How to get location in Android 12 and above when app is closed?

Question

I am trying to get location in android 12 when app is closed using WorkManager. But the issue is, it work for few minutes and get killed by the OS. I am unable to find out why this is happening.

What could be the solution for this?

Question updated with code

WorkManager

class LocationWorker(
    private val context: Context,
    private val workerParameters: WorkerParameters
) : CoroutineWorker(context, workerParameters) {

    private val NOTIFICATION_ID = 10

    private var mRandomNumber = 0
    private var mIsRandomGeneratorOn = false

    private val MIN = 0
    private val MAX = 100

    private lateinit var fusedLocationClient: FusedLocationProviderClient

    override suspend fun doWork(): Result {
        fusedLocationClient = LocationServices.getFusedLocationProviderClient(context)
        setForeground(createForeGroundInfo())
        getLocation()
        return Result.success()
    }

    private fun createForeGroundInfo(): ForegroundInfo {

        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.O) {
            createChannel()
        }

        val notification =
            NotificationCompat.Builder(applicationContext, NOTIFICATION_ID.toString())
                .setContentTitle("Location Sharing")
                .setPriority(NotificationCompat.PRIORITY_HIGH)
                .setSmallIcon(R.drawable.ic_location)
                .setOngoing(true)
                .build()

        return if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.Q) {
            ForegroundInfo(NOTIFICATION_ID, notification, FOREGROUND_SERVICE_TYPE_LOCATION)
        } else {
            ForegroundInfo(NOTIFICATION_ID, notification)
        }
    }

    @RequiresApi(Build.VERSION_CODES.O)
    private fun createChannel() {
        val channelName = "location_sharing"
        val channel = NotificationChannel(
            NOTIFICATION_ID.toString(),
            channelName,
            NotificationManager.IMPORTANCE_DEFAULT
        )
        val manager =
            (context.getSystemService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE) as NotificationManager)
        manager.createNotificationChannel(channel)
    }

    private fun getLocation() {
        val locationRequest: LocationRequest = LocationRequest.create().apply {
            interval = 3000
            fastestInterval = 1500
            priority = LocationRequest.PRIORITY_HIGH_ACCURACY
            maxWaitTime = 2000
        }

        val locationCallback: LocationCallback = object : LocationCallback() {
            override fun onLocationResult(locationResult: LocationResult) {
                val locationList = locationResult.locations
                if (locationList.isNotEmpty()) {
                    val location = locationList.last()
                    Log.d("ServiceDemo", location.latitude.toString()+ " " + System.currentTimeMillis())
                }
            }
        }

        if (ActivityCompat.checkSelfPermission(context, Manifest.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION)
            != PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED
            && ActivityCompat.checkSelfPermission(context, Manifest.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION)
            != PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {

            Toast.makeText(applicationContext, "Permission required", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show()
            return
        }else{
            fusedLocationClient.requestLocationUpdates(locationRequest, locationCallback, Looper.getMainLooper())
        }
    }
}

MainActivity

onCreate method

val constraints = Constraints.Builder()
       .setRequiredNetworkType(NetworkType.CONNECTED)
       .build()

workManager = WorkManager.getInstance(applicationContext)

workRequest = PeriodicWorkRequestBuilder<LocationWorker>(15, TimeUnit.MINUTES)
       .setConstraints(constraints)
       .build()
workManager!!.enqueueUniquePeriodicWork("Testing WorkManager", ExistingPeriodicWorkPolicy.REPLACE, workRequest as PeriodicWorkRequest)

I wonder how WhatsApp share location because it doesn't ask user to change the battery mode to unrestricted.