Why do random apps start running???

[touch_rules]

Originally Posted by blazingwolf

Settings/Applications/Running Services.

Ok, here are my findings:

Before: ATK running, Auto sync off.6.5 hours running before I dropped to 30% battery and started charging. In services it said Available 121 mb + 0.00b in 4

After: uninstalled ATK, AUTO SYNC on power off and back on (soft reset) went in to services and stopped gtalk, Sprint zone update, media playback and now show 174mb+119mb in 33 other 55mb in 4 available.

I will report back when I have full charge the length of charge I get. I think by the available mb's it should be better. I use the phone and features pretty heavy.

[blazinazn]

Over the past 3 days, i didn't use task killer to kill everything like I usually did. I did close apps like shazam, radio, etc after I got done using them though.

Phone was really laggy. Took longer to open up handcent and email, almost twice as long sometimes. Like someone said in another thread, if you know how to use your task killer, it can be benificial. Just within the last 20 minutes where I finally killed everything off, my phone has been running a lot better/smoother.

It does annoy me that random apps just start up on their own but oh well. I don't think it really effects the battery life all that much anyways.

[blazingwolf]

Originally Posted by blazinazn

Over the past 3 days, i didn't use task killer to kill everything like I usually did. I did close apps like shazam, radio, etc after I got done using them though.

Phone was really laggy. Took longer to open up handcent and email, almost twice as long sometimes. Like someone said in another thread, if you know how to use your task killer, it can be benificial. Just within the last 20 minutes where I finally killed everything off, my phone has been running a lot better/smoother.

It does annoy me that random apps just start up on their own but oh well. I don't think it really effects the battery life all that much anyways.

Sounds like you have programs that have not been coded very well. I would try to eliminate those programs as they can be causing a battery drain also. Android is nothing like WM where you needed to close every program to keep it running smooth.

[blazinazn]

Originally Posted by blazingwolf

Sounds like you have programs that have not been coded very well. I would try to eliminate those programs as they can be causing a battery drain also. Android is nothing like WM where you needed to close every program to keep it running smooth.

I actually saw marginally worse battery life when not using ATK. But this could be what you were saying about an app being properly coded. Would make sense that programs would use more battery.

I don't have very many apps installed as it is. I stayed logged in to messenger using the default messaging program that came with the phone. I also removed a lot of bloatware like NFL, Nascar, NFL, etc. Whenever I looked at the task killer, the main programs that were always there was voice search and some other apps that came with the phone. Not 3rd party.

[touch_rules]

Originally Posted by touch_rules

Ok, here are my findings:

Before: ATK running, Auto sync off.6.5 hours running before I dropped to 30% battery and started charging. In services it said Available 121 mb + 0.00b in 4

After: uninstalled ATK, AUTO SYNC on power off and back on (soft reset) went in to services and stopped gtalk, Sprint zone update, media playback and now show 174mb+119mb in 33 other 55mb in 4 available.

I will report back when I have full charge the length of charge I get. I think by the available mb's it should be better. I use the phone and features pretty heavy.

Ok, with ATK removed and auto sync on here are my results:

12 hours and 14 minutes since I unplugged this morning before the phone shutdown and I plugged it back in. No sluggishness or delays.

Not bad but I would love to get a full day until bedtime out of it.

Im going to take a look at the thread about over-clocking at the evo forum next. They seem to be getting crazy battery life by under-clocking the CPU during times when not using it.