You've probably noticed more than once that on a Huawei smartphone, applications close automatically after the screen goes dark. But when they are closed, notifications, for example, are not displayed. How to make running programs did not close after turning off the screen.
How to disable automatic termination of programs on Huawei
Huawei devices have Android installed user interface EMUI, which makes changes to the functionality of the system. One of these changes is a feature that is designed to save battery power. It's not enough that the system displays notifications, informing you which processes are consuming more battery power; some of them do not work in the background and close after the screen goes dark.
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When the display goes off, the system puts everything into sleep mode (immediately or after a while). unnecessary processes, but no notifications are displayed from them or, for example, music playback is interrupted. If something like this happens on your Huawei smartphone, check out the solution to this problem.
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Protected Apps feature on Huawei devices
Huawei saves battery power in different ways and one of them is the above mechanism automatic shutdown running processes after the display turns off. For example, if you are using an unofficial version of Voice Recorder, you will notice that it turns off when the phone is not in use.
This has its advantages, thanks to which the processes do not consume battery power in the background, which in turn significantly increases the operating time of the device on a single charge. But sometimes this behavior makes it impossible to use an application or leads to notifications from it not being displayed. The solution is to use the Protected Apps feature, which allows selected programs to run when the screen is off.
To use this feature, go to Android "Settings - Additional options".
Then select "Battery Manager - Protected Applications". A list of programs that are installed on your phone will be displayed.
Just find the ones you are interested in in the list and mark them as protected. Now all selected ones will be protected from automatic closing and will function even after the screen turns off.
You can also disable this feature completely or set all applications to always run in the background. To do this, just move the “Protect everything” switch to the “On” position. Now the programs will function in the background and none of them will be closed. But it is not recommended to do this because it will negatively affect the battery life. Of course, it is better to manually select those that should run in the background, and allow the rest to close after turning off the display.
On all smartphones and tablets under Android control The time after which the device enters sleep mode is specified. Most devices go to sleep after 30 seconds of user inactivity. This time is set by default, but not everyone has enough time to read and view content. You can increase it in the settings, and to completely disable the screen timeout, you will have to activate the option in the “For Developers” section or use a special application.
Such a short time before the screen fades out is set for two reasons. Firstly, for security reasons - so that no one can use the device without the owner’s knowledge if he has not blocked it. And the second reason lies in saving battery power.
The fact is that the display backlight drains the smartphone’s battery, so a significant increase in the time after which the screen goes out will reduce the operating time of the device on a single charge. Here it’s worth finding the “golden mean” - setting the timeout so that you feel comfortable using the phone, but at the same time, so that the device does not work for nothing for half an hour if you forget to press the lock button.
Therefore, it is best to disable “falling asleep” of the display only in the necessary programs, and for the entire system set the timeout value within one to two minutes. How to do this is described later in the article.
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Setting up sleep mode on Android
On any Android smartphone, the screen timeout can be adjusted in the settings. To do this, go to the “Screen” section, on new Android versions Click "Advanced" and open "Sleep".
In MIUI on Xiaomi, the “Sleep mode” item is located in the “Lock and security” section.
Now select the length of inactivity after which the device will be locked.
On stock Android You can't completely disable timeout ( maximum value, which can be set to 30 minutes). But this option is present in firmware, for example: in MIUI on Xiaomi smartphones and in EMUI on Huawei phones and Honor.
But in the section both on stock Android and firmware there is an item “Do not turn off the screen”. If activated, the device will not go into sleep mode while charging.
How to disable screen falling asleep in applications using Stay Alive!
Dozens have been created by third-party developers special programs, which allow you to disable timeout during charging, for the entire system or for individual applications. In the latter case, the display will not go dark when applications that the user has selected are running or running in the background.
One of best programs in its own way is Stay Alive! . At the same time, everything required functions available in her free version– we’ll use it. On new versions of Android 5, after installing the application, you will have to allow access to your usage history. When you launch the program for the first time, a warning window will pop up - by clicking the “OK” button, you will go to the “Data Access” section, and there you can select Stay Alive! and provide access to usage history.
If you ignored the message that appeared when you first launched Stay Alive!, you can go to the “Data Access” section as follows: go to “Settings” → “Applications and notifications”, if necessary, click “Advanced”, and select “Special access” " There you will find the “Data Access” item.
In MIUI, the item is called “Applications with data access” and it is located in the “Device Administration” section along the path: “Settings” → “Advanced settings” → “Privacy”.
