HTC: One X multitasking is 'operating normally,' but tweaked for Sense

manojcitc · May 16, 2012

From Verge.. http://www.theverge.com/2012/5/16/3024854/htc-one-x-multitasking-operating-sense

Over the past couple of weeks, there's been a steadily increasing drama surrounding how multitasking works on the HTC One X. HTC introduced two tweaks to how multitasking works on Android 4.0 with Sense 4.0. The first and most obvious is that rather than the vertical list of tiles, it presents a horizontally-scrolling list of app screens. That visual change is one thing but apparently there has been a behavioral change as well: users in our forums and on xda-developers have complained that it is over-aggressive in closing background apps, resulting in a sub-par experience. The change presumably contributes to the stellar battery life we've seen on the One X, but it has been frustrating for power users.

We reached out to HTC to see what its side of the story is and the company tells us that it is "operating normally," but the normal here is different from stock Android: HTC has definitely altered the multitasking behavior to make room for Sense 4.0.

HTC is aware of some questions in the enthusiast community about how the HTC One X handles multitasking and memory management for background apps. We value the community's input and are always looking for ways to enhance customers' experience with our devices. That said, right now multitasking is operating normally according to our custom memory management specifications which balance core ICS features with a consistent HTC Sense experience.

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Power users with the HTC One X looking for a better (or, shall we say, different) multitasking experience could hold out hope that HTC's promise that it is "always looking for ways to enhance customers' experience" is a hint that it could alter the multitasking behavior on the One X — or check out some of the custom ROMs and tweaks that are already emerging despite the bootloader issue. For the rest of us, just know that for the time being HTC is filing this one as a feature, not a bug.

jonshipman · May 16, 2012

There's a 1.29.11 thread that lists improved multi-tasking in the changelog. Haven't been able to test this myself.

DaveDesire · May 16, 2012

It is a right pain in the arse.

Particularly when listening to podcasts while browsing or something, the podcast app keeps getting closed to free up memory.

Another reason to root

xdp · May 16, 2012

jonshipman said:
There's a 1.29.11 thread that lists improved multi-tasking in the changelog. Haven't been able to test this myself.

Link to changelog?

combat goofwing · May 16, 2012

So would this explain my issue.if I'm listening to a web based radio via a browser and then go on to say a twitter app then the sound from the radios stream stops

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aslan93 · May 17, 2012

xdp said:
Link to changelog?

I have it. It is sorted more or less. Only kills apps that haven't been used for a long long time

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lawrence750 · May 17, 2012

to me it sounds like htc have changed the minfree values, rather than the oom value for the sense process, stupid mistake imo.

ynischa · May 17, 2012

combat goofwing said:
So would this explain my issue.if I'm listening to a web based radio via a browser and then go on to say a twitter app then the sound from the radios stream stops

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Yeh I think it explains your issue. They basically removed multitasking from the phone. The phone works almost like iphone did some years ago where music and some other stuff were the only things that wouldn't get killed off by the system.

Nothing changed for me in the newest update either.

Remember to complain about this right here: http://blog.htc.com/2012/04/your-phone-your-thoughts-tell-us-what-you-think/#disqus_thread

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aslan93 said:
I have it. It is sorted more or less. Only kills apps that haven't been used for a long long time

Sent from my HTC One X using xda premium

Can you try with Pulse and the browser? Because they don't work together. All my games get shut off as soon as I open a new app like message or phone.

Bonzo87 · May 17, 2012

ynischa said:
Yeh I think it explains your issue. They basically removed multitasking from the phone. The phone works almost like iphone did some years ago where music and some other stuff were the only things that wouldn't get killed off by the system.

Nothing changed for me in the newest update either.

Remember to complain about this right here: http://blog.htc.com/2012/04/your-phone-your-thoughts-tell-us-what-you-think/#disqus_thread

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Can you try with Pulse and the browser? Because they don't work together. All my games get shut off as soon as I open a new app like message or phone.

Same for me, nothing changed with the newest update...

skynet2012 · May 18, 2012

Hey guys, not sure if anybody is aware of this or not but they have given you the option in developer settings to change just how many apps stay open at a time and memory usage. I do believe it comes under apps and background usage limit, which should let you set it from what HTC has set as standard limit and up??

Nath

xdp · May 18, 2012

skynet2012 said:
Hey guys, not sure if anybody is aware of this or not but they have given you the option in developer settings to change just how many apps stay open at a time and memory usage. I do believe it comes under apps and background usage limit, which should let you set it from what HTC has set as standard limit and up??

Nath

That setting has no effect on this.

jerrylzy · May 18, 2012

jonshipman said:
There's a 1.29.11 thread that lists improved multi-tasking in the changelog. Haven't been able to test this myself.

I felt a lot better than before

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