Ok, this is not a rant thread, just so you know. Nor is it a basic thread asking about the mistakes I made. Kind of.
Some of you would know I kingo rooted my Xperia E last week. Bricked my xperia e last week. Fixed my xperia e last week.
Downloaded Rom Toolbox lite on my xperia e yesterday. Bricked my phone yesterday. Fixed my phone yesterday.
To be safe, I need you to tell me the safest root apps that will help my phone:
Speed up general performance
Increase RAM from 409MB
Make games work much faster like Temple Run 2, Subway Surfers, and even JETPACK JOYRIDE!!!!
Keeps me on top of my app installations and CPU/GPU Control
I also want a fancy boot animation, which is what bricked my phone in the first place I believe (Yesterday, using rom toolbox).
And I want these by:
Give me a CPU Control that is safe and can give my phone max performance.
Give me either an app that creates RAM Swapfiles or a technique you can do when connecting your mobile/sdcard to the pc to get more RAM.
Give me apps that may find blocks of data when needed (like lagfix) and fix entropy levels, as well as smart root ram boosting to make game performance hugely improve.
I want an app like a Root Browser that keeps me on top of my system, my CPU and GPU manually at all times.
Thanks, Guys.
To speed up general performance, the best thing is Greenify. Just hibernate Google Play Services, Facebook, and any other app you don't want running in the background.
I don't think there is a way to increase RAM, but you can probably use Swapper for Root to add swap. Of course, your kernel needs to support swap (I think hsr0's CM10 does).
Seeder, Hyper Cola Mod, 16-128 MB of swap, and Greenify speed up gaming a lot. But how come you can't play Jetpack Joyride? I can play NFS: Most Wanted and CSR Racing easily.
No idea for GPU control, but CM10 gives CPU control in Settings > Performance.
When downloading a boot animation, make sure it's for MDPI. Other than that you should be fine.
Greenify frees RAM, Swapper for Root adds swap. Seeder generates entropy, CM10 gives CPU control.
What do you mean by "on top of my app installations"?
NSDCars5 said:
To speed up general performance, the best thing is Greenify. Just hibernate Google Play Services, Facebook, and any other app you don't want running in the background.
I don't think there is a way to increase RAM, but you can probably use Swapper for Root to add swap. Of course, your kernel needs to support swap (I think hsr0's CM10 does).
Seeder, Hyper Cola Mod, 16-128 MB of swap, and Greenify speed up gaming a lot. But how come you can't play Jetpack Joyride? I can play NFS: Most Wanted and CSR Racing easily.
No idea for GPU control, but CM10 gives CPU control in Settings > Performance.
When downloading a boot animation, make sure it's for MDPI. Other than that you should be fine.
Greenify frees RAM, Swapper for Root adds swap. Seeder generates entropy, CM10 gives CPU control.
What do you mean by "on top of my app installations"?
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Thanks, I have a few questions and an answer to yours. So:
Are you saying Greenify frees ram of servicing apps in the background? Because I have already got an app that freezes apps. Is that fine?
Hyper Cola Mod? What that Do? Seeder, does it work?
I tried Swapper for Root, my clean master said the same amount of RAM and I didn't see much to any difference. Could you give me the Computer method, creating your own swapfile?
MDPI? Help me.
And give me a completely simple way of flashing CM10/10.2 on m xperia e. I have it rooted, android 4.0.4, kernel .68, with No frills CPU Control (only helping a little) and Rom Toolbow. Give me a link to hsr0's cm10 and how to put it on my phone because I don't think mine works with swap.
NEED TO KNOW HOW TO PUT APPS ONTO SD CARD, HEAVY ONES!!!
EDIT TO MY GAMING COMMENT: I can play Jetpack Joyride, with tiny lagg at tiny times for a tiny amount of time, but I need help on Temple Run 2 especially. Subway Surfers still has minor lagg but it has 90% improved from what it was before I rooted. I also need the tutorial for volt.fstab thing allowing me to have sd card for my internal memory. And one more question:
If I do the volt.fstab technique, making my sdcard into internal memory allowing me to download NFS Most Wanted, can I still use my SDCARD for ram? Because if I'm right, with the volt.fstab technique you make your sdcard into internal memory. And you cannot make swapfiles in internal memory? Can I still increase RAM?
Thanks. I will most likely Greenify, Seeder, Swap for Root (CM10). I need nformation on how to fit Most Wanted on my Xperia E.
MY INFO:
Sony Xperia E Single Sim
Android 4.0.4 (Kernel 11.A.0.68)
Rooted w/SuperSU (Kingo Android Root)
ROM Toolbox Lite, No Frills CPU Control, Swapper for Root (Not Working).
2GB of Internal Storage with 600MB left (NEED TO KNOW HOW TO PUT APPS ONTO SD CARD, HEAVY ONES)
4GB SD Card with 3.09 GB available.
Sorry for the really REALLY large comment, lol.
Lag?
Get greenify donation pack and greenify the sony media apps as well,and basically everything except a few [like com.sonyericons.usbbox or something,systemui,lockscreen,launcher,etc] and I don't really think seeder works now[I've tried it on my XE,htc pico and a SII,works on none]
So,straight away flash pure performances or hyper cola package[never tried hyper cola package actually] and if possibe run v6 supercharger script.
And done.
@XPeRIAeUSeR
Whatever happens, DO NOT CHANGE THE vold.fstab! PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO HARD-BRICK (such that even Sony can't fix) THEIR PHONES WITH THIS! (clears throat) Now, with that out of the way...
This is the CM10 I use: ROM by jjm34, kernel by hsr0, guide by UltraGamerHD: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=48837634#post48837634
Yes, Greenify frees RAM. It does so by "hibernating" apps and putting them out of the memory. When the apps are launched again, they are put back in the memory automatically, so you can continue using them. But don't use Greenify with IM apps (like WhatsApp), alarm apps, etc, as they need to run in background.
