Our phone have issues with GPS.
Firstly, antenna not so good.
Secondly, while long using GPS fix can permanently lost until you off an on GPS.
So using GPS for long time just impossible: recording track can stop and you will not notice that.
Also tracks quality are bad. Here example:
Red – phone in default non-modified state
Green – all fixes applied
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This is probably software bug and it affects all ROM's: all stock (new 4.3 too), CyanogenMod and based on it
Dual version affected too.
Confirmations: 1, 2, 3, 4 and a lot posts from disappointed users on other forums.
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Here is complex solutions that really helps me.
But workarounds must be applied ALL to give you acceptable result.
For now all recorded tracks smooth and correct even in cloudy weather.
Please, share your results in thread.
Note: for quick obtaining GPS fix device must have internet access for downloading almanac and sync time (A-GPS)
1. Disable network location
When it's on and GPS in use phone collecting information about Wi-Fi and mobile base-stations around you and sends to Google for better positioning in future.
Somehow this in correlation with our problem: track goes ragged, sometimes you "teleporting" into different location.
This was confirmed in my test a lot times.
And what advantage in this if we already have precise coordinates from GPS?
So disable it:
For stock: Settings > Location services > untick Google's location service
For CyanogenMod and other custom ROM's: Settings > Location > Mode > select Device Only
2. Software workaround
UPD: application and Tasker profile was updated.
Now not required Secure Settings plugin and now supports Android 6.0 Marshmallow and higher.
But on 6.0 network location will be enabled after switching.
We just need to automatically regularly off and on GPS.
So bug with constantly lost fix just does not have time to appear – we preventively "rebooting" GPS. It's really helps.
Such shutdown doesn't causing gaps on track: last points just connecting. And then location determined instantly.
Surely you need to disable notification "GPS signal lost" in your track-recording / navigation app because it will be appears every 3 minutes.
Thanks to Tasker and App Factory I created standalone project as a separate application
It doesn't requires Tasker itself and haven't any settings: app just works in background.
To control GPS state required Root
Task configured to launch if GPS was manually on. When GPS off by you task stops.
Don't left it "on" if not use – task may affect battery!
Specially for that, who enables GPS only when need it.
Below provided same profile for Tasker, so you can optimize it for your requirements, e.g. starting by shortcut or other conditions.
How task works
1. Wait 2 minutes for sure good first fixing satellites
–– If after this time GPS still on – goto p.2
–– If GPS was off – task ends. Protection from accidental starting cycle
2. Disables GPS
3. Wait 5 seconds
4. Enabling GPS
5. Wait 3 minutes
–– If for this time GPS don't disabled manually – goto p.2
–– If GPS was disabled manually – task ends to next enabling
Installing
1. Download and install this app: Fix GPS (you need installed gapps!)
2. Launch it and allow root permissions
3. Now the application will autorun in background when phone boots
Notes
– If you want to disable app delete or freeze it
– App creates persistent service that don't affects battery if GPS off. Takes up 10-14 MB RAM
– Don't forget to add Fix GPS app into white-list of your task-killer and Stamina / Doze
– You can hide installed apps from launcher, no longer needed to interact with them
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And here Tasker profile if someone want to edit states for task activation for own needs.
Or you can create shortcut at homescreen to control fix manually. There's a lot of variants.
Installing
1. Download archive and extract XML file from it
2. Put file in /sdcard/Tasker/profiles/
3. Launch Tasker, tap on Tasks tab > Import > Fix_GPS.prf.xml
4. Manually start task "Fix GPS" and allow root permissions
3. Simple hardware addition to increase sensitivity of GPS receiver
Sensitivity of receiving a signal from the satellites we have lower than it could be
It seems cause is antenna: it small, located under the sticker in the corner of the camera.
In identical conditions SNR (signal-noise ratio) from satellites in Sony 20-30, in LG P500 – 30-40
This also causes regular deterioration of accuracy and artifacts on track.
So basing on this thread I created similar primitive "additional antenna".
This is anti-technical, but really helps a bit.
Result: additional 2-7 SNR points
Check this yourself with and without modified back cover using GPS Test app.
Installing
1. Cut strip of cooper foil with width approx. 4 mm. Internet says that aluminum foil gives worst results
2. Attach it using adhesive tape inside cover at camera hole as on photo below
3. Length - as you wish. Pieces can be connected lapped by making small incisions
4. Change settings for recording tracks
If your beloved app allow to change recording settings edit them similar as below.
This is make tracks more smooth and steady.
Here is for MyTracks
– Recording time interval: 4 s
– Recording distance interval: 20 m
– Max distance: 200 m
– GPS accuracy: 20 m
4971, 2088
I had teleporting problem about gps. I think it's because of google service.
I'm trying to install fix gps apk and getting error "app not installed". Any ideas on what could be the issue?
MartyMantion said:
I'm trying to install fix gps apk and getting error "app not installed". Any ideas on what could be the issue?
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Hmm, strange.
This will be clear if you record logcat in txt while installing APK and attach here.
Use app Logcat Extreme
UPD: Also, gapps installed (if you use custom rom) ?
Do all Sony xperia M have the same gps issues or are these issues just plaguing some people? I am thinking of buying this phone but I am a heavy gps user I use offline maps like Osmand and I can't have a gps that cuts out and doesn't regain connection.
Bonoboo said:
Hmm, strange.
This will be clear if you record logcat in txt while installing APK and attach here.
Use app Logcat Extreme
UPD: Also, gapps installed (if you use custom rom) ?
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I see, it depends on google maps. I do not have gapps installed (trying to live sans-google).
Code:
~>cat fixgps.log | grep gps
E/PackageManager( 742): Package fix.gps requires unavailable shared library com.google.android.maps; failing!
W/PackageManager( 742): Package couldn't be installed in /data/app/fix.gps-1.apk
I/InstallAppProgress( 9907): Finished installing fix.gps
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mikee286 said:
Do all Sony xperia M have the same gps issues or are these issues just plaguing some people? I am thinking of buying this phone but I am a heavy gps user I use offline maps like Osmand and I can't have a gps that cuts out and doesn't regain connection.
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I got my second one and they both have this issue. First one I got used second one new. Both are C1904.
mikee286 said:
Do all Sony xperia M have the same gps issues?
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Seems yes.
MartyMantion said:
it depends on google maps. I do not have gapps installed
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Yep, Tasker standalone apps always depends from Google Maps Framework which part of gapps (not just Maps app).
And because I pointed to logcat to confirm this.
I added info about gapps into first post.
To which folder I copy the file "Fix_GPS_Tasker_Profile"?
pedroj666 said:
To which folder I copy the file "Fix_GPS_Tasker_Profile"?
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1. Extract XML file from archive
2. Put file in /storage/sdcard0/Tasker/profiles/ (internal memory/Tasker/profiles)
3. Launch Tasker, tap on Tasks tab > Import > Fix_GPS.prf.xml
Now this in first post, thanks for tip.
gps works when charging...
hi, I observed that when my xperia M mod 2004 is charging (in the car...) it works fine.
just sharing....
the stamina mode
hi,
today I observed that if I turn off the stamina mode the gps works fine, and it was working properly wen charging because in this situation the stamina mode is turned off...
hello, nice tut, is this fix also suitable for CM11?
thanks! <3
pre_fri said:
if I turn off the stamina mode the gps works fine
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Thanks for sharing your observations.
