DropboxService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve a `android.os.DropBoxManager` instance for recording diagnostic logs. (Inherited from Context)
EuiccService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve a `android.telephony.euicc.EuiccManager` to manage the device eUICC (embedded SIM). (Inherited from Context)
FileIntegrityService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve an `android.security.FileIntegrityManager`. (Inherited from Context)
FingerprintService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve a `android.hardware.fingerprint.FingerprintManager` for handling management of fingerprints. (Inherited from Context)
GameService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve a `GameManager`. (Inherited from Context)
GrammaticalInflectionService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve a `GrammaticalInflectionManager`. (Inherited from Context)
HardwarePropertiesService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve a `android.os.HardwarePropertiesManager` for accessing the hardware properties service. (Inherited from Context)
HealthconnectService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve a `android.health.connect.HealthConnectManager`. (Inherited from Context)
InputMethodService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve a `android.view.inputmethod.InputMethodManager` for accessing input methods. (Inherited from Context)
InputService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve a `android.hardware.input.InputManager` for interacting with input devices. (Inherited from Context)
IpsecService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve a `android.net.IpSecManager` for encrypting Sockets or Networks with IPSec. (Inherited from Context)
JobSchedulerService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve a `android.app.job.JobScheduler` instance for managing occasional background tasks. (Inherited from Context)
KeyguardService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve a `android.app.KeyguardManager` for controlling keyguard. (Inherited from Context)
KeystoreService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve a `android.security.keystore.KeyStoreManager` for accessing Android Keystore functions. (Inherited from Context)
LauncherAppsService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve a `android.content.pm.LauncherApps` for querying and monitoring launchable apps across profiles of a user. (Inherited from Context)
LayoutInflaterService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve a `android.view.LayoutInflater` for inflating layout resources in this context. (Inherited from Context)
LocaleService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve a `android.app.LocaleManager`. (Inherited from Context)
LocationService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve a `android.location.LocationManager` for controlling location updates. (Inherited from Context)
MediaCommunicationService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve a `android.media.MediaCommunicationManager` for managing `android.media.MediaSession2`. (Inherited from Context)
MediaMetricsService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve a `android.media.metrics.MediaMetricsManager` for interacting with media metrics on the device. (Inherited from Context)
MediaProjectionService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve a `android.media.projection.MediaProjectionManager` instance for managing media projection sessions. (Inherited from Context)
MediaQualityService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve a `android.media.quality.MediaQualityManager` for standardize picture and audio API parameters. (Inherited from Context)
MediaRouterService	Use with `#getSystemService` to retrieve a `android.media.MediaRouter` for controlling and managing routing of media. (Inherited from Context)
MediaSessionService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve a `android.media.session.MediaSessionManager` for managing media Sessions. (Inherited from Context)
MidiService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve a `android.media.midi.MidiManager` for accessing the MIDI service. (Inherited from Context)
NetworkStatsService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve a `android.app.usage.NetworkStatsManager` for querying network usage stats. (Inherited from Context)
NfcService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve a `android.nfc.NfcManager` for using NFC. (Inherited from Context)
NotificationService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve a `android.app.NotificationManager` for informing the user of background events. (Inherited from Context)
NsdService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve a `android.net.nsd.NsdManager` for handling management of network service discovery (Inherited from Context)
OverlayService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve a `android.content.om.OverlayManager` for managing overlay packages. (Inherited from Context)
PeopleService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to access a `PeopleManager` to interact with your published conversations. (Inherited from Context)
PerformanceHintService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve a `android.os.PerformanceHintManager` for accessing the performance hinting service. (Inherited from Context)
PersistentDataBlockService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve a `android.service.persistentdata.PersistentDataBlockManager` instance for interacting with a storage device that lives across factory resets. (Inherited from Context)
PowerService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve a `android.os.PowerManager` for controlling power management, including "wake locks," which let you keep the device on while you're running long tasks. (Inherited from Context)
PrintService	`android.print.PrintManager` for printing and managing printers and print tasks. (Inherited from Context)
ProfilingService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve an `android.os.ProfilingManager`. (Inherited from Context)
ReceiverExported	Obsolete. Flag for `#registerReceiver`: The receiver can receive broadcasts from other Apps. (Inherited from Context)
ReceiverNotExported	Obsolete. Flag for `#registerReceiver`: The receiver cannot receive broadcasts from other Apps. (Inherited from Context)
ReceiverVisibleToInstantApps	Obsolete. Flag for `#registerReceiver`: The receiver can receive broadcasts from Instant Apps. (Inherited from Context)
RestrictionsService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve a `android.content.RestrictionsManager` for retrieving application restrictions and requesting permissions for restricted operations. (Inherited from Context)
RoleService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve a `android.app.role.RoleManager` for managing roles. (Inherited from Context)
SatelliteService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve a `android.telephony.satellite.SatelliteManager` for accessing satellite functionality. (Inherited from Context)
SearchService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve a `android.app.SearchManager` for handling searches. (Inherited from Context)
SecurityStateService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve a `android.os.SecurityStateManager` for accessing the security state manager service. (Inherited from Context)
SensorService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve a `android.hardware.SensorManager` for accessing sensors. (Inherited from Context)
ShortcutService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve a `android.content.pm.ShortcutManager` for accessing the launcher shortcut service. (Inherited from Context)
StatusBarService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve a `android.app.StatusBarManager` for interacting with the status bar and quick settings. (Inherited from Context)
StopForegroundDetach	Obsolete. Selector for stopForeground(int): if set, the notification previously supplied to startForeground(int, Notification) will be detached from the service's lifecycle.
