Being fairly new to Android, I have a question. I've been testing out apps on my GS2 and began wondering if installing and removing apps slows down or clogs up the OS at all? I guess I am used to Windows on a PC, where the registry can get all messed up when you uninstall programs.
I've been on an app binge, lol. The only thing I can't find one of is a Task Killer that I like.
well, move to sd when possible, and i found on my captivate, a lot of apps did slow it down.
with a dual core 1.2 processor, a lot of apps can be better handled, but as with any technology, there are limits and compromises.
put another way, i did what you did on my captivate, but after testing and playing with apps, i deleted my unused apps as i did see a slow down.
yes, sooner or later, the galaxy s 2 will slow down, especially if the apps stay open 24/7, and/or restart.
remember, new androids are really computers which happen to be able to make calls. with any computer, if you keep adding apps, it will obviously not make it faster, as all computers have tolerances and limits. to think an android phone has no limits is faulty logic.
let's use reverse logic: if you add a bunch of programs and screen widgets to your home pc, will it go faster? will it speed it up? the galaxy s 2 has a 1.2 dual core processors, but it is false to think a phone is limitless.
and a phone has nowhere near the capabilities of a home pc!
apps like live wallpapers, live twitter, facebook, live news and weather screen widgets, bla, bla, bla take a lot of ram to operate, but if you are using just gaming apps, IF they are not always running, hogging your ram, there should not be any problems.
sadly, to datamine, all of google apps start even when you force close them, like google maps. and a lot of game apps even if they have an exit tab, DO NOT STOP. THEY STAY ON, SPYING AND DATAMINING YOUR OTHER APPS and do market research on you. then, developers use this information themselves and also sell their information on you.
i use a task killer, but also the stock task manager (the round pie chart app). even the stock task manager kills up to 20 and even more apps. i have the stock task manager on my home screen, and if you open it, and select ram, you can close running apps and their cache also.
