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Hay dos pasos para iniciar un servicio en primer plano desde tu app. Primero, debes iniciar el servicio llamando a context.startForegroundService(). Luego, haz que el servicio llame a ServiceCompat.startForeground() para promocionarse como un servicio en primer plano.
Requisitos previos
Según el nivel de API al que se orienta tu app, existen algunas restricciones sobre cuándo una app puede iniciar un servicio en primer plano.
Las apps que se segmentan para Android 12 (nivel de API 31) o versiones posteriores no pueden iniciar un servicio en primer plano mientras la app está en segundo plano, con algunas excepciones específicas. Para obtener más información y conocer las excepciones a esta regla, consulta Restricciones para iniciar un servicio en primer plano desde el segundo plano.
Las apps que segmentan Android 14 (nivel de API 34) o versiones posteriores deben solicitar los permisos adecuados para el tipo de servicio en primer plano. Cuando la app intenta promover un servicio a primer plano, el sistema verifica los permisos adecuados y arroja SecurityException si la app no tiene alguno. Por ejemplo, si intentas iniciar un servicio en primer plano de tipo location, el sistema verifica que tu app ya tenga el permiso ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION o ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION. En la documentación sobre el tipo de servicio en primer plano, se enumeran los requisitos previos necesarios para cada tipo de servicio en primer plano.
Cómo iniciar un servicio
Para iniciar un servicio en primer plano, primero debes iniciarlo como un servicio ordinario (no en primer plano):
Kotlin
valintent=Intent(...)// Build the intent for the servicecontext.startForegroundService(intent)
Java
Contextcontext=getApplicationContext();Intentintent=newIntent(...);// Build the intent for the servicecontext.startForegroundService(intent);
Puntos clave sobre el código
El fragmento de código inicia un servicio. Sin embargo, el servicio aún no se está ejecutando en primer plano. Dentro del servicio, debes llamar a ServiceCompat.startForeground() para promover el servicio a un servicio en primer plano.
Promociona un servicio al primer plano
Una vez que se ejecuta un servicio, debes llamar a ServiceCompat.startForeground() para solicitar que el servicio se ejecute en primer plano. Por lo general, llamarías a este método en el método onStartCommand() del servicio.
ServiceCompat.startForeground() toma los siguientes parámetros:
Es el servicio.
Es un número entero positivo que identifica de forma única la notificación del servicio en la barra de estado.
Los tipos de servicio en primer plano que pasas a startForeground()tipos declarados en el manifiesto, según el caso de uso específico. Luego, si necesitas agregar más tipos de servicios, puedes volver a llamar a startForeground().
Por ejemplo, supongamos que una app de fitness ejecuta un servicio de seguimiento de carreras que siempre necesita información de location, pero que podría necesitar o no reproducir contenido multimedia. Deberás declarar location y mediaPlayback en el manifiesto. Si un usuario comienza una carrera y solo quiere que se haga un seguimiento de su ubicación, tu app debe llamar a startForeground() y pasar solo el permiso ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION. Luego, si el usuario quiere comenzar a reproducir audio, vuelve a llamar a startForeground() y pasa la combinación bit a bit de todos los tipos de servicios en primer plano (en este caso, ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION|FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK).
