IntentService.OnHandleIntent(Intent) Method
Definition
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This method is invoked on the worker thread with a request to process.
[Android.Runtime.Register("onHandleIntent", "(Landroid/content/Intent;)V", "GetOnHandleIntent_Landroid_content_Intent_Handler")]
protected abstract void OnHandleIntent(Android.Content.Intent? intent);[<Android.Runtime.Register("onHandleIntent", "(Landroid/content/Intent;)V", "GetOnHandleIntent_Landroid_content_Intent_Handler")>]
abstract member OnHandleIntent : Android.Content.Intent -> unitParameters
- intent
- Intent
Intent: The value passed to android.content.Context.startService(Intent). This may be null if the service is being restarted after its process has gone away; see Service.onStartCommand(Intent, int, int) for details.
- Attributes
Remarks
This method is invoked on the worker thread with a request to process. Only one Intent is processed at a time, but the processing happens on a worker thread that runs independently from other application logic. So, if this code takes a long time, it will hold up other requests to the same IntentService, but it will not hold up anything else. When all requests have been handled, the IntentService stops itself, so you should not call Service.stopSelf(). This method may take several seconds to complete, so it should only be called from a worker thread.
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Last updated 2026-08-03 UTC.
Android reference for android.app.IntentService.onHandleIntent.
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