FAQ
Why doesn't it show all applications?
Because active apps is designed to show only apps which have active
tasks. When task is active it means it is probably doing something.
Therefore, possibily consuming battery.
But why not others?
Other applications are only residing in the memory and not shown
because their tasks are not running. Since they don't have tasks
running, therfore it won't consume cpu and hence battery.
What if i want to see what's residing in memory?
You can make use of the Ram Manager packager. On Level selected, it will show you relevant apps residing in the memory.
Why is this application important?
It helps identify program that are not coded properly and therefore eating battery silently while running on background.
It also helps to prevent standby application keeps running in the background which might be using CPU.
It also helps to identify Application that are not closed properly
(clicking back rather than home) which leave them running in the
background eating CPU.
In addition, there is no easy way to identify standby application in. Therefore, this application comes into play.
How is it compared to other task managers?
It simplify the tasks of managing apps and rather than focusing on so
many apps which you don't know it only focus on potential battery
draining apps. Futher, compared to other task managers which constantly
monitoring all applications in the background by reading /proc/,
processing the input etc (Heavier Tasks, Therefore consuming more
battery), it offers a light weight service to find out what is running
using Android API. Therefore, you can run the service 24/7 without
worrying of a much battery lost running this service (service only runs
when widget is present).
Could you tell me how application can consume CPU?
Android is designed to be multitasking and therefore, applications that
are put on standby can be resumed. However, tasks that you put on
standby usually will still have tasks running and if you didn't close
it properly, depending on how it's coded, it might continuosly
consuming CPU.
How will active apps help with the performance and battery?
If your phone is free from potential CPU consuming apps, of course your overall experience will tend to be better.
How does it differ from other task managers?
The concept of this application is very different. Unlike other task
managers which shows every application in the background. It only shows
what is running as in real running not just residing in the memory. It
also shows you which one is consuming CPU so you can do the necessary.
How does it differ from task killer?
Task killer doesn't provide a pointer on what to kill. Therefore, users
usually got the concept that killing all applications will improve the
phone performance. however, thought it might be true in someway.
it also breaks some programs. I remember when i first
bought my nexus one and the alarm stop working and than i realized that
the Task Killer killed my Alarm service. Therefore, i didn't receive
any alarm. This is the same to the Astrids and Action complete that i
were using too.