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Prevent apps like Facebook from automatically running

I'be had fairly poor battery performance. When i went into running services i saw that quite a few were running that i didn't start up myself. Like Facebook. Tripit, hootsuite. I've made sure that notifications have been turned off but these apps are still loading up. Any way of making sure they don't load unless i manually load them?
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I've been using watchdog. It lets me know when an app is running in the background and lets me kill it. If there's an automatic solution, I'd like to know about it too.

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Don't use task killers/managers. It's like shutting your computer off repeatedly without shutting it down properly and has the ability to screw **** up.

idefiler6 said:
Don't use task killers/managers. It's like shutting your computer off repeatedly without shutting it down properly and has the ability to screw **** up.
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Agreed, task killers... kill batteries.
Honestly, having it run in the background doesn't kill your battery. Its the syncing. I'm assuming you are NOT rooted? If so, then there are a number of apps to help you, primarily Titanium Backup so you can FREEZE the app.
If you want to have a quick free fix, go under accounts, and turn off sync for those apps. Saves battery life like you wouldn't believe.
There's also an app called "LTE Switch" that brings you to the LTE Menu so you can switch to CDMA (Also a HUGE battery saver)
Good luck!

I am rooted and running UNL3ASH3D V2.0. And yes I understand it's the syncing that kills the battery. I've turned off syncing on these apps but they're still loading which makes me think they are still using at least some battery. None of these programs (like Facebook) are listed in Accounts.

lmsilver said:
I am rooted and running UNL3ASH3D V2.0. And yes I understand it's the syncing that kills the battery. I've turned off syncing on these apps but they're still loading which makes me think they are still using at least some battery. None of these programs (like Facebook) are listed in Accounts.
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None are showing under Accounts? Hmm, thats odd. Usually, when you first get your phone, it asks to set these up. What all apps start up upon reboot? And you are NOT rooted, correct? I'll do some research

I'm not using the Social Networking app. Standalone versions of Facebook, Hoot Suite, etc.

What I'm using is a program that is a part of my file explorer, ES Task Manager. Instead of KILLING the apps, I can force them at startup to not run. So I stopped Gun Bros and Contract Killer from running at startup because they had these annoying notifications they would send me about buying in-game stuff and really didn't need to be run at all. And I couldn't find a way to turn them off lol, so this works out well for me. If you don't want something running at startup, you can do it this way, and it could potentially help battery life because it would only run when you tell it to. And you need root access to do this.

Great suggestion
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Look for program called "Startup Manager" in market - works great!

hello...i used a auto start manager, works great..but i also want that when i close facebook from recent app that it kills the process...in rom tools task manager i see that facebook is a hidden app (like whatsapp) so the built-in task manager doesn't kill it when i close the app..any ideas how to make the facebook app "visible" so that the task manager auto kills it like other apps and games?

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Don't use task killers/managers. It's like shutting your computer off repeatedly without shutting it down properly and has the ability to screw **** up.
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People say that but whenever I haven't used one, I can notice the difference in performance. My bionic runs better with ATK.
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Background apps

Hey everyone
I've LG optimus 2x and I'm really tired and frustrated of Facebook and messenger app running in background.
1) it uses a lot of ram in my memory and phone is really slow.
2) It dries a lot of battery. Horrible. Yesterday I've uninstalled facebook app from my phone and I could finally use my phone without any single lag. First time in a few months that I use this phone, after that. Usually battery goes on 99% in about standby, now my phone is already 4h on standby and it's still on 100%. Finally phone works as it should be
So, question is, is there any good app or way to stop running these apps in background? I've already tried service disable but when I disabled some services app crashes and it was useless. So cross app disable and autokill apps.

If your rooted you should try greenify or install a custom rom like tonyp's PA Rom.
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force close
go to setting ,apps and force close it

I've already custom rom and still the same.

