diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5e26c7989..51ed51f00 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+- added: (Android) Detect if user restricted background battery usage
+
 ## 3.23.0 (2024-11-01)
 
 - changed: Changed semantics for invalid password login error message: "Invalid username or password"
diff --git a/android/src/main/java/co/airbitz/AbcCoreJsUi/AbcCoreJsUiModule.java b/android/src/main/java/co/airbitz/AbcCoreJsUi/AbcCoreJsUiModule.java
index 467159492..9e11724a7 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/co/airbitz/AbcCoreJsUi/AbcCoreJsUiModule.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/co/airbitz/AbcCoreJsUi/AbcCoreJsUiModule.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import android.Manifest;
 import android.app.Activity;
+import android.app.ActivityManager;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
 import android.hardware.fingerprint.FingerprintManager;
@@ -392,10 +393,15 @@ public void getSupportedBiometryType(Promise promise) {
     }
   }
 
-  // Function should only be used in iOS and not available on android.
-  // Resolve with a unavailable if ever, meaning not available on this device
   @ReactMethod
   public void backgroundAppRefreshStatus(Promise promise) {
-    promise.resolve("unavailable");
+    if (android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 28) {
+      ActivityManager activityManager =
+          (ActivityManager) getReactApplicationContext().getSystemService(Context.ACTIVITY_SERVICE);
+      String backgroundStatus = activityManager.isBackgroundRestricted() ? "blocked" : "granted";
+      promise.resolve(backgroundStatus);
+    } else {
+      promise.resolve("unavailable");
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/util/notificationPermissionReminder.tsx b/src/util/notificationPermissionReminder.tsx
index 1f0662032..88a9cbbe0 100644
--- a/src/util/notificationPermissionReminder.tsx
+++ b/src/util/notificationPermissionReminder.tsx
@@ -79,11 +79,9 @@ export const showNotificationPermissionReminder = async (
       ? 1
       : 0
 
-  const statusAppRefresh = isIos
-    ? await AbcCoreJsUi.backgroundAppRefreshStatus().catch((error: undefined) =>
-        console.log(error)
-      )
-    : undefined
+  const statusAppRefresh = await AbcCoreJsUi.backgroundAppRefreshStatus().catch(
+    (error: unknown) => console.log(error)
+  )
   const refreshEnabled = statusAppRefresh !== RESULTS.BLOCKED ? 1 : 0
 
   const notificationPermissionsInfoJson = await disklet