Disallow app to run in background?

[M31t]

Is there anything that will stop certain apps from running in the background?

I have it set up now so that I just kill all backgrounded apps with exception rules, but can we stop an app from backgrounding ever?

[D3xus]

Not sure... that would require a JB tweak or something.

[fireman06]

I use backgrounder to allow-disallow so I take it you are using something similar or same? It prevents apps from ever going to background state from closing unless specified, however the problem is some apps can fire up on their own so I take it you mean in regard to that situation. ie..mail app launches on own and runs in background whether I've run it or not and only leave process list if I actually run the app myself and close app, then it comes under backgrounder rules and must quit.
Not sure if there is a more permanent fix for total prevention unless you disable certain apps.....not ideal.

[M31t]

Right now I use RemoveBG which closes, with use of activator, all BG'd apps unless an exception rule is set. Just annoys me when an app runs funky unless it is closed from BG everytime.

[Phatphil101]

Backgrounder and use allow/disallow option on each app works well. Other than that I'm unsure of another method

[gerry_753]

I use SBSettings and just end them manually when I'm done using a specific app.

[djmelee]

I think you could edit the .plist for that specific app to disallow Backgrounding.

You'd have to do it for each one you don't want to multitask.

[M31t]

Originally Posted by djmelee

I think you could edit the .plist for that specific app to disallow Backgrounding.

You'd have to do it for each one you don't want to multitask.

I'll give that a try! There are only 1 or 2 apps I would want it done with.

[tom21]

Navigate to the app's folder that you want to stop running in the background upon exits, find this string "UIApplicationExistsOnSuspend" in its info.plist, and change its key value to "true".

<key>UIApplicationExistsOnSuspend</key>
<true/>

For more info, please read this iphone - UIApplicationExitsOnSuspend anything else Im missing? - Stack Overflow</true>

[djmelee]

is what I meant.

Good man tom21