DontKillMyApp ✌️ Make apps work
Tools
Benchmark & fix reliability of background tasks on your phone to make apps work
- Rating
- 4.7
- 14.5K ratings
- Downloads
- 1M+
- on Google Play
- Price
- Free
- No in-app purchases
- Updated
- Jan 28
- 2026
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About DontKillMyApp ✌️ Make apps work
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 it 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 it 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).
What’s new
Updated January 28, 2026
Android 16 target SDK, Material Expressive 3 redesign, exact alarm scheduling permission handling, better running benchmark handling
User reviews
I found this app were use full to me by showing me the usage of the memory
So far so good
This is great👍👍
Work's as intended...
It instantly recognized my device and showed me the settings that I should turn off it works good
This app is literally worth trying
Frequently asked questions
What is the DontKillMyApp app?
The DontKillMyApp app is a tool that helps make apps work properly on your phone, even if you don't own a Pixel.
How does DontKillMyApp help set up background tasks on my phone?
DontKillMyApp helps you set up background tasks on your phone so that your apps can continue working for you, even when you're not actively using the screen.
What features does DontKillMyApp have?
DontKillMyApp has features such as a benchmark tool to measure how aggressively your phone is killing background apps, guides to help overcome background process restrictions, and the ability to share your benchmark report to dontkillmyapp.com.
How does the benchmark work?
The benchmark works by starting a foreground service with a wake lock, scheduling repetitive tasks on the main thread and a custom thread executor, and scheduling regular alarms. It then calculates the executed vs. expected results.
Is the DontKillMyApp app open source?
Yes, the DontKillMyApp app is open source and available on GitHub at https://github.com/urbandroid-team/dontkillmy-app.
Who maintains the DontKillMyApp project?
The DontKillMyApp project is maintained by volunteers who care about the Android ecosystem and want to improve it. Special thanks to Doki (github.com/doubledotlabs/doki).
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