Question about Service.StartForeground

[flyingbag]

Hello,

I want to start a service in the foreground.

In the service module - my code is
'Service module
Sub Process_Globals

Dim sNotif As Notification

end SUb

Sub Service_Create
sNotif.Initialize
sNotif.Icon = "icon"

sNotif.SetInfo("MyApp","Service Running",Main)
sNotif.Sound = False
sNotif.Notify(1)
Service.StartForeground(1,sNotif)
end Sub

The service runs fine as expected - however i do *NOT* want any icon or notification in the status bar.
Is it possible to use Service.StartForeground without displaying status bar notification?

If i comment the "sNotif.SetInfo" the app crashes...

 

[Erel]

No. This is how Android is designed. If you want your service to be treated as a foreground service then an icon must be shown. You may play with the icon and put a transparent icon.

 

[schimanski]

I have set

sNotif.Icon = null,

so there is no notify shown. But the question is, is the service now in the foreground?

 

[Erel]

But the question is, is the service now in the foreground?

Should be. Though it can lead to unexpected behavior on some devices.

See this thread: Creating a sticky service - long running background tasks