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[REF] justjackyl's Iconia A100 CM10 Setup & Use Tips/Tricks

Surprising to me, I have been PMd by a few people asking about how I resolved issues that I was having with my tablet. I could not give you a specific answer on why and how well my tablet runs so this is just how I do it. Results for you may vary, and what works for me may have been a problem for others. I am in no way a dev, nor do I take credit for their work.
I am posting this as possible tips for CM10 (9/2/12build) w/ godmachine kernel v2.0 & the latest gapps available from goo.im. If you are not to that point or do not understand what I am talking about, STOP, and go read pio_masaki's [Guide] All things Iconia A100 (guide to modding)
MY RECOMMENDED APPS
Apex Launcher (NOVA Launcher is a good alternative) since Trebuchet 2.0 freezes/crashes ALOT
SetCPU w/profiles enabled for my overclock needs
ESFileExplorer for root and normal file manipulation as well as streaming video from my home server.
Titanium BackupPRO i think is the best file backup/restore software. Market Doctor as well as bloat ware/unwanted system app melter ability to integrate apps into ROM, than create a backup in CWM and next time you flash, all your apps will be included.
ESTaskManager for boot up app disabling/enabling, as well as Task killer if I need to terminate a running app. Has many other useful functions such as power optimization.
STARTING FROM SCRATCH/BUILDING MY CM10 SETUP
INSIDE TEAMWIN RECOVERY PROJECT
I use TWRP. In this order I wipe cache, dalvik cache, factory reset, and internal storage. Then I flash CM10, kernel, and gapps. Power off via menu option. Power on and i do not touch for 10min. than reboot wait 5 min, fill in Google profile, reboot than I start installing the rest of my apps. This is more your customization stage. Although I recommend installing your custom launcher, such as Apex Launcher, and updating Superuser before doing anything else.
USING TITANIUM BACKUP FOR FREEZING/REMOVING APPS
At this time I usually will start changing all my settings and freezing/uninstalling apps. Doing this will free up RAM and stop unused apps from even loading into the system. You can "thaw" them out anytime.
I use Titanium Backup and I freeze these system apps (I don't uninstall in case freezing an app causes a conflict):
E-Mail 4.1
Exchange Services 5.0
Face Unlock 4.1-392829
Gallery 1.1.4000 (In this build there are two identical listed, so I freeze one)
Google Play Music 4.3.605.392829
Google+ 2.6.1.30454518
Movie Studio 1.1
News&Weather 1.3.11
ROM Manager 5.0.0.8
Trebuchet 2.0
Lucky Patcher 2.5.0 (if you use it, use it for your purpose than FREEZE it until next time you need it)
Dev Tools 1.0
com.android.smspush 4.1.1-eng.odin.20120903.000735 (Not a 3G tablet, not texting so I freeze it)
[VOICEMAIL] Mobile Data 4.1.1-eng.odin.20120903.000735 (not a 3G tablet, so service not needed)
[SMS/MMS/APN] Mobile Network Configuration 4.1.1-eng.odin.20120903.000735 (not a 3G tablet, service not needed)
Network Location 1.1.10
Setup Wizard 1.3
Spare Parts 4.1.1-eng.odin.20120903.000735
VpnDialogs 4.1.1-eng.odin.20120903.000735
Voice Dialer 4.1.1-eng.odin.20120903.000735
USING ESTASKMANAGER TO EDIT STARTUP APPS
Next, I use ESTaskManager and disable a lot of the boot up apps. A lot of the apps you can disable their startup because you can launch them manually. This reduces boot up time and saves us some precious RAM and CPU cycles. Depending on what apps you uninstall or freeze, these may or may not be available to you.
I Disable:
Any of my user apps that aren't system related. Example, I can disable NOVA 3 from the boot up list because it's just cached in memory, and wasting memory to display notifications. For free games, this can actually stop all those annoying ads you get on startup. But I wouldn't want to disable SetCPU on startup, as it is controlling my governor, I/O scheduler, and CPU frequency. I am not going to list all my user apps, you get the point.
Calendar Storage-disable if you don't use
Contacts
Download Manager
Email
Exchange Services
Gmail
Google Contacts Sync
Google Playstore
Google Search (safe if you do not have any GSearch widgets, and you disable the "persistent" search bar from you home screens in settings)
News&Weather (safe if you don't use the widget)
ROM Manager (it's just best not to use this stupid thing! will get you into more trouble than good!)
Voice Dialer
USING SETCPU W/PROFILES ENABLED FOR OVERCLOCKING
Now for SetCPU, and how I use it.
Several users state that SetCPU causes a lot of problems with our tablet, and this is true, if you don't follow a few guidelines. I do have profiles enabled. I have 4 profiles. One for regular use, on for per app basis overclocking, one for screen off, and one for screen off on a per app basis so I am not under clocking as low as when screen off profile is triggered, for when apps like ESFileExplorer or Titanium Backup are performing long tasks and the screen times out.
I find using True/False and the "Any of these are true..." triggering events works best.
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The problem with our tablet is it does not like using profiles. I have pinpointed the issue of SODs and random reboots being associated with SetCPU. When building profiles, you have to make sure you use the same governor in all of your profiles. You can change the I/O Scheduler for each profile without any negative effects. I use my tablet almost solely for Android Gaming, so leaving all my profiles set with lulzactive or smartassV2 is not an issue for me.
If you ABSOLUTELY want to change your governor, you can change it manually at the SetCPU "Main" screen. Just remember when you’re done to change it back to the one used in your profiles. To stop SODs (Sleep of Death), in your Screen Off profile, raise the MHz slider from 216MHz to 312MHz for your minimal under clock speed.
You can also use other features of SetCPU to undervolt and edit governors like lulzactive.
MY SYSTEM SETTINGS OPTIONS
Under Performance tab make sure for Processor and I/O scheduler that the "Set on Boot" option is OFF/UNCHECKED!
Under Memory I do have allow purging of assets ON/CHECKED
For Surface Improvement I select the "disable dithering" option. Some games/apps I use would FC until I turned this off.
zRam
I also have zRam turned on, but you have to flash a special zRam .zip from godmachine/linuxsociety from TWRP/CWM to actually have it working. Just download the appropriate .zip file for the amount of RAM you want to use for zRam compression. I use just the 100MB .zip. All the zips and a good explanation by linuxsociety are in his kernel thread
Under the Developer Options tab:
Turn on Android Debugging
I disable the "USB debugging notify" option, we already know we turned it on.
I turn on "Force GPU rendering"
For Background Process Limit I have it changed from Standard Limit to At most 4 processes
I have Kill app back button option checked.
Under Profiles tab, I tick the slider and turn profiles off.
For Wi-Fi sleep policy, I have a 5m time out. I found that wireless really sucks the life out of the battery. So if I'm not using it, I manually disable it.
BUILD.PROP MODS
I have used these, and for my uses I find that it is not needed. They do have benefits. For testing purposes I keep a copy of the stock build.prop and a copy of the modded build prop both in the system directory. Put them both in there and rename them build.prop.reg.bak and build.prop.mod.bak. Than with ESFileExplorer, make sure you have root access enabled, see pic) you can just rename the file you want to use to build.prop. Boot into recovery and clear cache and dalvik cache, and make sure you let the tablet sit for 10mins anytime you clear caches. The only time I really use the build.prop is to make an app list for the A500 in the playstore so I can download/purchase it and have it marked as so in the playstore, than extract the APK with titanium backup and than go back to stock build.prop and side load the app. Some apps will install under the A500 mod, but will FC or not run properly until you return to the stock build.prop.
I really can't think of anything else that I may be doing that can help you guys out. A suggestion I stand by, is I don't bother with widgets. They take up memory and CPU cycles for information you can usually get to via a couple taps on the good ol' touchscreen. And I have no idea why, it may just be me thinking it improves battery life, but I turn airplane mode on, and when I need wireless access I leave airplane mode on and turn wireless itself on. For some odd reason I see improved battery life, and my assumption is that when airplane mode is on, there are system apps that are put to rest by seeing the tablet is in this state.
Anyways, I hope this info will be useful for people. Any questions, feel free to post or PM me. I am a full time college student so I may not respond right away!

