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[APP][4.3 & 4.4 KitKat] App Ops eXtended

App Ops eXtended is a launcher for the 4.3 AND 4.4 App Ops activity, as well as an installer for a more advanced version of App Ops with added features:
- search for apps
- filter out disabled apps
- sorting alphabetically
- batch grant/revoke OPs (permissions)
- ability to automatically deny permissions chosen by you on new app installs
- optional persistent notification to show revoked permissions for the current foreground app
App Ops X is a recompiled version of Android 4.3's App Ops which we've made available to Kit Kat now too.
We're going to improve on it and add new features, so please, if there's anything you'd like to see just let us know! Also if you have any problems with it, please send us a description along with your ROM. Thanks!
Link: http://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.colortiger.appopsinstaller

Can you add the option to take away ability from apps to connect to the internet, or to write to the USB storage, or to read the phone status and identity? That's what I would call extended app ops

sordna said:
Can you add the option to take away ability from apps to connect to the internet, or to write to the USB storage, or to read the phone status and identity? That's what I would call extended app ops
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Don't these apps work by listing ALL the permissions that an individual app can access ? So if it can't access the internet or GPS or or or it won't give the option to denied ?

drawde40599 said:
Don't these apps work by listing ALL the permissions that an individual app can access ? So if it can't access the internet or GPS or or or it won't give the option to denied ?
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App Ops lists some, not all permissions. Look at chrome, it doesn't say that it has any network permissions, neither write storage, but if you look at them in Settings->apps you can see it does.

sordna said:
App Ops lists some, not all permissions. Look at chrome, it doesn't say that it has any network permissions, neither write storage, but if you look at them in Settings->apps you can see it does.
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Gotcha I never really looked at apps like chrome , I really only use it for games and shady apps downloaded from the internet . I agree finding a way to show all permissions would be great

Many thanks!! I was waiting for kit Kat version.
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Yep, working on the INTERNET permission right now. App Ops eXtended uses the same AppOpsManager as the native app, which doesn't support it, so it's a bit more work, but we're getting there!

Looks nice !
If I may, once App Ops X is installed, the button still says Install App Ops X Maybe you could change it to "Launch App Ops X"

That's done, along with a few other features:
- notification that shows revoked permissions to the current foreground app
- batch grant/revoke a permission to all apps that requested it at once
- rules - automatically disallow permissions of your choosing to newly installed apps (like READ CONTACTS)

Don't see wake lock option in X version
First thanks for make this great app available on Kitkat platform.
I'm not sure if the following bug might be related to my phone only:
When trying the Native AppOps, all works fine and I see the "wake lock" option.
However when I try the AppOps X, I'm unable to see the option for "wake lock". I had granted superuser access to the app and phone is rooted. I'm on Kitkat (Build from CM 11). Phone is a Samsung S2 I9100.
If nobody is having this issue, then I would guess it's something with my OS or phone.

zrgiu said:
That's done, along with a few other features:
- notification that shows revoked permissions to the current foreground app
- batch grant/revoke a permission to all apps that requested it at once
- rules - automatically disallow permissions of your choosing to newly installed apps (like READ CONTACTS)
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This is cool! Can you also present the apps sorted by name ? The standard app ops show the apps in random order, so it's hard to find a specific app you are looking for, if it falls under a section with a lot of apps.

keepasa said:
When trying the Native AppOps, all works fine and I see the "wake lock" option.
However when I try the AppOps X, I'm unable to see the option for "wake lock".
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Thanks for that! It is actually a bug on our side which we'll try to get fixed by the next version! Feel free to suggest any improvements if you have an ideas too!
sordna said:
This is cool! Can you also present the apps sorted by name ? The standard app ops show the apps in random order, so it's hard to find a specific app you are looking for, if it falls under a section with a lot of apps.
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They are actually sorted so that the app which most recently used that OP is shown first. We'll try to add a sort option by the next version too though!

Does it affect OTA Updates?
THX
Bernd

bgrimm said:
Does it affect OTA Updates?
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It shouldn't affect them in any way.

