From 10b94e1545c72efc5aebb8404f9196834bc15908 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: callebtc <93376500+callebtc@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2026 00:05:05 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Retry foreground service start after onboarding grants

---
 app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/MainActivity.kt | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/MainActivity.kt
index 5d1f4b0b..f2a3e51c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/MainActivity.kt
@@ -674,6 +674,9 @@ class MainActivity : OrientationAwareActivity() {
                     return@launch
                 }
 
+                // Retry foreground-service startup now that runtime permissions are available.
+                try { com.bitchat.android.service.MeshForegroundService.start(applicationContext) } catch (_: Exception) { }
+
                 // Set up mesh service delegate and start services
                 meshService.delegate = chatViewModel
                 meshService.startServices()