What does foreground app mean?

An app is considered to be in the foreground if any of the following is true: It has a visible activity , whether the activity is started or paused. It has a foreground service. Another foreground app is connected to the app, either by binding to one of its services or by making use of one of its content providers.

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What does run foreground service mean?

A foreground service performs some operation that is noticeable to the user . For example, an audio app would use a foreground service to play an audio track. Foreground services must display a Notification. Foreground services continue running even when the user isn’t interacting with the app.

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What is a foreground service?

Foreground services are an advanced Android concept which allows you to display notifications to your users when running long lived background tasks . The notification acts like any other notification, however it cannot be removed by the user and lives for the duration of the service.

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