Is there a way to stop notifications?

killall said:
Is there a way to stop notifications?
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In App Ops X on the upper right side there's a "settings" button, and there on the unlocked version the first option is for turning off the notification. If you haven't unlocked (purchased) though and you see notifications from App Ops X then that's a bug which we'll try to fix ASAP.

Yeh I have upgraded, but still get notifications, even if unchecked in settings

killall said:
Yeh I have upgraded, but still get notifications, even if unchecked in settings
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found it, thanks! fixing now!

My main concern is the device ID. is there anyway to stop apps from gaining access to that? Seems like a good app so far. Nice job

Greatness83 said:
My main concern is the device ID. is there anyway to stop apps from gaining access to that? Seems like a good app so far. Nice job
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Thanks!
There isn't any way through the AppOpsManager as of yet. Even so, the device ID now isn't as unique as it used to be, since it's software generated as opposed to hardware. I'm still looking into it to confirm that it's so, but the most of the internet tells that it is.

Anyway to prevent an app from showing up in Google Play with updates? Youtube related

The most recent Youtube update messed things up again, the Watch Later list is now in reverse order showing oldest added video on top and when you remove a video from the very bottom it'll jump back up to the top so you'll have to scroll all the way down again.
I want to set it up so that it won't remind me that there's an update for youtube. Don't confuse this with auto updating as that's turned off. I just don't want it to show up in Google Play with an update.

tracerit said:
The most recent Youtube update messed things up again, the Watch Later list is now in reverse order showing oldest added video on top and when you remove a video from the very bottom it'll jump back up to the top so you'll have to scroll all the way down again.
I want to set it up so that it won't remind me that there's an update for youtube. Don't confuse this with auto updating as that's turned off. I just don't want it to show up in Google Play with an update.
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do you have root?
if you have root, you can use titanium backup. it has a feature that can break play store links to any app, so you can make it that youtube will never see a play store update.

simms22 said:
do you have root?
if you have root, you can use titanium backup. it has a feature that can break play store links to any app, so you can make it that youtube will never see a play store update.
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Do you know if that TiBu feature will allow me to turn on auto update and still keep the "detached" apps from being updated? The only reason I turned off auto update was for three apps that I just detached using TiBu.
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3DSammy said:
Do you know if that TiBu feature will allow me to turn on auto update and still keep the "detached" apps from being updated? The only reason I turned off auto update was for three apps that I just detached using TiBu.
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yea, if you disconnect the apps from the market, youll never get a notification for that app to get updated, nor will it update itself. the market wont know that you have it installed and that it needs an update.

[GUIDE] Using Apps Ops (or Privacy Guard) 4 blocking wakelocks & saving battery

Before I begin note for:
Everyone:
I am making this thread as much as noob friendly. So if anyone doesn't understand any term or anything please let me know through posting here or PM me.
Moderators:
This is my first guide. I tried to follow all the rules if my thread is breaking any rules please let me know so I can make appropriate changes.
If the thread is in wrong section please move it.
This guide is only for:
- Android 4.3 and above which has app ops (privacy guard)
App Ops (or privacy guard) can be used for:
- denying specific permission to a certain app
-checking which apps are kepping your phone awake and which apps are the one using resources like location, personal stuff, etc ( only if your app ops or privacy guard has " advance" option. watch video to know what it is.)
- preventing app from causing wakelock
-overall it can be sort of used like wakelock blocker, battery saver app ( because of its feature to block wakelock) and noob friendly way of determining apps that causes wakelocks.
Usefull Links
using BBS to find cause of your battery drain. short video on that here
How to prevent & handle wakelocks & save battery life[GUIDE]
COMPLETE GUIDE for BATTERY SAVING on AOKP,AOSP,CM, SAMMY ROMs
Video on How to prevent wakelock using privacy guard (app ops) and prevent battery drain by a particular app.
Another small video with little different content
Power Point Presentation
for those who are not able to understand my accent or usually have trouble with spoken english. or just are not in mood for wasting data on youtube video. here is the power point presentation. I was not able to upload here on xda so i have used google drive.
PPT on Using App Ops( privacy guard) to its full potential (includes saving battery)
(Best viewed on laptops, computer or mobile devices with bigger screen)
I was a little late (actually lot late) to use app ops
It was recently that I started using app ops (now mostly know as privacy guard)
Not only can it be used for privacy purposes but it can also be used as battery saving app or wakelock blocker.
Different Roms have a little different app ops( privacy guard) some provides user advance options some don’t. Some even has little extra option and sort of interactive mode like xprivacy. (like temasek’s ROM which I use)
I am made this video with temasek’s ROM which is my favorite ROM.

