Background service does not work in SDK 31, app crashes

Your Environment

• Plugin version: 0.6.3
• Platform: Android
• OS version: 12
• Device manufacturer and model: Simulator, Samsung

• Running in Simulator: Also
• React Native version: 0.66.4
• Plugin configuration options:

{
      desiredAccuracy: BackgroundGeolocation.HIGH_ACCURACY,
      locationProvider: BackgroundGeolocation.RAW_PROVIDER,
      notificationsEnabled: false,
      notificationTitle: t('background.title'),
      notificationText: t('background.message'),
      notificationIconSmall: '@drawable/ic_stat_notifications',
      notificationIconColor: '#005CA6',
      debug: devMode,
      startOnBoot: false,
      stopOnTerminate: true,
      interval: 1000,
      distanceFilter: 25,
}

• Link to your project:

Context

When app switch to background, I start background location service to receive location updates in the background. In Android 9,10,11 all worked perfectly. After upgrade to SDK 31, background location service does not work, app crashes in backround.

Expected Behavior

Background service starts and run successfully in app with targetSdkVersion = 31

Actual Behavior

Background service does not start, app crashed in background:

Possible Fix

Modify https://github.com/mauron85/background-geolocation-android/blob/58464febf6901f1e489817e4425418d48443929b/src/main/java/com/marianhello/bgloc/sync/NotificationHelper.java#L77 and add FLAG_IMMUTABLE

PendingIntent contentIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(appContext, 0, launchIntent, PendingIntent.FLAG_IMMUTABLE | PendingIntent.FLAG_CANCEL_CURRENT);

Steps to Reproduce

1. App switched to background
2. BackgroundGeolocation.on(‘background’) event
3. Call BackgroundGeolocation.start()
4. There is NO BackgroundGeolocation.on(‘start’) event
5. Notification does NOT appear
6. There is ONE BackgroundGeolocation.on(‘location’) event
7. App crash

