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What are some must have apps for our phone after being rooted and making phone quicker? Plz give details of what app will do if you post any and thanks.
I would love to see some replies to this as well! I think most people use advanced task killer to speed up their phones but hey we will learn maybe.
Speeding up Apps
I am convinced that task killers do not work as you might expect. The way that Android works with memory is that for most apps there is little use to killing an inactive task. Most apps don't leach memory in the phase where they are unused, and are deleted from memory after being unused the longest. If there is a sudden need for additional memory, the built in garbage collector in Android kills old processes, otherwise the app sits dormant in memory. If you want to start up that app again, the memory is just reactivated. Task killers just kill apps that are sitting dormant for no real reason--they don't gain you speed for certain. They MIGHT help if an app doesn't play properly with memory, but generally you won't notice an advantage to doing this, in fact things might slow down(you'll have to relaunch that app to use it again rather than reactivate it). The only "speed up" apps I use are:
Quick Settings--To quickly access commonly used dettings rather than digging through the list.
SetCPU--WHich allows you to overclock or underclock your CPU. In reality, I used this more to underclock than overclock(preferring battery to speed).
and Swiftkey X--Which speeds up your data input through its wicked cool prediction of what I want to type next. Other than that you have a Tegra II dual core beast. Its already fast. Find a good EXT4 based system(ext4 is the system's internal drive format...ext3 is the standard buil, but ext4 is faster(somewhat). Also use a good ROM and enjoy. How fast do you need it to be? I don't experience much lag at all with my phone.
setcpu for speed and improving battery life.
Autokiller memory optimizer (optimum is a good setting to start at), autorun manager, sd booster & juice plotter.
Those are good tools for performance, battery life and understanding how much time you have left. Depending on your preference, juice defender also. I love it, adds hours of life to my phone, but some people don't like it, all depends on your preference I guess.
I agree with gpmartinson also on task killers, their are tools to manage your phone without using such a raw and possible hurtful or annoying app.
Don't forget, their are many threads identical to this one also.
Eh, if your interested, here's a list of my apps: http://www.appbrain.com/user/bmann_420
I'm just posting this cause I like to see other peoples lists also (at least somewhat android educated users' lists) lol =)
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simi clock
set cpu
go sms
launcher pro
player pro
quickpic
camera 360
Root Explorer and SetCPU! Root explorer can really do it all.
Power Amp music player(obviously free)
That's all I can think of
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GO SMS
GO Launcher
Root explorer
Picsay Pro
Quick Pic
Setcpu
Vidtrim Pro
Beautiful Widgets
1) Titanium Backup
2) SetCPU or Pimp my CPU
3) App Remover
4) Root Explorer
5) QR Droid Private
6) Camcard
The only way to make the phone "quicker" is to install an efficient rom along with an overclocked kernel.
1. Titanium backup
2. SMS backup
3. LG 2X/Black/#D Notofications
4. Launcher Pro
5. Beautiful Widgets
6. Skype
7. Tune-in radio.
8. Soundhound
1. Handcent
2. Meebo
3. Soundhound
4. Pandora
5. Minimalistic Text
6. Myweather
7. Google Reader
Newsrob Pro (std is fine too)
Handcent SMS
Tweetdeck
Beautiful Widgets
LauncherPro Plus
SMS Backup+
Titanium Backup
Rom Manager
Dolphin Browser
Wapedia (wikipedia app)
Spare Parts+ is one I did not see anyone list. I use it to speed up windows animations a transitions. Set the speed to fast and it is like having a new phone.
Juice Defender - free edition was enough for me
DSP Manager - a must if you love music (but then who doesnt love music)
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I am convinced that task killers do not work as you might expect. The way that Android works with memory is that for most apps there is little use to killing an inactive task. Most apps don't leach memory in the phase where they are unused, and are deleted from memory after being unused the longest. If there is a sudden need for additional memory, the built in garbage collector in Android kills old processes, otherwise the app sits dormant in memory. If you want to start up that app again, the memory is just reactivated. Task killers just kill apps that are sitting dormant for no real reason--they don't gain you speed for certain. They MIGHT help if an app doesn't play properly with memory, but generally you won't notice an advantage to doing this, in fact things might slow down(you'll have to relaunch that app to use it again rather than reactivate it). The only "speed up" apps I use are:
Quick Settings--To quickly access commonly used dettings rather than digging through the list.
SetCPU--WHich allows you to overclock or underclock your CPU. In reality, I used this more to underclock than overclock(preferring battery to speed).
and Swiftkey X--Which speeds up your data input through its wicked cool prediction of what I want to type next. Other than that you have a Tegra II dual core beast. Its already fast. Find a good EXT4 based system(ext4 is the system's internal drive format...ext3 is the standard buil, but ext4 is faster(somewhat). Also use a good ROM and enjoy. How fast do you need it to be? I don't experience much lag at all with my phone.
