explicitly start service (instead of just bind) service from contact chooser

1 files changed, 18 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/main/java/de/pixart/messenger/utils/Compatibility.java b/src/main/java/de/pixart/messenger/utils/Compatibility.java
index 38f9db378..c8922e18b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/pixart/messenger/utils/Compatibility.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/pixart/messenger/utils/Compatibility.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package de.pixart.messenger.utils;
 
 import android.content.Context;
+import android.content.Intent;
 import android.content.SharedPreferences;
 import android.content.pm.ApplicationInfo;
 import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
@@ -11,15 +12,19 @@ import android.preference.PreferenceManager;
 import android.preference.PreferenceScreen;
 import android.support.annotation.BoolRes;
 import android.support.v4.content.ContextCompat;
+import android.util.Log;
 
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
 
+import de.pixart.messenger.Config;
 import de.pixart.messenger.R;
 import de.pixart.messenger.ui.SettingsActivity;
 import de.pixart.messenger.ui.SettingsFragment;
 
+import static de.pixart.messenger.services.EventReceiver.EXTRA_NEEDS_FOREGROUND_SERVICE;
+
 public class Compatibility {
     private static final List<String> UNUSED_SETTINGS_POST_TWENTYSIX = Arrays.asList(
             SettingsActivity.SHOW_FOREGROUND_SERVICE,
@@ -102,4 +107,17 @@ public class Compatibility {
             }
         }
     }
+
+    public static void startService(Context context, Intent intent) {
+        try {
+            if (Compatibility.runsAndTargetsTwentySix(context)) {
+                intent.putExtra(EXTRA_NEEDS_FOREGROUND_SERVICE, true);
+                ContextCompat.startForegroundService(context, intent);
+            } else {
+                context.startService(intent);
+            }
+        } catch (RuntimeException e) {
+            Log.d(Config.LOGTAG, context.getClass().getSimpleName() + " was unable to start service");
+        }
+    }
 }
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