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Questions tagged [background-process]

For questions related to background processes (things running in the background / when the screen is turned off)

If something runs when you don't see it even if you're looking at the screen, that's "running in the background": Either because your screen is turned off, or some other app is running in the foreground.

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Is there a way to run an application in the background without it ever being closed

I have a moto g4 play and theres a feature that makes the ringtones/notifications ascend, which sometimes makes it so I can't even tell the sounds are going off. There's a weird workaround that if I use this application that I downloaded from the…
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how to keep internet connection active when in sleep mode android marshmallow'

I noticed app background service not working that, when I would use my device after it had been sleeping, wifi wouldn't be connected using marshmallow .
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How can I keep an app (not made by me) running in the background continuously

Is it possible to keep an app (not developed by me) running in the background. I know that it is possible to keep an app persistent in background by making it a service, but since I am not the developer of the app I want to keep active, is there a…
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Does Roehsoft RAM Expander need to be running?

Does the Roehsoft RAM Expander app need to be running in the background after a swapfile is created or can I clear it from the background and still have increased RAM?
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Are thumbnails/preview images of running Android applications safed?

When opening the Android Task Manager a list of all running applications is shown in combination with an image of the current state of the application. Is it possible for malicious applications to access these images?
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