Why do I get an InstantiationException if I try to start a service?

 10-25 10:44:59.535: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(3185): FATAL EXCEPTION: main
10-25 10:44:59.535: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(3185): java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to instantiate service com.xxxxx.oppo.OppoReceiver: java.lang.InstantiationException: com.babeeta.oppo.OppoReceiver
10-25 10:44:59.535: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(3185):     at android.app.ActivityThread.handleCreateService(ActivityThread.java:3159)
10-25 10:44:59.535: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(3185):     at android.app.ActivityThread.access$3300(ActivityThread.java:136)
10-25 10:44:59.535: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(3185):     at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:2243)
10-25 10:44:59.535: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(3185):     at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
10-25 10:44:59.535: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(3185):     at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:143)
10-25 10:44:59.535: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(3185):     at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5068)
10-25 10:44:59.535: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(3185):     at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
10-25 10:44:59.535: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(3185):     at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:521)
10-25 10:44:59.535: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(3185):     at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:858)
10-25 10:44:59.535: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(3185):     at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:616)
10-25 10:44:59.535: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(3185):     at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)
10-25 10:44:59.535: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(3185): Caused by: java.lang.InstantiationException: com.xxxxx.oppo.OppoReceiver
10-25 10:44:59.535: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(3185):     at java.lang.Class.newInstanceImpl(Native Method)
10-25 10:44:59.535: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(3185):     at java.lang.Class.newInstance(Class.java:1429)
10-25 10:44:59.535: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(3185):     at android.app.ActivityThread.handleCreateService(ActivityThread.java:3156)
10-25 10:44:59.535: ERROR/AndroidRuntime(3185):     ... 10 more

 

You service needs to have a public no-args constructor. Otherwize, Android will not be able to instantiate it.

So replace

public StatisticsWidgetUpdateService(String name) { 
    super(name); 
} 

with

public StatisticsWidgetUpdateService() { 
    super("SOME NAME"); 
}