nextcloud / nextcloud/android

Foreground Service Crash: `RemoteServiceException$ForegroundServiceDidNotStartInTimeException` During Instant Upload Sync

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- [x] This is a **bug**, not a question or an enhancement.
- [x] I've [searched for similar issues](https://github.com/nextcloud/android/issues) and didn't find a duplicate.
- [x] I've written a clear and descriptive title for this issue, not just "Bug" or "Crash".
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### Steps to reproduce

Trying to sync instant upload

### Expected behaviour

Sync files

### Actual behaviour

App crashes with link to Git Hub

### Android version

30330090

### Device brand and model

Galaxy Z-Fold 6

### Stock or custom OS?

Stock

### Nextcloud android app version

30330090

### Nextcloud server version

31.0.9

### Using a reverse proxy?

No

### Android logs

### Cause of error
```java
Exception in thread "main" android.app.RemoteServiceException$ForegroundServiceDidNotStartInTimeException: Context.startForegroundService() did not then call Service.startForeground(): ServiceRecord{371abee u0 com.nextcloud.client/androidx.work.impl.foreground.SystemForegroundService c:com.nextcloud.client}
at android.app.ActivityThread.generateForegroundServiceDidNotStartInTimeException(ActivityThread.java:2495)
at android.app.ActivityThread.throwRemoteServiceException(ActivityThread.java:2463)
at android.app.ActivityThread.-$$Nest$mthrowRemoteServiceException(Unknown Source:0)
at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:2816)
at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:107)
at android.os.Looper.loopOnce(Looper.java:257)
at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:342)
at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:9634)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:619)
at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:929)

```

### App information
* ID: `com.nextcloud.client`
* Version: `30330090`
* Build flavor: `gplay`

### Device information
* Brand: `samsung`
* Device: `q6q`
* Model: `SM-F956U1`
* Id: `AP3A.240905.015.A2`
* Product: `q6quew`

### Firmware
* SDK: `35`
* Release: `15`
* Incremental: `F956U1UES2BYGB`

### Server error logs

```bash

```

### Additional information

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