[Q] Contact Storage using HIGH CPU

Hey guys,
I did a through scan over the internet, and seems like I'm the only one with this issue, and Please guys help me to find a solution. You are the only guys i can really count on, and that is the reason why i post all my problems here.
Few days back i realized my phone keeps heating - while charging, standby, and the battery keeps draining no matter whether i charge it or not.
So i use this DU Battery saver and it showed "Android Core Apps" using the most Battery, so when i click it, it pops up the contact storage app which is running and when i force stop it, the phone seems to be fine for a few minutes. I also realized that my contact list is lagging recently with this issue.
So today i decided to clear data, and cache of contact storage, and then restore my contacts through a .VCF file which i did, but even though contacts were imported, no single contact was shown on phone. So i decided to factory reset my phone after backing up all data and therefore i reset my phone WITHOUT CLEARING THE INTERNAL STORAGE and it seem to fix the issue. But i restored all my contacts and apps and now again. the issue is back. It heats the phone and i have to stop the contact storage app and everytime i use the phone or go on my contacts, the phone starts to heat and kill the battery.
So guys... what should i do??
My phone is a Sony Xperia Z1 running android 4.4 and is not rooted.

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But i restored all my contacts and apps and now again. the issue is back.
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It seems, that you have installed a app which cause the heating and the high CPU use.
Delete every unimportant App.
You can post a list of your installed Apps and maybe we find the cause together.

DuZzEr said:
It seems, that you have installed a app which cause the heating and the high CPU use.
Delete every unimportant App.
You can post a list of your installed Apps and maybe we find the cause together.
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Thanks man, means alot. Yes i thought so too, but i uninstalled all the recently ins installed apps. Here's a list of apps i got
B1 Free Achiever
Fun Run
gStrings
Mobogenie
TuneIn Radio Pro
Firefox
Clean Master
Zedge
Dolphin Browser
Libon
Kik
PVSTAR
Tubemate
Perfectly Clear
SMS Backup+
Yahoo Mail
Whats App
Viber
SwiftKey
Bike Race
Spotify
Alpha Clock
SnapChat
Skype
LightFlow
Outlook.com
Yahoo Mail
MX Player
Messenger
Dropbox
DU Battery Saver Pro
AR Effect
CPU Monitor
There u go, I did not include the Apps that came with the phone, because i did not have any issue till last week

thanu10 said:
Thanks man, means alot. Yes i thought so too, but i uninstalled all the recently ins installed apps. Here's a list of apps i got...
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B1 Free Achiever [ok][keep]
Fun Run [ok][game]
gStrings [ok][keep]
Mobogenie [harmful][remove]
TuneIn Radio Pro [ok][keep]
Firefox [ok][decide Dolphin or Firefox, 3 browsers unecessary]
Clean Master [ok][keep, don't use too often]
Zedge [ok][remove]
Dolphin Browser [ok][decide Dolphin or Firefox, 3 browsers unecessary]
Libon [ok][keep]
Kik [ok][keep]
PVSTAR [ok][remove, use web]
Tubemate [ok][remove, use web]
Perfectly Clear [ok][keep]
SMS Backup+ [ok][keep]
Yahoo Mail[ok][remove]
Whats App[ok][keep]
Viber[ok][keep]
SwiftKey[ok, but privacy problems. See http://www.xda-developers.com/android/swiftkey-and-google-keyboard-ever-heard-of-user-privacy][depends]
Bike Race [ok][game]
Spotify [ok][keep]
Alpha Clock [ok][remove]
SnapChat[ok][keep]
Skype[ok][keep]
LightFlow[ok][keep]
Outlook.com[ok][keep]
MX Player[ok][keep]
Messenger[ok][keep]
Dropbox[ok][keep]
DU Battery Saver Pro[ok][unecessary because of Stamina feature, remove]
AR Effect [ok]
CPU Monitor [ok][keep]
Many of your apps are unnecessary, uninstall some stuff you don't need. First bracket is whether its harmful or not. Second bracket is suggestion to remove. If your phone is still slow after removing mobiegenie and some apps, try following the second bracket.

