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Re: like hibernating or like shutting down a PC?

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micky <NONONOmisc07@bigfoot.com> wrote:

> Is turning off the phone like hibernating or like shutting down a PC? 

Powering off the smartphone is the same as for any computer.  It's off.

> It's hard to keep  track but it seems like there are apps running
> whenever I turn the phone on that I didn't start in that session. 

Services.  Same as you've encountered in Windows.  Auto-startup
programs.  Same as you've encountered in Windows.

> Are these the very same apps that were running when I turned the phone
> off? 

You would have to check yourself.  Settings -> Application Manager,
scroll over to the Running column.  Compare before powering off and
after powering on.

Unlike Windows where closing a window by exiting the problem has the
problem stop and unload from system memory, Android leaves apps running
until more space is needed for a newly active app.  The old idle app
gets stopped to make room for the new active app.  For Android, it is
the job of the OS to stop and unload old idle apps, not of the user.

You could use the Running column mentioned above to stop any still
running apps (that you think you exited) but be careful which ones you
try to stop.  Also, services may be configured to always run which means
you kill them but they reappear.  That's why some app managers that try
to unload  the old idle apps don't work as advertized because they
cannot prevent the auto-load services from loading again.  There are
several app manager or battery saver apps but you'll find them of
varying usefulness.  You can try using a startup manager app but, again,
it will not affect services or, if it does, could render many features
unusable since those services may not load when needed.

http://www.howtogeek.com/165111/how-can-i-stop-apps-from-running-at-boot-on-android-os/

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like hibernating or like shutting down a PC? micky <NONONOmisc07@bigfoot.com> - 2017-01-04 03:43 -0500
  Re: like hibernating or like shutting down a PC? VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2017-01-04 03:02 -0600
    Re: like hibernating or like shutting down a PC? micky <NONONOmisc07@bigfoot.com> - 2017-01-04 05:24 -0500
      Re: like hibernating or like shutting down a PC? Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2017-01-04 13:02 +0000
        Re: like hibernating or like shutting down a PC? micky <NONONOmisc07@bigfoot.com> - 2017-01-07 01:25 -0500
      Re: like hibernating or like shutting down a PC? VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> - 2017-01-04 14:31 -0600
        Re: like hibernating or like shutting down a PC? micky <NONONOmisc07@bigfoot.com> - 2017-01-07 01:39 -0500
  Re: like hibernating or like shutting down a PC? Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2017-01-04 10:14 +0000
    Re: like hibernating or like shutting down a PC? micky <NONONOmisc07@bigfoot.com> - 2017-01-04 05:44 -0500

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