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Please note, you do these at your own risk, I am not responsible for anything breaking!!
Set your wallpaper to an all black wallpaper, this will save your battery some-what. Turn on adaptive brightness THEN turn your screen brightness all the way down. Turn on battery saver. Enable "DND" and set it to complete silence, you'll still get calls and texts. If you're rooted and want to change your display dentisy, do this:
*needs to be rooted*
Download build prop editor from the play store, grant permissions with SuperSU, edit, go to the bottom of the list and add this:
ro.sf.lcd_density=380
Save the file, close the app, open the app and reboot. Congratulations, your DPI has now been changed.
Go in to your sound and disable all sound in other, change your ring tone and notification to none. Disable sound for media, notification and ring tone.
Enable developer options, turn ON HW overlay. disable all animations to 0. Show all ANR's and background processes to no background apps.
Download BBS FROM HERE (XDA) and wakelock detector, you'll see what is consuming your battery. AMPERE will also tell you your charge rate and discharge rate, very good app.
Go in to your apps, disable everything you're not going to use, movies, music etc. BLOCK notifications for apps you don't want. change your permissions on your apps if you wish to do so.
You can check your battery's capacity with "kernel auditor" and you can underclock your CPU thus saving battery and it doesn't really effect performance.
Turn off vibration, disable account auto syncing, disable now on tap, go in to your Google settings, security and disable all, phone search and disable all. Date and time, disable automatic date and time, set to NOT 24 hours time display.
If you want to root:
Boot TWRP from here:
https://twrp.me/devices/motorolamotog2016.html
Make sure you have your Motorola drivers if you're on windows and fastboot, if you're on Linux (which I am) do this:
"sudo apt-get install android-tools-adb android-tools-fastboot"
You have developer options enabled, enable USB debugging and accept on your phone for auth.
BOOT in to twrp:
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot boot yourdir/twrp-3.0.2-0-athene.img
Wipe your phone, MAKE SURE to have a backup. Create your SuperSU file:
TWRP > Advanced > Terminal and type: "echo "SYSTEMLESS=true" > /data/.supersu" HIT enter, go to: TWRP > Advanced > File Manager and look for your SuperSU file.
Install your SuperSU Stable from here:
https://download.chainfire.eu/969/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.76-20160630161323.zip
Make sure it's on your SDCARD. install. Nice, you're rooted.
If you want to install A CUSTOM kernel, download here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g4-plus/development/kernel-elementalx-g4-0-01-t3424836
MAKE SURE it's on your SD card, install. nice.
*!!you will lose your official status!!*
Post your tips and tricks here.
*ROOTING is systemless, you will not lost your official status. IF you install the kernel, your official status will BE GONE!!!!*
bwoiisc0tty said:
Set your wallpaper to an all black wallpaper, this will save your battery some-what. Turn on adaptive brightness THEN turn your screen brightness all the way down.
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I disagree with this. We have an IPS LCD display. Which means that keeping a black screen INCREASES power consumption, because of the way LCD screens work. This would work wonders for an LED screen, but for our phone, keep the colour towards the whiter sides & keep the brightness low.
Buying 15000rs (225$) and you are telling us to disable all the features and not to use..Should I laugh or ignore ? This is not the right way to tell tricks & tips.
#chill
When i try to change my DPI to 380 or 400....
It breaks my camera...
Camera becomes non-responsive, en doesn't give an image anymore....
Only way to fix it again is to do a restore of my ROM.
coolhead said:
When i try to change my DPI to 380 or 400....
It breaks my camera...
Camera becomes non-responsive, en doesn't give an image anymore....
Only way to fix it again is to do a restore of my ROM.
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Working fine with 400dpi, non rooted device
Sent from my Moto G (4) using XDA-Developers mobile app
I agree that a black background helps on the MotoX 1st gen that has OLED screen, but will not do anything for our LCD screen.
As for keeping at the minimum the apps that run in background, that's good advice. Everyone can decide if those aps are important to them.
Hi, all - I am always interested in maximizing battery life on all my devices. I'm getting pretty respectable battery life on my newly rooted HD8-6G. When my HD8 is off and idle, I am generally seeing about 1% battery drop every 5 days or so. I thought I'd share some of my discoveries, in case y'all are interested.
First, a screenshot to let you guys see what I'm trying to maintain:
See those 0 mA and mA draws in the teens? That's the sign that my tablet is going about as low as possible for current draw.
Note: The app I use for monitoring battery current drain in real time on my Android devices is Battery Monitor Widget. It's the hands-down the best out there for seeing the actual current drain, and has a super-low footprint. I got the paid version, 'cause the developer deserves it. . During the BMW initial setup, be sure to manually set your HD8's battery capacity to 4750 mAh. You can use the default settings for everything else. Also, you can put a BMW widget on your desktop if you use Nova Launcher, and use Link2SD to convert Nova Launcher to a system app.
I also use Wakelock Detector to monitor for wakelocks. Install Wakelock Detector as a system app (available on the menu). Also, be sure to enable "Advanced Mode". I also enable "Statistics since unplug", since that will give me the best information on whether a new tablet mod / app install has adversely affected battery drain with new wakelocks.
I have also installed and run Greenify.
So ... First and foremost, I use my HD8-6G primarily as a reader, and not my main tablet. As such, my tablet is almost always in Airplane Mode (probably over 99% of the time). This may be one of the most important things you can do to keep your battery drain down. While you should definitely enable Settings >> Power >> Automatic Smart Suspend, keep in mind that this does not fully turn off the WiFi when the tablet screen is off. I have found that the HD8 will almost always drain over 100mA per BMW reading if WiFi is enabled with the Auto Smart Suspend enabled. So, remember to manually go into Airplane Mode when you don't need WiFi .
Under Settings >> Wireless >> Location-Based Services, I have all apps "disabled".
