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Hey guys, im wondering what is the best task manager i can use with my xperia or windows mobile 6? I have itje's rom and i notice after a softreset my usage is about 43% and then eventaully within a couple of days without turning it off it rises up to 65% and doesnt go down (I dont have any programs running). So im guessing there are processes that HTC task manager doesnt pick up on.
Thanks
anyone please?
Fi3nD said:
anyone please?
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in my opinion, the best task manager is included in WisBar Advance 3. You have to pay for the software. And it's a very slow one too.
if ur using one of the tf3d roms, then this is normal..the reason is allover the rom thread so u might wanna read to find out why
Soft resetting every 2 or 3 days is healthy
Or go to /windows/ and open TaskManager, then kill the unnecessary processes mannually
My favourite Taskmanager is "WKTask". It's freeware and has all functions i've ever wished. It's just like working with "big" windows. Simple by setting some preferences you can easily apply your preferences. I've now been using it for one month and had never any problem concerning bugs, lacks or anything else!
orderme said:
My favourite Taskmanager is "WKTask". It's freeware and has all functions i've ever wished. It's just like working with "big" windows. Simple by setting some preferences you can easily apply your preferences. I've now been using it for one month and had never any problem concerning bugs, lacks or anything else!
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Hey, thanks for the heads up about WKTask - looks sweet - and welcome to XDA!
Is it possible to make the task bar icons bigger (finger friendly) and to move them to the bottom menu bar? Then it would be perfect.
gtrab said:
Soft resetting every 2 or 3 days is healthy
Or go to /windows/ and open TaskManager, then kill the unnecessary processes mannually
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Yes, that's true!
In addition to this, I use FDC Task Manager... really useful, lots of functionalities, and you can run it only when you need it.
Is it possible to make the task bar icons bigger (finger friendly) and to move them to the bottom menu bar? Then it would be perfect.
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Well I don't think so. I would have liked it much more, as you said, a bit more fingerfriendly, but as long as no other program does the job as good as WKTask for me, I won't change it. Do you know any project under construction concerning Taskmanagers? Wisbar and all the others are expensive and lacking. Also I have the feeling, that they can't really deal with the panelmanager...
Any idea for replacing the buggy task manager is appreciated
try taskfacade4
mobilkungen78 said:
try taskfacade4
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why? it consumes loads of memory!!!
moh.sakhaii said:
Any idea for replacing the buggy task manager is appreciated
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He probably means the buggy graphic on top right of the screen...
oldhouse said:
He probably means the buggy graphic on top right of the screen...
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No, the problem with stock task manager is that it does not show some applications and they continue to run in the background.
Now we need to exactly patch or write a similar application not something incompatible with the quick menu or such.
Just install taskmanager again.
sakkeus11 said:
Just install taskmanager again.
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Thanks, I will check it out.
Does it work? Anyone know how to solve problem with fast increasing RAM consuming in WM6.5?
michal_banszel said:
Does it work? Anyone know how to solve problem with fast increasing RAM consuming in WM6.5?
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No,It didn't. the task manager that was provided by sakkeus11 was from wm 6.1 which does not show quick menu on today screen. We really need to solve this issue.
Fast increasing RAM consumption in WM6.5
I'm using XDA Ignito which was upgraded to WM 6.5 using the DiamonCustomRUU (tried both Standard and Titanium).
As I use the device the Memory seems to quickly go down. Having recently flashed the device with Standard DiamondCustomRUU, I currently have 18.32 MB free under Storage, and 9.41 MB free under Program.
I've gone into task manager to see if there are any programs left hanging around but task manager doesn't show me anything under the "Running Program List:" or "Exclusive Program List". So how am I supposed to remove / shut any programs down to free-up memory.
This used to be a fairly simple task in the old XDA 2 models under earlier versions of WM.
Can someone please advise????
Hi all
I would like to ask if its normal that th mobile increase the memory of the busy program memory and not having any program running. The phone starts with 31% of program memory busy, but ultimately go up to 50% and is increasing.
Thanks for help
yes it's normal. First of all you have the active programs you can close in the taks manager. Second, Touch Flow 3d keeps some programs like opera running without you being able to shut it down. This is done for the push pages for exampel. It's the same for the agenda and media player. For fast acces those are kept in the memmory.
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yes it's normal. First of all you have the active programs you can close in the taks manager. Second, Touch Flow 3d keeps some programs like opera running without you being able to shut it down. This is done for the push pages for exampel. It's the same for the agenda and media player. For fast acces those are kept in the memmory.
