Advanced Task Killer...yay or nay?

[blazinazn]

I voted yay.

I don't trust android to "manage" my memory. I'd rather have it use memory when I open an app. So I close apps that I never opened and the ones I did open.

[muyoso]

Can you set ATK to replace the stock task killer, so that when you hold the home button and then hit "task manager" or whatever button it is in the box that pops up, ATK would open?

[darren.wlsn1]

after reading this its gone.
Android Task Killers are Dead

[revaaron]

Originally Posted by darren.wlsn1

after reading this its gone.
Android Task Killers are Dead

that specifically talks about the changes with froyo...

[darren.wlsn1]

Originally Posted by revaaron

that specifically talks about the changes with froyo...

"But starting in Android 2.0, memory management got much, much better. Apps couldn't spawn processes only to leave them forever. The OS would gauge the level of system RAM, and close unneeded background services. Users on phones like the Droid could clearly tell that this was happening. With only 256MB of RAM, some memory-heavy apps would reliably cause the OS to close other apps running in the background. This is why many apps now use persistent notifications. Having that notification running will keep a background process it is connected to from being ended"

part im after, i see froyo part too.

[CozBoogie]

Ok, I went ahead and uninstalled ATK. While I think it was doing a fine job, I just didn't think that it was doing the right job. It seemed to drain just a bit more of my battery and at this point I think I'd rather monitor the changes that I have made then to continue to tweak battery performance.....nomesayin.

late,
Coz

p.s., that article that DW posted was very interesting...good find my man.

[darren.wlsn1]

Originally Posted by CozBoogie

Ok, I went ahead and uninstalled ATK. While I think it was doing a fine job, I just didn't think that it was doing the right job. It seemed to drain just a bit more of my battery and at this point I think I'd rather monitor the changes that I have made then to continue to tweak battery performance.....nomesayin.

late,
Coz

p.s., that article that DW posted was very interesting...good find my man.

thanx coz, while i dont trust peoples input here and such it has made a difference. i removed juice defender also and now only use "auto start killer" and just got 19hrs with moderate call/text/surf

[obamaftw08]

Originally Posted by darren.wlsn1

thanx coz, while i dont trust peoples input here and such it has made a difference. i removed juice defender also and now only use "uto start killer" and just got 19hrs with moderate call/text/surf

didn't find any uto start killer, is it the same as autostart killer?

[darren.wlsn1]

Originally Posted by obamaftw08

didn't find any uto start killer, is it the same as autostart killer?

lol, typo bro.

[youngpro83]

Hmmmm...This is indeed a very interesting thread. I actually have both Juice defender and ATK installed and I get very great battery life. My thought was that ATK kinda sped up my device after killing apps. It seemed to scroll a bit faster and was more responsive and Juice defender extended my battery from 8 to 9 hours to about 14 to 18 hours. I might just uninstall both of them and see how my phone holds up. If any better or worse. I do have startup auditor installed which I rarely use. I might give auto start a try and see if it has any better features.