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copied!<p>The other answers look good, but I thought I'd wrap everything up into one complete answer.</p> <p>You need the following in your <code>AndroidManifest.xml</code> file:</p> <ol> <li><p>In your <code><manifest></code> element:</p> <pre><code><uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED" /> </code></pre></li> <li><p>In your <code><application></code> element (be sure to use a fully-qualified [or relative] class name for your <code>BroadcastReceiver</code>):</p> <pre><code><receiver android:name="com.example.MyBroadcastReceiver"> <intent-filter> <action android:name="android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED" /> </intent-filter> </receiver> </code></pre> <p>(you don't need the <code>android:enabled</code>, <code>exported</code>, etc., attributes: the Android defaults are correct)</p> <p>In <code>MyBroadcastReceiver.java</code>:</p> <pre><code>package com.example; public class MyBroadcastReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver { @Override public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) { Intent startServiceIntent = new Intent(context, MyService.class); context.startService(startServiceIntent); } } </code></pre></li> </ol> <p>From the original question:</p> <ul> <li>it's not clear if the <code><receiver></code> element was in the <code><application></code> element</li> <li>it's not clear if the correct fully-qualified (or relative) class name for the <code>BroadcastReceiver</code> was specified</li> <li>there was a typo in the <code><intent-filter></code></li> </ul>

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