From what I read Greenify hibernates apps you're not using after you select a few. Supposedly when you go back to the hibernated app it takes a little longer to load, but it resumes your previous state hence the term "hibernate".
However, for me it always forgets the apps state, regardless of what app I use it with. Greenify, for me, basically does exactly what a taskkiller did for me. The app has to reboot after being hibernated. I also never had the issue of tasks restarting themselves after being killed.
I am rooted, is this normal behavior, and if so, what is the benefit of using greenify over an automatic task killer?
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Am i missing something because i don't even see the app under my apps. I see a widget for it and it shows as a downloaded app in my application manager so i'm not able to view it in apps. Some help?
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Is there an app or something that actually tells me what is running I. The background? I'm currently using automatic task killer but I feel that it only kills somethings and not all.
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try system panel. or taskiller
Why do you want to kill the apps? Android will stop them for you if it needs the memory. Hitting the back button at the bottom of your phone should exit you out of the app you're currently in.
What do you have running in the background that's killing your phone so bad?
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Autostarts is a good paid app. Prevents certain apps from ever starting automatically.
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Love autostart.. cheap and on cm6 with stock root I hit 1903 on quad. Also I removed alot of stuff. Almost barebones then installed my 28 apps. Still get average 1800s. +1 for autostart.
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Why do you want to kill the apps? Android will stop them for you if it needs the memory. Hitting the back button at the bottom of your phone should exit you out of the app you're currently in.
What do you have running in the background that's killing your phone so bad?
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You can back out to exit but doesn't shut down the app when you are done with it. Stays in the background. Developers need to start putting close or exit on apps to close and shut down the app instead of leaving it in background. There is 3 parts.. background..foreground.. and cached..
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Why do you want to kill the apps? Android will stop them for you if it needs the memory. Hitting the back button at the bottom of your phone should exit you out of the app you're currently in.
What do you have running in the background that's killing your phone so bad?
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The back button closing apps is a large myth for most apps. Some are coded that way but not all. As for the other post about AutoStarts, it is a great app for root users. Just be careful. However, 2.2 is great by itself about managing apps and resources on its own without a 3rd party task killer. I use AutoKiller to tweak Android's own task manager to kill off items sooner. Just because you see an app running does not mean it is using battery or hogging resources. Android is not a Windows device.
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Well the reason I'm asking is because, I am rooted with 2.2 But I still get horrible battery consumption. I thought it might have been all the background apps still running or on standby. I used taskkiller myself but i really don't see a difference.
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Good info on the back button. I always thought that worked for some applications. I don't see how force closing an application can be good for your phone though anymore than force closing a program is great for your computer. But I'm not totally familar with the OS on our phones.
But my understanding about the OS is that it will shut down apps on it's own in case it needs the memory right? And, to your points just having apps open won't necessarily drain the battery.
OP, how's your reception. It's also my understanding that having poor reception will drain your battery worse too. Are you running GPS, wireless, or services that use those resources?
Not at all, I don't even have Bluetooth on. And using system tools I can see that before killing any background apps the phone is using 63% memory when killing the apps its reduced to 42%
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autostarts + system panel + juice defender
Take a little time to learn how they work, one you get them set up you'll be a happy camper.
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autostarts + system panel + juice defender
Take a little time to learn how they work, one you get them set up you'll be a happy camper.
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+1 for system panel. This will tell you not only what processes are running, but will also tell you how much battery and CPU they use (and have used over the past X hours). It's invaluable when trying to find the rogue process that's sapping up your battery.
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I don't know why there should be any problem with killing an app or service through the app manager. I do it frequently. At first I did encounter unexpected results but these are less now as I become more familiar.
I wondered, though, is there a preferred order of stopping and clearing data/cache through the app manager (in 2.2)?
I didn't know there was background/forground/cache difference: in froyo, it appears to me that app manager shows all of those under "running"--is that correct? Also, you can look at services. If a service (calendar, talk, etc.) is running, for example, it could be an obvious thing to stop if you aren't using it. You will see if you log out of the service first, and then check the service list, that it might remain running.
I think when you re-start the device very little starts with it. You can use that as a baseline.
Playing games online realtime is probably the biggest power hog I've found. I sometimes cannot play for even 15 min.
Other days, the device holds juice for more than 24 hrs.
