diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/app/organicmaps/downloader/BottomPanel.java b/android/app/src/main/java/app/organicmaps/downloader/BottomPanel.java
index f62c68a870..3700f4fe93 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/app/organicmaps/downloader/BottomPanel.java
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/app/organicmaps/downloader/BottomPanel.java
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class BottomPanel
     public void onClick(View v)
     {
       final String country = mFragment.getCurrentRoot();
-      MapManager.warnOn3gUpdate(mFragment.requireActivity(), country, () -> MapManager.nativeUpdate(country));
+      MapManager.warnOn3gUpdate(mFragment.requireActivity(), country, () -> MapManager.startUpdate(country));
     }
   };
 
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/app/organicmaps/downloader/DownloaderAdapter.java b/android/app/src/main/java/app/organicmaps/downloader/DownloaderAdapter.java
index 4c3b9558b2..d1d38dadd2 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/app/organicmaps/downloader/DownloaderAdapter.java
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/app/organicmaps/downloader/DownloaderAdapter.java
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ class DownloaderAdapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter<DownloaderAdapter.ViewHolde
     item.update();
     if (item.status != CountryItem.STATUS_UPDATABLE)
       return;
-    MapManager.warnOn3gUpdate(adapter.mActivity, item.id, () -> MapManager.nativeUpdate(item.id));
+    MapManager.warnOn3gUpdate(adapter.mActivity, item.id, () -> MapManager.startUpdate(item.id));
   }
 
   private void onExploreActionSelected(CountryItem item, DownloaderAdapter adapter)
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ class DownloaderAdapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter<DownloaderAdapter.ViewHolde
           MapManager.warn3gAndRetry(mActivity, mItem.id, null);
         }
         case CountryItem.STATUS_UPDATABLE ->
-            MapManager.warnOn3gUpdate(mActivity, mItem.id, () -> MapManager.nativeUpdate(mItem.id));
+            MapManager.warnOn3gUpdate(mActivity, mItem.id, () -> MapManager.startUpdate(mItem.id));
         default -> throw new IllegalArgumentException("Inappropriate item status: " + mItem.status);
       }
     }
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/app/organicmaps/downloader/MapManager.java b/android/app/src/main/java/app/organicmaps/downloader/MapManager.java
index 9cb715baa0..266baa9cdb 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/app/organicmaps/downloader/MapManager.java
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/app/organicmaps/downloader/MapManager.java
@@ -229,6 +229,14 @@ public final class MapManager
     nativeRetry(countryId);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Enqueues given {@code root} node with its children in downloader.
+   */
+  public static void startUpdate(@NonNull String root) {
+    DownloaderService.startForegroundService();
+    nativeUpdate(root);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Enqueues the given list of nodes and its children in downloader.
    */
@@ -351,7 +359,7 @@ public final class MapManager
   /**
    * Enqueues given {@code root} node with its children in downloader.
    */
-  public static native void nativeUpdate(String root);
+  private static native void nativeUpdate(String root);
 
   /**
    * Removes given currently downloading {@code root} node and its children from downloader.