Very nice! Thorough, clear, and I can find no faults in your advice that isn't personal choice.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2

pio_masaki said:
Very nice! Thorough, clear, and I can find no faults in your advice that isn't personal choice.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2
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Thanks! Approval from you means a lot to me, cause you know what your doing more than I do!! lol

Good job, although it could better sectioning, make it easier to find stuff. Besides that, not bad!
Sent from my A100 using Tapatalk 2

das_webos_transformer said:
good job, although it could better sectioning, make it easier to find stuff. Besides that, not bad!
Sent from my a100 using tapatalk 2
i'm open to suggestions!
I wasn't quite sure how to break it down, like how to label a category and what would go into that category.
Sent via acer iconia a100 on cm10_build090212; godmachine v2.0 kernel, smooth, stable, fast
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edit: Updated op organization

Nice tut. Should help out some to squeek out max performance.
A little more detail of how to freeze (paid version only), and disable startup apps, might help the novice.
Pretty much the way I run, with several different personal preferences.

Looks good. I especially like the list of apps that can be frozen. Just want to add that there are a few free apps (i.e..App Quarantine) that also freezes unwanted app.
Might be just me anal but the pictures attached shows up really big on the computer, taking up most of the screen and really distracting. I almost missed the blurp about setcpu profiles in between the pictures.

illego said:
Looks good. I especially like the list of apps that can be frozen. Just want to add that there are a few free apps (i.e..App Quarantine) that also freezes unwanted app.
Might be just me anal but the pictures attached shows up really big on the computer, taking up most of the screen and really distracting. I almost missed the blurp about setcpu profiles in between the pictures.
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lol I KNOW!!!
I was wondering why they posted so big from my linked photobucket.
Maybe I should scale them down and re-upload.

[/u]Looking good!
Sent from my A100 using Tapatalk 2

das_webos_transformer said:
[/u]Looking good!
Sent from my A100 using Tapatalk 2
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Thank you. Over the next few days I am going to add in a section about app compatibility and what runs on CM10. Games, media, tools, all of it.
If anyone wants to contribute information for this CM10 Tips guide, I will gladly fit it into the OP and credit your name.
Thanks for the support guys!

Bump
Sent via Acer Iconia A100 on CM10_Build090212; godmachine v2.0 kernel, Smooth, Stable, Fast

Tsk tsk
Sent from my A100 using xda premium

das_webos_transformer said:
Tsk tsk
Sent from my A100 using xda premium
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Gotta give the thread some bump love for the noobs.
I keep having to bump pio's guide as well, if it goes to the bottom of the threads, its basically nonexistent as noobs don't know how to operate a basic search function. lol

justjackyl said:
Gotta give the thread some bump love for the noobs.
I keep having to bump pio's guide as well, if it goes to the bottom of the threads, its basically nonexistent as noobs don't know how to operate a basic search function. lol
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hey im not a "noob" ,..(ok so maybe ) im thinnking of trying this on my backup (yes i have 2 a100s) ..the second one is the 16 gb version..is there anything i should be made aware of before i do this?..(and i have looked but where is the godmachine kernel)

mordeith said:
hey im not a "noob" ,..(ok so maybe ) im thinnking of trying this on my backup (yes i have 2 a100s) ..the second one is the 16 gb version..is there anything i should be made aware of before i do this?..(and i have looked but where is the godmachine kernel)
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God machine aka linuxsociety. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1818924
Start here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1711125. Once you get cm10 loaded up follow this guide.

Romman0 said:
God machine aka linuxsociety. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1818924
Start here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1711125. Once you get cm10 loaded up follow this guide.
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ahh you beat me to it
but I am going to add ROM and kernel links into the OP. Should have the first time.
I need to update this but I've been so busy with my stickied G2x Kernel thread! lol
I've all about abandoned SetCPU in favor of Antutu/No Frills (still testing) alongside with Android Tuner Pro <--- Which is flippin sweet on this tablet.
I may just be using it by itself as it can OC/UC/UV as well, than startup editing, build.prop modding, SysCtril modding somuch more. My tablet has been running smooth, and usually I just turn it off when not using as I could not get standby battery drain under control. I've just hit 18hours and still counting after using Android Tuner and I am still able to play all my HD games smoothly, meaning performance is not horribly hindered. I'll run a benchmark on it.

Great guide. used this on my desire s as well.

Hi jackyl, just wanted to say "great guide" I'm from the a500 forum and I feel guilty saying that i never knew you guys existed :shame: If it hadn't been for a 100 user posting his issues over our side I'd still be locked in ignorance!!!
I will link your guide and pio's in my flash guide if thats ok....there's some great info everyone should read imho
Keep up the fantastic work, happy tabbing
rgds dibb

dibb_nz said:
Hi jackyl, just wanted to say "great guide" I'm from the a500 forum and I feel guilty saying that i never knew you guys existed :shame: If it hadn't been for a 100 user posting his issues over our side I'd still be locked in ignorance!!!
I will link your guide and pio's in my flash guide if thats ok....there's some great info everyone should read imho
Keep up the fantastic work, happy tabbing
rgds dibb
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Hey thanks for the support, feel free to link it.
:thumbup:
Sent from G2x, CM7 Weekly 1-1-13, Faux 054.

Just a note, added a link here in that guide thing I wrote as well.

[Q] DoomKernel v14 doubts

Hello guys i'm using Doomkernel v14 and i have a lot of doubts about it, first of all sorry for my english i'm latin american xD, and i love this comunity i have learn a lot of it... i mean about changin roms, kernels and etc.
ok, i have doomkernel v14 since the begining of this year but since i installed it i notice that the battery last a lot less than when i was using stock and is very annoying because i like this kernel and i m using it with True Ancestor LE 1.6 ROM that is very complete and i want to know if much peopple has this problem and if it has a solution because i dont want to change this kernel and i dont understan the undervolting thing is very confuce to me is with the same O.C app or with something in the computer?? because i saw some console windows in some posts screenshots and i didnt understan it, and other thing the cellphone heats when im playing MC4 and heroes of order & chaos and some other games.
and a few more information about my problen is that when i have the screen active it consumes about 1% of battery each 5 minites with the wi-fi off and with the wi-fi on 3 minutes i cant find help because not too much peopple has unlocket bootloaders

J0z31911 said:
Hello guys i'm using Doomkernel v14 and i have a lot of doubts about it, first of all sorry for my english i'm latin american xD, and i love this comunity i have learn a lot of it... i mean about changin roms, kernels and etc.
ok, i have doomkernel v14 since the begining of this year but since i installed it i notice that the battery last a lot less than when i was using stock and is very annoying because i like this kernel and i m using it with True Ancestor LE 1.6 ROM that is very complete and i want to know if much peopple has this problem and if it has a solution because i dont want to change this kernel and i dont understan the undervolting thing is very confuce to me is with the same O.C app or with something in the computer?? because i saw some console windows in some posts screenshots and i didnt understan it, and other thing the cellphone heats when im playing MC4 and heroes of order & chaos and some other games.
and a few more information about my problen is that when i have the screen active it consumes about 1% of battery each 5 minites with the wi-fi off and with the wi-fi on 3 minutes i cant find help because not too much peopple has unlocket bootloaders
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did you check your current cpu governor? you will really use more battery life if the settings of your phone is OC you will get more performance but lesser battery life, can you maybe provide a screenshot of the current gpu settings and its governors?

