Hi I was wondering does package disabler actually save better life and improve performance? I was thinking of downloading and disabling stuff I don't use. I actually do use Bixby.
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ickedmel said:
Hi I was wondering does package disabler actually save better life and improve performance? I was thinking of downloading and disabling stuff I don't use. I actually do use Bixby.
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It can go both ways. There are things that you should not disable because doing so causes othet things to crashloop or some other fail state that could eat more battery. There are also some things that will spam errors to your logcat but the error+quit takes less energy than the subsequent wakelock it would have caused if it were active.
In general, it's always ok to disable any regular applications you can't uninstall that you don't want. Those won't ever cause issues like that. The tricky part is system apps which can cause the above symptoms. With those it's really a matter of measuring the effect as well as you can. You can try to understand what the thing does and make an educated guess, and that's good to make sure you don't disable something that causes bootloop +factory reset, but sometimes there isn't public docs on what OEM bloat is
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What are your settings?
I think you can set it to agressive (180mb).
I don't use it tho, dunno if it eatst battery like task killers.
Automatic task killers are unnecessary, eat your battery, and slow your phone down. They just play on the fact that people are trained into feeling more comfortable having more RAM free. The way to deal with keeping RAM clear, is to use Autostarts (buy from market) to prevent apps starting up in the first place, unless needed. Alternatively, if it's an app you don't use, just uninstall it .
goatee said:
Automatic task killers are unnecessary, eat your battery, and slow your phone down. They just play on the fact that people are trained into feeling more comfortable having more RAM free. The way to deal with keeping RAM clear, is to use Autostarts (buy from market) to prevent apps starting up in the first place, unless needed. Alternatively, if it's an app you don't use, just uninstall it .
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..or read what AutoKiller Memory Optimizer really is and see for yourself why it is used on almost 1 million rooted devices.
uninstalling unused apps or preventing automatic app starts is a good idea and there is a better tool for that
I'm using it, I set it to 'Aggressive' it works very well. In fact I consider it essential on my phone.
It's not a task killer. And task killers are okay too, see my thoughts on these in the link in my sig.
goatee said:
Automatic task killers are unnecessary, eat your battery, and slow your phone down. They just play on the fact that people are trained into feeling more comfortable having more RAM free. The way to deal with keeping RAM clear, is to use Autostarts (buy from market) to prevent apps starting up in the first place, unless needed. Alternatively, if it's an app you don't use, just uninstall it .
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Thanks but you're missing the point. AutoKiller is not a task killer like ATK.
I guess I should read more carefully next time . I used something similar on my Hero a while back, but didn't actually notice all that much difference.
ratson said:
..or read what AutoKiller Memory Optimizer really is and see for yourself why it is used on almost 1 million rooted devices.
uninstalling unused apps or preventing automatic app starts is a good idea and there is a better tool for that
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goatee said:
I guess I should read more carefully next time . I used something similar on my Hero a while back, but didn't actually notice all that much difference.
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AFAIK, AutoKiller is one of a kind. So pretty impossible to have used smth similar
Maybe it was the same app - it was an app to change the memfree settings. I just don't remember the name.
sacredsoul said:
AFAIK, AutoKiller is one of a kind. So pretty impossible to have used smth similar
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not sure which setting has caused me to just get constant boot loop. Or how to fix it WITHOUT doing a nand restore.
But other than that this works great
OK, for anybody interested, Do NOT enable IO scheduler (or at least apply it on boot) as this causes a reboot loop. At least with fear 8.1 ROM anyway
Hello guys, i´m new to android (note 8 is my first device, previously i had an iphone 7 plus).
I have a question/problem, normally my note 8 gives me about 5/6 of screen on time, but when i put on a theme (downloaded from the galaxy theme store) y reduces DRASTICALLY my battery life like 4 hours of screen on time, the theme that i downloaded is called "Android O" i guess and it puts my interface all dark (it's suposed to increase battery life by turning of pixels right?) but it doesn't and i want to know what could be happening or what am i doing wrong...
On another matter i have downloaded the office apps (word, power point, excell) and they DONT work, i open them and they just crash, only those 3 apps, i have tried re-downloading them, clearing cache etc. but they just dont work. Any ideas??
Regarding the themes, there should not be any significant increase in batt drain, make a test going back to the default theme, and compare your SOT, it may be a coincidence with something else you installed or activated (4G, performance mode, AOD, sync, gps, bt, dpi,wifi, etc), as for the office apps, I dont know, I disabled all bloatware, incl office facebook yahoo, etc, and carrier rubish
winol said:
Regarding the themes, there should not be any significant increase in batt drain, make a test going back to the default theme, and compare your SOT, it may be a coincidence with something else you installed or activated (4G, performance mode, AOD, sync, gps, bt, dpi,wifi, etc), as for the office apps, I dont know, I disabled all bloatware, incl office facebook yahoo, etc, and carrier rubish
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Well I have uninstalled the theme and I'm back at 5:41 SOT and 10% battery left. And about the bloatware, how can I disable things like the sprint splash screen (if that's even possible) or the pre-installed apps?
