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Android 11 Battery Optimization and Samsung Sleeping Apps

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On Android 11 Samsung will prevent apps from working in the background by default unless you exclude apps from battery optimization. There are multiple places where battery optimization can be located. Please read and follow all steps for Android 11 battery optimization and Samsung Galaxy 10 & 20 sleeping Apps.

Android 11 Battery Optimization

  1. Go to Settings
  2. Tap Apps
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  3. Tap HomeGauge Companion
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  4. Tap Battery
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  5. Tap Battery Optimizations
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  6. Tap All Apps
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  7. Make sure toggle for HomeGauge companion is turned off
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  8. Press back, HomeGauge should now say Not optimized 
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Samsung Galaxy 10 & 20 Sleeping Apps

    1. Start Device Care from Settings
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    2. Tap Battery
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    3. Tap the 3-dot menu > Settings
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    4. Disable all toggles (except for Notifications)
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    5. Tap “Sleeping apps”
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    6. Wake up all the apps using the Trash Can icon
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Warning: Make sure Put unused apps to sleep and Auto-disable unused apps is disabled. Otherwise, Samsung will put your apps back to sleep after a few days (3 by default) even if you have woken them up manually!

On some phones, the same lists are placed in Battery > Background usage limits.

  1. Open Battery > Background usage limits
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  2. Check the lists
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