ANDROID PSA: Task Killers - UNINSTALL NOW!!! Video

Almost everyone has used these at one point in their Android life. And in most cases, reps at carrier retail stores will install these upon buying any of their Android phones with or without your knowledge. Its part of this HUGE misconception that Android needs these to run properly. Couldn't be further from the truth.

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. And the more RAM on your phone, the more apps you can have open at one time for true multitasking. This is one of the reasons RAM is a highly sought after spec when comparing Android devices.

Most people know Android sucks when it comes to battery life. It's definitely a problem in Android. We know this. The misconception a lot of people have is that the reason for the horrible battery life is largely in part because of all the apps "running" in the background. This is one of the reasons these misinformed reps install these Task Killer apps onto phones thinking they're helping, but they're not. First, Android doesn't necessarily keep apps "running" in the background like a car. Using gas/CPU without you knowing. 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.

The other misconception people have with using a task killer is that it's some how making their phone faster. This usually has something to do with the thought that "freeing up RAM" is going to make your phone speedier and quicker when doing everyday tasks (I used to believe this as well). But not so. First off, even if you close out 20 apps in the background, 20 more will open up in their place. Like Bebe's Kids. They don't die -- they multiply. Resistance is futile. Second, it's not like Android keeps running apps in the background until you're completely out of RAM. That would cause your phone to completely freeze and lock up. 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.

But 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 rare occasions that using a task manager is acceptable. Even then, for your average user, a simple reboot will solve these rare problems.

So for techy people that like to monitor and micro manage everything that goes on in their phone, yes, using a task manager is acceptable. But for your average soccer mom/gf/grandma/Joe Schmo, there really is no excuse for them to have these apps installed on their phone. More often than not, they're going to ruin their user experience with the phone, doing more harm than good, and it will cause them to run to the iPhone where they don't have to worry about this sorta stuff. So with that. I am done here, folks. I hope this Public Service Announcement helped shed some light on a murky subject with Android. Now go uninstall that Task Killer. Now.

This guy is ...
This guy is completely correct. If an app malfunctions it is okay to kill it. A? very good app for this would be watchdog lite.

Wrong?
Wrong?

Samsung has their ...
Samsung has their own? task-killer

I don't know what ...
I don't know what kinda crack is being smoked here. My android needs? a task killer, apps being open slows down my phone and kills the battery much faster.

soo i have many ...
soo i have many games on my phone and it only has 208 RAM so i play bunch of games? and my RAM gets all full soo what should i do should i close some of them with task killer will it harm my mobile

A good example is ...
A good example is the Droid 3 and the bionic, same blur home screens but the bionic will flip through pages faster? than the D3 because the launcher has a lot more ram to use. make sense?

everything in this? ...
everything in this? video is correct except one thing, RAM does equal more speed! When apps are open one screen they can use all the ram that is free. In the background they only have 32mb. So if there's 1 gig in the phone and 400mb is being used in the back, what ever is open and being used can use 600mb to be responsive and smooth. But say you have 512 RAM and 400 being used in the back, its not going to be as smooth with 112 opposed to a phone with 600 available.

smart?
smart?

hes? hot
hes? hot

Task killer isn't ...
Task killer isn't bad. Its when you kill everything that's bad. All your apps take longer to load and your phone gets confused because you're messing with its normal operation. Yeah your phone gets fast but in the long run it actually does more harm then? good. A smartphone learns and a task killer essentially keeps it from learning properly. Its like giving your phone a mental disability.

At least kill them ...
At least kill them once a week or so...? That's all aha

if i dont use task ...
if i dont use task killer my phone gets very slow and i need to remove battery and boot it up?

Wth?
Wth?

I actually saved a ...
I actually saved a lot of battery? and everything else runs really smoothly... so I'm going to stick with task killer ;-)

creepy gay dude?
creepy gay dude?

Can uninstalling it ...
Can uninstalling it mess up? the function if the phone such as battery function?

I personally use ...
I personally use task killer not to close ALL the APPS, but just to close what I don't need such as pulse when I'm not using. Task killer is actually great if you use it right. Lot of people don't know how to though... They just kill all the apps until the phone masses? up...

I like my task ...
I like my task killer that's why when u first start your it is real laggy n than as soon as? I kill it it's nice and Smoth again

f**k YOUR IPHONE>>> ...
f**k YOUR IPHONE>>>>> Im an iphone user last time and now using? GS2. Android is better than IOS no matter what you say......

Dosent work the ...
Dosent work the apps r always coming? back

see why ppl ghotta ...
see why ppl ghotta downn talk androidss and droidss and no there not the same one? is ran by google and one is power by htc but anyway f**kk iphonee ephones imacs big macs and s**tt ughh its so annoying watchinn ppl bashh theses androids and droids butt anywayss i love mahh whitee htc evo 3d

Speaking from ...
Speaking from experience, I will never use thst app or anything like it again. Just this morning my? phoned went through a regular auto kill, I restarted & the phone was stuck on the "android" intro. Now I have to get a new phone.

what about juice ...
what about juice defender? ?

This explains why ...
This explains why these stupid? apps keep coming back after killing them... He actually confirmed it.

You were dropped ...
You were dropped when you were a baby huh? f**k iOS Google for life b***h. Suck? a dick and stick that glass up your ass, it isn't worth it... iPhone is fake and gay, like your dad's gender

LOL you? are so ...
LOL you? are so ignorant, that's pathetic.

This is why iOS ...
This is why iOS owns Android. And yes, iOS sure can run apps in the background.. Use iOS, have no worries and go do the? stuff you really want.

That's not what he ...
That's not what he said. He said having a task killer renders it non-logical because? the typical user will continue deleting every app that has been opened, which drains more and more battery for you, which is right because it's like saying you close one door, another door opens. In this case, apps. If you're smart enough to use one for ONE purpose, and ONE purpose only; to kill an app that has malfunctioned; then YES it is smart. Learn to interpret what somebody is saying. -___-

you didnt mension ...
you didnt mension that when u kill apps? it will open new apps AND it drains battery to open new apps ...

man you really dont ...
man you really dont know what your talking about, when i used the app it actually sped up my phone quite a but? and improved the battery perfomance alot, i dont know if it actually is bad for your phone tho.