Okay, I have a few tips that are likely helpful, or you could help me explore.. If anyone wants to post some useful features that may be overlooked or are hidden, I can update the OP.
First- Ram Utilization - Make that phone even more snappy!
Note- this settings resets after reboot! You would have to change each time you reboot!
Something I have been testing and seems to make a TREMENDOUS and immediate difference, at least in performance(and maybe battery, I guess it would depend on the background process cpu consumption)- the background process limit in developer options..
If you go to settings>developer settings>and change the background process limit to 4 or less(background processes-things that sync, this is NOT the same as activities which has its own setting, you can still multitask). If you want to test it out yourself, either pull down the status bar and click total memory, or get an app that gives you a much better breakdown of uses- I like system tuner, it does a good job. The third tip in this post will give you a shortcut to make it quicker to test.
Here are some screenshots of the ram break down-
This is with STANDARD limit:
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Pay attention to all the numbers under memory usage-- now compare to when the limit is set to 4--
It goes from 289mb free to over 400mb free- the user space allocated ram goes from 58 to 83(this is the ram given to what you are actually DOING), and as you will see the rest of the allocated ram for included and excluded system and kernel all went DOWN. This is under FULL load. For these screenshots I went from limit for 4 to standard limit.. but as soon as I limited it to 4 it immediately jumped from 290mb of free ram to over 400 again.
I've been playing with this because I keep seeing people commenting on Keyboard lag- I experience it myself- and when it happens I noticed that there were too many background processes going on.. then again I have over 100 3rd party apps to hog my memory.
AGAIN, there IS a setting for "Don't keep activities- destroy activities as user leaves it"-- that is what would kill multitasking- I still had 8+ activities I could switch too and all were noticably snappier with background process limit of 4(or less). The difference between a limit of 4 and a limit of 1 seemed negligable, so for me I will stick to limit of 4..
Moving on..
Settings Usage- more useful than you might think.. - it may help tame data hungry apps and even reduce wakelocks(saving battery)
If you set a data usage limit you can actually restrict apps from using background data altogether- this is up to you, but may be useful if you ONLY want it to have access to data when it is in the foreground(you are USING it). Like I hate facebook, or I should say I hate that even if I tell it not to sync, it still uses data, still consumes CPU(in betterbatterystats it was number 3).. but if you go to- System Settings>Usage>set data usage limit(must be turned on to work)> click the name of the app>then check the box you'll see below..
..it'll show you a little pie chart of the foreground data(you using it) that is allowed versus what would be blocked. Before I enabled this it was causing wakelocks(wasted CPU), but since I enabled this there are no more wakelocks.. which is explained in the NEXT picture, the warning you get when you choose to enable it..
Which is why it wasn't creating wakelocks, it simply wasn't WORKING when I wasn't using it-- so be aware of that. ALSO be aware that if you enable something like dropbox like I did originally for my example, which I then used to upload these images -- some processes in an app ARE background, so when I shared from gallery dropbox was only a background process.. until I went into dropbox(making it a foreground app) or removed the restriction, or connected to WIFI, the pictures I was trying to share(hint, careful on disabling apps that share things) would never go thru.
As a last note on this feature, when you are in the usage settings you can click the menu button, click usage settings, and enable "restrict background data"(which I believe is a global feature, not sure though) or "show wifi usage".. Clicking show wifi usage enables the two tabs you see at the top of the pictures above, and I am pretty sure that if you click that tab, then an app and disable it THERE, it will restrict background data on the WIFI side(which is how I got facebook to stop wakelock altogether).
If I am wrong about any of this above, feel free to correct me
And I know this is supposed to be JUST ICS features, but this launcher is supposed to be like aosp launcher and has some extra usefulness..
Activities shortcuts with Apex Launcher - Hey, I think it is cool.. maybe someone else will too?
If you have apex launcher(available free in market) and you want to do some testing yourself to see which option for the last tip is better(as an example), the quickest way to the development settings- Longpress or menu button then add>shortcut>Activities>scroll all the way to settings, click expand arrow, scroll all the way down to "Developer options(.Settings$DevelopmentSettingsActivity)" and select it..
If you look through that list of activities, you will see this can be a VERY useful feature that hasn't been around much since Launcher Pro.
Anyways, that is all I can share now..
Very nice! At least I learned a few things! If you know where Face Unlock is and how to hide apps from the app drawer, please post it! I can't find both lol.
hasoon2000 said:
Very nice! At least I learned a few things! If you know where Face Unlock is and how to hide apps from the app drawer, please post it! I can't find both lol.
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Face unlock: settings/security/lockcode?/faceunlock
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Very nice! At least I learned a few things! If you know where Face Unlock is and how to hide apps from the app drawer, please post it! I can't find both lol.
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To hide apps on Apex Launcher: Apex Settings > Drawer Settings > Hidden Apps
Face Unlock: System Settings > Security > Screenlock
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No option for face unlock. How do you hide apps from the standard launcher. Not apex.
