So Im trying to save as much battery as possible by freezing apps and such. I downloaded ELIXER2 and seen that's AMAZON, FACEBOOK, 4SHARED, and a few other apps are running in the background. I'm wondering if there's a way to stop them from auto starting and such. I heard u can use Elixer2 to do this but not sure how. Anyone?
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mikaeldalc said:
So Im trying to save as much battery as possible by freezing apps and such. I downloaded ELIXER2 and seen that's AMAZON, FACEBOOK, 4SHARED, and a few other apps are running in the background. I'm wondering if there's a way to stop them from auto starting and such. I heard u can use Elixer2 to do this but not sure how. Anyone?
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There is an app called greenify but you need root. It works well though:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify&hl=en_GB
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This is the first time I have ever been near or used an Android phone. I got my i9000 a few days ago and have started messing about with widgets etc. I have been reading this forum for a few months prior to owning an Android phone as technology interests me. I was following a home screen thread and realized I had to root my Galaxy S to be able to take screenshots. Then I found the One Click Lag Fix app that was on the Android market. The lag was something that was really bothering me and now its running really smooth.
So now I have root what else should I do to my phone?
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks
A couple apps I use that need root access: mybackup pro and root explorer.
Have fun
I'll be sure to check them out. Anyone else?
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PaulForde said:
I'll be sure to check them out. Anyone else?
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This is what I thought too. Apart from backing up to the average user, there doesn't seem to be a lot to do!
PaulForde said:
I'll be sure to check them out. Anyone else?
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Delete those stock apps with my app "systems app remover" on the market
Well I suppose I'll keeo my stock apps lmao... Is that everything covered? I'm sure theres probably loads more you can do..
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PaulForde said:
Well I suppose I'll keeo my stock apps lmao... Is that everything covered? I'm sure theres probably loads more you can do..
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Flash roms, overclock cpu, clear app caches. Modify system apps (eg make browser fullscreen).
Anything really.
Clocksync - if cell-network time sync sucks.
MarketAccess - if you can't purchase apps on market
Autokiller or Minfree manager - to keep memory tidy (less necessary on the most recent firmwares)
Screenshot - should be obvious.
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Daneshm90 said:
Flash roms, overclock cpu, clear app caches. Modify system apps (eg make browser fullscreen).
Anything really.
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Yeah I've seen all custom roms etc but not loads for t he i9000 as I've seen for the desire / EVO etc. What would you recommend?
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PaulForde said:
Yeah I've seen all custom roms etc but not loads for t he i9000 as I've seen for the desire / EVO etc. What would you recommend?
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Im sticking to stock for now, see no reason to switch. I mostly mix/mash stuff from other roms if i like. But yea i just got my vibrant few days back so i don't know wht roms are available/good. There was this thread however, look for "best firmware" i believe it was called.
Okay thanks for the tips everyone
There are usefull programs once u have root.The sound booster is one of them u can find it in this dev section
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Yeah I seen that thanks though. Anythjng else I should have a look at?
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Hello,
after removing alot of bloatware from the phone (LG stuff and killing some more apps & widgets)
i get roughly 163M free (after whatsapp, email, adv. task killer )
i am running on stock ROM
what are the numbers that you are getting?
i saw several people with 230M and 200 as well.
how can i get more available memory besides freeze and un-install?
It really doesn't matter, if you need more than you have free, Android will free some up for you.
yeh but i want to understand how it actually works and to remove all the rest of the bloatware from the phone.
since i still think that there are alot of things that arent required for standard operation.
Linux based OS like Android usually keep a lot of apps in memory, and if necessary free the memory for other apps, so it 's not the real problem I think.
The real issue is that some apps runs in background and use radio connection to connect to servers, to verify updates etc, and that drains battery and take CPU time. For example if you have stock firmware, and have some apps installed by your phone provider, or so.
Alternative MODS are free from those bloatwares, and even in stock ROMS if you are rooted you can use Root App Remover to uninstall stock apps that are not necessary.
You can for example try some apps like GO Launcher or Titanium Back UP to freeze the desired apps and prevent them to run in background. Make some tests o see if there is a real difference, I think most of the time it's mainly a psychological issue ;-)
Thanks a lot for the detailed explanation i have removed most of the stock apps and installed adv task manager to kill the rest but still how come people here on the forums got 230mb memory when i can only reach 180-160?
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Because they use other hacks aswell ( disabling the OTA feature, using some ram reserved for the GPU as memory, etc)
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Can you recommend some apps or give some links?
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Can you recommend some apps or give some links?
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here you are
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=989283&highlight=apk+remove
but be careful with LG Home or LG Launcher... if you don't have a replacement launcher, you will screw up your rom...
Thanks a lot i was looking for that quite hard but i probably missed it
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It really doesn't matter, if you need more than you have free, Android will free some up for you.
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I've noticed this during general use on my phone. Normally when using Twitter or Facebook.
Quite often I will go to use the app and find i've been logged out. I'm guessing the OS killed the app to free up memory for something else.
