TTS Start error
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	Saiphani02
	Oct 31 2025, 4:02 PM

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Crashing when clicking on the TTS headphones icon.

Error log:
Stack trace:
java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start service org.cis_india.wsreader.reader.MediaService@e1f5761 with Intent { cmp=org.cis_india.wsreader/.reader.MediaService }: java.lang.SecurityException: Permission Denial: startForeground from pid=29617, uid=10339 requires android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
at android.app.ActivityThread.handleServiceArgs(ActivityThread.java:5274)
at android.app.ActivityThread.-$$Nest$mhandleServiceArgs(Unknown Source:0)
at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:2540)
at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:107)
at android.os.Looper.loopOnce(Looper.java:267)
at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:371)
at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:8836)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:620)
at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:966)
Caused by: java.lang.SecurityException: Permission Denial: startForeground from pid=29617, uid=10339 requires android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
at android.os.Parcel.createExceptionOrNull(Parcel.java:3242)
at android.os.Parcel.createException(Parcel.java:3226)
at android.os.Parcel.readException(Parcel.java:3209)
at android.os.Parcel.readException(Parcel.java:3151)
at android.app.IActivityManager$Stub$Proxy.setServiceForeground(IActivityManager.java:7378)
at android.app.Service.startForeground(Service.java:776)
at org.cis_india.wsreader.reader.MediaService.onStartCommand(MediaService.kt:162)
at android.app.ActivityThread.handleServiceArgs(ActivityThread.java:5256)
... 9 more
Caused by: android.os.RemoteException: Remote stack trace:
at com.android.server.am.ActivityManagerService.enforcePermission(ActivityManagerService.java:6583)
at com.android.server.am.ActiveServices.setServiceForegroundInnerLocked(ActiveServices.java:2190)
at com.android.server.am.ActiveServices.setServiceForegroundLocked(ActiveServices.java:1842)
at com.android.server.am.ActivityManagerService.setServiceForeground(ActivityManagerService.java:14520)
at android.app.IActivityManager$Stub.onTransact(IActivityManager.java:3668)

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Status	Subtype	Assigned	Task
Resolved		LGoto	T403210 Projects and mentors for Wikimedia Outreachy Round 31
Resolved		Muguro	T405593 Outreachy 31: Improve the Wikisource Reader App
Resolved	BUG REPORT	Muguro	T408927 TTS Start error

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Saiphani02 created this task.Oct 31 2025, 4:02 PM

Saiphani02 moved this task from General to Android App Backend on the Wikisource Reader App (Android) board.Oct 31 2025, 4:14 PM

Saiphani02 mentioned this in T405593: Outreachy 31: Improve the Wikisource Reader App.Oct 31 2025, 6:06 PM

Saiphani02 added a parent task: T405593: Outreachy 31: Improve the Wikisource Reader App.

Muguro claimed this task.Oct 31 2025, 6:09 PM

System625 subscribed.Oct 31 2025, 6:09 PM

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Hi @Saiphani02, I have opend a PR for this issue. Kindly check it out.

https://github.com/cis-india/Wikisource-Reader/pull/58

Saiphani02 closed this task as Resolved.Nov 5 2025, 5:04 AM

@Muguro The TTS icon is missing in the playstore production release but it is working in local debugging. Can you check if this is related?

In T408927#11411849, @Saiphani02 wrote:

@Muguro The TTS icon is missing in the playstore production release but it is working in local debugging. Can you check if this is related?

Okay, I'm on it.

Hi @Saiphani02, When i build with this changes in build.gradle, it works fine

buildTypes {
    release {
        minifyEnabled false
        shrinkResources false

I'm digging deeper so as to identify the files I should guard in proguard-rules.pro as it builds.
Should I create a separate issue for this?

Sure

I have created the task T412043.

Bodhisattwa closed this task as Resolved.Dec 23 2025, 6:42 AM

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