Best practices for running background work on Android
summary
Android 13 standardizes app restriction levels (Unrestricted, Optimized with the four Android 9 standby packages Active/WorkingSet/Frequent/Rare, Restricted, Background Restricted) and adds a foreground service Task Manager with a Stop button. JobScheduler gains a priority API, better thermal response, and setMinimumNetworkChunkBytes to avoid repeated transfers. High-priority FCM quota decouples from standby buckets and notification permission hides notifications if not granted. Jetpack tools recommended: WorkManager (including setExpedited) and CameraX for efficiency. setMinimumNetworkChunkBytes and foreground service Task Manager are demonstrated.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Android battery goals
- 2:36Background restrictions
- 6:24Job scheduler improvements
- 10:49Notification controls
- 13:09FCM priority updates
- 15:08App etiquette philosophy
- 17:15Efficiency techniques
- 22:28Active app optimizations
- 26:09Future android direction
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