fritzbored said:
did you check your current cpu governor? you will really use more battery life if the settings of your phone is OC you will get more performance but lesser battery life, can you maybe provide a screenshot of the current gpu settings and its governors?
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how do i take it ? from the O.C aplication? i use setcpu the setcpu not even detect the battery stats and i tried other apps and the same they dont detect battery stats i tried antutu cpu master, no frills cpu (i didnt like it), incredi control, and setxperia

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J0z31911 said:
how do i take it ? from the O.C aplication? i use setcpu the setcpu not even detect the battery stats and i tried other apps and the same they dont detect battery stats i tried antutu cpu master, no frills cpu (i didnt like it), incredi control, and setxperia
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Try volume down + power

J0z31911 said:
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Ok here are the list of things that you can possibly do.
1.) check how many running background application is there on your phone you can do this by going to settings>apps>running and try to close down those which are really not needed.
2.) try to remove task killers if you have them instead of saving power they ussually consume more because they kill system process and the phone restarts them in which will use up more power.
3.) try to use lesser brightness on your screen display instead of using automatic detect.
4.) try to use a battery calibration script you can find it in this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=991276 (this is self proven by me and it worked perfect im not responsible for any issues that may cause after running the script)
5.) and lastly try to lower down data traffic and gps use they are bigger killers than wifi
By the way your CPU settings is at minimal not in OC so its a bit of mystery why this is happening to you maybe there are a lot of bloatwares on your phone try to check them

fritzbored said:
Ok here are the list of things that you can possibly do.
1.) check how many running background application is there on your phone you can do this by going to settings>apps>running and try to close down those which are really not needed.
2.) try to remove task killers if you have them instead of saving power they ussually consume more because they kill system process and the phone restarts them in which will use up more power.
3.) try to use lesser brightness on your screen display instead of using automatic detect.
4.) try to use a battery calibration script you can find it in this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=991276 (this is self proven by me and it worked perfect im not responsible for any issues that may cause after running the script)
5.) and lastly try to lower down data traffic and gps use they are bigger killers than wifi
By the way your CPU settings is at minimal not in OC so its a bit of mystery why this is happening to you maybe there are a lot of bloatwares on your phone try to check them
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Thanks for your answer,look i have my screen brightness almost at minimum my xperia play has true ancestor with. 58 baseband and is a r800a and the FW changed it to r800i
And what are bloatwares? Can you explain me please and that script that you used can be reverted? I guess i dont have to worry because i have a nandroid and by the way i don't have the data traffic and gps activated all the time
Sent from my R800i using xda app-developers app

fritzbored said:
Ok here are the list of things that you can possibly do.
1.) check how many running background application is there on your phone you can do this by going to settings>apps>running and try to close down those which are really not needed.
2.) try to remove task killers if you have them instead of saving power they ussually consume more because they kill system process and the phone restarts them in which will use up more power.
3.) try to use lesser brightness on your screen display instead of using automatic detect.
4.) try to use a battery calibration script you can find it in this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=991276 (this is self proven by me and it worked perfect im not responsible for any issues that may cause after running the script)
5.) and lastly try to lower down data traffic and gps use they are bigger killers than wifi
By the way your CPU settings is at minimal not in OC so its a bit of mystery why this is happening to you maybe there are a lot of bloatwares on your phone try to check them
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by the way what are u using in your divice?? and what model is? i will try to configure it as u to try to get better battery life

J0z31911 said:
by the way what are u using in your divice?? and what model is? i will try to configure it as u to try to get better battery life
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I am currently using an xperia play r800i, when i say bloatware these are basically software that has been preloaded on a rom or custom rom that runs in the background, you may not generally see it running but it is there, now with the battery calibration script if you run that it will basically refresh your battery stats and provide you with an almost 100% accurate report of your battery percentage, my phone last upto a whole day with basic wifi browsing and normal operations last for atleast 6 hours with heavy game usage, i would also try to suggest an app called juice defender it (the pro one if you got the wallet to spare) it is a good app you can customize how your applications behave on normal and screen off condition it may be confusing at first to try to play around with it..hope my advice helps you in even a simple way

fritzbored said:
I am currently using an xperia play r800i, when i say bloatware these are basically software that has been preloaded on a rom or custom rom that runs in the background, you may not generally see it running but it is there, now with the battery calibration script if you run that it will basically refresh your battery stats and provide you with an almost 100% accurate report of your battery percentage, my phone last upto a whole day with basic wifi browsing and normal operations last for atleast 6 hours with heavy game usage, i would also try to suggest an app called juice defender it (the pro one if you got the wallet to spare) it is a good app you can customize how your applications behave on normal and screen off condition it may be confusing at first to try to play around with it..hope my advice helps you in even a simple way
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i installed lupus v6 last night i did it because it is more updated than the doomkernel whish lupus are u using ? i asking because i saw your signature main is r800i but the firmware changed it to r800i xD i read that i have to calibrate the battery each time i change the rom, and i saw that u are using gin2jellybean i read that gin2jellybean drains the battery a lot but that was with doomkernel maybe with lupus the thigs change

J0z31911 said:
i installed lupus v6 last night i did it because it is more updated than the doomkernel whish lupus are u using ? i asking because i saw your signature main is r800i but the firmware changed it to r800i xD i read that i have to calibrate the battery each time i change the rom, and i saw that u are using gin2jellybean i read that gin2jellybean drains the battery a lot but that was with doomkernel maybe with lupus the thigs change
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I am currently using the lupus v6 Gingerbread, Gin2jellybean is a smooth and fast rom, but it does have it flaws on my own opinion which you are right that it does consume a bit more battery than others, ive used lupus GB/ICS together with Gin2jellybean and it was a good experience however battery was only lasting for 6-7 hours of normal daily use without gaming.. heres a TIP. if you are planning to have your phone into a gaming machine better stick to GB and install GB Roms as well. But if your planning to have your phone with sleek and your after eyecandy in UI you can install ICS..

fritzbored said:
I am currently using the lupus v6 Gingerbread, Gin2jellybean is a smooth and fast rom, but it does have it flaws on my own opinion which you are right that it does consume a bit more battery than others, ive used lupus GB/ICS together with Gin2jellybean and it was a good experience however battery was only lasting for 6-7 hours of normal daily use without gaming.. heres a TIP. if you are planning to have your phone into a gaming machine better stick to GB and install GB Roms as well. But if your planning to have your phone with sleek and your after eyecandy in UI you can install ICS..
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yes im more into gaming than other things but battery drain problem makes me a bit sad i would like to get one of those extended batteries but i dont think i can find one on my country xDD

and other thing how do i install that script?? there are a lot of downloads on that post is very confusing for me i dont see any instructions D:

better battery stats report
i will post my bbs report to see if some one can help me by finding whats wrong with my divice