Problem definitely persist without Stamina.
But charger is something new and really can help because device always awake.
much1 said:
is this fix also suitable for CM11?
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Hi,
Sure, and for CM12 too.
Hello Bonoboo!
I am decided to push SNR to the limits, is there a way to find any conductive point of the antenna? I dont even seem to find the antenna itself! Maybe you have some pics of antenna or some pics with arrows I dont seem to find any materials on this model board.
Do you think it's worth doing it?
Thank you!
much1 said:
is there a way to find any conductive point of the antenna? I dont even seem to find the antenna itself!
I dont seem to find any materials on this model board.
Do you think it's worth doing it?
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Hi,
Open battery cover – antenna located in left corner, left and up from camera.
It's snake-shaped cooper foil integrated into "sticker" and it's part of back cover.
Be careful, you can damage it if start to unstick (I tried).
On other internal side two contacts that applied to board.
Antenna developed with working parameters: frequency, length of wave etc.
So deep changes may cause worth signal strength.
Anyway, if you decide apply some modding please share your experience here.
P.S. Just for info: service docs
nokia here!!!
I was facing same not working gps experience on my CM11. tried some gapps to fix that.. no result. lastly nokia here fixed that problem without any gapps, fixed as a standalone apps.:good:
Restart GPS using shell?
Hello,
can someone please point me out, how can I start/stop gps using shell? (Lets assume I have root shell)
or if this is not possible, whats my best go?
Thanks a lot
much1 said:
how can I start/stop gps using shell?
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This work on any ROM, except Android 6.0 and newer.
Enable GPS only
Code:
content update --uri content://settings/secure --bind value:s:gps --where name="'location_providers_allowed'"
Enable network location only
Code:
content update --uri content://settings/secure --bind value:s:network --where name="'location_providers_allowed'"
Enable GPS and network location
Code:
content update --uri content://settings/secure --bind value:s:gps,network --where name="'location_providers_allowed'"
Disable all
Code:
content update --uri content://settings/secure --bind value:s:off --where name="'location_providers_allowed'"
Thank you Bonoboo, it's working just reporting...
Has anyone figured out the optimal dimensions for the copper foil antenna or doesn't it matter?
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In the next few minutes you will read about gem of an app to save all our lost droid in all possible ways ....
here it is
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lsdroid.cerberus&hl=en
you have free trail
now whats so special about this....lets see
Remote control allows you to perform many operations on your device, like:
- Locate and track it
- Start a loud alarm, even if the device is set to silent mode
- Wipe the internal memory and the SD card
- Hide Cerberus from the app drawer
- Lock the device with a code
- Record audio from the microphone
- Get a list of last calls sent and received
- Get information about network and operator the device is connected to
- And much more!
- capture a pic with rear or front with or without the front camera
see how the picture reaches your email
you can even get messages if other sim is in the device for upto three numbers and your email address.
here's the working by the developers
http://youtu.be/WkJ8jeWb0V0
you can remotely switch on wifi via sms even see call sms log record voice....
so this app is the beloved one to track your lost device and have it in your sight to make sure no one gets their hands on your loved droid
heres the description as in the google play
Cerberus helps you get back your lost or stolen Android device.
Cerberus is a complete anti-theft application, the best protection you can get to recover your misplaced, lost or stolen Android device. This is a free trial for one week, then you can buy a lifetime license for a small price (2.99€) from within the application: no monthly or yearly fees, just a one-time payment. License is associated to your Cerberus account, if you have multiple devices you can use all of them (up to 5) with the same account.
It has three ways to protect your device:
- Remote control through the website www.cerberusapp.com
- Remote control via text messages
- SIM Checker (for devices that have a SIM card): you will automatically receive alerts if someone uses your phone with an unauthorized SIM card
Remote control allows you to perform many operations on your device, like:
- Locate and track it
- Start a loud alarm, even if the device is set to silent mode
- Wipe the internal memory and the SD card
- Hide Cerberus from the app drawer
- Lock the device with a code
- Record audio from the microphone
- Get a list of last calls sent and received
- Get information about network and operator the device is connected to
- And much more!
Cerberus automatically enables GPS if it is off when you try to localize your device (only on Android < 2.3.3) and you can protect it from unauthorized uninstalling - more info in the app configuration.
The app works even if the device does not have an internet connection thanks to remote control by sms messages. Also, the SIM Checker feature allows you to know the new number to send texts to, if the SIM card is changed. Texts received and sent for Cerberus remote control will not start any notification and will not appear in the Messages application.
Cerberus does not drain the battery because there is no background service running: it will activate only if there is a remote control request and will stop afterwards.
More features for rooted devices: complete uninstall protection (a thief will be able to delete Cerberus only by flashing another ROM), GPS auto-enabling even on Android > 2.3.3. More info on the website in the Help section.
If you already bought SIM Checker Pro you can have Cerberus at a discounted price, contact us for information.
Have any questions, issues or feature requests? Contact us at [email protected] and we'll be glad to answer!
hit thanks if you liked the post and share it to your friends....
i take no credits for this
credits to the developers for providing us with such a wonderful app........
i have just put up the links here
at last coment your suggestions below.....
I really loved this on my S2 when I was on Gingerbread, but since upgrading to ICS, it's not worked at all.
It doesn't take pictures on the wrong lock-screen pattern passwords anymore. I've tried reinstalling, and reactivating, but no joy. I'm on 4.0.3, does anyone have any ideas why this is?
jpxdude said:
I really loved this on my S2 when I was on Gingerbread, but since upgrading to ICS, it's not worked at all.
It doesn't take pictures on the wrong lock-screen pattern passwords anymore. I've tried reinstalling, and reactivating, but no joy. I'm on 4.0.3, does anyone have any ideas why this is?
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did u try contacting the support sir?
jpxdude said:
I really loved this on my S2 when I was on Gingerbread, but since upgrading to ICS, it's not worked at all.
It doesn't take pictures on the wrong lock-screen pattern passwords anymore. I've tried reinstalling, and reactivating, but no joy. I'm on 4.0.3, does anyone have any ideas why this is?
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I'm running 4.0.3 and just tested the take picture with wrong lock pattern and it worked fine, a picture was taken and emailed to me. I'm running Cerberus v2.2
i tried cerberus but sooner or later it starts showing up in your running app list
and starts slurping battery.
i personally recommend phonelocator pro. never had a problem with that. ui is simple and also packed with functions
busterdev said:
i tried cerberus but sooner or later it starts showing up in your running app list
and starts slurping battery.
i personally recommend phonelocator pro. never had a problem with that. ui is simple and also packed with functions
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so i far i havent had any problems though..........this ones still the best for me... does your app have all the features
I bought this and installed to all my family members androids. Im the only one with root, so im the only that has it on /system/app. Awesome functions compared to price.
Sent from my GT-I9100 using XDA Premium HD app
This is the first anti-theft that's actually done everything it says it would do for me. Works great on ICS AOKP here and I gladly bought it and recommended it to several other people who did so as well. Great app.