StopForegroundLegacy	This constant was deprecated in API level 33.
StopForegroundRemove	Obsolete. Selector for stopForeground(int): if supplied, the notification previously supplied to startForeground(int, Notification) will be cancelled and removed from display.
StorageService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve a `android.os.storage.StorageManager` for accessing system storage functions. (Inherited from Context)
StorageStatsService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve a `android.app.usage.StorageStatsManager` for accessing system storage statistics. (Inherited from Context)
SystemHealthService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve a `android.os.health.SystemHealthManager` for accessing system health (battery, power, memory, etc) metrics. (Inherited from Context)
TelecomService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve a `android.telecom.TelecomManager` to manage telecom-related features of the device. (Inherited from Context)
TelephonyImsService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve an `android.telephony.ims.ImsManager`. (Inherited from Context)
TelephonyPhoneNumberService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve a `android.telephony.PhoneNumberManager` for parsing phone numbers. (Inherited from Context)
TelephonyService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve a `android.telephony.TelephonyManager` for handling management the telephony features of the device. (Inherited from Context)
TelephonySubscriptionService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve a `android.telephony.SubscriptionManager` for handling management the telephony subscriptions of the device. (Inherited from Context)
TetheringService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve a `android.net.TetheringManager` for managing tethering functions. (Inherited from Context)
TextClassificationService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve a `TextClassificationManager` for text classification services. (Inherited from Context)
TextServicesManagerService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve a `android.view.textservice.TextServicesManager` for accessing text services. (Inherited from Context)
TvAdService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve a `android.media.tv.ad.TvAdManager` for interacting with TV client-side advertisement services on the device. (Inherited from Context)
TvInputService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve a `android.media.tv.TvInputManager` for interacting with TV inputs on the device. (Inherited from Context)
TvInteractiveAppService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve a `android.media.tv.interactive.TvInteractiveAppManager` for interacting with TV interactive applications on the device. (Inherited from Context)
UiModeService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve a `android.app.UiModeManager` for controlling UI modes. (Inherited from Context)
UsageStatsService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve a `android.app.usage.UsageStatsManager` for querying device usage stats. (Inherited from Context)
UsbService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve a `android.hardware.usb.UsbManager` for access to USB devices (as a USB host) and for controlling this device's behavior as a USB device. (Inherited from Context)
UserService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve a `android.os.UserManager` for managing users on devices that support multiple users. (Inherited from Context)
VibratorManagerService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve a `android.os.VibratorManager` for accessing the device vibrators, interacting with individual ones and playing synchronized effects on multiple vibrators. (Inherited from Context)
VibratorService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve a `android.os.Vibrator` for interacting with the vibration hardware. (Inherited from Context)
VirtualDeviceService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve a `android.companion.virtual.VirtualDeviceManager` for managing virtual devices. (Inherited from Context)
VpnManagementService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve a `android.net.VpnManager` to manage profiles for the platform built-in VPN. (Inherited from Context)
WallpaperService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve a com. (Inherited from Context)
WifiAwareService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve a `android.net.wifi.aware.WifiAwareManager` for handling management of Wi-Fi Aware. (Inherited from Context)
WifiP2pService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve a `android.net.wifi.p2p.WifiP2pManager` for handling management of Wi-Fi peer-to-peer connections. (Inherited from Context)
WifiRttRangingService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve a `android.net.wifi.rtt.WifiRttManager` for ranging devices with wifi. (Inherited from Context)
WifiService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve a `android.net.wifi.WifiManager` for handling management of Wi-Fi access. (Inherited from Context)
WindowService	Use with `#getSystemService(String)` to retrieve a `android.view.WindowManager` for accessing the system's window manager. (Inherited from Context)

Properties

Name	Description
Application	Return the application that owns this service.
ApplicationContext	Return the context of the single, global Application object of the current process. (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
ApplicationInfo	Return the full application info for this context's package. (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
Assets	Return an AssetManager instance for your application's package. (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
AttributionSource	Gets the attribution source associated with this context. (Inherited from Context)
AttributionTag	Attribution can be used in complex apps to logically separate parts of the app. (Inherited from Context)
BaseContext	(Inherited from ContextWrapper)
CacheDir	Returns the absolute path to the application specific cache directory on the filesystem. (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
Class	Returns the runtime class of this `Object`. (Inherited from Object)
ClassLoader	Return a class loader you can use to retrieve classes in this package. (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
CodeCacheDir	Returns the absolute path to the application specific cache directory on the filesystem designed for storing cached code. (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
ContentResolver	Return a ContentResolver instance for your application's package. (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
DataDir	Returns the absolute path to the directory on the filesystem where all private files belonging to this app are stored. Apps should not use this path directly; they should instead use getFilesDir() , getCacheDir() , getDir(String,int) , or other storage APIs on this class. The returned path may change over time if the calling app is moved to an adopted storage device, so only relative paths should be persisted. No additional permissions are required for the calling app to read or write files under the returned path. Returns File (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
DeviceId	Gets the device ID this context is associated with. (Inherited from Context)
Display	Get the display this context is associated with. (Inherited from Context)
ExternalCacheDir	Returns the absolute path to the directory on the primary external filesystem (that is somewhere on ExternalStorageDirectory where the application can place cache files it owns. (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
FilesDir	Returns the absolute path to the directory on the filesystem where files created with OpenFileOutput(String, FileCreationMode) are stored. (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
ForegroundServiceType	If the service has become a foreground service by calling startForeground(int,Notification) or startForeground(int,Notification,int), getForegroundServiceType() returns the current foreground service type.
