ForegroundServiceStartNotAllowedException on API 31+ (v4.9.2)

[MikolajMichalczak]

Hello,

I'm experiencing a crash on Android 12+ (API 31). The crash log indicates ForegroundServiceStartNotAllowedException, even though version 4.9.2 should handle foreground service behavior correctly.

Fatal Exception: java.lang.RuntimeException
Unable to start service net.gotev.uploadservice.UploadService@a0ea1b5 with null:
android.app.ForegroundServiceStartNotAllowedException: Service.startForeground() not allowed due to mAllowStartForeground false

Is there anything specific I need to configure to ensure proper foreground service behavior? Any guidance would be appreciated.

Thanks!

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[sunilkallsoft]

Hey,

Please look into this.

I am experiencing a crash on the Android 14 device (API 33). The issue persists, even though the latest release of this library is being used.

implementation 'net.gotev:uploadservice:4.9.4' implementation 'net.gotev:uploadservice-okhttp:4.7.0'

Fatal Exception: java.lang.RuntimeException Unable to start service net.gotev.uploadservice.UploadService@afbdbe1 with null: android.app.ForegroundServiceStartNotAllowedException: Service.startForeground() not allowed due to mAllowStartForeground false: service com.allsoft.timemarkr/net.gotev.uploadservice.UploadService

Thanks & best regards

[gotev]

Hi @sunilkallsoft in which case is this crash happening? Due to behavioral changes from Android 13 onwards, certain use cases are not supportable anymore with android services, as described here: https://github.com/gotev/android-upload-service?tab=readme-ov-file#features-

[sunilkallsoft]

I need to check whether my application executes in the supported scenario. Thank you for the guidance.

[sunilkallsoft]

Hi there!

The ForegroundServiceStartNotAllowedException is persistent, although all the scenarios have implemented as required. The crash log points the issue at UploadService.kt class at line 227. Could you please help on this.