Q:

What does :convertprc means in terms of process

I an trying to write a bound service in android using Messenger. I am able to successfully do that by following online examples. The way every one defines the service is as following:
<service android:name = ".ConvertService" android:process=":convertprc"/>

I am unable to find documentation on what :convertprc means as an attribute for process.

A:

From the documentation on Service Element for the Android Manifest:
https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/service-element.html
In the section labelled android:process

If the name assigned to this attribute begins with a colon (':'), a new process, private to the application, is created when it's needed and the service runs in that process. 

