openScale sync SyncService crashing with Starting FGS without a type caller

[liutikas]

Describe the bug SyncService is crashing in the background

java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to create service com.health.openscale.sync.core.service.SyncService: android.app.MissingForegroundServiceTypeException: Starting FGS without a type  callerApp=ProcessRecord{1da4036 13929:com.health.openscale.sync/u0a301} targetSDK=34

android.app.MissingForegroundServiceTypeException
at com.health.openscale.sync.core.service.SyncService.onCreate
  at android.app.ActivityThread.handleCreateService(ActivityThread.java:4664)
  at android.app.ActivityThread.-$$Nest$mhandleCreateService(Unknown Source:0)
  at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:2264)
  at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:106)
  at android.os.Looper.loopOnce(Looper.java:205)
  at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:294)
  at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:8177)
  at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
  at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:552)
  at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:971)
Caused by: android.app.MissingForegroundServiceTypeException: Starting FGS without a type  callerApp=ProcessRecord{1da4036 13929:com.health.openscale.sync/u0a301} targetSDK=34
  at android.app.MissingForegroundServiceTypeException$1.createFromParcel(MissingForegroundServiceTypeException.java:53)
  at android.app.MissingForegroundServiceTypeException$1.createFromParcel(MissingForegroundServiceTypeException.java:49)
  at android.os.Parcel.readParcelableInternal(Parcel.java:4870)
  at android.os.Parcel.readParcelable(Parcel.java:4852)
  at android.os.Parcel.createExceptionOrNull(Parcel.java:3052)
  at android.os.Parcel.createException(Parcel.java:3041)
  at android.os.Parcel.readException(Parcel.java:3024)
  at android.os.Parcel.readException(Parcel.java:2966)
  at android.app.IActivityManager$Stub$Proxy.setServiceForeground(IActivityManager.java:6761)
  at android.app.Service.startForeground(Service.java:775)
  at com.health.openscale.sync.core.service.SyncService.onCreate(:8)
  at android.app.ActivityThread.handleCreateService(ActivityThread.java:4651)
  ... 9 more

To Reproduce Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Regular app usage

Reproduced with latest dev version: openScale 2.5.2-pro openScale sync 0.3.5

Expected behavior App is compliant with https://developer.android.com/about/versions/14/changes/fgs-types-required

Additional context Pixel 8 running Android 14 UD1A.230803.041

Debug log Attach a debug log (see Settings -> About -> Save debug log to file) that is captured while reproducing the issue.

[oliexdev]

Thanks for reporting, seems Google changes again something in the library...

[liutikas]

You most likely just need to add https://developer.android.com/about/versions/14/changes/fgs-types-required#data-sync to your service in AndroidManfest.xml

[liutikas]

Any updates here? It would be really awesome to have this fixed.