Android running apps

[GeeNellyNell]

new to the forum... I have seen many different posts and answers to this question...what and how many apps/services should be running in the running apps tab of settings? here is my list..

Settings 1 process and 0 services 39 MB
Brightest Flashlight 1 process 1 service 2.3 MB
accuweather 1 process one service 6.5 MB
accuweather 1 process and 2 services 6.5 MB
Sense analog clock 1 process, 1 service 4.8 MB
Backup assistant plus 1 proc, 1 service
google services 1 process, 2 services 13 MB
google services 1 process, 1 service
homescreen 1 process, 1 service 9.2 MB
SmartActions 1 process, 2 services
Slacker 1 process, 1 service 5.4 MB
Google Play store 1 process, 1 service 11MB
Maps 1 pr0cess, 1 service 6.9MB
Maps 1 pr0cess, 1 service 9.3 MB
Google Play Music 1 process, 1 service 10 MB
Sync service 1 process, 1 service 3.8 MB
Email 1 process, 1 service 9.9 MB
AcousticWarning 1 process, 1 service 2.3 MB
MotoCare 1 process, 1 service 6.6 MB
ModemStatsService 1 process, 1 service 3.1 MB
Swype 1 process, 1 service 12 MB
Can I shut any of these down? I'm thinking yes...

 

[breadnatty08]

Welcome to the forums, GeeNellyNell! :ciao:
Generally speaking, Android works best without trying to shutdown background services. Memory is allocated based on needs of the app. I wouldn't worry about shutting down any of those services. It'll only use resources and RAM when needed.