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I understand the rationale behind not killing tasks, but i checked out the bbc news app earlier, and it runs a service (i could see it via a task manager). I couldn't then kill the service by using the bbc app. Should I be not killing services, and if so, aren't I going to end up potentially running several services unneccessarily?
I don't think there's any harm in killing services if you really want to, but the OS is supposed to do a good job of killing services if another application is in need of the resources being taken up by something you haven't actually used for a while.
Some seem desperate to kill every task possible to save an extra few minutes of battery life though.
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I don't think there's any harm in killing services if you really want to, but the OS is supposed to do a good job of killing services if another application is in need of the resources being taken up by something you haven't actually used for a while.
Some seem desperate to kill every task possible to save an extra few minutes of battery life though.
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I'm happy with the OS doing that sort of thing, but I want control over services which use battery and consume data.
task managers actually end up costing you more battery, having that constantly killing tasks causes them to restart using the CPU which drains the battery. much better to just back out of an app and leave in "idle"
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task managers actually end up costing you more battery, having that constantly killing tasks causes them to restart using the CPU which drains the battery. much better to just back out of an app and leave in "idle"
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Doesn't really address my question specifically about services, and the data/battery they consume. If I load the BBC news widget/app and it fires off a service to keep the news up to date, then I quit, but I can still see the service running (not sleeping or whatever) then it's using my battery and potentially still get data and I want it to stop. Have you used the BBC news app? Can you see the service running after you've quit the front end? How would you stop it? How about malicious apps?
Since reading that task killers are 'bad' I've got rid of all mine, but I dedided to keep jkAppSwitch on my long press of the search button. Mainly I use it for switching between apps easily but it can be used to manually kill things so that's cool, I rarely kill apps now since what I read here but in special needs circumstances I have that power.
Two birds with one stone and all that.
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Since reading that task killers are 'bad' I've got rid of all mine, but I dedided to keep jkAppSwitch on my long press of the search button. Mainly I use it for switching between apps easily but it can be used to manually kill things so that's cool, I rarely kill apps now since what I read here but in special needs circumstances I have that power.
Two birds with one stone and all that.
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Since my post, I've been playing with Fring, and I've stopped now and logged out. I look at the running services and I can see:
Process: com.fring
CallService
Started by application: touch to stop
Well, I don't want to have to fiddle with settings and kill stuff. I've logged out, then quit (pressed back - there's no 'quit' other than 'log out'). This isn't the only app that does this. I understand entirely the deal with Android managing apps, but it seems that this "service killer":
menu/settings/applications/running services
is required if you want to save cpu time, battery and possibly bandwidth. Should I have to do this? Or is this app badly behaved?
Every time I check my running apps maps is there and it does not want to stop. Since maps is a battery hog I uninstalled it. Why is it always running? What is the best way to control this and other apps so they will start and stop as directed. The market is also runs from time to time. Maps might be started by the network location service. Do I have to edit the init file or?
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Android is not like Windows, killing apps is actually more counterproductive than it is helpful. There is plenty of documentation and explanations about this so I won't bore you, just look it up.
I haven't ran a task killer since about it week after I got my phone, and I noticed that my phone ran better without it, and my battery lasted longer.
Stop constantly worrying about what is running in the background and enjoy your phone.
If you don't want to believe it, you can try an app such as Autostarts. It should do what you're asking.
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There is a paid app called startup manager that I've used for a LONG time to take a lot of apps out of the boot up process.
Maps would be one of them.
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There is a paid app called startup manager that I've used for a LONG time to take a lot of apps out of the boot up process.
Maps would be one of them.
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Maps has a lot of receivers and start up conditions, get Gemini App Manager, and Autorun Manager. Using both of these and you will be able to stop it from starting on its own. With Gemini, you can change all it's start up conditions(package added/removed, boot, connectivity changed, etc), and you can disable/enable receivers with AutoRun manager.
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Everytime I check my running apps maps is there and it does not want to stop. Since maps is a battery hog I uninstalled it. Why is it always running? What is the best way to control this and other apps so they will start and stop as directed. The market is also runs from time to time. Maps might be started by the network location service. Do I have to edit the init file or?
