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Run/Bike app?

I've tried just about every reasonably rated run/bike app on my Aria (Endomondo and RunKeeper seem to be the best) and always have the same problem.
I start them before a run/ride, but shortly after I begin, my screen turns off and the app seems to close. It actually is still running (when I press and hold the Home button, the app appears), but when I reopen it, my current run/ride has terminated.
Has anyone else had this problem? Is there a way to keep the app going when my screen turns off?
Thanks in advance.

i use runkeeper and dont ever have that problem, the screen normally stays on the entire time unless i manually lock it or change screens
i dont even know how to change the settings to make it do anything different

I also use runkeeper without any problems (running Liberated Beta 5). I start the application/activity, lock the screen, and it runs without fail either in the background or as the primary running application.
Are you using some kind of automated task killer or battery saving application? That is the only thing I can think of that would explain the closing of the app when your screen shuts off.

your old thread is still here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=742912&highlight=endomondo
did you try the app fix i mentioned?

I use cardiovascular trainer everyday without a problem just turn off the autopause
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Stupid auto correct I ment cardio trainer
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ryan92084 said:
your old thread is still here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=742912&highlight=endomondo
did you try the app fix i mentioned?
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I never saw your trackboost suggestion. I did a search on the Market and it couldn't find it. Can you send me a link to it?

oahceasgnikgneas said:
I also use runkeeper without any problems (running Liberated Beta 5). I start the application/activity, lock the screen, and it runs without fail either in the background or as the primary running application.
Are you using some kind of automated task killer or battery saving application? That is the only thing I can think of that would explain the closing of the app when your screen shuts off.
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I don't use a lockscreen. I just turn off the screen with the power button.
Not aware of using any task killer or battery saving app. In my task manager, it is still running.

drjim said:
I never saw your trackboost suggestion. I did a search on the Market and it couldn't find it. Can you send me a link to it?
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if you search for endomondo in the market it comes up. its called "tracker booster"
also http://www.androlib.com/android.application.com-kaukovuo-android-trackerbooster-CmjE.aspx

ryan92084 said:
if you search for endomondo in the market it comes up. its called "tracker booster"
also http://www.androlib.com/android.application.com-kaukovuo-android-trackerbooster-CmjE.aspx
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Found and installed.
Thanks!

Sportypal
I use sportypal works for most sports and driving as well, tracks speed and calories burned also uploads maps of your workouts/trips to facebook.
www.sportypal.com/Download

You may try jogtracker of google my tracks. They work well on my Aria.

[Q] Contacts Won't Close?

Anyone else having a problem with the Contacts app not closing? When opened Back won't let you exit it, and I have to launch task manager to kill End it.

Me too...since jpy....also internet has always done this too....any reason?

hard5ter said:
Me too...since jpy....also internet has always done this too....any reason?
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Yeah forgot about that too. Some other apps do this as well such as TD's app. I was assuming it was just either poor programming or the app stays running to launch it faster next time and or save your space. This I don't believe is the case for Contacts though.

Hi its a new task manager bug if you can rollback to ver 1.5 problem will disappear.

Anyone else have any solutions since I don't know how to rollback the version?

Symbian like Task manager/switcher on I9000

I enjoyed being a symbian user , till it became extinct.
Now that i have been using android on my I9000 , the one feature i seem to miss is "one step" task switching / ending , like in symbian .
In android the switching is done from the recent apps list and the ending is done from the actual task manager , this is done in two steps , and it's a major incovenience .
Any workaround guys ??
Also have a look at this video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-DGZv1SrqQ
At time 1:23 the guy switches , to another task just like i wanted it ?
How was that possible ??

which android ver are you using?
and there is no need to close the background apps..nd using a task manager spoils your ram too...android automatically stops the apps when it needs more Ram

Thanks for your reply
All i want to know is how was switching to opera possible in the video at 1:23

İ want that 1:23 task manager too

long press home button -> task manager and it shows your active apps... but i guess it works differently from SGS1 because if you do this on the I9000 it will show you the info regarding that app

Yes showing info about the app is fine , but i really want it to switch to that app when its touched

Am starting to miss my N- series now

That looks like the stock samsung app manager from settings in older android builds.
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Is there anyway i can get that ??

androidder said:
Is there anyway i can get that ??
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I think it was last on eclair, but possibly froyo - so not without a downgrade.......
Somebody correct me if I'm wrong.
Task switcher from market is similar.
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I think you've got it wrong , if you see the video , it looks like touchwitz 4 .
Also why would anyone run such an old thing on their galaxy S2

How to lock apps in memory in ics

Hi. I wana lock phone sms contact apps in memory so that thay always get open quickly. I tried every ics rom in my captivate but no rom give me this.. any suggestion ?????
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You got to edit your build prop
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1697040
it's number 34. I don't no how great battery life will be though. Please report back and let us no.
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suprstar29 said:
You got to edit your build prop
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1697040
it's number 34. I don't no how great battery life will be though. Please report back and let us no.
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I have some clock widgets but all of them show wrong time? I found out a possible problem that an aggressive task killer may close the widget app so it shows a stop time. is it could be solved by using that build prob? I mean whether I could lock the clock widget app?