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Watchdog Task Manager works. If you set it up right, all it does is monitor, never autokills. If an app starts using excessive cpu cycles it alerts you. It is very useful in finding apps that kill your battery.
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Launcher Pro
Titanium Backup
Tasker
Battery Notifier
GEICO BROSTACHE
please forgive if this has been posted before
guys if you find any app which improves battery life please post it here
like i use
1) Fast Reboot PRO :- it reinitializes every app & clears memory (we can set period as per custom requirement)
2) Advance Task Manager PRO :- it kills unncessary apps repeatedly & we can set period of killing
Beware of task killers - they don't actually save battery because the apps they kill are typically not using any significant amount of battery power to begin with. You'll only end up draining your battery.
Here are some of the system tools that I use to manage/monitor my android.
Titanium Backup
To backup and freeze/uninstall useless system apps
Android Assistant
To prevents apps from auto startup at reboot
Easy battery saver
Battery Management
Betterbatterystats
To find out what's eating my battery
EF file explorer
File explorer...
SD maid
To clear up unwanted files and free up more space
Battery info widget
To see the battery temperature (I realised the other battery apps above don't show that! And my battery gets really hot sometimes, so I'm trying to monitor it for a while)
Where's my droid
To track phone if lost.
I know there are some overlaps. If you have any advice on what might be a better combination or replacement, feel free to comment on mine setup or any other posters.
Also, others can look to this thread to see what might be a good combination for themselves.
If time permits, I could try combine them into list... if I could think of a way to categorize them...
I found an application named AutoKiller Memory Optimizer by which applying its tweaks It makes my phone more smoothly and saves my battery very well!
There are some reviews below links:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=622666
http://andrs.w3pla.net/autokiller
http://andrs.w3pla.net/autokiller/details
http://andrs.w3pla.net/autokiller/kernel
If anyone has installed this application plz give your opinion !
Task killers are pointless, just use Autostarts and Greenify.
That combo will be far more efficient
It's not a regular task killer! I suggest to try it!
Listy2021 said:
Task killers are pointless, just use Autostarts and Greenify.
That combo will be far more efficient
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It's not a regular task killer! I suggest to try it!
ehsan453 said:
It's not a regular task killer! I suggest to try it!
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Yes it is, it's just filled with other guff to make it look more advanced or whatever
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Yes it is, it's just filled with other guff to make it look more advanced or whatever
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You have not test it yet, therefore you can't understand what i mean!
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You have not test it yet, therefore you can't understand what i mean!
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How do you know I haven't tested it before?
The whole reason I can make a judgement on task killers (including this one) is that before using Autostarts & Greenify I tested other options, therefore my opinion is valid :good:
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How do you know I haven't tested it before?
The whole reason I can make a judgement on task killers (including this one) is that before using Autostarts & Greenify I tested other options, therefore my opinion is valid :good:
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It's not a task killer. It's an app that modify your lmk and add some tweaks. But you can kill some apps from this app.
What is so special about this task killer? No, I am not gonna test it.
Vit5000 said:
What is so special about this task killer? No, I am not gonna test it.
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First Plz read reviews in first post and also these two reviews:
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Releasing RAM With Autokiller Memory Optimizer
Have you ever wished to speed up your Android, but now known how? Have you tried task killers, but found it hard to tell whether you made an improvement? In this post, we’ll look at Autokiller Memory Optimizer, an app that gives you more control over how Android releases its system resources.
“You shouldn’t be using a task killer with Android” clearly explains why the task killers are not a good solution to fasten up your system in the Android interface. Briefly, we might say that the reason that task killers are no good for Android is that the same system regulates itself for releasing RAM memory. Process are not killed when you close the app; instead the process stays open until the system itself realizes it needs more memory to run a new process. This way, you can actually gain some speed when you restart the app, as its resources may still be in memory.
Just like a computer, a smartphone uses Random Access Memory (RAM) for processing the functionality of softwares and apps. When you are running low on RAM, your phone will start to slow down, because it needs more memory than is available. As a solution to this problem, Android devices has an autokiller that automatically shuts apps down when the memory used is close to the limit. Obviously this limit depends on the capabilities and configuration of your phone.
If you root your phone (and I totally recommend you to do that) you can use apps for changing your system parameters like the RAM auto killing. One of this apps is Autokiller Memory Optimizer available on the Android Market.
As the developer says: “AutoKiller Memory Optimizer is designed to fine-tune Android system’s inner memory manager routines to keep your device fast and smooth. It also features a full-powered process manager which lets you control your whole system.”
