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DRM service in Froyo

I noticed that the drm service (omadrmserviceconfig to be exact) is automatically turned on at booting on Froyo just like it did on Eclair.
Has anyone figured out if they fixed the battery draining issue for DRM in Froyo?
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I just uninstalled it with SDX Stock App Remover. I noticed there are only two files to remove now instead of three.

stir fry a lot said:
I just uninstalled it with SDX Stock App Remover. I noticed there are only two files to remove now instead of three.
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I wouldn't uninstall it. it turned out to be the root of some crazy problems I was having. But I do kill the process pretty much every time I boot.
for reference.. here was the loneliest thread on xda with 'said' problem.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=844343

I noticed I only had to delete two files this time as well. I always delete it and it doesn't cause me any problems, but I don't play ay drm music.
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It looks like the DRM service is draining the battery in Froyo like in Eclair.
I'm getting better battery life after disabling the service.
I'm surprised that nobody brought this up in a separate thread.
EDIT: I guess the thread mentioned above by decalex IS about this exact issue... sorry, missed that.
I've also heard from someone that deleting those apk's related to DRM will cause problemsin Froyo,
so I think it's better off just preventing the service from starting.
So I tried using the Startup Cleaner 2.0 app from the Market to disable the DRM service.
At first it seems to be working well, but after a while the omadrmserviceconfig starts up again.
Deleted the Startup Cleaner 2.0 app as soon as I found that out.
For the moment, I'm just disabling the DRM service manually (Settings -> Applications -> Running Services)
every time I do a reboot.
Anyone have any suggestion on automatically preventing the DRM service from starting?
BTW, thanks for your replies guys.

tonysohn said:
It looks like the DRM service is draining the battery in Froyo like in Eclair.
I'm getting better battery life after disabling the service.
I'm surprised that nobody brought this up in a separate thread.
I've also heard from someone that deleting those apk's related to DRM will cause problemsin Froyo,
so I think it's better off just preventing the service from starting.
So I tried using the Startup Cleaner 2.0 app from the Market to disable the DRM service.
At first it seems to be working well, but after a while the omadrmserviceconfig starts up again.
Deleted the Startup Cleaner 2.0 app as soon as I found that out.
For the moment, I'm just disabling the DRM service manually (Settings -> Applications -> Running Services)
every time I do a reboot.
Anyone have any suggestion on automatically preventing the DRM service from starting?
BTW, thanks for your replies guys.
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I'm on 2.1 still but I've been using startup auditor free from the market to stop this process at startup. It only allows you to block 5 apps with the free version but it has been working for me ever since I installed it.

I used to disable the DRM service every time I rebooted but eventually I stopped because I got sick of doing it and my battery performance did not seem to take a hit. I am leaving it enabled on Froyo as well and get good battery life. Maybe the DRM bug only effects some phones.

optimiss said:
I used to disable the DRM service every time I rebooted but eventually I stopped because I got sick of doing it and my battery performance did not seem to take a hit. I am leaving it enabled on Froyo as well and get good battery life. Maybe the DRM bug only effects some phones.
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This seems to be the case. There was no noticeable decrease in battery performance on my phone in DI18 and Froyo.

(I've posted this reply before on a similar thread, but I thought I'd share my 2 cents with you here...)
You're not the only one running into this issue.
I ended up rooting my Epic to get rid of all the sprint bloatware and what-not. Everything seemed to be going smooth from the stock standpoint. I removed Samsung Media hub first. Rebooted the phone and noticed nothing bad. Played around with the setup like that for a few days with no problems.
I next got rid of both the DRM service .apk's that were still running even after I got rid of the media hub... and then the problems started. For the first couple days I noticed DRAMATICALLY IMPROVED battery life and EXTRAORDINARY performance so I imagined what I did was a good thing: WRONG! A few days later, I noticed that if I assigned a sound to a notification or a ringtone *from the SD card*, that it would not work. I couldn't play sounds anymore and instead whenever I went to adjust the volume with said notes/tones selected, the Sound_service would crash.
However, I'm the only person I knew before now who has reported this issue so I'm sure there's not a lot of hubob to fix it. Every Epic is built different. Same parts or not. It's a mass-manufactured phone and each one will have its own quirks. There's my 2 cents.

