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Google Maps - old version killable in running processes

Found an old working version that was killable in running processes.
Been looking for this for a while and naturally it was right under my nose here at xda
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=12890318&postcount=222
somewhere right around version 5.4 or 5.5 they modified the app to never die, when stopped from running services.
got sick of freezing the app in titanium after every use...and just stopped using it
now this old version 5.3.1 is killable right from running processes.
no more unauthorized big brother data collecting, thanks though for offering.
to install use root explorer and replace maps.apk with this version (rename it to maps.apk) in /system/app
then reboot, it will automatically install.
uninstall your current version with titanium backup first.
the latest google maps can be force closed from the app list...
its a little more menu navigating than desired to kill each time but i guess it works.
v5.3.1 can be killed from running processes and is a good solution if you dont need some minor features of the latest version
to create a widget to running processes, long press the home screen, select shortcuts, scroll to settings, select 'running processes'

just tested 5.4.0 and it remained in running processes after stopping
so this is it...for the weary...use 5.3.1

you need autorun manager. it keeps most apps from starting up on their own. works for me with the latest version of google maps.

and then you always have autorun manager, running...
one more thing i dont need

eigerzoom said:
and then you always have autorun manager, running...
one more thing i dont need
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its not a task killer that needs to be running. it modifies apps by taking away thier autostart permissions. you close it after youre done, and thats basically it.

I have the most update google maps and its never in running processes. I read somewhere that unchecking everything gps related you'll be able to close it.
Your problem could be you have apps the poll your location every so often. Even if you have gps off it'll use cell towers and get a approx. Location.
Try going into location settings and unchecking these boxes.
Specifically Googles Location Services that grants apps premission to find you.
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Then go back and kill google maps and see what happens.
Epic Ice Cream Sandwich

ok and then when i start an app that relies on these services they wont find my location like i want them to...
just saying
there's nothing wrong with v5.3.1
it works just as good as 6.x - or better imo
thanks jdee...sounds like a good solution to my issues with the new google maps
just a shame i should have to spend money on the pro version for my phone to behave the way i desire.

eigerzoom said:
ok and then when i start an app that relies on these services they wont find my location like i want them to...
just saying
there's nothing wrong with v5.3.1
it works just as good as 6.x - or better imo
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Personal preference whenever I want my location know I just turn on gps. :beer:
Epic Ice Cream Sandwich

Double post.

jdee i tried autorun manager and was unable to make it die from 'running processes'
i tried disabling receivers and also chuck norris mode.
the only way i was able to kill it was to use 'force stop' in the 'ALL' app list manager
i guess this works, just a little more menu navigation than desired.
autorun manager is useless at killing maps, unless i'm missing a setting.
also autorun manager did indeed start itself after i closed it

Am I the only person who gets great battery life and performance (even on cm9) and doesn't have to modify/kill/force stop/freeze/remove apps/remove auto start permissions/disable apps/disable services/disable functions for anything? I just use the phone. No issues, great battery, great performance, system recovers as much ram as I need when I need it. Can go a week of up time without any slow downs or excessive battery drain no problem.
Just saying/asking.
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i find the issue more of a unprescribed data collection...
doctors orders, google needs more of your pie

Zeinzu said:
Am I the only person who gets great battery life and performance (even on cm9) and doesn't have to modify/kill/force stop/freeze/remove apps/remove auto start permissions/disable apps/disable services/disable functions for anything? I just use the phone. No issues, great battery, great performance, system recovers as much ram as I need when I need it. Can go a week of up time without any slow downs or excessive battery drain no problem.
Just saying/asking.
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So far on my epic yes...right now with all the testing im doing im getting same battery life as my moment...way better performance of course...

eigerzoom said:
just tested 5.4.0 and it remained in running processes after stopping
so this is it...for the weary...use 5.3.1
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whats the point then because if don't have the newest bugs squashed out features, etc.... not to mention updated maps i hate when it says re routing because it thinks im going sideways off the side of the road

