diff --git a/android/build.gradle b/android/build.gradle
index 93a2797..2e94af7 100644
--- a/android/build.gradle
+++ b/android/build.gradle
@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@ buildscript {
 apply plugin: 'com.android.library'
 
 android {
-  compileSdkVersion 25
-  buildToolsVersion '25.0.2'
+  compileSdkVersion 27
+  buildToolsVersion '25.0.3'
   // Uncomment to develop with yarn link into node_modules
   //    compileOptions.incremental = false
   defaultConfig {
     minSdkVersion 16
-    targetSdkVersion 25
+    targetSdkVersion 27
     versionCode 2
     versionName "2.0"
     ndk {
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ repositories {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-  compile 'com.firebase:firebase-jobdispatcher:0.7.0'
+  compile 'com.firebase:firebase-jobdispatcher:0.8.5'
   compile 'com.facebook.react:react-native:+'
 }
   
diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/pilloxa/backgroundjob/ReactNativeEventStarter.java b/android/src/main/java/com/pilloxa/backgroundjob/ReactNativeEventStarter.java
index a0e9140..574a8f8 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/pilloxa/backgroundjob/ReactNativeEventStarter.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/pilloxa/backgroundjob/ReactNativeEventStarter.java
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.Arguments;
 import com.facebook.react.jstasks.HeadlessJsTaskConfig;
 import javax.annotation.Nullable;
+import android.annotation.SuppressLint;
+import android.app.Notification;
+import android.app.NotificationChannel;
+import android.app.NotificationManager;
+import android.os.Build;
 
 class ReactNativeEventStarter {
   private static final String LOG_TAG = ReactNativeEventStarter.class.getSimpleName();
@@ -35,6 +40,29 @@ public void trigger(@NonNull Bundle jobBundle) {
   public static class MyHeadlessJsTaskService extends HeadlessJsTaskService {
     private static final String LOG_TAG = MyHeadlessJsTaskService.class.getSimpleName();
 
+    @Override
+    @SuppressLint("WrongConstant")
+    public void onCreate() {
+      super.onCreate();
+
+      if (android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES.O) {
+        Context mContext = this.getApplicationContext();
+        String CHANNEL_ID = "Background job";
+
+        NotificationChannel channel = new NotificationChannel(CHANNEL_ID, CHANNEL_ID, NotificationManager.IMPORTANCE_LOW);
+        ((NotificationManager) getSystemService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE)).createNotificationChannel(channel);
+
+        Notification notification =
+                new Notification.Builder(mContext, CHANNEL_ID)
+                        .setContentTitle("Running background job")
+                        .setContentText(mContext.getPackageName())
+                        .setSmallIcon(R.drawable.ic_notification)
+                        .build();
+
+        startForeground(1, notification);
+      }
+    }
+
     @Nullable @Override protected HeadlessJsTaskConfig getTaskConfig(Intent intent) {
       Log.d(LOG_TAG, "getTaskConfig() called with: intent = [" + intent + "]");
       Bundle extras = intent.getExtras();
@@ -56,7 +84,12 @@ public static void start(Context context, Bundle jobBundle) {
           "start() called with: context = [" + context + "], jobBundle = [" + jobBundle + "]");
       Intent starter = new Intent(context, MyHeadlessJsTaskService.class);
       starter.putExtras(jobBundle);
-      context.startService(starter);
+
+      if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.O) {
+        context.startForegroundService(starter);
+      }else{
+        context.startService(starter);
+      }
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/android/src/main/res/drawable-hdpi/ic_notification.png b/android/src/main/res/drawable-hdpi/ic_notification.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f8ff916
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diff --git a/android/src/main/res/drawable-mdpi/ic_notification.png b/android/src/main/res/drawable-mdpi/ic_notification.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..44f72e2
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diff --git a/android/src/main/res/drawable-xhdpi/ic_notification.png b/android/src/main/res/drawable-xhdpi/ic_notification.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..300cc22
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diff --git a/android/src/main/res/drawable-xxhdpi/ic_notification.png b/android/src/main/res/drawable-xxhdpi/ic_notification.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fd52ea1
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