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[Q] What happen to the notification...

Somehow the notification thingy (red dot with number of unread emails) is not showing anymore. This is for the built-in email client that came with the Gnote.
I have a feeling its because I have ADW EX as my launcher now. Just want some confirmation, and is there a way to get it back?
Thanks.

If you're using ADW, then you'll need ADWNotifier.

Thanks, but doesn't work with the Samsung email client.
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NoLed. It is something different, but hav a look once. It supports almost all applications.
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dr.ketan said:
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NoLed. It is something different, but hav a look once. It supports almost all applications.
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Thanks. I've tried that before, and yes it works...
I just want something simple - like the read dot. lol.
Do you know how bad the NoLED affects battery life? Thank you.

Visual360 said:
Do you know how bad the NoLED affects battery life? Thank you.
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It has killed my phone before. It obviously came up and was there for hours, and the screen just drained the battery. I also assume it prevented the phone sleeping. This was with the Xperia Arc.
There are settings that can prevent this, but then I found the situation fairly useless as the notification was not there when I wanted it. I could not find a method that suited me.
I have no bought (waiting delivery) one of those wristbands that vibrate when you get a notification, call, or leave your phone behind . I think that will work better for me. Still waiting for an Android watch that does not look like a brick on your wrist.

jeromepearce said:
It has killed my phone before. It obviously came up and was there for hours, and the screen just drained the battery. I also assume it prevented the phone sleeping. This was with the Xperia Arc.
There are settings that can prevent this, but then I found the situation fairly useless as the notification was not there when I wanted it. I could not find a method that suited me.
I have no bought (waiting delivery) one of those wristbands that vibrate when you get a notification, call, or leave your phone behind . I think that will work better for me. Still waiting for an Android watch that does not look like a brick on your wrist.
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The wristband thingy sounds interesting. Which one did you get? Mind posting the link? Thanks.

S5 battery life sucks. gpsd task

Hi there,
I wanted to check if there is any solution to the ****ty battery life the S5 have. I don't know why Samsung talks **** about iPhone if they can't have a good battery life without the U saving mode.
I've tried everything even turned GPS off. Disabled Samsung remote location. Please help.
I used to achieve 14 hours on my nexus 5... Yes the N5, come on!

That's rough my battery usually lasts me 14 hours ish

JamesIsNinja said:
That's rough my battery usually lasts me 14 hours ish
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How many % the gpsd task shows in yours? Also is it the G900H?

Mine one lasts for 1 complete day with 4g on most of the time.. Screen time is around 4 to 5 hours

If you're coming here to find a solution then use a program to diagnose the issue like wakelock detector or better battery stats. This post lacks information and does not allow us to help you.

you can try to download wake lock detector or better battery stats from the play store to monitor your battery usage

danfalcas said:
Hi there,
I wanted to check if there is any solution to the ****ty battery life the S5 have. I don't know why Samsung talks **** about iPhone if they can't have a good battery life without the U saving mode.
I've tried everything even turned GPS off. Disabled Samsung remote location. Please help.
I used to achieve 14 hours on my nexus 5... Yes the N5, come on!
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Your problem might be due to any of these 2 reasons
1 app that uses the network is misbehaving
If this is the case than Uninstalling the misbehaving app.
2 the radio control interface
Sometimes the signal from Tower is not that good in your area so setting the network settings to AUTO mode, the phone keeps switching between GSM, WCDMA AND LTE. try setting your phone to GSM ONLY or WCDMA ONLY. it will most probably solve the issue.

Hahaha. I can't believe to see this post. That's the problem dude. I've 5-6 sot on TW with usage all day long, data all the time. And I got 5 sot on cm. Believe me as heavy user here ?
from SM-G900F / SM-N9005

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If you're coming here to find a solution then use a program to diagnose the issue like wakelock detector or better battery stats. This post lacks information and does not allow us to help you.
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Ok I will use the wake lock app today the whole day. At the end of the day will post the results. Also I will make the suggested changes to the network to see if it helps. Thanks. Will post the results in 10-12 hours.

what rom or you running? stock samsung?
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Ok I will use the wake lock app today the whole day. At the end of the day will post the results. Also I will make the suggested changes to the network to see if it helps. Thanks. Will post the results in 10-12 hours.
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my battery lasts almost a day each time..

