In both cases, Island could still work on your device if setup manually. But still on some devices, you may got “incompatible with your device” message on Google Play Store, or be notified during the setup with error message “Sorry, your device (or ROM) is incompatible with Island”.
On most middle to high end Android devices released after 2016, Island can be setup straightforward without hassle. Like the first case, keep them frozen until the next time you need it. Clone it into Island and login the other account inside. Use two accounts of the same app parallel.But SMS and location are exceptions since they are bound to device.
App clones running in Island cannot access your contacts, call logs and sniff other apps outside. Sometimes runtime-permission may not be the solution, especially if the app refuses to work without certain permissions.
The toggle seems to be present only on Pixel phones at the moment. If you’re already running Android 11, you can check if the option ‘Suspend execution for cached apps’ is present under Developer options.
The user claims to have noticed better multitasking after disabling it. In fact, the Redditor guides how users can disable this option. The Reddit user noticed that apps in the background kept stopping, which in turn made it impossible to seamlessly switch between apps. Frozen apps will not use any CPU cycles, reducing power consumption for misbehaving processes which might attempt to run while cached,” reads the description of the feature on a commit in Android 11’s source code.Īccording to the post, the toggle was apparently enabled by default. “Freeze apps when cached and unfreeze them once removed from the cache or killed.
While suspended apps could help reduce CPU usage, it will take a hit on the overall multitasking experience. This seems similar to the good old Greenify app that hibernates background apps. As spotted by Reddit user u/JayYouTea, the feature automatically suspends apps that are in the background.