On Sat, Mar 24, 2012 at 03:02:41PM -0400, Kristopher Micinski wrote: > You understand that task killers are an Android antipattern, correct?
They do have their (quite limited) uses, though. First, there's this highly annoying (and extremely stupid) system app in some releases called Global Unplug, created by someone who doesn't understand even the most insanely-simple electronics circuit theory and the microscopic amount of power used by power supplies, etc., when not connected to anything (enough to cost about 0.5 cents/year). It gets force closed first thing when my Android phone reboots. Second, on my Android phone (Motorola Bravo MB520), running apps will randomly get "stuck" and unresponsive, while sitting there using a HUGE percentage of the CPU. I've only found two ways to stop those random apps when they get like that: either reboot the phone, or use a task killer. If it were a single app, I'd just unintstall it, obviously, but it isn't. Yes, I do believe there is a problem behind that in the device itself. Of course, other times, even that doesn't work, and I have to pull the battery. :-( Later, --jim -- THE SCORE: ME: 2 CANCER: 0 73 DE N5IAL (/4) MiSTie #49997 < Running FreeBSD 7.0 > [email protected] ICBM/Hurr.: 30.44406N 86.59909W "Now what *you* need is a proper pint of porter poured in a proper pewter porter pot.." --Peter Dalgaard in alt.sysadmin.recovery Android Apps Listing at http://www.jstrack.org/barcodes.html -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
