From eb1799646d81083c761160ec6435f5a83f78f68f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Victor Dvornikov <spacefuryphonk@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 3 Apr 2022 18:05:39 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] fix foreground service start for Android O+

---
 .../common/build/templates/Service.tmpl.java           | 10 ++++++++++
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)

diff --git a/pythonforandroid/bootstraps/common/build/templates/Service.tmpl.java b/pythonforandroid/bootstraps/common/build/templates/Service.tmpl.java
index de84ac42bf..e61904b7b3 100644
--- a/pythonforandroid/bootstraps/common/build/templates/Service.tmpl.java
+++ b/pythonforandroid/bootstraps/common/build/templates/Service.tmpl.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package {{ args.package }};
 
+import android.os.Build;
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.content.Context;
 import {{ args.service_class_name }};
@@ -20,7 +21,16 @@ protected int getServiceId() {
 
     static public void start(Context ctx, String pythonServiceArgument) {
         Intent intent = getDefaultIntent(ctx, pythonServiceArgument);
+        //foreground: {{foreground}}
+        {% if foreground %}
+        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.O) {
+            ctx.startForegroundService(intent);
+        } else {
+            ctx.startService(intent);
+        }
+        {% else %}
         ctx.startService(intent);
+        {% endif %}
     }
 
     static public Intent getDefaultIntent(Context ctx, String pythonServiceArgument) {