Thread: Is this not real multitasking? [Android]
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2012-10-02 , 20:08
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Real multitasking is not about the task-switching UI, it's about who controls which processes are allowed to continue running in the background. If the OS terminates processes that the user started without confirmation from the user, then that OS does not provide real multitasking.

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