Check if service running in the background
// function that check if service is running in the background private boolean isMyServiceRunning(Context context) { ActivityManager manager = (ActivityManager) context.getSystemService(Context.ACTIVITY_SERVICE); for (ActivityManager.RunningServiceInfo service : manager.getRunningServices(Integer.MAX_VALUE)) { if (BackgroundLocationUpdateService.class.getName().equals(service.service.getClassName())) { Log.e("isMyServiceRunning?", true + ""); return true; } } Log.i("isMyServiceRunning?", false + ""); return false; }