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’Manual’ and ‘auto’ stopping app

I possess “Hi Security” and “Max Optimizer” on my Smart Phone which are auto starting apps. I wish to keep both and use whenever, if wished. But the problem is they are ‘auto starting apps’.

What or which app(s) could I use keep them “Force Stop”[ped]? – Please ensure the app(s) you refer is able to understand the task even after I switch my phone ‘off’ and then ‘on’.

Note: I possess “App Mgr III”, I don’t know why its behaving like every other software; it doesn’t freeze… — Preceding unsigned comment added by 103.67.158.124 (talk) 16:21, 16 July 2017 (UTC)

The only way to stop an "app" from auto starting on a smartphone is from my knowledge to get a Startup Manager app to stop it from auto-loading have a look here on Google Play if its an android system. It does sound suspicious with it auto-loading and no-way to turn off - is there a reason why you are using those apps by the way? Regards,  PrimeArgon  Φ  16:32, 16 July 2017 (UTC)

Use to use, not anymore, just wish to keep them for future use... 116.58.205.184 (talk) 18:06, 17 July 2017 (UTC)

I've used most of the apps (All in one Toolbox, CCleaner, Avast Clean up, and so on).They all behave like "App Mgr III". Which one is reliable? 116.58.202.120 (talk) 18:13, 17 July 2017 (UTC)

What is a wake word?

Amazon Echo uses the term, saying "Alexa" or "Computer" or one of several other words can be used to get Alexa to answer a question. I think Wikipedia should cover it in more detail, since Siri probably operates the same way, and there surely are others. I'm guessing it's not a term that would justify an entire article, but it should certainly be mentioned in other articles.— Vchimpanzee • talk • contributions • 18:42, 16 July 2017 (UTC)

This is the reference desk. It sounds like you want Wikipedia:Requested articles.--Mrs Wibble-Wobble (talk) 18:48, 16 July 2017 (UTC)

No, because that never accomplishes anything. If you make a request, it will just sit there for months. My intention is to figure out what people think is the best course of action for explaining "wake word".— Vchimpanzee • talk • contributions • 18:52, 16 July 2017 (UTC)

Then maybe you want the Village Pump? —Tamfang (talk) 21:10, 16 July 2017 (UTC)

The Little Red Hen will go ahead and create the article himself. Those who wouldn't help will suddenly show up demanding what they want, which in this case isn't food but deletion.— Vchimpanzee • talk • contributions • 14:05, 17 July 2017 (UTC)

Okay, nearly every source is connected to Alexa, which makes it nearly impossible to find anything general. I did find a sort of definition in a source I'm not sure will meet Wikipedia standards, but it's what I found. I could take the time to look at those Alexa-related sources later because they might have something. For now, we'll just see how it goes.— Vchimpanzee • talk • contributions • 15:27, 17 July 2017 (UTC)

No objections so far, so while it's not perfect, it is okay.— Vchimpanzee • talk • contributions • 15:34, 18 July 2017 (UTC)

Development of HTML

A long time ago, people would advertise websites by saying, "Go to http://www.pbskids.org". Now, people drop the "http://www" part, assuming the browser will automatically take visitors to the desired website. Also, I noticed that the s is significant. It means "secure network", so users can distinguish potentially unsafe websites from legitimately registered websites. That is extremely important when it comes to online banking and the handling of other personally identifiable information. How did this all happen? When did this happen? Is this just a trait of the anglophone world or do other nations do this too? 50.4.236.254 (talk) 23:43, 16 July 2017 (UTC)

According to Transport Layer Security, SSL (later renamed TLS) was released in 1995. It is a world-wide standard, so yes other nations use it. Also, to clarify, SSL/TLS does not necessarily mean that a website is safe. It only means that a third-party cannot eavesdrop on your traffic. A Quest For Knowledge (talk) 23:56, 16 July 2017 (UTC)

While https does not guarantee that a web site is "safe", it does support authentication. So you know that the web site is operated by whoever has control over the website certificate. Certificates are usually issued by "trusted parties", which at least tells you that the website you see is the one which obtained the certificate, not one that was injected by a man-in-the-middle attack. Also to the OP: These changes are not developments of HTLM (it also develops, but independently), but of network protocols for serving web content (which often is written in HTML). --Stephan Schulz (talk) 12:26, 17 July 2017 (UTC)

To make using the web browser easier, we browsers tend to let you enter a website without the http:// in front. It causes confusion now because the bar you enter the URL into is also the quick search bar. So, I might want to google for xyz.com and not necessarily go to http://xyz.com. As for dropping the www, that is because most domain names tied to websites default to the website. In the old days, xyz.com would be an organization with a lot of computers. One computer would be the website and it would be called www.xyz.com. So, you had to specify www to get the www computer. Now, xyz.com is set up to default to the www computer. It doesn't have to be that way. There are still many domains that do not default to the website computer. 209.149.113.5 (talk) 11:53, 17 July 2017 (UTC)

Remember however you don't need the "www computer" or "website computer" to be behind the record for the main domain. You could simply set up some www server behind the record for the main domain and then use it redirect to the specific subdomain which hosts the main www server which could be something completely different. Nil Einne (talk) 05:16, 20 July 2017 (UTC)