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PimpMyCpu is an application to manage your device cpu frequency, voltage, governor and scheduler based on profiles and rules. PimpMyCpu can now also load profiles per application !
Requirement:
root and busybox (you probably already have that)
A compatible kernel, currently available for Galaxy S (i9000), LG Optimus 2x/g2x, G-Tab, Samsung G3, Asus Transformer, and maybe more...
Usage:
The application consist of 3 views : the "profiles list" view, the "profile edit" view and the "per application" profiles view
The profiles list view : This is the main view you see when launching the application. This view list all the profiles you created plus the "Current" configuration.
Touch the "Application" icon to go to the per application profiles view
Touch the "Add" button to create a new profile based on your default cpu configuration.
Touch the "Delete" button to delete a profile.
Touch the "Edit" button to go to the "profile edit" and change the profile configuration.
Touch the "Profile rules" box to apply a profile when the selected rule is meet (see "Profiles rules").
Check the "Enable PimpMyCpu at boot" to apply the current profiles configuration when your device start.
The profile edit view : this view is used when you edit a profile.
Touch the "Profile" item to change the profile name.
Touch the "Governor" item to change the governor to be used.
Touch the "Scheduler" item to change the scheduler to be used.
Touch a cpu icon to set the selected frequency as maximum or minimum frequency.
Touch a frequency to change the voltage.
The per application view : this view is used to assign a profile to an application
Touch an application to set a profile (or disable a profile)
Touch the "Search" icon to only show applications with a profile assigned
Touch the "Application" icon to go back to the profiles list view
Profiles rules:
For a profile to be active, you need to set a rule (classed here by priority) :
Disabled : the profile is never used
Test : the profile is used until next reboot or by manually disabling the profile. This rule will override any other rule and should be used every time you create and/or modify a profile.
Screen Off : the profile is used when screen goes off. This rule will override any other rule except the "Test" rule. This means that if you enable a "Screen off" and an "Powered" profile for example, the "Screen off" profile will override the "Powered" profile when (and only when) screen is off.
Powered : the profile is used when the device is powered (via AC or USB). This rule will override (when the device is powered) any other rule except "Test" and "Screen off" rules (see previous lines...)
Battery Level : the profile is used when the battery run lower than specified. This rule will be overridden by "Test", "Screen off" and "Powered" rules (see previous lines...)
Default : the default profile. This rule will be used when no other of the previous rules apply (or no other rules are enabled).
Applications profiles:
When a profile is assigned to an application, THIS PROFILE BYBASS ALL OTHER PROFILES.
Problems:
If you do not test a profile but apply a rule to it (another than the "Test" rule of course), since the profile will be loaded as soon as the rule is meet your device may crash due to a massive overclock or undervolt and result in the impossibility to boot your device anymore. You'll have to remove PimpMyCpu via CWM manager for exemple.
Changelog
1.0 : Initial release
1.1 : Added new tab with scheduler selection
1.2 : Added governor selection (this version should restore stock settings on first launch, including removing boot settings, and rebuild its configuration so you can use the new options. If you have any problem, "Reset" manually to default settings, uninstall previous version then install this update).
1.3 :
Fixed "superuser not available" error while it is
UnderVolting dialog now has the current setting selected by default
Complete code rewrite, need some testing
Preliminary Optimus 2X support (compatible kernel to come soon)
Be sure to reset previous applied settings and uninstall older version before installing this one !
1.4 :
Now almost 100% compatible with the LG Optimus 2x device (with the use of my modified kernel), only "Save as boot" isn't available for now but will come very soon.
Added a "Stress Cpu" test.
1.5 :
100% compatible with the LG Optimus 2x device, including "Save as boot"
"Stress Cpu" test now loop trought all the enabled cpu values to test each of them for 30 secondes, and show cpu temp on Optimus 2x (if someone know the file to check on GalaxyS to get cpu temp, i do not have it anymore).
Added "Save Profile" option to the menu, your current configuration can be saved to sdcard ( "/sdcard/PimpMyCpu/device/*" ) or overwrite a previous saved configuration.
Added "Load Profile" option to the menu so you can restore a previous saved configuration.
Added "Delete Profile" option to the menu so you can delete a previously saved configuration.
1.6 :
Fix a bug in "Cpu Stress" test preventing the cpu speed to change.
1.7 :
Fix a force close on profile load/save (it's better if i create the directory before trying to save to it ).
1.8 :
Fix a bug in "Save as boot", it was a fail if the profile had spaces.
Allow undervolt to -250 mV instead -200mV.
1.9 :
Probably fixed "Cpu Stress" test on Galaxy S.
2.0 :
Added a little widget to quickly switch between saved profiles
2.1 :
Compatible with new Optimus 2X kernel ( 2x-kernel-2.6.32.9-fakeShmoo-cpasjuste.4.zip )
Optimus 2x users : YOU HAVE to update your kernel to use this version.
2.2 :
Added back compatibility with older kernels, including EternityProject Optimus2X kernel until all kernels are properly updated to the standard cpufreq sysfs devices name.
2.3 :
Changed the way settings are read/applied. Pimp My Cpu usage should be smoother now.
Added a "Force minimal freq when sleeping" option to the "More" tab, this will force your actual minimal cpu speed to be activated when screen off / device sleep. This require a reboot for changes to be applied.
2.4 :
Fix a little bug in the "Force minimal freq when sleeping" option, on wake up (screen on) the maximum cpu frequency restored was the maximum boot frequency (generaly 1000Mhz) instead of the current maximum frequency enabled on the current profile.
2.5 :
Now "Reset" button also remove "Force minimal freq when sleeping" settings.
Fixed a bug in "Force minimal freq when sleeping" settings, the option could be checked even if the setting wasn't active.
Better internal command handling, should again improve smoothness.
Now save/load profile according to the kernel version instead of device, this prevent wrong profiles to be loaded if the new kernel support new frequency steps.
