[Q] Why whatsapp (Android) stays in background? - Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Can you explain to me why whatsapp stays always active in memory?
Apps like Bump are not in background and receive messages as well (push...).
Thanks

There's no reason not to. If the app stays in memory than it can start faster. And no it's not eating your battery unless it shows up on the battery usage screen.

Ok, but sometimes when i open browser or other apps the system close Go launcher ex, i suppose to free some memory... If i have in memory apps i don't want to, the system can close the app i don't want to close...
Hope i explained myself...

The system probably prioritizes whatsapp over the launcher because it needs to be active to receive messages.

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text messaging space full?

Every once in a while, my text messaging app says the phone storage is full and to delete stuff to free up space, but I checked and i have a lot of free space left. I guess I have a lot of texts but that shouldn't matter right?
I've seen this a few times too. Have to reboot to fix.

Run GSMSPRO in background

Hello all,
I want to use GO SMS PRO as a default SMS program. I downloaded,installed,set it as default application.
I disabled default MESSAGING application from Settings-Applications-All-Messaging-Disable.
Problem is, if I exit GO SMS PRO from task manager, I can't receive any SMS. I think exiting GOSMSPRO from task manager will completely cose it,
and no any background process to receive SMS.
It was not so in default MESSAGING program. Even if I close application from task manager also SMS will be received. That means, it will be active in background.
I dont know if it is any problem or not. Is there any setting to solve this?.
prashanth_brp said:
Problem is, if I exit GO SMS PRO from task manager, I can't receive any SMS. I think exiting GOSMSPRO from task manager will completely cose it, and no any background process to receive SMS.
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Don't close the app in the task manager?
don't close it, it should receive when the program is closed i never had an delayed txts, im pretty sure theres a background process also, check the settings if there's an option to keep in memory or persistent,
republicano said:
don't close it, it should receive when the program is closed i never had an delayed txts, im pretty sure theres a background process also, check the settings if there's an option to keep in memory or persistent,
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I haven't find such setting. Is there any other application to start GOSMSPRO automatically if it is force closed ?..

[Q] Pansi SMS freezes and force closed by andriod

hi
i am using pansi sms for sending msgs to a large group. it was working fine upto 950 contacts in a group but when the contacts increased, after i select the group, few seconds later it says "Pansi SMS Stopped working" and then after clicking ok it force closes the app. i removed the extra added contacts from the group means the number of contacts which were 990 again back to 950 and the app started working again.
what i think, there might be a specific time after which andriod automatically closes the apps if they are not responsive / complete loading data etc, so i was wondering there might be some way to increase that wait time after which andriod force closes some apps.
i hv tried all msging apps like hancent and go sms but i found pansi the best as it also shows inbox/outbox style and works much fast.
any suggestions / help is much appreciated.
thanks
Android has a Max sms limit during a set time period to prevent sms spammers
Wayne Tech Nexus
zelendel said:
Android has a Max sms limit during a set time period to prevent sms spammers
Wayne Tech Nexus
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you are right but i have already removed that limit now the issue is something else dear. its about andriod auto-closing the app after waiting some time when app is inactive but actually its loading contacts.

