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| -rw-r--r-- | core/java/android/content/Context.java | 9 |
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diff --git a/core/java/android/content/Context.java b/core/java/android/content/Context.java index 15cc17da2150..8349d3da6860 100644 --- a/core/java/android/content/Context.java +++ b/core/java/android/content/Context.java @@ -2446,6 +2446,15 @@ public abstract class Context { * <p>This function will throw {@link SecurityException} if you do not * have permission to start the given service. * + * <p class="note"><strong>Note:</strong> Each call to startService() + * results in significant work done by the system to manage service + * lifecycle surrounding the processing of the intent, which can take + * multiple milliseconds of CPU time. Due to this cost, startService() + * should not be used for frequent intent delivery to a service, and only + * for scheduling significant work. Use {@link #bindService bound services} + * for high frequency calls. + * </p> + * * @param service Identifies the service to be started. The Intent must be either * fully explicit (supplying a component name) or specify a specific package * name it is targetted to. Additional values |