Hyper Cola Mod (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2404653) does stuff I really don't understand to speed up gaming a lot. However, you need to reboot after the gaming session, otherwise the battery will drain very quickly.
Swapper doesn't change the amount of RAM you have, but it adds swap, where apps can reside while they are not being used. Also, swap will not work on stock (ICS or JB doesn't matter), it needs CM10. Well, it only needs the CM10 kernel, but the kernel needs the rest of CM10, so you need to put the whole CM10 or your phone won't boot.
To put heavy games on my external SD, I use FolderMount - it mounts certain folders of your choice from the internal card to the external card, so the phone thinks the stuff is on the internal card, but in reality it's on the external card. Thanks to MatsPunt for telling me about it.
The stuff I mentioned (CM10 included) will help, but not much if you're already using ICS.
And once again, to remind you: Whatever happens, DO NOT CHANGE THE vold.fstab! PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO HARD-BRICK (such that even Sony can't fix) THEIR PHONES WITH THIS! Use FolderMount instead.
Your asking for the impossible
If you want a fast phone then buy one -_-, please do not expect much from our devices
I'm not really, I know you can max the CPU capabilities, I know ram can be increased and the people's comments above you.can improve so much of so little.
HELP NEEDED
Tried to get into google play store, it didn't let me. Uninstalled it and play services, tried reinstalling it and now says, application not installed. I need help, because of course I need the google play store.
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@Thanatos Um... not really. I don't really feel any difference in everyday usage (making phone calls, playing games, stuff) between a Samsung Galaxy Grand and my E. In fact, due to the smaller size, the E feels better to hold.
@XPeRIAeUSeR Try doing a clean wipe, reinstalling the ROM.
NSDCars5 said:
@Thanatos Um... not really. I don't really feel any difference in everyday usage (making phone calls, playing games, stuff) between a Samsung Galaxy Grand and my E. In fact, due to the smaller size, the E feels better to hold.
@XPeRIAeUSeR Try doing a clean wipe, reinstalling the ROM.
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Horribly, I flashed .47 kernel, .68 kernel twice and .13 kernel. All this made me do a factory reset; now it's fine.
Help Again Guys. FolderMount - How to use it and does it put current games to Internal Memory?? Thanks.
XPeRIAeUSeR said:
Help Again Guys. FolderMount - How to use it and does it put current games to Internal Memory?? Thanks.
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FolderMount works this way: when Android looks for files in a folder, say, /sdcard/Music, FolderMount redirects Android to a different folder, say, /external_sd/Music. So you can store your stuff on /external_sd, but Android thinks the files are in /sdcard.
Thanks, but your missing ky point. What source and destinations files do I put into the app as well as the name that will allow me to get most wanted...?
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XPeRIAeUSeR said:
Thanks, but your missing ky point. What source and destinations files do I put into the app as well as the name that will allow me to get most wanted...?
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Oh... you meant it that way. The source directory is
Code:
/sdcard/Android/data/com.ea.games.nfs13_na
The destination directory (replace external_sd with ext_card if you're using ICS)
Code:
/external_sd/Android/data/com.ea.games.nfs13_na
The name can be whatever you want. After this, install the game from the Play Store, and it'll get installed on the external SD card.
@NSDCars5, No offense who said Galaxy Grand is considered a powerful phone.
@Thanatos Good point.
Its not that GRAND :thumbdown:
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There's nothing special with a dual core 1.2 cortex a7... I would still consider it atleast somewhat powerful if it where krait
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I own a samsung galaxy tab 2(GT p3100), which initially had 4.0.4 ICS with 687 MB RAM(but specified as 1 GB RAM, as some developers claim that it is being reserved for system). I updated my firmware to 4.1.2 and now it showed me 770 MB RAM. later i rooted my device and installed the latest CM(cyanogenmod) 10.1 (jelly bean 4.2). To my surprise this rom which has less bloatware and is smoother, it showed me 691 MB RAM, less than 770 MB as displayed by the STOCK jelly bean OS.
i would like to ask, which OS(custom/stock) displays the MAX RAM for GALAXY TAB 2 7.0(P3100)???????
as i don't ve enough internet downloading capacity(limited downloads), i can't just go on downloading all the firmwares and keep flashing everytime, SO EXPERIENCED USERS, PLEASE SUGGEST.
for more info(for my knowledge), do please tell this also--------->tab 2(my device specifies 1 GB RAM and the same does galaxy s2, but why with ICS(4.0.4) installed both the devices show different MB RAM. tab2 shows around 680 MB wheras S2 shows around 880 MB, wheras HTC one X shows 1 GB.
why is this so????? i know some developers claim that this RAM is being consumed by system or reserved for system, but why is it different for different devices, when the OS is the same?????
again if you claim that it is reserved by the android system, then WHY DO , WITH NO APPS INSTALLED TOO, I SEE AROUND 300-400 MB RAM BEING USED(300 MB WHEN I DNT USE ANY WIDGETS AND ALL, AND I STOP ALL THE PROCESSES, BY CLICKING FORCE STOP ON ALL APPS LIKE GMAIL AND EVERYTHING EXCEPT ANDROID SYSTEM AND PHONE AND SOME NECESSARY RED MARKED APPS IN THE DEFAULT TASK MANAGER).
if android process is being displayed here with this 770 MB ram, then where has the 230 MB ram gone------------>do you mean the android process consumes the hidden RAM and also a part of this RAM too???????------------------>this sounds too unpleasant, when htc one x displays all the specified RAM but my tab fails.
really disapponting
You are getting too excited about available RAM. The OS system manages available RAM so each different ROM will use it a little more or less.
The amount of free RAM has nothing to do with how many apps are stored, ONly how many apps are RUNNING. Android system efficiently manages RAM and tries to keep it about 80% full all the time. So called Bloatware (one mans bloat is another mans useful app) has nothing to do with speed , they do nothing if you don't run them.
