[finchisko]

>I understand why manufactures are doing this

I really don't. User has power to uninstall or replace app that is in his opinion using too much power. There is no need for manufacturers to intervene. They should only display warning about app using too much power. But it seems killing app is so much easier for them.

[freehunter]

The majority of people don't know how or even want to be an administrator on their phone. They'll just as quickly hand the phone off to someone else to fix it, or call support, or even just get a different new phone. It's way too much of a leap to assume most users will make the connection that their poor battery life is linked to an app misbehaving, then track down that app and uninstall it in favor of an app that is better on battery.

If Samsung kills the apps, the app maker gets a bad review. If Samsung doesn't kill the apps, Samsung gets a bad review. I know which one I would pick if I was Samsung. At that point it's up to the user to decide if that choice is something they want to subscribe to.

[finchisko]

>make the connection that their poor battery life is linked to an app misbehaving

that's why I mentioned, they could display some notification when app is using battery heavily (similar to ANR).

>The majority of people don't know how or even want to be an administrator on their phone.

Exactly same thinking as those device manufacturers. user = idiot (let's kill apps for him, what could go wrong, right?) This kind of thinking brought us here.