I found the Task Manager app in HTC Desire HD at 2.3.5 is really useful, it kills most of the apps I don't want to use, but leave those always running ones such as Lookout security, 3G watch dog, Viber, Weixin(Like Heytell) and Onavo.
After I switched to HTC One X, it seems it kills everything, and you can not put certain app in a exception list which is really annoying, so I have to either restart the apps or stop those unwanted ones one by one.
Any better solution for this?
Thank you.
Best solution: don't use task killers. Not sure why HTC bothered putting one in. Let android handle what needs to close and when. It does okay.
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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.
Decided to write an article about task killer use, mainly because of so many people being surprised that i do not recommend it, after their so called techy friends told them they need one, I'll post the opening paragraph with a link to the rest of it.
Task killer, one of the most prominent words within the android world. One that causes many arguments and confusion, well today lets see if we can put it all to rest.
I am constantly surprised when talking to new android owners that come to me with questions about their "faulty" phone and "poor-performing" battery, to discover that one of the first apps they installed was a task killer. Even more surprised when I dig deeper and ask why, with one of the top responses being because their "techy" friend said its a vital app. First things first, anything vital will be a core part of the the operating system. If google required that a task killer be a core part of their os, they would have included an easy way to kill apps, end of. Also, if your "techy" friend told you to download an task killer, please, ignore any advice from them in the future, you will regret it if you don't.
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Android Guide: Should I Use a Task Killer - Droid Den
You start off by saying you don't need one and then you say you do and even recommend one!
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themikeyboosh said:
You start off by saying you don't need one and then you say you do and even recommend one!
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maybe you should read it again more carefully the paragrah your on about was simply laying out some reasons why you may need a task killer
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You start off by saying you don't need one and then you say you do and even recommend one!
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system panel is not a task killer mate, its a tool to help you identify bad apples. That is the reason for that apps existence, just ask its dev.
I read yr thread. I'm not so experienced in the systems. But i think this thread is following a good logic, and the systems at the end are all about logic.....
So, first thing i do after finish reading was killing the task killers.
Thanks again for the post.
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Excellent article mate keep up your good work.
Many many people are brainwashed by many misleading reviews on Google in to thinking they need a task manager but this article explains nicely why they dont.
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System panel is a good solution. Try also power tutor, if it works with your phone
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maybe you should read it again more carefully the paragrah your on about was simply laying out some reasons why you may need a task killer
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No no, I've read it, it's plain as day. You've just said it again.
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system panel is not a task killer mate, its a tool to help you identify bad apples. That is the reason for that apps existence, just ask its dev.
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Does it kill tasks? Need I go on.....It doesn't matter how you jazz it up "pal" there's no denying it can be used to kill tasks.
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Does it kill tasks? Need I go on.....It doesn't matter how you jazz it up "pal" there's no denying it can be used to kill tasks.
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lol? Do you honestly not understand?
There are apps out there that are coded badly.
In order to remove those apps you first need to id them.
SystemPanel helps you find out which app is causing a problem.
Then you may uninstall that app.
Nothing about using it as a task killer in there.
Does that help? I could try to put it in simpler terms if not.
I only use a task killer when I want to run some benchmarks shortly after having played around with resource-intensive apps like games.Other than that only as mentioned in the article,to trace and kill bad or frozen apps.Any other use is only harmful.
Very good article. It should be sticked.
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I don't use a task killer with my HTC Desire. But back in the day with 1.5 and 1.6 I needed a task killer. Now 2.1 or higher doesn't need one.
for sure, higher memory and more efficient android definitely does not need one.
"Android is smart enough to recognise when it is running low on available memory, and will start to close those apps that it deems are low priority."
Then pls tell me why after opening more and more apps my desire gets slower as it is running out of memory, and after killing them with task killer except for the one im using its running smoothly again. I would love to stick with the android solution, but its just not working out...
Rooted Desire S-Off running latest Redux Rom (Gingerbread)
At first I thought a task killer was making my battery life longer - but I tried it again a couple of months after using Android - just to see if it impact battery life and found no difference - or not noticable anyway on day-to-day use.
Thanks for this, very informative. Defo should be a sticky
Why don't all app's have a exit or close? Take Facebook for instance once, you load that app it stays open no way to close it and taking up battery. Is there a app so you can have theses close.
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For crying out loud, search a little. You have a rooted device running Leo Droid and yet NO IDEA how Android manages applications? There are a plethora of task killers (-> google it) around, but also everybody knows they are not needed (-> google it).
Don't get me wrong, I know that not knowing stuff is a perfectly natural thing for a human being (after all, I am a teacher). But in this day and age of information being readily available at the click of your mouse (Google et consortes, this forum's "Search" button...) you still need someone to find/type in the answer to YOUR QUESTION so that you get it on a platter... Sigh.
shankly1985 said:
Why don't all app's have a exit or close? Take Facebook for instance once, you load that app it stays open no way to close it and taking up battery. Is there a app so you can have theses close.
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Read this right away!
Multitasking the Android Way
http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2010/04/multitasking-android-way.html
P.S Do NOT use any of those task killers on your 2.1 or later versions of Android phone!
Cheers!
Concerning Facebook I totally understand his complain. Even with disabled notifications and "leaving" the app via backbutton it is listed as the highest battery-consumer (under*#*#4636#*#* --> battery usage while idle).
Since I didn't find a solution for that I uninstalled Facebook. But the other guys are right, as long as an app is programmed well, it does nothing in background and sleeps. No need to close apps or free RAM. Free RAM is always a sign of bad memory management in the OS so keep it filled up as it will speed up your phone!
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Thanks facebook is high battery consumer, never used a task killer and I never will.
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Concerning Facebook I totally understand his complain. Even with disabled notifications and "leaving" the app via backbutton it is listed as the highest battery-consumer (under*#*#4636#*#* --> battery usage while idle).
Since I didn't find a solution for that I uninstalled Facebook. But the other guys are right, as long as an app is programmed well, it does nothing in background and sleeps. No need to close apps or free RAM. Free RAM is always a sign of bad memory management in the OS so keep it filled up as it will speed up your phone!
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I have installed the facebook-app and it is no battery drainer for me.
Go to chat, then menu -> go offline.
if the app is closed then it won't sync up itself will it? (or if it does it'll just restart itself again).
say you have facebook to sync each hour - I thought the hour was from open...
so open check news feed, back out of it (facebook still running), after running for an hour it will check again and notify you if you have notifications on...
The only thing that does seem to annoy me slightly is when I open improved email it seems to open a whole host of other apps at the same time, including soundhound, stocks, maps, and about 10 other things... no idea why as it doesn't need those apps opening at all
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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I found the Task Manager app in HTC Desire HD at 2.3.5 is really useful, it kills most of the apps I don't want to use, but leave those always running ones such as Lookout security, 3G watch dog, Viber, Weixin(Like Heytell) and Onavo.
After I switched to HTC One X, it seems it kills everything, and you can not put certain app in a exception list which is really annoying, so I have to either restart the apps or stop those unwanted ones one by one.
Any better solution for this?
Thank you.
guysabati said:
I found the Task Manager app in HTC Desire HD at 2.3.5 is really useful, it kills most of the apps I don't want to use, but leave those always running ones such as Lookout security, 3G watch dog, Viber, Weixin(Like Heytell) and Onavo.
After I switched to HTC One X, it seems it kills everything, and you can not put certain app in a exception list which is really annoying, so I have to either restart the apps or stop those unwanted ones one by one.
Any better solution for this?
Thank you.
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Yes, this one supports "an exception list" : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.james.SmartTaskManager
Thank you very much
guysabati said:
Thank you very much
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