Run obsidian in the background in android

After closing and reopening Obsidian, it takes around 5–10 seconds(depend) to load the vault. If there were an option to keep it running in the background, it would make note-taking much smoother.

Android automatically terminates inactive sessions after a certain period unless the app has special permissions to stay alive. Since Obsidian doesn’t persist in the background, it often restarts when switching back from another app.

I frequently take notes in a stepwise manner, constantly jumping between apps. The problem is that every time I switch back to Obsidian, it often restarts, which is frustrating. First, there’s the load time; second, I have enabled the “Open daily notes at startup” feature, which means I don’t return to the exact note I was working on.

For example, if I’m reading How to Talk to Anyone and jotting down notes, I need to switch between my EPUB reader and Obsidian repeatedly. But when I return to Obsidian and see it restarting, it disrupts my workflow and kills my focus. It’s incredibly frustrating.

A background running option or a way to prevent automatic termination would greatly improve the experience.

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