GNex doesn't do multitasking either, for real

[Undertoad]

why have quad core if the os has such limited multitasking capability?

It IS multitasking.

It is not limited.

You have a user interface preference that is not shared by 99% of phone users.

Deal with it.

 

[MegaSoundwave76]

I think we need to tell ourselves that multitasking is relative to the platform we are using. On a desktop PC, multitasking with different browser windows, having a PDF open and watching a video at the same time is more appropriate than on a smartphone with a smaller screen size. Also, the average consumer is not going to have 3 audio sources open at the same time on their iPhone, Galaxy Nexus, HTC One X, etc. The Multitasking in Android, in my opinion, is very well done on ICS. It does what needs to be done and is sensible. I'm not going to have Pandora playing at the same time as Google Music. That's just not a feasible thing to have as an average consumer. And if you think about it, you can be on an app, and you get your notifications in the background. That sounds like proper multitasking to me (as in the case of GMail still checking for new mail in the background).
Again, multitasking can be interpreted differently by most people, but multitasking can be summed up as the concurrent or interleaved execution of two or more jobs by a single CPU. That sounds like ICS is capable of doing that.

 

[happasaiyan]

is it too much to ask for to have a program save my state while i go respond to a text/phone call/email, etc?

thats the biggest hassle for me.

second biggest hassle is when i go to respond to a text/phone call/email and leave the website i am reading. if i am in a bad data area, when i go back to the page, it has to reload all over again- wasting time and data.

 

[Saiga]

Multitasking is realitive to the platform. That I agree on. RIM has said they are making a mobile computing platform. Maybe that is why the PlayBook has the amazing multitasking that it has.

So no "all singing all dancing" setting on Android? Kay then Android's multitasking is behind. Don't matter how you put it. If I CAN'T do it on Android but can do it on other operating systems then its a bad thing. Lol most of the people here would shove it in iPhone users faces if they could do It, but since Android can't do it it is a meh issue. Just kinda funny.

 

[icewater106]

Multitasking is realitive to the platform. That I agree on. RIM has said they are making a mobile computing platform. Maybe that is why the PlayBook has the amazing multitasking that it has.

So no "all singing all dancing" setting on Android? Kay then Android's multitasking is behind. Don't matter how you put it. If I CAN'T do it on Android but can do it on other operating systems then its a bad thing. Lol everyone here would shove it in iPhone users faces if they could do It, but since Android can't do it it is a meh issue. Just kinda funny.

Thats a good thing cuz it will save battery by not keep apps running right?

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[icewater106]

So, I hadn't really thought much of it until I read about multitasking fiasco surrounding HTC One X phones today. And I was thinking, even my Galaxy Nexus does that.

I open a ES Explorer, navigate a bit, go back to homescreen. Open a few more apps. Then I tap the multitasking button and tap ES Explorer. It doesn't take me to the last directory I was in. Rather, it's like I opened ES Explorer for the first time, including "ES Explorer has been granted superuser privileges" toast notification. Same goes for any other app. So, even my Galaxy Nexus isn't doing any multitasking for real.

Is this just me??

I'm on ICS 4.0.4 IMM76K.
3.0.8-franco-Kernel-Milestone3
Verizon Samsung Galaxy Nexus

So what happens when u long press the home button on the nexus ? And i thought that app history button was multitasking

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[Saiga]

Thats a good thing cuz it will save battery by not keep apps running right?

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No it really isn't. It is a limitation. See I have the option on 2 of my devices to have real, full blown multitasking or turn it off and have iPod style pause everything except the music player type multitasking.

I would love to be able to have that choice with Android apps and browser tabs.

 

[icewater106]

But not all apps are for multitasking, and a person in this thread said he can multitask

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[MegaSoundwave76]

I think as far as 90% of Android owners, "multitasking" works fine. Bouncing from one app to the other works pretty good on the GNex and ICS very well in my opinion. Trying to make a smartphone act and perform like a desktop computer is still not practical for everyone.

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[MegaSoundwave76]

There is one thing missing with Android though, I will admit. They never put in the Transformer feature. Wish my GNex could turn into a cool little robot...

 

[Detective M Downs]

I fixed it.... I got a Blackberry!

 

[Channan]

No it really isn't. It is a limitation. See I have the option on 2 of my devices to have real, full blown multitasking or turn it off and have iPod style pause everything except the music player type multitasking.

I would love to be able to have that choice with Android apps and browser tabs.