Omri76 said:
my battery lasts almost a day each time..
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Stock samsung, no root. I flashed the factory image to see if that helped. But no. I cannot use battery tracker apps cause no root :/
I think I will go for a LG G3, not even the SGS4 running stock samsung firmware drained the battery this much.

danfalcas said:
Stock samsung, no root. I flashed the factory image to see if that helped. But no. I cannot use battery tracker apps cause no root :/
I think I will go for a LG G3, not even the SGS4 running stock samsung firmware drained the battery this much.
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Model:?which model are you using?)
ROM:? (which build?)
Any Recent Changes:? (have u installled anything recently)
How often do you use device: ? (how many hours per day do you do certain tasks)
they key to asking for help is offering enough information for us to assist you
posting in the correct forum may have helped too mind you

-PiLoT- said:
Model:?which model are you using?)
ROM:? (which build?)
Any Recent Changes:? (have u installled anything recently)
How often do you use device: ? (how many hours per day do you do certain tasks)
they key to asking for help is offering enough information for us to assist you
posting in the correct forum may have helped too mind you
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Model: SM-G900H (Sucks not to have the snapdragon)
ROM: KOT49H.G900HXXU1ANG3
Any Recent Changes: No, using the same apps since Nexus 5. I had Nexus 5 then a Note 3 then an S3 mini then a Note then a Nexus 4 then an S4, running the same apps no issue with this.
How often do you use device: I am at work, so I use mostly for whatsapp, and at lunch to check the social networks.
I have great signal from the network, and I always use my phones with everything on except the bluetooth, I have never had this issue. I left the phone one day on stand by, and it only held the battery for 11hours, with 20minutes of on screen use. And the GPSD task was the only one that was using the battery.
What I've done so far:
I turned samsung remote location off
Factory reset
Removed google location services
Disabled all the apps that uses location like twitter or facebook
Turned the GPS off
Root the device and deleted all samsung apps (the ones that can be unisntalled)
Use the GPS on Low battery usage
Disabled the pedometer
Nothing seems to work.
I am not a really Samsung fan, but I was giving a try to the S5 because the water resistant thing, but if my S3 mini can hold up more battery than this device, for me its a crap. More if they make a lot of fun of apple iphone, and the battery life of the S5 is WORST!

danfalcas said:
Model: SM-G900H (Sucks not to have the snapdragon)
ROM: KOT49H.G900HXXU1ANG3
Any Recent Changes: No, using the same apps since Nexus 5. I had Nexus 5 then a Note 3 then an S3 mini then a Note then a Nexus 4 then an S4, running the same apps no issue with this.
How often do you use device: I am at work, so I use mostly for whatsapp, and at lunch to check the social networks.
I have great signal from the network, and I always use my phones with everything on except the bluetooth, I have never had this issue. I left the phone one day on stand by, and it only held the battery for 11hours, with 20minutes of on screen use. And the GPSD task was the only one that was using the battery.
What I've done so far:
I turned samsung remote location off
Factory reset
Removed google location services
Disabled all the apps that uses location like twitter or facebook
Turned the GPS off
Root the device and deleted all samsung apps (the ones that can be unisntalled)
Use the GPS on Low battery usage
Disabled the pedometer
Nothing seems to work.
I am not a really Samsung fan, but I was giving a try to the S5 because the water resistant thing, but if my S3 mini can hold up more battery than this device, for me its a crap. More if they make a lot of fun of apple iphone, and the battery life of the S5 is WORST!
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Id have a shot at using the debloater. its in the dev forums afaik.

My stock S5.. only changed from "Dalvick" to "Art" and using Greenify for the wakelocks.
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basboy33 said:
My stock S5.. only changed from "Dalvick" to "Art" and using Greenify for the wakelocks.
Sent from my SM-G900F.
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Didn't knew we could change to ART in the S5! Already rebooting to ART, I hope this give me at least 14 hours of battery life! :good: Thanks.
I'll let you know what happened.
I can tell the results tomorrow night when I get home after work to check if the battery life is awesome now.

Definitely some app misbehaving there. I never switch anything of - sync, wifi, GPS always on. On average 6-7 hours screen time. If doing low cpu tasks like reading a book I have got to 12 hours screen.
Worth doing a root and see what the problem is.

