IntentService: Queued Background Work (Deprecated)
IntentService was a simple tool for running background tasks sequentially. You sent it work as an Intent, it processed it on a worker thread, and shut down when done. It's now deprecated; use WorkManager for modern background jobs.
IntentService provided a simple way to run background tasks sequentially, off the main thread. Think of it as a single-file queue: it handles one job at a time and automatically stops itself when the queue is empty. It was used for 'fire-and-forget' tasks like syncing data. The main footgun is using it at all in new code—it's deprecated as of API 30. Modern apps should use WorkManager.
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