Can anybody explain why radardroid (application that runs in the background) get killed after x time?
And more important, how do I change that behaviour?
I am using lightning Rom 1.5.
huuub said:
Can anybody explain why radardroid (application that runs in the background) get killed after x time?
And more important, how do I change that behaviour?
I am using lightning Rom 1.5.
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I am using radar droid too..2 days ago i drove about 400 km and radar droid performed well..when there is no warning the screen goes off..and upon approching a warning area..screen lites up and shows the relevent info...i tried to keep screen on or dim settings..it dosent work..but the rest was ok..i am running VR 1.4 rom
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Wel, I actually keep google maps open, and the fist xxx minutes, the cams give a signal, but after a while the radardroid get closed . Very annoying...
Is there a policy saying background apps that use CPU and stay in the background: close after x minutes?!
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First, please do not close this thread. It does not disclose of any private information. Anyhow, the update has already been leaked, so, I don't see the big deal.
As some of you may know, I have had to great opportunity of being in the Motorola DROIDX2 soak test for Gingerbread 2.3.3.
Anyways, I am making a large list of problems, and dislikes that are withheld in the update. With this list, I will provide possible solutions.
Why this is important:
Being a soak tester, I have the direct power of posting on the private forums. I also have a few other advantages I won't disclose of. But, I figured I would speak with the community who doesn't have the opportunities that I do. Hopefully this will bring more issues amd ideas/solutions into the light and Motorola developers can work to include them in the next update.
I will be updating this post with reasonable ideas as they are posted.
Please, please, please do not post, "I have not had problems with..."
I am trying to keep this forum clean. Issues and solutions only, please.
Thanks!
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Messaging
-When receiving more than one picture message, all picture thumbnails display the same picture
-Exiting out of picture messaging require the back button to be pressed fast very quickly, otherwise, just takes back to picture
-Cannot send text message to numbers with prefix 1#
-When sending mass text messages, they fail without notice
-This also causes text messages sent afterward to fail unless phone is rebooted
-Do not receive texts on occasion. They come in all at once, no matter service.
-Messaging (email) caches all recipient addresses from all received emails.
Screen Issues
-General screen pixelation
-When turning off phone, dark grey screen with darker grey vertical bars
Battery Issues
-Phone idle process is causing immense battery drain
-I have extended battery, and have a hard time getting through 10 hours of light use
-Battery icon on the notification bar inaccurate. Moves in +20% increments and lags the actual battery status.
Connectivity
-Getting worse network connectivity signal
-Signal gets stuck on 1x frequently
-Phone occasionally boots with no signal; must be rebooted
-Wifi network connects, but shows 0 bars and phone will not connect until location is forgotten and rebooted
-If phone is connected to wifi when it goes into airplane mode, it will not exit airplane mode
-Phone boots into airplane mode and must be rebooted
-Bluetooth is faulty on multiple levels
Docking Issues
-Docking has a lot of issues
Stock MultiTouch Keyboard Issues
-Keyboard occasionally closes while in use
-Upon double tapping space (for period) keyboard locks up and cannot be exited without rebooting (reproduced every time)
-While in landscape mode, scrap the done key for a send key. Hitting done, then send is redundant
Software
-Immense amount of worthless software
--VWZ Apps - Redundant
--Blockbuster - Can be downloaded from market
--Books - Can be downloaded from market
--Emergency Alerts - Should be a settings option, not an app
--Gmail - Available on market
--Gallery - Really buggy, bring back the 3D Gallery
--Help Center - Should be a settings option, not an app
--IM - Does anyone even use messaging clients anymore? Much better market alternatives
--Maps - Available in market
--News/News & Weather - Better market alternatives
--Skype mobile - No FFC deems this worthless
--Slacker - Available from market
--VZ Navigator - redundant and subpar to Android nav
-Install non essential apps to the /data portion and let us uninstall if we want!
UI Issues
-Blue icons on blue bar are very hard to see
-Occasionally, icons switch back and forth between blue and white
-Icons are not appealing
-White launcher dock doesn't play well with all background - especially ones of dark color - allow dock to be changed/removed
-A lot of home redraws
Camera/Camcorder Issues
-Flash is inconsistent. Occasionally take pictures and flash goes off too early.
-UI has many bugs - namely sidebar being transparent in some locations
-Full HD recording is capabale, but missing, why?
