The idea that closing background apps saves battery life is a widespread misconception. In reality, modern smartphones, whether running Android or iOS, are designed to manage background tasks ...

A deep dive into The Android Resource Economy, a scrapped reimagining of how Android manages background apps using macroeconomic principles.

We all perform this iPhone maintenance ritual, but it's a mythical waste of time that's been around for years. reading time 3 minutes Apple users seem unanimously convinced that closing background ...

Android typically forces low-priority apps to sleep so that they don't drain your phone's battery. Putting apps to sleep means they won't consume a lot of power and won't run in the background ...

With a catalog so expansive, it's not uncommon to have dozens of apps and games installed on your phone. What makes smartphones truly smart is how efficiently they are able to handle tens and hundreds ...

From its earliest incarnations, Android has always supported background apps. Granted, they would wreck your battery in the early days and slow down your phone. Things have gotten better, but there's ...

In the digital era, technology’s advancement is a double-edged sword. As our devices and applications grow more sophisticated, so do the potential threats we face. A recent concern raised by ...

Apple is working on a new framework that will allow photo apps to back up images more reliably. Here are the details.

For many people these days, their smartphone is most likely to be the hub that manages the playback of their digital music collection. Regardless of whether you're listening on headphones, using ...

If the Background Apps option is grayed out in Windows Settings, follow these suggestions to troubleshoot it: Enable Background Apps via Group Policy Editor Modify Power Settings Reset Windows Store ...