Okey! Well i tested the ART for two days now and got no problems so far.
Got WiFi, Bluetooth, Sync, 3G and Location on.
I hope the ART works for you, let me know.
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danfalcas said:
Didn't knew we could change to ART in the S5! Already rebooting to ART, I hope this give me at least 14 hours of battery life! :good: Thanks.
I'll let you know what happened.
I can tell the results tomorrow night when I get home after work to check if the battery life is awesome now.
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basboy33 said:
Okey! Well i tested the ART for two days now and got no problems so far.
Got WiFi, Bluetooth, Sync, 3G and Location on.
I hope the ART works for you, let me know.
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I doubt that an unstable runtime will make your battery better. Check my post here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=55250809&postcount=1309
Using a custom kernel and with a few apps frozen I get this awesomeness.
Enviado do meu Galaxy S5

basboy33 said:
My stock S5.. only changed from "Dalvick" to "Art" and using Greenify for the wakelocks.
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@basboy33 THANKS, ART seems to solved the issue, I have to wait until tomorrow to say that this really solved my ****ty battery life issue :laugh: hopefully it did!
gpsd = gps dalvik, is not draining my battery this far.
I will report the full battery life tomorrow, with screenshot, to check if this is really the solution for stock S5 it appears to be.

How to maximize battery life?

....I stream music sometimes during the day so that's obvious, but what else?

Greenify is your best friend

Keep your wakelocks to a minimum. Google search on wakelocks and preventing them from occurring.

Black backgrounds because it's an AMOLED, black keyboard etc...

kashk5 said:
Greenify is your best friend
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Do I have to be rooted?

dinosaur1 said:
Do I have to be rooted?
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Latest version of greenify works with non rooted devices. Not sure how effective it is.
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zephiK said:
Latest version of greenify works with non rooted devices. Not sure how effective it is.
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Do I install it and then just leave it? Or do I have to make some settings?

dinosaur1 said:
Do I install it and then just leave it? Or do I have to make some settings?
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You have to greenify apps that are intrusive. Please read the app description before asking. You seem to be confused on what greenify is and what it does.
Apps that are intrusive would be apps running and doing calls in the background. You can find a list of them by searching or using a battery wakelock app.
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zephiK said:
You have to greenify apps that are intrusive. Please read the app description before asking. You seem to be confused on what greenify is and what it does.
Apps that are intrusive would be apps running and doing calls in the background. You can find a list of them by searching or using a battery wakelock app.
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Correct I'm coming from an iPhone so this is new to me. I need to find out how to search for them.

zephiK said:
You have to greenify apps that are intrusive. Please read the app description before asking. You seem to be confused on what greenify is and what it does.
Apps that are intrusive would be apps running and doing calls in the background. You can find a list of them by searching or using a battery wakelock app.
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What about using Battery Saver mode?

dinosaur1 said:
What about using Battery Saver mode?
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dinosaur1 said:
Correct I'm coming from an iPhone so this is new to me. I need to find out how to search for them.
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I'm sorry but not everybody can answer every single question you ask. You have to find it for yourself, we can just lead you into the right direction
Rule #1 of XDA,
1. Search before posting.
Use one of our search functions before posting or creating a new thread. Whether you have a question or just something new to share, it's very likely that someone has already asked that question or shared that news.
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If you're asking about Battery Saver, look it up on what it exactly does. But it would not help you as its the last 15% of your battery. Find existing battery optimization threads and then you'll have some ideas.

zephiK said:
I'm sorry but not everybody can answer every single question you ask. You have to find it for yourself, we can just lead you into the right direction
Rule #1 of XDA,
If you're asking about Battery Saver, look it up on what it exactly does. But it would not help you as its the last 15% of your battery. Find existing battery optimization threads and then you'll have some ideas.
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Gotcha

zephiK said:
If you're asking about Battery Saver, look it up on what it exactly does. But it would not help you as its the last 15% of your battery. Find existing battery optimization threads and then you'll have some ideas.
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Actually, you can turn Battery Saver mode on at any time. Problem is that you have to deal with those garish orange bars on the top and bottom, and it'll disable vibration, ambient display, and most background data (i.e. no more push emails or app notifications). It also throttles the processor and disables animations, so Battery Saver mode is not an ideal solution for all-day use.
Reining in bad apps is the best way to maximize battery life. Either uninstall/disable bad apps, or prevent them from burning through your phone's battery through Greenify.

