Apps keep running in background

[w0lfinator]

Hey..Newby here, got my Droid on Friday and it is unreal...

I got a few questions but I feel if I look around they'll eventually get answered. The one I haven't seen answered though is that I constantly have apps running the background. I didn't open them or anything, but they just start running on their own. I run advanced task killer frequently to make sure i keep good battery life and every time i open it I have apps that I haven't even gone into running. They are usually pre loaded apps(so I am thinking it is something with the way they are loaded).


Also, Does anyone know of a way to remove pre loaded apps. Say I want to use handcent instead of the default messaging program. Can I remove the messaging app??

THANKS A TON for any help!

[blukgt]

i have the same question can the original messaging app be removed

[thinkamp]

if you root your phone...i think you can get rid of this applications.

[LifeIsABeach]

It has been stated in the root thread that even if you root your phone you should not remove any pre-installed apps. People have had troubles after removing them. They don't take up much space. Best to leave them and ignore them.

As for the OP's original question, here is your answer.

PLEASE READ: Do NOT worry about Apps running in the Background

[JhankG]

For those that don't want to read through that thread, the main point is that the Android OS is built to run apps in the background without screwing things up. It can pull resources for memory as needed, so don't worry about constantly closing apps. You really only need to mess with killing apps when one of them is causing problems for the phone. If battery life is an issue, the task killer might help some as well.

[Judy]

Newby here...So does it hurt my phone to put the Advanced App Killer on it or not? The Best Buy people put it on when I went back to add a shield...said, oh, you need this....it will increase your battery life & be a lot faster. Don't know about faster, but I can go almost 2 days now without charging...before I'd have to charge at 8 p.m.....

Is it okay to continue with Advanced App Killer since I get extension of battery life....or am I messing up something else?

[hookbill]

Are you going to believe someone who works at a best buy or would you prefer the words of people from the droid community who spend sun up to late night with heir droid? Task killers are not necessarys. They interfere with the way your droid workis its memory. You don't need them.

[Judy]

OK, trying to kill the Advanced App Killer....drag it to the trash, but it won't stay gone.....

Open it; press 'kill selected apps...won't stay away that way either.

[hookbill]

You have to uninstall it. Easiest way is market/menu button/downloads. Press on it and uninstall.

[Judy]

Deleted. Thanks so much.

Would you happen to know why I can't load a new Contact? I put up Contacts/Menu/New Contact/ I put in info & hit Done....but it's not there.