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jonursenbach

Is the Facebook Android app always running in the background? Here's a fix.

If you're like me, you've probably been annoyed that Facebook's Android app is always running in the background, even when you've disabled notifications. How to fix this? In the settings screen, re-checked Notifications so the "Refresh interval" option becomes available and then change that to "Never". Then disable Notifications again. Force quit the app and it should never be running again.

I have only tested this on stock Ice Cream Sandwich, but I don't see any reason why this shouldn't work on all versions of Android that can run the Facebook app.

Let us know if it works on your device and rom!

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thwarted

thwarted

Another option: don't use the facebook app at all, go to Manage Apps and Disable it. App disabling is an awesome feature of ICS.
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AnAtheistJew

AnAtheistJew

Thanks for this. I'm on a stock Motorola Triumph, so I'm limited to 2.2 until I root the thing and get Cyanogen 7 on it, but I can confirm that this fix works on the phone.
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