Friday, May 10, 2013

How to Limit Background Processes on your Android device

Want to play a game or open an app but unable to do so because it is too slow and there are multiple apps and processes running in the background? There is a way to kill some of the processes, but some of the apps that you have just killed will auto start as soon as you kill it's process. You can limit background processes on your android device and continue enjoying your game or app by following some simple steps.

  • Go to Android device 'Settings'

  • Go to 'Developer options'

  • Enable Developer option by sliding to the right.

  • You get a warning pop-up message. Click on OK.

  • Scroll down, under 'Apps' tap on 'Limit background processes'.

  • Another pop-up appears and this is where you can limit background processes. 'Standard limit' will be selected by default. You have an option to select one of the six options.


Also check: How to limit background processes on Chrome browser

limit background processes on your android device


Also check: How to monitor memory usage of each Chrome process


On enabling Developer option you get a warning message which says - "These settings are intended for development use only. They can cause errors to occur on your device and with the applications on it." So, this is a warning message and enabling this feature is like installing a beta version on a stable machine. You will have to enable this feature at your own risk. I would recommend not to enable this feature and leave it at it's default settings, as it might cause issues. You can give it a try as there are many options in addition to Limit Background Processes.


Also check: Disable System default apps on Samsung Android Device


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7 comments:

  1. Do all android version have developer options?

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  2. I just checked mine, and it was set to the Standard limit. I think it's set to that by default.

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  3. Yeah.. by default it will be Standard limit. It's better not to change that.

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  4. Good point. You may find 'Limit Background options' only on Android 4 and above.

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  5. I knock the option down to 2 processes on my Xperia Z and it is noticeably faster with no detriment to apps. Downside is that it resets to default when the phone is re-booted.

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  6. @ravindra: v3 had this option too and why not change that option, its there so try it. See if it works for you, and be happy with it.

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  7. What is the "Standard" limit???

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