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This is a new thread with the same goal as my previous performance thread ' Turbo Speed X1 ', to tweak and speed up the performance of ROM 2.
I have a silver X1i with a 16gb SanDisk Micro SD ( Class 2 ), and I have just upgraded to ROM2 through the official update facility provided by Sony Ericsson, on the UK o2 network.
First impressions of ROM 2 are very positive, subjectively speaking. However I am going to be using Benchmarks to test and demonstrate any quantitative improvements. I am going to be using Spb Benchmark, widely regarded and well respected, avaliable free from the Spb Website.
http://www.spbsoftwarehouse.com/pocketpc-software/benchmark/
I will also include the results of SKTools5, we are all aware that results can fluctuate from run to run, but most people have this tool and it is quick to run, and can measure Memory Card Read and write speeds.
Tweak 1 - Cache Settings
These are the defualt settings that come with ROM 2, they should be the same for everyone who has upgraded, so we all start from the same level. They are captured and changed using Advanced Configeration Tools, posted below.
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At first sight these settings are very similar to the defualt settings that came with ROM 1. So I changed them to settings that I found worked well with ROM1, they are as follows.
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Here are the defualt cache settings and new cache settings I have tested side by side for easy reference.
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SPB Benchmark Results
First the results with Spb Benchmark, defualt on the left, new settings on the right. Green indicates faster results, red indicates slower results.
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Observations from Spb
1) The majority of the tests showed a speed improvement with the New Settings.
2) Test 4 shows a 20% increase in speed, and Test 6 showed a 9% increase in speed, in my opinion both results are outside natural variation.
3) The two results that were marginally slower for the new settings were less than 3% slower which I would consider to be within natural variation.
Conclusions from Spb
The results indicate a speed improvement with the new settings, a 20% increase is significant.
SKTools Benchmark Results
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Observations
There is significantly more variation with SKTools, the one result which stands out is SD Read Speed which shows consistantly up to 3 X Faster, with the New Cache settings.
Conclusions
A result of 3 X faster consistantly, run after run, cannot be explained away by natural variation. This is a very good positive result.
Overall
I am pleased with the first stage of tweaking ROM 2, it seems to respond in a similar if not slightly less dramatic way that ROM 1, but still increases of 20 % and upto 300% ( 3 X Faster ) for some things is still a good days work and well worth implimenting.
I welcome all contributions on this thread from Junior and Senior members alike, on tweaking, benchmarking the performance of ROM 2. This thread is not about me, or my personality, or what I had for breakfast. This thread is about improving the performance and experience of the X1, it is for all those who...
" feel the need...for speed. "
Player Slayer
Sometimes on this thread I may go off on a tangent into uncharted waters. I did it a few times on Turbo Speed X1 and got some good results, just by experimenting and playing around. Some Discoveries on ROM1 were :
Cluster Size increasing SD speed ( Cluster Buster ).
Ticking [Show All files] in File Explorer slowing performance down.
Having [autobacklight on] increasing performance.
Im not going to go over old ground, but I have gone off on a tangent this morning and discovered a new tweak and performance increase, which I will call ' Player Slayer '
I am going to set some simple ground rules for my contributions. First of all 90 % of the time, subjective tweaks and improvements are how my discoveries are made, how my phone feels, or by 'using the force'. This is all very well and good on a personal level but difficult to communicate on a thread like this, so I set a simple principle for my posts.
" If we cant measure it...we cant treasure it "
Also on Benchmarks I set the following guidelines to assess differences in results, before and after a tweak.
Less than 3% - Natural Variation - Insignificant.
Between 3 and 5 % - May prove interesting.
Between 5 and 10% - Definetely worth investigating.
Above 10 % - Probably a bonifide tweak or effect.
Above 15 % - Definetely a tweak.
Above 50 % - Break out the champagne.
Tweak 2 - ' Player Slayer '
On to this mornings foray into the unknown...the WM Twilight zone, inspired by the effect of [ Show all Files] in File explorer, I began to think about Media Player. Like File Explorer it is Microsoft and its functions are heavily embeded in the operating system.
On the Media Library screen, under menu, there is an option called ' Update Library ', see screen shots below. If you run this, Media Player performs an inventory of all the files on your X1 and your memory card and adds any media files to the Library.
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If it finds files on your memory card it adds some system folders and files to your memory card, see below. Visible only if you Click [Show All Files] in file explorer.
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The WMDRM folder is most interesting, no one knows what it is, and the file inside it is called ' 438F6A10A8D......'
To test the effect of the performing the inventory and the addition of the system files to memory card I did an experiment.
Procedure
1) I took the stock 4GB SanDisk memory card and formated it, using Storage Tools, so it was completely blank and wiped clean, I then ran the Spb Bench and the SkTools bench to get some defualt results.
2) I then went to Media Player and performed the 'Update Libarary' inventory.
3) I then ran the benchmarks again
Results from Spb
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Green indicates faster, red indicates slower. On Spb bench the lower the value the faster the result, and only results that differ more than 5% have been highlighted.
Observations
Test 4 showed an 18% increase in speed, which by my own rule of thumb I consider to be very significant.
Results from SKTools
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Observations
Again Green faster, red slower. On SKTools, the higher the values the faster the performance.
Main Storage Write Speed 8% faster.
Main Sorage Read Speed 11 % faster.
Conclusions
We have new tweak on our hands, ' Player Slayer '. If you dont use Media Player to play your Music and Video files you may never have done the Update Library Inventory, its not automatic, so its worth doing.
Explanations
I would theorise that performing a system wide file inventory allows the operating system to operate more efficiently, in laymans terms, once it knows whats there it can use it faster.
If members have a more scientific explanation for this effect please post them, I class this as classic case of WM eccentricity and part of what makes it such a fascinating operating system, like the wrinkles that add character to the face.
PS - Oh yeh and if you discover a new tweak, above 10%, you have have to give it a catchy ryhming name , and remember...
" A glass of Champaign a day...keeps the iphone at bay. "
Hi,
CTCNetwork said:
Hi,
Since updating the phone with the SE online updater this phone is running like a dog...
Aside from GPS problems it is s-l-o-w..
Two benchmarks done below:
Running on fairly normal settings but after an "Otimise":
Integer;244.4274;Moves/25 usec
Floating point;7.223;MWIPS
RAM access;1442;Speed index
Draw bitmaps;733;Speed index
Main storage (write);2004.57;KB/sec
Main storage (read);6606.45;KB/sec
Storage Card (write); 522.72;KB/sec
Storage Card (read);6206.06;KB/sec
File List;1328;Items/s
FL: Storage Card;4332;Items/s
SKTools loading;2672;ms
Optimised with the Schaps tool as well:
Integer;315.0765;Moves/25 usec
Floating point;7.055;MWIPS
RAM access;1426;Speed index
Draw bitmaps;808;Speed index
Main storage (write);2107.00;KB/sec
Main storage (read);6965.99;KB/sec
Storage Card (write); 592.36;KB/sec
Storage Card (read);6206.06;KB/sec
File List;1451;Items/s
FL: Storage Card;5185;Items/s
SKTools loading;5127;ms
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In both instances the SD card speed up has been installed (to phone memory).
Nothing short of bad. Maybe I have a dud...?
Des. . .
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Perhaps I should have been posting here!
What version of SPB tools do you have/use?
Des. . .
I used SKTools5 posted below, but I trust Spb Bench more results wise, but like ya said how your phone feels at the end of the day is what matters.
If you've updated to ROM 2 through Sony, did you remeber to format your Memory card as well, becuase in the post above, I described how WM places hidden system files on your X1. These system files, including Programs Folder are all designed for ROM 1, and if your running ROM 2 some of the programs could get confused.
My advice to back up on your PC all your personal data, music, films, software cab files etc from your memory card onto your PC and do a format of the memory card with the following Storage Tools. Under Fomat, click back-up FAT and choose 64 kb Cluster size which is the fastest.
Better still if you have time, do a hard reset, format your memory card and build your phone up again from scratch. Everyime you install some software , play with your phone a bit to see if it has any adverse affects. You should be able to find the offending program.
Do this then post back and tell how it feels, or show some results.
Hi,
Might just do a complete reset and take it from there.
I did format the card - on the PC but copied all the files from it and back to it after the format!
Will let you know how it goes.... Ta..
Des. . .
CTC Network - I was curious that you tried the SKTools Optimize Tweak and the tnyynt Tune up tweak on ROM 2 with no effect, so I tried them self. These are two tweaks which worked well with ROM 1, but like you , from the results I have benchmarked they show no significant performance increase.
Optimise Tweak using SKTools.
Here are the Spb results, before Optimise on the left, and after Optimise on the right.
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Here are SKTools results, again before Optimise on the left, and after Optimise on the right.
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I also tested the tnyynt Tune-up cab which you mentioned also.
tnyynt SD tune up tweak
Here are the Spb results, before on the left, after on the right.
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Here are the SKTools results, before on the left, after on the right.
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Conclusions as you can see, judging just on these two benchmarks alone, like you I found both the Optimize tweak and the SD tune up have no discernable benefit for ROM 2, and like you I am now doing a hard reset to build my phone up again from scratch.
