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CNET Editors' review
Just because Android apps have no "close" button doesn't mean they shut down when you return to the home page or move on to another app. You calendar, note pad, and programs in which you turn on event notifications might periodically run in the background, depleting your battery. Download and run Advanced Task Killer Free. You'll be amazed at the apps that run on start-up without your knowledge. While you can kill the task killer along with other apps, we recommend letting it run so you can easily use it a couple times throughout the day. Being able to set conditions for killing running apps would be an interesting future touch.Publisher's Description
From ReChild:
This tool is known as ATK. It is a tool you use to kill running applications. Click to select or unselect the app you no longer want open. Long press to activate pop-up menu.
What's new in this version: Version 1.7.9 is a bug-fixing release.
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All versions:
2.6 starsout of 19 votes
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Current version:
2.9 starsout of 15 votes
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"Not necessary"
Version: Advanced Task Killer Free for Android 1.7.9
Pros
It kills your applications
Cons
If you kill too many apps, you will use more power opening them when they're needed again. This app isn't necessary.
Summary
After lengthy testing with my battery power in many different circumstances, I wound up killing a lot of apps over and over. Many of these apps we don't want running are necessary for others to function properly. Recently, I stopped killing any apps at all. When checking battery usage with Android Assistant, I found that most all of these apps use less than 1% of my battery power, hardly worth worrying about. I've also used Go Launcher, Tasker and several other apps to gauge battery usage. The end result is more simple than some may believe. I had equally as much battery power at the end of the day, regardless of whether I killed any apps or let the ones that start up just stay running. Task killers just aren't worth the trouble, especially when you're killing things that should be running.
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"This is great- installed on my tmobile mytouch."
Version: Advanced Task Killer Free for Android 1.7.9
Pros
My battery life has gone from a few hours to 24 hours
Cons
none that I saw
Summary
great app
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"If you have Android 2.2 then don't get this"
Version: Advanced Task Killer Free for Android 1.7.9
Pros
It's a task killer if you don't have one on your phone.
Cons
It's pointless for Android 2.2
Summary
I have the HTC Incredible and it has Android 2.2 so I don't need a task killer because you can go into manage applications and do you task killing there. And you can even add a shortcut to your homepage.
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"No longer necessary if you have Android 2.2"
Version: Advanced Task Killer Free for Android 1.7.9
Pros
works great on earlier versions of Android software
Cons
no longer necessary
Summary
no longer needed unless you're overdue for an upgrade
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"Gives me 5-8 hours more battery"
Version: Advanced Task Killer Free for Android 1.7.9
Pros
Tells me how much available memory I have.
I seem to get a few more hours out of my battery.Cons
I can't use the ignore list feature.
Apps I have never used (and can't remove from my phone) seem to turn on after I kill them.Summary
Verizon - Droid X
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"Love this app!"
Version: Advanced Task Killer Free for Android 1.7.9
Pros
Easy to install, easy to use, does what I want it to do.
Cons
Have not found any yet.
Summary
I installed this app because my battery was needing to be charged a couple of times a day. I have now gone up to 2 days without a charge. I've not seen any negative effects that others have mentioned.
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"Felt like I was playing a game with my phone"
Version: Advanced Task Killer Free for Android 1.7.9
Pros
I really can't think of a reason for this unless you like to complusively check your phone to see what apps you can "kill".
Cons
So called "running apps" kept reappearing after I supposedly killed them, kind of like a space invaders game, I keep killing them but they would keep coming back.
Summary
After some research and trial and error, I found out what was really draining my battery and that was auto-syncing, wifi and bluetooth among other things. So far I have found that juice defender and the quick settings apps have improved my battery life significantly. I went so far as to buy a 3500mAh battery to get at least through the day with no sucess until I went with the apps I mentionee above. I now have put my original battery back without the added thickness the extended battery causes the phone to have therefore allowing me to use standard protective cases which to my knowlegde are not available with the thicker extended battery covers.
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"I don't use it"
Version: Advanced Task Killer Free for Android 1.7.9
Pros
It is a very well made application that does what it is supposed to do.
Cons
After I installed it, my phone started to act weird with errors, delayed messages, ect. I uninstalled it and the problems disappeared. I gave it a second chance and problems started coming back again. Permanently deleted it. Saw no benefit in use.
Summary
I suggest if your phone starts bogging down, just to turn it off and back on again. At least you know that is safe.
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"Not recommended on HTC Desire."
Version: Advanced Task Killer Free for Android 1.7.9
Pros
I cant think of any.....
Cons
I installed it on Froyo 2.2 HTC Desire. It kept on showing apps which were not actually running and were never used. Kept on interfering with Android OS. Starting n stopping apps on its own. I think my batt life also suffered a bit.
Summary
Totally agree with Bones72. Unnecessary app.
Totally agreed. I tried it and uninstalled the very same day.
If u r keen on killing apps (although it doesnt really affect your battery life much) goto Settings>Apps>Manage Apps>Running Apps>Tap on the app u wanna kill and force stop it. You wont be able to kill Android system services/software though.
Updated on Dec 19, 2010 -
"Unnecessary"
Version: Advanced Task Killer Free for Android 1.7.9
Pros
Does exactly what it says it does.
Cons
Not needed, slowed my phone down after I installed it and each app then took twice as long to reload if it had been killed.
Summary
Counterintuitive to the Android OS. It seems like you would need it, but you don't.
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