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What does swiping an item up in "Recent Apps" actually do?

It would seem logical that swiping an app up not only removes it from the "recent apps" list, but should also close the app. However after swiping an app up I can still see it running in "Task Manager". So I'm not sure what swiping an app does at all? Any ideas?

Swiping from task manager is the same as closing it using the back button.
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joshnichols189 said:
Swiping from task manager is the same as closing it using the back button.
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You cannot swipe in the Task Manager. You can close the app by pressing the [X]. I'm talking about the "Recent Apps" list which is accessible by pressing the right hard button.

That's what I meant. Swiping in the recent apps list is the same as closing with the back button.
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I think it just removes it from the recent apps menu, but leaves the process running. Try playing music and then swipe the music app up in the recent apps menu. It continues playing.
I think it was designed to navigate quickly between apps, not to be a task manager.

maniacaus said:
I think it just removes it from the recent apps menu, but leaves the process running. Try playing music and then swipe the music app up in the recent apps menu. It continues playing.
I think it was designed to navigate quickly between apps, not to be a task manager.
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Actually, it does kill processes, you swipe the App away basically telling Android It's okay to kill it.
and it doesn't kill Music because that's an Ongoing process that you see in the Navigation Bar which must be exempted, it will just re-Appear in the list.

I'm quite sure it will kill the process instead of just remove it from the list.

I think it's just like the Task Manager , +the design and graphic things.

Pardon my blasphemy.
Anywho....i do wish they would revert back to the standard recent apps menu.

ozaghloul said:
It would seem logical that swiping an app up not only removes it from the "recent apps" list, but should also close the app. However after swiping an app up I can still see it running in "Task Manager". So I'm not sure what swiping an app does at all? Any ideas?
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Swiping offscreen in Recent Apps should close the app if it's running. But just being the Recent Apps list doesn't necessarily mean it's still in memory. The HTC Task Manager isn't really a good snapshot of the current applications in memory, some items, like Gmail, rarely show up. Take a look at the Tasks tab in "Android System Info" for a more accurate view of backgrounded apps.
maniacaus said:
I think it just removes it from the recent apps menu, but leaves the process running. Try playing music and then swipe the music app up in the recent apps menu. It continues playing.
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Actually it does remove the Music app (UI) from memory, the player service is still running.
maniacaus said:
Anywho....i do wish they would revert back to the standard recent apps menu.
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Yup, this is the thing I miss most from plain ICS (don't like the Settings in Sense either, but that's cosmetic). This task switcher wastes alot of screen real estate, and the canted screenshots reminds me of HTC TouchFLO from my old WinMo phones, looks out of place compared with the rest of the UI.

TommUK said:
Actually, it does kill processes, you swipe the App away basically telling Android It's okay to kill it.
and it doesn't kill Music because that's an Ongoing process that you see in the Navigation Bar which must be exempted, it will just re-Appear in the list.
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This, exactly. The music app along with other ongoing processes that you can see in the nav bar are exceptions, but other applications get killed.
How can you test this? Well, fire up Opera Mobile. Now swipe Opera Mobile up. Then fire up Opera Mobile again. You'll see Opera's splash screen again, indicating that it is starting up all over again, which it wouldn't do if it would've been running in the background.

my guess is that if you swipe it from the "Recent Apps" section Android waits for all its processing to complete before it runs its cleanup procedures
Though I would like to know what are all the apps that can be removed off the HOX so that I can get more free RAM space currently always sitting on 600MB in use
is there such a list?
cos I dont want to brick my baby

jinkira said:
my guess is that if you swipe it from the "Recent Apps" section Android waits for all its processing to complete before it runs its cleanup procedures
Though I would like to know what are all the apps that can be removed off the HOX so that I can get more free RAM space currently always sitting on 600MB in use
is there such a list?
cos I dont want to brick my baby
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RAM is meant to be used.
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Understandable, but I dont want to use so much.. I am still old school when it comes to memory usage and keeping as much free as possible untill needed
so I just want a list of BLOATWARE that is ok to uninstall

Open up notification bar in any app

Is there a way you can do this on Android? Like on iOS you can open up the notification bar in any app.