The only two tweaks for ROM 2 that work so far, in my opinion, are to change cache settings as described earlier, and the new Player Slayer, described earlier.
Oh well, some days you eat honey, some days you eat straw.
Personal Comment
I have to say I am pleased with ROM 2, having just done a hard reset, and applied the two tweaks on this thread I am struggling to find anything worng with ROM 2, unlike ROM 1 I haven't found any areas where it is slow and lagging. The fact that some tweaks are not working like they did for ROM 1 is a good sign. If my X1 had performed like this when I first took it out of the box, I dont think I ever would have started Turbo Speed X1 thread. They just doesnt seem to be much slack in the system to improve, but I will keep looking just in case. In comparisons it is unfair to compare the X1 with other phones, but we can compare ROM 1 with ROM 2 and ROM 2 seems to be much better all round.
If any members are having performance issues and problems with ROM 2 please post them, becuase to be honest I dont have any problems with it. Good job Sony
Hi,
I have the SK file dumped on the phone so will post that later, however, what I did notice when checking through all the SK results on the benchmark was that the memory read speeds were near abysmal compared to the stock results that were listed.
I also notice that I seem to be using a larger chunk of memory with task manager regularly reporting 32% to 36% or memory in use. That is about 3% higher than I noticed before on the ROM one.
So perhaps SE have sacrificed some performance for either battery life or stability?
My main concern, GPS and using TT7, does appear to have passed as I nearly always get a fix within 20 seconds.
TT7 doesn't run as smoothly as it used to though and there appears to be a noticeable lag in where I am compared to where TT7 thinks I am.
Or I'm driving to fast!!
Will be watch ing this topic with interest.
Des. . .
I see you have a new thread.
I posted in the older one my benchmark results using this tool.
it is fast and has a compare with other devices function, showing a chart. neat!
this normally is shareware, but you can grab a legal license code here:
http://teksoftco.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2011
Hope this helps
G0.
Quote from Groundzer0 on Turbo Speed X1......." Hi Mark A Cilenti,
funny you ask me that since I got the program based on your recommandation in this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...&postcount=337
The program is Speedbooster, and you said it made your device faster.
The download is the link you posted previously:
http://www.teksoftco.com/index.php?section=speedbooster
The only thing I don't understand is that you said you've changed the priorities of several exe files, but on their website they recommand using only 1-2 boosted tasks at a time:
http://www.teksoftco.com/index.php?s...ster#practices
Maybe the difference is that your tasks are not all running at a time.
Anyway, this is a newer version, I'm using it after I read your posts here, and I can say that makes my GPS software go WOWW!! So I also recommand it.
And the good thing is that they have some weird contest on their forums, and are giving away free licenses (I guess it's some kind of promotion), check this too:
http://teksoftco.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2011
You could post this to your first page, since it seems a good tool and does speed up considerably. "
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Groundzer0 - Brilliant I am so pleased you decided to post Speedbooster 2, I was playing with the older version the other day I had no idea a new version was out, Iv bought a license and here is my first Benchmark with nothing boosted, just the tweaks posted here on Turbo Speed Rom 2.
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( Current High Score 6.45 )
The benchmark is also brilliant, clear, easy, quick and an overall score, this is the best race track weve ever had.
My Score = 6.45
Groundzer0 im sure you can do better than 6.0 , have you applied the 2 tweaks posted above ?
I will keep a current highscore with the name of any member who posts results on the thread title.
Come on lads, lets see what youve got under the hood
" First one to hit 7... is in X1 heaven "
Congrats on that!! 6.45 is huge
This guy here only got 6.00 on his xperia:
http://teksoftco.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2011#4703
I'm about to try your other tweaks as well. Thanks for this - you rock!
Hi,
Well, I am surprised. With only a few tweaks set (as defined by you, Mark) and having completed my re-install (including a reinstall of the re-install of TT7!) I managed the following results as attached...
Is this good??
Score: 6.38
CPU: 7.79
RAM: 7.11
Storage: 5.76
Video: 4.85
Des. . .
Good result, its about the same as mine, if your repeat the benchmark and disable all today Screen Plug-ins and turn phone and wifi off, you should get 6.45, although apart from once I have nt managed to get it again. I am now going to use SpeedBoost 2 to boost system processes, ( filesys, cprog, device, gwes, shell32, services etc ) found under Processes in SpeedBoost 2, I hope to get close to 7.
By the way whats TT7, is it a tweak ?
And what are your cache settings ?
Hi,
Mark A Cilenti said:
By the way whats TT7, is it a tweak ?
And what are your cache settings ?
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TT7 = TomTom 7
And cache setting, I believe were the same as you detailed above..
Something that maybe worth playing about with, I think.
Ultimately though, tweaking one thing or another to benefit one performance measure will lose out on another.
Given my phone seems to be performing pretty much similarly to yours I can surmise that the phone is Ok and performing as should be.
Maybe it will be time to try a different ROM one day!
Will see what other settings get and what results are achieved.
I know that using SE panel 1 gives a hit on memory, but perhaps not on performance. Might be different for the other panels?
Des. . .
Devil may Cry - 6.66 Points!
Ethermind, care to share how you achieved such excellent results? I can only get around 6.30, but not on a freshly installed rom.
it is on not very fresh, but cleaned up ( down to 100mb ) ROM
i just use adv config tool
> perfomance
cache - on
cache of fs - 8 mb
filter of fs cache - 32768 sect
cache of fonts - 64 kb
also i used tyyntSD, but not sure is active : )
BTW first time it was just 6.50, then 6.66 and then 6.48
6.66 is the best : )
i think random component is present : )
Ethermind that looks like an excellent result, your sktools results are interesting, they are not ROM1 or ROM2, i think you are runnning a custom ROM, and its a hot rod. Your name goes on the scoreboard anyway, even if you have a rear difuser ha ha, respect.
i just deleted from ROM2 some apps (windows live, getting started, some panels), replace x1 calculator on htc calculator, replace picas of dialer etc.
so i think it can not affect prefomance : )
Ethermind I agree with what you said, if we continue with the car analogy, a stripped out car, shedding weight will increase performance. I only install whats absolutely necesary and when im ' racing ' I have a stripped out Today Screen. Apps and plugins are like air con, sat nav, stereo and electric windows, they will weigh you down when racing.
This is my stripped down Today screen for race mode.
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A Clock, bluetooth, wifi and phone toggle with programs and settings at the moment, at the end of the day this is all you really need. HomeSCreen ++ does all that. I wonder if I can shed some more weight
if so, then we must awaiting better result from lite rom user's : )
I've started this thread for the viewing of benchmarks for TMOUS compatible HD2 ROMs.
The benchmark tests were done using SPB Benchmark (freeware) which you can get Here (Thanks to ThaDeanesta)
Benchmark Info:
• All tests have been done on the same device and with the same rules I used with the Topaz benchmarks.
• The list of ROMs in this spreadsheet is not complete, if users find this helpful/useful I will continue to update the new and updated ROMs.
• For the actual benchmark tests (columns H-Z) remember that LOWER NUMBERS ARE BETTER (tests are calculated in milliseconds - 0.001sec) and, at least until the spreadsheet is finished, there is no 'Overall Score'. The spreadsheet should be used only to compare the speed and available RAM of the ROMs.
Spreadsheet Info:
• A link to each ROM thread has been included (column Z).
• Added 'Android Friendly' to Column F (if "Android Compatible/Friendly" is stated in ROM thread).
• Also included 'Free RAM on First Boot' to Column G.
• I had originally made this for my self as a reference so most ROMs currently benchmarked are 23xxx+ builds.
HD2 Benchmarks Spreadsheet
For more info about SPB Benchmark and how to use it take a look here - Topaz 'Official' and 'User Submitted' Benchmarks.
Notice: highlighted/grayed out rows are for test purposes (different ways of initial setup after flash and before the test) and I will leave them up for reference. As of now (Sep 12th) I will be using a combination of tests #1 and #2 (referring to highlighted EnergyROMs). The Hd2 is a very tricky device to accurately bench for speed, but I basically figured it out. This is how:
1 - Flash using flashaholicRUU (task29+flash)
2 - Hard-reset + soft-reset
3 - Install SPB, remove SD, Airplane mode, disable "screen off", disable Sense
4 - Soft-reset and plug into power (let it sit for a minute)
5 - Run test
Please let me know if you want a ROM benchmarked. And if you're a chef and think my results for your ROM are waaaaay off let me know
UPDATE: I have recently finished testing just about all updated ROMs that are TmoUS compatible (including many 21x versions) and will put them on the spreadsheet on Sep 16th. Please let me know if you want anything added.
Oh No not another benchmark thread. LOL Good luck.
Already a question why is it that my test for write 1mb file are 304 and on your test 351?
Maybe you should check your Storage card? Just stating that your numbers are far off from mine with the same test and software.
bobsbbq said:
Oh No not another benchmark thread. LOL Good luck.
Already a question why is it that my test for write 1mb file are 304 and on your test 351?
Maybe you should check your Storage card? Just stating that your numbers are far off from mine with the same test and software.
