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Different launchers & battery life ?

Hello,
I'd like to know if having installed various launchers makes the phone lag or drain battery life ? I don't know which one to choose yet, so when I hit the Home button of my Nexus S, I get the choice of using all launchers that I've installed.
Would it be recommended to uninstall useless launchers ?
Also, let's say I want to use a 'light' launcher when I'm running out of battery, does running one launcher turn off widgets from my default launcher ?
Thanks for the help !

Bls440 said:
I'd like to know if having installed various launchers makes the phone lag or drain battery life ? I don't know which one to choose yet, so when I hit the Home button of my Nexus S, I get the choice of using all launchers that I've installed.
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If you're not constantly switching between them, then the unused ones should be killed off and removed from memory. You should be able to select a default Launcher with a check box on that menu.
Bls440 said:
Would it be recommended to uninstall useless launchers ?
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Go for it if you're running out of storage space.
Bls440 said:
Also, let's say I want to use a 'light' launcher when I'm running out of battery, does running one launcher turn off widgets from my default launcher ?
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The only running widgets would be from the currently running Launcher. Try Zeam Launcher for one that's simple and light weight.

If you're looking for a lightweight alternative launcher that still gets the job done without all the bells and whistles nothing more better than Zeam Launcher

I personally don't think that you will improve battery life using a lightweight launcher. Maybe it does but the difference might not be something you would notice.
What I would advice is disable widgets constantly polling for data e.g YouTube, Facebook, genie Widgets ...
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Thank you all for your answers.
I enjoy having multiple widgets running even though it drains battery. But as I said, I'd like to turn them off when I'm on my way back home but unsure that my battery will last. By switching to another light launcher, according to what droptothetop said, I can make sure none of them are running.

[Q] icon changes after update

icon changes after update
hi,
i have some games in a home screen folder.
when that game updates, then the icon in the folder looks the default android icon and not the original game/app icon, as before the update.
to get the game icon back, i have to delete that icon and then make another shortcut for that game and put it into the folder.
any other war to do this ?
will having less services running, extend the battery life ?
google maps always seems to be on as a service, though i havent used it in a long time. if i stop the service, it starts again.
which android services can be safely stopped ?
HTC Desire S, Sense UI 2.1, Android 2.3.3
thanks

Anyone has the same experience ?

+ 1 mate
my solution is just move .apk to internal mem
after that is ok

I rebooted and it fixed the icons issue.
Yes, fewer active services will improve battery.

Google maps is used for location services like weather, world clock etc. other apps that use location services.... So it comes back on no matter how many times you kill it, unless you totally turn off all network connections, which is no fun.
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& also running less services does not improve your battery life as when a program is on RAM it doesn't use power
but if you kill services with task managers then they will start again which causes battery drain

I let the phone to update automatically, i dont move the apks myself.
geek_seeds said:
+ 1 mate
my solution is just move .apk to internal mem
after that is ok
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For me, reboot does not refresh the icons, they still remain as the default android icon.
i can delete them and then make the app shortcut again, and then add to the folder, then the appropriate game icon is shown.
mikeyd85 said:
I rebooted and it fixed the icons issue.
Yes, fewer active services will improve battery.
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hmm, so cant stop it then.
i will have to check which services can be stopped safely.
MasterDL said:
Google maps is used for location services like weather, world clock etc. other apps that use location services.... So it comes back on no matter how many times you kill it, unless you totally turn off all network connections, which is no fun.
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i do not kill processes myself. earlier i was using ATK, but then i removed it.
i just monitor the processes and services running in the background.
what u r saying about program being on RAM consuming no battery, is true. but what i was wondering was about services - which i believe dont just stay and idle in the RAM, but i think must be consuming some resources.
So i would like to know which android services can be safely shut down.
kartkk said:
& also running less services does not improve your battery life as when a program is on RAM it doesn't use power
but if you kill services with task managers then they will start again which causes battery drain
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What deep sleeper app do you prefer? Works best with sleep as android?

