Android Question Debugger disconnects when app is in background

[noeleon]

I don't know if I'm the only one experiencing this but in Android 14 when the app I'm working on is sent to the background the debugger will disconnect after a few seconds. Or maybe android kills the app?

Is there a fix to this? I'm using b4a 12.8.

 

[noeleon]

30 seconds, to be exact.
I don't remember it to disconnect when my phone was android 12 or 10

 

[Erel]

Sounds like your the OS kills the app. Check the settings under "developer options" related to apps running in the background. Maybe you can make it less aggressive. 30 seconds is indeed short period.

 

[noeleon]

the only relevant option i see is "Don't keep activities" but it's not on.

Also, my app is b4xpage. When not in debug mode it can stay in the background for hours without getting killed.

 

[Erel]

In debug mode the app closes when the network connection is broken. I guess that your device stops the connection for some reason. Create a new B4XPages project and run it in debug mode. Does it also happen?

 

[noeleon]

Yes it also happens with a new project.
Tried it in Android 13 and it does not disconnect.

 

[NikB4x]

Hi,
are you using a new Samsung phone? If so, you can read this: https://dontkillmyapp.com/samsung
Hope it will help

 

[noeleon]

@NikB4x it's a Chinese brand $100 phone called "itel S25 Ultra".

Still disconnects even when the app is locked in Recents screen.