Watchdog Task Manager

... but itself, on my LG G4 with latest Android version from AT&T. And yes, I checked the Android settings to give it access. It does not even show up there, which makes me wonder why this is still being sold, if not anymore supported and kept current. Big thumbs down.

Uninstalling! Disappointed to say the least. I purchased the app and it crashes sometimes 5+ times a day! Sent in tons of crash reports to the developer but never get any response. Should never have purchased the app considering it is not actively updated/maintained. Google should be pulling paid apps from the store that are not actively maintained!

I downloaded this to help me figure out which apps are killing my battery. But it doesn't do anything. And when I click the real time tracking it always unchecks it and does nothing. Im running Android M on a 6P. There's no indication this app needs root privileges. I think users should be warned if this is supported on certain Android versions. Especially if it's the paid version. Very disappointed.

Shame on you Zomut! I bought this app because of all the great reviews, but it turns out that I was duped. After doing some research, I learned that the developer abandoned this app in 2013 and without updates it doesn't work on newer devices such as marshmallow. They abandoned it but are still collecting money from unaware consumers. They won't even respond to anyone's emails. It's theft in my opinion!

I didn't know how memory usage operated until I installed Watchdog. I have a much better understanding of how apps are placed in memory but may not be running. It is only when the CPU is being used that the phone's performance is negatively impacted.

Highly recommend! Your CPU us more important than your memory usage! Highlighted the apps dragging my performance down immediately, allowing me to fix the issues. Before this app it would have taken me 5 mins to Swype this text you're reading instead of 30 secs!

Really useful programme. Let's me know if an app is playing up. Only one programme so far called Android Media Process. Unfortunately it's part of the phone system so there's nothing I can do about it except wait for it to calm down. At least with Watchdog I know what's causing my phone's playing up.

Smart app from a very resourceful dev. Could you include display available RAM as an option in the widget or notification bar? Or display CPU in the task bar in place. That dog icon doesnt resemble the famous dog 'Pudsey'.

Not sure what it is supposed to be doing??? Unaware if it is working or not! Is it me? I paid for pro version! Hope you can help me out or refund me if not comparable?? ************UPDATE!!****** OK, it's actually kind of spooky! This is the first app I have EVER had that has no extra crap, no settings or life or death decisions to make with settings, and I still HAVE NO CLUE what your app is doing, BUT since I installed . Apps, loading, and my phone in general is working better! You guys are geniuses!

I'm not really sure what it does or what it's supposed to be doing. I get an occasional alert. I have a cleaning/boosting app and I'm not sure if I need this one. Doesn't use up much space, so I'll probably keep it.

Task killing is bad for your android so get this. It doesn't use any battery life and alert limits can be raised/lowered. Does what it should, when it should. Showed me just how much work the pre-installed crapware made my phone do, so rooted and flashed new rom and now my phone is a starship, many thanks devs

Upgraded to the latest version of Android. Watchdog now only sees itself. Not all that useful. I've uninstalled until it stops staring at its navel. Nexus 5.

I have upgraded my software on my Samsung Galaxy S6. Watchdog is not showing any apps running at all besides itself. WTF? It used to be great, but now it's useless.

This application has saved my battery from an early death more times than I can count at this point. It is extremely stable and has a very small footprint itself. I can't imagine using my phone without this! Most of the default settings worked for me, but it is also pretty customizable which I appreciate :) .

For any smartphone. I would like a request. Please add Global Blacklist CPU threshold that automatically kills app excluding app in whitelist. I could set blacklist thresholds for all of them but i'm too lazy and I constantly switching different custom ROMs. Perfect new feature I'd say myself.

Was great in Android 4.x and 5.x, but unfortunately doesn't work anymore in Android 6.x. App not updated since 2012, so seems to be dead... What a pity!

Acting in the background it sniffs out excessive cpu use and alerts you. You can ignore, whitelist or blacklist an offending app. As a result many bloatware apps can be killed as soon as they rear their annoying heads. This is a 'have to have' app for me.

