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[App]14.03.2011 SuperPower v0.80 Battery save:Data, Wi-Fi, BT, GPS, 2G/3G/4G, CPU mhz

THIS IS AN UNSUPPORTED EXPERIMENTAL BETA APPLICATION, BUGGY, USE AT YOUR OWN RISK. PLEASE READ THE ENTIRE POST BEFORE USING.
About
SuperPower attempts to save battery power by controlling various power hungry components and features of the device. Its features include managment of the cellular data connection, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, CPU speed and 2G/3G band. It does all this automagically based on the options you configure.
There are more battery saver apps out there, but none that work the way I want them to. It is however meant to work relatively simply. If you want uber-fine-grained control use one or a combination of the other applications available.
SuperPower also serves as somewhat of an Android port of WMLongLife.
BETA, Development & Testing
This application is in beta stage and far from finished. There will be bugs, and the list of things that still need to added, changed, refactored, streamlineed, etc is long.
Primary testing and development is done on a Galaxy S (unbranded, EU, I9000) device, but I also run tests on a G1 and a Hero. Other users have reported it (mostly) works on the Droid, Milestone, Nexus, Desire, Pulse, EVO.
Android version
SuperPower requires Android 1.6 or newer. Some features require newer versions, and some features have a different code path on different Android versions.
For example, Bluetooth features require Android 2.0, while the download speed tracker (to not disable data while downloading) requires Android 2.2. Features are automatically disabled if they are not available for your Android version.
Main features
Control over
- Cellular data
- Wi-Fi
- WiMAX * Android 2.2+ *
- Bluetooth * Android 2.0+ *
- CPU speed * ROOT *
- Bands (2G/3G) * ROOT *
- GPS * ROOT, PATCH, Android 2.2+ *
- Auto-Sync
- Background data * ROOT, PATCH, Android 2.2+ *
Automatic management of the above based on
- Screen state
- Wi-Fi network connection state
- WiMAX network connection state
- Lock screen visibility state
- Download speed
- Foreground application
- Tethering state
- Sleep mode
- Low battery state
- Charging state
Other
- Schedule data connection to be available at certain times
- Schedule night mode
- Informative toasts in response to user actions
- Status bar notifications about the current state, which you can tap to change
- Provides handy shortcuts you can add to the home screen for easy access of a number of functions
Additional features
- Enable/disable data is non-persistent. APNs are not modified! This is no longer true on Gingerbread (2.3) and newer due to changes in Android security. Here either data is disabled entirely (Settings -> Wireless and network -> Mobile networks -> Use packet data, or APNs are modified (Access Point Names in the same menu).
- 2G/3G switching is supported in two different ways: RIL injection (highly experimental, any ROM, possible side effects) and Sidekick (AOSP ROMs signed with platform test keys, or using patching)
- Completely event based, no polling, ever.
Future features
I have a LOT of them already in my to-do list. However, if you have any ideas feel free to post them. To name a few that are already on my list: configuration wizard, widget, GPS control, mapper, signal-strength based 2G/3G. Of course improvement to current features, fixing bugs, etc are also on my (perpetual?) to-do list.
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Conclusion, copyright and download
NOTICE: At this time I may not respond to each and every posts and questions. I do guarantee I will read every post and take what you write under consideration! Please report all your findings.
Copyright: This app is fully my copyright. You may not distribute it without prior explicit consent from me! So no, you're not allowed to include it in your ROMs either
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Release notes: The changelog (a few posts down) contains links to version-specific release notes, if there are any.
SuperPower can be found on Market under the name "SuperPower XDA-BETA". The QR code below will take you there:
Direct market link: market://details?id=nl.morose.superpower
Appbrain link: http://www.appbrain.com/app/nl.morose.superpower
It is on Market instead of being for download here because Market tracks force closes. This will help me debug
(Original APK downloads <<< 0.60: 705)

FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions
Index
- General
--- Will this prolong battery life ?
--- I want feature X, but it isn't included
--- I expected X to happen, but Y happened
--- I found a bug
- Data connections
--- The connection state changed, but didn't change back when I expected it to
- System popups
--- The PIN screen pops up sometimes
--- The locks screen pops up sometimes
- 2G/3G
--- A band switch is being performed even though I'm already in the mode it is switching to
--- What is the difference between the RIL injection and the Sidekick method ?
--- Even though I have root, the 2G/3G switching options are disabled (CDMA)
--- Band switching takes too long, is this a bug ? Can it be improved ?
--- I'm in 2G mode but my device switched back to 3G
- CPU
--- The device never wakes from sleep
--- Using tool X shows me that CPU speed is never changed
General: Will this prolong battery life ?
Quite probably, yes, significantly! BUT, there is never a guarantee. It all depends on how you use your device, the current conditions, and how you configure SuperPower. Some options in general save a lot of battery, but may be too inconvenient for you to use (specifically 2G/3G switching), and if you still want to use them, some playing with the various options may be needed to get it to work with the least amount of inconvenience to your usage pattern.
If you are a very heavy user, no amount of software is going to help you (much). You need a bigger battery (or a spare). If all you use your device for is streaming YouTube, chances are battery life improvements you will see are little to none.
CPU scaling may have less effect than expected. The amount of battery it saves has differed wildly between tests on different devices.
Using Wi-Fi may use significantly less power than using 2G/3G. Or, 2G/3G may use significantly less power than using Wi-Fi. It depends on the situation, the signal strength of both cellular and Wi-Fi, the transfer speed, etc.
Using 2G instead of 3G will generally speaking use less battery for most users, but this is not a given. It depends on the situation.
All in all however, the default SuperPower configuration will provide you with a setup that will save a lot of battery for the average user, with little to no inconvenience to the user.
General: I want feature X, but it isn't included
Feel free to request the feature in this thread, even if this feature is already listed in these posts that it will be implemented sooner or later. If feature X is posted about 10 times, and feature Y only 3 times, that may have an effect on the priority of implementation.
General: I expected X to happen, but Y happened
Please go through the entire configuration to make sure you haven't configured anything that causes this behaviour Y before posting here. Also read through this FAQ and the known issues. It is of course possible you have found an undocumented bug, if so please report it here (see "I found a bug")
General: I found a bug
If you post it here, perhaps we can do something about it. But first, please check your configuration first to make sure it is unexpected behaviour. When posting about a bug, always include the relevant SuperPower configuration options, exactly which device you are using, which ROM, etc. More information is usually better !
Data connections: The connection state changed, but didn't change back when I expected it to
In the default configuration, SuperPower will "upgrade" connection states as soon as possible, but general only "downgrade" them when you aren't looking.
For example, turning on data will be done as soon as you need it; while turning off data will generally be done only a while after the screen goes off. The same goes for for example 2G/3G. Switching to 3G will happen as soon as possible, switching to 2G will not be done immediately.
This does all depend on your SuperPower configuration, though!
System popups: The PIN screen pops up sometimes
On some devices certain actions can cause the PIN screen to popup when for example bandswitching or coming out of airplane mode.
If you enter your PIN code in the SuperPower configuration and you have such a device, SuperPower will attempt to automatically enter the PIN code for you - IF it understands it was one of SuperPower's actions that caused the PIN popup. An overlay screen will be presented to you while the PIN is entered and the SIM unlocked.
This is however an experimental feature, may not work 100% of the time, and can cause some inconvenience. If you find this highly annoying, but you do want to use the features SuperPower provides that may cause this behaviour, you can disable the PIN screen altogether in the device's settings application.
System popups: The lock screen pops up sometimes
Like the PIN screen, on some devices certain actions can cause the lock screen to popup. SuperPower actively counters this behaviour while it is performing actions. Should it still happen, please report it (and the exact situation that caused it), specific code that prevents this behaviour may need to be added to code in additional places.
2G/3G: A band switch is being performed even though I'm already in the mode it is switching to
It is not always possible to detect the current 2G/3G state. In that case, SuperPower will treat the current mode as undefined, and any trigger that will cause either 2G or 3G mode will result in a band switch being performed, regardless of what the current actual state may be. This is also a reason to not use the device's settings app (or any other app) to switch between 2G/3G when SuperPower is also using 2G/3G functionality. Always use SuperPower (and only SuperPower) to perform the band switch!
2G/3G: What is the difference between the RIL injection and the Sidekick method ?
RIL injection is as hackery as hacks come, and is currently only available for GSM devices. It completely circumvents most of Android and tries to force commands to be sent to the radio.
Sidekick on the other hand will use the same method as the device's settings screen to trigger a band switch, and is therefor both safer and faster to use. It does unfortunately require a compatible ROM. Carrier / manufaturer ROMs are usually not compatible, and not all custom ROMs are compatible either. Sidekick is available both on GSM as well as CDMA devices.
If your ROM is Sidekick compatible, Sidekick will always be used instead of RIL injection.
Both methods have not been extensively tested on a wide range of devices yet. So neither method may be compatible with your device. Please post here if neither method works on your device.
2G/3G: Even though I have root, the 2G/3G switching options are disabled (CDMA)
RIL injection is currently only supported on GSM devices. Only the Sidekick method supports CDMA at the moment.
2G/3G: Band switching takes too long, is this a bug ? Can it be improved ?
Band switching will take time, and inconvenience you. There is no way around this. The phone has to drop the network connection and completely reconnect to the tower.
However, in some cases it does take longer than in other cases. The Sidekick method provides the fastest band switching available, but is not compatible with many ROMs. If your ROM is compatible, though, Sidekick will be installed and used automatically instead of RIL injection.
When the RIL injection method is used (which will probably be for most users), band switching speed depends heavily on the device. Some devices are fairly quick with RIL injections, others are slow. If you have a device that requires your PIN code for operations such as band switching and coming out of airplane mode, band switching will also take significantly longer.
Depending on all these factors, band switching can take anywhere between 10 seconds and a minute. Band switching will usually save a lot of power, but you have to consider wether the extra battery life is worth the inconvenience.
2G/3G: I'm in 2G mode but my device switched back to 3G
Some devices are known to do this. If it happens to you, please post about it. An attempt a viable workaround is on the to-do list.
CPU: The device never wakes from sleep
Not all devices work perfectly with CPU scaling. If this happens, reboot your phone, go into SuperPower configuration, and switch the "ondemand" setting under "Root features". If that doesn't work, you'll just have to disable CPU scaling.
CPU: Using tool X shows me that CPU speed is never changed
The CPU speed cannot be easily changed on all devices. Some devices/firmwares are "perflocked". Disabling perflock is beyond the scope of SuperPower, and thus SuperPower will make no attempt to disable it. There are tools out there that can disable perflock on many devices that have it, for example, check out SetCPU.

