The only thing i have running on my phone right now is the touch input. is this something that runs constantly? ive tried going fully through the setup again and its still there. anyone know how to end it so its not running all the time?
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Are services like Tasker now safe from being killing if running in the background?
I would prefer running such services in background instead of foreground to save space on the notification bar.
So I was wondering how risky is running services in the background with JB?
What is the usage each of this processes and services running in background as below? They use about 61 M of my RAM!
As you see there are 5 services for GO SMS Pro! Why this services begin running after reboot? For google services also a service named android core apps begin running.
I have a scenario where I start a Service from a splash screen. If I intentionally cause problems in that Service (such as an invalid port for the Socket connection) my UI Thread locks up. I have put a Timer in the Service, and have it perform logging at every tick. The Timer works from within the Service without flaw. So from that, I think I have determined that only the UI Thread is suffering.
If I start a Service from an Activity and that Service has an issue (i.e. server connection problems), should that result in a lockup in the UI thread from which it was launched?
Is there a technique for starting a Service and having it truly run in the background?
I am trying to get the list of process running in the background.
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View 2 Replies View RelatedI noticed that if i dont use the app to kill running apps after i exit them they are still running in the background is this normal for the Android? I am coming from Pre so not sure if they are killed when exited.
View 3 Replies View RelatedI was told that i should be using services in a new .java file in order to invoke and extend to do background video recording, but i don't seems to know how to do it despite reading tons of sites related to services, , i have read tons of it.. I tried using AsyncTask but my lecturer told me cannot. whether is it using AsyncTask or services to perform background recording?
This is what tried for my mainactivity where it performs previewing of the captured image, but how should i convert the startRecording() method to service method in my new startRecording.java file?
Code:
public class CameraTest extends Activity implements SurfaceHolder.Callback {
private static final String TAG ="CAMERA_TUTORIAL";
private SurfaceView surfaceView;
[Code].....
Got a question about some running services i would like to know about. basically i don't know what they are and was hoping for some information on them:
SnSService
OmaDrmConfigService
GTalkService
DMService
AABSyncService
And what about MailService. If i stop this would all my incoming mail just completly stop?
What exactly the "Avail: 55MB+66MB in 20 Other 41MB in 3" means at the bottom of that program?
View 3 Replies View RelatedCan some 1 tell me is the running services app the SAME OR BETTER then a task killer or manager ? if so y is it when u open it u never see the 3rd party apps thats running in the back ground like the task killers show !!
View 6 Replies View RelatedI don't understand this. If I go to menu - applications, I have manage apps and running services. My running services only shows essential apps running. When I go into manage apps and click on the running tab, it shows a ton of non essential apps running that I have used. My confusion, and question is, which menu is correct? For example, facebook does not show under running services but it shows under the running tab in the manage apps menu. I force close it and it comes back on. Which one is correct?
View 3 Replies View RelatedWe have a info bar at the bottom of the following menu: Settings > Applications > Running Services
Avail: XXXMB+X.XXB in XYZ_____________________Other: X.XXB in XYZ
Is anyone able to explain what XXX and XYZ are please? I am guessing XXX = memory taken up and XYZ = number of processes?
But it doesn't make sense to say: Avail: 32MB + 0.00B in 31 processes
What are considered 'good', 'bad' and optimal figures here?
I was wondering if I can somehow permanently get rid of some running services that start up on my phone? I'm speaking specifically to the motorola widget ones such as social networking and news that are running even when i haven't signed up for them.
View 7 Replies View RelatedI'm trying to understand what each process is and if any are vital to the phone that should NOT be turned off?
I'd like to kill useless processes.
Does anyone recognize what these do?
HTC Message Uploader/Upload Message Service -?
Messages - TransactionService -?
Sync Service - I have the Power Control widget and I have the sync unactivated?
Touch Input -?
Calendar - Obex Service - Is this just my calendar widget - I don't have any events scheduled?
I have been using HTC Desire S for about 2 yrs now, but since I am not a power user, I just use it as it came. Now considering to root it and was looking more closely at things and I see there are many services running in the background under "Running".
I don't know the inner workings of Android system, so would like to know if more services are running (especially from apps which I don't regularly use) then does it effect battery life and does it make the phone slower ?
For example under Calendar, 4 services are running - AutoSettingService, ImmediateModeService, DashboardService,ConnecttoPcService.
Google Maps has TrafficAppWidgetUpdateService and PrefetcherService ( I rarely use Google maps because I use offline rmaps)
Another thing is I have a prepaid connection without a data plan so I would like to control which apps connect to the net when i switch on 3G - i mean I would prefer if only the app which I want to use the data should use it, while others should not.
