Flow not working in background - Power saving options turned off

[Benjamin Wils]

Hello,

I am seeking for help here as I am trying to make my flow work when Automate is working in background. Currently, I have a "Resumed after restart" log when Automate is back in foreground. And indeed, my flow do not react when in background, even if the Automate notification is there.

I read the FAQ content and did all the steps to grant permissions and deactivate the power saving feature on Automate, but to no effect. I think I did it well because I also had to do it when using Tasker and Tasker is working just fine.

Here is my flow :

And an extract from my log file :

2018-09-22 17:41:56.584 INFO 10@2: Bluetooth enabled?
2018-09-22 17:41:57.770 INFO 10@4: Bluetooth tethering set state
2018-09-22 17:41:57.796 INFO 10@2: Bluetooth enabled?
2018-09-22 17:43:43.831 INFO 10@2: Resumed after restart
2018-09-22 17:43:43.834 INFO 10@2: Bluetooth enabled?
2018-09-22 17:52:20.707 INFO 10@2: Bluetooth enabled?
2018-09-22 17:52:24.730 INFO 10@4: Bluetooth tethering set state
2018-09-22 17:52:24.828 INFO 10@2: Bluetooth enabled?
2018-09-22 17:52:33.288 INFO 10@2: Resumed after restart
2018-09-22 17:52:33.290 INFO 10@2: Bluetooth enabled?
2018-09-22 17:54:40.055 INFO 10@2: Resumed after restart
2018-09-22 17:54:40.058 INFO 10@2: Bluetooth enabled?

I have a Xiaomi Redmi Note 4. Can this issue be specific to my device/model?

Below are the phone details :

Thank you for your help!

Benjamin

[Henrik "The Developer" Lindqvist]

https://www.reddit.com/r/Xiaomi/comments/5guhh9/why_is_miui_8_so_aggressive_about_killing/daw1kg9/

https://www.reddit.com/r/Xiaomi/comments/7tjuvo/how_to_stop_miuis_aggressive_ram_management/

https://www.reddit.com/r/Xiaomi/comments/6xp2n9/why_do_my_background_apps_keep_getting_killed_any/

[micha...@gmail.com]

Hi, i have the same issue

[Henrik "The Developer" Lindqvist]

Please read:

https://llamalab.com/automate/doc/faq.html#automate_not_running

[micha...@gmail.com]

Wow, thanks... Amazing documentation, I will try that

[micha...@gmail.com]

Hmm i think i have bad luck...xiaomi pocophone f1, configured "no baterry restrictions" and allow auto start for automate app but in my flow log i keep seeing "resumed after restart" so i believe miui keeps killing bg processes of the app :( ... Switched from nexus 4 mako with pure android this is coming to raw performance world with delusion from miui treating bg processes :(

[maccm...@gmail.com]

i found solution redmi note8 (android 9 Miui10) start automate then press square(recent apps) long press on automate and press lock icon! from now miui cleaner wont close automate and flows in background!

[Henrik "The Developer" Lindqvist]

Thanks for reporting. I'll include the instructions in the documentation.