+1
this is the best anti theft app I've used.
My current rom is CM9 (2012-04-11 nightly) and it works perfect. It also worked on Sammy's ICS roms.
I've used phone locator also, which just didn't do what it says it does...
Worth every penny!
busterdev said:
i tried cerberus but sooner or later it starts showing up in your running app list
and starts slurping battery.
i personally recommend phonelocator pro. never had a problem with that. ui is simple and also packed with functions
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Never had this issue.......
so do you agree that this is one of the best guys.?
its not getting the credits it deserves plz share this thread link market link or by any means and make others to use this......
Any app which shall survive hard reset. Coz a person usually hard reset before putting a new sim.
a_t_u_l said:
Any app which shall survive hard reset. Coz a person usually hard reset before putting a new sim.
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if your phone is rooted then this app will have su rights so you cant delete or uninstall a app which is devices admin in android.....the app will remain as a system which can only be deleted if anyone formats the system and installs a new rom
Then will need to root my phone first, could you provide the link for the same.
This is cool until the thief turns airplane mode on. He/She has to be really stupid not to do that
Sent from my awesome SGS+
But it can be uninstalled. Is there some password protection for it?
Kond3P said:
This is cool until the thief turns airplane mode on. He/She has to be really stupid not to do that
Sent from my awesome SGS+
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What's the point of having a phone you can't ever use because you have airplane mode on
Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk 2
jeffnz said:
What's the point of having a phone you can't ever use because you have airplane mode on
Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk 2
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You just flash a new rom in airplane mode and the phone can be used normally.
if you flash it through cwm, it cannot be uninstalled. also, since the app can be fully hidden, most people would not even suspect the app to be installed. and how many people do you think are capable of flashing another rom and fully wiping the phone?
most regular phone users don't even update their phone through kies and people who get their hand on the phone and have no idea about android at all certainly would never get the idea.
they would be too stupid to get over pattern lock in the first place, and by then, you will have their picture, their location and have sound recorded of them, which should be enough for the police to get your phone back.
for the meantime lock the device down completely and/or wipe it and even if the device is not connected to the internet, just with gsm signal you can still fully control it through sms. if you are still not able to get it back, get the imei blocked and the phone will be useless to any thief.
in any way, i love cerberus and never felt safer with my sgs2.
AVIRA!!!!
Hi all,
AVIRA for Android is available on Market and this version is not an antivirus but it has phone locator, screaming feature, remote wipe etc etc
....and it doesn't drain the battery!!!!
bye bye
Ok Sony released today .211 Firmware, so for those who already update to this latest build, what are the fixes?, what is still present?
I will update my phone in the weekend because right now I dont have too much time
Bugs:
IMPORTANT
Laggy 1080p or even 720p recording video
Activating the camera, then pressing menu button gives you a little freeze with a black screen
Paid apps [Keyboards & Widgets mainly] every reboot has a strange behavior, keyboard change to stock and widgets sometimes dissapear from the launcher
Solution:
This is a problem that many phones have it, not only this FW as you can see in this SwiftKey forum support:
Code:
http://support.swiftkey.net/forums/116693-2-bug-reports/suggestions/3017556-reverts-to-default-keyboard-at-reboot-restart
A workaround solution is to backup (with titanium for example) your APK that have this situation, then delete the original app and locate the APK and install it, this will fix the issue with both, keyboards and widgets :good:
Taking a photograph with the flash ON produce a "purple filter effect" in the photo
Solution:
(Open Camera > Normal Mode > Options > White Balance > Select any other than WB AUTO seems to fix these issue, thanks abhik2012 & Peter_95)
Less important, but still need attention!!
Whatsapp (And GoSMS?) doesn't vibrate with sound and predetermined option in notifications
Sometimes the LED stays on all the time (for example with a full charge and disconnect, the LED stays on, a reboot will fix these)
Many users reporting problems with microphone, sometimes Google Now doesn't work for this situation (clean install?, update from ICS?)
Walkman app sometimes stop playing music with web browsing, even sometimes without doing anything the music just stop
After a call, if the other person hangs up, the screen will stay ON but showing nothing (just black, seems that pattern unlock must be enabled) [NEW!]
Try too turn off screen with power button doesn't seem to work sometimes (doesnt happen for me... yet)
When low battery it says "enable Stamina Mode" besides there is no Stamina Mode in this phone
Volume up button sometimes seems it doesn't work at all
2G networks doesn't connect (People reporting these, have you configured your APN's correctly?) There is a possible solution http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=42123150#post42123150 here, who wants to try it? and report it back of course
16:9 HDMI output video with HW acceleration enabled displays at 4:3
Solution?:
16:9 HDMI output video with SW encoding displays correctly (16:9), but without HW acceleration the video its almost impossible to watch [thanks Dr Goodvibes]
Backup & restore doesnt let you backup only works for apps downloaded from the market with USB-OTG (intentionally?)*
Solution:
Install old ICS Backup & Restore and have fun
Download:
Backup & Restore From ICS
[Thanks Marsou77]
Live Wallpapers sometimes just disappear showing only a black wallpaper, they return later from the shadows without doing anything, Sometimes in the reboot go back to the stock wallpaper
Possible solution:
If your Live wallpaper its a paid version, its likely that the solution for the widgets & keyboard will work too :fingers-crossed:
Corporate E-mails accounts doesnt work, seems because they require encryption, that's its implemented, but not funcional, so it fails
Possible solution:
[Try this? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=42407724&postcount=384]
Going to Settings -> Location service -> tapping "Acces to my location" (not the toggle) will cause a Force close in settings
Image:
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Front camera formats Switched (4:3 shows a 16:9 format, and 16:9 format shows a 4:3)
Image:
Launcher redraws too many times
Try this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2300909
Need to confirm / More details
Poor signal or not signal at all sometimes / Mobile Data slow compared to ICS
"Bugs that are not really bugs" (so stop complaining about these )
Color LED for SMS and Gmail now its a "strange" White (before was green) this is not a bug, just a change in the color
Facebook, XDA app, Games, etc.... seems working slow or with glitches sometimes (these are app related bugs, not Sony firmware fault)
Google maps services draining a lot of battery (Google's fault, nothing related to this firmware)
"I cant select text anymore because it appears the magnifier" This is not a bug, that is how it works, if you want to select text doble quick tap will show the text selector :good:
Bugs only in .200 Firmware!, no present in .211
[*] Wi-Fi not working in Iran (and Sirya?) (Sony already are aware of these and a bug fix its coming week 23 - 24) (Seems that in order to use Wi-Fi you need to be in Airplane mode or take out the SIM card ) [Fixed in .211]
~Updates~
Sony already launch the update, so tell me what is still wrong?
These bugs sometimes doesnt appear in all phones, for example if you just upgrade from ICS via PCC the keyboard bug doesn't appear, but if you make a clean install with SEUS, it appears...
Have you found another, or a fix to solve these? :highfive:
Some photos of the bugs here mentioned
Stamina Mode?
Purple tint effect with flash
Same photo without flash & without that purple effect
Some Widgets dissapear after reboot the phone...