Disabled "Governor" setting on Tegra devices since the cpu scaling is done by the tegra driver itself.
2.6 :
Probably fixed a bug when using an old kernel
2.7 :
Fixed a delay between effective frequency and displayed frequency in cpu stress test
Added an option to select the timing for frequency change in cpu stress test (menu button)
Probably fixed scheduler error on GTAB ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=895825 )
2.8 :
Allow the application to work even if no governor was found.
2.9 :
Fix a bug in governor selection
3.0 :
Fix "Save as boot" permission on some devices
4.0 :
Complete code and ui rewrite
Better profile management
Added SQL database for profiles management
No "init.d" support needed for "set as boot" option anymore
Removed profile change on screen on/off, android kernel handle that correctly, and this was wasting memory as a service (source: stackoverflow.com)
Removed old "FakeShmoo" kernel support (with obsolete devices name)
Removed "Cpu Stress Test" since it was not accurate for daily usage, better use specific applications
Allow screen orientation changes
Added support for stock tegra 2 kernel (without oc/uv)
Probably more and waiting for reports ...
BE SURE TO RESET YOUR DEVICE CPU SPEED CONFIGURATION (UNINSTALL PIMP MY CPU AND REBOOT) BEFORE UPGRADING TO 4.0
TO GET CORRECT DEFAULT VALUES (ELSE DEFAULT VALUES WILL BE YOUR LAST OC VALUES).
4.1 :
Fix a bug when changing kernel if a profile is set at boot (restore default kernel value instead apply profile)
4.2 :
Added power management service, you must now enable profiles to be used for (in priority order) :
"Screen Off" : will override any other settings, this means that if you enable a "screen off" AND an "AC/USB powered" profile for example, the "screen off" profile will override the "AC/USB powered" profile when screen is off.
"AC/USB Powered" : will override (when the device is powered) any other setting except "screen off" (see previous lines...)
"Battery Level" : will be applied when the battery run lower than specified (overridden by "Screen Off" and "AC/USB Powered" settings)
"Default" : The default profile, will be used at BOOT and when no other of the previous rules apply (or no other rules are enabled) and it's your "main" profile. If no default profile is set, "Stock" profile will be loaded.
Now using a service (less than 3MB memory usage and very few cpu call's)
Sort profile list alphabetically
Fix a bug with Galaxy i9000 runnin FuguMod kernel
Fix default profile creation/restore when changing kernel (was only working if boot was enabled)
Again sorry but many changes were made so BE SURE TO RESET YOUR DEVICE CPU SPEED CONFIGURATION (UNINSTALL PIMP MY CPU AND REBOOT) BEFORE UPGRADING TO GET CORRECT DEFAULT VALUES (ELSE DEFAULT VALUES WILL BE YOUR LAST OC VALUES).
4.2.1 :
fix a problem on some device where PimpMyCpu profiles where not applied due to the presence of an old init.d script ("/system/etc/init.d/S_volt_scheduler")
4.3 :
No root needed anymore for profiles change, so no more "su" toast messages (root still needed for the application to work)
Prevent "crash boot loop", if PimpMyCpu service crash (device crash) in the first 15 secondes (from service start or application start), all profiles will be disabled at next reboot
Add a "Test" profile management, a profile set as "Test" will override all other profiles, but will be only enabled until next reboot (or if manually disabled). Used to test a profile stability
Interface redesigned to have more room for profiles list
Add admob ad on free version
4.4 :
Improve service code, profiles "should" now correctly be loaded and stay (hopefully)
Add tray icon and persistent notification to show current profile and to be sure PimpMyCpu service is running
Add per application profile : assign a profile that will be loaded when an application start, restore default values on exit !
Minor UI changes
4.4.1 :
Fix "Set at boot": CheckBox was not checked when application start when it should be
4.4.2 :
Finally fix an old bug: profile where not applied correctly on some device if profile minimum frequency was higher than current maximum frequency !
5.0 :
Add "SiyahKernel" OC/UV compatibility (used in AbyssNote for GNote, SiyahKernel for Galaxy S2 and more)
Allow disabling notifications in preferences
Improve service stability by setting "OOM" to -17
Minor UI changes
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oh that's cool that this app gets some support, thanks!
why can't SGS go beyond 1.3ghz, while htc desire hd can go to 1.8ghz?
Very nice!!
Currently, there is no scheduler options available. And this app does not allow you to set to 1.3ghz on its own. Having said that, xan's Voltage Control can do that. At this moment it goes hand in hand with xan's app.
I use xan's app to set scheduler and Max CPU speed, and use your app to set the voltage. Sure beats using the slider.
Note: I use xan's app to check if the voltage is applied. Looks like it did. Thank you.
Sent from my GT-I9000
g00ndu said:
Very nice!!
Currently, there is no scheduler options available. And this app does not allow you to set to 1.3ghz on its own. Having said that, xan's Voltage Control can do that. At this moment it goes hand in hand with xan's app.
I use xan's app to set scheduler and Max CPU speed, and use your app to set the voltage. Sure beats using the slider.
Note: I use xan's app to check if the voltage is applied. Looks like it did. Thank you.
Sent from my GT-I9000
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I did upload a new version which allow scheduler selection.
Also for your problem setting max freq to 1.3ghz, i do not encounter this problem, i think you maybe missed something. If you long click (hold) on the 1300mhz item, you'll see the menu with "Set as Max"/"Set as Min". Select "Set as Max" then either "Apply for now" or "Save as boot settings". This work here !
retskrad said:
why can't SGS go beyond 1.3ghz, while htc desire hd can go to 1.8ghz?
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They use completely different processors... Why should they overclock similarly?
Maybe it needs 1.8ghz to run sense properly
New version :
Version 1.2 : Added governor selection (this version should restore stock settings on first launch, including removing boot settings, and rebuild its configuration so you can use the new options. If you have any problem, "Reset" manually to default settings, uninstall previous version then install this update).
