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How to force stop an application?
An important app on my phone does not work properly.
I was told that I should stop it and open it again. How to do this?
I already tried powering off and booting the phone, no avail.
Should I still ...
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Is there any way to prevent an app from restarting after force stopping it in the settings
I've tried to force stop Whatsapp but after some time it restarted. This is so disgusting and apparently out of control. What can be done to prevent it from restarting.
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A non-existing app keeps crashing
I've removed an app long ago, but when I unlock the phone a message appears which says: "the app" has stopped
I had changed its location from internal to external before I remove it.
Also I have ...
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Does "clear data" of a running app also "force stop"?
In settings, if you go to an app and click "clear data" does that also cause the "force stop" function to be activated?
I'm thinking that when you clear the data of an app, the app is basically ...
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Is force stopping an app equivalent to uninstalling it, as far as increasing the performance of a phone is concerned?
Suppose I force stop an app and it stays that way for long. Will this boost the performance of my phone in the same way as uninstalling the app would?
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How can I force-stop all user applications that are running?
I found that first of all System>Apps>Running is not helpful always and secondly I we stop the services, it may star again if corresponding application is running. The correct way to stop application ...
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Difference between killing an app by clearing it from Recent Apps menu and “Force Stop”
What is the difference between these two methods when killing apps in Android?
Clearing an app from the Recent Apps menu by swiping it to the right or left.
Settings → App → Running → ...
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Stock Android app manager requires app to be Force Stopped even though it is not running
When I go into the stock Android KitKat stock app manager, many apps indicate that they require being Force Stopped before they can be moved to external storage, whereas other apps do not.
This would ...
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How to Force Stop multiple apps at once?
My HTC One X+ with Android 4.2.2 suffers a lag pretty often and I don't like that.
Sometimes I cannot even unlock the phone because screen doesn't come up.
I noticed that when I force stops all other ...
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