Post Conclusions + final QUESTION:
Question: What's the best taskkiller (manager) for the HTC phone (or any linux based phone)?
Answers:
Task managers usually do more harm than good.
The reason is, Linux attempts to use all memory (RAM) no matter what, [even if you have 64GB verse 128MB]
and Free memory = wasted memory.
Lag is not caused by lack of memory. Lag is caused by a faulty app (Ex. apps made for better hardware, apps with faulty coding, apps that uses too much cpu that with faulty coding, etc…)
The same goes with battery life. The battery is not effected by memory, but by CPU usage.
So technically, a task manager could help troubleshoot the faulty app that's wasting power or causing a lag.
Such a task that could cause such a huge decrease in the battery (according to bzzzzz) is "taskpanel". Per bzzzzz, before removing "taskpanel" the HTC battery would last 20hrs with little wifi and gps usage. The next day [after removing taskpanel] he went 24hours with still 70% remaining.
And lastly, multitasking is not multitasking. It's more correctly "process splicing". This means the OS jumps from app to app very quickly, not simultaneously.
So the remaining question is:
Does more running apps = More OS jumps? If so does this effect CPU usage? Does CPU usage effect lag? [i know it effects battery life] If it does, then this post will be completely wasted [although i learn a lot!]. Why?
Answer: Task killers end apps. Multitasking causes OS jumps. Less apps = Less OS jumps = less CPU usage = better battery life, maybe even less lag.
Please help, I just would like to know if my theory is correct! =]
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Cheers!
ben
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