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Does it show up on your list of battery usage? Mine is always running but never shows up on the list... Running apps don't take battery unless they are actually using the CPU...
i had that problem too. what i did was go into the ALL tab n kill it to stop it. if i killed it from the RUNNING tab it would just restart. don't know y but thats how it worked for me...
If i keep tying to rapid kill maps it will eventully die. However, I might inadvertantly kill something else in the process.
I just do not see any reason that I need to be consistantly mapped. I will have to look at the battery consumption and the app managers are interesting. I have not used a task killer in quite some time. I would think that anything that runs this much has to bun some battery and responsiveness along the line somewhere.
I'm using Task Manager at the moment which lets you kill everything with one button but my problem is with the amount of tasks that keep coming back. For instance I rarely use Skype or Photobucket (although I like having them) but they still end up in the list of running tasks. Is there anything that can stop them from starting at all?
Thanks.
They always advise here not to install any task killer..
But I'm interested too on how to stop those apps like skype, YM, etc. that keeps on running, I get irritated sometimes even I just recently stopped them using settings-app-running services, but still they keep on coming back..
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They always advise here not to install any task killer..
But I'm interested too on how to stop those apps like skype, YM, etc. that keeps on running, I get irritated sometimes even I just recently stopped them using settings-app-running services, but still they keep on coming back..
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They may appear in the Running Services tab , but they're frozen, they're not taking ressources in that state. Killing them with a task killer causes them to respawn, and if the process is frequent (such as autokilling every 30 minutes) there is a cycle of constant kill-respawn which affects your battery life.
so thhere no way to stop it..kinda annoying
Yes,they do that alot dont they?
well,fear not,you dont need the task manager because its GOOD that your memory is free,it means your APPS will boot QUICKER! This true! it works differnetely than on windows,so you dont need a task killer,i dont use it anymore
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I'm using Task Manager at the moment which lets you kill everything with one button but my problem is with the amount of tasks that keep coming back. For instance I rarely use Skype or Photobucket (although I like having them) but they still end up in the list of running tasks. Is there anything that can stop them from starting at all?
Thanks.
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You can root and delete them.
Or
You can try Android Assistant which can prevent programs from loading when you turn your phone on. Dont need root.
Either way, you should get android assistant. It is an excellent phone manager.
And oh yea, never use a task killer. When it kills an app, the phone will load it again, then task killer will kill it, then the phone will load it again, then task killer will kill it, etc etc etc in a never ending cycle of processor and battery wastage.
Thanks, I'll try Android Assistant
i second the recomendation for android assistant! everytime i reflash my firmware or whatever, that is one of the first apps i download. i like to compare it to the msconfig utility on windows you can stop things from loading at boot, kill things that are currently running, and so much more
can automatically stop certain programs from auto-starting? I downloaded the wonderful Elixir 2 program and it showed me (and yes, I know that the OS would have showed as well), that apps like Stocks, First Aid, and Trillian were loaded/running even though I had not started these apps since the last reboot.
Is there a way to stop rogue apps from autostarting?
Why do you need to stop them? What makes you think that they shouldn't start?
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Well, I am not sure WHY they need to start, but I am sure that they take up memory. "First Aid" is certainly an app that can start up when needed, no need to run in the background. Same for the others.
That said, the original question remains. Anyone know of an app that can adjust the autostart of apps that have no business starting automatically?
Haven't tried it but may be worth a look:
http://www.appbrain.com/app/autorun-manager/com.rs.autorun
Interesting
First - Thank you for responding to the question! I have downloaded and run the app. It certainly professes to do what I was asking. Stopped some apps from loading, but others seem to be more persistent (does Titanium Backup need to run on boot? MyBackupPro? Don't think so). Thank you!
Read the hundreds of posts on task killers. Unless you are having a problem with a particular app, it is best left alone. If the memory being used for the app in question is "needed", android will kill it on its own.