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Which ROM are you using, stock?
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I'm on stock.
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AGAIN, there IS a setting for "Don't keep activities- destroy activities as user leaves it"-- that is what would kill multitasking- I still had 8+ activities I could switch too and all were noticably snappier with background process limit of 4(or less). The difference between a limit of 4 and a limit of 1 seemed negligable, so for me I will stick to limit of 4..
I noticed when I select the don't keep activities. The phone would reset and HTC would pop up. It took a few seconds for it to load maybe 2 but it was annoying.
Love all the other tips. Anything to help my erratic battery life I'm willing to try. I am anywhere from 5hrs to 13 hours. I was able to get 13 on a full charge and listening to music for 9 hours straight. Other days I may get a Max of 5 doing the same thing.
hasoon2000 said:
No option for face unlock. How do you hide apps from the standard launcher. Not apex.
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I had same problem flash
gapps-ics-facelock-20120131-signed
And it'll work
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No option for face unlock. How do you hide apps from the standard launcher. Not apex.
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I be live there is an option under settings> applications> disable. Or at least that is what I did to hide/ remove some crap I don't need.
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I'm on stock.
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Hasoon2000, try pushing this to /system/app (rw-r-r)
Facelock.apk attached
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-Opentang
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Hasoon2000, try pushing this to /system/app (rw-r-r)
Facelock.apk attached
Regards,
-Opentang
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I just downloaded it and install it like a normal app. Works like a charm! Thanks
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I'm having a problem with the Developemet options, i set the process limit to 3, but when i turn my phone off and turn it back on it's back to "Standard limit" is that normal or is something wrong, can someone please help me with this thank you.
Mine reverted back tu Standard Limit after a reboot.
ICS Energy.
Wait....I sent this with Tapatalk?
BozAlex said:
I'm having a problem with the Developemet options, i set the process limit to 3, but when i turn my phone off and turn it back on it's back to "Standard limit" is that normal or is something wrong, can someone please help me with this thank you.
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Yea, when I was doing research on what it was, there were plenty of guys with the nexus saying the same thing- apparently it got fixed in 4.0.4. Still a worthwhile trick.. I'd like to see if there is a way to set it on boot.
Im running energy ics rom themed. Quadrant scores around 2800ish on avg. i activate background process limit to 4 and score drops to 2100ish on avg. Anyone else have this problem?
hzm82 said:
Im running energy ics rom themed. Quadrant scores around 2800ish on avg. i activate background process limit to 4 and score drops to 2100ish on avg. Anyone else have this problem?
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Quadrant isn't a good app, give up on it. Try antutu benchmark, or just don't base any opinions on any benchmark apps- they don't tell you anything.
Gonna give this a shot. Thanks OP!
hzm82 said:
Im running energy ics rom themed. Quadrant scores around 2800ish on avg. i activate background process limit to 4 and score drops to 2100ish on avg. Anyone else have this problem?
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Honestly I don't give a single heck about benchmark apps, is your phone running smoothly? If yes, stfu and enjoy your phone. Any questions?
And thanks for for this thread it really helped
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eggydrums said:
Honestly I don't give a single heck about benchmark apps, is your phone running smoothly? If yes, stfu and enjoy your phone. Any questions?
And thanks for for this thread it really helped
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Glad it helps. With how long it has been since ICS came out, if anyone had any good tips I would add them to the OP.. so if anyone has any, feel free to share..
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Anyone else noticed that there is still no battery usage data available even after the ICS update?
Is this a kernel issue?
I was a bit supprised that this is still not fixed.
I wanted to study the usgage as it seems not as good since the ICS update.
I agree this would be very useful feature
Several threads on this already but the answer is.. yes, kernel related and they failed to update the kernel and roll this function in. It does suck, as that is a valuable feature.
Complain to them, email or call.
Battery usage is showing up on mine... maybe I don't know what I'm talking about . Are there some other battery-specific statistics we should be seeing apart from the graph and time?
But I do have to agree, the battery on ICS doesn't seem to be as strong as HC. One thing I've noticed though is that the usage time on ICS seems to be count of actual hours, not including idle, while HC graphed idle.
Soon as I got home yesterday, I started using my Prime for a couple hours, put it to sleep while I did other things for a couple hours, then used it for the rest of the night before going to bed. Looking at my battery usage, it was at about 5.6 hours of usage, which is technically the amount of time I was using it. And my battery percentage was @ 42% at the end of the night.
Guys they did this for a reason constantly checking what apps are using the battery USES battery this is the same reason why Task killers do more harm then good on battery life!
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Wordlywisewiz said:
Guys they did this for a reason constantly checking what apps are using the battery USES battery this is the same reason why Task killers do more harm then good on battery life!
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This seems hard to believe that they disabled the function to save a minute amount of battery life. I would expect it to be enabled in a future update.
Mines started showing after the update.
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ModestMuse23 said:
This seems hard to believe that they disabled the function to save a minute amount of battery life. I would expect it to be enabled in a future update.