The system RAM usage contained OS buffers, temp storage and system routines that are always loaded for speed.
1GB is a ton of RAM for android.
You do not have a RAM issue.
You can run out of SD storage space for downloaded apps if you store too many. But you have several GBs of storage so that's hard unless you are a real pack rat.
DigitalMD said:
You are getting too excited about available RAM. The OS system manages available RAM so each different ROM will use it a little more or less.
The amount of free RAM has nothing to do with how many apps are stored, ONly how many apps are RUNNING. Android system efficiently manages RAM and tries to keep it about 80% full all the time. So called Bloatware (one mans bloat is another mans useful app) has nothing to do with speed , they do nothing if you don't run them.
The system RAM usage contained OS buffers, temp storage and system routines that are always loaded for speed.
1GB is a ton of RAM for android.
You do not have a RAM issue.
You can run out of SD storage space for downloaded apps if you store too many. But you have several GBs of storage so that's hard unless you are a real pack rat.
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Right Sir,
well, regarding storage i dont ve any issue as some data like pics and vids can be kept in ext storage card too,but i also wanted to know which ROM provides user with more RAM, so that it will be good for multitasking or if i play high end games like NFS MW
fbh59 said:
Right Sir,
well, regarding storage i dont ve any issue as some data like pics and vids can be kept in ext storage card too,but i also wanted to know which ROM provides user with more RAM, so that it will be good for multitasking or if i play high end games like NFS MW
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The amount of difference between one kernel and another (which is what really matters here) isn't large enough to make any real difference in the performance of any application. The available RAM after the kernel grabs its stuff varies around 10% from one kernel to the next.
If you want to make a performance impact, make sure you minimize the number of running applications that compete for the available RAM. However, that won't make much difference as Android is very aggressive about grabbing memory back from idle applications.
Basically, you're obsessing over something that in the end will make no difference in how your tablet runs.
fbh59 said:
Right Sir,
well, regarding storage i dont ve any issue as some data like pics and vids can be kept in ext storage card too,but i also wanted to know which ROM provides user with more RAM, so that it will be good for multitasking or if i play high end games like NFS MW
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Irrelevant. Android will clear apps from RAM if it's needed by an app with high memory usage. This isn't windows
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well, if this is the thing, and android can kill apps automatically then why do some people prefer custom ROMs like CM or AOKP.
even for installing custom ROMs they need to root their tab/phone, and if they root and want to get rid of so called bloatwares and make their OS lightweight, they can uninstall it using root uninstaller(available for free in google play)....
but why do they prefer custom ROMS?????
fbh59 said:
well, if this is the thing, and android can kill apps automatically then why do some people prefer custom ROMs like CM or AOKP.
even for installing custom ROMs they need to root their tab/phone, and if they root and want to get rid of so called bloatwares and make their OS lightweight, they can uninstall it using root uninstaller(available for free in google play)....
but why do they prefer custom ROMS?????
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More features generally. Some roms will manage the memory better than others, ie at what point it starts to kill apps to free RAM(although this can be adjusted in any rom using rom toolbox or a similar app). many custom roms include a theme engine allowing more customiza. They may make better use of resources to decrease battery usage or because it has better cpu governors which will increase performance. They may flash a custom roms because it's kernel includes modules that aren't in the stock Kernel. There are many reasons besides RAM usage, since as you say you can root and remove bloatware and change memory handling(called minfree or oomut of memory)
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Hi, Micromax and some other
companies like Karbonn, Lava
devices are good and cheap but the
ram is quite low on some of the
android devices so we cant play
amazing games like- The Amazing
Spider-Man, Grand Theft Auto (GTA):
Vice City/3, Need For Speed (NFS):
Most Wanted/Hot pursuit/Shift,
Temple Run: 1, 2, Brave, Oz, Angry
Birds Space, Nova, Asphalt 6/7,
Gangstar: 2/Rio, Fifa 13, PES 12, Fx
Guru, Where's my Water/Perry,
Subway Surfers, Cut The Rope etc.
But The app named "ROEHDOFT
RAM-EXPANDER -ROOT" has made it
possible. This is developed by
ROEHSOFT. This makes a file called
swap file in SDcard which is virtual
ram, it will make heavy games run
flawlessly in your micromax android
devices. This can be used all
phones having SWAP support in
their kernel. Swapping is a
technology which makes virtual RAM
in SD card and takes RAM utilization
from there only. Swap is also used
in iPhone but you can use in
Android too! no need for script for
swappiness. This RAMEXPANDER
has a new technology- min-free KB
which makes phone not too hot
while more demand of RAM. Think
just Micro SD Card can be RAM of
your android devices which
supports SWAP technology like-
Micromax A57, Micromax
A87, Samsung Galaxy Y etc etc, so
lets see, how to make SWAP
partition on Any Android device-
Features of RAMEXPANDER
- Free SD card memory as a RAM
use (SWAP RAM / SWAP MEMORY)
- Swapfile RAM expansion up to 4.0
GB
- The usual performance
degradation when paged not occur
with sd card from class6
- Widget for PNP swap (swap on /
off swap)
- Detailed Memory Information &
Analysis
- Autorun
- Swappiness kernel parameter set
- Easy foolproof use
(1 click optimization and automatic
calculation)
- Supporting Tune all Android
devices (root access and Kernel
swap support)
How to use it
Before you buy this application,
check that if your android device is
compatible or not.
you can try this app to verify if your
kernel support swap or not. If it
works then follow next guide-
If it works then do this-
1 Buy this apk by clicking here (you
can google for free version, but
coding is really very hard, so buy it
to support developer).
2 see this guide for swapping your
android device-
3 You will see which language you
want when you will open the
application for first time, now select
your language!
4 Select "Optimal" (it will itself see
how much RAM is required and will
create SWAP file according to it).
Then click "Swap Activ" to make
SWAP file and to enable it.
5 you will see something like this
(but in english), you might see RAM
of different numbers because your
device much needs less or too
much!
