The other day I saw the below notification on my phone coming up automatically.
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When I clicked on it, it asked me to install "FunnyTime" app.
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I clicked cancel but the notification is still there.
If I restart my phone, the notification would disappear but some time later it will appear again asking me to install the game.
Any idea where is this coming from? I am sure I have not installed it either via phone or web play store.
Please help, I want to get rid off this as it is really annoying. Looks like a spyware to me!
next time the notification pops up, long-press it and tap the "app info" button that appears.
that should tell you what app is trying to install it.
Thanks for the info. I'll try that and post more details about this " ghost app".
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This might just be a feature request for the future of WP7, but I was wondering if there is a current solution. I searched and couldn't find info about this so sorry if it's already been asked.
I know multi-tasking is not allowed on WP7, at least for now, but enabling Push Notifications within an App doesn't actually push the item (SMS, email, etc) to the App at the time of the notification. It still has to download the item when you go to check the App. Is there any way to make an App download an item at the same time that the push notification is received?
To clarify, an example is with GoVoice receiving an SMS. You get an on-screen notification that there is a new message. It has obviously already downloaded the message because it shows you the text of the message in the notification on-screen. When you go into GoVoice, the new item is not there and you still have to wait for the program to download the message... but hasn't the phone already downloaded the message? Isn't it duplicating its own efforts? Does someone have a solution to this?
i noticed similar kind of push notification issue. When i go to email and sync, it gets say 3 mails.. i read and delete and come to main screen and see that live tile shows 3. now again i go into the mail and come to home.. then it is cleared. kind of doesn't make sense. same case with marketplace also.
No, the push notification is a message from the Home server letting you know there is information... It's separate from the actual app downloading the information... If it were that easy, every app would have push/toast notifications... You're required to have a server which will handle these notifications for you..
raman_mogal said:
i noticed similar kind of push notification issue. When i go to email and sync, it gets say 3 mails.. i read and delete and come to main screen and see that live tile shows 3. now again i go into the mail and come to home.. then it is cleared. kind of doesn't make sense. same case with marketplace also.
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I've noticed this happens when you hit the Home button to get away from the app rather than using the back button, so the OS doesn't immediately sense a "closing" of the app, but it should auto update the tile within a few minutes...
But could a developer pull the message directly from the WP7 notification somehow rather than completely re-downloading it since WP7 already downloaded the message once?
thesecondsfade said:
But could a developer pull the message directly from the WP7 notification somehow rather than completely re-downloading it since WP7 already downloaded the message once?
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In short, no. The slightly longer answer is that the developer can do this if the app in question is already running - but if that were the case you wouldn't receive a live tile notification so...
I'm not sure I understand the problem though - in your example, downloading the new text message should take next to no time at all so there should be little to no delay when opening the app (if the developer has done it right of course).
FiyaFleye said:
I've noticed this happens when you hit the Home button to get away from the app rather than using the back button, so the OS doesn't immediately sense a "closing" of the app, but it should auto update the tile within a few minutes...
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Thanks for the reply. i will try back button this time.
raman_mogal said:
Thanks for the reply. i will try back button this time.
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Not a problem, I get frustrated going back through countless menus so I constantly use the Home button, but the live tile updates fairly quickly for me
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I'm not sure I understand the problem though - in your example, downloading the new text message should take next to no time at all so there should be little to no delay when opening the app (if the developer has done it right of course).
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The problem is that my 3G connection is very unreliable. It's almost always on Edge at home and at work so downloading messages takes a long time.
Anyone else get this little annoyance, while on a website I click a link then the "Complete Action Using" dialog box shows. It has Chrome, internet, maybe Nook or a couple other apps, asking whi h one to use. I make my choice then the second box pops up telling you to go to settings>general>default apps and clear defaults. I have my defaults set up, but if I clear them and vo fhru it again the same dialogs constantly appear. If anyone has a solution that would be awesome. Thanks
I get that too. It doesn't seem to matter if there's a default set or not. EVERY time i click a link in the browser (stock) i have to choose what app to view it in! Drives me nuts.
Hello
I didn't manage to find an answer to my issue anywhere in the internet...
I have this annoying notification that always appears on my screen regarding some downloads that failed. It says "3 haven't finished", mentioning which files failed downloading. I went to downloads and also using file explorer trying to find incompleted dowloads, but nothing. It's not a big issue, I just want to keep my screen clean.
If the notification is in the notification panel>
Long press on that notification>
Click on manage app>
It takes you to app setting of that particular app>
Tick on the shhow notification and confirm.>
It should solve the problem.
Press thanks if it helped
krayG said:
If the notification is in the notification panel>
Long press on that notification>
Click on manage app>
It takes you to app setting of that particular app>
Tick on the shhow notification and confirm.>
It should solve the problem.
Press thanks if it helped
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the notification is on the main screen or idk how to say it, the screen that appears when you click the side power button, where all the notifcations appear for nokia x/x2/xl and such. I can't turn off in the app settings since it's download related notification and have no idea where to go.
I think you are saying the notification is in the slide to unlock lockscreen. Could you tell me what the notification says or probably post a screenshot too.
Usually when I select a word anywhere, google search would show up at the bottom of the screen and let me slide it up to search it, but now its not showing anymore! I rebooted my phone but didn't work. Anybody know a solution? I really like that feature ;/
say 2 things, new to oreo and s9, last phone was an s7. anyways, if i had a program running in the notifications, say for my motorcycle gps, tomtom, i was able to long press the notification, then go to app data and force stop. not seeing that anymore.
Trying to find the fastest way to force stop an app running, that has a notification. for example this one says connect device. I am not trying to hide the notification, but force close it when i don't want it running. for example this app gives me live traffic, sometimes i want it, sometimes i don't.
hope this makes sense, and thanks.
anyone have any ideas here, to force stop an app.
thanks
I'd make use of the built in Device Maintenance. If you enter this menu and click the 3-dot menu on the top right, you can add a shortcut to your Apps List. You can then place this wherever you want on your homescreen. You'll be able to quickly enter the Maintenance sub-menu and then put whatever you aren't using to Sleep, immediately.
There may be a way to add an icon to your lock menu to jump right to it (using a 3rd party shortcut app,) but I haven't swam that far in the sea yet.
recents, long press the app icon on the left, wait for the i info letter to appear on the right, press i, force stop.
this was posted elsewhere. seems like the ticket !!