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Critical first-run education

Background survival

Before you trust VoiceVault with an important take, understand that Recents can kill recording on some phones — and that Clear all is not the same as swiping away only VoiceVault. Onboarding teaches this; it does not require a live lab.

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Why this is so important

People treat Recents like a light switch. For VoiceVault that assumption is dangerous: some devices keep the recorder alive after removing the UI; others kill the background task and the take stops with little warning.

Worse: on some manufacturers, Clear all keeps recording while swiping only VoiceVault kills it. Treating those gestures as the same “test” gives a false sense of safety.

What VoiceVault already does

  • Foreground service + persistent notification while recording.
  • Microphone, notifications, and background / battery prompts in onboarding.
  • Recorder process is not told to stop merely because the UI task was removed — but the OS can still kill it.

Those steps help. They are not a guarantee. Separately, learn mic interruption — another app stealing the mic stops the take even when the service survived Recents.

In-app education (no required lab)

  1. Why it matters
  2. Permissions help — not a guarantee (OEM / gesture differences)
  3. Safe default + optional verify later

Then choose:

  • Continue — keep VoiceVault open for important takes (recommended default)
  • I verified: keeps VoiceVault alive (optional; single-app swipe only)
  • I verified: kills background recording (optional)

After you confirm keeps-alive or kills, ☰ → Background survival: … shows a short status summary. Use ☰ → Update/Re-test background survival anytime to change the selection. Before you confirm, that menu item reads Background survival training. The home recorder stays clear of reminder banners.

Optional verify (single-app swipe only)

Only if you choose to — after training, from the home recorder:

  1. Start a short test recording; confirm the notification.
  2. In Recents, swipe away only the VoiceVault card. Do not use Clear all for this confirmation. Do not use Home alone.
  3. Wait 15–30 seconds; check the shade / reopen VoiceVault.
  4. Update the verdict from ☰ → Background survival training (or Update/Re-test background survival after you have confirmed once).

What to do with each result

Safe default (not confirmed)

  • Keep VoiceVault open for important takes.
  • Verify later only if you want; no homework required.

Keeps alive (single-app swipe verified)

  • You can leave the UI; trust the notification; reopen for progress.
  • Still watch for microphone loss.

Device kills (single-app swipe)

  • Leave VoiceVault open for important takes.
  • Check battery unrestricted / OEM autostart; retest after OS updates.

Support

If you document a quirk (especially Clear all vs single swipe), email support@abuckor2apps.com with phone model and Android version.

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