Android 8.1 Oreo Lets You Hide 'Running in the Background' & 'Drawing Over Other Apps' Notifications

One of Android 8.0's central themes was battery improvements. Google implemented background restrictions and a few other under-the-hood changes, but the biggest battery-saving measure was almost user-hostile: A static notification that tells you when any of your apps are running in the background. This notification couldn't be dismissed, so it's likely that Google did this with the intent of annoying users. You see, if an app hasn't been updated to target Oreo's new API, those background restrictions won't really work. And since Google can't force developers to make their apps more... more



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