I’m creating a React Native module to implement floating bubbles for Android. I’m using this package and need to create a service in AndroidManifest.xml to run the bubble.

In the React Native app that imports the project, I can declare the service in the AndroidManifest.xml like this:

<service
    android:name="com.artotim.androidbubbleoverlay.FloatingBubble.FloatingBubbleService"
    android:foregroundServiceType="specialUse">
    <property
        android:name="android.app.PROPERTY_SPECIAL_USE_FGS_SUBTYPE"
        android:value="explanation_for_special_use"/>
</service>

And everything works fine. However, I would like to declare the service in the react-native module’s AndroidManifest.xml. Is it possible?

I tried adding the following to the module’s manifest:

<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    package="com.artotim.androidbubbleoverlay">

    <application>
        <service
            android:name=".FloatingBubble.FloatingBubbleService"
            android:foregroundServiceType="specialUse">
            <property
                android:name="android.app.PROPERTY_SPECIAL_USE_FGS_SUBTYPE"
                android:value="explanation_for_special_use"
                android:exported="false"/>
        </service>
    </application>

</manifest>

But when I try to start the service, I get the following error:

Unable to start service Intent { cmp=com.artotim.androidbubbleoverlay/.FloatingBubble.FloatingBubbleService } U=0: not found

Here is the code that I am using to start the service:

@ReactMethod
fun startFloatingBubbleService() {
    val intent = Intent(reactApplicationContext, FloatingBubbleService::class.java)
    ContextCompat.startForegroundService(reactApplicationContext, intent)
}

What am I doing wrong? How can I correctly declare the service in the module’s AndroidManifest.xml and start it properly?