Smartphones & Tablets | October 20, 2023
Smartphones have become the gateway to many other devices. It’s not uncommon to use them to enter a smart lock-equipped home, as a key for some car models, or to keep them connected to devices like smartwatches or fitness trackers. especially, with one of the highest smartphone penetration rates in the world, the importance of managing apps on these devices is critical.
This increased connectivity means that mobile devices now need to stay connected to many other gadgets, and sometimes Android doesn’t manage these connections properly. These types of issues don’t only occur on Samsung phones, but since they are the most popular, they tend to generate more inquiries. Even Pixel phones can disconnect from certain apps if app parameters aren’t configured correctly.
For Samsung mobile phones, the system responsible for controlling apps is One UI, the company’s interface that runs on top of Android. To ensure that an app doesn’t close in the background, thus maintaining connections, like with a smartwatch, for example, you need to modify how the power-saving feature controls that app. This example can be applied to any troublesome app, whether it’s the one used for connecting to a car or for syncing notifications from a smartwatch or fitness tracker. Here are the steps to follow:
