B efore I get started, it's important to clear up a persistent misconception about smartphones: the notion that background ...

A deep dive into The Android Resource Economy, a scrapped reimagining of how Android manages background apps using macroeconomic principles.

One of the biggest issues with the Facebook iPhone app is its constant battle with iOS’s background app refresh feature. Here’s what you need to know about Facebook background app refresh problems.

We all perform this iPhone maintenance ritual, but it's a mythical waste of time that's been around for years. reading time 3 minutes Apple users seem unanimously convinced that closing background ...

Google will introduce new requirements to limit Android manufacturers’ power over background apps. The new rules aim to address some OEMs’ aggressive management of useful background apps and services.

If the Background Apps option is grayed out in Windows Settings, follow these suggestions to troubleshoot it: Enable Background Apps via Group Policy Editor Modify Power Settings Reset Windows Store ...

With the new background option for developers in iOS 7, you may find your battery not living up to expectations. Luckily you can disable apps from running in the background. Jason Cipriani is based ...

Apple's iOS 26.1 update introduces a new PhotoKit framework that lets third-party photo apps like Google Photos and Dropbox ...

You can shut down any background app in Windows 7 through the Task Manager, but this isn't a permanent solution. If the app's own settings tell it to load at startup, it will run again in the ...