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The Android mobile platform is becoming more and more popular in today’s
smartphone game, and I don’t even want to begin to try and guess how
many different devices there are on the market right now. And while new
applications and software updates become more advanced, they also
become more demanding, which can cause a lot of smartphone users to want
their device to run faster! Most wireless carriers have 2 year upgrade
plans, which causes users like me to eventually be stuck with an older
and slower device for awhile. But even for those of you who have older
android phones, don’t worry, there is still hope! This is a quick 5 tip
guide to getting your Android phone to run a lot faster! Enjoy!
#5 – Clean Up Those Apps!
This is one of those things that isn’t absolutely necessary, but will
also definitely help speed up your phone a bit. It always helps to go
through your installed applications every once in awhile and check for
any that you are not using or ones that you just installed to try out
and forgot to uninstall. Go ahead and uninstall any apps that you don’t
need or want. This isn’t a major speed increase, but will help some
and is a very good habit to get yourself into.
#4 – Watch Your Widgets!
I know everyone loves their widgets, myself included, but getting to
crazy with them can cost you some performance and speed. Go ahead and
check to see which widgets you have up that you are actually using.
Lots of widgets can cause your smartphone to run a bit slower than it
could normally. Also realize that live widgets, or widgets that update
frequently such as different weather widgets, can cost you more
performance than some of the more stationary widgets. That being said,
take a look at your widgets and maybe consider taking some of them off,
or changing the update settings of your live widgets to less frequent.
If you’ve gone widget crazy, a little clean up on your home screen can
go a long way!
#3 – Use a Task Killer!
I know some people have gone back and forth about the usefulness of a
task killer. I have tested many different task killer apps and have
also tested without and I can conclude that using a task killer can
indeed give you a performance increase. The task killer app Brian and I
would both recommend is called Advanced Task Killer, which can be
downloaded for free via the Android Market. This app includes a lot of
useful settings, such as an ‘Auto Kill’ feature, an ‘Ignore List’, and a
widget to place on your home screen that will kill all your designated
apps on press. I would suggest using the auto kill option, and put any
apps that you don’t want to be killed on the ignore list. If this
doesn’t work for you, just use the widget and make sure to press it
every now and then! If you use this app right, you can gain a decent
amount of performance back on your smartphone.
#2 – Live Wallpapers Must Die!
I will just say it right out, live wallpapers slow down your
smartphone, especially those running older hardware! I know that its
fun now and then to watch the pretty colors move across the screen, or
to impress your friends with a live circuit board background, but resist
the temptation! Live wallpapers are the one thing that anyone with an
android phone can simply avoid using to gain a lot of performance! I
repeat, avoid using live wallpapers and you will have a faster
smartphone, its that simple!
#1 – Get Rooted!
This is obviously the best way to gain the largest performance
increase on your Android smartphone, but it takes a little more work.
Not everyone may want to root their phone, although it is a fairly quick
and easy process now for most devices. (We also have a guide here at
theITbros, see bottom link) However, if you do decide to root your
phone, know that you will see a major performance boost, even on older
devices like the original DROID, and here’s how. Once you’re rooted,
you have access to lots of custom made ROMs for your Android smartphone.
Most of these come pre-overclocked to allow your phone’s processor to
run significantly faster. A lot of them have settings as well for you
to tweak the overclock speed to what you want. If you are not wanting
to install a custom ROM on your smartphone, being rooted still allows
you to use some useful apps in the marketplace. A useful overclocking
app that I recommend for good, stable performance boosting is SetCpu,
which can be found of the Android Marketplace. Another app that I
recommend for rooted users is Titanium Backup, which allows you to
uninstall unwanted system applications. To sum up, you really can’t go
wrong by rooting your smartphone. This is the best way to get the
biggest performance boost on your Android device.
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