Before turn it off
After reboot
(I'm using Nova Launcher, but happens with stock launcher too, already tested)
SwiftKey Keyboard After reboot desactivated (Still missing trying with another Keyboards like Swype)
Bugs
here is a list of bugs i found
-Pressing the power button to turn on your screen doesent allways work.
-downloading files from some sites will end unsuccessfully (in ics too)
-Somtimes takes a long time to shutdown (2 mins avarage)
-Random Lag spikes
-sometimes apps dont work when installed from play store (reinstall needed unsure if xs or play store)
Envious_Data said:
here is a list of bugs i found
-Pressing the power button to turn on your screen doesent allways work.
-downloading files from some sites will end unsuccessfully (in ics too)
-Somtimes takes a long time to shutdown (2 mins avarage)
-Random Lag spikes
-sometimes apps dont work when installed from play store (reinstall needed unsure if xs or play store)
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Power button problem too.
Sent from my LT26i using xda premium
So far, only 1... When i try to access to camera settings it goes like this
camera > menu button > black screen (sec or two) > camera again > menu again > then finally i'm able to see settings
Purple tint in camera when using flash.
any info about Bravia Engine? Is it working?
"didn't catch that. Try speaking again" in Google now. Doesn't even give me a chance to speak.
"internal application error" in voice recording.
Sent from my LT26i using xda app-developers app
Did anybody try factory restore and then update?
siddharthmenon said:
Did anybody try factory restore and then update?
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In my case, I update first from Pc companion, then, after see this, do a factory reset with SEUS, so I have a "clean" install, all my apps were installed from zero, and still have the bugs in the main thread....
Dunno if it's a bug or a jelly bean kernel related issue, but my maps drain the hell out of my battery. Right now, the Maps process is at 21%, screen 14%, cell standby 13%, google services 10% and android system 10%. Is it normal that my maps drain the battery more than my screen and operating system, even if i did not start the aplication lately? On stock ICS i did not have this problem... I came up from 6.1.A.0.55 stock, unrooted, did factory reset. So it's not a clean install issue. I think it's the rom, anyone have the same problem?
I came from ICS and without any factory reset. The only bug is the lag video recording. I have slower shutdown time too but i don't think it is a bug(around 20secs)?? I don't have any other problems that listed in the first thread(Some functions i didn't use, so i didn't test).
wifi problem
wifi not work in iran . why?????????
jacker60 said:
So far I think its a very good update that sony do with this firmware
but i have to be honest I think there is a few bugs... I dont know....
Bugs I found:
Laggy 1080p or even 720p recording video
Backup & restore doesnt let you backup apps downloaded from the market
Whatsapp+ doesn't vibrate with sound and predetermined option in notifications
If you have another keyboard (Switkey in my case) every time you reboot the phone, need to make again the default entry method [annoying...]
Beatiful Widgets widgets dissapear every reboot
So far these bugs maybe will be annoying for some... for me the backup & restore its a shame because if I do a clean install will loose all my progress in my games...
so far I only noticed these 2 5 and the one you commented!
Bugs found for other users (as I make a clean installa of JB, some bugs here may be related to coming from a upgrade from ICS, when im unable to reproduce a bug I will comment it at the end)
Try tu turn off screen with power button doesn't seem to work sometimes (doesnt happen for me... yet)
Long time to shutdown
Activating the camera, then pressing menu button gives you a little freeze with a black screen
Voice recording seems to fail (doesn't happen for me)
have you found another, or a fix to solve these? :highfive:
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Backup is working with USB-OTG. Look:
When choose external memory:
reaper61616 said:
Backup is working with USB-OTG. Look:
When choose external memory:
http://dl.xda-developers.com/attachdl/1ac3bfade5ae969ab69a092bc9806c43/51a84d3d/2/0/0/6/1/0/4/Screenshot_2013-05-31-09-08-03.jpg[/IMG[/HIDE]][/QUOTE]
Uooh, I figure it out when I say the option to choose where you want to do a backup..., I assume maybe with an external device you could do it.... in ICS you were able to do it in the internal memory, that was very useful, at least to do a clean install it looks you are going back with this backup & restore feature, at least for me, have to bought a cable :(
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cornel.atomei said:
Dunno if it's a bug or a jelly bean kernel related issue, but my maps drain the hell out of my battery. Right now, the Maps process is at 21%, screen 14%, cell standby 13%, google services 10% and android system 10%. Is it normal that my maps drain the battery more than my screen and operating system, even if i did not start the aplication lately? On stock ICS i did not have this problem... I came up from 6.1.A.0.55 stock, unrooted, did factory reset. So it's not a clean install issue. I think it's the rom, anyone have the same problem?
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yeah, google map or google services drains battery as hell. Convert map to user app and use "Greenify" app ( Play Store ) to hibernate all unused user app draining your battery ( easily check out in settings or 3rd app, for expamle "bettery batter stats" )
lilude56214 said:
yeah, google map or google services drains battery as hell. Convert map to user app and use "Greenify" app ( Play Store ) to hibernate all unused user app draining your battery ( easily check out in settings or 3rd app, for expamle "bettery batter stats" )
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Cant reproduce these behavior, I cant still root because have a locked bootloader so 100% stock firmware... just reboot to see if somthing changes and see if the keyboard or BW work ok, so it says only 2 minutes in the battery, but has been playing all the day and never see google maps draining battery
wifi is not working in iran :|
jorjis said:
wifi not work in iran . why?????????
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Alireza` said:
wifi is not working in iran :|
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For both of you, have you tried these?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2301318
seems like its a wifi region code??
Good luck :highfive:
as for me google play store is buggy, eternal phase 1 downloading
birnee said:
as for me google play store is buggy, eternal phase 1 downloading
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try upgrading your market manually to the latest one. that solved the problem for me. after fresh flash, i had this issue as well but manually upgrading solved the issue for me.
First of all this is not my work i just made a thread to help Mi Band xda users.
This is made by dezmen3 and you can find the original thread here.
INFORMATION
Here you can find tweaked english version of app and notification version.
SCREENSHOT
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
NOTIFICATION FAQ
How to use notification version
If your app crashes after updating notification version, simply remove notificationappdb file from root folder.
Works only on Android 4.4+
Allow Mi Band notifications
Install Mi Band application, then go to phone Settings -> Security -> Notification access and choose BleNotificationService.
Activate Mi Band notifications
To activate notification, just go to Mi Band settings -> Notification settings and pick needed application.
Click and gray mark and then click on application to go into its settings. You will see Vibration and LED settings.
Click on marks to activate them. Green mark = activated.
You can configure vibration timing and quantity, as well as LED settings.
DOWNLOAD - CHANGELOG IN SECOND POST
Tweaked version: MiFit_1.3.912_401_en.apk (10.43 MB)
Notification version: MiFit_1.3.912_401_en_notify.apk (10.45 MB)
Changelog:1.3.912 and 1.3.912 Notify
Retail:
- Fitness Center, Information, goal and other settings moved to My Profile.
- Fixed some errors that caused nulled statistics.
- Fixed various UI items.
- Fixed various bugs.
- Updated bracelet firmware to 1.0.9.23 (changes unknown).
