How to kill apps running in background? - T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII

I have a stock s3 every time I go to kill tasks it shows 49 apps were killed... why is there so much stuff running in background is there a way to stop this without rooting this phone?
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There should be no need. Itws better imo to kill the ones that show up in running that use aldt of ram.

Without rooting? Yes.
Setting, application manager, all, then you can click on certain ones and click disable.
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Before you start killing random apps you need to know what they are and why they are running. There are a couple of programs in the play store that tell you if the a problem battery wise. I do not recommend an app killer because all the programs restart eating more battery life each time the restart. Most of them are supposed to be running.

Should stop using task killers, that'll make it worse.
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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.

[Q] ICS Task Manager/Clear Memory exception list?

Hey guys, is it possible to create an exception list for the ICS Task Manager. My problem is that whenever I "clear memory" it will close my Widget Locker and I have to go in and restart it. As much as I clear memory in a day thats alot of restarting. Any help would be appreciated.
Also, I don't need recommendations for other task managers, I would like to keep it native.
You shouldn't be frequently clearing memory as is. Android isn't like a Windows Mobile phone. You're supposed to use the task manager in the event of a misbehaving app and thats pretty much it.
So it isn't necessarily a bad thing if the memory bar is full?
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mdsevol said:
So it isn't necessarily a bad thing if the memory bar is full?
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I never clear memory. Just use task manager to close open apps. My battery life is great and phone runs like a charm. Just my 2cents
mdsevol said:
So it isn't necessarily a bad thing if the memory bar is full?
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Hold home and swipe the apps you're not using to the left or right.
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Right on. I appreciate it guys.
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mdsevol said:
So it isn't necessarily a bad thing if the memory bar is full?
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No its not. Those apps are just being stored in cache. They aren't actively using battery (unless its a poorly programmed app). Android should automatically remove the ones that are idle on its own, though. Just let Android do its thing.
If you're really worried about runaway apps, use this: https://play.google.com/store/apps/...sMSwxLDEwOSwiY29tLnpvbXV0LndhdGNoZG9nbGl0ZSJd
Its a different kind of task manager. All it does is monitor what apps are using the most CPU. ONLY kill the stuff it alerts you that are using crazy high CPU processing.

Good Task manager for Andromadus Mimicry 1.5

What's a good task manager that works well, I've tried a few but haven't found something I like yet. Anyone got advice.
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if your thinking of a task manager like a task killer dont use one, really a bad idea for android. if you must use something like watchdog so you dont blindly kill apps. even then when things are set up the way you like it and your sure all is well, i would suggest freezing watchdog as it sits in background itself and wastes cpu.
just do a little google search and youll see what im talking about
Ok, thanks. I'm still learning my way around this ROM and all its bells ans whistles. For some odd reason though I use up a lot of RAM. I have to go and kill apps manually.
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Your definition of a lot may differ from mine, this Rom has a supercharger script built in, this along with androids ability to choose what apps to kill is the best way to go. You may have some bad apps that have memory leaks or wake locks. Use watchdog to spy on those and remove them if necessary
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I will thanks.
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PvtJoker said:
Ok, thanks. I'm still learning my way around this ROM and all its bells ans whistles. For some odd reason though I use up a lot of RAM. I have to go and kill apps manually.
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Press the track ball in the recent apps to kill all apps in a safe and effective way.

How do you guys keep your Rams low?

I am just curious on what are people doing to keep the Ram count down other than closing constantly unused apps manually.
Mine is always up there and I am constantly removing and clearing apps.
Thanks
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SDJB said:
I am just curious on what are people doing to keep the Ram count down other than closing constantly unused apps manually.
Mine is always up there and I am constantly removing and clearing apps.
Thanks
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It's all about what u got running on your phone, u know apps,games,widgets, LWP, Sometimes even some launchers suck alot of RAM. I would suggest u download greenify app from the playstore, that should help a little.
Just leave that alone, android is smart and you're just wasting battery life. Google android ram management or why not to kill apps on android, there are about 1000 posts about why not to do so anymore.
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mt3g said:
Just leave that alone, android is smart and you're just wasting battery life. Google android ram management or why not to kill apps on android, there are about 1000 posts about why not to do so anymore.
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mt3g said:
Just leave that alone, android is smart and you're just wasting battery life. Google android ram management or why not to kill apps on android, there are about 1000 posts about why not to do so anymore.
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Came here to post this.

[Q]Is there an app or script that will clear RAM when screen goes off?

Looking for an app or script that will clear ram automatically when screen goes off. Thank you
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Advanced task killer pro does that. If you're rooted, you can use greenify which pretty much does the same thing but hibernates the app as well.
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No need to do that honestly.
You'll only use up more battery clearing out the ram every time.
Android does a really good god in ram management.
Greenify is a good alternative.
It doesn't clear them off ram but it hibernates apps from running in the background that would also consume battery.
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Greenify is a good alternative.
It doesn't clear them off ram but it hibernates apps from running in the background that would also consume battery.
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If it's not running then it's not using ram...
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Domoo said:
If it's not running then it's not using ram...
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Yes it is... Unless you close it completely. Random Access Memory is that.... Places apps apps in memory to later take them out to run, which makes it a faster process rather than closing them completely and opening them again.
Greenify "hibernates" and app as in it won't run, notifications checks, automatically running, check ins or refreshing feeds to save battery, its still in ram but its not running, saving lots of battery.
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