I have tried 3 different task killers but each one do not seem to be killing the task even though it says it is.
When i open the "killed" apps, they open to the last screen before they were killed.
I am using the froyo ROM. On 2.1, when the apps were killed and then re-opened them, it always went back to the main screen.
perhaps stop using them u only disturb androids internal memory managment.
I prefer using task killers, it made the phone quicker when i was on 2.1
U should search Google, for why android doesn't need task killers.
Cyanogen even mentioned it in his tweets.
Tadkillers are pointless on android
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nope they are not.
but i agree they are useless on daily operation
i am using them to kill everything after boot, since android loads everything into memory.
which is not usefull either.
after that one kill, i am also not using any.
Thanks, I find the task killers are very convenient to use.
When I kill a app, I prefer to go to its main home page rather the last page I was on.
Can others confirm if there having any issues regarding this?
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Right after experimenting a little, i have discovered the following.
The task killers are killing apps. I have done a test to confirm this.
I have opened many apps and then gone into the menu then RUNNING APPLICATIONS. There it shows me all the opens that i have opened. So i then kill nthem using a task killer and i go back to RUNNING APPLICATIONS. Now these apps are not there so they have been killed.
This "issue" that im having may be standard feature of froyo.
So can anyone open a few apps, use them for a few seconds and then kill them. When you re-open them, do they go to the last page you were on or do they go to app main page.
thanks
Can anyone just do a quick test for me on there desire?
It will be much appreciated.
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Hi
This might be a stupid question, but anyways:
I bought me a HTC Desire yesterday and im very happy with it.
Now i installed the Advanced Task Killer as i heard its a good app.
Now, every time i open something, like the SNESoid Player, or even my SMS(Messages), and the close it by pressing the Home or back button, i see afterwards in the Task Killer that its still running!?
So, how do i "close" an application, or is this just normal? It's pretty weird to me.
Thanks
This is one of the most asked and answered questions. Search and you shall find.
You probably used a WM device before Android I can imagine. Android OS handles all that stuff automatically, you shouldn't worry about apps not closing because when an app isn't used it isn't using either memory or CPU. When a new application opens and needs memory, the one(s) still running will close and give space for the new one.
As "ArtieQ" said it's not recommended to use a task killer.
But if you really need to stop a program you can use your native task manager, from "settings">applications>manage applications - then when the list of applications loads, you can press menu button and choose "filter" and then "running". Now when you choose an application from the list, it will show you information for it and an option to "force stop" it, that is to close it.
Thanks alot!
Well, i used a crappy iPhone 3G before..no multitasking you know
I was looking for an answer to this question and find something here but I am still a little bit confused : many applications that I have tested dont close if I press the home or the back button and they don't have any "quit" or "exit" command or menu entry. I was facing some battery issues with all these apps in the background. It's true that uninstalling some of them and force closing others in the app manager solved the issue but it is really not confortable to go in the app manager every time after using the phone to close the apps and save battery. I am wondering if an auto-close application exist in the market...
Advanced task manager has an autokill function within It's settings. It also has a desktop widget that you can press to kill apps when you want. You will probably want to add some of your apps to the ignore list though so notifications etc still work ok
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hans moleman said:
Advanced task manager has an autokill function within It's settings. It also has a desktop widget that you can press to kill apps when you want. You will probably want to add some of your apps to the ignore list though so notifications etc still work ok
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I remember that installed somthing like advanced task manager and it ended up by eating my battery charge cause it was running all the time. I'll test this and report back.
Thanks for the tip
Instead of using a task manager/killer consider using 'autostarts' which is an app (paid) which allows you to stop apps starting automatically.
For example, maps gets started when you do almost anything and once started really eats your battery.
I've been using autostarts for a while now and would definitely recommended it for battery saving.
thanks for this tip iain2510
On froyo I have noticed that app killer is not killing the apps properly.
When I kill the apps and then reopen them, it goes back to the last screen.
Does this happen to everyone?
It's working fine with me
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What task killer are you using?
So if you go on the web to any website, kill it, then re-open the web. Does it go to your homepage or the last page you were on?
I have a question i was reading a post earlier on battery life and someone mentioned that having task killer was bad for batter life? Or something to that effect, I currently have task killer and Autokiller memory apps installed. Which one should I be using? Honestly I wish there was a better task manager or something that would allow me to pick and choose which apps stay running and which ones only run when I use them. Because I tend to see apps in my task manager list that I'm not even using like yahoo messenger, eBay, taskos, etc.
Any information/ assistance will be appreciated.
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Uninstall both!
Only reason you should ever use a task killer is if the app stops responding, but the Android OS does a good job of taking care of those also.
If you need to freeze an app so that it never starts you can use Titanium Backup.
