Background notifications - General Questions and Answers

I don't know if I'm missing something, but on the iPhone the background notifications were great. For example, on Sportactular I had background notifications for certain games, scores, etc. Even when you are NOT running the app (as in not even in multitasking), you would still get notifications of the events you've set triggers. It was awesome.
How do you do this on Android? It seems you HAVE to have the apps running in background. Am I not understanding something?

macsrock said:
I don't know if I'm missing something, but on the iPhone the background notifications were great. For example, on Sportactular I had background notifications for certain games, scores, etc. Even when you are NOT running the app (as in not even in multitasking), you would still get notifications of the events you've set triggers. It was awesome.
How do you do this on Android? It seems you HAVE to have the apps running in background. Am I not understanding something?
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It depends on the app. Some have services that run in the background that will keep this functionality.

InGeNeTiCs said:
It depends on the app. Some have services that run in the background that will keep this functionality.
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Thanks.. which do you know of? I'm looking for an instant messaging program that does not. IM+ on the iphone would do that, but not on android. you have to keep it running.

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Good SMS app

I know about handcent and chomp, but what other options are there?
I'm after something a bit different, with a good popup and inbox that doesn't look so..iphone like?
deepside7 said:
I know about handcent and chomp, but what other options are there?
I'm after something a bit different, with a good popup and inbox that doesn't look so..iphone like?
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That's all you get really. And you do know Handcent has option to change EVERYTHING right? It doesn't have to be iPhone-y.
I do believe I've seen some other options on the market...but they didn't look too inviting to me, for whatever reason, at the time.
If you're considering apps that don't actually function as the app for your messaging, I use an SMS app that I enjoy and find helpful.
SMS Backup + will backup all your Text Messages to your gMail account under a label SMS. Here's the AppBrain link:
http://www.appbrain.com/app/sms-backup/com.zegoggles.smssync
miztaken1312 said:
That's all you get really. And you do know Handcent has option to change EVERYTHING right? It doesn't have to be iPhone-y.
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Yeah, I used to use it, but reverted back to stock after a while. Not sure why, but haven't really liked either option.
Just tried goSMS.. seems pretty good.. again, iphone style, but I like this one for some reason... Will see how it goes
I use SMS composer. Its free in the market, simple to use and the only non-threade SMS app I could find. Its only 500-600 kb, so less resource hungry also. Its also buggy but usable.
I still prefer threaded. The standard SMS app is good, it's threaded, but it doesn't look like i'm reading a comic.
Now I remember the reason I stopped using handcent.. It became very slow after a while to get into the inbox etc.
deepside7 said:
I still prefer threaded. The standard SMS app is good, it's threaded, but it doesn't look like i'm reading a comic.
Now I remember the reason I stopped using handcent.. It became very slow after a while to get into the inbox etc.
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I've also noticed that. But I deal with it cause the stock app was much worse for me.
miztaken1312 said:
I've also noticed that. But I deal with it cause the stock app was much worse for me.
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Give Gosms a try. It seems to be much faster so far, and i've got a reasonable amount of sms's in my inbox right now.
em,I really preffer to GO SMS,not just because its simple UI style,but also it can give me some other feels.Good!
I also tried GOSms , it seems nice, the UI,contacts and speed is better than handcent, it runs smoothly for me till now. Keep an eye on it.
Seems to have a problem with notifications.. Doesn't always play the full notification ringtone
But other than that, I like it
Yeah, for its lighter, beautiful popup window, search, contact, and even the new smileys, I will Support it!!
Have you tried PingChat? It's available on iPhone, Blackberry and on Android.
lilkidz said:
Have you tried PingChat? It's available on iPhone, Blackberry and on Android.
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That's not SMS. That's more or less another instant messaging service like AIM, Yahoo, or Windows Live.
I tried Go SMS also and like the looks, speed and small overhead compared to Handcent (which I use since I had my HTC Legend, about 7 months or so).
Problem with Go SMS, it FC's all the time for me. Sometimes every 5 minutes, without any activitiy. It just runs in the background and I receive the crash message and can make an error report.
There is nothing happening when it crashes, no SMS coming or going. When it's in the foreground it usually doesn't crash, but it's pretty unusable for me at this point. And the neon bubble colors hurt my eyes, they need to change those or give coloring options.
nomad4ever said:
I tried Go SMS also and like the looks, speed and small overhead compared to Handcent (which I use since I had my HTC Legend, about 7 months or so).
Problem with Go SMS, it FC's all the time for me. Sometimes every 5 minutes, without any activitiy. It just runs in the background and I receive the crash message and can make a error report.
There is nothing happening when it crashes, no SMS coming or going. When it's in the foreground it usually doesn't crash, but it's pretty unusable for me at this point. And the neon bubble colors hurt my eyes, they need to change those or give coloring options.
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Honestly GO-Sms is pretty solid I will admit that it's buggy but it's still being improved so theres plenty of room for improvement. Once the app stats to mature I think it will be nearly unstoppable.
Until then im sticking with handcent ...
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I'll give go sms a try!
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Entire app widget, post your thoughts.

