* Make OngoingNotificationsService foreground also when unlocked (to prevent the app from being killed)

* Allow to hide icon for QuickUnlock by using minimum priority notification (API level >= 16)

src/keepass2android/CreateDatabaseActivity.cs

@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ namespace keepass2android
 				if (Success)
 				{
 					// Update the ongoing notification
-					_activity.StartService(new Intent(_activity, typeof(OngoingNotificationsService)));
+					App.Kp2a.UpdateOngoingNotification();
 
 					if (PreferenceManager.GetDefaultSharedPreferences(_activity).GetBoolean(_activity.GetString(Resource.String.RememberRecentFiles_key), _activity.Resources.GetBoolean(Resource.Boolean.RememberRecentFiles_default))) 
 					{

src/keepass2android/Resources/values/config.xml

@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@
 	<string name="QuickUnlockLength_key">QuickUnlockLength</string>
 	<string name="QuickUnlockLength_default">3</string>
 	<string name="QuickUnlockIconHidden_key">QuickUnlockIconHidden_key</string>
+	<string name="QuickUnlockIconHidden16_key">QuickUnlockIconHidden16_key</string>
 	
 	<string name="UsageCount_key">UsageCount</string>
 	<string name="LastInfoVersionCode_key">LastInfoVersion</string>

src/keepass2android/Resources/values/strings.xml

@@ -215,8 +215,10 @@
   <string name="QuickUnlock_lockButton">Close database</string>
   <string name="QuickUnlockDefaultEnabled_title">Enable QuickUnlock by default</string>
   <string name="QuickUnlockDefaultEnabled_summary">Defines whether QuickUnlock is enabled by default or not.</string>
-	<string name="QuickUnlockIconHidden_title">Hide QuickUnlock icon</string>
+  <string name="QuickUnlockIconHidden_title">Hide QuickUnlock icon</string>
-	<string name="QuickUnlockIconHidden_summary">QuickUnlock unfortunately does not work without displaying a notification icon. Select this option to use a transparent icon.</string>
+  <string name="QuickUnlockIconHidden_summary">QuickUnlock unfortunately does not work without displaying a notification icon. Select this option to use a transparent icon.</string>
+  <string name="QuickUnlockIconHidden16_title">Hide QuickUnlock icon</string>
+  <string name="QuickUnlockIconHidden16_summary">QuickUnlock requires a notification to work properly. Select this option to display a notification without an icon.</string>
   <string name="QuickUnlockLength_title">Length of QuickUnlock key</string>
   <string name="QuickUnlockLength_summary">Maximum number of characters used as QuickUnlock password.</string>
   <string name="QuickUnlock_fail">QuickUnlock failed: incorrect password!</string>
@@ -270,8 +272,8 @@
 	<string name="kp2a_switch_rooted">Auto-switch on rooted devices</string>
     <string name="kp2a_switch_rooted_summary">On rooted devices, it is possible to automatically switch to the Keepass2Android keyboard (after search for an entry or by clicking the KP2A keyboard notification) and to switch back to the previous keyboard without showing the Input method picker. This also requires to install the Secure Settings app. See the KP2A documentation for more information!</string>
 
-	<string name="ShowUnlockedNotification_title">Notification while unlocked</string>
+	<string name="ShowUnlockedNotification_title">Notification icon while unlocked</string>
-	<string name="ShowUnlockedNotification_summary">Show an ongoing notification while the database is unlocked.</string>
+	<string name="ShowUnlockedNotification_summary">Show a notification icon while the database is unlocked.</string>
 
 	<string name="PreloadDatabaseEnabled_title">Pre-load database file</string>
 	<string name="PreloadDatabaseEnabled_summary">Start background loading or downloading of the database file during password entry.</string>

src/keepass2android/Resources/xml/preferences.xml

@@ -209,6 +209,13 @@
 				 android:defaultValue="false"
 				 android:title="@string/QuickUnlockIconHidden_title"
 				 android:key="@string/QuickUnlockIconHidden_key" />
+			<CheckBoxPreference
+			android:enabled="true"
+				 android:persistent="true"
+				 android:summary="@string/QuickUnlockIconHidden16_summary"
+				 android:defaultValue="true"
+				 android:title="@string/QuickUnlockIconHidden16_title"
+				 android:key="@string/QuickUnlockIconHidden16_key" />
 		</PreferenceScreen>
 		<PreferenceScreen
 	  android:key="@string/FileHandling_prefs_key"

src/keepass2android/app/App.cs

@@ -138,7 +138,12 @@ namespace keepass2android
 		{
 			// Start or update the notification icon service to reflect the current state
 			var ctx = Application.Context;
-			ctx.StartService(new Intent(ctx, typeof(OngoingNotificationsService)));
+			StartOnGoingService(ctx);
+		}
+
+		public static void StartOnGoingService(Context ctx)
+		{
+			ctx.StartService(new Intent(ctx, typeof (OngoingNotificationsService)));
 		}
 
 		public bool DatabaseIsUnlocked

src/keepass2android/services/OngoingNotificationsService.cs

@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ namespace keepass2android
 	/// Shows database unlocked warning persistent notification
 	/// Shows Quick-Unlock notification
 	/// </summary>
+	/// This service is running as foreground service to keep the app alive even when it's not currently
+	/// used by the user. This ensures the database is kept in memory (until Android kills it due to low memory).
+	/// It is important to also have a foreground service also for the "unlocked" state because it's really
+	/// irritating if the db is closed while switching between apps.
 	[Service]
 	public class OngoingNotificationsService : Service
 	{
@@ -64,15 +68,8 @@ namespace keepass2android
 				// Clear current foreground status and QuickUnlock icon
 				StopForeground(true);
 
