I have a couple of apps that run in the background of my galaxy S8 that don't seem to run until I touch the screen or press the power button to get to the login screen. Two examples would be Llama Location Profiles and SMS Backup and Restore. Llama won't activate a profile until I touch the screen. SMS Backup won't run a scheduled backup until I do the same thing.

Is there anything in Android 7 or the Galaxy S8 itself that prevents these kind of apps from running as expected? I was thinking it was a power saving feature that might cause this but can't seem to find anything that would cause this in my settings.

 

That sounds like a logical cause. I have set those apps to not be optimized.

Thank you for your help.