Cpasjuste said:
I did upload a new version which allow scheduler selection.
Also for your problem setting max freq to 1.3ghz, i do not encounter this problem, i think you maybe missed something. If you long click (hold) on the 1300mhz item, you'll see the menu with "Set as Max"/"Set as Min". Select "Set as Max" then either "Apply for now" or "Save as boot settings". This work here !
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My bad, didn't know about the long press. my apologies...
Sent from my GT-I9000
Does it work on Samsung Vibrant ? I got it installed but when I ran it, I got an error "Superuser is not Available" ???? (I got the latest superuser and the program was accepted by superuser)
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Does it work on Samsung Vibrant ? I got it installed but when I ran it, I got an error "Superuser is not Available" ???? (I got the latest superuser and the program was accepted by superuser)
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If your kernel doesn't support Over/Underclocking I think you get the same message.
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Does it work on Samsung Vibrant ? I got it installed but when I ran it, I got an error "Superuser is not Available" ???? (I got the latest superuser and the program was accepted by superuser)
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You should not get this message, is it possible for you to provide me a logcat output ?
If I may suggest a new feature - when you pop up the menu to select a new UV, could you have the current setting highlighted?
Loving it so far!
Cpasjuste said:
You should not get this message, is it possible for you to provide me a logcat output ?
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Well, i did found the problem, i'll update a fixed version very soon.
Spirit02 said:
If I may suggest a new feature - when you pop up the menu to select a new UV, could you have the current setting highlighted?
Loving it so far!
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I'll do that !
Hey mate, which scheduler do you recommend?
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Lazy Rich said:
Hey mate, which scheduler do you recommend?
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I have not idea at all
Cpasjuste said:
I have not idea at all
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That's okay. Your app is much easier to tweak than xan's voltage control sliders. Thanks again for this.
How low have people been able to go with still having a stable system on uv on cm7-sgs?
New version, please give some feedback, thanks a lot
1.3 :
Fixed "superuser not available" error while it is
UnderVolting dialog now has the current setting selected by default
Complete code rewrite, need some testing
Preliminary Optimus 2X support (compatible kernel to come soon)
Be sure to reset previous applied settings and uninstall older version before installing this one !
Cpasjuste said:
Well, i did found the problem, i'll update a fixed version very soon.
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Thank you. You're great
Hi,
The beta of my new project is up.
Is a app to automatically set Android profiles depending of the situations (networks, battery, phone state, calendar, ...)
I known, other apps are executing this work now, but none works fine in Android >= 4.0 and none executes all my requirements
In the first beta, you can define profiles with a combination of the next preferences:
Network and comms
Airplane mode
Bluetooth
Mobile data
Synchronization
Wireless
Screen
Brightness
Orientation
Screen timeout
Stay on while plugged in
Sounds
Alarm sound
Dialpad tones
Enable speaker phone
Haptic feedback
Incoming call sound
Lockscreen sounds
Notification sound
Sound effects
Wired headset on
Vibrations
On incoming call
On notification
Volumes
Alarm
Incoming call
Media
Notification
Silent mode
System
Voice call
I plan to add more features in the final version...
In this first beta you can also apply manually any of the defined profiles
and define your locations (based on wifi, gps or cell towers) but you can't apply the profiles based on this (you can wait to the final release).
If you like this devel and you can help.
I need:
* A icon for the final app
* A translations (including english due to i'm not english and my english is poor). You can set it in http://www.getlocalization.com/SettingProfiles
* Beta testers
Please, if you report a issue, post a description and a logcat.
Thank's to all!
Changelog
Beta-1
Define profiles
Apply profiles (manually)
Define locations
Beta-2
Profile internal store settings updated
Improvements in the profile settings edition
Beta-3
GPS locations working
Updated the profiles main view
Updated profiles addition page
Beta-5
Added dark and light theme
Added settings (only theme for now)
Multiple Internal improvements
Beta-6
Solved issues in Actions selection view
Solved issues with dialog transparencies
Beta-7
Solved issues with auto-scan end
Beta-8 (Not published jet)
Added ringtone feedback to volume setter
Added start and stop autoscan for cell locations in locations list
About requested permissions
android.permission.INTERNET
Load Google maps
android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
Location via GPS / Cell tower
android.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADMIN
Enable/disable Bluetooth
android.permission.BLUETOOTH
Get bluetooth paired devices
android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE
Get and set Wifi state
android.permission.CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE
Set mobile data availability state
android.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS
Set system settings
android.permission.READ_SYNC_SETTINGS
android.permission.WRITE_SYNC_SETTINGS
Get and set auto sync state
android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Store profiles backup in sdcard
android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
Auto start when device bootup ended
Moved to Android Apps & Games.
ALFA-2, that includes a complete rewritten code and (manually) functional profile activation is attached to the OP.
You can set BT, Wifi, Auto-sync, Silence and volume preferences to each profile.
Working on more settings.
You can wait for the beta in 1 week.
Remember, is the moment to request for features...
ALFA-3
Silent mode selection in profile
Vibrations added to profile preferences
Backup/restore profiles
I'd like to have the possibility to change profiles with the Nfc tags, like the Cm10 does it.
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TheMorpheus said:
I'd like to have the possibility to change profiles with the Nfc tags, like the Cm10 does it.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2
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This is a rule condition.
I'm planning to add NFC conditions in final version (non in beta).
Thank's for the comment!
1) What are the advantages compared to competitors, like a Profile Scheduler etc.?
2) Does your program is able to turn on/off GPS (on rootes devices)?
GrimPivo said:
1) What are the advantages compared to competitors, like a Profile Scheduler etc.?
2) Does your program is able to turn on/off GPS (on rootes devices)?