En el siguiente ejemplo, se muestra el código que usaría un servicio de cámara para promocionarse como servicio en primer plano:
Kotlin
classMyCameraService:Service(){privatefunstartForeground(){// Before starting the service as foreground check that the app has the// appropriate runtime permissions. In this case, verify that the user has// granted the CAMERA permission.valcameraPermission=PermissionChecker.checkSelfPermission(this,Manifest.permission.CAMERA)if(cameraPermission!=PermissionChecker.PERMISSION_GRANTED){// Without camera permissions the service cannot run in the foreground// Consider informing user or updating your app UI if visible.stopSelf()return}try{valnotification=NotificationCompat.Builder(this,"CHANNEL_ID")// Create the notification to display while the service is running.build()ServiceCompat.startForeground(/* service = */this,/* id = */100,// Cannot be 0/* notification = */notification,/* foregroundServiceType = */if(Build.VERSION.SDK_INT>=Build.VERSION_CODES.R){ServiceInfo.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_TYPE_CAMERA}else{0},)}catch(e:Exception){if(Build.VERSION.SDK_INT>=Build.VERSION_CODES.S&&eisForegroundServiceStartNotAllowedException){// App not in a valid state to start foreground service// (e.g. started from bg)}// ...}}}
Java
publicclassMyCameraServiceextendsService{privatevoidstartForeground(){// Before starting the service as foreground check that the app has the// appropriate runtime permissions. In this case, verify that the user// has granted the CAMERA permission.intcameraPermission=ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission(this,Manifest.permission.CAMERA);if(cameraPermission==PackageManager.PERMISSION_DENIED){// Without camera permissions the service cannot run in the// foreground. Consider informing user or updating your app UI if// visible.stopSelf();return;}try{Notificationnotification=newNotificationCompat.Builder(this,"CHANNEL_ID")// Create the notification to display while the service// is running.build();inttype=0;if(Build.VERSION.SDK_INT>=Build.VERSION_CODES.R){type=ServiceInfo.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_TYPE_CAMERA;}ServiceCompat.startForeground(/* service = */this,/* id = */100,// Cannot be 0/* notification = */notification,/* foregroundServiceType = */type);}catch(Exceptione){if(Build.VERSION.SDK_INT>=Build.VERSION_CODES.S&&einstanceofForegroundServiceStartNotAllowedException){// App not in a valid state to start foreground service// (e.g started from bg)}// ...}}//...}
Puntos clave sobre el código
La app ya declaró en el manifiesto que necesita el permiso de CAMERA. Sin embargo, la app también debe verificar durante el tiempo de ejecución para asegurarse de que el usuario otorgó ese permiso. Si la app no tiene los permisos correctos, debe informarle al usuario sobre el problema.
Se introdujeron diferentes tipos de servicios en primer plano con distintas versiones de la plataforma de Android. Este código verifica en qué versión de Android se ejecuta y solicita los permisos correspondientes.
El código verifica ForegroundServiceStartNotAllowedException en caso de que intente iniciar un servicio en primer plano en una situación no permitida (por ejemplo, si intenta promover el servicio a primer plano mientras la app está en segundo plano).
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Última actualización: 2025-08-27 (UTC)
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Then, have the\nservice call [`ServiceCompat.startForeground()`](/reference/androidx/core/app/ServiceCompat#startForeground(android.app.Service,int,android.app.Notification,int)) to promote\nitself into a foreground service.\n\nPrerequisites\n\nDepending on which API level your app targets, there are some restrictions on\nwhen an app can launch a foreground service.\n\n- Apps that target Android 12 (API level 31) or higher are not allowed to\n start a foreground service while the app is in the background, with a few\n specific exceptions. For more information, and information about the\n exceptions to this rule, see [Restrictions on starting a foreground service\n from the background](/develop/background-work/services/fgs/restrictions-bg-start).\n\n- Apps that target Android 14 (API level 34) or higher must request the\n appropriate\n permissions for the foreground service type. When the app attempts to\n promote a service to the foreground, the system checks for the appropriate\n permissions and throws throws [`SecurityException`](/reference/java/lang/SecurityException) if\n the app is missing any. For example, if you try to launch a foreground\n service of type `location`, the system checks to make sure your app already\n has either the `ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION` or `ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION`\n permission. The [foreground service type](/develop/background-work/services/fgs/service-types) documentation lists the\n required prerequisites for each foreground service type.\n\nLaunch a service\n\nIn order to launch a foreground service, you must first launch it as an\nordinary (non-foreground) service: \n\nKotlin \n\n```kotlin\nval intent = Intent(...) // Build the intent for the service\ncontext.startForegroundService(intent)\n```\n\nJava \n\n```java\nContext context = getApplicationContext();\nIntent intent = new Intent(...); // Build the intent for the service\ncontext.startForegroundService(intent);\n```\n\nKey points about the code\n\n- The code snippet launches a service. However, the service is not yet running in the foreground. Inside the service itself, you need to call `ServiceCompat.startForeground()` to promote the service to a foreground service.\n\nPromote a service to the foreground\n\nOnce a service is running, you need to call\n[`ServiceCompat.startForeground()`](/reference/androidx/core/app/ServiceCompat#startForeground(android.app.Service,int,android.app.Notification,int)) to request that the service\nrun in the foreground. Ordinarily you would call this method in the service's\n[`onStartCommand()`](/reference/android/app/Service#onStartCommand(android.content.Intent,%20int,%20int)) method.