Deleted because I realized I do not need to stoop to respond to nonhelpful posts (but really, people. when is "read random amorphous posts which are not on topic" a response).
only came across 2 apps that run constantly in background vs cached like their supposed to. Fbook and okcupid. autostart managers sorta work but they break functions
In a perfect world, every app on your device would start at boot and reside in RAM. I've never understood this idea that killing apps somehow conserves resources or saves power, because it does neither. In fact, it does the OPPOSITE. For instance, Trillian: Do you REALLY want to kill it whenever you're not using it, only to reopen it the next time you want to use it? That eats about 4 times more power than just leaving it running. NOTHING your cpu does eats more power than reading and writing to NAND. RAM should be as full as possible all of the time with as many apps as are recently or likely to be used. RAM operations consume FAR less power than NAND operations. Unless the app is simply an abusive piece of crap, like Amazon's market and music apps, there's usually a reason for them to run. Titanium Backup never starts unless it's got a reason to, in my experience, such as scheduled auto-backup operations. The better question to ask is why apps are starting at boot, not "Where can I get one more resource-hogging app to whip bad behavior into shape?"
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In a perfect world, every app on your device would start at boot and reside in RAM. I've never understood this idea that killing apps somehow conserves resources or saves power, because it does neither. In fact, it does the OPPOSITE. For instance, Trillian: Do you REALLY want to kill it whenever you're not using it, only to reopen it the next time you want to use it? That eats about 4 times more power than just leaving it running. NOTHING your cpu does eats more power than reading and writing to NAND. RAM should be as full as possible all of the time with as many apps as are recently or likely to be used. RAM operations consume FAR less power than NAND operations. Unless the app is simply an abusive piece of crap, like Amazon's market and music apps, there's usually a reason for them to run. Titanium Backup never starts unless it's got a reason to, in my experience, such as scheduled auto-backup operations. The better question to ask is why apps are starting at boot, not "Where can I get one more resource-hogging app to whip bad behavior into shape?"
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I agree with this 100%.
Yes But
Yes - I get all that, but it bugs the heck out of me that some of these apps feel the need to auto run and worse still, are classified as "self restarter" by the recommended app.
On a cold power-up (I charge with the power off), and without running any apps (in response to the Titanium reference above), the following apps not only started, but restarted when stopped: Appstore, Ebay, Elixir, Mortplayer Audio Book, MyBackup Pro, ROM Manager, Stocks, Titanium Backup, Trillian, Wordsmith, and XDA. Mind you, I am not including apps that SHOULD start up (swype, timeriffic, lookout, etc).
Why any of those apps start on power-on is beyond me, and why almost all of them are set by their respective authors to restart if they are shut down, is even more perplexing. Hence my desire to try to reign them in, especially since they are taking 20MB each of RAM. That's the story
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Yes - I get all that, but it bugs the heck out of me that some of these apps feel the need to auto run and worse still, are classified as "self restarter" by the recommended app.
On a cold power-up (I charge with the power off), and without running any apps (in response to the Titanium reference above), the following apps not only started, but restarted when stopped: Appstore, Ebay, Elixir, Mortplayer Audio Book, MyBackup Pro, ROM Manager, Stocks, Titanium Backup, Trillian, Wordsmith, and XDA. Mind you, I am not including apps that SHOULD start up (swype, timeriffic, lookout, etc).
Why any of those apps start on power-on is beyond me, and why almost all of them are set by their respective authors to restart if they are shut down, is even more perplexing. Hence my desire to try to reign them in, especially since they are taking 20MB each of RAM. That's the story
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Got me on a few of those, but other ones make all kinds of sense. Any app store sort of app is going to start to authenticate with the service. Amazon is known to do this abusively. The same would probably apply with audio books. MyBackup Pro is probably assuming there's a scheduled function to perform. Stocks is just part of Sense and it doesn't go away. TiBU has never started on any device I've had it on unless 1 of 2 things was the case; I ran the widget or had something scheduled. Trillian SHOULD start up because it's a chat client. If it's not running, it's not much good as a chat client. Not sure what Wordsmith is. XDA will start because it's set by default to sync on a regular basis if you're signed into it.
