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BackgroundWorkAround

BackgroundWorkAround: app for background survival.
This app designed to help other applications run in the background when aggressive firmwares attempts to stop them.

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  • Version 27.0 (27) suggested Added on Jun 21, 2026

    This version requires Android 10 or newer.

    It is built and signed by the original developer, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • run foreground service
      Allows the app to make use of foreground services.
    • run foreground service with the type "systemExempted"
      Allows the app to make use of foreground services with the type "systemExempted"
    • show notifications
      Allows the app to show notifications
    • query all packages
      Allows an app to see all installed packages.
    • run at startup
      Allows the app to have itself started as soon as the system has finished booting. This can make it take longer to start the phone and allow the app to slow down the overall phone by always running.
    • android.permission.RECEIVE_LOCKED_BOOT_COMPLETED
    • ask to ignore battery optimizations
      Allows an app to ask for permission to ignore battery optimizations for that app.
    • Schedule precisely timed actions
      This app can schedule work to happen at a desired time in the future. This also means that the app can run when you're not actively using the device.
    • Schedule alarms or event reminders
      This app can schedule actions like alarms and reminders to notify you at a desired time in the future.
    • prevent phone from sleeping
      Allows the app to prevent the phone from going to sleep.
    • background.work.around.BINDER_PERMISSION

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