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You realise the ipad has a standby battery life of about a month? This is one of the reasons why. SystemPanel has this functionality if you NEED it.
tformed said:
Mines started showing after the update.
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Pics or it didn't happen
tshoulihane said:
You realise the ipad has a standby battery life of about a month? This is one of the reasons why. SystemPanel has this functionality if you NEED it.
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Yes, and SystemPanel uses "one minute of CPU / battery time per day of operation" so I'm pretty sure the consumption is so insignificant as to not be a key area of savings.
[Source: SystemPanel App description]
Mine has always showed in both the shipping HC and now ICS,
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Mine has always showed in both the shipping HC and now ICS,
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Showed what? We are looking for the display that shows the % of system resources and specific apps that have been consuming battery. This function does not work on the ATP.
tformed said:
Mines started showing after the update.
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nope... it didn't
Wordlywisewiz said:
Guys they did this for a reason constantly checking what apps are using the battery USES battery this is the same reason why Task killers do more harm then good on battery life!
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poppy-**** - This function, minimal minimal power draw. So much so, many RO M makers and kernel makers are sure to add this function in their work as it is so valuable, the same guys that do everything to eek out battery life and minimize resource use to make the best releases keep this function. Notice the screen shot below? It is from ICS and it is from a ROM where the function was cooked in and made available on that kernel. And furthermore, according to previous TF owners, Asus added this in at a later update so it would correctly report. I would love to know where you officially read that Asus purposefully did not cook this into their kernel to "save battery".
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Mine has always showed in both the shipping HC and now ICS,
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Nope, your wrong
First.. this function is cooked into the kernel. If they don't cook it in, we don't get the data. So, it is not broke or busted, just not available.
Second... for the guys that say it works on the TFP, not true. Look close at the chart/graph - all you see are SYSTEM processes. You "should" be able to see actual apps and all 3rd party apps you installed battery usage.
If Asus had done it right, we should see this.. notice BELOW the first 6 system resources you can start to see the actual apps and their usage listed. We only get system resources.
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Actually, you are incorrect. That is exactly the screen I have on both my 64 GB & my wife's 32 GB. Also if you click on the chart, you can see the status of when Wifi, gps, etc are all on and off.
Well mine hasn't worked before the update and it doesn't work after the update.
chamberc said:
Actually, you are incorrect. That is exactly the screen I have on both my 64 GB & my wife's 32 GB. Also if you click on the chart, you can see the status of when Wifi, gps, etc are all on and off.
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Yes I can click on the chart. Yes I know how to use the setting. Yes I can see wifi, gps, screen, awake, charging, etc.. BUT THOSE ARE SYSTEM RESOURCES not apps! We are suppose to be able to see 3rd party apps and all apps usage, not just system resources. We all have this screen, we all have the chart, we all have the setting, we all have the timer, we do not have the ability to see any battery usage data about anything other than system resources.
So, do 2 things if you claim you can see 3rd party APPS..
1. post up your kernel (2.6.39.4 is mine)
2. post up a screen shot - let me see it and let me see it show 3rd part apps usage
That's correct. I mentioned the system resources because you were showing the app screen, which is what I have on both Primes in addition to the other screen.
Here are my details:
Android Version: 4.0.3
GPS version v6.8.13
Wi-fi: 6.1.1.17
BT: 9.23
kernal version: 2.6.39.4
Build IM74k.us_epad-9.4.2.7-20120106
I'm not able to post pictures from work, due to our proxy server. I'll do so from my unit tonight when I get home.
Not following you..
"That's correct." does that mean I am correct you do not see 3rd party apps and only see system apps or are you saying "That's correct, I can see 3rd party apps AND system apps"?
What do you mean "because you were showing the app screen"??
So your confirming, with the same kernel as me and everyone else, you see 3rd party apps in your list. Notice in the photo above you can see, at the bottom of the list UNDER the system resources you can see 2 3rd party apps.. Facebook and Google+ so your saying you can see apps like that??
I find this very hard to believe. I have 2 Primes in front of me, neither show anything but system resources. We are all on same kernel. Both show like this.. Notice nothing but system resources show and also notice that in photo 1 under just the timer NO list of apps or resources and then in photo 2 when you expand the chart, only system resources. If we had full function in the kernel, we should see it like the above phone screenshot.
So, post up your photos, now I am dying to see this...
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Yes I can click on the chart. Yes I know how to use the setting. Yes I can see wifi, gps, screen, awake, charging, etc.. BUT THOSE ARE SYSTEM RESOURCES not apps! We are suppose to be able to see 3rd party apps and all apps usage, not just system resources. We all have this screen, we all have the chart, we all have the setting, we all have the timer, we do not have the ability to see any battery usage data about anything other than system resources.
So, do 2 things if you claim you can see 3rd party APPS..
