how to start service from fragments

Question

I want to start service from fragment from a list view item. I am trying to call service with:

startService(new Intent(getActivity(),myPlayService.class));

But it wont work at all. How do i call my service from fragments? Is there any another way to start service?

Answer 1

Replace

startService(new Intent(getActivity(),myPlayService.class));

with

getActivity().startService(new Intent(getActivity(),myPlayService.class));

Answer 2

To start service from a fragment use

Java

requireActivity().startService(new Intent(getContext(), ServiceName.class));

Kotlin

requireActivity().startService(Intent(context, ServiceName::class.java)

Answer 3

Make sure to add the service tag in manifest.xml

   <service android:name=".ServieName"/>

The service won't start if the service tag is not properly added in the manifest.

For more info refer android documentation