Android: Check if service is running via. bindService

Question

What would be the best way to check if an Android Service is running? I am aware of the ActivityManager API, but it seems like the use of the API is not advised for

Answer 1

What do you plan on doing if the service is running/not running? Why not just call startService(). That will create it if it's not running, and if it is it will call its onStart() method.