NOTE: do not open any application
or close this app, SWAPPING will be
cancel and you have to do all this
again!
6 I know you are not that dumb so
please follow onscreen instructions,
they are easy like a hell.
7 When it will complete you will see
this, click on they grey box to
complete the process and activate
SWAP in your Android device.
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mnksngh706 said:
Hi, Micromax and some other
companies like Karbonn, Lava
devices are good and cheap but the
ram is quite low on some of the
android devices so we cant play
amazing games like- The Amazing
Spider-Man, Grand Theft Auto (GTA):
Vice City/3, Need For Speed (NFS):
Most Wanted/Hot pursuit/Shift,
Temple Run: 1, 2, Brave, Oz, Angry
Birds Space, Nova, Asphalt 6/7,
Gangstar: 2/Rio, Fifa 13, PES 12, Fx
Guru, Where's my Water/Perry,
Subway Surfers, Cut The Rope etc.
But The app named "ROEHDOFT
RAM-EXPANDER -ROOT" has made it
possible. This is developed by
ROEHSOFT. This makes a file called
swap file in SDcard which is virtual
ram, it will make heavy games run
flawlessly in your micromax android
devices. This can be used all
phones having SWAP support in
their kernel. Swapping is a
technology which makes virtual RAM
in SD card and takes RAM utilization
from there only. Swap is also used
in iPhone but you can use in
Android too! no need for script for
swappiness. This RAMEXPANDER
has a new technology- min-free KB
which makes phone not too hot
while more demand of RAM. Think
just Micro SD Card can be RAM of
your android devices which
supports SWAP technology like-
Micromax A57, Micromax
A87, Samsung Galaxy Y etc etc, so
lets see, how to make SWAP
partition on Any Android device-
Features of RAMEXPANDER
- Free SD card memory as a RAM
use (SWAP RAM / SWAP MEMORY)
- Swapfile RAM expansion up to 4.0
GB
- The usual performance
degradation when paged not occur
with sd card from class6
- Widget for PNP swap (swap on /
off swap)
- Detailed Memory Information &
Analysis
- Autorun
- Swappiness kernel parameter set
- Easy foolproof use
(1 click optimization and automatic
calculation)
- Supporting Tune all Android
devices (root access and Kernel
swap support)
How to use it
Before you buy this application,
check that if your android device is
compatible or not.
you can try this app to verify if your
kernel support swap or not. If it
works then follow next guide-
If it works then do this-
1 Buy this apk by clicking here (you
can google for free version, but
coding is really very hard, so buy it
to support developer).
2 see this guide for swapping your
android device-
3 You will see which language you
want when you will open the
application for first time, now select
your language!
4 Select "Optimal" (it will itself see
how much RAM is required and will
create SWAP file according to it).
Then click "Swap Activ" to make
SWAP file and to enable it.
5 you will see something like this
(but in english), you might see RAM
of different numbers because your
device much needs less or too
much!
NOTE: do not open any application
or close this app, SWAPPING will be
cancel and you have to do all this
again!
6 I know you are not that dumb so
please follow onscreen instructions,
they are easy like a hell.
7 When it will complete you will see
this, click on they grey box to
complete the process and activate
SWAP in your Android device.
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Is it a commercial?? As far as known to me YOUR KERNEL MUST SUPPORT IT Just today i tried to find some Kernel for a nother XDA user with VIDEOCON A24 and his kernel just doesn't support swap. I just tell you cause he has a phone of this kind Dualcore 1,2GHz but just 256MB Ram. What is that??? I wondered just this seems nearly to be the most expensive app in playstore,,,
Just had a look an it, can you tell me what makes this app that special? As far as i can see and set in this App i won't provide more feautes as an average custom kernel, so why will just THIS app bost my performance that much???
LS.xD said:
Is it a commercial?? As far as known to me YOUR KERNEL MUST SUPPORT IT Just today i tried to find some Kernel for a nother XDA user with VIDEOCON A24 and his kernel just doesn't support swap. I just tell you cause he has a phone of this kind Dualcore 1,2GHz but just 256MB Ram. What is that??? I wondered just this seems nearly to be the most expensive app in playstore,,,
Just had a look an it, can you tell me what makes this app that special? As far as i can see and set in this App i won't provide more feautes as an average custom kernel, so why will just THIS app bost my performance that much???
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You this app only some kernel
Because this app creat a virtual ram .
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[SIZE="5" /][COLOR="red"]For bloatware removal guide go to post no. 24[/COLOR][/SIZE]
After a lot of research on xda I came across some mods which improve gaming performance.
Prerequisites :
1. A rooted phone
2. An unlocked bootloader (for installing custom kernels)
3. Basic knowledge about taking cwm/twrp backups,flashing scripts,restoring stock fw etc.
4. Make sure that you have busybox installed. If not ,download and install it from playstore.
5. Follow this guide if you are unable to get init.d support :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xpe...-stock-ics-t2177856/post38796669#post38796669
There are many custom roms available for tipo but I prefer using stock ICS firmware the most.
All mods below are for ICS and have been tested on latest stock firmware only.
Let's move to the first part -
RAM :
I found out that ICS uses less memory than cm 10.
I've used Paradox Rom and I found out that it uses a LOT OF MEMORY.
(Approximately 200mb+). Therefore I use stock rom. After applying the mods below ram usage is low.
1. First of all remove all bloatware from stock firmware.
You can delete update centre from /system/app .
2. I don't use social networking apps so I've removed Facebook,Whatsapp,Hangouts.
3. Don't use any task killer . They end up using more Ram and battery. Use only xbooster if at all. It's free on playstore
4. If you use a lot of apps you might want to use Greenify. Take care not to use experimental features -they consume more ram.
5. You should use a launcher that consumes less memory. The stock xperia launcher uses large amount of ram. I personally prefer Zeam Launcher.
