Symbian like Task manager/switcher on I9000 - Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I enjoyed being a symbian user , till it became extinct.
Now that i have been using android on my I9000 , the one feature i seem to miss is "one step" task switching / ending , like in symbian .
In android the switching is done from the recent apps list and the ending is done from the actual task manager , this is done in two steps , and it's a major incovenience .
Any workaround guys ??
Also have a look at this video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-DGZv1SrqQ
At time 1:23 the guy switches , to another task just like i wanted it ?
How was that possible ??

which android ver are you using?
and there is no need to close the background apps..nd using a task manager spoils your ram too...android automatically stops the apps when it needs more Ram

Thanks for your reply
All i want to know is how was switching to opera possible in the video at 1:23

İ want that 1:23 task manager too

long press home button -> task manager and it shows your active apps... but i guess it works differently from SGS1 because if you do this on the I9000 it will show you the info regarding that app

Yes showing info about the app is fine , but i really want it to switch to that app when its touched

Am starting to miss my N- series now

That looks like the stock samsung app manager from settings in older android builds.
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Is there anyway i can get that ??

androidder said:
Is there anyway i can get that ??
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I think it was last on eclair, but possibly froyo - so not without a downgrade.......
Somebody correct me if I'm wrong.
Task switcher from market is similar.
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I think you've got it wrong , if you see the video , it looks like touchwitz 4 .
Also why would anyone run such an old thing on their galaxy S2

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weird problem

Hi
I'm running cyanogen 4.2.4 and its AWESOME. But I've found a problem which I'm hoping someone on xda can help fix. Everytime I'm running an app (browser, messsaging, etc) and either I lock my phone, when I unlock it the app I was running is automatically ended. This has now got a bit annoying as my phone is set to timeout after 30 seconds and if I'm @ work and I'm halfway through texting someone but I have to get back to work I find my phones locked and the message disappears
Thank You in advance
Ps - I'm running stock 2.0 theme
regarding apps closing on their own
The first thought that comes to mind is... Are you running a theme? Are you using a task manager type app? If so are the apps you're seeing end on their own in your exclude list? Most task manager apps have a settable time to stop all running apps to free up ram and save battery. I've tested your issue and I can't seem to duplicate it. So I'm leaning on the idea you have a task manager app turning them off for you. If there is an app you don't want to close, then put it in the "exclude list" and you should be fine
and if that doesnt work you can always wipe and reflash

[Q] Contacts doesn't close properly

I'm using the stock 2.2.1 firmware which works great apart from one bug..
When I open contacts.. it doesn't close properly and runs in the background. If I go to task manager and kill it the whole GUI restarts itself.
Also if I leave contacts open it seems to eat up memory (upto 80MB at times)
Does anyone know a way to fix this?
I like to know also....
Same thing happens on the vibrant. A fix would be really nice
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This happens if you installed the update to the samsung task manager through samsung apps. Uninstall the update to revert back to the original version and it will close the contacts app
^Thank you veryyyyyy much. This also removed lag when entering contacts for me!!! B)

X8 Camera and battery issue with original 2.1 version

My camera cannot be open. I am always getting a message saying that the camera is being used by another application,but there seems no other applications running. The firmware version was 2.1 -update1 at first and after updating it with the same version, the problem still exists with very short standby time. Only six hours
Does anyone know what can be the reason ?
Do you use Opera Browser? I've heard that Opera affects the camera somehow.
i have the same issue here and i dun have any solution yet.. anybody can help us?
Try using Task killer app..nd kill a selective running app in bckgrnd and then chk camera..u have to look which app is using it..
CutestDevil said:
Try using Task killer app..nd kill a selective running app in bckgrnd and then chk camera..u have to look which app is using it..
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i've try use that task killer n nohing show that my camera is running. (sorry my bad english)

