This is the first time that I am trying to run a emulator program on my Tablet (for that matter on any device), the issue that I am having is when I close out of the game it is still running in the background and no matter what I try I can't get it to close (I tried memory booster app killer which usually works to kill everything). The way I finally did it was to freeze it using titanium backup and then defrosting and it is then closed. Is there something that I am missing. I am using the N64oid262.apk emulator if that makes a difference. The games all run flawlessly, just don't know how to quit them.
Thanks for any help...
tmjohnsonfse said:
This is the first time that I am trying to run a emulator program on my Tablet (for that matter on any device), the issue that I am having is when I close out of the game it is still running in the background and no matter what I try I can't get it to close (I tried memory booster app killer which usually works to kill everything). The way I finally did it was to freeze it using titanium backup and then defrosting and it is then closed. Is there something that I am missing. I am using the N64oid262.apk emulator if that makes a difference. The games all run flawlessly, just don't know how to quit them.
Thanks for any help...
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I'd recommend Button Savior to add the Back, Home and Menu buttons to your screen. That's what I do!
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tmjohnsonfse said:
This is the first time that I am trying to run a emulator program on my Tablet (for that matter on any device), the issue that I am having is when I close out of the game it is still running in the background and no matter what I try I can't get it to close (I tried memory booster app killer which usually works to kill everything). The way I finally did it was to freeze it using titanium backup and then defrosting and it is then closed. Is there something that I am missing. I am using the N64oid262.apk emulator if that makes a difference. The games all run flawlessly, just don't know how to quit them.
Thanks for any help...
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if you have the tgps launcher installed you can go into manage applications and go the running section and see if its there, if it isn't chances are its in the cached processes, and from there you can close it completely, tedious but its one solution...
Thanks for the suggestions. They both work. I don't use button savior anymore. I did the "n" key for home since I don't use bn. I guess I will just use the tgps launcher to kill the app when I am done.
Just an FYI: if you use GoLauncher, just go to the app drawer and running apps and you can close anything running from there.
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zaptoons said:
Just an FYI: if you use GoLauncher, just go to the app drawer and running apps and you can close anything running from there.
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i've tried using that and sometimes programs just start running again. an example would be the game blood and glory by glu mobile. it always runs again even after doing the close all programs thing in go launcher.
Use SNESoid and the only way I can close out of that is if I hit Menu>Quit (or Menu>more options>quit), which closes out of the emulator.
I've never used an N64 one nor do I own a tablet. However, this sounds like the emulator isn't "tablet optimized". For now, I think the task killer is your only option until the developer updates it.
ShinnAsuka said:
i've tried using that and sometimes programs just start running again. an example would be the game blood and glory by glu mobile. it always runs again even after doing the close all programs thing in go launcher.
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That is the background service running, not the game itself. There are others such as Let's Golf 3 HD that do that.
I just went into the settings and turned off "stretch to fullscreen" or whatever it is before loading a rom for the first time and it will leave the status bar. Then as other poster suggested, just hit Menu-> Quit. Problem solved.
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I have some apps that I don't want to remove from my Streak but I don't want them to start up on their own. Examples are Yahoo Messenger and Yahoo Mail. There are others, too. I keep them on the Streak as backups (since I sometimes have problems connecting via IM+ or the regular e-mail app). Therefore I only want them to start up when I open them and stay closed after I have killed them. Is that possible?
I currently use Droid Wall to deny them data access when I don't want to use them but they still run in the background eating up memory and sucking the life out of my battery.
Dont know of anything other than a task killer. Can set the security to your desired level, and also to kill everything when the screen turns off, and also generate an ignore list which is essential for some apps like alarm clock....if you want to get up for work on time. They're a little controversial but I find a notable difference in battery life without it.
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brunswick000 said:
Dont know of anything other than a task killer. Can set the security to your desired level, and also to kill everything when the screen turns off, and also generate an ignore list which is essential for some apps like alarm clock....if you want to get up for work on time. They're a little controversial but I find a notable difference in battery life without it.
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I have a task killer which I use manually. However, when I kill those apps they come right back up only seconds after that. Can't keep those buggers down. And with Auto Kill they are just constantly being killed again and again.
i used to use an app called "autostart(s)" which did the job really well plus it offers loads of options for apps starting at boot and permissions. titanium lets you freeze apps but you need to defrost them before using again.
tina333 said:
lets you freeze apps but you need to defrost them before using again.
