I'm talking about Android multitasking -- the one you get when you long-press the Home button. NOT multi-window (which is for the Note II when you long-press the Back button).
How many apps can appear in the multitasking list? Mine seems to peak at 19 or 20. Also, how come some apps fail to appear in the multitasking list? Like when I view an email from a notification, of course the GMail app opens. Then I get to the homescreen, and if I decide to view the multitasking list, GMail isn't there. Could someone point me to a detailed explanation of the mechanics of the multitasking list on Android?
Thanks a bunch.
Ive found that if an app doesmt show up i just close multitasking window and reopen it and it is usually there. Only happens on my note 2 lol.
As for the max i have no idea. I only have 16 at the moment. But i rarely use the list.
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Question... Is there a chance to kill tasks while swiping apps away in Recent Apps menu.
Would be much more simple to swipe app and kill process at the same time. Is it possible to implement that in any rom?
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winrris said:
Question... Is there a chance to kill tasks while swiping apps away in Recent Apps menu.
Would be much more simple to swipe app and kill process at the same time. Is it possible to implement that in any rom?
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It does not kill apps. It just hides them from the multitasking menu.
I'm sure there will be custom ROMs that give you an "X" to kill them from the menu, but this is definitely not the case in the stock ROM.
Lets got get into this again but... you do not need a task killer for Android anymore.
winrris said:
Question... Is there a chance to kill tasks while swiping apps away in Recent Apps menu.
Would be much more simple to swipe app and kill process at the same time. Is it possible to implement that in any rom?
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It's possible that when you swipe apps away in the Recent Apps switcher, the apps swiped away are marked for the first ones to be killed when Android needs to reclaim memory. I think that would make sense - there's no immediate need to kill the apps you swipe away as long as there's free memory, but when more apps are opened in the future and some background apps need to be killed, the ones that you swiped away get killed first. Still waiting on someone to test this theory though.
It will "kill" apps in the "cached background process" category.. but not in the "running apps" category in my experience.
If you open the gmail app and hit the home button and you go to settings>apps>running apps>show cached processes you'll see gmail in the list..
From there, hit the "multitasking" button and swipe gmail away, as the screen is transparent, you can see gmail disappear from the list a second after you swipe it away.
I suspect it is more requesting that the OS terminate a particular background process.. more like a "Hey, the user doesn't want you open right now. Can you go ahead and leave memory?" rather than an outright killing of the process.
I'm thinking that if users believe they are killing unwanted processes by swiping them away that they won't feel the "need" to download a task killer.. plus, swiping is a fun gesture
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It will "kill" apps in the "cached background process" category.. but not in the "running apps" category in my experience.
If you open the gmail app and hit the home button and you go to settings>apps>running apps>show cached processes you'll see gmail in the list..
From there, hit the "multitasking" button and swipe gmail away, as the screen is transparent, you can see gmail disappear from the list a second after you swipe it away.
I suspect it is more requesting that the OS terminate a particular background process.. more like a "Hey, the user doesn't want you open right now. Can you go ahead and leave memory?" rather than an outright killing of the process.
I'm thinking that if users believe they are killing unwanted processes by swiping them away that they won't feel the "need" to download a task killer.. plus, swiping is a fun gesture
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Haha, oh wow, so it actually does kill apps. Can't believe everyone who's been discussing this feature has been wrong so far. Man, what are the odds that everyone has so far only tried to swipe away foreground, visible, and service processes, and you are the first one to try to swipe away background processes.
Is there any way like when you hit back or home it automatically kills the current app, but if you like hold down the home button instead it keeps it open in the bg?
I hate always having apps there in my multitasking window and I don't want to have to long press back key.
I'm on aokp MS4.
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Some ROMs have a "long press back to kill" function I believe. Could always just open multitasking menu and swipe them away too.
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I know I've been doing both, but I really wish there was another option like stated above. Any apps that can do it?
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Why not use system panel. Look at the cached list. All those are frozen/static in ram, unable to use any resources.