[Q&A][UNOFFICIAL] CyanogenMod/LineageOS

Q&A for CyanogenMod/LineageOS for Celox Devices (Hercules & Skyrocket)​
As requested I created a Q&A thread to help keep things organized. Placing your question within this thread will increase its chances of being answered by a member of the community or by me.
Before posting, please use the forum search and read through the discussion thread above for your device. If you can't find an answer, post it here, being sure to give as much information as possible (firmware version, steps to reproduce, logcat if available) so that you can get help.
Thanks for understanding and for helping to keep XDA neat and tidy!
Frequently Asked Questions​
Q: My device reboots when I receive or make a phone call. Why?
If your using OpenGapps read this: https://github.com/opengapps/openga...boots-when-i-receive-or-make-a-phone-call-why
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Q: Formatting my SD Card as Internal Storage doesn't work. How to fix it?
Goto Settings > Storage. Click on your external sdcard
Tap the Menu button in the top right and select Settings.
Then choose Format as internal. (This erases all the data on the sdcard so backup if necessary)
Once you click Erase & Format, the device will format your card.
The process may get stuck at 20% and timeout after about 2mins. If it does reboot into recovery after it times out.
In TWRP, select Wipe then Advanced Wipe. Select "MicroSD Card - Data" and click "Repair or Change File System".
Choose, "Change File System" and select FAT. Then swipe to change.
Reboot, then goto Settings > Storage. Your sdcard should appear as corrupted.
Continue and format as internal storage. It should then get past 20%. If it does, continue with the steps shown to you.
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Since this is a unified thread, I will use Celox to refer to both the Hercules and the Skyrocket. This was their planned codename for the LTE S2, and both use the celox-common branch in source code.
Q: How do I root my Celox? I flashed SuperSU, and my phone won't boot!
A: You don't need SuperSU. Root access is baked into the ROM.
Wipe everything and install the ROM without SuperSU. Now, in Developer options, set Root access to Apps and ADB. If you really, really, want SuperSU, install it from the Play Store and have it install it directly without recovery. (not confirmed working, but should work.)
Q: Do I install this like any other ROM? Why can't I install Gapps?
A: No. This is a virtually partitioned ROM, common in today's Celox ROMs. The different partition layout is necessary to take full advantage of your phone.
Q: Clean flash or dirty flash?
A: I always dirty flash. I never wipe unless I am switching ROMs. You may want to wipe, your choice.
Q: Virtual repartition? Whaaaaaat? Do I need a PIT file? Will this damage my device?
A: The classic issues with the S2 are:
Not having enough room to install apps
Being forced to use tiny Gapps packages
having waaaaaay too much internal sd card free space, even when you have a real SD card that you haven't filled up either.
Virtual repartitioning changes the way the system sees the partitions ("sections" of the 16GB of storage), making it similar to the 16GB Samsung Galaxy S3. This fixes all of those problems!
Here is what happens:
To make more room for apps and data, we made that SD card partition multitask as apps, data, and the internal SD card storage, emulated at /data/media/0, like modern devices. This will wipe those files on the internal SD card partition, though! You now get 11.2GB freely usable by the system.
Since Lollipop, ROMs have been increasing in size greatly. They even use a different installation method. Our measly 598MB /system partition, which couldn't even hold all of 4.1.2 TouchWiz, has been moved to what /data was before. That means 2GB for the ROM, Gapps (yes, you can even flash STOCK!), BusyBox, root stuff, extensions, you name it!
And that 598MB /system partition becomes /cache, because you can always have more cache!
No PIT is needed, and, if you flashed a PIT (like the one that gives you 6GB for data), flash it back to stock! You will end up with 7GB shared for the internal SD card and app data and 6GB for /system, which is ridiculous.
And the best part is: Nothing is damaged. It is 100% safe! It is just a renaming scheme, and you can always flash to stock in Odin.
Q: Which Gapps should I use?
A: Well, as always, it is your decision, so so as you wish. I personally use Nano, which I also recommend. However, you need to install keyboard_patch.zip (attached to this post) after a Full or smaller Gapps or you will get spammed by "Unfortunately, Android Keyboard (AOSP) has stopped.", making it impossible to set up your device.
Stock fixes this issue, but it also adds crapware that I bet you don't need, like Google Sheets, Google Maps, Google+, and especially Chrome.
Q: HALP!! I'm getting "Unfortunately, Android Keyboard (AOSP) has stopped.", I can't set up my phone, and I am about ready to throw this thing at the wall!!!!!1!
A: Calm down. Breathe. I know it is annoying and gives you headaches.
Just reboot into recovery (using the key combo), and flash keyboard_patch.zip, attached to this post.
Q: Whenever I browse the web in Chrome, my phone goes berserk! It slows down, shows me black screens then the lockscreen, etc.
A: Don't use Chrome. The stock browser is about as good and doesn't wreak havoc to our device. However, this is replaced when you flash a larger Gapps package. I recommend using Nano and installing what you want instead. Just wipe system, flash ROM, Nano, keyboard_patch.zip, and reboot. Alternatively, you can use Opera, which has everything Chrome has except Google account bookmark sync and bloat.
Q: I have one of the following issues:
Calls don't work. They reboot or say "Cellular network not available."
When I turn on my device, I don't have a data connection.
A: You flashed the wrong build. Flash anything after 20160126 and those issues are fixed!
Q: My battery life is bad.
A: Here are some general tips I use:
Turn data, WiFi, GPS and Bluetooth off when you are not using them.
Understand that lower signal = shorter battery life.
Settings > WiFi > Menu > Advanced > Keep WiFi on during sleep > Only when plugged in.
Settings > WiFi > Menu > Advanced > Always allow scanning > Off.
Black wallpaper = good.
Underclock/undervolt.
Lower brightness to the minimum you can see.
Enable the Power saver profile (currently not working on 2/16).
Install the blacked out // regression+ theme, which makes most things black. Pure black = good.
If you really want to stretch your battery life, you can do these extreme tweaks, however, they can affect the functionality of your phone.
Green-only mode. It looks pretty awesome and saves battery life. In terms of battery life, AMOLED screens get better battery life depending on the color displayed on the screen. Green > Red > Blue. Black uses almost no energy.
Set to blacked out // regression+
Black wallpaper
Brightness to 0%
Settings > Developer options > Simulate color space > Monochromacy. This makes it so you can (mostly) see non-green colors.
Settings > Display > LiveDisplay > Color calibration and set all but green to 0%.
Download [root] Naptime (with root enabled) and enable the Aggressive Doze mode. Your phone will be practically off (only the cell radio with data off is running) and you will not receive most notifications, sans phone calls, text messages, alarms, and seriously important notifications as soon as the screen turns off. This is also naturally enabled when you leave your phone unplugged and not moving for 30 minutes.
Hold down the power button and select "Power off". This is a feature that causes your phone to use absolutely no power, however, your phone will take about a minute or two to exit this mode and you will not receive any calls, notifications, texts, or anything and WiFi, mobile networks, Bluetooth, GPS and the CPU will be disabled during this mode.
Q: After 30 minutes of my phone's screen being off, WiFi turns off. I just can't seem to shake this bug!
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That is called "Doze", it is a built-in feature added in Android to attempt to save battery. Jerry Hildenbrand did a good job explaining this at Android Central.
You can configure this using [root] Naptime, but it is a rather advanced tool.
Q: My keys stopped working! What did I do wrong?
A: Disable Sweep2wake in the "Advanced Settings" app. That tweak is cool, but not yet stable enough for daily use.
Q: How do I make things smaller?
A: Settings > Display & lights > LCD density.
Thankfully, they fixed the alignment bug, so you no longer need to edit your build.prop.
The larger the number, the larger things will be, and the smaller the device will identify as.
240 is the default. The 4.5 in (11.43 cm) device is recognized as a measly 3.89 in (9.87 cm). Friends don't let friends stay on 240 DPI.
Technically, the Celox has a DPI of 207, but apps work best with multiples of 20.
I personally recommend 200dpi, which makes the device identify as 4.66 in (11.85 cm). It is quite nice.
However, with a non-standard DPI (standards are 120, 160, 240, 320, 480, and 640), it can cause scaling issues like blurriness.
Q: Should I use EXT4 or F2FS?
A: I use F2FS. F2FS is safer for your data, writes faster, and is actually designed for flash memory (it is called Flash-Friendly File System), unlike EXT4, which is made for a hard drive. However, some people encountered issues with F2FS and the Play Store.
EXT4 is tried and true, and is still relevant.
Q: Why does my camera keep crashing?
A: In the Advanced Settings app, check "Force low-power flash".
Q: I get random reboots. I see the Samsung logo, then a black screen! Grr!
A: At the time of this writing, 1/26 (sometimes 1/27) is the most stable. Try flashing that.
Q: How do I remove the pesky # on the status bar?
A: Install this Xposed module, or it is also a part of this all-in-one tweakbox by the same developer.
Q: Are there any cool features in this ROM/Kernel?
A: Yes, there are more features in this than the usual CyanogenMod Celox kernel. Some features are still being worked on and are a bit unstable, but testing and fixing is welcome on our GitHub repo!
We have, so far:
Wake/Sleep:
sweep2wake
doubletap2wake
doubletap2sleep
pocket detection (enable in Kernel Adiutor)
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Miscellaneous:
Backlight notification (the keys light up like the LED indicator we never had)
F2FS support
Screen undervolting to -500mV
Low-power flash
zRAM (compressed RAM)
Magically added more RAM: Now we have 834MB.
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CPU general
Overclock to 1.83GHz
Under/Overvolting
A democracy of governors (see below)
GPU can be overclocked to 320MHz
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CPU Governors:
Bold are considered (mostly) stable.
hyper
badass
conservative
gaming
interactive
interactiveX
lazy
lionheart
minmax
ondemand (the default)
performance
powersave (though this just locks at the minimum frequency)
sakuractive
samsung
scary
smartassV2
uberdemand
userspace
wheatley
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I/O Schedulers:
bfq
cfq
deadline
noop
row
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If you want more, request it!
Or... even better, contribute to the kernel on Github.
Q: Why can't I configure my CPU governors?
There was a bug in the 2/16 build that added governors, but they had issues with case-sensitivity. Flash 2/22 or newer and you get governors and configuration.
Q: When will we get an update?
A: Be patient! Or build it yourself. Don't forget that some people have lives, and some people don't have lives but still aren't going to constantly update.
I will update this with more questions and answers.
Please don't quote this whole thing. Just mention @Easy_as_Pi_3.14 and I should respond quickly. Or don't, I am subscribed to this thread and love to answer questions.

