Hello guys,
Have anyone tried to change s6's resolution to 1080p or even 720p? From some reading i did, there seems to be a significant perfomance boost and a negligible battery improvement. If anyone did it ON S6 5.1.1 with success, can he share the exact procedure?
Yes i changed to 1080 and game performance is much smoother
jojoejit said:
Yes i changed to 1080 and game performance is much smoother
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The RAM magement is ultra bad on s6 (apps get out from memory damn fast). Does this make it better somehow? And what about free RAM after you reboot the phone?
Also, can be this changed via adb shell? For the people who doesn't want to root..
DSF said:
The RAM magement is ultra bad on s6 (apps get out from memory damn fast). Does this make it better somehow? And what about free RAM after you reboot the phone?
Also, can be this changed via adb shell? For the people who doesn't want to root..
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Root your phone and install a custom ROM and the RAM management problems will be solved. Putting the phone to 1080p is completely useless unless you want the smoothest possible framerate in games and less battery reduction when playing heavy games
I don't want custom roms.
Anyway, samsung has an app for tunning the game resolution. You can set per game too. It's called Game Tuner. (Found it accidentally today in play store)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.samsung.android.gametuner.thin
It would be cool if samsung let us out of the box to set the resolution system wide.. (For ram usage)
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Here is a little tutorial I have put together for the upcoming Motorola Moto X Style (Pure Edition). The new Moto X comes with a Q-HD display. Though a higher resolution might be nice it does use more battery as well. With this simple guide you can force the GPU to render the OS and everything in it, in 1080p instead of Q-HD. The display will still be Q-HD but everything on the phone, including the full Android OS, will be displayed in 1080p. This will increase S.O.T and battery life noticeably.
Prerequisites:
1) A rooted device running stock/stock based ROM.
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Install the Terminal Emulator app from the Play Store. Download from HERE
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Grant terminal Emulator super su access.
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wm size 1080x1920
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Finally to re-render all the un-changed drawables and pre-loaded system components type:
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Your phone will now reboot.
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That's it! Now you can get some extra juice out of your new Moto X.
To Revert to Stock Settings:
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Are there even any QHD videos or games available? What would make use of the QHD screen?
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buggerritt said:
Are there even any QHD videos or games available? What would make use of the QHD screen?
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My point exactly...If you go the the Google developer stats website you can see on 4.7% of apps on Google Play take advantage of QHD. Also almost 89% of youtube videos are max 1080p. Knowing this I put together this guide. So at least Q-HD won't drain my battery.
Interesting to see if it makes a diference. So, could this be made also to work on a 1080P display and lower it to 720p you know to save even more battery???
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My point exactly...If you go the the Google developer stats website you can see on 4.7% of apps on Google Play take advantage of QHD. Also almost 89% of youtube videos are max 1080p. Knowing this I put together this guide. So at least Q-HD won't drain my battery.
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Pretty nice.. I'm going to bookmark this.. It's it easy to change back?
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joshhud said:
Pretty nice.. I'm going to bookmark this.. It's it easy to change back?
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Yes...I will add a guide on how to revert...Acutlly reverting requires less steps that lowering the resolution.
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Interesting to see if it makes a diference. So, could this be made also to work on a 1080P display and lower it to 720p you know to save even more battery???
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You could...What device do u have. I could PM u the steps to lower its res.
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If this phone comes out as scheduled or somewhere near that and I buy one, I'm going to avoid any tweaks or hacks for a while but I appreciate your info. Thanks for posting it.
This might just end up being a big battery saver.
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This could be awesome or a complete fail. I know with other phones I have tried this on some stock apps like camera completely stop working and a lot of the FYI isn't working. However I didn't do this exactly so it may have been the wrong ethod. I'm excited to hear results. ☺
Can't you just paste this into the terminal in one take?
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wm density 420
stop && start
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You could...What device do u have. I could PM u the steps to lower its res.
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Currently I have the Galaxy S5 (SM-G900A) AT&T variant, but I'm running an International ROM. I would definitely like to try it and be a ginnie pig. But more than likely I would do it at the end of this week since I have a 4-day weekend coming up, giving me plenty of time in case things go bananas and have to revert back to stock. But please do let me know what the steps are for my current phone.
Would this really make a huge impact on the battery life?
I'm curious to know, does the screen actually not turn on each pixel with these options? From what I understand, with LCD screens it's either all or nothing.
If I'm correct about the all or nothing this trick would lower the batter consumption by a bit, but not much. The only thing it would do is lower the tax on the CPU.
From my understanding it will have to render less pixels therefore less power consumption as the GPU will not have to work as hard
If LCD's on cell phones work the same as on computer screens, then this will not have any affect but to change how things look on the screen. The same number of pixels will still be activated. Only some will do double duty. If you can, go ahead and lower the resolution on your computer screen and things will look larger but all the pixels are still being used. I cannot imagine this will have much, if any effect on battery life. Maybe I'm wrong??