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1) none of the programs that i've tested makes effective all my requeriments (except "Setting profiles", but it doesn't works fine in ICS and JB)
2) The list of features isn't closed. i'm working on find how to add gps control to the app, but it not seems possible in normal mode. if that's possible using root, yes, i will include
thanks
I will formulate the question in another way: what CAN (or will, maybe in future release, not in beta) your program that CAN NOT other existing programs?
I'm really interested
GrimPivo said:
I will formulate the question in another way: what CAN (or will, maybe in future release, not in beta) your program that CAN NOT other existing programs?
I'm really interested
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you have in the op the beta and first release functions.
i don't known future at this moment...
OK, I will follow the development of your program
And maybe help with the translation in the Russian language, if you are interested.
GrimPivo said:
OK, I will follow the development of your program
And maybe help with the translation in the Russian language, if you are interested.
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i agree to you very much!
i just updated the actual strings in getLocalization. is a web that provides interface to translate.
the url is : http://www.getlocalization.com/SettingProfiles/
thank's another time!
First beta is in the OP.
Now i'm working on the next release.
Thank's
Beta-2 is in the OP
Please, when updating to Beta-1, go Apps -> Downloaded -> Setting Profiles
and clear all data before first execution.
Profiles internal store mode changed (sorry. no repeats)
Changelog:
Improvements in the profile settings edition
Beta-3 is out with small changes...
help
how do you add rules?I go to rules and I see all empty,no add option ( beta3). help ?
hauntedhunter said:
how do you add rules?I go to rules and I see all empty,no add option ( beta3). help ?
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Sorry,
beta can't include rules. only manual profiles activation.
I working on rules for final release.
see op
just re-read that. got it. all the best,looks interesting.
Schedule posts:
CyanogenMod 10.1 - part. 1
CyanogenMod 10.1 - part. 2
Useful links related to CyanogenMod
CyanogenMod 10.1
When it comes to the custom ROM scene for Android, the one name that instantly comes to our minds is CyanogenMod, and for good reason!
Let's take an in-depth look at CyanogenMod 10.1 and all the features it offers that make it one of the best custom Android ROMs around.
Credits for this guide must go to HQRaja
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Look And Feel
One of the key philosophies behind CyanogenMod is to focus on functionality rather than design, and that’s been a great thing since ICS when Android’s design got revamped to what it is now. That’s why on the surface, CyanogenMod 10.1 may look just like pure vanilla Android, and for good reason, since it is based on pure vanilla Android, meaning you wouldn’t find even the slightest traces of HTC Sense, Samsung TouchWiz, MOTOBLUR or any such manufacturer-customized version of Android in it, as you can see below in the home screen and the app drawer of CyanogenMod 10.1.
That said, there are a plethora of changes under the hood that set it apart from plain vanilla Android. The launcher itself may look like that of stock Android, but it’s actually CyanogenMod’s own custom version called Trebuchet. If you try dragging an icon somewhere, you’ll start seeing the extra options it offers, and that’s just the start.
As you can see lower, you can not only remove the icon, but also edit it. Furthermore, CyanogenMod ships with a collection of wallpapers of its own (CM Wallpapers), in addition to Android’s default ones.
CyanogenMod Apps
You must have noticed a few extra apps in the app drawer screenshot above. None of them have been added from the Play Store (that screenshot was taken immediately after installing the ROM), but rather ship with CyanogenMod itself. They include a media player, a file browser and a terminal emulator. The former two are CyanogenMod-exclusive while the terminal emulator is same as the Android Terminal Emulator app available on Play Store.
Also, while the messaging app may look exactly like the stock one, it is in fact heavily modified to deliver a much more powerful and customizable experience. Lastly, you’ll notice an icon for Sound Recorder in the app drawer. It is actually a system app that comes as a part of Android itself, it is hidden from the app drawer by default and is accessible as a recording feature within other components of the OS; CyanogenMod adds an icon for it to provide users direct access to it.
The inclusion of a media player and a file manager ensures that if you choose not to rely on Google’s ecosystem or just want to use the ROM on a device that you want to keep offline, you already start off with all the basic apps that you’re going to need.
There is also a DSP Manager app here, as well as the cLock app that doesn’t show up in the app drawer but can be seen as a widget right on the home screen as well as the lock screen, but we’ll be taking a look at both these in the Settings section, as they are both configurable from there.
CyanogenMod 10.1 Settings
What makes CyanogenMod truly powerful is the plethora of additional settings it offers for customizing the ROM and having a more complete control over Android’s features. All these settings can be found within the default Settings app, laid out in the same settings interface that you’re already familiar with. Let’s take a more detailed look at them in the order they appear. Note that we’ll only be reviewing the settings that have been added by CyanogenMod, and will therefore skip the unmodified sections.
Cell Broadcasts
For most part, the ‘Wireless & Networks’ section of the Settings remains close to stock, though you’ll notice one new option under the ‘More…’ option by the name of Cell Broadcasts. This basically lets you choose which cell broadcast messages you want to receive, and opt out of the ones you don’t want to bother you. These include alerts for extreme and severe threats, AMBER alerts, ETWS (Earthquake Tsuname Warning System) alerts and CMAS (Commercial Mobile Alert System) broadcasts. In addition to opting out of them, you can also choose change alert settings such as notifications, sound, vibration, sound duration, text-to-speech for speaking out alerts, and showing opt-out dialog after displaying the first CMAS alerts to be able to easily disable them (other than presidential alerts).
Launcher
As mentioned above, CyanogenMod ships with Trebuchet as its home screen launcher, which looks identical to the stock Android launcher but is way more customizable, and this is where you can tweak it to your liking.
Many Android users complain about the lack of landscape mode for their home screen. Trebuchet takes care of that by adding support for landscape mode and auto rotation, which you can enable here. And if you have just customized your home screen to your liking and fear messing it up by mistake, you can set everything to stay locked in place. You can also hide the status bar to extend the home screen further, though we’d suggest you read on and see what else is in store for you in the full screen department, and you’ll forget about this option alltogether!
