diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index c511669a82..803243a9d8 100644
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -619,21 +619,27 @@
 
         <service
             android:name=".services.DownloadService"
+            android:permission="android.permission.BIND_JOB_SERVICE"
             android:exported="false"/>
         <service
             android:name=".services.SilenceService"
+            android:permission="android.permission.BIND_JOB_SERVICE"
             android:exported="false"/>
         <service
             android:name=".services.SendMessageService"
+            android:permission="android.permission.BIND_JOB_SERVICE"
             android:exported="false"/>
         <service
             android:name=".services.SendWifiMeasurementService"
+            android:permission="android.permission.BIND_JOB_SERVICE"
             android:exported="false"/>
         <service
             android:name=".services.BackgroundService"
+            android:permission="android.permission.BIND_JOB_SERVICE"
             android:exported="false"/>
         <service
             android:name=".services.FillCacheService"
+            android:permission="android.permission.BIND_JOB_SERVICE"
             android:exported="false"/>
         <service
             android:name=".services.ScanResultsAvailableReceiver$NeverShowAgain"
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/tum/in/tumcampusapp/auxiliary/Const.kt b/app/src/main/java/de/tum/in/tumcampusapp/auxiliary/Const.kt
index 13b53c674b..8beb803227 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/tum/in/tumcampusapp/auxiliary/Const.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/tum/in/tumcampusapp/auxiliary/Const.kt
@@ -123,4 +123,11 @@ object Const {
     const val ROOM_ID = "room_id"
 
     const val NOTIFICATION_CHANNEL_DEFAULT = "default"
+
+    const val BACKGROUND_SERVICE_JOB_ID = 1000
+    const val SEND_MESSAGE_SERVICE_JOB_ID = 1001
+    const val SILENCE_SERVICE_JOB_ID = 1002
+    const val SEND_WIFI_SERVICE_JOB_ID = 1003
+    const val DOWNLOAD_SERVICE_JOB_ID = 1004
+    const val FILL_CACHE_SERVICE_JOB_ID = 1005
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/tum/in/tumcampusapp/services/BackgroundService.java b/app/src/main/java/de/tum/in/tumcampusapp/services/BackgroundService.java
index 9b1518f699..d4f76c0e36 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/tum/in/tumcampusapp/services/BackgroundService.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/tum/in/tumcampusapp/services/BackgroundService.java
@@ -1,22 +1,21 @@
 package de.tum.in.tumcampusapp.services;
 
-import android.app.IntentService;
+import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.Intent;
+import android.support.annotation.NonNull;
+import android.support.v4.app.JobIntentService;
 
 import de.tum.in.tumcampusapp.auxiliary.Const;
 import de.tum.in.tumcampusapp.auxiliary.ImplicitCounter;
 import de.tum.in.tumcampusapp.auxiliary.Utils;
 
+import static de.tum.in.tumcampusapp.auxiliary.Const.BACKGROUND_SERVICE_JOB_ID;
+
 /**
  * Service used to sync data in background
  */
-public class BackgroundService extends IntentService {
-
-    private static final String BACKGROUND_SERVICE = "BackgroundService";
+public class BackgroundService extends JobIntentService {
 
-    public BackgroundService() {
-        super(BACKGROUND_SERVICE);
-    }
 
     @Override
     public void onCreate() {
@@ -30,19 +29,24 @@ public void onDestroy() {
         Utils.log("BackgroundService has stopped");
     }
 
+    static void enqueueWork(Context context, Intent work) {
+        enqueueWork(context, BackgroundService.class, BACKGROUND_SERVICE_JOB_ID, work);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Starts {@link DownloadService} with appropriate extras
      *
      * @param intent Intent
      */
     @Override
-    protected void onHandleIntent(Intent intent) {
+    protected void onHandleWork(@NonNull Intent intent) {
         // Download all from external
-        Intent service = new Intent(this, DownloadService.class);
+        Intent service = new Intent();
         service.putExtra(Const.ACTION_EXTRA, Const.DOWNLOAD_ALL_FROM_EXTERNAL);
         service.putExtra(Const.FORCE_DOWNLOAD, false);
         service.putExtra(Const.APP_LAUNCHES, intent.getBooleanExtra(Const.APP_LAUNCHES, false));
-        startService(service);
+
+        DownloadService.enqueueWork(getBaseContext(), service);
 