Changelog:
1.3.312 and 1.3.312 Notify
Retail:
- Added metric and british measure systems.
- Updated running helper voice (still for China).
- Fixed various UI items.
- Fixed various bugs.
- Updated bracelet firmware to 1.0.9.14 (changes unknown).
Mi Band and Tasker - Help populate this post
1. Tracking Mi Band with Tasker using time log-file
The process for this is two-fold: create a profile that notes when the Mi Band is disconnected; then create a task runs, logging each time to a txt file.
Step 1: Create profile monitoring Bluetooth
- Create new profile > State > BT Connected
- Click the magnifying glass to show a list of currently connected devices
- Select the band (probably called "MI")
- Click the "Invert" box (so that it monitors when it's disconnected rather than connected).
Step 2: Create task to log times
- When you exit from the profile, it asks for a task to run - select "New Task"
- In this task set an action to Write File > select a text file to write to; under text type in "%TIME"; tick APPEND; tick NEW LINE
That's it. Now the text file will begin to be populated as the band is connected/disconnected naturally through the day. If ever you discover the band missing, you can track back to roughly when it happened - not foolproof, but better than nothing!
Source
Thanks for sharing! Very useful since downloads from the original site cost experience.
Btw, did you try installing that? I tried the Notify version, but it keeps crashing at launch. Luckily I had a backup of the previous version and data, so I was able to restore to 1.2.631 which works well on my stock, only rooted Nexus 5.
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pgptheoriginal said:
Thanks for sharing! Very useful since downloads from the original site cost experience.
Btw, did you try installing that? I tried the Notify version, but it keeps crashing at launch. Luckily I had a backup of the previous version and data, so I was able to restore to 1.2.631 which works well on my stock, only rooted Nexus 5.
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No problems here on the latest notify version...It`s been 4 days and not a single problem. Try again to uninstall, reboot and install the latest version...Don`t forget to backup. Have a nice day!
crash on N910C note 4 within 6hours,also crash the system make the phone hang,
gonna pull out the battery to reboot
Android 4.4 with ART
TyroneS said:
crash on N910C note 4 within 6hours,also crash the system make the phone hang,
gonna pull out the battery to reboot
Android 4.4 with ART
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try to get a logcat and i will forward it to the developer... and please give more details... are you stock? what version of app? tweaked or notify?
cheers!
EDIT: try to remove notificationappdb file from root folder
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Excellent, thanks for this. I just received my Mi Band in the mail, and using this app, I have it successfully paired and working with my Galaxy S3 running Cyanogen on Lolipop
cquilliam said:
Excellent, thanks for this. I just received my Mi Band in the mail, and using this app, I have it successfully paired and working with my Galaxy S3 running Cyanogen on Lolipop
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Glad to help... i will update app when a newer version is available so don't forget to subscribe. Cheers!
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balanigga said:
try to get a logcat and i will forward it to the developer... and please give more details... are you stock? what version of app? tweaked or notify?
cheers!
EDIT: try to remove notificationappdb file from root folder
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hard to track since it's just happened randomly,
1.2.922 version,as i mention stock 4.4 with ART without root too
will keep tracking.
Mi band step counting very inaccurate
Am I the only one or the step counting is very inaccurate. While sitting down It has measured 500 steps....is it just mine or is this what usually what happens
dec1153 said:
Am I the only one or the step counting is very inaccurate. While sitting down It has measured 500 steps....is it just mine or is this what usually what happens
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It's not just you... i feel that is using the hand movement to count steps... so if you are sitting down and move your hand like a pendul it's like a step... i think this is the power of a 13$ fitness band... maybe in time it will be better... i have mine for about a week but i wasn't paying attention until u brought it...cheers
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Thanks for the reply! I have tested while walking and the app records accurately but while sitting down it also records movement as steps!!!
dec1153 said:
Thanks for the reply! I have tested while walking and the app records accurately but while sitting down it also records movement as steps!!!
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This is the point: if you use it as expected, the count (both in steps and in meters) is very accurate. While doing anything else involving many hands movements, the band often detects steps though.
A partial solution is not to wear your Mi Band on the hand you use most. Some have tried wearing it on the neck as well, but I think it's too cumbersome.
I'm afraid we'll have to settle for the poor accuracy this band features, it's still a pretty useful and well made gadget for the price
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balanigga said:
It's not just you... i feel that is using the hand movement to count steps... so if you are sitting down and move your hand like a pendul it's like a step... i think this is the power of a 13$ fitness band... maybe in time it will be better... i have mine for about a week but i wasn't paying attention until u brought it...cheers
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But they say the band is designed to be worn 24/7 so they must have known that people do indeed, walk about......
If this can't be fixed and the band will miscount steps when driving / sitting it makes it's entire purpose useless. And if so, even at $13/£20 this piece of junk is overpriced.
skymera said:
But they say the band is designed to be worn 24/7 so they must have known that people do indeed, walk about......
If this can't be fixed and the band will miscount steps when driving / sitting it makes it's entire purpose useless. And if so, even at $13/£20 this piece of junk is overpriced.
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I wouldn't necessarily call this a piece of junk, it works exactly the same as any other pedometer. They're all based on movement, they can't tell if you're running our if you're just moving your hands wildly so it has to make an intelligent guess that you're walking.
You could spend over a hundred dollars on a Fit Bit and you're going to end up with the same results. I wore both the MiBand and a FitBit on my same arm for 2 days and at the end of each day the step counters were within 100 steroids of each other. They were both working as intended.
Maybe you have unreasonable expectations of what a pedometer can do, or maybe you just don't like having to wear one on your wrist, either way you could have spent a lot more money and ended up with the exact same result. So I guess it's good you only spent $17 instead of over $100 on something else.
I wouldn't said it better, Devo7v.
I am more than happy with mine and after a lot of testing, I find it pretty accurate. More than my previous 100euros sony smartband.
In another subject I recommend the smartband strap for the Mi band core, it fits quite well (I go to the pool with that setup) and I find it classier for a man.
Anyone found a way for notification to work with google map?
ubcjack said:
Anyone found a way for notification to work with google map?
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What exactly do you want it to do?
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balanigga said:
What exactly do you want it to do?
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When there is a tts instruction from Google map, miband would receive a notification. Currently I think somehow miband just keeps receiving notification every few seconds all the time for Google map.
Anyone else having issues with keeping apps running in the background? I have a couple apps (one for doorbell camera and one for outdoor security cameras) that will only stay active for a short time and provide notifications on my phone when motion was detected. I can open one of the apps after not getting any notifications for a long period and then I will get all the notifications that never came through.
I have done all the normal steps of making sure the battery optimization was turned off for these apps and turning off all data restrictions with no luck. I had several go around with TCL support and exhausted their possible solutions. The same doorbell app worked fine on my old Pixel so I am pretty sure it isn't the apps.
Any help is appreciated. Thanks.
Hammer4000 said:
Anyone else having issues with keeping apps running in the background? I have a couple apps (one for doorbell camera and one for outdoor security cameras) that will only stay active for a short time and provide notifications on my phone when motion was detected. I can open one of the apps after not getting any notifications for a long period and then I will get all the notifications that never came through.