Easy_as_Pi_3.14 said:
Q: My battery life is bad.
Sorry, this isn't the best ROM for battery life. That hasn't really been hammered out yet.
However, here are some general tips I use:
Turn data, WiFi, GPS and Bluetooth off when you are not using them.
Black wallpaper = good.
Underclock/undervolt.
Lower brightness to the minimum you can see.
Enable the Power saver profile (currently not working on 2/16).
Install the blacked out // regression+ theme, which makes most things black. Pure black = good.
If you really want to stretch your battery life, you can do these extreme tweaks, however, they can affect the functionality of your phone.
Green-only mode. It looks pretty awesome and saves battery life. In terms of battery life, AMOLED screens get better battery life depending on the color displayed on the screen. Green > Red > Blue. Black uses almost no energy.
Set to blacked out // regression+
Black wallpaper
Brightness to 0%
Settings > Developer options > Simulate color space > Monochromacy. This makes it so you can (mostly) see non-green colors.
Settings > Display > LiveDisplay > Color calibration and set all but green to 0%.
Download [root] Naptime (with root enabled) and enable the Aggressive Doze mode. Your phone will be practically off (only the cell radio with data off is running) and you will not receive most notifications, sans phone calls, text messages, alarms, and seriously important notifications as soon as the screen turns off. This is also naturally enabled when you leave your phone unplugged and not moving for 30 minutes.
Hold down the power button and select "Power off". This is a feature that causes your phone to use absolutely no power, however, your phone will take about a minute or two to exit this mode and you will not receive any calls, notifications, texts, or anything and WiFi, mobile networks, Bluetooth, GPS and the CPU will be disabled during this mode.
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I have to differ with this point. As I have said many times in the main thread, my battery life has been awesome. I have a healthy battery. You have stated that your battery is nearly dead and that you jump through these hoops to get it to last.
I post this so that people who see this don't think that this rom is bad for battery life. It's not, if you have a healthy battery. Here are my current settings:
Screen always on Auto Brightness
Wifi Always on (even when connected to Data)
Sync is always on
NFC off
BT off
I use data about 25% of the time
When on Data I have location set to battery saving
I use the Balanced battery setting
I make all my calls through Hangouts
I have dozens of apps installed
I am using Rom V. 1/26 (dirty flashed)
My average battery life right now is about 24-36 hours with 1.5-2.5 hours of Screen on Time. And my battery charges from about 10% to full in about two hours. My best battery life so far has been about 49 hours with 1.25 hours of SOT before needing to recharge. My average Doze usage is about 1.5%/hour- this is without tinkering with Doze settings with an app.
This battery life is on par with newer devices.
edit. Here is a screenshot of my battery usage right now. Nearly two days and this is with about 1 hour of SOT

cameraddict said:
I have to differ with this point. As I have said many times in the main thread, my battery life has been awesome. I have a healthy battery. You have stated that your battery is nearly dead and that you jump through these hoops to get it to last.
I post this so that people who see this don't think that this rom is bad for battery life. It's not, if you have a healthy battery. Here are my current settings:
Screen always on Auto Brightness
Wifi Always on (even when connected to Data)
Sync is always on
NFC off
BT off
I use data about 25% of the time
When on Data I have location set to battery saving
I use the Balanced battery setting
I make all my calls through Hangouts
I have dozens of apps installed
I am using Rom V. 1/26 (dirty flashed)
My average battery life right now is about 24-36 hours with 1.5-2.5 hours of Screen on Time. And my battery charges from about 10% to full in about two hours. My best battery life so far has been about 49 hours with 1.25 hours of SOT before needing to recharge. My average Doze usage is about 1.5%/hour- this is without tinkering with Doze settings with an app.
This battery life is on par with newer devices.
edit. Here is a screenshot of my battery usage right now. Nearly two days and this is with about 1 hour of SOT
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Well,
You had amazing signal 24/7. Damn you, T-Mobile!!!!! (I miss the days of the you-step-indoors-and-you-lose-signal and AT&T users laugh)
1 hour of SOT. Try this: Marathon it. Do a YouTube playlist. Go on a Google Search frenzy.
You were in Doze 95% of the time.
David (not even gonna try to spell his username, too late at night) was also comparing his battery life to 4.4 AOKP. I have always heard that AOKP is amazing on battery life.
Update, here is my battery life. The Doze part was me using my S3 when this was on my bed, and then finally watching The Force Awakens. (PS: Great movie!)
And that is in airplane mode the whole time.
The rest was mostly me web browsing or watching a YouTube playlist.
Sent from my SGH-I727 using Tapatalk

Great job on this rom. Running great on 1/26. Didn't see it but is there a way to disable superuser icon in the status bar? I saw it for alarm, wifi, etc.... But not for SU. Just curious. Thanks.

tommyguns818 said:
Great job on this rom. Running great on 1/26. Didn't see it but is there a way to disable superuser icon in the status bar? I saw it for alarm, wifi, etc.... But not for SU. Just curious. Thanks.
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Nope. There may be Yes, there is an Xposed module for that. See two posts down.
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Easy_as_Pi_3.14 said:
Well,
You had amazing signal 24/7. Damn you, T-Mobile!!!!! (I miss the days of the you-step-indoors-and-you-lose-signal and AT&T users laugh)
1 hour of SOT. Try this: Marathon it. Do a YouTube playlist. Go on a Google Search frenzy.
You were in Doze 95% of the time.
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Yeah, I get pretty good signal here. I live in a major city. :good:
But about 8 hours of that was in an area of low signal. Also, my Doze usage was for nearly two days! And I didn't baby the phone. I just used it for messaging/calls/email and a few searches, and my calendar and updating a few apps in that time. When I plugged it in this morning I had hit 48 hours with 1.25 SOT with 4% left. I could have gone another few hours if need be.
My average SOT time is closer to 2.5 hours with about 24 hours standby (Doze). I've gotten as high as about 4 hours SOT with about 18 hours standby. I've already run a high drain test, SOT almost at 100% of the time, it averaged about 20%/hour. So at that rate the device would last for about 5 hours. But that is not average usage. My high usage of 3-4 hours with 18 hours standby is a better metric. And by all standards, this is excellent battery life for a device with an 1800mah battery without battery saving features engaged!
Oh, and my Doze usage last night was at 0.9%/hour

tommyguns818 said:
Great job on this rom. Running great on 1/26. Didn't see it but is there a way to disable superuser icon in the status bar? I saw it for alarm, wifi, etc.... But not for SU. Just curious. Thanks.
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Yep, there is an Xposed mod for that! Disable su indicator (CM12) or in his all-in-one here.
I updated the Q&A. Thanks for asking that question!

