For questions relating to the recent apps list. Older devices access this list by long pressing the home button, whereas newer devices (without hardware buttons) have a dedicated button on the right of the button bar.
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What actually happens when you swipe an app out of the recent apps list?
The recent apps list in Ice Cream Sandwich added the ability to swipe apps out of the list, thereby dismissing them permanently (and as far as I know this is a vanilla function, not a CM/custom ROM ...
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How can I exclude an App (camera) from the recent Apps list?
How to exclude camera from recent App list? (long-press Home Key in Galaxy S 2)
I don't want it to appear in the Recent app list since it has traces/image of last captured image.
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Why does Google Talk never appear on the “Recent Applications” list?
I frequently will get a message on Google Talk. I will drag down the notification bar, click the message, and answer. However, if I then press "Home", and it occurs to me that I wish to send yet ...
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1answer
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Is there a workaround to add recently *used* apps to my recently *launched* apps?
If I long press home, I get a list of the last six apps I've used, but if I open a web browser from another app (eg. by following a link in Tweetdeck or email) the web browser never shows up in my ...
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Why isn't gmail listed as a recent app when I long-press the Home button?
This would be helpful at times... I usually just end up pressing home and selecting the gmail widget from there but I've gotten used to long-pressing home to get to recent apps.
Could it be due to ...
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Recent Apps shows app contents even though when its locked
I am trying to figure out how to hide an app from being seen when you hit the recent apps button.
I use ZDBox's app lock to hide my apps and files when needed but noticed that when I hit the recent ...
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How can I make a shortcut to the “Recent Apps” dialog?
Do you know if there is any way to create a shortcut or widget on the homescreen to access to the "Recent Apps" list?
Basically, is there any way to access to this list without having to hold the Home ...
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Can you Modify or Increase the Size of the Recent Apps List?
I tend to rely on Recent Apps list to bounce between apps I use most often, as a sort of day-long history, for example. Is there a trick to increasing how many apps are listed in the default Recent ...
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1answer
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Location of Recent Apps screenshot directory
Where does "Recent Apps" in Android store the screenshots?
I have seen a couple of threads on how to prevent these screenshots from being taken. But I would like to know the location of the ...
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1answer
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Replace HTC Sense “recent apps” by stock ICS
I've just ordered my new HTC One X phone which will be my first Android phone and ships with Android ICS and HTC Sense. I've seen some reviews on YouTube and the only thing I didn't like from HTC ...
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How to properly close running apps while avast! Mobile Security is installed/ running in the background?
I've just installed avast! Mobile Security on my Samsung Galaxy SIII. Runs perfect so far, but I can't close my programs running in the background anymore. I used to do this by pressing the button ...
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How to simulate long press home button?
I'm running ICS on HTC Desire. Long pressing the home button brings the list of recently opened apps. Is there a way I can launch this without using the home button?
Please note that I want to do ...
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Why does Moon Reader not show up in 8 last apps list?
Normally, when you long-press on HOME button, my Android displays the icons for 8 last apps/activities that were active.
This seems to always be pretty reliable, with one exception.
For some reason, ...
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1answer
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Android clearing recent applications list
After exiting the applications on my Galaxy nexus, they appear on the recent applications list. Do they still use CPU/battery? Do I have to remove them from recent applications list in order to save ...
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Annoying app switcher bug in Galaxy Nexus [closed]
My up-to-date Galaxy Nexus exhibits this strange and annoying bug in the task switcher.
Normally it's supposed to look like the following:
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But sometimes, for some reason, it ...