In the Home Screen section, you can tweak a lot of options pertaining to the way things are displayed on your home screens. Each option comes with a description to make sure you don’t feel lost.
The Drawer section lets you customize how apps are displayed in your Apps and widgets drawer. You can choose between transition effects, join the sections together and even hide apps selectively.
Lastly, you can customize the dock by changing the number of apps it displays, adding more pages to it that you can then access by swiping on it sideways just like the home screens, and more.
Lock Screen
CyanogenMod’s lock screen comes with a bunch of additional features, and the first one that you’ll notice is multiple shortcuts to directly launch the apps of your choice.
What’s more – these shortcuts are fully customizable! Just hit ‘Slider shortcuts’ under Lock screen, and you’ll be able to easily assign a different one to each slot and even select a custom icon for it.
In addition to these shortcuts, you can choose your lock screen security type, and tweak several options for the selected one such as making the pattern visible, choosing a 4×4, 5×5 or even 6×6 pattern in addition to the default 3×3 one, toggle visibility for pattern, errors and dots, and set separate custom delays for automatic screen lock after timeout and manual screen off, etc.
Themes
If you’re finding things to be a but too dull and completely stock so far in terms of looks, your patience is about to be rewarded. CyanogenMod ships with a powerful theme engine that can change the look of the entire UI based on the theme you choose. Some themes may change just the app icons on your home screens and in the app drawer, some change how the menus look, some apply to widgets as well, and then there are those that change pretty much everything. We like Android’s own stock looks but are big fans of transparency, and the awesome HOLO GLASS theme lets us apply that to the stock settings app as well as many other components of the OS, as you can see in the screenshots below.
Although no extra themes are shipped with CM by default, you can find countless options available in both free and paid variants on Google Play, XDA-Developers and many other Android modding communities – just search on Google for it and you’ll find more options at your disposal than you’ll know what to do with.
Before we move on to the next section, here’s how HOLO GLASS has changed our Dialer and Messaging apps. The background is actually our desktop wallpaper, not just a static background applied to these apps.
System
This is perhaps the most extensively customizable section of the entire ROM. Here, you can tweak major UI components such as the status bar, the quick settings panel, the notification drawer, the power menu and the navigation bar as well as toggle the expanded desktop (full screen) mode and Pie controls (yes, CyanogenMod 10.1 includes Paranoid Android’s famous controls), and customize LED notifications.
Status bar
When it comes to the status bar, you can show/hide the clock as well as choose AM/PM display, and change the battery and signal icon styles from several available options. You can even set the status bar itself as a brightness control slider that will change brightness as you swipe your finger along it.
Quick Settings panel
Starting with Jelly Bean, Android ships with a section in the notification pull-down that acts as a quick settings panel. CyanogenMod basically supercharges it, letting you customize it to your liking.
You can add, remove and reposition toggles, and also specify how some of them behave. There are plenty of options available to add, pretty much for every feature you’d want. We have customized ours to add the features we need to quickly access most often, as you can see in the second screenshot below.
For quick and convenient access, you can even set this panel to always appear by default when you swipe down from the edge of your choice (left or right) on the status bar.
Power widget
If you don’t fancy the above controls and would rather have a small list of toggles right in the regular notification shade, the Power widget can do just that for you.
You can select what buttons display in it, specify their order, and tweak some appearance & behavior settings for the widget.
Expanded desktop
Want to utilize your screen real estate to the fullest? Why not get rid of the status bar as well as the navigation bar? Just choose whether you’d want the status bar to remain visible or not in this mode, and you’ll then be able to go full-screen by selecting the option from the power button’s long-press menu.
Here is how the home screen and your apps will appear while expanded desktop is enabled. As you can see, I have set the status bar to be hidden in the first one and visible in the second one, while the navigation bar is hidden in both in this mode.
Power menu
When you long-press the power key, you get more options in CyanogenMod than in stock Android, as you must have noticed in the screenshot shown in the Expanded desktop section above. A great thing about these options is that you can choose the ones you want to be displayed in the menu.
In the second screenshot, we have stripped down the power menu to the bare essentials, removing all the additional options except for ‘Reboot’ from it to get back to basics.
Clock widget
CyanogenMod ships with a clock widget of its own called cLock that works on both the home screen and the lock screen. It’s the same widget that you have seen on the home screen and lock screen images above. In addition to the time and date, it is capable of displaying weather conditions (from Yahoo! Weather) as well as your calendar events, and all this information is customizable from here.
For the clock, you can choose between analog and digital items, toggle the display of any alarms that you have set, and customize the clock’s display colors and font.
When it comes to weather conditions, you can toggle them on/off, choose weather source, set a custom location if you want (it uses your current location by default), and tweak several visual aspects of the weather display. For your calendar events, you can specify what calendars to display events from, how far into the future to look, what types of events to show and hide and what information to display for each event, along with visual tweaks for how the events are displayed. The settings will apply to the widget on both your home screen and lock screen.
Sound
To what extent can one customize sounds of an Android device, you ask? Just take a look at the Sounds section of CM settings – it spans three screens, and that’s excluding any sub-sections! As you can see below, there are options for everything ranging from volume controls, ring mode and volume panel style to music effects, quiet hours, ringtone choice, system sound toggles, headset-related tweaks and more!
As you can see above, it’s hard to think of a sound-related option that hasn’t been considered here. All options available here are self-explanatory, as you can see in case of the volume panel style below.
This section houses two great features namely Quiet hours and Music effects (DSP Manager). Let’s take a more detailed look at each of them.
Quiet hours
The Quiet hours feature is pretty awesome; it lets you specify times when you don’t want to be disturbed, and even lets you choose the type of alerts you want to disable for notifications during these hours, including sound, haptic feedback, vibrations and notification LED.
Music effects (DSP Manager)
Remember the app icon for DSP Manager that we mentioned when taking a look at the CyanogenMod apps? It is a killer app that can tweak the sound output of your device in a way that you’ll find it hard to believe your ears!
