diff --git a/plugin.xml b/plugin.xml
index 2931f91..3399bf5 100644
--- a/plugin.xml
+++ b/plugin.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <plugin xmlns="http://www.phonegap.com/ns/plugins/1.0"
         id="cordova-plugin-em-datacollection"
-        version="1.7.0">
+        version="1.7.1">
 
   <name>DataCollection</name>
   <description>Background data collection FTW! This is the part that I really
diff --git a/src/android/verification/SensorControlBackgroundChecker.java b/src/android/verification/SensorControlBackgroundChecker.java
index 7fcc429..43ccb73 100644
--- a/src/android/verification/SensorControlBackgroundChecker.java
+++ b/src/android/verification/SensorControlBackgroundChecker.java
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@
 import org.json.JSONObject;
 
 import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
+import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
+import java.util.concurrent.ScheduledExecutorService;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
 import edu.berkeley.eecs.emission.cordova.tracker.Constants;
 import edu.berkeley.eecs.emission.cordova.tracker.ExplicitIntent;
@@ -90,8 +94,7 @@ public static void checkAppState(final Context ctxt) {
       boolean[] allOtherChecks = new boolean[]{
         SensorControlChecks.checkLocationPermissions(ctxt),
         SensorControlChecks.checkMotionActivityPermissions(ctxt),
-        SensorControlChecks.checkNotificationsEnabled(ctxt),
-        SensorControlChecks.checkUnusedAppsUnrestricted(ctxt)
+        SensorControlChecks.checkNotificationsEnabled(ctxt)
       };
       boolean allOtherChecksPass = true;
       for (boolean check: allOtherChecks) {
@@ -113,14 +116,14 @@ public static void checkAppState(final Context ctxt) {
       }
       else if (allOtherChecks[0]) {
             Log.i(ctxt, TAG, "all checks = "+allOtherChecksPass+" but location permission status  "+allOtherChecks[0]+" should be true "+
-          " so one of the non-location checks must be false: loc permission, motion permission, notification, unused apps" + Arrays.toString(allOtherChecks));
+          " so one of the non-location checks must be false: loc permission, motion permission, notification" + Arrays.toString(allOtherChecks));
         Log.i(ctxt, TAG, "a non-local check failed, generating only user visible notification");
         generateOpenAppSettingsNotification(ctxt);
       }
       else {
             Log.i(ctxt, TAG, "location settings are valid, but location permission is not, generating tracking error and visible notification");
             Log.i(ctxt, TAG, "curr status check results = " +
-            " loc permission, motion permission, notification, unused apps "+ Arrays.toString(allOtherChecks));
+            " loc permission, motion permission, notification "+ Arrays.toString(allOtherChecks));
             ctxt.sendBroadcast(new ExplicitIntent(ctxt, R.string.transition_tracking_error));
         generateOpenAppSettingsNotification(ctxt);
         }
@@ -130,6 +133,27 @@ else if (allOtherChecks[0]) {
             generateOpenAppSettingsNotification(ctxt);
             }
         });
+
+          /*
+           * AsyncTask is deprecated, so let's try to use the standard concurrent utilities here.
+           * Haven't used raw java concurrent utilities for 20 years (new Thread(...)) anyone?
+           * So this code snippet is based on
+           * https://stackoverflow.com/a/64969640/4040267
+           *
+           * Do we need to do anything in the UI thread. The `checkUnusedAppsUnrestricted`
+           * doesn't say anything about which thread to call it from. What about
+           * generateOpenAppSettingsNotification? Nothing in the NotificationManager indicates that
+           * it needs to run on the UI thread either.
+           */
+        ScheduledExecutorService executor = Executors.newSingleThreadScheduledExecutor();
+
+        executor.schedule(() -> {
+          if (!SensorControlChecks.checkUnusedAppsUnrestricted(ctxt)) {
+            Log.i(ctxt, TAG, "all current settings and permissions are probably valid, but could be reset later");
+            Log.i(ctxt, TAG, "don't generate a tracking error right now, but let's ask the user to avoid the reset ");
+            generateOpenAppSettingsNotification(ctxt);
+          }
+        }, 1, TimeUnit.MINUTES);
     }
 
     public static void generateOpenAppSettingsNotification(Context ctxt) {
diff --git a/src/android/verification/SensorControlChecks.java b/src/android/verification/SensorControlChecks.java
index 40e8fc7..855ea1d 100644
--- a/src/android/verification/SensorControlChecks.java
+++ b/src/android/verification/SensorControlChecks.java
@@ -105,7 +105,9 @@ public static boolean checkNotificationsUnpaused(final Context ctxt) {
   public static boolean checkUnusedAppsUnrestricted(final Context ctxt) {
       ListenableFuture<Integer> future = PackageManagerCompat.getUnusedAppRestrictionsStatus(ctxt);
     try {
+      Log.i(ctxt, TAG, "About to call future.get to read the restriction status");
       Integer appRestrictionStatus = future.get();
+      Log.i(ctxt, TAG, "Received "+appRestrictionStatus+" from future.get");
       switch(appRestrictionStatus) {
         case UnusedAppRestrictionsConstants.ERROR: return false;
         case UnusedAppRestrictionsConstants.FEATURE_NOT_AVAILABLE: return true;
@@ -116,8 +118,10 @@ public static boolean checkUnusedAppsUnrestricted(final Context ctxt) {
           return false;
       }
     } catch (ExecutionException | InterruptedException e) {
+      Log.e(ctxt, TAG, "Got exception from future.get" + e);
       return false;
     }
+    Log.e(ctxt, TAG, "Random final false");
     return false;
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/android/verification/SensorControlForegroundDelegate.java b/src/android/verification/SensorControlForegroundDelegate.java
index b7cf3db..0905af9 100644
--- a/src/android/verification/SensorControlForegroundDelegate.java
+++ b/src/android/verification/SensorControlForegroundDelegate.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 import android.content.IntentSender;
 import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
 import android.net.Uri;
+import android.os.AsyncTask;
 import android.os.Build;
 import android.provider.Settings;
 
@@ -552,12 +553,17 @@ public void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
       case SensorControlConstants.REMOVE_UNUSED_APP_RESTRICTIONS:
         Log.d(mAct, TAG, requestCode + " is our code, handling callback");
         Log.d(mAct, TAG, "Got unused app restrictions callback from launching app settings");
+        AsyncTask.execute(new Runnable() {
+          @Override
+          public void run() {
         if (SensorControlChecks.checkUnusedAppsUnrestricted(cordova.getActivity())) {
-          SensorControlBackgroundChecker.restartFSMIfStartState(cordova.getActivity());
+              // SensorControlBackgroundChecker.restartFSMIfStartState(cordova.getActivity());
           cordovaCallback.success();
         } else {
           cordovaCallback.error(cordova.getActivity().getString(R.string.unused_apps_restricted));
         }
+          }
+        });
         break;
       default:
         Log.d(cordova.getActivity(), TAG, "Got unsupported request code " + requestCode + " , ignoring...");