Garmin connect runs in background, starts even after force to stop

mdgarf said:

All notifications are switched off, after the run I just open app sync with watch and force to stop. That is all I need. But app keeps starting and running in the background, why?

Hm, to be sure I just tried it after your post again, and have stopped the GCM app on my phone. It did not come back (it is 12 hours now). Are you sure you are really stopping it? How did you do it? Over Android settings » Apps » Connect » Force to Stop, or by swiping up in the Task Manager, or just simply by closing the GCM screen?

The app normally does diverse tasks - syncing data like steps, HR, breath-rate, calendars, newsfeed, updating weather forecasts, sending diverse notification both ways, etc. etc. If you do not care about all that, you can also consider desinstalling the app entirely, and syncing only over USB cable to the computer. However, as I told, personally I did not manage to reproduce the issue you describe, when I really shut down the app.

Thanks for the reply.

Only gmail, chat and calendar are allowed in the background (power manager settings).

After run and sync I have to switch BT off, close GCM (swiping up in the Task Manager) and then I get notification GCM runs in background so I have to Android settings » Apps » Connect » Force to Stop.

If I start BT for earphones GCM will pop up to background. Plus various times I have no idea why it starts. It is really persistent. 

There are some other apps(stock, weather about 5 of them ) which occasionally pops up that they are running background. It is when I unlock the phone these apps check something and die so notifications go away after few seconds. But GCM stays. 

All the syncing (steps, calendar ...) is off. I could un-install the GCM, and use strava or other to look at progress. But where I run I have no PC and I want to see how I did. And it is really crude solution for garmin product.  

I have Forerunner 735XT and looking for fenix not sure if upgrade will help.        

You can try looking at the following tips (or Google up more similar ones):

How to Prevent Apps from Auto Starting on Android

How to Disable Auto Start Apps in Android: 6 Methods

App auto start with android. I test in the setting of android to stop it. When i switch off auto start, keep on in background and something else ; garmin connect not connect to my watch (forerunner 235). So if i want a connection bluetooth between watch and phone, i have to keep garmin connect always on (background). Strange decision by garmin. Because bluetooth is'nt enable when i don't use the watch to do sport.

loonnymoon said:

Because bluetooth is'nt enable when i don't use the watch to do sport.

BT is on permanently on the watch (at least on all the models I am familiar with), unless you disable it manually for some reason. You may be confusing it with GPS that is (by default) turned on only during outdoor activities.

I'm agree. I turn off bluetooth some time i need only the time and not all function (with the smartphone). But the problem is if i turn off "the auto start , or "maitain background" for example (i don't need garmin tur on all the day long), my forerunner does'nt connect with the bluetooth. It's more a rules of the apps.

I am afraid I do not understand what you are looking for. You'd like that Garmin Connect continues to sync with your watch even when you turn off the BT?  Or even when you shut down the GC app? It does not make any sense to me. I am afraid you need to reformulate the problem more clearly.

Yeah i'm gonna try. It's not easy for me. Let me some time to be clear and i'll come back soon !

When I swipe GC away from Android's task manager, it never comes back, unless I start it again intentionally. I do not need to repeat anything, and do not need to stop BT. I'd tell it is a pretty standard design.