[Q] Why is there so much crap running?

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hi

Some questions from a newbie to Android.

1. the Accounts and Sync Settings does not seem to have a section for setting up a normal POP3 email account ... is it missing, somewhere else, or am I just clueless?

2. There is always a lot of crap running in the back ground. The phone seems to start up SocialHub, which I don't use, but that kicks off Email (currently set to NOT sync, and only required gmail account defined). How do I stop the social hub from starting up? Killing the tasks does not help, they just restart later.

Other things which keep starting include Latitude and Gallery. I've already removed ALL the widgets from the TW interface, except the four defaults along the bottom.

Am using Go Launcher as well as Touchwiz.

Have rooted the device then reinstalled KE2.

Thanks, Ian

If you never really use social hub, just remove it using root explorer. That way it can never bother you.

It is safe to remove, check out this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1069924

not sure about the other stuff sorry

this is the way android functions.. dont worry.. unless it is really dramatically slowing down you rphone, which i doubt so!

I used Norton Utilities to see that there is A LOT of apps currently in some type of semi-running state.

What I notice as well is that Angry Birds official from Market runs choppy - birds fly with varying speed - decreasing accuracy and making game experience worse

Any comments on this would be appreciated.

Originally Posted by kar111

If you never really use social hub, just remove it using root explorer. That way it can never bother you.

It is safe to remove, check out this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1069924

not sure about the other stuff sorry

Better still IMO freeze it with Titanium, then if you have issues (unlikely) or change your mind, you can just unfreeze it.

Solved (mostly)

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Well the good news is that I had an app called Gemini App Manager, which allows you to stop things from Autoloading.

Since I am rooted, I could switch on Expert Mode which shows you ALL the things that run and under what circumstances... had to go through those and switch off the various autorun conditions and things are much better now.

I see there are other apps on Market which also offer autorun editing but have not tested those .. Gemini works for me.

Only worry is that when I do kernel update all those setting may get reset ... oh well.

cheers, Ian