kashk5 said:
Actually, you can turn Battery Saver mode on at any time. Problem is that you have to deal with those garish orange bars on the top and bottom, and it'll disable vibration, ambient display, and most background data (i.e. no more push emails or app notifications). It also throttles the processor and disables animations, so Battery Saver mode is not an ideal solution for all-day use.
Reining in bad apps is the best way to maximize battery life. Either uninstall/disable bad apps, or prevent them from burning through your phone's battery through Greenify.
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Ah you're right. I was referring to automatic battery saver. I would rather tweak battery using Franco kernels per app mode which enables profiles on performance based on what app is being used in the background.
In my opinion, battery saver isnt very good. It cripples your phone to the point where you're not using your phone since so many features are disabled. It's good for having the essentials like texting and calling but other than that there are better ways to get the most out of the battery
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zephiK said:
Ah you're right. I was referring to automatic battery saver. I would rather tweak battery using Franco kernels per app mode which enables profiles on performance based on what app is being used in the background.
In my opinion, battery saver isnt very good. It cripples your phone to the point where you're not using your phone since so many features are disabled. It's good for having the essentials like texting and calling but other than that there are better ways to get the most out of the battery
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I concur, that's why it's only useful when you're down to 10-15% of battery life so you can get an extra hour or so, which could be useful in cases where you need to be able to call/text but you're not able to get to a charger.

No need to root.

This might be the first phone I leave stock. I do miss xposed on my htc, but aside from that. I don't see any reason to root. Am I the only one with similar feelings?
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only 1 reason is ram management bug

adidas123 said:
only 1 reason is ram management bug
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Glad that you mentioned this. Whenever I switch between apps and go back into chrome. The page I was viewing has to reload. How is this fixed via root?
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So... you have to make changes to the build.xxx file? Are all phones affected by this ram issue? I haven't experienced any issues with apps crashing or lagging.
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NYLUVBUG said:
So... you have to make changes to the build.xxx file? Are all phones affected by this ram issue? I haven't experienced any issues with apps crashing or lagging.
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Honestly other than debloating, I could have left it stock as well.
I have incredibly itchy fingers though If I'm not messing with something that can turn my phone into a paperweight, I'm not having fun. Even the ram management stock wasn't noticeable to me. The Tmobile bloat is horrible, and I love loading ROMs and screwing with stuff I shouldn't be for the sake of the community.

LMT pie, adaway, custom roms, alliance framework, volume warning removal, de bloating, viper4android, etc... Root is always necessary.

viper4android

You are not missing much by not rooting. Nothing out there anyways. Most bloat can be disabled. No fix for ram issues. Only samsung can fix it if they want.
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ambervals6 said:
You are not missing much by not rooting. Nothing out there anyways. Most bloat can be disabled. No fix for ram issues. Only samsung can fix it if they want.
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True, I have everything disabled and I haven't found the need to root.

NYLUVBUG said:
True, I have everything disabled and I haven't found the need to root.
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Stock since April 10th ram management isn't a huge issue for me. First phone ever not rooted. I'm satisfied.
Launched from my?T-Mobile Galaxy S6 ? 5.1.1 ?

philliman said:
Stock since April 10th ram management isn't a huge issue for me. First phone ever not rooted. I'm satisfied.
Launched from myT-Mobile Galaxy S6 5.1.1
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Agree, you won't miss much by not rooting. I have disabled most of the bloat which are allowed to be disabled. I can switch between apps without any issues. I got a replacement device last week because the previous one will just turn off itself even if the battery is charged. the "new" (Actually is seems refurbished) works well so far. I have repeated the same process on disabling the unwanted apps, turning off wifi calling and VoLTE, screen on auto brightness, all the usual stuff. Battery life is not great, but can last a working day with moderate usage. If you are on the road, and use camera, maps, then battery drains quickly. If t-mobile network is poor where you are( which is a not unusal), battery will drain even quicker.

T version has to many app from stock... Almost 1.5gb of trash stuff.

abachhan75 said:
Agree, you won't miss much by not rooting. I have disabled most of the bloat which are allowed to be disabled. I can switch between apps without any issues. I got a replacement device last week because the previous one will just turn off itself even if the battery is charged. the "new" (Actually is seems refurbished) works well so far. I have repeated the same process on disabling the unwanted apps, turning off wifi calling and VoLTE, screen on auto brightness, all the usual stuff. Battery life is not great, but can last a working day with moderate usage. If you are on the road, and use camera, maps, then battery drains quickly. If t-mobile network is poor where you are( which is a not unusal), battery will drain even quicker.
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I have everything enabled. Disabled the apps that I don't use and my battery life is great for my needs. 15 hrs with moderate use. I'm not big on SOT because I'm not in my phone all day long. Lol people be wanting 10 hrs SOT. ? ? ?
Launched from my?T-Mobile Galaxy S6 ? 5.1.1 ?

viper4android!

