Foreground service stopping in some mobiles when app destroyed

Question

Foreground service stopping in some mobiles when app destroyed, want to run foreground service even app destoryed.

Manifest :

<service android:name=".services.LocationService" />

Here is how i am starting and stopping service :

private void startLocationUpdates() {
    if (!isMyServiceRunning(LocationService.class)) {

        Intent locationServiceIntent = new Intent(this, LocationService.class);
        locationServiceIntent.putExtra(StringConstants.LOCATION_UPDATES, true);

        startService(locationServiceIntent);
    }
}

private void stopLocationUpdates() {
    Intent locationServiceIntent = new Intent(this, LocationService.class);
    locationServiceIntent.putExtra(StringConstants.LOCATION_UPDATES, false);

    startService(locationServiceIntent);
}

Service :

public class LocationService extends Service {
@Override
public int onStartCommand(Intent intent, int flags, int startId) {
    Log.i(TAG, "Service started");
    if (intent != null) {
      if (android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.O) {
        startForeground(1, notification);

      } else {

        startService(new Intent(getApplicationContext(), MyForeGroundService.class));

    }
    }
    return START_STICKY;

} }

private NotificationCompat.Builder getNotificationBuilder(){
    return new NotificationCompat.Builder(this)
            .setContentIntent(MyApp.pendingIntent)
            .setContentText("setContentText")
            .setContentTitle(getString(R.string.app_name))
            .setLargeIcon(BitmapFactory.decodeResource(getResources(), R.drawable.ic_arrow_back_black_24px))
            .setSmallIcon(R.drawable.ic_arrow_back_black_24px);
}

Kindly go through this [https://stackoverflow.com/help/how-to-ask] — Rahul Agrawal, May 10 '19 at 13:20
Can you include code what you have tried so far? @Anil Kolla — Brahma Datta, May 13 '19 at 06:48
@g.brahmaDatta Added the code above in the post,Thanks in advance. — Anil Kolla, May 13 '19 at 12:38
Try this one @AnilKolla https://stackoverflow.com/a/41257604/7352857 — Brahma Datta, May 13 '19 at 12:40
@g.brahmaDatta stackoverflow.com/a/41257604/7352857 this is also not working, still same problem after app destroying service stopped, this issue occuring in most of oppo, vivo mobiles. — Anil Kolla, May 13 '19 at 13:03
You shouldn't do anything on android device without giving the user a method to cancel. Do nothing mean. Don't wreck the battery life. Play fair and see if that works. — danny117, May 13 '19 at 13:48
@danny117, thanks for your suggestion but your answer not suitable for my question. — Anil Kolla, May 13 '19 at 15:27
@AnilKolla Running things in the background without letting the user know has never been a best practice. Of course the OS will end your service if you don't inform the users. — danny117, May 13 '19 at 17:50
@danny117, i am running foreground service not background, it will show notification to user whenever it is running. — Anil Kolla, May 14 '19 at 07:49
I didn't know that foreground service includes and automatic notification to the user. — danny117, May 14 '19 at 16:23

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered May 13 '19 at 13:00

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for devices having OS Oreo and above there is a limitation in running service , you have to show a notification for devices having Oreo and above ,you have to do one more thing instead of startService() try using startForegroundService() for more info please go through the official doc https://developer.android.com/about/versions/oreo/background

answered May 13 '19 at 13:00

Sujeet Kumar

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i am doing same as what you are saying, still there is issue. – Anil Kolla May 13 '19 at 13:05
but it does not look like you are doing the same as above code snippet. – Sujeet Kumar May 13 '19 at 13:07
Please check my post now – Anil Kolla May 13 '19 at 13:15
Before starting service check android version if its oreo and above then call startForgroundService() else call startService() – Sujeet Kumar May 13 '19 at 13:25
Once again look into my code Sujeet, still i am facing same issue. – Anil Kolla May 13 '19 at 13:40

Foreground service stopping in some mobiles when app destroyed

Manifest :

Here is how i am starting and stopping service :

Service :

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