DontKillMyApp: Make apps work
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v2.8 by Petr Nálevka (Urbandroid)
About DontKillMyApp
DontKillMyApp (Package Name: com.urbandroid.dontkillmyapp) is developed by Petr Nálevka (Urbandroid) and the latest version of DontKillMyApp: Make apps work 2.8 was updated on November 12, 2025. DontKillMyApp: Make apps work is in the category of Tools. You can check all apps from the developer of DontKillMyApp: Make apps work and find 200 alternative apps to DontKillMyApp: Make apps work on Android. Currently this app is for free. This app can be downloaded on Android 7.0+ on APKFab or Google Play. All APK/XAPK files on APKFab.com are original and 100% safe with fast download.
The official DontKillMyApp app is here - make apps finally work properly even if you do not own a Pixel.
Helps you set up your phone background tasks so that your apps can finally work for YOU even when not looking at the screen right now.
See how is your phone doing and test different settings with DontKillMyApp benchmark.
Features:
• DKMA benchmark: Measure how aggressively is your phone killing background apps
• Guides: Get actionable steps to overcome most background process restrictions
• Make a change:️ Help smartphones stay smart by sharing your benchmark report to dontkillmyapp.com
DontKillMyApp is a benchmark tool to see how well does your phone support background processing. You can measure before setting up your phone, then go through the setup guides and benchmark again to see how much has your phone been slacking in the background.
You can share your report through the app to the maintainers of the dontkillmyapp.com website who compile it and base the overall negative score on it.
How does the benchmark work? (Technical!)
The app starts a foreground service with a wake lock and schedules repetitive task on the main thread, a custom thread executor and schedules regular alarms (AlarmManager.setExactAndAllowWhileIdle). Then it calculates executed vs. expected. That's it!
For more details check the code. The app is open source available at https://github.com/urbandroid-team/dontkillmy-app
This app is open source and this project is maintained by volunteers who care about the Android ecosystem, feel the current pain and want to make it better.
Special thanks to Doki (github.com/doubledotlabs/doki).
Helps you set up your phone background tasks so that your apps can finally work for YOU even when not looking at the screen right now.
See how is your phone doing and test different settings with DontKillMyApp benchmark.
Features:
• DKMA benchmark: Measure how aggressively is your phone killing background apps
• Guides: Get actionable steps to overcome most background process restrictions
• Make a change:️ Help smartphones stay smart by sharing your benchmark report to dontkillmyapp.com
DontKillMyApp is a benchmark tool to see how well does your phone support background processing. You can measure before setting up your phone, then go through the setup guides and benchmark again to see how much has your phone been slacking in the background.
You can share your report through the app to the maintainers of the dontkillmyapp.com website who compile it and base the overall negative score on it.
How does the benchmark work? (Technical!)
The app starts a foreground service with a wake lock and schedules repetitive task on the main thread, a custom thread executor and schedules regular alarms (AlarmManager.setExactAndAllowWhileIdle). Then it calculates executed vs. expected. That's it!
For more details check the code. The app is open source available at https://github.com/urbandroid-team/dontkillmy-app
This app is open source and this project is maintained by volunteers who care about the Android ecosystem, feel the current pain and want to make it better.
Special thanks to Doki (github.com/doubledotlabs/doki).
DontKillMyApp 2.8 Update
Android 16 target SDK, Material Expressive 3 redesign, exact alarm scheduling permission handling, better running benchmark handling
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Requires Android: Android 7.0+
Screen DPI: nodpi
SHA1: fa8bc336e7249e5f52597143620c8d322e908d41
Size: 3.15 MB
What's New:
Android 16 target SDK, Material Expressive 3 redesign, exact alarm scheduling permission handling, better running benchmark handling
Requires Android: Android 7.0+
Screen DPI: nodpi
SHA1: c813507485987e096e765d8a951864a4dae9b5ad
Size: 2.47 MB
What's New:
Android 13 target SDK, Material 3 redesign, Dynamic colors, Post norification and exact alarm scheduling permission handling
Requires Android: Android 4.1+
Screen DPI: nodpi
SHA1: 341aefbee6b768daad4f3cc7a8c7ff0c34c3c93f
Size: 2.46 MB
What's New:
Dark theme, Danish translation (many thanks!)
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27
May 19, 2021
DontKillMyApp: Make apps work
2.1
(27)
Requires Android: Android 4.1+
Screen DPI: nodpi
SHA1: bd867e3c4b7222801eeb5586368eaa88aa29663d
Size: 4.43 MB
What's New:
Indonesian, Spanish and partial Polish translation (many thanks to our translation contributors!)
Android 4.1+
nodpi
25
September 5, 2020
DontKillMyApp: Make apps work
2.1
(25)
Requires Android: Android 4.1+
Screen DPI: nodpi
SHA1: 0810b734b1baac861129e7d7121274f1261496c6
Size: 4.41 MB
What's New:
Indonesian, Spanish and partial Polish translation (many thanks to our translation contributors!)
Android 4.1+
nodpi
24
August 29, 2020
DontKillMyApp: Make apps work
2.1
(24)
Requires Android: Android 4.1+
Screen DPI: nodpi
SHA1: 057b1277d5a11b1709dddf4cd2d1e464f87e9795
Size: 4.41 MB
What's New:
Indonesian, Spanish and partial Polish translation (many thanks to our translation contributors!)
Android 4.1+
nodpi
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Update Date:
2025-11-12
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2.8
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