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Android 8 Foreground Service with Notification Channel

I want to start a foreground service in Android 8 and I want to know how are foreground services compatible with the notification channel system.

Let's say we start a foreground service, then we immediately create the required notification and assign it to a notification channel. Suddenly, the user decides to go into System Settings and disable the notification channel.

What happens in this case? Will the service become a background service? Does it get killed? I haven't found a documented answer.

Solution

  • Default notification settings:

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    Foreground service notification: enter image description here

    Disable notifications:

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    Android 8 shows this notification after few seconds (when you send your application to background):

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