Re: Droid Phones Thread
WOMBAT,
Many applications use different functions behind the scenes. Mail apps check for new messages, Social Networking apps check for updates, etc.
Some use GPS which can be actively trying to update.
Without knowing which applications specifically you're referring to, it's impossible to pinpoint any problems, or even tell if there actually is a problem.
Some say that using a task manager like Advanced App Killer keeps usage low and battery life high.
Others argue that such apps are going against the way the phone is designed to function.
Do you have Advanced Task Killer? Have you tried it?
If you kill off all of the active apps and let the phone set, you should see apps restart themselves. Those are apps that have been designed to run constantly behind the scenes.
When I started typing this reply I killed off all of my apps with ATK.
Just now, I opened it again to see what was running again.
As you can see, several applications have restarted themselves. That's because I have them doing things in that they are supposed to do in the background.