Hi guys,
Just wanted a general opinion. What apps have you got on your auto kill list in the included task manager?
I've put all my games on the kill list!
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Aashrey99 said:
Hi guys,
Just wanted a general opinion. What apps have you got on your auto kill list in the included task manager?
I've put all my games on the kill list!
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I put all of the Verizon crapware apps, Facebook, and a game or two. After that, I just stopped caring about what was running. I haven't had a single problem or reason to give it any mind, so I just let the OS do its thing.
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I'm not sure if this is the right forum for this. I am trying to find a way to actually close apps. I have used several apps such as advanced taskkiller and android booster but no app I can find really closes the app. I'll use pandora for example. Since I've loaded it on my phone I have not opened it once but whenever I look in my running apps its running. I will close/force close the app and within 10sec its back open. There are several third apps like this. I understand that some apps need to run but there are some that don't. I need an app that will close these apps and keep them closed. This ends up really bogging down my phone after a day or two of keeping it on. FYI I am using a HTC thunderbolt unrooted
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Do you have any idea on how android works? Read the permissions of the app to understand more.
You cannot close apps on Android.
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Turbokat said:
You cannot close apps on Android.
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That's a lie.
if you use the pandora app rarely then you should download titanium backup and freeze the app.When you need to use it again simply defrost it.Simple as hell
I noticed that each time I boot the phone some apps start automatically. I mean Mapps, Latitude, Places and Navigation. All of them installed automaticaly when installed Maps. How to switch off those apps running in background? I want to use them only when I need them
Download romtoolbox from market place.
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lol flash it to custom roms =P much cleaner.
use 'titanium backup' to freeze the apps running in the background!
golcheck said:
I noticed that each time I boot the phone some apps start automatically. I mean Mapps, Latitude, Places and Navigation. All of them installed automaticaly when installed Maps. How to switch off those apps running in background? I want to use them only when I need them
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You can use Gemini app manager to edit app autoruns and stop them running at boot.
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acefreakz said:
lol flash it to custom roms =P much cleaner.
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Not unless its a custom rom with no maps no latitude and etc .
Custom do not stop apps running .
jje
Freeze them with Titanium Backup,while your at it freeze all Sammy bloatware and you will achieve excellent battery life
https://spreadsheets.google.com/spr...1gdDJRekl4QmkyNmIzUmRvX2h3UDVkQXc&output=html
I haven't seen a list of bloatware / AT&T apps that are safe to remove. So I thought I will ask:
- Which apps that you know are NOT SAFE to remove?
- I keep seeing in the task bar a double-arrow icon, indicating that an AT&T app is checking for software update. As a matter of fact, I did receive a message from it about a new software update. Which .apk I need to disable for this?
Again, this is only for the bloatware.
I deleted everything that had at&t in front of it. At&t messaging, my at&t, at&t navigation and the at&t update services thats the blue and red arrows you are seeing. I did this through task manager.
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I should also mention that I am rooted using a stock gingerbread rom.
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DROID76 said:
I deleted everything that had at&t in front of it. At&t messaging, my at&t, at&t navigation and the at&t update services thats the blue and red arrows you are seeing. I did this through task manager.
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Thanks for the info. No problem so far with freezing these AT&T apps, including AT&T Update Services?
BTW, when you said "delete", did you mean "freezing it with Titanium Backup" or you actually REMOVE the .apk?
I froze the above apps using TB, but it is still shown in Google Play as being installed and needing update.
You can search XDA for "apps safe to remove". The SGS-II forums have a spreadsheet that works for the note.
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With Google Play, the feature to DETACH from Market no longer works. So even if the app is frozen, it is still shown in Google Play, especially if there is an update.
This applies to ALL bloatware. After a while, you'll see tons of these in your Google Play list and you no longer can select
"Update All".
Can we SAFELY move the .Apk from /system/apps?
I deleted them. I froze them first and then deleted ecerything with at&t on it through task manager.
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I delete a majority of the bloatware, especially if I know I will never use it.
How did you DELETE these built-in apps?
