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description: >-
  Foreground Service plugin for Cordova and Ionic. This plugin allows for android devices to continue running services in the background, using a foreground…
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# Foreground Service

This plugin allows for android devices to continue running services in the background, using a
foreground ongoing notification. This is targeted towards use with plugins such as
'cordova-geolocation' that will not run while the app is in the background on android API 26+.

For android API 28+, the following xml snippet should be inserted into ```config.xml```:

```
...
<platform name="android">
  <config-file parent="/*" target="AndroidManifest.xml">
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE" />
  </config-file>
  ...
```

## Installation

```bash
ionic cordova plugin add cordova-plugin-foreground-service
npm install @awesome-cordova-plugins/foreground-service
```

**Plugin Repo:** [https://github.com/DavidBriglio/cordova-plugin-foreground-service](https://github.com/DavidBriglio/cordova-plugin-foreground-service)

## Supported Platforms

- Android

## Further Information

- [Installation Guide](../../installation.md)
- [FAQ](../../faq.md)