Hey guys. I have a pretty serious problem with the "Media" process draining my battery. I read on another thread on XDA (on the galaxy nexus phone) about others with this problem. The general consensus was do a full wipe and it would fix. I was running CM 10.0.0 stable and decided to do a full wipe and update to 10.1.
Clockwork Mod Recovery
Format data
Format system
Clear Cache
Clear Dalvik
Flash newest CM 10.1 nightly
Flash google apps
Fix permissions
Then I put on the newest KT Kernal so I
Flashed kernal
clear cache
clear dalvik
fix permissions
After all of this, I STILL get the media proccess eating up my battery. In addtion I get the message saying "SD card unexpectedly removed". Maybe the two are related? Does anyone have any suggestions? These two problems are driving me crazy!
thecapitalr said:
Hey guys. I have a pretty serious problem with the "Media" process draining my battery. I read on another thread on XDA (on the galaxy nexus phone) about others with this problem. The general consensus was do a full wipe and it would fix. I was running CM 10.0.0 stable and decided to do a full wipe and update to 10.1.
Clockwork Mod Recovery
Format data
Format system
Clear Cache
Clear Dalvik
Flash newest CM 10.1 nightly
Flash google apps
Fix permissions
Then I put on the newest KT Kernal so I
Flashed kernal
clear cache
clear dalvik
fix permissions
After all of this, I STILL get the media proccess eating up my battery. In addtion I get the message saying "SD card unexpectedly removed". Maybe the two are related? Does anyone have any suggestions? These two problems are driving me crazy!
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Your installation process seems to be correct... About the media thing, does it drain EVERYTIME? Or just the first hour or so after your first boot? I get that, but it's because Google is restoring my account to my phone so it's re-downloading all my apps, hence the huge Media Process battery drain. After that, it's all gone. See if it's that.
No it is every time. My phone exchange gets hot as hell too. This is around for the clock and it has cut my battery life in half
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I had this problem 3 different times. Twice, it was some funky MP3s or something on my external SD card. 1st time: wiping SD card and putting it all back worked. 2nd time, I had to do more: wiped it, ran my MP3s through a MP3 checker (found about 30 different errors), removed some MP3s I didn't listen to, and put it back--that worked.
The third time Media just ravaged my battery was because of CWM's roughly implemented /blobs folder for backups. Deleting the /blobs and instead making a *.tar backup fixed (though I eventually switched to TWRP).
~Ibrahim~
ikjadoon said:
I had this problem 3 different times. Twice, it was some funky MP3s or something on my external SD card. 1st time: wiping SD card and putting it all back worked. 2nd time, I had to do more: wiped it, ran my MP3s through a MP3 checker (found about 30 different errors), removed some MP3s I didn't listen to, and put it back--that worked.
The third time Media just ravaged my battery was because of CWM's roughly implemented /blobs folder for backups. Deleting the /blobs and instead making a *.tar backup fixed (though I eventually switched to TWRP).
~Ibrahim~
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Now it happened for a fourth time! This time it was caused by a rogue app called Podkicker: uninstalling fixed it immediately!
I had this issue with Rocket Audio, and only while I listened to music. I started using the "Android Music Player" which is made by the same people as rocket audio and the problem went away. I've never had the issue while the music was off.
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I have used CM7 on my Incredible for a while now and have had to constantly wipe and reinstall every week or so. When i install, the ROM runs perfectly, with all my apps working and everything. After a few days though, most of my apps force close whenever I open them. Namely, messaging, Gmail, and browser force close, along with my market installed apps.
This has happened to me many times now and I can't figure out how to fix this issue. I have changed different options when installing the ROM and tried Fix Permissions in Rom Manager and nothing fixes it .
My friend's phone as well as my dad's have had this same issue on CM7 as well. Any help would be greatly aprreciated!