I have done all the normal steps of making sure the battery optimization was turned off for these apps and turning off all data restrictions with no luck. I had several go around with TCL support and exhausted their possible solutions. The same doorbell app worked fine on my old Pixel so I am pretty sure it isn't the apps.
Any help is appreciated. Thanks.
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Same me.
I ve solved flashed android 12 beta
play4win said:
Same me.
I ve solved flashed android 12 beta
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I wondered about that. Have you experienced any major issues with the Android 12 beta? I may have to give that a try. Thanks!
Hammer4000 said:
I wondered about that. Have you experienced any major issues with the Android 12 beta? I may have to give that a try. Thanks!
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I tried the beta 3, but my phone was not listed with the CU regulatory Number, whatever that is. I cant go back to 11 and I dont know if ill be able to go forward. But it did solve the notification issues.
Welcome to XDA
Power management destroyer of worlds
Developer options>standby apps
All buckets should show as active otherwise power management is enabled!
You can't change that setting here. If you can change a bucket state and get it to take (close Developer options/reopen) then again power management has been enabled.
Jamesblondca said:
I tried the beta 3, but my phone was not listed with the CU regulatory Number, whatever that is. I cant go back to 11 and I dont know if ill be able to go forward. But it did solve the notification issues.
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Mine was Listed in CU, but actually i can t go back to android 11
play4win said:
Mine was Listed in CU, but actually i can t go back to android 11
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Hopefully we can go forward eventually.
Mobile upgrade
www.tcl.com
Hammer4000 said:
Anyone else having issues with keeping apps running in the background? I have a couple apps (one for doorbell camera and one for outdoor security cameras) that will only stay active for a short time and provide notifications on my phone when motion was detected. I can open one of the apps after not getting any notifications for a long period and then I will get all the notifications that never came through.
I have done all the normal steps of making sure the battery optimization was turned off for these apps and turning off all data restrictions with no luck. I had several go around with TCL support and exhausted their possible solutions. The same doorbell app worked fine on my old Pixel so I am pretty sure it isn't the apps.
Any help is appreciated. Thanks.
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One method I think is working without upgrading to Android 12 is to disable the "Smart Manager" app via adb
You can download sdk platform-tools and run command
adb shell
pm disable-user com.tct.onetouchbooster
You do lose out on accessing some battery options, though, since it's integrated into the app, but I don't mind it. Hope it helps
I have an unlocked T810S that I'm using here in the USA with Cricket Wireless (an AT&T MVNO). My phone has Android 11, and the notification issues are driving me crazy. I don't yet see any updates for Android 12, so who knows when I can get that.
I saw what @rickywangca did, and did something similar. From my Linux box:
Code:
adb shell
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.tct.onetouchbooster
And that uninstalled the "Smart Manager" application. I'm happy to have that thing gone, but I still have notification issues that I can't figure out.
For the apps in question, I added them to do "do not optimize" battery list, but that didn't seem to help. One app is configured to give me a daily notification, but I almost never receive it. I actually got the notification one day and was surprised.
Any other tips or ideas on dealing with the notification issue? Do I need to clear something else out related to the onetouchbooster "Smart Manager"?
jrevans said:
I have an unlocked T810S that I'm using here in the USA with Cricket Wireless (an AT&T MVNO). My phone has Android 11, and the notification issues are driving me crazy. I don't yet see any updates for Android 12, so who knows when I can get that.
I saw what @rickywangca did, and did something similar. From my Linux box:
Code:
adb shell
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.tct.onetouchbooster
And that uninstalled the "Smart Manager" application. I'm happy to have that thing gone, but I still have notification issues that I can't figure out.
For the apps in question, I added them to do "do not optimize" battery list, but that didn't seem to help. One app is configured to give me a daily notification, but I almost never receive it. I actually got the notification one day and was surprised.
Any other tips or ideas on dealing with the notification issue? Do I need to clear something else out related to the onetouchbooster "Smart Manager"?
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Is global power management active?
Developer options>standby apps, all buckets should show as active otherwise global power management is active. It will cause erratic behaviors. It's not needed or desirable, it never did work well. It can not be disable here though.
Example: how its controls appear on a Samsung N10+ in Device Care, battery, it's usually a little buried but it's there. You'll find something similar to this. It's part of the core Android system.
These settings will cause trouble...
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"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
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Jamesblondca said:
I tried the beta 3, but my phone was not listed with the CU regulatory Number, whatever that is. I cant go back to 11 and I dont know if ill be able to go forward. But it did solve the notification issues.
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Mine was Listed in CU, but actually i can t go back to android 11
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hi Jamesblondca, play4win,
-did you upgrade to beta 12 using tpst frame tool explained in this forum?
-what was your phone model t810h or t810s
-what is your opinion about andoid 12 beta, like battery drain, any unexpected issues, faulty features etc.
blackhawk said:
Is global power management active?
Developer options>standby apps, all buckets should show as active otherwise global power management is active. It will cause erratic behaviors. It's not needed or desirable, it never did work well. It can not be disable here though.
Example: how its controls appear on a Samsung N10+ in Device Care, battery, it's usually a little buried but it's there. You'll find something similar to this. It's part of the core Android system.
These settings will cause trouble...
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This T810S TCL 20 Pro 5G is an awesome phone, but the lack of notifications drives me crazy.
I looked at my Developer Options, trying to see something similar to what you have on that Samsung, and I see these, which appear to be inactive.
"Adaptive notification priority"
"Adaptive notification ranking"
But when I go to my Inactive Apps list, I see a variety of different "App standby state" values. It appears that I can change some of them here to have the different values of:
"ACTIVE", "WORKING_SET", "FREQUENT", "RARE", "RESTRICTED".
Which value should I choose if I want the app to stay active and send me notifications?
Here's a screen grab of what I see:
Oh how badly I just want to receive notifications from my applications, to make my phone fully functional. I get notifications from certain apps like gmail, telegram and facebook, but not from apps that I want like the LG ThinQ app, and Lightning Pro.
jrevans said:
This T810S TCL 20 Pro 5G is an awesome phone, but the lack of notifications drives me crazy.
I looked at my Developer Options, trying to see something similar to what you have on that Samsung, and I see these, which appear to be inactive.
"Adaptive notification priority"
"Adaptive notification ranking"
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But when I go to my Inactive Apps list, I see a variety of different "App standby state" values. It appears that I can change some of them here to have the different values of:
"ACTIVE", "WORKING_SET", "FREQUENT", "RARE", "RESTRICTED".
Which value should I choose if I want the app to stay active and send me notifications?
Here's a screen grab of what I see:
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Oh how badly I just want to receive notifications from my applications, to make my phone fully functional. I get notifications from certain apps like gmail, telegram and facebook, but not from apps that I want like the LG ThinQ app, and Lightning Pro.
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In general...
Power management with the bucket states and all of that is a native Android service. Part of battery management. You can't disable in Developer options but you can tell if it's active there. You can use it to verify that you have disabled though.
Samsung modifies their UI heavily. The settings they use may be similar to other brands, Pixels being the "purest" version of Android. In Pixels the controls for that are in battery care in settings, I think (I never owned a Pixel). Terms like Adaptive battery or Battery saver may be the ones thst switch it on/off. Verity it then with the Standby Apps status.
