Declare a service in AndroidManifest.xml and prevent it from starting alone

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<service
    android:name="com.mypackage.android.AutoUpdateService"
    android:process=":update"
    android:exported="false">
        <intent-filter>
        <action android:name="com.mypackage.android.UPDATE" />
        </intent-filter>
</service>

I am creating a service which performs an update. It runs on its own thread and isn't exported because I don't really need other applications to access it. (Not that relevant but for those who want to know ..) My problem is I can't manage to prevent it from starting on its own. How do I declare my service and start it on my own?

Here is how I start the service in case you want to know

Calendar Cal = Calendar.getInstance();

    Intent UpdateServiceIntent = new Intent(this, AutoUpdateService.class);
    PendingIntent PendingItent = PendingIntent.getService(this, 999, UpdateServiceIntent, 0);

    AlarmManager alarm = (AlarmManager) getSystemService(Context.ALARM_SERVICE);
    alarm.setRepeating(AlarmManager.RTC, Cal.getTimeInMillis(), 1000, PendingItent);

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Br0therzS0ul

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