Next, here are some Amazon apps that I have disabled without negatively impacting battery drain:
Disable OTA updates:
pm disable com.amazon.otaverifier
pm disable com.amazon.device.software.ota
pm disable com.amazon.settings.systemupdates
(Remember to also rename /system/priv-app/DeviceSoftwareOTA/DeviceSoftwareOTA.apk to something like DeviceSoftwareOTA_.apk_)
Disable Fire Launcher:
pm disable com.amazon.firelauncher
Disable Amazon Game Circle:
pm disable com.amazon.ags.app
Disable Amazon Silk Browser:
pm disable com.amazon.cloud9
pm disable com.amazon.cloud9.kids
Disable Parental Controls:
pm disable com.amazon.parentalcontrols
TESTING (So, drain is TBD)
Will be testing other apps shortly.
Here are a bunch of other supposedly "safe" apps that folks have recommended disabling:
(Legend: Green apps can be pm disabled and then pm enabled to go back to previous battery drain levels. Red apps will always drain your battery after you pm disable them, even if you pm enable them later. See more details below.)
pm disable com.amazon.geo.client.maps
pm disable com.amazon.geo.mapsv2
pm disable com.amazon.geo.mapsv2.services
pm disable com.amazon.webapp
pm disable com.amazon.webview
pm disable com.amazon.dp.contacts
pm disable com.amazon.dp.fbcontacts
pm disable com.amazon.photos
pm disable com.amazon.photos.importer
pm disable com.amazon.kcp.tutorial
pm disable com.amazon.kindle
pm disable com.amazon.kindle.kso
pm disable com.amazon.kor.demo
pm disable com.amazon.tahoe
pm disable com.amazon.unifiedshare.actionchooser
pm disable com.amazon.unifiedsharefacebook
pm disable com.amazon.unifiedsharegoodreads
pm disable com.amazon.unifiedsharesinaweibo
pm disable com.amazon.unifiedsharetwitter
pm disable com.amazon.windowshop
pm disable com.amazon.pm
pm disable com.amazon.recess
pm disable com.amazon.socialplatform
pm disable com.amazon.zico
pm disable com.audible.application.kindle
pm disable com.audible.application.store
pm disable com.goodreads.kindle
pm disable com.amazon.kindle.unifiedSearch
However, I recommend caution before disabling any of these. Just because you can disable some of the above apps and have your HD8 still operate without any visible issue, I have found during my testing that disabling some of these actually increases battery drain, and sometimes irreparably. The battery drain occurs in Airplane Mode, not just when connected to the internet.
And by "irreparably", I mean this: I have found that once you pm disable some apps and battery drain increases, a pm enable on the same apps does not make the battery drain go back to the previous levels. For example, disabling com.amazon.kindle.unifiedSearch increased my battery drain, but reenabling com.amazon.kindle.unifiedSearch did not reduce the battery drain back to what it was before. The only solution I have found for this is sideloading the original v5.3.1.1 image again, and then re-rooting and starting over. But some apps can be pm enabled after seeing a battery drain increase, and the battery drain goes back to the previous levels. For example, com.amazon.webapp and com.amazon.webview increased battery drain when disabled, but the battery drain went back to normal when they were re-enabled.
Lastly (for now): Installing the Google app also creates an irrevocable battery drain. I saw the battery drain go up significantly when I installed the Google app, and that drain didn't completely disappear after I uninstalled the Google app. The drain never dropped below 100 mA after I uninstalled the Google app, even in Airplane Mode.
As a result, I had to re-image and re-root my HD8-6G. Getting pretty handy at that.
I will keep you guys informed on my progress.
Cheers!
¿GJ?
Nice work! I'll come back to your post once I have my device rooted (if ever).
Good post, also not rooted but just posting to say I've also seen a huge effect on battery after installing Google apps, I suspected it was Google Play Services but think I'll remove the Google App after reading your post as I rarely use it anyway, plus with the latest 5.3.2 update which brought Alexa, Amazon seems to have removed the ability to long-press on home for Google Now so again little point in keeping it.
Just wish there was an app to individually manage syncing for Google apps, like how it's baked into stock Android.
Great post, thanks a lot.
I'm just wondering, in the list above, if I disable the apps that are in plain text (not red or yellow) is there any affect on the battery?
iteek said:
Great post, thanks a lot.
I'm just wondering, in the list above, if I disable the apps that are in plain text (not red or yellow) is there any affect on the battery?
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The answer is ... Maybe, and in some cases ... Probably.
I haven't tested any of the plain text apps yet, and not sure when (or, if) I will get to it. For me, my HD8-6G is working really zippy now with very low current drain (charging once every 2 weeks). I got rid of most of the Amazon-centric functionality so that the HD8 operates very closely to a standard Android tablet.
Since the other plain text Amazon apps above aren't burning CPU or slowing down my HD8 at all, the cost/benefit of disabling more of those apps is pretty poor - I will certainly have to manually reimage my HD8 a few more times if I want to experiment more. It's a shame that we don't have full Nandroid backup capability for the HD8-6G, or I would be experimenting a bit more.
¿GJ?
Just awesome to see all your trial and error here so a fainted heart like me can pull the trigger. I myself refused to sign in with Amazon and rooted to block update and use another launcher and apps from PlayStore instead scaring they are pushing the update without my consent. But I do love the Kindle Reader, is there a way to replace it from PlayStore?
I tried excluding Gmail (and Google Photos) from doze using adb and it stayed excluded even after device restart.
Code:
adb shell dumpsys deviceidle whitelist +com.google.android.gm
adb shell dumpsys deviceidle whitelist +com.google.android.apps.photos
(Use minus sign instead of plus to remove package from list)
Verify:
Code:
adb shell dumpsys deviceidle whitelist
I attempted the same on Android 9 before but it always got lost shortly after reboot. On Android 10, it seems like it sticks (and works - based on my first few tries).
I also noticed that com.android.settings.Settings$HighPowerApplicationsActivity no longer lists system apps. OnePlus also removed the more aggressive power saving option.
moneytoo said:
I tried excluding Gmail (and Google Photos) from doze using adb and it stayed excluded even after device restart.
(Use minus sign instead of plus to remove package from list)
Verify:
I attempted the same on Android 9 before but it always got lost shortly after reboot. On Android 10, it seems like it sticks (and works - based on my first few tries).
