Cannot get the NotificationListenerService class to work http://stackoverflow.com/questions/17911883/cannot-get-the-notificationlistenerservice-class-to-work -----&----- https://www.zhihu.com/question/33540416/answer/113706620

NotificationCollectorMonitorService.java

package com.xinghui.notificationlistenerservicedemo;

import android.app.ActivityManager;
import android.app.Service;
import android.content.ComponentName;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
import android.os.IBinder;
import android.os.Process;
import android.util.Log;

import java.util.List;

/**
 * Created by xinghui on 9/20/16.
 * <p>
 * calling this in your Application's onCreate
 * startService(new Intent(this, NotificationCollectorMonitorService.class));
 * <p>
 * BY THE WAY Don't Forget to Add the Service to the AndroidManifest.xml File.
 * <service android:name=".NotificationCollectorMonitorService"/>
 */
public class NotificationCollectorMonitorService extends Service {

    /**
     * {@link Log#isLoggable(String, int)}
     * <p>
     * IllegalArgumentException is thrown if the tag.length() > 23.
     */
    private static final String TAG = "NotifiCollectorMonitor";

    @Override
    public void onCreate() {
        super.onCreate();
        Log.d(TAG, "onCreate() called");
        ensureCollectorRunning();
    }

    @Override
    public int onStartCommand(Intent intent, int flags, int startId) {
        return START_STICKY;
    }

    private void ensureCollectorRunning() {
        ComponentName collectorComponent = new ComponentName(this, /*NotificationListenerService Inheritance*/ NotificationCollectorService.class);
        Log.v(TAG, "ensureCollectorRunning collectorComponent: " + collectorComponent);
        ActivityManager manager = (ActivityManager) getSystemService(Context.ACTIVITY_SERVICE);
        boolean collectorRunning = false;
        List<ActivityManager.RunningServiceInfo> runningServices = manager.getRunningServices(Integer.MAX_VALUE);
        if (runningServices == null ) {
            Log.w(TAG, "ensureCollectorRunning() runningServices is NULL");
            return;
        }
        for (ActivityManager.RunningServiceInfo service : runningServices) {
            if (service.service.equals(collectorComponent)) {
                Log.w(TAG, "ensureCollectorRunning service - pid: " + service.pid + ", currentPID: " + Process.myPid() + ", clientPackage: " + service.clientPackage + ", clientCount: " + service.clientCount
                        + ", clientLabel: " + ((service.clientLabel == 0) ? "0" : "(" + getResources().getString(service.clientLabel) + ")"));
                if (service.pid == Process.myPid() /*&& service.clientCount > 0 && !TextUtils.isEmpty(service.clientPackage)*/) {
                    collectorRunning = true;
                }
            }
        }
        if (collectorRunning) {
            Log.d(TAG, "ensureCollectorRunning: collector is running");
            return;
        }
        Log.d(TAG, "ensureCollectorRunning: collector not running, reviving...");
        toggleNotificationListenerService();
    }

    private void toggleNotificationListenerService() {
        Log.d(TAG, "toggleNotificationListenerService() called");
        ComponentName thisComponent = new ComponentName(this, /*getClass()*/ NotificationCollectorService.class);
        PackageManager pm = getPackageManager();
        pm.setComponentEnabledSetting(thisComponent, PackageManager.COMPONENT_ENABLED_STATE_DISABLED, PackageManager.DONT_KILL_APP);
        pm.setComponentEnabledSetting(thisComponent, PackageManager.COMPONENT_ENABLED_STATE_ENABLED, PackageManager.DONT_KILL_APP);

    }

    @Override
    public IBinder onBind(Intent intent) {
        return null;
    }
}

Zombie service:

service - uid: 10069,
clientPackage: null,
process: com.xinghui.notificationlistenerservicedemo,
activeSince: 1276509,
clientCount: 0,
clientLabel: 0,
crashCount: 0,
describeContents: 0,
flags: 0,
foreground: false,
lastActivityTime: 1276519,
pid: 0,
restarting: 0,
started: false

Correct service:

service - uid: 10069,
clientPackage: android,
process: com.xinghui.notificationlistenerservicedemo,
activeSince: 1276509,
clientCount: 1,
clientLabel: 17040570,
crashCount: 0,
describeContents: 0,
flags: 0,
foreground: false,
lastActivityTime: 1287852,
pid: 25011,
restarting: 0,
started: false

thanks @xinghui

good

thx

Is this still supposed to work with 8.0? I'm still having trouble with the service becoming stale after updates.

@justinvdk Plus that, service dies even when NotificationCollectorMonitorService is still alive; i checked the services from developer settings and added logs, NotificationCollectorMonitorService is always alive but my service is dead.

I've found a possible fix though, for anyone having this issue Check this post and read the comments

Worked on my xiaomi mi 6 running android 7.1.1

This method seems to stop working after it's called a few number of times. Is this expected?

Not working for me. OnePlus 5T Android 8.1
When service is "dead" I cannot re-enable it. also tried with:
NotificationListenerService.requestRebind(ComponentName(this, serviceClass::class.java))

Working for me on Android 9 with Xiaomi Mi2. Thanks @xinghui 🎉

Not working for me

it works for a while then stops Can anyone help please
Android 10