Why the hell is so Hard to Monitor app cpu usage per app in Android 8 tried many apps cant Monitor it?
Why the hell Android doesnt have a task manager like Windows has??
Please help..
I'm wondering the same thing. Anyone know?
Based on a video on youtube made in 2014 there was a program call CPU Monitor by ECNApps that did what we're looking for.
That specific CPU Monitor App isn't in the Play Store anymore.
The App "CPU Monitor" by ECNApps is old and outdated. The latest version was released more than 6 years ago. It might have worked on older Android versions but it's broken for newer ones.
It's easy to find the app apk to download, on alternative websites to play store. Just search.
The reason why you can't find apps that monitor the system like Windows task manager does is that Android doesn't allow it to be done. It could probably be done if the phone was rooted but still, it depends on what the system allows.
This feature would.be extremely useful to understand why the phone is slow sometimes. But meanwhile we'll have to keep guessing...
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For those of you who know about Application Managers out there in the Google Market and other places to download AM's... what's a good one to install (either free or paid) that will allow me to keep just the essential applications running that are needed for the A101IT to work?
Basically what I'm looking for is an AM that easily allows me to close and shut off any of my non-essential apps until I choose to open it as if it were my first time opening the app but at the same time keeps the essential apps like the Android Keyboard, desktop wallpaper, and etcetera running.... if that makes any sense?
Thanks, because there are too many to choose from.
Killing apps only uses more the processor, this is how Android works, if there's not enough memory it kills, if there is enough it resume the previously closed apps, so killing them only mak them run again, and your battery go away.
I was using an automatic task killer until I read an article on Lifehacker. I can't post external links, yet (Google this: lifehacker android task killer). I installed Watchdog to look for bad apps, but they all seem to be okay.
Thanks for everyone's suggestions but I found a really good one... It's called Autorun Manager and I found it on the Google Android Market.
I guess what I meant to ask about was a "Startup Manager" but I already found one that I like ^. Thanks anyway everyone!
try android assistant it does all things inc app killer and startup
Hello!
I installed ES task manager today on my new Nexus 7 and I was shocked to see that several apps are consuming 20mb+ of RAM when I don't even have them open, such as Titanium Backup, Facebook Messenger, PIE Controls, Auto Hide Softkeys. Even apps like YouTube, Gallery, Chrome, Currents and Hangouts seem to be running and using RAM and I have never opened any of these applications before. The actual app switcher shows that I have no apps open, yet ES Task Manager reports that 25% of my CPU is being used. All in all, an almost fresh install of Android idling is consuming 1GB of ram and 1/4th of my CPU time.
I have Googled this issue and discovered that many people are annoyed at developers who have background services, and sometimes even refuse to use an app that has such background services, but I haven't been able to discover why these background services use so much RAM (or even why titanium needs a background service), and I would really like to be able to just kill Chrome, Youtube, Currents etc because I never use these, but of course when I kill them in ES Task Manager they re-open within several minutes.
Can anybody shed some light on what's going on here? From what I can gather after searching around the forums, some people advocate the use of task killers, and some people also say killing all these services and apps just makes battery life even worse.
Edit: google+ is using 20mb of ram and I never even use it-- why!
If you are rooted you can use apps like Greenify to pause them temporarily until you run them. You can also use apps like Clean Master that will kill all task on every screen off. Ultimately you can remove these apps that are taking up a lot of ram as the best solution.
youngnex said:
If you are rooted you can use apps like Greenify to pause them temporarily until you run them. You can also use apps like Clean Master that will kill all task on every screen off. Ultimately you can remove these apps that are taking up a lot of ram as the best solution.
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Wow, didn't know something like greenify existed, thank you!
Per the subject, the application AutoStarts (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.elsdoerfer.android.autostarts&hl=en), which can be used to disable apps that starts automatically (boot time, auto) no longer updated since 2011.
Moreover, it does not seem to work in JellyBean, as some apps I know starts in the background is not shown in the AutoStarts app.
I tried Gemini, but it doesn't tell me WHICH service is starting, so it can actually break the app.
Anyone have recommendation for AutoStarts replacement?
Try Disable Service https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=cn.wq.disableservice it receives timely updates and finds services a lot faster than AutoStarts.
youngbrod said:
Try Disable Service https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=cn.wq.disableservice it receives timely updates and finds services a lot faster than AutoStarts.
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I tried that, but like Gemini, it doesn't tell me which services are started during boot or auto start.
I actually had an issue with the app that it won't stay since I turned off all services. I then have to manually try it one by one to see which one is required for the app to function.
ROM Toolbox Pro does what you are looking for, plus lots more. I'm not sure if the lite version does it also.
A newer version of autostarts is at https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=autostarts&fdid=com.elsdoerfer.android.autostarts
This thread should be in the Q&A section. http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1236
famewolf said:
A newer version of autostarts is at https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=autostarts&fdid=com.elsdoerfer.android.autostarts
This thread should be in the Q&A section. http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1236
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That's interesting, why would the Dev stop updating it in Play Store?
