diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 240302c5c7..fce28b8127 100644
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WAKE_LOCK" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE"/>
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC"/>
     <uses-permission android:name="com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID" tools:node="remove"/>
 
     <uses-feature
@@ -124,7 +125,7 @@
         <service
                 android:name=".service.WalletConnectV2Service"
                 android:enabled="true"
-                android:foregroundServiceType="shortService"
+                android:foregroundServiceType="dataSync"
                 android:exported="false">
         </service>
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/alphawallet/app/service/WalletConnectV2Service.java b/app/src/main/java/com/alphawallet/app/service/WalletConnectV2Service.java
index 10855adb14..91290c0b61 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/alphawallet/app/service/WalletConnectV2Service.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/alphawallet/app/service/WalletConnectV2Service.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 import android.app.PendingIntent;
 import android.app.Service;
 import android.content.Intent;
+import android.content.pm.ServiceInfo;
 import android.os.Build;
 import android.os.IBinder;
 
@@ -59,12 +60,23 @@ private void createNotificationChannel()
         NotificationManager notificationManager = getSystemService(NotificationManager.class);
         notificationManager.createNotificationChannel(channel);
     }
-    @RequiresApi(api = Build.VERSION_CODES.O)
+
     @Override
     public int onStartCommand(Intent intent, int flags, int startId) {
-        createNotificationChannel();
+        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.O)
+        {
+            createNotificationChannel();
+        }
         Notification notification = createNotification();
-        startForeground(1, notification);
+        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.R)
+        {
+            startForeground(startId, notification, ServiceInfo.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_TYPE_DATA_SYNC);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            startForeground(startId, notification);
+        }
+
         return START_STICKY;
     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/alphawallet/app/walletconnect/AWWalletConnectClient.java b/app/src/main/java/com/alphawallet/app/walletconnect/AWWalletConnectClient.java
index ab8cc6d954..b41abcb580 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/alphawallet/app/walletconnect/AWWalletConnectClient.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/alphawallet/app/walletconnect/AWWalletConnectClient.java
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 import android.app.Application;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.Intent;
+import android.content.pm.ServiceInfo;
 import android.os.Build;
 import android.os.Handler;
 import android.os.Looper;