I activated "developer settings" in Nexus 10.
After this I checked option force gpu acceleration.
Now adobe reader and other applications are much faster with screen scroll.
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Rom Toolbox should also be faster (for anyone who uses it); given that they didn't add hardware acceleration yet anyway
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Rom Toolbox should also be faster (for anyone who uses it); given that they didn't add hardware acceleration yet anyway
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Thanks this has made some of the slow games run a bit better :good:
Google really should enable this by default now. Pretty much every app works fine with it on.
Does this increase battery drain ?
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Google really should enable this by default now. Pretty much every app works fine with it on.
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That's because pretty much every app is already using GPU acceleration. So for those apps, checking the box does nothing.
But for apps that do not use GPU acceleration (because the developer is too lazy to code properly) it can help. Some apps are written so badly, that they will actually break when forcing GPU rendering. Which is why it isn't checked by default.
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kamaltmo said:
Does this increase battery drain ?
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Technically it should reduce battery drain, as the GPU would consume less power to do the same graphical task than the CPU (since the GPU is actually made for it).
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That's because pretty much every app is already using GPU acceleration. So for those apps, checking the box does nothing.
But for apps that do not use GPU acceleration (because the developer is too lazy to code properly) it can help. Some apps are written so badly, that they will actually break when forcing GPU rendering. Which is why it isn't checked by default.
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Technically it should reduce battery drain, as the GPU would consume less power to do the same graphical task than the CPU (since the GPU is actually made for it).
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Most still don't. They work fine with it but they still don't use it by default.
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Maybe a stupid question, but how does one activate developer settings?
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Firemarshalbill said:
Maybe a stupid question, but how does one activate developer settings?
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Settings, About Tablet, then keep tapping the build number
Appreciate it
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I don't see a Force GPU acceleration in my developers settings
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Adobe Reader and evernote are the applications where forcing GPU acceleration made a huge difference for me.
Without it, big PDFs were extremely choppy, scrolling pages and zoom was a pain, after that, everything ran extremely fluid.
I kinda suspect it's because some changes must have been made in the way android used to force GPU acceleration form 4.0, and now, in those applications forced is not as default.
You know you guys now have to run some sort of benchmark tests or post a short video showing GPU-on and GPU-off performance! :laugh:
Is there any kind of negative effect of doing this?
I've noticed it a few times and thought of doing it, but figured if it was the best option then it would be on by default.
There must be a reason it is disabled? Battery? Compatibility? Kittens dying?
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Is there any kind of negative effect of doing this?
I've noticed it a few times and thought of doing it, but figured if it was the best option then it would be on by default.
There must be a reason it is disabled? Battery? Compatibility? Kittens dying?
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Yes it creates random reboots that people are talking about.
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As far as ive tested and after 48 hours with it enabled i got 0 reboots. I had those the first two days, since ive stopped using chrome, not a single freeze.
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I don't see a Force GPU acceleration in my developers settings
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I think it's called "Force GPU Rendering" in dev settings. I enabled it and tested on an app that usually scrolls choppy and slow. I noticed smooth and fast scrolling after enabling.
It is not enabled by default because Google cannot guarantee compatibility with all apps. Apps that make heavy use of custom widgets *may* have rendering issues. It is something that app developers should opt-in for but often the developers do not, despite there being no issues. 98% of apps work great with it forced on.
It shouldn't cause reboots or the like unless a particular app that isn't compatible somehow crashes the kernel(not likely). *If* it causes an issue with an app then usually it will not render 100% correctly or at worst it will force close.
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Anyone uses this app yet. It was recommend by Clemsyn on XDA as a better alternative to setcpu. I download the free version in the market, but the UI is a bit confusing. Seems like a little better optimization available.
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I saw his recommendation and downloaded the free version. I its a little overwhelming as i'm still noobish, but it seems to have a larger breadth of options than set cpu. As far as its relative reliability, i'm not sure. There is no "apply" button for uv steps tho, so an unintentional finger slip can cause your phone to freeze! just try it out, see if you like it I guess
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any way to disable the memory management?
Im gonna mess around with it tonight and see if I like it. It seems like it will take a little getting use to though lol.
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Anyone uses this app yet. It was recommend by Clemsyn on XDA as a better alternative to setcpu. I download the free version in the market, but the UI is a bit confusing. Seems like a little better optimization available.
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I have been using this ever since it came out it replaces a lot of apps out there and the CPU tuner is compatible with dual core phones and utilizes them completely. It has an app manager, auto starts, frequency controls, sd booster and many more uses. I for one think it is one of the best apps I have in my root arsenal .
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I have been using this ever since it came out it replaces a lot of apps out there and the CPU tuner is compatible with dual core phones and utilizes them completely. It has an app manager, auto starts, frequency controls, sd booster and many more uses. I for one think it is one of the best apps I have in my root arsenal .
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Yeah I couldn't be more impressed now that I've messed around with it, but its gonna take sometime for me to fully utilize this seeing im kinda new to a lot of these features.
