Don't use them. I used advanced task killer and uninstalled it today my phone is faster, IV gotten more time off of a single charge, my phone has stoped randomly rebooting, and I have no lag in my keyboard any more. Test it outbfor your self droids don't need task killers...
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Hi all,
One habit I've developed with the Captivate is using Advanced Task Killer to kill apps that otherwise would just be hanging out in memory. I do this probably because I'm anal retentive like that, but also with the thought that it save me battery life if I do.
This has led to two questions of mine (excuse the noobiness to Android if these have been discussed):
1.) Why do so many applications start automatically when the phone boots up? (browser, gallery, etc etc). Is there a startup ini somewhere I can edit to prevent this or do all the apps just wake up? It's easy enough to kill, but I find some of the apps that start up very odd.
2.) Over the course of the day, even with Autokill on and security set to "Low", eventually my memory is consumed and it only gets back to its full state until the phone is rebooted. After all obvious apps have been killed the memory usage will will go from ~170mb (after a reboot) to as low as ~130mb (at the end of the day). Does anyone know why that happens and if there is a better way to manage memory/apps?
Thanks.
I used to use task killers, but I have uninstalled them and just let android do its thing. The only reason I'll end a program is if the program has an exit function or has froze, which is rare. With this method I don't have any slowdowns and great battery life. On the flipside I don't install poorly developed apps. Thats just me though.
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I got new Captivate two weeks ago and I didnt had any knowledge of Android before that. So as every noob does, I also got worried about my aweful battery and installed task killers. But I noticed that my phone started to lag. So after reading many articles and comments, I came to conclusion that I don't really need Task killer and Android is designed to stop all unwanted Apps itself (correct me if I am wrong here please)
So I thought to test something. I opened camera and then clicked back (not home key but back). The running apps in settings showed its not running, but in System Panel (as suggested by the author of one of the article) it shows Camera is still open but inactive.
So my question is, do these inactive but open apps consume bettery or affect performance?
My question may sound stupid, but I am really concerned about my battery not lasting more than 10 hrs.
If they use a lot of data and have constant updates then yes, they will consume a significant amount of battery. A moderatly simple app that is open but doesnt require data nor act frequently wont use a lot of battery at all. I still use a task killer, as android doesnt automatically "kill" on its own. You can avoid a lot of trouble by just turning off your mobile network when youre not using it; thats a great battery saver in general... good luck
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hilerc said:
You can avoid a lot of trouble by just turning off your mobile network when youre not using it; thats a great battery saver in general... good luck
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I have tweek to trun off my 3g and its never on. But at work I use Wifi to listen to online radio on my phone. So do I have to kill apps like TweetDeck, Facebook and Gmail, with Task killer? Even though I have disabled auto sync for these accounts.
Who here uses a taskiller you shouldnt use it here watch this!
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I use taskpanel for freeing up memory and then the built in task manager to kill specific apps and stuff.
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I use Tasker to kill apps when I'm turning off the screen
effin taskiller pro it suddenly broke my speaker, no sound.. then uninstalled & clean wipe my device. then after like 12hrs phone buzzes so loud like radio's on, can't turn it off but to turn off the phone manualy. then phone is ok again.
geekfor.me/faq/you-shouldnt-be-using-a-task-killer-with-android/
i've read that android is designed to not need a task killer. it actually doesn't save your battery, but uses more from what i understand.
thank you
starting with froyo ( android 2.2 ) it's really not necessary and potentially harmful to use task killers.
i am useing but i dont know is it right
Its frustrating as well as annoying whenever i turn on task killer to see Skype, Picasa tool and Gmail running in the background. I have disabled autosync and i even kill the services to stop them, but they return from the grave after ~10 minutes or so....
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Thats part of android. It has applications in the background that were called on once, and it keeps them in the RAM. Once android recognizes that the process is no longer needed, it terminates it and frees up ram
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Get Autostarts from the market. Similar to msconfig for Windows, it prevents apps from launching in the background and hogging memory & battery. It's only $1 and well worth it.