6. If you are still short of memory ,you might want to swap a small amount of your internal storage and use it as RAM . The stock kernel supports swap. Here is a script to create swap files : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2359182
so no need to use roehsoft ram expander.
But be aware that swapping your internal storage for using as ram will decrease its life.
7. Reboot your phone once a day.
8. Freeze/delete those system apps which you do not use regularly. I have disabled google play store and google play services as they keep waking up the device at regular intervals.
9. Hypercola script is excellent for gaming :http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2404653
I've attached a few screen shots of my ram usage
Kernel :
If you have unlocked your bootloader you can use custom kernels.
At present there are three available :
Vengeance by @rachitrawat
Link : http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-j-e/orig-development/kernel-vengeance-t2134810
Vengeance reloaded by @ShivangDave
Link : http://forum.xda-developers.com/xpe...ent/kernel-vengeance-reloaded-paused-t2540952
Enigma by @Yash98
Link : http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-j-e/orig-development/miro-tipo-enigma-kernel-ics-t2942101
ENIGMA is the latest kernel for tipo and from my experience ,its the best.
It has both CPU and GPU overclocked.
Graphics :
Reducing resolution and textures helps us to play new games smoothly.
Many of you know that installing GL tools zip causes settings to crash.
I found out that both Chainfire 3D and GL tools use same driver so you might try installing cf3d driver from chain fire 3d and use gl tools to change graphics settings. Then you can use GL Tools without bugs.
This init.d script helps to reduce lags in games and in launcher :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-j-e/orig-development/xperia-e-j-miro-tipo-adreno200-t2635772
Storage :
Another hindrance to gaming is too less internal memory (2.15 GB).
But if you have a memory card, you can swap storages and your memory card will be used as internal sdcard. Thanks to @TeamMex for this.
you can verify it in Settings>>Storage.
Steps :
1. Using a file manager like Root Explorer ,navigate to /system/etc and search for vold.fstab file.
2. Backup your original vold.fstab file.
3. Download the file in the attachments. Rename it to vold.fstab (remove .txt from file name and replace it with the original file.
4. Reboot.
5. After reboot go to Settings >>Storage. And you'll see your external card as internal storage.
Follow the instructions carefully or you might end up with a bricked device.
6. If you want to revert simply replace the vold.fstab file with your backed up one.
You can also use apps like foldermount or GL to Sd if you don't like swapping internal -external storage
Please post your comments below and give your suggestions and I shall add them to the OP.
I shall be adding more mods/tips soon !!
And please don't hesitate to hit the thanks button if I helped you
Disabling Apps :
Another hindrance to gaming is the memory consumed by system apps such as power saver, update centre . We root users have better techniques for saving power !!
Now , there are many apps available in the playstore which can disable system apps but most of them are either paid or consume a lot of ram. I have found a technique of disabling apps on xda.
I don't know who the author is so I am unable to give credits.
The method is pretty much simple.
1. Use any file manager which has root access. I prefer Root Explorer.
2. Go to /system/app
3. rename app you want to disable to xxx.apk.bak where xxx is apk name.
Eg:- if ypu want to disable NetworkLocation.apk , you just have to add .bak at the end of file extension i. e., you write NetworkLocation.apk.bak
The above method is also applicable for user apps. These apps can be found in /data/app
Apps that can be disabled safely :
1. Update Centre
2. Power Saver
3. News and Weather
4. Facebook
5. Timescape
6 . YouTube
Root Explorer also contains thumbnails of apps so you can easily identify the apps from their icons.
Here I would like to add a small note about stock music player.
If you listen to music frequently ,stock music player runs in background and is not easily killed. It cannot be exited and starts running as soon as music icon is touched. An alternative to this would be Walkman app but Walkman has some permission issues with custom kernels like venegeance. Thus it force closes every time. Therefore it is advisable that you reboot your phone before starting any heavy game.
Moderators , if you see this post , please sticky this thread.
Thanks in advance
Playing gta san andreas with minimal lags
There you go guys !!!
Here are the best settings for playing GTA San Andreas :
Without wasting a second lets move to the first part
In Game Settings :
Go to in game settings->Display setup .Turn off Shadows and car reflections,set visual effects to low ,draw distance and resolution to 0%. Don't worry even after setting everything to low ,the game looks almost same as in pc.
Install enigma kernel if you haven't done it already.
Edit : Hypercola script drinks battery too fast. Better not use it.
Next , use defiant07's swap script . Links are already provided in one if the previous posts. Run script using script manager. Follow instructions in the script and choose "ext card" option as location to create swapfile . Do note that by choosing above option it will create swap file on internal sd card. Internal storage has normally the fastest read write speeds unless u're using a class 10 sd card.
Size of swap file should be 250 mb.
Set swappiness between 40-60.
Swapping with high values of swappiness for long periods will ruin your sd card and internal storage. See post 22 on page 3 for more info. So,use swap only if you require it. Playing without swap only results in more fc's nothing more. I am getting a frame rate of18 -20 fps even without swap.
CPU Settings :
Use any cpu control app .
I found out that setting too aggressive frequencies doesn't help. Rather device performance gets reduced due to overheating. I got highly satisfactory results by applying below mentioned freq and gov
Max frequency : 999 mhz
Min Frequency : 320 mhz
I/o scheduler : sio
Governor : ondemand
Use Enigma kernel v8.5 for best results
Heavy gaming with overclock will drink your battery.
For best results , after gaming for 2min from first launch, restart your game. It helps to clear up ram and thereafter gaming becomes very smooth .
My battery goes to 0% after 6-7 hours from full charge if I play gta san andreas continuously.
Please let me know if I missed out something and give your remarks towards this post. Have a good time playing gta san andreas !!
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Thanks for guide
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Thanks for guide
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Hit the thanks button instead (Thanks button is located at lower right hand corner of my post (the thumb up sign))
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Hit the thanks button instead (Thanks button is located at lower right hand corner of my post (the thumb up sign))
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I am using xda premium app. and I do not know where the location of a button thanks
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I am using xda premium app. and I do not know where the location of a button thanks
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yes. I've pressed the button ..
wow cool...
thanks for such a very detailed gaming guide bro, specially for Tipo/Tipo Dual !
