Hey guys can anyone suggest a decent app killer. I'm using DARKSIDE AT&T Rom. Thanks guys.
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sjohnjuan said:
Hey guys can anyone suggest a decent app killer. I'm using DARKSIDE AT&T Rom. Thanks guys.
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Well there are hundreds of task managers available for android. I like ICS' stock (Hold the home button) it provides a snap of what the foreground activity is and allows you to swipe left or right to "dismiss" (NOT KILL) the app.
As far as task killers go, you clearly are a noob xD lol jpjp task killers are a no no for android. Well the automated ones. It actually causes wake locks and kills battery. If you are having memory problems. look up androids minfree values. They are the best way to control apps that remain dormant.
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elesbb said:
Well there are hundreds of task managers available for android. I like ICS' stock (Hold the home button) it provides a snap of what the foreground activity is and allows you to swipe left or right to "dismiss" (NOT KILL) the app.
As far as task killers go, you clearly are a noob xD lol jpjp task killers are a no no for android. Well the automated ones. It actually causes wake locks and kills battery. If you are having memory problems. look up androids minfree values. They are the best way to control apps that remain dormant.
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Agreed.I'm using stock task manager(not to often)
+cache cleaner app.but if you are looking for something powerful try gemini task killer widget.
sjohnjuan said:
Hey guys can anyone suggest a decent app killer. I'm using DARKSIDE AT&T Rom. Thanks guys.
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Yeah. I'm looking for something that would kill the apps after the phone goes to sleep.
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Android task killer is the best:thumbup::
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Try AutoKiller from the market https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rs.autokiller
I'm on my 5th android phone and I've ran hundreds of ROM's between them. I usually go back to advanced task killer for it's simplicity.
BUUUUUUUUUTTTTTTTTT you should do what do, monitor which apps automatically restart and make sure those are not checked off. Shutting those down only causes you to drain more battery than if you leave them be, but for me the rule of thumb is any game or non essential app that refuses to shut down, gets UNINSTALLED and replaced with something that plays nice
If you're rooted I would recommend minfree manager from the market.
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Is it possible to port program monitor from samsung epic to the htc evo? I'm a noob sorry if the questions stupid our bothers people
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This might be a noob answer sorry... but i think it can just no one has taken the time to port it... you might be able to find a similar app in the app market.
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Can it be ported? A friend of mines had the epic claims to save battery alot was just wondering
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What is it, a task killer? You definitely don't need one and it won't help your battery life.
No the epic it's like a widget made by samsung for the epic worlds good better than task killer
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kidrobot978 said:
No the epic it's like a widget made by samsung for the epic worlds good better than task killer
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You want to say that in English??? To stay ontopic, any kind of task killer on anthing Android is not recommended.
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Can it be ported? A friend of mines had the epic claims to save battery alot was just wondering
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If anything, the fact that the Epic runs an AMOLED screen is what causes it to have decent battery life. On the other hand, a task killer isn't really useful for Android. There are some who'd probably disagree. That's fine. I'd still encourage you to check out this article: http://geekfor.me/faq/you-shouldnt-be-using-a-task-killer-with-android/ which should outline in detail why task killers aren't necessary.
If you do run into a locked up program and really want to rage against the machine and force quit it, do the following:
Tap 'Menu' -> 'Settings' -> 'Applications' -> 'Manage Applications'.
Tap the 'All' or 'Running' tab. Find your program and tap it.
There should be a 'Force Stop' button in there.
Yeah...bit of a maze to find it, I believe Android 2.3 will add a "Running Applications" button to the popup menu that you get when tapping the 'Menu' button.
If you're STILL set on getting a task killer, try checking out Advanced Task Killer on the market. You can also do a search here: http://www.androlib.com/r.aspx?r=task+manager
OP, the widget can't be ported to a ROM that does not run Samsung's TouchWiz UI.
That was much harder than it should have been.
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Is there a way to close apps using the "other apps" area, ie when you hooks down the home button and see list of recent apps, Swype left or right to remove from list, but this doesn't close them. Is there a way so that it will close the apps?
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It does close them
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Task Manager
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Giving phone a mini-bath
Yeah use task manager
I just want to be able to Swipe then away like it has without without having to go to another screen. For example (sorry to use this as an example) on iOS a user can double tap the home button to see all running apps and can close the apps right there. I want to be able to do the same thing with the system we have.
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I just want to be able to Swipe then away like it has without without having to go to another screen. For example (sorry to use this as an example) on iOS a user can double tap the home button to see all running apps and can close the apps right there. I want to be able to do the same thing with the system we have.
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Can I ask why? Android handles task/memory management without your intervention. The only time you should have to manually close an app is if it stops responding.
swiping from the recent list does close them...
Yes, this is correct, swiping from the recent list does NOT close any apps, it just clears them from the list.
If you wanted to force close an app click the task manager button, then click exit or exit all on the Active Applications tab.
