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Home Assistant Android app version(s):
latest main branch
Android version(s):
15
Device model(s):
pixel 9 pro xl
Home Assistant version:
2025.5.x
Last working Home Assistant release (if known):
n/a
Description of problem, include YAML if issue is related to notifications:
- Open the app
- Go to companion app settings > manage widgets
- Add new to do widget
- Configure the widget
- Drag to the home screen
Companion App Logs:
2025-05-22 12:43:47.249 1663-5914 ActivityTaskManager system_server E Background activity launch blocked! goo.gle/android-bal [callingPackage: io.homeassistant.companion.android.debug; callingPackageTargetSdk: 34; callingUid: 10448; callingPid: -1; appSwitchState: 2; callingUidHasVisibleActivity: false; callingUidHasNonAppVisibleWindow: false; callingUidProcState: TRANSIENT_BACKGROUND; isCallingUidPersistentSystemProcess: false; allowBalExemptionForSystemProcess: false; intent: Intent { flg=0x20000000 cmp=io.homeassistant.companion.android.debug/io.homeassistant.companion.android.widgets.todo.TodoWidgetConfigureActivity (has extras) }; callerApp: null; balAllowedByPiCreator: BSP.ALLOW_BAL; balAllowedByPiCreatorWithHardening: BSP.ALLOW_BAL; resultIfPiCreatorAllowsBal: BAL_BLOCK; callerStartMode: MODE_BACKGROUND_ACTIVITY_START_SYSTEM_DEFINED; hasRealCaller: true; isCallForResult: false; isPendingIntent: true; autoOptInReason: null; realCallingPackage: com.google.android.apps.nexuslauncher; realCallingPackageTargetSdk: 35; realCallingUid: 10256; realCallingPid: 12189; realCallingUidHasVisibleActivity: true; realCallingUidHasNonAppVisibleWindow: true; realCallingUidProcState: TOP; isRealCallingUidPersistentSystemProcess: false; originatingPendingIntent: PendingIntentRecord{9ccc6dc io.homeassistant.companion.android.debug startActivity}; realCallerApp: ProcessRecord{4abd7df 12189:com.google.android.apps.nexuslauncher/u0a256}; realInVisibleTask: true; balAllowedByPiSender: BSP.NONE; resultIfPiSenderAllowsBal: BAL_ALLOW_VISIBLE_WINDOW; realCallerStartMode: MODE_BACKGROUND_ACTIVITY_START_DENIED; balRequireOptInByPendingIntentCreator: true; balDontBringExistingBackgroundTaskStackToFg: true]
not entirely sure this is the actual error but one i saw
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