Reminders late on an Oppo, Realme or OnePlus phone

Oppo, Realme and OnePlus phones (ColorOS, realme UI and OxygenOS) close apps in the background to save battery. These settings keep everbud awake for prayer and medicine reminders. Menu names can differ a little by model.

1. Allow background activity and auto launch

Open your phone's Settings → Apps → App management → everbud.
Tap Battery usage (or App battery management).
Turn on Allow background activity and Allow auto launch. If you see Allow foreground activity, turn that on too.

On older phones this may be under Battery → Battery optimisation: set everbud to Don't optimise.

Background activity: allowedOpen everbud → More → Settings → Notifications & reminders → Keep reminders on time to check this.

2. Auto launch (Auto startup)

Some versions keep a separate list. Open Settings → Apps → Auto launch (or Auto startup) and turn on everbud.

Auto-start: onOpen everbud → More → Settings → Notifications & reminders → Keep reminders on time to check this.

3. Alarms & reminders

Open Settings → Apps → Special app access → Alarms & reminders and allow everbud.

Alarms & reminders: allowedOpen everbud → More → Settings → Notifications & reminders → Keep reminders on time to check this.

4. Lock-screen prayer screen

On Android 14 and newer, allow full screen notifications for everbud. Also check that everbud's notifications are allowed on the Lock screen and as Banners, under Settings → Apps → App management → everbud → Notifications.

Full screen notifications: allowedOpen everbud → More → Settings → Notifications & reminders → Keep reminders on time to check this.

Notifications: allowedOpen everbud → More → Settings → Notifications & reminders to check this. If they are off, a banner at the top says so.

5. Lock everbud in recent apps

Open your recent apps, tap the ⋮ on everbud's card (or swipe it down) and choose Lock. Now clearing recent apps won't close everbud.