Android 12 supports hibernating unused apps
Android fans are looking forward to Google's launch of the new official version of the operating system, and some details have appeared about the upcoming operating system features, and among the features that have been discovered is the ability to hibernate the application.
The sleep feature is designed to automatically stop unused apps to free up space on the smartphone, as the feature removes temporary files from unused apps.
Although this feature does not appear in publicly available developer preview copies, a new report from XDA developers confirms the presence of the Hibernate feature icon.
With Google's release of the third preview version for Android 11 developers, the company added an automatic revoke feature for new permissions that revoke the app's permission if the app hasn't been used for two months.
After the latest Android 11 release arrives, Google has published more details about the feature, including a screenshot that displays a notification that informs the user when app permissions have been revoked, and a screenshot that shows the unused apps settings page with a list of apps whose permissions have been revoked automatically.
And in Android 12, Google seems to be expanding the concept of unused apps with the new feature of hibernate apps.
In addition to automatically revoking unused app permissions, Android 12 also clears temporary files to free up storage space.
The new Unused apps section on the app info page includes a new option to remove permissions and free up some space.
In comparison, there is an option to automatically revoke permissions under Android 11 - which was later renamed to remove permissions if the app is not used - under the App Permissions subpage under the app's info page.
This makes sense, given that the new option in Android 12 deals with permissions and storage rather than just permissions.
The Unused apps page displays apps that haven't opened in a few months, and their description states that permissions have been revoked, notifications turned off, and temporary files removed if an app hasn't been used for a few months.
According to the code changes, the app's hibernate feature clears cache and deletes items in order to free up storage space.
Neither of these two actions will free up much space, but that depends on the app running in hibernation mode and the number of cached files.
Users with low-capacity devices with less storage see more benefit, but all users benefit from unused apps whose permissions are automatically revoked.
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