-No designated button is a major fault of design. Allow volume rockets to be used to take picture.
Wallpaper Issues
-Magic smoke live wallpaper does not function - appears as a single solid color
Browser Issues
-Icon is misleading
-Allow browser homepage to be set as nothing - blank homepage or as bookmarks
Market Issues
-Not updating to newest market
-Multiple downloads
-Downloads occasionally do not process
Audio/Video Issues
-Audio popping - occurs for me now, but not during Froyo
-General phone volume, especially in call volume, needs an increase
-Occasionally, notifications do not sound
-Taking over a minute for any audio player just to initialize
-Sometimes the phone just freezes up playing music, the green led stays lit constantly, and I have to unplug it from the charger and it isn’t until I unplug it from the audio jack that it becomes responsive again
-Video playback hesitates every so often
Response Issues
-Touch response isn't always accurate and sometimes have to touch twice to allow response
-MAJOR ISSUE: Not my problem, but multiple reports of the phone touch response not working at all after update. No fix.
-When plugged into AC charger, or USB, phone loses responsiveness and touch screen loses accuracy
Other Issues
-Phone overheats when on charge
-A lot of random reboots - did not occur in Froyo
-Notification light occasionally does not work
-2.3.3 still has issues handling dual core processors
-Phone occasionally won't wake up
-Phone takes 3-4 seconds to wake up
-When coming out of "sleep mode", I've experienced several system force closes as the devise gets passed the lock screen, then the led stays on, and goes dim when the screen times out.
Solution to all problems: Allow unlocking of bootloader.
I have had issues unlocking the bootloader
What he said
Dislikes:
* Why 2.3.3 instead of 2.3.4 as the later fixes known issues with dual cores.
* Excessive Bloatware as it slows down the phone considerably.
* Notification Icons...hate the color and it makes it hard to see them. Maybe allow us to change them?
* Latest Blur for those that like it, not that I do.
* Unlocked Boot Loader!!!!
I will add more as I think of them.
Bob
Unlock the bootloader!!!
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Significantly more idle battery drain vs froyo
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Battery drain and bloatware
Also let's unlock the bootloader for some real fub
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Significantly more idle battery drain vs froyo
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+1
Bluetooth connectivity is sh*t for me as well, but was the same on the froyo version.
Some intermittent skipping/popping (about once or twice per half hour) while listening to music/podcasts.
a few times a day my phone will at random hit a glitch somewhere and SOD then reboot
my X2 is significantly smoother / faster now so I am enjoying the overall GB update, but I am experiencing the following issues once I moved to GB:
Significant idle battery drain vs froyo. I get max 12hrs off of full charge instead of 16-18hrs on standard battery with same usage.
Tends to re-draw the homepage when exiting apps, but not always. Seems to be at random.
Phone takes 2-3 seconds to turn the screen on after being off for a few minutes. Not a major problem but annoying.
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Gingerbread seemed to dislike my car and desktop dock.
Battery drain, but was able to unlock bootloader using the one for the ATRIX 4G. Moto A4 bootstrap.
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Battery drain, but was able to unlock bootloader using the one for the ATRIX 4G. Moto A4 bootstrap.
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What?
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Battery drain, but was able to unlock bootloader using the one for the ATRIX 4G. Moto A4 bootstrap.
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I think you are mistaken about the bootstrap. Nobody has unlocked our phone yet.
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Battery drain, but was able to unlock bootloader using the one for the ATRIX 4G. Moto A4 bootstrap.
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Such a bold statement and nothing backing it up? Don't say something like this and say nothing else...
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So far nothing to hinder my enjoyment of the phone. I'd say increase the speakerphone volume.
When coming out of "sleep mode", I've experienced several system force closes as the devise gets passed the lock screen, then the led stays on, and goes dim when the screen times out. Definitely not a huge bummer, I absolutely love this device over last week
Sorry, not specific to my RAZR (stock) but is there a way to fix this. I generally check Amazon app store for the daily free app. Have updates turned off. Yet it eats up nearly as much battery a day as my screen. Is this a unique problem for me? I guess I could remove then reinstall...
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I would contact Amazon tech support and report this. It sounds like a bug in their app; maybe too-frequent polling, or leaving a network connection open without proper error handling...
I'm quite sure they'll fix it really fast. It's important to them.
