Merge "docs: Noted that JobIntentService is usually a better choice" into oc-dev am: d71cc3b72e
am: 9e1b7759dc
Change-Id: I9b6e9c02f2237c48fdac4fd6f0c4afc4eb8b03cd
diff --git a/core/java/android/app/IntentService.java b/core/java/android/app/IntentService.java
index e4a22c4..95ec24c 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/IntentService.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/IntentService.java
@@ -43,6 +43,13 @@
* long as necessary (and will not block the application's main loop), but
* only one request will be processed at a time.
*
+ * <p class="note"><b>Note:</b> IntentService is subject to all the
+ * <a href="/preview/features/background.html">background execution limits</a>
+ * imposed with Android 8.0 (API level 26). In most cases, you are better off
+ * using {@link android.support.v4.app.JobIntentService}, which uses jobs
+ * instead of services when running on Android 8.0 or higher.
+ * </p>
+ *
* <div class="special reference">
* <h3>Developer Guides</h3>
* <p>For a detailed discussion about how to create services, read the
@@ -50,6 +57,7 @@
* guide.</p>
* </div>
*
+ * @see android.support.v4.app.JobIntentService
* @see android.os.AsyncTask
*/
public abstract class IntentService extends Service {