@Easy_as_Pi_3.14 can I call you 22/7's?
You might want to include my video demonstrations of the wake algorithms in the FAQ
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZ_n933bbFxFX7UUVjookMDEl1DYShSfg
(Sweep2Sleep and leniency are irrelevant to this kernel)
Also make a note that pocket detection makes wake controls not work when it's sufficiently dark
(My algorithm uses the light sensor data to check if it's in a pocket, YMMV on "sufficiently")
Also, btw, you might wanna make a list of recommended stable governors
IMO Uberdemand seems to be one of them
Further more I recommend putting that f2fs is only for data and cache (or maybe put a guide with how to convert to it)
Also, you are missing a few things in the kernel features that might be good to mention, and maybe explain what they are
Vibration Intensity, TCP Congestion Controls, KCAL, MDP Cooler Colors Control
I'll keep thinking of stuff to add to the FAQ
No doubt it will get bigger and bigger as time goes on :/

javelinanddart said:
@Easy_as_Pi_3.14 can I call you 22/7's?
You might want to include my video demonstrations of the wake algorithms in the FAQ
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZ_n933bbFxFX7UUVjookMDEl1DYShSfg
(Sweep2Sleep and leniency are irrelevant to this kernel)
Also make a note that pocket detection makes wake controls not work when it's sufficiently dark
(My algorithm uses the light sensor data to check if it's in a pocket, YMMV on "sufficiently")
Also, btw, you might wanna make a list of recommended stable governors
IMO Uberdemand seems to be one of them
Further more I recommend putting that f2fs is only for data and cache (or maybe put a guide with how to convert to it)
Also, you are missing a few things in the kernel features that might be good to mention, and maybe explain what they are
Vibration Intensity, TCP Congestion Controls, KCAL, MDP Cooler Colors Control
I'll keep thinking of stuff to add to the FAQ
No doubt it will get bigger and bigger as time goes on :/
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For short, call me @π.
Or, 355/113 will still get my attention.

Governor Explanations
I found this interesting thread about different governors, how they work and how to tweak them. Thought some might find it interesting:

@bryan2894, I noticed that the Show CPU usage in Developer options is blocked by SELinux.
I know it is silly, but here is the message:
Code:
type=1400 audit(1456274524.501:678): avc: denied { search } for pid=743 comm="ndroid.systemui" name="3846" dev=proc ino=31386 scontext=u:r:platform_app:s0:c512,c768 tcontext=u:r:kernel:s0 tclass=dir permissive=0

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@bryan2894 @javelinanddart
I got a logcat/dmesg of the infamous touchkey derp.
I got it around 6:00.
Sorry about the "MP-Decision" spam.

Couldn't find it, but is there power menu options to add screenshot?

tommyguns818 said:
Couldn't find it, but is there power menu options to add screenshot?
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It is there already for me.
However, I found it easier to either use the key combo (volume first helps) or downloading an advanced file manager (my favorite), open Now On Tap (long-press Home in virtual keys, Menu or Search if I recall correctly on touchkeys), hit the share button, then use Save as.
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Easy_as_Pi_3.14 said:
@bryan2894 @javelinanddart
I got a logcat/dmesg of the infamous touchkey derp.
I got it around 6:00.
Sorry about the "MP-Decision" spam.
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Yeah idk about the logcat (not my forte), but I looked for some touchkey errors in kmsg:
Code:
[19778.598175] [TKEY] tkey_vdd_enable: enter
[19778.598358] tkey_led_vdd_enable 0
[19778.732757] [TKEY] sec_touchkey_early_resume
[19778.732788] [TKEY] tkey_vdd_enable: enter
[19778.732849] tkey_led_vdd_enable 1
[19779.286621] [TKEY] enter touchkey_auto_calibration
[19952.978363] key pressed
[19953.873016] key released
[19958.626525] key pressed
[19959.776763] key released
[19969.971923] key pressed
[19970.642944] key released
[19977.845245] key pressed
[19978.931579] key released
EDIT: @Easy_as_Pi_3.14 What is the touchkey derp btw? I'm clueless about that, never heard of it.

javelinanddart said:
Yeah idk about the logcat (not my forte), but I looked for some touchkey errors in kmsg:
Code:
[19778.598175] [TKEY] tkey_vdd_enable: enter
[19778.598358] tkey_led_vdd_enable 0
[19778.732757] [TKEY] sec_touchkey_early_resume
[19778.732788] [TKEY] tkey_vdd_enable: enter
[19778.732849] tkey_led_vdd_enable 1
[19779.286621] [TKEY] enter touchkey_auto_calibration
[19952.978363] key pressed
[19953.873016] key released
[19958.626525] key pressed
[19959.776763] key released
[19969.971923] key pressed
[19970.642944] key released
[19977.845245] key pressed
[19978.931579] key released
EDIT: @Easy_as_Pi_3.14 What is the touchkey derp btw? I'm clueless about that, never heard of it.
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Sweep2wake sometimes makes the touchkeys stop working.
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Easy_as_Pi_3.14 said:
Sweep2wake sometimes makes the touchkeys stop working.
Sent from my SGH-I747 using Tapatalk
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Hmmm... I've had that before as well, but I do not recall having it on hercules (although I'm on CM11)
I had it on T769 (Candy 5.1)
So maybe it's a LP+ Issue?
Does anyone remember having it from before LP?

Ultimate Battery Optimization guide for S6 Edge+

Ultimate S6 Edge+ Battery Life Guide
So after been having a lot of issues with battery life in the past on this particular phone, I decided to write together this little nifty little short guide for those of you who would like to optimize the battery life – without compromising on the usability or disabling too many features. This guide requires a lot of modification of the system and will trip Knox, so be aware of that.
Step 1.
The first thing that you need to do is to install the kernel Arter97 or some other non-stock kernel of your choice, as well as rooting and installing TWRP onto your phone. There’s plenty of information on how to do this on the forums, so I’m not including this part in this guide, other than mentioning it as a step.
Step 2.
The second thing you need to do is to install Xposed on your phone, this can be done by flashing the files from the following thread onto your phone, as well as installing the Xposed APK.
While you’re in Recovery, also flash the following zip file to remove apps and services that you do not wish to use, to save battery and storage:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/s6-...versal-debloater-mod-s6edgeplus-v1-0-t3372480
Step 3.
The third step in this guide is to install an App called NapTime by Fransico Franco, that puts your phone into Doze as soon as you turn off the screen. It can be obtained free of charge on the Play Store – you will need to open the app and make the following changes to the configuration:
Enable Aggressive Doze
Disable Motion Detection (to keep Doze on all the time.)
And that’s about all that needs to be done here, after this is done, it’s time for the next step.
Step 4.
The next step in this guide is the most important one, but it requires a paid application that absolutely does wonders, it’s called EX Kernel Manager. You need to purchase it on Google Play, after doing so open up the app and install the following governor profile called Glasfish to get much lower standby and usage drains, without compromising too much on the performance and multitasking:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=68330029&postcount=4418
Optional: After enabling said profile, you may want to tweak the settings in EX Kernel Manager manually to save even more battery, in exchange of some speed. If you really want awesome battery life, enable to lock all big cores as it saves a lot of battery, especially during usage of the phone.
Step 5.
Install the application Amplify for Xposed to kill all those wakelocks that constantly keeps waking your phone up, it can be obtained for free on the Play Store. This app isn’t universal and you will have to tweak it manually, as every phone can have different amount of wakelocks and what not.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ryansteckler.nlpunbounce&hl=en

How is your battery life after all of this?
And did you have any reboots?

