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I've been wondering why my browser tabs get kicked out of memory after so long. Usually if I take a phone call or switch into a large app and return to the browser, I have to reload all my pages. I normally have 3-5 tabs open at once. With VZW's slow 3G it's a pain to reload and lose my place. Doesn't this phone have 1GB of RAM? I wouldn't think a phone call would cause the browser to be removed from memory would it? This has been plaguing me for years just wondering if there was anything I could do to prevent it.
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Yes its just something to do with the latest ICS version, memory management is more aggressive with the browser or something. It drives me mad too. Sometimes ill switch to the homescreen for one second without loading a single thing, go right back to the broeser and it was kicked from memory.
Is the behaviour the same in the new Chrome Beta?
Yup, I find this a bit annoying, too.
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Is the behaviour the same in the new Chrome Beta?
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It doesn't seem to be. I've just had a test and it seems to keep all pages open.
Open browser -> load page -> menu -> save for offline reading
lilirose said:
Open browser -> load page -> menu -> save for offline reading
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But wouldn't you then have to do this for each tab?
Because Android doesn't offer true multitasking. It closes apps you are actively using and caches apps you don't ever use... Poor memory management and aggressive task closing makes for a poor user experience.
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Because Android doesn't offer true multitasking. It closes apps you are actively using and caches apps you don't ever use... Poor memory management and aggressive task closing makes for a poor user experience.
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Yep. It's a little too aggressive. It's most annoying when i'm using Spotify or something. I might pause the music for a little while for whatever reason, run a couple apps. When I go back to Spotify I have to restart the whole app.
It should intelligently monitor usage and cache apps based off that...
tweak your VM settings, as well as min free settings.
My pages has always stayed in memory
s2d4 said:
tweak your VM settings, as well as min free settings.
My pages has always stayed in memory
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Mind providing some examples and/or guidance on how to accomplish this?
s2d4 said:
tweak your VM settings, as well as min free settings.
My pages has always stayed in memory
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Yeah this is what i want to try and tweak the oom numbers but i just been too lazy...
Hmm. I have never used Spotify before, but that sounds way too aggressive. I use slacker.com and if i pause it there does not seem to ever be a problem going back and having the song pick up right where i left off. Google listen seems to do the same. Now don't get me started on the one or two times per day slacker causes my galaxy nexus to reboot ......
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Mind providing some examples and/or guidance on how to accomplish this?
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Need it too...
I never experienced this. I have chrome and chrome beta with bunch of tabs in each of them open and they always stay there. I am on stock 4.1.1 and i have stock android browser disabled.
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Is there a way to limit recent app to any number? I found when recent app list more than 5 it become very slow to open. At first I thought it is bug but after remove some list manually it became fast. multitasking is the selling point for android but if unresponsive then it became a pain. I don't want to clean that many of the list every time I do multitasking
I need to switch from app to app fast without lag so I need to limit it to at most 5.
I'm not talking about background running app here. Please help and thanks in advance
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narayana14 said:
Is there a way to limit recent app to any number? I found when recent app list more than 5 it become very slow to open. At first I thought it is bug but after remove some list manually it became fast. multitasking is the selling point for android but if unresponsive then it became a pain. I don't want to clean that many of the list every time I do multitasking
I need to switch from app to app fast without lag so I need to limit it to at most 5.
I'm not talking about background running app here. Please help and thanks in advance
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try this app called auto memory manager. It allows you to set the amount of used memory in your phone so that apps automatically begin closing
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try this app called auto memory manager. It allows you to set the amount of used memory in your phone so that apps automatically begin closing
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He means the number of thumbnails, if you kill an app, it's still listed under recent apps.
Via Tapatalk
sdk16420 said:
He means the number of thumbnails, if you kill an app, it's still listed under recent apps.
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oh woops :laugh:
Honestly, this stock rom is pretty ****ing good. I am actually able to disable 80% of the bloat nonsense, and its smooth as hell out of the box. It was able to connect to my old, obscure TV in two tries (took 20 seconds) and everything is amazing. You know what I hate the most? Not having adaway. Thats saying something. Good job HTC and verizon for not making another droid DNA stock rom disaster.
I'm enjoying the stock Rom also. It's snappy as hell. Quick question, what is the best way to disable the vzw bloat. Thanks.
