diff --git a/app/src/main/java/io/timelimit/android/integration/platform/android/AppOps.kt b/app/src/main/java/io/timelimit/android/integration/platform/android/AppOps.kt
index c12009a..4c1a24a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/io/timelimit/android/integration/platform/android/AppOps.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/io/timelimit/android/integration/platform/android/AppOps.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * TimeLimit Copyright <C> 2019 - 2022 Jonas Lochmann
+ * TimeLimit Copyright <C> 2019 - 2024 Jonas Lochmann
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -50,6 +50,12 @@ object AppOps {
         }
     }
 
+    private val setMode by lazy { try {
+        AppOpsManager::class.java.getMethod("setMode", String::class.java, Int::class.java, String::class.java, Int::class.java)
+    } catch (ex: ReflectiveOperationException) {
+        null
+    } }
+
     fun getOpMode(op: String, appOpsManager: AppOpsManager, context: Context): Mode {
         try {
             val reflectionData = reflectionData ?: return Mode.Unknown
@@ -88,6 +94,28 @@ object AppOps {
         }
     }
 
+    fun setMode(op: String, appOpsManager: AppOpsManager, context: Context, mode: Mode) {
+        val setMode = setMode
+
+        if (setMode == null) throw SecurityException("blocked by the OS")
+
+        val realMode = when (mode) {
+            Mode.Allowed -> AppOpsManager.MODE_ALLOWED
+            Mode.Default -> AppOpsManager.MODE_DEFAULT
+            Mode.Ignored -> AppOpsManager.MODE_IGNORED
+            Mode.Blocked -> AppOpsManager.MODE_ERRORED
+            else -> return
+        }
+
+        try {
+            setMode.invoke(appOpsManager, op, Process.myUid(), context.packageName, realMode)
+        } catch (ex: InvocationTargetException) {
+            ex.cause?.let { throw it }
+
+            throw ex
+        }
+    }
+
     enum class Mode {
         Unknown,
         Allowed,
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/io/timelimit/android/integration/platform/android/BackgroundService.kt b/app/src/main/java/io/timelimit/android/integration/platform/android/BackgroundService.kt
index 8e5c4e4..f9d5188 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/io/timelimit/android/integration/platform/android/BackgroundService.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/io/timelimit/android/integration/platform/android/BackgroundService.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * TimeLimit Copyright <C> 2019 - 2023 Jonas Lochmann
+ * TimeLimit Copyright <C> 2019 - 2024 Jonas Lochmann
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import android.app.admin.DevicePolicyManager
 import android.content.ComponentName
 import android.content.Context
 import android.content.Intent
-import android.os.Build
 import android.os.Build.VERSION
 import android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES
 import android.os.IBinder
@@ -67,7 +66,9 @@ class BackgroundService: Service() {
 
             if (VERSION.SDK_INT >= VERSION_CODES.P) {
                 if (activityManager.isBackgroundRestricted) {
-                    return true
+                    if (RunInBackgroundPermission.trySelfGrant(context)) {
+                        if (activityManager.isBackgroundRestricted) return true
+                    } else return true
                 }
             }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/io/timelimit/android/integration/platform/android/RunInBackgroundPermission.kt b/app/src/main/java/io/timelimit/android/integration/platform/android/RunInBackgroundPermission.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..741051f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/io/timelimit/android/integration/platform/android/RunInBackgroundPermission.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+/*
+ * TimeLimit Copyright <C> 2019 - 2024 Jonas Lochmann
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation version 3 of the License.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+package io.timelimit.android.integration.platform.android
+
+import android.app.AppOpsManager
+import android.app.admin.DevicePolicyManager
+import android.content.Context
+import androidx.core.content.getSystemService
+import io.timelimit.android.BuildConfig
+
+object RunInBackgroundPermission {
+    private const val OP = "android:run_any_in_background"
+
+    fun trySelfGrant(context: Context): Boolean {
+        if (BuildConfig.storeCompilant) return false
+
+        val devicePolicyManager = context.getSystemService<DevicePolicyManager>() ?: return false
+
+        if (!devicePolicyManager.isDeviceOwnerApp(context.packageName)) return false
+
+        val appOpsService = context.getSystemService<AppOpsManager>() ?: return false
+
+        return try {
+            AppOps.setMode(OP, appOpsService, context, AppOps.Mode.Allowed)
+
+            true
+        } catch (ex: SecurityException) {
+            false
+        }
+    }
+}
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