Been using advanced task killer and love it. I have been using the auto killer but it kills data and voice.
Does anyone know which apps or processes to add to the exception list to prevent that?
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Make sure in settings > security level that it's set to high...
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I don't see anything in settings and security for security level.
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In the app...open the app, push menu, go to settings them at the bottom it should be there
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Protip: Task-killers are absolutely worthless on Android. If you want to manage running apps, get something like Autostarts that changes PERMISSIONS.
TheBiles said:
Protip: Task-killers are absolutely worthless on Android. If you want to manage running apps, get something like Autostarts that changes PERMISSIONS.
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That is really true, I had always heard that but until I actually used Autostarts did I realize how it handles the system and running apps, all basically on it's own.
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Has anyone else noticed that the XDA App for this forum uses CPU even after you exit the app? I installed OS Monitor and it shows XDA App periodically using 10 to 15 percent even though I had selected the EXIT option from the XDA App menu.
After I killed the XDA App with task killer, I was fine. I know task killers are a controversial subject, but this is why I use a task killer.
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Exiting an app and closing it are two different things.
So how do you properly close the App?
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Menu>settings>applications>manage applications>running tab>app you want to close>force close.
Ditch the task killer. It is probably hogging more battery than the apps you are worried about closing.
Android OS has a built in task killer. It will open and close apps when needed. Task killer apps are overrated and cause other issues.
I use advance task kill and it seems .like whenever I open it it says I have apps running that I didn't open. Why is this, and how do I stop that?
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skaroger867 said:
I use advance task kill and it seems .like whenever I open it it says I have apps running that I didn't open. Why is this, and how do I stop that?
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With Android, you don't need to kill tasks. If it's not using CPU, then its not using battery. Task killer apps do more harm than good.
Read up more about this here: http://lifehacker.com/#!5650894/and...ed-what-they-do-and-why-you-shouldnt-use-them
You can't stop these apps from opening. The OS does this when it feels like it. The best to do is buy system panel, enable monitoring, and prove to yourself that those apps are using zero CPU by checking the CPU list.
Ok, this is my first day with this marvelous device. I installed Tweet caster, as it was my go to twitter app on my EVO. After I installed Tweet Comb and became fascinated by it, tweet caster on the xoom just doesn't carry too far.
Right now, both are giving me notifications and it's annoying, but I don't want to uninstall caster, either. Other than a reboot, what will fix this issue? Can't you simply exit an app? Do I need an app killer? I've been told app killers are unnecessary with Android, but on my EVO I use the app killer all the time.
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I don't use either app, but check the settings. You should be able to turn off notifications. In settings, apps, manage apps though you can stop an app. DO NOT USE A TASK MANAGER.
I agree that task managers that automatically kill apps are no longer required by android. However, in order to close apps easily I use an app called Active Apps, since a lot of apps tend to linger in the background. Put the widget on your desktop and it will give you a running tally of how many apps are running and allow you to opt to quit one or all of them.
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I don't know if this will be easier for you, but if you have to kill an app you can also find the app in the drawer and drag it onto the "i" , which will take you to the same spot as finding the app in "settings/applications/manage applications/" then finding the app.
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I agree that task managers that automatically kill apps are no longer required by android. However, in order to close apps easily I use an app called Active Apps, since a lot of apps tend to linger in the background. Put the widget on your desktop and it will give you a running tally of how many apps are running and allow you to opt to quit one or all of them.
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I swear that thing really sounds like a app killer lol. I'll check it out. Thanks
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I don't know if this will be easier for you, but if you have to kill an app you can also find the app in the drawer and drag it onto the "i" , which will take you to the same spot as finding the app in "settings/applications/manage applications/" then finding the app.
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Nice tip. Thanks!
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Into what I. I don't see an i.
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I have advance task killer and I close apps frequently through out the day. For some strange reason there are 30+ apps running when I'm only using 10 of at the most or a little more. How can I keep them from opening after they have been terminated???
My S3 is starting to move slow and I don't like it One bit!!!
One of the cardinal rules of Android is to never use a task killer......
As you have found out, the apps just open again anyway & all that open/closing will absolutely kill your battery life.
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One of the cardinal rules of Android is to never use a task killer......
As you have found out, the apps just open again anyway & all that open/closing will absolutely kill your battery life.
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SoO.......Do you have a solution?
Ummm close them or reboot
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xWiZxKiDx said:
SoO.......Do you have a solution?
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Don't use a task killer
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xWiZxKiDx said:
SoO.......Do you have a solution?
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Don't use a task killer, especially on Froyo and above.
Task killers are totally counter-productive in Android.
Android does a great job of memory management all by itself, just let it do its thing & don't worry about it.
Never use ATK. Wastes more battery then the apps themselves.
As everyone else has said, using a task killer makes things worse, not better.
What everyone has said about not using task killer plus, exit apps using the back button and not home if you want to close them. That way they will exit rather than stay in memory. Also, if you really want to dump everything out of memory then hold in home>task manager>end all.
And it's moving slowly since the task killer kills the app so the app relanches itself. Killed, relaunch, killed relaunch, killed relanch. Now multiply that by 10 or 20 or 30 apps and it's a wonder your CPUand RAM haven't melted yet.
There's a stock option in 'settings-developer settings' to limit background processes. Also to kill any app you leave right away.
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I have an app called Eva which is a voice assistant. I believe ics is sometimes closing the app when its in the background, because the widget for the app is not responsive and has no text sometimes and works fine other times. I don't know of anyway in ics to set an exception in the task management to never close this app or its background process. Any way to get around this without a 3rd party task killer? Or is there any way to see a log of what ics is killing in the background to confirm my suspicion?
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It's probably the apps problem I'd contact their user support.
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I've heard using task killers is bad. Is long-pressing the back key to kill an app just as bad? Its really useful when I want to stop it completely or not have to go back several menus.
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I've heard using task killers is bad. Is long-pressing the back key to kill an app just as bad? Its really useful when I want to stop it completely or not have to go back several menus.
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With ICS you don't need a task killer,it's inbuilt. But on gingerbread, a task killer is a very wellcome app, and i think long-pressing back to kill doesnt do harm,offcourse that may sometimes depend on wich app it is, but should be harmless.
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I've heard using task killers is bad. Is long-pressing the back key to kill an app just as bad? Its really useful when I want to stop it completely or not have to go back several menus.
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IMHO as an Android developer killing an app manually isn't bad. It's usually not necessary unless the app is doing something really stupid -- making a lot of network requests or refusing to turn off the GPS are two examples -- but it should be fine. Apps shouldn't get messed up when you force-close them unless they're designed poorly.
Tasks killers, on the other hand, are a Bad Thing because Android does a good job of managing memory on its own. Task killers try to do the same thing but they do it worse, with unpredictable results.
If you want to increase your battery life, check the statistics on your battery monitor app every once in awhile, most phones have one. Just uninstall any apps that seem to be eating up an inappropriate amount of battery.