Sometimes I hate searching Google. "Memory" returns results referring to disk space - people don't seem to understand that memory is *not* disk space.
Anyway, enough of my rant. I have a problem. Android System/Settings Storage is using over 350mb of RAM and I can't release it except by rebooting. How can I figure out why it's using so much RAM?
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I think if you remove all your widgets and limit the amount of folders and home screen pages you have you may be able to lower that number. Or that is the operating system loaded into ram and that is what they are listing it as.
cruise350 said:
I think if you remove all your widgets and limit the amount of folders and home screen pages you have you may be able to lower that number. Or that is the operating system loaded into ram and that is what they are listing it as.
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I don't know that I have *that* many widgets and folders, but I will give that a shot.
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I uninstalled the Knox stuff I had frozen - I found that they were still running in the background - and it seems to be staying at a more manageable 190mb. Still uncomfortably high, but better than 350.
I haven't noticed a difference after removing some widgets.
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Nope. It's still climbing.
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Ok, I'll bite. Why is this a big deal? Are you noticing any issues? You have a lot of RAM and Android is allocating that RAM. What good is having excess RAM if it's sitting empty? Android is very good at managing it's memory.
sputnik767 said:
Ok, I'll bite. Why is this a big deal? Are you noticing any issues? You have a lot of RAM and Android is allocating that RAM. What good is having excess RAM if it's sitting empty? Android is very good at managing it's memory.
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The phone gets warm and slow... mostly slow. I wouldn't care otherwise.
It may be good at managing memory, but it's not very good at telling me what's eating it.
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SGS2 - JB 4.1.2 GB27
SGS4 - JB 4.2.2 MF9
egingell said:
The phone gets warm and slow... mostly slow. I wouldn't care otherwise.
It may be good at managing memory, but it's not very good at telling me what's eating it.
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This started happening recently? Perhaps your phone is doing something currently. Is it staying awake or not sleeping normally? I wonder if maybe leaving it alone for a while will resolve the issue.
No. Leaving it alone doesn't change anything. And that's what I'm trying to figure out - what it's doing so I can stop it. Edit: I'm sure it's an app I have installed.
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SGS2 - JB 4.1.2 GB27
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egingell said:
No. Leaving it alone doesn't change anything. And that's what I'm trying to figure out - what it's doing so I can stop it. Edit: I'm sure it's an app I have installed.
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SGS2 - JB 4.1.2 GB27
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Only other thing I can think of is the better battery stats app. It is probably the best way you can diagnose whatever it is that's running, and it's free if you download the apk from xda. If it does't give you what you need, I am not sure if there is anything better.
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Only other thing I can think of is the better battery stats app. It is probably the best way you can diagnose whatever it is that's running, and it's free if you download the apk from xda. If it does't give you what you need, I am not sure if there is anything better.
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Yeah, I have that app. It's neat, but it gives me the same info as the other memory/battery apps (Memory Usage, Memory Cleaner, Memory Booster, Battery Tools, GSam Battery Widget, Auto Memory Manager, Better Battery Stats, Clean Master (Cleaner)). They're all the same.
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What's it do?
It makes your phone FAST... super snappy with better multitasking!
It rearranges and fixes the OOM Groupings and Priorites and lowmemorykiller values.
So basically, it's a COMPLETE MEMORY MANAGEMENT FIX!
It's the ONLY one of it's kind
Original thread Link: The V6 SuperCharger
and
Link for a visual guide
Yeah you're right this tweak works great for me, I have about 40 more mb of RAM all the time and everything feels like its preloaded
This look great... I hope someone can make this as a software for easy application...
Hurro Avetny, do you find the i9100 running low on RAM a lot? Seems to not offer a lot above memory functions, think theres much mileage in this for SGS2 vs under (memory) equipped units like SGS1?
Interesting find, looking forward to some solid feedback
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Hurro Avetny, do you find the i9100 running low on RAM a lot? Seems to not offer a lot above memory functions, think theres much mileage in this for SGS2 vs under (memory) equipped units like SGS1?
Interesting find, looking forward to some solid feedback
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remember: "it's never bad, to have more RAM"
WHy is it that CM does not incorporate this into their roms ?
yup, an CWM version will be nice
I will give it a go tomorrow, very sleepy....
thanks for sharing
Love.
but is there a way to integrate it into a ROM.
Like as a Package!
need to find a Way!
EDIT 1: yup figured Out how to, will be there pre installed in my ROM. yupee!
EDIT 2: Custom ROMs will now get the /data/userinit.sh and /data/99SuperCharger.sh files.
Just change the variable (rcpath=) on line 116 to the path of your *rc file!
That's it and you can Cook it into your ROM's.