On Huawei smartphones and Honor to allow Stay Alive! track which apps you use, open the Settings menu and go to Security & Privacy → Additional settings» → “Access to usage statistics”. Choose Stay Alive! and turn on the “Track usage” toggle switch.
After launching the application for the first time and granting it the necessary permission, Stay Alive! will start working, and the smartphone will stop going into sleep mode. By default, the “Keep screen on while charging and battery” item will be activated, and the timeout will be completely disabled. To prevent the screen from going dark only during charging, select “Keep screen on while charging”, and if you want to pause the program, click on “Pause Stay Alive!”.
Also using the Stay Alive! You can disable device locking when certain applications are running or running in the background. To do this, activate the “Enable selected apps” function and select the “Keep screen on ONLY for selected apps” option. Then open the “Select apps that will Stay Alive!” and mark necessary programs. To make it easier to search for applications, you can use the search.
To ensure that the device does not “fall asleep” while the selected applications are running, one of two modes must also be activated: “Keep screen on while charging” or “Keep screen on while charging and battery”. If “Pause Stay Alive!” is selected, the program will not work.
To disable timeout for the entire system, except for certain applications, select “Keep screen on EXCEPT for selected apps”, open the list of programs (click “Select apps that will Stay Alive!”) and mark the ones you need.
To reduce battery consumption when sleep mode is disabled, the developer of Stay Alive! added the function “Allow the screen to dim”. If activated, the screen will dim, but not go dark.
In most Android smartphones and tablets, the screen turns off after 30 seconds and the device goes into sleep mode if the user has not performed any actions on the device during this time. This setting is set by default by manufacturers in order to save battery power, because The most energy-consuming element in a gadget is the turned on screen.
In what cases is it undesirable to turn off the screen automatically?
However, a situation often arises when this option becomes annoying. For example, when leisurely reading from the screen, without scrolling, it may go out after half a minute and you have to press the power button, unlock the device and look for the necessary fragment to continue. Also, a timeout can interfere in the following cases:
- viewing photos and videos;
- games in which a break in the user's actions can take a lot of time (for example, chess);
- working with navigation maps when GPS positioning is turned on.
Timeout is a break in any action or activity. Time – time, out – absence, cessation, inactivity. Used to indicate a break for a specified time.
In some programs, the developers provide a function for blocking the system timeout (video players, games), but not in all of them. Let's figure out how to prevent the Android screen from turning off and the device not going into sleep mode.
Setting up sleep mode using native Android tools
You can configure the time after which Android turns off the screen and goes into sleep mode due to user inactivity. system settings. To do this, you need to go to the settings of your smartphone or tablet, although it should sound more correctly like “go to Android settings" and select the section " Screen", where in the subsection " Sleep mode» set the required time or disable this option altogether, if the ability to disable it is provided by the device manufacturer.
The screenshots show the tablet timeout settings Huawei MediaPad T3 8, which does not have the ability to disable sleep mode. In other gadgets this may be the item “ Never" or " Disable sleep mode».
This is the simplest way, but far from the most rational, because... in this case, the waiting time is set for everyone installed applications. If we need to set a different wait time for each program or completely disable the transition to sleep mode while a specific application is running, then we will have to use special utilities.
Setting the screen to turn off using third-party tools
In the catalog Google Play you can find a large number of applications for sleeping control Android mode. Let's look at the most popular of them.
Never-fading screen
A small and lightweight application called " Never-fading screen» disables sleep mode and prevents the screen from going dark while pre-selected applications are running.
Working with the utility is extremely simple - run it and select those applications for which the screen will be constantly on.
The utility correctly detects what is installed on a smartphone/tablet software, free and intuitive.
An interesting application that uses front camera so that the screen does not turn off while the user is looking at it. A camera controlled by Hold Screen On Demo monitors the user's eyes and as soon as he stops looking at the screen, the utility turns it off.
Hold Screen On Demo allows you to configure a list of specific applications during which the camera will track the user's gaze and turn off the screen if the user leaves. The application is free and without advertising
If these utilities are not suitable for you, then Google section Play " Similar» you can always find alternatives to the tools discussed above
Android defaults to a minimum amount of inactivity before your device goes into sleep mode. The standard timer is 2 minutes. This is not enough, since you can be distracted from work for a while.
In this material we will examine two main questions:
- How to completely disable sleep mode.
- How to increase waiting time.
Disabling sleep mode completely
Standard Android tools do not allow you to completely disable sleep mode, so we will use third party applications. Go to Google Play search bar type “Stay Alive! Keep screen awake." It is not recommended to download similar programs from other sources. The application is free and simple, which is why we chose it among more functional paid analogues.
Unfortunately, there is no Russian version yet.