Handle	The handle to the underlying Android instance. (Inherited from Object)
IsDeviceProtectedStorage	Indicates if the storage APIs of this Context are backed by device-protected storage. (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
IsRestricted	Indicates whether this Context is restricted. (Inherited from Context)
IsUiContext	Returns `true` if the context is a UI context which can access UI components such as `WindowManager`, `android.view.LayoutInflater LayoutInflater` or `android.app.WallpaperManager WallpaperManager`. (Inherited from Context)
JniIdentityHashCode	Gets the identity hash code assigned to this Java peer by the interop runtime. (Inherited from Object)
JniManagedPeerState	(Inherited from JavaObject)
JniPeerMembers	Provides JNI binding infrastructure for Android.App.Service.
MainExecutor	Return an `Executor` that will run enqueued tasks on the main thread associated with this context. (Inherited from Context)
MainLooper	Return the Looper for the main thread of the current process. (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
NoBackupFilesDir	Returns the absolute path to the directory on the filesystem similar to FilesDir. (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
ObbDir	Return the primary external storage directory where this application's OBB files (if there are any) can be found. (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
OpPackageName	Return the package name that should be used for `android.app.AppOpsManager` calls from this context, so that app ops manager's uid verification will work with the name. (Inherited from Context)
PackageCodePath	Return the full path to this context's primary Android package. (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
PackageManager	Return PackageManager instance to find global package information. (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
PackageName	Return the name of this application's package. (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
PackageResourcePath	Return the full path to this context's primary Android package. (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
Params	Return the set of parameters which this Context was created with, if it was created via `#createContext(ContextParams)`. (Inherited from Context)
PeerReference	Gets the JNI object reference for this Java peer. (Inherited from Object)
Resources	Return a Resources instance for your application's package. (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
Theme	Return the Theme object associated with this Context. (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
ThresholdClass	Provides JNI binding infrastructure for Android.App.Service.
ThresholdType	Provides JNI binding infrastructure for Android.App.Service.
Wallpaper	(Inherited from ContextWrapper)
WallpaperDesiredMinimumHeight	(Inherited from ContextWrapper)
WallpaperDesiredMinimumWidth	(Inherited from ContextWrapper)

Methods

Name	Description
AttachBaseContext(Context)	Set the base context for this ContextWrapper. (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
BindIsolatedService(Intent, Context+BindServiceFlags, String, IExecutor, IServiceConnection)	See bindIsolatedService(Intent,int,String,Executor,ServiceConnection) Call BindServiceFlags.of(long) to obtain a BindServiceFlags object. (Inherited from Context)
BindIsolatedService(Intent, Int32, String, IExecutor, IServiceConnection)	Variation of `#bindService` that, in the specific case of isolated services, allows the caller to generate multiple instances of a service from a single component declaration. (Inherited from Context)
BindService(Intent, Bind, IExecutor, IServiceConnection)	Same as `#bindService(Intent, ServiceConnection, int) bindService(Intent, ServiceConnection, int)` with executor to control ServiceConnection callbacks. (Inherited from Context)
BindService(Intent, Context+BindServiceFlags, IExecutor, IServiceConnection)	See bindService(Intent,int,Executor,ServiceConnection) Call BindServiceFlags.of(long) to obtain a BindServiceFlags object. (Inherited from Context)
BindService(Intent, IServiceConnection, Bind)	Connect to an application service, creating it if needed. (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
BindService(Intent, IServiceConnection, Context+BindServiceFlags)	See bindService(Intent,ServiceConnection,int) Call BindServiceFlags.of(long) to obtain a BindServiceFlags object. (Inherited from Context)
BindServiceAsUser(Intent, IServiceConnection, Context+BindServiceFlags, UserHandle)	See bindServiceAsUser(Intent,ServiceConnection,int,UserHandle) Call BindServiceFlags.of(long) to obtain a BindServiceFlags object. (Inherited from Context)
BindServiceAsUser(Intent, IServiceConnection, Int32, UserHandle)	Binds to a service in the given `user` in the same manner as `#bindService`. (Inherited from Context)
CheckCallingOrSelfPermission(String)	Determine whether the calling process of an IPC or you have been granted a particular permission. (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
CheckCallingOrSelfUriPermission(Uri, ActivityFlags)	Determine whether the calling process of an IPC or you has been granted permission to access a specific URI. (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
CheckCallingOrSelfUriPermissions(IList<Uri>, Int32)	Determine whether the calling process of an IPC <em>or you</em> has been granted permission to access a list of URIs. (Inherited from Context)
CheckCallingPermission(String)	Determine whether the calling process of an IPC you are handling has been granted a particular permission. (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