A lot of people don't know about it, but if you go to Settings>Apps and then All Apps, you can click an app and there's an option to disable a lot of them, which as far as I can tell is basically like uninstalling them except the app is still on your phone. It doesn't run or show in the tray though. Really awesome feature, debloating a phone without root is sweet.
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A lot of people don't know about it, but if you go to Settings>Apps and then All Apps, you can click an app and there's an option to disable a lot of them, which as far as I can tell is basically like uninstalling them except the app is still on your phone. It doesn't run or show in the tray though. Really awesome feature, debloating a phone without root is sweet.
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Thanks a ton. I disabled a few things but wasn't sure what vzw crap I shouldn't disable. Like Verizon location agent?? Thanks again
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Thanks a ton. I disabled a few things but wasn't sure what vzw crap I shouldn't disable. Like Verizon location agent?? Thanks again
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You should be good to disable any or the Verizon stuff that it will let you disable. I did and I'm running fine.
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Do not forget to get access to the "Developer Options" menu in Settings. There are some really amazing options in there, such as Force GPU Rendering, Force 4x MSAA, control over the phone animations, and one of my personal favorites - "Background Process Limit"
To access the "Developer Options" go to Settings > About > Software > More > Build Number - Once you get to "Build Number" start tapping in-between to the two lines that contain the Build Number information. After a number of taps you will get a message saying you are x taps to becoming a developer, keep tapping until it tells you that you are a developer. Once you get the notification/popup saying you are a developer, head back to the main menu in settings and look right about "Software Update" and below "Backup & Reset" you should now have "Developer Options". Enjoy the added features.
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Honestly, this stock rom is pretty ****ing good. I am actually able to disable 80% of the bloat nonsense, and its smooth as hell out of the box. It was able to connect to my old, obscure TV in two tries (took 20 seconds) and everything is amazing. You know what I hate the most? Not having adaway. Thats saying something. Good job HTC and verizon for not making another droid DNA stock rom disaster.
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I wouldn't mind not having root except I can't get helium to actually restore my backups. It says successful, but no game data is restored.
Yeah, and I definitely agree about the ads. God, I forgot how bad they can be.
What's wrong with the DNA stock ROM? Kids have unrooted stock DNA's and it seems fine when I have to fix or update something for them.
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Do not forget to get access to the "Developer Options" menu in Settings. There are some really amazing options in there, such as Force GPU Rendering, Force 4x MSAA, control over the phone animations, and one of my personal favorites - "Background Process Limit"
To access the "Developer Options" go to Settings > About > Software > More > Build Number - Once you get to "Build Number" start tapping in-between to the two lines that contain the Build Number information. After a number of taps you will get a message saying you are x taps to becoming a developer, keep tapping until it tells you that you are a developer. Once you get the notification/popup saying you are a developer, head back to the main menu in settings and look right about "Software Update" and below "Backup & Reset" you should now have "Developer Options". Enjoy the added features.
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That's the first thing I did. I haven't changed anything though because I have no clue what the settings do. How about posting some info on the settings you mentioned and how it effects the phone. Thanks.
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Do not forget to get access to the "Developer Options" menu in Settings. There are some really amazing options in there, such as Force GPU Rendering, Force 4x MSAA, control over the phone animations, and one of my personal favorites - "Background Process Limit"
To access the "Developer Options" go to Settings > About > Software > More > Build Number - Once you get to "Build Number" start tapping in-between to the two lines that contain the Build Number information. After a number of taps you will get a message saying you are x taps to becoming a developer, keep tapping until it tells you that you are a developer. Once you get the notification/popup saying you are a developer, head back to the main menu in settings and look right about "Software Update" and below "Backup & Reset" you should now have "Developer Options". Enjoy the added features.
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Excellent info, thank you for this
Edit: You may try playing around with a few settings, then running a benchmark test, such as the AnTuTu Benchmark.
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I wouldn't mind not having root except I can't get helium to actually restore my backups. It says successful, but no game data is restored.
Yeah, and I definitely agree about the ads. God, I forgot how bad they can be.
What's wrong with the DNA stock ROM? Kids have unrooted stock DNA's and it seems fine when I have to fix or update something for them.
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It was my old phone. Thankfully it came with the 1.15 rom instead of 2.04(before moonshine). The stock rom was bloated to all hell. Sense 4 was ugly and stupid, and the battery life was horrendous. When I put carbon on there, it was blazing fast and I got about 2+ days of battery life with 2+ hours of screen on time.