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I have used CM7 on my Incredible for a while now and have had to constantly wipe and reinstall every week or so. When i install, the ROM runs perfectly, with all my apps working and everything. After a few days though, most of my apps force close whenever I open them. Namely, messaging, Gmail, and browser force close, along with my market installed apps.
This has happened to me many times now and I can't figure out how to fix this issue. I have changed different options when installing the ROM and tried Fix Permissions in Rom Manager and nothing fixes it .
My friend's phone as well as my dad's have had this same issue on CM7 as well. Any help would be greatly aprreciated!
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Any ideas?
Check and make sure your data/data partition isn't full. If it is, grab a cache cleaner from the market to free up some space.
This actually happened to me earlier tonight.
Had to reinstall to get through the night til I got back home, but I may need to go back to another ROM if this keeps up. Glad to know I'm not the only one though.
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Check and make sure your data/data partition isn't full. If it is, grab a cache cleaner from the market to free up some space.
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That's true, didn't think about that. Will I have to keep doing that more and more if i install more apps though?
This happens to me and all my friends phones with the cm7 final. They keep telling me its user error. We all have to clean wipe about once a week because of force closes. I finally switched it redemption rom
DROID Incredible
By the way i never had a single problem with the nightlies
DROID Incredible
06stang said:
By the way i never had a single problem with the nightlies
DROID Incredible
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If what Smabbage said is true then hopefully that'd make sense. That way when you consistently install the nightlies, there is no way for the data partition to fill up all the way. Good to know. thanks!
I've been fighting this exact same problem. The only way I can keep it from happening is to do a full wipe and let the Android Market reinstall most of the apps. Then I can use titanium to bring back the missing apps and system settings.
Here's the things I've tried, with no success:
Wipe Cache / Wipe Dalvik Cache
Fix Permissions
Nandroid Backup then Restore (ok so I didn't expect that to do much)
Uninstalling apps, moving apps to SD (using the Android method, not Apps2SD)
Another interesting thing is that I run Watchdog, but instead of force closing, it pops up a message saying "Disk IO Error in Watchdog". That makes me wonder if some partition (Cache, data, I dunno) is out of space or worse, there are physical problems with the internal memory of my Incredible.
I have one question for everyone - How do I see how much space is available on each partition? I mean, I can go to the Android settings and see App Data storage left or SD card space left, but is there an app or tool I can see that will show me each partition with space left?
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Another interesting thing is that I run Watchdog, but instead of force closing, it pops up a message saying "Disk IO Error in Watchdog". That makes me wonder if some partition (Cache, data, I dunno) is out of space or worse, there are physical problems with the internal memory of my Incredible.
I have one question for everyone - How do I see how much space is available on each partition? I mean, I can go to the Android settings and see App Data storage left or SD card space left, but is there an app or tool I can see that will show me each partition with space left?
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Had exactly same issue (even same Watchdog error) and Smabbage's answer was spot-on.
To check, open terminal emulator (gives you shell prompt) and do "df -k" - this will list all filesystems and, among other info, how full they are. My "/data/data" partition was full. Cleaned up some cache's and my phone is back in action.
Seems like a lot of games (and Netflix) fill the /data/data partition. Wonder if it is possible to make it larger at the expense of built in memory?
In any case, may be a good add-on to CM to monitor space in /data/data and give a reasonable warning when you close to running out.
I have been using CM7 for a while now and the apps that force close, are usually tied to the SD card. Try moving them to internal and see if it helps.
same here..
I use galnet miui (cm base)
after a few weeks, it shows 'disk io eror in watchdog'
and many programs fc.
never had this problem before.
someone can help me?
how can I fix this..
I know this is an old thread, but ive been searching around to see if other people have this problem.
i have found a temporary solution. open Root Explorer and go to /cache/dalvik-cache....use multi-select to select all items and then delete. reboot (IT WILL TAKE A WHILE TO REBOOT, IT IS REBUILDING, IT CAN TAKE UP TO 15MIN DONT PANIC) yes, this is in fact "wiping dalvik-cache" but ive gotten much better results doing it manually than through CWM.
this will calm your phone down at least for a few days with no force closes/service interruption, but you will have to do it again..........and again, and again. its better than having to do a full wipe though, obviously. hope this helps anyone who is still having this problem.
