I don't recommend using task killers. It is better to just get into the habit of closing them yourself when you don't want them running. Task killers are like Ctrl+Alt+Del, they immediately force the program to close, and don't allow the program to clean things up ( Like memory usage, caches, etc. )
makes sense (about the ctrl+atl+del analogy)... when you said "get into the habit of closing them yourself", what is the proper way to close these apps? for example using a popular app like astro.. after i'm done with what i need to do, is there anything i should do to end the program?
That depends on whether or not the app is coded (and behaving) properly. That is indeed the way it is supposed to work...but your data has shown that it isn't always the case. Sometimes when the OS asks a program if it is not being used, and ok to put things to sleep...the program just responds no, it is still in use, stay awake. It could be poor coding, or just a bug that you've ran into. Hard to say from our end. Just keep up with what I mentioned ( with the shutting down or removing 1 app at a time. ) until you find the one misbehaving. From there, you can try reinstalling it to see if a clean install works, or you might need to seek a replacement app.
that's going to be my plan... unfortunately i kind of screwed up my test... i was trying to collect battery data and uptime vs awake time data, but screwed up in my data collection cuz i didnt clearly mark when i was accessing the phone to cause the awake time... i'll need to start over... the slightly good news is that over the last two hours there hasnt been a massive drop in battery (7%)... slightly good news only cuz i dont know what i did that was different, if anything.
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