Known issues
- IMPORTANT BUG - WARNING In various Android 2.1 (Eclair) builds there is a bug with push email. In case there is no data connection available, the background email service will go absolutely insane. It will use quite some CPU power constantly, and it will not let the device go to sleep - ever! I do not know if this bug existed before 2.1, and I have not seen the issue on 2.2 ROMs. If you are suffering from this, or suspect you are suffering from this, disable all the options in SuperPower to disable the cellular data connection.
- SuperUser: SuperPower does use a lot of root commands if you have root. You might want to configure SuperUser to not show toast notifications for every single request.
- State: Current state detection is not perfect yet and needs some improvements. I would advise trying to limit changing options in the application to times when Wi-Fi is off and you are in 3G mode as much as possible, just to be sure.
- Wi-Fi: Occasionally Wi-Fi and cellular data states will conflict, causing cellular data to be set to active when Wi-Fi is on. Happens sporadically.
- CPU Scaling: On the I9000 and family, you should (in my experience) enable the "ondemand" option if you are using CPU scaling. If you don't, and the device is in "suspend" mode, an incoming phonecall may crash the device.
- CPU Scaling: SuperPower makes no attempt to detect or disable perflock. If you have a perflocked device, you need to use SetCPU (or some other tool) to disable perflock on boot.
- CPU Scaling: SuperPower attempts to detect the possible CPU speed settings, and will choose the nearest value below half the maximum CPU speed as "low speed" frequency. The actual number chosen is stated in the description of the relevant option.
- CPU Scaling: I know some overclocked ROMs require the device to always be at this overclocked speed to prevent the device crashing during sleep. If you are using an overclocked ROM and encounter the "sleep of death", disable CPU Scaling.
- Roaming: SuperPower has not been tested while roaming at all. I suspect - but am by no means sure - there may be issues regarding the cellular data connection while roaming and you have set the device to disallow data entirely (while roaming). Let me know if you encounter any that seem directly related to roaming.
- Application specific: Applicatoin specific settings do not go into effect if the app is reached through the back-button, only if started through the launcher (or by some other app)
- Lock screen: Even if the "dont do ... while lockscreen visible" options are enabled, these actions may still happen if triggered by an application specific options
- 2G/3G: On some devices the device itself will automatically switch back to 3G, it will not stay in 2G for very long