Wrong..... It does close them. End of discussion. Look at your task manager then do the screen wipe and clear all tasks... Check task manager again... All gone.
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It does close them but beware, unless the application is ACTIVELY running in the background closing applications will do nothing but free a little RAM (which you have plenty of) and will decrease battery life if you restart the applications at a later time.
Right now I have 26 Apps "open" and have no slow down. All in all I suggest you leave them be.
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Does anyone know where I can find the Task Manager that is included with the ICS ROMS for the Epic 4G Touch.
in the app drawer. Not trying to be a smartass. Or go to system settings. Then manage apps. Are you trying to close apps or delete them?
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Too many motions. I cheat and long press the home key..:silly:
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MoHoGalore said:
Too many motions. I cheat and long press the home key..:silly:
(I see dead pixels.. )
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Lol I do too.
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Its well known that iOS is known for their almost lagless software. Android has had lag issues in the past and tries to remedy this by improving CPU and size of RAm. But i still sense lag when opening programs sometimes or unlocking my screen or even refreshing a weather widget. Galaxy S3 is supposed to be one of if not the fastest android phones available but still suffers from some of the same problems that the G1 had. O well...i guess google has to stick with the framework they've already written. It'd be nice though if there was an app that measured lag. I know there're several benchmarking apps that measure overall speed but are they any that measure response time of a phone? An app that maybe runs several processes in the background and asks the user to touch the screen. Maybe type a few words using the keyboard or open and close a folder or two...
What apps are you having issues with, exactly? What firmware are you running?
Hate to admit it but I notice lag all over this phone on TW opening messaging unlocking the phone and stuff, on AOKP no lag what so ever. I don't think its Googles doings or code. More so the carriers and Manufacturers that make these phones full of bloatware and their own code.
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Unless im mistaken ios seems more 'lag free' simply because it will only run one thing at a time, it cant multitask.
Android can run multiple apps at once.
If android was coded with the same limitation as ios it would certainly feel even faster.
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DocHoliday77 said:
Unless im mistaken ios seems more 'lag free' simply because it will only run one thing at a time, it cant multitask.
Android can run multiple apps at once.
If android was coded with the same limitation as ios it would certainly feel even faster.
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This.
I don't even mind the minor lags. I do so much with my phone in surprised it doesn't lag more.
IPhones... i didn't do much with it really.
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Teo032 said:
This.
I don't even mind the minor lags. I do so much with my phone in surprised it doesn't lag more.
IPhones... i didn't do much with it really.
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Yeah this is true. And what you quoted. Not to mention, you cant get lost when using an android OS
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What apps are you having issues with, exactly? What firmware are you running?
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Not apps really...home button lag. Wake/unlock lag... honestly if my phone can play music while i run a game/ browser, im fine with not multitasking.
If you have an ipod touch or iphone, you'll notice that if you try to load a webpage while continuously touching the screen, the page won't load!! Its using almost of its cpu on screen sensors which equals no lag!
For home button lag, double press home then in svoice go to settings and uncheck open with double home press (or something like that)
The lag is because it is waiting to see if you are single or double pressing the button.
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Since we are on the issue of lag. Xda has not been friendly to me since I got the phone. If I browse for more the 10 min. It's impossible to scroll through posts its like it ran out of ram and skips top to bottom when I scroll. If I keep trying it will FC on me. Running stock
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Not apps really...home button lag. Wake/unlock lag... honestly if my phone can play music while i run a game/ browser, im fine with not multitasking.
If you have an ipod touch or iphone, you'll notice that if you try to load a webpage while continuously touching the screen, the page won't load!! Its using almost of its cpu on screen sensors which equals no lag!
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Whoever said iPhone don't lag is in denial. IPhone 2g-4s lags. And I hate ios 6 lol. The new app store layout suck too.
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vopezy said:
Since we are on the issue of lag. Xda has not been friendly to me since I got the phone. If I browse for more the 10 min. It's impossible to scroll through posts its like it ran out of ram and skips top to bottom when I scroll. If I keep trying it will FC on me. Running stock
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Yup! At times i actually find myself looking forward to fcs on this app just so itll straighten up for a bit!! :what:
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My phone has been running slow lately. I noticed that my memory is never over 100. And when it slows down it can be at 20mb or less.
When this happens there is lime 10+ in recents. Shouldn't the os start pruning those when the memory gets so low. I have a couple widgets and a decent amount of apps installed but this seems like something is wrong.
Maybe a setting I can change to make memory management more aggressive.
In developer options click on the option to enable kill all button. And don't keep activities
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Thanks. I did see the no activities option but thought that may be a little much as it is nice for certain programs like the browser to stay open to the page i was on. I'm going to give it a try though see how it goes.
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In developer options click on the option to enable kill all button. And don't keep activities
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Ermmmm I don't have that option ........I'm on 4.2
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