You shouldn't use an auto task killer. Autostarts is a better bet to prevent stuff you don't want starting the first place. And Watchdog if the reason you're wanting to kill stuff is that they're going wrong.

Zeam is faster than LauncherPro imo. It's just a shame it doesn't have the option to hide apps in the app drawer.

faster blade

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use adw launcher it is the best homescreen by miles, once you get used to it all others will seem pointless, stick to a minimal amount of widgets and a max of 3 screens.

a good task manager I've found is task panel x. it gives you a widget for your homescreen with a kill all button and has ignore and autokill options to keep things running smoothly

avoid live wallpapers like the plague, try using something like wallswitch instead to auto change your wallpapers. there are loads of apps to get nice wallpapers and most of them look miles better than the gimmicky live wallpapers anyway.

I have spent hours trying out every widget and app out there and can highly recommend the following...

My current widgets

countdown timer widget,
mort player music widget,
sticky pad pro widget (totally customizable and great for shopping lists)
guage battery widget
jorte calander
wifi manager
task panel
widgetsoid
digital clock widget

favourite apps

angry birds
system panel light (best looking task manager by far)
app brain (better than the market)
chrome to phone
daily horoscope
ezpdf reader (has night mode)
laputa (excellent free ebook reader)
myplayer (old version still works)
Slideit keyboard (like swype but much better)
uk tv droid (excellent tv guide with reminders)
Uloops studio (THIS ROCKS, BEST ANDROID APP EVER)
wall switch

if anybody knows of any better alternatives to these I would love to hear about them.

what to kill though

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hi,
I have had my blade for about a month now, and it is my first Android.
this thread is just what I am needing right now to try and optimize it
and get better battery life for use on my golf course with Freecaddie.

currently I am using 2 apps: Advanced Task Killer (the little green man icon) and 'Quick Settings'
and have set phone to 2G, with Auto sync and Background Data disabled.

I fancy trying Titanium Backup and Autostart Killer as mentioned earlier
but have not the faintest idea as to what Apps to backup, nor which to Autokill.

I actually only need my Blade for basic phone usage, as a Satnav, and for Golfing.

if anyone can advise me what to 'kill' I would be very greatful.

a great forum this, and a Happy New Year to all.
Kevin

I have now installed Autostart Killer and quite like it,
but Titanium Backup seems to be for rooted phones only and mine is not rooted.

is there a similar app to Titanium Backup for non rooted phones ?
thanks,
Kevin

Yeh, I'm kind of in a dilema whether to use advanced task killer or not..
can anyone point me in the right direction?

Originally Posted by olyloh6696

Yeh, I'm kind of in a dilema whether to use advanced task killer or not..
can anyone point me in the right direction?

Add to whitelist anything you want to keep open it doesn't display core processes anyway so can't go wrong.

There's an ilogic in the logic as far as android is concerned apparently there is no need for taskillers due to androids own task manager, happen to disagree as any process increases battery also many programs use net in background to which again uses battery, the argument you will find is in the clock we use to clear "doesn't need to be done every minute" also another app worth getting if rooted is Droid wall a firewall very handy to stop program communications..

Sent from my BladeVillain using XDA App

Launchers

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I wholeheartedly agree with 'Twistedvegan' that the ADW Launcher is the best.

amongst it's many good points are the ability to change the 3 main launcher icons,
and to customomize what you add to each screen. (eg: I have just icons with no text for my main apps)
and I have tried all the most popular launchers