Changelogs
14.03.2011 - v0.80 BETA - Release Notes
- Adjusted reboot code
- Adjusted preference save/load code
- Adjusted Sidekick install code (hopefully for the better)
- New version of Sidekick
- Uses ITelephony data controls on pre-Gingerbread
- Uses secure settings patch, Sidekick, or APN-based data controls on Gingerbread, depending on availability
18.11.2010 - v0.75 BETA - Release Notes
- Adjusted some description in config app
- Adjusted shortcut text for "wake up"
- Added "running" notification. This will make sure that there is always a SuperPower notification in the statusbar while SuperPower is running
- Adjusted when some notifications show or do not show based on other notification states
- Added WiMAX notification + 4G icons
- Added WiMAX shortcuts + 4G icons
- Categorized the shortcut selection screen
- Options the device is not capable of are now disabled in the shortcut selection screen
- Added low battery mode override: charging
- Added low battery mode override: screen on
- Added low battery mode override: lock screen
- Fixed option to disable cellular data when WiMAX is connected to a network
- Added "reboot" permission, may fix issue with patch on some devices
- Adjusted screen-on timeout cancel code
- Added option to delay service start at boot. May solve issues with users running a temp-root-at-boot like VISIONary (warning: not tested)
- Adjusted "application requires data when screen is off" handling
- Added option to kill app on screen off (partially working on 2.2)
- Added option to use "3G-only" mode for 3G to root features
- Fixed an issue with bandswitching (would sometimes detect "complete" before switching started)
- Fixed an issue with bandswitching (would not re-evaluate state after leaving lock state)
- Reworked state and wakelock clearing at screen on / screen off / unlock (fixes lockscreen data/wifi/etc on issue)
- Added option to not disable "other" interfaces (Wi-Fi, WiMAX, etc) while download speed is over X KB/s
- Update on MIUI issue: bug report submitted to MIUI devs. Hopefully they can devise a workaround
- Update on Wi-Fi error: still not properly reproducable. No closer to finding a solution (or the problem, even)
- Update on App Specific options: Still needs an overhaul and a lot of extra options!
04.11.2010 - v0.71 BETA - Release Notes
- Fixed FC on Sidekick install fail OK click
- Fixed checkmark on Sidekick install cancel remaining
- Bluetooth support changed to API level 5 and up (Android 2.0)
- WiMAX suppport changed to API level 8 and up (Android 2.2)
- Airplane bug fixed. Cause: WiMAX functions do not work on pre-2.2, SuperPower switches to airplane mode instead of turning off WiMAX
- Secure settings patch and force sidekick install limited to API level 8 and up (Android 2.2)
- Adjusted patching text for modify secure settings
03.11.2010 - v0.70 BETA - Release Notes
- AdFree workaround (may cause delay during first-time-since-reboot load)
- Updated AdMob SDK
- Fixed bug with AdMob
- Modify secure settings (Patch, ROOT), required for GPS and background data options
- Alternative method for Wi-Fi on/off
- Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, WiMAX, GPS, "turned off by screen off" states now persistent, will survive crashes
- Persistent states cleared on boot
- If service is restarted due to crash, it is now loaded correctly
- Fixed crash when entering app-specific screen
- Modified "changed settings" update in background service, should reduce lag in config app
- Renamed "sleep mode" to "night mode"
- PIN code setting now (correctly) states it requires 2.0 if older version detected
- Implement setting Auto-Sync (Android 2.0+) and Background Data (Patch, ROOT) based on network connectivity
- Added master switch to en/disable application specific options
- Nightmode bluetooth on wake is now disabled if bluetooth not supported
- Added GPS options (Patch, ROOT)
- Adjusted multiple config settings: if no root is detected but is needed, options now have the correct "root required" summary
- Added WiMAX functionality
- Scheduled data wakeup during sleep mode disabled
- Adjusted a number of default settings
- Scheduled data is now performed automatically when coming out of night mode
- Intensely modified handling of Sidekick-based switching to accomodate some devices
- Sidekick switching now disables the data connection before attempting a switch
- Added scheduled wake up time to night mode quick list
- Alternative Sidekick installation path for non-AOSP ROMs with root
28.10.2010 - v0.64 BETA (DEBUG)
- Attempted fix for WiMAX detection force close (Market reported crash)
- Additional logging in startup screen, hopefully help finds the problem for the "blank screen" issue
- Additional logging to test WiMAX features
- Possible fix for app-specific options listed apps that are no longer installed
27.10.2010 - v0.63 BETA
- Adjustment to data off during low battery, no longer turns off when battery low but charging and "do not turn off while charging" is set, when leaving airplane mode
- Adjustment to data off during lock screen, scheduled data and charging states now override this setting
- Adjustment to service keep-alive
- Refactored settings screen (50% code reduction)
- New functionality - sleep mode
- New shortcut - sleep mode
- New shortcut - wake up
- New notification - sleep mode + tap to wake up
- New sleep mode launcher + statusbar icon
- New wake up launcher icon
- Implemented set alarm detection code
- Added some code to detect set alarms. This is not available through an API so is trial-and-error. Seems to work on most devices I've tried.
- Added "Do not switch to 3G when Wi-Fi network is connected" option
24.10.2010 - v0.62 BETA
- Attempted fix for CPU functions force close on unknown model (Market reported crash)
- Attempted fix for AsyncCreate.onPostExecute force close (Market reported crash)
- Temporarily disabled AdFree detection, until a workaround can be devised
22.10.2010 - v0.61 BETA
- Left Sidekick in testing mode. Caused it to be unavailable. Fixed.
21.10.2010 - v0.60 BETA
- State detection improvements
- Changed GSM: RILD_AUTO --> RILD_GSM_WCDMA (for Nexus 1, works according to Jug6ernaut)
- Changed CDMA: RILD_AUTO --> RILD_CDMA_EVDO (for Droid, works according to Captainkrtek)
- Added download speed check option, before turning off data or switching to 2G. API Level >= 8
- Modifications to detecting application start, no longer requires root + bug fix
- Click app title opens thread on XDA-Developers
- Re-arranged user interface into sections
- Ad-supported version no longer runs when AdFree is installed
- Created APK that disables ads (for donator version)
- Removed a LOT of SU calls
- Data schedule aborts when airplane mode detected
- Bandswitch aborts when airplane mode detected
- Last wanted data-state / band-state applied when coming out of airplane mode
- Post-wakelock-release vibration now optional (debug section)
- Added per-app selection of 3G / data during sleep (new) options
- Adjusted some item titles and summaries
- Many speed and load improvements across several functions
- If PIN code is entered in configuration, SuperPower will show a screen and unlock the device during certain operations, if needed. API Level >= 5
- Added option to switch to 3G when tethering
- Bluetooth options added. API Level >= 5
- Screen off states no longer set when screen goes off due to phonecall+proximity sensor
- Added low battery mode
- New shortcut - override low battery mode
- New shortcut - cancel override low battery mode
- New notification - low battery mode + tap to override
- New notification - low battery mode overriden + tap to re-enable
- New notification - 2g mode + tap to switch to 3g
- New notification - 3g mode + tap to switch to 2g
- New notification - nag
- New generic statusbar icon
- New 2G launcher icon + statusbar icon
- New 3G launcher icon + statusbar icon
- New low battery launcher + statusbar icon
- New low battery override launcher + statusbar icon
- Application specific settings: re-arranged order, configured at top
- Added lock screen options, to specify wether or not actions may be performed during screen on or only after unlock
- Improved detection that band switch is complete
- New known issue: applicatoin specific settings do not go into effect if the app is reached through the back-button, only if started through the launcher
- New known issue: even if the "dont do ... while lockscreen visible" options are enabled, these actions may still happen if triggered by an application specific options
14.10.2010 - v0.51 BETA
- Settings activity: modified descriptions of "root features" to show why they are disabled, if they are disabled
- CreateShortcut activity: ads added
- Settings & CreateShortcut activities: automatic shutdown, prevents popping up the main screen when clicking a shortcut
- Portrait lock (prevents lengthy re-loading at rotate)
- Added screen state detection for API Level >= 5 (reflection)
- CPU scaling: detect if ondemand or conservative is available, and set it if current governor is something else. Should support more devices.
- CPU scaling: fixed a number of possible FC's by adding missing NullPointer checks
- Service load is now multithreaded (prevents ANRs)
14.10.2010 - v0.50 BETA - Initial release

Tested on the Moto Droid running CM6, works well tested some features

Thank you. Will also test your application.
Interesting for me is the function, turning of data connection when wifi is active because this month, I've only gprs speed.
My Galaxy S downloaded Asphalt through the Data Connection although wifi was available...and I did this 2 times -_-
One "error", maybe missconfigured: If the screen is off, and I turn it back on I've no network.
Even the network from my provider was not active. So there is no phone connection nor receiving sms possible.
When I turn the screen back on, it rapidly connects to my provider.
Maybe you can give me a hint what I missconfigured

great app, it is working very well for me. Turns off data connection when screen is off and turns on every 15 minutes for 2 minutes to allow autosync. Exactly what I need for power saving since with 2g only and no active auto-sync I am saving a LOT of power.

