Android Expert·14h agoLet the Alarm Call You Back: Retiring Keepalive Wake Locks with OnAlarmListener on Android 17Android 17’s OnAlarmListener overload can replace always-on wake locks. Here is the migration path and the failure modes to guard against.
Android Expert·Oct 17Cancelled, but Still Running: How Cooperative Cancellation Quietly Drains Your Users’ BatteryCoroutines don’t stop on their own. CPU loops, blocking I/O and swallowed CancellationExceptions keep running after the screen is gone.
Android Expert·Aug 2Why Your Fitness App Is Eating Battery: A Field Guide to Background Execution on AndroidA field guide to Android background execution, Doze Mode, and the wake-lock bugs quietly draining your users’ phones.
Jashwant Rana·Jul 18Why Your Android Background Location Still Gets Killed (And How to Fight OEM Power Managers)You did everything right. You requested background location permission, you’re running a foreground service with a sticky notification, you…
InStackademicbyAndroid Expert·Apr 1Beyond PendingIntent: Mastering AlarmManager.OnAlarmListener for Precision Android Background WorkWhy the in-process callback is the secret weapon for high-performance, battery-efficient apps in the Android 17 era.
