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Mahdi-Malv
Mahdi-Malv

Reputation: 19270

foreground service without notification

I want to start a foreground service that doesn't show notification, apps like instagram, telegram, zapya, ... have a foreground service and they show no notifications. I have tested ways like answers here, but android shows a notification that yourAppName is running. I want to know how is that possible to have a foreground service with no notification or warning from OS?

Upvotes: 4

Views: 6938

Answers (3)

Kartikeya Gupta
Kartikeya Gupta

Reputation: 11

In Android, you cannot run a foreground service without a notification because the OS enforces it. However, you can achieve background execution using JobScheduler, which does not require a visible notification.


public class MyJobService extends JobService {
    @Override
    public boolean onStartJob(JobParameters params) {
        new Thread(() -> {
            // Your background task here
            jobFinished(params, false);
        }).start();
        return true;
    }

    @Override
    public boolean onStopJob(JobParameters params) {
        return false;
    }
}

To schedule this job:

JobInfo jobInfo = new JobInfo.Builder(1, new ComponentName(this, MyJobService.class))
       .setRequiredNetworkType(JobInfo.NETWORK_TYPE_ANY)
       .setPersisted(true)
       .build();

JobScheduler jobScheduler = (JobScheduler) getSystemService(JOB_SCHEDULER_SERVICE);
jobScheduler.schedule(jobInfo);

Upvotes: 0

Mahdi-Malv
Mahdi-Malv

Reputation: 19270

Generally, you can not define foreground service without a notification. However, user can hide the notification of your app, so you can ask, but if the service gets started with no notification, it'll be killed by OS as soon as OS felt that it needs to be stopped.

TL; DR

No. For background task execution, the Android WorkManager is the newest and most reliable.

Upvotes: 0

Sam
Sam

Reputation: 42417

How to do it

Here's an up-to-date technique to make it work on all Android versions:

  • When the app is running on an Android version prior to 7.1, use this technique.
  • When the app is running on Android 7.1 or higher, use this technique.

I know this involves more work than you might like, but it does work, in my experience.

Upvotes: 0

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