Applied all suggestions. Will report in 24 hrs

XVEnomXIII said:
Applied all suggestions. Will report in 24 hrs
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Thanks.
At this point I'm running audax 12.0 so I just want to know if it's worth it

Very good sugestions. I will try it.

Wish I could try this . Too bad there is no root for the At&t variant lol

Hi, I'm in the UK and experiencing a cell standby of around 20-30%. Will this help with reducing the cell standby battery usage?

Significant improvement
God damn, straight up doubled my battery life. Especially the glassfish governor. Went from 11 hours on battery with 6 hours screen on time, to, 20 hours battery with 6 hours screen on time!! Thank you so much! Posting screenshots! I am using RiverROM 5.1 with Arter97 kernel.
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I'm gonna try this

KooolaNL said:
God damn, straight up doubled my battery life. Especially the glassfish governor. Went from 11 hours on battery with 6 hours screen on time, to, 20 hours battery with 6 hours screen on time!! Thank you so much! Posting screenshots! I am using RiverROM 5.1 with Arter97 kernel.
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How did you manage to set GlassFish Governor?
I tried several things but I can't find this ElementalX folder?

Glass
If you cannot find the elementalx folder then create it
ElementalX Then inside it you create the other one
Gov_profiles or something
And after creating that u put the file in the Gov_profiles or your own chosen name
Hope this helps

KooolaNL said:
If you cannot find the elementalx folder then create it
ElementalX Then inside it you create the other one
Gov_profiles or something
And after creating that u put the file in the Gov_profiles or your own chosen name
Hope this helps
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Found it, I was looking at cpu Governor.
But had to look at governor options, there I could add the profile.

Matziatzu said:
Found it, I was looking at cpu Governor.
But had to look at governor options, there I could add the profile.
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Haha ja dat klopt.
Ik ondervind alleen het probleem dat mijn telefoon met deze instellingen automatisch reboot.

Hi
I'm have a weird bug since a did this every time i unlock my phone my screen brightness goes up for like half a sec i have no idea why it's doing this.
I've tried to turn off Auto brightness and than it turns the brightness down for half a sec ... it does that like 2 sec after i unlock my phone.
Has someone any idea why this is happening ??

Is someone willing to link a tutorial on how to go through step 1? Install the kernel, twrp, etc...
I have been using my s6 edge+ (G928C) fully stock since I got it like 1 year ago but I think I am willing now to try whatever I can to increase battery life - its terrible for me.

I'm using rom-audax , when i'm doing the step 2 http://forum.xda-developers.com/s6-...versal-debloater-mod-s6edgeplus-v1-0-t3372480 does it count as a stock rom?
I know its a stupid question lol
But by using the audax rom i just need tro put that file on the recovery and flash it? or i need to actually go to odin?

I can not go through one stage.Entangled with the kerenla, help?

Thanks a ton. My Verizon S6 edge+ give 2.5 hours SOT and I cant do anything as no root.:crying::crying::crying:
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Ultimate S6 Edge+ Battery Life Guide
So after been having a lot of issues with battery life in the past on this particular phone, I decided to write together this little nifty little short guide for those of you who would like to optimize the battery life – without compromising on the usability or disabling too many features. This guide requires a lot of modification of the system and will trip Knox, so be aware of that.
Step 1.
The first thing that you need to do is to install the kernel Arter97 or some other non-stock kernel of your choice, as well as rooting and installing TWRP onto your phone. There’s plenty of information on how to do this on the forums, so I’m not including this part in this guide, other than mentioning it as a step.
Step 2.
The second thing you need to do is to install Xposed on your phone, this can be done by flashing the files from the following thread onto your phone, as well as installing the Xposed APK.
While you’re in Recovery, also flash the following zip file to remove apps and services that you do not wish to use, to save battery and storage:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/s6-...versal-debloater-mod-s6edgeplus-v1-0-t3372480
Step 3.
The third step in this guide is to install an App called NapTime by Fransico Franco, that puts your phone into Doze as soon as you turn off the screen. It can be obtained free of charge on the Play Store – you will need to open the app and make the following changes to the configuration:
Enable Aggressive Doze
Disable Motion Detection (to keep Doze on all the time.)
And that’s about all that needs to be done here, after this is done, it’s time for the next step.
Step 4.
The next step in this guide is the most important one, but it requires a paid application that absolutely does wonders, it’s called EX Kernel Manager. You need to purchase it on Google Play, after doing so open up the app and install the following governor profile called Glasfish to get much lower standby and usage drains, without compromising too much on the performance and multitasking:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=68330029&postcount=4418
Optional: After enabling said profile, you may want to tweak the settings in EX Kernel Manager manually to save even more battery, in exchange of some speed. If you really want awesome battery life, enable to lock all big cores as it saves a lot of battery, especially during usage of the phone.
Step 5.
Install the application Amplify for Xposed to kill all those wakelocks that constantly keeps waking your phone up, it can be obtained for free on the Play Store. This app isn’t universal and you will have to tweak it manually, as every phone can have different amount of wakelocks and what not.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ryansteckler.nlpunbounce&hl=en
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Battery drain fix

My story
I have The Tencent version of the Asus rog phone 2, I mainly bought it for battery life, I am not a gamer.
I also saw that some users report about excellent battery life while others suffer from battery drain issues.
In reality the battery life was similar to my previous Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus which had half the battery capacity.
The SOT was around 4-6 hours and the phone drained around 5-8 percent of battery per hour when it was suppose to sleep.
I tried BBS (Better Battery Stats), GSAM etc.
Eventually I found a solution, this solution is relevant to me and may not apply to others but it's worth a shot.
My solution
First off, your phone must be rooted and on Android 9 version.
Download the Kernel by the brilliant @Freak07 from here:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ro...rnel-kirisakura-1-0-0-asus-rog-phone-t4028237
Download EX Kernel Manager.
Go to Tools - Block Wakelocks and see what is waking your device.
In my case a process called qcom_rx_wakelock kept my device awake and murdered my battery.
With the help of @HomerSp we found that the reason for this is a device in my network that is sending packets over the network, there are 3 possible solutions:
1. For root users - Disable the qcom_rx_wakelock from the EX Kernel Manager program (This is what I did and I did not experience any issues).
2. For root users - Edit this file - /vendor/firmware/wlan/qca_cld/WCNSS_qcom_cfg.ini find the variant "hostArpOffload " and change the number from "1" to "0".
3. For non root users - Go to your router settings and under "Local Network" set IGMP snooping off. (this solution is less efficient).
In addition I disabled 2 more processes that drained my battery - "hal_bluetooth_lock" and "c8c000.qcom.qup_uart" (again with no apparent issues).
In addition I've downloaded the Universal GMS doze module from Magisk which is basically optimizing my battery for Google Play Services.
As I mentioned in the beginning this solution worked for me, your battery drain cause might be different but you can easily check what is keeping your device awake with the EX Kernel Manager (this processes wasn't shown in BBS or GSAM).
I am now getting 7.5-9 SOT and the battery drain around 1% per hour while idle.
I have Bluetooth on all the time and I am connected to a Smartwatch, Location is off and 120hz refresh rate.
I hope this guide would help others.
Aviv.

