Background tasks stopped working...again.

[unstoppablekem]

This happens a LOT on my 920. For some reason, all of my background tasks (except phone, email, and messaging) stopped functioning. That means my Me tile won't update, wpcentral won't update, 6tag won't update, etc. I tried soft resets, and it doesn't work. The only thing that works is to drain the battery, but then the issue comes again later. This has been going on for months on my 920, and my sisters 1020. What do we do? Please help! Thanks.

 

[eddieDOTexe]

I had this issue on my 810 but that was only for certain apps. WPC being an offender.. Never figured it out

 

[unstoppablekem]

I had this issue on my 810 but that was only for certain apps. WPC being an offender.. Never figured it out

I hope someone can help us. :crying:

 

[unstoppablekem]

Someone please help! :crying:

 

[unstoppablekem]

Alright, it now works after a battery drain. I hope it doesn't happen again though.

 

[hprvez]

Pretty sure there was a bug where background agents wouldn't work if there wasn't a connection to the internet, even a battery level update background agent wouldn't work

 

[unstoppablekem]

Pretty sure there was a bug where background agents wouldn't work if there wasn't a connection to the internet, even a battery level update background agent wouldn't work

I was connected to WiFi and cellular.

 

[rudrAgni]

You might have too many backgrounds processes for live tiles activated. In setting disable background process for apps you don't need. Also go to app list , open app and turn off live tile option in settings within each app for which you don't have live tile pinned on the home screen. It should hopefully fix it.

 

[unstoppablekem]

You might have too many backgrounds processes for live tiles activated. In setting disable background process for apps you don't need. Also go to app list , open app and turn off live tile option in settings within each app for which you don't have live tile pinned on the home screen. It should hopefully fix it.

Well a battery drain fixed it. I know about the background tasks in the settings app, I only have three that run (besides the built in stuff, like Skype).


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[rudrAgni]

I had similar problem of broken Live tile functionality when I installed lots of apps when my phone was new. Turns out that the OS registers fixed number of apps for live tiles (I think 15 but I may be wrong on that count). So even if you block apps from Settings->Background tasks it still doesn't fix it. One of the suggestions I read and which really worked for me was opening each app one by one in the app list, entering their settings menu and disabling live tile if such an option is there. If your problem returns, try this solution.