Automatic Android Low-Power Mode
Trickle can no longer be supported on new (14+) versions of Android. Recent changes to how the OS handles "background service" style applications is the cause of this deprecation. First of all, Google is making it very hard for apps to receive permission to use a Foreground Service. It is my firm belief that Trickle will never actually be granted FGS permission, or even if it does it will be dropped in a future A15 update or eventually be kicked off the store by Google. This would jeopardize my entire developer account, and thus, is not worth the risk of attempting. Trickle used to be able to run as a "Battery Optimization Exempted" service, but recent A14 changes with how they handle cached processes make even an exempted background service suspend functionality after ~10 minutes or so. This is unacceptable for a background style app like Trickle. Trickle would need to claim FGS permission to resolve this "suspended functionality" change, but as stated above, this is both a policy death sentence, and would actually cause Trickle to use more battery than it would save overall.
tl;dr: Policy changes and Operating System changes have effectively killed Trickle - sorry. So long, again, and thanks for all the fish!
or get the APK from the Releases Section.
Trickle is a simple app which enters the Android OS Low-Power mode when the screen is off, and leaves Low-Power mode when the screen is on. If your device is already is Low-Power mode, or it is being charged, Trickle will not do anything.
Trickle respects your privacy. Trickle is open source, and always will be. Trickle will never track you, or sell or share your data. Trickle offers in-app purchases, which you may purchase to support the developer. These purchases are never required to use the application or any features.
Trickle is developed in the open on GitHub at:
https://github.com/pyamsoft/trickle
If you know a few things about Android programming and want to help out with development, you can do so by creating issue tickets to squash bugs, and proposing feature requests.
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