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All devices are different, that's why all tests need to be done on the same device
What steps did you follow for the test? (like airplane mode, was it charging..)
And I didn't leave a storage card in for the tests. Which ROM were you benching?
EDIT: Ok so you are right lol, sorry. For some of the later benched ROMs I didn't realize that since I use a USB hub that is plugged into both the PC and AC, it was causing the device to sync w/ PC via activesync (depending on airplane mode status). I just ran the test for your ROM, Touch of Glass, again and the Write 1mb File came out to 303 .
Thankfully I logged the date each test was taken so I will be re-benching most of the newer releases :/ ..my bad.
For reference, the setup process I use is as follows:
task29 and flash ROM (flashaholicRUU)
hard Reset
move spbbenchmark.cab from sd to device root
remove sd
double soft reset and check free RAM
install SPBbenchmark.cab
turn airplane mode on and plug into AC power
run test. (thankfully the test only takes 5 min, 1/3 of the time it took w/ topaz!)
Awaiting the all new test results so accordingly I shall decide the ROM to put on my baby.
Scabes24 said:
All devices are different, that's why all tests need to be done on the same device
What steps did you follow for the test? (like airplane mode, was it charging..)
And I didn't leave a storage card in for the tests. Which ROM were you benching?
EDIT: Ok so you are right lol, sorry. For some of the later benched ROMs I didn't realize that since I use a USB hub that is plugged into both the PC and AC, it was causing the device to sync w/ PC via activesync (depending on airplane mode status). I just ran the test for your ROM, Touch of Glass, again and the Write 1mb File came out to 303 .
Thankfully I logged the date each test was taken so I will be re-benching most of the newer releases :/ ..my bad.
For reference, the setup process I use is as follows:
task29 and flash ROM (flashaholicRUU)
hard Reset
move spbbenchmark.cab from sd to device root
remove sd
double soft reset and check free RAM
install SPBbenchmark.cab
turn airplane mode on and plug into AC power
run test. (thankfully the test only takes 5 min, 1/3 of the time it took w/ topaz!)
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I received you PM, but I'm busy with cooking some new builds at the moment so I don't have time to do them. Glad you got it figured out anyway.
Awaiting the test results for the ones Market in RED.
Finishing them now
Should be up soon.
bobsbbq said:
I received you PM, but I'm busy with cooking some new builds at the moment so I don't have time to do them. Glad you got it figured out anyway.
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No hurry, I'd much rather you release new builds than waste your time benchmarking
I think, you should add FREE ROM available.
Please include Stock Roms in the comparison
Great work. Can you please include stock ROMs 2.10.531.1 & 2.13.531.1 in the comparison spreadsheet?
a_t_u_l said:
I think, you should add FREE ROM available.
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ajitlimaye said:
Great work. Can you please include stock ROMs 2.10.531.1 & 2.13.531.1 in the comparison spreadsheet?
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Yeah I will add both when I get back home tonight. I'll add the stock ROMs when I finish updating the others.
hey man, waiting for too long. sorry I know its time consuming but I need the stats man. Remove some time and update.
a_t_u_l said:
hey man, waiting for too long. sorry I know its time consuming but I need the stats man. Remove some time and update.
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Yeah sorry I've been sick,
downloading the stock ROMs now..
I'm also adding 'Free Storage on first boot' to the spreadsheet.
Stock 2.10 and 2.13 ROMs are up
Any further test result.
Keep it going man.....
a_t_u_l said:
Any further test result.
Keep it going man.....
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Yeah I had to take some time to figure out how to accurately test ROMs on the Hd2. Not sure if you noticed the highlighted Energy Roms on the sheet, but that (with some other tests) revealed the most accurate way to use SPBbenchmark on the HD2/Leo.
I have a lot of free time for the next few days so I can get almost all of them tested correctly and quickly.
Scabes24 said:
Yeah I had to take some time to figure out how to accurately test ROMs on the Hd2. Not sure if you noticed the highlighted Energy Roms on the sheet, but that (with some other tests) revealed the most accurate way to use SPBbenchmark on the HD2/Leo.
I have a lot of free time for the next few days so I can get almost all of them tested correctly and quickly.
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Yes I had noticed the highlighted but mis-understood as an error.
So next few days you will waste your time on this.
The reason I need such stats is At times The ROMs are not as promising as they are shown by the Chef. Thus these data's should help. Further even the Chef can understand after their modding how their ROMs perform.
Yes that's all very true, that's why the numbers have to be accurate
hey dude,
by the time you update this, few other rom's will be out.
a_t_u_l said:
hey dude,
by the time you update this, few other rom's will be out.
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Yeah sorry, I had to have someone else test all the Roms on a seperate device to see what differences we could find. I benchmark just about every Rom I flash, which is most of em', so the list wil be updated with the latest releases when finished (Also going to wait for a few more Roms with CHT2.0 built in to be released to get those marks on there as well)
BUILD UPDATE base on 12.03 MIUI release
Change log: [10Dec] 12.03 release
- Theme works
- Stock icons
- Much faster than 11.23 release
- improved MIUI music player
- revamped and improved keyboard
- Bluetooth works out of the box, (just sent a photo file to my daughters Nokia phone)
- GPS works out of the box too!!! just tested them this morning
DOWNLOAD JIGNERSMIUI 12.03
Sharing to you the build I found to be very stable after having used it for nearly
two weeks of continuous use. Originally built by domineus of MIUI Developers
forum, updated kernel to Hastarin 8.5.1 old cam.
two weeks of pure bliss, really, thats all i can say. I leave this if you are a fan of
MIUI, then this is definitely worth a test
Advantages:
- No screen freeze at all (just leave Auto Rotate Screen in setting, default is on)
- No SOD (can you believe it, never had any) (See Recommended steps)
- No Robo voice
- No screen wakeup delay
- Wifi works
- Market apps installs without any hassles
- 3G indicates HSPA if you are in its coverage
- Almost no data drops (tip: when turning "Data" on, give it 3-5minutes to stablish a good connection then start updating FB, browse, etc)
- Working Notification lights
- Loud sounds, but not too loud
- Working ringtones, (I prefer Zedge, free membership in market)
- Fast (very fast) graphics courtesy of Hastarin tip: install spareparts in Android Market and set all animations to fast (in my test it hardly affected battery usage)
- Camera and Camcorder
- Facebook Contacts Sync (yes you read it right) for birthdays, I recommend "Birthday Assistant"
- MIUI music interface is one if not the best our there.
- loads of stuff as short cut in the pull down task bar like data, wifi, sound 14 in total including reboot function.
- Battery is excellent, better than the Stock Winmo i was on
How to achieve the best battery life in this build: (5-7mAmp on standby)
- turn "Data" on ONLY when you need to update facebook, browse the web using 3G
or use chat clients like eBuddy etc.
- consequently turn on WIFI only when in range and when you need to connect to it
- only ever use live wallpapers, when you are showing off to your friends
Recommended steps in testing this build:
- charge battery at least >70%
- HSPL 2.08 (Video Guide Link)
- Task 29 - use .nbh file of Radio 2.15 to run it (this will then be your Radio)(YouTube link)
- Flash Oct 13▐ VBNROM *Reloaded 2*▐ 21913/24634▐ WWE 3.14 Core▐ Best Battery <8mA in Standby
- Full format SDCard using SD Formatter 2.0
- Unzip the file using 7zip found here
- at first place ONLY the folder "JIGNERSMIUI" in your SDCard
- Manually run CLRCAD then haret.exe (I prefer this method as it is plain and simple)(you must activate haret.exe while bottom keypads are a light).
- sync with google and facebook
- reboot back to VBN Winmo
- connect to pc (still in winmo) then transfer all your pictures, music, videos via usb
- Turn screen off, disconnect from pc
- run CLRCAD and haret.exe again
- Note: at first run of Gallery, it will be slow as it takes time to index the photo/video
files, just be patient and give it the time it needs (5-10min) depends on how
many photo files you have. After that it will be fast
DOWNLOAD LINK 11.23 release
MIRROR
MIRROR 2 thanks to nafania_19
youtube video comparison to my partners 3GS
Special Thanks To:
- Cotulla - for making all this possible
- domineus - for creating us this build and for giving people a chance to create their own Android roms.
- hastarin - for the kernel
- vbn for creating the perfect winmo base for this MIUI build
- MIUI-DEV team for opening the forum for the HD2
FIXES for 11.23 BUILD
GPS issues: solved
if you cant get a GPS satellite fix HERE is the solution
WIFI Tethering app
WIFI tethering in post 36
Quadrant Score just using default, no cpu tweaks whatever (Thanks to hastarin)
Reserved for screenshots and other updates
I have to check it out hope it is how described!
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Is this Rom fully in English?
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So this is domineus's 11/21 release, you just updated Hastarin 8.5.1 old cam kernel, no more no less, is that correct?
will give it try...
zephr5 said:
Is this Rom fully in English?
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99% in English yes
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your free to make one
Video youtube link up in first post!
enjoy
another battery saving tip: screen brightness setting
- at night or in dark places only set 20% - 30% of the indicator bar
- at daylight or bright places about 30% - 50%
startup.txt states
"rel_path=miui.rootfs nand_boot=0"
Should i re-name the unziped folder to miui.rootfs?