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I was using this for a little and noticed something weird im running the v6 supercharger scripts and in my memory settings the last mem setting would change from 275mb to 256mb. I tried everything so that it wouldnt mess with my supercharger scripts but no go. I unistalled it and everything has been back to normal. Anyone else notice this?
tapped via supercharged atrix with cm7 and clems kernel.
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any way to disable the memory management?
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menu > settings > active tweaks > reapply memory limits > disabled
I believe this is the only option for memory, but could also be very wrong! :-0
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Anyone uses this app yet. It was recommend by Clemsyn on XDA as a better alternative to setcpu. I download the free version in the market, but the UI is a bit confusing. Seems like a little better optimization available.
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I bought the Pro version and am liking it better than SetCPU now that I have got used to it and have everything set up. I would like to see live update on the widget when the screen is on though. Lowest setting is 10 seconds.
Has anyone else found their twitter app laggy and slow to respond to touch especially when scrolling? Its really bad for me so much so as I'm using another app for now. I'd prefer to use the official version. Does anyone know what the problem might be.
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It is gingerbread. There's a video on YouTube called something like "android is now as smooth as iOS" the video shows the difference when the GPU is allowed to regulate use in ICS.
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Actually, it's laggy on both my Galaxy Nexus and my Note ...it's not really related to Gingerbread or ICS because the official Twitter app sucks on both and I've noticed it for a while now. Hopefully they fix it.
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Yeah, it has to do with Gingerbread, not the phone itself. I saw the same YouTube video, where the user forced 3D GPU rendering on ICS and the twitter app was smooth as butter. It has to do with Android not defaulting/forcing the full use of the GPU for rendering, probably has something to do with battery life. I think if you are on ICS, and have Developer Tools in the settings menu (probably some custom rom has this enabled) then you can force gpu rendering.
Read here. They recently updated, and the article was nice enough to mention the Note specifically!
I just updated it. It's not 100% smooth, but it is probably 100% better than it was 2 days ago. It was almost unusable before...
I update and found it to be better also
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Is Twitter serious. to post comments smaller then a text message I have to ramp my GPU up to waste power??
Hi guys, i have tried a lot, but im still not satisfied and i also hope this question is allowed.
I dont want to buy a new tab, just get out the best of this one. So im running cm10.1 on it with interactive govener up to 1600 mhz. I also activated gpu rendering. And tryed out severals browsers. But its still miles away from the browsing performance of e. g. my computer. Of cause this tab has a lower hardware, but is the maximum of it really reached? I have more the feeling that it is software caused. What is your opinion, what else can i do to make it smoother and faster in scrolling and browsing, because thats all i do with this tab. Greets and thx for reponse.
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You can either go back to cm10 (not cm10.1) or try cm9, or if you want stock, try Fourth bar revolution. They are all very smooth.
I'm currently using Honeycomb again (Task 14) as EVERY rom above Honeycomb for this tablet has a horrible Youtube lag/stutter, so I'm really enjoying Honeycomb right now.
hi guys i too have the same problem on my tab 10.1 lack of touch response, really hate it while playing games...is there any solution to this.
I dont think mine have such problems but if u all have the linked video highlighting such problems maybe i can compare it with my p7500..
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I dont think mine have such problems but if u all have the linked video highlighting such problems maybe i can compare it with my p7500..
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CM10.1 on my p7510, very few problems with it, and it's buttery smooth (most of the time).
Touch screen tune app on the play store?
Mine is also running smooth on CM10.1 P7510
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You need to change the io handler to deadline or noop.
E.g. Easily done with pimp my ROM app
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1600 is much too overclocked. You're hurting performance and may lead to premature device failure.
Any speed above 12/1400 is just excess heat...UNDERCLOCK ing to 760 will add 20% battery life with minimal
If any app performance loss.
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Not sure if you guys aware of this but apparently enabling 4xAA in Developer Options smoother the games. I tried Stick Tennis game with 2D GPU rendering enabled but it doesn't do anything but once I enabled 4xAA, it boost up instantly.
Will test in different game as well:angel:
That isn't the purpose of antialiasing
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Not sure it was bugs of CM or not.
New version of CM without need to tick 4xAA which suppose given better quality but drop the performance. It run smooth now without enable it.
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Not sure if you guys aware of this but apparently enabling 4xAA in Developer Options smoother the games. I tried Stick Tennis game with 2D GPU rendering enabled but it doesn't do anything but once I enabled 4xAA, it boost up instantly.
Will test in different game as well:angel:
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I can confirm this behavior.
On my stock N10 4.2.1 (no root / no custom ROM), enabling 4xAA boosts some games.
For example, running Machinarium without the option enabled is totally unplayable (3-5FPS). When enabled, the game runs as smooth as hell.
I can also confirm this... Need for speed's frame rate was poor on my nexus 10 compared to my note 2 (first thought this was due the much higher resolution on the nexus 10 and just played it on the note), until I enabled anti aliasing in dev options on the nexus after reading the tip on a nexus 10 guide site. Now it plays smooth as butter and looks better for AA being applied.
Could anyone else confirm on other games? Possibly explain the frame rate improvement?
