How to keep activity running in background?

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Most of you must have used "whatsapp" and "viber". These apps constantly keep running even when they are exited. I want one of my activities to keep running in the background after its being ran for the first time. And I also want the whole app to keep running in the background like viber and whatsapp do. How can I do that?

You need to create a service. http://developer.android.com/guide/components/services.html — Erik Nedwidek, May 12 '13 at 18:03

score 3 · Answer 1 · edited Apr 04 '18 at 09:59

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Use service. Read this and this about details of service.

You can keep your activity running in the background. But I think it is definitely a better idea to keep a service running in the background. You will get a basic idea about the service by reading above two links.

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I'm using a 3rd-party which I don't have control and only works with an activity but not a service. What should I do? – Michael Tsang Sep 22 '20 at 05:07

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered May 12 '13 at 18:04

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It's not the Activity that keeps running in the background but a Service. Look at http://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/Service.html for implementing it.

answered May 12 '13 at 18:04

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