In my Activity:

Intent location = new Intent(context,LocationService.class);
getApplicationContext.startService(location);
ls = LocationService.ls;
ls.start(); --> This statement is giving me nullPointerException.

LocationService:


public static LocationService ls;
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
		running = true;
		ls = this;
}
public int onStartCommand(Intent intent, int x, int y)
	{
		ls = this;
		running = true;
		return START_STICKY;
	}