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[BUG] Flow app starts running in background randomly. #185

@Spy-God

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Describe the Bug

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Open Flow and navigate to '...'
  2. Tap on '...'
  3. Perform '...'
  4. Observe the issue

Expected Behavior

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Environment

Field Value
Device e.g. Pixel 8 Pro, Samsung Galaxy S24, OnePlus 12
Android Version e.g. Android 14 (API 34)
Flow Version e.g. 1.8.5 (visible in Settings → About)
Installation Source GitHub APK
ROM Stock / Custom (specify: e.g. LineageOS 21)

Frequency

  • Every time (100% reproducible)
  • Often (happens most of the time)
  • Sometimes (happens intermittently)
  • Rarely (happened once or twice)

Affected Area

  • Video playback
  • Music player
  • Home feed / Recommendations
  • Search
  • Downloads
  • Subscriptions
  • Playlists
  • Picture-in-Picture / Background playback
  • Notifications
  • Settings / Preferences
  • Import / Export
  • Casting
  • SponsorBlock / DeArrow
  • Lyrics / Subtitles
  • UI / Theming
  • Performance / Battery
  • Other (describe below)

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Additional Context

Used the latest debug version.

I am used to checking my process manager inside settings thrice or like four times a day at random times.

And in most of the time I will see flow app running/taking my ram in background even when I didn't use flow app at all the whole day.

I haven't really seen a big impact on battery life but its hard for me to say since I do some selfhosting stuff on same device so its hard to identify what's actually causing battery drain.

It would be great if flow only ran when user starts it and it gets killed when user kills it.

Though I am not sure how it would impact youtube links opening in flow so you might have to check it out I guess.

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