diff --git a/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index dd9a78b..c969055 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.USE_FULL_SCREEN_INTENT" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE" />
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SPECIAL_USE" />
 
     <uses-permission
         android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE"
@@ -48,6 +49,11 @@
 
         <service
             android:name=".TimerService"
-            android:exported="false" />
+            android:exported="false"
+            android:foregroundServiceType="specialUse">
+            <property
+                android:name="android.app.PROPERTY_SPECIAL_USE_FGS_SUBTYPE"
+                android:value="App does not require SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM or USE_EXACT_ALARM, but needs foreground service for foreground timer."/>
+        </service>
     </application>
 </manifest>
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/massive/TimerService.kt b/android/app/src/main/java/com/massive/TimerService.kt
index 86b6ff5..68ae043 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/com/massive/TimerService.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/massive/TimerService.kt
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import android.content.Context
 import android.content.Intent
 import android.content.IntentFilter
 import android.content.pm.PackageManager
+import android.content.pm.ServiceInfo.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_TYPE_SPECIAL_USE
 import android.media.AudioAttributes
 import android.media.MediaPlayer
 import android.net.Uri
@@ -76,7 +77,14 @@ class TimerService : Service() {
         secondsLeft = (intent?.getIntExtra("milliseconds", 0) ?: 0) / 1000
         currentDescription = intent?.getStringExtra("description").toString()
         secondsTotal = secondsLeft
-        startForeground(ONGOING_ID, getProgress(secondsLeft).build())
+
+        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.UPSIDE_DOWN_CAKE) {
+            startForeground(ONGOING_ID, getProgress(secondsLeft).build(), FOREGROUND_SERVICE_TYPE_SPECIAL_USE)
+        } else
+        {
+            startForeground(ONGOING_ID, getProgress(secondsLeft).build())
+        }
+
         battery()
         Log.d("TimerService", "onStartCommand seconds=$secondsLeft")