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Task Managers: Are they needed?

TLDR; no, they are definitely not needed. Task Managers are a antithesis to the way Android operates. Android has evolved over the years to accommodate user habits and because of that, apps work more seamlessly in the background. The point here comes to the underlying framework of Android; Linux. I'll try to keep it simple, without getting into too much technical lingo. Linux based operating systems are more optimized than Windows. Why bring Windows into the scene now, you ask? Well, you could say that the practice of shutting down apps and force closing apps began with Windows all along. Windows allows more user control over what apps run in the background and which can be terminated. Task Managers were and are still important in Windows. This "habit" may have transitioned over to Android in the long run. Coming back to Task Managers in Android, the Google Play Store has a wide collection of junk claiming to help your smartphone run faster. A very high majority of t