
This is why an alert has been implemented warning that another service has disabled Web Security and needs to be enabled again. Web Protection loses the Accessibility permission required to function when the Android system force stops background applications. The latter category also includes Bitdefender’s Web Protection. Most affected are 3rd party alarm clocks, automation apps, and especially apps that need to work even when you are not actively using your smartphone. This impacts most of the apps that run in the background. But some optimization mechanisms are so aggressive that they kill useful background apps when the screen turns off to maximize your smartphone’s battery life.

It is for this reason that vendors are packing battery-saving features with each Android release.

The Web Protection feature in Bitdefender Mobile Security for Android keeps turning off because the device is using Power Saving mode to save battery, which stops the running apps.Ī large part of the bonus features of smartphones revolves around battery life and performance optimization. Why does Web Protection keep turning off? When this happens, Bitdefender Mobile Security for Android notifies you that « Web Protection was disabled by another service. Sometimes, even after manually reactivating Web Protection, it turns itself off shortly afterward.

This article guides you on how to prevent Bitdefender Mobile Security’s Web Protection feature from constantly being disabled on some Android phones and tablets.
