Is there something that will provide an enhancement to memory usage on a dinc that requires root. Like preventing apps from automatically running in background. Tired of using a task killer when memory gets down to very low levels.
Maybe a Rom that's efficient at doing this.
Anyone have any ideas?
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I think Autokiller is what you're looking for.
KGBxxx said:
Is there something that will provide an enhancement to memory usage on a dinc that requires root. Like preventing apps from automatically running in background. Tired of using a task killer when memory gets down to very low levels.
Maybe a Rom that's efficient at doing this.
Anyone have any ideas?
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I use Autostarts for this.
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I use Autostarts for this.
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+1 on autostarts. Instead of killing your apps, autostarts prevents them from starting.
And why do you need to kill these apps? Have they tried to injure you?
Seriously... you probably don't need to kill them unless one of them is acting up. The phone will free up memory as you need it.
Those look good. I'll try them out and see what works better.
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http://www.androidcentral.com/fine-tuning-minfree-settings-improving-androids-multi-tasking
I haven't any of this, but maybe it will help you
I know the phone will free up memory as needed but I'm ocd about it and hate that at times it gets down below 40 and bogs the phone down. Tired of seeing apps start up by themselves. I used titanium to freeze apps but now don't remember what's frozen and what's installed on my system. Need something automatic and easier to maintain.
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K_flan that link is great. The guy understand where I'm coming from.
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KGBxxx said:
K_flan that link is great. The guy understand where I'm coming from.
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Awesome, I'm glad it may help... I just downloaded minfreemanager myself
Edit: only bad thing is changes are lost at reboot just using minfreemanager
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I know the phone will free up memory as needed but I'm ocd about it and hate that at times it gets down below 40 and bogs the phone down. Tired of seeing apps start up by themselves. I used titanium to freeze apps but now don't remember what's frozen and what's installed on my system. Need something automatic and easier to maintain.
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Autokiller does exactly what you are asking for...
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anyone have an app list for app killer I have set it to kill all the apps I dare without knowing what they are.
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khalu said:
anyone have an app list for app killer I have set it to kill all the apps I dare without knowing what they are.
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Wrong section.. please re post in the general section.
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anyone have an app list for app killer I have set it to kill all the apps I dare without knowing what they are.
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what are you talking about?
are you talking about a "killer app" like in a really great application? Or a Killer app, as in an application that can kill the processes running in the background?...
anyways.. this is the wrong thread...
Go to the forum: XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=618
see if you can find some info there instead of posting in the wrong forum
Thanks.
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Don't use task killers.
Not only me but other people say the same thing if you search on the internet.
If you see the apps in the task list, they aren't really running in background.
Excepting the one which run as services ofcourse.
The other are in idle state not using CPU so, not draining battery.
If you are afraid because of the memory used, don't be.
Android will unload apps that are not needed when memory is required.
If the apps are in memory, next time when you start them you will be able to use them the next second.
If you kill them and then use the same app again the phone will use power to start the app and the delay will be bigger so, basically you will use more resources
If you don't believe me, download os monitor from market and watch the CPU usage for all the task and you will see that 95% have 0% CPU usage.
hi
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anyone have an app list for app killer I have set it to kill all the apps I dare without knowing what they are.
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i have this apps called imusic from slideme application manager i look inside on it and there is a name task manager you can see whats is running apps.. then there is a name empty,foreground, service, and i have memory of 110 left after killed apps like foreground and service then my memory usage is up to 140.. then nothing is running on the foreground and service.... hehehehe
Killer Ap
Is there an ap you can use to actually kill things. Like intruders or spies. Perhaps even ninjas.
k1sr said:
Is there an ap you can use to actually kill things. Like intruders or spies. Perhaps even ninjas.
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Not for ninjas....they're way too sneaky
only samurai can kill ninjas
I'm at work so unfortunately I don't have access to the forums and searching for help through the xda is too time consuming and I've already got customers on hold .
Anyway the problem is that xda keeps force closing on me after I post something it's ridiculous. It force closes then asks me to sign in again and when I input my credentials it just sits there"processing" to fix it I have to run my task manager, close the appp then open it again. Fortunately, whatever I post still goes through but its just annoying. Anyway to fix this guys?
