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Help Stopping an App (not through a task killer)

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CJPalermo21

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Hello,

I know that using task killers are not necessary, but I'm wondering about a particular scenario.

I will open Facebook for Android on my phone, just to check out news feeds, etc. However, when I leave, I'd like to make sure FB closes down.

Instead, it seems to stay running, which indicates to people that I'm still on (and I get chat messages, etc., which I end up not seeing, because by then, the phone is already in my pocket).

What's the best way to ensure that when I *exit* Facebook, I actually exit it -- I only hop on my phone to check things out quickly; I'm not looking to be a hardcore user (so, for chatting, for example, I do that from a desktop/laptop).

Do I have to actually go into "manage applications" and force stop it there?

Thanks!
 
task killers are a huge debate. I don't like them, but I use them for certain instances like this. I don't kill all processes when my ram gets low, just to kill something like this that I know that I wont be using... the newer sense phones come installed with a new app called "task killer" ..
 
CJPalermo21 said:
Hello,

I know that using task killers are not necessary, but I'm wondering about a particular scenario.

I will open Facebook for Android on my phone, just to check out news feeds, etc. However, when I leave, I'd like to make sure FB closes down.

Instead, it seems to stay running, which indicates to people that I'm still on (and I get chat messages, etc., which I end up not seeing, because by then, the phone is already in my pocket).

What's the best way to ensure that when I *exit* Facebook, I actually exit it -- I only hop on my phone to check things out quickly; I'm not looking to be a hardcore user (so, for chatting, for example, I do that from a desktop/laptop).

Do I have to actually go into "manage applications" and force stop it there?

Thanks!
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Go into the chat section, hit menu, select "go offline".
 
ACD168 said:
task killers are a huge debate. I don't like them, but I use them for certain instances like this. I don't kill all processes when my ram gets low, just to kill something like this that I know that I wont be using... the newer sense phones come installed with a new app called "task killer" ..
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only thing is that task manager only kills sense apps...like people, dialer, phone etc. it doesn't list anything else. i use system panel lite
 
To do it "manually" in "stock"

Menu->settings->applications->manage applications->running applications-> choose app

Which is why most people use a app. :)
 
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