59.3 Adding the Service to the Manifest File

Before a service can be invoked, it must first be added to the manifest file of the application to which it belongs. At a minimum, this involves adding a <service> element together with the class name of the service.

Double-click on the AndroidManifest.xml file (app -> manifests) for the current project to load it into the editor and modify the XML to add the service element as shown in the following listing:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"

    package="com.ebookfrenzy.serviceexample">

 

    <application

        android:allowBackup="true"

        android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"

        android...