Reserved

Waiting for PowerPoint because my understanding of spoken english is (very) limited.
Thank you!

app ops starter
When i launch App Ops Starter it crushes saying 'settings has stopped'

aavvaallooss said:
Waiting for PowerPoint because my understanding of spoken english is (very) limited.
Thank you!
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Will be soon just waiting for one or two days. I have asked for some screenshots on various threads of different ROMs. So that it will make a better presentation and comparison of different options in different ROMs. If i don't get enough screenshots in two days then i will myself download and flash some ROMs.

C114 said:
When i launch App Ops Starter it crushes saying 'settings has stopped'
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I faced same problem once. Don't remember now when and why as ut was long time back. I think it might have something to do with your ROM. If you are using xposed framework try using "app ops" module. I will try to recreate this error when i flash different ROM (Which is at least once a week) if i am able to replicate this error i will let you know why and what caused it.
I flashed one ROM over another after wiping just cache, dalvik and system which lead to same error message except it was when i tried to access "developer option"
So did you change your ROM recently without full wipe or procedure as mentioned in your ROM's thread?

Kapiljhajhria said:
I faced same problem once. Don't remember now when and why as ut was long time back. I think it might have something to do with your ROM. If you are using xposed framework try using "app ops" module. I will try to recreate this error when i flash different ROM (Which is at least once a week) if i am able to replicate this error i will let you know why and what caused it.
I flashed one ROM over another after wiping just cache, dalvik and system which lead to same error message except it was when i tried to access "developer option"
So did you change your ROM recently without full wipe or procedure as mentioned in your ROM's thread?
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App Ops module for xposed does not work as well. Same problem. Im on 4.4.2 Google Edition. I have Samsung s4. Flashed current rom with full wipe as it stated in instruction. Cheers
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screenshots
Hey,just to provide screenshots of Privacy Guard from SOKP 4.4.2 rom for i9300.It can be found in settings>privacy>privacy guard.Hope it helps

thanks for the info

How's for S4 I9500?
Anyone know where to find this option, or how to unhide it?

KnifeHead said:
How's for S4 I9500?
Anyone know where to find this option, or how to unhide it?
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If you are using xposed. Try "app ops" module . uf there is app ops hidden on your device it will unhide it. But from some stock ROMs it has been completely removed. And in some custom ROMs developers might have limited its use(functionality).
Try asking in the thread of ROM that you are currently on. You will known for sure from there where the app ops is on your ROM.

Kapiljhajhria said:
If you are using xposed. Try "app ops" module . uf there is app ops hidden on your device it will unhide it. But from some stock ROMs it has been completely removed. And in some custom ROMs developers might have limited its use(functionality).
Try asking in the thread of ROM that you are currently on. You will known for sure from there where the app ops is on your ROM.
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Tried app ops xposed and it can unhide app ops in setting > more > app ops
Using samsung stock rom ubufnd2.

C114 said:
App Ops module for xposed does not work as well. Same problem. Im on 4.4.2 Google Edition. I have Samsung s4. Flashed current rom with full wipe as it stated in instruction. Cheers
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you can give this app a try.
found one article here some text from that is below:
Users of Galaxy S4 Google Play edition handsets have started receiving Android 4.2.2 over-the-air update notifications just a day after the same update was rolled out to Play editions of LG G Pad 8.3 and HTC One.
Android 4.4.2 not only brings in new features and bug fixes, but also removes App Ops from the OS which Google claims was mistakenly tagged along with the Android 4.3 update. The Apps Ops allowed users to control how much access can third party apps have on their personal data.
the app for which i have given you the link installs some customized version of app ops. not sure whether it will work on your phone or not.

