Notification Channel Error using >= Android 0

[alexgilbertDG]

This library seem's to have a problem when I use it with a Google Pixel under android 8.1.0.

The error in the adb logcat is:

E/AndroidRuntime: FATAL EXCEPTION: main
Process: com.travlingbuddies, PID: 11763
android.app.RemoteServiceException: Bad notification for startForeground: java.lang.RuntimeException: invalid channel for service notification: Notification(channel=null pri=0 contentView=null vibrate=null sound=null defaults=0x0 flags=0x62 color=0x00000000 vis=PRIVATE)
at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1768)
at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:106)
at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:164)
at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:6494)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:438)
at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:807)

This error occur when the .configure is call and the service is starting, I only receive 1 location before this error occur, it's probably inside LocationService.java that the error occur.

I search in the code and it's seems not ready to use the new Channel API under OREO, seem's like it required a channel id to notify the user.

EXEMPLE : builder.setChannelId(ID);

react-native-mauron85-background-geolocation: 0.5.0-alpha.14

• Platform: Android
• OS version: 8.1.0
• Device manufacturer and model: Google Pixel
• React Native version: 0.51.0

I had a working version using this version of the library a month ago, without any issue, now I only got that problem and can't make it work.
I try using the new version alpha-25, but it only make new errors that other people have open issue can't have a fix, so I figure just stick to this version since I don't have all the other errors.

Thanks

OTHER INFO:
app/build.gradle:

android {
compileSdkVersion 27
buildToolsVersion "26.0.2"

defaultConfig {
    applicationId "com.travlingbuddies"
    minSdkVersion 16
    targetSdkVersion 27
    versionCode 1
    versionName "1.0"
    ndk {
        abiFilters "armeabi-v7a", "x86"
    }
    multiDexEnabled true
}

...

compile project(':react-native-vector-icons')
compile project(':react-native-mauron85-background-geolocation')
compile project(':react-native-linear-gradient')
compile project(':react-native-firebase')
compile fileTree(dir: "libs", include: ["*.jar"])
compile "com.android.support:appcompat-v7:27.0.2"
compile "com.facebook.react:react-native:+" // From node_modules
compile "com.google.android.gms:play-services-base:15.0.0"
compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-location:15.0.0'
compile 'com.google.firebase:firebase-core:15.0.2'
compile "com.google.firebase:firebase-firestore:16.0.0"
compile "com.google.firebase:firebase-auth:15.1.0"
compile "com.google.firebase:firebase-storage:15.0.2"

project/build.gradle:
buildscript {
repositories {
jcenter()
google()
}
dependencies {
classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.0.1'
classpath 'com.google.gms:google-services:3.2.1'

    // NOTE: Do not place your application dependencies here; they belong
    // in the individual module build.gradle files
}

}

allprojects {
repositories {
mavenLocal()
jcenter()
maven {
// All of React Native (JS, Obj-C sources, Android binaries) is installed from npm
url "$rootDir/../node_modules/react-native/android"
}
google()
}
}

[mauron85]

Upgrade your version. 0.5.0-alpha.14 is too old.

[alexgilbertDG]

I try but then I get this issue #191 , do you have a fixed on this ?

Thanks,
great work !!

[alexgilbertDG]

Can't I make it work by removing all the NotificationBuilder in java, only need to be android and don't need the notification ?

[mauron85]

Yes, but it will not work reliably in background. As service will not get promoted to foreground service.

[alexgilbertDG]

Okay, I will try updating, and will try to fix this issue #191 !
Thanks

[mauron85]

upgrade your version alpha 14 is too old

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On Fri, May 18, 2018, 04:56 Alex Gilbert ***@***.***> wrote: This library seem's to have a problem when I use it with a Google Pixel under android 8.1.0. The error in the adb logcat is: E/AndroidRuntime: FATAL EXCEPTION: main Process: com.travlingbuddies, PID: 11763 android.app.RemoteServiceException: Bad notification for startForeground: java.lang.RuntimeException: invalid channel for service notification: Notification(channel=null pri=0 contentView=null vibrate=null sound=null defaults=0x0 flags=0x62 color=0x00000000 vis=PRIVATE) at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1768) at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:106) at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:164) at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:6494) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method) at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:438) at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:807) I search in the code and it's seems not ready to use the new Channel API under OREO, seem's like it required a channel id to notify the user. EXEMPLE : builder.setChannelId(ID); react-native-mauron85-background-geolocation: 0.5.0-alpha.14 - Platform: Android - OS version: 8.1.0 - Device manufacturer and model: Google Pixel - React Native version: 0.51.0 — You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#194>, or mute the thread <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AAV8GsBItDKHu5EBZl2YgEHU-tq5TLRPks5tzjhigaJpZM4UEDft> .

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