title: Is there a way to start foreground service without showing a notification for Android 8.0 and above versions?
body: <p>Working with Android 8.1 and above versions, I see that a notification is always displayed on the screen without being able to clear it. Just wanted to see if there is a way to run the service without displaying any notification?</p>
  
  <p><a href="http://android-devhelp.blogspot.com/2015/12/making-service-run-in-foreground.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://android-devhelp.blogspot.com/2015/12/making-service-run-in-foreground.html</a> says we can do it but sure how reliable this is.</p>
  
  <p>Looking for any suggestion.</p>