Support for Android 14

[masanori-taniguchi]

When will you be able to support android14?

I am currently using 2.19, but I get the following error when using the enableForegroundServiceScanning on Android 14

Unable to create service org.altbeacon.beacon.service.BeaconService: java.lang.SecurityException: Starting FGS with type location callerApp= ProcessRecord{38f1531 18832:jp.beacrew.loco.demoapp_staging/u0a284} targetSDK=34 requires permissions: all of the permissions allOf=true [ android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_LOCATION] any of the permissions allOf=false [android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION, android. permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION] and the app must be in the eligible state/exemptions to access the foreground only permission

[stephenruda]

When targeting Android 14, every Foreground Service is required to specify a foregroundServiceType in the manifest.

I agree that the library needs to be updated to add this specification. However, you can actually get around this problem by setting the foregroundServiceType in your own manifest.

Try adding this within the <application> block of your your AndroidManifest.xml

<service
    android:name="org.altbeacon.beacon.service.BeaconService"
    android:foregroundServiceType="location" />

Manifest entries our automatically merged so the result in the merged version would look something like this...

The lines that are unhighlighted are the lines we have in our main manifest and the lines that are highlighted are the lines merged from the manifest of a dependency.

This should solve your problem until the library is officially updated to support targeting Android 14. Hope it helps!

[davidgyoung]

Thanks for this, @stephenruda. This is consistent with what I had planned to do to the library for Android 14 — essentially just adding that same foregroundServiceType=“location” attribute to the library’s included manifest. My understanding is that this is the only change needed.

I hope to have this tested and in the library before Sept. 1, 2023 — I have been delayed testing Android 14 myself due to my eligible test phones being dedicated to other projects. But it is good to know your testing suggests this is a viable solution.

For anyone else waiting for official library support, please use Stephen’s solution above in the meantime.

[simonvar]

You need not only foregroundServiceType=“location”, but also a new pemission in manifest: <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_LOCATION" />

[davidgyoung]

Addressed in https://github.com/AltBeacon/android-beacon-library/pull/1155