Is there any task killer for ics? That actually works
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There's absolutely no reason you need this. In any case you can slide programs off the screen to get them off memory when you are switching programs by holding down your home key. I use power hungry apps on my Android and I never need a task killer. And besides. There is no task killer that actually works. Google around and you'll see that they cause more problems than they solve. They were needed on some older 2nd Gen phones. But not on the evo 3d.
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mex911 said:
Is there any task killer for ics? That actually works
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What piggyslasher said is true, as they actually do more harm than good with respect to battery life. They kill processes that come back and get killed again for a battery eating cycle.
Having said that, the only time a task killer can be useful is when a process gets out of control and starts eating CPU cycles and batteries. So, I recommend Watchdog from the Play Store. It monitors for run away apps and kills them. There is a free version and if you like it, a paid version.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zomut.watchdoglite&hl=en
Thank you guys... I dint know holding the home button will show the apps that I'm using I feel dumb
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Actually, for me, holding home to display the recent and open apps, swiping them off to close them, it doesn't display all of them. If I hold home again after swiping them all away, there will be more. But non will show a 3rd time. Just a heads up if you wanted to take advantage of this.
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Task killers haven't been needed since Froyo.
Home replacement Go has a built-in one in the app drawer.
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I was using Go task manager for a while, it was good, but then I figured out what these other guys are saying here is true. You dont need a task manager. Android OS is managing the tasks the best way possible.
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I ment to delete the app next to it..and I clicked the wrong app...
And for the life of me i can't remember its name!
All it did was when you clicked it, it gave you a list..top I remember was end all task,a few down it had a favorite apps...
I believe it started with an A but I can't remember.
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ipeench said:
I ment to delete the app next to it..and I clicked the wrong app...
And for the life of me i can't remember its name!
All it did was when you clicked it, it gave you a list..top I remember was end all task,a few down it had a favorite apps...
I believe it started with an A but I can't remember.
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Hard to say. Worse case scenario flash back to stock and then reroot. Download rom manager and flash recovery and then you can backup your current rom and everything on it that way if you make a mistake moving forward you can always revert back instead of starting over. I learned that lesson the same way you did.
What did the app do? Do you remember that at least?
Sounds like a task manager.
maybe advanced task killer
It was similar to a task manager but that was not its main focus ..bah oh well I guess... If i remember the name I'll let you all know, its an amazing app.
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What did the app do? Do you remember that at least?
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when you opened the app.. a box/rectangle that was almost the same size as the screen would pop up but you could still see the background of either the app drawer or what ever screen you had the app on, in the box it would be a list of actions that the app could do, such as end all tasks... there was one that said favorite apps that you could put all your fav apps in instead of having your desktop flooded with apps. those are the only ones i remember, they are the only ones i ever used.
i found it just a few days ago... i saw a review or somthing that made mention of the app and i was all ehh ill check it out and i loved it! ugh its driving me insane now that i cant remember it..
Was it jkAppSwitch by any chance?
Maybe android mate...
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Smart Bar. Also allows for you to kill mobile data, amongst many others, with a quick settings toggle. I am positive that that's your app.
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jpeiv said:
Smart Bar. Also allows for you to kill mobile data, amongst many others, with a quick settings toggle. I am positive that that's your app.
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I LOVE YOU! I spent hours trying to find it! You...i.... Words can not express how happy I am ha
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Is there any way to make an app like the galaxy devices have? Yes I know most of them (except sgs2 lol) have low ram, even the galaxy s ... but some of them take battery...
Force close an app without the need to go to app info, running services, cached processes...
Also, there is no way to see the foreground apps without having a 3rd party app (I use appswipe! For that)... foreground apps may cause wakelocks too
Any talented dev to make a good thing for us? Thank you in advance, if you do it...
Why not use CyanogenMod feature in the application>development "long press back button to kill task"
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santachaos said:
Why not use CyanogenMod feature in the application>development "long press back button to kill task"
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I do, but if I leave someone else play a bit, or do multitasking and forget...
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1. Install 3rd party app(kill all apps feature)
2. Reboot your phone after you friend or someone used it
3. I pretty sure a dev like Andy wont implement it as you know task managers are...not really needed.
4. Make it a habit to kill long press back button...
5. Why not don't use the apps that have wakelock...I have a tight app control here and no wakelocks eventhough all my apps(if they are in memory) are running
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1. Install 3rd party app(kill all apps feature)
2. Reboot your phone after you friend or someone used it
3. I pretty sure a dev like Andy wont implement it as you know task managers are...not really needed.
4. Make it a habit to kill long press back button...
5. Why not don't use the apps that have wakelock...I have a tight app control here and no wakelocks eventhough all my apps(if they are in memory) are running
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1. Those are task killers
2. If I let a friend play, it will only give it back to me when in a rush, so can't reboot, and all the apps stay on background
3. We need something like ICS has, but on GB, to see what apps are running (special softkey in galaxy nexus, I think long-press home on ours, ICS users should say how...)
4. Done I sometimes play on other phones, with softkeys that don't need to be pressed (You know how) and I get scared when I play games and I accidentally press back
5. No more wakelocks except google services and android system
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Is there an app that will allow you to schedule when to kill a constant running app? Words with friends used to allow you to turn off the notifications but its no longer an option. I have heard on the Razr Max you can schedule when to kill an app after a certain set time. Any options? Thanks!
Android will do it automatically. If it's not creating a wake lock the it's not hurting anything. Apps like those burn up the battery more than they help. The task killer built into android will kill it once it needs the extra memory.
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That's the reason I'm looking for something to stop it. I knew the phone will take care of it when it needs to but its more for my battery then anything else.
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Try advanced task killer. You can set it up to kill at scheduled intervals.
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Hi
is there a way to stop android or any task killer to stop killing a process?
i want it for go launcher as i have installed go launcher sometimes it loads everything again like the widgets again and apps again drives me crazy
thanks
are you rooted? maybe you have enabled it in settings>developer options>do not keep activities
i hope this helps cheers!
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Is there a way to stop people from asking the same questions over and over?
Please use the search function.
Short version: if your phone starts running low on available Ram, it will kill unnecessary cached apps you are currently not using. You can change WHEN it triggers the killing, but not really the WHAT.
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So, we know task managers are bad in Android. Free RAM is useless. What about shutting down them through Android own Recent apps? I dont do that, but I know some people who does that, and if I am correct sliding them away from recent apps closes them. Is this bad or useless?
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So, we know task managers are bad in Android. Free RAM is useless. What about shutting down them through Android own Recent apps? I dont do that, but I know some people who does that, and if I am correct sliding them away from recent apps closes them. Is this bad or useless?
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Android usually has its own memory control mechanism and will close apps wen it needs , but sliding them from the recent app menu also closes them this might be useful when something is consuming CPU to save battery run-time.,
most kill task managers usually use the kill command and forcefully closes the app.