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Subject: Android Taskmanagenent Explained!
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polo_011 2.07.11 - 08:21pm
Mobile-Review has written a post explaining how exactly Android handles tasks and why you should not use a task killer: http://is.gd/aVB7yq * +
bbc1 3.07.11 - 07:56am
It's not been explained well enough to stop me using a task killer. * +
1mayday1 3.07.11 - 10:00am
Well i think it's pretty well explained! * +
polo_011 3.07.11 - 12:13pm
If you are still going to be using a task killer after reading the above then you clearly you didnt understand the article. I cant imagine forever having to kill tasks, that must realy degrade the user experience, i remember using ATK when i 1st got my X10, it just made no sense to keep killing tasks when they are right back up in a few seconds, just realised that Android's taskmanagement works... * +
polo_011 3.07.11 - 12:14pm
well when left to handle all that on its own. * +
69ricky 3.07.11 - 12:17pm
I've been living a lie?!?! (thanx polo bru) * +
polo_011 3.07.11 - 12:28pm
Yep Ricky, what realy eats battery are widgets and apps that refresh in very close intervals e.g. if you have Twitter refreshing every 10mins that is going to eat up your batt quickly, widgets that are refreshing too often to, and these are both Services, exactly as said in the article, so killing idle apps e.g. Maps etc...is useless. * +
4me2 3.07.11 - 03:13pm
Hmm so if you disable the widgets, u should have Symbian like batt life? * +
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