Advanced Task Killer

[VOL559]

Just step up to a Inc2 from a Inc1.Had the Advanced Task Killer on the 1 and was fine.I've been told that on the 2 there is no need for this or any other app killer,is this true ? Would like to hear your thoughts.

 

[grvthang]

I'm sure there will be varying opinions on this topic, as there usually are, but I haven't installed a task killer on mine since I got it.

 

[hilmar2k]

General consensus is that task killers do more harm then good.

 

[TheAtheistReverend]

General consensus is that task killers do more harm then good.

+1

Especially in gingerbread and higher, atk and other task killers are unable to kill many apps and really provide no benefit to the general operation of your phone.
That being said, one might find it useful if you have an app that hangs often and you're too lazy to go into your built in process manager to force kill said app.

 

[blackepoxy]

General consensus is that task killers do more harm then good.

+1
I don't have one, neither would I install one.

 

[TheDroidLife]

everybody has the same argument.. "all the apps i use stay open and it kills my battery".. they think this because when they go back to the app its in the same place they left off so it must be open.( The apps are not running. Android will kill apps on its own when its in need of memory.) or when they do install ATK and open it, wow look at all those apps running on my phone taking battery.. If you really want to know whats running go to settings>applications>running applications any widgets you have you will see these running along with the normal stuff like seetings and google services. and if you see something running in there like market or pandora etc, you can stop it in there.

I tell my freinds who want to put a task killer on there phone the same thing.. If its not broke dont fix it, if the phone runs good without it why even use it. it takes more memory running a task killer (thats suppose to free memory for you) then not even running one at all.

 

[picord]

Read this article that was shared by jadeboy7 over @ themikmik.com
task killers yes or no

 

[Jman42028]

never had one and never will. I troubleshoot droid phones every single day at work and 90% of the time getting rid of that program fixes the issues. If you want to do something to conserve battery, (even though the inc2 has great battery life) use Juice Defender. IMO, which I guess could be considered a professional opinion since I work on the phones every day, is DONT USE IT. I'm not a programmer by any means so I don't know the total inner workings of android from that perspective, but from what I've read and seen, GB is designed to manage the aps a certain way, and when you add a task killer it totally screws the whole process up.

 

[grvthang]

Read this article that was shared by jadeboy7 over @ themikmik.com
task killers yes or no

Great article.

 

[jimmyjamaes]

So would it help if I install juice defender?

 

[grvthang]

So would it help if I install juice defender?

I installed Juice Defender about a month ago (the free one) after reading so much about it. I was very pleasantly surprised; it definitely works for me.

 

[blackepoxy]

So would it help if I install juice defender?

+1
I can't imagine running my phone without JD after using the plus package for about a week!!!
Scheduling, night mode, and the disable on low battery are a must fire me!!!

 

[NightAngel79]

General consensus is that task killers do more harm then good.

+ (whatever were on)

 

[SUroot]

These are IMHO, the best 2 articles to read:

http://droid-den.com/android-guides/android-guide-should-i-use-a-task-killer/ (by our very own lekky)

http://m.androidcentral.com/ram-what-it-how-its-used-and-why-you-shouldnt-care http://