Cache cleaning.

[IMANUT46]

I have cache cleaners and battery saver. I run it almost daily. Rumor has it that they are memory hogs. No matter how much I check, I can't find how much memory these apps use. Am I better off not having any of these installed? Thanks.
These are the apps.

DU Battery Saver
DU Speed Booster
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Samsung Galaxy S5 Lollipop 5.0 Verizon network

 

[Golfdriver97]

Usually those are more of a hindrance than a help. I would get rid of them and let Android take care of itself.

 

[Anairena]

I have a Lollipop S5 & had installed the same DU boosters, uninstalled them when I realized what memory/battery hogs they were. This S5 has a great built in trash cleaner. Just completely shut down the phone & it will flush all that trash away.

My grandsons have games on this phone & I went into every app & unchecked "notifications" which eliminates those annoying pop-ups, telling me: Thor is ready to do battle. Notifications can also be a drain.

Some caches are very beneficial so do a little homework about individual apps.

 

[Crashdamage]

You shouldn't use any such apps. For why these are not only ineffective, but actually counter-productive, please, read these posts and the links in them:

http://androidforums.com/threads/stop-background-running-apps.941119/#post-7073503

http://androidforums.com/index.php?posts/6991493

http://forums.androidcentral.com/sa...tion-wipe-does-really-help-2.html#post4642716

http://forums.androidcentral.com/lg...tery-app-battery-doctor-gsam.html#post4677037

 

[Anairena]

Crashdamage - I have read your posts so often. You have a gift, a real gift, for making complex matters elemental. I have learned so much. A simple Thank You doesn't seem adequate, but I say it sincerely.

 

[IMANUT46]

Crashdamage - I have read your posts so often. You have a gift, a real gift, for making complex matters elemental. I have learned so much. A simple Thank You doesn't seem adequate, but I say it sincerely.

Thanks. I try to keep it simple. Your comments are appreciated. Thanks again.

Samsung Galaxy S5 Lollipop 5.0 Verizon network

 

[Crashdamage]

Crashdamage - I have read your posts so often. You have a gift, a real gift, for making complex matters elemental. I have learned so much. A simple Thank You doesn't seem adequate, but I say it sincerely.

Thanks! I appreciate the kind words!