Can someone confirm for me what some of the permissions are actually for?
Wi-Fi change
Data change
Bluetooth change
Also, if I allow an app 'Wake up', but not 'Keep awake' - could the app keep waking the phone in an attempt to gain the wakelock which it is being denied?
'Keep awake' only applies if the screen is off, correct?
If I deny 'Keep awake' then an app won't close down while I'm using it, but it could be put into hibernation (don't know the correct term) by Android while it's in the middle of a background task? Like a radio app could just close, or a browser which is downloading something could just terminate the download before it's completed?

Kapiljhajhria said:
you can give this app a try.
found one article here some text from that is below:
Users of Galaxy S4 Google Play edition handsets have started receiving Android 4.2.2 over-the-air update notifications just a day after the same update was rolled out to Play editions of LG G Pad 8.3 and HTC One.
Android 4.4.2 not only brings in new features and bug fixes, but also removes App Ops from the OS which Google claims was mistakenly tagged along with the Android 4.3 update. The Apps Ops allowed users to control how much access can third party apps have on their personal data.
the app for which i have given you the link installs some customized version of app ops. not sure whether it will work on your phone or not.
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On play store it says 'item not found'.
Thanks for your help.
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setspeed said:
Can someone confirm for me what some of the permissions are actually for?
Wi-Fi change
Data change
Bluetooth change
Also, if I allow an app 'Wake up', but not 'Keep awake' - could the app keep waking the phone in an attempt to gain the wakelock which it is being denied?
'Keep awake' only applies if the screen is off, correct?
If I deny 'Keep awake' then an app won't close down while I'm using it, but it could be put into hibernation (don't know the correct term) by Android while it's in the middle of a background task? Like a radio app could just close, or a browser which is downloading something could just terminate the download before it's completed?
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wake up means : if device is in standby mode then that app can wake up your phone from sleep. like Facebook app when you recieve some notification it wakes up your phone to show notification.
keep awake means: while your phone is in use. if you are using some app and it is performing some operation and your phone screen times out and display switched off. after a while your phone will go in deep sleep. this permission will prevent it from going in deep sleep mode and keep phone awake. for example if you are downloading something via some download manager. and you have denied that download manager "keep awake" permission. so after you screen times out and there is no other app or process that is keeping your phone awake. this download manager will not be able to keep your phone awake. so download will stop .
so you need to use these permissions carefully. make sure you don't deny some app permission which is essential for its normal function.
you can deny Facebook both these wakelocks if you don't care about getting facebook notification all the time
Wifi Change and Data change is normally shown in apps that uses data. and also have options like sync or download only on wifi or only on mobile data. it is essential for that app to determine the change. so that it can act according to its settings.
For Bluetooth change you need to tell me for which app you are talking about? maybe some automatic profiles app like llama, tasker, etc they need this permission as there are profiles or conditions like switch on Bluetooth when in this area or if connected to this Bluetooth device do this
few people denied "settings" wake up and keep awake permission and they screwed up their phone. they had to reflash the entire ROM . they reported no touch, device not waking up from deep sleep. etc.
so just be extra careful when you are experimenting with system apps.

C114 said:
On play store it says 'item not found'.
Thanks for your help.
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Search play store for App ops
there are plenty of apps that unhide App ops and some also flash App Ops files .
Also can you give me the link to thread of your current ROM.

Kapiljhajhria said:
Search play store for App ops
there are plenty of apps that unhide App ops and some also flash App Ops files .
Also can you give me the link to thread of your current ROM.
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Link to the ROM
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2557353
I think i found the solution with this app
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.findsdk.apppermission
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C114 said:
Link to the ROM
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2557353
I think i found the solution with this app
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.findsdk.apppermission
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if thats working for you then great.
BTW your ROM does have app ops
below quote is from your ROM chnagelog 02/18/2014.
Enabled app ops in Settings > Security, Take total control of the permissions apps are granted when you install them from google play, VERY useful if you are concerned about privacy or you just don't want some misc app seeing your SMS's or having network permissions
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aavvaallooss said:
Waiting for PowerPoint because my understanding of spoken english is (very) limited.
Thank you!
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PPT uploaded

Oreo battery settings...Launch???