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Tnks...just i dont hv any progrm runing in th task manager:S...
That's correct. HTC caused some programs not to appear in the task manager. If you install a future custom rom without manilla, you probably won't have this problem. Your memmory should never be above the 80% when everything you CAN close is closed.
That's correct. HTC caused some programs not to appear in the task manager. If you install a future custom rom without manilla, you probably won't have this problem. Your memmory should never be above the 80% when everything you CAN close is closed.
quarintus said:
That's correct. HTC caused some programs not to appear in the task manager. If you install a future custom rom without manilla, you probably won't have this problem. Your memmory should never be above the 80% when everything you CAN close is closed.
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Ok, thank u one more time!
http://androidspin.com/2010/05/25/why-you-dont-need-a-task-killer-app-with-android/
Why you don’t need a task killer app with Android.
Posted Posted by Cody Banks on 25th May 2010 Comments 5 comments
A lot of people have asked us what the best app is for killing tasks? Well, the answer is none of them. Sure there are some nice apps out there for killing tasks, but the fact is you just don’t need one with Android. In fact, most developers
won’t even look at your logcat file if they see you running a task killer app on your Android-based phone.
To clear things up about this, Google’s Android developers blog has finally put this debate to rest about why a task killer is unnecessary, as well as why there are certain services that run in the background all the time, I’m sure at one time or another you’ve seen them and asked yourself “Why do those services keep starting after I kill them?”. Below you can read about when applications stop.......
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I've found no matter how many times it's said, someone will have an anecdote about how their phone became amazingly fast or they doubled battery life using one of these apps. People who want to use them will continue to do so. Don't trouble yourself.
It's nice to have one to kill the odd app that is messing up, but other than that I don't use one.
Aitese said:
I've found no matter how many times it's said, someone will have an anecdote about how their phone became amazingly fast or they doubled battery life using one of these apps. People who want to use them will continue to do so. Don't trouble yourself.
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the reason people say this is because it's actually true.
that's just the truth, maybe you should try using one and notice the difference.
I uninstalled mine for the first time yesterday to test the theory and today, my battery lasted a grand total of 4.5 hours. that's a whole 3 hours less than before.
and at the end of the day, when it's laggy and then use the TK, it really does clear things up.
still wish there was a way to make the battery last longer, it really does suck
samac92 said:
It's nice to have one to kill the odd app that is messing up, but other than that I don't use one.
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You can do this from android... no need for an app.
Barff1984 said:
I uninstalled mine for the first time yesterday to test the theory and today, my battery lasted a grand total of 4.5 hours. that's a whole 3 hours less than before.
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I'd say if you're only getting between 4.5 and 7.5 hours battery life, I'd say you've probably got a rogue app installed anyway.
Regards,
Dave
foxmeister said:
I'd say if you're only getting between 4.5 and 7.5 hours battery life, I'd say you've probably got a rogue app installed anyway.
Regards,
Dave
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I agree, taskkillers aren't battery savers they are drainers...
Have had my desire for a couple of days now (comming from a htc hero) and since I removed my taskmanager my desire has juice for about 1,5 days.
With taskpanel I hardly reached 24 hours... And I haven't noticed the device becoming slower...
I don't miss it and if I don't get any strange apps I won't ever install a taskmanager again...
well there are some apps which don't work properly.
Take the xda android app as example. it would sometimes just freeze, and there was no way to restart the app, no option for force close was provided by Android OS either.
In this case Android isn't doing anything, so you have to kill the process manually using
1. the default android feature
2. using a task killer.
I like the quick access to the advanced task killer over the notification area, therefore i use it.
People can tell me whole day long how ingenius Android is, and that it will do everything automatically. But i made very different experiences with some 3rd party apps, which needed some killing every now and then. The xda app is only ONE example of many.
Barff1984 said:
the reason people say this is because it's actually true.
that's just the truth, maybe you should try using one and notice the difference.
I uninstalled mine for the first time yesterday to test the theory and today, my battery lasted a grand total of 4.5 hours. that's a whole 3 hours less than before.
and at the end of the day, when it's laggy and then use the TK, it really does clear things up.
still wish there was a way to make the battery last longer, it really does suck
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The thing is I HAVE used them. Advanced Task Killer was the first app I installed on receiving my Desire...the phone became glitchy and buggy and laggy and it was horrible. I uninstalled ATK and all that stopped. It now NEVER slows down, and I'm getting well over 8hrs of use a day.