There is a way to set exceptions to Adaptive battery and that may work too. I never used it or if I did it failed to work properly in one way or another... it's been years. I ended up turning the whole mess off and using other methods to increase my SOT.
The best way to learn how your Android works is to play with it. Go through all the settings and play with them when you have time. Like a game, it's sort of fun. Do Google searches for specific issues; it doesn't have to be that specific model or even brand. Androids are similar across Android flavors and OS versions to a greater or lesser extent. Learn by reading about them. That's all I do and eventually track down the issue. The more you do this, the better and faster you get at it. Find/get the tools you need to better understand what's happening like a logging firewall, battery trackers etc.
I see you have social media and sales apps installed. I never do this. If I need to access them I login to them through Brave browser only.
They tend to consume excessive battery and are multi vector security threats*. They can also cause problems by changing hidden user settings which could have global consequences. You are what you load. At the very least not having any trashware makes troubleshooting easier and yields a better running Android. Disabling the questionable app when not in use is another option I sometimes use if I really need it.
*Just because it's on Playstore doesn't mean it's safe. Any app that updates outside of Playstore could download a trojan payload to what appeared to be a safe app. Any app that has internet access is a potential security threat. I firewall block all that don't absolutely need it and don't update any unless there's a good reason to.
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***Works on ONE UI 4, 4.1 and 5 for all versions of s20, s21 and s22 (now works on S22U too)***
Due to some bad optimizations by Samsung , we are facing a lot of battery issues and a couple of random lags. With this script, I have got something between 7h and 9h of SOT.
In a few tests in Brasil, the users are getting a much better battery life. This script have some things like:
=> Removing items that can sometimes be undesirable according to the user, so you can select wich services will be disabled, such as bixby, AR camera features, microsoft apps, google apps (not the main like gmail and photos, but the secondary ones like bookmar provider, docs), ANT (there are people who don't even know what it is so this is usually useless here in Brazil).
=> Disable the Camera Light Sensor which is a bug on One UI 4.0 and 4.1, galaxy S have a light sensor to calculate the automatic brightness, however, since One UI 4.0 it ends up using the front camera for this, annihilating the screen time of the device. When camera light sensor are disbled, the device will properly use the dedicated light sensor and the automatic brightness be more responsive and battery friendly.
=> Enable the option to disable Ram Plus, where the 0GB option will appear in the options above 2GB, which you can disable if you want (Recomended only on ONE UI 4, because One UI5 comes with disable RAM Plus option available) .
Throughout the script, it will ask which item you want to be removed, so if you use DEX, just answer "n" when it asks if you want to remove it.
Resetting the device to factory defaults will completely reverse everything the script does, so it is not permanent and does not void your device's warranty.
The procedure is simple:
In your cellphone:
1 - Enable Developer options and USB Debug:
Go to Settings > About Phone > Software Information click on "build number" several times until it appears that developer mode is enabled.
2 - Now go to Settings > Developer Options and click enable right at the top of the page and look for the USB Debugging option and enable it too.
3 - Connect your phone to the computer and if a window appears asking for permission, grant it (you will be granting permission for your computer to access your phone in developer mode. If it doesn't appear now, no problem, this window may appear later when we run the script, but it usually appears right here.
On your PC:
4 - Download the script:
ONE UI 4 and 5: Debloat and optimize Galaxy S20 S21 AND S22 for ONE UI 4-5
5 - Extract it and run the "debloat and optimize" file (perhaps at that time the aforementioned window will appear on the cell phone asking for permission).
The script will guide you asking for all possible options which are 10:
Remove Microsoft apps?(You can reinstall the app later from the playstore)[Y/N]?
Remove Netflix?(You can reinstall the app later from playstore)[Y/N]?
Remove Facebook?(You can reinstall the app later from playstore)[Y/N]?
Remove Google Apps?(You can reinstall the app later from playstore)[Y/N]?
Remove DEX?(You will no longer have the DEX function)[Y/N]?
Remove ANT?(If you don't know what it is, you can remove it without fear)[Y/N]?
Remove Bixby?(You will still have the bixby routines, but no longer the voice assistant)[Y/N]?
Remove Augmented Reality Functions from Camera?(You will no longer have AR Sticker in Camera)[Y/N]?
Apply adaptive brightness correction? (by disabling the camera light sensor, improving auto brightness response and increasing battery life)[Y/N]?
Enable Ram Plus extra options? (enable options to increase or disable Ram Plus in Settings, Device and Battery Support, Memory) [Y/N]?
6 - When it finishes, the phone will restart. All options can somehow be reversed by downloading the apps from the Play Store again, except for DEX, Bixby and Sticker AR mode, but which can be reversed with another script that I'm still building or resetting your device to factory defaults.
Any doubt I will be available
My personal options are: ONE UI 4 - Y for all except dex (because I use dex, if you won't use, you can safe remove)
ONE UI 5: Y for all except Dex
After the script you can safe reinstall some apps back like Facebook and Google from Playstore, but now this will comes without Samsung bloatware.
Edit1: the link are updated to a new version fixing one hand mode
Edit2: release of a version to apply on ONE UI5.
Edit3: Unifying One UI 4 and 5 scripts, added new options for Game Launcher, ledcover and Wellbeing, doesn't disable Android Auto anymore, and added fix for media provider Bug in all S21 series.
and finaly the link to rollback the script: Rebloat ONE UI 4.1+ (works on ONE UI 5 too)
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***Works on ONE UI 4, 4.1 and 5 for all versions of s20, s21 and s22 (except for S22U)***
Due to some bad optimizations by Samsung , we are facing a lot of battery issues and a couple of random lags. With this script, I have got something between 7h and 9h of SOT.
In a few tests in Brasil, the users are getting a much better battery life. This script have some things like:
=> Removing items that can sometimes be undesirable according to the user, so you can select wich services will be disabled, such as bixby, AR camera features, microsoft apps, google apps (not the main like gmail and photos, but the secondary ones like bookmar provider, docs), ANT (there are people who don't even know what it is so this is usually useless here in Brazil).
=> Disable the Camera Light Sensor which is a bug on One UI 4.0 and 4.1, galaxy S have a light sensor to calculate the automatic brightness, however, since One UI 4.0 it ends up using the front camera for this, annihilating the screen time of the device. When camera light sensor are disbled, the device will properly use the dedicated light sensor and the automatic brightness be more responsive and battery friendly.
=> Enable the option to disable Ram Plus, where the 0GB option will appear in the options above 2GB, which you can disable if you want (Recomended only on ONE UI 4, because One UI5 comes with disable RAM Plus option available) .
Throughout the script, it will ask which item you want to be removed, so if you use DEX, just answer "n" when it asks if you want to remove it.
Resetting the device to factory defaults will completely reverse everything the script does, so it is not permanent and does not void your device's warranty. If you want, there are a Revert back script too.
The procedure is simple:
In your cellphone:
1 - Enable Developer options and USB Debug:
Go to Settings > About Phone > Software Information click on "build number" several times until it appears that developer mode is enabled.