I font delete it but I freeze it with titanium
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Is there a free program that will freeze it?
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musclehead84 said:
I font delete it but I freeze it with titanium
Sent From My Evo Killer!
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Are you saying you don't run into any problems or force closes in system apps when frozen instead of uninstalled?

I wouldn't delete those apks due to malfunctions with the app market and force closing of the vending app
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Whosdaman said:
I wouldn't delete those apks due to malfunctions with the app market and force closing of the vending app
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And freezes in anything that plays audio or video.

Now everytime I boot I just go to the running services menu and disable the drm, alarm, and google messaging services.

k0nane said:
And freezes in anything that plays audio or video.
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I've noticed the freezing in the built-in apps, but when I use third party apps to mix and crossfade tracks (PartyMixer) or just play music and videos (MixZing), they don't freeze.
It still makes me wonder though, why a system service that's not running doesn't crash the system, but uninstalling it does. Why should it make a difference if the service isn't being accessed? Stupid...
Whatever. I've just been disabling it on every reboot. Batt life is a little better, but still batt. life is *max* when I uninstalled all DRM crap.

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And freezes in anything that plays audio or video.
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Yes that too, totally slipped my mind.
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Oooops. I deleted mine last week. I have not had any audio problems using power amp or pandora but tried a video after reading this and sometimes it works but mostly freezes. I did a backup with titanium but it doesn't give me the option to restore. Could someone post them up for me please?
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So instead of deleteing the APK, if I just take it out of autostart, I assume that is OK???
ALSO, What the hell does it do??? lol

Milkman00 said:
So instead of deleteing the APK, if I just take it out of autostart, I assume that is OK???
ALSO, What the hell does it do??? lol
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I think DRM = Digital Rights Management. It is some kind of security service that is tied to the Market and anything Media related (on the Epic). You should get Titanium or Bloat Freezer from the Market and just freeze it. Don't delete or uninstall it.

Spotify on the Fire

Hey guys,
I just got my Fire and I love it (besides the fact that I feel like I have to sideload EVERYTHING). I installed the official Spotify app, and it ran alright aside from some screen formatting problems (the navigation buttons for the Fire get in the way). The main issue is that the Fire doesn't realize it's a music app for some reason and puts the wifi connection to sleep when the screen goes off so my music shuts off... Very frustrating. Anyone have any ideas for a fix for this. I thought about installing Spare Parts Plus, but I can't find it anywhere to sideload it and it's not in the stupid Kindle App store...

Anyone? I may return my Fire if I can't get this to work...It's THAT important to me that I can stream without the wifi turning off...

you might want to look into apps that keep wifi on since the settings page for wifi is gone in the Fire. I'm sure one of those must exist somewhere. If not it seems like a very trivial app to write. Some sort of wifi lock toggle.

https://market.android.com/details?...51bGwsMSwxLDEsIm9yZy5rbWFuLldpZmlNYW5hZ2VyIl0.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.hogdex.WifiRuler&feature=also_installed
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.mdsoftware.wifipowermanager&feature=also_installed
Try any of those apps, I'm pretty sure WiFi manager will be able to do whatever you need and more.

The screen formatting problems make it impossible for me to pause playing music without exiting the app - am I missing a way to do that?

paulm13 said:
The screen formatting problems make it impossible for me to pause playing music without exiting the app - am I missing a way to do that?
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I have the same trouble. I haven't figured out a way around it.

see if changing the lcd density helps. btw has anyone tried using Spare Parts on this thing?

orangeagent said:
I have the same trouble. I haven't figured out a way around it.
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It's silly, and really, really less-than-ideal, but using the spotify widget works for this. Toss in a volume control widget on the same screen, works great.
(This, of course, assumes you... have a normal launcher installed >.>)

mewshi said:
It's silly, and really, really less-than-ideal, but using the spotify widget works for this. Toss in a volume control widget on the same screen, works great.
(This, of course, assumes you... have a normal launcher installed >.>)
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Nice tip! Thanks. With ADW installed, being able to use a widget really is a life saver! The app is really crippled with the Kindle bar over the top. I hope they come up with a fix soon, but seeing as they don't officially support it, and Amazon probably won't allow it in the store, I won't hold my breath.