The services list are the ones running and can use resources. But that list is so small, I have 2 items there usually.
The point is you don't have to kill apps. But you should use system panel so you can see this for yourself.
I just want a real task switcher that doesn't show latent background BS, but only real apps I am using like the winmo and iPhone ones.
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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
Hi there.
Is it possible to close apps, so they dont show up when i hit multitask button?
So my question is 1, can i close apps completly? And 2, can I remove them from multitasking?
I am using jelly bean
/ Christian
Christianfrank said:
Hi there.
Is it possible to close apps, so they dont show up when i hit multitask button?
So my question is 1, can i close apps completly? And 2, can I remove them from multitasking?
I am using jelly bean
/ Christian
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Yes. Open multitask view and swipe them away to remove them from the list. This will also close them.
Furthermore, some custom roms have an option that will allow you close an app by long pressing the back softkey.
Swiping them away only removes them from the recent apps. There is no real way to close apps in a Linux environment. They don't need to close. Your system will turn off apps on its own when and if it needs the ram. Android is not like a windows PC that needs more ram to run applications.
I hate when this question is asked. If your that dead set on closing apps then you should get a useless app call advanced task killer.
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abtxpress said:
Swiping them away only removes them from the recent apps. There is no real way to close apps in a Linux environment. They don't need to close. Your system will turn off apps on its own when and if it needs the ram. Android is not like a windows PC that needs more ram to run applications.
I hate when this question is asked. If your that dead set on closing apps then you should get a useless app call advanced task killer.
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But the swipe does close apps sometimes .
Just now I hit the home key and swiped away XDA. When I opened it again, I was the first screen again.
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Swiping them away only removes them from the recent apps.
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Not only. Try it yourself: open an app, tap home, re-open app. It will show the state it was in when you left it.
Now try this: open an app, tap home, open recent list, swipe it away, re-open app. It will start from scratch.
There is no real way to close apps in a Linux environment.
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Of course there is. But hardly relevant, because on Android apps don't run on the kernel natively.
They don't need to close. Your system will turn off apps on its own when and if it needs the ram. Android is not like a windows PC that needs more ram to run applications.
I hate when this question is asked. If your that dead set on closing apps then you should get a useless app call advanced task killer.
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That's true. There might be other reasons than performance related to remove apps from the recent list though.
Swipe away the app in the recent list, it closes the app. It closes activities but not services.
1.Hello, so the old note 10.1 has a "resize/multi window" button on the top right corner, how do I resize the internet browser in the 2014 edition w/o going into multi-window mode? As in just dragging the window a bit smaller?
2. Also, for settings - is it possible for settings to be in multi-window mode? I'd rather have it on the side so I can browse the internet while playing with the settings?
3. Anyway to close the internet browser by just pressing "x" in the corner or somewhere?
4. Also, how to resize apps like gallery w/o doing multiwindow?
5. Anyone else experience lag a bit w/ BT keyboard? When I get the word "English (US)" on bottom I always experience a bit of lag? Fix? I disabled onscreen keyboard.
6. For registering the $600 dollar parks, it keeps saying incorrect serial number and MAC address? I cannot seem to register.
Thanks!
Hahahalalala said:
Hello, so the old note 10.1 has a "resize/multi window" button on the top right corner, how do I resize the internet browser in the 2014 edition w/o going into multi-window mode? As in just dragging the window a bit smaller?
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You don't. If you want a resizable window open the browser in Pen Window using Air Command. Once you do, when you minimize it, you'll get a floating icon that lets you use your N10.1-14 normally but by clicking on the icon you can then open the browser at any time. A Multi View option like what you know as "Cascade" on the old Note is coming in the 4.4/M-UX update.
Also, for settings - is it possible for settings to be in multi-window mode? I'd rather have it on the side so I can browse the internet while playing with the settings?
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No. But using the above you can open a browser and have it running on top of anything else you want.
Anyway to close the internet browser by just pressing "x" in the corner or somewhere?
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If you have a single browsing session up clicking "X" on its tab closes it and ends your Internet session (hitting "back" exists out of the browser). If you have multiple tabs open hit the menu button and select "close all."
