how to stop apps that are always running in the background? i was so annoyed by the facebook app that is always running even though i logged out and stop it in running apps in the settings.
You might see it there but it doesn't necessarily mean it's using considerable amount of CPU. It surely does take some amount of memory but then it will be automatically displaced when a foreground app needed more memory.
Just let the android os handles it's memory. Using a task killer or the likes is not recommended actually.
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Hi guys,
I installed Taskiller to close background apps but my question is if this is really needed?
How does android handle background apps, do they really consume battery/memory?
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I have neverd used a task killer app. And I think my magic just flies!
I am using cyanogen though, he really makes slick roms.
The OS automatically kills apps in the background when you open up new ones if the RAM is running low. You don't have to use a task killer, but most people say it helps the phone run faster and saves the battery.
I went all day not using task manager, I didn't notice any difference in battery or performance on the phone. I guess thet aren't really needed after all. Its gonna take some getting used to not always checking and closing apps
hi all, i'm currently using ATK advanced task killer, and I realise that when my phone is idling, i have apps like video player and whatever apps that are running and sapping up my ram... may I know is it normal? and is there a way to stop this?
ngkkv said:
hi all, i'm currently using ATK advanced task killer, and I realise that when my phone is idling, i have apps like video player and whatever apps that are running and sapping up my ram... may I know is it normal? and is there a way to stop this?
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It's normal, delete apps
What I notice is that related apps sometimes run together, so if I'm using video or audio the other type seems to pop up within a few minutes of each other more likely than random app X. There are other cases that are similar for me.
Also, if I use the marketplace, everything under the sun runs and stays in memory. Essentially, Android is more or less designed to use your RAM so the programs in it will launch faster. Empty RAM is wasted RAM and if the system detects low RAM it'll free some up for you.
hmm.. that's probably one thing i dislike...it seems to lag sometimes because of that, even though it boasts 1GHz processor.
running UK 2.1 build 6649. I have it rooted...how do i stop certain apps from launching. When i check task manager , all these programs are running when I never launched them. Kind of getting sick of Autotask killer and Cache memory cleaner programms to recovery ram
Ignore them. Most are likely not "running" but are frozen in state in RAM and don't affect you at all. Killing apps the OS has started only means the OS will re-launch them using the same RAM and more battery life.
I only use a task killer if an app is really acting weird.
I've never figured out why Android launches some apps, but I ignore them.
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Hello guys. I noticed in JB or android os, whenever we kill background or foreground apps using any task manager but these apps does not killed permanently as nokia OS does. On android, when we killed apps these apps runs again after short whiles. The point of killing back-foreground apps to recover ram for boost battery & device performance. But unable to be satisfy due to self run apps after killed. Is there any way or any app to killed background apps permanently until we does not start again as well can we scheduled or restrict particular apps as i can do on nokia belle & i had set program rules for running apps & these does not run again until i want or reboot device. Plz someone suggest me any way??? Thanx
New owner of a Nexus 7 2013 here. Had it for a month or so now.
So the device came shipped with 4.3, I updated the device to 4.4.2 OTA. Weird thing is, everytime I "Force Close" an app from Settings, the RAM usage decreases, then it INCREASES!
Google Play Store (44mb), current RAM usage: 444mb
Force close Play Store, current RAM Usage: 400mb
*a couple of seconds later after display refresh*
current RAM Usage:480mb
This keeps going. No matter how many apps I force close, the RAM usage keeps increasing until the point where it reaches ~660-~700mb!
Is this normal? Does this happen to anybody else? Is there something wrong with the garbage collector? Also my RAM usage is in the 400mb range on startup and a LOT of apps run on startup which I need to force close manually (is it normal they run on startup?).
Thanks!
So memory usage is supposed to increase when you force close apps, so I take it this is usual for Android? But is there any explanation as to why ram usage increases instead of decreasing like on iOS? Is the garbage collection on this thing significantly different to conventional Linux kernels or for that matter Windows' variant too?
Sounds like a very stupid idea tbh
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So memory usage is supposed to increase when you force close apps, so I take it this is usual for Android? But is there any explanation as to why ram usage increases instead of decreasing like on iOS? Is the garbage collection on this thing significantly different to conventional Linux kernels or for that matter Windows' variant too?
Sounds like a very stupid idea tbh
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OK wrong forum this one is for the n7 2012 but your question is more to do with how android runs rather than specifically the nexus.
First of all forget everything you think you know about ram. In android the more ram being used the better the device will run. This is not always true but largely the more apps being held in ram the smoother android will run them. When an app closes it moves from running services to cached and the system will then call on that if you reopen the app or clear space if it needs it thus saving itself valuable power. The other reason for not force closing apps it they no longer run in the background as they were designed to. This is one reason task killers are bad for your system. If you close the mail app you won't get emails, if you close the clock your alarm won't go off, if you close the play store your apps won't update ect. Android is as far removed from windows as iOS is although windows 7 does use a similar idea towards ram. It doest need you to clear ram its perfectly capable of doing it itself. The exception to this is when you get badly designed apps that don't clear up after themselves and stay in the running services.
Try looking in your cached services you will probably find that's where your ram increase is. By force closing apps you make more work for the system reopening them.
Look here for more information about this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=904023
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