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That's the first thing I did. I haven't changed anything though because I have no clue what the settings do. How about posting some info on the settings you mentioned and how it effects the phone. Thanks.
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I second this request.
There is no reason to force msaa with the resolution so high and forcing gpu rendering will probably decrease your battery life for no performance gains.
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I second this request.
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I third this request
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Besides being annoyed by ads and not being able to disable certain stuff, I am annoyed at not being able to change my DPI. I had it lowered to 200 on my S3 and Note 2. I hate big, fat icons and want to be able to fit more stuff on the screen.
I would also really like to be able to install Cerberus and some other key root apps.
I'm really hoping this thing gets cracked soon so I can get back to Cyanogenmod.
Has anyone figured out how to get the wifi status notifcation out of the windowshade? I don't need to be constantly notified of my wifi status.
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That's the first thing I did. I haven't changed anything though because I have no clue what the settings do. How about posting some info on the settings you mentioned and how it effects the phone. Thanks.
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I would not mind doing before and after benchmarks with the various settings I use, what benchmark program you would like me to use? Also I only listed a few settings, which ones would you be interested in having more information about?
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Besides being annoyed by ads and not being able to disable certain stuff, I am annoyed at not being able to change my DPI. I had it lowered to 200 on my S3 and Note 2. I hate big, fat icons and want to be able to fit more stuff on the screen.
I would also really like to be able to install Cerberus and some other key root apps.
I'm really hoping this thing gets cracked soon so I can get back to Cyanogenmod.
Has anyone figured out how to get the wifi status notifcation out of the windowshade? I don't need to be constantly notified of my wifi status.
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thats weird that everyone is having problems with it! when i got mine i just selected to not let it notify me when i was setting up and i never seen pop up since. maybe because i still have unlimited
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That would be awesome. A lot of us on here are just flashaholics and not really down with all the lingo that goes along with Android so I think that would be cool of Ya. As far as benchmark I've used antutu before. I'll take all the information you're willing to write down LOL. Thanks again!
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You should be good to disable any or the Verizon stuff that it will let you disable. I did and I'm running fine.
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Me too
And I agree with the OP, I LOVE this phone...just amazing...But the ADs! Yuck...And I am also annoyed by the Wi-Fi popups, but I have to admit that I appreciate it as well, not having unlimited data, it's good to connect to wi-fi wherever I can...
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Me too
And I agree with the OP, I LOVE this phone...just amazing...But the ADs! Yuck...And I am also annoyed by the Wi-Fi popups, but I have to admit that I appreciate it as well, not having unlimited data, it's good to connect to wi-fi wherever I can...
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Sense 5 verizon version is 100x better than sense 4 verizon. There are no wifi popups (just a notification *you can dismiss*) and none of the other crap like impossible to disable verizon bloat. I hate the icon that reminds me my gps is off though... I have it off for a reason verizon... im not an iphone user.
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Sheldor1967 said:
Me too
And I agree with the OP, I LOVE this phone...just amazing...But the ADs! Yuck...And I am also annoyed by the Wi-Fi popups, but I have to admit that I appreciate it as well, not having unlimited data, it's good to connect to wi-fi wherever I can...
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Wi-Fi settings - settings - unchecked the notify me box
anticitizen said:
Besides being annoyed by ads and not being able to disable certain stuff, I am annoyed at not being able to change my DPI. I had it lowered to 200 on my S3 and Note 2. I hate big, fat icons and want to be able to fit more stuff on the screen.
I would also really like to be able to install Cerberus and some other key root apps.
I'm really hoping this thing gets cracked soon so I can get back to Cyanogenmod.
Has anyone figured out how to get the wifi status notifcation out of the windowshade? I don't need to be constantly notified of my wifi status.
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A phone even with killer looks and amazing features still needs a descent battery backup to support it all. In past we've seen that a few tricks here and there always tend to increase battery life. Usually that includes disabling a few apps or features. This thread is for specifically targeting such tips & tricks and sharing it all so that S6 Edge+ can live upto its expectations..
