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The reason is that some apps use different functionality which can expose deadlocks in the OS. If the OS hits a deadlock, than the watchdog service will reboot
by richardwhiuk 13y ago
The reason is that some apps use different functionality which can expose deadlocks in the OS. If the OS hits a deadlock, than the watchdog service will reboot the phone to prevent it being locked in a certain state.
I'm aware of an example of a reboot exacerbated dramatically by using sticky intents / broadcasts on 4.1.1 - see https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=46806 https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=46806