This describes how processes are managed: http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/fundamentals.html#proclife
You can look at the log during boot to get an idea of what goes on during that time -- each time a process is a started a log is printed saying so with a string reason code for why it was started. The phone process is the only special thing, it has a "persistent" flag set (which normal applications can not use) which tells the system to always keep it running. On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 3:05 AM, salza <[email protected]> wrote: > > How can I set a trigger of an application? > > And which triggers do "built-in" applications like e.g. Phone have? > > As you said, that as little as possible should be loaded at system > startup, is there any regulation system that controls that not too > many applications are loaded into RAM at system startup? > > On Aug 28, 9:45 am, "Mark Murphy" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I think I have do differentiate between home applications / "built-in" > > > applications like the phone application and application that are not > > > needed immediately after boot-up. > > > > > So are these different types of applications loaded into RAM at boot- > > > up or when they are first activated or when the first service is > > > requested (e.g. an incoming phone call)? > > > > They are loaded into RAM when an Intent triggers them to be loaded into > > RAM. Examples include clicking on an icon in the Launcher, responding to > a > > system broadcast Intent (e.g., BOOT_COMPLETED), when another application > > starts one of their activities or remote services, etc. > > > > As little as possible is loaded into RAM at system startup. > > > > -- > > Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy)http://commonsware.com > > Android App Developer Books:http://commonsware.com/books.html > > > -- 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
