Android Question java.lang.RuntimeException: android.app.MissingForegroundServiceTypeException: Starting FGS without a type

[Alex_197]

Hi all.

I received an email from the Crashlytics.

My app is setup for targetSDK 34.

This is what happened - in my app I'm using Firebug messaging system. I read in Erel tutorial that I need to add 2 lines into my manifest and specify a ForegroundServiceType.

What type to specify for Firebug messaging system? Should it be remoteMessaging? Description of this type shows this

Transfer text messages from one device to another. Assists with continuity of a user's messaging tasks when they switch devices.

Foreground service types are required | Android Developers

This document details the new requirements for foreground service types in apps targeting Android 14, outlining specific types, manifest declarations, permissions, and runtime prerequisites.

developer.android.com

Here is an error log form the Crashlitycs.

          Fatal Exception: java.lang.RuntimeException: android.app.MissingForegroundServiceTypeException: Starting FGS without a type  callerApp=ProcessRecord{82af9ba 26943:alex.HCMS.EVV/u0a532} targetSDK=34
       at anywheresoftware.b4a.objects.ServiceHelper$StarterHelper.handleStartIntent(ServiceHelper.java:173)
       at alex.HCMS.EVV.firebasemessaging.handleStart(firebasemessaging.java:102)
       at alex.HCMS.EVV.firebasemessaging.access$000(firebasemessaging.java:8)
       at alex.HCMS.EVV.firebasemessaging$2.run(firebasemessaging.java:83)
       at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:958)
       at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
       at android.os.Looper.loopOnce(Looper.java:230)
       at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:319)
       at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:8919)
       at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java)
       at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:578)
       at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:1103)

I installed a copy of my app from the Google Play market and tested it on my Samsung S23+ with Android 14 and it. What I've notice last night when my phone was in Do Not Disturbe mode that if I sent a message to my phone it pops up a small window with 2 questions
Close the App?
Wait

Sent a new message again at 2:30 AM - message icon comes up.

Sent a new message agan in about 9 AM - works fine - icon and beep. Could it be just a coinsedence?
My app is not B4XPages and I'm using Service but not Receiver.

Thanks.

 

[Erel]

Tutorial: https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/t...getsdkversion-34-and-services.162140/#content

Maybe dataSync: https://developer.android.com/about/versions/14/changes/fgs-types-required#data-sync ?

 

[Alex_197]

Tutorial: https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/t...getsdkversion-34-and-services.162140/#content

Maybe dataSync: https://developer.android.com/about/versions/14/changes/fgs-types-required#data-sync ?

Thank you, Erel for your reply. I read this tutorial and I want to know what type to apply for Firebug messaging system?

Because the error shows this - alex.HCMS.EVV.firebasemessaging.handleStart

Exception java.lang.RuntimeException:
  at android.app.ActivityThread.handleServiceArgs (ActivityThread.java:5286)
  at android.app.ActivityThread.-$$Nest$mhandleServiceArgs
  at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage (ActivityThread.java:2531)
  at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage (Handler.java:106)
  at android.os.Looper.loopOnce (Looper.java:230)
  at android.os.Looper.loop (Looper.java:319)
  at android.app.ActivityThread.main (ActivityThread.java:8919)
  at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke
  at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run (RuntimeInit.java:578)
  at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main (ZygoteInit.java:1103)
Caused by java.lang.RuntimeException:
  at anywheresoftware.b4a.objects.ServiceHelper$StarterHelper.handleStartIntent (ServiceHelper.java:173)
  at alex.HCMS.EVV.firebasemessaging.handleStart (firebasemessaging.java:102)
  at alex.HCMS.EVV.firebasemessaging.access$000 (firebasemessaging.java:8)
  at alex.HCMS.EVV.firebasemessaging$1.run (firebasemessaging.java:74)
  at anywheresoftware.b4a.objects.ServiceHelper$StarterHelper.onStartCommand (ServiceHelper.java:240)
  at alex.HCMS.EVV.firebasemessaging.onStartCommand (firebasemessaging.java:72)
  at android.app.ActivityThread.handleServiceArgs (ActivityThread.java:5268)
Caused by android.app.MissingForegroundServiceTypeException:
  at android.app.MissingForegroundServiceTypeException$1.createFromParcel (MissingForegroundServiceTypeException.java:53)
  at android.app.MissingForegroundServiceTypeException$1.createFromParcel (MissingForegroundServiceTypeException.java:49)
  at android.os.Parcel.readParcelableInternal (Parcel.java:4882)
  at android.os.Parcel.readParcelable (Parcel.java:4864)
  at android.os.Parcel.createExceptionOrNull (Parcel.java:3064)
  at android.os.Parcel.createException (Parcel.java:3053)
  at android.os.Parcel.readException (Parcel.java:3036)
  at android.os.Parcel.readException (Parcel.java:2978)
  at android.app.IActivityManager$Stub$Proxy.setServiceForeground (IActivityManager.java:7234)
  at android.app.Service.startForeground (Service.java:775)
  at anywheresoftware.b4a.objects.ServiceHelper.StartForeground (ServiceHelper.java:85)
  at anywheresoftware.b4a.objects.ServiceHelper$StarterHelper.handleStartIntent (ServiceHelper.java:171)

 

[Erel]

You need to go over the available types and decide which one is most suitable: https://developer.android.com/about/versions/14/changes/fgs-types-required

 

[Alex_197]

You need to go over the available types and decide which one is most suitable: https://developer.android.com/about/versions/14/changes/fgs-types-required

I will - the problem is that this Firebug messaging system works on my Android 14 phone.

I've noticed this.

Phone is "sleeping" at night.
Do Not Disturbe is On.
I sent a message.
Woke up my phone.
The message icon doesn't show up and no error messages on a screen.

Right after it I sent another message. Message icon appears on a top. No beep because the phone in Do Not Disturbe.


Could it be a cause of the problem?

 

[Alex_197]

I updated my manifest

AddPermission(android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_REMOTE_MESSAGING)
SetServiceAttribute(Starter, android:foregroundServiceType, "remoteMessaging")

and I have compilation error

AndroidManifest.xml:178: error: 'remoteMessaging' is incompatible with attribute foregroundServiceType (attr) flags [camera=64, connectedDevice=16, dataSync=1, location=8, mediaPlayback=2, mediaProjection=32, microphone=128, phoneCall=4].
error: failed processing manifest.

Does it mean that I need to use B4A ver.13? Why the remoteMessaging is not on a list?

Thank you.

 

[Erel]

Does it mean that I need to use B4A ver.13?

Yes.