FAQ for Android Logbook App
The app is still relatively new for Android, so there isn't much here yet, but if you have a question, feel free to contact me!Background recording doesn't work.
Please try restarting your phone completely. If the problem persists, read on.
Some phones - so far I've only encountered individual cases from older phones (which support at most Android 12) from Xiaomi and Samsung - have aggressive power-saving functions implemented. This causes the app to be paused in the background, preventing it from doing what it's supposed to do. Ideally, it should work like this: when you turn on automatic recording (= blue frame visible) and leave the app, it should remain active in the background, creating records at the interval you set in the app settings. This background activity is also displayed outside the app:
If you've also allowed the app to send notifications, it becomes even more noticeable here:
What you can do now varies depending on the manufacturer, but generally, in this specific case, you need to
- Disable battery optimization for the app itself and allow background activities
- For Samsung, you can find more help here: https://r1.community.samsung.com/t5/support/save-your-phone-s-battery-by-managing-background-apps/td-p/26171485
- Note: On current Android phones, these steps are not necessary!