[Q] Battery Drain. Media Server NO SD card, Android System

So im getting some battery drain here and this phone is just 4 days old. I know time doesnt matter but im just saying ive given the battery some time to get better with the charges. First day i had to charge it twice, same with second day. Third day i disabled the CDMA/LTE radio and i had to briefly charge it.
Now today its been up for about 13 hours and its at 20% with mid-heavy usage. I dont think the battery is bad but i think IT COULD DO BETTER for a 2100mAh battery. Today i accidentally (from 8 am to 4 pm) ran with the CDMA/LTE setting on then i changed it to CDMA ONLY but battery was pretty much slightly better... I live in Puerto Rico so we are getting the new LTE Vision antennas soon here (decem 16. CANT WAIT) throughout the whole island
Something is weird... the first two days i noticed the battery drain so i noticed the SD card media server corrupt file bug but heres the thing... i took out my SD card and the media server process is still there :/ Shouldnt it have stopped? There is no more SD card for there to be a corrupt file problem. Also why is the Android process so high up on the list? should be about 85% screen and 15% the rest...
Any ideas why or who could be the culprit? I apologize for not using BetterBatteryStats as i havent purchased it and dont really intend on spending time on it. I love my phone just fine and i would hate to have to root it and install CM10.1 because i dont want to deal with updating my device every week because im OCD about updates.
Suggestions?
PS: i also run google now and Maps for latitude because i like sharing with my friends my location. Is latitude responsible for the whole Maps app battery usage? Is there a way for me to reduce it without manually having to update my location? Like in longer automatic intervals. Would disabling "report from this device" and "location reporting" turn off the latitude location sharing ?
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Do you delete or rename gsiff Daemon and qosmgr? Also deleting a program called android.apps.providers or something like that helps. Might be drm related
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xblackvalorx said:
Do you delete or rename gsiff Daemon and qosmgr? Also deleting a program called android.apps.providers or something like that helps. Might be drm related
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is this doable non rooted?

Razpr said:
is this doable non rooted?
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unfortunately not, both are located somewhere inside the /system folder
as for BetterBatteryStats, there should be a thread here with an XDA version which is free for members
lastly, the 12/16 LTE launch is only for the south of the island, or so they've advertised (I could use it in Hato Rey, I've only gotten 1x for the past month and a half)

I know but wishful thinking about the LTE. Heard it should be island wise by February.
So I guess rooting is the best way to get rid of these Battery problems but then even if I stay on the stock ROM I won't be able to upgrade OTA (not that it's been mentioned anyways)
I think I've done my best to reduce the battery drain minus turning off the maps thing
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Turned off automatic location settings because this is insane. And screen brightness is set to automatic. At this hour it shouldn't be too bright.
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[Q] Samsung Note 8 AT&T - Trouble Rooting

I am having some trouble rooting my Note 8.0, using the following thread's directions.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2291839
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The best Note 8.0 rooter
Saferoot.zip Look for it in the forums. It is simple and does not require Odin. Just connect to USB and run the batch file.

gooberdude said:
Saferoot.zip Look for it in the forums. It is simple and does not require Odin. Just connect to USB and run the batch file.
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Just did it.
Can I put a custom ROM on this thing now? I'd really like to try PAC ROM. I definitely want 4.4.2 on it.

ITworksLLC said:
Just did it.
Can I put a custom ROM on this thing now? I'd really like to try PAC ROM. I definitely want 4.4.2 on it.
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Nope! A no go with custom ROMs.
ATT Note 8.0 has locked boot loader and will brick if you install an unsigned ROM.

