GoogleApiClient onConnected not being called, using in a Service
<p>Was working when I was using GoogleApiClient in an Activity but moved it to a Service and the onConnected is not being called. </p>

<pre><code>public class StepsMonitoringService extends Service implements GoogleApiClient.ConnectionCallbacks {

private GoogleApiClient mClient;

@Override
public IBinder onBind(Intent arg0) {
    return null;
}

@Override 
public void onCreate() {
    super.onCreate();
    mClient = new GoogleApiClient.Builder(this).addApi(Fitness.HISTORY_API)
            .addScope(new Scope(Scopes.FITNESS_ACTIVITY_READ))
            .addConnectionCallbacks(this).build();
    mClient.connect();  
}

@Override
public int onStartCommand(Intent intent, int flags, int startId) {
    super.onStartCommand(intent, flags, startId);
    return START_STICKY;    
}

@Override
public void onDestroy() {
    super.onDestroy();
    mClient.disconnect();
}

@Override
public void onConnected(Bundle connectionHint) {
   // NOT being called!! WHY??
}

@Override
public void onConnectionSuspended(int cause) {
}
</code></pre>

<p>}</p>

<p>Any ideas anyone? What am I doing wrong? Has anyone got GoogleApiClient working in a Service?</p>

<p>The service is called from an Activity</p>

<p>public class MainActivity extends FragmentActivity {</p>

<pre><code>private TextView mStepsView;

@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

    Intent intent = new Intent(this, StepsMonitoringService.class);
    startService(intent);

    LocalBroadcastManager.getInstance(this).registerReceiver(mMessageReceiver, new IntentFilter("StepMonitoringServiceIntent"));

    mStepsView = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.steps);
}

private void displayOnUI(String msg) {
    mStepsView.setText(msg + "\n" + mStepsView.getText());
}

private BroadcastReceiver mMessageReceiver = new BroadcastReceiver() {
    @Override
    public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
        long steps = intent.getLongExtra("steps", 0);
        displayOnUI(steps + " steps");
    }
};
</code></pre>

<p>}</p>

<p>During debugging I can see the onCreate of the Service gets called, however the onConnected is never called. Nothing special in the logs from what I can see.</p>