Im on MIUI 2012.2.1. Seems Autokiller memory optimizer doesnt work with this, anybody else experience this? Actually it hasn't worked on the last few builds of MIUI for me. It opens and I can change settings but it doesn't seem to do anything. After a day or so my ram starts getting low, like its not killing unused apps. I always liked this app as without it my ram gets low and phone gets laggy.
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Root MIUI incompatible with Autokiller?
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VoidedSaint
Resident Ninja
it probably not compatible because miui has one built into the rom
that and you do not need any kind of "killer" and OTD can explain that a lot better
that and you do not need any kind of "killer" and OTD can explain that a lot better
Ok thank you. Just wondered if there was anything to do to get it working again. It used to work on previous builds of miui, several builds ago. Not trying to debate whether or not its needed but I respect your opinion. From my experience my phone runs faster when it has over 100 of ram and when this app worked it would keep it that way. Didn't have to reboot every few days to speed phone back up.
VoidedSaint
Resident Ninja
well thing is, with all the ram your dx has, you want it to be full, it means your apps will load alot faster ie, text messages, visual voicemail, email/gmail, browser, games, etc, etc.
the system can get slow by the bottleneck of the processor.
and if you are killing your tasks a lot, it is possible you have a runaway app(much like a runaway process that a cpu has) and it can cause your phone to use up more memory, and cause issues, and when you kill all tasks you get rid of that rogue app(which can be any app at any given time, or the same one over and over again) and it will make your phone run better, but your apps will take a little extra longer to run.
android doesnt require task killers, because android handles that function much more effectively than most people know. go about 3 weeks without running a task killer, and you may see a difference in your phone.
i never ran a task killer on my dx, and it was always just as fast as it should be. yours will be too.
but again its your choice.
i also believe that its the MIUI rom you are running that isnt compatible with some apps, so that might be why your task killer isnt working.
the system can get slow by the bottleneck of the processor.
and if you are killing your tasks a lot, it is possible you have a runaway app(much like a runaway process that a cpu has) and it can cause your phone to use up more memory, and cause issues, and when you kill all tasks you get rid of that rogue app(which can be any app at any given time, or the same one over and over again) and it will make your phone run better, but your apps will take a little extra longer to run.
android doesnt require task killers, because android handles that function much more effectively than most people know. go about 3 weeks without running a task killer, and you may see a difference in your phone.
i never ran a task killer on my dx, and it was always just as fast as it should be. yours will be too.
but again its your choice.
i also believe that its the MIUI rom you are running that isnt compatible with some apps, so that might be why your task killer isnt working.
cougar214
Android Expert
I agree with VS. Task killers actualy do more harm than good. As VS explained, your Android OS is designed to use all the ram needed to keep your phone running as fast as possible.
And even though task killers can/will shut apps down, Android will just turn them right back on again based on need. So if your phone is running slugish it's prolly due to the task killer fighting the Android system. You can use it if you choose, it's yer phone. But Android is way better at it than any task killer.
And even though task killers can/will shut apps down, Android will just turn them right back on again based on need. So if your phone is running slugish it's prolly due to the task killer fighting the Android system. You can use it if you choose, it's yer phone. But Android is way better at it than any task killer.
Thanks guys. I respectfully disagree based on the experience with MY phone, as they say your mileage may vary. Autokiller is not one of those that just kills everything at once, it allows you to choose the parameters at which android closes the apps and services. It makes a diff on my phone anyway. Homescreen scrolling, as well as the smoothness of scrolling through text in apps and browser starts getting jerky as my ram gets low, just like it does if you have many apps open at the same time.
Maybe apps do open a tiny bit quicker when they're not killed or closed and remain in memory, but if so it is so small of a diff I can't tell.
For me I'd rather have a smoother user experience as opposed to the slight speed difference when opening apps. To each his own.
Maybe apps do open a tiny bit quicker when they're not killed or closed and remain in memory, but if so it is so small of a diff I can't tell.
For me I'd rather have a smoother user experience as opposed to the slight speed difference when opening apps. To each his own.
VoidedSaint
Resident Ninja
each person has their own views with android and task killers, not trying to change your mind on either of them, if you prefer the task killer that is fine. i just ran one a long time ago, then when i got my DX never ran another one, and it never needed one, of course im on a custom rom, so it doesnt require it either 
autokiller memory optimizer is not a task killer in any way that is mentioned above(go to xda developers, and read up on it). This app, can change the minfree settings that tell android when to kill off empty apps(there are 6 different levels of kill, foreground, visible, secondary server, hidden apps, content providers, and empty app). When the ram gets to a certain level, the minfree settings(which all android os's have), it shuts down the least important app, starting with empty apps(with autokiller, you can set the level yourself, which is great for a phone with limited ram). The experience I got from using this app, is far and away(with autorun manager, which changes oom levels), the best thing I could have done for my phone. Now I use Qtadb, a graphical interface for adb, and eclipse to permantly change the minfree settings. I keep autokiller on phone, because there is a setting to use noatime(a android os option, not part of autokiller app) to speed up the I/O(input/output) of the os. Autokiller does not save every setting upon reboot, but it's a good teacher, as to what your phone is really doing, and how your phone, coming from the manufactuer, is optimized(or how it's not).