It really tunes up the performance of my tipo dual, really effective! :good:
akramhadji said:
thanks for such a very detailed gaming guide bro, specially for Tipo/Tipo Dual !
It really tunes up the performance of my tipo dual, really effective! :good:
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Thanks for the positive feedback !!!! .
You should check out my newly added tutorial for disabling apps !!!
I have XE, but i bet these tips work for tipo:
- If you've deleted all background apps, dont use greenify. It consumes CPU and RAM.
- RAM Manager Pro is much better than Xbooster - have a try.
- Use old versions of media apps (FB, youtube, google apps...).
- If you have compatibility issues with ICS, or you want some more features, pick CM10. Its performance is nearly as good as ICS (I can get 280mb free).
- If you are scared of swapping (yeah, there is a slight chance of hard brick), use FolderMount to move the obbs to SD.
- in CPU management, use SmartassV2/ Ondemand governor instead of Performance, if you don't play 24/7.
Last: Don't try to play Need for speed MW on your phone if your PC can max it out. You should know what I mean.
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I have XE, but i bet these tips work for tipo:
- If you've deleted all background apps, dont use greenify. It consumes CPU and RAM.
- RAM Manager Pro is much better than Xbooster - have a try.
- Use old versions of media apps (FB, youtube, google apps...).
- If you have compatibility issues with ICS, or you want some more features, pick CM10. Its performance is nearly as good as ICS (I can get 280mb free).
- If you are scared of swapping (yeah, there is a slight chance of hard brick), use FolderMount to move the obbs to SD.
- in CPU management, use SmartassV2/ Ondemand governor instead of Performance, if you don't play 24/7.
Last: Don't try to play Need for speed MW on your phone if your PC can max it out. You should know what I mean.
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But why ?
nfs mw works very smoothly even without over clock .
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But why ?
nfs mw works very smoothly even without over clock .
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Just an example I meant dont tank on your phone every time when you have a good PC
Btw, nfs mw on PC is a lot more fun than on mobile.
So guys check out my guide for playing gta san andreas smoothly.
Stay tuned for more tweaks !!!
Have a nice day !!
I have completed all main story missions and you should too. Its the best third person game on android !
the stock kernel support SWAP?
Dr Matt said:
the stock kernel support SWAP?
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All new Sony devices support it.
Tried this guide on my Xperia E1 and the gaming was a bit better than before, but not that much.
Kizoky said:
All new Sony devices support it.
Tried this guide on my Xperia E1 and the gaming was a bit better than before, but not that much.
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thanks for answer, but can you give me (or add to OP) OFFICIAL INFO about it, I tried a lot of swap apps on stock kernel without success
Dr Matt said:
thanks for answer, but can you give me (or add to OP) OFFICIAL INFO about it, I tried a lot of swap apps on stock kernel without success
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Maybe not all stock kernels support it by default
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- RAM Manager Pro is much better than Xbooster - have a try.
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Thanks, great tip!
Here is my free RAM in hard multitasking mode (without Greenify) on TheBrainCandyS 1.3Final:
I am using CM13 on my rooted Xperia M. Upon setting up the SD card, I chose to use it as internal memory. I used swap file for the purpose, which, ofc, created a swap file on the Ext SD card. I've even used the partition method before. The problem is that the 1GB RAM gets used up very quickly. Even with 2-3 apps, the memory goes up to 800 MBs, everything becomes slow and none of the background apps are ready for me to use.
So, is there any way I could increase the RAM?
delete some app ! use greenify ! use rom toolbox to froze some useless system apps !
komery said:
delete some app ! use greenify ! use rom toolbox to froze some useless system apps !
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I don't have much of useless system apps, and I am using Greenify. On regular use (for now), it doesn't pose much of a problem for me, but at times, as I said, it seems as if the phone is underperforming.
From my experience the swap file makes your phone a lot slower,and internal memory swap file will shortage you phone's life ! Better search for a compact custom ROM and for some speed tweaks
Short answer: you can't. Sorry.
TL;DR Ramexpander set at 4gb swap file makes all the difference for this tablet
A little background: I've been modifying my phones since the galaxy nexus. I've tried greenify, amplify, debloating, kernels, overclocking, cleaning, l-speed, etc. I like to run a lot of apps, and all of my phones and devices, including the Nexus 6p (until the Pixel XL) lagged. RamExpander has been the solution every time, and the fire hd is no different. This one: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.swapit.expander.de&hl=en .
Use the free version here to check if your device is compatible: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.roehsoft.meminfo&hl=en but I know a rooted 2017 Hd 10 running 5.6 is compatible.
Maybe your device runs perfectly already and/or you're using less apps. That's great! But I have seen a few threads about trying to optimize performance. IF your device lags, this app will make an immediate night and day difference.
I'll give it a try
I have L Speed and Greenify installed on all of my rooted Android devices. Could you please explain to us how RAMEXPANDER is better than L Speed/Greenify? I'm curious. I'll do anything to optimize these Fire HDs even more. I rooted them and installed Google everything on them so my parents don't have to deal with the Fire OS.
Is Ram Expander really worth $10? I wanted to try it and found an APK. The damned thing was contaminated with neverending ads appearing every 10 seconds... I had to uninstall and run Malwarebytes to get the tablet working fine again. I assume the "real" paid version has no crappy ads?
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bakshi said:
I have L Speed and Greenify installed on all of my rooted Android devices. Could you please explain to us how RAMEXPANDER is better than L Speed/Greenify? I'm curious. I'll do anything to optimize these Fire HDs even more. I rooted them and installed Google everything on them so my parents don't have to deal with the Fire OS.
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I know Greenify already and use it on my tablets and cell phones. But it's the 1st time ever I hear about L Speed. Is it complicated to set up?
