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Advanced Task Killer question

dinosaur1 said:
So is the verdict to get rid of juice defender as well?
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Between the Motorola Triumph and now the Evo V I have had very good results using Juice Defender, unlike some of the other apps mentioned for underclocking
I have it set to turn my radios off when the screens off. It automatically turns them on for 30 seconds every 15 minutes to check for messages. So I get substantial battery savings without hampering my device with an underclock.




dinosaur1 said:
Makes sense. What other utilities should I hsvd , if any? AVG antivirus, etc....
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Anti virus on the Android platform is pretty much a waste, all it can do is check files as they're downloaded against known signatures, it can't check a running app because of the way Android runs them in a sandbox and won't allow interactions with other apps without permission, I highly doubt that a rogue app developer is going to give his app the required permissions. :D
 
EarlyMon said:
Juice defender (and Llama, similar) is your friend
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I definitely recommend Llama, it's like Tasker but it's free (Tasker is awesome by all reviews but is not free). Not sure why it's being compared to Juice Defender but since Early is giving it a thumbs-up I won't quibble ;)
 
PattiCakeUS said:
I definitely recommend Llama, it's like Tasker but it's free (Tasker is awesome by all reviews but is not free). Not sure why it's being compared to Juice Defender but since Early is giving it a thumbs-up I won't quibble ;)
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I just wanted to keep peace in the family, some people like JD, meh.

I got Llama right after you turned me on to it. :)
 
dinosaur1 said:
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.
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I don't think there is a forum that checks apps. Even if there was, you'd just be taking their word for it that the apps are OK. Google has recently been getting a little better vetting apps in Play, but they don't claim to be 100%.

The good news is you have some control. As the previous poster tried to explain, when you install an Android app, Play tells you what access the app tries to get. You need to check that list carefully.

If the app says it needs to be able to make calls or send SMS - things that will cost you money - or access your contacts or messages - things that would invade your privacy - you need to be sure that you trust whoever wrote it.

Some apps may have a legitimate reason to read your contacts, make calls and send SMS but I'd say there are relatively few of them. The only ones I have with those sort of priviliges come from Google.
 
Google scans each applications code for malicious intents on a pretty regular basis. Install from Google play & use common sense and you are about as safe as can be.
 
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