[jbk]

But, we're not an activity! That's the issue!

We're a background service to play audio.

And adding a new permission is the opposite of what we want.

[aferreira]

You don't have to be an activity at all, your service can do that. But the comment where someone might just be browsing their contact list makes sense too.

[jbk]

A service is not a pausable activity.