1. post up your kernel (2.6.39.4 is mine)
2. post up a screen shot - let me see it and let me see it show 3rd part apps usage
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srsly? I can't even see system stuff. Mine still says battery usage info not available. I've done several factory resets after ICS to try and fix other stuff, i just thought this was still broken.
Notice in my photo 1 - the main "Battery" screen before the chart is expanded - I also show no specific battery data as you should under the collapsed chart. I only show "battery usage data not available" and the timer that shows how long you have been off charge. We "should" see a full list of system resources and apps below that collapsed chart.
Notice in my photo 2 - the secondary screen when the chart is clicked and expanded, we only see system resources below the chart when we should, again, see all apps listed that are consuming battery.
So again, I can't wait to see chamberc's Prime screenshots showing his 3rd party apps displaying in ICS - heck, this did not even work in Honeycomb. I don't see how it is possible as we are on same kernel and many report this and I have 2 Primes in front of me both showing the same thing.
I've been suggested to use AutoKiller Memory Optimizer so I installed it, but don't know the best settings for Galaxy Ace,
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Also should I enable Chuck Norris option?
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I've been suggested to use AutoKiller Memory Optimizer
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Who has? I suggest you don't use it. I also suggest that you don't listen to anyone who tells you to use that crap. Because that person must be an idiot, since he/she doesn't know anything about android.
pähkinä said:
Who has? I suggest you don't use it. I also suggest that you don't listen to anyone who tells you to use that crap. Because that person must be an idiot, since he/she doesn't know anything about android.
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@an0nym0us_ suggested me to use AutoKiller Memory Optimizer
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@an0nym0us_ suggested me to use AutoKiller Memory Optimizer
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pähkinä said:
Who has? I suggest you don't use it. I also suggest that you don't listen to anyone who tells you to use that crap. Because that person must be an idiot, since he/she doesn't know anything about android.
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Well that's an awkward one isn't it!
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scoffyburito said:
Well that's an awkward one isn't it!
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So I'm confused, whether to use it or not?
pähkinä said:
Who has? I suggest you don't use it. I also suggest that you don't listen to anyone who tells you to use that crap. Because that person must be an idiot, since he/she doesn't know anything about android.
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yeah right mr. know-it-all. i may be not a dev but atleast i know what i'm talking about.
btw op, that app is really straightforward, only to adjust android native autokiller value. theres already preset value to choose from.
read this to understand what those value means
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=622666
an0nym0us_ said:
yeah right mr. know-it-all. i may be not a dev but atleast i know what i'm talking about.
btw op, that app is really straightforward, only to adjust android native autokiller value. theres already preset value to choose from.
read this to understand what those value means
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=622666
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So do I need to change my values or leave it as it is?
I charged my phone to 100% (Full Charged) and now it's 50%, is AutoKiller Memory Optimizer running in the background using more battery?
I'm using JuiceDefender Ultimate with Extreme profile
the default value is the one that andoid use by default, set in the kernel.
if u adjust it, it can bring effects of more ram and maybe less multitask as android will contantly killing background app/process. its a trade off between more free ram and multitask.
worth thing to note, u shouldn't treat android as windows. not all app/process running in background can drain battery/resource. android works way different than windows. closed app wont be killed instantly, it'll be stored in ram so when u reopen it again it would be faster to launch. the value as showed in the app is what android use to determine which app/process to kills and what process/apps to leave.
if u feels the app drains your battery then dont use it, let android do its own process killing its own way.
an0nym0us_ said:
the default value is the one that andoid use by default, set in the kernel.
if u adjust it, it can bring effects of more ram and maybe less multitask as android will contantly killing background app/process. its a trade off between more free ram and multitask.
worth thing to note, u shouldn't treat android as windows. not all app/process running in background can drain battery/resource. android works way different than windows. closed app wont be killed instantly, it'll be stored in ram so when u reopen it again it would be faster to launch. the value as showed in the app is what android use to determine which app/process to kills and what process/apps to leave.
if u feels the app drains your battery then dont use it, let android do its own process killing its own way.
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So the values shown in AutoKiller Memory Optimizer is the same as Android values, if I leave them as default I should rather let Android do them itself?
P.S - Sometimes I check how much RAM I have left and it says 50MB, so some apps are running in the background using battery?
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So the values shown in AutoKiller Memory Optimizer is the same as Android values, if I leave them as default I should rather let Android do them itself?
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exactly.
Hah! I thought it was just another task killer, my bad, sorry. Though i still think that you shouldn't use it, if you don't know what you're doing... I really can't see how it would make anything better, in hands of a person who doesn't understand it.
But as i understand it, the app shouldn't be running on the background. So you've just inputted some wrong values, which make the battery drain faster.
Edit: And juicedefender also might have an affect, as there's also some kind of memory tweaks? So at least delete one of the apps.
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P.S - Sometimes I check how much RAM I have left and it says 50MB, so some apps are running in the background using battery?
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Even if they're on the background, it doesn't mean that they would use any battery. It's the cpu usage that matters in android, not ram.
