[android-developers] Are processes kept alive when nothing is being done?

I have an app which declares a BroadcastReceiver, the receiver gets the broadcast, does what it needs to, then ends ensuring that everything is tidied up as needed. When I examine the system through the DDMS view in Eclipse the process for the application is still running after the receiver has

Re: [android-developers] Are processes kept alive when nothing is being done?

Yes this is normal. Process management is explained here: http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/fundamentals.html#proclife http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/fundamentals.html#proclifeKeeping it around has no negative impact on the user. People who are complaining about this,