Permission Denial: Startforeground Requires Android.Permission.Foreground_Service

Permission Denial: startForeground requires android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE

This will happen if you have set targetSdkVersion = 28 (Android 9 / Pie) or above and have not declared the usage of the FOREGROUND_SERVICE permission.

From the migration notes for Android 9:

Apps wanting to use foreground services must now request the
FOREGROUND_SERVICE permission first. This is a normal permission, so
the system automatically grants it to the requesting app. Starting a
foreground service without the permission throws a SecurityException.

The solution is to just add the following in AndroidManifest.xml:

<manifest ...>
     ...
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE" />
     ...
     <application ...>
     ...
</manifest>

java.lang.SecurityException: Permission Denial: startForeground Android 9.0 Pie API 28

From Docs

You need to add this permission in your AndroidManifest.xml file and you don't have to handle any permission check. It will always be granted.

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE" />

checking if FOREGROUND_SERVICE permission is granted allways returns false

This is failing because you probably run it on device with API < 28. This method field works only on API 28 and up. If you write as you should Manifest.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE instead of plain string, Android Studio will warn you.

Foreground notification not displaying in notification bar

If you target Android 9.0 (API level 28)

• Need to add FOREGROUND_SERVICE permission in manifest.

Note: Apps that target Android 9.0 (API level 28) or higher and use
foreground services must request the FOREGROUND_SERVICE permission.
This is a normal permission, so the system automatically grants it to
the requesting app.

In Manifest add permission

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE" />

How do I fix Application Stopped in Android Studio?

You have this error

Caused by: java.lang.SecurityException: Permission Denial:
startForeground from pid=27871, uid=10172 requires
android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE

which is mean you need to add permission in the Android Manifest.

<manifest ...>
     ...
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE" />
     ...
     <application ...>
     ...
</manifest>

You can refer to this answer https://stackoverflow.com/a/52382711/10108711.

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