         //Upload Usage statistics
         ImplicitCounter.submitCounter(this);
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/tum/in/tumcampusapp/services/DownloadService.java b/app/src/main/java/de/tum/in/tumcampusapp/services/DownloadService.java
index 904ef4f37f..e426669203 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/tum/in/tumcampusapp/services/DownloadService.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/tum/in/tumcampusapp/services/DownloadService.java
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 package de.tum.in.tumcampusapp.services;
 
-import android.app.IntentService;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.content.SharedPreferences;
 import android.content.pm.PackageInfo;
 import android.content.res.AssetManager;
+import android.support.annotation.NonNull;
+import android.support.v4.app.JobIntentService;
 import android.support.v4.content.LocalBroadcastManager;
 
 import org.json.JSONException;
@@ -30,27 +31,21 @@
 import de.tum.in.tumcampusapp.trace.G;
 import de.tum.in.tumcampusapp.trace.Util;
 
+import static de.tum.in.tumcampusapp.auxiliary.Const.DOWNLOAD_SERVICE_JOB_ID;
+
 /**
  * Service used to download files from external pages
  */
-public class DownloadService extends IntentService {
+public class DownloadService extends JobIntentService {
 
     /**
      * Download broadcast identifier
      */
     public final static String BROADCAST_NAME = "de.tum.in.newtumcampus.intent.action.BROADCAST_DOWNLOAD";
-    private static final String DOWNLOAD_SERVICE = "DownloadService";
     private static final String LAST_UPDATE = "last_update";
     private static final String CSV_LOCATIONS = "locations.csv";
     private LocalBroadcastManager broadcastManager;
 
-    /**
-     * default init (run intent in new thread)
-     */
-    public DownloadService() {
-        super(DOWNLOAD_SERVICE);
-    }
-
     /**
      * Gets the time when BackgroundService was called last time
      *
@@ -151,7 +146,7 @@ private static synchronized void download(Intent intent, DownloadService service
 
         // Do all other import stuff that is not relevant for creating the viewing the start page
         if (action.equals(Const.DOWNLOAD_ALL_FROM_EXTERNAL)) {
-            service.startService(new Intent(service, FillCacheService.class));
+            FillCacheService.enqueueWork(service.getBaseContext(),new Intent());
         }
     }
 
@@ -171,8 +166,12 @@ public void onDestroy() {
         Utils.log("DownloadService service has stopped");
     }
 
+    static void enqueueWork(Context context, Intent work) {
+        enqueueWork(context, DownloadService.class, DOWNLOAD_SERVICE_JOB_ID, work);
+    }
+
     @Override
-    protected void onHandleIntent(final Intent intent) {
+    protected void onHandleWork(@NonNull final Intent intent) {
         new Thread(() -> download(intent, DownloadService.this)).start();
     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/tum/in/tumcampusapp/services/FillCacheService.java b/app/src/main/java/de/tum/in/tumcampusapp/services/FillCacheService.java
index eebf5b1459..9e37198c4f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/tum/in/tumcampusapp/services/FillCacheService.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/tum/in/tumcampusapp/services/FillCacheService.java
@@ -1,21 +1,19 @@
 package de.tum.in.tumcampusapp.services;
 
-import android.app.IntentService;
+import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.Intent;
+import android.support.annotation.NonNull;
+import android.support.v4.app.JobIntentService;
 
 import de.tum.in.tumcampusapp.auxiliary.Utils;
 import de.tum.in.tumcampusapp.managers.CacheManager;
 
+import static de.tum.in.tumcampusapp.auxiliary.Const.FILL_CACHE_SERVICE_JOB_ID;
+
 /**
  * Service used to fill caches in background, for faster/offline access
  **/
-public class FillCacheService extends IntentService {
-
-    private static final String CACHE_SERVICE = "FillCacheService";
-
-    public FillCacheService() {
-        super(CACHE_SERVICE);
-    }
+public class FillCacheService extends JobIntentService {
 
     @Override
     public void onCreate() {
@@ -29,8 +27,12 @@ public void onDestroy() {
         Utils.logv("FillCacheService has stopped");
     }
 