Hope it helps all you ROM Devs.
sounds great .. testing
Hmm, sounds great indeed, will try when i get home from work. Thanks for letting us know about this script
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avetny said:
remember: "it's never bad, to have more RAM"
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Not sure I agree with that. Retaining data in memory will result in better performance than unloading and reloading the same data back in again from relatively slow storage.
Trying the SuperCharger script using the "Multitasking" preset. I don't want my apps terminated just to get free RAM, then having to reload the same apps again.
Not sure if this will result in any actual performance improvements on a SGSII, given that they're already so fast, but if it can prevent Launcher screen reloads, then I'll be happy.
lindsaytheflint said:
Not sure I agree with that. Retaining data in memory will result in better performance than unloading and reloading the same data back in again from relatively slow storage.
Trying the SuperCharger script using the "Multitasking" preset. I don't want my apps terminated just to get free RAM, then having to reload the same apps again.
Not sure if this will result in any actual performance improvements on a SGSII, given that they're already so fast, but if it can prevent Launcher screen reloads, then I'll be happy.
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Agree with this. The phone has already huge RAM. Don't see the point of putting a RAM/memory tweak. I dunno about other scripts though
lindsaytheflint said:
Not sure I agree with that. Retaining data in memory will result in better performance than unloading and reloading the same data back in again from relatively slow storage.
Trying the SuperCharger script using the "Multitasking" preset. I don't want my apps terminated just to get free RAM, then having to reload the same apps again.
Not sure if this will result in any actual performance improvements on a SGSII, given that they're already so fast, but if it can prevent Launcher screen reloads, then I'll be happy.
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makes sense and wont it use more battery if it reloads the same app quite often ??
xinfinityoO said:
makes sense and wont it use more battery if it reloads the same app quite often ??
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Yeah, much like using an ATK.
Can V use this with GS1 (i9000)?
likitrt said:
Can V use this with GS1 (i9000)?
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Yes. The original thread says
It works on ALL Android devices - Custom Roms or Stock Roms, Phones or Tablets, it doesn't matter!
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works great on my sgs2 with option 9 enabled . very great stuff !! thanks !
I respect your efforts and I'm not trying to sound so negative, but as other folk have said... we don't really need a RAM fix for this device. I've never encountered a slow moment once and continue to love this phone without any "speed" improvements other than the custom rom I have installed.
In the words of Ali G though, restectpa for your efforts haha.
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avetny said:
remember: "it's never bad, to have more RAM"
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android never runs out of ram
which is the least memory consuming? Can anyone who has flashed a ICS ROM post a Screenshot of their mem currently used in Settings? Or with any app...
Of course post the ROM you are currently running as well.
Also what you feel are the PROs and CONs of your chosen ICS ROM.
Any other information you feel is relivant is welcomed.
Thanks button please if you enjoy this thread.
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Running lightspeed beta 3. Love it zero issues whatsoever.
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THANK YOU!!! for the reply!!! Hopefully we can get many more! I am wanting to flash tonight or tomorrow and I really am set on trying the lightest speediest rom.
mem
I am running tabooney. Vachs rom.
Version 3.01
With all the patches. And. Acer ring
erica_renee said:
I am running tabooney. Vachs rom.
Version 3.01
With all the patches. And. Acer ring
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very nice... can someone top this? how is ring running? smooth? do you have face rec screenlock?
I'm running Lightspeed_4 (beta6)
It's absolutely smooth. I'm in love with ICS so far.
Belda said:
I'm running Lightspeed_4 (beta6)
It's absolutely smooth. I'm in love with ICS so far.
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Me too +1 here, its super fast, faster than ipad2 , and has whole lot of fun features now hope to see a stable version to play all the games
Here's mine just as a point of comparison. I'm running Thor's v96.
I have the face lock settings. But i am NOT using it. I set it up the flashed the acer ring. I like the lock screen ring over the face lock.. I hardly ever lock my tablet. I Think for the most part ics is great. the browsers are much lacking CHROME Will often end up dead at a black screen with more then a few tabs open with text tearing. Stock browers has artifacts and some tearing with the same text issues as chrome.. I think the issue is that acer does not have hardware acceleration tweaked correctly. if at all for applications. it seems the browsers are lagging not the os. as in the past it seemed to me it was android.
erica_renee said:
I have the face lock settings. But i am NOT using it. I set it up the flashed the acer ring. I like the lock screen ring over the face lock.. I hardly ever lock my tablet. I Think for the most part ics is great. the browsers are much lacking CHROME Will often end up dead at a black screen with more then a few tabs open with text tearing. Stock browers has artifacts and some tearing with the same text issues as chrome.. I think the issue is that acer does not have hardware acceleration tweaked correctly. if at all for applications. it seems the browsers are lagging not the os. as in the past it seemed to me it was android.
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Hey Erica, I swear that I remember reading somewhere that Chrome and ICS are not the best of friends. Google is working on making their browser more ICS friendly but it's not there yet.
