Task killer ICS?

drakeheart77 · Jan 28, 2012

Hi! I am a fairly seasoned root user, although I have a lot of research to do for ICS. I am running the IceColdSandwich ROM and thus far only one crash, to be expected! I have the CPU oc'd to roughly 1.76ghz with smooth results. my question is... are task killers, any to speak of, safe for ICS? I realise that a solid killer is built in but...always curious. all comments welcome and NICE to have ALL features working on my Inspire 4G with an ICS 4.0.3 ROM.

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Livewings · Jan 28, 2012

NO

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Jotokun · Jan 28, 2012

Livewings said:
NO

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This. The only time a task killer MIGHT be warranted is on a device with only 128mb of ram or less, and in that case it wouldn't be able to run ICS in any usable way at all. Android is efficient enough, dont fight with it for the sake of fighting with it.

louisc22 · Jan 28, 2012

Yep

is it any good i found this thing called avast for android antivirus that is a good program for finding your phone lots of good **** for rooted users

drakeheart77 · Jan 28, 2012

I guessed that, but went ahead and got system tuner pro for root users and therein lies the difference. It doesn't seem to interfere with data and phone calling capabilities. I am uploading a ss of my screen of root apps to indicate a bit of my endeavours...but one thing I know for certain is do NOT install AV apps...bad news. So avast is a bad thing indeed.

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Dja357 · Jan 28, 2012

I've tried using various task killers. Back in the dark days of eclair/froyo I felt like advanced task killer actually did something.

Nowadays, whenever I've tried out a task killer it just slows my phone down loads and make everything run badly. Some people seem very attached to task killers, they're not worth the trouble.

Crashdamage · Jan 28, 2012

louisc22 said:
is it any good i found this thing called avast for android antivirus that is a good program for finding your phone lots of good **** for rooted users

Antivirus for Android is pointless. There are NO Android viruses. Don't think of Android in Windows terms. It's not Windows and so does not have the same vulnerabilies as Windows.

Antivirus companies depend on the fear and ignorance of their customers. Companies peddling antivirus for Android (or Linux) should at least be honest that it is only useful for scanning files to be transferred to Windows machines.

This doesn't mean there is no Android malware - there is. And a virus is a type of malware. But not all malware is a virus.

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drakeheart77 · Jan 28, 2012

Have you tried a system tuner app like the one I mentioned? Once you've gained root access many outstanding features are available within the program. I am uploading a ss of the basic options so you may get a feel for it's outline.

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strangerman69 · Jan 28, 2012

Thx, i'm new member ^^

oznav · Jan 28, 2012

which one is the best

i am new here. which task killer you recommend

Crashdamage · Jan 28, 2012

Do NOT use a task killer. It's uneccessary and actually causes problems and wastes battery. Android handles running processes and memory automatically and efficiently for you.

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strangerman69 · Jan 28, 2012

I used the standard task killer from HTC

Crashdamage · Jan 28, 2012

strangerman69 said:
I used the standard task killer from HTC

Again - do NOT use a task killer!

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drakeheart77 · Jan 29, 2012

I agree as a basic cheap task killer does more ill than good...kills all without leaving the user much say in what he/she wants done. I previously posted that I use System Tuner Pro, which you may know has a pretty advanced task manager, not just straight killer (among many other features) and have found it to be quite invaluable as an addition to my root tools arsenal. Would you agree that an advanced manager for a fairly savvy user is advantageous? Thanks for your input!

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drakeheart77 · Jan 29, 2012

Thanks to all for your questions and valuable input. Hopefully this thread will help a lot of people experimenting and learning as I am.

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Jotokun · Jan 29, 2012

drakeheart77 said:
I agree as a basic cheap task killer does more ill than good...kills all without leaving the user much say in what he/she wants done. I previously posted that I use System Tuner Pro, which you may know has a pretty advanced task manager, not just straight killer (among many other features) and have found it to be quite invaluable as an addition to my root tools arsenal. Would you agree that an advanced manager for a fairly savvy user is advantageous? Thanks for your input!

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Under NO circumstances is a task killer a good idea. The ONLY time you should kill a task is if an app is misbehaving and you need to force it down so it can restart. In those cases, just use the built in task killer in settings.

drakeheart77 · Jan 29, 2012

I seem to be getting the same info from a number of reputable xda members, and I have definitely made up my mind about killing tasks through an app. Thanks especially to you for adding specifics to your adamant claim against a task killer, that made up my mind indeed.
Kudos!

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Archer · Jan 29, 2012

Killing tasks isn't actually a big deal. Sure, if you use an app regularly then it's better to have it still in memory for when you next use it, but if you use it once a day then killing it after use does absolutely no harm whatsoever and does free up resources.

Task killer apps though aren't just for killing tasks. If they were we wouldn't even be having the discussion, due to the most excellent native task manager already in ICS. Task killer apps run in the background and use system resources, always checking the state of the system and any running apps, deciding the "best" way to handle your device. That's the bit that is pointless and you should avoid. If you run one of those apps then you're basically draining your battery and system resources on a totally unnecessary app.

In short - kill tasks? Up to you. Task killer/monitor - bad.

Archer · Jan 29, 2012

Why don't you look it up and find other threads about it, rather than hijack this one

Edit: Thanks, mystery mod, for deleting his posts.

technofreak9 · Jan 29, 2012

Firstly, its not recommended to use task killers on your Android device, coz it drains up battery starting the app u killed all over again.

Although, if ur phone gets really slow, or else ur running out of RAM, the best task killer is :
Auto Task Killer

Look for it in the Market.

I used it when I had a Galaxy Spica. But after getting the S2, it doesnt really matter.

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