+    static void enqueueWork(Context context, Intent work) {
+        enqueueWork(context, FillCacheService.class, FILL_CACHE_SERVICE_JOB_ID, work);
+    }
+
     @Override
-    protected void onHandleIntent(Intent intent) {
+    protected void onHandleWork(@NonNull Intent intent) {
         new Thread(() -> {
             // Fill cache service
             CacheManager cache = new CacheManager(FillCacheService.this);
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/tum/in/tumcampusapp/services/SendMessageService.java b/app/src/main/java/de/tum/in/tumcampusapp/services/SendMessageService.java
index e817e596ce..5a859d75ec 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/tum/in/tumcampusapp/services/SendMessageService.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/tum/in/tumcampusapp/services/SendMessageService.java
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 package de.tum.in.tumcampusapp.services;
 
-import android.app.IntentService;
+import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.os.Bundle;
+import android.support.annotation.NonNull;
+import android.support.v4.app.JobIntentService;
 import android.support.v4.content.LocalBroadcastManager;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
@@ -16,26 +18,24 @@
 import de.tum.in.tumcampusapp.models.gcm.GCMChat;
 import de.tum.in.tumcampusapp.models.tumcabe.ChatMessage;
 
+import static de.tum.in.tumcampusapp.auxiliary.Const.SEND_MESSAGE_SERVICE_JOB_ID;
+
 /**
  * Service used to silence the mobile during lectures
  */
-public class SendMessageService extends IntentService {
+public class SendMessageService extends JobIntentService {
 
     public static final int MAX_SEND_TRIES = 5;
     /**
      * Interval in milliseconds to check for current lectures
      */
-    private static final String SEND_MESSAGE_SERVICE = "SendMessageService";
 
-    /**
-     * default init (run intent in new thread)
-     */
-    public SendMessageService() {
-        super(SEND_MESSAGE_SERVICE);
+    static void enqueueWork(Context context, Intent work) {
+        enqueueWork(context, SendMessageService.class, SEND_MESSAGE_SERVICE_JOB_ID, work);
     }
 
     @Override
-    protected void onHandleIntent(Intent intent) {
+    protected void onHandleWork(@NonNull Intent intent) {
         // Get all unsent messages from database
         List<ChatMessage> unsentMsg = ChatMessageManager.getAllUnsentUpdated(this);
         if (unsentMsg.isEmpty()) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/tum/in/tumcampusapp/services/SendWifiMeasurementService.java b/app/src/main/java/de/tum/in/tumcampusapp/services/SendWifiMeasurementService.java
index f2d731b2f7..a500c3f50c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/tum/in/tumcampusapp/services/SendWifiMeasurementService.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/tum/in/tumcampusapp/services/SendWifiMeasurementService.java
@@ -1,28 +1,32 @@
 package de.tum.in.tumcampusapp.services;
 
-import android.app.IntentService;
+import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.Intent;
+import android.support.annotation.NonNull;
+import android.support.v4.app.JobIntentService;
 
 import de.tum.in.tumcampusapp.managers.WifiMeasurementManager;
 
+import static de.tum.in.tumcampusapp.auxiliary.Const.SEND_WIFI_SERVICE_JOB_ID;
+
 /**
  * This service is getting used by StartSyncReceiver to send the accumulated WifiMeasurements
  * every X hours
  */
-public class SendWifiMeasurementService extends IntentService {
+public class SendWifiMeasurementService extends JobIntentService {
 
     //Maximum retries for sending the wifi-measurement list to the server
     public static final int MAX_SEND_TRIES = 3;
     //Time between retries for trying again
     public static final int TIME_BETWEEN_MILIS = 300;
-    private static final String SEND_WIFI_MEASUREMENT_SERVICE = "SendWifiMeasurementService";
 
-    public SendWifiMeasurementService() {
-        super(SEND_WIFI_MEASUREMENT_SERVICE);
+
+    static void enqueueWork(Context context, Intent work) {
+        enqueueWork(context, SendWifiMeasurementService.class, SEND_WIFI_SERVICE_JOB_ID, work);
     }
 
