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Background App Standby

On Samsung Galaxy phones, the feature that puts unused apps to sleep turns off their background activity. If an app is put to sleep, you will only receive its notifications when you open it again.

To prevent apps from being put to sleep automatically:

  1. Go to Settings, then to the Battery section

    Section titled “Go to Settings, then to the Battery section”
    Samsung Settings with Battery highlighted
  2. Battery settings with Background usage limits highlighted
  3. Background usage limits with Put unused apps to sleep turned off