[Q] "UIDs are inconsistent", most apps are FC'ing -> Can't Download from Market
So yesterday I ran your run-of-the-mill market search for updates, "update all", phone back in pocket while downloading.. when I pull it out, it's frozen up completely. I leave it for half an hour before pulling the battery, but on booting, the updates start again, and sure enough before long the damn thing freezes up. I try this again a couple of times before clearing all data of the Market and Download Manager apps. Woohoo, seems to prevent the downloads automatically starting, and thus in the short term my phone works. I'll sort out the problem app in the morning (ROM Manager seems to want to go to 4.x from 3.0.2.4, and it's by far the most system-nosy app on the update list, so I'm eyeing it with suspicion).
Morning comes, quick check on facebook and xda in the morning, seems fine. Phone in pocket. Next time I take it out, the bastard's frozen and needs a battery pull again. Swearing a bit by now, I see with some anxiety that when it finally boots, it's throwing something about "UIDs are inconsistent. You should wipe /data." Ohhh dear. Interestingly (and adding to my stress levels), it seems to have started the Sense launcher instead of Launcher Pro, and I'm getting "Swype has FC'd" errors every half a minute or so, on top of the fifteen or so FC messages for various apps after dismissing the UID error. Thank god for the hardware keyboard.
Having a look around on the net, there's a few references to a file called 'uiderrors.txt'. I've taken a look in this, and it seems to have every single app (i.e. everything listed in the All tab in Manage Applications) listed with a mismatched UID.
Any ideas? I suppose the next step is formatting the SD card, but I was wondering if anyone knows what's actually gone wrong here before I start down the path of blindly resetting things in the hope that something will work.
Virtuous 1.02 with the Standard (not Stock) kernel, on an Indian model Desire Z.
Hello... Okay first thing is wipe everything. Then reflash the Rom. If that doesn't work download a different Rom and redownload the Rom you were using. After you flash back try to fix permission. Don't format your SD card yet, let's do that if the wiping and reflashing doesn't work.
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Thanks for the reply. I first formatted /data with CWM; on rebooting everything was nice and factory-like, but for the fact that nothing could install from market. After trying various fiddling around to make it work, I gave up and re-flashed Virtuous 1.02 (clearing cache and /data) - but still I can't get market installations to work. It eveidently worked for a while, because this time it managed to automatically re-install most apps from my Google account, but now I get "download was unsuccesful" for everything; paid and free. I've tried downloading on both wifi and 3G, uninstalling market upgrades, clearing cache and data for Market, Market Updater, and Download Manager, using ROM Manager to fix permissions, renaming /sdcard/.android_secure, unmouting SD card completely, and rebooting after each of these steps (except the SD card unmount obviously). I only have my primary Google account set up at the moment to try and eliminate any issues with my secondary account (which is a Google Apps email address). Now I'm at a bit of a loss. Does the download manager keep a log of the actual errors encountered?
Akdor 1154 said:
Thanks for the reply. I first formatted /data with CWM; on rebooting everything was nice and factory-like, but for the fact that nothing could install from market. After trying various fiddling around to make it work, I gave up and re-flashed Virtuous 1.02 (clearing cache and /data) - but still I can't get market installations to work. It eveidently worked for a while, because this time it managed to automatically re-install most apps from my Google account, but now I get "download was unsuccesful" for everything; paid and free. I've tried downloading on both wifi and 3G, uninstalling market upgrades, clearing cache and data for Market, Market Updater, and Download Manager, using ROM Manager to fix permissions, renaming /sdcard/.android_secure, unmouting SD card completely, and rebooting after each of these steps (except the SD card unmount obviously). I only have my primary Google account set up at the moment to try and eliminate any issues with my secondary account (which is a Google Apps email address). Now I'm at a bit of a loss. Does the download manager keep a log of the actual errors encountered?