I can't get the buttons to show up correctly on the Spotify app itself. I can't tell if it's something to do with the tablet, or something to do with the fact that it's on a modified version of Android. I guess once the custom ROMs are out we'll know for sure.

Giving the numbers and spotify strategy, my guess is a fire friendly version is not far off..sound like we have a workaround for now.
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gigaorg said:
Giving the numbers and spotify strategy, my guess is a fire friendly version is not far off..sound like we have a workaround for now.
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Man I hope so.

gigaorg said:
Giving the numbers and spotify strategy, my guess is a fire friendly version is not far off..sound like we have a workaround for now.
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Even if it *is* a silly workaround
I also told Amazon they should try to get it working properly, since, hey, I pay for Spotify, I'd like to use it on here.
Also, the music app that comes on it tends to be a bit... stuttery.

i have been having the same issues. Does anyone know if Spotify works on any tablets?

4.2 Play Store Bug?

I have disabled Auto-Add Shortcuts in the Play Store settings but it seems to still keep adding them to my home screen every time I download an app. Have only noticed this behaviour since I started using 4.2. Thanks for your help.
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benrees21 said:
I have disabled Auto-Add Shortcuts in the Play Store settings but it seems to still keep adding them to my home screen every time I download an app. Have only noticed this behaviour since I started using 4.2. Thanks for your help.
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I've also disabled this option on the play store but it's working fine on my phone. No shortcuts are added when I download an app
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benrees21 said:
I have disabled Auto-Add Shortcuts in the Play Store settings but it seems to still keep adding them to my home screen every time I download an app. Have only noticed this behaviour since I started using 4.2. Thanks for your help.
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I just tried and it didn't auto add for me. May want to recheck it, reboot, and uncheck it again.

decepticon said:
I just tried and it didn't auto add for me. May want to recheck it, reboot, and uncheck it again.
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Done that and it still does it! No biggie, just annoying.
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benrees21 said:
Done that and it still does it! No biggie, just annoying.
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I know what you mean, until I learned it could be disabled it drove me crazy

[TUT] Major Speed Up for your "OLD" Nexus S

Hello!
Something I've noticed while using my old Nexus S while im waiting for Nexus 5
Go in Developer settings > Background process limit (all the way down)
set it to "At most 2 processes".
It will speed up your phone more than you can think without affecting performance.
Report your findings.
Btw I am using THIS Android 4.4 ROM with stock kernel on Dalvik.
Have fun!
EDIT: You must re-set this everytime phone reboots

miHah said:
Hello!
Something I've noticed while using my old Nexus S while im waiting for Nexus 5
Go in Developer settings > Background process limit (all the way down)
set it to "At most 2 processes".
It will speed up your phone more than you can think without affecting performance.
Report your findings.
Btw I am using THIS Android 4.4 ROM with stock kernel on Dalvik.
Have fun!
EDIT: You must re-set this everytime phone reboots
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It re-loads cache whenever i open up an app i previously opened. Like in messaging app, all contact icons won't get preloaded.

doesn't seems to have any impact at all on my Nexus S.
Yeah I am waiting for my Nexus 5 also!

This setting can only help you if you use memory-intensive apps, with the cost that most apps will start slower than before and also the background processes started by the apps can be killed more easily which is not always a desirable thing. Reducing the number of concurrent processes from the default can lead to unwanted consequences. These preferences aren't in the developer options by mistake, I would not fiddle with them if I don't have a valid reason. And "try this stuff, maybe it sppeds up your phone, maybe not" is definitely not one.

Eh, as i use my nexus s as an mp3 player it definitely helps run a lot smoother

sum_guy188 said:
Eh, as i use my nexus s as an mp3 player it definitely helps run a lot smoother
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Try to put the phone in airplane mode, if you don't use cellular network or WiFi at all.

debaj said:
Try to put the phone in airplane mode, if you don't use cellular network or WiFi at all.
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WiFi can be used even on airplane mode.

ej8989 said:
WiFi can be used even on airplane mode.
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Yes you can, but it will cost you some CPU processing. I find my device more responsive in airplane mode where it does not need to handle the connections. If somebody does not use these functions it's worth a try before fiddling with some random setting from the bottom of the Development menu.
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unfortunate rrivure
debaj said:
Yes you can, but it will cost you some CPU processing. I find my device more responsive in airplane mode where it does not need to handle the connections. If somebody does not use these functions it's worth a try before fiddling with some random setting from the bottom of the Development menu.
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I've just tried this on my "old" Nexus S (my sister is using it now) and it doesn't seem to do anything different or faster...thanks anyway!