CheckCallingUriPermission(Uri, ActivityFlags)	Determine whether the calling process and user ID has been granted permission to access a specific URI. (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
CheckCallingUriPermissions(IList<Uri>, Int32)	Determine whether the calling process and uid has been granted permission to access a list of URIs. (Inherited from Context)
CheckContentUriPermissionFull(Uri, Int32, Int32, ActivityFlags)	Determine whether a particular process and uid has been granted permission to access a specific content URI. (Inherited from Context)
CheckPermission(String, Int32, Int32)	Determine whether the given permission is allowed for a particular process and user ID running in the system. (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
CheckSelfPermission(String)	Determine whether you have been granted a particular permission. (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
CheckUriPermission(Uri, Int32, Int32, ActivityFlags)	Determine whether a particular process and user ID has been granted permission to access a specific URI. (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
CheckUriPermission(Uri, String, String, Int32, Int32, ActivityFlags)	Check both a Uri and normal permission. (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
CheckUriPermissions(IList<Uri>, Int32, Int32, Int32)	Determine whether a particular process and uid has been granted permission to access a list of URIs. (Inherited from Context)
ClearWallpaper()	Obsolete. (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
Clone()	Creates and returns a copy of this object. (Inherited from Object)
Construct(JniObjectReference, JniObjectReferenceOptions)	(Inherited from JavaObject)
CreateAttributionContext(String)	Return a new Context object for the current Context but attribute to a different tag. (Inherited from Context)
CreateConfigurationContext(Configuration)	Return a new Context object for the current Context but whose resources are adjusted to match the given Configuration. (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
CreateContext(ContextParams)	Creates a context with specific properties and behaviors. (Inherited from Context)
CreateContextForSplit(String)	Return a new Context object for the given split name. The new Context has a ClassLoader and Resources object that can access the split's and all of its dependencies' code/resources. Each call to this method returns a new instance of a Context object; Context objects are not shared, however common state (ClassLoader, other Resources for the same split) may be so the Context itself can be fairly lightweight. (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
CreateDeviceContext(Int32)	Returns a new `Context` object from the current context but with device association given by the `deviceId`. (Inherited from Context)
CreateDeviceProtectedStorageContext()	Return a new Context object for the current Context but whose storage APIs are backed by device-protected storage. On devices with direct boot, data stored in this location is encrypted with a key tied to the physical device, and it can be accessed immediately after the device has booted successfully, both before and after the user has authenticated with their credentials (such as a lock pattern or PIN). Because device-protected data is available without user authentication, you should carefully limit the data you store using this Context. For example, storing sensitive authentication tokens or passwords in the device-protected area is strongly discouraged. If the underlying device does not have the ability to store device-protected and credential-protected data using different keys, then both storage areas will become available at the same time. They remain as two distinct storage locations on disk, and only the window of availability changes. Each call to this method returns a new instance of a Context object; Context objects are not shared, however common state (ClassLoader, other Resources for the same configuration) may be so the Context itself can be fairly lightweight. Returns Context (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
CreateDisplayContext(Display)	Return a new Context object for the current Context but whose resources are adjusted to match the metrics of the given Display. (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
CreatePackageContext(String, PackageContextFlags)	Return a new Context object for the given application name. (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
CreateWindowContext(Display, Int32, Bundle)	Creates a `Context` for a non-`android.app.Activity activity` window on the given `Display`. (Inherited from Context)
CreateWindowContext(Int32, Bundle)	Creates a Context for a non-activity window. (Inherited from Context)
DatabaseList()	Returns an array of strings naming the private databases associated with this Context's application package. (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
DeleteDatabase(String)	Delete an existing private SQLiteDatabase associated with this Context's application package. (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
DeleteFile(String)	Delete the given private file associated with this Context's application package. (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
DeleteSharedPreferences(String)	Delete an existing shared preferences file. (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
Dispose()	Releases the resources held by this Java peer. (Inherited from Object)
Dispose(Boolean)	Releases the resources held by this Java peer. (Inherited from Object)
DisposeUnlessReferenced()	(Inherited from JavaObject)
Dump(FileDescriptor, PrintWriter, String[])	Print the Service's state into the given stream.