Push Notification problems SOLVED

Hi all,
On my PLK-AL10 push notifications don't work properly.
I have all the right settings applied and automatic app sync set as well.
Only if an app is open in the background I receive notifications, when apps are closed nothing.
When I deselect auto data app sync in settings/accounts/menu all apps sync and provide push notifications for just a few minutes, but after that no push again (looks to be after sleep).
Tried several push fixers from apps store (root and non-root) PNF, Push Notification Status, Push Notification Assistant and Heartbeat Fixer for GCM.
Have the heartbeat set at minimum (wifi 1 min, mobile data 2 min).
Have had this problem from the start on B150/160 and B173 stock and rooted.
Anybody with a solution for this?
Solved, see #6
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=63259332&postcount=6
I have the same problem. For example, Whatsapp messages do not arrive at all times if I did not open the program. (PLK-L01)
I have no problem with the push notifications on WhatsApp or other apps. Just to confirm I have set them as Protected Apps, and also in Power Saving I have it set to highest, which is Performance, and I have the Do Not Disturb set to Off. I do also have a smartwatch, Sony Smartwatch 3, and notifications are perfect - but then maybe Smartwatch is keeping phone alive for notifications. Battery life is still great though with all of these Settings including Bluetooth always on.
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I'm having the same problem with Messenger since B121 update
keila said:
I have the same problem. For example, Whatsapp messages do not arrive at all times if I did not open the program. (PLK-L01)
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admisi said:
I have no problem with the push notifications on WhatsApp or other apps. Just to confirm I have set them as Protected Apps, and also in Power Saving I have it set to highest, which is Performance, and I have the Do Not Disturb set to Off. I do also have a smartwatch, Sony Smartwatch 3, and notifications are perfect - but then maybe Smartwatch is keeping phone alive for notifications. Battery life is still great though with all of these Settings including Bluetooth always on.
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Also protected apps and power saving set at performance, even keeping Wifi alive during sleep.
It just releases the auto update
After hours of search finally found a solution.
I don't know if I missed it earlier but i installed Quick Sync Settings from the Play Store.
In the app the Google account gives several sync option.
Turning on App-data sync solved the problem.
I did not see (at least i think i didn't ) this option earlier in the Settings/accounts/Google
Now Whatsapp push notifications work with the app closed.
Hi
Unfortunately this does not fix the exact same issue for me. If the apps are not launched in background I get no lockscreen notifications. I've been in all the settings numerous times, everything is set up correctly (magazine theme, protected apps, network apps, sync otpions, power options, etc.)
This is very frustrating. Even thinking of selling the phone because of this.
eddy_101 said:
Hi
Unfortunately this does not fix the exact same issue for me. If the apps are not launched in background I get no lockscreen notifications. I've been in all the settings numerous times, everything is set up correctly (magazine theme, protected apps, network apps, sync otpions, power options, etc.)
This is very frustrating. Even thinking of selling the phone because of this.
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It's very good to see I'm not alone with this. The App-Data sync "solution" is NOT a solution, so please do NOT label this thread SOLVED. It's not. Anyone with a working idea?
abaloo said:
It's very good to see I'm not alone with this. The App-Data sync "solution" is NOT a solution, so please do NOT label this thread SOLVED. It's not. Anyone with a working idea?
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As I am the OP and it solved my problem it is solved, your problem might me entirely different, with different settings, apps, network, carrier etc.
It takes time to find the right solution for you, you can also try to uninstall your google account altogether as that takes 1 set out of the equation.
trijethero said:
As I am the OP and it solved my problem it is solved, your problem might me entirely different, with different settings, apps, network, carrier etc.
It takes time to find the right solution for you, you can also try to uninstall your google account altogether as that takes 1 set out of the equation.
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You're right. In a way... the thing is that the problem seems to be the same for all of us. And you're right that we use different settings/apps/etc so tons of things may interfere.
For me this seems to have solved the issue:
"For those who facing notification delay issue for Honor 3C/ Ascend P7 please try these:
1.) Settings> Power Saving> Protected apps> put a "tick" for the apps that you want to keep running after the screen is turned off
2.) Settings> Notification Manager> Choose "Notify" for the apps you want to receive push message to the notifications panel"
Post #6 worked for me but it's not at all stable for (facebook) Messenger app. It seems to be a lottery whether it works at all. Sometimes the sound notification works and sometimes it doesn't. For now I have to leave it running in the background visible in recent apps even though I turned Messenger on under 'Protected apps' with all auto sync settings on.
abaloo said:
"For those who facing notification delay issue for Honor 3C/ Ascend P7 please try these:
1.) Settings> Power Saving> Protected apps> put a "tick" for the apps that you want to keep running after the screen is turned off
2.) Settings> Notification Manager> Choose "Notify" for the apps you want to receive push message to the notifications panel"
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After further testing this does seem to work for my honor 7 as well but only when Power saving mode is on Performance.
