Android Question SDK 31, B4A 11.50 and Background services

[giggetto71]

Hi,
in the 11.50 release notes @Erel said:
".. With a few exceptions it is no longer possible to start services in the background..".

I am trying to better understand the applications. In my case I run 3 services with the application.
1- starter
2- an AutomaticForeground service which must keep running when the app is closed
3- a Widget service.

In particular for 2 I spent hrs and hrs to find a stable way to "convince" Android to let it run..and I would like to understand if moving to SDK 31 I will loose the functionality or not..
I am also curious if there are any impact with 1 and 3 (starter and widget).
thanks

 

[Erel]

1. Starter service is not really related to background tasks.
2. This will work. The limitation is relevant when the service is started while the app is in the background.
3. This should also work, however I haven't tested widgets with Android 12 and targetSdkVersion=31 so please try it.