title: How to check if an IntentService was started
body: <p>I'd like to get to know if an Activity successfully started an <code>IntentService</code>. </p>
  
  <p>As it's possible to bind an <code>IntentService</code> via <code>bindService()</code> to keep it running, perhaps an approach would be to check if invoking <code>startService(intent)</code> results in a call of <code>onStartCommand(..)</code> or <code>onHandleIntent(..)</code> in the service object.</p>
  
  <p>But how can I check that in the Activity?</p>