I have cpu sleeper and read about ds battery saver but am nervous the latter will mess with my alarm.
What do you guys use/suggest?
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DS Battery saver looks promising. I recommend downloading the free version, turn the screen off after you set an alarm for 1 minute or so & just test it. For example, after dl & activation of DSBS at, say 10:41, set an alarm for 10:42 turn off your screen & let it do its thing. In fact do multiple tests. Then, just in case, set an actual alarm clock as a backup when going to sleep.

I use Greenify for apps like Google Maps, Clock, or any app that is persistent and hogs memory and precious battery. So far all is well and i can use the apps as I please. Hope I helped!
Sent from my Galaxy S3

I use both DS battery saver and Greenify.

TheKucho said:
I use Greenify for apps like Google Maps, Clock, or any app that is persistent and hogs memory and precious battery. So far all is well and i can use the apps as I please. Hope I helped!
Sent from my Galaxy S3
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I use Greenify on basically every app to make sure they don't even have a chance of waking up lol. For instance google keep, which I know probably does not do background services besides sync the notes, but you can't be too sure, it might save me 1 minute lol.

Better Battery Life for Core(Rooted)

Here are some tips to increase the battery life of our galaxy core
Requirements-
1.Rooted galaxy core
2.Link2SD(download from google play)
Steps-
1.I noticed that the display used the most % of battery. Then I found out it was because of Touchwiz launcher.
so first thing you should is use a different launcher, eg. HOLO, Nova, Apex
After installing the launcher open link2sd and freeze TouchWiz Home(optional)
2.there are some apps which we don't use and which consume a lot of juice, so use link2sd n freeze them
here's the list of apps-
1.Clock(digital)
2.Clock(funky)
3.Clock(modern)
4.Dual clock(analogue)
5.Dual clock(digital)
6.Favourite Apps
7.Game Hub
8.Music Player(optional)(the default music player uses a lot of battery, if you use other music players the freeze this, otherwise leave it)
9.PageBuddyNotiSvc
10.Samsung Apps
11.Simple Alarm Clock
12.Yahoo! Finance
13.Yahoo! News
Do all these n see if you notice the difference..

I had already applied nova launcer ... but didn't new how to remove touchwiz launcher .... anyways thanks a lot !!
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does this speed my phone up to ? need to know for testing purposes

omaroe666 said:
does this speed my phone up to ? need to know for testing purposes
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Well It does... The apps I listed use 2-3mb ram each, so if you freeze them more ram will be available which will make your phone faster.
if you want performance over style then install SickSky launcher(free on play store).

kulboyfz said:
Well It does... The apps I listed use 2-3mb ram each, so if you freeze them more ram will be available which will make your phone faster.
if you want performance over style then install SickSky launcher(free on play store).
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yeah i used it and if i use super task killer it will give 400-450 instead of 300-340 ;o HUGE differents!
I now use apex launcher with a galaxy s4 theme looks almost 100% like Real touchwiz. but the one thing that bothers me is that is no labels under the dock icons can i add labels to dock icons on apex ?
GOOD GUIDE BTW!!!

To freeze system apps you neither need root nor any app like Link2sd.All non essential apps can be disabled from application manager itself.Just go to settings/application manager/all and click the app you want to disable and then simply click on disable.To enable just click on enable to enable it again.

wow it's really works, now i have 500mb ram free space . thanks a lot:laugh::good:

im get a better battery life more, thanks for this thread

or just uninstall those bloatwares if your phone's rooted.

Hey thanks, i want to reshare with all my friend

#just_a_note
please don't remove any system app .. this might cause system instability ..just greenify apps that are not in use .. use 2 background processes as maximum thanks