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I'm at work so unfortunately I don't have access to the forums and searching for help through the xda is too time consuming and I've already got customers on hold .
Anyway the problem is that xda keeps force closing on me after I post something it's ridiculous. It force closes then asks me to sign in again and when I input my credentials it just sits there"processing" to fix it I have to run my task manager, close the appp then open it again. Fortunately, whatever I post still goes through but its just annoying. Anyway to fix this guys?
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Don't use a task manager, this has been reported by many users and I don't believe that there is a workaround this at the moment. If it's stuck on processing, you can just hit the back button and it'll work as intended! No need to close it.
I don't use a task manager and I'm having the same problems. Force close after reply... Like right now ha ha
Edit: actually it didn't do it this time
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I don't use a task manager and I'm having the same problems. Force close after reply... Like right now ha ha
Edit: actually it didn't do it this time
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I never said that the task manager causes the FC but task manager does cause a lot of problems with other applications and overall Android system. It happens to me once in a while but it's not a big deal for me.
http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2010/04/multitasking-android-way.html As well as other Android developers don't agree with using task manager. But hey, if you want to use it for whatever reason even though everybody advises you not to.. thats okay too. Don't say we didn't tell you so!
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I never said that the task manager causes the FC but task manager does cause a lot of problems with other applications and overall Android system. It happens to me once in a while but it's not a big deal for me.
http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2010/04/multitasking-android-way.html As well as other Android developers don't agree with using task manager. But hey, if you want to use it for whatever reason even though everybody advises you not to.. thats okay too. Don't say we didn't tell you so!
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I am starting to think that maybe the task manager is worthless, but it just annoys me knowing that there's a bunch of apps on the background just sucking up all my battery. lol
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I am starting to think that maybe the task manager is worthless, but it just annoys me knowing that there's a bunch of apps on the background just sucking up all my battery. lol
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If you read the article, Android manages apps in the background. Believe it or not but battery life is better without using a task manager lol. Do some research about it, definitely not worth it
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zephiK said:
If you read the article, Android manages apps in the background. Believe it or not but battery life is better without using a task manager lol. Do some research about it, definitely not worth it
Lol, I'm gonna trust you!
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Same thing happens to me. When it's stuck "processing" I just hit back.
I would just wait until maybe XDA fixes it or use the tapatalk app.
I used to have advanced app killer and used to manually kill apps like crazy, but then I read that they actually hurt daily battery life. Do you guys still use them? It sucks to manually go into settings to stop apps. Discuss.
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og954 said:
I used to have advanced app killer and used to manually kill apps like crazy, but then I read that they actually hurt daily battery life. Do you guys still use them? It sucks to manually go into settings to stop apps. Discuss.
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They are counterproductive with the new versions of Android.
Use watch dog to monitor for "misbehaving apps"
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I have used Watchdog since I got my phone. It has twice alerted me that the browser was using extra cpus. It gives an option to kill the app right there so I did and everything was cool. Nice app.
1+ watchdog task killers were needed back in the day with 2.0 and below but android handles it pretty well nowadays
I only use it after boot up, but after that I only use it if I start getting lag.
Agreed. Avanced task killer and similar apps are rubish now days. Watchdog is Great because it alerts you about apps using top many resources.
New users and sales people tend to assume android uses ram like a computer does; the more free ram the beter. Android keeps certain apps available in ram so that its faster to open it you when needed. If the system requires more ram to function it will remove unused apps from memory.
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Thanks for the watchdog recommendation. I checked out the app in the market place and it looks pretty cool. So you guys use no app killers at all?
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i've with and without task killer, i always get longer battery life with, and have never had any issue's with using it.
No app killers period for me.
Hey guys I was checking my phone under the running services because my phone was slowing down. And then I noticed that my total RAM only adds up to about 280mb.. is this normal?
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Yes the other 220 is for the os
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It's for the GPU and the OS
Actually, most of it is for the baseband processor and a little fraction for the kernel.
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Hey guys I was checking my phone under the running services because my phone was slowing down. And then I noticed that my total RAM only adds up to about 280mb.. is this normal?
