I have a xperia play finally. Kinda hard getting used to the os. Got android 2.3.3. I would like to know if there is a shortcut to get to the task manager to terminate any running programs as opposed to going to the settings > application > running application. Is there a button where I kept press like you do in iPhones/iPad etc?

 

If you have the Verizon version, there is none other then going into Menu > Settings > Applications > Manage applications.

But don't worry about having to close apps after exiting them, that was only a problem with old android phones (and android prior to v2.0, which came out 2 years ago). Android now intelligently closes background tasks when it needs more memory, and task killers only have negative effects.

 

omg.

Let me see if i can find my old post about task killers.

Edit: First of all, which phone do you have and what version of android?

Edit 2: Found it

 

Edit 2 edit: Did you read the article or just the headline?

 

I didn't get the impression that you were only killing particular apps that were misbehaving when you said

And it's not like that spelled out the nuances to this fine OP about how to use task killers. You just said set it to crazy and you'll be good.

 

so let me get this straight... I shouldnt install a task manager?

And can someone tell me how to uninstall apps. I tried going on the applications settings but found out that only some apps can be removed...

 

If you don't want to mess in system files manually, install Titanium Backup and you can remove any apps you don't want with it.

You'll need to be rooted either way. (Certainly for TB, pretty sure for manually as well).

And no, a task manager is largely unnecessary. Apps never really need closed. If they aren't using CPU, they are doing no harm. And if they are using CPU, it's because they are doing something in the background e.g. downloading files or something. Either way, you don't want to kill them.

The only time a problem arises is if there is a bug in an app causing it to use CPU when it's not running. In this case, restart your phone. If that doesn't fix it, consider uninstalling the app and seeking an alternative, because there is clearly a problem with it. Otherwise, just kill it manually every time after you've used it (if it restarts itself automatically, definitely get rid of it)

 

oh... it quite hard getting used to android after 4+ years of using symbian s60 v5 operating systems ^.^
another q:

I heard that theres an app called astro or apps2sd (there are several apps named 'apps2sd'. Can someone give me the link to the good one?) where it basically moves all your apps data to ur sd card to prevent the internal memory clogging up. Is this true?

And can you name a good file explorer. Is there 'X-Plore' on android? X-plore is by far the best file explorer on s60v5 devices.

 

ES File Explorer

 

So in astro I just navigate through the system folder and then the apps folder and then delete any apps/games that I don't want. Cool.
Another query, on apps2sd, I moved fruit ninja to my sd card although when I go to the sd card section on apps2sd, below the fruit ninja icon, it says 1.4mb. I thought the game was something like 30mb. Shouldn't it say 30mb?