Right way to exit browser?

[dcarlton35]

I agree with everyone above! Task Killer/Manager can sometimes be more of a pain than it is worth. Just hit home and Android is done with it unless you go back to it.

 

[clr007]

The other advantage of just hitting Home instead of using a task manager is that the browser is still able to open up to the last page you visited when you need it again, if you're interested in going back to the same site.

I haven't really noticed any slowdown or excess battery usage by leaving things open in the background... although the old Windows Mobile user in me still sometimes feels the obsessive urge to attempt to manually end tasks... I guess that's what happens when you use that OS for a while...

 

[MBSMD]

Cool. Thanks everyone. I used an iPhone for 3 years so running background apps was never an option.

 

[gadgetguitar]

I had a task killer early on, got rid of it, use to pull my battery (Storm user), finally stopped doing that. Android is a very smooth efficient running software.

Does bring up a good point. Why is there not a home option to go back to the web browser home page? I like to hit menu/Windows/ and close all windows and it will bring up a fresh Google search page (home). It would be nice if you could just hit home on the web page.

 

[ericatomars06]

Programs such as task killer can really slow down your phone, I've heard from a few people that they had to uninstall it because it was slowing down their phone so bad.

 

[kalldrexx]

If you use the dolphin browser, you can also long-press the back button if you want the browser to fully exit.

 

[thebizz]

I've noticed that if I leave he browser on a page but close it for an hour or so the OS kills that task it will open back up to the Google home page. I just make sure not to close it on the Google page

 

[Cory Streater]

I think all programs should have an exit option. Especially one's that are capable of using the GPS radio, which includes the browser.

 

[billspaced]

I think all programs should have an exit option. Especially one's that are capable of using the GPS radio, which includes the browser.

I totally agree with this. This practice seems like it's sloppy programming. Plus, you have to remember to log out of certain sites or else if somebody steals your phone, they have access to the data...of course, most secure sites will log you out after x time. But still. If you're in a hurry, I like to kill the apps. No can do with Android, it seems.

I've also noticed that some apps cannot be closed at all. Like Seesmic - how do you kill that thing? I cannot even DELETE/uninstall it. Any ideas?

 

[TootNBerry]

Task killer doesn't do for me as i close the programs wait a little while and go back into it and notice them running again.. Have been just hitting the home button..

 

[Fahrenheit]

I totally agree with this. This practice seems like it's sloppy programming. Plus, you have to remember to log out of certain sites or else if somebody steals your phone, they have access to the data...of course, most secure sites will log you out after x time. But still. If you're in a hurry, I like to kill the apps. No can do with Android, it seems.

I've also noticed that some apps cannot be closed at all. Like Seesmic - how do you kill that thing? I cannot even DELETE/uninstall it. Any ideas?

Absolutely...programs need to QUIT when exiting. People can say that you can run 100 apps in the background, but the point is that each running app is taking SOME amount of resources. Yes, the Linux kernel is good at multitasking and threading, but resources are not unlimited on this phone. Once you hit a limit, you will notice a performance degradation. Like if I run Homerun Battle 3D (really awesome 3D game by the way) and I go to the home screen with the game still running, you can tell that the phone is MUCH slower. Yes, it's relegated to the background, but it's still using resources! Also, I've seen my phone get slow when all these programs autostart (corporate calendar, facebook, market, browser, maps, etc.).

What really needs to occur is there needs to be a way to disable services\apps from starting on their own (at least without rooting). I don't need Corporate Calendar to run in the background; why should I be forced to run it?

If someone uses a task killer and claims it slows down their phone, they're using it incorrectly. Think about it, how could killing a program and regaining resources make a phone slow down? Maybe if you use a really crappy app that has memory leaks this could happen, but it has never happened to me with ATK. But like anything, using a task killer is a personal preference; some people like it, some people don't. At least we have a choice...

Oh, uninstalling Seesmic...if you can't remove it with Settings > Applications > Manage Applications, you could try to download an app management tool (like AppControl from the Market). In there you can long-press an app and remove it that way.