diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 02ef66594..68f548a48 100644
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@
 
         <service
             android:name=".core.download.DownloadService"
-            android:exported="false" />
+            android:exported="false"
+            android:foregroundServiceType="dataSync" />
 
         <service
             android:name=".core.JobService"
diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/java/Codegen.kt b/buildSrc/src/main/java/Codegen.kt
index 0b38112d0..61847fa90 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/java/Codegen.kt
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/java/Codegen.kt
@@ -157,7 +157,8 @@ abstract class ManifestUpdater: DefaultTask() {
         cmpList.add("""
             |<service
             |    android:name="x.COMPONENT_PLACEHOLDER_4"
-            |    android:exported="false" />""".ind(2)
+            |    android:exported="false"
+            |    android:foregroundServiceType="dataSync" />""".ind(2)
         )
 
         cmpList.add("""