I also noticed that com.android.settings.Settings$HighPowerApplicationsActivity no longer lists system apps. OnePlus also removed the more aggressive power saving option.
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Nice findings and thx for sharing it with us
Great! Thanks for sharing
Edit:
Gmail notifications are still delayed by around 10min.
Isn't it true that whitelisting only DISABLES Battery Optimization for a particular app, and you can do the same thing via the Android interface?
And we all know that turning Battery Optimization off doesn't do squat to get notifications sooner.
OR does whitelisting via ADB (supposed to) do something more powerful than disabling Battery Optimization? Thanks so much.
Looking forward to your reply
wgraz said:
Isn't it true that whitelisting only DISABLES Battery Optimization for a particular app, and you can do the same thing via the Android interface?
And we all know that turning Battery Optimization off doesn't do squat to get notifications sooner.
OR does whitelisting via ADB (supposed to) do something more powerful than disabling Battery Optimization? Thanks so much.
Looking forward to your reply
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Nope, via settings do not work, i disabled battery optimization as a whole but i have delays on sms and alarms, unless i wake up manually the phone, then the sms and alarms arrived all together.
Confirm that the setting is permanent, i'm using android 11 (custom rom), see the last two entries added to the system.
Code:
E:\Adb>adb shell dumpsys deviceidle whitelist
system-excidle,com.android.providers.calendar,10134
system-excidle,com.android.providers.downloads,10124
system-excidle,com.android.messaging,10183
system-excidle,com.qualcomm.qti.telephonyservice,1001
system-excidle,com.qualcomm.qcrilmsgtunnel,1001
system-excidle,com.android.cellbroadcastreceiver,10133
system-excidle,com.android.proxyhandler,10121
system-excidle,com.android.cellbroadcastreceiver.module,10205
system-excidle,com.android.shell,2000
system-excidle,com.android.deskclock,10182
system-excidle,com.qualcomm.atfwd,10197
system-excidle,com.android.providers.contacts,10132
system,com.android.providers.downloads,10124
system,com.android.messaging,10183
system,com.qualcomm.qti.telephonyservice,1001
system,com.qualcomm.qcrilmsgtunnel,1001
system,com.android.cellbroadcastreceiver,10133
system,com.android.cellbroadcastreceiver.module,10205
system,com.android.shell,2000
system,com.android.deskclock,10182
system,com.qualcomm.atfwd,10197
user,com.android.messaging,10183
user,com.android.deskclock,10182
When I added com.google.android.gm and com.google.android.apps.messaging, adb shell dumpsys deviceidle whitelist shows them in the "user" section, not the "system" section. Did I do something wrong? I notice the other apps in the "user" section are the ones I set to "Never Optimize" under battery preferences. I feel like adding these two are not going to make any difference since the "Never Optimize" setting doesn't help.
xda6969 said:
When I added com.google.android.gm and com.google.android.apps.messaging, adb shell dumpsys deviceidle whitelist shows them in the "user" section, not the "system" section. Did I do something wrong? I notice the other apps in the "user" section are the ones I set to "Never Optimize" under battery preferences. I feel like adding these two are not going to make any difference since the "Never Optimize" setting doesn't help.
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No, is ok, the change is at user level. I disabled doze in the settings too under battery management.
In my case they do a huge different, i do not have anymore the delay on notifications, expecially sms and clock alarms.
kd276 said:
No, is ok, the change is at user level. I disabled doze in the settings too under battery management.
In my case they do a huge different, i do not have anymore the delay on notifications, expecially sms and clock alarms.
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In my case, this didn't help. Gmail notifications are delayed randomly, sometimes like 7 minutes, other times until I unlock the phone. I have a Pixel 5a. Now I'm gonna try to the turn off doze altogether. I know this method requires it to be redone every reboot. Incidentally, I was able to reverse the whitelisting by using...
adb shell dumpsys deviceidle whitelist -com.google.android.gm
xda6969 said:
In my case, this didn't help. Gmail notifications are delayed randomly, sometimes like 7 minutes, other times until I unlock the phone. I have a Pixel 5a. Now I'm gonna try to the turn off doze altogether. I know this method requires it to be redone every reboot. Incidentally, I was able to reverse the whitelisting by using...
adb shell dumpsys deviceidle whitelist -com.google.android.gm
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Sorry this trick didn't help your case, i'm on Poco X3 Pro.
Turned of Doze totally using...
adb shell dumpsys deviceidle disable
... and now notifications work correctly. This disable both deep doze and light doze.
Yes it seems like whitelisting com.google.android.gm isn't enough to keep it awake. There must be other package(s) that need to be whitelisted as well.
Hi All,
I've had appalling battery life for a while typically dropping 30% in 3hrs and 90% overnight with the screen off, the software as clean as I could get it (all Google apps disabled) and wifi/bluetooth off. Despite this I couldn't fix the unreasonable drain. There wasn't anything obvious in adb logcat either which suggested something was going on when disconnected from a power source.
Anyhow, I've now solved it. Overnight I got a drain from 100% to, wait for it... 98%!
Here's how to do it. First if you use Google Play Services (or the apps that rely on it) you're out of luck - so try to consider alternative apps.
Enable development mode.
Run the following in an adb shell to clear out verizon crap.
Code:
pm uninstall -k --user 0 'com.verizon.cloudsetupwizard'
pm uninstall -k --user 0 'com.verizon.mips.services'
pm uninstall -k --user 0 'com.vzw.hss.myverizon'
pm uninstall -k --user 0 'com.jrd.verizonuriintentservice'
pm uninstall -k --user 0 'com.verizon.messaging.vzmsgs'
pm uninstall -k --user 0 'com.verizon.llkagent'
pm uninstall -k --user 0 'com.vzw.apnlib'
pm uninstall -k --user 0 'com.vzw.hss.myverizon'
pm uninstall -k --user 0 'com.tcl.vzwintents'
pm uninstall -k --user 0 'com.tct.vzwwifioffload'
pm uninstall -k --user 0 'com.vzw.ecid'
pm uninstall -k --user 0 'com.vzw.easvalidation'
pm uninstall -k --user 0 'com.customermobile.preload.vzw'
pm uninstall -k --user 0 'com.vcast.mediamanager'
Then disable all the Google/Verizon apps including Google Play. You can use F-Droid to install Aurora for Google Play access without the overhead. I installed a lot of open source replacements via F-Droid like "OpenLauncher" for the home, QKSMS for messages, OsmAnd for GPS navigation at this point.
