Fact · Dictation on phones and tablets
Samsung says apps in its Sleeping apps list are currently sleeping, but they may run in the background if you start to use them again.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“Shows you all apps that are currently sleeping but may run in the background if you start to use them again.”
Sleeping apps on your Galaxy device, Samsung, Samsung, n.d., Sleeping apps.
Open the original- What it measures
- Samsung describes sleeping apps as a middle step between running normally and being deep sleeping.
- What it does not show
- The page does not say how long an app must be unused before it is put to sleep.