When I look at the processes that is running, Facebook, Google Play Store and PowerAMP is always running using RAM, so it will drain battery as well?
P.S - When does Android automatically closes apps?
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When I look at the processes that is running, Facebook, Google Play Store and PowerAMP is always running using RAM, so it will drain battery as well?
P.S - When does Android automatically closes apps?
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If those apps are using cpu, then they will drain battery. If they are NOT using CPU, then they are NOT draining battery.
Android closes apps automatically, when more ram is needed, simple as that.
pähkinä said:
If those apps are using cpu, then they will drain battery. If they are NOT using CPU, then they are NOT draining battery.
Android closes apps automatically, when more ram is needed, simple as that.
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Things about ram:
When android needs to free up RAM to launch a process it will use CPU, which will use battery. So if most RAM is already occupied, and you launch a heavy app (like a 3d game) it will take longer to launch and at first it will be laggy while the system frees up the necessary RAM. This will also use more battery than having already free RAM.
Autokiller:
Its great. It tweaks the default values of android's native task killer. Depending on which apps you use the most, you can change how much free RAM you want to have. This is useful cuz even apps you use once a month will remain in RAM as long as there is RAM available, so by raising the free RAM values you can make sure only apps you use the most stay in RAM.
Tradeoff:
If the free RAM value is too high, you won't be able to multitask well, and also the system will be constantly freeing up RAM which uses more battery. If it is too low, almost all apps will remain in memory, meaning the system will work extra when launching new apps, which will use more battery.
Autokiller allows you to personalize the system's native task killer, there isn't a thing like best values. It depends on your use. If anything, leave the default values and nothing will change. Be sure to read the documentation on how it works, there is plenty.
BEFORE my SXP could hardly live a day. Overnight it ate 20% of the battery just laying next to the bed. As I do not have any apps except those stock I cannot remove, I was surprised by the behaviour of the Android which drained the battery even more than the screen.
I SEARCHED a lot for any fixes or reasons, but I got nothing except some rooted methods and alternative roms. I even already thought about changing the rom, but as CM9 or CM10 are not yet ready I left this idea.
One day I suddenly REMOVED WEATHER WIDGET and next day I found it was a solution. AFTER that my battery is drained 2-3% overnight and 50% during the day when I am busy with my job not using the SXP for movie or games. This made a huge difference to me.
Before writing this post I TESTED. I moved the weather widget back. Put the SXP on the table for 3 hours and got 10% of the battery away. Than removed the weather widget and put it again on the table for 3 hours more. It drained 3% only (wifi and sync was on in both tests).This is not a big statistics but for me it proves the easy solution - STOCK WEATHER WIDGET DRAINES THE BATTERY and the phone can live 3 times more without it.
So if your battery life on SXP is the same pain as it was for me - remove stock weather widget and try to use another if needed.
This is quite weird. Never had anything like this on my S, not sure what could be different on SXP. I could suggest you enabling 'Use only 2G networks' option under network settings, that did greatly improve my battery and it gets only to 47% with gaming and messaging in whole day, while with 3G I had to recharge it everynight. Also try decreasing brightness a bit, that helps saving those few % too. Good luck!
This is not happening on my xperia P:good:
For the weather widget, what's the sync settings? If the app checks the weather data every 15 minutes, you're gonna have a bad time.
Not that I know, I use a custom app for my weather widget.
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very true sir..even with other widgets they consume different percentages to the total battery life, i highly suggest using only the most simple widgets and removing the less important once, i only have a battery percentage widget and music player widget, i dont have a battery saving application though i have the stock ES task manager widget on home screen too but it only allows me to kill unused apps in a click and also when i turn off the screen.. my battery lasts 2 - 3 days max, no kidding, and i use it moderate to heavy,also brightness is set to just the right level.. this should apply to every other android device, though it still varies with the phones specs, if it has a large screen and multiple processor, it should consume more, but the little details that you adjust or disable should do the trick.. i also recommend using scheduled on-off which i believe is stock in most android phone, overnight, i only get 1-2% battery insignificant drain..
hmmm... I don't recall having such issue with my XP because I change in the widget settings to make it check for info updates every 12 hours.
And I also have network mode GSM only.
Here is my Battery diagram, is yours anywhere close?
Thou I don't know why the first major drop down happened. but usually it doesn't :-/
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I had noticed this few days back.. Just set the refresh thing to 12 hrs dosnt cause any problems then
my xperia sola loses 20% idling in just 4 hours, its crazy. i dont know what to do with this stupid phone
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my xperia sola loses 20% idling in just 4 hours, its crazy. i dont know what to do with this stupid phone
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A lot of things!
1. Use gsm instead wcdma
2. Use WiFi wisely, don't leave it connected all day
3. Root your phone and install titanium backup, then freeze some apps
4. Install another launcher, like lightning launcher and freeze Xperia home.
5. Install another governors and io schedulers from Xperia u forum (search for ondemandax)
6. Use the limit background process between 2-3 (settings-dev options-limit background process)
7. Lower your screen brightness manually
8. Install init.d script support for stock Rom and add battery tweaks, you can find them spread over xda or just install pimp my Rom from play store
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With that, and a little more, I can get two days of battery with my sola.
