Rooted 2.2 - Battery issues, lots of apps running

[RyanPm40]

How can people say task killers don't work? My phone will be freezing and slow as hell, and I kill my apps, and then the phone is speedy again! You can't disprove something like that!

[TuBitMittens]

How can people say task killers don't work? My phone will be freezing and slow as hell, and I kill my apps, and then the phone is speedy again! You can't disprove something like that!

The whole thing is absolutely confusing to me to be honest. If it works for you I believe you. Task killers have always been a mystery to me honestly. Some people say they work while others don't. As far as battery goes my battery life has kinda sucked too since I rooted. Even with what I might call 'moderate-heavy use' I still think I should be getting AT LEAST JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE BATTERY THAN what I'm getting. I'm usually lucky to get 10 hours it seems like. However it might be since I'm outta school now so I have more time to play around with my phone.
That being said, it's really hard to tell if it's me just overclocking my phone or the fact I'm using it more. I honestly don't know how I should properly conduct a test. Sometimes I half wish I never rooted my phone cuz all this stuff wouldn't even be a thought to me and I wouldn't be overwhelmed with this other nonsense.
As far as the actual apps go, I'm also perplexed there as well. sometimes my flikie wallpaper app will read 20% battery usage which I don't get at all.
sigh, if I wasn't such a nerd I'd have other things to worry about..-_-

[jkhonea]

How can people say task killers don't work? My phone will be freezing and slow as hell, and I kill my apps, and then the phone is speedy again! You can't disprove something like that!

It can easily be explained. You have an app in your system that is poorly written and disrupting the rest of hour phone. I will put money on that. Even the developers of Android software say task killers are not necessary. The beauty of open source is also the Achille's heel. Software can slip through that shouldn't and it ends up causing the problems like you are talking about. It has been documented several times over that task killers cause more problems than they fix. Including eating the devil out of batteries.

I would go through your apps list and figure out the true source of your problem. Either that, or something didn't take right with the rooting of your phone.

[Optimus_Primus]

Just uninstalled the app killer after reading this thread. My phone has been buggy, especially pandora, so maybe it was the app killer causing some of the problems. I can say that I am definitely running through more battery since rooting. Don't know the cause, but I am sure that people more knowledgeable than myself are cognizant of the fact and are working to correct it.... sometime we just have to be patient and wait! I have the patience of a mountain!!!

[RyanPm40]

How can people say task killers don't work? My phone will be freezing and slow as hell, and I kill my apps, and then the phone is speedy again! You can't disprove something like that!

It can easily be explained. You have an app in your system that is poorly written and disrupting the rest of hour phone. I will put money on that. Even the developers of Android software say task killers are not necessary. The beauty of open source is also the Achille's heel. Software can slip through that shouldn't and it ends up causing the problems like you are talking about. It has been documented several times over that task killers cause more problems than they fix. Including eating the devil out of batteries.

I would go through your apps list and figure out the true source of your problem. Either that, or something didn't take right with the rooting of your phone.

Any way for me to tell which app could be causing such a problem? I have no idea how to tell :\