Does anybody know why my camera has services and processes running even when the app is closed?

[Phillyjoeyb]

Even after I force stop the factory camera app... It still restarts. Why? Is it takin videos or pics?

Phillyjoeyb

 

[B. Diddy]

The Android system prefers to have RAM mostly full (unlike Windows, which prefers to have RAM as empty as possible). So the system will control which apps it wants to keep open in RAM, based on usage patterns, as well as the coding of the app itself. The camera isn't doing anything in the background--it's just ready to open up quickly if you need it. If the system needs to free up RAM to open another app it will automatically close one of the apps that hasn't been used in a while in order to open up the new app.

See these articles for more info:
http://forums.androidcentral.com/ambassador-guides-tips-how-s/380592-guide-ram-android.html
RAM: What it is, how it's used, and why you shouldn't care | Android Central

 

[Phillyjoeyb]

I think it's the government running cameras at all times Cameron does not have any reason to have a service of process running unless Jeffrey being used so I disable the camera until I actually need it.

Phillyjoeyb

 

[B. Diddy]

No, it's not the government. Read those articles. It's how the system works. There are always going to be some apps open in RAM.

 

[Crashdamage]

Read the post linked below. There are 3 states that processes can be in. Only one of the 3 is actually active, drawing a significant amount of power.

If you go to:
Settings > Apps > Running
...you see a long list, but that's very misleading. Almost all of the stuff listed is not active. Please, read this post. It explains a bit more:

http://forums.androidcentral.com/showthread.php?p=4675437

Android since v1.0. Linux since 2001

 

[Mooncatt]

Hello. I have android 7 and the camera is running in the background.
I stop the process, but it starts again, why is it so ?

Welcome to the forums. Have you read the above posts explaining why this is?

 

[L0n3N1nja]

Hello. I have android 7 and the camera is running in the background.
I stop the process, but it starts again, why is it so ?

The camera is kept in RAM so the app opens and is ready to snap a photo as quickly as possible.

 

[B. Diddy]

Many antivirus apps show false positives fairly often. I wouldn't trust most of them.

Which phone do you have again?

Side note, this thread is bittersweet to look at, since one of our dearly departed members Crashdamage had last responded in 2015.:'(

 

[mustang7757]

I agree with B. Diddy , don't need anti-virus on your Android .

 

[mustang7757]

Thanks. but can you tell me why when I
after stopping the camera app , it turns on again after the screen turns off?

How are you stopping your camera ? Force stop?

Which device?

 

[mustang7757]

Yes

Ok , what about device?

 

[mustang7757]

Intex aqua

Ok , are pressing any shortcut to open the camera on Lock screen?

 

[mustang7757]

no i stop, turn off the screen, turn on, go in settings,
it has not stopped

What in settings says its running?

 

[anon(10777960)]

YES

 

[mustang7757]

YES

Yes, doesn't make any sense

 

[anon(10777960)]

which doesn't make sense?

 

[mustang7757]

which doesn't make sense?

I asked where in settings you see camera running, you said yes

 

[anon(10777960)]

I enter the camera settings there it says what works

 

[mustang7757]

I enter the camera settings there it says what works

What permissions you have on ? Location it can run in the background

 

[anon(10777960)]

no permission