diff --git a/app/src/apkFlavor/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/apkFlavor/AndroidManifest.xml
index fe4d1f8..9bd5452 100644
--- a/app/src/apkFlavor/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/apkFlavor/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@
         <!--android:maxSdkVersion="32" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.USE_EXACT_ALARM" />-->
     <uses-permission android:name="com.termux.permission.RUN_COMMAND" />
+    <uses-permission android:name="com.termux.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_TYPE_SPECIAL_USE" />
 
     <uses-feature
         android:name="android.hardware.telephony"
@@ -124,7 +125,8 @@
         <service
             android:name=".AutomationService"
             android:exported="false"
-            android:label="@string/app_name" />
+            android:label="@string/app_name"
+            android:foregroundServiceType="specialUse" />
 
         <receiver android:name=".receivers.StartupIntentReceiver" android:enabled="true" android:exported="true">
             <intent-filter>
diff --git a/app/src/fdroidFlavor/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/fdroidFlavor/AndroidManifest.xml
index 5f55dea..37611c0 100644
--- a/app/src/fdroidFlavor/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/fdroidFlavor/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@
     <!--android:maxSdkVersion="32" />
 <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.USE_EXACT_ALARM" />-->
     <uses-permission android:name="com.termux.permission.RUN_COMMAND" />
+    <uses-permission android:name="com.termux.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_TYPE_SPECIAL_USE" />
 
     <uses-feature
         android:name="android.hardware.telephony"
@@ -122,7 +123,8 @@
         <service
             android:name=".AutomationService"
             android:exported="false"
-            android:label="@string/app_name" />
+            android:label="@string/app_name"
+            android:foregroundServiceType="specialUse" />
 
         <receiver android:name=".receivers.StartupIntentReceiver" android:enabled="true" android:exported="true">
             <intent-filter>
diff --git a/app/src/googlePlayFlavor/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/googlePlayFlavor/AndroidManifest.xml
index 72b89c5..168d116 100644
--- a/app/src/googlePlayFlavor/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/googlePlayFlavor/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@
     <!--android:maxSdkVersion="32" />
 <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.USE_EXACT_ALARM" />-->
     <uses-permission android:name="com.termux.permission.RUN_COMMAND" />
+    <uses-permission android:name="com.termux.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_TYPE_SPECIAL_USE" />
 
     <application
         android:allowBackup="true"
@@ -106,7 +107,12 @@
         <service
             android:name=".AutomationService"
             android:exported="false"
-            android:label="@string/app_name" />
+            android:label="@string/app_name"
+            android:foregroundServiceType="specialUse">
+            <property
+                android:name="android.app.PROPERTY_SPECIAL_USE_FGS_SUBTYPE"
+                android:value="Automating things on the device" />
+        </service>
 
         <receiver android:name=".receivers.StartupIntentReceiver"
             android:enabled="true"
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/jens/automation2/ActivityMainScreen.java b/app/src/main/java/com/jens/automation2/ActivityMainScreen.java
index 815f40b..f6985d5 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/jens/automation2/ActivityMainScreen.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/jens/automation2/ActivityMainScreen.java
@@ -533,6 +533,13 @@ public class ActivityMainScreen extends ActivityGeneric
 					return;
 				}
 
+				if(Miscellaneous.getTargetSDK(Miscellaneous.getAnyContext()) >= 34 && !ActivityPermissions.havePermission(Manifest.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SPECIAL_USE, context))
+				{
+					Toast.makeText(context, context.getResources().getString(R.string.permissionForegroundServiceTypeSpecialUseRequired), Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
+					activityMainScreenInstance.toggleService.setChecked(false);
+					return;
+				}
+
 				if (!AutomationService.isMyServiceRunning(context))
 				{
 					myServiceIntent = new Intent(context, AutomationService.class);
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/jens/automation2/ActivityPermissions.java b/app/src/main/java/com/jens/automation2/ActivityPermissions.java
index daa6a73..8f33ff7 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/jens/automation2/ActivityPermissions.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/jens/automation2/ActivityPermissions.java
@@ -424,6 +424,11 @@ public class ActivityPermissions extends Activity
                 }
             }
 
+            if(Miscellaneous.getTargetSDK(Miscellaneous.getAnyContext()) >= 34 && !havePermission(Manifest.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SPECIAL_USE, workingContext))
+            {
+                addToArrayListUnique(Manifest.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SPECIAL_USE, requiredPermissions);
+            }
+
             if(!havePermission(Manifest.permission.REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS, workingContext))
                 addToArrayListUnique(Manifest.permission.REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS, requiredPermissions);
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/jens/automation2/AutomationService.java b/app/src/main/java/com/jens/automation2/AutomationService.java
index 5429ff4..93df10f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/jens/automation2/AutomationService.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/jens/automation2/AutomationService.java
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import android.app.PendingIntent;
 import android.app.Service;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.Intent;
+import android.content.pm.ServiceInfo;
 import android.media.AudioManager;
 import android.os.Binder;
 import android.os.Build;
@@ -660,7 +661,10 @@ public class AutomationService extends Service implements OnInitListener
 			myNotification.flags |= Notification.FLAG_NO_CLEAR;
 //			    notificationManager.notify(notificationId, myNotification);
 
-			instance.startForeground(notificationId, myNotification);
+			if(Miscellaneous.getTargetSDK(Miscellaneous.getAnyContext()) >= 34)
+				instance.startForeground(notificationId, myNotification, ServiceInfo.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_TYPE_SPECIAL_USE);
+			else
+				instance.startForeground(notificationId, myNotification);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/jens/automation2/Profile.java b/app/src/main/java/com/jens/automation2/Profile.java
index d567cbd..c17e6ef 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/jens/automation2/Profile.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/jens/automation2/Profile.java
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ public class Profile implements Comparable<Profile>
 			{
 				AudioManager am = (AudioManager) Miscellaneous.getAnyContext().getSystemService(Context.AUDIO_SERVICE);
 				
-			    if(changeSoundMode)
+				if(changeSoundMode)
 			    	Actions.setSound(context, soundMode);
 
 				if(changeDndMode)
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 1f48519..e096dd9 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -959,4 +959,5 @@
     <string name="screenBrightGoogleComment">Because someone at Google seems to have been smoking something the screen brightness setting has been behaving very weird for some Android versions. This behavior has nothing to do with what you\'d think it does according to their own documentation. I\'ve tried to adapt to this as best as I could, but do not expect very precise settings. That means the resulting setting may deviate a bit from what you configure here.</string>
     <string name="disable">Disable</string>
     <string name="enable">Enable</string>
+    <string name="permissionForegroundServiceTypeSpecialUseRequired">Permission FOREGROUND_SERVICE_TYPE_SPECIAL_USE is required to start.</string>
 </resources>
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