This is very disappointing... So I'm stuck?
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ITworksLLC said:
This is very disappointing... So I'm stuck?
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IMO the samsung ROM is good. Just a wee behind. One thing you have on your side is rooting.
Once rooted, you can use framework mods to enhance the features.
I tested Civato's ROM and Kernel. Found it good but lacks supporting 64GB SD cards with Exfat.
Had way too many issues with Fat32 to call it worth while. Speed was good, but I realized after letting myself get use to the OEM ROM, there was not much difference.
If anything I recommend getting Solid Explorer Pro and Titanium Backup Pro..., they are worth their price on Google.
I removed all the apps that I can get on Google Play most of them are Google apps, but there is a few that you can obtain.
Once I removed all the Google apps... kept play store, I installed what I wanted. Don't bother with Google Music Player, it will run even when you reboot.
I kept Samsung Keyboard, and found it better than SwiftKey and Swipe Keyboard. As it has quite a bit of features you would not expect in a stock keyboard.
Setup my voice and language to be Ivona UK Welsh English, it is the best sounding of the English language. Google is setup to be the voice recognition.
My Samsung voice will be Ivona, and any Google voice in Google Now will be Google.
I setup a number of things with the framework mods, so it will take some time booting to completely load HD Widgets, if you choose to go that route.
Once ATT releases 4.4.3 in April, I may hold off until Xposed Framework gets a major overhall for 4.4.x.
I recommend the non framework version of Ghost Hide Root, with plugin. There is a framework version, but it does not work well with Samsung ROM.
Startup manager also is a good framework app, but there is a paid app that goes even further... I kept the Xposed app because it was smaller.
Don't bother with Power / battery apps... they tend to hog memory, and don't do much better than having your tablet do power saving mode when browsing or reading.
I keep WIFI and Power save mode on all the time. Yet to find a real issue with speed. Able to watch streamed movies and Miracast without hicups.
Oh by the way... I dropped Greenify as well.. seems to take up a lot of memory. I just stop some apps that allow not to be started during boot. Be careful, as some are part of the OS. I stopped All email apps, this way when I am wanting email I just open them. Also you can manually sync if you chose to. Though it can be annoying if you open mail for the first part of the day and find 40 emails waiting. On vibrate or notification sound it can be a bit annoying.

[Q] note 8 downgrading inquiry

hi everyone, first of all i have to mention that im a total newbie, ive only flashed a stock rom once and i was a copy cat nothing more.
I recently upgraded my note 8 to 4.2.2 which I dint recommend, Battery life has beem reduced to like 30%. so now im trying to downgrade it back to 4.1.2 which was much better imo.
I dont know which rom version to flash, there are many with different codes and country, here is a screenshot for the "about" section, please provide me with the best stock rom fo3 my tablet.
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thanks in advance guys, and if u know how to fix the battery drain problem let me know, also some tips to prevent bricking my tablet while flashing would be great.

I have 4.2.2 and found most of my issues from Google Music app, and having over 45 GB of MP3 files. They show up as 115mb in the folder in system. HA!!! My MP3 files had some underline characters in the names. This is mostly from Itunes but MS media player will do it if configured in the file management for rip settings.
Once I cleared up the issues, I get the same battery drain as with a custom ROM which I reverted back from.
You should look for my battery drain / charge fix on this forum. It has all the fixes I could find when troubleshooting my issues with battery drain.
I get about 10% drain every hour with normal use.
When 4.4.2 comes out for Samsung Note 8.0 I am sure it will be even better.
Since using 4.2.2 I would not dream of going to 4.1.2. Haven't had it and find 4.2.2 has some features that 4.1.2 does not have. Just google screwed the pooch with Music player on their last two updates.

after flashing new rom make sure to do battery calibration - get app from play store - it will get you back to a more normal battery life.

kzintz said:
after flashing new rom make sure to do battery calibration - get app from play store - it will get you back to a more normal battery life.
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I need to be rooted to do so.. idk much about rooting, I read about it but it was a little complicated, many terms and different versions each with a certain defect
check these out too pls

Hesh4m said:
I need to be rooted to do so.. idk much about rooting, I read about it but it was a little complicated, many terms and different versions each with a certain defect
check these out too pls
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Search for saferoot.zip.
You do not need a battery calibration app to fix your issue.
It looks like DVMS is your issue. Once rooted with saferoot, you will not need triangle away to clear your counter, just install four apps to allow hiding of root and disable DVMS.
First thing find Xposed installer 2.5 and install. On google play store search for Substrate and install and search RootCloak and install do not install the xposed version just the app. Search DVMS in google play store and install. RootCloak is simple to config and runs at start up. Xposed is a wee different, as you will have settings for xposed and various options to perform tasks, one of which is modules. From there you can activate the modules you install for xposed. Once activated you must reboot again. Yes there will be a few reboots before all 4 apps are running on your android. DVMS is an activate and forget app, about half of the xposed apps are that way. Though only a few apps will work with the Note 8.0 without any issues. With a keen eye, you will find that many of the smaller modules can be found in larger ones, Wanam module for example.
I have an extensive setup with Xposed for many of my mods. So if you have any issues or questions, I can be of assistance.
Yes, I find disabling DVMS to be the better thing to do for accurate battery measurement. Wanam makes both DVMS disabler and Wanam Xposed, the later has DVMS disabler as one of the many options in this larger module. You may opt for that instead, I prefer newbies to stick with simple tasks before diving into the whole enchilada.

