Android Question How can i prevent another app from running?

[fransvlaarhoven]

Hallo,

i'm facing the problem that i want to prevent some other app's from starting/running.

Using the OperatingSystem-library for finding unwanted processes/services is not working because killing such a process is not working.

An alternative solution might be using the standard app manager for hiding the unwanted apps.

However, in order to prevent a user for switching the unwanted app back to on, i need a mechanism to prevent that. An nice way of doing that would be to, after i've set up the Phone, prevent the standard app manager from running again.

Is there a way of doing this or are there alternatives?

Thanks in advance,

 

[DonManfred]

Is there a way of doing this

Not that i know of... Maybe it is possible if your device is rooted. But on a normal device you are not able to block any other app.

 

[fransvlaarhoven]

as an alternative, but probably facing the same problem, overwrite the file containing the settings of the settingsprovider in the system?