So far the beta Android 10 seems to be much better with battery draining apps

Thank you for the guide, the only thing I couldnt manage to work is I have to run every time;
Disable the qcom_rx_wakelock from the EX Kernel Manager and "hal_bluetooth_lock" and "c8c000.qcom.qup_uart manually, switched on apply on reboot,
I open the app every time I boot and hit the apply on boot button, am I doing something wrong, is there a script for auto apply whenever I reboot ?
avivv said:
My story
I have The Tencent version of the Asus rog phone 2, I mainly bought it for battery life, I am not a gamer.
I also saw that some users report about excellent battery life while others suffer from battery drain issues.
In reality the battery life was similar to my previous Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus which had half the battery capacity.
The SOT was around 4-6 hours and the phone drained around 5-8 percent of battery per hour when it was suppose to sleep.
I tried BBS (Better Battery Stats), GSAM etc.
Eventually I found a solution, this solution is relevant to me and may not apply to others but it's worth a shot.
My solution
First off, your phone must be rooted and on Android 9 version.
Download the Kernel by the brilliant @Freak07 from here:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ro...rnel-kirisakura-1-0-0-asus-rog-phone-t4028237
Download EX Kernel Manager.
Go to Tools - Block Wakelocks and see what is waking your device.
In my case a process called qcom_rx_wakelock kept my device awake and murdered my battery.
With the help of @HomerSp we found that the reason for this is a device in my network that is sending packets over the network, there are 3 possible solutions:
1. For root users - Disable the qcom_rx_wakelock from the EX Kernel Manager program (This is what I did and I did not experience any issues).
2. For root users - Edit this file - /vendor/firmware/wlan/qca_cld/WCNSS_qcom_cfg.ini find the variant "hostArpOffload " and change the number from "1" to "0".
3. For non root users - Go to your router settings and under "Local Network" set IGMP snooping off. (this solution is less efficient).
In addition I disabled 2 more processes that drained my battery - "hal_bluetooth_lock" and "c8c000.qcom.qup_uart" (again with no apparent issues).
In addition I've downloaded the Universal GMS doze module from Magisk which is basically optimizing my battery for Google Play Services.
As I mentioned in the beginning this solution worked for me, your battery drain cause might be different but you can easily check what is keeping your device awake with the EX Kernel Manager (this processes wasn't shown in BBS or GSAM).
I am now getting 7.5-9 SOT and the battery drain around 1% per hour while idle.
I have Bluetooth on all the time and I am connected to a Smartwatch, Location is off and 120hz refresh rate.
I hope this guide would help others.
Aviv.
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@avivv, your tutorial is pure gold . c8c000.qcom.qup_uart was eating my battery, now the power consumption seems to be back to normal, especially when using bluetooth.
@fethi2, same happens here, after a restart I must go back and block those processes (apply on boot is disabled after restart). Maybe something related to the kernel not being fully compatible to the EXKernelManager.

That's odd for me it stays blocked after a reboot.
Did you update the kernel to 1.0.2? This if my version.
Also I am using the paid ex manager kernel software version 5.31

I think I found the problem, go to the phone settings, advances, mobile manager, powemaster and allow auto start for magisk and ex kernel

avivv said:
I think I found the problem, go to the phone settings, advances, mobile manager, powemaster and allow auto start for magisk and ex kernel
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They are both enabled here in autostart menu. Weird...

Be aware that if you got valid warranty. then do not ROOT since ROOTING requires bootloader unlock and that will void your warranty.

I have the exact same problem with the battery and I have the global version.
I'm still not up for rooting the phone right now though so instead, I'm trying out Android 10 beta and hoping it improves my situation.
Currently just getting a day of light usage with about 4 - 6 hours SOT. Doesn't feel like a 6000 mAh phone.

Ryle333 said:
I have the exact same problem with the battery and I have the global version.
I'm still not up for rooting the phone right now though so instead, I'm trying out Android 10 beta and hoping it improves my situation.
Currently just getting a day of light usage with about 4 - 6 hours SOT. Doesn't feel like a 6000 mAh phone.
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Just 4-6? I charged my phone before gaming to 88%. Currently 18% after 4.5 hr of gaming.
And I'm on latest beta

Ryle333 said:
I have the exact same problem with the battery and I have the global version.
I'm still not up for rooting the phone right now though so instead, I'm trying out Android 10 beta and hoping it improves my situation.
Currently just getting a day of light usage with about 4 - 6 hours SOT. Doesn't feel like a 6000 mAh phone.
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You can try to turn off the wifi and Bluetooth and check if it helps without root.

Already tried that. Still drains fast.

apollo3x said:
Just 4-6? I charged my phone before gaming to 88%. Currently 18% after 4.5 hr of gaming.
And I'm on latest beta
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You're lucky. I only get 4.5 to 6 hours even without gaming.

I'm not rooted and my battery life is very good
I downloaded the app "naptime" from play store
Then I followed the app's instructions to input two lines of code into adb (please only do this if you know what you're doing, even though adb is pretty harmless)
Then enable aggressive doze in the app
Hopefully it might solve the idle drain some of you guys are experiencing? Never compared the battery life between the app on or off though
Can't help with the heavy gaming drain though I don't game that much and have excellent battery life IMO

6k battery for nothing ...
I bought the tencent version,rooted w twrp, formatted everything and installed the last firmware from Asus on android 9-changed WW fingerprint and WW rom . WHAT A PIECE OF JUNK,CARRYING ALL THAT WEIGHT AND SIZE FOR 6 SOT ...if i only knew i would'eve got a other smartphone. DONT MAKE MY MISTAKE,6K BATTERY IS JUST a marketing move . Ops sorry from 4-6 hours(tried what aviv recommend ed and it didn't help). Just stay away ...

dragheorg said:
I bought the tencent version,rooted w twrp, formatted everything and installed the last firmware from Asus on android 9-changed WW fingerprint and WW rom . WHAT A PEACE OF JUNK,CARRYING ALL THAT WEIGHT AND SIZE FOR 6 SOT ...if i only knew i would'eve got a other smartphone. DONT MAKE MY MISTAKE,6K BATTERY IS JUST a marketing move . Ops sorry from 4-6 hours(tried what aviv recommend ed and it didn't help). Just stay away ...
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Return your phone to seller and buy another one. You have crappy one. My SOT is 10-12h everytime

dragheorg said:
I bought the tencent version,rooted w twrp, formatted everything and installed the last firmware from Asus on android 9-changed WW fingerprint and WW rom . WHAT A PEACE OF JUNK,CARRYING ALL THAT WEIGHT AND SIZE FOR 6 SOT ...if i only knew i would'eve got a other smartphone. DONT MAKE MY MISTAKE,6K BATTERY IS JUST a marketing move . Ops sorry from 4-6 hours(tried what aviv recommend ed and it didn't help). Just stay away ...
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Damn that's unfortunate. I made some tweaks with root and I get 15 to 18 hours SOT very easily.

vygneys_vyg said:
Damn that's unfortunate. I made some tweaks with root and I get 15 to 18 hours SOT very easily.
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What kind of tweaks? Im curious

djisma86 said:
What kind of tweaks? Im curious
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First off just many tweaks in settings app itself, like background check, adaptive battery.
I disabled most of the installed apps' background services.
Used servicely and disabled over 20 system services.
Used substratum and made almost the whole phone pitch black themed using Pitchblack origins theme.
13-15 hours easy at 120Hz. 18 hours possible with 60Hz.

vygneys_vyg said:
First off just many tweaks in settings app itself, like background check, adaptive battery.
I disabled most of the installed apps' background services.
Used servicely and disabled over 20 system services.
Used substratum and made almost the whole phone pitch black themed using Pitchblack origins theme.
13-15 hours easy at 120Hz. 18 hours possible with 60Hz.
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Bro please inform us which one to keep/not keep:
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