Happy days!
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Machinarium was very very jerky and almost non responsive before I enabled 4xAA. Its running super smooth now.
Whats the default AA when this option is not ticked? Is it higher or zero?
Reckless187 said:
Machinarium was very very jerky and almost non responsive before I enabled 4xAA. Its running super smooth now.
Whats the default AA when this option is not ticked? Is it higher or zero?
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Okay, I might be an idiot, but I'm not finding the developer options on my N10 (or my N4, for that matter). I remember playing with them on previous tablets, including (I'm pretty sure) the N7.
What am I missing?
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Okay, I might be an idiot, but I'm not finding the developer options on my N10 (or my N4, for that matter). I remember playing with them on previous tablets, including (I'm pretty sure) the N7.
What am I missing?
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Go to the settings menu, and scroll down to "About tablet." Tap it.
Scroll down to the bottom again, where you see "Build number." (Your build number may vary from ours here.)
Tap it seven (7) times. After the third tap, you'll see a playful dialog that says you're four taps away from being a developer. (If only it were that simple, eh?) Keep on tapping, and *poof*, you've got the developer settings back.
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Is there an app that will display frame rates in games?
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stonebear said:
Is there an app that will display frame rates in games?
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Try fps counter
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Im not saying you guys are wrong with this option helping performance in games but technically shouldn't enabling AA decrease performance not gain? I know that when enabling AA in PC game graphics options without a doubt will lower performance.
I just confirmed this with Slotomania.
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Try fps counter
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Found fps meter.
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Im not saying you guys are wrong with this option helping performance in games but technically shouldn't enabling AA decrease performance not gain? I know that when enabling AA in PC game graphics options without a doubt will lower performance.
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This is what I'm wondering also, one would think that enabling this option would require more resources...
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You mean 4xMSAA? I can't find 4xAA option in developer options.
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You mean 4xMSAA? I can't find 4xAA option in developer options.
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I would like to know what your thoughts are on usage of these apps, do they work?
I have personally used,
Greenify
Es task manager
Du battery saver and there cleaner app
But I have read they use more ram then they free up etc..
Also xcore, and core2 management. (these shut down one core on dual core devices) Do these save battery or not? Surely since these phones are generally optimized for dual core processors, closing one causes the remaining core to work twice as hard and wont save any?
Are any if these applications worth having?
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Since few weeks I'm using greenify, but can't see any difference.
However since the beginning of my android adventure I'm using advanced task killer, set it to aggressive mode. This does the job pretty good (specially the older versions).
I'll have to try those core disabling apps.
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Core 2 doesn't even work.
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Ok strange, I thought it was because the s4 was quad core but just checked and the zoomis dual core.
How do you know it doesn't work? I checked via cpustats app (free in the app store) it shows when I use xcore or core2 manager that one of the cores are off line.
You could try xcore?
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I guess no one is sure?
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I've checked it using app called "monitor". It shows me the use of both cores, and after using this app both cores were still working.
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I've checked it using app called "monitor". It shows me the use of both cores, and after using this app both cores were still working.
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OK. Also I wondered since your zoom has a xenon flash, can you still get torch apps etc? I bet its bright if you can.
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OK. Also I wondered since your zoom has a xenon flash, can you still get torch apps etc? I bet its bright if you can.
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You can't use xenon as torch and I don't own this device anymore.
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I would like to know what your thoughts are on usage of these apps, do they work?
I have personally used,
Greenify
Es task manager
Du battery saver and there cleaner app
But I have read they use more ram then they free up etc..
Also xcore, and core2 management. (these shut down one core on dual core devices) Do these save battery or not? Surely since these phones are generally optimized for dual core processors, closing one causes the remaining core to work twice as hard and wont save any?
Are any if these applications worth having?
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Du battery saver is useless app. Basically all these battery saving apps do things which you can do from Status Bar. (Like switch off Wi-Fi, Data, B/T etc).
Greenify is good app to freeze apps, but shows effect only if you freeze large number of apps.
But xcore, core2 and CPU Controlling apps are best. They give major battery boost.
I don't have dual core, but if I underclock my phone's CPU I get battery boost of 2-3 days.
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Du battery saver is useless app. Basically all these battery saving apps do things which you can do from Status Bar. (Like switch off Wi-Fi, Data, B/T etc).
Greenify is good app to freeze apps, but shows effect only if you freeze large number of apps.
But xcore, core2 and CPU Controlling apps are best. They give major battery boost.
I don't have dual core, but if I underclock my phone's CPU I get battery boost of 2-3 days.
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See when I use xcore etc my phone slows but battery seems to drain just as quick. Then there are goveners and io schedulers, if I use interactivex does that only use one core until the second core is needed?
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See when I use xcore etc my phone slows but battery seems to drain just as quick. Then there are goveners and io schedulers, if I use interactivex does that only use one core until the second core is needed?
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I don't know about interactivex. I own a single core phone.
But disabling 2nd core definately gives battery boost.
I have tested it on my Laptop. Disabling 2nd core gives lot of battery boost (and a bit of lag).