What I get annoyed with is some apps that Autostart on Bootup when there's no obvious reason why they would need to. (BBC iPlayer etc) This Just takes up memory when it doesn't need to
I've never been logged out of Twitter and/or Facebook... closing the app wouldn't log you out anyway, that's something else altogether.
I got the same issue with skype although its not supposed to logout it does even though he runs in the background
Strange right ?
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I dunno what app is doing it. Though Facebook and Google services are the top two drainers.
Annoying.. Gsam doesn't help me figure out which app I need to delete.
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recklesslife85 said:
I dunno what app is doing it. Though Facebook and Google services are the top two drainers.
Annoying.. Gsam doesn't help me figure out which app I need to delete.
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wow, without having the screen on thats a big drain from the battery, maybe a bug i'd say maybe!
Do factory reset and install Apex launcher and check battery usage again
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Do factory reset and install Apex launcher and check battery usage again
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why the hell would he do that? factory reset would be an absolute last resort.... and i have no idea why the hell you think installing apex would help him?
OP do you have google now enabled?
first thing i would do is disable data and disconnect wifi - make sure it is an app trying to fetch data that is causing the problem, if that turns out to be the case then simply stop all apps from syncing automatically and reenable a few at a time until you capture the problem one.
check out whether your GPS is being used too - google now would use your location and fetch data a lot, my money is on it.
recklesslife85 said:
I dunno what app is doing it. Though Facebook and Google services are the top two drainers.
Annoying.. Gsam doesn't help me figure out which app I need to delete.
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Load up BBS and figure it out from there.
djbenny1 said:
why the hell would he do that? factory reset would be an absolute last resort.... and i have no idea why the hell you think installing apex would help him?
OP do you have google now enabled?
first thing i would do is disable data and disconnect wifi - make sure it is an app trying to fetch data that is causing the problem, if that turns out to be the case then simply stop all apps from syncing automatically and reenable a few at a time until you capture the problem one.
check out whether your GPS is being used too - google now would use your location and fetch data a lot, my money is on it.
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Na Now is disabled as I dont use it. GPS is off also. Dunno whats doing it, got a replacement phone coming so best not to stress over it now and hope the other phone doesnt have the same problem.
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Na Now is disabled as I dont use it. GPS is off also. Dunno whats doing it, got a replacement phone coming so best not to stress over it now and hope the other phone doesnt have the same problem.
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fair enough... but you can be 99.99% sure that it is something you have installed that is causing it.
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fair enough... but you can be 99.99% sure that it is something you have installed that is causing it.
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Uninstalled all the downloaded apps other than facebook and twitter, pretty sure it has something to do with the facebook app.
Greenify is a good app to check for wakelock... u can also disable them!
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snoozor said:
Greenify is a good app to check for wakelock... u can also disable them!
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Thanks mate, will check it out now.
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I use better battery stats
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Can't use Greenify to freeze Facebook. Apparently its a system app. Any solutions for this?
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Can't use Greenify to freeze Facebook. Apparently its a system app. Any solutions for this?
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You should be able to disable it through settings/apps.
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Na Now is disabled as I dont use it. GPS is off also. Dunno whats doing it, got a replacement phone coming so best not to stress over it now and hope the other phone doesnt have the same problem.
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Will u keep the thread going n let us know how the , replacement unit turns out in terms of standby battery percent loss per hour or per few hrs?
Thank u and hope that ur replacement is better than previous unit
You need to be rooted to use greenify
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Does anyone know what I can turn off on maps location settings so that Google Now will still tell me where I am and bring up the same cards (i.e. The weather in the address I'm in, how long it will take to get back home, places to check in, etc.)?
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I am guessing you can use Greenify and hibernate Maps so that it will only work on command.
Greenify all the way.
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And Google Now will work the same?
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SkizzMcNizz said:
And Google Now will work the same?
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Pretty much, yes. Also if you turn off everything under Location, you will not have to worry about that much anymore. There are ways to completely freeze or remove Google Now from your device, just use Google and you'll find many articles regarding this.
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Pretty much, yes. Also if you turn off everything under Location, you will not have to worry about that much anymore. There are ways to completely freeze or remove Google Now from your device, just use Google and you'll find many articles regarding this.
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I don't want to remove Google Now. That's the whole point. I wanna lessen the Maps wake locks but still get the same Google Now functionality.
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Yeah, I misunderstood at the time and I wanted to edit my post but I forgot. As I mentioned, use Greenify and Google Now should work properly.
Just look how much ram Facebook uses. 120mb?! Wtf? Can someone help me please? Thanks
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It has 4 services running. So open it to see what the services are. And please change the thread title. WTF?? does not indicate your question or problem and it is a very childish title
facebook app is, in my opinion, trash, in respect to both memory usage and battery usage. it disregard your refresh preferences and sync on when they like, much like google app, but useless as it have no deal with the system. if you're rooted, i recommend you burn the facebook and go with other app, or simply open it via web.
papawil01 said:
Just look how much ram Facebook uses. 120mb?! Wtf? Can someone help me please? Thanks
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If you want fb to use less memory you can remove some of the notifications. It will keep less services open to watch for notifications.