Android service not working -

i'm trying call service class update value of variable widget doesn't ever seem service class. i've had @ examples , can't figure out i'm doing wrong, , don't know services yet. appreciated.

service class

public class togglemonitoringservice extends service{      @override     public ibinder onbind(intent intent) {          return null;     }      @override     public void oncreate()     {         log.d("me","creating service");         super.oncreate();     }      @override     public int onstartcommand(intent intent, int startid, int something) {         // todo auto-generated method stub          string toggle = intent.getextras().getstring("toggle");         log.d("me","toggle : " + toggle);         if (toggle.equals("app1"))         {             updatewidgetservice.monitorapp1 = !updatewidgetservice.monitorapp1;         }         else if (toggle.equals("app2"))         {             updatewidgetservice.monitorapp2 = !updatewidgetservice.monitorapp2;         }           super.onstartcommand(intent, startid, something);         return 0;     }    } 

where set intent , pending intent handle button click widget

    intent monitor1toggle = new intent(this.getapplicationcontext(),togglemonitoringservice.class);     monitor1toggle.setaction(appwidgetmanager.action_appwidget_update);     monitor1toggle.putextra(appwidgetmanager.extra_appwidget_ids,allwidgetids);     monitor1toggle.putextra("toggle","app1");     pendingintent monitor1 = pendingintent.getservice(getapplicationcontext(), 0 , monitor1toggle,0);     remoteviews.setonclickpendingintent(r.id.firstappstatus, monitor1); 

try start service manually, wihtout using pendingintent. better way not start service each time need something, start once, bind , use common method calls when need service.

for example simple thread more appropriate.