**EDIT** Yes it does need to be re named. **EDIT**
bumbklaatt said:
startup.txt states
"rel_path=miui.rootfs nand_boot=0"
Should i re-name the unziped folder to miui.rootfs?
**EDIT** Yes it does need to be re named. **EDIT**
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Sorry about the mixup, but there is a new download link in first post.
thanks for your patience and now the folder is "miui.rootfs"
so no need to edit startuptext.
Could you tell me where the cat utility is located so I can install adfree? Thx, great build, I am going to use this as my daily build
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thanks for the sharing.I love miui builds
i love all the MIUI builds & this one seems like the fastest that i've tried, only problem that i have (and i've had it with every MIUI build) is that after i set everything up, sync google, restart the phone & boot back up into android it freezes up when i see the "Preparing to scan sd card" notification in the taskbar. locks up & have to reset. happens everytime.
mikentucson said:
i love all the MIUI builds & this one seems like the fastest that i've tried, only problem that i have (and i've had it with every MIUI build) is that after i set everything up, sync google, restart the phone & boot back up into android it freezes up when i see the "Preparing to scan sd card" notification in the taskbar. locks up & have to reset. happens everytime.
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Have you gone through all the recommended steps i made in the first post?
it would be worth trying it, as these are the steps I made and i firmly believe
this made running the build on my device stable.
Does the theme manager works? It doesn't work in MIUI 26.11.
im running a different winmo rom (my own), formatted 8gb sd card fat 32, didnt task29 but did hard reset.
maybe a temp fix, but i downloaded Startup Manager from the market and disabled the boot media scan. works for now
mikentucson said:
im running a different winmo rom (my own), formatted 8gb sd card fat 32, didnt task29 but did hard reset.
maybe a temp fix, but i downloaded Startup Manager from the market and disabled the boot media scan. works for now
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thanks for letting us know how you resolve the issue you've encountered.
Overclocking, underclocking, managing performance, tempoerature, speed, and battery life - for any Droid X phones with gingerbread - and special thanks to all those who are mentioned below and created the programs below as well as links with explanations - and anyone have any corrections and/or other ideas?
The below document has four sections:
A. Simplified - overall concept on the biggest speed bosster - steps A1-A9
B. Simplified "Details" with links to deeper information - the above steps in "A" restated (as B1-B9) how to actually do those steps with links to full details and where to get the files required for each step.
C. Pieces of "must have" software
D. Additional Tips for further porformance increases - some of these make a BIG difference!
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A. Simplified - overall concept (steps A1-A9):
A1. If you have not yet upgraded your phone, then do so Over The Air (OTA) from your carrier so the carrier has you listed in their records as you having upgraded to the latest ROM (otherwise they may send you reminders or try to upgrade your phone in the background, etc.)
A2. Gingerbread (2.3.3) CANNOT be rooted, you have to root Froyo (2.2.1) so you need to downgrade your phone to that version of the stock ROM FIRST.
A3. Then reboot - and to be able to make phone calls you will be walked through one simple phone call by an automated system from your phone carrier to re-enable your phone to make phone calls with your account. Completely automated by the phone company, no live person on the other end.
A4. Gain superuser (unfettered) access to your phone. "Root" it.
A5. Take steps and install software to set up your phone to be able to upgrade to the newest android "gingerbread" version WITHOUT loosing the root - just doing a plain upgrade you will lose the root.
A6. Then upgrade from rooted Froyo (2.2.1) to Gingerbread (2.3.3) as in B6 below. Note, you can ONLY overclock your phone (using easily found and easily useable software on the market) if you are using a stock ROM that is overclocked - that specific kernel is required besause the overclocking software changes values at specific addresses in the kernel's memory (custom ROMs often have different memory addresses for the overclock settings so the software for overclocking would not work).
A7. The Droid X stock Kernel is designed to only run at 4 specific speeds, but you can set what they are (and the voltages for each) with another piece of software. I use "Android Overclocker" for this. Details below under B7.
A8. Software which allows you to manage what speed is used and when is different from the software that assigned the 4 levels of CPU speed set in the previous step. You want to be able to to set which CPU speeds (frequencies) are used and under which circumstances (CPU load, whether the screen is off, whether or not the phone is above a certain temperature, etc.). My opinion is that SetCPU is the best software for this. Details are below under B8.
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B. Simplified "Details" with links to deeper information - the above steps restated but how to actually do it with links to full details and the files required for each step:
B1. (as in A1 above): Self Explanatory.
B2. (as in A2 above): Gingerbread (2.3.3) CANNOT be rooted, you have to root Froyo (2.2.1 is used here with the above files), so you have to SBF back to Froyo and root THAT first. So to downgrade from Gingerbread (version 2.3.3 - either rooted with leaked ROM or not, it does not matter) to Froyo (2.2.1) as instructed in this link, http://www.lancelhoff.com/downgrade-gingerbread-to-froyo/). I had to do this using RSDLite - and maybe you should too - the other way is to create a Linux Disc - I built my PC on my own and the Linux disc could not deal with the custom PC components (for instance it would not recognize my PCI cards, and came up with other weird error messages, etc.). When using RSDLite there is a bug in that program mentioned as specified in the link above. (Note: to get around that bug, after you try to load the ROM file and it does not load as specified in the log file as mentioned in the above link - leave the RSDListe program running on your PC when you look at the log - just make a copy of the ROM file as specified in the detailed instructions WHILE RSDLITE IS RUNNING) - and switch the program to using the renamed ROM file - and it will then work like a charm). This link should help as well: "http://www.droidxforums.com/forum/droid-x-sbf/23638-linux-solution-your-windows-rsd-lite-problems.html".
B3. (as in A3 above): Self Explanatory - HOWEVER - DO NOT, DO NOT, put your google userid and password into the phone when it first boots up because automatic upgdates which are totally unecessary will take place with your phone (your contact data from the cloud, etc) which will complicate and slow down the process) and are totally unecessary at this point.
B4. (as in A4 above): You need to allow unfettered superuser access to your phone. To do this, use the files from "http://www.lancelhoff.com/how-to-root-droid-x/" for detailed guidance, root your phone as instructed (using z4root v.1.3.0) as it is now the Froyo (2.2.1 version) and can be rooted.
B5. (as in A5 above): To allow a rooted upgrade of your phone to a newer ROM to Gingerbread (2.3.3) that remains rooted - special steps need to be taken (using any stock ROM with the regular method will 'unroot' your phone so you lose the root). You must us a stock ROM or you will not be able to overlcok your phone. Use the files from this link (http://www.droid-life.com/2011/05/28/download-official-droidx-gingerbread-4-5-596-for-rooted-users/) - and only pay attention to the section entitled "Instructions (running Froyo):". For detailed guidance, bootstrap your phone using "droid 2 bootstrap" (dropid2bootstrap.apk) - notice, DO NOT use any "droid x bootstrap" (droid x bootstrap even for droid x phones often does NOT work with the newer Gingerbread ROM). Also, when moving the two zip files onto your sdcard, rename "Blur_Version.2.3.340.MB810.US-Part1.zip" to "1Blur_Version.2.3.340.MB810.US-Part1.zip" and rename "Blur_Version.2.3.340.MB810.US-Part2.zip" to "2Blur_Version.2.3.340.MB810.US-Part2.zip" (putting the 1 and 2 in front of each file name) or else you will not be able to tell which is which when you are installing them - the screen on the handheld does not show the entire file name - (and they have to be installed in the proper order).
B6. (as in A6 above): Upgrade from rooted Froyo (2.2.1) to Gingerbread (2.3.3) using the files and instructions as shown in this youtube video: "http://youtu.be/bedGIM6pL0E" For more details on all the steps shown in B2-B5 and A2-A5 here is a link showing the earlier parts of the process. Pay special attention to the section where the DROID2BOOTSTRAP program is run, which is what you are doing here for step B6.
B7. (as in A7 above): Android Overclock - to set the speeds allowed for the CPU to run at... The lowest speed that can be set is 300MHZm but the sky is the limit for the highest speed (typically alot of phones become unstable if you set the highest speed to anything above 1250MHZ (1.25GHZ). (The CPU in the Droid X has a normal max of 1000MHZ (1GHZ).) Software I have checked out for this is "Milestone Overclock" which is updated regularly (but did not have the user-friendly level of functionality granularity that I wanted - you could only set the Max level unless you wanted to do some low-level hacking which is a pain).). Another one was "D2 / DX Overclocker" which has more functionality but had not been updated for a long time so users are complaining of support issues. The third and last (which I use) is called "Android Overclocker" which allows you to set the MHZ and voltage for each of the four "slots" (speeds) used by the Kernel for the overclocking. I set up my speeds as 300000 with the voltage - "vsel" value set to 33, then 600000 with vsel of 56, then 9000000 with vsel of 66, and 12500000 with vsel of 80.
