Auto commit Sun Mar 22 12:01:01 PM CDT 2026

app/src/main/java/com/mindmachine/mvp/MainActivity.kt

@@ -132,10 +132,16 @@ fun App(vm: MainViewModel = viewModel()) {
     val nav = rememberNavController()
     val ui by vm.ui.collectAsStateWithLifecycle()
     val lifecycle = LocalLifecycleOwner.current.lifecycle
+    val activity = LocalContext.current as? Activity
 
-    DisposableEffect(lifecycle) {
+    DisposableEffect(lifecycle, activity, ui.runtimeState) {
         val observer = LifecycleEventObserver { _, event ->
-            if (event == Lifecycle.Event.ON_STOP && ui.runtimeState == RuntimeState.RUNNING) {
+            val appActuallyBackgrounded = activity?.isChangingConfigurations != true
+            if (
+                event == Lifecycle.Event.ON_STOP &&
+                ui.runtimeState == RuntimeState.RUNNING &&
+                appActuallyBackgrounded
+            ) {
                 vm.pause("Session paused because app moved to background.")
             }
         }