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I have a question i was reading a post earlier on battery life and someone mentioned that having task killer was bad for batter life? Or something to that effect, I currently have task killer and Autokiller memory apps installed. Which one should I be using? Honestly I wish there was a better task manager or something that would allow me to pick and choose which apps stay running and which ones only run when I use them. Because I tend to see apps in my task manager list that I'm not even using like yahoo messenger, eBay, taskos, etc.
Any information/ assistance will be appreciated.
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Honestly, I do not recommend using a task killer. There are all types of pros/cons to task killers and a quick google search will result in a lot of articles about it. If you can, try removing the apps (when rooted obviously) you do not want or freeze them using Titanium Backup like the other commenter suggested.
I have about 68mb free on ram and I noticed that useless apps are still running (e. g. Facebook, office suit, and other useless apps). I try to force stop them via settings but they still turn on by them selfs. Also, I think this is the reason why my battery does run out quick since theres apps runnimg in the background. Should I get a task killer e
No.
Using a task killer is like playing god, let the phone kill the app.
And anyway, apps usually start again and consume more ram after you have killed them.
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I have about 68mb free on ram and I noticed that useless apps are still running (e. g. Facebook, office suit, and other useless apps). I try to force stop them via settings but they still turn on by them selfs. Also, I think this is the reason why my battery does run out quick since theres apps runnimg in the background. Should I get a task killer e
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Keiran is spot on. Try un-installing apps you don't use (be careful with system apps) and you can also stop apps from running at boot with something like Autorun Manager
Remember to make a nandroid backup before you do anything, just in case it goes wrong
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I have about 68mb free on ram and I noticed that useless apps are still running (e. g. Facebook, office suit, and other useless apps). I try to force stop them via settings but they still turn on by them selfs. Also, I think this is the reason why my battery does run out quick since theres apps runnimg in the background. Should I get a task killer e
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No! Free RAM is wasted RAM.
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Task killers do more harm than good
Facebook and other apps will start anyway after "killing" them, maybe itz time for root and delete those apps from autorun?
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I feel that the reason you use the task manager is only to fully quit programs/games which you KNOW will just eat up memory for no good reason, and won't reload and take up more memory. I've done this when using apps such as OnLive, where I want to kill the program compeletely so it doesn't freeze my game when I exit out. Yah, I could have ust quit the program completely, but sometimes things come up and..... I also use it to kill processes which OBVIOUSLY are causing the phone to hang. In short, I use it as a KILL command and I make sure to use it sparingly. I think of it as a super force quit option. If you think of a task manager as that, then you should be fine with one. I understand that people think that having almost no RAM free is the right way to go, and I somewhat agree, but I feel that there are times when you should free up the ram so you can replace a bad thing with a good one. I don't want my browser, whcih is lagging all over the place for some reason to take away ram from my game, my keyboard, or my voice recognition (I use it a lot). Nope, I could be better served killing the browser completely and instead loading up some programs I use more freqently, or perhaps just reloading the browser in general.
Beez thats what I meant. I just want to use it to only disable the autorun. Is there app that does that? My phone is rooted.
There's an app called Android Assistant that has an option to disable apps from starting up on boot, and so does Rom Toolbox. Rom Toolbox has a lot more options, but Android Assistant is easier to use.
I like using the Autostarts app. It costs a buck but it works wonderfully at removing programs/processes from boot
Ok so noticed it few days ago. Will use Facebook and touchdown as example it happens to many apps and for now did not find common denominator.
I reset the phone and do not star Facebook app or touchdown. When I go to task manager they are not listed there even if they are updating with messages/emails. All good. Then I start the app use it and when done press home.
After that I go to recent apps and slide up to kill them. All good but then if I go to task manager both Facebook and touchdown are listed and loaded with minimum 12mb each. Only if I kill them via task manager memory is released.
Had similar issue with calendar, mail or for example YouTube. Even if I have no mobile data so none of those apps can update they still sit in memory after killing them in recent apps. I have to use task manager to kill them.
Any one noticed same issue? Happened on stock rom and on HD rom which is based on stock kernel.
The recent apps menu does not kill them it only clears that from the recent apps window. They will only be killed if you do it manually via the task manager. HTC built it like this and I'm not sure if it will be changed in a future update.
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The recent apps menu does not kill them it only clears that from the recent apps window. They will only be killed if you do it manually via the task manager. HTC built it like this and I'm not sure if it will be changed in a future update.
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Honestly what is the point then? Also why some apps get killed then, mainly games and video players?
Not really sure what the point is, maybe it's just to be used as a quick app switcher. The problem why your games and video players get killed sometimes is that they might be memory intensive apps that android kills automatically when it needs the memory to run other apps.
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