Warning: Messing around with system configurations like this is potentially dangerous to your phone, and not for the faint-hearted! Check out our other How To articles for safer tips on improving performance.
Going for It
The system itself divides the process into six different types, and here’s where it gets technical. The six types are as follows.
FOREGROUND_APP: This is the process running the current foreground app. We’d really rather not kill it! Value set in system/rootdir/init.rc on startup.
VISIBLE_APP: This is a process only hosting activities that are visible to the user, so we’d prefer they don’t disappear. Value set in system/rootdir/init.rc on startup.
SECONDARY_SERVER: This is a process holding a secondary server — killing it will not have much of an impact as far as the user is concerned. Value set in system/rootdir/init.rc on startup.
HIDDEN_APP: This is a process only hosting activities that are not visible, so it can be killed without any disruption. Value set in system/rootdir/init.rc on startup.
CONTENT_PROVIDER: This is a process with a content provider that does not have any clients attached to it. If it did have any clients, its adjustment would be the one for the highest-priority of those processes.
EMPTY_APP: This is a process without anything currently running in it. Definitely the first to go! Value set in system/rootdir/init.rc on startup. This value is initialized in the constructor, careful when refering to this static variable externally.
For every type of app, the system has a limit of pages (1 page=4 kilobytes) predefined. Autokiller Memory Optimizer allows you to modify this.
For the changes you can make you have the freedom to set as you wish, but there is a lock on the three first types of apps (this can be removed in the Preferences tab) and there isalso a list of presets configuration as follows (the numbers corresponds to megabytes remaining before shutting apps in the last 3 types of apps): Moderate (30, 35, 40), Optimum (40, 50, 60), Strict (60, 70, 80), Aggressive (82, 90, 98), Extreme (150, 160, 170), Ultimate (200, 225, 250) and (a wink from the developer about the TV series) Lost (4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42).
Autokiller presets
Within these presets, you should try different ones, because every phone has its own RAM capacity and it would not be a good idea to set a killing parameter that is very close to your RAM total capacity as your phone would be killing apps constantly and you wouldn’t be able to use it at all.
Processes list
The app also categorizes the running apps in the six types and you can kill them manually for RAM release in the tab processes and the same occurs with the services in the current tab.
Services list
This app has also a donate version with some more features like the Chuck Norris mode when you can configure the app to use aggressive killing to release memory. It also gives the ability to set a different preset when the screen of the phone is off (this is very useful because when the screen is off you do not need memory to run new apps, but it still consumes battery).
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Tweak your system thanks to AutoKiller Memory Optimizer
Summary
Relax, I’m not trying to fool you into thinking that a task killer is really a tweak. Don’t be fooled by the ‘AutoKiller’ part of the app’s name, focus on the other words instead, because AutoKiller Memory Optimizer will allow you to fiddle around and make a few adjustments. Read on and find out what kind of adjustments I’m talking about, and whether the app is worth your time.
Features & Use
AutoKiller Memory Optimizer is there to help you bring your system up to par by conducting a bit of fine tuning. The app comes with a task manager. Use the task manager to get rid of lagging processes, the logic behind this being that if you’ve got something running that’s not really doing anything useful, but does consume 98% of the CPU as well as a hefty chunk of memory you should really unload energy hoggers. Your system will thank you by running smoothly. The task manager also displays the oom_value for ever app—more details below.
The app allows you to regulate the settings for the OOM killer, the automatic killer integrated in every Android device whose role it is to create more memory space wherever possible. As you know, in the Android world applications are never halted or shut down, they are merely rendered inactive—until the memory pipes up and the Out Of Memory Killer rears its head. But when does memory shortage become critical? And who decides which apps should be banished, and when should this occur? If you want to make these types of decisions yourself take a look at AutoKiller Memory Optimizer.
Android divides running apps into six categories ranging from the app that you’re currently working with to ‘empty apps’ (i.e. apps that you left by hitting the back button at some point). Once RAM space becomes too low the OOM killer will start by banishing said empty apps, and, if need be, continue working its way up. AutoKiller Memory Optimizer lets you decide how much free RAM space is required for your device run smoothly. There are different presettings to pick from (‘moderate’, ‘aggressive’, etc) and you can check out the developer’s website to read up on user experiences.
Bottom line:
AutoKiller Memory Optimizer affords you easy access to essential systems settings, allowing your Android to perform as optimally as possible. How essential this kind of app is is contingent on lots of factors: which device you’re working with, how good the manufacturer’s presettings are and what can be done to adjust them.
Screen & Controls
AutoKiller Memory Optimizer is set up in a very logical way. While high skilled, expert knowledge of Android isn’t essential in order to get the best performance out of the controls, it doesn’t hurt to have some experience. You can find in depth information and details regarding the settings options on the developer’s website, which means that you really don’t need much background knowledge in order to get something out of this app.