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Can you explain this?
tina333 said:
i used to use an app called "autostart(s)" which did the job really well plus it offers loads of options for apps starting at boot and permissions. titanium lets you freeze apps but you need to defrost them before using again.
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Thanks for the suggestion -- I am currently trying out Autostart Kill which seems to work reasonably well, except that some apps are not found by the program (an example is Amazon MP3) and Dell Sync comes up after connecting via USB even though I set it to disabled.
By Titanium I suppose you mean Titanium Backup, but I cannot find a "freeze" (or similar) option, at least not in the free version I am using
Click the app in the list - you will have there freeze option.
It is available in the paid version only
Thanks for all the help, guys.
Finally located that Autostarts app in the market --- had to set market enabler to Verizon to find it. Trying it right now, and it seems to work pretty well.
I hope they're working for you?
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I hope they're working for you?
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Yes, but yesterday I had 3 mysterious auto reboots. Since I had just installed several apps I am not sure which one is the culprit. I have removed some of the others. Now I will have to see what happens today.
i tried autostarts but when the streak goes standby (black screen) it wont come alive anymore and i have to pull the battery out to reboot.... uninstalled
00roberto00 said:
i tried autostarts but when the streak goes standby (black screen) it wont come alive anymore and i have to pull the battery out to reboot.... uninstalled
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That is strange, works fine for me now. I am on the official 2.2 315 at the moment.
ok, i am on the DJ-Steve 1.4.6
startup manager works for me on "official" 2.2
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i used to use an app called "autostart(s)" which did the job really well plus it offers loads of options for apps starting at boot and permissions. titanium lets you freeze apps but you need to defrost them before using again.
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Thank you! Autostarts is what I want~
Try system tuner
System tuner has free version in market. Will perform many functions including "freeze" and then you can "boil" app when it is needed. Also can set which apps run (or don't) at startup.
hey bro, u can use any autostart killer like autostarts (red car), or u can use autostart disabler inside romtoolbox
it work 100%
I couldn't find anything on this topic so I had to create a new 1 I'm sorry if I repeated.
There are always so many applications running in the background they take ram too.
Is it normal?
Has anyone found a solution if this is a problem?
What makes them running in fact what makes them start in the first place thanks in advance
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use task killers, but AFAIK there is no need for that since android automatically kills unused apps.
just go to settings-application-running services and close the 1 u want to
simple
Thanks
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I would suggest not using a task killer cause they suck but using android assistant its really cool and works well for a lot of things including killing tasks but more important use startup Auditor you can look up programs that are always running and in background and select to kill them at start up as well as keep them killed you can still open and use the apps it just keeps them from opening by them selves
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I couldn't find anything on this topic so I had to create a new 1 I'm sorry if I repeated.
There are always so many applications running in the background they take ram too.
Is it normal?
Has anyone found a solution if this is a problem?
What makes them running in fact what makes them start in the first place thanks in advance
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try smart bar.
I use "autorun manager" to control which stuff works at startup.
i would suggest googling for android task killers and reading the lifehacker article about them, it is pretty well explained (sorry but I can't post links just yet)
Autorun manager isn't a task killer,so you can use it only for monitoring startup apps. This is a good alternative.
Hi every one
I downloaded the applications they are good but I didn't really got my answer.
The thing is that even when I turn the things off even after terminating the threads after a while they get started on their own why does this happens?
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It sounds like you are using an app that is turning something back on. i.e. some app that uses google maps so that service is turned back on.
Zyzomys said:
It sounds like you are using an app that is turning something back on. i.e. some app that uses google maps so that service is turned back on.
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yeah i guess i'm obviously not sure.
right now there are atleAST 10 to 15 apps running in background.
i didnt even clicked them by any chance.
they all are consuming ram.
You could always use Titanium Backup and freeze Maps. I do this as soon as I am done with Maps - that way it is not able to start up again.
Zyzomys said:
You could always use Titanium Backup and freeze Maps. I do this as soon as I am done with Maps - that way it is not able to start up again.
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You know any application that provides freezing for free;-)???
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When I open some Apps, 10 other Apps open along with it. Is rooting the phone the only way to have access to the means to stop this?
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-Adam
Don't pay so much attention. In general, those applications don't use your cpu and battery. Android has its own task manager system.
Yeah dis is even happening to me,the reason is so simple like one app needs the other apps so they are even opening up.
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Yeah dis is even happening to me,the reason is so simple like one app needs the other apps so they are even opening up.
