backround applications

[krn93]

do active applications running in the background eat alot of battery? Like when you open up the stock task manager and in the active applications section, do those apps eat up alot of the battery?

 

[steveu694]

For the most part, this is normal.

 

[SUroot]

No. Pretty much none. They're sat dormant

 

[matttye]

It depends if they're doing anything. Some are just kept in memory so that their states are retained and you can come and resume where you left off; these won't use any battery.

But others are performing tasks in the background, like downloading a file or something. These WILL use battery.

 

[krn93]

What about internet browsers running as active apps in the background. Do these consume battery or are they juat sat dormant for faster access?

 

[lektap]

Just used Advanced Task Killer app to kill all the apps you have running you don't want running.

 

[krn93]

What about the stock internet browser running as an active app in the background? Do these consume battery?

 

[Member 536573]

just used advanced task killer app to kill all the apps you have running you don't want running.

never do this !!!

 

[Rites]

Task killers can actually mess up your phone.

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[laptopquestion]

Just used Advanced Task Killer app to kill all the apps you have running you don't want running.

never do this !!!

Task killers can actually mess up your phone.

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