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Are task killer application like Clear master safe and helpful

Pankaj
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Are task killer application like Clear master safe and helpful

I switched to android a month ago and due to it's open nature, developers allow their apps to run in background even if not opened. 

For such cases, I installed clear master which does kill the tasks before they reappear. But, I just have a minor concern if this is a good practice or not. 

Let me know your views and opinions on it..

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Uliwooly
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There's a debate on that

I don' recomend them as stopping apps its not such a good idea this apps will relaunch soon after, thus draining more battery, it will make android unstable, create connectivity issues and other issues. 

My suggestion is 

stay away from 

taskillers

task managers

antivirus

ram apps

battery apps

booster apps. 

Basant
Visitor

Yes Uliwooly, did give a very correct answer. There is a debate whether task killers are of any use. Android functions differently from Windows, it keeps your apps on the RAM even when you are no longer using them. It does so in order to speed up the process of restarting the same app again. When Androoid feels it needs more RAM it automatically removes the programme no longer in use to create the required RAM space. Theoretically it should make no difference to speed having the programmes occupying RAM when RAM is not required.  There are many apps that dont restart and which you dont use too often and task killers may help you shut these down instead of doing the same manually.

I have noticed that in practice, judiciously using a task killer does in fact speed up the phone noticably. Why? maybe its got to do with the calculations Android may need to do everytime in order to see if it needs to clear up RAM or not..

I am using DU Speed Booster which is free app available on playstore. It has a wonderful and easy simple interface and does really help my phone speed up. Also the DU Battery Saver is something i find quite exceptional, i really dont know if their healthy charge is really helpful but it does theoretically seem to be a must have app. 

Basant
Visitor

Yippeee.... i got my first kudo....

Thank you Uliwooly.. Slightly_smiling_Face Slightly_smiling_Face

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Uliwooly
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well deserved Kudo