The 2GB memory is pretty limited, and disabling some Amazon services and avoiding apps that remain persistent in memory is highly recommended. I installed the official Google app to get Google Assistant, but found that it used too much ram. I recommended installing system monitor and monitoring the active processes, sorted by ram usage, to identify bloated user apps.
bakshi said:
I have L Speed and Greenify installed on all of my rooted Android devices. Could you please explain to us how RAMEXPANDER is better than L Speed/Greenify? I'm curious. I'll do anything to optimize these Fire HDs even more. I rooted them and installed Google everything on them so my parents don't have to deal with the Fire OS.
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so what ram expander does is it's just a super easy way to setup a swap file (space on the internal sd card that will be used as RAM). Why is it better than all the other stuff I've tried? It's empirical, not logical. That is to say, every phone that's lagged, if RAMEXPANDER is compatible, I've installed and it's made a huge difference in performance, every single time. I've messed around with a lot of optimization tools beforehand and results have been mixed. I can improve battery life usually, but the phone will still lag, with those tools and with all the apps i run. Also, each tool is just more strain on the system.
metaleloi666 said:
Is Ram Expander really worth $10? I wanted to try it and found an APK. The damned thing was contaminated with neverending ads appearing every 10 seconds... I had to uninstall and run Malwarebytes to get the tablet working fine again. I assume the "real" paid version has no crappy ads?
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I know Greenify already and use it on my tablets and cell phones. But it's the 1st time ever I hear about L Speed. Is it complicated to set up?
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I've never seen an add in the app. You got a bad APK.
An alternative, I've found, though less intuitive is an app called apps2sd. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=in.co.pricealert.apps2sd&hl=en
It's a little less intuitive, but basically when you open the app, you get a bunch of tools to choose from. If you choose the SWAP menu, you can create a SWAP Partition on the /data partition. 4gb has been working amazingly for me. Then go to settings and check the "apply swap on boot" (after you test it for a while, and you're happy and everything's stable).
L-speed has a lot of options. It's got a few profiles, but I'm not sure that they actually work. With some messing around you can get a little improvement here and there (or maybe it's placebo). Sometimes an update of L-speed will bootloop your device, but I only use it on devices I have an nandroid ready to go on.
SWAP, through ram expander or apps2sd, makes a night and day difference compared to any other tool I've tried.
Does Ram Expander starts automatically at each reboot or it has to be started manually each time?
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so what ram expander does is it's just a super easy way to setup a swap file (space on the internal sd card that will be used as RAM). Why is it better than all the other stuff I've tried? It's empirical, not logical. That is to say, every phone that's lagged, if RAMEXPANDER is compatible, I've installed and it's made a huge difference in performance, every single time. I've messed around with a lot of optimization tools beforehand and results have been mixed. I can improve battery life usually, but the phone will still lag, with those tools and with all the apps i run. Also, each tool is just more strain on the system.
I've never seen an add in the app. You got a bad APK.
An alternative, I've found, though less intuitive is an app called apps2sd. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=in.co.pricealert.apps2sd&hl=en
It's a little less intuitive, but basically when you open the app, you get a bunch of tools to choose from. If you choose the SWAP menu, you can create a SWAP Partition on the /data partition. 4gb has been working amazingly for me. Then go to settings and check the "apply swap on boot" (after you test it for a while, and you're happy and everything's stable).
L-speed has a lot of options. It's got a few profiles, but I'm not sure that they actually work. With some messing around you can get a little improvement here and there (or maybe it's placebo). Sometimes an update of L-speed will bootloop your device, but I only use it on devices I have an nandroid ready to go on.
SWAP, through ram expander or apps2sd, makes a night and day difference compared to any other tool I've tried.
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Thanks for this. Just did this with app2sd and working great!
metaleloi666 said:
Does Ram Expander starts automatically at each reboot or it has to be started manually each time?
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It has an auto start feature
metaleloi666 said:
Is Ram Expander really worth $10? I wanted to try it and found an APK. The damned thing was contaminated with neverending ads appearing every 10 seconds... I had to uninstall and run Malwarebytes to get the tablet working fine again. I assume the "real" paid version has no crappy ads?
Here is a link for the premium: https://uplod.cc/4ogqacud4av9
If that doesn't work, check this link out: https://apk4free.net/roehsoft-ram-expander/
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I keep trying to install this (the Google Play store version of ROEHSOFT RAM Expander) on a Fire HD10 with root via Kingoroot. I'm trying to install the swap disk on the SD card, and I'm getting an error message:
You have a Limited Kernel
Kernel Swapspace Limit detected! please reduce the Swapfile Size lower 1GB! and try again!
This happens no matter what size I pick for the swap file on the SD card.
If I try to use the same company's "test" app (MemoryInfo-SwapCheck), I get this error message:
Path Error
This Path is not usable for Swap!
I can verify that both apps are successfully creating the swap file on the SD card (swapfile.swp or swaptestf.swp, depending on which app I'm using).
I've tried both systems 5.5.0.0 and 5.6.0.1 and I get the same error message on either. I've tried installing it on a completely fresh install of both, with only Kingoroot, SuperSU, Google Play, and RAM Expander installed (in that order). I've also tried swapping out SD cards, and get the same error on both.
This software does work properly if I install the swap file on internal memory, but I'd prefer not to do that, since I can't replace the internal memory if I wear it out.
The weird thing is, I could swear it was working properly before (a couple of weeks ago), but nothing is getting this to work now. It's possible I was mistaken and had accidentally chosen the internal memory, but I don't think so.
Anyone have any clue about what's going on?
GamerOfRassilon said:
I keep trying to install this (the Google Play store version of ROEHSOFT RAM Expander) on a Fire HD10 with root via Kingoroot. I'm trying to install the swap disk on the SD card, and I'm getting an error message...