Google Play Services can't be disabled normally and this is the battery killer. I theorise there's another system app using this framework and that is actually responsible for the battery drain. Disabling Google Play Services would stop this app from running. Go to Settings -> Security & Location -> Device Administrators & disable Google Play Services. You'll now find Google Play Services can be disabled in Apps.
Your phone will be fairly clean at this point and you should see a massive gain in battery life, I sure have.
Cheers,
Andrew
Thanks for your post! I think this will become the most important topic, battery life. I have to say I'm also able to get amazing life without removing Google Play Services. What OS Revision (update level) are you at? I'm at 1AMD. Since the 1AMD update (I think this is the 3rd update), everything has been much better battery wise. However I'm using LifeMode, have Accubattery and Greenify, and I also close ALL apps before I power off the screen. I think you'll find prior to 1AMD update you will be racking your brain on what causes the Battery Drain. I'd sometimes get 4-5 days with minimal use, I'd sometimes get a few hours. 1AMD is much more reliable.
That being said, let's see how we can optimize without removing google play services (removal of Verizon bloatware is totally cool), as 99% of the users on here are not going to remove Google Play Services).
1. Are you using Lifemode?
2. Are you saying Google Play Services are draining the battery when the screen is off?
3. What apps are you using to monitor the battery drain.
4. Which Build Number are you using on your phone?
- Ben
Here's a screenshot of my use right now. No mods, update 1AMD
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Here's a screenshot of my use right now. No mods, update 1AMD
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Guys, it's not a matter of the update, or better, they might have set something the the apps behavior to convince us that we should upgrade to 1AMD version, because (is it by casualty?...) the battery problems came at once to me and other users at the same time when Verizon released 1AMD!
Does anyone have any news from deadman96385 , who said he would have released his guide to root the phone?
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=80866785&postcount=45
Here he says: "But if i can't figure it out this week i'll release my current method so at least there will be something for people to use." on the 12th of November 2019...
I have changed nothing with my phone since the update. It absolutely has better battery life, however this is likely fixes with Lifemode or something else. I wouldn't state that the updates don't fix battery drain issues, because that is not correct.
bensdeals said:
I have changed nothing with my phone since the update. It absolutely has better battery life, however this is likely fixes with Lifemode or something else. I wouldn't state that the updates don't fix battery drain issues, because that is not correct.
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WARNING! Updating to that patch probably fixes the vulnerability to the ONLY EXPLOIT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE TO ROOT THE PHONE, RENDERING THE ROOT IMPOSSIBLE!
Thats fine. Many people dont care about root. This is strictly a Battery Life thread for anyone regardless of root, not just future rooter/bootloader unlockers. this is important, as the device is still supported and updates are rolling out.
many people will get the phone at this patch/update level.
The phone continues to infuriate. I had it perfect and then last night the phone drained again from 100% to 0%. The night before it only lost 2%. I have nothing installed, it's the cleanest I can get it without root. I don't use lifemode but background data sync is off.
I'm on v2AGA-0. I'm unable to update, perhaps because I'm in the UK, though root may become important later on if the phone continues it's quirks.
Palm support is non existent.
N/A, unable to delete.
Another night of spectacularly low usage, woke up and still on 100%! Not realistic but the algorithm will be taking into consideration the high usage of the night before. I better not touch anything now.
Still looking good. I have confirmed one problem area though.
If you're using the phone for USB tethering and put the pc/laptop to sleep it will probably reset the enumeration into power only mode. When tethering the phone doesn't reconnect into power only mode and causes a serious power drain (about 15% per hour). I've no idea why but it's consistent and maybe this is why they hid the tethering support. Be sure to unplug the phone or disable tethering before putting the pc/laptop into standby.
Seems mine gets stabilized after wiping cache partition in recovery mode. 8-10% loss overnight now. It was more than 80% loss due to cell standby process.
I've got a question for you -
In Accubattery, "Health" tab, what mAh does it say for the "Designed capacith"?
And, what does it say for the "Estimated capacity"?
bensdeals said:
Thanks for your post! I think this will become the most important topic, battery life. I have to say I'm also able to get amazing life without removing Google Play Services. What OS Revision (update level) are you at? I'm at 1AMD. Since the 1AMD update (I think this is the 3rd update), everything has been much better battery wise. However I'm using LifeMode, have Accubattery and Greenify, and I also close ALL apps before I power off the screen. I think you'll find prior to 1AMD update you will be racking your brain on what causes the Battery Drain. I'd sometimes get 4-5 days with minimal use, I'd sometimes get a few hours. 1AMD is much more reliable.
That being said, let's see how we can optimize without removing google play services (removal of Verizon bloatware is totally cool), as 99% of the users on here are not going to remove Google Play Services).
1. Are you using Lifemode?
2. Are you saying Google Play Services are draining the battery when the screen is off?
3. What apps are you using to monitor the battery drain.
4. Which Build Number are you using on your phone?
- Ben
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Just used your list to remove the bloat, but the "pm uninstall -k --user 0 'com.vzw.hss.myverizon'" command failed. I can see it and disable it still, just not sure what user it's installed for after the latest update.
One more app you can remove is the Verizon Location Agent, specially if you are not on Verizon.
What is Verizon location?
Verizon Smart Family is a service that offers location services and parental controls for all of your family members' phones. Refer to the Verizon Smart Family FAQs for more information about this service. You can manage Verizon Smart Family through My Verizon's website or through the Verizon Smart Family app.
