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Any Apps to STOP an App?????

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JBRONCFAN

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There are tons of apps to "kill" running apps but I am looking for something that will actually STOP and app. You know when you have to go into Settings>Apps> and choose an app, go in and select STOP???? THAT is what I need. Ideas?
 
"killing" an app is the same as stopping it. It doesnt prevent it from running again, if the app is programmed to do that.
what is your situation, though? What app is causing problems?
 
Try Greenify. It 'hibernates' apps and works best if you're rooted with Xposed installed. It's in the Play Store for free.
 
thorahird said:
Try Greenify. It 'hibernates' apps and works best if you're rooted with Xposed installed. It's in the Play Store for free.
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Like my OP, I've tried all the app killer apps out there and still have to go into Settings>Apps> and actually STOP the app. Reason being is, if you go to Settings>Battery then select the Battery Charging up top then scroll down, you will see the apps that are still running. Still taking up bandwidth reporting my private shit back to their mothership AND using up valuable battery life.

Next time your run your "App Killer" app, bring up the battery settings and see how many apps "actually" stopped. You will be surprised, especially with the games. I hold down the HOME button to bring up task manager and select "clear all" and THAT doesn't stop the games from sucking up bandwidth and battery power. THAT is the only way to truly conserve battery strength.
 
One thing to keep in mind is that there are few reasons with an Android device to actually stop an app from running. If an app is running in the background it isn't using any resources aside from RAM. Android automatically caches frequently used apps in RAM so that they are ready to be used again as soon as you go to click open the app again, which has 0 effect on battery life.

I am most curious about why exactly you want to kill apps.
 
GuitarG20 said:
One thing to keep in mind is that there are few reasons with an Android device to actually stop an app from running. If an app is running in the background it isn't using any resources aside from RAM. Android automatically caches frequently used apps in RAM so that they are ready to be used again as soon as you go to click open the app again, which has 0 effect on battery life.

I am most curious about why exactly you want to kill apps.
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AGAIN.....to stop the apps from sucking bandwidth and battery power.

Went to use my vid camera on my cell and got a pop up that said I can't use the camera while the phone is in use. I rarely make phone calls and I certainly wasn't on any calls at the time. Took about 10 minutes but it wasn't until I STOPPED Google Search from running in the background that my camera finally began recording. Hmmmmm..............
 
GuitarG20 had it basically right. You are not supposed to need to manually close apps, use task killers, Greenify or worry about RAM, running processes, etc.

And I don't. I let Android handle everything automatically as intended. All of our devices run smoothly, reliably and battery drain is fine. We just use them.

Now, if an app is poorly coded, you're running an old, outdated version of Android or a low-spec device all may not be so nice. But on reasonably capable hardware and Android 4 or above, trying to micromanage operation is often counterproductive or worse.
 
Using the LG Volt with the latest version of Android.

I'm just shocked that I can barely get one day's use out of my cell before I gotta find a wall outlet. I mean, I like being able to say "Ok Google" into my cell and tell it what to search for or what app to open for me but at a cost of only a one day charge is rufffffff.
 
One thing that I forgot to mention in my message above is that, since Android automatically keeps apps that are frequently used in cache, closing them frequently can actually hurt battery life. Sounds counterintuitive, but here is why: If you close an app android identifies as being frequently used, it might automatically reload it into your RAM. Remember that having an app in RAM doesn't use any battery. However, having to reload an app into your RAM does. So closing apps might actually cause more of a battery hit than not.
 
I'm just going by what Android is reporting when I go to the Battery part of settings. I'll have to do a test and leave a bunch of apps open and see how long it takes to go from 100% to maybe 80%. Then do the same with the same apps closed and see if it takes the same amount of time to get to 80%.

So I guess the answer to my original question is there is no app that will STOP running apps? Maybe if I had my cell rooted I could find a way.......
 
Im not sure if greenify (as someone above suggested) requires root but an app you can try thats given me a lot of success is DS Battery Saver.
It hibernates apps and turns off their internet access while the screen is turned off and turns it on for a minute at selected (30, 60minutes etc) intervals to collect notifications.
This works well for apps like facebook etc.
This (in my experience) drastically increases standby battery life but does nothing to prevent "lag" etc while the screen is on.
In that case i agree with the above that you should either "disable" an app or let it do its thing and android will look after you
 
I'll ask again, have you tried Greenify before dismissing it? I'm guessing you haven't because it does exactly what you asked for. It stops apps and then hibernates them. They will not run again until you open the app.

