Drowser

Drowser

Simple background app killer

juanitobananas System

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Description

Avoid rogue apps from running in the background with Drowser.

Drowser is a simple app that kills the selected apps when the screen turns off.

It requires root and uses it to kill the apps with an 'am force-stop app-id'. This is a very impolite way of stopping apps. These might (and probably will) misbehave. You might also lose data because of this. Beware!

What’s new (1.0.15)

New in 1.0.15

★ Fixed a crash that could happen right after the app started running in the background.

New in 1.0.14

★ Just some maintenance.

New in 1.0.13a

★ Just some maintenance

New in 1.0.12

★ App list now shows a loading spinner on startup instead of appearing empty.
★ App list loads significantly faster.

New in 1.0.11

★ Updated translations.

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Versions

Version Date Size Requires Android Download
1.0.15 current
5101b39f8ee23a15…
 2026-09-15 2.8 MB API 23
1.0.14
664f18e21e0875fa…
 2026-09-11 2.8 MB API 23
1.0.13
594599b287beb7c9…
 2026-08-15 2.8 MB API 23

Permissions

What the app asks the system for. Android only grants sensitive access after you confirm it.

  • Foreground serviceKeep running in the background, visible in the status bar.
  • FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SPECIAL_USE
  • Run at startupStart automatically after the device is switched on.
  • REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS
  • NotificationsShow notifications.
  • PACKAGE_USAGE_STATS
  • Installed appsSee which apps are installed.
  • Prevent sleepingKeep the device from going to sleep.
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  • Network stateCheck whether and how the device is connected.
  • drowser.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

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