Update Activity UI from a running service - java

I currently have a running service that receives messages from sockets every time another user sends someone a message. Now in the activity I can easily call a dialog to display a notice that a message has been received, however I want to do that from the running service. How can I get about with this?
Here is my running service.
public class MyService extends Service implements ChatCallbackAdapter {
public StartSocket connect;
public static Context mContent;
private ConnectSocket connectsocket;
final Context context = this;
#Override
public IBinder onBind(Intent arg0) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
return null;
}
#Override
public void onStart(Intent intent, int startId) {
System.out.println("Service is running");
connectsocket= new ConnectSocket(this);
connectsocket.start();
connect=new StartSocket();
}
public void startNotification(){
Intent intent = new Intent(this, ReceiveNotification.class);
PendingIntent pIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(this, 0, intent, 0);
// Build notification
// Actions are just fake
Notification noti = new Notification.Builder(this)
.setContentTitle("Received a message")
.setContentText("Subject").setSmallIcon(R.drawable.ic_launcher)
.setContentIntent(pIntent)
.addAction(R.drawable.ic_launcher, "Rply", pIntent)
.build();
NotificationManager notificationManager = (NotificationManager) getSystemService(NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
// Hide the notification after its selected
noti.flags |= Notification.FLAG_AUTO_CANCEL;
notificationManager.notify(0, noti);
}
#Override
public void callback(JSONArray data) throws JSONException {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
}
#Override
public void on(String event, JSONObject data) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
}
#Override
public void onMessage(String message) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
}
#Override
public void onMessage(JSONObject json) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
}
#Override
public void onConnect() {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
}
#Override
public void onDisconnect() {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
}
#Override
public void onConnectFailure() {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
}
#Override
public void onMessageReceived(Message m) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
System.out.println("Received a message in service");
if(m.status.equals("ready")){
connectsocket.login(SaveSharedPreference.getUserName(getApplicationContext()), SaveSharedPreference.getUserId(getApplicationContext()));
connectsocket.subscribe();
}
if(m.status.equals("message")){
//getMsg(m.msg, m.name);
startNotification();
System.out.println("Received a message "+m.msg+" and a name "+m.name);
final String name=m.name;
final String pid=m.pid;
final String msg=m.msg;
//Intent intenter=new Intent(TabExercise.this, CreateNotification.class);
//startActivity(intenter);
//runOnUiThread(new Runnable(){
//public void run(){
//Handler handler = new Handler(Looper.getMainLooper());
AlertDialog.Builder alertDialogBuilder = new AlertDialog.Builder(
context);
alertDialogBuilder.setTitle(name+" just sent you a message");
alertDialogBuilder.setMessage("Click yes to go to the message");
alertDialogBuilder
.setCancelable(false)
.setPositiveButton("Yes",new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog,int id) {
Intent inte=new Intent(MyService.this, Chat.class);
Bundle extras=new Bundle();
extras.putString("name", name);
extras.putString("pid", pid);
extras.putString("msg", msg);
inte.putExtras(extras);
startActivity(inte);
dialog.cancel();
}
})
.setNegativeButton("No",new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog,int id) {
// if this button is clicked, just close
// the dialog box and do nothing
dialog.cancel();
}
});
// create alert dialog
AlertDialog alertDialog = alertDialogBuilder.create();
// show it
alertDialog.show();
//}
//});
}
}
}

You have 2 options:
Use Messenger Pattern as explained in documentation here.
Use LocalBroadcastManager to send out a broadcast from service, and make the target activity implement BroadcastReceiver to listen to that broadcast.
An advantage the Messenger have is that service can select to notify one particular messenger of all its clients.

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Convert res into text format by applying following code and try
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I got where I was lacking. I didnt register this service in the menifest file and therefore was not able to use it.

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I am creating application which contains service that suppose to listen to calls,
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Android onTap Intent Array

On my MapActivity, when you tap on an ItemizedOverlay, it displays the
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If anyone could help, i would be very grateful
Thank You
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Context mContext;
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super(boundCenterBottom(defaultMarker));
mContext=context;
}
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}
});
This has been my first post in stackoverflow.com and I want to say something to all people posting solutions here: thank you very much.

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