You can also "freeze" unused apps with Titanium Backup. Freezing an app hides it from android, effectively removing it. This is better than deleting the app, because if you freeze an app and your phone starts acting weird, just "unfreeze" that app and the phone will return to normal.
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Those apps are not running in the background, they're only cached in RAM. As long as you don't launch them they'll stay asleep. They don't eat your battery, and they don't take RAM away from running apps that need it.
If your phone runs out of memory those dormant apps will be kicked out of RAM.
In Android empty RAM is wasted RAM. Task killers are a real waste of RAM and battery.
i also seem to have fring always in the background, is there any way i can stop this?
Is there any tasks killer app that really kills some annoying apps running on my device? I'm using 2.3.3, and the battery is drying like crazy
task killers are bad for you phone. they're not necessary, and they kill battery life. just saying
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i also seem to have fring always in the background, is there any way i can stop this?
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You can tell fring not to autostart. The option is somewhere in the settings menu.
Android will still cache it in memory, especially if you use fring often. But if it is only cached it doesn't go online and it doesn't eat any battery power.
Same thing for almost all other apps. Just because Android loads them into RAM doesn't mean they're running.
sou i bought my desire s for 6 months and i used it and daly use it vas ok calls messages games wi fi and when i go to sleep i put it on charger vith 15-20% of battery now for feiw days my battery drain is masive i just use it for feiw calls and messages i dont turn on wi fi or play games or something i set everithing on poversave but the problem is there and my phone is losing signal what sould i do???? im completly stock
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No no no. I already requested for your thread to be moved here. You should have just waited instead of opening up a new one again!
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Install better battery starts and check your wakelocks. Seeing is keeping your phone awake.
In the mean while post a screenshot of your battery usage
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if you're using 3g and your phone is losing signal then thats why. low signal strength will kill your battery as it constantly tries to find a new stronger cell and has to keep disconnecting switching to 2g then back to 3g etc. turn your wifi back on it uses less power than 3g
Try es task manager to stop stuff loading on boot as well. Used it on my ds and on the wife's sensation xe. Wife was getting big battery drain, would last a day after ics update, now it lasts 2
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Task Killer Misconceptions
So we’ve explained how android works, what it means by “running” apps, and how it automatically manages its own memory so you can stick to enjoying your phone, lets move onto dispelling some common misconceptions about android and the use of task killers:
“Task killers make my battery last longer” – FALSE!
Task killers actually do the opposite, they make your battery life shorter! Lets look at what exactly you are doing when you kill a task. You are completely removing it from memory. Ok, so compared to leaving it in memory you are expecting to save battery? No, whether or not that bit of memory is used by an app or is free, the same amount of battery is going to be used. You are actually reducing battery life because when you next go to use that app, you have to fully reopen it, this uses more memory than simply bringing it out of memory.
“Task killers make my phone run faster” – FALSE
Task killers cause your phone to become unstable and jerky. Killing processes is bad because a process may be shared between applications. When you kill it, you are causing disruption within the OS, forcing apps to reopen, to reopen a shared process.
“There is no exit button, thats why i use a task killer” – FALSE
There is no exit button because android was designed to never have the need for a user to close apps. If an app needs closing, android will do this itself.
or http://droid-den.com/android-guides/android-guide-should-i-use-a-task-killer/
@up you're right. But PCrepair was talking about a task manager to prevent some apps from starting at device boot. That's something different. Your really long quoted post was a little bit unnecessary..
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I don't agree with you. I am a fan of ES apps but Es Task Manager mainly purpouse is to kill tasks.
I don't know what's causing the OP's problem but i am 99% sure that a task manager/killer is not the solution.
And please try not to comment my posts context/quallity i don't want to start a flame but i am sure you are not proude of more than 30% of your posts.
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@uq the reason for the es app is to stop none essential apps starting on boot. I agree that task killers will drain battery quicker.
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