EnforceCallingOrSelfPermission(String, String)	If neither you nor the calling process of an IPC you are handling has been granted a particular permission, throw a SecurityException. (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
EnforceCallingOrSelfUriPermission(Uri, ActivityFlags, String)	If the calling process of an IPC or you has not been granted permission to access a specific URI, throw SecurityException. (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
EnforceCallingPermission(String, String)	If the calling process of an IPC you are handling has not been granted a particular permission, throw a SecurityException. (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
EnforceCallingUriPermission(Uri, ActivityFlags, String)	If the calling process and user ID has not been granted permission to access a specific URI, throw SecurityException. (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
EnforcePermission(String, Int32, Int32, String)	If the given permission is not allowed for a particular process and user ID running in the system, throw a SecurityException. (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
EnforceUriPermission(Uri, Int32, Int32, ActivityFlags, String)	If a particular process and user ID has not been granted permission to access a specific URI, throw SecurityException. (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
EnforceUriPermission(Uri, String, String, Int32, Int32, ActivityFlags, String)	Enforce both a Uri and normal permission. (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
Equals(Object)	(Inherited from JavaObject)
Equals(Object)	Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one. (Inherited from Object)
FileList()	Returns an array of strings naming the private files associated with this Context's application package. (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
GetColor(Int32)	Returns a color associated with a particular resource ID and styled for the current theme. (Inherited from Context)
GetColorStateList(Int32)	Returns a color state list associated with a particular resource ID and styled for the current theme. (Inherited from Context)
GetDatabasePath(String)	Returns the absolute path on the filesystem where a database created with openOrCreateDatabase(String, int, CursorFactory) is stored. The returned path may change over time if the calling app is moved to an adopted storage device, so only relative paths should be persisted. (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
GetDir(String, FileCreationMode)	Retrieve, creating if needed, a new directory in which the application can place its own custom data files. (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
GetDrawable(Int32)	Returns a drawable object associated with a particular resource ID and styled for the current theme. (Inherited from Context)
GetExternalCacheDirs()	Returns absolute paths to application-specific directories on all external storage devices where the application can place cache files it owns. (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
GetExternalFilesDir(String)	Returns the absolute path to the directory on the primary external filesystem (that is somewhere on ExternalStorageDirectory) where the application can place persistent files it owns. (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
GetExternalFilesDirs(String)	Returns absolute paths to application-specific directories on all external storage devices where the application can place persistent files it owns. (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
GetExternalMediaDirs()	Obsolete. Returns absolute paths to application-specific directories on all external storage devices where the application can place media files. (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
GetFileStreamPath(String)	Returns the absolute path on the filesystem where a file created with OpenFileOutput(String, FileCreationMode) is stored. (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
GetHashCode()	Returns a hash code value for the object. (Inherited from Object)
GetObbDirs()	Returns absolute paths to application-specific directories on all external storage devices where the application's OBB files (if there are any) can be found. (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
GetSharedPreferences(String, FileCreationMode)	Retrieve and hold the contents of the preferences file 'name', returning a SharedPreferences through which you can retrieve and modify its values. (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
GetString(Int32, Object[])	Returns a localized string from the application's package's default string table. (Inherited from Context)
GetString(Int32)	Returns a localized string from the application's package's default string table. (Inherited from Context)
GetSystemService(Class)	Return the handle to a system-level service by class. (Inherited from Context)
GetSystemService(String)	Return the handle to a system-level service by name. (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
GetSystemServiceName(Class)	Gets the name of the system-level service that is represented by the specified class. (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
GetText(Int32)	Return a localized, styled CharSequence from the application's package's default string table. (Inherited from Context)
GetTextFormatted(Int32)	Return a localized, styled CharSequence from the application's package's default string table. (Inherited from Context)
GrantUriPermission(String, Uri, ActivityFlags)	Grant permission to access a specific Uri to another package, regardless of whether that package has general permission to access the Uri's content provider. (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
JavaFinalize()	Called by the garbage collector on an object when garbage collection determines that there are no more references to the object. (Inherited from Object)
MoveDatabaseFrom(Context, String)	Move an existing database file from the given source storage context to this context. This is typically used to migrate data between storage locations after an upgrade, such as migrating to device protected storage. The database must be closed before being moved. (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
MoveSharedPreferencesFrom(Context, String)	Move an existing shared preferences file from the given source storage context to this context. This is typically used to migrate data between storage locations after an upgrade, such as moving to device protected storage. (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
Notify()	Wakes up a single thread that is waiting on this object's monitor. (Inherited from Object)
NotifyAll()	Wakes up all threads that are waiting on this object's monitor. (Inherited from Object)
ObtainStyledAttributes(IAttributeSet, Int32[], Int32, Int32)	Retrieve styled attribute information in this Context's theme. (Inherited from Context)
ObtainStyledAttributes(IAttributeSet, Int32[])	Retrieve styled attribute information in this Context's theme. (Inherited from Context)
ObtainStyledAttributes(Int32, Int32[])	Retrieve styled attribute information in this Context's theme. (Inherited from Context)
ObtainStyledAttributes(Int32[])	Retrieve styled attribute information in this Context's theme. (Inherited from Context)
OnBind(Intent)	Return the communication channel to the service.
OnConfigurationChanged(Configuration)	Called by the system when the device configuration changes while your component is running.
OnCreate()	Called by the system when the service is first created.
OnDestroy()	Called by the system to notify a Service that it is no longer used and is being removed.
OnLowMemory()	This is called when the overall system is running low on memory, and actively running processes should trim their memory usage.
OnRebind(Intent)	Called when new clients have connected to the service, after it had previously been notified that all had disconnected in its onUnbind(Intent).
OnStart(Intent, Int32)	Obsolete. This method was deprecated in API level 15.
OnStartCommand(Intent, StartCommandFlags, Int32)	Called by the system every time a client explicitly starts the service by calling Context.startService(Intent), providing the arguments it supplied and a unique integer token representing the start request.
OnTaskRemoved(Intent)	This is called if the service is currently running and the user has removed a task that comes from the service's application.
OnTimeout(Int32, ForegroundService)	Callback called when a particular foreground service type has timed out.
OnTimeout(Int32)	Callback called on timeout for ServiceInfo.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_TYPE_SHORT_SERVICE.
OnTrimMemory(TrimMemory)	Called when the operating system has determined that it is a good time for a process to trim unneeded memory from its process.
OnUnbind(Intent)	Called when all clients have disconnected from a particular interface published by the service.