Delay in opening of Phone and Contacts

I'm running stock ics 4.0.3 rooted with GL Notecore Kernel v 3.15.
i'm getting a lag in opening the dialer and contacts. Is there any way this can be corrected ? Please help.
Have u tried to clear contacts data or cache from settings.. applications...contacts. ?
U may also try another dialer other than stock dialer and contacts as Go Contacts, this may solve all of ur problems..
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eng.rego said:
Have u tried to clear contacts data or cache from settings.. applications...contacts. ?
U may also try another dialer other than stock dialer and contacts as Go Contacts, this may solve all of ur problems..
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Tried doing it but still getting a considerable lag of a a second or two while opening. Meanwhile i'll try using Go contacts and revert back.
Dear akhilesh
Even I an facing the same problem
Haven't been able to find a permanent solution yet
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same here...I've just learned to live with it.
There must be some way to speed up the process. can't we odex the two applications alone for better performance ?
Edit : Can someone who can work with the file-system odex phone and contacts .apk based on this and repost the files.
Actually on my friends sgs2 its opens very quickly
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Actually on my friends sgs2 its opens very quickly
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Exactly, but with the note running better specs, it must open faster. I don't know what's wrong in here. Hope this thread finds a solution.
Can someone turn the spot light in here. please.
Help wanted. Some dev please help.
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I'm no dev but it's common for the contacts or phone application to open with a 1 or 2 seconds delay if they are started for the first time. Every succeding start is considerably faster. Do you use a task killer? Next time you want to open the contacts or phone application take a look at a task manager whether the corresponding apps are already running in the background or at least cached. If they are they should open almost immediately. If they are not what you described is absolutely normal.
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Akilesh said:
Help wanted. Some dev please help.
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Hi guys,
I was experiencing the same problem so I tried some other apps and I found one that in my opinion is the best - exDialer (it's free)
It opens very fast, has all functionallity of the stock dialer, and has also skinning capabilities, which I set to ICS (blue fonts on black background).
Give it a try - I hope it helps you!
I tried it. But then having two applications to perform the same task becomes useless ri8. Just one doubt, why a powerful device with 1.4Ghz process. A full gig if Ram take so long to process a simple app and that too a system app.?
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Akilesh said:
I tried it. But then having two applications to perform the same task becomes useless ri8. Just one doubt, why a powerful device with 1.4Ghz process. A full gig if Ram take so long to process a simple app and that too a system app.?
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I don't know the reason of the lag - but it is there and is really annoying. I had exactly the same thought as you - but I think this is related to TouchWiz UI.
Regarding having two apps for the same task is no problem to me - I just defined the exDialer as default and the stock dialer never comes up again.
And for me is common to have more than one app for the same task - I have 3 browsers, 3 e-book readers, 2 RSS organizers, 2 file browsers, and so on.
What I do is to try many different apps and eventually I find the ones that best suit my needs and then uninstall the others.
dhuewes said:
I don't know the reason of the lag - but it is there and is really annoying. I had exactly the same thought as you - but I think this is related to TouchWiz UI.
Regarding having two apps for the same task is no problem to me - I just defined the exDialer as default and the stock dialer never comes up again.
And for me is common to have more than one app for the same task - I have 3 browsers, 3 e-book readers, 2 RSS organizers, 2 file browsers, and so on.
What I do is to try many different apps and eventually I find the ones that best suit my needs and then uninstall the others.
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Does the stock s3 contact app open faster? If yes we can use that.
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I had the same problem, while on Criskelo rom. I've gone to 4.0.4 , rooted and speedmod 3-6 kernel , and now I dont have this issue anymore. However, I belive that if you close your dialer, or contacts by using the back key, instead of Home key, you will always have this "lag". You should close your contacts and phone app , by pressing the home key.
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I had the same problem, while on Criskelo rom. I've gone to 4.0.4 , rooted and speedmod 3-6 kernel , and now I dont have this issue anymore. However, I belive that if you close your dialer, or contacts by using the back key, instead of Home key, you will always have this "lag". You should close your contacts and phone app , by pressing the home key.
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Will wait for upgrade to 4.0.4.
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kind of little problem

i installed the stock ics 4.0.4 and when i trying to open phone.contans or messages sometimes its opening fast like half a second and sometimes it took like a second or 2.
how can i make the phone to be always the fastes like half a sec?
R u on a stock ics kernal?
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May the this happens when you use task manager to clear task, the contacts take a while to open. but if now, it opens fast
I never used task manager and my kernel is hydracore 4,3
From what I know it is a bugs from ics in samsung firmware itself.
It is always like that when a contact first load.
If u kill the process in contact, when u load again it will take around 2 secs.
But if u load / open alrd, it will be fast.
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Yes exactly. when the contacts stay in the recent apps, it loads as it is already there.
Wired. Its always been there in recent apps and its still took 1-2 sec.
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Wired. Its always been there in recent apps and its still took 1-2 sec.
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Being in the recent apps list doesnt necessarily means it still in memory.
Anyways, its a known issue on stock ROMS since ICS i guess. Disabling Force GPU Rendering in Dev Options seems to help a bit.
eyebee reported this issue is almost non existant on the new JB XXLSA leaked ROM.
Check it out.

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