Help Optimizing Performance on the SE x10

[gunny5821]

Hello All,

While we over on the other side of the pond are still waiting for AT&T to get their thumb out of their you know what, we remain stuck with 1.6.

So, today I decided I would go through the Market and swap everything around so I could get a fresh look and a change of scenary. My question is, since I have done this major over haul (installing, uninstalling back and forth for several hours), should I strip everything out and reset the phone to factory specs and then build it back up with the apps I decided to switch to (with no uninstalling)? Would I be optimizing performance by doing so, or does it really not make any difference what so ever?

So, lets here the thoughts and please provide some backup theory to your answer............. Thanks Folks!

 

[charlyee]

I don't have any theory or data but I have found that after uninstalling an app, it is best to do a battery pull or at least recycle power. This seems to free up a little more memory leading me to believe that a simple un install does not remove the app satisfactorily.

I am looking forward to learning what others recommend.

 

[gunny5821]

I don't have any theory or data but I have found that after uninstalling an app, it is best to do a battery pull or at least recycle power. This seems to free up a little more memory leading me to believe that a simple un install does not remove the app satisfactorily.

I am looking forward to learning what others recommend.

+1 = As I am as well. This really has never come around prior in a frontal assualt mode, but rather just a bunch of little brush fires, which were quickly extinguished. At least in the forum setting anyway..

 

[gunny5821]

No one else can contribute to this easy to read thread.... Com' on' folks, lets hear from all of you Guru's out there, LOL....

 

[Smoked]

IMO there are two schools of thought on this subject.

1. If it ain't broke, don't break it.
2. Cleaner is better.

I'm a 15 year IT guy and while I don't know phones like I know computers, it's always beneficial if you have the time to wipe a PC now and then and start from scratch. Things get messy behind the scenes and sometimes start to cause issues and a fresh reinstall can do wonders for overall performance.

I don't know to what extent this is true for smart phones...which to me are essentially small computers. I'm still learning the android OS and dont' know it like I know Windows for example...so I say...it can't hurt, and can only help to reset the phone but only do it if you have the time and the desire to do so...because if you're not having any issues, you could just as well wait for 2.1 when you'll be flashing anyways

Hope that helps.

 

[gunny5821]

IMO there are two schools of thought on this subject.

1. If it ain't broke, don't break it.
2. Cleaner is better.

I'm a 15 year IT guy and while I don't know phones like I know computers, it's always beneficial if you have the time to wipe a PC now and then and start from scratch. Things get messy behind the scenes and sometimes start to cause issues and a fresh reinstall can do wonders for overall performance.

I don't know to what extent this is true for smart phones...which to me are essentially small computers. I'm still learning the android OS and dont' know it like I know Windows for example...so I say...it can't hurt, and can only help to reset the phone but only do it if you have the time and the desire to do so...because if you're not having any issues, you could just as well wait for 2.1 when you'll be flashing anyways

Hope that helps.

+1, my thoughts exactly, so I think that will be the path I will take. Funny thing that you brought up the PC world, as that is exactly what I have been doing all day today.