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- Android 14 will let your work apps run in the background when you switch to your personal profile.
- In previous Android versions, work apps were killed completely, generating no notifications and consuming no data and battery in the background. This will no longer be the case with Android 14.
Android 14 is an update we are very excited about, as it has many new features that make life easier. But not all changes are good changes. Android 14 is making one fundamental change to how work profiles work, which doesn’t look too promising for your phone’s battery life or work-life balance.
As spotted by Android expert Mishaal Rahman (via AndroidPolice), Android 14 now pauses apps present in the work profile instead of completely turning off the work profile whenever you switch to your personal profile. The OS also includes a slight wording change to elucidate better what is happening.