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To respond to myself (in case anyone else has this problem in the future):
For some reason, this software doesn't work if you set the path to /storage/sdcard1 (It will create the swap file, but then it gives the error message I described).
Instead, you have to use:
/mnt/media_rw/sdcard1
Then it works totally fine.
Also, if it's useful (and saves anyone else time), here are the values that each option of this software generates on the HD10:
multitasking
SwpFile = 3000MB
Swappiness = 100
MinFreeKB = 54MB
DriveCache(KB) = 4096
balanced
SwpFile = 3000MB
Swappiness = 100
MinFreeKB = 62MB
DriveCache(KB) = 8192
gamers
SwpFile = 3000MB
Swappiness = 100
MinFreeKB = 62MB
DriveCache(KB) = 16384
net gamers
SwpFile = 3000MB
Swappiness = 100
MinFreeKB = 4MB
DriveCache(KB) = 1024
I have no idea what those options mean or do, but I went with "balanced" (since it seemed pretty middle of the road) but with SwpFile set to 4000MB instead of 3000MB.
Ramexpander etc.
I've paid for and been using RAMExpander for awhile now. It's a good app, and worth the money. That being said, App2SD is also an incredibly useful app, Pro or no. L-Speed is great as well. One thing to note, from what I've researched, editing your zram is also helpful as it compresses items in memory to free up space, and it is prioritized over Swap. Using the two in conjunction (having a zram file (250-500 MB seems to do the trick but you could probably go lower) and a decent sized swap file(mine is 8GB but I suspect this is massive overkill and 4 would work)) has left me with little to no lag, especially when paired with L-Speed's other exceptional tweaks. Jade Empire and Kotor run with 0 lag at top graphical settings.
Hope this helped clear up any questions.
Edit: If you use App2SD's partition manager you can set yourself up with a partition dedicated exclusively to Swap, then in Ramexpander change swap location to this partition in the settings. Ramexpander tops you out at 4GB, doing this is a good way to increase that threshold.
mistermojorizin said:
so what ram expander does is it's just a super easy way to setup a swap file (space on the internal sd card that will be used as RAM). Why is it better than all the other stuff I've tried? It's empirical, not logical. That is to say, every phone that's lagged, if RAMEXPANDER is compatible, I've installed and it's made a huge difference in performance, every single time. I've messed around with a lot of optimization tools beforehand and results have been mixed. I can improve battery life usually, but the phone will still lag, with those tools and with all the apps i run. Also, each tool is just more strain on the system.
I've never seen an add in the app. You got a bad APK.
An alternative, I've found, though less intuitive is an app called apps2sd. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=in.co.pricealert.apps2sd&hl=en
It's a little less intuitive, but basically when you open the app, you get a bunch of tools to choose from. If you choose the SWAP menu, you can create a SWAP Partition on the /data partition. 4gb has been working amazingly for me. Then go to settings and check the "apply swap on boot" (after you test it for a while, and you're happy and everything's stable).
L-speed has a lot of options. It's got a few profiles, but I'm not sure that they actually work. With some messing around you can get a little improvement here and there (or maybe it's placebo). Sometimes an update of L-speed will bootloop your device, but I only use it on devices I have an nandroid ready to go on.
SWAP, through ram expander or apps2sd, makes a night and day difference compared to any other tool I've tried.
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Blaiser47 said:
Thanks for this. Just did this with app2sd and working great!
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How did you set it up?
I swaped it on Sd card on my j7 & it became to freeze & became super slow...
What about using BK Disabler?
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I've paid for and been using RAMExpander for awhile now. It's a good app, and worth the money. That being said, App2SD is also an incredibly useful app, Pro or no. L-Speed is great as well. One thing to note, from what I've researched, editing your zram is also helpful as it compresses items in memory to free up space, and it is prioritized over Swap. Using the two in conjunction (having a zram file (250-500 MB seems to do the trick but you could probably go lower) and a decent sized swap file(mine is 8GB but I suspect this is massive overkill and 4 would work)) has left me with little to no lag, especially when paired with L-Speed's other exceptional tweaks. Jade Empire and Kotor run with 0 lag at top graphical settings.
Hope this helped clear up any questions.
Edit: If you use App2SD's partition manager you can set yourself up with a partition dedicated exclusively to Swap, then in Ramexpander change swap location to this partition in the settings. Ramexpander tops you out at 4GB, doing this is a good way to increase that threshold.
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Just out of curiosity, what are your L Speed settings?
I went with App2SD and L-Speed after reading this thread, and wow, it's practically a different experience, a different tablet. If you aren't doing something similar you're purposefully using a tablet that is gimped.
Here are the settings I went with:
App2SD swap is set to 4GB and placed in /data.
L-Speed has everything turned on as it would when first installed.
RAM Manager is set to balanced, seems like more than enough and I don't want to be plugged in frequently.
zRAM Optimization is set to on.
I then went back to swap settings and set the zRAM to priority 0 and /data set to 1.
Turned improved scrolling on.
Everything else was left as is, for now.
I can't believe this is the same tablet I was using a week ago.
No need for Greenify with this combination.
What size should i set the swap partition to?
Since the swap will be on the sd card, should I go with the Samsung MicroSDXC EVO Plus which has 100/60 read/write rates or the Samsung PRO Endurance which has better reliability (designed for continuous writes) in the long run but only 100/30 read/write?
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What size should i set the swap partition to?
Since the swap will be on the sd card, should I go with the Samsung MicroSDXC EVO Plus which has 100/60 read/write rates or the Samsung PRO Endurance which has better reliability (designed for continuous writes) in the long run but only 100/30 read/write?
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You could probably get away with 2GB, honestly. In which case, I'd really suggest putting it on internal in /data.
Just one less I/O delay (even if seemingly trivial, will cause lag) to deal with.
If you're going with putting the swap on an SD rather than internal, definitely the fastest SD you can use. :fingers-crossed:
If you must put it on the SD, at the least create a zram "swap" on internal, it only has to be ~150-300MB.