Is anyone else having problems with the advanced task killer since 2.2 update? Battery is running down fast because task killer no longer works
Is the facebook app still draining batteries? Check the breakdown of how your battery is being used, a lot of people were having this issue after updating to the new 1.3 facebook
froyo ar eclair for that matter doesn't need one. i suggest going to about phone/battery use to see whats killing your battery. also try looking at spare parts/ battery history/ partial wake usage
I even went into the market to drop my star rating.
and BTW - I notice more battery use in 2.2 and both Spare Parts and Phone > Battery user don't show me any culprits. Same services as the past are the big users, nothing new is sucking battery but I do notice less battery life. Culprit? Maybe the 15 app's it continually starts up in the BG?
http://androidforums.com/motorola-droid/18334-task-killer-apps-truth.html
Linux systems work differently. Lots of info in that previous thread. This has been written about ad infinitum, including some very technical blogs (which I don't remember the addresses of... they may be bookmarked on my laptop at home, so I can reference them later if you like).
I really enjoyed ATK for the longest time. Took a leap of faith after installing 2.2, got rid of ATK completely, and it certainly has not affected my battery life adversely. No regrets!
well.. I am not saying it helps or hurts, never said as much in any thread. BUT, I did say that it never made sense to me to open ATK and see apps I never use, never did use, or hardly ever use active and waiting to fire IF called upon. Logically, that seems to me be a processor cycle waste.
well.. I am not saying it helps or hurts, never said as much in any thread. BUT, I did say that it never made sense to me to open ATK and see apps I never use, never did use, or hardly ever use active and waiting to fire IF called upon. Logically, that seems to me be a processor cycle waste.
Now, something I should be clear on. Unlike many others, I do not have ATK set to actively kill apps. I do it manually. So, I think that makes my settings different than most and maybe why they claim - since 2.2 - better battery life as they use to have ATK actively kill apps whereas I manually go in now and then and kill them.
I really don't care near as much about battery life as I do about performance, and for those saying that a dormant app is not consuming battery under 2.2, so therefore, let the OS handle what runs and what doesn't, that's complete rubbish. I've been running 2.2 for only a few hours, and already I notice lag on opening some apps or sliding on home screens, UNTIL I kill all unused apps or processes with ATK, then I get the speed back with much less lag.
been there, done that thread
you say "and it certainly has not affected my battery life adversely." but you do not say did it HELP your battery life to bail out on ATK in 2.2?
hmm... where exactly did you confirm that in 2.2 a TK is not needed? I am a fan and TK user. As we know, VZW would often load and suggest ATK. So when/where did it become known that 2.2 stopped making having a TK useful. If anything, I notice SO many more apps running in the background under 2.2. Apps that are never used or called upon. No reason to open the ATK debate here as that has been done, but I am curious where it is said to no longer needed in 2.2 as many said the same in 2.01 and 2.1. what changed?
this is a quote from peter alfonso(creator of bugless beast):
Tim-o-tato: Task killers….do you use one?
Pete: No no no! Task killers are the biggest waste of time and money for Android users. They are simply not needed, the OS handles task perfectly without them
taken from this link :
The Tato Series: An Interview with Peter Alfonso | Droid Life: A Droid Community Blog
not the only source from my assertion but certainly the most credible!
as to the reasons why, there are already countless posts about this on this forum
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