I don't know what to tell you. You're probably never going to find a way of permanently killing an app connected to a market, and if you do, whatever you use from that market probably won't work right. The best I can say is figure out why those apps you listed do what they do. There's probably a reason that can be fixed or better understood. Some, like Trillian, will self-start no matter what because failure to do so is a MUCH more aggravating issue than the app starting with nothing to do.
only 2 I have that aggravate me is Fbook and okcupid. understandable if both run and autostart for push capabilities but I've disabled sync and push and still runs in background vs cached in background like it's supposed to
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only 2 I have that aggravate me is Fbook and okcupid. understandable if both run and autostart for push capabilities but I've disabled sync and push and still runs in background vs cached in background like it's supposed to
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I don't think Facebook is worried about their app being accused of greatness or winning development awards!
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In a perfect world, every app on your device would start at boot and reside in RAM. I've never understood this idea that killing apps somehow conserves resources or saves power, because it does neither. In fact, it does the OPPOSITE. For instance, Trillian: Do you REALLY want to kill it whenever you're not using it, only to reopen it the next time you want to use it? That eats about 4 times more power than just leaving it running. NOTHING your cpu does eats more power than reading and writing to NAND. RAM should be as full as possible all of the time with as many apps as are recently or likely to be used. RAM operations consume FAR less power than NAND operations. Unless the app is simply an abusive piece of crap, like Amazon's market and music apps, there's usually a reason for them to run. Titanium Backup never starts unless it's got a reason to, in my experience, such as scheduled auto-backup operations. The better question to ask is why apps are starting at boot, not "Where can I get one more resource-hogging app to whip bad behavior into shape?"
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True however some of the apps that are residing in RAM, pop up and do updates and checks that do eat data and cpu than if they were killed. Most apps don't do this and typically it's bad to kill apps because the act of killing it uses CPU and especially the act of that app starting back up uses more CPU.
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RAM is not an issue so don't even consider it one, even if your RAM is full it doesn't matter. This doesn't run like Windows does where things slow down if you don't have enough RAM.
Most apps that use resources in the background I uninstall, but for others (I think I only do this to 1 app) you can use "autostarts" to disable them from starting upon launch, or stopping them from starting upon other events that may trigger an app to automatically start
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.elsdoerfer.android.autostarts&hl=en
It has much more control over when apps automatically launch than the other app I saw posted on the main page- also it doesn't kill them, just prevents them from starting so it's not like an app killer.
Hope this was what you were looking for.
Let it be
Just let the programs start to let the phone fully awaken
Then kill the apps with any klling apps app task killers and so on
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Just let the programs start to let the phone fully awaken
Then kill the apps with any klling apps app task killers and so on
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No. Don't do this.
POQbum said:
True however some of the apps that are residing in RAM, pop up and do updates and checks that do eat data and cpu than if they were killed. Most apps don't do this and typically it's bad to kill apps because the act of killing it uses CPU and especially the act of that app starting back up uses more CPU.
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RAM is not an issue so don't even consider it one, even if your RAM is full it doesn't matter. This doesn't run like Windows does where things slow down if you don't have enough RAM.
Most apps that use resources in the background I uninstall, but for others (I think I only do this to 1 app) you can use "autostarts" to disable them from starting upon launch, or stopping them from starting upon other events that may trigger an app to automatically start
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.elsdoerfer.android.autostarts&hl=en
It has much more control over when apps automatically launch than the other app I saw posted on the main page- also it doesn't kill them, just prevents them from starting so it's not like an app killer.
Hope this was what you were looking for.
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I use autostarts also on startup and when I'm running I use auto memory manager both great apps
I have been using Autostarts for a long time now and am very pleased with it.
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Just let the programs start to let the phone fully awaken
Then kill the apps with any klling apps app task killers and so on
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I read that this is a bad habit carried over from pre-froyo days where memory management was different and this was recommended then. I don't have a link but trust me and don't just kill stuff like that.
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From my searching, even on other sites, supposedly this topic has been beaten to death, yet I can't seem to find much about it.
Basically, I would like to keep apps, like Facebook, Email, and Amazon Video, etc., from running until I start them up. Then I would like for them to close, and stay closed, when I'm not using them. In essence, act like a typical app.
