Android Question startForegroundService not allowed due to mAllowStartForeground

[samannnn]

i use a service to get some data from my online database when the app is starts and start admob . i have an error in androis 13 and above:

Fatal Exception: java.lang.RuntimeException
android.app.ForegroundServiceStartNotAllowedException: startForegroundService() not allowed due to mAllowStartForeground false: service ir.samware.ludo/.http
anywheresoftware.b4a.keywords.Common$12.run
Caused by android.app.ForegroundServiceStartNotAllowedException
startForegroundService() not allowed due to mAllowStartForeground false: service test.test.test/.http
android.app.ForegroundServiceStartNotAllowedException$1.createFromParcel (ForegroundServiceStartNotAllowedException.java:54)

i call my service in the Main Activity

Sub Activity_Create(FirstTime As Boolean)
    If FirstTime=True Then
        StartService(http)
    End If
End Sub

ub Service_Create
'    Dim MobileAds As MobileAds
'    MobileAds.Initialize
 
    CheckForGooglePlayServices
    DeviceInfo
End Sub

Sub Service_Start (StartingIntent As Intent)
        If analytics.IsGooglePlayServicesAvailable=True And SDKver>=14 Then
            Log("GooglePlayServicesAvailable  ="&analytics.IsGooglePlayServicesAvailable)
            analytics.Initialize
            analytics.SendEvent("login", CreateMap ("additional parameter": 100))
        End If
 
    Service.StopAutomaticForeground
End Sub

Sub Service_Destroy

End Sub

i search and found that i should add

SetServiceAttribute(MyService, "android:foregroundServiceType", "dataSync")

could you help me by putting this line to manifest the problem is solved?

 

[Erel]

Do you actually need the service to be a foreground service? Does it need to run while the app is in the background?

If this is a new app then first thing to do is to switch to B4XPages.

 

[samannnn]

Do you actually need the service to be a foreground service? Does it need to run while the app is in the background?

If this is a new app then first thing to do is to switch to B4XPages.

this is not new app. i dont need forground service. how should i do that

 

[Erel]

Make sure not to call Service.StartForeground.

Add this to the manifest editor:

SetServiceAttribute(YourService, android:foregroundServiceType, shortService)

And to the service:

Private Sub Service_Timeout(Params As Map)
    Service.StopForeground(51042) 'this is the id of the automatic foreground notification
End Sub

 

[samannnn]

Make sure not to call Service.StartForeground.

Add this to the manifest editor:

SetServiceAttribute(YourService, android:foregroundServiceType, shortService)

And to the service:

Private Sub Service_Timeout(Params As Map)
    Service.StopForeground(51042) 'this is the id of the automatic foreground notification
End Sub

i have this errorr on starter service should i do that?

Fatal Exception: java.lang.RuntimeException
Unable to start service test.test.test.starter@9eb8925 with Intent { cmp=test.test.test/.starter (has extras) }: java.lang.RuntimeException: android.app.MissingForegroundServiceTypeException: Starting FGS without a type callerApp=ProcessRecord{99b6a0 26192:test.test.test/u0a312} targetSDK=35

 

[Erel]

Yes: https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/t...foreground-service-type-crash.167999/#content