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Applies a filter to select a set of tasks. The valid filters are listed in the Filter names, operators, and values section of this article. Specifies the image name of the process to be terminated. Of course, you can just stop using it to determine whether that is or isn't the case. With task killers firmly in the better-off-without box, there are still a number of other things you can do to fill the void, improving your performance and battery life:. Watch for Runaway Processes : Previously mentioned Watchdog is a slightly different kind of task killer, in the sense that instead of telling you your phone's out of memory and it's time to go on a task killing spree, it alerts you when the occasional app starts eating up CPU for no reason.
You can then kill the app with Watchdog and get on with your day though honestly, at that point, I usually just reboot my phone. If it happens often with the same app, however, you may want to move on to the next step. If you find with Watchdog or through some other method that a particular app seems to drain CPU and battery life whenever it's running, confirm your suspicions by uninstalling it and seeing what happens.
If an app is causing problems on your phone, you're probably better off without it. Root Your Phone : We advocate rooting Android devices a lot at Lifehacker, but that's because it really is as useful as everyone says it is. You can over- and underclock your phone with SetCPU , install custom ROMs that noticeably improve performance and battery life, and use the ever-useful, crapware-thwarting Autostarts utility to stop apps from starting up on your phone in the first place.
Honestly, with one-click rooting apps like previously mentioned Universal Androot available for most phones, rooting only takes a few minutes to do, and you'll be much happier for it. Update : Many of you also mentioned the root-only app Titanium Backup , which will help you get rid of the pre-installed crapware that comes on most phones, which are one of the worst offenders of phone lag. Thanks to all of you that sent this in!
Seriously, Use the Power Control Widget : This may sound ridiculously obvious, but if you aren't already using some form of the Power Control widget, you should. Turn them off when you don't need them and you'll find that you can eke out considerably more battery life. Charge Your Phone : Even more obvious yet rarely heeded advice: Charge your phone often.
This isn't as hard as it sounds for most people. While you're sometimes stuck going out for 14 hours with no place to charge your phone, the majority of us spend our days in our homes, our offices, and other places rife with electrical outlets. Buy a few extra chargers and place them strategically around your home, car, and office. Whenever you're sitting around at home or working away at your desk, you can use that time to dock your phone and give it some extra juice without worrying about battery or performance drains.
Before I upgraded to Android 2. Task managers are a controversial subject in Android-land. We've done our research and this is what we came up with, but we're always keen to hear how similar or different your experience is, so share with us in the comments. I have a task killer, but it does not autostart and I only use it for killing certain individual apps.
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