B8. (as in A8 above): SetCPU - only used for managing the speeds already available, not specifying what they are. For SetCPU to understand what the four speeds are for that CPU, put a file called SetCPU.txt in the root directory of your sdcard as specified in the instructions for the SetCPU application. The full text of this file is one line with nothing but:
300000,6000000,9000000,1250000
Note, this tool is great for stopping my phone from overheating and to manage the speed properly. With no specific profiles I noticed my phone was ready to melt when it was busy, so I got involved with the profiles. I have only one profile which seems to make everything run really well - it handles the following (read the directions within the application for more details and instructions):
* When screen is off, set speed to min of 300MHZ and max of 300MHZ.
* When battery is less than 3% remaining, min speed of 300 and max speed of 600.
* When temperature is > 52 degress centigrade, min speed = 300 and max speed = 900
* When temperature is > 60 degress centigrade, min speed = 300 and max speed = 600
* When charging, min = 300 and max = 1250 (may be unecessary as that is already my 'default')
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C. Pieces of "must have" software for your phone with regards to carefully monitoring the temperature and maximizing the performance as well as battery life -
"Temp Monitor" - shows temperature on top barets alarms for temperature warnings.
"Juice Defender" - outstanding software for maximizing your battery.
"AutoKiller Memory Optimizer" - software which is outstanding for managing your memory.
"AnTuTu Benchmark" - for benchmarking your phone
"Root Explorer" - for navigating ALL directories on your phone (and creating/editing text files, etc.)
"SuperBox Pro" - for moving as many applications as possible to you SDcard to save memory - and a toolbox of other good apps.
"Eray" - for deep analysis of your phone's processes, etc. Also has a great widget to put a huge number of switches (wifi, etc) into ne widget on one screen.
"SeePU++" - for showing CPU load and RAM usage realtime in the top bar.
"WidgetLocker" - for replacing the login screen on your phone - and also to alloow you to use the follwogin program to put your name and home phone number on your main lock screen (in case your phone is lost):
"Banner" (see widgetlocker above)
"Widgetsoid" - very granular control over setting up your own widgets, also allows you to put a bunch of switches accessable from your drop-down menu - so you don't have to go away from other programs to for example, turn on your wifi, etc.
"Folder Organizer" - lets you assign one or more custom categories to apps and then you can put shortcuts on your screens to those categories to get a popup window of icons for all the associate apps. As you uninstall and install different apps this will allow yo0u to automatically keep the links on your screens to those apps up to date without going out of your mind.
"Launcher Pro" - Seems to be the quickest and most stable launcher / home screen replacement with extended functionality. "SPB Shell 3D" has the slickes interface I have ever seen for this - but it is at the expense of being a resource and CPU hog and slowing your phone down. "ADW Launcher" I tried also but that seemed to crash pretty often - and also was slower than "Launcher Pro". (NOTE THE SECOND TIP BELOW IN SECTION D.)
"Pulse" - for news - also there a a million of those news apps, CNN, etc. (I noticed CNN launches backfround processes without telling me which I do not like though).
"Fancy Widgets" - Outstanding clock/weather widget for main home screen.
I could go on and on... !
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D. Additional Tips for further porformance increases - some of these make a BIG difference!
Use the "SetCPU" widget instead of the "Android Overclocker" widget in my opinion - uses less screen real estate (both verify your overclocking/underclocking is running as expected)).
When installing a launcher over your generic android home screen setup, first DELETE all the widgets on the default home screen before installing the launcher. I was not originally aware of this but those widgets on the old generic android screens are all running in the background although you have them all vovered up by your own different launcher. Even before I did any overclocking I noticed a very big difference in performance when I got rid of all those hidden unused running widgets.
Go into the Amazon Marketplace and start using it. They have a free (different) application every day (which are normally paid applications but you can get them free!). I look at this every day and sometimes do not install the application of the day but often do. If there is an app there you want but you don't want to install it, Install it anyway and then uninstall it. Then you could install it later for free when you are ready (instead of paying for it then).
There also is an Amazon MP3 store which has a free song of the day as well (although I have not used that very much - it seems the soongs are never hits that I like).
Thanks for istening to my diatribe - and anyone have any corrections/additions/suggestions? DeOdexed - ? Any other ideas?
Update to Gingerbread (to fix gingerbread bugs) pushed from Verizon...
Starting today there are messages on my phone with a countdown timer asking for permission to give me an update to gingerbread. If I do not respond, it installs anyway.
My research Finds it does fix some bugs but also removes the rooting, disables google maps, and may put other software and restrictions on your phone that you do not want.
However, I think I found a work around. There is news that a clockwork mod does not have this issue - but I had no backup so I bought titanium backup plus. in titanium backup just go and the application called updater 2.3.3 and 'freeze' it. Fortunately that did not stop updates from the marketplace from google and amazon for applications.
I have not received any more software update requests but it has only been a couple hours and time will tell. Thoughts on any of this from anyone?
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Chainfire, can be a nice help. At least for my X it is.
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Chainfire... also SD Speed
Chainfire is a good idea, I have to check that out. I also updated my SD card cache from the measly 128K to 2048K, which seems to help further...
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This is the complete guide of how to handle your battery in the most efficient way possible.(GB/ICS/JB version).
This guide refers to Android users in general (Samsung, HTC etc..) in addition to SGS2 users.
ROOT: Yes.
ROM: Any rom will do.
Kernel: Siyah/Dorimanx is preferred but any other will be fine.
Human features: Patience
After an extensive research regarding 'how Android OS works' and reading hundreds of pages (yes 1000 pages in 1 thread) in XDA regarding topics such as: BBS (BetterBatterStats), MagicConfig by geko95gek, Kernel Info, Kernel Governors, Modules, I/O Schedulers, CPU Tweaks, AIO App Configs by droidphile etc, I have come to conclusion that there is currently no better configuration than mine.
I almost don't have wakelocks, during the night (7 hours sleep) I have between 3-4% drain which is really good, of course, you can get better drain ,for example, 1 % during a whole night BUT users like that turn off their data connection OR switch to airplane mode, I really don't like doing that but of course you could do that too and enjoy your 1% drain.
Before I wrote this guide I tried these configurations in 5 different infinite sgs2 mobile phones of my friends and Nexus devices, they all were blown away from the results they experienced from their battery.
I wrote this guide because XDA users have helped me a lot in all the aspects of Android, so now I can help the XDA community too.
Last update:7/10/13
Step 2 updated with solutions on the go.
Step 3 is now LBE version 5 compatible.
Step 4 updated for Dorimanx users as well.
Faq Updated
Post #1
Wakelocks: What is it ?
Monitoring the wakelocks
LBE security manager: internet permissions & prevent apps to be put in cached after a restart
ExTweaks/STweaks & governors - Siyah/Dorimanx kernel users ONLY!
Undervolting & Governors
Post #2
Freezing google/Samsung apps using Titanium Backup Pro
Screen Brightness
Accounts & sync
Fast Dormacy - Should/Can I disable it ?
Battery calibration - Should I do it ?
Network/operator modem support - How to tell if your modem meet your network standards
Variance
Learning to read the battery graph
Post #3FAQ
When you're done with the guide please do come back and share your results with us.
I'll try to simplify things as much as I can so the common user could understand.
Let's begin,
1. Wakelocks: What is it ?
When you develop an app in Android there are options for you (as a developer) to let the app start during a different time or a different change, sometimes it is really essential, for example our build in Alarm clock(Also: Widget/Music player), we need it to start the alarm in a specific time thus this process is important and it will open up by "it self".
Counter example is a simple game or a weather app, we only use it once in a while and after we use it we don't need the process anymore so we close it, but most of the time the developer add all sort of commands to start the process even when we don't use this exact process, for example if we boot the device/click on the media app button the app will go into cached processes (System settings->Applications->Running->Click on cached processes), but let's say it's an app we use once a week or a game we play once a week, there is no need to put this app in the cached processes (since it consumes the battery) so this is why we would like to close this option.
Notice – When you open an app and close it the process is still in the cached processes because if you open it again, it will open in a sec (since it's in the cached processes)and that’s a good and efficient thing, but if you close it from the cached processes you will only make things worse because when you open it AGAIN the Android OS will AGAIN, put the app in the cached processes and this is yet again will consume the battery.
How to tell if you can turn off or not in an app/game:
Basically the idea is this,
If we are talking about an app that the whole very existence is to do things by it self (Playing songs/Setting alarms/Auto-commands apps) then of course we won't turn anything off.
If we are talking about a type of apps that their whole process is to do something particularly which will take place only when we open the app (Bar-code scanner/Weather app/Shazam/Office apps/GPS apps/Games so of course we will turn everything off.
If we are talking about ROOT apps so I suggest not to touch anything.
First thing you will do is to download Gemini App Manager 2.6.0, this app will handle these wakelocks and as we already mentioned will give us full control over 'when to put/not to put the app in the cached processes/running services'.
DON'T UPDATE TO VERSION 2.7 - THE NEW VERSION HAS NO WORKING EXPERT MODE ! ! !
After you downloaded the app, open it,
Hit the option touch key (left to the home button) and go to 'Expert Mode', you will find there, all the applications your phone contains. What we are looking for is the orange icon the says 'AUTO' under each app:
once you find an app/game with this icon, think, and ask yourself "Do I need this app/game to open up by it self?" (See the examples with the clock app above).
