diff --git a/react-native-sdk/android/src/main/java/org/jitsi/meet/sdk/JMOngoingConferenceService.java b/react-native-sdk/android/src/main/java/org/jitsi/meet/sdk/JMOngoingConferenceService.java
index efee1d5427b7..25f59f279688 100644
--- a/react-native-sdk/android/src/main/java/org/jitsi/meet/sdk/JMOngoingConferenceService.java
+++ b/react-native-sdk/android/src/main/java/org/jitsi/meet/sdk/JMOngoingConferenceService.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 import org.jitsi.meet.sdk.log.JitsiMeetLogger;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Random;
 
@@ -113,13 +114,14 @@ public boolean onRequestPermissionsResult(int i, String[] strings, int[] results
         if (permissionsArray.length > 0) {
             try {
                 currentActivity.requestPermissions(permissionsArray, PERMISSIONS_REQUEST_CODE);
+                JitsiMeetLogger.w(TAG + " Requesting permissions: " + Arrays.toString(permissionsArray));
             } catch (Exception e) {
                 JitsiMeetLogger.e(e, "Error requesting permissions");
                 listener.onRequestPermissionsResult(PERMISSIONS_REQUEST_CODE, permissionsArray, new int[0]);
             }
         } else {
             doLaunch(context, currentActivity);
-            JitsiMeetLogger.w(TAG + " Service launched");
+            JitsiMeetLogger.w(TAG + " No permissions needed, launching service");
         }
     }
 
@@ -131,11 +133,15 @@ public static void abort(Context context) {
     @Override
     public void onCreate() {
         super.onCreate();
+        JitsiMeetLogger.w(TAG + " Building ongoing conference notification");
+
         Notification notification = RNOngoingNotification.buildOngoingConferenceNotification(this);
         if (notification == null) {
             stopSelf();
             JitsiMeetLogger.w(TAG + " Couldn't start service, notification is null");
         } else {
+            JitsiMeetLogger.w(TAG + " Starting service in foreground with notification");
+
             if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.R) {
                 startForeground(NOTIFICATION_ID, notification, ServiceInfo.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_TYPE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK | ServiceInfo.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_TYPE_MICROPHONE);
             } else if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT == Build.VERSION_CODES.Q) {
diff --git a/react-native-sdk/android/src/main/java/org/jitsi/meet/sdk/RNOngoingNotification.java b/react-native-sdk/android/src/main/java/org/jitsi/meet/sdk/RNOngoingNotification.java
index 28ab23f0dc32..8423b291c4ba 100644
--- a/react-native-sdk/android/src/main/java/org/jitsi/meet/sdk/RNOngoingNotification.java
+++ b/react-native-sdk/android/src/main/java/org/jitsi/meet/sdk/RNOngoingNotification.java
@@ -35,7 +35,10 @@ class RNOngoingNotification {
     private static final String TAG = RNOngoingNotification.class.getSimpleName();
 
     static void createOngoingConferenceNotificationChannel(Activity currentActivity) {
+        JitsiMeetLogger.w(TAG + " Checking Android version and activity context");
+
         if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < Build.VERSION_CODES.O) {
+            JitsiMeetLogger.w(TAG + " Android version is lower than Oreo, skipping notification channel creation");
             return;
         }
         if (currentActivity == null) {
@@ -50,7 +53,7 @@ static void createOngoingConferenceNotificationChannel(Activity currentActivity)
             = notificationManager.getNotificationChannel("OngoingConferenceChannel");
 
         if (channel != null) {
-            // The channel was already created, no need to do it again.
+            JitsiMeetLogger.w(TAG + " Notification channel already exists");
             return;
         }
 
@@ -60,6 +63,7 @@ static void createOngoingConferenceNotificationChannel(Activity currentActivity)
         channel.setShowBadge(false);
 
         notificationManager.createNotificationChannel(channel);
+        JitsiMeetLogger.w(TAG + " Notification channel created successfully");
     }
     static Notification buildOngoingConferenceNotification(Context context) {
         if (context == null) {
@@ -67,6 +71,8 @@ static Notification buildOngoingConferenceNotification(Context context) {
             return null;
         }
 
+        JitsiMeetLogger.w(TAG + " Creating notification with context: " + context);
+
         NotificationCompat.Builder builder = new NotificationCompat.Builder(context, "OngoingConferenceChannel");
 
         builder