Hi guys, I bought Razr recently and notice that lot of applications are running in the background even when I have not opened those apps. I have installed advanced task killer pro but with no help.. When I kill those apps within 5 secs they start running again.. Apps like whats up, music pblood and glory, almost around 40 apps run in a background. can anybody suggest any way to kill them when dont use it.
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Either freeze it using TB, or set them to auto-kill in the default task manager.
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Either freeze it using TB, or set them to auto-kill in the default task manager.
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I cant use TB as my phone is not rooted as I did ota update. I have set them to auto kill thru default task manager but still every after 5 secs they start running again..
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No choice. The only thing you can do is to freeze them. Those apps WILL auto-run. Cause they are built into your ROM. Without rooting your phone, there's nothing much you can do except set it to auto kill.
I used root explorer to change vzwlocationagent.apk to vzwlocationagent.bak and haven't had any problems with that program running again.
Then I guess I need to wait for the root as I have updated my phone... Thanks
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I've got my Razr rooted but still have the stock rom running. I also noticed all those crapware apps running in the background.
I used the Task Manager app on the stock rom to auto-end all the non essential apps. Seems to have better battery life since. So that's one option if you're not rooted and not running a custom rom.
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most crapware may show up but most likely not doing anything so the more u end task it, the more it reopens in which turn affects battery.
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Hi. I have searched for an answer to my issue but no luck so far...basically, my Xperia X10i does not sleep (screen stays on) following a missed call. It places a significant drain on my battery should I not observe the missed call soon after. Any advice would be much appreciated.
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I have never experienced that problem myself. Are you using the stock launcher and lockscreen? It could be an application you installed that is causing the issue.
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90% of all problems I've come across have been due to task killers being set to autokill things.. which messes the phone up.. Best trying without one.. or only using one to kill user installed apps... make sure to "ignore" systems apps/ tasks.
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90% of all problems I've come across have been due to task killers being set to autokill things.. which messes the phone up.. Best trying without one.. or only using one to kill user installed apps... make sure to "ignore" systems apps/ tasks.
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Thank you for this useful information. I do not have any task killer installed but as you suggested it might be worth having a task killer that would kill any user installed apps. Is there any particular task killer that you would recommend for me to do this? Many thanks. Scott.
Can you guys list the pros and cons of using a taskiller because I've been hearing that its bad for your phone.
Comments will be greatly appreciated.
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I don't use ATK, try System Panel.. paid app. brilliant.
Starting with android 2.2 the task killers are useless
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use AutoKiller memory management. It isn't really a normal task killer but selectively raise the kill priority value (oom) of most apps so the OS kills them sooner. Since it is just an interface for changing values and wont run in the background it wont drain battery or CPU. You can also open the app and manually kill apps if you need to.
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CMoney87 said:
use AutoKiller memory management. It isn't really a normal task killer but selectively raise the kill priority value (oom) of most apps so the OS kills them sooner. Since it is just an interface for changing values and wont run in the background it wont drain battery or CPU. You can also open the app and manually kill apps if you need to.
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What were your memory limits set at?
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I dont bother with any of that stuff anymore.
The 2.2 ROM i am running at the moment does all that for me. Well almost. 2.3 did that even better when i ran that rom by rdanner.
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If you used the search button, you would have found this: [Q] Task Manager/Killer Apps - Good or Bad after 2.1 update for X10?
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What were your memory limits set at?
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I use 150,200,250 as the last 3 settings and it works perfectly for me. Some people think those values are too high and could cause problems with some widgets but it never changed the values of any widget dependant services for me and I havent had any problem in at least 3-4 months of usage.
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If you got AutoKiller and havent figured it out yet you can press the processes tab at the top to see a list of all running apps, just click one to kill it. This will also show the oom value for each as well as which is the kill priority value. The higher the oom value the higher the priority to kill it when the system needs to recoup ram, the lower the value the less likely it is to be killed. Ive noticed that even with the high values I use, any process or service that relates to the system functions or widgets I have has a value that hasnt changed and remains at 1 or even in the negatives.
Despite what people say I have had instances where I need to kill apps that get hung up (like the browser sometimes and every once in a while a root app gets stuck while verifying permissions) and the OS wont kill it automatically, so I do use it to kill apps occasionally.
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I've some apps downloaded, and they keep running in background draining my battery and data.
I've been using task killer, advanced task killer to kill those apps. But I see them running again.
None of them use services.
Some of the apps are ebay, maps, download manager etc
I do this because I need to save the battery.
Any help ?
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You are hurting your battery. Just get rid of the task killer. B/ground = not an issue.
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You are hurting your battery. Just get rid of the task killer. B/ground = not an issue.
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So what you're sayin is, you will receive more (or just as much) battery life if you leave the apps that are running in the background alone?
Hmm...i guess its worth a shot, I don't think I've ever not had a task killer
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Thats exactly what I am saying, and so do all of the developers AND the folks who make Android. Task Killers are not recommended on newer builds of the OS.