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Well try to download a different rom and flash it, try to download something not sense. I had that annoying issue before... Backup everything on your sd card and format it using clock work or go on the setting and format the sdcard there.
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Why would formatting the SD card work if downloading fails even if the card is unmounted? Thanks for the reply though
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Akdor 1154 said:
Why would formatting the SD card work if downloading fails even if the card is unmounted? Thanks for the reply though
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Because sometimes the sd card can be corrupted and when you download stuff from the android market you will get an unsuccessful or your app says its downloading but never installs. When you restore the sdcard to its original factory it should work again. Well thats just me i guess. but i hope everything goes well my friend
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i am having the same problem, i am about to lose my mind.
same issue here cant install anything on any rom
I just ran into this issue today. Anyone know if formatting the sd card actually worked? Backing up 7 gigs of whatever is on my phone is just gonna take too long. I don't wanna do it unless I really have to.
I've wiped multiple times and tried several roms, and I've even checked the rils on my radio and fixed permissions. The whole 9 yards.
Edit:i give up ._. im gonna try formatting it. are any folders on the sd card necessary to keep in order for the phone to function or keep it's root? if not, im only going to keep my music and clockworkmod folders.
had same problem, but a full wipe and clean install helped.
I am currently using a CM based rom on my S3, but this first happened on another rom too. After I installed a CM based rom that I am happy with, I formatted the external SD card and put a ton of music on it. I listened to the music Saturday. I use the paid version of PowerAmp that I've used for years... I get home from work yesterday and plug in speakers and all my music is gone again. The SD card is blank.. ugh..
Does anyone have any thoughts or ideas of what would cause this?
Current phone status:
Android 4.2.2
Baseband L710VPBMA6
Kernel 3.4.37-cyanogenmod-g5c3fd50
CyanogenMod 2.6b-20130404-d2spr
Thanks... any help/suggestions would be appreciated!
LionFreak said:
I am currently using a CM based rom on my S3, but this first happened on another rom too. After I installed a CM based rom that I am happy with, I formatted the external SD card and put a ton of music on it. I listened to the music Saturday. I use the paid version of PowerAmp that I've used for years... I get home from work yesterday and plug in speakers and all my music is gone again. The SD card is blank.. ugh..
Does anyone have any thoughts or ideas of what would cause this?
Current phone status:
Android 4.2.2
Baseband L710VPBMA6
Kernel 3.4.37-cyanogenmod-g5c3fd50
CyanogenMod 2.6b-20130404-d2spr
Thanks... any help/suggestions would be appreciated!
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Just to make sure: you're saying that the entire contents of the sd card are erased. If you open up a file explorer (or pop the sd card into a computer), absolutely everything is erased?
You say this has happened other times. Were they also AOSP roms? Did it only happen when using PowerAmp?
topherk said:
Just to make sure: you're saying that the entire contents of the sd card are erased. If you open up a file explorer (or pop the sd card into a computer), absolutely everything is erased?
You say this has happened other times. Were they also AOSP roms? Did it only happen when using PowerAmp?
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topherk, Thanks so much for the reply. I used freeza's rom shown in my signature for a pretty long time.. I was going to the gym after work regularly before Christmas & would listen to my music using the stated app. Work got super hectic.. I stopped going to the gym staying up late & working weekends programming & managing plant installs.. I think I update the modem this year & could just flash an update to the rom over the existing rom & wouldn't lose app or settings... I think freeza's last update was the beginning of March which I installed...
I have no idea if the rom or those updates are even relevant...I'm just trying to think of the changes I did... about 2 weeks ago when I tried to play music the app started to try to play multiple songs simultaneously. I had gotten hooked on a shooter game that you earned virtual $ for downloading apps..(I assumed that had more to do with problems than anything) The multiple songs playing would cause a force close of PowerAmp... So I knew I needed to "clean" my phone... I reset it to factory defaults.. wiped cache all the normal type stuff I done countless times since I rooted my 1st smart phone....