It is good to hear that the theme indeed was the culprit, the splash screen can not be disabled easily, but, as for bloatware, download bk disabler from play store, this app can disable everything, but be careful, as it can disable system components also, it has a section named "bloatware" all that is safe to disable, but some bloatware is in section system, first identify very carefully what you do want or will not use, as some carrier related apps give you specific features, as VOLTE or data configurations
winol said:
It is good to hear that the theme indeed was the culprit, the splash screen can not be disabled easily, but, as for bloatware, download bk disabler from play store, this app can disable everything, but be careful, as it can disable system components also, it has a section named "bloatware" all that is safe to disable, but some bloatware is in section system, first identify very carefully what you do want or will not use, as some carrier related apps give you specific features, as VOLTE or data configurations
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It seems that bk disabler is no longer on the play store. Any alternative?
TonyGzl92 said:
It seems that bk disabler is no longer on the play store. Any alternative?
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Package Disabler pro Plus
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Hey, so package disabler pro + works on the Note 9, I've tried it and disabled a few obvious apps that I don't want or need. Problem is there is sooo much junk, i just don't know what's safe to disable and what isn't in most cases......now there are XML files for disabling all the crap in bulk, only they're all for other devices, does anyone know of one that's been made for the note 9, or have the ability to make one?
I think it would be a big help to many, not just me, it's also one more reason not to need root, especially when rooting our devices is a *****, also, package disabler works on the Snapdragon versions too.
I'll play around a bit and disabled as much as possible, then post the XML if I can, if a few of us did the same, then someone could amalgamate them all into one quick and easy debloat script.
Obviously there will be apps some people want but others don't, the point will be to have an XML that will disable everything that is safe to disable, then after, you can go through and just re enable any apps you do use
Just an idea, if anyone wants to help then feel free.
Okay I've attached my list, I can in no way guarantee this won't make your phone explode haha, what I can say is that my phone seems fine with all these disabled (N960F/DS) It could potentially stop something working the way it should, but it certainly won't do anything that can't be undone with a few simple taps.
Hopefully someone gets some use from it, and even better if anyone can add to it.
This was a good thread why did you all remove it???
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...laxy-note-9-bloatware-removal-thread-t3857508
Here is an excellent list of apks to disable.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-9/how-to/note-9-debloat-bash-script-t3907659
I am pretty happy with my device in most respects, however I find that MIUI's battery management is extremely aggressive at killing apps, even while they're in use and even if I've told it not to use it's "battery saver" feature with it.
Is there any way to fix this without installing a custom ROM?
I don't mind rooting if necessary, but this is really annoying and I would like to fix it.
I'm agree with you.
But I love that
I'm not sure, but I think you have to selec app by app which you want to keep alive.
I'm newbie on miui, I'm sorry.
Since last week I have my brand new Ultra...
But the battery life is soooo bad... Around 4 hours display on time (1,5h playing a game and the other 2,5h surfing/taking notes etc) I loose 50% battery..
Is this normal?
One UI is using a lot of battery... should be more like 1% unless there's a good reason.
But why?
I didn't set up anything.. Only 120 hz refresh rate
remix92 said:
But why?
I didn't set up anything.. Only 120 hz refresh rate
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Don't know. 120hz eats battery too as does increased brightness. It maybe a combination of things. All Samsung's should be optimized.
Try in safe mode to rule out 3rd party apps.
Clear system cache. Use Device Care to clean Storage/user logs etc.
Keep all social media apps, shopping apps off the phone. Cloud anything will suck battery.
Turn off Google, Samsung, app and carrier fedback. Try temporarily disabling Google play Services, Gmail, Gmaps and Google backup Transport are dependencies.
Use a Package Disabler or adb edits to kill useless bloatware (leave the Samsung system apps alone!). Target only the battery hogs. Beware of dependencies and know what the apk you're disabling does! Names can be misleading.
I came across some sammy apps...
samsung-memory-guardian-4-0-04.apk
thermal-guardian-3-0-46.apk
maybe they'll assist.
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and then there is...
https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/2022-07-03-v0-5-1-universal-android-debloater.4069209/
note it cannot affect system apps unless you have figured out the Monstrously difficult step of rooting.
old_fart said:
I came across some sammy apps...
samsung-memory-guardian-4-0-04.apk
thermal-guardian-3-0-46.apk
maybe they'll assist.
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and then there is...
https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/2022-07-03-v0-5-1-universal-android-debloater.4069209/
note it cannot affect system apps unless you have figured out the Monstrously difficult step of rooting.
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Don't have such apk/packages on my device
Used "Package Manager" from. Playstore to check
remix92 said:
Don't have such apk/packages on my device
Used "Package Manager" from. Playstore to check
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They are from the Galaxy Store. These aren't the solutions you need. Package Disabler will work with Android 9 and 10, no problem. PM if you need the website, not on Playstore. Cost 4 or 5 bucks. It runs real time so you can make changes on the fly, effortlessly.
blackhawk said:
They are from the Galaxy Store. These aren't the solutions you need. Package Disabler will work with Android 9 and 10, no problem. PM if you need the website, not on Playstore. Cost 4 or 5 bucks. It runs real time so you can make changes on the fly, effortlessly.
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Looked up that app, Package Disabler and I thought wow . . . it works and does NOT need root. So that's a nice trick. The hard part is figuring out what to touch and what to stay away from. They warn you. The bricking is up to you. Thanks goodness there's Odin.
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Looked up that app, Package Disabler and I thought wow . . . it works and does NOT need root. So that's a nice trick. The hard part is figuring out what to touch and what to stay away from. They warn you. The bricking is up to you. Thanks goodness there's Odin.
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It can't brick a phone. I never had to do a factory reset to purge it in over 3 years. However it does run in safe mode as it has full Administrator privileges.