diff --git a/Source/Android/app/src/main/java/org/dolphinemu/dolphinemu/features/settings/ui/SettingsFragmentPresenter.kt b/Source/Android/app/src/main/java/org/dolphinemu/dolphinemu/features/settings/ui/SettingsFragmentPresenter.kt
index 94fdbb0082a..f17455b519e 100644
--- a/Source/Android/app/src/main/java/org/dolphinemu/dolphinemu/features/settings/ui/SettingsFragmentPresenter.kt
+++ b/Source/Android/app/src/main/java/org/dolphinemu/dolphinemu/features/settings/ui/SettingsFragmentPresenter.kt
@@ -1423,22 +1423,11 @@ class SettingsFragmentPresenter(
             }
         }, R.string.real_balance_board, 0))
 
-        sl.add(SwitchSetting(context, object : AbstractBooleanSetting {
-            override val isOverridden: Boolean = BooleanSetting.SERVERS_ENABLED.isOverridden
-
-            override val isRuntimeEditable: Boolean =
-                BooleanSetting.SERVERS_ENABLED.isRuntimeEditable
-
-            override fun delete(settings: Settings): Boolean {
-                return BooleanSetting.SERVERS_ENABLED.delete(settings)
-            }
-
-            override val boolean: Boolean get() = BooleanSetting.SERVERS_ENABLED.boolean;
-
-            override fun setBoolean(settings: Settings, newValue: Boolean) {
-                BooleanSetting.SERVERS_ENABLED.setBoolean(settings, if (newValue) true else false);
-            }
-        }, R.string.dualshockudp_client, R.string.dualshockudp_client_description))
+        sl.add(SwitchSetting(context,
+            BooleanSetting.SERVERS_ENABLED,
+            R.string.dualshockudp_client,
+            R.string.dualshockudp_client_description)
+        )
 
         sl.add(
             InputStringSetting(
diff --git a/Source/Android/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/Source/Android/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 7a99f00ef2d..ed915f38de2 100644
--- a/Source/Android/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/Source/Android/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <string name="wiimote_extension_3">Wii Remote Extension 4</string>
 
     <string name="real_balance_board">Real Balance Board</string>
-    <string name="dualshockudp_client">DualshockUDP Client (Background Input)</string>
+    <string name="dualshockudp_client">DSU Input</string>
     <string name="dualshockudp_entries">DualshockUDP Server Info (Alternate Input Source)</string>
     <string name="dualshockudp_entries_description">Description:IP:Port;</string>
 
diff --git a/Source/Android/jni/ActivityTracker.cpp b/Source/Android/jni/ActivityTracker.cpp
index b8718905769..52d53f848af 100644
--- a/Source/Android/jni/ActivityTracker.cpp
+++ b/Source/Android/jni/ActivityTracker.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 #include "Common/Logging/Log.h"
 #include "Core/AchievementManager.h"
 
+// Minimal bridge to notify native code to pause/resume background input updates.
+extern "C" void SetBackgroundInputExecutionAllowed(bool allowed);
+
 extern "C" {
 
 JNIEXPORT void JNICALL
@@ -17,5 +20,6 @@ Java_org_dolphinemu_dolphinemu_utils_ActivityTracker_setBackgroundExecutionAllow
 
   INFO_LOG_FMT(CORE, "SetBackgroundExecutionAllowed {}", allowed);
   AchievementManager::GetInstance().SetBackgroundExecutionAllowed(allowed);
+  SetBackgroundInputExecutionAllowed(static_cast<bool>(allowed));
 }
 }
diff --git a/Source/Android/jni/MainAndroid.cpp b/Source/Android/jni/MainAndroid.cpp
index 5564c46de26..518f9a901fe 100644
--- a/Source/Android/jni/MainAndroid.cpp
+++ b/Source/Android/jni/MainAndroid.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include <optional>
 #include <string>
 #include <thread>
+#include <atomic>
 #include <utility>
 #include <vector>
 
@@ -59,7 +60,6 @@
 #include "InputCommon/GCAdapter.h"
 #include "InputCommon/ControllerInterface/ControllerInterface.h"
 
-
 #include "UICommon/GameFile.h"
 #include "UICommon/UICommon.h"
 
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ bool s_need_nonblocking_alert_msg;
 
 Common::Flag s_is_booting;
 bool s_game_metadata_is_valid = false;
+// When false, the controller-update thread will pause updates to save battery.
+std::atomic<bool> s_background_execution_allowed{true};
 }  // Anonymous namespace
 
 void UpdatePointer()
@@ -566,10 +568,17 @@ JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_org_dolphinemu_dolphinemu_NativeLibrary_Initialize(J
   AchievementManager::GetInstance().Init(nullptr);
 
   // Start a background thread to periodically update controller input (every 10ms).
-  // This ensures Android keeps controller state updated even without a dedicated input loop.
+  // The thread checks `s_background_execution_allowed` and pauses updates when
+  // background execution is disallowed (to save battery).
   std::thread([]() {
     while (true)
     {
+      if (!s_background_execution_allowed.load())
+      {
+        std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(100));
+        continue;
+      }
+
       g_controller_interface.SetCurrentInputChannel(ciface::InputChannel::Host);
       g_controller_interface.UpdateInput();
       std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(10));
@@ -589,6 +598,13 @@ JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_org_dolphinemu_dolphinemu_NativeLibrary_GenerateNewS
   DolphinAnalytics::Instance().GenerateNewIdentity();
 }
 
+// Called from Java-side ActivityTracker native shim to allow/disable background
+// controller updates. Kept minimal: just flip the flag the thread checks.
+extern "C" void SetBackgroundInputExecutionAllowed(bool allowed)
+{
+  s_background_execution_allowed.store(allowed);
+}
+
 // Returns the scale factor for imgui rendering.
 // Based on the scaledDensity of the device's display metrics.
 static float GetRenderSurfaceScale(JNIEnv* env)