If you go into Phone manager > Power Saving > Power-Intensive Apps you can see what apps are running hidden in the background.
If I put Battery performance on Smart notifications still work for Whatsapp but infrequently or not at all for other apps.
It seems one has to have extensive knowledge in the phones settings and have everything set up correctly, when it should just work off the bat. I really hope it is fixed in the next update.
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Some test results sending whatsapp,messenger and skype messages from my iphone.
Settings:
Wifi: On
Auto-Sync*: Off
Whatsapp: Protected app ON & Notifications ON
Messenger: Protected app ON & Notifications ON
Skype: Protected app ON & Notifications ON (with new 'instant messages' setting enabled inside skype)
Restart phone with Smart Power Saving Mode Enabled:
Whatsapp as a protected app with sync off
Notification WORKS
Messenger NOTHING**
Skype WORKS
Restart phone in Performance Power Saving Mode:
Whatsapp WORKS
Messenger WORKS
Skype WORKS
*I like this to be off by default and in theory shouldn't be on for push notifications to work.
** Occasionally works but more often than not delayed or no messages come through. Is this the App creators fault or Honor 7 stock ROM?
Something I have just noticed on why Messenger sometimes doesn't work for me:
When I'm on the road I often enable Power Saving mode to Ultra. Whatsapp remains running in the background in this mode. Messenger is killed. Then when I exit Ultra to Smart or Performance Messenger needs to be restarted for notifications to work again. It doesn't always stay on either and have to restart the whole phone.
Skype is an odd one. It never says it's running under Power-Intensive Apps checker in the Phone Manager. Yet notifications come through
Further testing:
If I clear all recent apps by swiping bottom of screen to top , the app -protected ones will keep running silently in the background waiting for push notifications. (i can see which ones are still running in the background under Phone Manager > Battery Power Saving > Power-Intensive apps )
Now if I close the apps individually (viber, whatsapp, messenger etc) they are no longer kept running in the background despite being enabled as protected apps. So I may lock my phone, without knowing this and no push notifications will come through.
BUT if I re-open one of my protected apps the other ones will re-run in the background for push. Very strange behavior!
Gosh this push notification stuff is complicated. I'm just going to go back to my iphone 4 if this doesn't get fixed as I've come to expect this kind of stuff to just work without any fiddling!
To permanently fix this you need to root an move the apps from the Data/app to Sytem/app
They will be started as services instead of apps
trijethero said:
To permanently fix this you need to root an move the apps from the Data/app to Sytem/app
They will be started as services instead of apps
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How did you move them?
used Root Browser
Just move the whole app folder out of Data/App
I can corfim that moving apps you want notifications from to /system/app will work.
trijethero said:
Hi all,
On my PLK-AL10 push notifications don't work properly.
I have all the right settings applied and automatic app sync set as well.
Only if an app is open in the background I receive notifications, when apps are closed nothing.
When I deselect auto data app sync in settings/accounts/menu all apps sync and provide push notifications for just a few minutes, but after that no push again (looks to be after sleep).
Tried several push fixers from apps store (root and non-root) PNF, Push Notification Status, Push Notification Assistant and Heartbeat Fixer for GCM.
Have the heartbeat set at minimum (wifi 1 min, mobile data 2 min).
Have had this problem from the start on B150/160 and B173 stock and rooted.
Anybody with a solution for this?
Solved, see #6
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=63259332&postcount=6
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It didn't work for me I've already app-data on google account and even download quick syn setting solved the problem.
When I move whatsapp or messenger to system/app they don't work. Messenger crashes on launch and whasapp displays a message saying it needs to be installed again :crying:
ANyone able to confirm if they have got either working under system/app or system/priv-app

Notification Issue - Not receiving

I don't know if anyone else is having this issue but for some reason, I'm having many issues with my OP7T McLaren and notifications. I've tried a whole range of "fixes" to get them working, but I just don't seem to receive notifications from a few apps. My biggest gripe is Bleacher Report; I follow a bunch of sports teams and like being up to date with them all the time.
However, it seems that OxygenOS is aggressively restricting background apps from running. I receive notifications from social media, however, sometimes even twitter doesn't send some notifications.
I've tried:
Battery Optimisation (Set all of the problematic apps to do not optimise)
Locking the app in the background (through recent apps)
Clearing Cache (both of the app and the phone)
Clearing Data of the problematic apps
Uninstalling/Reinstalling the problematic apps
Turning off Ram Boost
Turning off "Advanced Optimisation" in battery settings
Changing background processes from "Standard limit" to 4
I've also set all the appropriate notification settings
I feel I've tried everything short of a factory reset. I'm just wondering, is anyone else having these issues/have a fix?
I would suggest to set the standard limit for the background processes. 4 is not much and some apps require a background service (e.g. WhatsApp, Telegram, etc.). Do the notifications really not appear or are they delayed?
You can check Settings > Dev Settings > Standby Apps and check whether the apps you need are active or exempted.

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