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package:/vendor/priv-app/Verizon_LocationAgent_vzw_v0.0.3.120_Production_NoDebug_release_signed.apk=com.telecomsys.directedsms.android.SCG
To uninstall run this in adb shell
Code:
pm uninstall -k --user 0 'com.telecomsys.directedsms.android.SCG'
So after removing all the VZW apps the phone is still eating the battery like pac-man. This morning I woke up and the phone was at 32% after leaving it charged to 100% right before I went to sleep (10pm-5:30am typically). After checking the battery I am seeing the following eating up the battery ”Mobile Network Standby” for 66% and system and apps were 1% each. This is completely unsatisfactory, but also a bug with Oreo. For the record I am running stock right now and also using the 2AGG version of the ROM with Straight Talk carrier.
I have configured the following settings to see if this helps at all and will report back.
Setting #1
Settings --> Security location --> Location (under Privacy) --> Scanning. I then disabled both Wi-Fi- and bluetooth scanning.
Setting #2
Enable Developer Options and then un-checked Mobile data always active.
UPDATE: So after making those changes the device has been idle for 10h 52m and it's at 80%. It as has dropped 17%for the Cellular network standby and 1% for apps. It's showing the phone can be idle for another 2 days left which is much more respectable. I think these settings accompanied by removing the VZW apps makes this a closer to daily driver for sure. I hope this post was helpful to others on the board. I will be spending my time now on development on the device starting with looking at the source code that was released by Palm. I will be creating a new post once I make some head way.
Mine has gone back to terrible. Although I have mobile data on I'm using very little of it. While on a cycle ride I lost 45% in 4hrs.
I suspect the battery has had it.
snoopy20 said:
Mine has gone back to terrible. Although I have mobile data on I'm using very little of it. While on a cycle ride I lost 45% in 4hrs.
I suspect the battery has had it.
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I have got pretty random stats: sometimes it 5% per night, or 12%. Last day i got 50% discharge during 3 hours afk on the table (every app was closed).
So it's not might be a battery. Try out AccuBattery for a few days to check charge\discharge rates and cappasity.
There can be a problem with the firmware itself I imagine.
I've ran Accubattery and there's nothing running. My suspicion is is Android isn't working out the % properly as it's based on the charge capacity over time. Degraded batteries don't have a linear discharge rate.
Palm support got back to me, recommended a Morph Juice battery. Useless as always.
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I've ran Accubattery and there's nothing running. My suspicion is is Android isn't working out the % properly as it's based on the charge capacity over time. Degraded batteries don't have a linear discharge rate.
Palm support got back to me, recommended a Morph Juice battery. Useless as always.
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What % wear do you have under health in accubattery?
THIS IS A SUGGESTED CONFIGURATION FOR GOOGLE DEVICESOUT OF SUPPORT/CLOSEDRECOMMENDED SETTINGSTo Start With- Factory Reset (RECOMMENDED)
- Remove SIM before first boot
- Follow setup OFFLINE (DON'T restore anything during setup)
- Reboot, insert SIM then continue setup online.
System Settings- Auto-Rotate: DISABLED
- Notification Bubbles: DISABLED
- Notification History: DISABLED
- Synchronization: DISABLED (turn it off again when not in use).
- Location: DISABLED (turn it off again when not in use).
- Display Resolution: FHD/1080p
- Advanced features: ALL DISABLED
- Motions and Gestures: ALL DISABLED
- Auto download System Update over Wi-Fi: DISABLED
- Bluetooth Scanning (Location services): DISABLED
- Usage & Diagnostics: DISABLED
- Advertising ID: RESET & DELETE
- System Sound/Vibration feedback: OFF
- Network Mode: 4G
- Always On Display (AoD): DISABLED
- Dark Mode: ENABLED
- Trust Agent: DISABLED
- Turn Screen On: DISABLED
- Suggestions/Recommendations: ALL DISABLED
- Gestures/Shortcuts: DISABLED.
- Adaptive Battery: DISABLED
- Adaptive Connectivity: DISABLED.
Google Settings- Nearby connections: DISABLED
- Devices: DISABLED
- Nearby Share: DISABLED (turn it off again when not in use).
- Nearby Share Notification: DISABLED
- Location Services: ALL DISABLED
Developer Options:- Allow window-level blurs: DISABLED
- Background Check: DISABLED
- Suspend execution of Cached apps: ENABLED
- Animation scale (3 entries) : x0.5
- Logger Buffer Sizes: OFF
- Predictive Back Animations: ON
Camera Settings- Turn off location permission for the camera app.
- Face Beautification: DISABLED
- Video Stabilization: DISABLED
- Video Resolution: 4K30
- Social share: DISABLED.
- Google lens suggestions: DISABLED
Advanced
- Show dirty lens warning: DISABLED
- Store videos efficiently: DISABLED
Google Play Store Settings- Google Play Protect: DISABLED
- Autoplay: DISABLED
- Auto Update Apps: DISABLED
- App Installation Optimization: DISABLED
Google Chrome SettingsSettings
- Page Preloading: DISABLED
Chrome Flags
- Smooth Scrolling: ENABLED
- Parallel Downloading: ENABLED
Social Media Apps Settings- Theme: AMOLED/DARK
- Autoplay videos: DISABLED
- Log out of all Old sessions.
- Delete old logged in devices.
Spotify Settings- Canvas: DISABLED
- Gapless: ENABLED
- Normalize volume: DISABLED
- Device broadcast status: DISABLED
- Spotify connect in the background: DISABLED
Add "Sync" Quick Toggle- Download Quick Settings
- Enable it under "System no root"
- Add the tile normally through the edit button
GENERAL FIXESDiagnose Your Problem- Go to Device care, battery, check your battery usage. If nothing shows, it's battery leak.
Fix Battery Leak (IMPORTANT)- Go to Permission Manager, enable "Show system apps" and check for any excess permissions, especially hardware like location, camera or nearby devices.
Fix Battery Calibration- Use your phone normally till it dies off automatically.
- Plug it into the charger and leave it charging for 2h while it's still off.
- Turn it on, calibrate the battery then unplug your phone and use it normally until it dies again.
- Plug it into the charger and leave it charging for 2h while it's still off.
- Turn it on, calibrate the battery again and unplug it, enjoy
Fix Google Apps Battery drainGo to Settings, Apps. Enable "Show system apps" then look for each of:
- Google Play Store
- Google Services Framework
- Google Play Services
- Android System WebView"
Uninstall Updates, Clear data & Cache, Force Stop, Reboot, update and follow setup.