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If LCD's on cell phones work the same as on computer screens, then this will not have any affect but to change how things look on the screen. The same number of pixels will still be activated. Only some will do double duty. If you can, go ahead and lower the resolution on your computer screen and things will look larger but all the pixels are still being used. I cannot imagine this will have much, if any effect on battery life. Maybe I'm wrong??
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This is exactly what I was expecting. There's no way it would have much effect if any.
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Ganondroid said:
This is exactly what I was expecting. There's no way it would have much effect if any.
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People did this on the LG G3 and their battery life had a massive jump in SOT. Not sure how it works but it is worth trying for sure. Of anything it will make the phone faster because it isn't pushing so many pixels. Only time will tell use the phone normal for a week to let the battery set in and get a good idea. Then drop it and compare. If it is the same you have yoru answer, if it does what the G3 did and almost doubles the SOT then we will have a party.
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People did this on the LG G3 and their battery life had a massive jump in SOT. Not sure how it works but it is worth trying for sure. Of anything it will make the phone faster because it isn't pushing so many pixels. Only time will tell use the phone normal for a week to let the battery set in and get a good idea. Then drop it and compare. If it is the same you have yoru answer, if it does what the G3 did and almost doubles the SOT then we will have a party.
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The G3 never saw massive battery life jumps. All lowering the resolution did was boost the performance. There was a slight increase in battery life due to lower strain on the CPU/GPU, but that was it. The only way this style of mod would help battery life would be on an OLED screen and it would have to actually turn off some pixels instead of duplicating them.
If you want better battery life from the screen resolution you would have to turn your device into a frankenphone by taking a lower resolution screen from something else, which is essentially impossible at this time.
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The G3 never saw massive battery life jumps. All lowering the resolution did was boost the performance. There was a slight increase in battery life due to lower strain on the CPU/GPU, but that was it. The only way this style of mod would help battery life would be on an OLED screen and it would have to actually turn off some pixels instead of duplicating them.
If you want better battery life from the screen resolution you would have to turn your device into a frankenphone by taking a lower resolution screen from something else, which is essentially impossible at this time.
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even so, not pushing that many pixels on the CPU/GPU may make a pretty noticeable difference. For those who do not mind a fuzzier screen it could be a good solution. I still think it would be worth testing but we will have to come across that bridge when the phones are here. Who knows, maybe it wont be bad to begin with
Would not like 1080p stretched out over a Qhd screen. Too fuzzy for my liking. Always stick to native resolution on amoled/lcd.
For soke reason, ony galaxy s6, there is a constant high CPU usage, out of 2.5gb that's free I usually have about 600mb to play with, meaning the phone becomes sluggish at times. Is there a cause or a fix for this?
What you are talking about is RAM not CPU.
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What you are talking about is RAM not CPU.
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Yes sorry that.
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Yes sorry that.
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Any help with this?
Nah, dont worry about that pal that's how android is managing its RAM. It is not like how Windows operate(more free ram=the faster the phone) .
The main reason ur phone is sluggish that's because your phone is heating up, I guess your playing Heavy 3d Rendered games while charging. The Cpu/Gpu throttles down their clock speed to reduce heat. If your lookinh for ways to disable throttling, impossible, without that safety measures = your phone will be fried instantly
S6 is a beast phone. It depends how you use it .
Hello , I was playing some games and not really heavy one :
-> Bubble Witch 3
-> Bravium
Some others games worked well , but these two have terrible lags , anyone can help? My previous phone (Xperia Z2) was doing fine ...
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Hello , I was playing some games and not really heavy one :
-> Bubble Witch 3
-> Bravium
Some others games worked well , but these two have terrible lags , anyone can help? My previous phone (Xperia Z2) was doing fine ...
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Have you forced your phone's resolution to 4k?
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Have you forced your phone's resolution to 4k?
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Hello , sorry for late answering , No I don't think that I've enabled that kind of feature (I did'nt saw this option anyway)
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Hello , sorry for late answering , No I don't think that I've enabled that kind of feature (I did'nt saw this option anyway)
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Oh, don't worry then. It's a trick you can do through ADB. But then I don't see any reason why your phone would be lagging, my XZ Premium runs Bubble Witch Saga 3 just fine without any lags. Does your phone become hot whenever you try to play them? It might be worth clearing the cache of the Lagg apps.
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Oh, don't worry then. It's a trick you can do through ADB. But then I don't see any reason why your phone would be lagging, my XZ Premium runs Bubble Witch Saga 3 just fine without any lags. Does your phone become hot whenever you try to play them? It might be worth clearing the cache of the Lagg apps.