I apologize for the long reply...but since I had to reset everything...I thought I'd try a couple different roms.. I tried the Hyperdrivre rom but kept noticing problems.. I then installed the Avatar rom & spent all day last Saturday getting my apps back & all set up & running smooth.. love the rom & not having any noticeable issues..everything is working & I think I might keep this till I get my S4...seems like it will be a good rom when I pass the phone to the daughter..but after I got it all set... I loaded music back on the ext SD card.. I played cribbage with the wife that night & played music..I didn't do anything but controls program updates for my PA plant...I think I downloaded some new themes... but then came home after work to play some music while prepping dinner & my music was gone again...
When I look at it with Root Explorer it only shows "Lost.DIR" on the external SD card & I'm wondering... WTH? lol Even when I reset it to try different roms I didn't reset or wipe the external.. IDK.. weird... I can try putting things on it again. it's just odd..
Lost files again... Notification bar states 'SD card is blank or has unsupported file system' It wants to format it again... sigh... I can't wait till the S4 comes out..
LionFreak said:
Lost files again... Notification bar states 'SD card is blank or has unsupported file system' It wants to format it again... sigh... I can't wait till the S4 comes out..
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This happened to me yesterday running cm monthly for april. Sd card is blank.. and internal Sd card is only showing a couple folders that get added back as I download things or such.. No idea what caused it. Ext SD card had all my roms and titanium backup, now only Lost.DIR
So I just noticed today when I select artist in samsung music, the app crashes. i have wiped data, wiped cache and rebooted but it still does the same thing. All the other tabs work just fine, just not artist. Anyone else seeing this or have a suggested fix for it?
Anyone have this problem?
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Anyone have this problem?
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Originally, I didnt have any music locally stored on my device. After seeing your post, I found a few mixtapes(full albums), downloaded them, extracted the zips and they all work without any problems including using all of the tabs in the music app. So i'm not sure where the problem for you may be...
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Are you running in ART mode?
Ok, here's the deal. So last night i pulled the SD card, wiped all custom files that are written from the phone (android folder etc. ), wiped the internal device storage and factory reset. The problem is now gone. I don't know what caused it but now it's fixed. Chalk one up to dumb luck.
Just for kicks, i tried turning my phone off, taking out the SD card, and turning it back on. holy frig! It loaded the apps (in settings, to clear caches and stuff, force stop if needed), turned off, SO much faster!! Like, warp speed. Compared to the well over a minute with my current class 4 sd card installed... im truly amazed!!
I need one of these like, tomorrow!! lol
The one thing i didnt understand, is that since moving app data to the external SD card isnt actually possible (despite the deceptive "move to SD card" in the app settings)... alot of the apps didnt show their correct icons or names in the app settings menu with my card out. But - even to just take the card out and look at it on the computer, all thats on there is camera photos, wallpapers..... a couple of things in directory bind, but only for 2 apps. well over 2 apps showed the incorrect icon and name. But... why??
ok, so ive since invested in a class 10 sd card...... and i notice no difference with having the phone calculate storage, powering off (the 2 main time wasters) since when i had my class 4 card.....
the only extreme difference is with no card in it.
For all of you who used class 10 SD cards, did it take the storage roughly 3 minutes to calculate (when you keep your caches cleaned out regularly), and the phone over a minute to power down, when you power down or at least restart once a day??
im just wondering if the extreme difference in speed is to be expected. even with the best type of sd card.
Hi
what ROM and Kernel?
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Hi
what ROM and Kernel?
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The rom is this one here actually: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1994902
Since i was new to the android world and rooting and such (still kind of am), i went with the pure stock version. I had actually decided to use the legit update, but it turned out my "brand new" phone had already been rooted, realized after a couple hours of trying to get it to update the legit way... maybe they had to to carrier unlock it, not sure. I knew for sure once i got into recovery for the first time, that it was already non factory. But, i didnt complain, the phone worked well and had no physical scratches or anything.
