Security exception: Unable to start service. User 0 is restricted

Question

I've got the below exception trace.

  Fatal Exception: java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to create application com.myapp.MyApplication: java.lang.SecurityException: Unable to start service Intent { cmp=com.myapp/.background.MyService }: Unable to launch app com.myapp/10232 for service Intent { cmp=com.myapp/.background.MyService }: user 0 is restricted
   at android.app.ActivityThread.handleBindApplication(ActivityThread.java:4688)
   at android.app.ActivityThread.access$1600(ActivityThread.java:164)
   at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1438)
   at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102)
   at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:150)
   at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5408)
   at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java)
   at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:372)
   at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:964)
   at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:759)

  Caused by java.lang.SecurityException: Unable to start service Intent { cmp=com.myapp/.background.MyService }: Unable to launch app com.myapp/10232 for service Intent { cmp=com.myapp/.background.MyService }: user 0 is restricted
   at android.app.ContextImpl.startServiceCommon(ContextImpl.java:1728)
   at android.app.ContextImpl.startService(ContextImpl.java:1701)
   at android.content.ContextWrapper.startService(ContextWrapper.java:516)
   at com.myapp.MyApplication.onCreate(MyApplication.java:105)
   at android.app.Instrumentation.callApplicationOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:1012)
   at android.app.ActivityThread.handleBindApplication(ActivityThread.java:4685)
   at android.app.ActivityThread.access$1600(ActivityThread.java:164)
   at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1438)
   at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102)
   at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:150)
   at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5408)
   at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java)
   at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:372)
   at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:964)
   at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:759)

Any clue on this exception? Looks like, app is installed from guest user and tried to access in admin account? I got this exception from OPPO R7 PLUS device.

Manifest:

    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    package="com.myapp">

    <application
        android:name=".MyApplication"
        android:allowBackup="false"
        android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher"
        android:label="@string/app_name"
        android:theme="@style/AppTheme">

        <service android:name=".background.MyService" />

    </application>

</manifest>

Answer 1

Please see post from OPPO: http://bbs.coloros.com/thread-174655-3-1.html

Below is some translation from the post: After auto screen off for a while, the system will start battery management module, it will forbid any app start up. but there is a bug, it should force stop the app instead throw exception.

From developer side, they give a solution: use "try catch" when starting the service.