I suspect you have a buggy app, and THAT is what you need to find.
We need to stop giving bad app developers a feww ride by ignoring their bad code and just killing the process. Uninstall their app, give it a bad review and insist on using a rival app.
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well there are some apps which don't work properly.
Take the xda android app as example. it would sometimes just freeze, and there was no way to restart the app, no option for force close was provided by Android OS either.
In this case Android isn't doing anything, so you have to kill the process manually using
1. the default android feature
2. using a task killer.
I like the quick access to the advanced task killer over the notification area, therefore i use it.
People can tell me whole day long how ingenius Android is, and that it will do everything automatically. But i made very different experiences with some 3rd party apps, which needed some killing every now and then. The xda app is only ONE example of many.
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You can force close an app from Android. Menu > Settings > Applications > Manage Applications > Locate the app > open it and force stop.
Create a shortcut to manage applications short cut on your home screen if you like, then you'll only need to do this:
Open Manage Applictions short cut > Locate the app > open it and force stop. - This is just as simple as using a task manager shortcut.
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You can force close an app from Android. Menu > Settings > Applications > Manage Applications > Locate the app > open it and force stop.
Create a shortcut to manage applications short cut on your home screen if you like, then you'll only need to do this:
Open Manage Applictions short cut > Locate the app > open it and force stop. - This is just as simple as using a task manager shortcut.
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actually using the notification drawer is more comfortable for me. But this is just personal preference.
Yes-They might be useful to kill the occasional rogue app. but apart from that they are pretty pointless. Android does a good job of killing tasks itself.
Despite all the evidence to the contrary people many will continue to use them and use them indiscriminately. Still if they want generally poorer performance and reduced battery life surely that is their choice.
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actually using the notification drawer is more comfortable for me. But this is just personal preference.
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How does that work. the notification draw is pretty much blank most of the time save for new message/downloads etc ?
has anyone actually tried to load up so many apps, so there's almost no memory left, so android kills other apps by himself? It's all excellent in theory, but never witnessed it in real life.
guys I had advanced task manager installed in my phone and my phone was laggy, and my battery was always down to 40-50% at the end of the day, but yesterday on someone's advice I removed ATM, and instantly i noticed the difference, there was no lag in the menus and everything was smooth, and today my battery was an astonishing 85 % remaining when i came back home, and I intentionaly used my phone more than usual. so at least one thing is sure that I will not be using any task manager.
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How does that work. the notification draw is pretty much blank most of the time save for new message/downloads etc ?
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with advanced task manager you can see a small icon at the notification area (at all times). When pulling down the drawer you'll see an entry which says "advanced task manager".
just touch it and a list with current running apps will show up.
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guys I had advanced task manager installed in my phone and my phone was laggy, and my battery was always down to 40-50% at the end of the day, but yesterday on someone's advice I removed ATM, and instantly i noticed the difference, there was no lag in the menus and everything was smooth, and today my battery was an astonishing 85 % remaining when i came back home, and I intentionaly used my phone more than usual. so at least one thing is sure that I will not be using any task manager.
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there are way too many variables in this equation, as to just claim that ATM is responsible for hogging 30-40% battery power per day.
Of course it will have some kind of impact, just like other apps too. But i don't think that it will have a much bigger impact.
no, I dont think there are any variables involved in my case except ATM, I never use internet on mine phone during the day coz i always have internet access on my laptop, instead today I used wifi intentionaly just for testing battery and played asphalt which I normaly dont play during the work hours,
Here's a video from the Developer site that explains very well how Android manages Apps:
http://developer.android.com/videos/index.html#v=fL6gSd4ugSI
And if I really need to kill something (very rare!) then I use Task Tray Beta:
http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.stonedonkey.tasktray or find it in the Market.
This app is also great for seeing what 's actually running and what 's not anymore. And for switching to some App that you know is running, but in the default Android task switcher you can see only 6 apps.... and this will show all.
I tried out a few task killer but all they did was stop my alarm going off in the morning! I'm sure that's something I could have changed though.
I find the best way to keep my desire running nice and quick is to give it a reboot every morning on my way to work. Only takes a couple of minutes....give it a try...
There's a picture of a blue cog wheel flashing in the top right corner everytime I press the power button and view my home screen. Anyone have this issue?
Also, does anyone else have the bug where you try to open a thread (texting) and it just goes back to your page of contacts like 5 times before you can view your thread?
Here are the solutions!
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There's a picture of a blue cog wheel flashing in the top right corner everytime I press the power button and view my home screen. Anyone have this issue?