there are many sys apps which are BLOATWARES , you can safely remove them(only non important ones)
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kulboyfz said:
Here are some tips to increase the battery life of our galaxy core
Requirements-
1.Rooted galaxy core
2.Link2SD(download from google play)
Steps-
1.I noticed that the display used the most % of battery. Then I found out it was because of Touchwiz launcher.
so first thing you should is use a different launcher, eg. HOLO, Nova, Apex
After installing the launcher open link2sd and freeze TouchWiz Home(optional)
2.there are some apps which we don't use and which consume a lot of juice, so use link2sd n freeze them
here's the list of apps-
1.Clock(digital)
2.Clock(funky)
3.Clock(modern)
4.Dual clock(analogue)
5.Dual clock(digital)
6.Favourite Apps
7.Game Hub
8.Music Player(optional)(the default music player uses a lot of battery, if you use other music players the freeze this, otherwise leave it)
9.PageBuddyNotiSvc
10.Samsung Apps
11.Simple Alarm Clock
12.Yahoo! Finance
13.Yahoo! News
Do all these n see if you notice the difference..
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Your tutorial gave me a significant increase in battery life!
Off topic:
I also added these apps to be frozen, since I don't use these apps, I'm using Titanium Backup Pro.
List of Apps:
14. ChatOn
15. Email
16. Gmail
17. Google Play Newsstand
18. Help
19. Google Play Music (I'm using Poweramp Pro)
20. S voice
21. Talk
22. Youtube (using Viral Pro since youtube buffers so long)
@kulboyfz, Thanks +1 given!:good::highfive:

Or simply change your rom

How do you root samsung core 2?
How do you root samsung core 2?
kulboyfz said:
Here are some tips to increase the battery life of our galaxy core
Requirements-
1.Rooted galaxy core
2.Link2SD(download from google play)
Steps-
1.I noticed that the display used the most % of battery. Then I found out it was because of Touchwiz launcher.
so first thing you should is use a different launcher, eg. HOLO, Nova, Apex
After installing the launcher open link2sd and freeze TouchWiz Home(optional)
2.there are some apps which we don't use and which consume a lot of juice, so use link2sd n freeze them
here's the list of apps-
1.Clock(digital)
2.Clock(funky)
3.Clock(modern)
4.Dual clock(analogue)
5.Dual clock(digital)
6.Favourite Apps
7.Game Hub
8.Music Player(optional)(the default music player uses a lot of battery, if you use other music players the freeze this, otherwise leave it)
9.PageBuddyNotiSvc
10.Samsung Apps
11.Simple Alarm Clock
12.Yahoo! Finance
13.Yahoo! News
Do all these n see if you notice the difference..
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I'm confused, do these for get more RAM or for better battery?

[Q] Best application for reduce drain battery moto g

Hello Everybody.
How effective this application :
1. Qualcomm Battery Guru
2. Clean Master
3. Greenify
In this momment i used Nova Launcher Prime and Google Now Launcher. I don't know the best launcher for my moto g, so I used both of the launcher. Please give my best choice about launcher.
If I want to reduce drain battery my moto g.
Thanks.

Vegastroy said:
Hello Everybody.
How effective this application :
1. Qualcomm Battery Guru
2. Clean Master
3. Greenify
In this momment i used Nova Launcher Prime and Google Now Launcher. I don't know the best launcher for my moto g, so I used both of the launcher. Please give my best choice about launcher.
If I want to reduce drain battery my moto g.
Thanks.
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Greenify is highly recommended by the most users. i am using it too.

Remove Un Nesseccery Applications or Disable Them,
Remove all Bloatware The Pre Installed Metro apps wich comes With Stock... it will hlp u to save some juice and Greenify is Best, (Renew ur Battery)
Sent from my XT1033

Use DS battery saver module on xposed, it saved my battery more than other app do
Sent from my XT1032

delete the Facebook app, well if you use it, and also pretty much everyone's favorite seems to be greenify + xposed

alexkta said:
delete the Facebook app, well if you use it, and also pretty much everyone's favorite seems to be greenify + xposed
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Yes I do. I used greenify but my moto g still drain fast. From 100 % to 20 % just 10 hours.
I used Nova Launcher Prime, BBM, Line and WA.

Disable Location service / GPS , also when you had weak signal from your Provider, it will reduce the battrey alot., you might want to set to 2G only, or better yet, use Wifi instate

I must be the only one that gets no benefits from greenify.

I will recommend Apex launcher, it is ligh and memory+battery friendly.
Use Greenify (If possible donation version) it can hibernate system apps like hangouts, google+ etc when not in use.

eemgee said:
I must be the only one that gets no benefits from greenify.
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You can also try the Hibernate app (not Greenify) you can find it in the Store.
For the others,
There are a lot of custom kernels that improve battery. Find one that suits you.