And there are some things taking data, which i don't really understand - but since they are related to Android system I am not sure whether to try to restrict them (Android System, HTC Function test, HTC Checkin service, Settings storage, VPN, Status bar, Bluetooth, Google backpp transport, etc, Phone, Dialer Storage, SIM toolkit)
Any general idea about these services - battery and network usage and effect on responsiveness ?
how the memory works on my orginial motorola droid (2.2). When I open the running services tab I see this on the bottom:
Other: 54MB in 3 Avail:19MB+45MB in 7
I'm wondering if someone can explain what this means. I assume this is all coming out of the 256MB of Ram the droid has? I was also installing app's and got a memory low warning aftering firefox beta that was 14MB in size. I gather that almost all the apps do not support installing to the SD card yet if ever. So of like the 100 apps I have installed is it likley that they are all taking up room of the RAM of the 256MB? I'm also wondering if there is a good app that shows you how much of your RAM is full with apps, so you know when you need to uninstall some etc. Like you are using 200MB out of 256MB or whatever.
I am developing an android game right now, and it requires very precise timing and synchronization. That said, it is essential that there is no lag during the game. However I sometimes get lag spikes in the game, and I know its not the GC because I have run the ddms tool, and eliminated all the GC calls. However, I do see alot of background services popping up in my ddms logcat. Is there anyway to pause all services when my game is running?
View 1 Replies View RelatedI have an EVO and I have a problem with it. I downloaded the app Advanced Task Killer to take care of apps running in the background. However sometimes when I pull it up I find that things like Sprint Navigation, Qik, Voice Dialer, and sometimes others are running without me pulling them up. My question is, how do I keep these apps from doing this, because they kill my battery when they come on and I don't know it?
View 7 Replies View RelatedI am new to Android, previous Crack Berry addict here. On the BB I could load Google Maps (including Latitude) to keep my position updated on Google Latitude online (I use it when I go riding on my motorcycle to give my wife a way to check if I'm still moving (= not dead)). Even if I shut down Maps, I could elect to have Latitude run in the background, so it would still update my position. How do I do this in Android? When I 'exit' Maps, it shuts it down, including Latitude, as far as I can tell. Can Android run Latitude in the background, or do I need to keep Maps open all the time?
View 8 Replies View RelatedIs there any way in android to know if your application is running in background? By background, I mean none of the applications activities are currently visible to the user?
View 5 Replies View RelatedI having problem in my application.. I am pressing back button in my third activity but its running in running in background(i noticed by used Log statement). If again load application its starts from first activity instead of third activity. please suggest some idea to do this.. This is my back button coding
public boolean onKeyDown(int keyCode, KeyEvent event)
{
if (keyCode == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_BACK)
{
moveTaskToBack(true);
}
return true;
}
I am writing an android app which must be always running in the background untill user exit it from the app's menu. But now I notice that in Android after some time my app is stopped by itself without user intervention.
Any idea how to make sure my app will always be running in the background?
i am using fileobserver to observe the changes in a folder.Now i want to get focus on my application UI when i create a new file inside that folder(observed). i am able to create event on creation of new file in that folder. But not able to get UI of my application in front.
View 2 Replies View RelatedWe have an application that connects to a device and therefore needs to keep running in the background even when there are no Activities active. What is the recommended way to indicate that our application is still active and for it not to be killed automatically?
View 3 Replies View RelatedEvery so often I check my memory with Advanced Task Manager and I see certain applications running in the background and my available memory has dropped quite a bit. Now I am using the HTC Incredible so I still have about 127 MB free, however what concerns me the most is why the programs are even launching themselves in the first place. I could see some application having to start themselves, like a twitter client or an email client, however one of the programs that seems to be launching itself is the eBay app. I installed the app in case I wanted to view an ebay listing however I never use the program and it still seems to launch itself. Is this an example of a poor application design (i.e. ebay app) or is there some other reason these programs are launching themselves?
View 2 Replies View RelatedIs there any way to disable my application from running on the background? I don't want my app to run in the background, i need to completely close it when the user a done
View 1 Replies View RelatedI am newbie to android. I have client server based application. Server keeps on sending the update notifications to client after every single minute and at client side my app receive those updates and display it using Toast. But now my problem is whenever my client app goes into the background server keeps on sending the update notifications and my client display it as if the application is in foreground. I am not getting how to check that application is running in background.
View 1 Replies View RelatedI have advanced task killer and auto killer installed but I still have random apps still running in the background that I don't even have running, even in the background or memory! Is there anything I can do as I feel that this is killing my battery life!
View 8 Replies View Relatedis there any way to leave a thread in background when i close the app in android? I read about a Service but implementing it is too much than i need.
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