65.6 Declaring a Service in the Manifest File

In order for a service to be usable, it must first be declared within a manifest file. This involves embedding an appropriately configured <service> element into an existing <application> entry. At a minimum, the <service> element must contain a property declaring the class name of the service as illustrated in the following XML fragment:

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    <application

        android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"

        android:label="@string/app_name" >

        <activity

            android:label="@string/app_name"

            android:name=".MainActivity" >

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