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Recent apps overview not working properly

Fury82
Visitor

Recent apps overview not working properly

So, the overview for recent apps tends to not show me anything in the last few days... I use the phone a bit, and nothing there anymore. A restart solves the problem, but after some time... Boom... Does not show any recent app.

Anybody got some of that suggestions? 🙂
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_alexdon_
Expert

Apps that stop your apps in order to free up RAM memory. Or antivirus can do it too.

alexdon
Netjer_Draconie
Visitor

I do not use antivirus app and any app that empties the memory.
2literpopcorn
Visitor

I'm having the exact same problem. After a reboot everything works but after a while the recent apps is completely empty.

No weird apps are installed...
parsia
Visitor

I'm also experiencing this on my Xperia X constantly, and restarting the phone will do for a while as @2literpopcorn said above but it keeps happening.
No killer app or Antivirus or managing app installed.
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_alexdon_
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I can try to find some info on this.

alexdon
Sentrist
Visitor

Hello, I also have this problem.

Here's what I have discovered:

  1. The bug doesn't happen in safe mode.
  2. Task killer apps aren't the culprit. I don't have a task killer installed but I still suffer from the bug.
  3. The bug is most likely to happen when user runs resource-intensive apps such as games with 3D graphics or HD video recording/playback.
  4. The apps are still running. They just don't show up.
Netjer_Draconie
Visitor

I do not know how to start Safe Mode. But it behaves just my phone also.
I have the bug only recently, just like Pokemon Go. Can it be that this game causes this bug?
Netjer_Draconie
Visitor

Ok i tested it. Pokemon Go has nothing to do with this bug, because there's the same bug without playing Pokemon Go.
DrBob1
Visitor

I have the same problem. Phone was factory reset a few days ago, no task killers installed. I press the overview button and all I get is the small apps at the bottom and a message saying,"no recent apps". I restart the phone and it works properly. But at some stage during the day it will stop working again (maybe after using Google voice recognition. Not sure) and I have to restart again. Didn't do this on lollipop!
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Uliwooly
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@DrBob1

That's a third party acting up