How much do we need to baby our phones anyway?

[RavenSword]

Here's the thing: I like android a lot. It's cool, but I'm finding myself babying it way more than I did with ios. On android, I'm more paranoid of battery consumption, data usage, performance, malware/viruses and etc.

That's a reason I would maybe argue having access to all that in android is a potential bad thing because we run the risk of micromanaging all the time which then leads to potential less enjoyment.

I mean, is android at the point know where it can take care of itself on its own? Or do we constantly have to play big brother and monitor our phones all the time?

Like, do you really need lookout antiviral on your phone or is that just unnecessary? Do constantly need to go in my multitasking Window and swipe away stuff?

I'm considering just doing a factory restore on my phone, set everything up, and just use it without tat much micromanaging.

I don't know if restore is necessary, but it will be a clean slate.

 

[gollum18]

Android can micromanage itself. You don't need to close your open apps. Android will automatically close system heavy apps as it runs out of memory.

As per av apps, as long as you only install apps from the Play store and read the comments on apps you should be okay. It's not like ios where you click once and your done, you have to confirm the apps installation 3 times before it will actually install. And some oem skins show you what permissions the app asks for and highlight any dangerous permissions.

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[bclinger#IM]

Micromanaging? I rely on the device for personal and work usage. The applications on the device have to meet those needs and play well together. I rarely play with settings once an application is installed and visiting the device settings is indeed rare. So yes, I maintain control.

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[garublador]

I've never had any sort of virus issues with Android. The worst I've seen are those notification ads, but it's been a while since I've seen any of those pop up. It seems to me as if the threat of viruses and malware are more of a tactic to sell anti virus and malware software than a super serious threat if you're at all a smart user.

Android manages its memory itself. I've never seen a performance difference when using those task killer programs or by force closing open applications you aren't using. It just makes it take longer to open them back up when you want to use each program again. The ability to disable them permanently seems like a much better solution and only requires you to take action once.