From d0585867019d79c92bb4e745a73380f5b0bb3c89 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tamas Szelezsan <szelezsant@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2026 17:18:04 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Declare the playback services and their permissions in
 the TV manifest

---
 tv/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml | 29 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 29 insertions(+)

diff --git a/tv/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/tv/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index cfdf47c9055..cf766bb1979 100644
--- a/tv/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/tv/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@
     xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools">
 
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WAKE_LOCK" />
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS" />
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE" />
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK" />
+
     <uses-feature
         android:name="android.software.leanback"
         android:required="true" />
@@ -57,6 +62,30 @@
                 android:resource="@xml/authenticator" />
         </service>
 
+        <!-- Both services start disabled; PlaybackServiceToggle enables the correct one. -->
+        <service
+            android:name="au.com.shiftyjelly.pocketcasts.repositories.playback.PlaybackService"
+            android:exported="true"
+            android:enabled="false"
+            android:foregroundServiceType="mediaPlayback"
+            android:label="@string/app_name">
+            <intent-filter>
+                <action android:name="android.media.browse.MediaBrowserService" />
+                <action android:name="androidx.media3.session.MediaLibraryService" />
+            </intent-filter>
+        </service>
+
+        <service
+            android:name="au.com.shiftyjelly.pocketcasts.repositories.playback.LegacyPlaybackService"
+            android:exported="true"
+            android:enabled="false"
+            android:foregroundServiceType="mediaPlayback"
+            android:label="@string/app_name">
+            <intent-filter>
+                <action android:name="android.media.browse.MediaBrowserService" />
+            </intent-filter>
+        </service>
+
         <provider
             android:name="androidx.startup.InitializationProvider"
             android:authorities="${applicationId}.androidx-startup"

From 4bbda40738c71defcffd50e20a07b1fb1add3224 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tamas Szelezsan <szelezsant@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2026 17:21:24 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Enable the TV playback service and set up notification
 channels on startup

---
 .../java/au/com/shiftyjelly/pocketcasts/TvApplication.kt    | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/tv/src/main/java/au/com/shiftyjelly/pocketcasts/TvApplication.kt b/tv/src/main/java/au/com/shiftyjelly/pocketcasts/TvApplication.kt
index 7ab67b2bad2..1000bf37470 100644
--- a/tv/src/main/java/au/com/shiftyjelly/pocketcasts/TvApplication.kt
+++ b/tv/src/main/java/au/com/shiftyjelly/pocketcasts/TvApplication.kt
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ package au.com.shiftyjelly.pocketcasts
 import android.app.Application
 import androidx.hilt.work.HiltWorkerFactory
 import androidx.work.Configuration
+import au.com.shiftyjelly.pocketcasts.repositories.notification.NotificationHelper
 import au.com.shiftyjelly.pocketcasts.repositories.playback.PlaybackManager
+import au.com.shiftyjelly.pocketcasts.repositories.playback.PlaybackServiceToggle
 import au.com.shiftyjelly.pocketcasts.utils.TimberDebugTree
 import dagger.hilt.android.HiltAndroidApp
 import javax.inject.Inject
@@ -22,6 +24,8 @@ class TvApplication :
 
     @Inject lateinit var playbackManager: PlaybackManager
 
+    @Inject lateinit var notificationHelper: NotificationHelper
+
     private val applicationScope = CoroutineScope(SupervisorJob() + Dispatchers.IO)
 
     override fun onCreate() {
@@ -29,6 +33,8 @@ class TvApplication :
         if (BuildConfig.DEBUG) {
             Timber.plant(TimberDebugTree())
         }
+        notificationHelper.setupNotificationChannels()
+        PlaybackServiceToggle.ensureCorrectServiceEnabled(this)
         // setup() subscribes the Up Next queue's sync pipeline itself, so there must be no
         // separate UpNextQueue.setupBlocking() call on TV.
         applicationScope.launch {