Fix Camera Experience- Wipe Data & Cache, reboot to Safe mode, do it again, then reboot normally.
Fix OLED Burn-in/Ghosting- Download LCD Burn-in Wiper
- Disable Auto-brightness & set Brightness to 100%
- Leave on for at least 1 hour
Fix Speaker crackling- Download Speaker cleaner
- Set your volume to max
- Put your phone face down & launch
Remove Ads System-WideGo to settings, connections, more connections settings, look for Private DNS.
- dns.adguard-dns.com or dns.adguard.com
- Close all apps then reboot.
Apps Alternatives- Apps list
What's wrong with Adaptive Battery? AFAIK it just slows down charging through the night when u have alarm turned on.
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What's wrong with Adaptive Battery? AFAIK it just slows down charging through the night when u have alarm turned on.
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That's adaptive charging you're describing
What kind of battery improvement/screen on time can we expect from these optimizations? I'm currently getting 6-8h of screen time or 40~ hours of standby with 4~ hours of screentime.
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What kind of battery improvement/screen on time can we expect from these optimizations? I'm currently getting 6-8h of screen time or 40~ hours of standby with 4~ hours of screentime.
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All kinds actually, from smoother phone to longer battery life.
I wouldn't follow this guide, especially since it recommends malware (ccleaner hasn't been good for a looooong time).
There's also no need for draining your battery until the phone turns off multiple times to "calibrate" it, and disabling stuff that many people find useful (like location for Maps)... going through ADB to turn off settings available through the UI is also strange... Seems like snake oil.
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rydare said:
I wouldn't follow this guide, especially since it recommends malware (ccleaner hasn't been good for a looooong time).
There's also no need for draining your battery until the phone turns off multiple times to "calibrate" it, and disabling stuff that many people find useful (like location for Maps)... going through ADB to turn off settings available through the UI is also strange... Seems like snake oil.
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Then don't .
rydare said:
I wouldn't follow this guide, especially since it recommends malware (ccleaner hasn't been good for a looooong time).
There's also no need for draining your battery until the phone turns off multiple times to "calibrate" it, and disabling stuff that many people find useful (like location for Maps)... going through ADB to turn off settings available through the UI is also strange... Seems like snake oil.
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Agreed. CCleaner is garbage malware and most of the tips cripple your device's capabilities. One example from the rec'd settings... Turn off WiFi/Bluetooth scanning/GPS. Sure you'll save battery.. at the expense of losing location results. Also many apps require GPS permissions so this suggestion isn't even really practical.
Battery Calibration Pro? Hasn't been updated since 2017. If you want to know what's going on with your battery get a relevant app like Ampere. And why do we even need to "calibrate" our batteries?
And many of the apps listed in PixelSafe.txt marked as "bloatware" are definitely not safe to uninstall..
com.android.omadm.service
com.google.android.ims
com.google.android.carrier
Good luck using your phone without these.
And if AppControl OP is suggesting to use to uninstall the listed apps is doing so by modifying system partition say goodbye to passing safetynet.
100% do not use anything suggested here lol
bobbarker2 said:
Agreed. CCleaner is garbage malware and most of the tips cripple your device's capabilities. One example from the rec'd settings... Turn off WiFi/Bluetooth scanning/GPS. Sure you'll save battery.. at the expense of losing location results. Also many apps require GPS permissions so this suggestion isn't even really practical.
Battery Calibration Pro? Hasn't been updated since 2017. If you want to know what's going on with your battery get a relevant app like Ampere. And why do we even need to "calibrate" our batteries?
And many of the apps listed in PixelSafe.txt marked as "bloatware" are definitely not safe to uninstall..
com.android.omadm.service
com.google.android.ims
com.google.android.carrier
Good luck using your phone without these.
And if AppControl OP is suggesting to use to uninstall the listed apps is doing so by modifying system partition say goodbye to passing safetynet.
100% do not use anything suggested here lol
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Im going to call bull**** on you here
Ive had omadm disabled for over 2 months with zero issues
OMA DM server development cooperation in the air, mobile phones and wireless devices to provide remote configuration, configure and update device management (DM) client enables operators and handset manufacturers outbreak system dependencies between DM tight.
if you can explain exactly why something should not be disabled and why it will cause a bootloop or failure to boot great.
if you are just blowing smoke out your ass because you think your phone should wipe your ass for you and everyone else.
then go away you are not helping the discussion.
i also dont think any non opensource app should be used as snake oil to fix issues unless we know exactly how it works.
people should always do their own research on everything, XDA is not for sheep following a guide word for word because they don't understand why things work or don't work
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Agreed. CCleaner is garbage malware and most of the tips cripple your device's capabilities. One example from the rec'd settings... Turn off WiFi/Bluetooth scanning/GPS. Sure you'll save battery.. at the expense of losing location results. Also many apps require GPS permissions so this suggestion isn't even really practical.
Battery Calibration Pro? Hasn't been updated since 2017. If you want to know what's going on with your battery get a relevant app like Ampere. And why do we even need to "calibrate" our batteries?
And many of the apps listed in PixelSafe.txt marked as "bloatware" are definitely not safe to uninstall..
com.android.omadm.service
com.google.android.ims
com.google.android.carrier
Good luck using your phone without these.
And if AppControl OP is suggesting to use to uninstall the listed apps is doing so by modifying system partition say goodbye to passing safetynet.
100% do not use anything suggested here lol
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PLEASE, READ OP CAREFULLY BEFORE COMMENTING. THANK YOU- CCleaner does the job, also, uninstalling it right after you're done using it is a key step.
- Doesn't matter when has it been updated, it does the job.
- I actually have a pixel 6, and those apps listed are ALREADY UNINSTALLED for me, and i'm running fine as you can see .
- Bootloader locked, no root, and you're worried about system partitions ? And safetynet too ?
- OMADM was shipped disabled for me, i never needed to take it out.
- Literally NO ONE forced you to do what i said, all of those are suggestions, feel free to do, or not do them.
