app/src/main/java/com/uam/wmi/findmytutor/activity/MainActivity.java

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import android.content.BroadcastReceiver;
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.content.IntentFilter;
 import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
+import android.os.Build;
 import android.support.design.widget.BottomNavigationView;
 import android.support.v4.app.ActivityCompat;
 import android.support.v4.content.ContextCompat;
@@ -133,7 +134,14 @@ public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
             if (isTutor) {
 
                 Intent intent = new Intent(getApplicationContext(), BackgroundLocalizationService.class);
+
+
+                if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.O) {
+                    startForegroundService(intent);
+                } else {
                     startService(intent);
+                }
+
 
                 } else {
                 Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "Please enable the gps", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();

app/src/main/java/com/uam/wmi/findmytutor/service/BackgroundLocalizationService.java

@@ -3,15 +3,20 @@ package com.uam.wmi.findmytutor.service;
 import android.Manifest;
 import android.annotation.SuppressLint;
 import android.app.Notification;
+import android.app.NotificationChannel;
+import android.app.NotificationManager;
 import android.app.Service;
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
+import android.graphics.Color;
 import android.location.Location;
 import android.location.LocationManager;
 import android.os.AsyncTask;
+import android.os.Build;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.os.Handler;
 import android.os.IBinder;
+import android.support.annotation.RequiresApi;
 import android.support.v4.app.ActivityCompat;
 import android.support.v4.app.NotificationCompat;
 import android.util.Log;
@@ -104,11 +109,18 @@ public class BackgroundLocalizationService extends Service {
 
         Log.e(TAG, "onCreate");
 
+        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.O)
+            startMyOwnForeground();
+        else {
             Notification notification = new NotificationCompat.Builder(this, "NOTIFICATION_CHANNEL")
                     .setContentText("Content").build();
 
             startForeground(1001, notification);
 
+        }
+
+
+
         initializeLocationManager();
 
         try {
@@ -142,7 +154,26 @@ public class BackgroundLocalizationService extends Service {
         intent = new Intent(str_receiver);
 
     }
+    @RequiresApi(api = Build.VERSION_CODES.O)
+    private void startMyOwnForeground(){
 
+        String NOTIFICATION_CHANNEL_ID = "com.example.simpleapp";
+        String channelName = "My Background Service";
+        NotificationChannel chan = new NotificationChannel(NOTIFICATION_CHANNEL_ID, channelName, NotificationManager.IMPORTANCE_NONE);
+        chan.setLightColor(Color.BLUE);
+        chan.setLockscreenVisibility(Notification.VISIBILITY_PRIVATE);
+        NotificationManager manager = (NotificationManager) getSystemService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
+        assert manager != null;
+        manager.createNotificationChannel(chan);
+
+        NotificationCompat.Builder notificationBuilder = new NotificationCompat.Builder(this, NOTIFICATION_CHANNEL_ID);
+        Notification notification = notificationBuilder.setOngoing(true)
+                .setContentTitle("App is running in background")
+                .setPriority(NotificationManager.IMPORTANCE_MIN)
+                .setCategory(Notification.CATEGORY_SERVICE)
+                .build();
+        startForeground(2, notification);
+    }
 
 
     private void fn_getlocation() {
@@ -220,6 +251,9 @@ public class BackgroundLocalizationService extends Service {
 
     }
 
+
+
+
     private class TimerTaskToGetLocation extends TimerTask{
         @Override
         public void run() {