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Un install task killers on your phone

ucraj510

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Jan 29, 2011
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Hey, I was just reading that task killers don't actually save your battery life but actually harms your phone. So I un install my task killers for about a week now, and my phone is running a whole lot smoother and the battery life is just normal.

I think you should give it a try. I am on metro pcs running the newest cm7
 
Hey, I was just reading that task killers don't actually save your battery life but actually harms your phone. So I un install my task killers for about a week now, and my phone is running a whole lot smoother and the battery life is just normal.

I think you should give it a try. I am on metro pcs running the newest cm7


you might want to try auto memory manager and sd booster, never use ATK it will kill your phone.
 
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ATK is not good? i hadn't had any problem with it, can u tell me how is it bad so i can also remove it as well...

Well task killers kill apps and things. The problem is the Android System manages this on its on, eventually these apps/processes startup again and are then killed, again. This uses more battery and it your phone will not run as smooth because Android already tries to manage this on its on. You can remove it buy going to: Settings > Applications> Manage Applications > Find task killer > Click on it > Click uninstall.
 
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Well task killers kill apps and things. The problem is the Android System manages this on its on, eventually these apps/processes startup again and are then killed, again. This uses more battery and it your phone will not run as smooth because Android already tries to manage this on its on. You can remove it buy going to: Settings > Applications> Manage Applications > Find task killer > Click on it > Click uninstall.

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what they said, and cause your phone to lag, linux runs different than windows.




hey what speed u set ur thing for the sd booster, like the kb thing


set speed for 2048, and it should run smooth and fast.
 
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Well task killers kill apps and things. The problem is the Android System manages this on its on, eventually these apps/processes startup again and are then killed, again. This uses more battery and it your phone will not run as smooth because Android already tries to manage this on its on. You can remove it buy going to: Settings > Applications> Manage Applications > Find task killer > Click on it > Click uninstall.

your right got rid of it, & runs alot smoother notice the difference...
 
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Despite a couple of articles againts task killers (which are very much in the minority), the task killers save memory when they close the applications. My phone runs very slow if I don't hit kill apps. The most efficient way to kill apps (in my case anyway) is ATK.
ok. I guess Google doesn't know what they are talking about, since they are the ones who said not to use task killers. Just because they designed the operating system, doesn't mean you should listen to them I guess.
 
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ok. I guess Google doesn't know what they are talking about, since they are the ones who said not to use task killers. Just because they designed the operating system, doesn't mean you should listen to them I guess.

Hey, if he's happy with the way his phone's running, then good for him. If he ever gets to the point that he's no longer satisfied with the way things are, then it's never too late for him to try another way. I used ATK for a while when I first got my phone. It wasn't until I started customizing my phone that I found out it wasn't all it's cracked up to be. But on a stock phone with few changes, it seems to do ok.
 
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I will try this theory about task managers. what about startup managers though?


I use START-UP AUDITOR from the ANDROID MARKET.
It has the option of keeping apps that you don't want running on boot-up from starting.
The second option is more like a task killer.

Using the first option works very well,& does not interfere w/other system functions.

For example,I don't need the MUSIC APP or XDA DEVELOPERS on start-up,so,I select for these to not start on boot.
 
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hey i had a question, is the like a task thingy where it just DOESNT kill an app but lets it run. for example the facebook app. i hate it when i end it but when i check back like 2 mins later it has to restart all over again. i kno it will kill battery but is there ANYWAY to keep the app running not restarting over again?
 
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