Why so many apps running?

[brad03lp]

Just a quick ?

I have advanced app killer....when i clear and kill all apps....ill wait a few seconds and hit the widget and it kills for apps?


why do random apps appear if I just killed them and didnt touch the phone again?

 

[jsh1120]

Because (a) some apps are designed to be available in memory so they can be accessed quickly; they aren't "running." They are available in memory. And (b) some apps are designed to collect or send data on a regular basis in the background and must be available in memory to do so. They aren't "running" either except periodically. They are just sitting in memory.

 

[dezymond]

Android is made to run like that. It doesn't necessarily have a huge affect on your battery, but it makes for opening those apps later much faster.

there was a huge thread about it, i just can't find it right now.