When you open the application, you will see that opposite the inscription “ Always keep screen Alive" is already marked. The translation here is simple: the device always remains active. If you only need to stay active when working with certain programs, then select them from the list.
Click on the section “ Keep screen Alive! for selected apps" Below there will be a button “ Select apps that..." All applications installed on your tablet will be displayed here. Check the boxes next to the programs you need.
Done, now sleep mode will not interfere with your work. Disable mode permanently active device you can use the same scheme - just uncheck the " Always keep screen Alive».
Increasing the time the device remains in active mode
This action can be performed using standard Android services:
- Open the main tablet settings and go to the section Screen.
- In the list of settings you will find a section Sleep mode.
- Here you can only change the time, although there are exceptions: on some versions of Android, you can disable the timeout in this menu. Most likely, this item will not be active for you.
- If necessary, you can set it for half an hour.
As for Apple tablets, here you can reduce the delay or turn it off completely. To do this, you need to go to the settings on the desktop. Go to the section Basic.
Here you should select Auto-lock, which is responsible for the sleep mode. You can specify the interval from the list or just click Never, then the gadget will not go into sleep mode at all..
Every year mobile phones They become not only faster, thinner, more beautiful, but also more gluttonous. Majority modern gadgets They hardly work for a day without recharging, especially in the hands of those who like to hang out on social networks.
To extend the gadget's precious operating time, Honor smartphones provide many settings. Let's look at the example of Honor 9, how you can improve the autonomy of the device by one and a half, or even two times.
Activate energy saving mode
Perhaps the simplest and most obvious way to extend the operating time of Honor 9 is to enable proprietary power saving.
- Go to settings - Battery - Power saving mode
When the mode is activated, the smartphone completely limits background activity and synchronization. This means that messages from instant messengers, letters from email and notifications (push) from other applications will not arrive on the device in a locked state.
As a last resort, you can still see what they wrote to you - you need to open the right application and all the missed information will begin to arrive.
Enabling energy saving reduces the brightness of the display and reduces the number of interface animations - this also has a positive effect on the autonomy of the device.
In addition, you can enable Ultra mode in the battery settings. Only calls and SMS will be available in it - this will allow you to use the device for more than a week without recharging.
Setting up background applications
Another effective way extend operating time Honor smartphone— manually configure the work background applications. While you carry the gadget in your pocket or bag, some programs continue to work - they receive new messages or send reports, are updated, etc.
This may consume an extra 5-10% of the battery. To avoid unnecessary battery waste, you need to do the following:
- Go to settings - Battery - Background applications
Here you need to select those applications that you rarely use - they will be closed after the screen is locked.
We prohibit unnecessary programs from accessing the network
It's no secret that one of the main consumers of battery energy is the connection to the Internet. Almost all software now goes online to download data, determine location, weather and much more - in normal mode it also eats up 5-10%.
However, with low Internet speeds, downloading even small data takes much longer. Because of this, the smartphone practically does not “sleep” when locked and is discharged literally before our eyes.
It’s good that the developers foresaw this situation and added flexible Internet access settings for each application to the Honor 9 parameters.
- Go to the “Phone Manager” application - “Mob. data transfer" - "Network applications"
Before us are two columns with check marks - data transfer via mobile communications or via Wi-Fi. For example, if you don’t need mail, instant messengers and social networks (all or only certain ones) on vacation or a weekend in a country house, you can prohibit them from going online - this will significantly save the battery.
“Pacifying” Google
Mobile operating system Android is developed by the search giant and it's no surprise that Google wants to know as much as possible about you. He needs this in order to then offer you more accurate advertising.
There is nothing bad here, but constantly monitoring your actions and sending them to the server eats up your battery.
Luckily, Google allows you to turn off many of its search options. Go to the Google application of the same name - settings.
We remove all sliders in the following parameters:
- “Feed”, “Offline search”, “Screen search”, “Autofill”, “Notifications” - “Feed”
This “diet” is from Google services helps save another 10-15% of battery per day.
Optimization
In the battery settings you can find a utility for optimizing battery performance. When activated, unnecessary background tasks are unloaded and a hint is given as to what else can be configured to improve operating time.
The program offers to reduce the screen brightness, turn off auto-sync, and prevent applications from running in the background.
It’s also worth looking at the battery consumption level there to understand which application is consuming the most energy.
In addition, by going to the battery settings (gear icon in the upper right corner), you can prevent Wi-Fi and or mobile data from running in sleep mode - this will prevent the smartphone from draining in the background when it is in your pocket and on the bedside table during sleep.
