Do You Use A Task Killer?

[kstuffer]

this is my first smartphone of this caliber and i'm not sure how i should be using task killers/or even if i should use them at all.

i've developed a habit of killing apps kinda often.

how often do you kill apps?
is the purpose of killing apps to save battery and resources?

Thanks!

 

[phobic]

Nope. This has been discussed quite a bit on the android forums. Including:

http://androidforums.com/support-tr...vanced-task-killer.html?highlight=task+killer
http://androidforums.com/support-tr...r-task-killer-apps.html?highlight=task+killer
http://androidforums.com/support-tr...ask-killer-droid-x.html?highlight=task+killer

and lastly...

http://androidforums.com/search.php?searchid=2361086

 

[lexluthor]

i've developed a habit of killing apps kinda often.

Get out of the habit and spend time enjoying your phone instead.

Read this to see how Android handles memory management.
Android Developers Blog: Multitasking the Android Way

This isn't winmo we are talking about here.

 

[Steven58]

I did. It made the X unstable, so I stopped.

 

[Mythnyr]

I did. It made the X unstable, so I stopped.

Ditto!

 

[jdk33]

task killers are bad mmmkay

 

[Garrett67]

No, the phone will do all of it on it's own

 

[darekd]

I have it on my phone but I'm not using it in to close applications automatically. Just occasionally to kill particular app.

 

[ejchis]

Have been using my phone for almost two months, and I see absolutely zero reason to install a task killer. I'm not about to fix something that isn't broken.

 

[Deathshead]

same here, there is no need, the phone runs great no matter what I throw at it.

 

[xdroid]

I keep one installed just in case one of my apps turns into a zombie. I also changed its icon into a picture of a shotgun.

 

[quietguy]

I dont have it installed, and was wondering if I need one.

 

[rossmathis]

Yeah. I use task killer to kill my two other task killers.

 

[arcturussage]

This is my first android phone and I haven't bothered with an app killer. I haven't seen a reason to. Most apps seem to have a way to close it and my battery life is great so far

 

[Wolfedude88]

Nope I have never used a task killer on all four of the Android phones that I have owned.

 

[Stealthman]

My battery life was horrible until I installed ATK now it is much better and the phone runs fine

 

[ahl91]

Guys, please at least take a glance at the links posted above. Here's another one that summarizes it quite well: FAQ: Why You Shouldn