Works Excellently
Nice App on 2.2 JPM THX mate

will test it and report back to you
for now; THANKS

Madic said:
Thank you. Will also test your application.
Interesting for me is the function, turning of data connection when wifi is active because this month, I've only gprs speed.
My Galaxy S downloaded Asphalt through the Data Connection although wifi was available...and I did this 2 times -_-
One "error", maybe missconfigured: If the screen is off, and I turn it back on I've no network.
Even the network from my provider was not active. So there is no phone connection nor receiving sms possible.
When I turn the screen back on, it rapidly connects to my provider.
Maybe you can give me a hint what I missconfigured
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When you mean the network is not "active", do you have a "white circle with a line through it" icon ?
Do you have 2G/3G switching enabled ? The above is exactly what would happen if:
- You have enabled switch to 2G when screen goes off, and you turn on the device while the device is switching to 2G
- You have enabled switch to 3G when screen goes on
In both cases it is a temporary situation that takes about 10 seconds to resolve. Unfortunately switching between 2G and 3G takes time.

Thanks Chainfire. I will try this app and I’ll let you know if I find any bug or I got any suggest.
I really like the option to disable data when the screen is turned off, it’s very good for those who sometimes forget to deactivate 3G when. The only bad pint that I can see to this particular feature is that I could stop downloads of big files unless you have the screen always turned on. By the way I still really like that feature.

titooo7 said:
Thanks Chainfire. I will try this app and I’ll let you know if I find any bug or I got any suggest.
I really like the option to disable data when the screen is turned off, it’s very good for those who sometimes forget to deactivate 3G when. The only bad pint that I can see to this particular feature is that I could stop downloads of big files unless you have the screen always turned on. By the way I still really like that feature.
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Something is planned for this problem

mrruin said:
great app, it is working very well for me. Turns off data connection when screen is off and turns on every 15 minutes for 2 minutes to allow autosync. Exactly what I need for power saving since with 2g only and no active auto-sync I am saving a LOT of power.
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Where can I set that data turns on every 15minutes?
Thanks

Chainfire said:
Something is planned for this problem
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I guess you have something planned like a watchdog to see if there is any data transfer before stopping the connection. If thats the case I think it might be not so easy as some apps could be connected to the internet with very small data transfer. However, you are the expert on this.
I just tested in my SSGS with froyo 2.2 (JPM). I'm just using default options (disconnect data when the screen is turned off) and I have realised that when the data gets disconnected the phone makes a small vibration. It would be cool if we can avoid the vibration as it also spends some battery

Birba said:
Where can I set that data turns on every 15minutes?
Thanks
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Under "Schedule data connection" section in SuperPower
titooo7 said:
I guess you have something planned like a watchdog to see if there is any data transfer before stopping the connection. If thats the case I think it might be not so easy as some apps could be connected to the internet with very small data transfer. However, you are the expert on this.
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Likely it will be related to the download speed itself, not sure yet though.
I just tested in my SSGS with froyo 2.2 (JPM). I'm just using default options (disconnect data when the screen is turned off) and I have realised that when the data gets disconnected the phone makes a small vibration. It would be cool if we can avoid the vibration as it also spends some battery
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As stated in the first post the vibration is a debug option. It will be removed / turned off in a later version. Remember this is beta

Chainfire said:
When you mean the network is not "active", do you have a "white circle with a line through it" icon ?
Do you have 2G/3G switching enabled ? The above is exactly what would happen if:
- You have enabled switch to 2G when screen goes off, and you turn on the device while the device is switching to 2G
- You have enabled switch to 3G when screen goes on
In both cases it is a temporary situation that takes about 10 seconds to resolve. Unfortunately switching between 2G and 3G takes time.
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I activated both options.
Ok, if this is intended behaviour and just happens if I switch the screen back on, than it's fine.
Thank you

Madic said:
I activated both options.
Ok, if this is intended behaviour and just happens if I switch the screen back on, than it's fine.
Thank you
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Note that if you turn off the "Automatic switch to 3G" option, SuperPower will switch to 3G when you start any of the programs selected in the "Applications requiring 3G" instead of every time you turn on your screen.

Wow this is great! I'll download and try when I upgrade to JPM this weekend! Nice to see a great Dev working on the SGS!

Nice app mate thanks, look forward to more development. And damn you have TONS of phones, mind giving us a HD2? haha.