lollipop issues fixed with one app....

Okay I have a note 4 and ever since 5.0 and even 5.1 my phone with wifi on would lag .... chrome would load slow, some apps wouldn't load, app store would take minutes for everything to load, facebook, etc.....
I downloaded DNSet from app store set it to auto start and now my phone is 100% working no problems, this is after many cache wipes, factory resets....
Hope this helps someone if they are having problems like I have.

An app is worth a shot...I downloaded it, and have it set, so we will see how well it does...I notice a little bit of speed increase when opening up Web pages and apps. If this keeps up, thanks for the info.

I use package disabler. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ospolice.packagedisablerpro&hl=en

Thanks to you both! These apps rock!

Yeah, package disabler made this phone way quicker and improved battery life dramatically. Thank you for the suggestion.
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What apps are safe to disable?

ramharder said:
What apps are safe to disable?
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The app knows what is safe. You hit remove all bloatware and it does it for you. I had to turn back on my calendar and a few things, but its really easy.

Dnset made my browser easily 10x faster.

Yeah I just used the other app with DNSet and now my phone is like it was when I first bought it.

Just downloaded both of these and they've worked wonders! Only complain is that DNSet leaves the icon in my notification tray all the time.

Falchion17 said:
Just downloaded both of these and they've worked wonders! Only complain is that DNSet leaves the icon in my notification tray all the time.
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Long press the notification in the pull down, tap the little "i." Then uncheck "show notifications."
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spexwood said:
Long press the notification in the pull down, tap the little "i." Then uncheck "show notifications."
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Thanks, I just did this but priority notifications for it were already turned off:
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I've noticed that when on WiFi (on 5.1.1) that my battery drains at least twice as fast than when it's off. Could DNSet or Package Disabled apps mentioned here correct this problem?

Falchion17 said:
Thanks, I just did this but priority notifications for it were already turned off:
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HUUUUUGE screenshot, LOL. :D
That's odd. Normally there are 2 options: Set as Priority and Block. Block is missing and would've blocked all notifications from that app. So for some reason, the app designer decided that the notification is necessary and should never be removed :(
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[/COLOR][QUOTE="jack man, post: 63423817, member: 2138845"]I've noticed that when on WiFi (on 5.1.1) that my battery drains at least twice as fast than when it's off. Could DNSet or Package Disabled apps mentioned here correct this problem?[/QUOTE]
I don't know about DNSet since I'm not actually using it, but Package Disabler might at least help increase battery life in other areas, causing the wifi drain to be less noticeable.
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I could not get DNSet to work, but I use package disabler and greenify. Really improved my battery life.

So after installing Package Disabler I can't save any screen writing I do. When I go to save it just says, "Screen Write has stopped". I've gone through the list of packages that are disabled and I've re-enabled everything that looked like it could be related to the S-Pen but no dice. Anyone else experienced this or have any ideas?

I use S NOTE all the time and no issues with Package Disabler. Try rebooting your phone after enabling packages possibly related.
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jack man said:
I've noticed that when on WiFi (on 5.1.1) that my battery drains at least twice as fast than when it's off. Could DNSet or Package Disabled apps mentioned here correct this problem?
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I have this same issue; not sure what's going on. Haven't been able to rectify it. Luckily the only time I'm on WiFi is when I'm home and can charge, but it is very annoying.

Package Disabler Pro app disable my Message app. Can't text anymore. Don't use Disable All Bloatware feature guys
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For spen - screen write has stopped
I had to reenable MyScript Resource Manager.