Is there any way to prevent a commercial app from running in the background?
Specifically, Pandora is buggy as can be for me - it'll just start playing when I'm on the phone, using another music app, etc.
Force kill frequently is one option - another I'm looking for is to restrict privledges.
On froyo. Thanks
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Ok, this is my first day with this marvelous device. I installed Tweet caster, as it was my go to twitter app on my EVO. After I installed Tweet Comb and became fascinated by it, tweet caster on the xoom just doesn't carry too far.
Right now, both are giving me notifications and it's annoying, but I don't want to uninstall caster, either. Other than a reboot, what will fix this issue? Can't you simply exit an app? Do I need an app killer? I've been told app killers are unnecessary with Android, but on my EVO I use the app killer all the time.
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I don't use either app, but check the settings. You should be able to turn off notifications. In settings, apps, manage apps though you can stop an app. DO NOT USE A TASK MANAGER.
I agree that task managers that automatically kill apps are no longer required by android. However, in order to close apps easily I use an app called Active Apps, since a lot of apps tend to linger in the background. Put the widget on your desktop and it will give you a running tally of how many apps are running and allow you to opt to quit one or all of them.
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I don't know if this will be easier for you, but if you have to kill an app you can also find the app in the drawer and drag it onto the "i" , which will take you to the same spot as finding the app in "settings/applications/manage applications/" then finding the app.
rschenck said:
I agree that task managers that automatically kill apps are no longer required by android. However, in order to close apps easily I use an app called Active Apps, since a lot of apps tend to linger in the background. Put the widget on your desktop and it will give you a running tally of how many apps are running and allow you to opt to quit one or all of them.
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I swear that thing really sounds like a app killer lol. I'll check it out. Thanks
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vidriera said:
I don't know if this will be easier for you, but if you have to kill an app you can also find the app in the drawer and drag it onto the "i" , which will take you to the same spot as finding the app in "settings/applications/manage applications/" then finding the app.
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Nice tip. Thanks!
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Into what I. I don't see an i.
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Has anyone else had apps not show up after downloading the from the market ? If I restart my phone then they will show up.
This happened on stock and also on skystocketeer
No. What apps?
From the market.... about half the apps i installed wont show up in app drawer till i reboot the phone
I think it maybe an adw launcher issue i went back to stock launcher and all seems well
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My Charge is rooted and I purposefully removed the V Cast Tones apk from my /system/app folder (or at least I think I did). However the VCAST Tones app still shows up in my app drawer and it still works. Any ideas?
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sammyd253 said:
My Charge is rooted and I purposefully removed the V Cast Tones apk from my /system/app folder (or at least I think I did). However the VCAST Tones app still shows up in my app drawer and it still works. Any ideas?
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I believe you need to remove the vcast tones folder from /data/data too
blazing through on my 4G Droid Charge
V cast tones probably updated in the market. Try uninstalling the update. It might say unsuccessful but it should get removed from your App drawer
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Been using the phone for a couple days. The weather widget from "Android weather widget and clock" and tunein radio and some other apps seem to be incompatible with this phone. I tried them all on 2 phones and the result was the same.
For example the weather widget never updates even though when I launch the app it does update but the widget remains static. Also Tunein radio widget is not responding to any touches and doesn't update as well.
Anyone else having similar issues?
Are you using greenify app?
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crystalstylez said:
Are you using greenify app?
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I should have mentioned that I'm not rooted. The phone is still stock.
ITs weird because it's the same on both phones. Can anyone try Tunein for example and check if the widget is responsive.