Hi all,
There is a question i am looking the correct answer for but i simply can not find it:
How Facebook and many other android app keeps running in the background so reliably when the official developers quide does not seem to offer running a background service for longer periods.
Are these apps registering for push notifications and that's what keeps them alive?
Thanks for any ideas.
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Recently got the captivate and am a newbie to the Android OS.
Got a question about background apps.
If an app is in the background, is it still capable of sending/receiving data on it's own?
For instance some apps have the ad supported, does that mean even in background , it will continue to pull in ads from 3G?
Or if google map is in background and I am still driving, will it continue to pull in maps as I drive?
Appreciate any info on this.
regards,
elteebee...
Ever since I installed the new market, I have noticed a process called AlarmService under com.android.vending in my running applications screen under settings. I'm curious what it does and why its eating up 18 MB of ram while constantly running in the background? I have force closed it and have not seen any effects on the market but it usually comes back on reboot. I have tried searching around but cant find a definite answer.
Does it stop showing up if you disable Market notify through the settings in Market?
cigar3tte said:
Does it stop showing up if you disable Market notify through the settings in Market?
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I have had update notifications disable since I got the new market but it still runs in the background. I wouldn't mind so much but its using double the RAM of anything I have running in the background.
I just noticed the same thing after I was messing around with the app droidwall. It may or may not be related but nevertheless I have the same process running.
solution
delete Lookout Mobile Security (antivirus) or any other app that have permission "market billing"
In windows one can disable useless running services. Is there a way to do the same in Android? Seems that would save some resources - such as battery. I searched, but could find no real info...
Thanks!
Yes and no. In Android only one foreground app can run at a time, but there are background services too. They are usually important system services, but apps can add them too (they're needed to receive push notifications for example).
Go to Settings > Apps, swipe right to "Running". Then you can toggle between "Cached background processes" and "Running services". Killing a cached process (a previously active foreground app) doesn't really make a difference since it wasn't running anyway. Killing a service sometimes has an effect, but usually the service restarts automatically.
To permanently shut down a service, use the app Greenify. It "hibernates" apps with background services but still lets you run the app when you need it. Keep in mind that you lose the functionality of that service (e.g. if you hibernate Facebook, you won't receive notifications when you receive Facebook messages).
But honestly, unless you installed some badly coded apps that use too many services, you probably don't need to.
Thank you very much for the reply and info. I installed the app "Greenify" - and it is great the way it's set up. Like you said, if not all - most apps will start-up if stopped running in the background when not using, and *that*, IMO, is a great way to stop wasting the poor battery performance (mainly because of age) of the TF101 (tablet only).
Many thanks! :good:
Cal
Hi there,
I am currently making an app for my college project. Is there any way that can make it possible to force the app to always be on top and never get exited ?
Like besides essential services that run in background , only thing that works on foreground is the app nothing else not even mobile UI.
Hello. I'm looking for a phone or ROM allowing apps to be running in background.
I was told that the pixel phones or AOSP ROM does not usually kill apps.
Is this true or if not, is there any phone allowing apps to be run in background?
Specifically looking to run tasker or unattended remote APP(teamviewer,anydesk,controlwise.. etc or any recommendations are welcome)
Thank you.
cc2918 said:
Hello. I'm looking for a phone or ROM allowing apps to be running in background.
I was told that the pixel phones or AOSP ROM does not usually kill apps.
Is this true or if not, is there any phone allowing apps to be run in background?
Specifically looking to run tasker or unattended remote APP(teamviewer,anydesk,controlwise.. etc or any recommendations are welcome)
Thank you.
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I do suppose that apps can run automatically at the background. However, if you are running out of RAM, the apps may be open but you have to restart app.