I just upgraded to Oreo and am wondering what the Launch setting under the Battery section does? With Nougat, I really liked the feature to close apps when the screen turned off. I am not sure what this Launch setting does??

It's clearly written there. It manages, whenever an app can launch, or not based on patterns.

Shadowprince94 said:
It's clearly written there. It manages, whenever an app can launch, or not based on patterns.
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Hi,
How did you configure the settings. Since the update to Oreo I am only getting 3 hours of SOT which is very disappointing.
In general, if I do not want an app to be running in the background or starting on its own i will choose to m it manually an deselect all options?
How do you handle apps that you do want to receive notifications from?
Thank you.

Go to settings -- launch
You can either let the system decide which way is more power saving (manage all automatically) or you can go at the top in setting - launch, it says manage batch manually.
For example
Facebook : auto launch : secondary launch : background launch
If you check auto launch,the Facebook app will run in background as soon as you turn on you system. If you don't check the box, the app will remain stop unless you tap on it
If you check secondary launch which allows other app to wake up Facebook app, if you don't check the box the app will not wake up by other app
If you check background launch, you allow the app to run in the background. If you don't check the box the app will stop after several minutes after you close it( save your battery).

zhouqishi110ok said:
Go to settings -- launch
You can either let the system decide which way is more power saving (manage all automatically) or you can go at the top in setting - launch, it says manage batch manually.
For example
Facebook : auto launch : secondary launch : background launch
If you check auto launch,the Facebook app will run in background as soon as you turn on you system. If you don't check the box, the app will remain stop unless you tap on it
If you check secondary launch which allows other app to wake up Facebook app, if you don't check the box the app will not wake up by other app
If you check background launch, you allow the app to run in the background. If you don't check the box the app will stop after several minutes after you close it( save your battery).
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Sorry just extra information, if you still feel the battery drains to quickly, do check at Battery Usage Click Facebook and Terminate App.
This based on my experiment as previous build (360) was okay, but this one (362) a battery drains so noticeable.
I notice that even if you set FB restricted from running background process, it's still running.
Thus, drains your battery much quicker.
As it consume about 138.46 mah which is the highest among all of my app.
Second highest is instagram (114.84 mah)
Other app was below 50.00 mah.
After i terminate it, i can easily reach 2 day ++ (wifi, data but not heavy), 1 day ++ (moderate use : fb, surfing, call, etc), 25 hours ++(heavy : gaming, movies, fb, youtube non-stop)
Only certain apps I manage it as Automatically, others by Manually (uncheck all box).
You can see in the picture attached.
Hope its help you !
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wancyber said:
Sorry just extra information, if you still feel the battery drains to quickly, do check at Battery Usage Click Facebook and Terminate App.
This based on my experiment as previous build (360) was okay, but this one (362) a battery drains so noticeable.
I notice that even if you set FB restricted from running background process, it's still running.
Thus, drains your battery much quicker.
As it consume about 138.46 mah which is the highest among all of my app.
Second highest is instagram (114.84 mah)
Other app was below 50.00 mah.
After i terminate it, i can easily reach 2 day ++ (wifi, data but not heavy), 1 day ++ (moderate use : fb, surfing, call, etc), 25 hours ++(heavy : gaming, movies, fb, youtube non-stop)
Only certain apps I manage it as Automatically, others by Manually (uncheck all box).
You can see in the picture attached.
Hope its help you !
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I think you reply to the wrong person. I have no issues with the battery I was just letting others know what it mean to manually manage apps
But anyway thanks for sharing information

zhouqishi110ok said:
I think you reply to the wrong person. I have no issues with the battery I was just letting others know what it mean to manually manage apps
But anyway thanks for sharing information
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Yeah man..i do notice the wrong replies, but it's to late..
Sorry @zhouqishi110ok....my bad...haha.
Ur welcome man ! Sorry again !
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Thank you both for the suggestions. I'll give it a try and report back. If I do manage an app manually and uncheck all three boxes I won't receive any push notifications?

