Samsung “App optimisation” feature kills background applications after 3 days

I’ve owned (and currently own) Samsung devices, so I know a little as to how it works from the user’s point of view. The technical specifications and how it works on the inside is an entirely separate issue, and one I can’t answer. The system can detect if you open an app. Samsung uses that … Read more

How to interface with the BadgeProvider on Samsung phones to add a count to the app icon?

First you’ll need to add the following permissions to your AndroidManifest.xml file. <uses-permission android:name=”com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.READ” /> <uses-permission android:name=”com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.WRITE” /> The column structure is as follows: (integer) _id, (text) package, (text) class, (integer) badgecount, (blob) icon, (???) extraData In order to query ALL results from the BadgeProvider do the following: // This is the content uri for … Read more