You can enable features such as bass boost, dynamic range compression and a full graphic equalizer separately for your phone’s speaker, wired earphones and Bluetooth headsets.There are several equalizer presets available, and you can choose the strength level for any effects you apply.
Display
Unlike the ‘Sound’ section, you wouldn’t see a plethora of options under Display, but that’s because the UI tweaks have already been covered to the extreme in the earlier sections and there’s little to do with the display beyond that. However, CM still manages to squeeze an extra option in here in form of customizable auto-rotate settings.
In addition to the default on/off, you can now specify the angles your device can rotate to, and even set the volume buttons to automatically swap when in landscape mode (volume-up becomes volume-down and vice versa) that can be more optimal on some devices (depending on the volume button position).
CyanogenMod 10.1 - part. 2
Profiles
CyanogenMod 10.1 ships with a powerful profile system that allows you to set how your device behaves when different profiles are active. You can switch to a profile from the power menu (by long-pressing the power button) and then tapping Profile. Your currently active profile name is shown there by default.
These profiles aren’t limited to merely choosing the volume levels or screen brightness levels – you can specify settings ranging from features like mobile data, Bluetooth, GPS, Wi-Fi, syncing and hotspot mode to individual volume levels for alarms, media, ringtones and notifications, and choose your desired ringing and lock screen modes for each profile.
Not only that, but you can also manage how different applications behave for each profile, which is made easy with application groups.
You can create as many new profiles as you want, or edit the existing ones to your liking. Similarly, you can add or remove apps to the existing groups, or create new groups of your own, and specify settings you’d want for them for each profile under that profile.
You can have one profile where everything is silent except for incoming calls, and all app notifications are also silenced other than for an app group you’ve created by the name of VoIP, in which you have Viber, Tango and Skype etc. Or you could have a profile in which only notifications from your social media apps are ignored – whatever your requirements, you can create a profile tailored for them.
Security
CyanogenMod offers enhanced security options for your lock screen, some of which we have looked at earlier in the Lock screen customization section. Under the Screen lock section in Security, you get more flexibility in certain options, specifically when it comes to the pattern lock. In addition to the regular 3×3, you can also set up to a 6×6 pattern for added security.
Also, you’ll notice a new option at the end of the Security section labeled SMS message limit. It lets you define how many messages can an app automatically send within a set time interval before it is deemed as suspicious activity and requires confirmation from you for any additional texts.
Language & Input
You’ll see mostly standard options over here as well, with the exception of two new ones: a Selector notification toggle, and Volume key cursor control.
In case have multiple input methods (like keyboards) installed, enabling Selector notifications will show you a persistent notification for selecting the input method to use whenever an input field is active. The volume key cursor control option, on the other hand, lets you control the on-screen cursor – where present – using the device’s volume keys.
Developer Options
Being Android 4.2,*-based, CyanogenMod 10.1 comes with the Developer options section hidden by default, so you’ll need to unhide it before you can tinker with the settings there.
unHIDE developer options -how to
Go to ‘Settings’ > ‘About phone’.
Repeatedly tap on ‘Build number’ seven times. That’s it!
You’ll see a few options added by CyanogenMod here as well, in addition to the standard options found in stock Android. You can toggle the advanced reboot menu from here that lets you directly reboot into bootloader or recovery, in addition to the normal rebooting.
The Launch Tools section here is meant to provide developers with quick access to several tools that can come handy when developing or debugging their apps. These include a vast range of tools such as Accounts Tester, Bad Behavior, Cache Abuser, Configuration, Connectivity, GTalk Service Monitor, Holo Spiral, Instrumentation, Media Provider, Package Browser, Pointer Location, Running processes, Sync Tester and Water (Live wallpaper).
Getting back to the main Developer options menu, you can also choose the root access level between apps only, ADB only, both apps & ADB, or none, toggle displaying the USB debugging notification icon while debugging mode is enabled, and enter hostname of your choice for identification in ADB mode.
Lastly, by scrolling all the way to the bottom, you can set the back button to kill the currently active app upon long-press, in order to quickly terminate misbehaving apps.
Superuser
Pretty much every custom ROM comes already rooted, and CyanogenMod is no exception. Though instead of the conventional Superuser app by ChainsDD or SuperSU app by Chainfire, CyanogenMod 10.1 comes with root management functionality built into the ROM’s settings interface itself, in form of Superuser by Koush (the guy behind ClockworkMod recovery and a senior CM developer). It works just like you’d expect – asking you for root permissions whenever an app requests them, and showing you a list of apps that you have granted or denied permissions.
From the list, you can tap an app’s entry to see its root permissions and make Superuser forget the remembered setting in case you want to change its access, which you can then do when prompted upon launching it next. In addition, you can see a log of all root access elevation attempts made by apps, and whether they were allowed or denied.
From Superuser’s settings, you can set if superuser access should be restricted to apps, ADB or both, toggle a setting that would show superuser requests from only those apps that declare that they require root access, choose the default automatic response to these requests, add a PIN protection so that no one else can grant apps root access, choose a timeout interval of your choice, toggle logging and tweak notification settings for the toasts that appear when apps are granted or denied superuser access.
Performance
If you’ve ever overclocked your Android device, you’re likely familiar with the SetCPU app. While many other ROMs would require you to use that or some other similar app to make the best of your custom kernel, CyanogenMod has everything taken care of in this department as well. Under ‘Performance’, you’ll find all the options you’ll ever need to tweak your processor, I/O scheduler and memory management exactly the way you want. You can also enable 16-bit transparency and choose a color dithering method of your choice for improving the graphics output.
For the processor, you can choose your CPU governor and set the minimum as well as maximum CPU frequency of your choice. For our Galaxy S Advance, the default CyanogenMod kernel provided a bunch of CPU governors and frequency options to choose from.
