Should You Use a Task Killer?

[le3ky]

Decided to write an article about task killer use, mainly because of so many people being surprised that i do not recommend it, after their so called techy friends told them they need one, I'll post the opening paragraph with a link to the rest of it.

Task killer, one of the most prominent words within the android world. One that causes many arguments and confusion, well today lets see if we can put it all to rest.

I am constantly surprised when talking to new android owners that come to me with questions about their "faulty" phone and "poor-performing" battery, to discover that one of the first apps they installed was a task killer. Even more surprised when I dig deeper and ask why, with one of the top responses being because their "techy" friend said its a vital app. First things first, anything vital will be a core part of the the operating system. If google required that a task killer be a core part of their os, they would have included an easy way to kill apps, end of. Also, if your "techy" friend told you to download an task killer, please, ignore any advice from them in the future, you will regret it if you don't.

Android Guide: Should I Use a Task Killer - Droid Den

 

[themikeyboosh]

You start off by saying you don't need one and then you say you do and even recommend one!


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[AndroHero]

You start off by saying you don't need one and then you say you do and even recommend one!


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maybe you should read it again more carefully the paragrah your on about was simply laying out some reasons why you may need a task killer

 

[le3ky]

You start off by saying you don't need one and then you say you do and even recommend one!


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system panel is not a task killer mate, its a tool to help you identify bad apples. That is the reason for that apps existence, just ask its dev.

 

[sparkpanzer]

I read yr thread. I'm not so experienced in the systems. But i think this thread is following a good logic, and the systems at the end are all about logic.....
So, first thing i do after finish reading was killing the task killers.

Thanks again for the post.


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[wanted008]

Excellent article mate keep up your good work.

Many many people are brainwashed by many misleading reviews on Google in to thinking they need a task manager but this article explains nicely why they dont.

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[andycted]

System panel is a good solution. Try also power tutor, if it works with your phone

 

[themikeyboosh]

maybe you should read it again more carefully the paragrah your on about was simply laying out some reasons why you may need a task killer

No no, I've read it, it's plain as day. You've just said it again.

system panel is not a task killer mate, its a tool to help you identify bad apples. That is the reason for that apps existence, just ask its dev.

Does it kill tasks? Need I go on.....It doesn't matter how you jazz it up "pal" there's no denying it can be used to kill tasks.

 

[SimonVT]

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[le3ky]

Does it kill tasks? Need I go on.....It doesn't matter how you jazz it up "pal" there's no denying it can be used to kill tasks.

lol? Do you honestly not understand?

There are apps out there that are coded badly.
In order to remove those apps you first need to id them.
SystemPanel helps you find out which app is causing a problem.
Then you may uninstall that app.


Nothing about using it as a task killer in there.

Does that help? I could try to put it in simpler terms if not.

 

[tolis626]

I only use a task killer when I want to run some benchmarks shortly after having played around with resource-intensive apps like games.Other than that only as mentioned in the article,to trace and kill bad or frozen apps.Any other use is only harmful.

 

[spritable]

Very good article. It should be sticked.

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[shoemeistah]

I don't use a task killer with my HTC Desire. But back in the day with 1.5 and 1.6 I needed a task killer. Now 2.1 or higher doesn't need one.

 

[le3ky]

for sure, higher memory and more efficient android definitely does not need one.

 

[blaxxxun44]

"Android is smart enough to recognise when it is running low on available memory, and will start to close those apps that it deems are low priority."

Then pls tell me why after opening more and more apps my desire gets slower as it is running out of memory, and after killing them with task killer except for the one im using its running smoothly again. I would love to stick with the android solution, but its just not working out...

Rooted Desire S-Off running latest Redux Rom (Gingerbread)

 

[Lothaen]

At first I thought a task killer was making my battery life longer - but I tried it again a couple of months after using Android - just to see if it impact battery life and found no difference - or not noticable anyway on day-to-day use.

 

[FastPete]

Thanks for this, very informative. Defo should be a sticky