SystemPanel: a task killer for people who hate task killers.

[MisterEff]

How much will you be charging for the Pro version?

 

[tliebeck]

How much will you be charging for the Pro version?

Not decided at the moment. More paid-specific functionality will be added before release. Price will be in the normal utility app range though.

 

[Jay-Eff]

Woooowww! Just did the update! It look so much nicer and professional.
A lot of great new feature! Will pay for that app anytime you're ready!

Very good job!

 

[phirewire110]

I actually quit killing apps and let android just run.
However I do have a task killer at hand in case an app acts up.
Your app is very nice and promising.
Tons of useful information and seems pretty quick.
I'm keeping SytemPanel installed.
I do have Advanced Task Manager installed also.
I keep that around too because it also shows useful information,
such as Services and System processes.
Good job though and keep up the good work.
*Anxious for future updates

 

[eghill1125]

I am curious about some of the features on the system panel from some of the users here. I have had it installed for the last few days and have only had my Eris for about 3 weeks, so I am really new to this.

I have pretty much the same stuff as everyone here as far as apps go. alot of the apps in the favorite apps thread, I have or have tried.

what I am wondering is what some of you would consider exclude list items and what would be ones you would use the install button for. I am totally confused by this...

Would things like the HTC stuff that always runs whether you kill it or not be stuff to exclude or not... An example would be HTC Sense and Messages. They have to run and will restart no matter what. Exclude them???

And something like the browser I am using currently.. Opera Mini 5. Would that be something to put in the Install part??

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

 

[tliebeck]

I am curious about some of the features on the system panel from some of the users here. I have had it installed for the last few days and have only had my Eris for about 3 weeks, so I am really new to this.

I have pretty much the same stuff as everyone here as far as apps go. alot of the apps in the favorite apps thread, I have or have tried.

what I am wondering is what some of you would consider exclude list items and what would be ones you would use the install button for. I am totally confused by this...

Would things like the HTC stuff that always runs whether you kill it or not be stuff to exclude or not... An example would be HTC Sense and Messages. They have to run and will restart no matter what. Exclude them???

And something like the browser I am using currently.. Opera Mini 5. Would that be something to put in the Install part??

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

My opinion on killing apps, is "don't unless it's necessary". Android already does 99.9% of the work for you with regard to starting/stopping tasks. You do not need to open your task killer every few hours or before you're going to do something important and press "END ALL". Android is not Windows Mobile 6, it actually has a well-engineered system for loading and unloading apps as needed.

The Installer feature of SystemPanel simply lets you archive apps that you don't use very often to your SD card. When you need to use them, you can put them back. It's also nice as you can save different versions of the same app to the SD card, which comes in handy if a developer puts out a bad release, or a new release that just doesn't work well with your particular phone.

 

[spyderman]

I downloaded and it works very well... Love the interface... Passed it on to buddies at work...

Nice job... Let us know when then paid version is out... I will gladly pay for the final version.

 

[tliebeck]

Beta4 is out. It adds some very minor updates, including battery/CPU temperatures and current CPU frequency. Regrettably the Nexus One does not seem to provide CPU temperature data. The G1 and Droid do.

I never updated this thread for beta3. Beta3 grouped applications into categories, i.e., "Active" (actually running) apps, "Inactive" apps that have only been preloaded into memory and are not using ANY CPU/battery resources, and internal system applications. It additionally adds a very simple "End All" widget and the beginnings of in-app Help documentation. Be sure to read the "Help" item labeled "Task Management".

There are still a few "key" features to come. Again I'd like to stress that this application's approach to "task killing" is not / will not be to mindless kill all running processes at intervals. That strategy only works when you have battery-eating apps on your phone. There's an obvious, superior solution to this problem, and I'm working toward SystemPanel being able to provide you with all the information you need to solve it.

 

[Squiggy]

Excellent app. Possible to sort the listed apps by memory usage?

 

[gm991]

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excellent app. Possible to sort the listed apps by memory usage?

+1

 

[bostoniansurvivor]

Awesome Application dev!

My only point of interest that could be negative may or may not have anything to do with the program. I noticed that it killed all tasks just like it was supposed to, but it also removed my live wallpaper. Is there anything I can do to remedy this?

 

[tliebeck]

Awesome Application dev!

My only point of interest that could be negative may or may not have anything to do with the program. I noticed that it killed all tasks just like it was supposed to, but it also removed my live wallpaper. Is there anything I can do to remedy this?

At the moment you'll have to manually exclude your Live wallpaper process. It should appear in the list of processes.

 

[OfTheDamned]

I'm not a fan of task killers and I don't use one, but I really like your app and the direction you are taking it. When people say that they just have to have a task killer on their phone, this is the one I recommend. Really nice work.

I would really like to see some battery use information per app in future updates, if possible.

Keep up the great work.

 

[IOWA]

Very nice work.

 

[Penguissimo]

n-thing the love for this app. The only suggestion I can think of at this point would be the ability to sort based on various parameters—total CPU time, memory use, and the like.

Thanks for your great work! I'll definitely be keeping an eye on this app and will probably buy the full version when the beta expires!

 

[bostoniansurvivor]

At the moment you'll have to manually exclude your Live wallpaper process. It should appear in the list of processes.

I thought of that. Even with the process excluded it still kills it every time.

 

[tliebeck]

Thanks everyone...more features are in the works, most importantly with regard to finding out what processes are over-consuming resources.

In the meantime, 1.0 beta 5 is now out now with the following:

• Much faster installer performance. Icons are now lazy-loaded, and application names are cached, such that installer does not have to pre-examine all installed packages. The performance improvement may not be quite as noticeable the first time you visit the installer after upgrading, but will be on subsequent visits.
• Installer now has an "archive all" feature. Available from the Menu on the "Package List" screen. Run this before updating apps, if desired.
• Network bandwidth meters now show Kbps rather than Mbps unless at least 1.0Mbps is being used.
• Dev Info screen has been reorganized into categories. Added a bit more data as well.
• Fix for FC when viewing details of certain apps, e.g. Locale. If you see any force-closes, please report them ASAP. An FC error is *completely unacceptable* in any scenario.
• New help/about screens.

 

[Bakersfield89]

I will be downloading this app and giving it a shot I've joined the anti task killer camp but this seems like it might be useful

 

[gm991]

I just downloaded The lastest update and now it sit's in my task bar at the top of the phone (Droid Eris)where advanced task killer USE to sit.
Nice job on this app, looks very nice and has a TON of info. Keep up the great work

 

[tigrr07]

Love your app, but how do I get rid of the system panel icon on my notification bar?

 

[JZAJZZ]

I like your approach..

I'll try it once I get my EVO 4g

 

[tliebeck]

Love your app, but how do I get rid of the system panel icon on my notification bar?

You can turn it off in the settings, uncheck "Monitoring Enabled".

And apologies for having this on in the first place. I like it and recommend it, but it was supposed to be OFF by default. Beta7 was released a few hours later to correct this issue, but if you happened to ever install beta6 (for its brief existence), it would be turned on for you and you'll have to manually turn it off.

Additionally I'll mention that beta8 was released a few hours later to fix an FC issue. I realize 3 releases in a day is unpleasant, and every effort is made to avoid such things from happening...but if critical bugs are reported such as force-closes, a new release will be posted ASAP.

 

[lobug]

great app!

What does the date "Time" means at the Device Information?

 

[gm991]

Was wondering since the last update my SystemPanel app doesn't show running when I turn my phone on in the morning. I have "start at boot" checked in the settings

 

[pavirotten]

I love this program. It is one of the best task killers available. The GUI is awesome.