[Q] installed apps & widget slow down system?

[polstein]

Is Android like Windows where the more apps & games you have installed tends to slow the system down (in Windows case due to a bloated registry)? Or is it strictly a limit of disk space?

How about installed widgets? If they are installed, but not currently on a home screen, are they still active & using resources?

 

[adi19956]

unless an application is in use, I don't believe it slows down the system.
widget, I believe, do slow down the system when in use, but when not, I don't think they do either.
welcome to AF

 

[takeshi]

Widgets will. Simply using up storage space won't slow down the OS though.

 

[polstein]

Widgets will. Simply using up storage space won't slow down the OS though.

When you say Widgets Will - as in if installed or only if on a home screen? IE - should I uninstall Widgets I'm not currently using?

Thanks to both.

 

[DaedalusxX]

When widgets are in use, they will slow down your system.

Think about it: A widget is an active app that stays on one (or more) of your screens. It is frequently having to connect to your phones resources or the internet to update itself to give you the information you want.

You do not have to uninstall the widgets that are not in use, due to the explanation above (they are not using any resources since they are not active).

Hope this helps