Bug Report!
Bug Report!
Force closed on I9000M on when switching back from another app back to SP
reloaded SP and it went in properly
I9000M became unresponsive after enabling 2G/3G option
Force closed again...
still hung, can't do much with SP, need to uninstall to return SGS back to normal
no option to uninstall, it does not appear on Titanium backup or any apk manager

[APP][2.2+ v1.4.2]CleverConnectivity: Manage connectivity w/o stopping streaming/dl

Hello everyone!
I was searching for a connectivity (3G/Wifi) manager that will allow to save some juice without sacrificing my habits.
I couldn't find something that fulfilled exactly my needs so as a curious IT engineer I decided to develop my first android application.
CleverConnectivity is an application that helps you to manage your data and wifi connection in order to save battery.
NO ROOT IS NEEDED.
How does CleverConnectivity work?
This application will automatically turn on and off connectivity (data/wifi/sync) while screen is OFF.
For example if the user chooses below configuration:
Time On: 2min
Time On Next Check: 1min
Time Off: 10m
Usage check Interval: 3s
Once the screen is OFF, CleverConnectivity will keep connectivity alive for 2min. Then it will check if data is used during a period of 3s.
If data is used, connectivity will be kept for 1 minute (Time On Next Check).
If data is NOT used, connectivity will be desactivated for 10min. After this, the connectivity will be re-activated and Time On will kick in.
Once screen is ON, connectivity will be automatically re-enabled.
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Details of features:
- Configuration of ON-OFF cycle (Time On, Time Off, Usage Interval Period)
- Disable/Enable connectivity (Wifi/Data/Sync)
- Enable/disable management of Data/Wifi/Sync connectivity
- Sleep Hours: During these hours, all connectivity will desactivated one screen is OFF
- Possibility to turn off bluetooth during sleep hours
- Auto Wifi-Off: Wifi will be disabled after after a defined period if screen is OFF and no known networks are available
- Auto Wifi-On: Wifi will be enabled once a known network is availaible
- Check Wifi internet connection: Will check if the wifi is able to connect to the internet before connecting to it
- Possibility to read logs generated by the app
- Possibility to deactivate the app while the phone is plugged. The ON-OFF cycle will resume once the phone is unplugged.
- "Screen On Connectivity Delay" which delays the moment where connectivites are re-enabled when screen is turned on
- Possibility to manage connectivity per app
- Shortcut can be created to enable/disable CConnectivity
- Possibility to turn on/off permanent notification
- Switch 2G/3G (for cyanogenmod based roms only)
How does this CleverConnectivity is different from its concurrents:
- You can turn on/off connectivity (wifi/data/sync) everywhere in the system (settings, toggles on notification bar...) and will be taken into consideration by CleverConnectivity
- CleverConnectivity can check data usage before disable it. Therefore your downloads/streaming won't be stopped
- It's very lightweight and efficient. You just have to install it and configure it and then forget it. It will do it work silently and efficiently.
- It's free! It contains all features of the paid version. The only difference is the presence of ads. If you want to support me, then you can buy the no ads version.
Google play links
Screenshots
Free Version (contains all features)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...mNvbS5neWFnYXBlbi5jbGV2ZXJjb25uZWN0aXZpdHkiXQ..
Paid version - No Ads (same features as free version, it's only if you want to support)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...d5YWdhcGVuLmNsZXZlcmNvbm5lY3Rpdml0eW5vYWRzIl0.
If you have any question/issue about CleverConnectivity, please write in this thread or use the "Report a bug" button.
Screenshots
Enhancements list
- Add statistics
Versions
v1.4.2
- Bug with manager connectivity per app feature fixed
v1.4.1
- Bug fixes
- Improved stability of main service
v1.4
- Brand new UI (side navigation bar)
- New feature: Data off when wifi is connected
- A lot of bug fixes
v1.3.3
- Added italian translation (thanks to Alberto Nessi)
- Fixed bug with sleep off notfication
- Fixed with bluetooth feature
v1.3.2.1
- Fixed "Activate Notfication" feature
- Fixed battery low percentage display
v1.3.2
- Improved Notifications
- Added Low Battery Profile
v1.3.1
- Added "Ongoing notfication" feature
v1.3.0
- New UI
- Added support for android 2.2
- Corrected bug while generating and fetching logs
- Spanish translation
v1.2.17
- Corrected bug with application auto start
- Added "Bluetooth off when sleeping"
- Improved icon (still thanks to Yves)
- Now using log4j library to generate logs
- Now automatically link logs file when reporting mail
v1.2.16
- Clean up logs
- Add 'Deactivate logs' feature
- Corrected another bug in WifiScanner
- New icon (Thanks to Yves)
v1.2.15
- Added "Re-enable connectivity after lockscreen is removed" feature
- Added "Check wifi internet connection" feature
- Corrected some bugs with Auto Wifi features
1.2.14
- Fixed bug while rotating screen on main activity
- Fixed bug with Sleep Hours after restarting
1.2.13
- Added « Manger connectivity per app » feature
- Improve stability of main service
- Corrected little bug with shortcut
1.2.12
- Improved 2G/3G switch for CyanogenMod based roms
- Added shortcut to (de)activate main service
- Corrected several little bugs
1.2.11
- Corrected a bug with sleep hours
- Added "2G when screen is off" ONLY FOR CYANOGEN - still BETA stage
1.2.10
- Added Auto Wifi On feature
- Corrected several little bugs
1.2.9
- Reorganized the main UI (just some little modifications)
- Added "First Time On" feature which is a Time On that will be executed instead of the regular Time On when the screen has just been turned off. But after expiration of Time Off, it's still the regular Time On that will be taken into consideration.
- Corrected a bug when the main service was starting
- Corrected bug while quitting sleep mode
1.2.8
- Corrected bug with "Deactivate while plugged" feature
- Significantly improved sync operations
- Added french translation
- Renamed free and paid versions
1.2.7
- Improve sync operations while screen is off
- Corrected bug while inputting a value greater than 10 in data usage check field
- Added "Screen On Connectivity Delay" feature which delays the moment where connectivites are re-enabled when screen is turned on
1.2.6
- Corrected bug with phone sometines acquiring wakelock
1.2.5
- Added "Deactivate while plugged" feature
- Added master switch to deactivate all features of CleverConnectivy
- Added "Time On Next Check" timer
- Corrected bug while leaving blank timer fields
1.2.4
- Auto-Sync Manager Added
- Bug correction with activation of Data Manager and Wifi Manager
1.2.3
- Big under-the-hood update : it should resolved most of encountered bugs
1.2.2
- Fixed antoher bug in sleep hours, it should work fine now!
1.2.1
- Added possibility to view logs generated by ap
- Fixed bug in Sleep Hours
- Improved overall performance and stability (less RAM usage°
- Ads are removed from this version for now.
Hope you will enjoy CleverConnectivity!

