I use ATK to kill off apps I'm not currently running. What about Voicemail, Messages (SMS), and Google Voice? Do those apps need to be running for you to receive messages and/or alerts that new messages have arrived?
I have my task killer set to automatically kill task killers.
...why is it that when my phone becomes laggy and i use my task killer to kill certain tasks, it runs a lot smoother?? if i leave it alone, it will continue with its erratic behavior until i restart my phone... (which i don't like doing every single time the phone gets moody)
i understand you "experts" claim that task killers are not needed for a variety of reasons, but they get the job done when my Hero turns into a lag machine.
...and i have used my task killer to kill off VM and Text apps, and i seem to receive those just fine when they come in..
...why is it that when my phone becomes laggy and i use my task killer to kill certain tasks, it runs a lot smoother?? if i leave it alone, it will continue with its erratic behavior until i restart my phone... (which i don't like doing every single time the phone gets moody)
i understand you "experts" claim that task killers are not needed for a variety of reasons, but they get the job done when my Hero turns into a lag machine.
...and i have used my task killer to kill off VM and Text apps, and i seem to receive those just fine when they come in..
If you were to do a factory reset (erase everything) and did not download a task killer once you were back up and running, I doubt you'd have these problems anymore. All those apps that you kill off reopen on their own for a reason. When you consistently kill things for a long period of time, Android tries to adapt to this behavior and this, over time, produces this type of instability.
I understand what you're saying, but i didn't download my task killer as soon as i got the phone.. i did it once i noticed that the performance was starting to become laggy and undesirable..
however, after i did download the task killer and began to use it, i would see noticeable improvements after direct use... believe me, i'm not happy with having to use this type of method.. if it were up to me, i would rather not have it or never need it.. but it would seem that perhaps our Hero is a bit underpowered when it comes to handling all that we throw at it.. but i love my phone though and just deal with its certain quirks..
just out of curiosity, you don't experience any lag with yours?? i think that would be great..