Dianne, Thank you for your explanation.
I actually do like this for the most part. However, there are cases in which I do want to know which applications are running and which are not. For example, what if I am running an instant messenger and decide to log off and keep working on something else and hours later, I open the list of recent applications? The messenger will be there, yet, unless I remember, I won't know whether I am still signed on or not unless I click on it and re-open it (or bring it back from the running background processes; irrelevant from what you say). Am I correct? Again, for the most part, I like the way Android implements this, but there are cases in which an old school task manager would be more useful. Now, is Android so open that it is technically possible for someone to build an actual task manager that fully replaces the recent applications functionality and allows the user to see only the running apps and kill them if he/she wants? Thank you again and congratulations on the amazing job you guys have done with Android. This is only the first version. I can only imagine what the platform will be like a year from now! Ray G. On Sep 23, 10:40 pm, hackbod <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > That is not a list of running applications, it is most recently used > applications. Some of them may actually be running, some may not, but > it's not something you need to be aware of. > > In a very course way, yes, the design is like Windows Mobile where the > system takes care of killing apps as memory is needed. However, the > way this is done is very very different, and is designed from the > ground up to not be something that users need to deal with (which also > means that it is a fundamental of how all applications interact with > the system, which helps us make it work well). Our goal is that from > the user's perspective, all applications are running all of the time, > and the fact that their processes are being killed and returning as > the system runs is not something the user needs to care about or is > ever aware of. > > Just let the system run and do its thing and all will be happy. :) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" 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-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