Nasty Facebook Wakelock

I can't seem to shake this wakelock! It has persisted between 2 clean rom installs and 2 kernels. Can anyone advise?

I killed it by doing this:
1. Install Greenify
2. Greenify Facebook
3. Go into Greenify and if Facebook has been woken by that process (kind of hit or miss. You have to catch it at the right time), select Facebook and icons will appear in the top right corner of the screen
4.. Select the icon that looks like a pair of scissors to prevent it from being woken by that process
5. Profit

I have an even better solution: don't install Facebook.

Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
I have an even better solution: don't install Facebook.
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Is that really necessary? Why would you click the thread title if you where not interested? I understand the need for debatable topics, but darn, fishing for them seems to go on a lot on XDA. I get its invasive permissions, I do. So, I see your angle, sir. Perhaps recommending a better app that doesn't have said invasiveness?
OP: I tried Fast for Facebook, but its a bit buggy, and pro version is paid. I uninstalled it because attaching photos inside a webkit window in an app doesn't work for Messenger for some reason. It's a lot easier on your battery, beast of a battery it is in our Nexus.
Edit: Oh yeah, I forgot about Trillian! Trillian is really really good for Messenger, but a bit buggy for Messenger groups. It's still good for getting a hold of your contacts, though, without having your microphone and camera turned on and bugged for no reason. Picture attachments work too, they open a direct server link in Chrome and auto-attach to the chat window so that you can see them.
Alternative Facebook solutions anyone? This guy needs help not having his phone wiretapped. XD
Not going to lie, Greenify is gold! I love the xposed module, too.

Not installing Facebook is a viable solution to the OP's wakelock. In fact, it's the most sensible solution, since you can still access Facebook using a browser. Seriously, do you really need to know how many people are posting useless crap on your facebook wall?
So yes, stating the obvious is absolutely necessary.
EDIT: Just to make this clear, Facebook is a resource hog, which is why not installing it is the sensible move. Permissions have little to do with it.

Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
I have an even better solution: don't install Facebook.
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LupineDream said:
Is that really necessary? Why would you click the thread title if you where not interested? I understand the need for debatable topics, but darn, fishing for them seems to go on a lot on XDA. I get its invasive permissions, I do. So, I see your angle, sir. Perhaps recommending a better app that doesn't have said invasiveness?
OP: I tried Fast for Facebook, but its a bit buggy, and pro version is paid. I uninstalled it because attaching photos inside a webkit window in an app doesn't work for Messenger for some reason. It's a lot easier on your battery, beast of a battery it is in our Nexus.
Edit: Oh yeah, I forgot about Trillian! Trillian is really really good for Messenger, but a bit buggy for Messenger groups. It's still good for getting a hold of your contacts, though, without having your microphone and camera turned on and bugged for no reason. Picture attachments work too, they open a direct server link in Chrome and auto-attach to the chat window so that you can see them.
Alternative Facebook solutions anyone? This guy needs help not having his phone wiretapped. XD
Not going to lie, Greenify is gold! I love the xposed module, too.
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that was my solution to a Facebook wakelock years ago. when I never used Facebook for months, it used 10-25% of my battery, daily. so I uninstalled it. I've haven't been happier about it since. now I only use Facebook in the browser. anyways, did you know that Facebook is ranked at top 5 most hungry resource hog android apps?

Did anyone know if you use Facebook in chrome it will still push notifications?
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I keep my Facebook app because I like it. What I do is freeze it with titanium backup when I'm not using it and unfreeze it when I want to use it.

Try metal.
I used to only use Facebook thru chrome. You cannot
Share things or get updates as it is just a web site
Metal is for Facebook and twitter. Very light app.
It is in play store. Get it.

