Android Question starter.handleStart RuntimeException

[giggetto71]

I am posting a Runtime exception from the google console. apparently it is complaining about the service type missing in the foreground call.
anything I can do on my side?

Exception java.lang.RuntimeException:
at android.app.ActivityThread.handleServiceArgs (ActivityThread.java:5286)
at android.app.ActivityThread.-$$Nest$mhandleServiceArgs (Unknown Source)
at android.app.ActivityThread$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 gigiosoft.MQTTAlert.starter.handleStart (starter.java:102)
at gigiosoft.MQTTAlert.starter.access$000 (starter.java:8)
at gigiosoft.MQTTAlert.starter$1.run (starter.java:74)
at anywheresoftware.b4a.objects.ServiceHelper$StarterHelper.onStartCommand (ServiceHelper.java:240)
at gigiosoft.MQTTAlert.starter.onStartCommand (starter.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$1.createFromParcel (MissingForegroundServiceTypeException.java:49)
at android.os.Parcel.readParcelableInternal (Parcel.java:4904)
at android.os.Parcel.readParcelable (Parcel.java:4886)
at android.os.Parcel.createExceptionOrNull (Parcel.java:3086)
at android.os.Parcel.createException (Parcel.java:3075)
at android.os.Parcel.readException (Parcel.java:3058)
at android.os.Parcel.readException (Parcel.java:3000)
at android.app.IActivityManager$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)


I had a similar issue for my service where I replaced the StartForeground with:

Sub StartForegroundWithType(notif As Notification)
    Dim oContext As JavaObject
    Dim serviceType As Int = 16  ' connectedDevice like in the manifest
    
    Dim RunningPhone As Phone
    
    oContext.InitializeContext
    
    If RunningPhone.SdkVersion >= 29 Then
          
        Try
           oContext.RunMethod("startForeground", Array As Object(1, notif, serviceType))                 
        Catch
           Log(LastException)
           Service.StartForeground(1, notif)
        End Try   
    Else
        Service.StartForeground(1, notif)
    End If
End Sub

but I don't think I can change the starter service.
thanks for your support as usual.

 

[Erel]

You need to provide more information.

Where does this code come from? Which service are you starting? What causes the starter service to start in this case?

 

[giggetto71]

ok. sorry for the confusion..the code provided is for my service, Not for the starter. for the starter I did not touch the service_create or the service_start.
I was just saying that I had a similar issue (missing service type) for my service as I was calling Service.StartForeground(1, Notification1). after replacing it with StrartForegroundWithType(Notification1) code above, I did not see any complain on google console.

this case is different as this runtimeexeception (attached above) seems to me about the starter service and I really don't do anything strange on it.
hope this clarifies a bit.