GOoD App

Giving this a try to see if it gets even more life out of my nexus 4. Thanks and good work! I'll drop a review on the Play Store after some evaluation time.

I thought this is the app that I've been looking for.
I'll try your app, and I'll buy the paid version to support you if this app exactly the same what I searching for.:thumbup:
Thanks.
Sent from my Nexus S i9023 using XDA Premium

So is there a way to 'start' this app or it automatically runs when installed on the phone?
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HTC Evo 4g LTE
CyanogenMod 10 unofficial TD build
TWRP
Bootloader 1.12 / S-on
Retired phone:
HTC Evo4g OG

jamfreak said:
So is there a way to 'start' this app or it automatically runs when installed on the phone?
____________________________________
HTC Evo 4g LTE
CyanogenMod 10 unofficial TD build
TWRP
Bootloader 1.12 / S-on
Retired phone:
HTC Evo4g OG
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Read first post...
- It's very lightweight and efficient. You just have to install it and configure it and then forget it. It will do it work silently and efficiently.
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Could this be the solution to the Achilles' heel of Wi-Fi calling? Going out of hotspot range drops the call... would this app allow a soft handover to 3G? The carriers will LOVE you...

Can one just use the connectivity timer On/Off settings (for turning data and wifi off during the night) and ignore all the other settings? Not checking them? If so, what would one put in the "time on", "time off" and "usage check interval" fields? Thanks

I dunno who wrote the description on the XDA front page, but from what I see the functionality of this app is not exactly what's indicated there imho.
Ask any smartphone or tablet user how would their life be without Internet access, and the answer would certainly not be a happy one in most cases. We use these devices to stay connected to the rest of the world using WiFi wherever and cellular data. However, switching between these two can become a hassle, especially if you are frequently moving around between WiFi coverage areas and areas where you must switch to your data connection. Frustrated with this issue, XDA Forum Member gyagapen decided to build his first Android app to address this problem, and shared the fruit of his labor with us in form of CleverConnectivity.
The app intelligently manages switching between both your WiFi and 3G data connections as you move about, but that’s not all. The killer feature of the app is that it also makes sure your ongoing downloads and media streams aren’t interrupted due to the switching! And guess what? This is only the start of the list of features boasted by the app.
The app is available as both a fully functional but ad-supported free version, and an ad-free paid version. You can find more details, the complete feature list, and the Play Store links in the forum thread.
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What?

I see it say 3g,but does it work on 4g as well?

Testing it on my Note. Sounds like a very useful app.

The paid app version is down. It's not that the URL is bad, it looks like it has been pulled from the server. I clicked the link from the play store on the free app version and got the same thing

paulgood said:
Can one just use the connectivity timer On/Off settings (for turning data and wifi off during the night) and ignore all the other settings? Not checking them? If so, what would one put in the "time on", "time off" and "usage check interval" fields? Thanks
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If you don't want the app to check data usage before turning off connectivity, just input 0 to the usage check interval.
If you want to keep Wi-Fi and data off during the night, you can check only the sleep hours checkbox and leave all the others checkbox unchecked. It should work. The timers values are only use for Wi-Fi manager and data manager, so you can input any values if you don't use them.
Sent from my GT-I9100 using xda premium

Scary Guy said:
The paid app version is down. It's not that the URL is bad, it looks like it has been pulled from the server. I clicked the link from the play store on the free app version and got the same thing
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I know, I am updating it, it should be OK in a few hours, thanks for supporting
Sent from my GT-I9100 using xda premium

kenkiller said:
I dunno who wrote the description on the XDA front page, but from what I see the functionality of this app is not exactly what's indicated there imho.
What?
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My app only disable wifi if your are away from known networks for too long (Auto-Wifi Off), but it won't reconnect when you are back to wifi coverage (I think checking this will consume too much battery).
However, all the part about checking data usage is exact.

shrty4luv said:
I see it say 3g,but does it work on 4g as well?
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It should also work with 4g, but as I don't have a 4g capable phone I can't test, please report here if you have any issue.

