Device Setup

Device Setup guides and articles from the FlashDroid team.

Device Setup

How to Keep FlashDroid Kid Running in the Background on Android?

Android saves battery by closing apps that run in the background, and FlashDroid Kid can only do its job while it is running. Here is why it happens, the settings that stop it, and step-by-step guides for nine phone brands.

4 min read
Device Setup

How to Keep FlashDroid Kid Running in the Background on Huawei?

On Huawei, one screen decides everything: App launch. Set FlashDroid Kid to Manage manually with all three launch options on, plus the data and battery settings around it — for HarmonyOS 4 and HarmonyOS 2–3.

6 min read
Device Setup

How to Keep FlashDroid Kid Running in the Background on Motorola?

Motorola runs near-stock Android, so this is a short one: unrestricted battery, background data, notifications on, and Adaptive Battery off. Four steps.

3 min read
Device Setup

How to Keep FlashDroid Kid Running in the Background on OnePlus?

OxygenOS is known for reverting battery settings after updates, so the three steps here (Don't optimize, Unrestricted data, and knowing where Accessibility lives) are worth re-checking now and then.

3 min read
Device Setup

How to Keep FlashDroid Kid Running in the Background on OPPO?

ColorOS restricts network, battery and auto-launch separately. Seven steps — from Network permissions through Don't optimize to Auto-launch apps — keep FlashDroid Kid protecting the device.

4 min read
Device Setup

How to Keep FlashDroid Kid Running in the Background on Pixel?

Pixels run Android the way Google ships it, which makes this the shortest guide in the series: exempt FlashDroid Kid from Data Saver, allow unrestricted battery usage, and keep Battery Saver off.

4 min read
Device Setup

How to Keep FlashDroid Kid Running in the Background on realme?

realme UI looks close to stock Android but keeps its own app-standby machinery underneath. Seven steps — Data Saver, network preferences, standby optimizer, auto-launch and per-app battery — keep FlashDroid Kid alive.

4 min read
Device Setup

How to Keep FlashDroid Kid Running in the Background on Samsung?

One UI has several ways of closing background apps — sleeping apps, adaptive battery, memory cleaning, scheduled restarts. Here is how to walk FlashDroid Kid past all of it, on Android 15, 14, 13 and 12.

6 min read
Device Setup

How to Keep FlashDroid Kid Running in the Background on vivo?

vivo's Funtouch OS and OriginOS restrict autostart, background power and background data separately — the longest checklist in this series. Every step with screenshots, for Android 16, Android 15 and Android 12–14.

10 min read
Device Setup

How to Keep FlashDroid Kid Running in the Background on Xiaomi?

MIUI is known for closing background apps quickly. Autostart, battery saver restrictions, lock-screen data cuts and a buried background-windows permission all need setting — here is every step for Android 13 (MIUI 14) and Android 12 (MIUI 13).

7 min read