FireMedicDave said:
Hey Erica, I swear that I remember reading somewhere that Chrome and ICS are not the best of friends. Google is working on making their browser more ICS friendly but it's not there yet.
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I think I remember reading that chrome only works on ics....
You are both correct. it only works. WELL KINDA WORKS.. do not get me wrong ITS MAD FAST Compared to stock honeycomb browser. But for me it seems to give me a black screen just at the MOST WRONG TIME EVER. GRRRRRRR. yes frustrating. The stock browser in my opinion is more stable then chrome.but this is from 2-3 days using ICS. it could change.
Thanks guys.
@ OP:
I would suggest reading THIS article on how RAM is managed in Android and that less RAM used does not mean better performance.
drkalo said:
@ OP:
I would suggest reading THIS article on how RAM is managed in Android and that less RAM used does not mean better performance.
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Good words for the thread! I am aware of Androids operating techniques. I am looking for the rom that from boot runs on the least ram. With no apps going except required apps. Thus leaving more RAM for all of your other desires We are well aware(most) that we have a dual core tegra 2 tab with limitations since tegra 3 is about to drop into stores everywhere... we still have a powerful device and anyway I can free up some space from the start, I will take I like minimalist roms... as well as fully loaded. ICS is proving to be troublesome for random people and I want to be one of the ones that says, "Oh... no SOD here. Just smooooooth butter."
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drkalo said:
@ OP:
I would suggest reading THIS article on how RAM is managed in Android and that less RAM used does not mean better performance.
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This is totally true . The screen shot i provided was Right after flashing the rom NO Email accounts set up. or nothing.
Android Os lets things sit in memory but sorta static it shows them taking up valuable ram.This allows them to use less cpu cycles to wake up PREVENTING Ram and cpu spikes. Thus using less resources and battery consumption. Yes i nknow techie guys this is not totally exact explanation but its a quick and easy one.With the basic concept.
I will add the above is the reason why task managers that Auto kill aggressively will fight with the android built in memory management. Thou they are good for trouble shooting apps that are rogue.
Sorry if this turned off topic just my screen shot being a fresh install was not totally accurate now im averaging 301 to 320s and it looks to be the average .
erica_renee said:
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Sorry if this turned off topic just my screen shot being a fresh install was not totally accurate now im averaging 301 to 320s and it looks to be the average .
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Interesting knowledge.
I'm probably not alone in watching this thread with interest...I'm looking forward to ICS, while admittedly happy with 3.2.1. I'm looking less at memory use than I am at stability; since moving to the almost-stock-yet-rooted Honeycomb, I've had close to zero problems I didn't create for myself.
For me, changing ROMs (I often wonder how the OS image got the nickname ROM, which means read-only and implies flashing to EEPROM to old guys like me) is something of a PITA, since there's much about stock Android I rip out by the roots (including Market, BTW, so everything on my tablet is sideloaded), which makes me want to do it once and get to the most stable. So for those of you brave enough to leap into ICS before us, keep posting those reports!
250MB used
I'm on stock ICS AV041_A500_019
I currently am running Icylicious 4.0.3, works awesome. Really a lot faster then before, I was starting to get frustrated with the lag in between pages... but it's better now! Love the rom, nothing's really wrong with it. Fixed dhcp drop as well as a weird problem I was having with my headphone jack when I'd plug my headphones in (had honeyvillain kernel before.) But yeah works great now! No face-unlock that I could find, but didn't really want it anyway.
Here's mine.
Running FLEXREAPER R6 ~
I just managed to get ICS on my SII! Waited for so long and a little disapointed... There isn't that much of a difference from what I can see.
What were you expecting?
ICS is good as a secondary rom. This goes for official samsung releases as well as cm9/aosp/aokp.
Stick with gingerbread. It's still the best.
victorator said:
ICS is good as a secondary rom. This goes for official samsung releases as well as cm9/aosp/aokp.
Stick with gingerbread. It's still the best.
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I find some of the ICS roms very polished and functional. I don't think I could go back to GB. Just curious why you think GB is better?
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Well for a start, you don't get this on gingerbread.
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thinkharry said:
I just managed to get ICS on my SII! Waited for so long and a little disapointed... There isn't that much of a difference from what I can see.
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Is this Samsung ICS or Android ICS as Samsungs ICS is terrible and htey have destroyed it, the Android Stock ICs is much better
Yeah stock ics with touchwiz must be pretty depressing... But I would always prefer a good ics custom rom to one with GB! I love the ICS design
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thinkharry said:
I just managed to get ICS on my SII! Waited for so long and a little disapointed... There isn't that much of a difference from what I can see.
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Try Omega_v3.0_AOKP_build_36_ICS_4.0.4
Beautiful ICS rom. You will see difference from GB.
Roman5 said:
Well for a start, you don't get this on gingerbread.
