The only unfortunate part of the UI in manage apps which, yes, will be improved in a future release.
On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 10:33 PM, Streets Of Boston <[email protected] > wrote: > 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]<android-developers%[email protected]> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > -- Dianne Hackborn Android framework engineer [email protected] 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 [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
