Trying to start a service on boot on Android

Question

I\'ve been trying to start a service when a device boots up on android, but I cannot get it to work. I\'ve looked at a number of links online but none of the code works. Am

Answer 1

I found out just now that it might be because of Fast Boot option in Settings > Power

When I have this option off, my application receives a this broadcast but not otherwise.

By the way, I have Android 2.3.3 on HTC Incredible S.

Hope it helps.