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Have you rooted your phone? It has not happened to anyone in this world in Stock ROM.
Look, the Amazing Spiderman 3D Live Wallpaper has a sign in the top right corner when we switch between homescreens. So, I think it might be something with the wallpaper you're using..
OR
It may be some app you downloaded that runs all the time (like a battery saver app) which shows some sort of sign when the screen is turned On and the phone is Awake.
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Also, does anyone else have the bug where you try to open a thread (texting) and it just goes back to your page of contacts like 5 times before you can view your thread?
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Yes, it happened to me. Not 5 times, but I must say that the Stock Messages app is bad! Very, Very, Very bad!
It'll go away by itself.. At least now it doesn't happen with me... Actually its because HTC One V hasn't loaded all the threads and we command it to open a thread. So, after 1 second when all the threads (the whole messages app is loaded) it takes us back to show the full messages app loaded.
Ah great explanation, thanks man. Any new messaging apps that you would recommend? The phone is actually my mothers with that issue that has been not sending texts at random intervals and wanting htc error reports as well. It has a 3d wallpaper, not rooted and I don't think either of those have to do with the wheel. It's pretty much stock.
Here you are! Messages app- SOLVED !
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Any new messaging apps that you would recommend? The phone is actually my mothers with that issue that has been not sending texts at random intervals and wanting htc error reports as well.
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No. I won't recommend any 'cause I've never seen any! Also, it's not needed! You know... My memory RAM was too low (always 30-40MB free). But when I uninstalled many apps that I never used, with the phone getting faster, the messages app has also got smoother. :laugh:
Now why did this affect the Messages app? --Because I uninstalled apps that took a lot of RAM, my RAM got released much after they got uninstalled. Now I have 70-80MB of RAM free and indirectly this helps the Messages app by allowing it to take RAM and store cache. Now I dont have any problem with Messages app..
Perform the following steps-
Clear the data and cache in Settings-Apps-Messages.
Open the messages app and use it.
Go to Settings-Apps.
Under the Running tab, gently tap on the green area at the bottom right (which indicates your free RAM).
The Running tab will then show the cached processes.
The more the memory is used by the Messages app, the more it gets smoother.
If no memory is used, let me and eveeyone on XDA know.
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It has a 3d wallpaper, not rooted and I don't think either of those have to do with the wheel. It's pretty much stock.
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WHICH 3D Wallpaper?
Paresh Kalinani said:
No. I won't recommend any 'cause I've never seen any! Also, it's not needed! You know... My memory RAM was too low (always 30-40MB free). But when I uninstalled many apps that I never used, with the phone getting faster, the messages app has also got smoother. :laugh:
Now why did this affect the Messages app? --Because I uninstalled apps that took a lot of RAM, my RAM got released much after they got uninstalled. Now I have 70-80MB of RAM free and indirectly this helps the Messages app by allowing it to take RAM and store cache. Now I dont have any problem with Messages app..
Perform the following steps-
Clear the data and cache in Settings-Apps-Messages.
Open the messages app and use it.
Go to Settings-Apps.
Under the Running tab, gently tap on the green area at the bottom right (which indicates your free RAM).
The Running tab will then show the cached processes.
The more the memory is used by the Messages app, the more it gets smoother.
If no memory is used, let me and eveeyone on XDA know.
WHICH 3D Wallpaper?
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I'll have to ask next time I see her. Thanks for the help so far.
Well, after looking at it today (it was the wallpaper with that stupid cog!!)
I've determined it's only issue now is she can't send texts with pictures attached or it fails. Any ideas on this?
chevymeister said:
I've determined it's only issue now is she can't send texts with pictures attached or it fails. Any ideas on this?
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This happens even with my One V...
This used to happen even with my old phone...
Thank God that cog problem is solved...
chevymeister said:
Well, after looking at it today (it was the wallpaper with that stupid cog!!)
I've determined it's only issue now is she can't send texts with pictures attached or it fails. Any ideas on this?
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Factory reset
Sent from my HTC One V using xda premium
That's the solution I was hoping it would not be. Lmao. Ok I'll give it a shot later, thanks.
Did it work for you Paresh?
I don't want that problem to get solved!
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That's the solution I was hoping it would not be. Lmao. Ok I'll give it a shot later, thanks.
Did it work for you Paresh?
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I've not tried a Factory Reset... anyways..., I don't need that problem to get solved... 'cause I don't send pics!
I just upload them on Facebook!