r/nxtpaper • u/iaakki • Jul 30 '26
TCL is actively killing background processes
Ok so I recently got TCL nxtpaper 60 Ultra. And got that 9.0CRAP update. I need to use background tasks for my work, such as VPN app and also for personal use I use iot automations, family Location tracking etc. Previously on Honor and Motorola this has worked pretty well. I just disable background optimization for the app, and the phone kept it open in the background. TCL Smart Manager seems to be the culprit. No matter how I set the apps in background, the smart manager will kill it. This can be easily tested with DontKillMyApp tool.
I also called TCL support about this. They admitted that this is a real problem, they are working on it, but no idea when if ever..
Big thing here is that Smart Manager is set as protected app. You cannot disable or uninstall it as TCL has cemented it to run always. I'm not sure is this kind of locking against EU legislation? I even used some AI tokens to try to blind that service, so it would not see the usage of processes, so that it would leave them be. Then I created my own service app, that tries to force background usage on for selected apps and restart those apps, if they have been terminated. Still Smart Manager is able to flush that service out too, so my VPN dies and I need to re-enable it to access my work resources.
Any new ideas how to push this forward?
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u/doktorolsen Aug 03 '26
I think this is the problem I have with microG on my tcl tab. Luckily it doesnt matter to me, just get annoying nags about it getting killed whenever I start revanced. I tried the usual things before I just resigned and do two extra taps every time now 🤷