Task killers

[NJSmoke]

I actually prefer to use it as a short cut to get back to one of the apps I have just used. Almost never use it to kill apps. Now occasionally too much of your RAM will be getting use which will cause your apps to regenerate. That is most likely cause by you not turning off your phone for more then 32 hours.

 

[Crashdamage]

Perfectly safe. but it's less like "killing" and more like closing them properly.

Safe but totally unnecessary unless an app is actually misbehaving.

...occasionally too much of your RAM will be getting use which will cause your apps to regenerate.

Android handles RAM very efficiently with no user intervention. If an app spontaneously regenerates that is a problem with the app, not Android. Tapatalk has this problem for me. Sucks and I'd uninstall it but it's just too handy so I put up with it.

That is most likely cause by not turning off your phone for more then 32 hours.

Not quite true. A phone should not need regular restarts. If it does something is misbehaving. The HTC Amaze I'm typing this on has been on since I bought it a month ago and is running perfectly. I likely won't need to reboot until it gets the OTA update to ICS next month.

 

[NJSmoke]

Crashdamage, I had this problem and the only thing that resolved it for good was restarting the device once in a while. I finally cave and got rid of Lookout, which used about 40mbs. But the Nexus would stay on for days before having this issue.

 

[lunatic59]

Safe but totally unnecessary unless an app is actually misbehaving.

Agreed, but it makes some people feel better by doing it and it doesn't harm anything, so why not?

Not quite true. Android handles RAM very efficiently with no user intervention. If an app spontaneously regenerates that is a problem with the app, not Android. Tapatalk has this problem for me. Sucks and I'd uninstall it but it's just too handy so I put up with it.

I'd also point out that if an app seems to launch automatically, it may be that it is providing services that an app you do want to run needs. At that point closing it is an exercise in futility as it will simply respawn the moment it's needed (and cause excessive battery drain in the process).

Again not quite true. A phone should not need regular restarts. If it does something is misbehaving. The HTC Amaze I'm typing this on has been on since I bought it a month ago and is running perfectly. I likely won't need to reboot until it gets the OTA update to ICS next month.

This is less a problem on higher end devices, but some low end models with limited resources do see a temporary performance improvement with periodic restarts. In any case, I don't regularly reboot my devices either. I only do it for updates, card swaps and the very rare freeze. (or if I forget to charge it and it shuts down on its own. )

 

[jaybo1973]

Mine was re started yesterday after it run out of juice while I was using the GPS on a bike side. Need an anker but that's another story

 

[Lastone]

So is an app like...Juice Defender LIKE a task killer, therefore useless?

 

[lunatic59]

So is an app like...Juice Defender LIKE a task killer, therefore useless?

I wouldn't say that. Juice Defender is a little different in that it turns things off but doesn't arbitrarily "kill" them. Some people seem to get very good results using it, but I've found that simply setting up the phone to your own patterns of use is still the best way to conserve power.