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Android Task Killers

DDH

Do I need them?

1 Verizon rep says Yes the other says No I am confused

I had an emegrency today and my Droid X did not work It locked and I could not move I could shut it off etc

Very frustrated It did finally come up but had a Red Circle with a line thru it and said No Service

Came back on after 1./2 hr and my battery was very busy draining down fast

Verizon rep said it was because there were 17 apps running How is this possible?

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bearone21

just because you stop using an app doesn't mean it's closed. wx, stock/news updates, email, texting, etc keep running.

i watch what i'm doing and don't use a task killer. if you kill the app, it'll come back the next time you access it.

many here will recommend not using one.

crb79

There are some free versions that you can try. If it works for you, great, if not, uninstall it.

Personally, I've used Advanced Task Killer since about 1 month after getting my phone. I get outrageous battery life, right now I missed a charge last night and I have 40% battery.

But I also do a lot of app testing and there are many apps that do not have an exit option. If you do a search of the forums I'm sure you can find all sorts of Yes and No's. But the best advice is to try it and if you see results you like, keep it.

DDH

Thanks Good advice

Question.

How do I stop an appl or how do I know when an appl is successfully not running?

Wildman

The only way to know if a app is active or not is by accessing the system task manager at Settings / Applocarions / Running Services.

Tidbits

RAM uses the same power whether it holds information or not. What matters is the processes... If an application running in the background is using processes then it is using battery("free" apps with advertisements uses processes). Apps can sit dormant and not use any processes until called upon(Dialer for example to make and receive phone calls).

ATK just shows you based on what libraries what are open. Often most of them don't even bother showing you if any of them are using processes, and which apps are sharing the same library. Dialer, Voice Mail, Text Message share the same library closing one may cause your radio to close and in turn waste more battery as the phone has to turn the radio back on, turn on the dialer, VoiceMail, and Text Message open all over again. Those are ALWAYS dormant until called upon.

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