How can I be sure the web browser and all screens are completely closed on the droid 2
The closest thing to closing it that I can see is hitting menu - windows and hit the - sign on the window.
pool_shark wrote:The closest thing to closing it that I can see is hitting menu - windows and hit the - sign on the window.
But does this stop the browser from running in the background?
TheGreatOne wrote:
pool_shark wrote:The closest thing to closing it that I can see is hitting menu - windows and hit the - sign on the window.
But does this stop the browser from running in the background?
From what I understand there is no need for that. The OS will manage the processes on its own.
pool_shark wrote:From what I understand there is no need for that. The OS will manage the processes on its own.
um I see. At least on my phone I'll close the browser. Then it will still be running in the background even when it is closed after a few minutes.
Why is closing the browser important? Are you concerned about battery life?
To close any app that is running you can go to Settings > Applications > Manage Applications > Running and force stop on the browser.
It is certainly harder than on PC or MAC platforms, and even on some other smartphones. At the same time, in many smartphones including Windows Mobile, iPhone, BB and others, the general model is different than computers - the general approach is that well behaved applications in essence are meant to be demanding no CPU when they are not in focus, unless there's some explicit background function like periodically obtaining e-mail and such.
Certainly this may not always be the case, especially if an app is not coded correctly - but generally the guidelines for developers of smartphone code across multiple platforms discourages having an exit button and instead focuses on how to make sure an app is well behaved and low in demand during expected prolonged periods of dormancy.
You can also just grab advanced taskkiller and set up a schedule to go through and kill apps that you're not using on a schedule (every hour or whenever your screen goes off for example). Some apps that update you don't wanna kill though, so you'll use the ignore list for them. Its a nice little program.
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