It works without root (by force stopping apps) but works best when rooted with Xposed installed.

As other people have said you don't need an app killer. App killers haven't been of any use since something like Android 2.x I think.

What funkylogik says also sounds good, but I've never heard or tried it.
 
When I ran Greenify, I found apps that were not STOP'd so I uninstalled. Sounds like you r running Greenify so, after running Greenify on your cell, do you still have apps still running? I find them listed in the Battery section of Settings.
 
Those battery numbers can be misleading. If an app has run since the last full charge, it will still be shown as having consumed power, even though you may have stopped, or even uninstalled it. Until you fully charge your battery, those stats will remain in the list. For an accurate picture of what's really running and using power, you'll need a utility like WatchDog.
 
JBRONCFAN said:
When I ran Greenify, I found apps that were not STOP'd so I uninstalled. Sounds like you r running Greenify so, after running Greenify on your cell, do you still have apps still running? I find them listed in the Battery section of Settings.
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Nope. Nor are they in Settings > Applications > Running or in Cached Processes. They are hibernated until I start the app manually. I only have 2 or 3 apps hibernated I think, apps that I use rarely and have no need to be running all the time.

You can add a shortcut to your homescreen that will hibernate the apps with one touch. It also integrates with Llama/Tasker etc.
 
lunatic59 said:
Those battery numbers can be misleading. If an app has run since the last full charge, it will still be shown as having consumed power, even though you may have stopped, or even uninstalled it. Until you fully charge your battery, those stats will remain in the list. For an accurate picture of what's really running and using power, you'll need a utility like WatchDog.
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When I go to Battery in Settings, I go by whether there is a big STOP button lit up next to the app to decide if it's still active. If it's not, the STOP button is greyed out.

Don't know about anyone else but, Google Search isn't listed anymore in running apps. Now it says Google App. Has anyone else noticed this??? It just happened recently to me.
 
Some Google apps update silently rather than through the Play Store, so that's quite possible.

I don't have Google Search installed so can't confirm.
 
Personally I think they should remove all these app killers from the market. Memory is not anything one should be concerned with as Android can do a much better job at handling it than any one individual can. As far as battery drain goes again an app killer is not what is needed. Battery drain is more of a connection issue than a memory issue. Constant use of the radio's will drain your battery. If you have downloaded apps that are continually contacting the mothership then these will kill your battery and the best way to solve that is to uninstall said app. Poorly written apps are memory hogs but again memory can be handled by Android much better than by an Individual. I'm concerned more with how much an app is using my CPU than I am my RAM. CPU usage is what slows the device down not a full memory bank.
 
argedion said:
Personally I think they should remove all these app killers from the market. Memory is not anything one should be concerned with as Android can do a much better job at handling it than any one individual can. As far as battery drain goes again an app killer is not what is needed. Battery drain is more of a connection issue than a memory issue. Constant use of the radio's will drain your battery. If you have downloaded apps that are continually contacting the mothership then these will kill your battery and the best way to solve that is to uninstall said app. Poorly written apps are memory hogs but again memory can be handled by Android much better than by an Individual. I'm concerned more with how much an app is using my CPU than I am my RAM. CPU usage is what slows the device down not a full memory bank.
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And cpu usage on a misbehaving phone is usually caused by wakelocks from bad apps or services.
 
honestly the most battery consuming thing is your screen.it always takes a 50 percent hit whereas most apps dont drain as much.just a pointer there.you can always try to debloat though as bloatware is also a cause of battery drainage,not actually usually anything you download.i debloated my htc one and added some flashable tweaks and now im zooming and an average battery life is about 24 hrs or more playing with it or idle XD be careful with debloating though and stuff.getting rid of certain things can make or break your device.ive just been in this feild for a good hot minute so im more experienced for that
 
I'd like an app that would stop an install in its tracks if you've fat fingered or made a mistake otherwise. Having to install to get rid of it ------
 
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