I don't use the FB app, battery drainer.
I just use the address: m.facebook.com to launch the mobile version of the site. If I need the full version
I just click the hamburger, check the use full page.

bartuone said:
Thank you both for the suggestions. I'll give it a try and report back. If I do manage an app manually and uncheck all three boxes I won't receive any push notifications?
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After you close the screen, it'll automatically stop or terminate any background apps. But sometimes depends on the app. Like whatsapp, joox or some of my apps only need to clear the recent apps. Try and experiment. But for fb as i said earlier, after you use it please do terminate it manually.
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hi, manage automatically is all auto,secondary and running in background all 3 ticked?

galaxy16 said:
hi, manage automatically is all auto,secondary and running in background all 3 ticked?
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Hi, i'm not quite understand what are you trying to ask. Can you provide a little more detail ?
It's will be easier for the others to help you.
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p51d007 said:
I don't use the FB app, battery drainer.
I just use the address: m.facebook.com to launch the mobile version of the site. If I need the full version
I just click the hamburger, check the use full page.
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I use the app Fella for facebook. It work very well and there are many configuration options.

The worst thing it does is prevent internet access to your applications in the background. Even using the Android JobScheduler API, with "SetRequiredNetworkType", and "Enable background data" set for your app, you'll still get connection errors from any code that is run from your scheduled job if the app is not presently in the foreground. It's a horrible feature for app developers to deal with, ugh.

zhouqishi110ok said:
Go to settings -- launch
You can either let the system decide which way is more power saving (manage all automatically) or you can go at the top in setting - launch, it says manage batch manually.
For example
Facebook : auto launch : secondary launch : background launch
If you check auto launch,the Facebook app will run in background as soon as you turn on you system. If you don't check the box, the app will remain stop unless you tap on it
If you check secondary launch which allows other app to wake up Facebook app, if you don't check the box the app will not wake up by other app
If you check background launch, you allow the app to run in the background. If you don't check the box the app will stop after several minutes after you close it( save your battery).
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How I can control this setting by my app rather than setting manual?

A.Pul said:
How I can control this setting by my app rather than setting manual?
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You can't. And even showing a screen prompting or showing users how to do it, can get your app banned by Google Play.
EDIT: My response here was short-sited and premature. You can do something about this, as long as your app meets certain criteria.
Acceptable use cases for whitelisting:
https://developer.android.com/training/monitoring-device-state/doze-standby#whitelisting-cases
Adding whitelist support for acceptable use cases:
https://developer.android.com/training/monitoring-device-state/doze-standby#support_for_other_use_cases

leroy30 said:
You can't. And even showing a screen prompting or showing users how to do it, can get your app banned by Google Play.
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Thanks, but if we don't show a message to warning user, they may not know this issue.
Have any function to check the device is current managed automatically or manually?
I just want to show a message in case it's managed automatically.

A.Pul said:
Thanks, but if we don't show a message to warning user, they may not know this issue.
Have any function to check the device is current managed automatically or manually?
I just want to show a message in case it's managed automatically.
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It looks like you can do it, as long as your app meets an acceptable use case for battery optimization white-listing. If you can tick that box, you can fire an intent REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATION to directly prompt the user to add your app to the whitelist.
Acceptable use cases for whitelisting:
https://developer.android.com/training/monitoring-device-state/doze-standby#whitelisting-cases
Adding whitelist support for acceptable use cases:
https://developer.android.com/training/monitoring-device-state/doze-standby#support_for_other_use_cases

leroy30 said:
It looks like you can do it, as long as your app meets an acceptable use case for battery optimization white-listing. If you can tick that box, you can fire an intent REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATION to directly prompt the user to add your app to the whitelist.
Acceptable use cases for whitelisting:
https://developer.android.com/training/monitoring-device-state/doze-standby#whitelisting-cases
Adding whitelist support for acceptable use cases:
https://developer.android.com/training/monitoring-device-state/doze-standby#support_for_other_use_cases
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Thanks, but I tried this way before but it's not working. :crying:

