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How do OEM battery optimizers break BLE companion apps?

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OEM battery optimizers can stop background BLE scanning and delay push-triggered wakeups on Samsung, Xiaomi, and similar Android skins. Detect restricted background activity and guide users to exemption settings with device-specific copy. Track completion of that recovery step. For example, a companion app can warn when gateway reconnect fails because scans are suspended by battery policy.

Published August 2026 · Last technically reviewed August 2026

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