Method for starting application and terminal

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method for starting an application and a terminal. The method comprises: if a request for starting an application is detected, acquiring an estimated consumption memory for starting the application from a database used for pre-storing; acquiring a remaining memory of a current system and a pre-stored critical memory; calculating a difference between the remaining memory and the critical memory; determining whether the difference is less than the estimated consumption memory of the application; if the difference is less than the estimated consumption memory of the application, ending a part of current background processes according to a preset rule to recover the memory until the difference between the remaining memory and the critical memory is not less than the estimated consumption memory; and if the difference is not less than the estimated consumption memory, starting the application. Whether the memory needs to be recovered currently to satisfy a memory demand of the currently started application is detected, therefore, not only can the memory be provided for the started application, but also loss of a part of background application functions when the memory is idle can be prevented.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to the field of electronic technology, in particular to a method for starting an application program and a terminal. Background technique [0002] With the continuous development of electronic products, portable electronic devices have become an indispensable part of users' lives, especially mobile phones have become a must-have device. As the current applications are becoming more and more abundant, the memory requirements for electronic devices are also getting higher and higher. For example, when the memory of the mobile phone is low, if you start a large application, it is prone to freezes, black screens, or even crashes. In order to solve the problem of insufficient memory, the existing technology often monitors the usage of applications, and regularly exits applications that are not commonly used or applications that occupy a large amount according to the usage information of users to increase the remaining memory o...

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Problems solved by technology

For example, when the memory of the mobile phone is low, and then start a large application, it is easy to freeze, black screen, or even crash

In order to solve the problem of insufficient memory, the existing technology often monitors the usage of applications, and regularly exits applications that are not commonly used or applications that occupy a large amount according to the usage information of users to increase the remaining memory of the system. Some background applications are still exited when the system is running, and the functions of some background applications are more likely to be lost.

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