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Auto task killer auto settings

Wondering how some people set up the auto killer. I want my phone to kill all un necessary running apps when my phone is sleeping.

I guess what I want to do is have the least amount of programs running when my phone is sleeping

Honestly how Android handles its processes there is no need for a third party manager.
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tcberg2010 said:
Honestly how Android handles its processes there is no need for a third party manager.
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I rarely kill any processes unless things get out of hand or don't close properly. I can leave my phone with the screen of for +30 minutes sometimes and not even lose 1% of battery.
I've tried using and not using a task killer and can say i havn't seen much a difference, probably an edge to NOT using since its one more thing to worry about.

Memory manager, task killer, stock app control?

I've been using auto memory manager for a long time and before that advanced task killer. Are these kind of apps even need in froyo?
My only 2 concerns are battery life and performance. Is the stock app manager good enuff?
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ctbenk said:
I've been using auto memory manager for a long time and before that advanced task killer. Are these kind of apps even need in froyo?
My only 2 concerns are battery life and performance. Is the stock app manager good enuff?
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For the longest time I did the same thing then I started heating that it was not good so on tried it with out and I can not tell a diffrence rather way in performance or battery life. So I decided to leave out off for the space even though it's not much
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In my experiments I saw the battery life to be worse when using task killers with Froyo. I dont even mess with the open apps on my phone anymore.. This is because android is designed to keeps apps in the process tree so that they open faster.. However the "open apps" take up little to no memory. What I do mess with however is the Running Services. To get here go to Setting/application/ runnings services.
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Nitro HD Task Manager/Killer??

Does the Nitro HD need a task manager or task killer like ATK?
I absolutely love my device and have no complaints on battery life, but I'll admit, there is a little lag at times.
Generally, I wouldn't use one mainly because I've never needed one on SGS2 devices or others. Because of the absence of the issue or a native install.
And I definitely don't want to annihilate the battery. I'm happy with a good 12-16hr day on it.
Easy to solve? Suggestions?
Please reply.
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I'll tell you right now if your managing 12-16hr day on it if you use my rom you should get 15-20hrs a day and don't use task killers they mess up the device and make it die faster.

The only time I use a task killer is after I've used my camera. It supposedly helps keep the camera from continuing to draw power in the background. I'm not sure if it's true, but I don't want to find out the hard way...
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Revolution said:
I'll tell you right now if your managing 12-16hr day on it if you use my rom you should get 15-20hrs a day and don't use task killers they mess up the device and make it die faster.
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I use build in task killer in application manager to kill running apps.
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(Q) Lookin to get a task killer any suggestions?

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MikeJennni said:
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yes, i have one, don't waste your time with them. let your RAM disk do clean up for you. your phone is fast enough that you should need a task killer. task killers are soooo two years ago
but in all seriousness, you don't need one bud. just use your device it will be fine without one :good:

Well when I used to have on it would say it killed 35 apps or so everytime I pressed it. I should just do nothing?
My ultimate goal was to cut down on battery usage by not letting them run???
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MikeJennni said:
Well when I used to have on it would say it killed 35 apps or so everytime I pressed it. I should just do nothing?
My ultimate goal was to cut down on battery usage by not letting them run???
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you'll be alright without it man, trust me. i haven't used a task killer since i had my samsung moment and never needed one. battery life is great on this thing, and performance with be there.

Leave it alone. Search on Google you'll find detailed reasons why task killers are useless, even harmful if not used with caution. Android is smart enough to do it on its own.
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Like everyone else says. Task killer is no no ^-^
But what I actually love and use, is startup manager. It allows you to choose which programs run at boot. You just have to be rooted. It cut my boot time in half and saves a lot of resources by not having random things running that you don't need. And I don't notice a difference in the time it takes to open those disabled programs either.
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Yeah.... Don't get one. And tell all your friends that probably told you to get one to Uninstall theirs.
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Kinda hijacked and off topic but what about CACHE cleaners? or something to remove web/apps cache, recommendations?

1slow4G said:
Kinda hijacked and off topic but what about CACHE cleaners? or something to remove web/apps cache, recommendations?
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Those are good. its like "rebooting" but without rebooting. Pick whichever gets good reviews.

1slow4G said:
Kinda hijacked and off topic but what about CACHE cleaners? or something to remove web/apps cache, recommendations?
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Cache cleaner NG is the best one. Just don't use the "old cleaning method" because it will hang on you. I also like this app because you can set time intervals on the clean up process. I always have mine run late at night when I'm sleeping. Just wake up with a notification to clear with details on how much it cleaned up
And IMO disabling apps is a waste of time. I prefer just going in and deleting them manually and wiping dalvik cache because it frees up storage space in your system and data directory. Just a cleaner way to do it I think. But either way works.

cobraboy85 said:
Cache cleaner NG is the best one. Just don't use the "old cleaning method" because it will hang on you. I also like this app because you can set time intervals on the clean up process. I always have mine run late at night when I'm sleeping. Just wake up with a notification to clear with details on how much it cleaned up
And IMO disabling apps is a waste of time. I prefer just going in and deleting them manually and wiping dalvik cache because it frees up storage space in your system and data directory. Just a cleaner way to do it I think. But either way works.
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Thanks for the app cobraboy85! And if you are talking about disabling apps via the startup manager, it actually does help. I do delete apps i dont use. But for things i do use but dont want running (ie Spare phone, youtube, google voice, tapatalk) i remove from being started at boot and then they dont run until i run them and i always completely exit them when done.