Double tap to wake screen

Hi All,
Who know what apps or anythings script for double tap to wake the screen (like Lumia) so.. we no need to push the button..

seven6ixers said:
Hi All,
Who know what apps or anythings script for double tap to wake the screen (like Lumia) so.. we no need to push the button..
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As I remember it comes as a part of the kernel for those devices including LG G2, since there aren't any custom kernels out for these devices yet I highly doubt that's a possibility right now.

you can opt for proximity actions for locking and unlocking, although it would drain your battery a bit.

I'm using Wakeup Touch Nexus which is available in Google Play for free. Dint notice any battery drainage. Very nice app. If anyone got better app can suggest me too...

chris7524 said:
I'm using Wakeup Touch Nexus which is available in Google Play for free. Dint notice any battery drainage. Very nice app. If anyone got better app can suggest me too...
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How is it going frenz? is it ok?:laugh:

seven6ixers said:
How is it going frenz? is it ok?:laugh:
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Very good:good:

Tnx
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Hey, try this app- knockr
It can be downloaded free from playstore
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It's not really "double tap", I use "Gravity Screen" as an alternative to the on/off button

ryansmth76 said:
Hey, try this app- knockr
It can be downloaded free from playstore
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Doesnt work for me.. lags a bit..
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Pretty much every major OEM like Sony, HTC, LG and even Chinese manufacturers like OPPO , Xiaomi etc have implemented double tap to wake on their large screen phones and I really don't know what's stopping Samsung to implement in spite of so many Note generations .
Only way to properly implement this is using a custom kernel for the device

Tap Tap App @ Play Store
Tap Tap App works for me. Galaxy Note 4.
Requires configuration.

Lost functionality, how to get it back?
rakeshishere said:
Pretty much every major OEM like Sony, HTC, LG and even Chinese manufacturers like OPPO , Xiaomi etc have implemented double tap to wake on their large screen phones and I really don't know what's stopping Samsung to implement in spite of so many Note generations .
Only way to properly implement this is using a custom kernel for the device
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OK, I've got a VKWorld VK6050S (note the S). This will be a long story, but I feel I must post many details. Otherwise, there will be that smart-*** posting "but you can't do that!!!"
Had the phone for several weeks now. Took a LONG time to set it up and get it running EXACTLY the way I wanted it to. As part of that process, I installed Nova launcher, and an app called "DTSO". Anyway, when it was all set up.... I could double-tap the home screen to lock, and the display would go black. Then, *without using the proximity sensor*, I could double-tap the middle of the BLACK screen, which would cause the display to wake up and display the lock screen. I didn't set a lock on this screen, so I could just swipe up to clear it. Note I could double-tap the BLACK screen to wake it up.
So I was happy with the way everything was set up. Only problem was, it was not stable. Most of the time, if you tried to take a picture, the phone would freeze. (forever). Or sometimes a reboot would take HOURS (starting after the animated vkworld logo displayed) I tried several suggestions. It was not a bad memory card, and it was not corrupted files on a memory card. I tried clearing various caches, etc. Nothing worked. Finally, in desperation...I went to the factory boot menu (chinese, but I found a guide for it) and cleared hardware cache / emmc / whatever. That left me with *** CHINESE LOLLIPOP ***, and all my apps/settings/data were GONE...
(sigh)
So I had to start from figuring out how to switch back to English. And then starting all over again. I wasn't back to "zero". I went back to "minus one". (!!!!)
After many hours setting up the phone again with dozens of applications, getting my account settings input, getting it all configured...
The only thing I can NOT do now is to double-tap the black screen to wake it up. The phone is rock-solid STABLE now, so that is an improvement. But I want it to wake the screen with a double-tap, like it did before!!!
I'm now using "Go" launcher. But I (temporarily) tried "Nova" launcher, like I had it before. DTSO does not work like it used to. It won't wake up the screen while black. Again, this USED TO WORK, so it's not a hardware issue. What did I do wrong? What did I miss in setting this thing up again?