It's a "limitation" that literally no one besides yourself even cares about. Can you list a few benefits of having an application fully running in the background while not using it?

 

[Saiga]

It's a "limitation" that literally no one besides yourself even cares about. Can you list a few benefits of having an application fully running in the background while not using it?

I have gave examples of benefits, but none of that matters. It's not about the usefulness it is about the ability to do it. How old is the Palm Pre? That phone had a 500 Mhz CPU and 256mb of RAM yet it can do things that a Quadcore Android can't. You don't think that is an issue?

See I want a mobile computer in more ways than just hardware. If you are happy with the same level of multitasking as what was available 6 years ago on phones then congratulations, you have it.

Android makers just keeps upping those specs yet where does it get you? If a Quadcore Android device can't multitask any better than a Storm then what is the point?

I still love Android, just want to see it improve. Sitting around saying "If we can't do it, we don't want it" wont advance anything. Remember, at one point in time most people didn't want or need a phone at all.

 

[icewater106]

Don't say android can't multitask because thats not true i can multitask with my phone i can open up alot. Of apps with out it closing

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[Saiga]

Seriously? lol

Link

 

[Channan]

I have gave examples of benefits, but none of that matters.

No you haven't. You gave one example and it's the only one even I could think of that would be useful. You said you like to play a YouTube video in the background so you can listen to the audio while you do other things. I'm not sure if there is a workaround for that on Android, but on iOS, you just play the video, exit the YouTube app, then bring up your music controls and press play. The audio will continue to play in the background while you do other things, and iOS doesn't have this "real" multitasking you speak of.

It's not about the usefulness it is about the ability to do it.

No, it IS about usefulness. What does it matter if your phone can do something that's not useful?

How old is the Palm Pre? That phone had a 500 Mhz CPU and 256mb of RAM yet it can do things that a Quadcore Android can't.

And again, look how well webOS turned out. Also, I seem to recall lots of people complaining about lag while multitasking on that phone. Quick Google search tells me my memory is correct.

Sitting around saying "If we can't do it, we don't want it" wont advance anything. Remember, at one point in time most people didn't want or need a phone at all.

I'm not saying "if we can't do it, we don't want it." I'm saying "if it's not useful, I don't need it."

I get your point about wanting the option to have apps fully running in the background for that occasional time you do want to have 4 different versions of Angry Birds playing a jumble of noise to somehow impress your friends, but during normal use of the device, it's almost pointless.

 

[Saiga]

I get your point about wanting the option to have apps fully running in the background for that occasional time you do want to have 4 different versions of Angry Birds playing a jumble of noise to somehow impress your friends, but during normal use of the device, it's almost pointless.

And yet Android fans loved showing off Google Sky Map to everyone they met. God that drove me insane when that app first came out. Literally every single person I knew with an Android back then shoved it in people's faces and went on and on about it.

Just like how if Android could run all 4 Angry Birds at once everyone with Android would show it off. In most situations it is pointless. In that post I said running that much stuff at once was pointless, but being able to do it is a whole lot better than not being able to do it. I get it you are happy having PC hardware running a limited phone OS. But they should switch that around and make the OS do more with the hardware available. You don't agree with that at all? You don't think maybe the software isn't keeping up with the advancements in hardware?

BB10 phones will be able to multitask for real. Even with only a dual core. Sure RIM will fail and no one will buy them and I honestly think they will be out of business soon, but that don't change the fact that their OS will be able to do things that no Android device can do. I for one would love to have a more powerful OS to go along with the amazing hardware and huge selection of devices we have now.

 

[salas2324]

If you want something done right, do it yourself. You want that option? Go make a custom ROM.

Sent from my M886

 

[Saiga]

If you want something done right, do it yourself. You want that option? Go make a custom ROM.

Sent from my M886

Great advice!

I'm not nearly talented enough to even attempt to do the things ROM builders have done. I wouldn't know where to begin. But I have been tempted to start the process of learning how though.

 

[bagarwa]

If you want something done right, do it yourself. You want that option? Go make a custom ROM.

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Wow. Using same logic - If you want comfy cloths, stitch them urself. If you want lavish home, build it urself. If you want nutrition in your food, grow them urself.

And I just learnt from page 1 - swiping apps off recent apps list doesn't close them...!!! Don't care about others, that's a big fail for me. I've been doing that since I got GNex, thinking I'm freeing up memory. :-!