2 - Now go to Settings > Developer Options and click enable right at the top of the page and look for the USB Debugging option and enable it too.
3 - Connect your phone to the computer and if a window appears asking for permission, grant it (you will be granting permission for your computer to access your phone in developer mode. If it doesn't appear now, no problem, this window may appear later when we run the script, but it usually appears right here.
On your PC:
4 - Download the script:
ONE UI 4.1+: Debloat and optimize Galaxy S20 S21 AND S22 except S22U v2
ONE UI 5: Debloat and optimize Galaxy S20 S21 AND S22 for ONE UI 5
5 - Extract it and run the "debloat and optimize" file (perhaps at that time the aforementioned window will appear on the cell phone asking for permission).
The script will guide you asking for all possible options which are 10:
Remove Microsoft apps?(You can reinstall the app later from the playstore)[Y/N]?
Remove Netflix?(You can reinstall the app later from playstore)[Y/N]?
Remove Facebook?(You can reinstall the app later from playstore)[Y/N]?
Remove Google Apps?(You can reinstall the app later from playstore)[Y/N]?
Remove DEX?(You will no longer have the DEX function)[Y/N]?
Remove ANT?(If you don't know what it is, you can remove it without fear)[Y/N]?
Remove Bixby?(You will still have the bixby routines, but no longer the voice assistant)[Y/N]?
Remove Augmented Reality Functions from Camera?(You will no longer have AR Sticker in Camera)[Y/N]?
Apply adaptive brightness correction? (by disabling the camera light sensor, improving auto brightness response and increasing battery life)[Y/N]?
Enable Ram Plus extra options? (enable options to increase or disable Ram Plus in Settings, Device and Battery Support, Memory) [Y/N]?
6 - When it finishes, the phone will restart. All options can somehow be reversed by downloading the apps from the Play Store again, except for DEX, Bixby and Sticker AR mode, but which can be reversed with another script that I'm still building or resetting your device to factory defaults.
Any doubt I will be available
My personal options are: ONE UI 4 - Y for all except dex (because I use dex, if you won't use, you can safe remove)
ONE UI 5: Y for all except Dex
After the script you can safe reinstall some apps back like Facebook and Google from Playstore, but now this will comes without Samsung bloatware.
Edit1: the link are updated to a new version fixing one hand mode
Edit2: release of a version to apply on ONE UI5.
and finaly the link to rollback the script: Rebloat ONE UI 4.1+ and 5 (works on ONE UI 5 too)
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Is this tips work's on S21 fe ?
Does this script disable samsung pay/wallet?
Diegogyn said:
Does this script disable samsung pay/wallet?
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It didn't for me
dicky_101 said:
Is this tips work's on S21 fe ?
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Yes, works for any s20, s21 and s22 variant. The camera light sensor was fixed on one UI 5
Diegogyn said:
Does this script disable samsung pay/wallet?
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It doesn't disable Samsung pay.
I can't see any difference with battery life on my s21 fe after debloating by your guide. At least it didn't go wrong either.
Hi. I can't run the script for s21 with OneUI 5. the grant permission window doesn't appear. No window after connection and after runnig script too. But another version of ADB (from minimal ADB tool) on my PC is working and permission window is appearing when it is need. It seems your ADB version have some modifications. How can i run this script with another working ADB on my PC. I've tried and cleared "Revoke USB debugging authorisations" too. But no changes. Thanks for any help.
UPD: it is working on another PC. Thanks!!
damcio200 said:
I can't see any difference with battery life on my s21 fe after debloating by your guide. At least it didn't go wrong either.
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Are you using A12 or A13? Ifound a new bug on One Ui 5 and I will add to script. This bug are happening with android media provider, this make device never deep sleep. If you want try, you can run again and select "n" for all, the scrip will fix media provider bug.
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Are you using A12 or A13? Ifound a new bug on One Ui 5 and I will add to script. This bug are happening with android media provider, this make device never deep sleep. If you want try, you can run again and select "n" for all, the scrip will fix media provider bug.
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I'm on Android 13. You mean to run the same script and press "N" in all cases ? Or there is a refreshed link in the first post ?
Hi! The native messaging app is no longer notifying me when I receive an SMS. I'm on Android 12. Any suggestions? Thank you very much! =D
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I'm on Android 13. You mean to run the same script and press "N" in all cases ? Or there is a refreshed link in the first post ?
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I did updated the file for One UI 5. You can download it again and run. I have suggested "n" for all because this skip direct for optimization lines (only for not override your previous selected options). On this version, you will get at the end one message like: "S21 variant detected". If this message appears, the proper code for fix media provider are executed well.
danielfilosofia said:
Hi! The native messaging app is no longer notifying me when I receive an SMS. I'm on Android 12. Any suggestions? Thank you very much! =D
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Open message app. Go to settings -> notifications. Check if "allow notifications" are toggled. if yes and still no receiving notifications, on this same path, go to "notifications categories" and check if all your categories have notifications allowed.
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I did updated the file for One UI 5. You can download it again and run. I have suggested "n" for all because this skip direct for optimization lines (only for not override your previous selected options). On this version, you will get at the end one message like: "S21 variant detected". If this message appears, the proper code for fix media provider are executed well.
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Alright, did the update just now. Will let you know if I see any difference now
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I did updated the file for One UI 5. You can download it again and run. I have suggested "n" for all because this skip direct for optimization lines (only for not override your previous selected options). On this version, you will get at the end one message like: "S21 variant detected". If this message appears, the proper code for fix media provider are executed well.
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I did everything correctly, but there is no message like you say should be. I did it twice just to be sure. Look at the screenshot below. Everything seems fine to me.
damcio200 said:
I did everything correctly, but there is no message like you say should be. I did it twice just to be sure. Look at the screenshot below. Everything seems fine to me.
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Yep. Thanks for your feedback. With your screenshot I found the bug. I will fix in a couple of hours, but if you want to try you can fix it in one of two ways:
1- the easyest way: right click on .bat file, search G991 and change to G990, save and run again.
OR
if you know about adb, you will run "adb shell dumpsys deviceidle whitelist +com.google.android.providers.media.module" (without quotes)
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Open message app. Go to settings -> notifications. Check if "allow notifications" are toggled. if yes and still no receiving notifications, on this same path, go to "notifications categories" and check if all your categories have notifications allowed.
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Thanks man! The problem was here. Sorry my "noob" ;-)
Worked on S21 FE
Thanks
It looks like battery really lasts longer. However. I noticed that I am missing digital wellbeing and game launcher.
I assume that script deleted them? Does reverse script returns them? And if it does should I?
Sita021 said:
It looks like battery really lasts longer. However. I noticed that I am missing digital wellbeing and game launcher.
I assume that script deleted them? Does reverse script returns them? And if it does should I?
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I'm uploading the new version with this two packages selectables (you dont need run it). To restore this two disabled packages (wellbeing and game launcher) you need run this scripts:
Wellbeing reenable:
Digital Wellbeing reenable.zip
drive.google.com
Game Launcher reenable: https://drive.google.com/file/d/12lzbApvl66zlEMSlWhveVx3rh88wCE2U/view?usp=share_link
PS: thanks for your feedback