If your answer is "NO!" (90% of the cases the answer is no-read above when the answer is YES), then press this app/game for about 2-3 seconds, a window will open and choose 'ConfigAutorun (root)'.
A new window will appear with all sort of commands: On package added, on app widget update, After boot etc, as you can tell the name of the command does what it says for example: 'On package added' -> if you added a package to the app, the app will be put in cached process.
Change to OFF all the commands:
and there you go, this app will never fool around!
2. Monitoring the wakelocks:
Download the app: BBS
BetterBatteryStats aka BBS: Why do I need this app ?
After you managed to finish step number 1, you can now install BBS on your system.
Once your done open it and choose partial wakelocks, we will focus on this section.
Charge your device to 100% and when it reaches 10% or so, open BBS hit the options touch key and choose 'Dump to file':
this will generate a .txt file with all the apps/games that did wake your phone and caused drains.
"BUT HEY I DON'T UNDERSTAND ANYTHING FROM THIS FILE AND THIS APP IS HARD TO UNDERSTAND!!!", first you need to relax and go to the BBS thread BBS, the developer is kind enough to let you put the file there and he will look it over and tell you what is the main problem you should focus, and decide if to remove the app or maybe change something in the setting of the app.
If you want to learn about this log file and understand it better just read the thread (like I did) it contains more than 1000 pages, so after 10-20 you will have some clue about this app.
Remember, this is the BEST application that can track your battery drains and tell even if your kernel is waking up the phone, just dig in BBS and you will see, there is no other alternative than BBS, remember that and don't ask for a substitute.
Q: How can I solve BBS wakelocks on the go ?
A: Get in here.
Also, if you have EventLog wakelocks here is the solution:
Download System Tuner. open the app and go to 'Startups' and look for 'Google service framework' and over there disable both 'checkin.EventLogService'.
Be advice EventLogService wakelocks only happens with stock Samsung ROMS.
ALSO, read the FAQ.
3. LBE security manager: internet permissions & prevent apps to be put in cached after a restart: version 5+
We all know that every time we go to the inet (not via wifi) we are starting to see an immediate battery drain.
The best way is to install a firewall app (which is MUCH more than that btw and it's free) that will control our inet pipe.
The user zagzag99 was kind enough to translate the latest version (4) of that app (Notice that in Play store it's version 3 ONLY) get it here: LBE Security
After you installed the app,
Tap on More -> Permissions -> All apps
Now you are looking at all your apps/games (including system app by tapping on 'Download' on the left and choosing 'System'), by clicking on one of the app/game you would see the permissions the app wants from your phone, if it is a game that you play offline then why does this game want to go online? More-than that, why the game wants to access my call records!?
This is why you won't allow it and eventually you'll close the inet pipe and the rest for each app/game you don't want to go online or even get your precious information.
After your done we will now deal with the auto start issue.
Repeat step a, and choose a random app, as you can see the first option in every app is 'On boot permissions' so you can turn it off or back on.
Now, this is very important, I only say it once, if you see an app/game that you don't even use or use once a week 'turn it off', but if you see an app/game that you use most of the time leave it as it is, why ? Obviously you didn't read step number 1.
4. ExTweaks/STweaks& governors - Siyah/Dorimanx kernel users ONLY! **Unless you can undervolt with your kernel**
Download STweaks, if you want to understand what each command/line does please read up: Here or you can just do what I tell you to and enjoy better battery.
First of all I want to thank geko95gek who inspired me a lot regarding STweaks .
Open STweaks,
CPU tab:
MAX OC FREQUENCY: 1000000Khz
CPU_UV tab:
You can undervolt here or in setCPU (See step 5).
Be advise #1: for some reason Siyah V6b5 doesn't save the changes after reboot BUT setCPU does.
Be advise #2: Dorimanx users are good to go.
GPU tab: - SGS2 users input - Different devices try to lower 1 step back.
Siyah steps:
GPU FREQ STEP1: 54Mhz
GPU FREQ STEP2: 108Mhz
GPU FREQ STEP3: 160Mhz
GPU FREQ STEP4: 200Mhz
GPU FREQ STEP5: 267Mhz
GPU VOLTAGE LEVEL1: 850mV
GPU VOLTAGE LEVEL2: 900mV
GPU VOLTAGE LEVEL3: 950mV
GPU VOLTAGE LEVEL4: 1050mV
GPU VOLTAGE LEVEL5: 1150mV
Dorimanx steps: (Basically the default)
GPU FREQ STEP1: 108Mhz
GPU FREQ STEP2: 160Mhz
GPU FREQ STEP3: 200Mhz
GPU FREQ STEP4: 267Mhz
GPU FREQ STEP5: 267Mhz
GPU VOLTAGE LEVEL1: 900mV
GPU VOLTAGE LEVEL2: 950mV
GPU VOLTAGE LEVEL3: 1000mV
GPU VOLTAGE LEVEL4: 1050mV
GPU VOLTAGE LEVEL5: 1150mV
You're DONE!
5. Undervolting& Governors:
Be advise: If your kernel doesn't support undervolting move to the next step, but I recommend to use a kernel that has support because when the phone is in deep sleep or on 200mhz (when you're not using it) you could save a lot of battery.
Be advise #2:I am going to recommend the use of setCPU and STweaks (Siyah/Dorimanx kernel only - if you don't have siyah you can do this step also as long as your kernel support undervolt), a lot of people wouldn't recommend the use of these apps together since they MIGHT conflict with each other, BUT if you will go through this step and read carefully it wouldn't be a problem in fact, it will work just fine
Download setCPU, if you want the latest version you can buy it in the Play store (support the developer).
Version 2.2.4 would be fine too, if you want to understand what each governor means and what is cfq please read up: Here and Here or (if you’re a lazy ass user) you can just do what I tell you to and enjoy your battery:
Open setCPU,
Main screen:
change to 200-1000 Mhz (it should be like it since you already changed it in ExTweaks) and tick 'Set on boot', also make sure 'ondemand' and 'ROW/CFQ' are chosen as governor/io :
Profiles:
Make a new profile and choose 'Add Condition -> Screen On/Off' and choose 'Screen off' and save.
Hit next and choose 200-500Mhz, tick 'Set the CPU governor' and choose 'conservative'.
Choose priority 50.
This profile will make sure while the screen is off there won't be any jumps to high frequencies.
Make another new profile and choose 'Add Condition -> Battery level' and choose '10%' and save.
Hit next and choose 200-800Mhz, tick 'Set the CPU governor' and choose 'conservative'.
Priority is 49.
This profile will let you squeeze the last 10% of the battery like they were 20% but the UI will lag.
Tick those profiles and tick 'Enable Profiles' at the bottom.
Results of step a & b :
Voltages Screen: (Only supported kernels)
Be advice: This stage is the most exhausting, annoying and irritating stage you could ever find but in the end it's worth every second.Since we put a range of 200-900Mhz we will focus on these frequencies only (of course if you decide to put the range between 200-1200Mhz you will focus on them only).
We will scroll down and look for 200Mhz, 1st white row represent the default mV that Samsung has put in order to max UI, and 2nd white row represent your mV change,but we are smarter than old Samy so we will start to change.
200Mhz – Is usually between 825-875mV it varies between each phone (each phone has different ROM/Kerenl)
So you ask yourself, which mV should I choose?
Well my friends, that’s the 1 million dollar question, let's say you chose 850mV:
Touch the 200Mhz and change it to 850mV afterwards hit the 'Right icon' next to the save icon
if your phone is still working and didn't get stuck go back to the 'MAIN' tab and choose 200-200Mhz (yes exactly like that) and then we will go to the 'INFO' tab, scroll down and choose 'Stress test':
if 'Sress Test' ran for about 4-5 mins and everything is still working, you can stop it by pressing the back key and it means we can continue to the next stage.
Download Stability Test
Open the app and choose Classic stability test – this will ensure the test of only the 200Mhz frequency.
If after step b&c your phone is still working that means that the undervolt you chose is working great. (It doesn't mean that your phone won't freeze-it might), you can undervolt more and see what is your limit.
Do the same process to all the frequencies, of course if you're in 500Mhz you choose the main profile (setCPU) 300-300Mhz in order to test only this frequency.
When you're done, change back in setCPU'MAIN' tab to 200-1000Mhz, go back to Stability test and now choose Scaling Stability Test, let it run for 10-20mins, if there are no errors you're good to go.
Play with the phone for few days, if it hasn't frozen go to setCPU 'VOLTAGES' tab and tick at the bottom 'Set On Boot'.
Notice: My recommendation is to set on boot in the end of the process because if you choose a really low MV your phone might be stuck in an endless loop, thus you tick 'set on boot', only, if you are sure your system is stable.
Final Result:
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My voltages (SGS2 Device):
200Mhz – 850mV
500Mhz – 925mV
800Mhz – 975mV
1000Mhz – 1075mV
Notice: This undervolt method is the most aggressiveness method around, if you want the easy way and you have Siyah kernel you can open ExTweaks/STweaks and in the "Undervolting" choose -25 or -50, this will undervolt ALL the frequencies together with minus 25 or 50, if your brave you can try 75.
