Foreground service permission is required since Android 28

[HarelM]

Your Environment

• Plugin version: 3.0.6
• Platform: Android
• OS version: 7.2
• Device manufacturer and model: N/A
• Running in Simulator: NO
• Cordova version (cordova -v): 9.0.0 (cordova-lib@9.0.1)
• Cordova platform version (cordova platform ls): android 8.0.0
• Plugin configuration options:
• Link to your project: https://github.com/IsraelHikingMap/Site/

Context

I have recently updated cordova and min sdk version due to Goggle requirements
When using a newer version and using foreground service true the following permissions are needed, otherwise the plugin crashes with the following exception:
09-13 09:17:07.430 10150 10150 E com.marianhello.bgloc.service.LocationServiceImpl: processCommand: exceptionjava.lang.SecurityException: Permission Denial: startForeground from pid=10150, uid=10273 requires android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE

Expected Behavior

The documentation should specify it or the plugin should configure it.

Actual Behavior

App doesn't work for no apparent reason.

Possible Fix

Add docs or update plugin.xml
Workaround: use this in the config.xml:

        <edit-config file="AndroidManifest.xml" mode="merge" target="/manifest/uses-permission" xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
          <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE" />
        </edit-config>

Steps to Reproduce

1. use the following when creating the app in config.xml:

        <preference name="android-targetSdkVersion" value="28" />
        <preference name="android-minSdkVersion" value="28" />

[mauron85]

Please publish PR. Should be 5 min job. Thanks.

[HarelM]

Sure, which solution would you like? the docs or the plugin.xml?

[mauron85]

plugin.xml would be nice

[HarelM]

Done, See here: #624. (Haven't tested the plugin code itself, but the permissions fixed the problem I had).
Let me know if you need anything else.
Thanks for all your hard work!

[mauron85]

fix has been merged