App not receiving boot completed intent in some devices

Question

i created an app that always start a service once the device has completed booting. This is the Manifest code..

<receiver>
 android:name="StartMyServiceAtBootReceiver"
 android:directBootAware ="true"
 android:enabled="true"
 android:exported="true">

    <intent-filter>

        <action android:name="android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED" />
        <action android:name="android.intent.action.LOCKED_BOOT_COMPLETED" />
        <action android:name="android.intent.action.REBOOT"/>
        <action android:name="android.intent.action.QUICKBOOT_POWERON" />

    </intent-filter>

</receiver>

The service always start in some devices once boot is completed but in my own device which is running android 7.0, the boot completed service doesn't start unless i convert the app to system app using root access. Can someone tell me how to make the app to start the service on boot completed without converting it to a system app?

Other installed apps normally start at boot completion but my app doesn't start — Roberto, Apr 21 '19 at 07:35

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 27 '19 at 07:55

First of All

receiver android:name="StartMyServiceAtBootReceiver"

Your path to Receiver should written over here for example:

<receiver android:name=".receiver.BootReceiver">

first dot suggest your path till root of the package.

Create a BroadcastReceiver and register it to receive ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED. You also need RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED permission.

Read: Listening For and Broadcasting Global Messages , and Setting Alarms

Ajay Pandya · Answer 2 · 2019-04-27T09:25:03.963

Try into manifest

 <receiver
        android:name=".AutoStart"
        android:enabled="true"
        android:exported="true" >
        <intent-filter android:priority="500" >
            <action android:name="android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED" />
            <action android:name="android.intent.action.QUICKBOOT_POWERON" />
            <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
        </intent-filter>
</receiver>

Make sure also to include the completed boot permission.

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED"/>

App not receiving boot completed intent in some devices

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