- You don't like my suggestions ? Skip them, go away, don't come posting nonsense, please, i want to keep my thread clean of bull****.
- 100% nobody asked your opinion.
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Im going to call bull**** on you here
Ive had omadm disabled for over 2 months with zero issues
OMA DM server development cooperation in the air, mobile phones and wireless devices to provide remote configuration, configure and update device management (DM) client enables operators and handset manufacturers outbreak system dependencies between DM tight.
if you can explain exactly why something should not be disabled and why it will cause a bootloop or failure to boot great.
if you are just blowing smoke out your ass because you think your phone should wipe your ass for you and everyone else.
then go away you are not helping the discussion.
i also dont think any non opensource app should be used as snake oil to fix issues unless we know exactly how it works.
people should always do their own research on everything, XDA is not for sheep following a guide word for word because they don't understand why things work or don't work
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As i already stated in the past post, those apps are already uninstalled on my phone and i don't have any problem. Everything is working as intended, but with less heat, faster charging and better battery life
OMA DM and it's associated apps are frozen out of the box (for my carrier anyway). Can't speak for all carriers.
Lol I just copy/pasted from where I saw in the txt to uninstall com.google.android.ims and
com.google.android.carrier.. my bad if I included one that can be removed "safely".
Though how would it be beneficial to battery life to remove a frozen system app?
You missed my point. There are apps in the txt that should never be removed or even be suggested to be removed because without them, you no longer have a phone.
This entire battery optimization guide is full of bad advice at best and changes that will break your phone. What's the point of having a phone with amazing battering life but no functionality?
Don't believe me than go ahead and disable/remove com.google.android.ims and the other ims services. See how well sms/mms/telephony work through an IP network.
Literally NO ONE forced you to do what i said, all of those are suggestions, feel free to do, or not do them. You don't like my suggestions ? Skip them, go away, don't come posting nonsense, please, i want to keep my thread clean of bull****.
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XDA is a community with lots of people who don't have in-depth knowledge of Android. Some people may not know better.
So as a community, we also want to stop the spread of bad information. You can't post a guide for better battery life and then say "but no one look into them or question them they work 100%". That's not how things work.
And with that not wasting more time on this thread. Best of luck!
To everyone coming here, please, if you don't have serious issues with your battery, never ever drain it to 0. And over all, never ever try to start a phone with a 0% battery.
A battery is always better at 40-60%, not more, not less (you can find a lot of battery care articles on the web explaining why).
This calibration method is probably a way to solve a problem after flashing your phone with a custom ROM and after that, you see wrong battery percentage (like if your phone switch off before 3% remaining).
But please note that draining your battery to 0 will decrease its capacity permanently (and it can be by a huge amount if you insist to much). Also charging it to 100% everyday can decrease your battery life faster.
In an everyday use of your phone, it's better by a huge amount to charge your phone as often as you can and unplug it around 60-80%. You will see a difference after years.
Do you know why a new phone is around 50-60% battery when you buy it and switch it on for the first time ? Now you know
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XDA is a community with lots of people who don't have in-depth knowledge of Android. Some people may not know better.
So as a community, we also want to stop the spread of bad information. You can't post a guide for better battery life and then say "but no one look into them or question them they work 100%". That's not how things work.
And with that not wasting more time on this thread. Best of luck!
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The OP isn't going to love me at all. I just know I'm going to get a "nobody asked for your opinion" comment from him. He's right, nobody did ask my opinion, but that doesn't mean I'm not allowed to give it anyway. So, while I thank the OP for his enthusiasm and his attempts to provide something useful for Pixel 6 owners, I strongly advise caution in following these tweaks.
Out of the OP's list, the only things I could agree with would as follows: advertising ID, always on display, system dark mode, animation scale, and systemwide removal of ads. That last one however, I use Blokada for as I feel it's more effective.
OP should explain his reasoning behind each and every one of these changes in this list, so the people he is trying to help can understand his reasoning here. I've been mucking around the guts of Android devices since Android 2.1 and even I would like to know why he chose these things. I'd like to know because most of them seem to cripple the functions of the unit, i.e. negatively impact the Google experience. For example, gestures - gesture navigation - he says to disable. Why?
Some of these tweaks have little to no effect, could actually do more harm than good, or have better options available.
Battery Calibration - Totally unnecessary and only serves to waste battery charge cycles, which you do NOT want to do with a battery trapped in an aluminum frame between two slabs of glass. Battery calibration apps are unnecessary as the only thing they do is delete batterystats.bin, which Android automatically does upon removing the unit from a charger. This has been a known fact since around 2012.
Apps lag using CCleaner - Ignoring CCleaner's reputation since its purchase by Avast, lag from apps on a Pixel 6 is debatable. In any event, SDMaid I feel is a better option than CCleaner, especially as it functions quite nicely for debloating.
Fix OLED Burn-in/Ghosting - The disable gestures tweak could accelerate burn-in along the bottom of the display as the device would have to revert to the 3-dot navigation option. Any burn-in the screen does acquire would have to be rather light in order for an app to fix it, but so long as the wear is light an app will work. I have seen some very extreme examples of burn-in on an OLED screen, and no app would help those.
And then there is the bloatware section. Why in the hell is it that everyone and their mother still recommends deleting apps from the system partition instead of disabling them? Seriously, in the early days of Android it made sense. Now, it's only a waste of time, especially on a device whose system partitions are set to read-only in the first place. Using SDMaid or Titanium Backup and freezing, i.e. disabling, apps is far less likely to cause problems. If I recall correctly, the freezing function does not require root access to work.
My thoughts...take them as you will. Most of this stuff I won't bother with, and the things I do bother with I've already done.
I use the following :
Nova launcher pro
Appdash pro
SD Maid pro
Adaway
Modules - systemless and safety net V2.
Updated Google Pixel debloat list:- Added overlays
i smell snake oil.
Hamid Chikh said:
From the author of Complete Samsung OneUI Optimization
GENERAL BATTERY/PERFORMANCE SETTINGSTo Start With- Factory Reset.
Settings App- Adaptive Battery: DISABLED.
