Are Android Service instances reused?
<p>Is a new instance of a <code>Service</code> created each time the service is triggered, or are instances re-used?  E.g. multiple calls to:</p>

<pre><code>context.startService(new Intent(context, MyService.class));
</code></pre>

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<p><a href="https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/Service.html#ServiceLifecycle" rel="nofollow">The docs</a> imply that service classes can be re-used:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>If someone calls <code>Context.startService()</code> then the system will retrieve the service (creating it and calling its <code>onCreate()</code> method if needed)</p>
</blockquote>

<p>However, I cannot find this issue addressed directly anywhere.</p>