The kernel says (im not sure what much of this means):
"3.1.10-I927UCLJ3-CL970642
[email protected] #3
smp preempt thu oct 11 14:00:57 KST 2012"
Im guessing that last line isnt important but i didnt want to leave anything out.
Im not too sure what kernel means, unless referring to corn. Is that an important factor in the speed? Would changing it if needed ruin my whole current rom setup?
Ok so it is more or less stock and rom and kernel are UCLJ3. Thats fine just wanted to be sure. Btw: the whole kernel line is important as one can see the build, builder and build time which all is important to identify.
You can try another kernel without any impact to your ROM as long as it is ICS compatible. You may take a look into sediROM its installer has all available Kernels where you can choose from (v2.0 beta has absolutely all added). You can start sediROM installer and choose to not install the ROM but only modify the kernel. That way you can be sure that all requirements for flashing a new kernel are met (e.g. removing dalvik cache) without loosing data. But be warned i never tested that on pure stock!!
A better way may be to install sediROM and then choose the modify mode instead but I absolutely do not want to force you to choose sediROM !!
Nevertheless flashing sediROM or simply flashing a new kernel only:
As always keep in mind that doing a nandroid backup is essential!!
But back to topic: to be honest I'm not sure about your problem itself. You told that you have slow speed when opening your app drawer in the launcher? The other thing mentioned was calculating storage (I believe you meant those in settings?) and powering down.
Well i have a class 10 card with atm 1 GB free storage and need 10sec for all calculatings (settings). A power off need about 10-30sec and opening my app drawer with 114 apps installed take less than 1 sec.
I use sediROM v2.0 beta.
So you may try flashing a litekernel version. Maybe removing the dalvik cache may help a little, too - at least it will not harm (remove dalvik cache from within recovery).
My recommendation would be - if I were you:
0) backup! /efs and nandroid!
1) remove dalvik cache and /cache
2) if that doesnt help: flash a litekernel
3) if that doesnt help: flash another ROM
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I do go into recovery regular and clean the regular cache, but never the dalvik cache. Ive read everywhere that people recommend doing that just before formatting and installing a new rom, so ive always thought that the dalvik cache held something important (like user data).
is that something i should be regularly cleaning out too? If so, and i havent for over a year, could that be any part of the issue??
The main 2 spots i notice it very slow is when opening the storage (within settings), and when powering down. the app drawer does open right away, but it does take a while for everything to load up and all app sizes are accurate, probably the same 3ish minutes as when starting from storage.
but other than that its been running great so its weird that only those 2 spots are slower.
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I do go into recovery regular and clean the regular cache, but never the dalvik cache. Ive read everywhere that people recommend doing that just before formatting and installing a new rom, so ive always thought that the dalvik cache held something important (like user data).
is that something i should be regularly cleaning out too? If so, and i havent for over a year, could that be any part of the issue??
The main 2 spots i notice it very slow is when opening the storage (within settings), and when powering down. the app drawer does open right away, but it does take a while for everything to load up and all app sizes are accurate, probably the same 3ish minutes as when starting from storage.
but other than that its been running great so its weird that only those 2 spots are slower.
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Cleaning the cache on a regular base will not harm but IMO not doing anything useful.
The dalvik cache does not contain anything important like user data. It is filled when you boot your ROM with let me say "uncompressed" version of all your applications. That means because they are "uncompressed" they will open faster. Removing that cache will only let the ROM re-create that cache and this can solve some problems too. But it is an important thing you ever should do after flashing a kernel. Normally each ROM out there will do that for you, too because there it is needed too of course.
So no you do not need to do that on a regular base Android will update the cache for you (normally). Only when you encounter problems, flashing or upgrading ROM or Kernel.