Hi all,
I've just updated to Android 9 with build number 5.150 so this issue may be well known. The task switcher is very aggressive at clearing apps, much more aggressive than in Android 8.1. In 9 it often reduces the list to just 3 apps, whereas in 8.1 I normally had 5 or 6 there. This is very very frustrating for me as I have to go back to home and reload the app. It's even more difficult to understand why it does this because the apps are still active in the background providing notifications! The apps I use several times a day like web
browser, email, news and messaging are set as Active
or Working Set in the Standby Apps part of Developer Options, but this doesn't seem to affect the task switcher.
Is there any way to change how aggressive the task switcher is at clearing apps?
Cheers
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Also please consider that Android runs housecleaning and indexing tasks during the first day or two after updating that may require more system resources than normal.
Don't miss how apps are put in different buckets.
Thank you, Hans.
It's nerdy and perfect for a rainy day
The Battery Protection system app is still in the list on my phone. I consider a factory reset, later, maybe, to see if it's still supposed to be there now that Android comes with its own Adaptive Battery.
I suggest remain calm and don't mess with the system apps.
Hans
What about disabling Digital Wellbeing? Could this also lead to a better performance of the task switcher? Lots of Pixel 3 owners claim it has improved the performance of their phone! Might also be a good thing on Nokia 8 I guess. Somebody on the Nokia 7 plus forum here claims it is also a good thing to do for his phone.
- Settings > Digital Wellbeing.
- Tap the three-dot menu button in the upper right corner.
- Select Turn off usage access.
- A warning message will appear telling you that doing this will make Digital Wellbeing non-functional. Tap Turn off in Settings.
- The Usage Access section will appear. Tap on Digital Wellbeing.
- Tap the toggle next to Permit usage access so it is in the “off” position.
(instructions taken from Android Authority)