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by loriverkutya 2095 days ago
My main point is that you need to present this information on a way that even those people can interpret it who can't/don't want to know about process lists because they are the majority.

It's the same as you have an engine temperature gauge in most cars. I'm not really interested on what's going on inside the engine, I just want to know if the engine overheats so I can check basic things (cooling system leaks, etc) and if I cannot see what's wrong I wait and try to get to the nearest garage or call roadside assistance.

As a power user, I see value in a process list but I see why it does not take priority over other features.

Edit: spelling

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Not my intention for this to come off like a plug but Android has been doing this for quite a while now. It simply shows any process being ran as a silent notification and then goes away when it's done. I agree keeping a running log is probably unintuitive even for an advanced phone user but the way Android has pulled this off is surprisingly easy to wrap your head around.