You can similarly choose your I/O scheduler, and zRam size. There are a few additional options available as well, like allowing purging of bitmap assets when freeing up RAM and setting your chosen CPU & I/O scheduler settings to apply each time you reboot your device.
CyanogenMod Updates
Found under ‘About phone’, this section is basically what OTA updates are to stock ROMs. Every time a new version of CyanogenMod is out, you will be notified of it, and can download it from here. You can choose how frequently should the ROM check for updates.
You can specify whether you want updates for the stable version only, or for pre-release versions (nightlies and release candidates etc.) as well. Your selected update will then be downloaded and applied via recovery.
This sums up our extensive tour of CyanogenMod 10.1
Useful links related to CyanogenMod 10.1
[ROM] [NIGHTLY] [TeamCanjica] Unofficial CyanogenMod 10.1 (GT-I9070 & GT-I9070P) - developer thread - do not ask sily questions there.
[CM10 / 10.1][Q/A] CM10 / 10.1 for the Galaxy S Advance - Q/A - DISCUSSION THREAD - here is the place where you can ask questions about CyanogenMod.
[GUIDE] From stock GB to Custom JB (Noob-friendly) - useful for users who are still on GingerBread
TeamCanjica' s Github
GooManager - download from Play
http://goo.im/gapps - GAPPS download from GOO.Manager
Just in case ... reserved 3
Be patiente and wait.
Coming soon ...
PS: Please DON'T QUOTE all OP anymore.
Can i install V6 Supercharger? And if i do, when i update rom, will i lose it?
Dude you have a dedicated thread for CM10.1 Q&A, this is a guide only.
PS: Later i give the links for threads where you can ask what you want.
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Razvan, perhaps you could elaborate a bit... on differences under the hood, for example... is it more secure than stock or not? Meaning - the information we don't want to leak out of the phone without our notice...
R_a_z_v_a_n said:
Dude you have a dedicated thread for CM10.1 Q&A, this is a guide only.
PS: Later i give the links for threads where you can ask what you want.
Powered by CM10.1
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Ok, sorry man.
Nice review for new people
pie control
good job, I just stayed with a doubt because in my cm10.1 the 13th does not have the pie control, have to write a command to turn on the emulator?
sory my bad english
posted in wrong thread sorry... if someone can delete it.
Amazing amazing amaaaazing guide. Just what I needed. Thank you!
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Nice job
Great job for me as a new CM user, thanks.
Sorry for my bad english
how is the gaming performance?? does it increase or decrease??? and battery ??
Hi
Im trying to use create a profile in tasker that uses weatherace to read the weather when I snooze my alarm in the morning.
I set my location in the app and in the plugin. I can see the variable names in the plugin in tasker but cant find a way to access the variables. If i put a say action and put the variable name it just says the text not the information that the variable is supposed to contain.
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Im trying to use create a profile in tasker that uses weatherace to read the weather when I snooze my alarm in the morning.
I set my location in the app and in the plugin. I can see the variable names in the plugin in tasker but cant find a way to access the variables. If i put a say action and put the variable name it just says the text not the information that the variable is supposed to contain.
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You must first request the data from weather ace using the weather ace plugin in tasker and then the variable will be linked to the appropriate info.
e.g:
(task 1)
Action 1: Plugin --> Weather ACE Tasker Plugin
Configuration: Current condition for AUTO
Delay: 5
Action 2: Alert --> Say
Text: %weatherace_temp
Without action #1, Tasker will only spell "%weatherace_temp" instead of saying the actual temperature.
Nougat fresh on your Galaxy S7? Want to try one of the Android 7 exclusive new features?
Have a look at QuickTile: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.widgapp.quicktile
I do have some promo codes reserved for Galaxy S7 users, so send me a PM and I will give you a promo code (while supplies last) for pro. :good:
Feedback always welcome ....
Looks like a really cool idea and useful app! Thanks, is now on my phone but I can it only use if my s7 get the update...and well sometimes samsung is a little slow but really cool idea and cool app!
Thanks man
Update 1.7
Update 1.7.+ is out in the wild (-> Google Play)....
Update 1.7.+
* App themes (Yep, new colors )
* Additional Battery status design
* Fix for several 3rd party plugin issues
* Minor tweaks and fixes
Update 1.8.1
Update 1.8.1 is out in the wild -- > Google Play
You can now set a custom text as your Tile Icon (e.g. "2G" for cycle1 and "LTE" for cycle2) ... have fun and also try some emojis as input (some will look quite good, but Android will most render to a silhouette)
The "Start App Activity" will now contain additional system apps ....
Update 1.8.+
* Text Icons
* Improved 'Start App Activity' activity
* Tweaks and fixes
ascsa said:
Update 1.8.1 is out in the wild -- > Google Play
You can now set a custom text as your Tile Icon (e.g. "2G" for cycle1 and "LTE" for cycle2) ... have fun and also try some emojis as input (some will look quite good, but Android will most render to a silhouette)
The "Start App Activity" will now contain additional system apps ....
Update 1.8.+
* Text Icons
* Improved 'Start App Activity' activity
* Tweaks and fixes
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Any promo codes available
Hi,
Is it possible to add a "Smart stay" toggle?
VodzoDev said:
Hi,
Is it possible to add a "Smart stay" toggle?
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It's a Samsung feature and AFAIK there is no api for that available...
...send from mobile...
Update 1.9.1
Update 1.9.1 just uploaded to Google Play -->
Update 1.9.+
* Data Saver activity (root)
* Data Saver Status Link (root)
* Bugfixes
Any chance to enable data with 4G/3G in the same toggle?
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royal_eagle said:
Any chance to enable data with 4G/3G in the same toggle?
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Not sure, if I understood your questions ... but yes, you can add the network mode activity, like any other activity, to this tile.
