Hovsep Avedissian some applications are written to not be stopped and they restart themselves. Settings - Location settings, uncheck "Report from this device". Disable Google Now. DrSunil Vaswani Thanks. DalSan Mack Unfortunately, there is no real way to stop Google Maps from starting or running in the background without freezing or uninstalling it.
In order to do so, the phone or tablet must be rooted, then using an app like Titanium Backup Pro to freeze the Maps app. Maps is even worse than Facebook when it comes to restarting and taking up precious memory. The more you try to kill the app, the more the memory is taken up by it when it restarts, to a point. Learn more about what comes next. Want to see what kind of data it has on you? This location history page has actually been available for several years, since Google first rolled it out as part of Latitude, its now-defunct location-sharing app.
Cnet noticed it in December, , TechCrunch picked it up a few days later, and now Junkee. In this case, you can safely remove that data for the app and see if that makes Maps work again.
No matter the issue, you should always keep the Maps app up to date on your Android device. Older app versions often have many issues in them, which are rectified in newer versions. An Android device usually automatically updates all the installed apps , unless you have disabled the automatic update option.
In recent times, many app developers have released lightweight versions of their apps. These apps consume fewer resources and usually work much faster in comparison to their original counterparts on low-resource devices.
Google is no exception, and it has also released a light version of the original Google Maps app, which is called Google Maps Go. With this app version, you can still find directions to places but without having too many resources being used on your phone.
The app works pretty much the same as the original Maps app, and so there aren't any app-specific things you need to learn here. Download: Google Maps Go Free. Android Enthusiasts Stack Exchange is a question and answer site for enthusiasts and power users of the Android operating system.
It only takes a minute to sign up. Connect and share knowledge within a single location that is structured and easy to search. I'm running on JB. The Google Maps application always seems to have 2 instances running in the background inspite of turning the GPS off.
Is there a clean solution to prevent it from ever running in the background? One part of Google Maps is a so called "Location Service", which kicks in on a couple of intents e. It caches your current location to the "location cache", which should serve to faster provide your current location when needed and to update Google's location database, as the cache's contents are submitted in intervals.
Without being rooted, there's not much you can do about. But if your device is rooted, you have several options:. Which method to prefer?
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