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A lot of things!
1. Use gsm instead wcdma
2. Use WiFi wisely, don't leave it connected all day
3. Root your phone and install titanium backup, then freeze some apps
4. Install another launcher, like lightning launcher and freeze Xperia home.
5. Install another governors and io schedulers from Xperia u forum (search for ondemandax)
6. Use the limit background process between 2-3 (settings-dev options-limit background process)
7. Lower your screen brightness manually
8. Install init.d script support for stock Rom and add battery tweaks, you can find them spread over xda or just install pimp my Rom from play store
....
With that, and a little more, I can get two days of battery with my sola.
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well, my XU is not draining battery drastically at all, even with WiFi turned on, but when I freeze some apps and change the launcher, remove widgets, etc, I got battery for almost 3 days, and with everything stock I have battery +/- 1 and half day
Turn on extended standby mode you knuckleheads , you will lose barely anything whilst your phone stands by in your pocket , still able to recieve texts and calls
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Turn on extended standby mode you knuckleheads , you will lose barely anything whilst your phone stands by in your pocket , still able to recieve texts and calls
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I don't see the use of extended standby mode for me. I want to be able to receive Whatsapp and mail updates whenever they are sent to me, not only by checking whether I received something. That's what my smartphone is meant to do for me.
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I don't see the use of extended standby mode for me. I want to be able to receive Whatsapp and mail updates whenever they are sent to me, not only by checking whether I received something. That's what my smartphone is meant to do for me.
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I see where you're coming from because I once had the same opinion but when I tried it out I didn't find I missed many emails worth reading nor whatsapp messages, because I check the phone so very often to check the time
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Periods where I don't check my phone is often when it's inconvenient to check email or whatsapp because I'm busy in a lesson or something
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I see where you're coming from because I once had the same opinion but when I tried it out I didn't find I missed many emails worth reading nor whatsapp messages, because I check the phone so very often to check the time
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Periods where I don't check my phone is often when it's inconvenient to check email or whatsapp because I'm busy in a lesson or something
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That's what I use my stylish watch for.. haha. I just want my whatsapp messages to be instant. Mail is not a big problem.
Just like I want text messages to be instant, as Whatsapp is the replacement of text messages right now.
espaciosalter20 said:
A lot of things!
1. Use gsm instead wcdma
2. Use WiFi wisely, don't leave it connected all day
3. Root your phone and install titanium backup, then freeze some apps
4. Install another launcher, like lightning launcher and freeze Xperia home.
5. Install another governors and io schedulers from Xperia u forum (search for ondemandax)
6. Use the limit background process between 2-3 (settings-dev options-limit background process)
7. Lower your screen brightness manually
8. Install init.d script support for stock Rom and add battery tweaks, you can find them spread over xda or just install pimp my Rom from play store
....
With that, and a little more, I can get two days of battery with my sola.
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Using a custom ROM. I'll try Lightning Launcher and Titanium Backup. Expect those 2 everything is already done. I can't Limit Background Process it keeps resetting to standard processes.
same here ! Limit Background Process....
thunderising said:
Using a custom ROM. I'll try Lightning Launcher and Titanium Backup. Expect those 2 everything is already done. I can't Limit Background Process it keeps resetting to standard processes.
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mareq78 said:
same here ! Limit Background Process....
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you have to set manually every time that you reboot your phone... It's a know feature of dev options....(not a bug)
MadManMark said:
Turn on extended standby mode you knuckleheads , you will lose barely anything whilst your phone stands by in your pocket , still able to recieve texts and calls
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I use the "Extended Standby Mode" and the battery is like this:
wow ! not bad !!!
That's kind of a contradiction compared to mine.
What was your display time?
Mine, on these screenshots, was 4 hours.
I was very intensively using Whatsapp, nothing else.
NFC off, GPS off, Bluetooth off, Autosync off, brightness on energy saving mode - low brightness.
And yes, I have deleted the weather widget.
Hey guys, so since i've gotten my S4 i've noticed that I have horrible battery life. My biggest gripe is when i'm not touching my phone. For instance, last night, charged my phone and after it was done I went to sleep. About 12 hours had passed by the time I had touched my phone from it being charged, minus checking the time a few times. My phone drained from 100% to 64% percent, not being used! I'm gonna try and give as much info as I can as I want some help to understand what's going on. Ok, I use Nova launcher. I have one widget that I use, HD widget clock. I put my phone on blocking mode when I go to sleep to suppress all notifications. So there is no LED usage when the phone is idle. The other thing I like to do is end every active application and clear memory(both from task manager) when I go to bed. Last night for the first time I turned off Wi-fi to see if that would help, obviously not. the last thing I do is turn the screen brightness all the way down. I'm gonna include some screenshots of the app "better battery stats" so maybe that will help, because I don't completely understand it.
