How to Enable Auto-Unlock on Android Phones with Custom Vendor Optimization that Terminates Background Tasks
In order to get Auto-Unlock feature to work with your phone, the Yale Access App needs to be able to occasionally run short background tasks . For these phones Auto-Unlock setup will direct you to the Settings where the Yale Access App can be added to “Ignore Battery Optimization” list. In addition to that setting, for Huawei phones, the following steps are necessary:
Adjust your settings
Go to Phone settings > Advanced Settings > Battery Manager > Power plan is set to Performance
Phone Settings > Advanced Settings > Battery Manager > Protected apps – check that the Yale Access App is set to Protected
Phone Settings > Apps > Yale Access App > Battery > Power-intensive prompt [x] and Keep running after screen off [x]
Phone settings > Apps > Advanced (At the bottom) > Ignore optimizations > Press Allowed > All apps > Find the Yale Access App and set to Allow
Some specific models such as Huawei, OnePlus, and Xiaomi have additional steps. If your model phone is below, include those steps to the above:
Phone settings > Apps > Settings > Special access > Ignore battery optimization > select allow for the Yale Access App
Phone settings > Battery > App launch and then set your app to “Manage manually” and make sure everything is turned on.
Phone settings > Battery > Launch and then set the Yale Access App to “Manage manually” and ensure everything is turned on.
Phone settings > Battery > Battery optimization and switch to the All apps list (Top menu) > Yale Access App > Don’t optimize
System Settings > Apps > Gear Icon > Special Access > Battery Optimization
App battery saver: Security > Battery > App Battery Saver > Yale Access App > No restriction
Autostart: Open Security app > Permissions > Auto-start Enable Autostart for desired apps.
App pinning: When you open recent apps tray, drag your app downwards – it will be locked. So even if you clear recent apps it will not clear from the background. Drag downwards again to clear your app from the background.