Background Service problem win Android

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This GIST contains a simple example of a Titanium app that runs a background service every 10 seconds. The service keeps working if the app is running, as well as the app is in background (click HOME button).

However, clicking BACK, the app is killed and the background service stop working. Based on the documentation on http://developer.appcelerator.com/doc/mobile/android-simple-services this is a bug. Under Features, I can in fact see:

"Can survive -- i.e., keep going -- even when you back out of an application."


NOTE: the notification.js file is saved under Resources/android

app.js

// create a window
var win = Ti.UI.createWindow({
	backgroundColor: 'black'
});

var label = Ti.UI.createLabel({
	text: 'A service is now running: you will see a notification every 10 seconds',
	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: 'notification.js'
});
intent.putExtra('interval', SECONDS * 1000); // Needs to be milliseconds

Titanium.Android.startService(intent);

win.open();

notification.js

var intent = Ti.Android.createIntent({
    flags : Ti.Android.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP | Ti.Android.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK,
    className : 'com.appcelerator.testapp.TestappActivity'
});
intent.addCategory(Ti.Android.CATEGORY_LAUNCHER);

var pending = Titanium.Android.createPendingIntent({
    intent: intent,
    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.',
    contentIntent: pending
});

// Send the notification.
Ti.Android.NotificationManager.notify(nId, notification);

tiapp.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<ti:app xmlns:ti="http://ti.appcelerator.org">
    <deployment-targets>
        <target device="mobileweb">false</target>
        <target device="iphone">false</target>
        <target device="ipad">false</target>
        <target device="android">true</target>
        <target device="blackberry">false</target>
    </deployment-targets>
    <sdk-version>2.0.2.GA</sdk-version>
    <id>com.appcelerator.testapp</id>
    <name>TestApp</name>
    <version>1.0</version>
    <publisher>dcassenti</publisher>
    <url>http://www.appcelerator.com</url>
    <description>Just a test app</description>
    <copyright>2012 by dcassenti</copyright>
    <icon>appicon.png</icon>
    <persistent-wifi>false</persistent-wifi>
    <prerendered-icon>false</prerendered-icon>
    <statusbar-style>default</statusbar-style>
    <statusbar-hidden>false</statusbar-hidden>
    <fullscreen>false</fullscreen>
    <navbar-hidden>false</navbar-hidden>
    <analytics>true</analytics>
    <guid>46cdc17b-ae0c-4df5-bbfb-4f2f416d4a02</guid>
    <property name="ti.ui.defaultunit">system</property>
    <android xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
    	<services>
    		<service url="notification.js" type="interval" />
    	</services>
    </android>
</ti:app>

execuse me. I've just develop Android app using Titanium for one month. So, how is this problem? Have you fixed it?