Sony Android devices come with a unique feature called Stamina Mode. For Bark to work properly on your kid's Sony device, you should disable Stamina Mode and make adjustments to their battery settings.
- On your kid's Sony device, open the ⚙ Settings app.
- Tap Battery.
- Tap Stamina Mode.
- Tap on Never or turn it off.
- Then, tap < back until you get to the Battery settings.
- Tap the three dots on the top right.
- Tap Battery optimization.
- Tap Apps.
- Tap Bark.
- Make sure Bark is not being affected by battery settings.
- Next, open the ⚙ Settings app again.
- Tap Apps & Notifications.
- Tap Advanced.
- Tap Special app access.
- Tap Power saving feature.
- Find Bark and change to Excepted.