Earlier today, i came across an innovative new app that every Android user like totally need, - Android Defrag. Created by Enlightened Software House, the app promised to "Increase your Android Mobile & Tablets Performance Speeds, Battery and Memory Today." There was a Pro version too, and it only cost a buck - what a deal! Here, check out this gem's full description:
★ PERMANENTLY ERASES INTERNET SEARCH HISTORY
★ Cleans Memory Caches / Deletes Corrupted Files / Boosts Performance
★ Report Section detailing Used Memory / Free Memory / Repaired Files and Memory Usage PIE Chart
★ Streamlined design for ease of use (KISS Principle) for your Android Mobile & Tablet
★ Select either Phone Memory or SD Card from your list and click Defrag, it’s that easy
★ Beautiful User Friendly Interface Design
★ Auto Landscape Application Lock now prevents corrupted files or an interrupted Defrag
★ Created by one of Australia’s Leading App Development Companies
★Download the PRO versions direct now from Google Play Store.
Android Defrag PRO™ Features:
- Speed of the Process is increased by 60%!
- Increased battery optimization
- Reduces startup times
- No Advertisements during Report
Android Defrag works by moving, removing and repairing unwanted cache files, speeding up your Androids response and load times, freeing up your Memory and RAM by killing unwanted tasks and optionally clearing all browser history.
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Here are the screenshots from the Play Store. Holy crap, we could all be fragmented and need this app ASAP. Right?
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Wrong..! Android uses flash memory, and flash memory does not benefit from defragmentation because fragmentation does not slow it down in the first place. In fact just the opposite - defragmentation only makes things worse by decreasing flash memory's lifetime. Don't take my word for it - Google it.
This app and any other defrag app you'll ever see for Android are going to be some sorts of scam in one way or another. In this case, Android Defrag asked for permissions to read browser history and bookmarks as well as network communication. Who knows what it was going to do with this information and where this farmed data would end up?
I don't, and neither will you because:
it looked suspicious
as suspected, defragmentation was indeed pointless on Android devices
even if it weren't pointless, it would not be possible for an app to do so anyway
Oh, and those 5-star ratings - oh so fake:
You picked the wrong promotional technique, Enlightened Software House. And in doing so, will hopefully serve as a warning to those looking for information on Android defragmentation apps in the future. And for that I thank you.
Thanks for the awesome review and awareness man.. this is a very informative thread.
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saywhatt said:
Thanks for the awesome review and awareness man.. will it be okay for you if i disseminate this in the general section? this is a very informative thread.
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This is already in the General Section.. And i have posted this in the Android General Section too..
I'd say everybody should give this app a bad rating. Defragmenting flash memory is useless and harmful!
Taraen said:
I'd say everybody should give this app a bad rating. Defragmenting flash memory is useless and harmful!
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+1 to this.. It must be off Play Store..!
Woah thanks I was gonna get one of these
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Root Validator checks your root setup.
Permissions explained:
WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE - To store&export results
INTERNET & ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE - For ads and crash reports
Google Play
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v0.3 is on the market, fixed crash when taking screenshot.
Put v0.5 on the market which now includes checks for Chainfire's SuperSu app and improves detection for cases where root is available, but has been denied.
v0.7 is now available and allows you to upload results to dropbox or mail them and additionally display the su binary version.
v0.8 offers improved information incase of a busybox being available, but path can't be determined
tnx for the app
Oops. Wrong forum
Just uploaded v0.9.
Small improvements and added support for Koush's app.
I completely rewrote the app "Root Validator". It now comes in Material Design and has new tests that are better suited for the current "root situation".
Sadly there now also is an ad banner. The ads are from Google's AdMob. I really don't like adding ads, especially to apps that were previously without ads, but it was either that or unpublish the app.
Direct download:
http://darken.eu/stuff/
You can create the following file and the ads will be gone:
"/sdcard/Android/data/eu.thedarken.rootvalidator/files/no_ads"
I'm contemplating to upload the whole thing to github. There really are no secret here and it's a nice small project that shows both material design and root use.
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...especially to apps that were previously without ads, but it was either that or unpublish the app.
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Thanks for the update.
But of course I have issue with a 100k-ish app become megabytes monster because of ridiculous ads sdk inclusion. Particularly this one, which I don't actually use but recommended to hundreds of people because its just slightly larger than a simple shell script for the same task. I despise the other 99.9% similar apps, because of their size, or ads. So I hate to 'unpublish' this one from recommendations too.
Of course its your code and I respect your decision but you're welcome to reverse this (I call it ill-fated) decision. And sorry if this displeased you, I don't mean to hurt a good dev's feelings, but I need to say this so thats it.
