How to make sure that the application does not close on Xiaomi

Users of Xiaomi, Redmi and Poco smartphones often face an annoying problem: a running application suddenly stops working, resetting to the main screen or getting stuck. This is especially critical for messengers, navigators or games where connection stability is important. Aggressive optimization of a MIUI system or the new HyperOS seeks to keep the battery power, ruthlessly “killing” background processes that seem unnecessary to it.

To make the system respect your priorities, you need to manually reconfigure the power settings for each important application. Standard Android settings are often not enough, since the manufacturer’s shell has its own, more stringent rules for managing memory. In this article, we will discuss a comprehensive approach to solving the problem that will restore stability to your programs.

Before you get to the tricky part, you need to check the basic settings, and sometimes the problem isn't with the system, but with a crowded cache or an outdated version of the software, but 90 percent of the time, the culprit is the power saving mechanism that requires you to be direct.

Reasons for compulsory programme closure

The main reason is because of the operating system's algorithms, because Xiaomi's shells are notorious for their tight memory management policies, and it scans running processes, and if it thinks an application has been out of use for a long time or consumes a lot of resources in the background, it forcibly shuts it down, which is designed to increase battery life, but often harms the user experience.

The second factor is DNS malfunction or network restrictions. Some applications require a permanent connection to the server, and if the system restricts background data transfer to save traffic or battery, the communication is cut off and the application crashes.

• 🔋 Aggressive energy saving mode that blocks background activity of even important services.
• 🧠 Lack of free RAM when the system has nowhere to deploy application processes.
• ⚙️ Mistakes in the operation of the shell itself MIUI/HyperOS after a failed system update.
• 📡 Limiting background data transmission in mobile network or Wi-Fi settings.

⚠️ Warning: Disabling battery optimization may result in faster battery discharge as the app will be constantly active.

Configuring the energy saving mode for a specific application

The most effective way to solve this problem is to customize each important application, so you have to tell the system that this program is a priority and you can't stop it, and you don't need root rights, you do it through the standard settings menu.

Go to Settings, then find the App and select All Apps. In the list that opens, find the problem program (such as WhatsApp or Yandex.Navigator). Click on it to open the management page. Here we are interested in Saving Charge (or Battery). By default, it often has the value “Charge Saving” that causes the closure.

Change the setting to “No Limits.” This action will remove all blocking background activity, allowing the application to work at full speed, receive notifications and update data in real time. After that, be sure to click the “Close” or “Stop” button in the same menu to fully restart the process with the new parameters.

It is also important to check the notification settings. In the same app management menu, find the Notifications section. Make sure the Show Notifications switch is activated, and the Sound and Vibration options are enabled. Sometimes the system blocks the application if it prevents it from displaying notifications on the lock screen.

Autostart and Background Process Management

MIUI has a separate auto-run control mechanism, and if an application is not authorized to auto-run, it may not be able to recover from memory cleanup, which is especially true for instant messengers and activity trackers.

To set up, look for the App option in the settings menu and select Permissions, then Auto Run. In the list that opens, find the application you want and activate the switch, which will signal to the system that you can run the program with the operating system and restore it if necessary.

Don't enable auto-run for all applications at once, it will overload the system and reduce performance, and use this feature selectively, only for those programs that need to run all the time.

Memory work and cache cleaning

Applications are often unstable because of accumulated debris in the cache. When temporary files take up too much space or are corrupted, the program cannot process the request correctly and crashes. Regular cleaning helps maintain stability.

Go to Settings → Applications → All Apps. Select the problem app and click Memory. Here you will see two buttons: Clear (clears cache) and Reset (removes all data, including logins and settings). To start, only use cache clearing. If this does not help, you can try a full reset, but remember that you will have to re-authorize.

• 🗑️ The cache contains temporary data, its cleaning is safe and does not delete personal correspondence.
• 🔒 Data reset deletes accounts and settings within the app, use with caution.
• 🚀 Cleaning up memory through a built-in accelerator (“Security”) also helps free up resources.

Also worth paying attention to is memory expansion. Some Redmi and Poco models have a Memory Extension feature that uses a portion of the storage as RAM. If this feature is enabled, try turning it off or on, as virtual memory speeds may be lower, causing lags and crashes.

⚠️ Warning: Do not clean system application data unless you are sure of its purpose.

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Periodically reboot your smartphone. Prolonged work without rebooting (more than 3-4 days) leads to fragmentation of RAM and accumulation of errors in processes.

Specifics of work in HyperOS and MIUI 14 mode

Xiaomi’s latest shells have brought changes to resource management algorithms. In HyperOS, the Advanced Memory mechanism works differently, and the system has become even more strict in monitoring background tasks, users note that after upgrading to new versions, old settings can be reset.

HyperOS has a new level of optimization. Now it's important not only to put "No Limits" on it, but also to fix the application in the list of recent tasks: open the menu of running applications (swipe from the bottom up and hold or menu button), find the window of the desired application and pull it down to appear the lock icon, which will prevent the system from unloading it from RAM during cleaning.

Also, check Game Turbo settings if the game crashes. In this mode, the system can aggressively restrict the background processes of other applications, but the game itself can be limited to save energy. In the Game Turbo settings, make sure that your game is in a performance mode, not a saving mode.

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Assigning an application to the recent task menu (lock icon) is a critical step for owners of devices with a small amount of RAM (up to 6 GB).

Additional methods and resetting settings

If none of these methods worked, maybe the problem goes deeper, like conflicting Android versions and apps, or corrupting system files, and in such cases, a more radical approach is needed.

Try removing updates to the app itself via Google Play or Mi Store. Sometimes the new version contains bugs. Also effective is a complete reset of network settings if the problem is related to Internet-dependent applications. This can be done in the Settings menu → Connection and Sharing → Reset Wi-Fi, mobile networks and Bluetooth.

As a last resort, if all applications are chaotic, consider resetting your phone to factory settings. Make sure to back up your data before doing so, and this is guaranteed to eliminate software conflicts unless they are caused by a physical memory malfunction.

• 🔄 Remove and reinstall the problem app from the official store.
• 🌐 Reset network settings if departures are related to loss of connection.
• 📱 Check for system updates in the About Phone menu».