stop using download manager

[nutpantz]

Download manager has a ton of issues.

I wish i had known you used it.

Because download manager failed to get the files, it's been hammering my system trying to download the last few days killing my battery at 1% every 10 minutes.

I finally figured out why...

Download manager is a nightmare that has no user interface and zero user interaction ability.

[rdoeffinger]

Download manager is supposed to show a notification while downloading and allow cancelling a download this way, which works fine for user interaction.
In addition, downloads can also be cancelled from the app itself.
The app is OpenSource, so if someone wishes to implement a different download solution that is simple and maintainable enough, they are welcome to do so.
From my side personally though, I am not even going to try to work around bugs in the OS, because the 1000s of developers at Google, Samsung etc can add them far faster than I have any chance to keep up without even trying to work on the app itself.
Thus as annoying as this might be to you personally: I can only suggest to ask the ones selling the phone to fix their software. So I have a chance to have some time left to fix mine.

[nutpantz]

"Supposed to" never happens if there is no confirmed internet network connection. So it just hammers the system with zero user interaction.

And 1000 issues from oems is why no one should use Google crap api shortcuts (like download manager) to just Downloading directly.

Just turn off all network connections, start a download via your app . Then try to find any way or even evidence that the system plans to download or hammer the system via download manager for 6 hours...
I have i pixel 8 pro. And even with the most basic Android system there is zero interaction between user and download manager. .