noaigle said:
I have some clock widgets but all of them show wrong time? I found out a possible problem that an aggressive task killer may close the widget app so it shows a stop time. is it could be solved by using that build prob? I mean whether I could lock the clock widget app?
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I don't see why not, only one way to find out
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noaigle said:
I have some clock widgets but all of them show wrong time? I found out a possible problem that an aggressive task killer may close the widget app so it shows a stop time. is it could be solved by using that build prob? I mean whether I could lock the clock widget app?
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......possible problem is called "be weather" if you don't have be weather installed then search further

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Anybody come up with a solution to this? I've tried this and everything else suggested across forums and boards online and nothing has helped.
Any alternatives to this? Is it possible that I did something wrong?
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Delay in opening of Phone and Contacts

I'm running stock ics 4.0.3 rooted with GL Notecore Kernel v 3.15.
i'm getting a lag in opening the dialer and contacts. Is there any way this can be corrected ? Please help.

Have u tried to clear contacts data or cache from settings.. applications...contacts. ?
U may also try another dialer other than stock dialer and contacts as Go Contacts, this may solve all of ur problems..
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eng.rego said:
Have u tried to clear contacts data or cache from settings.. applications...contacts. ?
U may also try another dialer other than stock dialer and contacts as Go Contacts, this may solve all of ur problems..
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Tried doing it but still getting a considerable lag of a a second or two while opening. Meanwhile i'll try using Go contacts and revert back.

Dear akhilesh
Even I an facing the same problem
Haven't been able to find a permanent solution yet
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same here...I've just learned to live with it.

There must be some way to speed up the process. can't we odex the two applications alone for better performance ?
Edit : Can someone who can work with the file-system odex phone and contacts .apk based on this and repost the files.

Actually on my friends sgs2 its opens very quickly
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sitanshu91 said:
Actually on my friends sgs2 its opens very quickly
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Exactly, but with the note running better specs, it must open faster. I don't know what's wrong in here. Hope this thread finds a solution.

Can someone turn the spot light in here. please.

Help wanted. Some dev please help.
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I'm no dev but it's common for the contacts or phone application to open with a 1 or 2 seconds delay if they are started for the first time. Every succeding start is considerably faster. Do you use a task killer? Next time you want to open the contacts or phone application take a look at a task manager whether the corresponding apps are already running in the background or at least cached. If they are they should open almost immediately. If they are not what you described is absolutely normal.
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Akilesh said:
Help wanted. Some dev please help.
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Hi guys,
I was experiencing the same problem so I tried some other apps and I found one that in my opinion is the best - exDialer (it's free)
It opens very fast, has all functionallity of the stock dialer, and has also skinning capabilities, which I set to ICS (blue fonts on black background).
Give it a try - I hope it helps you!

I tried it. But then having two applications to perform the same task becomes useless ri8. Just one doubt, why a powerful device with 1.4Ghz process. A full gig if Ram take so long to process a simple app and that too a system app.?
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Akilesh said:
I tried it. But then having two applications to perform the same task becomes useless ri8. Just one doubt, why a powerful device with 1.4Ghz process. A full gig if Ram take so long to process a simple app and that too a system app.?
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I don't know the reason of the lag - but it is there and is really annoying. I had exactly the same thought as you - but I think this is related to TouchWiz UI.
Regarding having two apps for the same task is no problem to me - I just defined the exDialer as default and the stock dialer never comes up again.
And for me is common to have more than one app for the same task - I have 3 browsers, 3 e-book readers, 2 RSS organizers, 2 file browsers, and so on.
What I do is to try many different apps and eventually I find the ones that best suit my needs and then uninstall the others.

dhuewes said:
I don't know the reason of the lag - but it is there and is really annoying. I had exactly the same thought as you - but I think this is related to TouchWiz UI.
Regarding having two apps for the same task is no problem to me - I just defined the exDialer as default and the stock dialer never comes up again.
And for me is common to have more than one app for the same task - I have 3 browsers, 3 e-book readers, 2 RSS organizers, 2 file browsers, and so on.
What I do is to try many different apps and eventually I find the ones that best suit my needs and then uninstall the others.
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Does the stock s3 contact app open faster? If yes we can use that.
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I had the same problem, while on Criskelo rom. I've gone to 4.0.4 , rooted and speedmod 3-6 kernel , and now I dont have this issue anymore. However, I belive that if you close your dialer, or contacts by using the back key, instead of Home key, you will always have this "lag". You should close your contacts and phone app , by pressing the home key.

xranekx said:
I had the same problem, while on Criskelo rom. I've gone to 4.0.4 , rooted and speedmod 3-6 kernel , and now I dont have this issue anymore. However, I belive that if you close your dialer, or contacts by using the back key, instead of Home key, you will always have this "lag". You should close your contacts and phone app , by pressing the home key.
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Will wait for upgrade to 4.0.4.
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