Apps .. Who's Fooling Who? (Motorola, charging, battery, application)

[claymoore]

On my phone, I have Avast mobile and Ccleaner.

I'm fairly new to these "smart phones" so I don't know if I really need either but .. that is not the reason for my post.

Here is my question: Both apps have similar utilities, boost and junk cleaners.

Doesn't matter which I run first but if I run Avast's boost, the app claims to have "force stopped" 46 apps.

Running clean up the app claims to have deleted 800 mbs of cache.

Follow me so far?

Now, I can go "immediately" to Ccleaner and run their boost and clean up tools and ... They claim to have "force stopped" 42 apps!?

And clean up?
They also claim to have deleted 800mbs of cache!?

I can run these 2 in any order with similar results so .. who's lying? 8-)

My question .. who the heck is fooling who!
(I know, that's actually 2 questions)

I only have about 48 or 49 apps anyway with 2 or 3 always running by choice!

(These two, avast and CCleaner are both the pro version.)

[Peregrine]

They are both: junk. Delete them both. Problem solved.

[dontaskwhy]

Originally Posted by Peregrine

They are both: junk. Delete them both. Problem solved.

I have to agree! Those applications are just "smoke and mirrors" and "eye candy". If you using a paid edition, you should not renew it if they ask you to. Even better, as suggested, just delete them.

[gguerra]

Many phones have the same features built in.

My last phone on Android 8 had it.

My new one on Android 11 also has it.

You generally do not want to stop running apps. They are there and running for a reason. If there is something you want to stop, then why have it in the first place? Battery optimization may take care of misbehaving apps but again, why have them?

As for the cache cleanup, that is useful. I use the cleanup in settings and I use it to keep the phone running at it's best, not to save space.

Which phone and OS do you have?

[Peregrine]

https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...apps.nbu.files

This is the ONLY "Cleaner" app you should be using on an Android phone. Even though, most people will tell you it's not needed. Android is pretty good these days at managing itself. Better then it's ever been, actually.

[claymoore]

Thank you everyone for your replies.
Yep, I believe that I will delete both apps after reading the comments!

I always have, and still do use Ccleaner on my desktop so I figured it would be good for the phone.

As I said, I am new to this "smart phone" world!

Maybe being a noob to these phones .. I don't know any better but I am thrilled with this phone!

It was inexpensive but has so much built in that I'm still learning how to use it.

It is the Moto g7 optimo maxx (xt1955dl) and the battery? ... It never runs out!

Yes, an exaggeration but I have been on it for whole days without recharging.

Again .. Thanks Everyone!

[Peregrine]

CCleaner is a decent app on a PC. I use the Duplicate Finder often. Never installed on a phone.
One cool thing I like about Android that Apple really cannot do is installing app FROM the app store from a PC to your phone.
For example if you go to the link I shared earlier: https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...apps.nbu.files
And login to that with your Gmail account. You can click INSTALL ON MY PHONE. Wait a couple minutes and look at your phone. Wham, there it is.
Awesome feature.

[claymoore]

Peregrine
When I click on your link I get a pop-up that says: "To view this content, install and set up a web browsing app."

Do you mean to go to the link while I'm on my desktop?

I'm on my phone when I get that pop-up.

???

[elnina]

I can see that link just fine.

What browser you have on your phone?
There should be built-in in Google Chrome. If you are not sure, look here:
https://www.motorola-support.com/us-...-web-browser/1

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[claymoore]

I'm on the built in Chrome browser.

Still Can't get the page to open.
Get the same pop-up.