1. To start with, lets get to the list of bloatwares that can be safely disabled.
If any of you own the AT&T version, here's a list you can disable:-
AT&T Apps:-
AT&T FamilyMap
AT&T Hot Spots
AT&T Live
AT&T Locker
AT&T Mail
AT&T Mobile Locate
AT&T Mobile Transfer
AT&T Navigator
AT&T Ready2Go
AT&T Smart Wi-Fi
Drive Mode
Caller Name ID
Mobile TV
Plenti
Smart Limits
Yp (Yellow Pages)
Other Apps:-
S Voice
Amazon (I prefer the playstore version for frequent updates)
Amazon Kindle
Device Help
Live Weather (Yahoo)
Lookout
Theme Store
Visual Voicemail
2. Refrain from using any free application that has embedded advertisements. They tend to run threads in background to load adds and thus degrade the app performance and used data (so naturally consume more power too). Either buy add-free version or find an alternate app for same purpose and without adds.
3. Disable notifications from social media/news apps like Facebook, Twitter, Tapatalk, etc. Although, the phone wouldn't be that smart if all the notifications are disabled, however, keep them at bare minimum. Not everybody would be interested in notifications from all the apps, so spend some time analyzing through all the installed apps and their settings to turn off the notifications for the apps you do not need to get notifications for. There are several apps that keep sending notifications and running a thread in background which again checks internet to load the notification content. An example would be games like Candy Crush or Clash Of Clans.
4. Turn off "Send Usage Statistics" or "Help Improve the app performance", "Participate in improvement" etc settings from the app which sends data from your device from time to time which acts as a survey to improve the performance of the app. Although this is a necessary option for a developer, however, if you do not care about your granular contribution towards further development of the app, try deselecting such options while setting up new apps.
5. Refrain from using external Memory Management Apps and RAM Cleaners. They tend to run heavy background services to detect memory usage and kill applications. Trust me, you would be better without them.
6. Try using black wallpaper and lock screen. Also, always select Dark Mode if any app has theme section. This makes the pixels produce less brightness and considerably save more battery.
7. Keep GPS Location off when not using any navigational/location based apps. When the GPS is ON, there are some apps that tend to acquire a GPS Lock even though they can work without it. Keeping GPS Off will not allow such apps to request for GPS Lock. GPS Locking is a battery draining process.
8. You can use certain tools like Greenify, WiFi Automatic, etc. to automatically manage application states or phone wireless to save some additional battery. Use these only if you are lazy like me. Otherwise you can always manually turn on/off wifi/bluetooth/nfc etc etc. Also, there are tools (like Juice Defender) which can enable/disable data connective at a frequent interval which results in really good power conservation without loosing push notification.
With applying most of these settings, I'm getting 6-7 hrs of screen on time very easily even when I've downloaded 1+ GB data and 40 minutes of video chat (hangout). Not to mention the usual gaming and application usage.:cyclops:
I hope that helps. I'll keep adding if I get any (without root).
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A phone even with killer looks and amazing features still needs a descent battery backup to support it all. In past we've seen that a few tricks here and there always tend to increase battery life. Usually that includes disabling a few apps or features. This thread is for specifically targeting such tips & tricks and sharing it all so that S6 Edge+ can live upto its expectations..
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Tweak brightness.
I believe rooting a phone can improve its battery life. This method works for almost all devices.
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I believe rooting a phone can improve its battery life. This method works for almost all devices.
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I'm sure you mean rooting and installing all sorts of battery saving items/tweaking.
Marely rooting wouldn't bring any difference to battery life for sure!
Just tweak brightness, make sure you getting good signal and use WiFi when available, don't leave Abby of the radio on unless not using it and that shall be good I guess
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How can you disable those apps. I'm on T Mobile but we have our share of T Mobile bloat. Would love to disable a bunch of them without customizing my files lol
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How can you disable those apps. I'm on T Mobile but we have our share of T Mobile bloat. Would love to disable a bunch of them without customizing my files lol
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Just long press the app in the app drawer and drag it up to where it says disable.
WizeGuyDezignz said:
Just long press the app in the app drawer and drag it up to where it says disable.
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What is an app drawer lol?
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What is an app drawer lol?
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It's the icon on the lower right corner of the screen that says "Apps". Once you get in there find the app that you want to disable. Long press the icon of the app and drag it to the upper left corner of the screen where it says "Disable". Then when the "Disable" word lights up red just release the app into there.
Check out my screenshot for an example.
WizeGuyDezignz said:
It's the icon on the lower right corner of the screen that says "Apps". Once you get in there find the app that you want to disable. Long press the icon of the app and drag it to the upper left corner of the screen where it says "Disable". Then when the "Disable" word lights up red just release the app into there.