I totally get that and expected feedback like this.
The apk size grew mostly because of Material Design (support down to GB), not only the Ads SDK.
RV needed an update to stay up to date with Android 5.0+ and without motiviation/fun, it was at that point just exhausting (complaints/mails). So either I make it somehow interesting for me or unpublish it. Money is always a motivating factor so ads provided that, additionally i got the chance to redesign an existing simple app in Material Design which was also fun.
I still intend to offer the most straight forward solution in contrast to other apps and add more checks in the future (next up: --context switching availability).
I will however not revert the design to save space. Possibly the ads at some point, depending on how much it actually brings in. Currently it's enough to buy a nice coffee every day, if it stays that way, I'm gonna enjoy my coffee .
What is more likely is that in a month or so i will publish the source code on github (i tend to enjoy that lately) and people can build their own minimalistic fork. If you raise the minimum API level to 21 (no need for support libs) you could probably keep the design and still have it below 300KB or less.
For older devices the previous RV version is probably fine. I have attached the previous to this post, feel free to share it.
The sourcecode is now available on GitHub: https://github.com/d4rken/rootvalidator
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The best minimalistic clock on the market is out for your home screens!
Very clean yet interesting design of your typical analog clock. Get it today and make your home screen even more beautiful with our widget! Four different skins, simple design, two sizes will make it the best analog clock widget you have ever had.
Minimlistic clock in Google Play
And our profile link.
Link to adblocker:
Airblocker (NO ads, for ROOT users)
For ppl who dosen't want ads and support us.
Thanks but no thanks:
This app pushes ads to the user's notification bar and collects all sorts of info.
I think Leadbolt is a quite legit service and nobody has ever accused our apps of malware.
If someone really has such a problem with push ads [damn, that one notification a day] there's an adblock available.
Quote from Leadbolt site:
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We take reasonable steps to protect all information which we hold from misuse, loss, from unauthorised access, modification or disclosure. All personal information is kept on a secure server and protected by firewall security systems to keep information secure and safe on our servers. Where we store information, we shall only store the information for as long as necessary in order to provide our services to you
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It doesn't matter your opinion of the ad company - but the opinion of those who might want your app does.
Why don't you try creating a settings menu for choosing the clock style/color and put an ad right there at the bottom? Most people can deal with ads like that.
They have the worst ratio :]
guess why
Seriously? Wants my location and pushes ads? Get out.
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Do us all a favour and stop posting your crapware on XDA. Every single app you make is riddled with push ads and data gathering permissions, not welcome here
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Do us all a favour and stop posting your crapware on XDA. Every single app you make is riddled with push ads and data gathering permissions, not welcome here
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After reading your post, I went on to read Werg's other threads because I wanted to be sure that he wasn't going to be under fire due to hasty generalization.
Turns out, you're right. Three apps, three apps with push.
Werg, you need to understand that "it's just one notification a day" is not a good defense. If everybody started doing what you're doing, then it would be dozens if not more notifications a day. Not to mention that these notifications seemingly coming out of nowhere really creep people out.
This being said, I apologize for hijacking your thread because your minimalistic clocks are nice.
Let me rephrase one thing:
Apps are free _because_ they have ads. Not the other way around. We could go with paid versions for those better widgets but I'm almost sure nobody would get it.
Or maybe I'm wrong, and you'd prove me wrong after we release paid non-ad versions of our apps?
Also, here's the link to adblocker:
Airblocker (NO ads, for ROOT users)
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We made this app to be THE Pocket Fan killer. Both of these apps are simple one-screeners with rotating propeller, but our is simply that much better.
Here's an extract from our app description:
This application creates a high-quality sound that operates on certain frequences providing you an effect of an actual chilly air coming from your speakers!
Two speeds: normal and fast
Also works great if you have troubles with sleeping! Let your screen go into sleep mode and have a comfortable noise coming out from the fan to make falling asleep process easier!
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Don't wait anymore. Grab your own cooling fan today!
Cooling fan in Google Play
And our profile link.
It looks kind of interesting I think I will review it on my blog in the category of funny android apps.
Just wrote a short review about it, you can find it right here.
Instant remove after your notification ads.
interesting idea...
Ads are ads and they are very important if you plan to release few apps in order to actually get some $ from it. It's simple as that and if there was a better solution, we'd take it. With that being said, I believe that free apps even with ads are better than pay-only apps that you rather see on iOS market.
Thanks guys!
@sharonlewis Cool. Appreciate it!
*snort* Right. So, push advertisements and probably even some nice malware, mh?