All I have been able to find is that you can use a Task Killer to achieve this. But, the average opinion seems to be is that the TKs uses as much, if not more, resources repeatedly killing the constantly restarting apps as just letting the apps "run". Basically, I've yet to find out if it is or isn't possible to keep these apps from constantly restarting on their own.
The reason I want to make these changes is that when my memory gets full, my Fire will lock up, or slow down, for 30 seconds or so... sometimes longer. Supposedly, the O/S is designed to keep as much in memory as possible and it supposedly frees up memory quickly, from apps that you aren't using, when needed. In my experience this is definitely not the case... especially when I click the Task Killer button and my Fire instantly returns back to normal speed... and never did the CPU go above 600Mhz (which is the min I have it set to).... which means it wasn't an issue with the CPU being overloaded.
So does anyone know of a way to keep these persistent apps from being persistent?
BTW, I'm running a pretty standard rooted Fire that I just re-did using the KFU v9.6 and all the "goodies" with it, like the GoLauncher.
TIA
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Supposedly, the O/S is designed to keep as much in memory as possible and it supposedly frees up memory quickly, from apps that you aren't using, when needed. In my experience this is definitely not the case... especially when I click the Task Killer button and my Fire instantly returns back to normal speed...
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It's true that, under normal circumstances, you shouldn't worry about it. It sounds like your system is simply lacking in memory because it has some high priority tasks eating it all away (Carousel + GO Launcher are probably hogging up a bunch already).
Seeing how you're running rooted Stock with Go Launcher and a bunch of other applications - have you considered switching to Modaco? It's based on Stock...
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So does anyone know of a way to keep these persistent apps from being persistent?
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To answer this question, other than applying memory scripts, some task killers can be set to autoclose a pre-defined list of apps when you press a widget button - this may interest you. Look into the settings/options of the task killer you're using.
Maybe give this a shot?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rs.autorun&hl=en
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From my searching, even on other sites, supposedly this topic has been beaten to death, yet I can't seem to find much about it.
Basically, I would like to keep apps, like Facebook, Email, and Amazon Video, etc., from running until I start them up. Then I would like for them to close, and stay closed, when I'm not using them. In essence, act like a typical app.
All I have been able to find is that you can use a Task Killer to achieve this. But, the average opinion seems to be is that the TKs uses as much, if not more, resources repeatedly killing the constantly restarting apps as just letting the apps "run". Basically, I've yet to find out if it is or isn't possible to keep these apps from constantly restarting on their own.
The reason I want to make these changes is that when my memory gets full, my Fire will lock up, or slow down, for 30 seconds or so... sometimes longer. Supposedly, the O/S is designed to keep as much in memory as possible and it supposedly frees up memory quickly, from apps that you aren't using, when needed. In my experience this is definitely not the case... especially when I click the Task Killer button and my Fire instantly returns back to normal speed... and never did the CPU go above 600Mhz (which is the min I have it set to).... which means it wasn't an issue with the CPU being overloaded.
So does anyone know of a way to keep these persistent apps from being persistent?
BTW, I'm running a pretty standard rooted Fire that I just re-did using the KFU v9.6 and all the "goodies" with it, like the GoLauncher.
TIA
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Just let the OS do what it was designed to do, which is manage the apps and memory automatically. Any interference with that setup will only be a detriment to performance and battery life.
These are not full-featured Operating Systems like what is running on your desktop. Android (and iOS, and even Win8 Metro) automatically manages free memory, running processes, and stopping/starting of apps.
If you try to mess with this, it will cost you battery life and performance as the OS will continue to attempt to maintain it's designed status-quo by restarting apps that you've killed, and reassigning memory that you've freed up.
Task killers are only handy if you have an app that runs away and won't allow itself to be shut down (happens less often with every release/update), and even then, just cycling the device is more than enough to clean that up.
tl;dr Task Killers - Don't.
taskillers worked great in cupcake and donut... Using them In ics is just abusive.
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tl;dr Task Killers - Don't.
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This may be a dumb question, but I've read that kind of synopsis several times. With the release of ICS however, we have the option of killing previously running apps via the multitasking bar. What's the difference?