-				if (ShowUnlockedNotification)
+				//use foreground again to let the app not be killed too easily.
-				{
+				StartForeground(UnlockedWarningId, GetUnlockedNotification());
-					// No need for task to get foreground priority, we don't need any special treatment just for showing that the database is unlocked
-					notificationManager.Notify(UnlockedWarningId, GetUnlockedNotification());
-				}
-				else
-				{
-					notificationManager.Cancel(UnlockedWarningId);
-				}
 			}
 			else 
 			{
@@ -93,11 +90,6 @@ namespace keepass2android
 			return StartCommandResult.NotSticky;
 		}
 
-		private bool ShowUnlockedNotification
-		{
-			get { return PreferenceManager.GetDefaultSharedPreferences(this).GetBoolean(GetString(Resource.String.ShowUnlockedNotification_key), Resources.GetBoolean(Resource.Boolean.ShowUnlockedNotification_default)); }
-		}
-
 		public override void OnTaskRemoved(Intent rootIntent)
 		{
 			base.OnTaskRemoved(rootIntent);
@@ -118,11 +110,13 @@ namespace keepass2android
 
 			Kp2aLog.Log("OngoingNotificationsService.OnDestroy");
 
-			// If the service is killed, then lock the database immediately (as the unlocked warning icon will no longer display).
+			// If the service is killed, then lock the database immediately
 			if (App.Kp2a.DatabaseIsUnlocked)
 			{
 				App.Kp2a.LockDatabase();
 			}
+			//also remove any notifications of the app
+			notificationManager.CancelAll();
 
 			UnregisterReceiver(_screenOffReceiver);
 		}
@@ -139,6 +133,7 @@ namespace keepass2android
 		private Notification GetQuickUnlockNotification()
 		{
 			int grayIconResouceId = Resource.Drawable.ic_launcher_gray;
+			if ((int)Android.OS.Build.VERSION.SdkInt < 16)
 			if (PreferenceManager.GetDefaultSharedPreferences(this).GetBoolean(GetString(Resource.String.QuickUnlockIconHidden_key), false))
 			{
 				grayIconResouceId = Resource.Drawable.transparent;
@@ -150,6 +145,19 @@ namespace keepass2android
 					.SetContentTitle(GetString(Resource.String.app_name))
 					.SetContentText(GetString(Resource.String.database_loaded_quickunlock_enabled, GetDatabaseName()));
 
+			if ((int)Build.VERSION.SdkInt >= 16)
+			{
+				if (PreferenceManager.GetDefaultSharedPreferences(this)
+								 .GetBoolean(GetString(Resource.String.QuickUnlockIconHidden16_key), true))
+				{
+					builder.SetPriority((int) NotificationPriority.Min);
+				}
+				else
+				{
+					builder.SetPriority((int)NotificationPriority.Default);
+				}
+			}
+			
 			// Default action is to show Kp2A
 			builder.SetContentIntent(GetSwitchToAppPendingIntent());
 			// Additional action to allow locking the database
@@ -174,6 +182,20 @@ namespace keepass2android
 					.SetContentTitle(GetString(Resource.String.app_name))
 					.SetContentText(GetString(Resource.String.database_loaded_unlocked, GetDatabaseName()));
 
+			if ((int)Build.VERSION.SdkInt >= 16)
+			{
+				if (PreferenceManager.GetDefaultSharedPreferences(this)
+								 .GetBoolean(GetString(Resource.String.ShowUnlockedNotification_key),
+											 Resources.GetBoolean(Resource.Boolean.ShowUnlockedNotification_default)))
+				{
+					builder.SetPriority((int)NotificationPriority.Default);
+				}
+				else
+				{
+					builder.SetPriority((int) NotificationPriority.Min);
+				}
+			}
+
 			// Default action is to show Kp2A
 			builder.SetContentIntent(GetSwitchToAppPendingIntent());
 			// Additional action to allow locking the database

src/keepass2android/settings/AppSettingsActivity.cs

@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ namespace keepass2android
 			AddPreferencesFromResource(Resource.Xml.preferences);
 			
