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Drowser

Simple background app killer
New in version 1.0.6
New in 1.0.6

★ Just some maintenance stuff.

New in 1.0.5

★ Fix crash in Android 14

New in 1.0.4

★ Upgrade a bunch of dependencies.
★ Do some Android 13 related changes (like requestion POST_NOTIFICATIONS permission).
Avoid rogue apps from running in the background with Drowser.

Drowser is a simple app that kills the selected apps when the screen turns off.

It requires root and uses it to kill the apps with an 'am force-stop app-id'. This is a very impolite way of stopping apps. These might (and probably will) misbehave. You might also lose data because of this. Beware!

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  • Version 1.0.6 (28) suggested Added on Jul 17, 2024

    This version requires Android 5.0 or newer.

    It is built by F-Droid and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • run foreground service
      Allows the app to make use of foreground services.
    • run foreground service with the type "specialUse"
      Allows the app to make use of foreground services with the type "specialUse"
    • android.permission.PACKAGE_USAGE_STATS
    • show notifications
      Allows the app to show notifications
    • query all packages
      Allows an app to see all installed packages.
    • run at startup
      Allows the app to have itself started as soon as the system has finished booting. This can make it take longer to start the phone and allow the app to slow down the overall phone by always running.
    • ask to ignore battery optimizations
      Allows an app to ask for permission to ignore battery optimizations for that app.
    • com.jarsilio.android.drowser.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

    Download APK 7 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log

  • Version 1.0.5 (27) - Added on Oct 30, 2023

    This version requires Android 4.0.3 or newer.

    It is built by F-Droid and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • run foreground service
      Allows the app to make use of foreground services.
    • run foreground service with the type "specialUse"
      Allows the app to make use of foreground services with the type "specialUse"
    • android.permission.PACKAGE_USAGE_STATS
    • show notifications
      Allows the app to show notifications
    • query all packages
      Allows an app to see all installed packages.
    • run at startup
      Allows the app to have itself started as soon as the system has finished booting. This can make it take longer to start the phone and allow the app to slow down the overall phone by always running.
    • ask to ignore battery optimizations
      Allows an app to ask for permission to ignore battery optimizations for that app.
    • com.jarsilio.android.drowser.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

    Download APK 7.1 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log

  • Version 1.0.4 (26) - Added on Oct 27, 2023

    This version requires Android 4.0.3 or newer.

    It is built by F-Droid and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • run foreground service
      Allows the app to make use of foreground services.
    • android.permission.PACKAGE_USAGE_STATS
    • show notifications
      Allows the app to show notifications
    • query all packages
      Allows an app to see all installed packages.
    • run at startup
      Allows the app to have itself started as soon as the system has finished booting. This can make it take longer to start the phone and allow the app to slow down the overall phone by always running.
    • ask to ignore battery optimizations
      Allows an app to ask for permission to ignore battery optimizations for that app.
    • com.jarsilio.android.drowser.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

    Download APK 7.1 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log