Context

Debug logs

12-31 10:37:15.886 14515 14614 I com.marianhello.bgloc.BackgroundGeolocationFacade: User granted requested permissions
12-31 10:37:15.905 14515 14614 I com.marianhello.bgloc.BackgroundGeolocationFacade: Attempt to start bg service
12-31 10:37:15.944 14515 14515 I com.marianhello.bgloc.service.LocationServiceImpl: Creating LocationServiceImpl
12-31 10:37:15.958   547  1767 W AccountManagerService: insertAccountIntoDatabase: Account {name=xxxxxxxxx, type=com.xxxx.mauron85.bgloc.account}, skipping since the account already exists
12-31 10:37:15.962 14515 14515 I com.marianhello.bgloc.PostLocationTask: Creating PostLocationTask
12-31 10:37:15.986 14515 14515 D com.marianhello.bgloc.service.LocationServiceImpl: Service in [NOT STARTED] state. cmdId: [1]. startId: [1]
12-31 10:37:15.987   714   738 I ndroid.systemu: NativeAlloc concurrent copying GC freed 81649(3431KB) AllocSpace objects, 13(1228KB) LOS objects, 49% free, 10MB/20MB, paused 634us,20us total 115.287ms
12-31 10:37:15.988 14515 14993 I com.marianhello.bgloc.service.LocationServiceImpl: Network condition changed has connectivity: true
12-31 10:37:15.996 14515 14515 W com.marianhello.bgloc.service.LocationServiceImpl: Attempt to start unconfigured service. Will use stored or default.
12-31 10:37:16.018 14515 14515 D com.marianhello.bgloc.service.LocationServiceImpl: Will start service with: Config[distanceFilter=25 stationaryRadius=50.0 desiredAccuracy=0 interval=1000 fastestInterval=120000 activitiesInterval=10000 isDebugging=true stopOnTerminate=true stopOnStillActivity=true startOnBoot=false startForeground=true notificationsEnabled=false locationProvider=2 nTitle=Speed Cameras UA nText=Running in background. Tap to open. nIconLarge= nIconSmall=@drawable/ic_stat_notifications nIconColor=#005CA6 url= syncUrl= syncThreshold=100 httpHeaders={} maxLocations=10000 postTemplate=null]
12-31 10:37:16.030 14515 14515 I com.marianhello.bgloc.provider.RawLocationProvider: Creating RawLocationProvider
12-31 10:37:16.041   714   740 W System  : A resource failed to call close.
12-31 10:37:16.041   714   740 W System  : A resource failed to call close.
12-31 10:37:16.046   714   740 W System  : A resource failed to call close.
12-31 10:37:16.048   714   740 W System  : A resource failed to call release.
12-31 10:37:16.048   547  3869 D CompatibilityChangeReporter: Compat change id reported: 168936375; UID 10160; state: ENABLED
12-31 10:37:16.050   547  3869 D CompatibilityChangeReporter: Compat change id reported: 73144566; UID 10160; state: ENABLED
12-31 10:37:16.056 14515 14515 E com.marianhello.bgloc.service.LocationServiceImpl: processCommand: exceptionjava.lang.IllegalArgumentException: com.xxxx: Targeting S+ (version 31 and above) requires that one of FLAG_IMMUTABLE or FLAG_MUTABLE be specified when creating a PendingIntent.
12-31 10:37:16.056 14515 14515 E com.marianhello.bgloc.service.LocationServiceImpl: Strongly consider using FLAG_IMMUTABLE, only use FLAG_MUTABLE if some functionality depends on the PendingIntent being mutable, e.g. if it needs to be used with inline replies or bubbles.
12-31 10:37:16.056 14515 14515 E com.marianhello.bgloc.service.LocationServiceImpl: 	at android.app.PendingIntent.checkFlags(PendingIntent.java:375)
12-31 10:37:16.056 14515 14515 E com.marianhello.bgloc.service.LocationServiceImpl: 	at android.app.PendingIntent.getActivityAsUser(PendingIntent.java:458)
12-31 10:37:16.056 14515 14515 E com.marianhello.bgloc.service.LocationServiceImpl: 	at android.app.PendingIntent.getActivity(PendingIntent.java:444)
12-31 10:37:16.056 14515 14515 E com.marianhello.bgloc.service.LocationServiceImpl: 	at android.app.PendingIntent.getActivity(PendingIntent.java:408)
12-31 10:37:16.056 14515 14515 E com.marianhello.bgloc.service.LocationServiceImpl: 	at com.marianhello.bgloc.sync.NotificationHelper$NotificationFactory.getNotification(NotificationHelper.java:77)
12-31 10:37:16.056 14515 14515 E com.marianhello.bgloc.service.LocationServiceImpl: 	at com.marianhello.bgloc.service.LocationServiceImpl.startForeground(LocationServiceImpl.java:406)
12-31 10:37:16.056 14515 14515 E com.marianhello.bgloc.service.LocationServiceImpl: 	at com.marianhello.bgloc.service.LocationServiceImpl$3.run(LocationServiceImpl.java:368)
12-31 10:37:16.056 14515 14515 E com.marianhello.bgloc.service.LocationServiceImpl: 	at org.chromium.content.browser.ThreadUtils.runOnUiThreadBlocking(ThreadUtils.java:27)
12-31 10:37:16.056 14515 14515 E com.marianhello.bgloc.service.LocationServiceImpl: 	at com.marianhello.bgloc.service.LocationServiceImpl.start(LocationServiceImpl.java:363)
12-31 10:37:16.056 14515 14515 E com.marianhello.bgloc.service.LocationServiceImpl: 	at com.marianhello.bgloc.service.LocationServiceImpl.startForegroundService(LocationServiceImpl.java:381)
12-31 10:37:16.056 14515 14515 E com.marianhello.bgloc.service.LocationServiceImpl: 	at com.marianhello.bgloc.service.LocationServiceImpl.processCommand(LocationServiceImpl.java:309)
12-31 10:37:16.056 14515 14515 E com.marianhello.bgloc.service.LocationServiceImpl: 	at com.marianhello.bgloc.service.LocationServiceImpl.onStartCommand(LocationServiceImpl.java:288)
12-31 10:37:16.056 14515 14515 E com.marianhello.bgloc.service.LocationServiceImpl: 	at android.app.ActivityThread.handleServiceArgs(ActivityThread.java:4639)
12-31 10:37:16.056 14515 14515 E com.marianhello.bgloc.service.LocationServiceImpl: 	at android.app.ActivityThread.access$2000(ActivityThread.java:247)
12-31 10:37:16.056 14515 14515 E com.marianhello.bgloc.service.LocationServiceImpl: 	at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:2091)
12-31 10:37:16.056 14515 14515 E com.marianhello.bgloc.service.LocationServiceImpl: 	at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:106)
12-31 10:37:16.056 14515 14515 E com.marianhello.bgloc.service.LocationServiceImpl: 	at android.os.Looper.loopOnce(Looper.java:201)
12-31 10:37:16.056 14515 14515 E com.marianhello.bgloc.service.LocationServiceImpl: 	at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:288)
12-31 10:37:16.056 14515 14515 E com.marianhello.bgloc.service.LocationServiceImpl: 	at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:7839)
12-31 10:37:16.056 14515 14515 E com.marianhello.bgloc.service.LocationServiceImpl: 	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
12-31 10:37:16.056 14515 14515 E com.marianhello.bgloc.service.LocationServiceImpl: 	at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:548)
12-31 10:37:16.056 14515 14515 E com.marianhello.bgloc.service.LocationServiceImpl: 	at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:1003)
12-31 10:37:16.061   547   565 W AlarmManager: Unrecognized alarm listener com.android.server.location.gnss.GnssLocationProvider$$ExternalSyntheticLambda1@d546f1e
12-31 10:37:16.081  1074  1651 W SystemServiceRegistry: No service published for: wifirtt
12-31 10:37:16.083 14515 14515 D com.marianhello.bgloc.provider.RawLocationProvider: Location change: Location[fused 50.057175,36.199399 hAcc=5.0 et=+36m40s512ms alt=0.0 vAcc=0.5 vel=8.1447525 sAcc=0.5 bear=30.528908 bAcc=30.0]
12-31 10:37:16.111 14515 14515 D com.marianhello.bgloc.service.LocationServiceImpl: New location BGLocation[fused 50.057175,36.199399 id=null acc=5 t=1640939835534 et=+36m40s512ms alt=0.0 vel=8.1447525 bear=30.528908 locprov=2]
12-31 10:37:16.116   714   714 W ziparchive: Unable to open '/data/app/~~W_mU8_MpvKiquqDvHR8sig==/com.xxxx-6VtwQZFQMnO4obsnxtf7AA==/base.apk': No such file or directory
12-31 10:37:16.117   714   714 E ndroid.systemu: Failed to open APK '/data/app/~~W_mU8_MpvKiquqDvHR8sig==/com.xxxx-6VtwQZFQMnO4obsnxtf7AA==/base.apk': I/O error

[Skullcan]

Just found this Issue.

This fixed for me.

[hariks789]

I have forked and released a new version of this library with fixes for android 12 issues https://www.npmjs.com/package/@hariks789/react-native-background-geolocation Let me know if this fixes your issue