 			FindPreference(GetString(Resource.String.keyfile_key)).PreferenceChange += OnRememberKeyFileHistoryChanged;
-			FindPreference(GetString(Resource.String.ShowUnlockedNotification_key)).PreferenceChange += OnShowUnlockedNotificationChanged;;
 			Preference designPref = FindPreference(GetString(Resource.String.design_key));
 			if (!_design.HasThemes())
 			{
@@ -85,7 +84,32 @@ namespace keepass2android
 				Kp2aLog.Log(ex.ToString());	
 			}
 #endif
-			FindPreference(GetString(Resource.String.QuickUnlockIconHidden_key)).PreferenceChange += OnQuickUnlockHiddenChanged;
+			try
+			{
+				//depending on Android version, we offer to use a transparent icon for QuickUnlock or use the notification priority (since API level 16)
+				Preference hideQuickUnlockTranspIconPref = FindPreference(GetString(Resource.String.QuickUnlockIconHidden_key));
+				Preference hideQuickUnlockIconPref = FindPreference(GetString(Resource.String.QuickUnlockIconHidden16_key));
+				var quickUnlockScreen = ((PreferenceScreen) FindPreference(GetString(Resource.String.QuickUnlock_prefs_key)));
+				if ((int) Android.OS.Build.VERSION.SdkInt >= 16)
+				{
+					quickUnlockScreen.RemovePreference(hideQuickUnlockTranspIconPref);
+					FindPreference(GetString(Resource.String.ShowUnlockedNotification_key)).PreferenceChange += (sender, args) => App.Kp2a.UpdateOngoingNotification();
+					hideQuickUnlockIconPref.PreferenceChange += OnQuickUnlockHiddenChanged;
+				}
+				else
+				{
+					//old version: only show transparent quickUnlock and no option to hide unlocked icon:
+					quickUnlockScreen.RemovePreference(hideQuickUnlockIconPref);
+					FindPreference(GetString(Resource.String.QuickUnlockIconHidden_key)).PreferenceChange +=
+						delegate { App.Kp2a.UpdateOngoingNotification(); };
+					((PreferenceScreen) FindPreference(GetString(Resource.String.display_prefs_key))).RemovePreference(
+						FindPreference(GetString(Resource.String.ShowUnlockedNotification_key)));
+				}
+			}
+			catch (Exception ex)
+			{
+				Kp2aLog.Log(ex.ToString());
+			}
 
 			FindPreference(GetString(Resource.String.db_key)).Enabled = false;
 		}
@@ -149,8 +173,7 @@ namespace keepass2android
 
 		internal static void OnShowUnlockedNotificationChanged(object sender, Preference.PreferenceChangeEventArgs eventArgs)
 		{
-			var ctx = ((Preference)sender).Context;
+			App.Kp2a.UpdateOngoingNotification();
-			ctx.StartService(new Intent(ctx, typeof(OngoingNotificationsService)));
 		}
 	}
 

src/keepass2android/settings/DatabaseSettingsActivity.cs

@@ -124,13 +124,41 @@ namespace keepass2android
 					else
 					{
 						// Name is reflected in notification, so update it
-						StartService(new Intent(this, typeof(OngoingNotificationsService)));
+						App.Kp2a.UpdateOngoingNotification();
 					}
 				}));
                 ProgressTask pt = new ProgressTask(App.Kp2a, this, save);
 				pt.Run();
 			};
 
+			try
+			{
+				//depending on Android version, we offer to use a transparent icon for QuickUnlock or use the notification priority (since API level 16)
+				Preference hideQuickUnlockTranspIconPref = FindPreference(GetString(Resource.String.QuickUnlockIconHidden_key));
+				Preference hideQuickUnlockIconPref = FindPreference(GetString(Resource.String.QuickUnlockIconHidden16_key));
+				var quickUnlockScreen = ((PreferenceScreen)FindPreference(GetString(Resource.String.QuickUnlock_prefs_key)));
+				if ((int)Android.OS.Build.VERSION.SdkInt >= 16)
+				{
+					quickUnlockScreen.RemovePreference(hideQuickUnlockTranspIconPref);
+					FindPreference(GetString(Resource.String.ShowUnlockedNotification_key)).PreferenceChange += (sender, args) => App.Kp2a.UpdateOngoingNotification();
+					hideQuickUnlockIconPref.PreferenceChange += delegate { App.Kp2a.UpdateOngoingNotification(); };
+				}
+				else
+				{
+					//old version: only show transparent quickUnlock and no option to hide unlocked icon:
+					quickUnlockScreen.RemovePreference(hideQuickUnlockIconPref);
+					FindPreference(GetString(Resource.String.QuickUnlockIconHidden_key)).PreferenceChange +=
+						delegate { App.Kp2a.UpdateOngoingNotification(); };
+				
+					((PreferenceScreen)FindPreference(GetString(Resource.String.display_prefs_key))).RemovePreference(
+						FindPreference(GetString(Resource.String.ShowUnlockedNotification_key)));
+				}
+			}
+			catch (Exception ex)
+			{
+				Kp2aLog.Log(ex.ToString());
+			}
+
 			SetRounds(db, rounds);
 				
 			Preference algorithm = FindPreference(GetString(Resource.String.algorithm_key));