jakob95 said:
Is there a way you can do this on Android? Like on iOS you can open up the notification bar in any app.
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This is a feature in MIUI rom. Try it out

Any app that shows the notification bar would allow you to pull it down and view your notifications.
If you mean while playing games and other full screen apps then really having that function would defeat the object of it being a full screen app.
I hate the thought of losing some of my 720p screen while playing games just to see my notifications. Any text, email, calendar event can wait until I'm dona playing

Download Smart Statusbar from the Play Store! Will suffice your exact need!
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incredulous said:
Any app that shows the notification bar would allow you to pull it down and view your notifications.
If you mean while playing games and other full screen apps then really having that function would defeat the object of it being a full screen app.
I hate the thought of losing some of my 720p screen while playing games just to see my notifications. Any text, email, calendar event can wait until I'm dona playing
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Well on iOS the games are still full screen, its just that you can swipe the invisible notification bar 2 times down then it will go down.

jakob95 said:
Well on iOS the games are still full screen, its just that you can swipe the invisible notification bar 2 times down then it will go down.
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This is how Smart Status works, that's the app you want.

Agreed, this app works like a charm and offers a decent amount of customization.
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Anyway to get rid of "AT&T" in the top left of the status bar?

This is pretty annoying

just install Internet speed meter app, it'll be more useful

Any app that shows a persistent notification will bump the ATT text off the screen. You are simply replacing ATT with another icon. ATT will show during a reboot, but once the app starts it will bump the text. For me it's the profile manager called "phoneweaver".
If you want to remove ATT and have no other icon / data, that's another kettle o fish that requires more in-depth rom customization - beyond my pay grade.

goodluck rooting this phone then

Nova can do it.
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I am using nova launcher. Can you tell me how? Thanks

papashex said:
Any app that shows a persistent notification will bump the ATT text off the screen. You are simply replacing ATT with another icon. ATT will show during a reboot, but once the app starts it will bump the text. For me it's the profile manager called "phoneweaver".
If you want to remove ATT and have no other icon / data, that's another kettle o fish that requires more in-depth rom customization - beyond my pay grade.
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GSAM battery widget has an option for a noto bar battery (defaults far left). This hides the logo But you get an extra countdown on power.

ekerbuddyeker said:
Nova can do it.
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???

Nova can hide the notification bar under "Look and Feel" in settings, but AT&T is still on it when viewable.

"Promotion" bar at screen top ?

Lately when I wake in the morning and pick up the phone there is a slender grey bar at the top with red text saying "Promotion" and the phone is locked to the home screen and non of the apps are usable.
Its almost like a mode they'd put it in the store so no one can mess with it.
I have to use the slider on the right and open any app from there and it'll unlock.
Around the same time this bar appeared I also started getting these very slick looking full screen ads. I have no idea which app might be causing this.
Can anyone offer some insight ?

Go to Settings and search for 'Special access'. Then tap 'Appear on top'. One of the apps in the list that is enabled is a ****ty rotten app you should uninstall. If it isn't from Google, Samsung, or another reputable developer, you need to do research on it.
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Sounds like the phone might be in demo mode (Dev options)

Facebook notifications?

Hey guys, I know that I had issues last time I had a Samsung, with Fb notifications: meaning that I did not see likes or comment likes and so on , ONLY if I opened the app. Did they fix that? Do you get a badge on the app icon for Fb likes now?

leoking3 said:
Hey guys, I know that I had issues last time I had a Samsung, with Fb notifications: meaning that I did not see likes or comment likes and so on , ONLY if I opened the app. Did they fix that? Do you get a badge on the app icon for Fb likes now?
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Sounds like the app was being put to sleep by the battery manager. You can disable sleep optimizations for Facebook so you get notifications in real time. I'm having that issue still where I have to open the app and I get all my notifications as soon as it's opened

xxxrichievxxx said:
Sounds like the app was being put to sleep by the battery manager. You can disable sleep optimizations for Facebook so you get notifications in real time. I'm having that issue still where I have to open the app and I get all my notifications as soon as it's opened
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Thanks, so still really annoying and frustrating.