BUT the network mode is a tricky one ... the network mode activity uses some heavy workarounds and standard Android, manufacturers and even roms (looking at you cm/lineage) mess around with this feature .... sometimes adding a 3 seconds wait activity between the network mode activity and another activity will solve issues, sometimes it does not ... If it does not work for you, send me a message with details (device, rom, root methode, quicktile activities and a log file) and I will have a look ... but don´t expect a fix.... some things are not fixable
ascsa said:
Not sure, if I understood your questions ... but yes, you can add the network mode activity, like any other activity, to this tile.
BUT the network mode is a tricky one ... the network mode activity uses some heavy workarounds and standard Android, manufacturers and even roms (looking at you cm/lineage) mess around with this feature .... sometimes adding a 3 seconds wait activity between the network mode activity and another activity will solve issues, sometimes it does not ... If it does not work for you, send me a message with details (device, rom, root methode, quicktile activities and a log file) and I will have a look ... but don´t expect a fix.... some things are not fixable
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Sure many thanks for your prompt answer
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It works fine Man, much appreciated, it was needed 4 or 5 click to have data with 4G, now with this app i can dovit with only one click from notification panel
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royal_eagle said:
It works fine Man, much appreciated, it was needed 4 or 5 click to have data with 4G, now with this app i can dovit with only one click from notification panel
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you are welcome. thanks for the feedback!
Hi all,
QuickTile has more than 50 different activities, some easy to understand (like the standard device settings activities), some more unique, complex and powerful. A lot of users ask me which activities to use and how to handle complex setups, so I decided to introduce some use cases. A lot of these activities are unique (no other app will provide something similar), so I will focus on these activities. In each post I will introduce 2-4 features/ activities ... so let´s start with:
# Text-to-Speech:
QuickTile has a powerful Text-to-Speech engine. Currently 3 different activities are supported:
- Text-to-Speech: Let QuickTile Speak any text you want ... you can combine this with any other activity to give you some audio feedback, for example combine the text "WiFi ON" with the WiFi ON activity ... or you can use it for fun and let your device say "good morning ascsa" or something completely different.
- Speak time: Tells you the time
- Say Date: Tells you the date
# External Plugin:
This unique feature let you use standard automation plugins with QuickTile. What does that mean: You can use a wide range of automation plugins (the same you could use with e.g. Tasker) to fire automation task activities ... for example you could fire "Secure Settings Plugin" activities with QuickTile or use "Pushbullet" to send notifications to other devices or you can fire "Greenify" tasks. All you have to do is install the Plugin App and choose your activity via the "External Plugin" Group.
# HttpGet and HttpPost
You can use QuickTile to send HttpGet and HttpPost request ... Very cool and powerful feature, you can do all kinds of cool stuff with this...
Some users control their Smarthomes via QuickTile ... You can for example switch on your smart Hue lights with just a Tile in your quick settings. Pretty cool isn´t it?
QuickTile has a lot of other cool and unique features and if you enjoy this post, just let me know and I will present some other cool features in similar posts. ...
QuickTile unique and cool features Part 2:
Received a lot of positive feedback for the previous "QuickTile cool features" postet, so let´s have a look at some other cool activities and features in QuickTile:
# Music Player (Start/Launch)
You can fire up your music player and start playing music (play/pause parameter recommended)....
Yep, doesn´t sound much, BUT you can combine this activity with other activities and features and create your own customized "play music profile" ... e.g. add the "Set Music vol" activity and bring your media volume to 100 % and also add the "Ringer" activity (both -> Device settings) with the "Do NOT Disturb" parameter to enjoy your music ....AND you can add an additional cycle to stop the music, bring back your music volume to e.g. 34 % and bring your Ringer mode back to normal ...cool :good:
Cycle 1:
- Music Player : Play
- Set Music Volume: 100
- Ringer: Do not Disturb
Cycle 2:
- Music Player : Stop
- Set Music Volume: 34
- Ringer: Normal
Remember to choose a Pause icon (II) for cycle 1 and a Play icon (>) for cycle 2 and matching labels, because QuickTile will always show you the icon + label for the next cycle ... You can also add more activities like bluetooth on/off or Navigation to this Tile
#Navigation (Start/Launch)
Start a Navigation ... Just enter your desired address as parameter and you are good to go ... or keep the address empty to just open your navigation app
You can also combine this activity with other activities start a custom car mode (e.g. WiFi off, Bluetooth on, Music Player Play etc.)
or you can try out the Android Car Mode (depends on your rom / device)
#Car Mode (Start/Launch)
Start the android car mode ... I would recommend to install Android Auto and you should be good to go
Should be enough for part 2 of this "QuickTile cool features and activities" post ....
Feedback always welcome
Update 1.10.1
Update 1.10.1 is out in the wild --> Google Play
Contains a new Set Orientation Activity. You could now fix your display orientation to Portrait, Landscape, Reverse Portrait or Reverse Landscape :good:
Update 1.10.+
* Set Orientation activity
* Bugfixes
Hello, an much thanks to @ascsa, great app.
I 'd like to add a tile for screen off time but it does not work...could someone tell me what I have to do, step by step?
Network switch 3G/4G work perfectly. Thanks
And I'd like to add a tile for easy switch on/off VoLTE but I don't find the correct option
ssceddie said:
Hello, an much thanks to @ascsa, great app.
I 'd like to add a tile for screen off time but it does not work...could someone tell me what I have to do, step by step?
Network switch 3G/4G work perfectly. Thanks
And I'd like to add a tile for easy switch on/off VoLTE but I don't find the correct option
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Screen off time: Have you tried the Display timeout activity ? just add a parameter (ASAP depends on device/ firmware, but all others should work on all devices :fingers-crossed
volte: VoLTE has no native Activity ... not sure if it´s possible via shell or root shell command (I do not use it and can not test it) ... Anyone with feedback regarding volte ?
For VoLTE switch I found the correct option, see my attached pic....
For screen off time I looking for the right set up if I have more time ^^