Are task killers bad?
I am getting so many mixed answers on the Web, is task killing good or bad for your device?
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shawnrollick said:
Are task killers bad?
I am getting so many mixed answers on the Web, is task killing good or bad for your device?
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Task killing with the newest versions of android is pointless. You can tweak multitasking to better suit either battery needs or overall performance or mix the two. Using a task killer is just silly now lol. Unless you're an Android expert (in the sense of understanding every process and how the apps work) then just let android handle tasks itself.
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So basically, just keep all the apps running?
What if the device becomes sluggish because of so many apps open for so long?
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shawnrollick said:
So basically, just keep all the apps running?
What if the device becomes sluggish because of so many apps open for so long?
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By default it will kill apps when it needs more ram, you should back out of apps to kill em instead of home buttoning and leaving them in memory.
Plus most apps you kill will just restart them selves as some just run in the background
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Jarredw said:
Plus most apps you kill will just restart them selves as some just run in the background
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Which, could potentially cause more battery drain. Reloading apps all the time that you are killing. :what:
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So all in all, don't use task killers?
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Right
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Thank you all so much for the use full information un installing my task killer now thank you again!
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It's not killing anything. Does anyone know why this thing isn't killing apps?
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Because task killers don't work in 2.2 anymore?
Well, is there anything I can use to make these programs not start up unless I want them to?
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Tregrad said:
Well, is there anything I can use to make these programs not start up unless I want them to?
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Autostarts
Task killers aren't a good idea on Android, and autostarts only really decreases boot times.
So by having programs NOT start, that doesn't affect processor speed?
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Dont install ATK if you updated to FROYO. MY EVO kept rebooting over and over. I had to take the battery out and do a hard reset.
I was testing battery life on a rom so I could compare it to other roms. And I thought it would be near to have a simple app to sound an alarm when my battery percentage reaches a certain level
Also. If it could time the amount between two percentages the user specifies it would be awesome.
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Tasker can take care of this easily.
Really? I have to get that app.
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for logging you could also use drainguard, see my sig...
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sepherian said:
Really? I have to get that app.
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Tasker is the best option...
we added that feature to our app.
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This problem is extremely annoying. I have stock gingerbread g2x, and when I turn off the screen or it times out on its own, unlocking the screen will cause me to go back one or two times on my browser, effectively making my life miserable. Has anyone else experienced this?
Is this with the stock browser?
Try using dolphin it opera
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Yes
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I have never experienced this. Try a factory reset?
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You are most likely running out of memory. Try uninstalling some of the apps that run as services. You can check this from the application management.
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No, this is surely a bug with the half-baked gb rom lg released. I experienced this bug right away after updating to it.
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*disregard*
Happens to me once or twice.
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KRAZYADROIDMASTER said:
Happens to me once or twice.
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Same here. I doesn't happen every single time. Happens sporadic.
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Its not a memory issue due to apps, its a new phone with hardly anything installed. Should I flash to cm7?
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..... And it does it with opera and Dolphin.
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Bump
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This happens to me all the time as well. It's annoying for sure. I always wondered what caused it, lol.
Right now my phone is lagging incredibly bad and happens every so occasion. It feels like my ram is getting full very often. Any tips minus restarting occasionally which I do?
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EDIT: Just realized my phone is burning!
Go to developers options and set background limit to 3.
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Use the installed task manager app and press "stop all"
Hmm I've tried those steps without results but now I'm thinking this may be heat related...
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Flash a nandroid of a different rom? Or start with a fresh install of the rom? See if it continues to get hot.
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Hmm I've tried those steps without results but now I'm thinking this may be heat related...
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You probably have a misbehaving app.
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beaups said:
You probably have a misbehaving app.
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Probably, Got any recommendations for a app to try to find out which app? Also i just realized that my screen is using 79% of my battery...
Try systempanel
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Are there any apps out there that LEGITIMATELY help save/prolong battery life? I have memory booster running but that just helps my phone run smoother by killing cached app processes. Anything you guys can recommend?
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This phone requires it's own nuclear power plant lol.
Seriously though, don't use memory boosters. They kill battery.
My setup is, CPU Tuner with timeriffic to set display brightness. With Maz's latest kernel I can get by... mind you I live in a very bad signal area (2 bars if I am lucky).
I set cpu to 216 when screen off with performance governor. Also I turn off data and Wi-Fi when screen turns off.
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I have mazs latest beta kernel as well. Don't really see a difference in battery life from his previous oc kernel. Ill try CPU tuner though
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Pain-N-Panic said:
I have mazs latest beta kernel as well. Don't really see a difference in battery life from his previous oc kernel. Ill try CPU tuner though
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Sure, but be careful with it. I once it accidentally to low enough power to where I could not get out of screen off (kept going back to screen off). Also using one cpu does not work.
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Does CPU tuner even work with a kernel that not over clockable?
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Pain-N-Panic said:
Does CPU tuner even work with a kernel that not over clockable?
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Would, but only two cpu states will be accessible... fairly useless.
Edit: you need voltage states for intermediate voltages, then it should work. But I have never seen a non OC kernel with granular voltage definition.
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Antutu battery saver is genius. on the pulldown notification it gives battery % (+battery added)
so like 100%((+30)
also clean master (which is a memory booster) doesn't run in background so it doesn't deplete battery as much as some others
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i installed android booster, but also procured a brand new stock battery, and i actually am enjoying about 50-60% increase in battery life... although it still is not a lot (as far as i'm concerned!) after draining it, recharging to 100%, and then calibrating, i went 7 hrs 47 mins from 100% to 50% with normal use - calling, texting, some video, some gaming. not to bad considering my old battery would only last about 3 hours or less with the same kind of usage!!!
Pain-N-Panic said:
Are there any apps out there that LEGITIMATELY help save/prolong battery life? I have memory booster running but that just helps my phone run smoother by killing cached app processes. Anything you guys can recommend?
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Check out DS Battery saver. I use it on my N7, catch is, to save battery it turns off all wireless signals. It also forces the device into deep sleep as well.
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well i wouldn't want ALL wireless signals to be disrupted. How would i receive phone calls lol
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Yea, if you get the paid version you can create custom profiles. It's a nice app for a tablet, but only so nice for a phone.
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Pain-N-Panic said:
well i wouldn't want ALL wireless signals to be disrupted. How would i receive phone calls lol
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I have used it. Phone works (would be pointless otherwise as we already have the airplane mode).
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I just started using "Auto3G" to turn off data and periodically cycle it on to check for emails, etc. I'm getting over 48 hours with mild use.
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What rom are you using?
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Latest CM7 with Trinity ELP kernel.
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Haven't tried his elp kernel. Might give it a go!
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I'm using Trinity ELP file "ELP-G2x-06022012.zip", which has worked best for me as my G2X doesn't work that well with faux-based kernels. I'm also running dual boot with Maz's awesome JB rom with hardware acceleration - this is where I install games and experimental apps.
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