onStart method is being called in a bound service without any method call

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I have been going through the following google tutorial, and just had a few questions:

i pasted the code and ran it, and i noticed that the onStart() method gets executed. However I do not see any method call for this, how does this method get executed ?
can you give an practical example of how a bound service would be ideal ?

The framework calls onStart when the service is started. Think of it as like the main() for your service. — Gabe Sechan, Feb 16 '14 at 20:42

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:57

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That is because onStart() is called by an event, specifically, it is called when the activity becomes visible to the user.

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edited May 23 '17 at 11:57

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answered Feb 16 '14 at 20:44

Vlad Schnakovszki

there are different kinds of services - local services, Aidl , what makes bound services different from them, what would be a practical example that would make them better ? – user3134565 Feb 16 '14 at 20:48

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