Thanks. I'll give them a call. I was curious if anyone else experienced the issue. I use circle battery widget to track use.
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I keep forgetting to check the daily free app, but I don't even remember it showing up at all in Circle Battery widget.
Do you hit the home button or the back button to get out of the app? I use the back button, maybe using the home leaves it running.
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I keep forgetting to check the daily free app, but I don't even remember it showing up at all in Circle Battery widget.
Do you hit the home button or the back button to get out of the app? I use the back button, maybe using the home leaves it running.
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It's not actually the Circle Battery Widget that displays the % used by apps, it's the Android battery meter. If you click on "Battery Usage" from within the widget menu it just pops up the Android OS battery usage dialog.
I had the same problem with the Android app. I'd even kill it with TaskKiller and it would just re-run itself. It was usually around 15-20% of usage on a normal day, so I just uninstalled it. It's not that big of a deal to me...I rarely used it.
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It's not actually the Circle Battery Widget that displays the % used by apps, it's the Android battery meter. If you click on "Battery Usage" from within the widget menu it just pops up the Android OS battery usage dialog.
I had the same problem with the Android app. I'd even kill it with TaskKiller and it would just re-run itself. It was usually around 15-20% of usage on a normal day, so I just uninstalled it. It's not that big of a deal to me...I rarely used it.
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I know thats where circle battery takes you, I was just stating for the sake of the OP that I check it the SAME EXACT WAY and it barely shows any if it even shows up. So the goal here should be to figure out why it uses so much for one person (the OP) and so little if any for another person (ME), not just the simple oh just delete it solution you posted.
I will try using the back button to see if it makes a difference.
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I will try using the back button to see if it makes a difference.
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For future reference, back button will typically close a program (when hit enough times till your back at a home screen) where home button leaves it running in the background.
This is happening to me also. The Amazon app is killing my Razr Maxx and that's saying alot. I've frozen the App with Titanium Back up for now waiting for a fix. What sucks is that while it's frozen I can't use any of the free apps I've installed. The battery drain is out of control. It's true it's only affecting some phones. There are scattered threads across multiple sites but they all just fizzle out with no idea how to fix it.
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This is happening to me also. The Amazon app is killing my Razr Maxx and that's saying alot. I've frozen the App with Titanium Back up for now waiting for a fix. What sucks is that while it's frozen I can't use any of the free apps I've installed. The battery drain is out of control. It's true it's only affecting some phones. There are scattered threads across multiple sites but they all just fizzle out with no idea how to fix it.
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Well number 1 first thing to try is the standard, uninstall the app, reboot the phone (full power down and power up) then reinstall the app, don't just freeze it.
second, and more for my curiosity then anything, when you "exit" the app do you hit the back button till your back to the homescreen or do you hit the home button? This question is for all of you that are having the big drain, as the best way to track down a problem is to see what is different between the users without the problem and the users with the problem, and what is common amongst the users with the problem.
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Well number 1 first thing to try is the standard, uninstall the app, reboot the phone (full power down and power up) then reinstall the app, don't just freeze it.
second, and more for my curiosity then anything, when you "exit" the app do you hit the back button till your back to the homescreen or do you hit the home button? This question is for all of you that are having the big drain, as the best way to track down a problem is to see what is different between the users without the problem and the users with the problem, and what is common amongst the users with the problem.
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I tried your advice today, gonna keep track of the battery drain the next few days and let you know if it worked. As of right now I'm at 3 h 27m @ 87% so it's looking good.
And to answer your question, I use the back button to exit out of the app...then I would go to battery stats, click on Amazon and force close it.....that obviously didn't fix it.
Thanks for the advice!
Is there no easy way to keep apps from self starting? It's one of the things that makes me crazy.
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Is there no easy way to keep apps from self starting? It's one of the things that makes me crazy.
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Same here.
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I've seen this strange poorly graded black screen on occasion. Seems to be present when I have Advanced Task Killer going, and I also see it for a split second before the blue Facebook start screen comes up when I launch the Facebook App (from a fresh start)...
Do you all get the same strange graded screen? Its almost like its an infil background when there is no background selected by the application.. or.. Maybe its just my handset
OK first thing is STOP using advanced task killer, it does more harm than good and is not needed on android after 2.1
Android manages memory fine without that stupid app.