Entire app widget, a lot of you will be confused what im talking about and to be ohnest so am i lol. What i am after is something unique that would make life a whole lot easier for me and imo for others, this type of setup may be around but most likely isn't and a possible reason for why.
What i am after is something that can make a whole entire app run as a widget on one of the many screens for the desktop, so what i mean is when you flick through the screens on the desktop you have all you many cool widgets there that are easy to use and accessable but what im wanting is something that will allow a entire program to fit on the desktop so you can easily flick through from one program to another like facebook and then flick to another screen that has possible another program such as emails or messages. Without having to exit the app and then go to the app launcher and then select the program vice versa.
This would be in my way the best way to flick between programs and would be something i would pay for if it were possible, i understand the conflict with the screen transition when swiping between programs thats why you would probably need to use a swipe bar or just touch the screen indicator at the bottom.
Any way any insight or information would be appreciated go hard people.
***Offer for devs*** if you can develop something like this i am willing to pay $200 for contribution to its construction.
for the most part, it really depends on the app, how much resources it uses, and what kind of ui/gfx are standard use for it...i know exactly what youre asking for, ive wanted it myself, but it all comes down to mem/cpu usage, and if its a significant drain on battery when its constantly on...
there different kernels come into play, and if you are using ocdaemons or the like, with restrictive processing speed when the screen is off, could freeze your fone...
lots of challenges with this request, but like i said, depending on the app, someon might be interested
Yea its just really annoying for me not having something where selected apps can run in a foreground like windows in PC, having apps run in the background is a bit disturbing as i am one to like to know what my system is doing and have more control over the enviroment.
Iv just looked for things like app switcher which is the closest thing iv found yet for it but nothing close to what i am really looking for.
DANOFDANGER said:
Yea its just really annoying for me not having something where selected apps can run in a foreground like windows in PC, having apps run in the background is a bit disturbing as i am one to like to know what my system is doing and have more control over the enviroment.
Iv just looked for things like app switcher which is the closest thing iv found yet for it but nothing close to what i am really looking for.
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I.ve been dreaming of TABS for ages. I mean all the programs running in the foreground would be like tabs in Google Chrome, how cool would be that.
Regarding PC, there are many more processes running in the BG than in foreground, so analogy doesn't work here.
tinky1 said:
I.ve been dreaming of TABS for ages. I mean all the programs running in the foreground would be like tabs in Google Chrome, how cool would be that.
Regarding PC, there are many more processes running in the BG than in foreground, so analogy doesn't work here.
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I just got an idea. How about a tab-based app switcher instead of a notification bar? I know it's unrelated, but awesome
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Yup, exactly what i meant. And it could be done, as third party apps can use notification bar. Basically it would be a task manager which would place a tab (icon which looks like tab) for every foreground process. I'd buy it.
idavid_ said:
I just got an idea. How about a tab-based app switcher instead of a notification bar? I know it's unrelated, but awesome
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agreed would make life so much easier .

[Q] How do I stop apps being closed?

I have apps that should be checking for notifications (Tweetcaster, Friendcaster and G+) not doing so because they are being closed down by the system and so cannot do the periodic checks. Is there any way to force Android to leave apps open?
I'm using ICS and the apps are setup to check/notify.
I think its up to the app.....it must has the push notification on ....if that is on the app will continue to notify you....
I don't think you can force android to keep it open running in background....
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The app says it has push notifications, and they work when the app is in memory, it's just it gets closed down all the time.
If there is no way to make it stay in memory, is there a way to get it to start every hour?
Use a different kernel - one without bigmem.
Maximilian Mary said:
Use a different kernel - one without bigmem.
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Any suggestions which is a good one?
coercri said:
Any suggestions which is a good one?
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I'm looking for a better one, but am using Franco at the moment. It seems hard on the battery (at least without some governor / clock speed tweaking) and I've had a few reboots, but it's very smooth and it's so nice to not have my background tasks killed anymore (music, radio, downloads, etc).
Have you set 'Backgroud Process limit' or 'Don't keep Activities' options?
No, it's on standard limit.

Apps running in the background?

Hi
Coming from an iPhone I am wondering: are apps allowed to run freely in the background?
I noticed this when waking up and noticing the Bloomberg app was up to date.
Wondering if this might drain my battery...
Thanks
benyben123 said:
Hi
Coming from an iPhone I am wondering: are apps allowed to run freely in the background?
I noticed this when waking up and noticing the Bloomberg app was up to date.
Wondering if this might drain my battery...
Thanks
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Yes, apps do run in the background. If you prefer them not to (which does not make a significant difference), you can use the Greenify app to kill the running app. Apps run in the background on iOS as well; it just doesn't show it. :good:
Did not know this. I thought iOS does not allow background activity. Thank you

stop spps in background

Is there any way to prevent an individual app from a running in the background on oxygenos
I ask because I recently used a Nokia + plus and it had this feture to toggle individual apps to prevent them running in the background.
I use use some apps only occasionally and I don't like the thought of them running in the background using up my resources.I know you can force stop them but that's not as user friendly. Theres inactive apps in developer options too but this needs to be checked often.
manus31 said:
Is there any way to prevent an individual app from a running in the background on oxygenos
I ask because I recently used a Nokia + plus and it had this feture to toggle individual apps to prevent them running in the background.
I use use some apps only occasionally and I don't like the thought of them running in the background using up my resources.I know you can force stop them but that's not as user friendly. Theres inactive apps in developer options too but this needs to be checked often.
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u can go into settings an then batteri
click at the app like facebook an then disable allow app running in the background
App Ops.
Yes.I see now in application list - Battery u you can toggle background activity,thanks

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