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Version: v5

Foreground Service

This plugin allows for android devices to continue running services in the background, using a foreground ongoing notification. This is targeted towards use with plugins such as 'cordova-geolocation' that will not run while the app is in the background on android API 26+.

For android API 28+, the following xml snippet should be inserted into config.xml:

...
<platform name="android">
<config-file parent="/*" target="AndroidManifest.xml">
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE" />
</config-file>
...

https://github.com/DavidBriglio/cordova-plugin-foreground-service

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Installation

$ npm install cordova-plugin-foreground-service 
$ npm install @awesome-cordova-plugins/foreground-service
$ ionic cap sync

Supported Platforms

  • Android

Usage

React

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Angular

import { ForegroundService } from '@awesome-cordova-plugins/foreground-service/ngx';


constructor(public foregroundService: ForegroundService) { }

...

startService() {
// Notification importance is optional, the default is 1 - Low (no sound or vibration)
this.foregroundService.start('GPS Running', 'Background Service', 'drawable/fsicon');
}

stopService() {
// Disable the foreground service
this.foregroundService.stop();
}