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It's not hot , so should I put in 4k? (it will drain more energy ?)
What I've attempt so far :
-Contact game support to ask
-clear cache
-uninstall & install still lagging
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It's not hot , so should I put in 4k? (it will drain more energy ?)
What I've attempt so far :
-Contact game support to ask
-clear cache
-uninstall & install still lagging
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You could try to clear the phone's cache under the storage tab in settings. Forcing it to 4k would probably just cause more issues and lag as it would have to render more pixels. It also drains more energy. If you watch a 4k video it automatically switches to 4k mode, so I'd leave it. You could go into developer settings and check gpu and cpu usage to see how much they are being used, which might give you an idea where the problem lies.
Do you happen to have stamina modus on? That will make anything laggy to save your battery for days.
Settings - Battery - Stamina mode
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Do you happen to have stamina modus on? That will make anything laggy to save your battery for days.
Settings - Battery - Stamina mode
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I do believe I turned most of stamina option , there is only one left (the one that tell you when your battery going to be over)
might be best to not used stamina mode during gaming session since stanina mode decreased phone performance used only when critical hours like 20% or less to prolong phones usage. here check out erica griffin s8 gpu performance though its s8 review but she did compare xz premium gou performance with riptide game and it really is a great performance. heres the youtube title sorry really dont know to used youtube link lol "S8 & S8+ Review Part 2 || Performance After 2 Months [All You Need to Know]" erica griffin
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might be best to not used stamina mode during gaming session since stanina mode decreased phone performance used only when critical hours like 20% or less to prolong phones usage. here check out erica griffin s8 gpu performance though its s8 review but she did compare xz premium gou performance with riptide game and it really is a great performance. heres the youtube title sorry really dont know to used youtube link lol "S8 & S8+ Review Part 2 || Performance After 2 Months [All You Need to Know]" erica griffin
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I checked , everything I found about Stamina is turned off , maybe I have to wait an update since the only game that actually do lag is those saga game (I have to wait 1 to 5 sec to be able to move the arrow to aim)
Hello everyone
A few hours ago, Firmware Finder received .150 firmware update for C185 models. I personally downloaded it even though there was no change log and updated using Hurupdater. I had noticed no changes at a first glance but then i moved to settings to confirm that the phone had updated. It said GPU Turbo below my version number. I decided to check out a graphically intensive game I play called 'Honkai Impact 3rd' on max graphics and 60fps which would heat down the phone within a few missions and there would also be quite a few stutters when alot of special effects would be going on at the same time before. I can confirm that since the update that the stutters have been reduced but most importantly, the phone hasn't been heating up as much in game after an hour of playtime. Battery life has been noticeably better too as there is less drain for sure. This is just my experience, can't wait for everyone else to get it as well, so I can know what is happening (whether GPU Turbo is actually on or not). For now though, I'll be testing more games to see how the phone is doing but I'm liking this so far.
very good news
In China, there have been a lot reports of the phone getting even hotter, the battery draining faster and the camera being more sensitive to flaring (esp. in night mode). I'm curious if people here will confirm or if these bugs have been fixed in the meantime. Personally, I think I won't update to .150 when it's out, better to wait a few weeks =)
Better battery drain during gaming or even in general use?
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In China, there have been a lot reports of the phone getting even hotter, the battery draining faster and the camera being more sensitive to flaring (esp. in night mode). I'm curious if people here will confirm or if these bugs have been fixed in the meantime. Personally, I think I won't update to .150 when it's out, better to wait a few weeks =)
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From my experience (which is less than a full day) the phone doesn't get as hot as it normally did before the update unless I play extensively for about an hour straight. Any less and I've been seeing good heat management so far. Of course I'm still in the early stages of testing and cannot comment further until 3-4 days of testing.
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Better battery drain during gaming or even in general use?
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So battery life definitely seems better when i was playing my regular games., I'll need some time before I can comment on regular use. I'll try updating the thread after a few days of testing.
Interesting news! Any antutu or other benchmark result?
Still waiting 130 update for C432 model of p20 pro.
Funny how some areas gets updates so much faster although same phone model.
What about normal apps specially Google photos. Is it any smoother with no lag or stutters ??
Hi, please check the slo-mo 960fps recording.... Any improvements in the alleged artifacts during 32x slow videos? Huawei is using framerate interpolation for it which throws in visible artifacts during close up slow motion...
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Hi, please check the slo-mo 960fps recording.... Any improvements in the alleged artifacts during 32x slow videos? Huawei is using framerate interpolation for it which throws in visible artifacts during close up slow motion...
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I would like too, to know answer on this question
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Interesting news! Any antutu or other benchmark result?
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i want to know too, to see at what kind of degree the update will improve the score, Antutu and Geekbench please
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Interesting news! Any antutu or other benchmark result?
