Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import android.app.Activity; import android.app.ActivityManager; import android.app.ActivityManager.RunningServiceInfo; import android.content.Context; public class Main { public static boolean isMyServiceRunning(Context context, String serviceClassName) { ActivityManager manager = (ActivityManager) context.getSystemService(Activity.ACTIVITY_SERVICE); for (RunningServiceInfo service : manager.getRunningServices(Integer.MAX_VALUE)) { if (serviceClassName.equalsIgnoreCase(service.service.getClassName())) { return true; } } return false; } }