- Synchronization: DISABLED (turn it off again when not in use).
- Location: DISABLED (turn it off again when not in use).
- Advanced features/Gestures: DISABLED
- Bluetooth Scanning (Location services): DISABLED
- Usage & Diagnostics: DISABLED
- Advertising ID: DELETE
- Sound/Vibration feedback: ALL OFF
- Network Mode: 4G
- Always On Display (AoD): DISABLED
- System-Wide Dark Mode: ENABLED
Google Settings- Nearby connections: DISABLED
- Devices: DISABLED
- Nearby Share: DISABLED (turn it off again when not in use).
- Emergency Location Service: DISABLED
Developer Options:- Background Check: DISABLED
- Suspend execution of Cached apps (under dev options): ENABLED
- Animation scale (3 entries) : x0.5
Home Screen- Apply dark black Amoled Wallpaper
- Apply dark theme to Wallpaper
GENERAL BATTERY/PERFORMANCE FIXESBattery Calibration (Method #1)- Fully charge your phone, then use it normally till it turns off automatically.
- Wait a few minutes, try to turn it on again, to make sure it's really dead.
- Plug it into the charger and leave it charging for 2h while it's still off.
- Unplug it, turn it on, use it normally it dies again
- Wait a few minutes, try to turn it on again, to make sure it's really dead.
- Plug it into the charger and leave it charging for 2h while it's still off.
- Unplug it, turn it on, and you're done! Enjoy.
Battery Calibration (Method #2)- Download Battery Calibration Pro
- Fully charge your phone
- Calibrate
- Restart
- Unplug your phone
Other calibration methods can be found here
Fix General Battery Drain- Go to Permission Manager, check for any excess permissions, like location, camera or nearby devices.
Fix Apps Lag- Download CCleaner
- Give it all permissions required
- Delete all apps caches
- Go to apps and Force stop all apps
- Uninstall CCleaner then reboot.
Fix Google Apps Battery drainGo to Settings, Apps. Enable "show system apps" then look for each of:
"Google Play Store", "Google Services Framework", "Google Play Services", "Chrome", "WebView" & "Google App".
- Clear data & cache
- Uninstall Updates
- Force Stop
- Reboot, let them update and follow setup.
- Turn Sync Off
- Auto Update Apps: DISABLED
Fix Camera Experience- Wipe Data & Cache of Camera app, reboot to Safe mode, do it again, then reboot normally.
Fix Spotify Battery Drain- Under Spotify settings, turn off "Spotify connect in the background" (This won't stop background music playing).
Remove Ads System-WideGo to settings, connections, more connections settings, look for Private DNS.
- Set: dns.adguard.com as custom dns & save.
- Close all apps then reboot.
Fix Slow App Install TimeUnder General Google Play Store settings
- "App Install Optimisation": DISABLED
Fix OLED Burn-in/Ghosting- Download LCD Burn-in Wiper
- Disable Auto-brightness
- Set Brightness to 100%
- Launch a 2 hours session
Fix Speaker Crackling- Download Speaker cleaner
- Set your volume to max
- Put your phone face down
Fix Google Chrome- Page Preloading: DISABLED
Chrome Flags
- QUIC protocol: ENABLED
- Smooth Scrolling: ENABLED
- Parallel Downloading: ENABLED
- Auto Dark Mode for Web Content: ENABLED
Fix Reddit- Theme: AMOLED
- Autoplay videos: OFF
REMOVE BLOATWAREYou're gonna need:
- ADB AppControl (Windows)
- Samsung USB Drivers
- Latest presets attached at the bottom of this post
- You have to enable USB debugging and "Always authorise" on your phone
In AppControl
- Load "PixelSafe"
- Take a look at all what's going to be removed then unselect apps & features you need.
- Apply Uninstall while checking "delete data & cache".
- Restart your phone.
Important Notes
- Uncheck features and apps you need.
- You can always go to "Uninstall" section in AC, search and restore the features you need.
- Keep in mind that deleted apps stay in the phone and will all be restored after factory reset.
- Restore all apps before updating your phone
ADB OPTIMISATIONS#BACKUP FIRST- adb devices
- adb shell settings list global > global_stock.txt
- adb shell settings list system > system_stock.txt
- adb shell settings list secure > secure_stock.txt
If you want to check parameter's state, replace "put" with "get" and remove value.
Ex: For "animator_duration_scale"
- adb shell settings get global animator_duration_scale
Change Refresh rate- adb shell settings put system peak_refresh_rate 90.0
- adb shell settings put system min_refresh_rate 60.0
Change Animation scale- adb shell settings put global window_animation_scale 0.35
- adb shell settings put global transition_animation_scale 0.35
- adb shell settings put global animator_duration_scale 0.35
Enable Suspend execution of cached apps- adb shell settings put global cached_apps_freezer enabled
Change Adaptive Brightness Bias (1 = Brighter, -1 = Darker)- adb shell settings put system screen_auto_brightness_adj 1
Disable Gestures- adb shell settings put secure double_tap_to_wake 0
- adb shell settings put secure wake_gesture_enabled 0
- adb shell settings put secure camera_double_twist_to_flip_enabled 0
- adb shell settings put secure volume_hush_gesture 0
- adb shell settings put secure hush_gesture_used 0
- adb shell settings put secure silence_gesture 0
- adb shell settings put secure skip_gesture 0
Disable Sound Effects on Interaction- adb shell settings put system sound_effects_enabled 0
Disable Haptic Feedback- adb shell settings put system haptic_feedback_enabled 0
- adb shell settings put system haptic_feedback_intensity 0
Disable Screen Saver- adb shell settings put secure screensaver_enabled 0
- adb shell settings put secure screensaver_activate_on_sleep 0
- adb shell settings put secure screensaver_activate_on_dock 0
Enable Hidden Wifi/Data Toggle- adb shell settings put global settings_provider_model false
- adb shell settings put secure sysui_qs_tiles "wifi,cell,$(settings get secure sysui_qs_tiles)"
Stay tuned, more is coming ...
#I'M NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE CAUSED TO YOUR DEVICE
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Bravissimo !
thanks a lot my friend !!!