topic Re: All music apps keep running in background (still pkay after closing) in XZ Series

All music apps keep running in background (still pkay after closing)

Red33 — Mon, 29 Oct 2018 16:35:31 GMT

I have a Sony xperia xz1 compact. I have recently switched from iPhone so not sure why this is happening. All my musuc apps (ie Spotify, soundcloud, Pi Music), will not completely close after I close them. They keep running in the bsxkground. So if I'm playing music, I close the app, music is still playing! Then I have to open then musuc app again, manually stop the music & then I close the app but I know it's still running in the bsxkground because I check in app settings & it says they're always running in the bsxkground.

How do I stop this happening or ANY app from running in the background without my permission? Thank you in advance

Re: All music apps keep running in background (still pkay after closing)

NunoSEN2 — Mon, 29 Oct 2018 17:04:10 GMT

Hi @Red33;

You can stop some apps from running in background, like for example Spotify, go to Settings>Apps and notifications >App information >Spotify >Battery >Background Activity >turn it off.

Re: All music apps keep running in background (still pkay after closing)

Red33 — Mon, 29 Oct 2018 17:37:16 GMT

Thank you for your reply

It's not letting me.i go to Spotify app in settings > while in background & I click on it & nothing happens. Plus for some odd reason it's saying: OM instead of on!

Re: All music apps keep running in background (still pkay after closing)

NunoSEN2 — Mon, 29 Oct 2018 18:56:37 GMT

@Red33;

Did you follow the steps I described? That is strange because it shouldn't say on or off you just have a switch to the right off "Background Activity". Can you post a screenshot of the menu you get under battery of the Spotify app?

Re: All music apps keep running in background (still pkay after closing)

Red33 — Mon, 29 Oct 2018 22:30:33 GMT

Yes I did .If you look on the screenshot I sent, when I click on any of those, it doesn't do anything. It just says 0m (apparently it means 0 minute). But I know it was running in the background because I received a notification saying it is yet I know I had closed it Thank you for your assistance

Re: All music apps keep running in background (still pkay after closing)

NunoSEN2 — Mon, 29 Oct 2018 22:55:49 GMT

@Red33;

I can't see the picture yet but I guess you are pressing the wrong place, please scroll down the battery page, that I suppose you are in, and at the bottom you have options for "Manage battery use" and the first option with a switch is "Background Activity".

(It's the fourth line of the battery menu)

Re: All music apps keep running in background (still pkay after closing)

Red33 — Mon, 29 Oct 2018 23:17:37 GMT

I E tried that. It just brings up the power saving option & a list of all the apps that are part of the power saving option.

Re: All music apps keep running in background (still pkay after closing)

NunoSEN2 — Tue, 30 Oct 2018 09:47:09 GMT

@Red33;

I said only some apps (like Spotify) have the option to disable background use, it seems that SoundCloud don't have that option, but you can always force stop it.

Re: All music apps keep running in background (still pkay after closing)

Red33 — Tue, 30 Oct 2018 17:12:59 GMT

Oh OK Thank you.

BTW where can I check (& close) what apps are running in the background ? It seems I have no control over what decodes to run in the background of my phone!!!

Re: All music apps keep running in background (still pkay after closing)

NunoSEN2 — Tue, 30 Oct 2018 17:22:09 GMT

@Red33;

In the Developer Options menu (tap several times in Build Number) you have the option "Running Services" in wich you can see what apps are running in the phone.

Re: All music apps keep running in background (still pkay after closing)

Red33 — Tue, 30 Oct 2018 17:49:46 GMT

I'm sorry I am new to a Droid. Where's the Developer Options menu,? Thanks

Re: All music apps keep running in background (still pkay after closing)

Tizer — Tue, 30 Oct 2018 18:00:48 GMT

If you want to quickly force stop an app that is on your Home Screen then long press it, press the small i or app info and you can force stop it from there.

Some apps do not close down if you press the back or home buttons, you need to close them from within the app first.

I now force stop most apps that I do not use every day, but some of them switch themselves back on after some time or a restart. If they are non essential apps I uninstall them and either look for alternatives or do without them.

Re: All music apps keep running in background (still pkay after closing)

NunoSEN2 — Tue, 30 Oct 2018 18:04:09 GMT

@Red33;

No problem, go to Settings >System >About phone >tap on Build Number 7 times, now you have a new option in Settings >System that is the Developer options, in there you can select the Running Services and stop any app running.

Re: All music apps keep running in background (still pkay after closing)

Red33 — Tue, 30 Oct 2018 20:51:23 GMT

Thank you so much I'll try that.

Re: All music apps keep running in background (still pkay after closing)

Red33 — Tue, 30 Oct 2018 20:56:10 GMT

Thank you I know that's the problem. We shouldn't have to force stop every app every single time!

Re: All music apps keep running in background (still pkay after closing)

Red33 — Tue, 30 Oct 2018 20:58:49 GMT

PS. I did that & it worked. Thank you so much. You know I called Sony xperia support 5 times & none of them could give me this info. Just goes to show. You're an expert! 🤔What is that, you're now a developer!!! I hope that doesn't affect my phone warranty or usage.

Re: All music apps keep running in background (still pkay after closing)

NunoSEN2 — Tue, 30 Oct 2018 21:09:21 GMT

Don't worry @Red33 It has nothing to do with the warranty, it just gives you a lot more options on the settings>system menu that you normally don't have. If you want you can turn it off (first option of the Developer options menu) and your phone will be exactly as before turning the Developer menu on.

Re: All music apps keep running in background (still pkay after closing)

Red33 — Wed, 31 Oct 2018 08:53:35 GMT

OK thank you for all your assistance. Just to sum up, only apps that have the option to turn off in background (in my case only spotify) allow for turning app running in the background. Pi music & soundcloud don't have this feature so I have to go to developer section to do this every time! It's a nuisance.