AppCloser v0.1 released - helps free up memory on your device

[uccellino]

A free simple utility for automatically closing applications when you return to the home screen. More details here: AppCloser v0.1 (http://wwwu.edu.uni-klu.ac.at/apitman/?target=appcloser)

[lukybandit]

tried it, it doesn't work for me for some reason.

i put it in the program files folder, made a new folder called AppCloser and then dragged the program there and put it, hit home - then opened an application and then hit home. then for testing purposes, i checked the task manager, the program was still running.

is anyone else experiencing the same problem?

[uccellino]

tried it, it doesn't work for me for some reason.

i put it in the program files folder, made a new folder called AppCloser and then dragged the program there and put it, hit home - then opened an application and then hit home. then for testing purposes, i checked the task manager, the program was still running.

is anyone else experiencing the same problem?

Is your phone completely application unlocked?

To install it (just to recap):

create the folder \program files\appcloser and copy the .exe and the apps.txt into it (like you did ;) )
check out apps.txt, add or remove exes as required
start appcloser.exe, and press home to return to the home screen (not ok, as this closes the program)
appcloser should now be running and will close the programs in the list that are running when you return to the home screen.

It could be that there are bugs but I dunno.

[oldsap]

i've just tested this on my Excalibur and it worked great for exe files that are in the \Windows folder.
i tried adding appcloser.exe to the list so that after closing the other programs it would close itself...it didn't. i also added Explorer.exe which resides in my Storage card and it wasn't able to close it :(

Suggestions:
a separate white/blacklist would be great
add a kill all option except the whitelist

Thanks for this application.

[dark0]

uccellino thanks again ;)

What I've actually done was I made the app folder as per the readme, then I've placed a shortcut into \windows\startup, which is actually pretty useful, it still asks you to press the 'ok' or 'home' key at start up, but at least this way you don't have to browse to the app's folder everytime you want to run it.

[uccellino]

Thanks for your feedback dark0 and oldsap :) I'll try and see if I can make it a bit more professional when I next play with it ;)

[smirre]

I thought it would be good if I press red (disconnect) button then the program or folder is closed but if I press home button then the program is minimized to run on background.

I could choose to automatically close it or let it run. Normally both buttons let programs run in background while returning to home screen which is kind of confusing to understand why it operates like that.