Android Services Fundamentals
Pluralsight
Course Summary
A Service is one of the most basic android components that can perform a long-running task in the background and it does not provide a user interface. This course covers each and every fundamental concept related to a Service in Android.
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Course Description
A Service is an application component that can perform long-running operations in the background and does not provide a user interface. Another application component can start a Service and it will continue to run in the background even if the user switches to another application. In this course, Android Services Fundamentals, you'll learn everything you need to know about a Service. First, you'll explore Service, Threads, and Process. Next, you'll discover Started Service, Intent Service, Bound Service, and lifecycle of the Services. Then, you'll move on to Inter-process Communication. Finally, you'll wrap up by learning how to use Messenger and AIDL for IPC. By the end of this course, you'll have a very strong foundation on the topic of Service.
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Course Syllabus
Course Overview- 1m 59s
—Course Overview 1m 59sIntroduction- 4m 24s
—Overview of Modules 2m 9s
—Make the Most out of This Course 2m 14sGetting Familiar with Service- 24m 7sWorking with Started Service- 31m 58sCreating Intent Service- 10m 56sUnderstanding Communication Flow Between Service and Activity- 23m 27sGetting Familiar with Bound Service- 32m 11sManaging the Lifecycle of a Service- 10m 52sEnhancing App Security with Service- 13m 9sPerforming Inter-process Communication- 41m 15s