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For everyone interested to know benchmark results, to my disappointment, results on Antutu, Geekbench and 3d mark remain very similar to those prior to the update. Which is very strange indeed as I'm definitely noticing an improvement in battery life, device heat management and fps slightly whilst gaming. It is possible that im running a test build and have not been running a full taste of Gpu Turbo, and it's also possible that Huawei's claim of 'Gpu Turbo' just means much better device thermal manamagement for more consistent FPS and battery life. Lastly, it is also possible thst Gpu turbo isn't even on since this is a test build and it's just that they've tweaked device performance and improved battery life compared to the previous version I was on (. 130). Thus I cannot judge fully and I'm waiting on an update to prove me wrong. I check firmware finder everyday and love testing new things. Although if what I'm experiencing is actually gpu turbo then I do not mind as at the very least, I see some improvement in battery life.
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What about normal apps specially Google photos. Is it any smoother with no lag or stutters ??
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Scrolling has been super smooth. Google photos has been super snappy. The only app I see causing any scroll lag at this time is Twitter and that I'd blame the app itself rather than Huawei. I think it's definitely more fluid than the previous version of the software I was on but it is not heavily noticeable as both were very smooth for the most part.
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Hi, please check the slo-mo 960fps recording.... Any improvements in the alleged artifacts during 32x slow videos? Huawei is using framerate interpolation for it which throws in visible artifacts during close up slow motion...
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I took this opportunity to compare the slow mo performance to my Mom's S9+. I believe the artifacts are still present as I see lines and weird effects popping up randomly which I do not see on the S9+.
Gpu turbo is only for games so you won't notice any improvement other that in gaming, that's why there is an special application tor that "game suite" that you can enable the acceleration.
I'm running b150 for a few days and so far the phone is better from before in term of small tweaks here and there and i noticed the front camera is better now,not perfect but very usable.
The battery has improved a little but but it was very good before too.
I had read that the antutu would be similar to snapdragon 845. I guess it was just a lie.
gm007 said:
Gpu turbo is only for games so you won't notice any improvement other that in gaming, that's why there is an special application tor that "game suite" that you can enable the acceleration.
I'm running b150 for a few days and so far the phone is better from before in term of small tweaks here and there and i noticed the front camera is better now,not perfect but very usable.
The battery has improved a little but but it was very good before too.
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Oh thanks for the info, I actually didn't notice this and yes I see games running much nicer with the setting turned on. However, they also heat up the phone quicker and drain alot of battery life. Should you choose to turn the option off however, you notice the same games don't drain as much battery life anymore and the phone doesn't heat up as much and the battery life is noticeably better than before the update.
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Oh thanks for the info, I actually didn't notice this and yes I see games running much nicer with the setting turned on. However, they also heat up the phone quicker and drain alot of battery life. Should you choose to turn the option off however, you notice the same games don't drain as much battery life anymore and the phone doesn't heat up as much and the battery life is noticeably better than before the update.
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I don't play intensive games just clash royal,i have the acceleration turned off, didn't test much of it but the battery seems better not sure about the heat tho.
This is my battery life this day,all day 4g and most of the time outside.
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I don't play intensive games just clash royal,i have the acceleration turned off, didn't test much of it but the battery seems better not sure about the heat tho.
This is my battery life this day,all day 4g and most of the time outside.
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That's pretty good considering you're gaming. I'm definitely getting atleast 7-8 hours of sot when I'm not going all out and about 5-6 on maxed out heavy gaming for most of the day. Even with the Gaming Optimization turned on the phone doesn't heat up alot as long as you're in a well ventilated environment. Im not much of a heavy gamer myself but definitely see better fps on Csr Racing 2 (used to lag a bit in the garage) and Honkai Impact 3rd with optimization in gaming suite on. Honkai is definitely giving me 60 fps in 90% of the scenarios so the lag is barely noticeable unlike before. As for benchmarks, unfortunately you cannot add benchmark related apps to the game optimize feature so the GPU turbo can't be turned on for them. Strangely enough, every other app (even regular apps) can be optimized.
hey guys ! so we all have the ram plus so we can increase it up to 8 gb
my question is if i increase it to 8 ram more will it bee better ? (smoother stronger more stable) im not playing games just for daily use
what do you say?
all the ram plus does is reserve a part of your storage to put the less used apps when using some ram intensive apps. so app switching should be faster if you use the 12gb of ram your phone comes with. but other than that i find no point to even having it enabled so i turned it off for myself via adb because i have yet to come across a reason to need more ram than that in my daily use. i did test my limits with just the 12gb by having two games running in floating window, discord in floating window and a twitch stream all at once. i did notice some lag at that point but i just wanted to see if i could.
To turn it off, have to be rooted?
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To turn it off, have to be rooted?
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