What role and tasks does a service perform in application architecture?

A Service in the architecture of an Android application is a component that performs long-running operations in the background without directly interacting with the user interface. The main tasks of a service:

• Performing background tasks, such as data loading, music playback, synchronization with a server.
• Working even when the user switches to another application.
• The ability to interact with other components through binding (Bound Service).

Example: a service can download files from the internet while the user is using other features of the application.