How do you implement a foreground service?

NO MORE STARTSERVICE – The new context. startForegroundService() method starts a foreground service but with a implicit contract that service will call start foreground within 5 second of its creation . You can also call startService and startForegroundService for different OS version.

Foreground refers to the active apps which consume data and are currently running on the mobile . Background refers to the data used when the app is doing some activity in the background, which is not active right now.

If you are receiving “Foreground Service Channel” notifications on your Android mobile device, this is because you have the Background Syncing feature turned on . Background Syncing is automatically enabled when syncing a new Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) diabetes device with Glooko.

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.

A Background Service is a service that runs only when the app is running so it’ll get terminated when the app is terminated. A Foreground Service is a service that stays alive even when the app is terminated.

Creating a Foreground Service takes the following steps.