OpenFileInput(String)	Open a private file associated with this Context's application package for reading. (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
OpenFileOutput(String, FileCreationMode)	Open a private file associated with this Context's application package for writing. (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
OpenOrCreateDatabase(String, FileCreationMode, SQLiteDatabase+ICursorFactory, IDatabaseErrorHandler)	Open a new private SQLiteDatabase associated with this Context's application package. (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
OpenOrCreateDatabase(String, FileCreationMode, SQLiteDatabase+ICursorFactory)	Open a new private SQLiteDatabase associated with this Context's application package. (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
PeekWallpaper()	Obsolete. (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
RegisterComponentCallbacks(IComponentCallbacks)	Add a new `ComponentCallbacks` to the base application of the Context, which will be called at the same times as the ComponentCallbacks methods of activities and other components are called. (Inherited from Context)
RegisterDeviceIdChangeListener(IExecutor, IIntConsumer)	Adds a new device ID changed listener to the `Context`, which will be called when the device association is changed by the system. (Inherited from Context)
RegisterReceiver(BroadcastReceiver, IntentFilter, ActivityFlags)	Obsolete. Register to receive intent broadcasts, with the receiver optionally being exposed to Instant Apps. See registerReceiver(BroadcastReceiver,IntentFilter) for more information. By default Instant Apps cannot interact with receivers in other applications, this allows you to expose a receiver that Instant Apps can interact with. See BroadcastReceiver for more information on Intent broadcasts. As of Build.VERSION_CODES.UPSIDE_DOWN_CAKE , the system can place context-registered broadcasts in a queue while the app is in the cached state . When the app leaves the cached state, such as returning to the foreground, the system delivers any queued broadcasts. Multiple instances of certain broadcasts might be merged into one broadcast. As of Build.VERSION_CODES.ICE_CREAM_SANDWICH , receivers registered with this method will correctly respect the Intent.setPackage(String) specified for an Intent being broadcast. Prior to that, it would be ignored and delivered to all matching registered receivers. Be careful if using this for security. Parameters receiver BroadcastReceiver : This value may be null . (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
RegisterReceiver(BroadcastReceiver, IntentFilter, ReceiverFlags)	Register to receive intent broadcasts, with the receiver optionally being exposed to Instant Apps. See registerReceiver(BroadcastReceiver,IntentFilter) for more information. By default Instant Apps cannot interact with receivers in other applications, this allows you to expose a receiver that Instant Apps can interact with. See BroadcastReceiver for more information on Intent broadcasts. As of Build.VERSION_CODES.UPSIDE_DOWN_CAKE , the system can place context-registered broadcasts in a queue while the app is in the cached state . When the app leaves the cached state, such as returning to the foreground, the system delivers any queued broadcasts. Multiple instances of certain broadcasts might be merged into one broadcast. As of Build.VERSION_CODES.ICE_CREAM_SANDWICH , receivers registered with this method will correctly respect the Intent.setPackage(String) specified for an Intent being broadcast. Prior to that, it would be ignored and delivered to all matching registered receivers. Be careful if using this for security. Parameters receiver BroadcastReceiver : The BroadcastReceiver to handle the broadcast. This value may be null . (Inherited from Context)
RegisterReceiver(BroadcastReceiver, IntentFilter, String, Handler, ActivityFlags)	Obsolete. Register to receive intent broadcasts, to run in the context of scheduler . See registerReceiver(BroadcastReceiver,IntentFilter,int) and registerReceiver(BroadcastReceiver,IntentFilter,String,Handler) for more information. See BroadcastReceiver for more information on Intent broadcasts. As of Build.VERSION_CODES.UPSIDE_DOWN_CAKE , the system can place context-registered broadcasts in a queue while the app is in the cached state . When the app leaves the cached state, such as returning to the foreground, the system delivers any queued broadcasts. Multiple instances of certain broadcasts might be merged into one broadcast. As of Build.VERSION_CODES.ICE_CREAM_SANDWICH , receivers registered with this method will correctly respect the Intent.setPackage(String) specified for an Intent being broadcast. Prior to that, it would be ignored and delivered to all matching registered receivers. Be careful if using this for security. Parameters receiver BroadcastReceiver : This value may be null . (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
RegisterReceiver(BroadcastReceiver, IntentFilter, String, Handler, ReceiverFlags)	Register to receive intent broadcasts, to run in the context of scheduler . See registerReceiver(BroadcastReceiver,IntentFilter,int) and registerReceiver(BroadcastReceiver,IntentFilter,String,Handler) for more information. See BroadcastReceiver for more information on Intent broadcasts. As of Build.VERSION_CODES.UPSIDE_DOWN_CAKE , the system can place context-registered broadcasts in a queue while the app is in the cached state . When the app leaves the cached state, such as returning to the foreground, the system delivers any queued broadcasts. Multiple instances of certain broadcasts might be merged into one broadcast. As of Build.VERSION_CODES.ICE_CREAM_SANDWICH , receivers registered with this method will correctly respect the Intent.setPackage(String) specified for an Intent being broadcast. Prior to that, it would be ignored and delivered to all matching registered receivers. Be careful if using this for security. Parameters receiver BroadcastReceiver : The BroadcastReceiver to handle the broadcast. (Inherited from Context)
RegisterReceiver(BroadcastReceiver, IntentFilter, String, Handler)	Register to receive intent broadcasts, to run in the context of <var>scheduler</var>. (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