Thanks for any help.
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Not sure why to say. My wife has a S4, stocked and her battery life is more than adequate.
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My s4 has great battery life. I rooted it, removed a lot of bloat ware, installed SetCPU and applied some profiles. Since I can't use my phone at work, I turn my data off and leave it there. In 8 hours, my battery level only went from 100% to 94%. When I'm at home, I also leave my mobile data off and connect to my wifi. I also use a task killer as well. Screen brightness can also take a major affect. There are many ways to conserve your battery. If you have a lot of apps running in the background, that can drain your battery as well.
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It shows over 4 hours awake time...were you using it for that time?...if not you have a major wakelock that keeps your phone from idling...personally I keep WiFi data and all location access turned off unless using them...better battery stats is a great app...there is a function on there that allows you to see what's causing wakelocks...it should help in diagnosing some or most of your battery drain...I used it to find my issues and last time I did a short test I lost 3% in about 16.5 hours...that's with a couple very short calls/texts and only using it to check time
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It shows over 4 hours awake time...were you using it for that time?...if not you have a major wakelock that keeps your phone from idling...personally I keep WiFi data and all location access turned off unless using them...better battery stats is a great app...there is a function on there that allows you to see what's causing wakelocks...it should help in diagnosing some or most of your battery drain...I used it to find my issues and last time I did a short test I lost 3% in about 16.5 hours...that's with a couple very short calls/texts and only using it to check time
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I work a third shift job so a lot of days I sleep very late into the afternoon. When I wrote this post I hadn't even been awake for 4 hours yet. So no, I hadn't used it. I'll try and grab a screenshot of the wake locks stat.
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I work a third shift job so a lot of days I sleep very late into the afternoon. When I wrote this post I hadn't even been awake for 4 hours yet. So no, I hadn't used it. I'll try and grab a screenshot of the wake locks stat.
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If you click other it will bring up a menu that shows kernel wakelocks and partial wakelocks...messing with most of the kernel related ones can be tricky...but 99% of the time the problems can be solved by messing with the settings in the apps that show up under partial wakelocks
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If you click other it will bring up a menu that shows kernel wakelocks and partial wakelocks...messing with most of the kernel related ones can be tricky...but 99% of the time the problems can be solved by messing with the settings in the apps that show up under partial wakelocks
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So, it looks like maybe light manager may be my biggest problem? That's interesting to me because I put it in blocking mode. I guess that doesn't make a difference.
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So, it looks like maybe light manager may be my biggest problem? That's interesting to me because I put it in blocking mode. I guess that doesn't make a difference. View attachment 2559768View attachment 2559769View attachment 2559770
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Hmm...are you rooted?if so you can download an over/under clock app that allows you to set profiles like screen off min MHz...with min set lower your phone can wake and do what it needs to do without it jumping to higher MHz which will help keep battery use way lower...It looks like you are running stock touchwiz...I'm not too familiar with it because I use aosp ROMs...I know some touchwiz ROMs are bad on battery...do you know which build you are on?its under about phone where it says build number
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Hmm...are you rooted?if so you can download an over/under clock app that allows you to set profiles like screen off min MHz...with min set lower your phone can wake and do what it needs to do without it jumping to higher MHz which will help keep battery use way lower...It looks like you are running stock touchwiz...I'm not too familiar with it because I use aosp ROMs...I know some touchwiz ROMs are bad on battery...do you know which build you are on?its under about phone where it says build number
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I am rooted, I'm running mk2. Like I said, I use nova launcher, does that not stop touchwiz from running?
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I am rooted, I'm running mk2. Like I said, I use nova launcher, does that not stop touchwiz from running?
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No...nova is just an overlay that makes things more user friendly...touchwiz is always running in the system and can't be removed without damaging stability...if Samsung would ship their devices with pure android from original source their devices might near perfection...but I have never used nova and don't know how it affects battery
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No...nova is just an overlay that makes things more user friendly...touchwiz is always running in the system and can't be removed without damaging stability...if Samsung would ship their devices with pure android from original source their devices might near perfection...but I have never used nova and don't know how it affects battery
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Well I really appreciate all your help man. So do you recommend anything? Should I remove light manager?
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Well I really appreciate all your help man. So do you recommend anything? Should I remove light manager?
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You can try it...if it doesn't help and you like the app you can always reinstall...there are also a few decent battery life threads on xda here that may have answers that I don't...good luck
I run Nova and it doesn't effect battery life at all for me. There are some really good wakelock detectors in the play store that are easier to use although better battery stats is good too. I'd try using greenify as well. It works great
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Try using this wakelock app. Very easy to use.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.uzumapps.wakelockdetector
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You're busy and don't have time to wait, which is why you need to stop reading this thread and get back to organizing your Pogs. Rate this thread to express how the LG G6 performs when multitasking. A higher rating indicates that the LG G6 keeps many apps in memory so that they don't need to reload, and that when moving between apps, transitions are smooth and performance is excellent.
Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
I've run over 30 apps at once and it swaps between them instantly without lag. No issues whatsoever doing what I want how I want on this phone.
I'm not sure if anyone is getting this same error, but it keeps saying that I don't have enough memory to play videos. Never seen this error on any other LG phone that I have owned in the past. http://imgur.com/waldOvw
my RAM went down to only 1gb free... how is this possible
masri1987 said:
my RAM went down to only 1gb free... how is this possible
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More ram used is better on Android. Most 4GB phones run with around 1 to 1.5GB free. Android caches your app data to improve loading times. Having more free ram actually hurts you. Androids memory management isn't like Windows for example.
This phone is an absolute dream for multitasking lol.
Is this phone overly aggressive on memory management? I keep seeing times when either overnight or even just not using the phone for like an hour, I suddenly only have 3 apps in my recent apps list and not the 6 or 8 I had been using. Which is just baffling to me as I never saw this on my old Galaxy S6. With 4GB of ram, this phone should not be needing to dump apps out on its own like this so much.
That's odd. Everything I have running stays running with no issues other than the stuff I have set to auto-close, via Greenify.
I thought with Android 7 the need for Greenify disappeared?
The multitasking is great but there's one glaring design flaw. When you have an app open and you open the notification drawer you get this round button at the bottom to change app scaling. This is great until you want to type a reply in the notification drawer.
The scaling button stands on top of your keyboard making it impossible to type anything without constantly having to move the button out of the way. The button is locked to the bottom so you can only move it left and right. Thankfully it only appears on certain apps like games.
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just go into the 'secret menu'... *#546368#*870# (for the H870 model) open SMC menu and go to the bottom and select force long display, and change it to true, then the app scaling reminder/option will (should) stop. While there disable LDB (LG's 24/7 tracking software) frees up a lot of memory and helps battery to.
masri1987 said:
my RAM went down to only 1gb free... how is this possible
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Jiia said:
The multitasking is great but there's one glaring design flaw. When you have an app open and you open the notification drawer you get this round button at the bottom to change app scaling. This is great until you want to type a reply in the notification drawer.
The scaling button stands on top of your keyboard making it impossible to type anything without constantly having to move the button out of the way. The button is locked to the bottom so you can only move it left and right. Thankfully it only appears on certain apps like games.
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I don't have that.
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just go into the 'secret menu'... *#546368#*870# (for the H870 model) open SMC menu and go to the bottom and select force long display, and change it to true, then the app scaling reminder/option will (should) stop. While there disable LDB (LG's 24/7 tracking software) frees up a lot of memory and helps battery to.
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There's no clear information about what LDB actually does? Why qoulg LG shot 300 mb usefully usage into its feet?
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Anyway I seem to get an instant boost in snappiness.
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The function of LDB (MLT) is well known, you can Google it.
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Yes disabling it definitely adds a bit more zing to performance not to mention better battery.
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Also never forever about developer options and animation scale. I always run mine at .5 sadly zero never works for me but I use nova launcher and its "faster than light" seething. Forget animation make it faster..also hopefully everyone knows about double tapping the recent apps button and you can quickly swap between the last app you were in and the one you're currently in. Much faster than selecting it from the list
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Is this phone overly aggressive on memory management? I keep seeing times when either overnight or even just not using the phone for like an hour, I suddenly only have 3 apps in my recent apps list and not the 6 or 8 I had been using. Which is just baffling to me as I never saw this on my old Galaxy S6. With 4GB of ram, this phone should not be needing to dump apps out on its own like this so much.
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Dude Lg ux software is far away from optimised. Wait for updates to fix hoping to get fixed
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Also never forever about developer options and animation scale. I always run mine at .5 sadly zero never works for me but I use nova launcher and its "faster than light" seething. Forget animation make it faster..also hopefully everyone knows about double tapping the recent apps button and you can quickly swap between the last app you were in and the one you're currently in. Much faster than selecting it from the list
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Disabling animation actually causes black or white screen between switching apps... Just momentarily
thanks for the info bro.
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Dude Lg ux software is far away from optimised. Wait for updates to fix hoping to get fixed
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Disabling animation actually causes black or white screen between switching apps... Just momentarily
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Putting it at .5x and force render 2d does not cause black or white screen between apps. That's something else. I've been doing that on every phone for 5years. From lg to Samsung
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Putting it at .5x and force render 2d does not cause black or white screen between apps. That's something else. I've been doing that on every phone for 5years. From lg to Samsung
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Ya i have been doing the same . force gpu 2d rendering actually causes more battery drain.
I have disabled LDB/MLT services under secret menu that helped a bit.
0.5x doesn't cause black or white screen transition. I was saying about animation off scenario
When i lock the screen apps using internet (like chrome, amazon...) are killed immediatly from ram and I have to launch them again. Is there any option to change or something I can do?