Teach me about killing apps.

[belome]

So, I was looking for a case for my D2 and the verizon guy was spouting off about an app killer and how I should run one (I told him my battery gets killed pretty quickly when he asked how I liked it) On his DX he has it kill all apps as soon as the screen goes blank. His quote was, if I don't have the phone in my hands then I probably don't give a rip about any apps that are running.

So... the quesiton is... is that true? I still want to get phone calls and text messages, but I don't need facebook auto updates and such. Should I do this? What are potential ramifications of killing all apps like this.

Sorry for such newb questions, this is my first andriod. If there are better places with more answers like a FAQ for the D1 that would teach me things I'd be willing to look.

 

[pool_shark]

So, I was looking for a case for my D2 and the verizon guy was spouting off about an app killer and how I should run one (I told him my battery gets killed pretty quickly when he asked how I liked it) On his DX he has it kill all apps as soon as the screen goes blank. His quote was, if I don't have the phone in my hands then I probably don't give a rip about any apps that are running.

So... the quesiton is... is that true? I still want to get phone calls and text messages, but I don't need facebook auto updates and such. Should I do this? What are potential ramifications of killing all apps like this.

Sorry for such newb questions, this is my first andriod. If there are better places with more answers like a FAQ for the D1 that would teach me things I'd be willing to look.

From what I've read and a little of what I've experienced, there are some apps that you can kill and the OS will respawn them.
I don't know if task killers will keep them down or not.

 

[aaf709]

Take a look at http://www.droidforums.net/forum/droid-applications/65483-task-killers-answer-google-developers.html especially the video. It shows what's happening when you go from email, to link in that email to a map app.

Task Killers will stop an app, but if the OS needs it, it'll start up anyway. I don't have one, although the System Panel app has it built in. I just let the OS take care of itself. It knows more about what it needs than I do.

 

[cereal killer]

closed up....

take a look at the link that aaf709 provided that is the most comprehensive all in one thread on the subject.