I think Leadbolt is a quite legit service and nobody has ever accused our apps of malware. Unless real proofs are there, no actions shall be taken except a smile when I read your message. If someone really has such a problem with push ads [damn, that one notification a day] there's an adblock available.
Ads are OK, but in the notification bar is not cool. That's involuntary, and that's a problem for the users.
I'm a dev myself, so not meaning to be rude .
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werg said:
I think Leadbolt is a quite legit service and nobody has ever accused our apps of malware. Unless real proofs are there, no actions shall be taken except a smile when I read your message. If someone really has such a problem with push ads [damn, that one notification a day] there's an adblock available.
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So your telling me the app access my call log and GPS location for "harmless reasons"?
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sharonlewis said:
Just wrote a short review about it, you can find it right here.
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Might want to review a spell check app sometime soon.
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bassie1995 said:
Ads are OK, but in the notification bar is not cool. That's involuntary, and that's a problem for the users.
I'm a dev myself, so not meaning to be rude .
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But they provide the best income,
right?
The app is intended to provide a simple and clean interface to clear the clutter from your device. Initially developed for my personal needs, thought it would be useful to others. It's totally free with no ads. Please rate. Hope you find it useful.
DESCRIPTION (taken from the market )
A must have tool for any Android user.
Easy, simple and efficient android app uninstaller.
Features:
Clean and Simple
Simple one Click Select
Sort by App Name Ascending and Descending
Sort by App Size Ascending and Descending
Batch uninstall
Free - NO LIMITATIONS
Root - Remove System Apps and Bloatware - users asked for it!
Many updates to come
The aim of this app is to provide a simple uncluttered interface that is fast and efficient to clean unwanted apps from your device.
Keywords:
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If you like this app please rate!
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*Version 2.1:
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-Better root support
-Sadly added Ads, and donation button which also removes them to support further development as college goes over free time projects.
*Version 2.0:
-Fixed some additional bugs.
-Implemented a root version to access system apps and deleting apps without spam confirmation dialogs.
*Version 1.3:
-Fixed issue with mixed up icons.
-Started development on root version.
*Version 1.2:
-Fixed a glitch with the sorting menu.
*Version 1.1:
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Play Store Link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.arqu.apptrash
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Really nice. Simple and neat layout... Should also support removing of apps from system if the device is rooted, and a mass delete all selected the apps if rooted.. so we don't have to click uninstall for each app..
1 small bug.. sometimes the app gets the icon wrong.. for an example xda used the YouTube icon...
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motodroidfreak said:
Really nice. Simple and neat layout... Should also support removing of apps from system if the device is rooted, and a mass delete all selected the apps if rooted.. so we don't have to click uninstall for each app..
1 small bug.. sometimes the app gets the icon wrong.. for an example xda used the YouTube icon...
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Root is planed, will look into it to find what might be the problem.
Thanks for the feedback.
EDIT: Bug with mixed up icons solved.
Version 2.0 i out now. It has a couple bugfixes and most importantly root mode is now available. Feel free to test it out. Post feedback, happy to fix any bugs that might be left.
Now that is what i call an awesome idea.
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Now that is what i call an awesome idea.
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Glad you like it, if you have any ideas or feature requests please post them and I'll look to put it to work ASAP.
A new update is released today, many bugfixes and speed improvements.
Will be live in an hour or two till the android market refreshes.
Hello,
Your device is slower day after day ? Your Applications are slowing ? Best solution is to boost your device by freeing your RAM and cleaning cache of your device. RAM Booster & Cache Cleaner offers you all that power with a single touch. Application is freely available for smartphones and tablets on Google Play Store here : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ssaurel.myrambooster
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i'll give it a try
I would seriously recommend greenify over any of the RAM cleaners.
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Greenify. All the other stuff you have the ability to do from your phone. What could you possibly include in a pro version?
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bjeastin said:
I would seriously recommend greenify over any of the RAM cleaners.
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Hello,
Thanks for the tip. I will try it too.
Sylvain
passport619 said:
Greenify. All the other stuff you have the ability to do from your phone. What could you possibly include in a pro version?
T-M Galaxy S5
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Hello,
I didn't know Greenify. I'm going to try it.
Pro version is just the free version with no Ads. I made it because some users asked me.
Sylvain
mrklintscher said:
i'll give it a try
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Some feedbacks ?
In xda, many android developers's blog says never use such type apps which simply clears the cache and just frees the ram to increasre the count of free ram. If you have more free ram, it is not a good sign in compare to a device where alarms, wakelocks is being smartly managed. Rather than having free ram (which is simply waste of resource), I would like to invistigate which app is causing more wakelock, alarms, unnecessary background I/O request to kernel etc. by using bbs and wakelock detector.