The signal strength seems to be the main variable in my experience. The phone signal strength makes a difference, so does 3G, and 4G even more. It's like there's a threshhold or a revolving time--sorry, I don't know the right term here--but the device goes round and round searching if it thinks some signal is out there or if you trigger an app that calls for it. OTOH, once the device really finds nothing at all it drops everything. It shuts down entirely and you get really great battery life
Ok, this has been an ongoing longtime frustration of mine with the Android operating system. There are always numerous apps installed on my phone which are running in the background constantly, AND I DON'T WANT THEM TO BE!! I use Advanced task killer to kill them, but you can sit there and watch them all come back within a minute or two. I want something that will keep these apps from ever starting unless I manually start them myself. Is there anything that will do that?
You could get bloat freezer and freeze them. This effectively acts as though they are uninstalled, except you can unfreeze them at any time in case you need them.
This is in the wrong section, but if you use the "back" button or the app's "exit" button it will properly close the app. Don't use the home button or it'll just put the app in the background.
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The problem is not with closing apps. I could restart the phone. Then run task killer and kill all open apps, and 2 minutes later, there would still be 10 or more apps running in the background. I will try this bloat thing.
Your gonna do more damage than help by killing all those tasks. A lot of them are stuff the phone needs to operate properly. And, in general, task killers are just not a good idea for use with Android.
Read up:
http://geekfor.me/faq/you-shouldnt-be-using-a-task-killer-with-android/
http://lifehacker.com/5650894/andro...ed-what-they-do-and-why-you-shouldnt-use-them
If you wanna get rid of the pre-installed bloatware, thats fine. But don't go killing everything thats running on the phone.
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.
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I was wondering if anyone else was experiencing this. I have been monitoring my battery life closely on a stock unrooted phone. Everytime I check my battery level in the Phone status I also check the Battery use screen to see which app is currently taking up the most juice.
On two occasions, I have found apps that I closed before and are no longer in the task manager, still on the list. One was reckless getaway and the other is web. Both were closed in task manager. The first time it happened with reckless getaway, I rebooted my phone and it was gone. Now I do not want to have to reboot my phone everytime I see an app that I closed still running in the background. As for the web app, I have force stopped it and refreshed, but it is still on the list.
Can anyone advise me on how to get rid of these apps that linger on the battery use screen even though they do not appear on the task manager?
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Try juice defender app
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These apps might start up as a service and cannot be closed via task manager. Go to settings applications running and look for it there
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Hi
I was wondering if anyone else was experiencing this. I have been monitoring my battery life closely on a stock unrooted phone. Everytime I check my battery level in the Phone status I also check the Battery use screen to see which app is currently taking up the most juice.
On two occasions, I have found apps that I closed before and are no longer in the task manager, still on the list. One was reckless getaway and the other is web. Both were closed in task manager. The first time it happened with reckless getaway, I rebooted my phone and it was gone. Now I do not want to have to reboot my phone everytime I see an app that I closed still running in the background. As for the web app, I have force stopped it and refreshed, but it is still on the list.
Can anyone advise me on how to get rid of these apps that linger on the battery use screen even though they do not appear on the task manager?
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They are on the screen because that screen reports "use percentage" and those apps used the battery. They don't necessarily have to be currently active.
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Thanks.
That would explain it. If that is the case, the best way to monitor rogue apps would be to install juice defender? because the battery use screen would not be accurate since it shows all apps that used up battery life.
Lately the phone started to light itself on every ~2 minutes or sometimes it stops for a while and randomly does it again.
I usually place it next to my TV desk or on my computer one, is that the cause? If so, is it in any way harmful?
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maybe some app is running in background......
maybe because of some background apps
Like the two people above me said check which apps are running in the background. I don't really know much, but maybe Better Battery Stats app will help. It's in the market. I use it to check which apps keep waking up my device and preventing it to deep sleep, thus draining battery.
Well I press the Home button a few times and even open the Task Manager to see if anything is running and there's nothing. :s
Task manager doesn't show apps running in the background.
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Goto
Settings>> Applications>>Running Services
there you will find all the apps running in background
check which application(not stock core applications ) are running end any third party app and see if it helps
Install better battery status and check the partial wakelogs to know which app is conflicting
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Thanks everyone. I think there was some left out stuff I forgot to end.