How do you get to the system panel?
Also, another n00b question, which I am confused about:
On the power control bar should i turn syncing off to save battery? Then will some still sync if i have it set? Or will I have to do it manually ?
System panel is on MARKET, what i like about it its easy to read, understand, and use. when you open the App it list the Apps in two categories... inactive and inactive Apps, just check the CPU in the active list Apps. You'll also see the list of inactive Apps which shows NO CPU usage.
Don't forget to kill the System Panel App when your done, why leave it running.
You should be to set your sync time to a time period, sync doesn't take long for me since i don't use the weather widget and turned off weather sync. Right now my syncing is ACTIVE but only using 3 CPU... no big deal.
Messages uses a lot.. approx. 30-40 CPU.
What's good about killing high usage apps, when you go to use GPS, watch TV moves, Satellite radio/FM tuner, DVD, freeing up memory/CPU allowing smoother running of the App you need at a particular time to run strong by itself.
Try it for yourself, if you don't like, trash the System Panel app, but when you start opening apps going from texting, emails, camera, video, maps, GPS, internet, bluetooth, and then decide to listen to Satellite radio, just open System Panel, killer those big hungry Apps by choice, and then, turn on Satellite radio.
Your system/phone for the most part runs smoother after a reboot, why... if you look at the System Panel after you turn on your phone you'll notice the CPU's are ZEROS, then check it again after 8 hours/evening and look at your active Apps and CPU usage.
Also, if you can and don't need stored messages, delete the thread.... lets say friends/associates threads which may contain 100, 200, 300 messages... delete them. I had a few friends that i accumulated approx 200 messages in their respect thread, i deleted them and checked my CPU in a Active Message App, it went from 30-40 CPU's to 3 CPU's, i did leave a few messages/threads in the App that i need for my records for the time being, but it did drop the CPU after deleting useless threads.
Please don't take my word for it, run your own test and see the results base on your phone and usage/habits.