My method gives you a specific voltage to each frequency, in 200mhz you can have minus 75mV while in 500mhz minus 50mv, this will give you the best undervolt system.
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6. Freezing google/Samsung apps using Titanium Backup Pro:
If you didn't buy the app yet, well, you’re an idiot: Titanium Backup Pro or you can use a free substitute (though I never tried it) Root Uninstaller
After you bought the app, open it and go to 'Backup/Restore' tab:
in there, you can see all your apps/games AND system apps, we will be focusing on the system apps.
NOTICE: If you're using CM rom you can skip this step since they did hell of a job in removing all Samsung/Android bloat-ware.
Our main goal is to freeze processes that common users don't use and don't even know they have, I won't write all the list of the apps you should freeze but I will write all the apps you will freeze that are consuming your battery like a *****:
Email 4.0 – this is stock mail full of bugs and infinite loops that go online and check for mail, if you don't have gmail account please use a 3rd party app like AquaMail/MailDroid that will give you minimum bugs for the check interval.
Exchane Service 3.1 – Belongs to Email 4.0
Kies via Wi-Fi – I wouldn't say it consumes your battery but it's an unsecured protocol by Samsung, use a 3rd party app like AirDroid
Maps – If you're not using it FREEZE THIS APP ASAP! If you do use I suggest unfreezing every time you need it and freeze again when you're not using it (sorry).
MAPService – Belongs to Maps.
Samsung Account – Do I really need to explain? (Including all the Samsung hubs and chats and whatever they come up)
SecPhone 1.0 – If you're using a different launcher rather than TW you can freeze it.
Software Update – We don't need it, we flash our ROMS
Street View – belongs to Maps.
Talk – I find that even if I freeze it (gtalk) it's still waking the phone so your choice.
Talkback – Samsung try to overtake Whatsapp.
Wi-Fi Direct & Wi-Fi sharing & Wi-Fi sharing manager – you don't need it.
Of course if you're using stock ROM you have A LOT of freezing to do, you can use this thread and of course this amazing list
Or you can Google for more apps that are safe to remove.
7. Screen Brightness:
If you don't know, the most battery consuming part of the phone is the screen.
Go to 'System Settings -> Display -> Brightness' and choose 'automatic brightness'.
For the users that want to maximize even more (YES WE WANT EXTREME!!) try to lower the brightness as low as you can, 20-30%.
Recently I've noticed that there are new apps that you adjust screen brightness by each pixel and a lot more, you can Google that, but I prefer to be able to see things crystal clear.
8. Accounts & sync:
Everyone is recommending, in order to save battery, to go to 'System settings -> Accounts and sync' and to turn it off, of course it will save A LOT of battery, but, if you have a gmail account and you want to be notified as soon as you get an email,you can't turn it off.
What you can do is:
Hit your @gmail.com account, and 'untick' everything except 'Sync Gmail', this will assure that you will get your emails via PUSH (PUSH is the most battery efficient protocol - at real time):
Don't forget to sync your contacts/calender once in a while or before you flash a rom.
If you don't want to get your emails instantly then remove your gmail account and download a 3rd party app like MailDroid/AquaMail and set interval for every hour or every 4 hours, this will assure that there will be absolute no wakelocks but only every 1 hour or 4 ( as you chose).
If you choose to keep auto sync there is one disadvantage:
If you don't have a good reception 'sync' option will go completely crazy and keep asking to go online and sync your email (since you're on PUSH) but it won't be able to, since you don't have a good reception and it will go like this in an infinite loop till you have a decent reception and as you can already understand while your screen is off, the phone is awake and trying to sync, so keep that in mind.
9. Fast Dormacy - Should/Can I disable it ?
First of all you need to understand that not every network/operator support FD (Fast Dormacy).
My network doesn't support FD thus if I'll disable or enable it, it wouldn't make any different, in fact if you disabled it and you think your battery is now "OMG FUKCING AMAZING" this is just a placebo effect, and yes I am 110% positive.
How do I check if my network support this tweak ?
The user JIMMYMCGEE from xda made an amazing guide you need to follow (in fact it's a video clip - which is easier).
She first explain what is FD and afterwards explains how to check if you have FD and if you do, how it can save you battery.
Follow this guide and all his steps here.
NOTICE: If the app that shows you your network stats (service mode) doesn't work and only opens your dialer, this is what you need to do:
This is the code for the service mode, write it in the dialer:
*#*#197328640#*#*
When you'r in the Service mode screen, hit: Debug screen->Basic Information and here you go, service mode.
Interested in more info regarding FD ? you can read what I have already read in here.
10. Battery Calibration - Should I do it ?
The answer is simple, if you are using ICS/JB you don't have too because every time you charge the battery to 100% all your data and stats are deleted and the service begins to collect info again from the beginning you can read all about it here and here.
As you can see for ICS/JB users it's a myth nothing more.
If your using GB then you do have to calibrate your battery, there are 2 methods:
Charge your phone untill you have reached 100% boot into recovery and delete battery stats ('Advance -> Delete battery stats').
Download battery calibration app and follow the steps that are mentioned in the 'Description' of the app and in the app.
11. Network/operator modem support - How to tell if your modem meet your network standards
CM USERS DON'T USE THIS STEP IT WILL BREAK YOUR RIL AND YOU WILL HAVE NO RECEPTION
Every network/operator support a specific version of modem, this means that if you will use their modem, 90% of the time your reception will be solid without any disconnections, if your modem doesn't support, then you will sure have disconnections which will lead into more battery drains (no receptions=phone will search for antennas even though there is one).
Notice: There is a chance that even though you have or don't have their modem you might have or might not have disconnections (confused ? me too.)
How to check:
Download GetRIL, Open the app and see if your RIL/Baseband (aka modem) is matching, if they are (written in green), your good to go and you can remove the app.
If they are not, here is what you need to do:
Under 'Baseband' you have 'recommended':
You can see that LQ6 & LPB are supporting my network, we will now tap this:
and look for LPB & LQ6, after we found it we will choose it and tap: 'Download & install'.
When your done restart your phone and check again (GetRIL) that now your modem is now supporting by your network, if so, remove the app.
12. Variance:
Play store app: Hit the option touch key and untick - 'Notifications' & 'Google AdMob Ads'
When the 'notification' is on, the app is consistently connecting to the server and checking for new versions.
When 'Google AdMob Ads' is on, the app is always checking your behavior and reporting back to the Google server.
'System settings -> Location services' untick everything.
'System settings -> back up and reset' untick 'Back up my data' and 'Automatic restore'.
NOTICE: I didn't apply this step for my own device since it only saves 5% battery more or less and it's a service I use, think, if you need it or not,
WiFi users: 'System settings -> Wi-Fi -> Advance -> Keep Wi-Fi on during sleep' choose - 'Only when plugged in'.
This will close the Wi-Fi connection when you turn off your screen.
Keep in mind that after you finished using your BT turn it off, since I have specific times I use the BT I use AutomateIt, it's a great app that can control even silent modes.
Don't use Facebook app, it drains your battery the most, instead add a shortcut in the desktop for facebook.com link and go to facebook via this link, it looks exactly the same as the app since Android users don't have a native facebook app yet.
Don't use live wallpaper
Don't use widgets
Don't use Haptic Feedbacks
Never ever use Task Killer or 'Clear memory' - Android has it’s own task killer that works better than your 'decision making' brain.
Screen time out - Don't forget to set it
No reception = major battery drains - use airplan mode.
Use Nova launcher or better code efficient luanchers.
Use ad-blocking app in order to prevent unnecessary network usage in downloading ads, I recommand using AdFree - Open the app and choose: 'Boot Normally' and afterwards choose 'Download& Install hosts', when your done restart your phone.
Always charge your phone untill it shows 100% and charge it only if it is below 20-30%
Automatic Date & Time option -> untick
13. Learning to read the battery graph:
This is the final step, come back to this step after you're done with all 12 steps, reading the FAQ (Post #3) and you lost at least 70% of your battery since you charged it.
So you’re here, go to 'System settings -> Battery' and hit the graph bar.
At the bottom you can see 'Screen on' and 'Awake' we will focus on these lines.
Our goal is to achieve 100% overlap between these 2 lines, meaning, when the screen is on, the phone will be awake and when the screen is off we don't want the phone to be awake since we don't use the phone (unless we are-downloading a file).
For example if you see a blue line in the Screen on bar I would like to see at the same time the EXACT size and width in the Awake bar if not, that means we have wakelocks so we need to go to step number 2 again and see who is waking up our phone.
It's really hard to achieve a 100% overlap between these 2 bars, even for me.
Example of a minor wakelock (squared in red):
For conclusion:
You need to be able to get a MINIMUM 3 hours screen time (System settings - >battery - >screen) if not, you're doing something completely wrong.
From my experience you can't get more than 3.5 hours screen time over total use of MORE than 24 hours uptime (Maximum up time I got with the phone is 4 days with almost 3 hours screen time and 1 hour of calls.), however, if you play non-stop with your mobile, from the time you unplugged it, you will get more then 4-5 hours screen time EASY over 5-16 hours uptime:
But of course most of the users don't "act" like that and most of them just "lose" battery over uptime when screen is off.