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grab autokiller from the market and set it to optimum. keeps everything real smooth
Don't touch app killer/task manager. Android 2.2.x/2.3.x is perfectly capable of keeping track of the RAM.
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Don't touch app killer/task manager. Android 2.2.x/2.3.x is perfectly capable of keeping track of the RAM.
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I second that, do not use Task Killers. Google themselves and many other well known Android sites say to not use them if your on Froyo or higher.
rentaric said:
Don't touch app killer/task manager. Android 2.2.x/2.3.x is perfectly capable of keeping track of the RAM.
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I third that. Probably the number 1 noob mistake. Sadly some stores install them for you which doesn't help either.
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Rem3Dy said:
I third that. Probably the number 1 noob mistake. Sadly some stores install them for you which doesn't help either.
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I fourth that. It makes your battery life drain faster.
Anyone wanna plead the fifth?
Do I count to quote myself as 5th?
I wasn't saying he should use a task killer.
Autokiller is a memory minfree manager app with a unfortunate name. Look it up free in the market.
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I wasn't saying he should use a task killer.
Autokiller is a memory minfree manager app with a unfortunate name. Look it up free in the market.
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i use auto memory manager, it keeps the ram level just where i like it.
Oh okay that all makes sense. And sure I'll give that a try. Thanks guys!
reading about the appkiller which kills more battery life... is that the case with the built in app killer in cm7/deck 's rom?
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in my nexus it is showing 345 mb. i am getting around 160 mb free
count me as -1 because i do feel the need to force close some apps in order to regain smoothness and speed.
Android memory management might be good but it's not always enough as it feels ok if you only have 40mb or less free ram but the launcher will probably become sluggish and lagging.
I am currently running EH06, stock/deodexed and am experiencing seemingly random reboots. I was curious to see if this issue is memory leak related, and from general RAM checking, I believe it may be. Of my available 342 MB of ram, RIGHT NOW my phone reports 241 MB taken up, I have seen that value getting up into the low 300's at it's peak, and unfortunately I haven't seen it immediately preceding a reboot.
I decided to check the memory usage from the command line, and when I run 'free' via the bash shell, of the 350400 KB (342MB) of potential RAM - which matches nicely with what the phone is reporting - I am being told I in fact have 321 MB of RAM taken up. Now I'm no Linux/Android guru, but that doesn't seem right.
So I opened up a bunch of apps, visited a couple of websites, backed out to the home screen and rechecked my numbers. I am now at 302MB/342MB according to the task manager app, but 338MB/342MB according to 'free'. Using the 'Clear Ram' button, I was able to knock it back down, but I have seen it in the past few days not drop the used RAM amount upon pressing that button...
I'm experincing similar problems , it seems every day I need to do a reeboot to keep my ram usage down cause when I first boot , let everything load ... then kill tasks I have around 180 free but after about a day when I kill tasks I have around 80 free and I need to reboot for peace of mind I don't know what it is but I hope I get fixed ....
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have u tried the v6 superscripts
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I get random reboots when my phone is just sitting idle doing nothing. I've so had them when running Apps and going from screen to screen. They are just random.
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shaunfrazier said:
have u tried the v6 superscripts
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Try v6: option 6. World of difference!
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SwimDrewid said:
Try v6: option 6. World of difference!
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In what section are these scripts if I may ask?
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SpartanVissepo said:
In what section are these scripts if I may ask?
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They are found here. Version 9 is the latest for V6. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=991276
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JohnCorleone said:
They are found here. Version 9 is the latest for V6. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=991276
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Thank u very much sir. Will post later when I try
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SpartanVissepo said:
Thank u very much sir. Will post later when I try
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Take you time and make sure you get the newest one. He has that script, the 3G TurboCharger, and KickAssKernel scripts all in that thread along with updates...
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Any recommendations on which scripts to run
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Take you time and make sure you get the newest one. He has that script, the 3G TurboCharger, and KickAssKernel scripts all in that thread along with updates...
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Which kickasskernel script do you use?
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Which kickasskernel script do you use?
