Restart service on device reboot (Android only)

[Puspharaj]

`1.Add the boot receive permission to AndroidManifest.xml: Register BootBroadcastReceiver inside application tag: <application ... ... ...

<receiver android:name="rekab.app.background_locator.BootBroadcastReceiver"
        android:enabled="true">
        <intent-filter>
            <action android:name="android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED"/>
        </intent-filter>
    </receiver>

... ... ... `

The above said code is not working after i reboot the device. It has no effect.

[mehdok]

Hi @Puspharaj Thank you for opening an issue, and sorry for answering late, I'll investigate the problem.

[DomingoMG]

The same problem

[resfandiari]

The same problem After reboot, the application crashes.

FATAL EXCEPTION: main
    Process: driver.mobile.collectero, PID: 2962
    java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start receiver rekab.app.background_locator.BootBroadcastReceiver: kotlin.TypeCastException: null cannot be cast to non-null type kotlin.String
        at android.app.ActivityThread.handleReceiver(ActivityThread.java:3018)
        at android.app.ActivityThread.-wrap18(ActivityThread.java)
        at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1544)
        at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102)
        at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:154)
        at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:6077)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
        at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:866)
        at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:756)
     Caused by: kotlin.TypeCastException: null cannot be cast to non-null type kotlin.String
        at rekab.app.background_locator.BackgroundLocatorPlugin$Companion.startIsolateService(BackgroundLocatorPlugin.kt:72)
        at rekab.app.background_locator.BackgroundLocatorPlugin$Companion.registerAfterBoot(BackgroundLocatorPlugin.kt:189)
        at rekab.app.background_locator.BootBroadcastReceiver.onReceive(BootBroadcastReceiver.kt:11)
        at android.app.ActivityThread.handleReceiver(ActivityThread.java:3011)
        at android.app.ActivityThread.-wrap18(ActivityThread.java) 
        at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1544) 
        at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102) 
        at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:154) 
        at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:6077) 
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method) 
        at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:866) 
        at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:756) 

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[✓] Android toolchain - develop for Android devices (Android SDK version 30.0.3)
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Application property

environment:
  sdk: '>=2.12.0 <3.0.0'
dependencies:
  background_locator: ^1.6.0+1-beta

<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    package="driver.mobile.collectero">

    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WAKE_LOCK"/>
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE"/>
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED"/>

   <application
        android:label="collectero"
        android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher">
       <meta-data android:name="com.google.android.geo.API_KEY"
           android:value="YOUR KEY HERE"/>

        <activity
            android:name=".MainActivity"
            android:launchMode="singleTop"
            android:theme="@style/LaunchTheme"
            android:configChanges="orientation|keyboardHidden|keyboard|screenSize|smallestScreenSize|locale|layoutDirection|fontScale|screenLayout|density|uiMode"
            android:hardwareAccelerated="true"
            android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustResize">
            <!-- Specifies an Android theme to apply to this Activity as soon as
                 the Android process has started. This theme is visible to the user
                 while the Flutter UI initializes. After that, this theme continues
                 to determine the Window background behind the Flutter UI. -->
            <meta-data
              android:name="io.flutter.embedding.android.NormalTheme"
              android:resource="@style/NormalTheme"
              />
            <!-- Displays an Android View that continues showing the launch screen
                 Drawable until Flutter paints its first frame, then this splash
                 screen fades out. A splash screen is useful to avoid any visual
                 gap between the end of Android's launch screen and the painting of
                 Flutter's first frame. -->
            <meta-data
              android:name="io.flutter.embedding.android.SplashScreenDrawable"
              android:resource="@drawable/launch_background"
              />
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN"/>
                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER"/>
            </intent-filter>
        </activity>

<!--       background location service-->

       <service android:name="rekab.app.background_locator.IsolateHolderService"
           android:permission="android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE"
           android:exported="true"
           android:foregroundServiceType = "location"/>
       <receiver android:name="rekab.app.background_locator.BootBroadcastReceiver"
           android:enabled="true">
           <intent-filter>
               <action android:name="android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED"/>
           </intent-filter>
       </receiver>

