wildkitten
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[citation][nom]bystander[/nom]Android is designed to load up as many apps as possible in the memory when it's not used, but you should be too concerned as most of them should not actually be using processing power. They are loaded so that once you do use it, it is snappy.Unfortunately, some of the poorly written ones will drain some power, so programs like Juice defender are needed.[/citation]
I didn't say they were using battery power. That's why I don't automatically kill them with a task killer as that would just use more CPU cycles. I said they were using RAM. And they are snappy enough opening while closed.
You see, this is the issue I have with Android. I don't need it assuming what apps I want open. Let me open it. I know what I want, I don't need my hand held. I don't need Picassa, QuickPix and the Gallery all opened when I use my camera. I don't need my camera remaining in memory when I am not using it. It's silly to have to back out of a program or click the Home button. Give me an exit option. Close all apps that an app opens when I close the app.
And I am sick of people trying to make flaws seem like benefits. It is of no benefit to automatically have things open. If someone has say Pulse set to automatically download data in the background, fine, that person wants it to open automatically. I however have it set to download when I choose to download something manually. Since I download news manually, I don't need Pulse opening itself. And it doesn't pop up on screen any faster than say Tunein or Weather Channel, two apps that have the Exit app option and don't open by themselves.
It's not even like Android knows what programs to automatically close when memory runs low. The first thing it closes is a replacement launcher. Why? It's getting to the point of stupidity. I can't imagine what it's like to be someone with a hundred different apps on their phone.
And I shouldn't have to root the phone and use yet another app to freeze programs. Not to mention I have talked to some very knowledgeable people on the Phandroid forums I go to frequently who say that freezing an app doesn't neccessarily keep it from opening when an associated app is opnened, like how the Gallery opens when I open the camera. Of course there's no need to open the Gallery just because I use the camera. I don't even use the stock Gallery, I use Quickpix. Let me take a picture, save it and EXIT out of the camera, which of course does not have an Exit option. If I want to view the pic, I will open up whichever photo gallery program I want to use.
Honestly, people who defend this are the same type of people that would be screaming against Microsoft if Windows worked like this.
I didn't say they were using battery power. That's why I don't automatically kill them with a task killer as that would just use more CPU cycles. I said they were using RAM. And they are snappy enough opening while closed.
You see, this is the issue I have with Android. I don't need it assuming what apps I want open. Let me open it. I know what I want, I don't need my hand held. I don't need Picassa, QuickPix and the Gallery all opened when I use my camera. I don't need my camera remaining in memory when I am not using it. It's silly to have to back out of a program or click the Home button. Give me an exit option. Close all apps that an app opens when I close the app.
And I am sick of people trying to make flaws seem like benefits. It is of no benefit to automatically have things open. If someone has say Pulse set to automatically download data in the background, fine, that person wants it to open automatically. I however have it set to download when I choose to download something manually. Since I download news manually, I don't need Pulse opening itself. And it doesn't pop up on screen any faster than say Tunein or Weather Channel, two apps that have the Exit app option and don't open by themselves.
It's not even like Android knows what programs to automatically close when memory runs low. The first thing it closes is a replacement launcher. Why? It's getting to the point of stupidity. I can't imagine what it's like to be someone with a hundred different apps on their phone.
And I shouldn't have to root the phone and use yet another app to freeze programs. Not to mention I have talked to some very knowledgeable people on the Phandroid forums I go to frequently who say that freezing an app doesn't neccessarily keep it from opening when an associated app is opnened, like how the Gallery opens when I open the camera. Of course there's no need to open the Gallery just because I use the camera. I don't even use the stock Gallery, I use Quickpix. Let me take a picture, save it and EXIT out of the camera, which of course does not have an Exit option. If I want to view the pic, I will open up whichever photo gallery program I want to use.
Honestly, people who defend this are the same type of people that would be screaming against Microsoft if Windows worked like this.