diff --git a/overlay/packages/apps/SimpleDeviceConfig/res/values/config.xml b/overlay/packages/apps/SimpleDeviceConfig/res/values/config.xml
index f27d5136..1ce57f79 100644
--- a/overlay/packages/apps/SimpleDeviceConfig/res/values/config.xml
+++ b/overlay/packages/apps/SimpleDeviceConfig/res/values/config.xml
@@ -18,5 +18,8 @@
     <string-array name="configs_base">
         <!-- ART heap compaction for cached apps -->
         <item>activity_manager/use_compaction=true</item>
+
+        <!-- Allow more cached apps in the background -->
+        <item>activity_manager/max_cached_processes=64</item>
     </string-array>
 </resources>