Why is that an *un*fortunate feature? If your app is still running, it allows for a quicker startup next time.
Even if cold or warm startup times are not much different from each other, what is unfortunate by having your process still running? The Android OS will kill it when it needs resources. On Oct 24, 12:20 am, Frank Weiss <[email protected]> wrote: > This is a common question and is probably due to confusion of what "app" > really means. I think newbie Android developer's tend to think that an > Android app is very much similar to a desktop application. If you can > explain how they're different, you've made an important step out of > newbiehood. > > I suppose you mean that there's a process with your app's name that is still > running after you press back. That is an unfortunate "feature" in the > Android OS. As I recall, some Android Engineer said they're thinking of > doing that a different way in a future release. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
