ANDROID ALERT: Task Killers - UNINSTALL NOW

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.






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[gmjacinto]

I always get the 'Low Storage Space' warning...what are your best fixes for this?

[Thedash]

CyanogenMod 7 has purging of assets which allows the system to automatically recover RAM so in this case Chris I agree.

[gilvinsets]

i asked one guy and he said htc actually builds in an app manager and you cant see it in the nexus one but its there but in newer htc phones you can actually see it and interact with it but samsung and other phones dont have a task manager other than what is built in with androids os

help me out

[mahaalfazary]

I already don't have it on the device and I got an alert about task killer! I've searched for it and haven't found it yet! I need help.

[bashes]

I listened to your advice first time around Chris! Long live my T-Mobile G1

[UTextraordinary]

What I want to tell is that developing is not just only making a system file but also modifying it to make it less space occupying yet more efficient & user-friendly & last but not the least linked to other system files making it more interactive. Finally should we use a task killer or not. Well why don't you ask that should we use the task manager of windows or not. You just use it. Now another question should we download a task manager from a 3rd party or use the official one. Well...continued

[UTextraordinary]

developer is Android(just like hp offering extra features in already complete OS of Windows in an hp laptop). So to sum up Chris(if having 100% correct info about the task manager developers) is saying right of not needing a task manager when android already has an incorporated one. But if he has just told us a rumour or has never asked a true android developer about the original task manager or has never reviewed any technical documents about the task manager developing offered...continued

[UTextraordinary]

by developers making it seem less user-friendly. This can be said as an ambiguity unanswered by developers. Another problem here is that is Chris 100% sure about his statement about the usual task manager that it is incorporated later by carrier owned developers. What if It's incorporated by HTC or Samsung. About Chris information I can't comment but as far as I know about HTC or Samsung developing they are just providing one part of the OS. Same goes with Motorola. The main OS...continued.

[UTextraordinary]

having a task manager by the name of processes via SBsettings. They even use it to increase their RAM by first deleting some launchdaemons e.g. com.apple.powerlog.plist etc & then tapping processes then respringing even in iOS 5. Also want to recommend some ROMS for EVO 3D. 1. Mean ROM, 2. Worm ROM 2.3, 3. MikRunny ROM, 4. Radiance RC4 ROM, 5. Fresh ROM 4.0.4, 6. LEEDROID ROM with beats audio. Please thoroughly read or watch reviews of these ROMS before using. I like zedomaxx reviews on YouTube

[ChristopherChavez]

So important, it needed to be said twice O_o

[michieldiederen]

i don't thinnk you could say that android is better, i think they are for diferent people.. i use as my main phone an iPhone but for work i use an htc evo 4g they are both great phones but i like the iphone a bit more because of it's apps. thats my opinion. i like the htc because the of the freedom of the os. so i use the best of both worlds :)

[gilvinsets]

i used a nexus one and had no probs until i finally bought a nexus s and until a week ago my phone ran like crap and to be honest i never used task killers on nexus one but both mine and dads phones both samsung run better now that some one told us to dl task killers

[UTextraordinary]

by android or its partners(HTC, etc) then he is just wasting both his & our time by making this video. Also according to my knowledge the Roms being made by other developers even having newer versions of the kernel, software & secondary enhancements(e.g. HTC sense) are having the same task manager in notifications as the original one. By now I think it has been cleared that not using the task manager doesn't make any sense for the HTC sense & other senses. Also iPhone users like...continued

[SLOTCARZ]

@EmoGamer OH OK LOL! I LUV YOUR CHANNEL MAN!

[Playtrack]

Get more battery life wrong I bought a after market 1800 mah battery. Now I have more juice than before

[Angel_Peg]

i dont need task killer my galaxy s 2 has one

[GladiusVitae]

Fuck....anyone else make the mistake of clicking the "Show more" tab?

[.taccord]

@ZaldivarRecords dont trust this guy he doesnt know what he is talking about