"Background activity launch (BAL) privileges" in Android 15

[24kris6]

https://developer.android.com/about/versions/15/behavior-changes-15#secured-bal

I believe this Android 15 change pretty much breaks apps like Paperize. The wallpaper doesn't change automatically on time, I have to open the app manually for the wallpaper to change itself.

[Anthonyy232]

Love Android! \s

I'll take a look at this relatively soon, thanks for pointing it out!

[Anthonyy232]

Can I ask what device and OS version you have by the way? (I'm assuming Pixel 9 with Android 15, but just to be clear)

[24kris6]

Can I ask what device and OS version you have by the way? (I'm assuming Pixel 9 with Android 15, but just to be clear)

My bad, I should have specified it in the OP.
Current device is a Vivo X200 Pro running OriginOS 5 (Android 15).
Normally, enabling "high background usage" instead of "smart control" in the settings is enough to prevent the China ROM from killing app in the background, but in Android 15 it doesn't seem to do the trick anymore.

I had Paperize working perfectly on an Oppo Find X7 Ultra with Android 14, so while it's not the same phone, I just assumed something changed in Android 15.

[stephanzwicknagl]

(I'm assuming Pixel 9 with Android 15, but just to be clear)

I've been having this issue on my Pixel 9 ever since I updated to Android 15.

[Anthonyy232]

I'm not able to replicate this on my API 35 Pixel emulator even after closing the app. Most likely, emulators don't capture an accurate power behavior. Are any of you guys able to extract logs either with some on-device log app or using Android Studio? I believe it if it some sort of system error, it should show in the logcat.

I have a Samsung and we are still on Android 14 (SDK 34) so unfortunately I don't have an Android 15 device to test with.

Just to clarify though, what version of the app are you guys running? Can I get the version number?

[24kris6]

I was on 2.3.0. Just updated to 2.3.2, we'll see how it goes

How would I go about extracting a log using Android Studio? It's a bit overwhelming. It does recognize my device, however I can't find any logs pertaining to Paperize.

[Anthonyy232]

You click the button on the side

Then you select the device (so your phone I assume), and then type in crash or error, and juts skim the results to see if any of them mention Paperize.

You would do this when the app is about to change wallpaper because the logs aren't kept for very long. It's okay though if it doesn't work! It's my job to fix this anyways :D

[Anthonyy232]

Anyone able to test a build for me to see if this occurs? Seeing as I can't reproduce this.