[ale] how do you force an android app to run in background

[Michael Trausch]

Sounds like a problem with the firmware. I would need to boot up my Android test rig but I don't recall ever having problems backgrounding YouTube etc. on e.g., cyanogen mod. 

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> On Oct 27, 2013, at 11:41 PM, "Ron Frazier (ALE)" <atllinuxenthinfo at techstarship.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> I was just now listening to a talk about the go language.  It was a flash video running in a tab in the dolphin web browser.
> 
> Every time I'd open a new tab or switch to another apps such as email, the video would stop.  On a PC, I can easily multi task by listening to the video in the background and doing something else in another tab or another app.  But, apparently not on android.
> 
> This issue, when I have the need to do multi tasking, drives me nuts.
> 
> Is there a way to force the video to continue to execute even though it's in the background?
> 
> I even tried the youtube app, and the same thing happens.
> 
> At times like this, I'd rather have Mint or something on the machine than android.  I do realize full multitasking drains down battery power, etc.  That's a compromise I'd be willing to make.
> 
> The tablet is an Acer A500 with stock android 4 and not rooted.
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Ron
> 
> 
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