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what the appl you using which is opening others appl can u name the apps
if you kill apps, they will probably get restarted automatically and left in the background. If the apps are working correctly, this is not a problem, as a well coded app does not use CPU/battery when in the background.
Actually, I just quit using a task manager to kill tasks (I just let Android kill them as necessary) and I have no problems (phone is not slower, power drain is not higher).
Maybe the thing is that after you stop a task in a task manager it does not update immediately and you don't see the task being restarted, and when you go into the task manager after running some app just then you see the apps restarted.
Also, some apps are very generic (maps) and used by other apps, and some apps need to be running all the time (latitude, mail client, widgets, etc.) and killing them would make them not work properly (widgets no longer updating, not getting new emails, etc.).
My advice is to leave the apps running if you are not very sure of what you are doing, because the OS will eventually kill unnecessary apps, and until then they should not use any CPU or battery.
Only thing is to stay away from badly written apps, the ones that use too much CPU even when in the background or when phone is sleeping. You should probably wait for a night after installing a new app to see if you have higher drain. If so, just uninstall and search for an alternative.
shhbz said:
what the appl you using which is opening others appl can u name the apps
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Like any Google app by searching is opening. Google search and by using voice search its opening voice search app and so on.
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I have a rogue app that is bogging my phone down, cant figure out what it is. Im about to format/reflash. I installed Watchdog to see if it found anything and Watchdog keeps popping reporting that Pandora is using 70%+ CPU. I haven't used Pandora in months.
Any ideas why its running in the background? Is it possible to disable running in the background except when I am using it?
I use "Autostarts" to prevent apps like that one from opening when the phone boots up. Should help... that app (and others) are often being used in times they have no business being used too. Odd. Autostarts will prevent it. I prefer it over a task killer. There may be other similar apps, this is the only one I have used.
s15274n said:
I use "Autostarts" to prevent apps like that one from opening when the phone boots up. Should help... that app (and others) are often being used in times they have no business being used too. Odd. Autostarts will prevent it. I prefer it over a task killer. There may be other similar apps, this is the only one I have used.
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I see that app is .99 cents, not to bad. You havent had any issues, since its just another app running in the background? So if I used it to disable Pandora from running, what happens when I run Pandora, then close it, will it stop it from running again or only on startup?
i use this app too, great piece of code. way better and safer than task killer.
androidmonkey said:
I see that app is .99 cents, not to bad. You havent had any issues, since its just another app running in the background? So if I used it to disable Pandora from running, what happens when I run Pandora, then close it, will it stop it from running again or only on startup?
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With autostarts running it will stop it from running at boot and just out of the blue, when you open Pandora it will open normally and you can listen etc, and when you quit Pandora it should go away and not open for another few months when you use it again.
Hi!
I noticed that free games like Stand O'Food 2 and Contract Killer : Zombies are running background ALL THE TIME. Even after a reboot of the phone, even after a force close with a task killer. They come back again, and again, after a few second only. So, are they some kind of spyware?
I find this very annoying, I can't stop them unless I uninstall them.
Could anybody tell me what they are doing background and how to stop them doing this without uninstalling them?
Thanks!
Tuc
Try using "autostats" from market. Disable it from auto starting.
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Nice, it works like a charm! Thanks
But here is the thing: Contract Killer : Zombies is programmed to start:
- After Sartup
- Locale changed
- Date changed
- Screen on
- Shutdown
This is insane! Why a game need to start all the time for any reason, if it is not a spyware....?
Tuc
Tugdu77 said:
This is insane! Why a game need to start all the time for any reason, if it is not a spyware....?
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You gave it permission to. If you check the permissions for it, under "system tools" it says:
System tools
automatically start at boot
Allows an application to have itself started as soon as the system has finished booting. This can make it take longer to start the device and allow the application to slow down the overall device by always running.
Quite a strange permission for an app which seems not to need it. Also, on the market you have to click "Show all" for you to be able to see that permission. Pretty strange...
Moreover, most of the Android users don't use a task manager so they don't even notice all those apps running background...
Since I use the Autostarts app to block all useless apps running background, my phone has much more available ressources and starts faster.
Everytime I get a new phone, I'll just disable everything after root. But maps.apk is the most useless ever process.
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melvinchng said:
Try using "autostats" from market. Disable it from auto starting.
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did you mean 'autostarts? i just want to make sure i get the right app. i wasnt able to find 'autostats'.
thanks!