RegisterReceiver(BroadcastReceiver, IntentFilter)	Register a BroadcastReceiver to be run in the main activity thread. (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
RemoveStickyBroadcast(Intent)	Obsolete. (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
RemoveStickyBroadcastAsUser(Intent, UserHandle)	Obsolete. (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
RevokeSelfPermissionOnKill(String)	Triggers the asynchronous revocation of a runtime permission. (Inherited from Context)
RevokeSelfPermissionsOnKill(ICollection<String>)	Triggers the revocation of one or more permissions for the calling package. (Inherited from Context)
RevokeUriPermission(String, Uri, ActivityFlags)	Remove permissions to access a particular content provider Uri that were previously added with grantUriPermission(String, Uri, int) for a specific target package. The given Uri will match all previously granted Uris that are the same or a sub-path of the given Uri. That is, revoking "content://foo/target" will revoke both "content://foo/target" and "content://foo/target/sub", but not "content://foo". It will not remove any prefix grants that exist at a higher level. Unlike revokeUriPermission(Uri,int) , this method will only revoke permissions that had been explicitly granted through grantUriPermission(String, Uri, int) and only for the package specified. Any matching grants that have happened through other mechanisms (clipboard, activity launching, service starting, etc) will not be removed. (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
RevokeUriPermission(Uri, ActivityFlags)	Remove all permissions to access a particular content provider Uri that were previously added with M:Android.Content.Context.GrantUriPermission(System.String,Android.Net.Uri,Android.Net.Uri). (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
SendBroadcast(Intent, String, Bundle)	Broadcast the given intent to all interested BroadcastReceivers, allowing an optional required permission to be enforced. (Inherited from Context)
SendBroadcast(Intent, String)	Broadcast the given intent to all interested BroadcastReceivers, allowing an optional required permission to be enforced. (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
SendBroadcast(Intent)	Broadcast the given intent to all interested BroadcastReceivers. (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
SendBroadcastAsUser(Intent, UserHandle, String)	Version of SendBroadcast(Intent, String) that allows you to specify the user the broadcast will be sent to. (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
SendBroadcastAsUser(Intent, UserHandle)	Version of SendBroadcast(Intent) that allows you to specify the user the broadcast will be sent to. (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
SendBroadcastWithMultiplePermissions(Intent, String[])	Broadcast the given intent to all interested BroadcastReceivers, allowing an array of required permissions to be enforced. (Inherited from Context)
SendOrderedBroadcast(Intent, Int32, String, String, BroadcastReceiver, Handler, String, Bundle, Bundle)	Broadcasts an intent to interested receivers in order. (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
SendOrderedBroadcast(Intent, String, BroadcastReceiver, Handler, Result, String, Bundle)	Version of SendBroadcast(Intent) that allows you to receive data back from the broadcast. (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
SendOrderedBroadcast(Intent, String, Bundle, BroadcastReceiver, Handler, Result, String, Bundle)	Version of `#sendBroadcast(Intent)` that allows you to receive data back from the broadcast. (Inherited from Context)
SendOrderedBroadcast(Intent, String, Bundle)	Broadcast the given intent to all interested BroadcastReceivers, delivering them one at a time to allow more preferred receivers to consume the broadcast before it is delivered to less preferred receivers. (Inherited from Context)
SendOrderedBroadcast(Intent, String, String, BroadcastReceiver, Handler, Result, String, Bundle)	Version of `#sendOrderedBroadcast(Intent, String, BroadcastReceiver, Handler, int, String, Bundle)` that allows you to specify the App Op to enforce restrictions on which receivers the broadcast will be sent to. (Inherited from Context)
SendOrderedBroadcast(Intent, String)	Broadcast the given intent to all interested BroadcastReceivers, delivering them one at a time to allow more preferred receivers to consume the broadcast before it is delivered to less preferred receivers. This call is asynchronous; it returns immediately, and you will continue executing while the receivers are run. See BroadcastReceiver for more information on Intent broadcasts. (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
SendOrderedBroadcastAsUser(Intent, UserHandle, String, BroadcastReceiver, Handler, Result, String, Bundle)	Version of sendOrderedBroadcast(Intent,String,BroadcastReceiver,Handler,int,String,Bundle) that allows you to specify the user the broadcast will be sent to. This is not available to applications that are not pre-installed on the system image. See BroadcastReceiver for more information on Intent broadcasts. Requires android.Manifest.permission.INTERACT_ACROSS_USERS (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
SendStickyBroadcast(Intent, Bundle)	Perform a `#sendBroadcast(Intent)` that is "sticky," meaning the Intent you are sending stays around after the broadcast is complete, so that others can quickly retrieve that data through the return value of `#registerReceiver(BroadcastReceiver, IntentFilter)`. (Inherited from Context)
SendStickyBroadcast(Intent)	Obsolete. Perform a `#sendBroadcast(Intent)` that is "sticky," meaning the Intent you are sending stays around after the broadcast is complete, so that others can quickly retrieve that data through the return value of `#registerReceiver(BroadcastReceiver, IntentFilter)`. (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
SendStickyBroadcastAsUser(Intent, UserHandle)	Obsolete. (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
SendStickyOrderedBroadcast(Intent, BroadcastReceiver, Handler, Result, String, Bundle)	Obsolete. (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
SendStickyOrderedBroadcastAsUser(Intent, UserHandle, BroadcastReceiver, Handler, Result, String, Bundle)	Obsolete. (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
SetForeground(Boolean)	This member is deprecated.