Best task killer for note 2

I have used advance task killer and tas killer and unimpressed by both, I want one to save battery and kill apps, anyone have a good experience with something differnt. See screen shot for rom and kernel Info
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you're better off finding out which app is killing your battery and removing it. the only device i had task killer on was my old archos 101 since it only has 256MB of RAM.

nas02302 said:
I have used advance task killer and tas killer and unimpressed by both, I want one to save battery and kill apps, anyone have a good experience with something differnt. See screen shot for rom and kernel Info
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Best one is to hold your physical home button until recent apps show and click the trash can.

bhint15 said:
Best one is to hold your physical home button until recent apps show and click the trash can.
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i was going to say the same thing.

Been doing all that.....I point get 6 hrs top with battery calibrated and under clocked.... my battery tested good and charger is also fine
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nas02302 said:
battery calibrated and under clocked.... my battery tested good and charger is also fine
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Buzz words that mean nothing,
try a basic ROM with nothing installed for a day, if that works add stuff in till something breaks.

nas02302 said:
Been doing all that.....I point get 6 hrs top with battery calibrated and under clocked.... my battery tested good and charger is also fine
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Yeah, you've got something wrong that a task killer won't fix. That's more than abnormal. Either you're running something/everything with bad sync settings... Or some ****e app is runaway.
Run "better battery stats" for a few days.
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nas02302 said:
Been doing all that.....I point get 6 hrs top with battery calibrated and under clocked.... my battery tested good and charger is also fine
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something else is deffinitly wrong. i get 25 hours with 6 hrs screen on time alone. rooted stock.

skyjedi said:
Buzz words that mean nothing,
try a basic ROM with nothing installed for a day, if that works add stuff in till something breaks.
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Just trying to eliminate things that could be wrong..... If you don't have a solution than keep scrolling!
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nas02302 said:
Been doing all that.....I point get 6 hrs top with battery calibrated and under clocked.... my battery tested good and charger is also fine
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Wow.. maybe a bad battery? Or Rom?
Running Macksrom.. light usage I'll get 2 days plus out of my phone. Heavy screen and media still get's me 24 hours or more with no charge. This phone I've had no fear of using all that I please when unplugged. The only "task killer" i use is ES Task Manager to control my white list.
Also, that is running overclocked

Like someone said, find the app that's killing your battery and work on that first. I recommend gsam battery. If that doesn't help you then get juice defender. The pro option gives you even more options. There is no need for a task killer on android. The os is made to be as efficient as possible.
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Battery calibration does nothing. Battery stats are wiped automatically everytime you charge to 100%. Task killers are worse for battery than not using one. Android manages apps just fine on its own, killing them with a task killer just forces the OS to unnecessarily wake up everytime it needs to restart a service. Your best bet is to use better battery stats to find what rogue app is killing your battery and/or using autostarts app to stop things you don't use from starting to begin with.
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-EViL-KoNCEPTz- said:
Battery calibration does nothing. Battery stats are wiped automatically everytime you charge to 100%. Task killers are worse for battery than not using one. Android manages apps just fine on its own, killing them with a task killer just forces the OS to unnecessarily wake up everytime it needs to restart a service. Your best bet is to use better battery stats to find what rogue app is killing your battery and/or using autostarts app to stop things you don't use from starting to begin with.
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Couldn't have said it better myself.
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Try gsam battery monitor from the play store to narrow it down.
Depending on usage, 6 hours could be normal. I get that with extremely heavy usage.
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bhint15 said:
Best one is to hold your physical home button until recent apps show and click the trash can.
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I do this quite often, but was curious if this actually closes the app? Or does it just remove it from recently opened list?
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Subiegsr said:
I do this quite often, but was curious if this actually closes the app? Or does it just remove it from recently opened list?
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Hit the little thing that looks like a pie on the left, it opens task manager
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Don't waste time installing junk task killer, it will drain your battery. Just use the stock one. Hold home button and hit the trash icon.

The best task killer is no task killer
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more than likely, as stated earlier, it is probably your battery. i had this problem with my stock battery as well. and yes it tested and charged fine but it clearly was not. after purchasing 2 anker batteries and charging them everything is back to normal and getting 2 days out of one battery with light use.

MultiLockOn said:
The best task killer is no task killer
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I was gonna saybthis but you beat me to it. Ics and jb have pretty good memory managment to begin with and the note 2 having 2 gb of ram helps a lot
Best way to charge your phone is a 500mah or 700mah charger. Takes forever to charge but the battery loves it better and gets a much stronger charge. The slower you charge the longer it lasts. Whenever I go to sleep I plug it into my pc
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