[APP][8.0+][SAMSUNG] Runner - Update deep sleeping apps

Runner is a simple app allowing you to update Deep sleeping apps on Samsung devices running Android (One UI).
Deep sleeping apps​If you have this feature enabled, unused (as well as manually added) apps will be added to this list. The problem is that these sleeping apps are not visible to Play Store, which cannot update them, unless they are temporarily enabled by launching.
This is pretty much how Runner works - it just launches all user installed (non-system) deep sleeping apps, alowing you to check for app updates in the Play Store. Once you turn off the screen, all these apps will put to sleep.
How to update deep sleeping apps​
Install the latest apk release of Runner
Start Runner and wait for Play Store to open
Select Check for updates and/or wait a few seconds for Play Store to detect app updates
Once updated, turn off the display and all these apps will be put to sleep again
* I have almost 60 deep sleeping apps on my Galaxy S21 FE and all these apps launch in 2 or 3 seconds.

Exactly what I've been looking for, thanks.

Absolutely brilliant, thanks for this one mate.

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Mod translation: Leave footprints, great software

Thank you for this app!

I installed it and it worked great, however I noticed something and need your help.
I uninstalled the app and I see that when I run the Google Play updates, it continues to update my deep sleeping apps.. My phone is the Galaxy S23 Ultra.
The changes the app makes do not revert back to the defaults when you uninstall it?
Is there something else I have to do apart from uninstalling the app?

s12363 said:
I installed it and it worked great, however I noticed something and need your help.
I uninstalled the app and I see that when I run the Google Play updates, it continues to update my deep sleeping apps.. My phone is the Galaxy S23 Ultra.
The changes the app makes do not revert back to the defaults when you uninstall it?
Is there something else I have to do apart from uninstalling the app?
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It only launches the apps. My understanding is that there might be difference based on whatever you put the apps to the deep sleeping list or the system put them there. In case when it's the system, additional launches may change the behavior. So you may want to add app to the deep sleeping apps list manually. Though I'm not 100% sure it's like that.

moneytoo said:
It only launches the apps. My understanding is that there might be difference based on whatever you put the apps to the deep sleeping list or the system put them there. In case when it's the system, additional launches may change the behavior. So you may want to add app to the deep sleeping apps list manually. Though I'm not 100% sure it's like that.
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Thank you for your reply!
The system has started putting the apps on deep sleep mode again.
I was just a little baffled because it took some time to start doing that after uninstalling the app.
It's a great app and I highly appreciate your work!

Thanks for this app .....without it my apps never update.
I don't know how samsung doesn't include this function.

tmzbeme said:
Thanks for this app .....without it my apps never update.
I don't know how samsung doesn't include this function.
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The own samsung apps still update from the galaxy store even if they are in deep sleep so the problem is the google play store

well, the problem is actually with samsung because google does not support or recommend manually putting apps into deep sleep, so they don't care if samsung does it, they just won't help with a solution.
Samsung should include a solution to the effect of their cause.
And on my end the samsung apps do not auto-update, they only show there is an update available when I open them. Is there a setting to auto-update samsung apps without being signed in to a samsung account?

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What a great app! Thank you so much for doing this for us!
One question: after running it, I notices how many of the apps that initiated an update remained open intnhw background.
Is there a way you could close all apps that were opened during the update?
Thanks again for doing this for the community!

flinserl1 said:
Is there a way you could close all apps that were opened during the update?
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Once updated, turn off the display and all these apps will be put to sleep again

Brilliant.. Was searching for this exactly.. 86 sleeping apps directly appeared.. Thanks a million

Thank you. I have updated 44 apps with your app

Absolute champion!
It's so frustrating being forced to update a rarely used app before I can use it. I just want to check my the fuel prices!!!

Unfirtunately it stop working unless I remove the apps and add them back to the list .
After that it works one time