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Program Like Backgrounder for Android?

i'm new to android. on IOS there is a cydia app called "backgrounder". i loved it because it let me redefine multitasking rules for certain programs. for example, for most programs, i made it so that the OS kills the program anytime i exit using the home button. now is there such a program for android that would let em do this? i don't want to have to manually kill app everytime, i want to make the OS do it by itself for the programs i specify.
google searches say no, but i'm still optimistic so if anyone knows, please reply.

Android does a great job of managing running applications, there is no need to kill them. If you do the app will just have to reload your battery life would go down. Also the nexus 4 has 2gb of ram. That will easily handle multitasking
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I have a question. Why? This isn't an iPhone. You have 2 GB RAM. Let the OS do it's thing. If you're really worried about it, use an app like Auto Memory Manager to make the OS more agressive.
Ordered my Nexus 4 on the 13th. Still waiting.

estallings15 said:
I have a question. Why? This isn't an iPhone. You have 2 GB RAM. Let the OS do it's thing. If you're really worried about it, use an app like Auto Memory Manager to make the OS more agressive.
Ordered my Nexus 4 on the 13th. Still waiting.
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not all apps in background are inactive though, some are actively running in the background and using resources/wasting battery life. i should not be worried about this?

You can do it straight on the phone under the development options in settings. You have to go into settings first and then phone info and tap on the build number until the tells you that you're a developer now. Then go into developer options and scroll down to apps. From there you can set it to do what you want.
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jinjin12 said:
not all apps in background are inactive though, some are actively running in the background and using resources/wasting battery life. i should not be worried about this?
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Using more ram doesn't drain battery. Most multitasked apps that aren't services don't even waste battery since they are put into hibernate
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hey dude checkout gemini app manager lets u turnoff autorun on those background apps!
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Duplicate apps

Hey guys. Is this normal for me to have multiple apps?
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I haven't seen that before. But they are different versions so it's possible. I'd freeze the older version and see if you run into problems
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that is *kind-of* normal.
All pre-installed apps are installed in "system/apps" folder and cannot be removed unless rooted. Then all updates are stored in the "data/apps" folder along with all user installed apps. This is done so normal users "not-rooted" can delete all their installed apps and updates to get back "stock".
Most apps that list your installed apps, like titanium backup, or the "system settings > applications" normally take this into account and only show you one version. What-ever crap program you took a screenshot of, obviously does not take that into account and is confusing you. I see "safe2remove" beside many of the items in that screenshot, I do not recogize that application you are using. Just some garbage app as far as I am concerned now.

do not freeze either version

I'm looking at system cleanup
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You can delete the older version, but you have to remove the app manually or you'll need to reinstall. Look at the YouTube app in the attached pics. Also, system cleanup is a great app.

I have two play stores, also two Google play services
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Remember to backup before you do any modding

camsurf said:
I have two play stores, also two Google play services
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The 4.82 update for SystemCleanup fixes the issue of apps showing twice

New updates in Play Store

Looks like a bunch of Moto apps got updated in the Play Store today...
Moto 3.0.49
Moto Actions 1.11.33
Motorola Boot Services 4.0.0
Motorola Camera 5.0.47.7
Motorola FM Radio 02.00.0045
Motorola Gallery 520012
Handful of new permissions too... Didn't keep track as they went by, just approved them all.
Haven't really noticed any difference yet, probably just bug fixes, but it's only been a little bit.

All that was updated on Aug 19
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nelsonw said:
All that was updated on Aug 19
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lol... really?!?! Guess I am just slow then.

acejavelin said:
lol... really?!?! Guess I am just slow then.
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Yup, nothing too fancy, sadly
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Sometimes the Play Store gets bugged and doesn't notify you of updates right away then weeks later they all show up at once.

Hey guys I actually noticed something.
The playstore updates of these apps removed the moto option from settings.
Running factory image.
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christopherrrg said:
Hey guys I actually noticed something.
The playstore updates of these apps removed the moto option from settings.
Running factory image.
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Yeah... I noticed this too.
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New Moto Camera update broke the camera on my XT1550.. using it with dpi modded to 280. Front camera / video recording buttons are out of place, which means tapping them takes a picture. Uninstalled and reverted to original version.

christopherrrg said:
Hey guys I actually noticed something.
The playstore updates of these apps removed the moto option from settings.
Running factory image.
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What exactly does that matter? I just checked and it still shows up on the apps menu which is probably the only place it should be anyway.

aion11 said:
What exactly does that matter? I just checked and it still shows up on the apps menu which is probably the only place it should be anyway.
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It doesn't? I just stated the notice of change..
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christopherrrg said:
Hey guys I actually noticed something.
The playstore updates of these apps removed the moto option from settings.
Running factory image.
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I noticed that too...wondered why they had been removed. I thought I screwed something up in flashing and rooting. Thanks for the heads-up!

hp420 said:
I noticed that too...wondered why they had been removed. I thought I screwed something up in flashing and rooting. Thanks for the heads-up!
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Same here lol flashed a few different roms and then went back to stock just to see. Kinda stinks because I like to use nova to hide any apps that can affect system wide functions so when it was in settings it had a nice home.
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How to turn off automatic default apps?

Hello I have a weird situation that I haven't found a fix yet. I work and travel on the road and switch between navigation apps when selecting a destination through the calendar app with my appointments etc. It sets the first navigation app I choose as the default. On every phone I have ever had I could have those apps and pick at will which one I needed on the fly without a default one.
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JediDru said:
Hello I have a weird situation that I haven't found a fix yet. I work and travel on the road and switch between navigation apps when selecting a destination through the calendar app with my appointments etc. It sets the first navigation app I choose as the default. On every phone I have ever had I could have those apps and pick at will which one I needed on the fly without a default one.
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My solution. Install
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aboutmycode.betteropenwith
Make sure to choose that app as open with for your apps, it will pop up with a screen like older versions of android every time after.
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Thanks for posting that app!! I've been looking for a way around this as well. That's one of the changes in Android that absolutely hate!
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Will try that thanks buddy ?
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No problem guys, glad I could help I wish I could make one that looks like stock but works like the app posted.
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MM update. Default apps issue.

Hi guys
Just installed the MM update for my Note 4. Didn't notice any difference at first, then discovered that Allcast no longer streams to my Xbox DLNA, and also now in the gallery whenever you click on a video it gives you the choice of apps to open it with ONCE then automatically sets that as the default, so if I want to open a video in a different player I now have to go into app manager and clear the defaults. Then I can open with the app I want. But that gets set as default too so it never ends.
This is really REALLY annoying.
Please does anyone know of a fix around this?
Many thanks.
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Indeed a very annoying update all around!
No fix, but an app called 'Better open with'.

macmobile said:
Indeed a very annoying update all around!
No fix, but an app called 'Better open with'.
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+1 for this, been using it for years: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aboutmycode.betteropenwith
Basically you set it as the default app for opening a particular file type or link, and then within this app you can choose which other apps are allowed to open said files or links. You can also have a countdown to open with a default choice, giving you a few seconds to choose an alternative.

Been meaning to ask this since I upgraded to MM, always thought that this was a stupid MM feature, but now I see this is a bug right?
Thanks to that app anyway, don't like unnecessary apps, but still better than annoyance caused by waste of time.

It's not a bug, it's a further stupidity from Samsung. You can find this so called feature nobody wants on other devices as well (Note 5 and S7).

Thanks guys. Will try that app out.
This is without doubt the worst software update yet, so much to complain about!
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GunnerGeezer said:
Thanks guys. Will try that app out.
This is without doubt the worst software update yet, so much to complain about!
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And yet, everyone wanted it sooooo bad!
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