Android Background Service

app.js

// https://docs.appcelerator.com/platform/latest/#!/guide/Android_Notifications

var win = Ti.UI.createWindow({
    backgroundColor: 'black',
    layout: 'vertical'
});

var label = Ti.UI.createLabel({
    text: 'A service is now running: you will see a notification every 10 seconds\nEven after closing your apps',
    width: Ti.UI.SIZE,
    top: 10,
    color: 'white'
});

win.add(label);

// create the background service
var SECONDS = 10;
// every 10 seconds
var intent = Titanium.Android.createServiceIntent({
    url: 'pushService.js'
});
intent.putExtra('interval', SECONDS * 1000);
// Needs to be milliseconds

if (!Ti.Android.isServiceRunning(intent)) {
    Titanium.Android.startService(intent);
}

var btnStop = Ti.UI.createButton({
    title: "Stop service",
    top: 50
});
win.add(btnStop);
btnStop.addEventListener("click", function() {
    Ti.Android.stopService(intent);
});
var btnStart = Ti.UI.createButton({
    title: "Start service",
    top: 10
});
btnStart.addEventListener("click", function() {
    Titanium.Android.startService(intent);
});

win.addEventListener("androidback", function(e) {
    // If the back key was press, cancel it and go to the home-screen instead.
    var intent = Ti.Android.createIntent({
        action: Ti.Android.ACTION_MAIN,
    });
    intent.addCategory(Ti.Android.CATEGORY_HOME);
    intent.setFlags(Ti.Android.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
    Ti.Android.currentActivity.startActivity(intent);
});

win.add(btnStop);
win.add(btnStart);
win.open();

pushService.js

function getAppResumeIntent() {
    var intent = Ti.App.Android.launchIntent;
    if (!intent) {
        intent = Ti.Android.createIntent({});
    }
    return intent;
}


var pending = Titanium.Android.createPendingIntent({
    intent: getAppResumeIntent(),
    flags: Titanium.Android.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT
});


// create a random id
var nId = parseInt(10000 * Math.random());
 
// Create the notification
var notification = Titanium.Android.createNotification({
    contentTitle: 'Notification #' + nId,
    contentText : 'Click to return to the application.',
    icon: Ti.App.Android.R.drawable.appicon,
    contentIntent: pending,
   // sound: Ti.Filesystem.getResRawDirectory() + 'notify.mp3',
});
 
// Send the notification.
 Titanium.Android.NotificationManager.notify(nId, notification);

tiapp.xml

<android xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
        <manifest android:versionCode="1" xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
        </manifest>
        <services>
            <service type="interval" url="pushService.js" />
        </services>
    </android>