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Android Check if Service is Running
private boolean isServiceRunning() {
ActivityManager manager = (ActivityManager) getSystemService(ACTIVITY_SERVICE);
for (RunningServiceInfo service : manager.getRunningServices(Integer.MAX_VALUE)){
if("com.example.MyNeatoIntentService".equals(service.service.getClassName())) {
return true;
}
}
return false;
}
@Geerayef
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Does anyone know if it's possible to see if an activity/service of another app is currently active/in foreground?
Working with android 10 - making a launcher for another (older) app and have to be able to see if it's already running or not (so that I don't start it twice).

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@MetinSeylan Can you describe more what you meant by ping pong with localbroadcaster or give some sample code for this?

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Paget96 commented Apr 15, 2025

@MetinSeylan Can you describe more what you meant by ping pong with localbroadcaster or give some sample code for this?

Send broadcast "PING", listen in service, if service is working, it will bring back "PONG" so that can indicate that service is running. If nothing is returned (you can set like 5s waiting period), this indicate that service is not running.

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