Permission Denial: startForeground requires android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE

Question

This will happen if you have set targetSdkVersion = 28 (Android 9 / Pie) or above and have not declared the usage of the FOREGROUND_SERVICE permission.

From the migration notes for Android 9:

Apps wanting to use foreground services must now request the FOREGROUND_SERVICE permission first. This is a normal permission, so the system automatically grants it to the requesting app. Starting a foreground service without the permission throws a SecurityException.

The solution is to just add the following in AndroidManifest.xml:

<manifest ...>
     ...
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE" />
     ...
     <application ...>
     ...
</manifest>

Permission Denial: startForeground requires android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE

Apps that target Android 9 (API level 28) or higher and use foreground services must request the FOREGROUND_SERVICE permission.

So now we need to add Foreground service permission in manifest file

• it Allows a regular application to use Service.startForeground

SAMPLE

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE" />

FOREGROUND_SERVICE is a normal permission, so the system automatically grants it to the requesting app.

Check this the migration notes of Android 9 / Pie

• Change

Foreground service permission

• Summary

Apps wanting to use foreground services must now request the FOREGROUND_SERVICE permission first. This is a normal permission, so the system automatically grants it to the requesting app. Starting a foreground service without the permission throws a SecurityException.

Also Read startForeground()

• Apps targeting API Build.VERSION_CODES.P or later must request the permission Manifest.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE in order to use this API.

Noting that FOREGROUND_SERVICE doesn't require runtime permission requirement. only add below to Manifests

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE" />

the above line should be added before <application

For API level 28 or higher, it requires FOREGROUND_SERVICE permission. Otherwise, it can not run and got an exception.

It will be solved by adding

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE" />

in AndroidManifest.xml file.

A targetSdkVersion of at least 28 will be mandatory from Nov 1 2019 for app updates in the Play Store. So you'll need to change the target API, and then request the permission FOREGROUND_SERVICE to avoid the crash on startForeground()