Just saw this on F-Droid (well actually on IzzySoft) and thought I'd pass it along. Haven't tried it, please don't kill the messenger, just sharing...

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[–] 11 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I tried this a couple of months ago. The app will not stay running in the background on Android.

Not running, not scanning.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    The OS is probably optimizing it away, there might be a setting under battery management or app deep sleep that stops the OS from killing it, but it's gonna use a bunch more battery, too. I think this is a simple enough thing that a little esp could do it instead of a whole phone app

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago

    I tweaked several settings in the OS.

    Under Mobile Data for the app I allowed "background data" and "unrestricted mobile data usage"

    And under battery "unrestricted" and "allow background usage".

    After all that I can't keep the app running. 🤷

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