Can't greenify
Same issue here. Even greenify can't hibernate Facebook and messenger

On Chrome for Android, you can set websites to send you notifications as if they're a native app... What I do is click the dot menu, then tap "Add To Home Screen". Then I move the FB Website icon to my SOCIAL folder.
Then I go back to the 3 dot menu, select settings (while on the Facebook website), go under advanced and you will see " Site Settings". Give the FB Website permission to send you notifications through Chrome... And viola.
As for the greenify.... From what I can tell, somehow the FB app can refuse to be greenified... Look in Better Battery Stats and you'll see that FB is constantly running a bug report service... (At least that's what I've seen). What I used to do, before I got rid of it all together... Was just seipe to close it as soon as I was done with the app. That was a bit much in my mind. So I went the web browser route

Imranhakro said:
Same issue here. Even greenify can't hibernate Facebook and messenger
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1. Select Facebook/Messenger
2. Select the icon that appears in the top right corner that looks like a pair or scissors
3. Facebook/Messenger will no longer be woken by that service

Thanks so much for getting some resources together, guys!
Yeah, those push notifications for Facebook are annoying. Clear cookies and cache, log out of Facebook on Chrome, use Firefox browser instead, disable and greenify chrome (only when needed for webkits). I am going to try metal, but I love Trillian for Messenger at least. I was looking for an app solution, seeing as m.facebook.com doesn't have all of the functionality of regular Facebook.
When I get done rooting my device I'll make a video on this start - finish. Gonna give myself a 2A rapid charge so I can clear battery stats right off the gate - Nexus 6.

LupineDream said:
Thanks so much for getting some resources together, guys!
Yeah, those push notifications for Facebook are annoying. Clear cookies and cache, log out of Facebook on Chrome, use Firefox browser instead, disable and greenify chrome (only when needed for webkits). I am going to try metal, but I love Trillian for Messenger at least. I was looking for an app solution, seeing as m.facebook.com doesn't have all of the functionality of regular Facebook.
When I get done rooting my device I'll make a video on this start - finish. Gonna give myself a 2A rapid charge so I can clear battery stats right off the gate - Nexus 6.
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Have you considered just using Facebook.com and checking the option for request desktop site? It's a hassle unless you can somehow get it to stick for each visit. But that would give you the full site.
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Yoinx said:
Have you considered just using Facebook.com and checking the option for request desktop site? It's a hassle unless you can somehow get it to stick for each visit. But that would give you the full site.
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If you've got the Firefox Android browser, there is an add-on for "request desktop website" automatically for your specified websites. That might work.

Facebook crashes

Hi does anyone have Facebook app crashes consistently after the new update that T-Mobile pushed? ? It's getting annoying. Also the Automatic brightness control is out of sync! ?

No crashes here, but Facebook app is a power hogging app, I use my browser for facebook.

hatyrei said:
Hi does anyone have Facebook app crashes consistently after the new update that T-Mobile pushed? It's getting annoying. Also the Automatic brightness control is out of sync!
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Don't use facebook app(except messenger), so can't comment on that, but auto-brightness seems to be fine.

Crashes quite often and videos stop playing for no reason. Also have issue with zoom in the app. Sometimes font is small and other times it feels like I'm viewing the landscape mode but holding my phone upright on portrait mode.

My Facebook all has never worked for longer than about a month for me, on any of my last 5 or so Samsung devices. It always crashes whenever I try to open comments or notifications, but it lets me scroll down my news feed for a few minutes.
Weird thing is that my spouse has never had any of these issues and he has the same phone.
Sometimes uninstalling/downgrading and reinstalling or clearing cache and app data will bring the app back to a usable state for a few days, but I just use Facebook mobile on my browser.

I encountered the issue during the beta phase of that Facebook version, prompting me to revert back to non-beta. Try uninstalling and re-installing it back. It may work
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Crashes quite often and videos stop playing for no reason. Also have issue with zoom in the app. Sometimes font is small and other times it feels like I'm viewing the landscape mode but holding my phone upright on portrait mode.
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