Check out my screenshot for an example.
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Got it!, and Thanked. I'm actually on a Note Edge on 5.0, just moved back down to 4.4.4, it doesn't show up as disable.
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Tweak brightness.
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Tweak brightness is its pmajor problem.......
Thanks for the listing. I love the new design than S6 edge, hopefully it will last longer as well...
Please tell me a solution if any one knows:
I open facebook and after some time i close this application by click on list tasks soft key and close it. Immediately when I go into setting > application manager > running apps I still see a facebook process running. Technically i guess this should be gone i guess and hence any idea how to clean these which i guess can improve battery life.
Update: If I have notifications turned on in facebook then yes it can still run some process even after I close it in Apps Tab but I see the same with Samsung Music Player i.e after I close it I still see a thread in "Running" Apps.
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Please tell me a solution if any one knows:
I open facebook and after some time i close this application by click on list tasks soft key and close it. Immediately when I go into setting > application manager > running apps I still see a facebook process running. Technically i guess this should be gone i guess and hence any idea how to clean these which i guess can improve battery life.
Update: If I have notifications turned on in facebook then yes it can still run some process even after I close it in Apps Tab but I see the same with Samsung Music Player i.e after I close it I still see a thread in "Running" Apps.
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These kind of apps do tend to run a background process to check for updates. Closing the app doesn't necessarily mean that the processes will close. And I'm not even sure even if you turn off all the notification services of an app, all the related processes will close for sure, it depends. Also, if you are using apps like facebook etc, do not worry much about the battery life if you have turned off the background data usage and notification services. It will have very minimal impact, almost negligible!
on Tmobile version, Its not possible to disable Tmobile apps or smasung's own bloat. What a sigh!
taranfx said:
on Tmobile version, Its not possible to disable Tmobile apps or smasung's own bloat. What a sigh!
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Package disabler pro app disables everything you want!
No root needed
Dvanzutphenkann said:
Package disabler pro app disables everything you want!
No root needed
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Yes it does. Came across this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/note5/general/guide-bloating-touchwizzing-note-5-t3184563 does a good job on mine so far. It disabled around 30 app and i feel it did make a difference. I use the default XML attached
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Yes it does. Came across this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/note5/general/guide-bloating-touchwizzing-note-5-t3184563 does a good job on mine so far. It disabled around 30 app and i feel it did make a difference. I use the default XML attached
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Out of all those 30 apps you disabled did you lose any functionality?
First thanks to everyone for their help on this small project.
This task will strictly run at 60hz, but once you select the apps you want it to run 90hz on it will jump up to 90. This will revert back once you exit the app you've enabled 90 on
Directions
-Once the profile is imported make sure it is enabled.
-Turn off smooth display
-To choose your apps tap on the profiles name -> tap choose apps.
-Once you have selected your apps make sure you save the changes by tapping the check on the top of your screen.
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Is there a way to include all apps and system apps?
I am not sure what app would need it but every time android asks what app to use open a link, it shuts off.
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Is there a way to include all apps and system apps?
I am not sure what app would need it but every time android asks what app to use open a link, it shuts off.
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If you want All Apps then I'm assuming togging on the force switch in Dev settings will accomplish that. Unless I'm not understanding...
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If you want All Apps then I'm assuming togging on the force switch in Dev settings will accomplish that. Unless I'm not understanding...
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Not all apps with switch on. In Tasker, when select the apps, it does not have all of the apps listed. To make all apps show up in the list of apps?
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Not all apps with switch on. In Tasker, when select the apps, it does not have all of the apps listed. To make all apps show up in the list of apps?
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Ah ok. I was just confused. Lol
Are you sure still works? i am testing with aida and it shows always 60Hz
denzel09 said:
Are you sure still works? i am testing with aida and it shows always 60Hz
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Yes it works, even on Android 11, I can confirm that. (Enable show refresh rate in developer settings, there you can monitor it the best) Make sure Tasker can access root.
Will this work with custom rom's or only the "stock" ones? Ie what is it changing to set the display rate? I have a tasker profile setup for this that uses Global `oneplus_screen_refresh_rate` but not sure that's gonna be available on an aosp related rom.
*update* Works great on my custom Android 11 rom on a oneplus 7 pro. Thanks Kevtrejo37