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Many apps aren't running at all, they're simply cached for fast start up if or when you do want to run them.
Task killers lie about that, advanced task killers are only advanced at wasting your time and battery.
Task killers lie about that, advanced task killers are only advanced at wasting your time and battery.
Many apps aren't running at all, they're simply cached for fast start up if or when you do want to run them.
Task killers lie about that, advanced task killers are only advanced at wasting your time and battery.
So delete it? What about juice defender?
Juice defender (and Llama, similar) is your friend. You want to work in terms of managing your radios and processes based on location if you want to squeak out battery life.
Another is GSAM Battery Monitor. You can use it to find out which apps are waking up your phone or preventing it from sleeping, and replace them with better alternatives if you have that problem.
But the only task killer you need is the one built in to Android. Use it to kill tasks only when they've lost their minds, and usually then, so you can reconfigure their settings as needed, or uninstall as needed, and then reboot.
Crashdamage
Android Expert
DO NOT use any task killer or memory optimizer. They actually waste power and may disrupt critical system processes and degrade performance. Android is excellent at handling processes and memory with no help from 3rd-party apps or user assistance. Just let Android do it's job, relax and enjoy your phone.
See:
http://lifehacker.com/5650894/andro...ed-what-they-do-and-why-you-shouldnt-use-them
...for a full explanation.
See:
http://lifehacker.com/5650894/andro...ed-what-they-do-and-why-you-shouldnt-use-them
...for a full explanation.
Under apps management in your settings, same place it's all always been.
http://androidforums.com/android-applications/335110-why-you-dont-need-task-killer.html
Real world tests show task killers still don’t give you better battery life | Android and Me
Why you don’t need a task killer app with Android. | AndroidSPIN
Task killing to manage battery life or performance just isn't needed.
Is there some other issue, something that you're trying to chase down?
V6 SuperCharger is excellent, I agree. Root required.
jova33
Android Expert
Some people swear by juice defender, so ymmv. I tried the pay version for a month, noticed no significant improvement in battery life.
Kernels can make a world of a difference. I don't know who's developing kernels for the N4, but if you've unlocked your bootloader, try a few different ones.
Also, screen brightness is a battery killer. I turn the color multipliers way down. I don't know how or if this would work for the N4.
Kernels can make a world of a difference. I don't know who's developing kernels for the N4, but if you've unlocked your bootloader, try a few different ones.
Also, screen brightness is a battery killer. I turn the color multipliers way down. I don't know how or if this would work for the N4.
Rcarnes91
Android Enthusiast
unless you are having problems with an app I never clear it out of memory Android will do that itself as needed
Many apps aren't running at all, they're simply cached for fast start up if or when you do want to run them.
Task killers lie about that, advanced task killers are only advanced at wasting your time and battery.
Makes sense. What other utilities should I hsvd , if any? AVG antivirus, etc....
jova33
Android Expert
AVG is garbage. Just check what you download from the play store. If you're downloading a free game and one of its permissions is to have access to all your contacts and full network access, then that sounds a little shady.
A couple of my must have apps require root. Titanium backup, adaway, and droidwall.
Adaway is an ad blocker. Droidwall is so I can install those shady free games and block their network access.
A couple of my must have apps require root. Titanium backup, adaway, and droidwall.
Adaway is an ad blocker. Droidwall is so I can install those shady free games and block their network access.
I still don't get what that actually does... Can you explain?
Don't, Android takes care of itself. Unless you have a misbehaving app there is no need to clear memory in Android.
jova33
Android Expert
Sets home launcher priority to 1 so android won't kill it so easily when memory gets low. Resets the minimum free ram before android starts killing apps. The highest slot for default on the galaxy nexus is 32MB, even though it has a gig of RAM. and a bunch of other tweaks I don't really comprehend.
Basically reduces lag and you'll rarely ever see a redraw on your home launcher.
Thanks, but I need a site or forum that continuously updates the info on apps and if they are safe or not(if it exists) . Its hard for me to just take someone's word for it.
You bet.
Android task management is tied to memory management.
There are several checkpoints, expressed in MB, where Android decides - only this much ram left, get rid of external accesses, this much, get rid of parked apps, this much, start killing foreground apps.
The goal is to get multitasking happening in the most efficient way possible without the multitasking apps taking over the most important function of all - it's a phone.
Meanwhile, apps never know how much memory a user will need for their individual needs, so they request free memory as needed. Logically, there has to be a limit on how much any single app can chew off on any request. And something needs to march around as a sort of supervisor reclaiming memory that apps are no longer using.
And then there incremental memory page adjustments to be performed when those other things are going on.
Despite there being lots of Android devices, that's all mostly handled through values for things placed in strategically located text files that the software reads and uses while running - and the compiled software is all basically the same, Android.
The phone makers put little effort into customizing those values. Some, not lots and lots.
V6 SuperCharger evaluates your system and creates a set of values that its dev has determined to be optimal for your device, in general terms. It also presents a nice menu of alternatives that you can play with with fun descriptions of the effects in terms of car performance, so you can tinker and see if other configurations are better for how you personally use your phone. All without having to understand a tenth of what I just explained.
I've really hardly done the dev, zepplinrox, true credit for all that V6 SuperCharger does and can do, but in this context, I hope it's fair enough.
You bet.
Android task management is tied to memory management.
There are several checkpoints, expressed in MB, where Android decides - only this much ram left, get rid of external accesses, this much, get rid of parked apps, this much, start killing foreground apps.
The goal is to get multitasking happening in the most efficient way possible without the multitasking apps taking over the most important function of all - it's a phone.
Meanwhile, apps never know how much memory a user will need for their individual needs, so they request free memory as needed. Logically, there has to be a limit on how much any single app can chew off on any request. And something needs to march around as a sort of supervisor reclaiming memory that apps are no longer using.
And then there incremental memory page adjustments to be performed when those other things are going on.
Despite there being lots of Android devices, that's all mostly handled through values for things placed in strategically located text files that the software reads and uses while running - and the compiled software is all basically the same, Android.
The phone makers put little effort into customizing those values. Some, not lots and lots.
V6 SuperCharger evaluates your system and creates a set of values that its dev has determined to be optimal for your device, in general terms. It also presents a nice menu of alternatives that you can play with with fun descriptions of the effects in terms of car performance, so you can tinker and see if other configurations are better for how you personally use your phone. All without having to understand a tenth of what I just explained.
I've really hardly done the dev, zepplinrox, true credit for all that V6 SuperCharger does and can do, but in this context, I hope it's fair enough.
I don't find this app?