SetHandle(IntPtr, JniHandleOwnership)	Sets the Handle property. (Inherited from Object)
SetPeerReference(JniObjectReference, JniObjectReferenceOptions)	(Inherited from JavaObject)
SetTheme(Int32)	Set the base theme for this context. (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
SetWallpaper(Bitmap)	Obsolete. (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
SetWallpaper(Stream)	Obsolete. (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
StartActivities(Intent[], Bundle)	Launch multiple new activities. (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
StartActivities(Intent[])	Same as StartActivities(Intent[], Bundle) with no options specified. (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
StartActivity(Intent, Bundle)	Launch a new activity. (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
StartActivity(Intent)	Same as StartActivity(Intent, Bundle) with no options specified. (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
StartActivity(Type)	Same as startActivity(Intent,Bundle) with no options specified. (Inherited from Context)
StartForeground(Int32, Notification, ForegroundService)	An overloaded version of startForeground(int,Notification) with additional foregroundServiceType parameter.
StartForeground(Int32, Notification)	If your service is started (running through Context.startService(Intent)), then also make this service run in the foreground, supplying the ongoing notification to be shown to the user while in this state.
StartForegroundService(Intent)	Similar to startService(Intent) , but with an implicit promise that the Service will call startForeground(int, android.app.Notification) once it begins running. The service is given an amount of time comparable to the ANR interval to do this, otherwise the system will automatically crash the process, in which case an internal exception ForegroundServiceDidNotStartInTimeException is logged on logcat on devices running SDK Version Build.VERSION_CODES.S or later. On older Android versions, an internal exception RemoteServiceException is logged instead, with a corresponding message. Unlike the ordinary startService(Intent) , this method can be used at any time, regardless of whether the app hosting the service is in a foreground state. Note: Beginning with SDK Version Build.VERSION_CODES.S , apps targeting SDK Version Build.VERSION_CODES.S or higher are not allowed to start foreground services from the background. See Behavior changes: Apps targeting Android 12 for more details. (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
StartInstrumentation(ComponentName, String, Bundle)	Start executing an Instrumentation class. (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
StartIntentSender(IntentSender, Intent, ActivityFlags, ActivityFlags, Int32, Bundle)	Like StartActivity(Intent, Bundle), but taking a IntentSender to start. (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
StartIntentSender(IntentSender, Intent, ActivityFlags, ActivityFlags, Int32)	Same as startIntentSender(IntentSender,Intent,int,int,int,Bundle) with no options specified. (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
StartService(Intent)	Request that a given application service be started. (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
StopForeground(Boolean)	This method was deprecated in API level 33.
StopForeground(StopForegroundFlags)	Remove this service from foreground state, allowing it to be killed if more memory is needed.
StopSelf()	Stop the service, if it was previously started.
StopSelf(Int32)	Old version of stopSelfResult(int) that doesn't return a result.
StopSelfResult(Int32)	Stop the service if the most recent time it was started was startId.
StopService(Intent)	Request that a given application service be stopped. (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
ToArray<T>()	Creates a managed array from this Java array wrapper. (Inherited from Object)
ToString()	Returns a string representation of the object. (Inherited from Object)
UnbindService(IServiceConnection)	Disconnect from an application service. (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
UnregisterComponentCallbacks(IComponentCallbacks)	Remove a `ComponentCallbacks` object that was previously registered with `#registerComponentCallbacks(ComponentCallbacks)`. (Inherited from Context)
UnregisterDeviceIdChangeListener(IIntConsumer)	Removes a device ID changed listener from the Context. (Inherited from Context)
UnregisterFromRuntime()	Unregisters this Java peer from the interop runtime. (Inherited from Object)
UnregisterReceiver(BroadcastReceiver)	Unregister a previously registered BroadcastReceiver. (Inherited from ContextWrapper)
UpdateServiceGroup(IServiceConnection, Int32, Int32)	For a service previously bound with `#bindService` or a related method, change how the system manages that service's process in relation to other processes. (Inherited from Context)
Wait()	Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being <em>notified</em> or <em>interrupted</em>. (Inherited from Object)
Wait(Int64, Int32)	Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being <em>notified</em> or <em>interrupted</em>, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed. (Inherited from Object)
Wait(Int64)	Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being <em>notified</em> or <em>interrupted</em>, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed. (Inherited from Object)

Explicit Interface Implementations

Name	Description
IJavaPeerable.Disposed()	(Inherited from JavaObject)
IJavaPeerable.Finalized()	(Inherited from JavaObject)
IJavaPeerable.JniObjectReferenceControlBlock	(Inherited from JavaObject)
IJavaPeerable.SetJniIdentityHashCode(Int32)	(Inherited from JavaObject)
IJavaPeerable.SetJniManagedPeerState(JniManagedPeerStates)	(Inherited from JavaObject)
IJavaPeerable.SetPeerReference(JniObjectReference)	(Inherited from JavaObject)
IJavaPeerable.UnregisterFromRuntime()

Extension Methods

Name	Description
GetJniTypeName(IJavaPeerable)	Gets the JNI name of the type of the instance `self`.
JavaAs<TResult>(IJavaPeerable)	Try to coerce `self` to type `TResult`, checking that the coercion is valid on the Java side.
JavaCast<TResult>(IJavaObject)	Performs an Android runtime-checked type conversion.
JavaCast<TResult>(IJavaObject)
TryJavaCast<TResult>(IJavaPeerable, TResult)	Try to coerce `self` to type `TResult`, checking that the coercion is valid on the Java side.

Applies to