diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/applications/ManageApplications.java b/src/com/android/settings/applications/ManageApplications.java
index 7936cb96494..572c295f7dd 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/applications/ManageApplications.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/applications/ManageApplications.java
@@ -1259,24 +1259,25 @@ public class ManageApplications extends InstrumentedFragment
         private final SummaryLoader mLoader;
         // TODO: Can probably hack together with less than full app state.
         private final ApplicationsState mAppState;
-        private final ApplicationsState.Session mSession;
         private final Handler mHandler;
+        private ApplicationsState.Session mSession;
 
         private SummaryProvider(Context context, SummaryLoader loader) {
             mContext = context;
             mLoader = loader;
             mAppState =
                     ApplicationsState.getInstance((Application) context.getApplicationContext());
-            mSession = mAppState.newSession(this);
             mHandler = new Handler(mAppState.getBackgroundLooper());
         }
 
         @Override
         public void setListening(boolean listening) {
             if (listening) {
+                mSession = mAppState.newSession(this);
                 mSession.resume();
             } else {
                 mSession.pause();
+                mSession.release();
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/applications/NotificationApps.java b/src/com/android/settings/applications/NotificationApps.java
index b599eb6e6aa..fc376524315 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/applications/NotificationApps.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/applications/NotificationApps.java
@@ -42,31 +42,33 @@ public class NotificationApps extends ManageApplications {
         private final SummaryLoader mLoader;
 
         private final ApplicationsState mAppState;
-        private final ApplicationsState.Session mSession;
         private final NotificationBackend mNotifBackend;
-        private final AppStateNotificationBridge mExtraInfoBridge;
         private final Handler mHandler;
+        private AppStateNotificationBridge mExtraInfoBridge;
+        private ApplicationsState.Session mSession;
 
         private SummaryProvider(Context context, SummaryLoader loader) {
             mContext = context;
             mLoader = loader;
             mAppState =
                     ApplicationsState.getInstance((Application) context.getApplicationContext());
-            mSession = mAppState.newSession(this);
             mNotifBackend = new NotificationBackend();
-            mExtraInfoBridge = new AppStateNotificationBridge(mContext,
-                    mAppState, this, mNotifBackend);
             mHandler = new Handler(mAppState.getBackgroundLooper());
         }
 
         @Override
         public void setListening(boolean listening) {
             if (listening) {
+                mSession = mAppState.newSession(this);
+                mExtraInfoBridge = new AppStateNotificationBridge(mContext,
+                        mAppState, this, mNotifBackend);
                 mSession.resume();
                 mExtraInfoBridge.resume();
             } else {
                 mSession.pause();
                 mExtraInfoBridge.pause();
+                mSession.release();
+                mExtraInfoBridge.release();
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/dashboard/SuggestionsChecks.java b/src/com/android/settings/dashboard/SuggestionsChecks.java
index a2061225eff..0ce82ad84ab 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/dashboard/SuggestionsChecks.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/dashboard/SuggestionsChecks.java
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ public class SuggestionsChecks {
     private final Context mContext;
 
     public SuggestionsChecks(Context context) {
-        mContext = context;
+        mContext = context.getApplicationContext();
     }
 
     public boolean isSuggestionComplete(Tile suggestion) {