Android 8.0 : IllegalStateException: Not allowed to start service Intent com.google.android.gms.analytics.ANALYTICS_DISPATCH

[ankitguptag18]

Hi !

There is new IllegalStateExceptions throwing on Android 8.0 :

java.lang.IllegalStateException: Not allowed to start service Intent { act=com.google.android.gms.analytics.ANALYTICS_DISPATCH cmp=com.mypackage/com.google.android.gms.analytics.AnalyticsService }: app is in background uid UidRecord{6e20b26 u0a298 CEM  idle procs:1 seq(0,0,0)}
        at android.app.ContextImpl.startServiceCommon(ContextImpl.java:1538)
        at android.app.ContextImpl.startService(ContextImpl.java:1484)
        at android.content.ContextWrapper.startService(ContextWrapper.java:663)
        at com.google.android.gms.internal.measurement.i.c(Unknown:36)
        at com.google.android.gms.analytics.c.f(Unknown:8)
        at com.segment.analytics.android.integrations.google.analytics.DefaultGoogleAnalytics.dispatchLocalHits(SourceFile:26)
        at com.segment.analytics.android.integrations.google.analytics.GoogleAnalyticsIntegration.flush(SourceFile:331)
        at com.segment.analytics.IntegrationOperation$13.run(SourceFile:275)
        at com.segment.analytics.Analytics.performRun(SourceFile:1464)
        at com.segment.analytics.Analytics$4$1.run(SourceFile:455)
        at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:789)
        at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:98)
        at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:164)
        at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:6938)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:-2)
        at com.android.internal.os.Zygote$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(Zygote.java:327)
        at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:1374)

Any info would be appreciated.

• Expected Timeline of the fix?
• Priority of the bug?
• Will the Bug be fixed?
• Will the issue won't be fixed in favor of Firebase Analytics?