Stronglifts: Timer freezing and lost sets on Android devices


You can lose the Stronglifts timer and ongoing workouts if you put the app's battery settings in restricted or optimized mode. Your phone will kill background processes when you switch apps to save battery life.

You can stop this from happening by changing the settings of the app.

  1. On your homescreen, tap/hold on Stronglifts
  2. Select "App info"

Android hold down for app info

  1. Go to "Battery"

Android stronglifts settings battery screen

  1. Select "Unrestricted"

Android Stronglifts Unrestricted battery settings screen


Done. You will no longer lose the timer or your ongoing workout when you switch apps.

If you have a Xiaomi device see also this: https://support.stronglifts.com/article/123-xiaomi

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