Re: How can I block an app from starting automatically?

From	"Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@invalid.es>
Newsgroups	comp.mobile.android
Subject	Re: How can I block an app from starting automatically?
Date	2016-10-18 12:49 +0200
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On 2016-10-17 05:03, Carlos E.R. wrote:

>> Let's see what happens with this app in the next days.
> 
> Well, I can already say that Greenify says that my pesky task is
> hibernated, yet it is still using battery. The battery info thing says
> it is due to GPS usage, despite GPS being off. Low precision location is
> enabled. I will go the route of giving the app a 1 star report,
> sometimes that triggers attention of the developers.
> 
> (the pesky app is called "Mi Carrefour")

I finally uninstalled it. I noticed that reports on it are ignored.
People complain of many issues, nobody answers. It is what happens with
insufficiently paid developers - contrary to those devs that provide
their own pet app on their time.

The snag is that I do find the app useful. I just can't live with that
battery usage.

-- 
Cheers, Carlos.

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How can I block an app from starting automatically? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-10-14 01:49 +0200
  Re: How can I block an app from starting automatically? Anssi Saari <as@sci.fi> - 2016-10-14 10:36 +0300
    Re: How can I block an app from starting automatically? The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2016-10-14 10:57 -0700
      Re: How can I block an app from starting automatically? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-10-16 22:45 +0200
        Re: How can I block an app from starting automatically? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-10-17 05:03 +0200
          Re: How can I block an app from starting automatically? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-10-18 12:49 +0200
      Re: How can I block an app from starting automatically? Anssi Saari <as@sci.fi> - 2016-10-18 09:25 +0300
        Re: How can I block an app from starting automatically? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-10-18 12:46 +0200
          Re: How can I block an app from starting automatically? Anssi Saari <as@sci.fi> - 2016-10-18 13:54 +0300
            Re: How can I block an app from starting automatically? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-10-18 13:08 +0200
  Re: How can I block an app from starting automatically? David Oseas <doseas{nospam}@usa.net> - 2016-10-15 11:26 -0700

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