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Launcher process using 30% CPU at all times

Ok, someone who knows android better than me, please help me out.. Yesterday I got a CPU usage widget, and I was observing my CPU usage for about a minute.. I saw it change as I flicked through screens, but when I stopped - CPU dropped to 1-2% and CPU clock automatically dropped to 200-something.
Today, after a reboot, it's always at 10-15% CPU, running at 998MHz all the time. Launching a CPU usage app, I see that Launcher is constantly at 20-40% CPU usage, next one being Android System at 5%.
Is launcher the app drawer? Or the screens? And why is it taking up so much CPU at all times? I can tell it greatly affects my battery today, in comparison to yesterday, when it was way lower.
Thanks!

The Launcher process is the process that shows when you touch the Home button. By default it includes 5 home screens and the application drawer.
My best guess would be that the widget you added is using the CPU. Try removing the widget and reboot to see if Launcher is still high on the CPU usage list.

pikipirs said:
The Launcher process is the process that shows when you touch the Home button. By default it includes 5 home screens and the application drawer.
My best guess would be that the widget you added is using the CPU. Try removing the widget and reboot to see if Launcher is still high on the CPU usage list.
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Bah, why didn't I think of that. Thanks, I'll try that out.
Update: Nope, it seems the CPU meter app isn't part of the Launcher process. After wipe, launcher doesn't even show in the list of processes anymore. Obviously, I use the screens and the app drawer, but Launcher isn't running.
Wondering what the hell that was.

Alarm does not work

hi
i have read many pages and still have no solution on 1.6 android.
how alarm works when screen is black?
is there some alternative alarm program or just must buy another phone for alarm?

when you set an alarm it will ring either it's in sleep mode either not...
Maybe you've killed all tasks with task killer and so clock killed so.. if this is it don't wait
for the alarm to ring.. Watch out what processes you kill.
Cheers

bussekas is correct. If you have Taskiller or similar killer app installed, it seemingly kills off required processes when you put the phone into standby. I had this problem and couldn't figure out which was the offending task that was being killed, so I uninstalled the app and no problems since

moggyx said:
bussekas is correct. If you have Taskiller or similar killer app installed, it seemingly kills off required processes when you put the phone into standby. I had this problem and couldn't figure out which was the offending task that was being killed, so I uninstalled the app and no problems since
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..or you just don't kill the clock app

Wasn't killing the clock app but yet Taskiller still killed something that prevented the alarm going off.

if you open the alarm click on the alarm that you have set and press done it's like you've been open again your alarm.. but instead of doing this every time you should watch out for what you kill

I had the Sams probleme, now I'm just useing the app alarm klock from the marked works just fine
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Use SystemPanel App, put your clock on the exclude list, and you can kill all the apps you want, and the alarm will still work. At least i do that. Tested and working..

I'm using ATK Free and I added Clock app into the exception list. Now alarms work even on Standby.

I had a similar issue
but all i did was install
audio manager and it worked like a bomb
seems that sometimes the default audio on the tattoo alarm goes down to 0
and just shows the alarm ringing but does not make a sound
after installing this app
it works now an never late for work

Which Task Killer was I using? Help me find it!

Hey all,
I was using a task killer with a desktop shortcut or widget(im not sure but it was a big square icon). When you click the icon it says "Ending all tasks"
I upgraded to 2.2 and lost the apps.
Anyone know which task killer this is? It always gave me 200+mb of free memory.

Advaced task killer?
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SargeRX8 said:
Hey all,
I was using a task killer with a desktop shortcut or widget(im not sure but it was a big square icon). When you click the icon it says "Ending all tasks"
I upgraded to 2.2 and lost the apps.
Anyone know which task killer this is? It always gave me 200+mb of free memory.
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Your phone's much better off without it.

SystemPanel
SargeRX8 said:
Hey all,
I was using a task killer with a desktop shortcut or widget(im not sure but it was a big square icon). When you click the icon it says "Ending all tasks"
I upgraded to 2.2 and lost the apps.
Anyone know which task killer this is? It always gave me 200+mb of free memory.
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Active tasks widget

I can't seem to find a widget that shows the running apps.
I know the system has the task manager app but what I really want is to see how many tasks are running in a widget without having to launch "Task Manager"
I also don't want an app to replace the system's Task Manager.
Just a "see how many are running" widget....Know of any?
Thanks!
XK

Ah...duh!...There's one right there, in-built in the widgets options...
XK

I'm using Go Taskmanager to show all running apps. I can also whiteliste some that aren't shown any more. So I have a better view about the new or unwanted ones.
Thalon

or you can hold down the home button and it will bring you to task manager.

I highly recommend TasKiller, which comes with some useful widgets.

keep App Running

So on my S9+ I could pin an app in task manager so when I hit close all, it would stay running. I can't seem to find a way to do that on my s10+. I didn't need it before but I bought a Tile tracker, and unless the app is running, I can't use my tile to find my phone, and it also won't keep track of my tile. Anyone have any thoughts as to a way to keep the app running?

Use goodlock and task changer, click on icon at top of app you want to lock, bottom of menu, lock this app.
Just turned off task changer and you can do it with standard task just click on the icon at top of app and lock this app.

Darkat70 said:
Use goodlock and task changer, click on icon at top of app you want to lock, bottom of menu, lock this app.
Just turned off task changer and you can do it with standard task just click on the icon at top of app and lock this app.
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Thanks, I knew there was a way and couldn't find it. Appreciate the help!