From my vast experience with battery usage, this is it, either your get 3 hours screen time over moderate usage (long uptime-2 days +) or you get 4-5 hours screen time with aggressive use (short uptime-16 hours top).
Don't let anyone tell you different.
• This is it for now, this thread will be updated with new tweaks and methods every now and then.
• Please, if you have any questions regarding this thread write them in this thread ONLY and don't send me a private msg.
• I love constructive criticism, so if you have any thoughts or you found a mistake (even in my grammer) PLEASE send me a private msg.
Credits and many thanks to:
droidphile – His amazing articles and threads regarding most of my steps, you helped me a lot!
geko95gek – Who inspired me a lot regarding ExTweaks.
JIMMYMCGEE - FD knowledge and guide.
If I forgot anyone please do let me know
If you love this article please do hit the Thanks button and rate this thread 5 stars,also you can hit the "Newsworthy Thread" in the first post if you think this article should get a higher exposure.
If you really appreciate this article you can always buy me some weed - makes me think clearly
Thank you.
FAQ:
Q: Which ROM and kernel you're using ?
A: I am using Wanam ROM (latest version) and Siyah kernel (latest kernel also) CM10.1.3 and Dorimanx 9.41.
After trying all sort of ROM's I can say that the most stable and reliable ROM's are Samsung based ROM's.
I am now recommending CM10.1.3 stable ONLY!
Q: After the tweaking and following your entire guide, does the UI will lag/Games will stuck or freeze/App will run slowly ?
A: Regarding the UI you might feel a little lag (if you were using stock frequencies and voltages) or you might not feel any lag (depends on your launcher), If you install Nova Launcher and use it instead of the TW you won't feel any lag since the Nova launcher is code efficient.
Regarding the apps, you won't feel any lag unless it's a graphic app or design/CAD app (even this is questionable).
Regarding the games, you won't feel any lag in most of the games, I played a lot of games for example Dead Trigger/Galaxy on fire 2/Shadowgun/Samuraio II and few more, I didn't feel any lag or what so ever, though I did feel that the loading steps took 1-2 more minutes.
Q: The most used (or 2nd) most used service/app in BBS is 'AuidoOut', how can I minimize it ?
A: You can minimize the 'Audioout' by unticking: 'System settings -> Sound' , under System, untick them all.
Plus, in the same window click on "Vibration intensity' and put 'Vibrate on screen tap' on the lowest (0).
Q: I keep getting "Shell have been granted superuser permissions" over and over again and it drains my battery, is there a solution ?
A: It's a known problem with SuperUser, install SuperSU give it root permissions via superuser, go to app info of superuser hit "Force Close" and afterwards hit "Disable", now SuperSU will handle your root privilege.
Q: I froze Secphone.apk and now I am having weird issues what should I do ?
A: Obviously you're an idiot since I specifically wrote next to SecPhone.apk: If you're using a different launcher rather than TW you can freeze it.
So don't freeze Secphone.apk if you are using TouchWiz launcher which is the official launcher by Samsung.
Q: How can I tell if my phone is going into Deep sleep and activates the setCPU profiles ?
A: In setCPU go to 'Info' tab and tap 'Time In State', you will find a pie chart, if your a common user-that most of the time his screen is off-, you should see that 200mhz has the biggest chunk, if it's not the case then check BBS what is waking your device.
Q: After installing Gemini App Manager I am unable to install/uninstall any app, what should I do ?
A: You are probably using Screen Filter app, for some reason the install button become unresponsive, disable Screen Filter when you need to install something and enable it again afterwards - Thanks Ryther.
Q: How can I solve BBS wakelocks on the go ?
A: Get in here.
Also, if you have EventLog wakelocks here is the solution:
Download System Tuner. open the app and go to 'Startups' and look for 'Google service framework' and over there disable both 'checkin.EventLogService'.
Be advice EventLogService wakelocks only happens with stock Samsung ROMS.
More to follow.
Great work dude. You gave me some good tips
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gb.yolo said:
Great work dude. You gave me some good tips
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Thanks
I can confirm getting about 3~4 hours of screen time at most during 16~24 hours of usage.
I noticed you wrote something about SetCPU working on stock kernel ... in my experience it does not work even if some people claims so.
SetCPU might be able to change between a limited amount of Governors, but setting Min and Max doesn't work even it looks so (I used some other tool to confirm this). I only tried this on rooted Stock GB, but I think it will be the same on ICS.
Does this work on jb rom?
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good tips
Thanx
Ben101 said:
Does this work on jb rom?
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It work on any rom
Mittaa said:
Thanks
I can confirm getting about 3~4 hours of screen time at most during 16~24 hours of usage.
I noticed you wrote something about SetCPU working on stock kernel ... in my experience it does not work even if some people claims so.
SetCPU might be able to change between a limited amount of Governors, but setting Min and Max doesn't work even it looks so (I used some other tool to confirm this). I only tried this on rooted Stock GB, but I think it will be the same on ICS.
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Thank you for confirming though you could get more.
and I didn't say what you wrote, I specifically wrote:
If your kernel doesn't support undervolting move to the next step
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Ben101 said:
Does this work on jb rom?
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I didn't try with JB, but I'd love if you could follow each step and report back with results, in my opinion it should be the same.
soso_soso said:
good tips
Thanx
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Thank you for the feedback, please do try all the steps and report back for success.
great tutorial, thank you for your effort!
I followed the steps but I can't find this one in LBE security:
"c.After your done go to the first window (swipe your finger right to go to the first screen)
d.Choose 'Speed boost -> Auto-Start' you will see all the apps that will be put in the cached process EVERY restart you make to your phone, now, this is very important, I only say it once, if you see an app/game that you don't even use or use once a week 'Disallow' it, but if you see an app/game that you use most of the time leave it as it is, why ? Obviously you didn't read step number 1.
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trikpa said:
great tutorial, thank you for your effort!
I followed the steps but I can't find this one in LBE security:
"c.After your done go to the first window (swipe your finger right to go to the first screen)
d.Choose 'Speed boost -> Auto-Start' you will see all the apps that will be put in the cached process EVERY restart you make to your phone, now, this is very important, I only say it once, if you see an app/game that you don't even use or use once a week 'Disallow' it, but if you see an app/game that you use most of the time leave it as it is, why ? Obviously you didn't read step number 1.
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Thank you for your positive feedback, please do come back with results and post them here.
As you can see in the picture, this is the first screen you see when you open up LBE,2nd raw is 'Speed Boost' just click it and it will show you new buttons, there you choose 'Auto-Start.
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I have added pictures to the main thread for most of the steps and marked in red the specific step.
I got confused because in my app it says phone accelerate instead of speed boost
anyway, I'm using these mods since this morning so it is too early to say anything factual about battery life, but I think it is much better...
usually I would have about 60 or less % left at this time of day...
trikpa said:
I got confused because in my app it says phone accelerate instead of speed boost
anyway, I'm using these mods since this morning so it is too early to say anything factual about battery life, but I think it is much better...
usually I would have about 60 or less % left at this time of day...
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Perhaps you downloaded even newer version than mine but I can see you figured it out.
If you used to get 60% and now it's 76%, of course this is an amazing change.
Don't forget to check your screen time before you charge it and make sure it's minimum 3 hours (if the total up-time is above 24 hours).
If you did follow all the steps and did everything as I wrote, I suggest to get into Recovery mode -> Advance -> and reset battery indicators.
or wait 1-2 charges and the battery meter is supposed to acclimate.
hyperbolic said:
From my experience you can't get more than 3.5 hours screen time over total use of MORE than 24 hours uptime
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Well is that so?
Nice thread, but Gemini app manager block on "updating information" sometimes :x
MrMarques01 said:
Well is that so?
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I saw really few users like your self that actually got that time, but I had never got more then 3.5-4 hours max screen time on uptime for more then 24 hours.
I even did EXACTLY what these users told me with their exact config (from 3 different users) but again, I got only 3.5-4 hours screen time max.
So this is my conclusion.
Kigsuha said:
Nice thread, but Gemini app manager block on "updating information" sometimes :x
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Thank you.
Yea that's an annoying bug that is happening from time to time.
Just exit the app and open it again.
hyperbolic said:
I saw really few users like your self that actually got that time, but I had never got more then 3.5-4 hours max screen time on uptime for more then 24 hours.
I even did EXACTLY what these users told me with their exact config (from 3 different users) but again, I got only 3.5-4 hours screen time max.
So this is my conclusion.
Thank you.
Yea that's an annoying bug that is happening from time to time.
Just exit the app and open it again.
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I found solution, it only happens when after taping "config autorun (root)" and switching fast thing to off.
So i have to wait :cyclops:
Kigsuha said:
I found solution, it only happens when after taping "config autorun (root)" and switching fast thing to off.
So i have to wait :cyclops:
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Sometimes you just wait for too long but if you have patience for that..
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Last update:29/9/12
[*] If after step b&c your phone is still working that means that the undervolt you chose is working great. (
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hyperbolic what do you mean by step b&c ?
There just core1 sucessful
core2 sucessful
Ram sucessful