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This may be a dumb question, but I've read that kind of synopsis several times. With the release of ICS however, we have the option of killing previously running apps via the multitasking bar. What's the difference?
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It's mostly in the way the OS talks to the task at hand. A Task Killer simply yanks the rug out from under the application in question, whether it's in a safe-to-stop state or not, and disregards any background services an app might be using. In many cases, the OS interprets this as a crash and attempts to get the app back into a 'normal' state.
ICS's task management politely asks (for lack of a better term) the app to stop and take any of its background processes with it. Sometimes, only the very foreground part of the app closes, sometimes the entire application and all services stop. But at the very least, you don't have the constant kill-recycle cycle that occurs with task killers.
ICS's method is much preferred, if not necessarily needed in most cases. I use it as a convenience to keep the list of recent apps clear.
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taskillers worked great in cupcake and donut... Using them In ics is just abusive.
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For memory management, yes. For killing wakelock abusers - they still have a reason for existing there.
Mainly Facebook. Facebook STILL holds excessive wakelocks on a regular basis (although it's not as bad as the perma-wakelock it held a year ago), and is the primary reason I keep Advanced Task Killer around.
Never use an autokiller though.
Only use a task killer for managing identified misbehaving apps that you just have to keep around for some reason (like Facebook). Never use a task killer for memory management reasons - only use it on apps that are using excessive background CPU or wakelocks. (usually, apps that are high on the ****list in Settings->Battery.)
There are programs like 'Gemini Task Manager" that will let you edit/modify the automatic startup settings for any particular app. At the very least it will let you see what apps may be causing problems on your device. As far as I know it only edits the startup to keep them from running in the first place rather than constantly killing them when they do like some task managers.
Thanks for all the info. It appears that just leaving it the way it is is what I should do... especially since 95% of what I use the Fire for is for reading books. But I am a Windows/Cisco Sys Eng, so I like to tinker with all my tech devices whenever I can.
That being said, it seems to me that if these "persistent apps" were on a Windows O/S, they would be running as a Service. And if you know Windows, you would know that Services can be set to restart if they are stopped by any means, except through the Service Manager Console itself (or the command line, if you really know Windows). But I have no clue if Linux/Android has the equivalent of Windows Services. I would have to believe that full-fledged versions of Linux/Unix does, but maybe not Android. Just a thought... and maybe it is something people have overlooked when trying to keep these "persistent apps" from being persistent.
Typically, in Windows, you would never ever think of running Facebook as a Service... but you easily could if you wanted to. And it appears that Amazon really wants Facebook, and several other apps, to be running at all times, for no apparent reason.
Oh well, if I had a 2nd Fire, I would "hack" the hell out of it. But since I don't, and I read a lot, I'll just be happy with what I got. And honestly, even after having the Fire since the first day it came out, I'm still loving it.
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Thanks for all the info. It appears that just leaving it the way it is is what I should do... especially since 95% of what I use the Fire for is for reading books. But I am a Windows/Cisco Sys Eng, so I like to tinker with all my tech devices whenever I can.
That being said, it seems to me that if these "persistent apps" were on a Windows O/S, they would be running as a Service. And if you know Windows, you would know that Services can be set to restart if they are stopped by any means, except through the Service Manager Console itself (or the command line, if you really know Windows). But I have no clue if Linux/Android has the equivalent of Windows Services. I would have to believe that full-fledged versions of Linux/Unix does, but maybe not Android. Just a thought... and maybe it is something people have overlooked when trying to keep these "persistent apps" from being persistent.
Typically, in Windows, you would never ever think of running Facebook as a Service... but you easily could if you wanted to. And it appears that Amazon really wants Facebook, and several other apps, to be running at all times, for no apparent reason.
Oh well, if I had a 2nd Fire, I would "hack" the hell out of it. But since I don't, and I read a lot, I'll just be happy with what I got. And honestly, even after having the Fire since the first day it came out, I'm still loving it.
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It's still completely different system paradigms. In mobile OSes, background services are typically in a paused state when not actively in use, where in full-featured OSes, they can be in any one of several states.
As to the fb service running, that has nothing to do with Amazon. That's just the fb mobile developers not knowing what they're doing.
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