Android Folo ANR
Author: oppressor1761Created Sep 2, 2026Updated Sep 2, 2026
Labelsbugplatform: mobile
Platform
Mobile - Android
Describe the bug
There's frequent ANR when Folo is in the background
Entry ID
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Relevant Information
type: crash
osVersion: google/stallion/stallion:17/CP2A.260805.005/2026081301:user/release-keys
package: is.follow:46, targetSdk 36
process: is.follow
processUptime: 758 + 634 ms
installer: com.android.vending
java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start service com.doublesymmetry.trackplayer.service.MusicService@6125615 with null
at android.app.ActivityThread.handleServiceArgs(ActivityThread.java:5870)
at android.app.ActivityThread.-$$Nest$mhandleServiceArgs(ActivityThread.java:0)
at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:2866)
at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessageImpl(Handler.java:142)
at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:125)
at android.os.Looper.loopOnce(Looper.java:296)
at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:397)
at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:9569)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:575)
at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:975)
Caused by: android.app.ForegroundServiceStartNotAllowedException: Service.startForeground() not allowed: service is.follow/com.doublesymmetry.trackplayer.service.MusicService
at android.app.ForegroundServiceStartNotAllowedException$1.createFromParcel(ForegroundServiceStartNotAllowedException.java:54)
at android.app.ForegroundServiceStartNotAllowedException$1.createFromParcel(ForegroundServiceStartNotAllowedException.java:50)
at android.os.Parcel.readParcelableInternal(Parcel.java:5299)
at android.os.Parcel.readParcelable(Parcel.java:5280)
at android.os.Parcel.createExceptionOrNull(Parcel.java:3396)
at android.os.Parcel.createException(Parcel.java:3385)
at android.os.Parcel.readException(Parcel.java:3361)
at android.os.Parcel.readException(Parcel.java:3303)
at android.app.IActivityManager$Stub$Proxy.setServiceForeground(IActivityManager.java:7505)
at android.app.Service.startForeground(Service.java:777)
at com.doublesymmetry.trackplayer.service.MusicService.startAndStopEmptyNotificationToAvoidANR(MusicService.kt:123)
at com.doublesymmetry.trackplayer.service.MusicService.onStartCommand(MusicService.kt:98)
at android.app.ActivityThread.handleServiceArgs(ActivityThread.java:5854)
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Contributions
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Source: RSSNext/Folo