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  If your application relies on long-running background synchronization, Android 15 (API level 35) introduces a breaking change that demands immediate architectural refactoring. The days of keeping a Foreground Service alive indefinitely for data synchronization are over. Android 15 enforces a strict  6-hour time limit  on  dataSync  and  mediaProcessing  foreground service types. This is not a "soft" recommendation. If your service exceeds this window, the system invokes the new  Service.onTimeout(int, int)  callback. If the service doesn't stop immediately, the system declares an ANR (Application Not Responding) or kills the app process entirely. This guide provides a production-grade strategy to handle this limitation using  WorkManager  and checkpointing, ensuring your large-scale syncs survive the strict new OS governance. The Root Cause: Why Android 15 Kills Long Syncs Historically, developers used Foreground Services to bypas...

  Upgrading your application's   targetSdk   to 35 (Android 15) introduces a significant visual breaking change. Upon compilation, you may notice your   TopAppBar   colliding with the system clock, or your bottom navigation buttons obscured by the device's gesture handle. This is not a rendering bug; it is the new standard. Android 15 enforces an "Edge-to-Edge" layout by default for all apps targeting API 35. The operating system deprecated the ability to opt-out of this behavior, meaning  window.setDecorFitsSystemWindows(true)  is effectively ignored. This guide provides a rigorous technical breakdown of why this shift occurred and details production-ready solutions for both Jetpack Compose and legacy XML View systems. The Root Cause: Why Layouts Break on API 35 Historically, the Android  Window  class managed a concept called "fitting system windows." When enabled (the previous default), the framework calculated the height of the status bar...