        <!-- Don't delete the meta-data below.
             This is used by the Flutter tool to generate GeneratedPluginRegistrant.java -->
        <meta-data
            android:name="flutterEmbedding"
            android:value="2" />
    </application>
</manifest>

buildscript {
    ext.kotlin_version = '1.3.50'
    repositories {
        google()
        jcenter()
    }

    dependencies {
        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.6.1'
        classpath "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:$kotlin_version"
    }
}

allprojects {
    repositories {
        google()
        jcenter()
    }
}

rootProject.buildDir = '../build'
subprojects {
    project.buildDir = "${rootProject.buildDir}/${project.name}"
}
subprojects {
    project.evaluationDependsOn(':app')
}

task clean(type: Delete) {
    delete rootProject.buildDir
}

def localProperties = new Properties()
def localPropertiesFile = rootProject.file('local.properties')
if (localPropertiesFile.exists()) {
    localPropertiesFile.withReader('UTF-8') { reader ->
        localProperties.load(reader)
    }
}

def flutterRoot = localProperties.getProperty('flutter.sdk')
if (flutterRoot == null) {
    throw new GradleException("Flutter SDK not found. Define location with flutter.sdk in the local.properties file.")
}

def flutterVersionCode = localProperties.getProperty('flutter.versionCode')
if (flutterVersionCode == null) {
    flutterVersionCode = '1'
}

def flutterVersionName = localProperties.getProperty('flutter.versionName')
if (flutterVersionName == null) {
    flutterVersionName = '1.0'
}

apply plugin: 'com.android.application'
apply plugin: 'kotlin-android'
apply from: "$flutterRoot/packages/flutter_tools/gradle/flutter.gradle"

android {
    compileSdkVersion 30

    sourceSets {
        main.java.srcDirs += 'src/main/kotlin'
    }

    defaultConfig {
        // TODO: Specify your own unique Application ID (https://developer.android.com/studio/build/application-id.html).
        applicationId "driver.mobile.collectero"
        minSdkVersion 21
        targetSdkVersion 30
        versionCode flutterVersionCode.toInteger()
        versionName flutterVersionName
    }

    buildTypes {
        release {
            // TODO: Add your own signing config for the release build.
            // Signing with the debug keys for now, so `flutter run --release` works.
            signingConfig signingConfigs.debug
        }
    }
}

flutter {
    source '../..'
}

dependencies {
    implementation "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-jdk7:$kotlin_version"
}

[irwing844]

Same 😫

[magnuswikhog]

@resfandiari I tried applying your fix (#297) but it still didn't work (tested on Google Pixel 4a with Android 12). I still get an error message that the app crashed after reboot, and the background service never seems to start. Anything more than this commit needed for a complete fix?

[resfandiari]

@resfandiari I tried applying your fix (#297) but it still didn't work (tested on Google Pixel 4a with Android 12). I still get an error message that the app crashed after reboot, and the background service never seems to start. Anything more than this commit needed for a complete fix?

There is a second problem #263 even though I fixed this one And this PR https://github.com/rekabhq/background_locator/pull/292 fixed a second problem. Please wait until these PRs #292 #297 are merged into master.

[3wer3wer]

Are there any news on this topic? Thank you!

[Yukams]

@resfandiari still got crashes on phone reboot ?

[resfandiari]

@resfandiari still got crashes on phone reboot ?

yes because this PR #292 has not yet been merged.

[Yukams]

@resfandiari I made a working fork of this repo. Any idea where I could share it so everyone could try it and see if they can work with it ? It's just a compilation of the currently opened pull request but it took me a while so if I could save some time to someone else...

[itssurjya]

Still crashes are occur Any Updates

[resfandiari]

Still crashes are occur Any Updates

use this https://pub.dev/packages/background_locator_2

[itssurjya]

@resfandiari It only works on an emulator but does not work on real devices...

[resfandiari]

@resfandiari It only works on an emulator but does not work on real devices...

That's not true. It works perfectly, I tested it on real device. I think your setup has problem https://github.com/Yukams/background_locator_fixed/wiki/Setup