Hello everyone,
Just a naive question : is there a way to see which app are running in the background in /e/os ?
Furthermore, is there a way to remove permission of said app for working in the background ?
I thank you in advance for your answer.
In eOS -pie (not sure if it is also available in nougat) there is a setup in âdeveloper optionsâ
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Thank you for your answer @harvey186, unfortunately i cannot find the âdeveloper optionsâ (I own a galaxy s9 with eOS -oreo).
I suppose I will have to wait until eOS - pie is supported. (unless Iâm really blind)
You have to activate them in âAbout phoneâ
Push 7 times on âbuild numberâ
Than they will be activated 
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OOOOOOHHH !! Itâs Magic !!
Thank you @harvey186 !
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Always welcome. Enjoy eOS 
harvey186 In eOS -pie (not sure if it is also available in nougat) there is a setup in âdeveloper optionsâ
In /e/OS-nougat too.
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Can I also allow a app to run in the background with this option?
You can choose which apps are allowed to start at boot or run in background in
Pie : Settings > Security & location > Trust > Privacy Guard > long press on an app.
Nougat : Settings > Privacy > Privacy Guard > long press on an app.
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Thanks for the help. I found the menu but I did not found an option to allow zo run in thr background. What I am looking for?
If the app doesnât use this permission, it wonât be displayed.
Once you click on âPrivacy Guardâ, click on the 3 dots at the top right, then âAdvancedâ and swipe from the right to the left until the âRUN IN BACKGROUNDâ or the âBOOTUPâ tab to directly see which apps are using those permissions. Click on the app you want to be able to modify the permission.
And if the app is not shown there thrnn it is not possible to run it in the background?
Would you know an other splution to allow a app to run in the backgroud or prevent it to go to sleep?
Thatâs what I understand.
Disable Battery optimization in Settings > Battery.
Unfortunaly, my business app is still going into deep sleap after a couple of minutes. This is realy bad for my business. I do miss important phone calls.
Anyone an Idea hoe to keep this app alive when it is in the background open?
So you issue is actually to receive notifications, right ?
If yes, can you send a screenshot of what you have in Settings > MicroG > Google Cloud Messaging please ?
I donât realy know if it is a notification issue. Actualy itâs more like the app is going to âdeepâ sleep after a couple of minites. It has all rights to stay alaive but it dosnât do it. No power management, has everything (I know) allowed, all messages possibilaty are allowed. etcâŚ
I have no idea of microg, so I went for the first time in this settings options.
Here are my screenshots.
Business Telephony is actualy open in the background, but in the screenshot it say yesterday. I donât know if this is relevant.
Good to know, even if it is buried rather deep in options. Even searching in Settings for âbootâ, âstartupâ did not find it.
As a side note, what is toggled when short pressing instead of long pressing? The weird smiling icon without eyes changes from grey to blue, but there is no indication of what this means.
Another very useful section, buried even deeper.
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It activates or not Privacy Guard for the app.
Presumably grey is off? But that would mean Privacy Guard is off by default?
Very confusing, because the settings for an app can be changed regardless of the icon color/state. Normally the UI disables / greys out the row of an entry that has been toggled off, and would be indicated by a checkbox or slider.