\n\n`ServiceCompat.startForeground()` takes the following parameters:\n\n- The service.\n- A positive integer that uniquely identifies the service's notification in the status bar.\n- The [`Notification`](/reference/android/app/Notification) object itself.\n- The [foreground service type or types](/develop/background-work/services/fgs/service-types) identifying the work done by the service\n\n| **Note:** If you pass a foreground service type to `startForeground` that you did not declare in the manifest, the system throws `IllegalArgumentException`.\n\nThe foreground service types you pass to `startForeground()`\n[types declared in the manifest](/develop/background-work/services/fgs/service-types#declare-fgs), depending on the specific\nuse case. Then, if you need to add more service types, you can call\n`startForeground()` again.\n\nFor example, suppose a fitness app runs a running-tracker service that always\nneeds `location` information, but might or might not need to play media. You\nwould need to declare both `location` and `mediaPlayback` in the manifest. If a\nuser starts a run and just wants their location tracked, your app should call\n`startForeground()` and pass just the `ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION` permission. Then,\nif the user wants to start playing audio, call `startForeground()` again and\npass the bitwise combination of all the foreground service types (in this case,\n`ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION|FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK`).\n| **Note:** The status bar notification must use a priority of [`PRIORITY_LOW`](/reference/androidx/core/app/NotificationCompat#PRIORITY_LOW) or higher. If your app attempts to use a notification that has a lower priority than `PRIORITY_LOW`, the system adds a message to the notification drawer, alerting the user to the app's use of a foreground service.\n\nThe following example shows the code a camera service would use to promote\nitself to a foreground service: \n\nKotlin \n\n```kotlin\nclass MyCameraService: Service() {\n\n private fun startForeground() {\n // Before starting the service as foreground check that the app has the\n // appropriate runtime permissions. In this case, verify that the user has\n // granted the CAMERA permission.\n val cameraPermission =\n PermissionChecker.checkSelfPermission(this, Manifest.permission.CAMERA)\n if (cameraPermission != PermissionChecker.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {\n // Without camera permissions the service cannot run in the foreground\n // Consider informing user or updating your app UI if visible.\n stopSelf()\n return\n }\n\n try {\n val notification = NotificationCompat.Builder(this, \"CHANNEL_ID\")\n // Create the notification to display while the service is running\n .build()\n ServiceCompat.startForeground(\n /* service = */ this,\n /* id = */ 100, // Cannot be 0\n /* notification = */ notification,\n /* foregroundServiceType = */\n if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT \u003e= Build.VERSION_CODES.R) {\n ServiceInfo.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_TYPE_CAMERA\n } else {\n 0\n },\n )\n } catch (e: Exception) {\n if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT \u003e= Build.VERSION_CODES.S\n && e is ForegroundServiceStartNotAllowedException) {\n // App not in a valid state to start foreground service\n // (e.g. started from bg)\n }\n // ...\n }\n }\n}\n```\n\nJava \n\n```java\npublic class MyCameraService extends Service {\n\n private void startForeground() {\n // Before starting the service as foreground check that the app has the\n // appropriate runtime permissions. In this case, verify that the user\n // has granted the CAMERA permission.\n int cameraPermission =\n ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission(this, Manifest.permission.CAMERA);\n if (cameraPermission == PackageManager.PERMISSION_DENIED) {\n // Without camera permissions the service cannot run in the\n // foreground. Consider informing user or updating your app UI if\n // visible.\n stopSelf();\n return;\n }\n\n try {\n Notification notification =\n new NotificationCompat.Builder(this, \"CHANNEL_ID\")\n // Create the notification to display while the service\n // is running\n .build();\n int type = 0;\n if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT \u003e= Build.VERSION_CODES.R) {\n type = ServiceInfo.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_TYPE_CAMERA;\n }\n ServiceCompat.startForeground(\n /* service = */ this,\n /* id = */ 100, // Cannot be 0\n /* notification = */ notification,\n /* foregroundServiceType = */ type\n );\n } catch (Exception e) {\n if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT \u003e= Build.VERSION_CODES.S &&\n e instanceof ForegroundServiceStartNotAllowedException\n ) {\n // App not in a valid state to start foreground service\n // (e.g started from bg)\n }\n // ...\n }\n }\n\n //...\n}\n```\n\nKey points about the code\n\n- The app has already declared in the manifest that it needs the `CAMERA` permission. However, the app also has to check at runtime to make sure the user granted that permission. If the app does not actually have the correct permissions, it should let the user know about the problem.\n- Different foreground service types were introduced with different versions of the Android platform. This code checks what version of Android it's running on and requests the appropriate permissions.\n- The code checks for `ForegroundServiceStartNotAllowedException` in case it's trying to start a foreground service in a situation that's not allowed (for example, if it's trying to promote the service to the foreground [while\n the app is in the background](/develop/background-work/services/fgs/restrictions-bg-start))."]]