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Since the Likebook Mars doesn't have a gyroscope or autorotate, I installed Smart Rotate. This changed the screen orientation when the Smart Rotate app was running, but the orientation changed back to the default when I ran the Kindle app. Also, I could not access the Smart Rotate controls in the Notification area while running the Kindle app. I suspected that the Likebook Mars was not allowing full multi-tasking between multiple apps. I noted that it does not include the usual box button for selecting between different running apps. To test my hypothesis, I started playing music with Spotify. As soon as I ran the Kindle app, the music stopped. When I used Assistant for Android to check the running processes, Spotify was no longer among them. To further test how these apps would normally work under Android, I installed both to my Kindle Fire. I was able to listen to music with Spotify while using Smart Rotate to change the screen orienation in a Kindle book and also while playing a game in another app. So, I have to conclude that the Likebook Mars is not letting multiple apps multitask with each other. I understand that this might help save the battery, but it stops me from using helpful background apps, and it kind of defeats the purpose of having an octacore CPU.
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