diff --git a/briar-android/AndroidManifest.xml b/briar-android/AndroidManifest.xml
index a81aeebad..55dd04a54 100644
--- a/briar-android/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/briar-android/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@
 		android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher"
 		android:label="@string/app_name" >
 		<service
-			android:name=".android.helloworld.HelloWorldService"
+			android:name=".android.BriarService"
 			android:exported="false" >
 			<intent-filter>
-				<action android:name="net.sf.briar.android.helloworld.HelloWorldService" />
+				<action android:name="net.sf.briar.android.BriarService" />
 			</intent-filter>
 		</service>
 		<activity
diff --git a/briar-android/libs/android-support-v4.jar b/briar-android/libs/android-support-v4.jar
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6080877d4
Binary files /dev/null and b/briar-android/libs/android-support-v4.jar differ
diff --git a/briar-android/res/values/strings.xml b/briar-android/res/values/strings.xml
index 351de8241..6cb529c8f 100644
--- a/briar-android/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/briar-android/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <resources>
 	<string name="app_name">Briar</string>
+	<string name="notification_title">FIXME: Notification title</string>
+	<string name="notification_text">FIXME: Notification text</string>
 	<string name="welcome">Welcome to Briar! Add a contact to get started.</string>
 	<string name="face_to_face">For security reasons you must be face to face with someone to add them as a contact.</string>
 	<string name="add_contact_button">Add a contact</string>
diff --git a/briar-android/src/net/sf/briar/android/helloworld/HelloWorldService.java b/briar-android/src/net/sf/briar/android/BriarService.java
similarity index 81%
rename from briar-android/src/net/sf/briar/android/helloworld/HelloWorldService.java
rename to briar-android/src/net/sf/briar/android/BriarService.java
index ed00b0625..d2aff0514 100644
--- a/briar-android/src/net/sf/briar/android/helloworld/HelloWorldService.java
+++ b/briar-android/src/net/sf/briar/android/BriarService.java
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package net.sf.briar.android.helloworld;
+package net.sf.briar.android;
 
 import static java.util.logging.Level.INFO;
 import static java.util.logging.Level.WARNING;
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import static java.util.logging.Level.WARNING;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
+import net.sf.briar.R;
 import net.sf.briar.api.crypto.KeyManager;
 import net.sf.briar.api.db.DatabaseComponent;
 import net.sf.briar.api.db.DbException;
@@ -13,13 +14,14 @@ import net.sf.briar.api.plugins.PluginManager;
 import roboguice.service.RoboService;
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.os.IBinder;
+import android.support.v4.app.NotificationCompat;
 
 import com.google.inject.Inject;
 
-public class HelloWorldService extends RoboService {
+public class BriarService extends RoboService {
 
 	private static final Logger LOG =
-			Logger.getLogger(HelloWorldService.class.getName());
+			Logger.getLogger(BriarService.class.getName());
 
 	@Inject private DatabaseComponent db;
 	@Inject private KeyManager keyManager;
@@ -29,6 +31,13 @@ public class HelloWorldService extends RoboService {
 	public void onCreate() {
 		super.onCreate();
 		if(LOG.isLoggable(INFO)) LOG.info("Created");
+		NotificationCompat.Builder b = new NotificationCompat.Builder(this);
+		b.setSmallIcon(R.drawable.notification_icon);
+		b.setContentTitle(getText(R.string.notification_title));
+		b.setContentText(getText(R.string.notification_text));
+		b.setOngoing(true);
+		startForeground(1, b.build());
+		if(LOG.isLoggable(INFO)) LOG.info("Running in the foreground");
 		new Thread() {
 			@Override
 			public void run() {
@@ -45,7 +54,6 @@ public class HelloWorldService extends RoboService {
 
 	@Override
 	public IBinder onBind(Intent intent) {
-		if(LOG.isLoggable(INFO)) LOG.info("Bound");
 		return null;
 	}
 
diff --git a/briar-android/src/net/sf/briar/android/helloworld/HelloWorldActivity.java b/briar-android/src/net/sf/briar/android/helloworld/HelloWorldActivity.java
index 98f9e52d5..afa9c32e8 100644
--- a/briar-android/src/net/sf/briar/android/helloworld/HelloWorldActivity.java
+++ b/briar-android/src/net/sf/briar/android/helloworld/HelloWorldActivity.java
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import static java.util.logging.Level.INFO;
 import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
 import net.sf.briar.R;
+import net.sf.briar.android.BriarService;
 import net.sf.briar.android.invitation.AddContactActivity;
 import roboguice.activity.RoboActivity;
 import android.content.Intent;
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ implements OnClickListener {
 
 		setContentView(layout);
 
-		startService(new Intent(HelloWorldService.class.getName()));
+		startService(new Intent(BriarService.class.getName()));
 	}
 
 	@Override