Also, how to resize apps like gallery w/o doing multiwindow?
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No resizing, other than Pen Window apps, until 4.4/M-UX.
Anyone else experience lag a bit w/ BT keyboard? When I get the word "English (US)" on bottom I always experience a bit of lag? Fix? I disabled onscreen keyboard.
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I get the pop-up but it doesn't cause any lag. I'm using a Samsung keyboard.
For registering the $600 dollar parks, it keeps saying incorrect serial number and MAC address? I cannot seem to register.
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Do you have a Groupon refurb? It may have been previously registered. If not, contact Samsung support they've been pretty helpful according to those that posted issues getting the perks credit.
BarryH_GEG said:
You don't. If you want a resizable window open the browser in Pen Window using Air Command. Once you do, when you minimize it, you'll get a floating icon that lets you use your N10.1-14 normally but by clicking on the icon you can then open the browser at any time. A Multi View option like what you know as "Cascade" on the old Note is coming in the 4.4/M-UX update.
No. But using the above you can open a browser and have it running on top of anything else you want.
If you have a single browsing session up clicking "X" on its tab closes it and ends your Internet session (hitting "back" exists out of the browser). If you have multiple tabs open hit the menu button and select "close all."
No resizing, other than Pen Window apps, until 4.4/M-UX.
I get the pop-up but it doesn't cause any lag. I'm using a Samsung keyboard.
Do you have a Groupon refurb? It may have been previously registered. If not, contact Samsung support they've been pretty helpful according to those that posted issues getting the perks credit.
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Woah, thanks. This was so helpful.
Another 3 questions:
1. Last one Moon reader+ supported multi-window and where I would just minimize moon reader and have the internet in the background? Is there any way to do this or do I wait until next update for casacae mode? Moon reader+ is a ebook reader btw. I was also able to move Moon Reader+ around wherever I wanted. I can't seem to do that here.
2. Bluetooth keyboard tends to lag in LectureNotes (badly) and has a slight, but annoying lag in QuickOffice. This doesn't seem to happen in Polaris Office, or when I do short typing. But once I type longer it starts lagging and sometimes English(US) pops up and cause more lag. Anyway to fix this? thanks.
I have Microsoft Wedge and this worked perfectly on my Note 10.1 2012.
Also, anyway to resize and move applications around that used to support multi-window? Like resizing any way you want to, not just to the right or left. How come some had multi-window in previous Note, but not anymore in this one? Like lectureNotes?
3. Another odd one is Polaris Office 5 says it cannot open a .docx file right after I downloaded it because it isn't supported. But it works fine when I look for it in file browsing in PO5.
Hahahalalala said:
1.Hello, so the old note 10.1 has a "resize/multi window" button on the top right corner, how do I resize the internet browser in the 2014 edition w/o going into multi-window mode? As in just dragging the window a bit smaller?
2. Also, for settings - is it possible for settings to be in multi-window mode? I'd rather have it on the side so I can browse the internet while playing with the settings?
3. Anyway to close the internet browser by just pressing "x" in the corner or somewhere?
4. Also, how to resize apps like gallery w/o doing multiwindow?
5. Anyone else experience lag a bit w/ BT keyboard? When I get the word "English (US)" on bottom I always experience a bit of lag? Fix? I disabled onscreen keyboard.
6. For registering the $600 dollar parks, it keeps saying incorrect serial number and MAC address? I cannot seem to register.
Thanks!
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Root and install multi window manager to set any app multi window including settings and install 4 way multi window to be able to Just tap the browser from the multi window tab to open up in a floating resizeable window like per window. Oh and use 4 apps simultaneously as well,
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Duly.noted said:
Root and install multi window manager to set any app multi window including settings and install 4 way multi window to be able to Just tap the browser from the multi window tab to open up in a floating resizeable window like per window. Oh and use 4 apps simultaneously as well,
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Thanks, but I don't want to root :/.
So, no multi-window feature anymore?