open apps

jreid5 · #1 (**permalink**) 09-02-2010, 06:56 PM

i have the advance app killer i check it maybe once every five minutes to kill the apps. Does anybody know why i have open apps like sprint navigation and amazon mp3 even if i dont open them please help!!!!

dallas contractor · #2 (**permalink**) 09-02-2010, 07:49 PM

Just use the Settings>Applications>Running kill there. If you are running 2.2 Froyo Task Killer do not work right. I have never had trouble stopping there.

#3 (**permalink**) 09-02-2010, 10:56 PM

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Originally Posted by jreid5

i have the advance app killer i check it maybe once every five minutes to kill the apps. Does anybody know why i have open apps like sprint navigation and amazon mp3 even if i dont open them please help!!!!

This why I stopped using ATK, it was/is useless to me, but that's JMO, to each his/her own.

twilk · #4 (**permalink**) 09-02-2010, 11:33 PM

Search how andriod handles aps. These apps arnt running they are in the background. Task killers are for noobs lol. Android sets apps in place so that they are ready when they are called on. Its not like a windows mobile the more thats open the slower your phone is running. Its not like that at all. Its actually pretty much just the opposite.

#5 (**permalink**) 09-02-2010, 11:41 PM

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Originally Posted by jreid5

i have the advance app killer i check it maybe once every five minutes to kill the apps. Does anybody know why i have open apps like sprint navigation and amazon mp3 even if i dont open them please help!!!!

Here's a pretty good write-up by a reputable Android guru .. hope this helps you .. http://geekfor.me/faq/you-shouldnt-b...-with-android/

**themuffinman** · #6 (**permalink**) 09-02-2010, 11:44 PM

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Originally Posted by jreid5

i have the advance app killer i check it maybe once every five minutes to kill the apps. Does anybody know why i have open apps like sprint navigation and amazon mp3 even if i dont open them please help!!!!

Remember, your not in the land of winmo anymore.

sprintgirl · #7 (**permalink**) 09-06-2010, 03:21 PM

I definately would not use an app killer on an evo! but then again i have a rom with built in memory management. but...sprint navigation will keep opening until you go into sprintnav and press menu exit and click yes when it asks are you sure you want to exit. it's quite stubborn. otherwise i agree...menu settings applications management is def the way to go! keep in mind however, that if an app is running it is because it needs to accomplish something and will idle out when it's finished. android is made to take the memory from idling apps when it needs it automatically. and never kill apps that are system related or voicemail, phone or messaging unless you want to miss/delay your calls and messages. good luck!

**TheBundo** · #8 (**permalink**) 09-08-2010, 01:44 PM

The only thing I use an App Killer for is a mis-behaving app, like one that won't quit playing audio in the background, and has no Exit button. Other than that, OP, you're wasting your time looking at an app killer every 5 minutes, or even once a day. Emergency use only, IMO