Anyone genius ??
Why I see the same apps appearing muliple times in Autostarts ?
Does anyone know if you can Freeze the AutoStarts app after making changes to the system and it will still work, or does the AutoStarts app need to actively be running all the time to function?
I'm just basically asking if it's a process that always runs and monitors for these processes starting and stops them, or if it is just something that modifies some Android files and runtime parameters and triggers so that the blacklisted processes don't automatically start on their own in the various specified situations.
I'm looking for something that will record the history of apps I've installed and uninstalled. The AppBrain timeline used to do this, but that seems to have disappeared.
I don't want something that tracks my app usage (like Aptrax or Frequency) such that it is always running somehow, I just want it to note when something was installed or uninstalled (and, for bonus points, updated).
There are two other apps in the Play store that seem to offer this. App Usage tracks installs/uninstalls, but also tracks usage. App Install Tracker seems to do what I want... but the reviews aren't so good.
So I'm looking for a recommendation.
Hey buddy, did you finally manage to find an app that does this efficiently? I am on the exact same lookout :-S
makapav said:
Hey buddy, did you finally manage to find an app that does this efficiently? I am on the exact same lookout :-S
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I've been using App Install Tracker that I linked above. It seems to record all the installs and uninstalls, but catches some updates (about 1 out of 10). I installed it on a new tablet and forgot to raise the silly default of 100 history entries to the max (2000), so I ended up losing history. It works well enough, but I'd switch to something better if I found it.
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I've been using App Install Tracker that I linked above. It seems to record all the installs and uninstalls, but catches some updates (about 1 out of 10). I installed it on a new tablet and forgot to raise the silly default of 100 history entries to the max (2000), so I ended up losing history. It works well enough, but I'd switch to something better if I found it.
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Man - it's such a basic need to track install/uninstall history. Especially when I have to troubleshoot a bug and I don't remember what apps I need to reinstall after uninstalling a whole bunch. I guess I am stuck with your solution as much as I would have preferred something more robust.
Any news on your side bro? I haven't yet found a decent app for this yet.
So there's an app I've been using for many years: Simple Checkin for Foursquare
It's essentially a lightweight app/client for the once-popular Foursquare location checkin service.
The app has been abandoned by it's developer and hasn't been updated since 2016. I have searched but have not found another app to replace it (that works) so I still use it.
My daily driver for the past few years has been an LG V35 that's stuck on Android 8. It's actually been a great phone for me which is why I've kept it so long but is really starting to show it's age, some more modern apps are getting noticeably laggy.
I bought a new phone that came with Android 10 and it's good other than this particular app doesn't work at al. When I install (or launch it after clearing data) I'm given a warning that the app is designed for an older version of android and may not work properly before it prompts me to log into the Foursquare service, once that part is completed the app just crashes. Any time I try to launch the app after that it crashes immediately (never even loads the UI).
I've tried this on 2 different Android 10 phones and it's the exact same result. The app works fine on both Android 8 and Android 9.
I'm wondering if there's some kind of workaround for this problem or if I'm really stuck here. I have reached out to the developer of the app and he told me that he's not working on this app anymore and has no plans to update it.
Thanks in advance
Which phone?
The ancient freeware WPS office runs on my N10+'s Android 9 and 10. 10 hasn't caused many issues except it gutted Karma Firewall's valuable logging feature. On Samsung's at least scoped storage isn't fully active and Samsung has greatly modified Q to maintain functionality and the UI.
One reason I'll never load Android 11
Overlay apps generally crash on Q...
Try checking all settings on the app.
Check accessibility permissions, does it need Administrator permissions?
Clear system cache and app data.
Try disabling the internet and see if it loads.
If so then find which app is diming it out and firewall block it.
Try temporarily disabling Google play Services.
Playstore may be another trouble maker.
Try reinstalling it with internet disconnected.
See what apks popup (running services/app cache) when you try to load it as that may give you a clue to the perp apk.
Play with it... may be a dead end or not.
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Which phone?
The ancient freeware WPS office runs on my N10+'s Android 9 and 10. 10 hasn't caused many issues except it gutted Karma Firewall's valuable logging feature. On Samsung's at least scoped storage isn't fully active and Samsung has greatly modified Q to maintain functionality and the UI.
One reason I'll never load Android 11
Overlay apps generally crash on Q...
Try checking all settings on the app.
Check accessibility permissions, does it need Administrator permissions?
Clear system cache and app data.
Try disabling the internet and see if it loads.
If so then find which app is diming it out and firewall block it.
Try temporarily disabling Google play Services.
Playstore may be another trouble maker.
Try reinstalling it with internet disconnected.
See what apks popup (running services/app cache) when you try to load it as that may give you a clue to the perp apk.
Play with it... may be a dead end or not.
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Thanks, I'll try that.
FWIW the two Android 10 phones I've tried are a Motorola One 5G Ace and a Unihertz Titan
Try using Apk Export to copy it. This is app I use, freeware.