What are inactive apps in developer options?

App Standby is way at the bottom of this menu—it’s called Inactive Apps. All your installed apps are listed with either active or inactive status . Tapping toggles between the modes. So, if an app is misbehaving by pushing too many notifications or using a lot of data, just tap to hibernate it until you need it again.

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What does foreground app mean?

An app is considered to be in the foreground if any of the following is true: It has a visible activity , whether the activity is started or paused. It has a foreground service. Another foreground app is connected to the app, either by binding to one of its services or by making use of one of its content providers.

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