Deep Sleeping Applications

[Anderson199214]

What are the benefits of migrating applications to the Deep Sleeping Applications department, and why, when applications are in a deep sleep state, are Play Store updates impossible without manual application enablement?

[RedDogRabbit]

Benefit = Improved Battery Life.

Drawback = Since the apps are "Deep Sleeping", the Play Store does not "see" them.. But if they are Deep Sleeping, you aren't using them anyway, so if they aren't getting updated, while they are Asleep, it doesn't matter. 

If you "Wake" an app, then you can go to the Play Store / Galaxy Store, and if there is an available update, they would be updated at that time. 

[Helenna · Accepted solution]

Hi Anderson199214,

Migrating applications to the Deep Sleeping Applications list offers benefits primarily for battery optimization and system performance.

• Deep Sleeping apps save battery, data, and resources by being inactive.
• Automatic updates via the Play Store are impossible because the apps cannot execute any tasks in the background, including communication with the Play Store.

If you want an app to stay updated automatically, it should remain in the "Sleeping Apps" list or active, where it can periodically wake up to check for updates without consuming excessive resources.

If you don’t use an app regularly, keeping it in Deep Sleep is a good choice, but for apps you rely on to stay updated, it’s better to leave them in the "Sleeping" state or let them remain active.

Thank you.

[Anderson199214]

Perfect thank you 🔥🙏

[Anderson199214]

But Helenna, is it also boosted the performance of the devices or just the battery 🔋?

More explanations on system performance...?

[RedDogRabbit · Accepted solution]

Deep Sleeping Apps wouldn't affect performance in modern Android devices. 

Perhaps if you had a tiny amount of RAM, putting apps to deep sleep MIGHT improve performance. 

But even then, the old, but still applicable expression, Unused RAM is wasted RAM, and even then, that would only apply to Apps that were open. 

[Anderson199214]

Bro I'm talking to Helenna man & I have a Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra with 12GB of RAM the highest amount of RAM use on this device was 9.4gb out of 12GB

[RedDogRabbit]

I don't know if Tablets run differently, but I suspect that they don't. 

Is the 9.4 Gig RAM usage the Peak, or constant?

But regardless, Android is designed to kill apps that aren't being used to free up RAM when necessary. 

Rather than putting apps into Deep Sleep, you could also try going to Settings > Device Care & check to see if Auto Optimization is Toggled on, if it isn't, Toggle it ON. 

But, 9.4*out of 12 sounds quite high... on my S23 Ultra, I'm using about 3 Gig of the available 12 Gig. 

I really don't think that putting apps into Deep Sleep is the issue here.. sounds like maybe something else is going on..

But, double check in Device Care that Auto Optimization is Toggled on. 

Does your Tab feel like it's running hot, not just normal warm, but HOT? 

Where are you getting the RAM usage from, Device Care? 

If I look at the RAM usage using Device Care Care, it's showing something like 7 Gig on my S23 Ultra, 

So I'll take back what I said previously in this post, and say that it looks pretty normal, and I'll STRESS again, the old expression, Unused RAM is wasted RAM.  

[Helenna]

Hi Anderson199214,

Yes, as said by RedDogRabbit on modern Android devices, especially those with ample RAM and powerful processors, the performance gains from Deep Sleeping Apps are minimal.

Modern devices have enough CPU and RAM to handle multiple background processes without noticeable performance degradation.

Deep Sleep might help older or entry-level devices, but flagship phones handle multitasking effortlessly.

Deep Sleep is primarily about battery savings. Performance benefits are negligible on modern Android devices unless the device is low-end or heavily burdened by many resource-hungry apps.

Thank you RedDogRabbit for your explanation.

[RedDogRabbit]

More than just annoying, but a nuisance...