You can use getRunningTaskInfo compare against getRunningAppProcessInfo. If process of particular component is not in runnAppProcess list, then you know it is deleted. I used this trick to work around the new kill process behavior.
On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 11:12 PM, Marcin_GUmeR <marcin.bogdan...@gmail.com>wrote: > Is there any way to replicate old behavior of task killers in froyo? > (i.e. kill everything associated with an app, including notifications > etc. and make it never come back, unless manually restarted) > > It can be from command line using root. > > Thanks > > On Jun 16, 12:10 am, "Happy C." <taiwanhappin...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi Dianne, > > > > Sorry to bother you. > > > > Does the "Force stop" in the setting of android 2.2 also use > > "KillBackgroundProcess" or use the system level API (developer can't > > use directly) to make it? > > > > I have tried the "KillBackgroundProcess" and adding the related > > permission, but it can't stop the running app either or running > > service like "Force stop" does. > > > > //ddms under "Force stop" > > 06-15 22:08:10.505: INFO/ActivityManager(62): Force stopping package > > com.MyTestApp/com uid=10037 > > 06-15 22:08:10.505: INFO/Process(62): Sending signal. PID: 647 SIG: 9 > > > > //ddms under my KillBackgroundProcess > > 06-15 22:05:32.725: INFO/Process(62): Sending signal. PID: 638 SIG: 9 > > 06-15 22:05:32.754: INFO/WindowManager(62): WIN DEATH: > > Window{43f4b2d8 com.MyTestApp/com.MyTestApp.act1 paused=false} > > 06-15 22:05:32.754: INFO/WindowManager(62): WIN DEATH: Window{43fbd930 > > com.MyTestApp/com.MyTestApp.act2 > > paused=false} > > > > "Force stop" and my "KillBackgroundProcess" seems to have sent the > > same signal 9. but they behave differently. > > I don't know why it doesn't work in my "KillBackgroundProcess". > > > > Thanks very much! > > > > On 6月3日, 上午6時41分, Dianne Hackborn <hack...@android.com> wrote: > > > > > On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 1:18 AM, Lee <lee.wil...@googlemail.com> wrote: > > > >killBackgroundProcessesworks (you need a permission for it), but it > > > > merely restarts the background services, so it's a little poorly > > > > named. > > > > > Actually it does exactly what it says -- it kills a process. If an > > > application has a service that it wants to keep running, the normal > behavior > > > of the system kicks in to restart the service for the app. As the > > > documentation says, this allows the app to do the same thing is the out > of > > > memory killer (killing processes) without breaking applications by > causing > > > their services to be stopped when they don't expect (or unregister > their > > > alarms or the other things that fully stopping an app does). > > > > > -- > > > Dianne Hackborn > > > Android framework engineer > > > hack...@android.com > > > > > Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time > to > > > provide private support, and so won't reply to such e-mails. All such > > > questions should be posted on public forums, where I and others can see > and > > > answer them. > > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<android-developers%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en