     @Override
-    protected void onHandleIntent(Intent intent) {
+    protected void onHandleWork(@NonNull Intent intent) {
         WifiMeasurementManager wm = new WifiMeasurementManager(this);
         wm.uploadMeasurementsToRemote(MAX_SEND_TRIES, TIME_BETWEEN_MILIS);
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/tum/in/tumcampusapp/services/SilenceService.java b/app/src/main/java/de/tum/in/tumcampusapp/services/SilenceService.java
index b9977455bc..7479e4e936 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/tum/in/tumcampusapp/services/SilenceService.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/tum/in/tumcampusapp/services/SilenceService.java
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package de.tum.in.tumcampusapp.services;
 
 import android.app.AlarmManager;
-import android.app.IntentService;
 import android.app.NotificationManager;
 import android.app.PendingIntent;
 import android.content.Context;
@@ -10,6 +9,8 @@
 import android.media.AudioManager;
 import android.os.Build;
 import android.provider.Settings;
+import android.support.annotation.NonNull;
+import android.support.v4.app.JobIntentService;
 
 import java.text.ParseException;
 import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
@@ -19,24 +20,19 @@
 import de.tum.in.tumcampusapp.auxiliary.Utils;
 import de.tum.in.tumcampusapp.managers.CalendarManager;
 
+import static de.tum.in.tumcampusapp.auxiliary.Const.SILENCE_SERVICE_JOB_ID;
+
 /**
  * Service used to silence the mobile during lectures
  */
-public class SilenceService extends IntentService {
+public class SilenceService extends JobIntentService {
 
     /**
      * Interval in milliseconds to check for current lectures
      */
     private static final int CHECK_INTERVAL = 60000 * 15; // 15 Minutes
     private static final int CHECK_DELAY = 10000; // 10 Seconds after Calendar changed
-    private static final String SILENCE_SERVICE = "SilenceService";
 
-    /**
-     * default init (run intent in new thread)
-     */
-    public SilenceService() {
-        super(SILENCE_SERVICE);
-    }
 
     private static long getWaitDuration(String timeToEventString) {
         long timeToEvent = Long.MAX_VALUE;
@@ -61,8 +57,12 @@ public void onDestroy() {
         Utils.log("SilenceService has stopped");
     }
 
+    static void enqueueWork(Context context, Intent work) {
+        enqueueWork(context, SilenceService.class, SILENCE_SERVICE_JOB_ID, work);
+    }
+
     @Override
-    protected void onHandleIntent(Intent intent) {
+    protected void onHandleWork(@NonNull Intent intent) {
         //Abort, if the settings changed
         if (!Utils.getSettingBool(this, Const.SILENCE_SERVICE, false)) {
             // Don't schedule a new run, since the service is disabled
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/tum/in/tumcampusapp/services/StartSyncReceiver.java b/app/src/main/java/de/tum/in/tumcampusapp/services/StartSyncReceiver.java
index e3843fa6f1..32c147fdda 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/tum/in/tumcampusapp/services/StartSyncReceiver.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/tum/in/tumcampusapp/services/StartSyncReceiver.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.os.Build;
+import android.support.v4.app.JobIntentService;
 
 import de.tum.in.tumcampusapp.auxiliary.Const;
 import de.tum.in.tumcampusapp.auxiliary.Utils;
@@ -51,17 +52,16 @@ public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
         // Start BackgroundService
         if (launch || backgroundServicePermitted) {
             Utils.logv("Start background service...");
-            Intent i = new Intent(context, BackgroundService.class);
+            Intent i = new Intent();
             i.putExtra(Const.APP_LAUNCHES, launch);
-            context.startService(i);
+            BackgroundService.enqueueWork(context, i);
         }
-
-        context.startService(new Intent(context, SendMessageService.class));
+        SendMessageService.enqueueWork(context,new Intent());
 
         // Also start the SilenceService. It checks if it is enabled, so we don't need to
-        context.startService(new Intent(context, SilenceService.class));
+        SilenceService.enqueueWork(context,new Intent());
         if (intent.getAction() != "android.net.wifi.WIFI_STATE_CHANGED" && Utils.getInternalSettingBool(context, WifiMeasurementManager.WIFI_SCANS_ALLOWED, false)) {
-            context.startService(new Intent(context, SendWifiMeasurementService.class));
+            SendWifiMeasurementService.enqueueWork(context,new Intent());
         }
     }
 }
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