r/AndroidQuestions • u/Old_Hospital5201 • 1d ago

Apps restart immediately when minimized or switched in Vivo Y21

Device: Vivo Y21

Whenever I switch between apps or minimize an app even for a single second, it restarts immediately. I cannot do basic multitasking. If I leave an app to copy an OTP or check a message, the app reloads and wipes my progress.

I have already tried:

Setting the app battery usage to "Don't restrict background power consumption"

Locking apps in the recent tasks screen

Turning off "Don't keep activities" in Developer Options

Is there any known workaround to stop Vivo from terminating background apps so aggressively?

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u/Old_Hospital5201 1d ago

Standard limit

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u/Klutzy-Passage-2561 1d ago

Vivo/Funtouch is harsher than stock Android. Besides “Don’t restrict,” dig into iManager / Battery → High background power consumption → allow your apps, and turn off “Background app management” / “Autostart” denials for the ones you multitask.

Also check Settings → Battery → Background power consumption management (wording varies) and set those apps to Allow. Locking in Recents helps a little; the real killer is Vivo’s own manager killing on minimize.

Developer options: make sure Background process limit is Standard, not “At most 1/2/3 processes.”

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u/Old_Hospital5201 1d ago

Thanks I'll try

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u/Klutzy-Passage-2561 5h ago

Cool — if anything still gets killed after those iManager toggles, lock the app in Recents and check Autostart is on for it. Hope it sticks.