iOS Users
By default you can close the LIFX app and FX will run continuously. If your FX stop when you close the LIFX app, check your LIFX App Advanced Settings and make sure Disable Effects in Background is not selected.
Android Users
By default you can close the LIFX app and FX will run continuously. If your FX stop when you close the LIFX app, check your LIFX App Advanced Settings and make sure Disable Effects in Background is not selected.
If this does not fix the issue, there is one more phone setting to check. You will need to set the App battery usage for your LIFX App to Unrestricted. This will allow your LIFX app to keep sending messages to the lights in the background.
Steps:
- Long press on the LIFX app icon.
- Tap ⓘ App info
- Tap App battery usage
- Select Unrestricted
FX still not working when App is closed?
Some Android phones have stricter battery settings that will automatically stop apps from operating in the background. This will impact app driven FX that are generated by the LIFX app. We are actively migrating FX to be controlled via firmware rather than rely on the LIFX app.
The following FX are firmware driven and do not require the LIFX app to run:
- Move - Strip, String, Beam, Neon Flex.
- Morph - Candle, Tile, Ceiling, Tube.
- Flame - Candle, Tile, Ceiling, Tube. (Path & Spot coming in firmware: 4.08)
- Clouds - Candle, Tile, Ceiling, Tube.
- Sunrise/Sunset - Candle, Tile, Ceiling, Tube.