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Keep Onyx Phone calls ringing on Motorola phones
The Motorola settings that keep Onyx Phone ringing: Unrestricted app battery usage and keeping the app active when it's unused.
Motorola's settings are close to Google's. Two of them make sure Onyx Phone always wakes for a call. For moto g, moto edge and razr phones with Android 13 or later.
1. Unrestricted battery usage
Optimized, the default, can delay a call while the phone sits idle.
- Open Settings, then Apps, then See all apps, then Onyx Phone.
- Tap App battery usage. Turn on Allow background usage if you see it, then choose Unrestricted.
2. Keep it active when unused
If Onyx Phone goes unopened for a few months, Android pauses it and takes back its permissions.
- On the same Onyx Phone page in Settings, turn off Pause app activity if unused.
3. Full-screen calls
Lets a call fill the screen when the phone is locked or you're using another app, like a regular call.
- Open Onyx Phone. On the Calls tab, tap Allow on Show incoming calls full screen, and turn on what it opens.
Calls ring on mobile data but not on one Wi-Fi network
Calls reach the app through Google's push service, over one connection your phone keeps open for every app. Some Wi-Fi routers and office firewalls close a connection that has been quiet for a few minutes, and until the phone notices, a call can't reach it. Onyx Phone keeps that connection busy and sends a call again when your phone doesn't start ringing, which covers most networks.
- Set Onyx Phone's battery use to Unrestricted (above), so it can keep the connection busy.
- If one network still misses calls, ask whoever runs it to let quiet connections stay open for at least 15 minutes (often called the TCP or NAT timeout), and to allow outgoing connections on port 5228, which Google uses for push.
Check that it works
Leave the phone locked and untouched for 15 minutes, then have someone call your business number. It should wake the screen and ring. The Android setup guide covers the microphone, notifications, and the rest.
Phone makers move settings around. If a step doesn't match your phone, search Settings for "battery" and pick the choice that lets Onyx Phone run without restrictions. We last checked this guide on November 2, 2026. Markdown version ยท Other phones: Samsung Galaxy, Google Pixel, OnePlus, Xiaomi, Redmi and POCO