Advanced Task Killer...yay or nay?

**CozBoogie** · #1 (**permalink**) 10-04-2010, 03:45 PM

I've heard both good and bad about installing this on our Epics? What's everyone's thought about this and/or their experiences with it?

late,
Coz

5dadd7 · #2 (**permalink**) 10-04-2010, 03:57 PM

I am using it now but prefer the Express Task Manager Free app. It allowed you to kill at the services level. I had to factory default my Epic and could not find the Express Task Manager in the Android Market or AppBrain.

fireballmonkey · #3 (**permalink**) 10-04-2010, 04:05 PM

I use it and have no problems. It definitely helps keep free RAM and save battery life.

**darren.wlsn1** · #4 (**permalink**) 10-04-2010, 04:42 PM

i use it but not sure wth it does, i kill apps but then then they come back hour later.

ecker2008 · #5 (**permalink**) 10-04-2010, 06:16 PM

I also use it.. I keep the widget on my main home screen and tap it every once in awhile to close open apps.. Although I'm not really sure if this is necessary.. Android does a fairly good job of closing apps that are idle or not being used and managing memory.. I have heard that it is not at all necessary in Froyo due to better memory/task management.. this is just from things I've heard.. I was going to do a bit of research to see if this is the case and if it really even saves battery life. I am assuming since background tasks use little to no cpu that the amount of battery life saved would be minimal, if any...

Anyone have more knowledge/insight on this?

**austin420** · #6 (**permalink**) 10-04-2010, 06:35 PM

i have it installed, but never use it. i prefer the built in task manager. it only shows running apps that are using memory. i think when i start killing a bunch of stuff, my email stops checking and my maps and internet take a lot longer to load, so i pretty much dont jack with it.

**Johnny.Bravo** · #7 (**permalink**) 10-04-2010, 07:44 PM

I used it for awhile but I think Samsung's Program Monitor widget is a better solution. It tells me how many programs I left open and its an easy way to get to them and close them. I would forget to check ATK, and I think it actually slowed my phone down.

mithritades · #8 (**permalink**) 10-04-2010, 08:24 PM

I say Nay CozBoogie,I've used and it uses more battery than good,now I use mini task manager and watchdog lite...

dumpringz · #9 (**permalink**) 10-04-2010, 09:49 PM

Wirelessly posted (Samsung Epic : Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; U; Android 2.1-update1; en-us; SPH-D700 Build/ECLAIR) AppleWebKit/530.17 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/4.0 Mobile Safari/530.17)

I use stock & it serves its purpose .

**CozBoogie** · #10 (**permalink**) 10-05-2010, 12:49 AM

Poll added for your enjoyment.

late,
Coz

View Poll Results: Do you use Advanced Task Killer on your Epic
Yes	16	43.24%
No	12	32.43%
I did, but I uninstalled it...didn't like it or need it	9	24.32%
Voters: 37. You may not vote on this poll