Hi,
Your application seems to be nice!
I've installed it on my Galaxy Ace 2 without problem to see more about it.
I've a couple of question:
1 Have you an idea of the battery consumption gain with this application ?
2 There is in the application a log running continuously. Is it for debugging purpose ? is it possible to disable it ?
Thanks for your efforts
Best regards

A quick question,
My phone is quite data-active in the background. Many times I need to keep data on for incoming email or some syncing such as a few songs from my Subsonic server. Is there a function to switch 3G/2G instead of turning it off?

smarty42 said:
Hi,
Your application seems to be nice!
I've installed it on my Galaxy Ace 2 without problem to see more about it.
I've a couple of question:
1 Have you an idea of the battery consumption gain with this application ?
2 There is in the application a log running continuously. Is it for debugging purpose ? is it possible to disable it ?
Thanks for your efforts
Best regards
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Hi,
Thanks for your feedback, please find below answers to your question:
1) I have monitored battery consumption with battery monitor widget.
Here are my results for the night
Here it's for the day
2) I have still some work to do with logs. I will add an option to disable them.
Regards.
Sent from my GT-I9100 using xda premium

gyagapen said:
My app only disable wifi if your are away from known networks for too long (Auto-Wifi Off), but it won't reconnect when you are back to wifi coverage (I think checking this will consume too much battery).
However, all the part about checking data usage is exact.
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Nothing wrong with your app, but the guy who wrote that post certainly has some comprehension problems.
It's written as if your app can handle switching of networks mid downloads. Oh well....

App optimization - What is it & why does Smart Manager change settings UI?

Most of you will be aware that a new "app optimization" feature was added to a recent 5.1.1 based firmware update.
I've been trying to research exactly what this does because Samsung have not updated their user manual (you can access this via the user manual widget) to cover this new feature. After searching online, I've come to the conclusion that I'm not the only one who isn't sure what this feature does and there's a lot of incorrect information out there.
Below is some examples of what I've read:
It's Samsung's implementation of doze - I think this is incorrect as doze is a system wide state that uses sensors and screen off information.
Someone on AC forums was told by a Samsung employee that for example, it will make taxing games black and white so they don't require so much processing power - I really don't think this is the case.
It's Samsung's implementation of app standby - I think this is the most likely.
Does anyone have any concrete evidence as to what this setting actually does?
Furthermore, I've noticed that the "app optimization" implementation will change depending on if you have Smart Manager enabled or disabled. Not only that, but the battery sub menu layout (settings > battery) is also different depending on Smart Manager running or not. Has anyone else noticed this?
From what I can gather, the "app optimization" feature is there regardless if Smart Manager is enabled or disabled, but you can only manually select wether an app is optimised or not. Smart Manager appears to only provide automation of the process by monitoring which apps have not been used for x number of days and then changing the optimisation setting for each app for you.

Based on your screenshots, system apps can now be optimized by default?

Tricks25 said:
Based on your screenshots, system apps can now be optimized by default?
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Second screen is the 'Optimization Screen' under Setttings > Battery > Battery Usage > Battery Optimization. First one is from the 5.1.1 update, and the second is only present in Marshmallow Beta.
I don't think it's exactly an App Standby, as this keeps the apps 'unoptimized' if they have background services. Samsung's optimization only takes days since last usage for determining if an app should be optimized. Also, I think Samsung's optimization is more aggressive, like Greenify, an it shuts down apps shortly after user lefts them.
Oh, and it seems that you can't explicitly turn App Standby for an app, like you can do it with the Samsung alternative. Putting an app on/off on App Standby only activates App Standby for that app (If conditions are met) or disables it completely.

bregan90 said:
Second screen is the 'Optimization Screen' under Setttings > Battery > Battery Usage > Battery Optimization. First one is from the 5.1.1 update, and the second is only present in Marshmallow Beta.
I don't think it's exactly an App Standby, as this keeps the apps 'unoptimized' if they have background services. Samsung's optimization only takes days since last usage for determining if an app should be optimized. Also, I think Samsung's optimization is more aggressive, like Greenify, an it shuts down apps shortly after user lefts them.
Oh, and it seems that you can't explicitly turn App Standby for an app, like you can do it with the Samsung alternative. Putting an app on/off on App Standby only activates App Standby for that app (If conditions are met) or disables it completely.
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You're not quite correct on the screen shot front. All screenshots were taken from Android 6.0, the reason they're different is one was taken with Smart Manager running and the other was taken with Smart Manager disabled via Package Disabler.

What it does is that after an app has not been started for 3 days (this is configrable), it freezes (disables) it.
This is really problematic for small apps acting as unlocker of a main app and not supposed to be launched by user, as it prevents the main app to communicate with the unlocker app (bindServices() fails), preventing license verification to work.
This cancer acting in the back of apps used to only be possible on root devices, but Samsung generalized to mainstream devices.

Legit Services aren't autostarting - Android 8.1 - BlackView 9600

So I have a clean setup. I just installed Tasker and Telegram. Telegram NEVER starts up automatically.
- I have said for both apps to "NOT OPTIMISE" on the battery settings
- Both are added to a "white" list on the close background apps.
- Both have been excluded from DuraSpeed
Irrespective of above being enabled or not the apps don't start on reboot. Sometimes - like 3 in 10 reboots Tasker will auto start.
Can anyone help? I just bought this phone and this is a deal breaker.

[DISCONTINUED] Google Pixel Experience - Optimization Guide

THIS IS A SUGGESTED CONFIGURATION FOR GOOGLE DEVICES​OUT OF SUPPORT/CLOSED​RECOMMENDED SETTINGS​To 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 Settings​Settings
- 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 FIXES​Diagnose 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 drain​Go 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-Wide​Go 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.

reas0n said:
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.

devilsshadow said:
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.

Reserved

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

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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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.

nutzfreelance said:
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

bobbarker2 said:
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.

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From the author of ​Complete Samsung OneUI Optimization​
GENERAL BATTERY/PERFORMANCE SETTINGS​To 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 FIXES​Battery 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 drain​Go 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-Wide​Go 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 Time​Under 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 BLOATWARE​You'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 !!!