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People have had mixed results with the 3G Turbocharger script and KickAssKernel scripts. The V6 script is the one many are reporting helps with the RAM leak. I used oprion #9 MegaRAM2. This is the lastest script. You need to get Script Manager from Market. Select "run as root" then "run". http://db.tt/oUYakOc
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I get random reboots when my phone is just sitting idle doing nothing. I've so had them when running Apps and going from screen to screen. They are just random.
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In the world of software, there is NO random, everything has a cause. We call things random when we haven't defined the problem's pattern.
So check it out , I instaled the new eh06 plus kernel without really getting an answer as to what a kernel was and it seems to have helped I haven't been on it for 24 hours yet but I will update and let you know
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The paid "Full" version of Memory Booster allows to to set (raise) the minimum RAM threshold supposedly. I just got it and will see if I change it and install and run a bunch of apps if it prevents the reboots. Huh, I got the "Full" version but the minimum RAM threshold is set in the MB RAM Optimizer app. I will change it from 15% to 35% and see if it stops reboots tonight.
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gremlyn1 said:
In the world of software, there is NO random, everything has a cause. We call things random when we haven't defined the problem's pattern.
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I've been getting these "random" reboots with all of the GB leaks. Been looking at my logcat but I can't make heads or tails out of what the messages mean. Currently using catlog for the logcat reader, never seen anything under the lowest level "what a terrible failure" but get tons of stuff under the next level up "error".
currently running eg22.
Would love a thread detailing how to do anything with this that might help figure out what's causing these issues.
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The paid "Full" version of Memory Booster allows to to set (raise) the minimum RAM threshold supposedly. I just got it and will see if I change it and install and run a bunch of apps if it prevents the reboots. Huh, I got the "Full" version but the minimum RAM threshold is set in the MB RAM Optimizer app. I will change it from 15% to 35% and see if it stops reboots tonight.
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Great John, let us know. The free version is great for seeing what is REALLY using your memory. Not the little bit the stock task manager kills. Apps are constantly loading in the background even if you haven't used them in months. If you go to Task Killer in Memory Booster Lite you will see this "ninja" apps stealing your memory. This is what people keep calling memory leaks. They are real apps loading.
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Try v6: option 6. World of difference!
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I've been on the oxed stock EH06 for a week or two now, was getting a reboot or two every day. I've been running V6 option 9 for the past three days, and I have yet to have a random reboot since.
Still evaluating the effects on battery life, though
roguejam said:
I've been on the oxed stock EH06 for a week or two now, was getting a reboot or two every day. I've been running V6 option 9 for the past three days, and I have yet to have a random reboot since.
Still evaluating the effects on battery life, though
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ive been running stock odex eh06 since it first leaked on samfirmware and i never had a random reboot
but i am seeing memory problems. such as maps running using a whole 6MB of ram. Think, 10 years ago, that wouldve took a supercomputer. Why are these apps running even when i dont launch them?
such as engadget, maps, telenav, THREE DIALERS TAKING UP 11MB EACH WTF I THOUGHT THERE WAS ONLY ONE DIALER. anyways yeah i usually have ~100mb free but still. when i CLOSE an app, it should CLOSE. I also shouldnt see the app UNLESS I LAUNCH IT.
will v6 stop this? im scared of borking something thats why i ask...i cant afford to use the "trial and error" method like i used to :/
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ive been running stock odex eh06 since it first leaked on samfirmware and i never had a random reboot
but i am seeing memory problems. such as maps running using a whole 6MB of ram. Think, 10 years ago, that wouldve took a supercomputer. Why are these apps running even when i dont launch them?
such as engadget, maps, telenav, THREE DIALERS TAKING UP 11MB EACH WTF I THOUGHT THERE WAS ONLY ONE DIALER. anyways yeah i usually have ~100mb free but still. when i CLOSE an app, it should CLOSE. I also shouldnt see the app UNLESS I LAUNCH IT.
will v6 stop this? im scared of borking something thats why i ask...i cant afford to use the "trial and error" method like i used to :/
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The v6 supercharger has never messed anything up for me give it a shot there's always an "unsupercharge" option to revert everything back!
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