Start and check if app running in background
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thyfo...@gmail.com
Jul 11, 2015, 5:56:07 AM7/11/15
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Hi everyone.
I was just wondering, is it possible to start app in background? If so, is it also possible to check if an app is already running in background. App in foreground block doesn't seem to fit all my flows. Thanks for your help in advance.
I was just wondering, is it possible to start app in background? If so, is it also possible to check if an app is already running in background. App in foreground block doesn't seem to fit all my flows. Thanks for your help in advance.
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Jul 11, 2015, 1:50:11 PM7/11/15
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In Android, an app activity in the background are not considered running, it's paused, and shouldn't really be doing anything.
A true background app, like music player, has a service running in the background.
Automate currently doesn't have a block for check if a service is running, but i can add it.
A true background app, like music player, has a service running in the background.
Automate currently doesn't have a block for check if a service is running, but i can add it.
thyfo...@gmail.com
Jul 11, 2015, 6:25:26 PM7/11/15
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Thanks for your answer.
It actually seems that what I considered as bg app is indeed a service. There is an app I wanted to automate that has an option to be 'put to background'. I had 2 flows. One turning gps on when this app is in foreground and turning off while not. And the other flow to start the same app only when I start another. Unfortunately what happened was that my app was working as a service in the bg, but was no longer in foreground so the first flow was triggered, etc. It would be awesome if I could check if service is already running in background. Thanks for your help.
It actually seems that what I considered as bg app is indeed a service. There is an app I wanted to automate that has an option to be 'put to background'. I had 2 flows. One turning gps on when this app is in foreground and turning off while not. And the other flow to start the same app only when I start another. Unfortunately what happened was that my app was working as a service in the bg, but was no longer in foreground so the first flow was triggered, etc. It would be awesome if I could check if service is already running in background. Thanks for your help.
ldeb...@gmail.com
Feb 28, 2016, 4:51:16 AM2/28/16
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Hello,
It would be great indeed to check if a service is running in background.
I do have the need to validate if music application is running, even if it's not in foreground.
Many thx for your help !
Henrik "The Developer" Lindqvist
Feb 28, 2016, 1:47:13 PM2/28/16
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There's no efficient way, except polling, to check running services, and even that likely doesn't work since Lollipop. But i'll test:
http://developer.android.com/intl/es/reference/android/app/ActivityManager.html#getRunningServices%28int%29
http://developer.android.com/intl/es/reference/android/app/ActivityManager.html#getRunningServices%28int%29
jdjs...@gmail.com
Aug 9, 2016, 6:43:23 AM8/9/16
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Was this functionality every added to Automate? If so, where is it?
Florian HubSpace
Aug 9, 2016, 10:47:56 AM8/9/16
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globa...@gmail.com
Sep 28, 2018, 6:22:05 PM9/28/18
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Hi, one begginer question... Where I can pick a specyfic aplication to check? In witch block?
Henrik "The Developer" Lindqvist
Sep 28, 2018, 7:25:23 PM9/28/18
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Check what? To pick an app use the App pick block.
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