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- Let me first say : Do not use task killers .
- If you are running ice cream sandwich or jellybean you can go into settings hit
- tl ; dr It 's ok if the app in background is just an activity
- Can I prevent such an app from running in the background ?
- Use Llama , an app that can automate many things including killing an app when
- As eldarerathis commented : Your explicit question is already answered : How can I prevent
- If you have Android 4.0+ : You can press the Power button + the Volume
- Though there are apps around that would answer to your request ( so-called `` Task-killers
- You 'll need to decide on a case by case basis .
- You could try out App Quarantine .
- You can also consider an App Manager such as Advanced Task Manager that allows you
- With the Samsung Galaxy SIII running Android 4 ( and generally starting with Ice Cream
- There is also an app called startup cleaner .
- Starting with ICS ( Android 4.0 ) , you can simply `` freeze '' bloatware
- To remove bloat ware , rooting the phone and install titanium backup .
- 1 ) Consider rooting your device , it 's really easy now with the Unrevoked
- For apps that sync , any app with an ounce of politeness will have any
- Autostarts allows you to view which apps receive which events and edit them so that
- You have to uninstall them .
- Android is an OS specifically designed for resource constrained environment .
- Most apps that runs in background should have a setting to disable background updates or
- Please , please , please , please put down the task killer .
- You do n't really want or need to run a task killer .
- Though not a dedicated app for this purpose , the System Tuner free app has
- I 'd recommend the application Autostarts .
- I doubt you can fix this without rooting the phone , if you are ready
- Startup Manager .
- There are some apps around that will claim to offer this functionality .
- You can use applications like `` Startup Cleaner '' or other similar applications
- My reputation is still too low on this site to vote up , so I