App running in the background

Since the last update (5.17, 9 sept 2025), my Connect app is continuously running in the background. Ive tried rebooting the phone and forced stop app but no luck. Even after denying all permissions, it was still there. When I turned off 'allow usages data in the background,' in mobile data it stopped. But it also stopped the app from working like it should. Is it a bug or what's going on?

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e7andy 21 days ago +2

The app should be running in the background. That is how it is designed. If you force close it, it should automatically open again.
Maurice G 21 days ago in reply to e7andy +2

Yes it should be running in the background but it's now running actively in the background.
98d315febe8e4e888993bdd1408ac715 20 days ago +2

I also noticed another behavior. Looks like every hour at :00 I get a "Disconnected" notification on my what, and short after the phone reconnects and displays that sync notification again. Pls, did anyone…

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0 6945378 18 days ago in reply to 3913841

Seems Like it from the last 2 update(sep 9 and 15). On the version 5.15.2 it work as it always has so the only option is to downgrade or wait until they fix this on samsung phones.

0 5767025 18 days ago

This problem appears to have been fixed by the new version of Garmin Connect released yesterday. My phone no longer continuously shows a notification about GC running in the background.

I am aware that GC does still sometimes run in the background for syncing or other purposes - but it does not run continuously (I hope) so should not continuously show the notification, and such a notification may well indicate a problem (which is why the notification exists).