When you kill things in the b/ground (which are doing nothing) all you are doing is making you phone re-open them, hence killing battery.
anticipation said:
I've some apps downloaded, and they keep running in background draining my battery and data.
I've been using task killer, advanced task killer to kill those apps. But I see them running again.
None of them use services.
Some of the apps are ebay, maps, download manager etc
I do this because I need to save the battery.
Any help ?
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Can't you use titanium backup to freeze them?
I dont have the pro version. 6 bucks is too expensive. Any hack to make the pro version work.
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anticipation said:
I dont have the pro version. 6 bucks is too expensive. Any hack to make the pro version work.
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If you're phone is rooted, App Freezer in the market brings this feature to the table for free. A tip...
Im using WAZE as my main GPS software and my problem with it is when I want to multitask by going to TuneInRadio or Chrome,
after a few seconds Waze stops and I have to start waze again, instead of just going to the window I was in.
I was told Samsung kills softwares after you are not using them, but is there a way to disallow this? I want to define that nothing kills waze but me, when exiting.
Any ideas?
If your phone are not rooted, nothing much you can do other than disabled some bloatwares.
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Arsaw said:
If your phone are not rooted, nothing much you can do other than disabled some bloatwares.
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Im rooted.
What can be done?
Flash Insert Coin. It has the best multitasking you will find for the GS3
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Flash to Samsung JB rom. Apply this mod :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1888081
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Looks like its exactly what I needed.
I was gonna wait for OTA JB, but now Im gonna upgrade to JB and flash this rom when I get the chance.
Thanks.
any Fc with the following mod given above???
I'm not too keen on that mod at all. Rom got noticeably slower using it. I just flashed Foxhound Rom Essentials (Stripped down JB Rom), flashed latest siyah kernel and left it there. Very smooth and apps don't tend to close. I can use Dolphin Browser with Co Pilot in the background and Poweramp running. Go SMS was also in memory as was Whatsapp.
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Im using WAZE as my main GPS software and my problem with it is when I want to multitask by going to TuneInRadio or Chrome,
after a few seconds Waze stops and I have to start waze again, instead of just going to the window I was in.
I was told Samsung kills softwares after you are not using them, but is there a way to disallow this? I want to define that nothing kills waze but me, when exiting.
Any ideas?
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I use Waze too and I don´t have this problem on ICS Stock Rom.. I can switch between app and Waze keep tracking in background.
For my experience Chrome consume a LOT of Ram but it the best browser I can´t switch to another..
I am wondering if a task killer is needed for my s4. Current try I only use greenify but u feel like with myself ope I got so many different apps it would be beneficial to.kill the ones I'm not currently try using to give more battery and speed. Does android do this by itself and therefore I do not need one or? I did try advanced task killer but when I kill the apps the come right back. Since then I have restored and did not install ATK.
Let me know your opinions
Thanks
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That's up to you. Android is pretty good at dumping old apps to free up ram. What a lot of people over look is that the android system keeps apps in memory to make them load quicker when you open them again. The only thing I really do is just clear my apps from the recent screen every once in a while.
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I am wondering if a task killer is needed for my s4. Current try I only use greenify but u feel like with myself ope I got so many different apps it would be beneficial to.kill the ones I'm not currently try using to give more battery and speed. Does android do this by itself and therefore I do not need one or? I did try advanced task killer but when I kill the apps the come right back. Since then I have restored and did not install ATK.
Let me know your opinions
Thanks
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No.
Is there one you recommend? Other then holding home button down and swiping away the ones I'm done with ?
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thrgk said:
Is there one you recommend? Other then holding home button down and swiping away the ones I'm done with ?
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Let Android manage things, it's a lot smarter about it than we are.
The only caveat I have in this area is an app called Greenify. I'm using it to make it easier to stop a few apps from running in the background when I'm not using them - in particular an app called "Viki" (provides access to TV/movies from Asia) that is endlessly active in the background for no good reason and keeps my phone from getting into deep sleep. So I tell the Greenify app to hibernate it when I'm not using it, and deep sleep is back and battery life is good again.
But I agree strongly that using "active" task managers that try to manage your apps for you are not necessary, and can be detrimental on Android.
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Let Android manage things, it's a lot smarter about it than we are.
The only caveat I have in this area is an app called Greenify. I'm using it to make it easier to stop a few apps from running in the background when I'm not using them - in particular an app called "Viki" (provides access to TV/movies from Asia) that is endlessly active in the background for no good reason and keeps my phone from getting into deep sleep. So I tell the Greenify app to hibernate it when I'm not using it, and deep sleep is back and battery life is good again.
But I agree strongly that using "active" task managers that try to manage your apps for you are not necessary, and can be detrimental on Android.
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As he stated in the OP, he already users greenify.
I agree, task killers are stupid. The only other thing I would recommend besides that is android firewall and an automation app like tasker
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