[mythtv-users] Sheild tv; theme & minor teething issues

[Tim Draper]

 ---- On Thu, 19 Dec 2019 03:52:47 +0000 David Engel <david at istwok.net> wrote ----
 > On Wed, Dec 18, 2019 at 11:14:48PM +0000, Steve Goodey wrote:
 > > On Wednesday, 18 December 2019 22:36:58 GMT David Engel wrote:
 > > > On Wed, Dec 18, 2019 at 08:20:23PM +0000, Tim Draper wrote:
 > > ...
 > > > > Shield is primarily used for MythTV, so i leave it running. System gets
 > > > > put into sleep and after a while when i turn it back on it wakes up in
 > > > > the leanback/home screen with the mythtv app in a sleep state. It doesnt
 > > > > happen if i leave it for a short period...mythtv remains the active app. 
 > > > > Is there any way to always keep it running regardless of idle time?
 > > > There is nothing you can do.  Android handles that decision completely
 > > > on it's own.
 > > > 
 > > ...
 > > > David
 > > 
 > > Excuse me for sticking my nose in.
 > > 
 > > You might want to try Android settings, Duraspeed, find the MythTV app and switch on to 
 > > allow app to run in background.
 > 
 > MythTV can and does run in the background.  As I understand the OP, we
 > are talking about Android closing the app while it is in the
 > background because memory or other resources are needed for other apps
 > or the system.
 > 
 > David
 > 
You are correct David. mythtv is running and opens immediately when i select mythtv from the leanback/home screen. it just goes into the background after a while. very minor issue as leanback appears to be defaulting to the first entry in the favourites list, which is mythtv. simply pressing 'ok/enter' on the remote is all it needs from me to get the FE back open.
if it was consistent i could program the harmony remote to open mythtv.