Launch Android Studio and follow the usual steps to create a new project, entering ServiceExample into the Application name field and ebookfrenzy.com as the Company Domain setting before clicking on the Next button.

Launch Android Studio and follow the usual steps to create a new project, entering ServiceExample into the Application name field and ebookfrenzy.com as the Company Domain setting before clicking on the Next button.

On the form factors screen, enable the Phone and Tablet option and set the minimum SDK setting to API 8: Android 2.2 (Froyo). Continue to proceed through the screens, requesting the creation of a blank activity named ServiceExampleActivity with a corresponding layout named activity_service_example.

On the form factors screen, enable the Phone and Tablet option and set the minimum SDK setting to API 8: Android 2.2 (Froyo). Continue to proceed through the screens, requesting the creation of a blank activity named ServiceExampleActivity using the default values for the remaining options.

== Creating the Service Class ==

== Creating the Service Class ==

Before writing any code, the first step is to add a new class to the project to contain the service. The first type of service to be demonstrated in this tutorial is to be based on the IntentService class. As outlined in the preceding chapter ([[Understanding Android Started and Bound Services]]), the purpose of the IntentService class is to provide the developer with a convenient mechanism for creating services that perform tasks asynchronously within a separate thread from the calling application.  

Before writing any code, the first step is to add a new class to the project to contain the service. The first type of service to be demonstrated in this tutorial is to be based on the IntentService class. As outlined in the preceding chapter ([[Understanding Android Started and Bound Services]]), the purpose of the IntentService class is to provide the developer with a convenient mechanism for creating services that perform tasks asynchronously within a separate thread from the calling application.