I semi-bricked my phone and haven't been rooted since bringing it back to life. The only thing I truly miss is AdAway. It's been years since I had to browse the web without an ad blocker and I feel like they've turned up the onslaught ten fold.

Not bad at all.
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I wouldn't root either, but I hate ads, ad-away is a must for me. Adguard and all those work when browsing but not in apps. Until then I will stick to 5.0.2 with root. If anyone knows of a alternative for ad blocking like ad-away does, please let me know.

I need root. Few reasons. Debloating, ViperFX and volume button skip mod (whenever we get one)
Also really really hoping official Cyanogenmod makes it to this phone. I miss AOSP with all my heart.

H3adru5H said:
I need root. Few reasons. Debloating, ViperFX and volume button skip mod (whenever we get one)
Also really really hoping official Cyanogenmod makes it to this phone. I miss AOSP with all my heart.
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Why not get a nexus then
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ambervals6 said:
Why not get a nexus then
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It's too damn big lol plus I prefer Samsung software. The S4 was perfect because of Google's GPE program. But since that's dead the best I can hope for is that sooner or later CM will come to the S6.

[App]: Always On Display - All AMOLED Devices

Greetings all,
What is it ?
I found this application in the Goole Play store which simulates the "Always On Display" feature for all AMOLED devices.
It is basically turns all pixels in AMOLED screen into black except the selected pixels for the clock. Yes it works with all kind of screens however it causes battery drain for non AMOLED screens.
Issues:
- Doesn't work well with fingerprint as you need to tap the home button every time you need to open the screen
- Doesn't work with 3rd party lock screen apps.
note:
Please note that I'm not the developer, I just know the developer and I can communicate with him issues.
or you can directly do so in the comments section in the Play Store
Download Link:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.turki.alkhateeb.alwayson

Yeah not good if you want to turn your phone on lol you can't

What about battery drain? Anyone already try it?

meg0n00b said:
What about battery drain? Anyone already try it?
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I did try it. It consumes slightly more than 1% of the battery ever one hour similar to what S7 and G5 do.
to me it is too much
around 24% daily is wasted

jaythenut said:
Yeah not good if you want to turn your phone on lol you can't
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Yes, I already communicated this with the developer hoping for a fix.

Yup gave it a shot, sorry to say the fingerprint unlock has spoiled me can't live without it

zeflun said:
Yup gave it a shot, sorry to say the fingerprint unlock has spoiled me can't live without it
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Yeah, I installed it and it was difficult to get my phone back.
This is a bad app on a 6P. Don't use. Don't even try.

Would be better if we could have ambient display on always but only the clock aspect[emoji14]
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I lose 1% overnight on my phone as is, and as interesting as this app sounds. You'll be losing 1% an hour ? Bit excessive

All I really want is a way to wave over the proximity sensor like the og moto x
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Does it move the clock around to prevent burn in?
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Koragg618 said:
Does it move the clock around to prevent burn in?
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it does

emiwonder said:
it does
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Unless I'm missing something, I don't see any option to automatically move the clock around the screen. It gives you the option to have it be on the top center or bottom of the screen, but no option to automatically move it around to prevent burn-in.
I would love to be proven wrong, cause I really want this app to work and not burn my screen! But I don't see the option, and thus far it's not moving on it's own...

Sparky1306 said:
Unless I'm missing something, I don't see any option to automatically move the clock around the screen. It gives you the option to have it be on the top center or bottom of the screen, but no option to automatically move it around to prevent burn-in.
I would love to be proven wrong, cause I really want this app to work and not burn my screen! But I don't see the option, and thus far it's not moving on it's own...
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My clock moved every 2 to 3 seconds maybe

Oh this app is very interesting.

dladz said:
I lose 1% overnight on my phone as is, and as interesting as this app sounds. You'll be losing 1% an hour ? Bit excessive
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Do you use greenify or any apps like that?
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Chillz88 said:
Do you use greenify or any apps like that?
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I have done but the drain tends to be the same either way.
Amplify has had a good impact on my phone but at the moment i don't use that either, for me it's really about the apps that want to constantly update, so facebook, twitter etc.

Is this different with our default clock's "night mode"?
night mode also automatically move the time.
any tap on the screen will return it to the lockscreen, if its locked, returns to the clock menu if unlocked.

Nice app, but could have more customization options, such as changing the battery icon and much more! But i liked of this app

This app is working great on my Pixel XL. Disabled all the gestures for "waking" the phone up as I have fingerprint scanner.