Hi Guys

[potownrob]

Hi guys, I just picked up a Droid (the original one) and have been having fun with it. Had a Blackberry before this and dumbphones before that; this seems a lot better though I'm still getting used to the interface.

 

[cereal killer]

Welcome to the forums......

I still own the Droid 1 and still appreciate it as I did when I bought it almost a year ago.

Enjoy it and the forums.

Great to have you here!

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[potownrob]

Thanks for the welcome! I'm glad I got that Advanced App Killer - it's amazing how many things run on their own and stay running on there. Of course, the Blackberry wasn't much better in that regard...

 

[Dj Carpenter]

I'm pretty sure app killers do more harm than good

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[Col.bris]

Welcome on board enjoy the forums

 

[potownrob]

I'm pretty sure app killers do more harm than good

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seriously?? well, i changed it so it shuts itself down along with the other programs/apps, in case it's a memory hog itself. angry birds await my return...:laugh:

 

[Feathersnpaws]

How did you change it so it shuts itself down?
Why is ATK more harmful than useful?

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[spaz33g]

Search "task killers, the answer from google and the developers" i'd post a link but I'm at work.

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[Martin030908]

Get rid of the task killer.... you're putting the equivalent of a pace maker in a healthy heart.

http://www.droidforums.net/forum/droid-applications/65483-task-killers-answer-google-developers.html

 

[Feathersnpaws]

Wow! Thank you! Getting rude of task killer now. Verizon Rep installed mine when I bought it. Figures.

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[DF Smod]

Never let a VZW Rep touch your Droid - No good can come of it

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[potownrob]

Get rid of the task killer.... you're putting the equivalent of a pace maker in a healthy heart.

http://www.droidforums.net/forum/droid-applications/65483-task-killers-answer-google-developers.html

are you saying the droid closes things you leave open or that open themselves for notifications etc on its own?? that's not what i'm seeing when i open ATK, and the droid does get slower the longer i go without killing the apps...to have ATK close itself when it closes other programs, just leave the check marked next to ATK in the kill list.

 

[potownrob]

Get rid of the task killer.... you're putting the equivalent of a pace maker in a healthy heart.

http://www.droidforums.net/forum/droid-applications/65483-task-killers-answer-google-developers.html

are you saying the droid closes things you leave open or that open themselves for notifications etc on its own?? that's not what i'm seeing when i open ATK, and the droid does get slower the longer i go without killing the apps...to have ATK close itself when it closes other programs, just leave the check marked next to ATK in the kill list.

ok, i actually read the link this time and it makes some sense. i changed the settings so it doesn't auto-kill but i will probably still have to use it to keep the droid from running slow.

 

[jstafford1]

what are you seeing when you open ATK?

 

[potownrob]

what are you seeing when you open ATK?

it depends on when i go into ATK. I usually see at least Voice Search, News and Weather and Visual Task Switcher, which i think i have either as widgets or on the home screen. If I leave the phone idle for a while or in some other cases, I come back to find other programs open either from being polled for notifications or things I used and am no longer using but didn't close properly (sometimes I can't figure out how to close programs). I now understand why it keeps things open but, realistically, at least the way my phone is set up, it will slow down a lot if I don't kill the apps. When my phone sits idle and I come back to it, it usually runs slow until I kill things :unsure:. Thanks for your help and advice guys and I like how cool this forum is :gotmyvote:.