I kept having problems with AP Mobile widget, it kept using CPU even though I never use it. Now blacklisted, problem solved!

Its approach to task management fits the Android system perfectly. Use it all the time to see whats using CPU and white- and blacklist where need be. Or occasionally kill a task directly.

I have no idea what this app is supposed to do. I've had it for 2 days and it hasn't shown me one thing.. No hekp menu, settings or anything.

Not sure what happened but it always shows 0% resources and like 200+% idle. Still giving it 3 stars because it was a 5 star app before then.

This app was very useful for catching runaway processes back when my phone was running Kitkat. Unfortunately, under Marshmallow, Watchdog crashes very frequently. I see the app hasn't been updated in a few years.

This app allows me to uninstall apps and kill processes that the default Android utilities do not, allowing Gameloft games and other resource-intensive apps to run smoothly. Inspire HD.

It's helpful for identifying and reigning in unnice apps -especially background tasks that only occasionally burn up your CPU ( so they show very low utilization in common average/total stats ). It's a bit heavy, itself, on resources to leave running when life is good.. For continuous/daily use, try both System Tuner Pro and Quick System Pro... All 3 Pro Apps are worth it.

I love this app. I've managed to eliminate three different apps that have been a severe battery drain on my phone. The settings are easy to understand and it just works.

Early days having only been using the app for less than a week. But already, I'm very pleased with everything. My days of randomly killing "suspicious" apps with equally dodgy apps are over. The clear message is to let Watchdog and Android work closely together in harmony!

I'm not really sure what it does or what it's supposed to be doing. I get an occasional alert. I have a cleaning/boosting app and I'm not sure if I need this one. Doesn't use up much space, so I'll probably keep it.

I have tried rebooting, reinstalling and it doesn't work. I have paid for this version with same issues. Please fix

Doesn't work for snapdragon 810 or Oneplus two. Shows silly values, like -200% cpu usage, and doesn't update correctly

App runs quietly in the background and alerts when an app is hogging resources. Very useful for monitoring new apps, identifies rouges apps that quietly suck the life out of your device.

I bought it liked it so time for a 2016*refresh please!! Lukin forward #WatchdogFan4Android.

This app is spectacular. Task managers can only do so much, while this tasks a look at CPU usage and shows you which apps are draining your phone. Totally worth the money and works great with Greenify.

Wd-lite flagged a couple of CPU hungry apps (samsung) which i was at a loss what to do about. Then realised the pro version's black list was just the trick I needed. Customisable too. Seems you can uninstall wd-lite as pro version is a stand-alone app.

Task killers are as useful as DVD rewinders as Android isn't engineered that way. Kill apps only if they drain too much power, and use this to let you know what and when. Your battery will thank you accordingly.

I've had unknown apps burn through a fully charged battery in a matter of minutes.. my poor Note 3 gets hot as hell. I'm using Watchdog to prevent this, though because it doesn't happen often, probably won't see much benefit. App looks pretty dated, and hasn't gotten an update in forever which is really unfortunate.

I've already noticed a difference in my battery life. My galaxy 3 was draining in less then a day, but I'm a pretty heavy user. This doesn't seem to be draining my battery, like other task killers/managers. I can't stand the apps that come with the phone, at least with this, I can blacklist them. Things run a lot more smoothly. It's a relief because I paid for this app and I hate paying for one of these and finding out its crap. This was a good investment :-)

The antidote of most programs. Clever method . I bough t the full version and alerts me every time an app behave bad so you can kill it

The app is great and has definitely helped fix the lagging issues on my phone. However, I don't seem to have any settings or help options (or at least I can't find them). I would give 5 stars if / when this is fixed.

Best task manager. Let's you see that killing tasks can harm your phone. I reccomend reading the info on zomut site to clarify. Moto flipout

Great app. Worth the money for the blacklist and to support the dev. Helped me solve which apps that were giving me problems.