There is NO uninstall feature, even when accessing it from System --> Applications --> Manage Applications.
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I deleted them. I froze them first and then deleted ecerything with at&t on it through task manager.
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slix71 said:
I delete a majority of the bloatware, especially if I know I will never use it.
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titanium backup. select the app hit uninstall...
lanwarrior said:
How did you DELETE these built-in apps?
There is NO uninstall feature, even when accessing it from System --> Applications --> Manage Applications.
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If you have root on your phone, many third party apps will allow you to delete them. A popular one around here is Titanium Backup. I highly suggest installing this and purchasing the key (although the free version will work just as well). Its a staple in apps to install for rooted phones.
I deleted them through task manager. I used the uninstall feature. Try it.
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I use titanium backup to uninstall what I don't want, you have to be rooted though.
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Can I delete Social Hub without any problems?
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I havent tried the social hub not sure I would since its samsung software.
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I have removed Social Hub without issue
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same here, social hub deleted and no problems........and of course all the AT&T crap since I'm with TMobile
Just a helpfull hint for safety.
Personaly I would use titanium backup (in batch) to freeze apps you may want to uninstall.. leave them frozen for a few days to ensure there are no problems.. if once your sure there are no problems you can uninstall them (delete).. Uninstall can be done most of the time though the task manager .. but if that does not work titanium backup will most defently do it..
As someone else pointed out.. I did a search for i717 app safe to remove and got this nice spread sheet..
https://spreadsheets.google.com/spr...1gdDJRekl4QmkyNmIzUmRvX2h3UDVkQXc&output=html
How can I delete YouTube?
Hi All
so I updated over the air - and im extremely unhappy! is there a way to close apps on this OS? I know on gingerbread closing apps was easy, but on this update nothing works! tried downloading apps that says they kill apps and tasks, but NADA! I can click on the window button and all my open apps are there, even web pages!
am I not doing something maybe? its annoying
some help would be appreciated
thank you team
Use task manager
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rbebber said:
Use task manager
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@rbebber - I do use task manager, but unlike before, we could SWIPE and the app disappears.....I understand task manager kills the PROCESS, but the app still sits there, and anyone can just click on the window icon and see what I was getting up to? security risk! lol, is there an alternate app? I tried advanced task killer and a bunch of apps but nothing works, all just kills the process.....I want those apps to DISAPPEAR....
youre help would be greatly appreciated
cheers
ric
Guys im just curious if you use Task killer for your ZU device?
its like none of u here discuss about using an application to kill running applications that can slow down our device
due to the shortage of RAM.
Thanks
rudynasco said:
Guys im just curious if you use Task killer for your ZU device?
its like none of u here discuss about using an application to kill running applications that can slow down our device
due to the shortage of RAM.
Thanks
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Task killers actually mess up android, it's designed to cache as many programs as possible for fast app switching. Ive never had any problems with memory shortage on ZU ever.
The reason it's not discussed is because no one uses one.
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SpyderTracks said:
Task killers actually mess up android, it's designed to cache as many programs as possible for fast app switching. Ive never had any problems with memory shortage on ZU ever.
The reason it's not discussed is because no one uses one.
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thats great. tnx
i use some kind of it, but its just for monitoring, try find OS monitor on playstore.
i install around 400 apps on my ZU, so i need greenify, autostart, OS monitor for task monitoring and killing if any process turn to be a wakelock. :fingers-crossed:
curiouso9 said:
i use some kind of it, but its just for monitoring, try find OS monitor on playstore.
i install around 400 apps on my ZU, so i need greenify, autostart, OS monitor for task monitoring and killing if any process turn to be a wakelock. :fingers-crossed:
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thats alot of apps. but thanks
I wasn't aware that the OS optimizes the apps. I've always used GO Task Manager EX and put a widget on my home screen to kill everything.
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megadp said:
I wasn't aware that the OS optimizes the apps. I've always used GO Task Manager EX and put a widget on my home screen to kill everything.
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It is not optimizing the apps but rather optimizing the memory usage.