Can already started Android Service receive NFC tag in the form of Intent?

Question

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In Android, can an already started service (class that extends Service) receive an Intent when an NDEF tag is scanned?

Answer 1

No, a service cannot receive an intent from a scanned tag or a received Android Beam message.

Answer 2

No, but you can make a minimal activity that receives the NDEF intent and starts a custom service. See also this answer.