How to Keep KidMoat Running in the Background on vivo?
vivo phones (Funtouch OS and OriginOS) gate background apps three separate ways: autostart is denied by default, background power is "smartly" managed, and background data has its own switches. All three need opening for KidMoat, which makes this the longest checklist in this series — but each step is a single toggle.
Use the section for the child device's Android version (Settings → About phone). Menu names shifted slightly between versions; the screenshots show each version's own menus.
All of these settings live on the child's vivo — the phone with the KidMoat child app on it.
Android 16
Step 1 — Allow autostart
Settings → Apps → Special app access → Autostart → tap KidMoat → switch Allow autostart on.
Step 2 — Allow background power usage
Go to Settings → Apps → App manager → KidMoat, open Battery usage → Background power control, and choose Allow background power usage. (On the Battery usage screen you will also see a Stop running in background link — don't tap it.)
The same screen is also reachable via Settings → Battery → Background power control → KidMoat:
Step 3 — Keep the battery savers off
In Settings → Battery: keep Super Battery Saver off and the mode switch on Balanced. Then open Power saving management and make sure Auto-turn on Battery Saver, Auto-turn on Super Battery Saver and Sleep standby optimization are all off — the last one freezes idle apps and cuts the network during sleep hours, which is precisely when KidMoat should be on watch.
Step 4 — Unrestricted data
Settings → Apps → Special app access → Unrestricted data → switch KidMoat on.
Step 5 — Allow Wi-Fi control
In Special app access, open Wi-Fi control, tap KidMoat, and turn on Allow app to control Wi-Fi.
Step 6 — Background data for KidMoat
Settings → Apps → KidMoat → Mobile data & Wi-Fi: switch on Background data and Unrestricted data usage.
Android 15
Step 1 — Allow autostart
Settings → Apps → Special app access → Autostart → tap KidMoat → switch Allow autostart on.
Step 2 — Allow background usage, set Unrestricted
Go to Settings → Apps → KidMoat → App battery usage. Turn Allow background usage on, then choose Unrestricted.
The same screen is also reachable from Settings → Battery → Power consumption rankings → KidMoat:
Step 3 — Keep Battery Saver off, and stop it auto-starting
In Settings → Battery, make sure both Battery Saver and Super Battery Saver are off. Then open Battery Saver and check Auto-turn on Battery Saver is off too — otherwise it quietly activates at a set battery level and takes KidMoat down with it.
Step 4 — Unrestricted data
Settings → Apps → Special app access → Unrestricted data → switch KidMoat on.
Step 5 — Allow Wi-Fi control
In Special app access, open Wi-Fi control, tap KidMoat, and turn on Allow app to control Wi-Fi.
Step 6 — Background data for KidMoat
Settings → Apps → KidMoat → Mobile data & Wi-Fi: switch on Background data and Unrestricted data usage.
Android 12–14
Step 1 — Open Autostart
Go to Settings → Apps → Special app access → Autostart.
Step 2 — Allow autostart for KidMoat
Tap KidMoat in the list and switch Allow autostart on. This is what lets KidMoat come back after a restart or a background clean-up.
Step 3 — Set battery usage to Unrestricted
Go to Settings → Battery → Battery Usage, tap KidMoat, and choose Unrestricted under Manage battery usage.
The same setting is also reachable from the app side — Settings → Apps → KidMoat → Battery — if you find that quicker:
Step 4 — Don't restrict background power
Go to Settings → Battery → Background power consumption management, tap KidMoat (it will say Smart control), and choose Don't restrict background power usage. Smart control is vivo's automatic killer — the very thing this guide is switching off.
The same screen is also reachable via Settings → Apps → Special app access → Background power consumption management:
Step 5 — Keep Battery Saver off
Settings → Battery → Battery Saver: make sure Use Battery Saver is off. While active it limits or turns off background activity across the phone.
Step 6 — Unrestricted data
Settings → Apps → Special app access → Unrestricted data: switch KidMoat on, so Data Saver can never cut its reporting.
Step 7 — Allow Wi-Fi control
In Special app access, open Wi-Fi control, tap KidMoat, and turn on Allow app to control Wi-Fi. KidMoat uses this to keep the device's connection to your dashboard healthy.
Step 8 — Background data for KidMoat
Settings → Apps → KidMoat → Mobile data & Wi-Fi: switch on both Background data and Unrestricted data usage.
Step 9 — Turn off Sensitive permission alert
Funtouch shows status-bar icons whenever an app uses the camera, microphone or location — and lets anyone tap through and close that app. On a child's device this hands them a one-tap way to stop KidMoat. Go to Settings → Privacy → Sensitive permission alert and switch it off.
Check it worked
The child's phone should show online in your parent dashboard and stay online overnight, with no gaps in reports over 48 hours.
Funtouch and OriginOS updates can reset autostart and background power settings. After a system update on the child's phone, re-check Autostart and Background power control first — they revert most often.
Something still off? Start from the overview — How to keep KidMoat running in the background on Android.
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