I really like the asus task killer, it shows the apps that are running, how much they are using, you can kill one or all at a touch of a button...
HOWEVER
it is slow
i cant find any way to exclude some apps (like ADW launcher)
it constantly changes sizes so when you kill an app you have to wait for it to redraw
does not see all processes
Does anyone know any similar apps? I really like the widget, i know theres lots of task killers out there, im looking for one with comparable widgets.
Also on the topic of killing apps, it seems a lot of apps are running without me wanting them, like music or maps. why do they keep popping up when i dont use em?
I had the same issues. Grabbed es task manager and like it a lot so far
Hello,
Sorry for my bad english.
I have a Samsung Galaxy S2, and flash'ed the Resurrection Remix 1.7 ROM. BEST!
What I missed is a Taskmanager like the original Samsung ROM Taskmanager.
You can see what is open (okay... I can see this with ICS too), whats in the Background open (this I cant see), and how much RAM it eats /how much RAM is free...
I looked at the Play Store, and there are Apps, they are old (are they still ICS compatible?), or they are ugly or have Ads like "Wanna have better Battery!?! OMG!!! Download my all-can-fix-app here".
I dont want anything, only the funktion, whats in the Background open, and how much RAM it eats... Like in the Samsung ROM with the one widget.
Sorry for my bad english.
Hope you can help me. Becouse I dont find something...
Thanks.
+1 I was wondering about this too.
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you dont need a task manager on android
android manages ram differently
if you kill a app with a taskmanager
android will just restart it= wastage of battery life
apps in the back ground are frozen and wont affect performance but u can remove them in the ics multitasking UI
bluefa1con said:
...you dont need a task manager on android...
...android manages ram differently...
...if you kill a app with a taskmanager
android will just restart it= wastage of battery life...
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Thanks for the answer.
But when I will watch/show (...my english... ugly!) what is in the background? Or what CPU eats?
Can ICS show me this too? Becouse I doesent find enything. In Stuck ICS from Samsung, I can watch it, and so I can see, for example:
I have installed "Testapp A", and I wonder, why the battery will be so short, I go to Samsung Taskmanager, and it shows me that the App running in the Background, so I go to Play Store, and delete this app. So it dont running more...
With Stuck ICS I wonder, why the battery goes down... I looked. And an App was in Background. A Game... So I have deleted this crap.
Do you know what I mean? Its for me more Diagnostical, I know, when I kill something, it will restart.
Maybie it´s not a Taskmanager, it´s more a Diagnostical app?
Sorry for this english.
bluefa1con said:
you dont need a task manager on android
android manages ram differently
if you kill a app with a taskmanager
android will just restart it= wastage of battery life
apps in the back ground are frozen and wont affect performance but u can remove them in the ics multitasking UI
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what a bunch of bull
background apps are frozen on iOS, not on android, they fully run, hence the term "full multitasking".
also, just services will restart on their own, normal apps, like youtube, games and so on are fully quittable, why would they restart? do you think all your apps run all the time?
the more ram is consumed, the more power the device uses, so exitting background apps saves battery.
i am also still looking for a good task manager like the samsung stock one, because in ics, some apps just don't quit, like skifta, with the dlna server running all day the battery life goes down massively and swiping it away in the recent apps screen just doesn't quit it.
Chef_Tony said:
what a bunch of bull
background apps are frozen on iOS, not on android, they fully run, hence the term "full multitasking".
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Actually it's not a bunch of bull. You can freeze apps on android using Titanium Backup. Also you can disable some apps that you don't use (not all of them allow it) or don't use frequently with just app manager in system settings. Then you can re-enable them when needed.
You can try apps like Task Killer, etc... (and make sure you kill it too so it's not on all the time), but it's not as good as freezing with TB.
Good luck.
Don't know if this is "ugly", but it's ad-free anyway - Diagnosis.
I like it anyway, and the dev is great, posts on the apps section. His SD Maid app is a godsend.
I use ES Task Manager. Find it useful and you can also mange cache and startup programs.
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Guys my mind seems to get stuck because i use advance task killer and i have also task manager the stock app that comes with the GS3 ....the thing is if i open more apps and kill them with advance task killer they are still available to kill with stock task killer and also the other way around...So what does this tell me?! What is the best way to actually close the apps that are still running in the background?!
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gagauza said:
Guys my mind seems to get stuck because i use advance task killer and i have also task manager the stock app that comes with the GS3 ....the thing is if i open more apps and kill them with advance task killer they are still available to kill with stock task killer and also the other way around...So what does this tell me?! What is the best way to actually close the apps that are still running in the background?!
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Don't use advanced task killer.
Let me repeat that for longevity, DO NOT USE ADVANCED TASK KILLER!
That was useful pre froyo, not now.
Let Android do its thing.
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Don't use any 3rd party task killer it will only decrease you battery life. Task Manager is pretty good. Just kill the task and use "clear memory"
Like the guys say, you do not need a task killer from the market. Android manages tasks for you. If you have a badly coded app use the samsung one which is under long hold home for convenience. Usually this is force stop in application manager
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I am trying to use a task automator (e.g. impel, automateit) to run the built in (on custom rom (coolexe ICS on EVO 3D)) kill-all shortcut when the charging power is disconnected.
Both apps will not display the inbuilt kill-all shortcut so it cannot be selected or used.
I would prefer not to have to install another task killer app.
Does anyone have an apk for the inbuilt kill-all process or indeed the code so I can create my own lite app.
Cheers
Why would you want that? Task killing on Android makes perfectly nonsense.
Your battery won't last longer or anything else.
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Which app or mod do you suggest me to have recent apps ( not necceserly task killer )??
1.AppICS Task Manager/switcher
2.AppICS Task Manager
3.Mod Add ICS/JB Like Recent Apps
I need one of this, which can't drain battery...i just want to have jelly bean recent apps, also if it hasn't task killer...
if you know any other better mods or guides just post it below..
PLEASE HELP TO DECIDE :silly:
:good:
you see on my thread of Mod Add ICS/JB Like Recent Apps I included the suggestion to use the ICS Task Manager app by HalfCycle because it is the most convenient among the three. and also it doesn't have any issue using a qvga screen like our x10 mini device. the other app ICS Task Manager/switcher almost eats up the whole screen of our small device so it is not advisable. =')
PS: I use the ICS Task Manager app for daily use.