Delete it from your phone asap.
The graded screen is just the way the png file is for the UI.
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So it is normal..
...And ATK has been removed
Thanks for your help!
Normal, and yes. Task killers thrive off of users who used to own a blackberry...
I mean really, does anyone find it really irritating when you playing around with your phone and all sudden incoming call popup taking whole screen???
I dont want to use airplane mode, i just need a mod or app to make incoming caller like flash in taskbar only, if i feel like answering, i could like pull it down from the taskbar.
Also i REALLY need mod for disabling the damn low battery popup, or atleast let me myself decide when battery is low, and only 1 warning, i would set it for 2%, also i hate the fact that camera is disabled at lowbatt, what if you're out at night, 5% left on your great Galaxy S3, suddenly you see ufo landing with aliens, wow i need to take a picture or video...oh crap "camera can't start, low batt" whatta f*** also hate the fact that brighness automatically goes dark. I hate this sorta dumbass automation, i want to ude my phone till 0% batt damned!
I'm using omega rom v11 with kernel came with it, also installed custom theming, but geeez am i annoyed by these limitations, jkay had great tools for S2, but i'd love to keep using omega rom.
Anyone??? Solutions??
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Or more like notification bar, not taskbar. Call blockers dont have this option.
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Disable low battery warning and automatic brightness
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I mean really, does anyone find it really irritating when you playing around with your phone and all sudden incoming call popup taking whole screen???
I dont want to use airplane mode, i just need a mod or app to make incoming caller like flash in taskbar only, if i feel like answering, i could like pull it down from the taskbar.
Also i REALLY need mod for disabling the damn low battery popup, or atleast let me myself decide when battery is low, and only 1 warning, i would set it for 2%, also i hate the fact that camera is disabled at lowbatt, what if you're out at night, 5% left on your great Galaxy S3, suddenly you see ufo landing with aliens, wow i need to take a picture or video...oh crap "camera can't start, low batt" whatta f*** also hate the fact that brighness automatically goes dark. I hate this sorta dumbass automation, i want to ude my phone till 0% batt damned!
I'm using omega rom v11 with kernel came with it, also installed custom theming, but geeez am i annoyed by these limitations, jkay had great tools for S2, but i'd love to keep using omega rom.
Anyone??? Solutions??
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I totally agree and have been looking for solutions. In Dragon ICS you could install tweakbox to do the job. Now I'm on JB 1.7, Dragon Rom but it is not possible anymore.
Have you found a solution in the meantime?
Thanks in advance.
This might be a stupid question, but I have a Motorola RAZR (stock ROM and no root) and it seems that practically every time that I switch on my screen, the phone spikes CPU to 100% and seems to cycle through every application (according to Cool Tool Pro CPU Monitor). This takes it about 2-3 minutes and then CPU goes down and stays down (for the most part). Unfortunately this renders the phone virtually useless for the time that the CPU is at 100%. I have checked to make sure that WiFi stays active during sleep and I get notifications and messages while the screen is off, but whenever I want to use my phone I experience the above situation. Does anyone have any similar experience? Does anyone have any ideas or suggestions on how to correct this? (Aside from getting a new phone)
Appreciate any help! Thanks.
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This might be a stupid question, but I have a Motorola RAZR (stock ROM and no root) and it seems that practically every time that I switch on my screen, the phone spikes CPU to 100% and seems to cycle through every application (according to Cool Tool Pro CPU Monitor). This takes it about 2-3 minutes and then CPU goes down and stays down (for the most part). Unfortunately this renders the phone virtually useless for the time that the CPU is at 100%. I have checked to make sure that WiFi stays active during sleep and I get notifications and messages while the screen is off, but whenever I want to use my phone I experience the above situation. Does anyone have any similar experience? Does anyone have any ideas or suggestions on how to correct this? (Aside from getting a new phone)
Appreciate any help! Thanks.
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Is your cpu schedule set on performance?try interactive if don't work Try a factory reset...you are on 4.1.2 right?
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Is your cpu schedule set on performance?try interactive if don't work Try a factory reset...you are on 4.1.2 right?
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I am on 4.1.2. Where do you adjust the CPU schedule setting?
Thanks.
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I am on 4.1.2. Where do you adjust the CPU schedule setting?
Thanks.
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try cpu adjuster https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ryosoftware.cputweaks