On Android you can use a bound foreground service and keep it running into perpetuity.
Must bind/start with applicationContext
No need for requesting user opt out of battery optimizations
This is what kmp-tor does
https://kmp-tor.matthewnelson.io/library/runtime-service/io.matthewnelson.kmp.tor.runtime.service/-tor-service-config/-builder-scope/stop-service-on-task-removed.html
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2025-09-05 12:47:51 UTC
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