How to Hide running in the background Notification Android Apps on Google Play

Advancements in the Android operating system brought many new challenges. While Google is doing a great job covering all the aspects and optimizing Android, there are still some areas which need some fixing. Ever since Android Nougat, Google became battery focused. As the system and apps became heavy, they used a lot of battery. Hence, Google introduced Doze Mode to increase system on time (SOT) and standby time. However, apps still kept running in the background and consumed a lot of battery juice. To further optimize the apps usage, a new feature was introduced that would kill or stop apps running in the background.

Though the feature kept the apps from running in the background, it brought the Android Systemโ€™s annoying notification. As some of the apps would always run in the background, โ€œrunning in the backgroundโ€, notification will show up more frequently in the notification panel.

Some notifications we say include โ€œWhatsApp running in the background is using too much batteryโ€. Or the classic Android Systemโ€™s notification of โ€“ 2 apps are running in the background. These notifications are basically from Android System and there is no option to disable it from Settings. However, here is a simple trick which will let you hide or remover the annoying running in the background notification.

How to hide Android Systemโ€™s โ€œrunning in the backgroundโ€ notification?

Note: For OnePlus devices, use the โ€œOld hiding methodโ€ option.

Step 1: The first thing you need to do is go to Google Play Store and download the โ€“ย Hide โ€œrunning in the backgroundโ€ Notification app.

Step 2: Launch the app and grant notification permissions. It may also ask you to grant accessibility permissions. Turn it on and open the app again.

Screenshot 20180118 110238 Hide running in the background Notification

Step 3:ย Now by default the app will remove the โ€œrunning in the backgroundโ€ application. However, as you use it, apps will be added into the โ€œPress to Select appโ€ option.

Screenshot 20180118 110317 Hide running in the background Notification

Step 4:ย You can deselect apps you would like to be notified from about.

Screenshot 20180118 155108 Hide running in the background Notification

Note that this is specific to the one notification. It wonโ€™t affect other app notifications.


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