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Joe Bowser updated CB-1458:
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Priority: Major (was: Critical)
> Android's new "Limit background processes" setting in "Developer options"
> breaks key PhoneGap functionality.
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> Key: CB-1458
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-1458
> Project: Apache Cordova
> Issue Type: Bug
> Components: Android, CordovaJS
> Environment: Android 4.x.x
> Reporter: trusktr
> Assignee: Joe Bowser
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> As of version 4.x.x, Android introduced a new ability to limit background
> processes down to zero in Settings >> Developer Options >> Limit background
> processes.
> I'm not sure if this bug exists with the latest PhoneGap version, but I
> noticed it using PhoneGap apps for android from Google Play.
> After setting the option to "No background processes" I noticed the
> following. If I try to use the Media abilities of PhoneGap in an app to chose
> a photo or file from my system, then when the selector application returns,
> the PhoneGap app will restart from the beginning because it's background
> process was terminated.
> If I set the option back to "Standard limit" then everything works just fine.
> What do we do about this? Personally, I prefer to have the option set to "No
> background processes" to prevent apps from needlessly wasting resources. It
> works great and some apps won't get terminated if they subscribe to Android's
> messaging system the proper way and will be dormant.
> Anyways, with the setting turned to "No background processes", I've
> experienced apps that still work properly. I think there must be some way to
> fix this with PhoneGap.
> This is a big deal because users should be allowed to set the option to "No
> background processes if they so desire."
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