can anyone tell me how can I start/stop a location service (or any other service) when a SwitchPreference in a PreferenceScreen is toggled on/of? I'm using a settingsFragemnt (extending PreferenceFragemntCompat), which is hosted in my settings activity.
You should add OnPreferenceChangeListener which will allow you to listen switch changes:
final SwitchPreference onOffRandomColor = (SwitchPreference) findPreference(this.getResources()
.getString(R.string.sp_key_on_off_random_color));
onOffRandomColor.setOnPreferenceChangeListener(new Preference.OnPreferenceChangeListener() {
@Override
public boolean onPreferenceChange(Preference preference, Object o) {
if(onOffRandomColor.isChecked()){
}else {
}
return false;
}
});
Next step is to run service:
startService(new Intent(this, LocationService.class));