If you have a bit of experience you will find that the app’s controls are intuitive; if you’ve never worked with tweaking before I recommend that you give this app a miss.
Speed & Stability
AutoKiller Memory Optimizer is fast, stabil and dependable. I’ve been using the app for just over a month and it hasn’t crashed once so far.
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This actually helps very much with memory management. I've been using it alongside Greenify and Autostarts for several months now.
Those individuals banging on about it being just another task manager clearly did not use this app as it is intended to be used.
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If i use the "ultimate" preset, will it drain my battery faster?
AzizWahid said:
If i use the "ultimate" preset, will it drain my battery faster?
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Best preset is optimum
Its 2018 now. Is it still useful?
Am share some apps that speed up your device like a fairy....
Android isn't as controlled and regulated as its iOS competitor. No matter what version of the OS you're running, it's basically a tinkerer's dream. It allows users to tweak and optimize the system's performance from A to Z. From cache cleaner to junk file hunters, CPU overclocking tools, app disablers, and task automation tools, here are 10 Android apps that you can use to get the speed and performance.....
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#1 clean master( free )
Cheetah Mobile's Clean Master comes with a Junk Files tool for cleaning your phone's app and system cache as well as temp files. It also sports a memory saving Phone Boost tool, an app manager and antivirus tool. While you can probably skip the task-killer-like features of Phone Boost, the Junk File tool is great at cleaning out widowed and temporary files, as well as cleaning out your system cache to free up phone storage. The app manager allows users to backup APKs, move apps to the SD card and uninstall apps. A surprising strong point is Clean Master's antivirus tool, which scored highly in AV-TEST's latest mobile antivirus survey.
#2. Du speed booster ( Free )
Another comparable all-in-one Android optimization tool is DU Speed Booster, which comes with a Trash Cleaner for app cache and junk file cleaning, a one-touch accelerator, app manager, antivirus, a privacy advisor and built-in Internet speed test. Again, the benefits of task-killing with accelerators are dubious, DU Speed Booster's junk file / cache cleaner is a great way to free up internal storage space, and the app manager and other tools are also solid extras.
#3. CC CLEANER (FREE)
Piriform's CCleaner is one of the best PC maintenance tools for Windows machines, and now, it's also gone mobile with an Android app that's the perfect tool to help you clean the crap out of your system. Like its desktop sibling, CCleaner for Android is a multipurpose cleaning tool that can clean out your application cache, download folders, browser history, and other temporary files, as well as optionally clean your call and SMS log selectively or in bulk. In addition to its fast, ad-free cleaning experience, CCleaner also comes with an app manager, CPU, RAM and storage meters, as well as battery and temperature tools.
#4. Nova launcher. ( free and paid )
Another element that could be slowing your Android phone down is the custom launcher that the manufacturer has installed. If you find all the extras and doodads distracting, or worse, if you find that they actually slow your phone down, consider getting a customizable launcher like Nova Launcher. Fast, sleek and highly customizable, Nova Launcher is among the best modern Android launcher apps. Nova balances extensive appearance and utility customizations with a minimal performance impact, letting you set your home screen just right without slowing down performance. There are a lot of options to work through, from color themes to icon packs, scrollable docks to app drawer customizations, folder settings and infinite scrolling. For other options, check out our rundown of some of the best Android launchers.
#5. Tasker ( paid.). (My favorite)
Android also features powerful apps that can automate trivial or repetitive tasks based on a variety of triggers. Among the most famous of these is Tasker, a versatile task automation app for Android phones that lets you create your own automatic task scripts based on a wide variety of actions and customizable triggers. From automatically silencing your phone at work or killing your mobile data when arriving at home or firing up your music app when you plug in your headphones, there are so many possible uses for this that it'd be folly to attempt to describe them all. While Tasker works perfectly fine even without root access, installing it on a rooted phone allows you to utilize even more custom task options. You can even take some of these automatic scripts and publish them in app format with the Tasker App Factory add on.
#6 Greenify ( free and paid.).
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Greenify basically puts an app in a state of hibernation, unable to access system resources, bandwidth or run background processes. However, Greenify allows you to run an app normally in the foreground when explicitly called by the user without any extra fuss. If you've got memory or battery hogs that keep draining resources in the background, don't bother with a task-killer when you can just Greenify it. Just don't do that to your alarm clock or messenger, unless you want them to stop working.
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The only good apps are tasker ( root version ) and Greenify ( donate version ) .
Clean Master and DU Speed booster are fake and scammy.
They don't do any thing you can't do yourself.
They have access to private data they don't even need too.
Very useful thank you
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Very useful thank you
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As stated most of those apps malware