How to always run a service in the background

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Published on 2010-04-02T11:23:38Z Indexed on 2010/04/02 12:23 UTC
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Hi

I am in the process of creating an app that is similar to the build-in SMS app.

What I need:
- a service that is always running in the background
- every 5 min. the service checks the current location of the device and calls a web service
- if certain criteria are meet, the service should generate a notification (just like the SMS app)
- when the notification is clicked, the user is taken to the app (just like the SMS app)
- when the app is installed the service should be started
- when the device is rebooted, the service should be started

What I have tried:
- running a regular service which worked just fine until android kills the service
- using the AlarmManager the make the 5 min. interval call to a service. But I was not able to make this work.

Any help would be greatly appreciated...

-Thomas

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