Background location service start not working

I have some problems using Android background location service. I started using this code and modified it for my own needs: https://gist.github.com/blackcj/20efe2ac885c7297a676

Here are the modified parts for the LocationLoggerServiceManager:

I changed the part so I can start this service manually with my own broadcast.

    public class LocationLoggerServiceManager extends BroadcastReceiver {

    private SharedPreferences mPrefs;
    public static final String TAG = "LocationLoggerServiceManager";
    @Override
    public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
        // Make sure we are getting the right intent
        if( "android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED".equals(intent.getAction()) || "ftm.vem_game.services.LocationLoggerServiceManager".equals((intent.getAction()))) {
            boolean mUpdatesRequested = false;
            // Open the shared preferences
            mPrefs = context.getSharedPreferences("ftm.vem_game.shared_preferences",
                    Context.MODE_PRIVATE);
            /*
             * Get any previous setting for location updates
             * Gets "false" if an error occurs
             */
            if (mPrefs.contains("KEY_UPDATES_ON")) {
                mUpdatesRequested = mPrefs.getBoolean("KEY_UPDATES_ON", false);
            }
            if(mUpdatesRequested){
                //ComponentName comp = new ComponentName(context.getPackageName(), BackgroundLocationService.class.getName());
                //ComponentName service = context.startService(new Intent().setComponent(comp));

                Intent i = new Intent(context, BackgroundLocationService.class);
                ComponentName service = context.startService(i);

                if (null == service){
                    // something really wrong here
                    Log.e(TAG, "Could not start service BackgroundLocationService");
                }
            }

        } else {
            Log.e(TAG, "Received unexpected intent " + intent.toString());
        }
    }
}

      

        
        
        
      

    

And here is the part I am sending Broadcast to my MainActivity class:

                public static final String BROADCAST = "ftm.vem_game.services.LocationLoggerServiceManager";
                SharedPreferences sharedPref = getSharedPreferences("ftm.vem_game.shared_preferences", Context.MODE_PRIVATE);
                SharedPreferences.Editor editor = sharedPref.edit();
                editor.putBoolean("KEY_UPDATES_ON", true);
                editor.commit();

                Intent intent = new Intent(BROADCAST);
                Bundle extras = new Bundle();
                extras.putString("send_data", "test");
                intent.putExtras(extras);
                sendBroadcast(intent);

      

        
        
        
      

    

I haven't changed anything in the service class. The problem is the service never starts, in the log it says "Failed to start BackgroundLocationService". And context.startService () returns null every time.

I don't know what I am doing wrong, or maybe I missed something to do before starting the service.