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sent from smartfren zte wide On Jun 17, 2011 7:20 AM, "Defriando Riza" <[email protected]> wrote: > Another notice to not using Task Killer apps.. > >  > > Hello, friends. This is an Android Public Service Announcement regarding the > overuse of “task killer” apps in the Android community. Almost everyone has > experimented or used one of these apps at one point in their Android life. I > wont judge you. In some cases, these apps might have been installed even > without your knowledge. I know for a fact that reps at carrier retail stores > will download and install these upon buying any of their Android phones. But > why? It’s largely in part because of this HUGE misconception that Android > needs these apps in order to run properly. But this couldn’t be further from > the truth. > > Lets start at the beginning. Everyone knows one of the main benefits with > Android is the fact that it — unlike certain other OS’s, can run apps in the > background. The more RAM you have installed on your phone, the more apps you > can have open at one time for true multitasking and switching between apps. > Its quite beautiful actually. This is one of the reasons RAM is such a > highly sought after spec when comparing the many Android devices on the > market. > > I think you can ask any Android user what they hate most about their phone > and they will almost always tell you, battery life. Most people know Android > is definitely lacking in this department. Well, in an attempt to “think > outside the box” a lot of people have come to the conclusion that the reason > for the horrible battery life must be because of all those apps that are > “running” around in the background. This the reason these misinformed reps > install these Task Killer apps onto phones thinking they’re helping > customers, when in fact, they’re not. First, Android doesn’t necessarily > keep apps “running” in the background like a car for instance. Using gas/CPU > even when they’re not being used. They way it works is Android will pause > those apps until you return to them. If you don’t come back to the app for > awhile, Android will eventually close the app altogether. This requires no > intervention from the user what-so-ever. > > The other misconception people have with Android and another reason for > using a task killer is that they feel like it will some how make their phone > perform faster. This has something to do with the thought that “freeing up > RAM” is going to somehow make your phone speedier and quicker when doing > everyday tasks (I used to believe this as well). But not so. First off, the > purpose of RAM is to be *used.* If you’re not using the RAM, why do you even > have it? Second, even when you close out those 20 apps in the background, 20 > more will open up in their place. Like Bebe’s Kids. They don’t die, they > multiply. Your resistance is futile. I mean, it’s not like Android will keep > opening apps in the background until you’re completely out of RAM. That > would cause your phone to completely freeze and lock up and wouldn’t make > any sense. Android is smarter than that. Instead, it will begin closing the > oldest apps still open in the background to make space for new ones. I mean > think about it, do you have to manage the RAM on your home computer? No. It > just works, right? Same with Android. > > Is there a time and place for task killers? Sure. Even I use one from time > to time. Just like your computer, there are those times when things go > wrong. Sometimes an app can misbehave and become unresponsive. Or perhaps > you changed some options in an app and it needs to be closed/killed/stopped > so that it can be opened and refreshed. Or maybe you have a game that has > gone rogue and really is, in fact, running in the background sucking CPU and > RAM and causing your phone to run to a crawl. It’s only in these occasions > that using a task manager is acceptable. Even then, for your average noob > user, a simple reboot will solve these problems. > > For the Android power users that like to monitor and micro-manage everything > that goes on in their phone, yes, using a task manager is acceptable. > Sometimes I use it to kill off a game that I know I wont be returning to and > there’s no reason for it to be open in my background. But I’m anal like > that. For your average soccer mom/girl-friend/grandma/Joe Schmo who is just > blindly closing every app they can because they were told to, there really > is no good reason for *them* to have these apps installed on their phone. > More often than not, they’re going to do more harm than good and ruin their > user experience with the phone. This will cause them to run to the iPhone > where they don’t (and shouldn’t) have to worry about this sorta stuff. That > was the point of this video. So with that. I am done here, folks. I hope > this Public Service Announcement helped shed some light on a murky subject > going on in the Android world. Now you know and knowing is half the battle. > Now, go uninstall that task killer off your mom’s phone. > > Read full article at > http://phandroid.com/2011/06/16/android-psa-stop-using-task-killer-apps-now/ > > Sent from my Echo Drive > > -- > "Indonesian Android Community" Join: http://forum.android.or.id > > =============== > Xperia arc with Mobile BRAVIA Engine > http://www.sonyericsson.com/product/xperiaarc/video/mbe > --------------------- > Gunakan Paket Unlimited Data XL Mobile Broadband > http://www.xl.co.id/XLInternet/BroadbandInternet > -------------------- > PING'S Mobile - Plaza Semanggi > E-mail: [email protected] Ph. 021-25536796 > -------------------- > i-gadget Store - BEC Bandung > E-mail: [email protected] Ph. 0812-21111191 > -------------------- > Toko EceranShop - BEC Bandung > E-mail: [email protected] Ph. 0815-56599888 > =============== > > Aturan Jualan dan Kloteran ID-Android http://goo.gl/YBN21 -- "Indonesian Android Community" Join: http://forum.android.or.id =============== Xperia arc with Mobile BRAVIA Engine http://www.sonyericsson.com/product/xperiaarc/video/mbe --------------------- Gunakan Paket Unlimited Data XL Mobile Broadband http://www.xl.co.id/XLInternet/BroadbandInternet -------------------- PING'S Mobile - Plaza Semanggi E-mail: [email protected] Ph. 021-25536796 -------------------- i-gadget Store - BEC Bandung E-mail: [email protected] Ph. 0812-21111191 -------------------- Toko EceranShop - BEC Bandung E-mail: [email protected] Ph. 0815-56599888 =============== Aturan Jualan dan Kloteran ID-Android http://goo.gl/YBN21