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ive never had it on ics so where do we go from here?
MrPeel said:
I find some of the ICS roms very polished and functional. I don't think I could go back to GB. Just curious why you think GB is better?
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I'm not going to compare AOSP/AOKP roms with Samsung ICS. They are a joke compared to what you get in a stock samsung firmware.
Comparing samsung ics and gb... GB has less gestures and small polished features (contacts, dialer) however it offers the best browser on any phone. As a comparison, install flash player and open up youtube.com, scroll down and switch to the desktop version. Compare scrolling. zooming in. Now try to play a video using the browser. GB is super smooth never lags. Same goes with big websites that have lots of ads and flash content.
GB never force closes. It's super stable. It doesn't eat as much battery with screen on. It doesn't have the data usage info, nor the fancy task switching.
Also the stock samsung gallery is awful compared to what you get in aosp ics...
However, overall I rate it the highest for stability, functionality and great battery life. I'm sorry but ICS just doesn't cut it for me. To be honest I wish they would put out an anniversary gingerbread build with everything maxed out (like they do for the I9001 for example).
I'm not hating on ics. It's a step forward, it's just it hasn't reached the level of GB in terms of daily usage. Maybe one day.
if it wasnt for this free community android would be a mess or the manufacturers may feel obliged to make a better rom,
when you think about it samsung must use thier Android phones stock i wonder if they think its sufficient
go with hydrog3n-ICS ROM
pepe2909 said:
are the most sarcastic and also the smartest of all, if you do not like that man posted, skip ...
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Is this 'Skip' function a new feature of ICS?
Android always rules whatever the system..every system has its flaws...the perfection is in the communtity that we have..the hard work of rom makers..
and we are thankfull to them.. but my wife don't...lool ics rules on my 9100 with batista foxhound ...PEACE...
Have U looked at SlimICS?
Great fast, stable
This thread is pretty bad and now we're just recommending ROMs
Closed
This Software is still full of bugs.
The screen below (sry is dutch) shows a screenshot of my Galaxy SII and my Galaxy SIII.
Both run Android ICS
Both have about the same apps installed.
but my SII has 458 MB of free ram and my SIII only 89 MB free ram.
This causes a lot of crashes with the touchwizz.
For a phone costing more then a regular laptop I find this very disappointing.
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Might be some of the apps are causing the phone to crash. How was the phone prior to you downloading those apps?
So you are saying not to buy a S3 yet because you are having issues with it? Sorry to hear you are having issues with yours but mine works great! I don't have any issues like you & maybe you should start researching on rooting & using custom ROMs.
Since you didn't specify if you are using a custom ROM or stock, I'm going to assume you are using stock. When I was running stock, I didn't have issues as you either.
Don't cry wolf!
fabrimago said:
This Software is still full of bugs.
The screen below (sry is dutch) shows a screenshot of my Galaxy SII and my Galaxy SIII.
Both run Android ICS
Both have about the same apps installed.
but my SII has 458 MB of free ram and my SIII only 89 MB free ram.
This causes a lot of crashes with the touchwizz.
For a phone costing more then a regular laptop I find this very disappointing.
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I call complete BS on this whole topic. They are not running nearly the same kind of identical software and the SGS3 has ran great in my hands compared to my Skyrocket.
There are plenty of SGSII vs SGS3 videos and articles on the internet. Don't let this topic discourage you. Do your research.
On my homescreen I have Beautiful Clock widget, FOlder organizer, 5 folders full of apps, Google voice widget, Gmail widget, flip board, pulse, active apps widget, S Calendar widget, Music widget, Negative colors, assentive light, google search with a live wallpaper (Captain America).
I don't have any lag issues and I haven't noticed any reload issues. Maybe because I sold my Skyrocket and used my Captivate for a long time and the homescreen might be loading way too fast to even notice a reload, but from what I see I have experienced such problems.
Already a few topics on this and tips on how to make the most of the RAM you have.
LOL! Dont buy a pentium pc (yet). My 8086 is less buggy and more reliable. Same goes for my 1988 Ford Fiesta compared to the new new 3 series BM.
That image is showing that your Galaxy S III actually has less usable ram than the Galaxy S II.
I'm assuming your Galaxy S II has a custom kernel, with extra RAM tweaks and more ram allocated from somewhere, no?
Actually, I'd pretty much bet money that it does.
Want a clean comparison? Flash your SGSII to stock, and re-check your RAM
EDIT: Also the reason for the SGSIII having less free ram is because more apps are currently running. Whereas it's clear that your SGSII has less apps running.
... iv also read before that the more RAM being used, the better - better to have the RAM utilised than not with Android OS.
Well I get 2gb or ram.. can I still buy it? Lol
It's nothing no one can say about this phone that will stop me from buying it. I don't care if you get instant diarrhea by touching it. I'll buy it along with some Depends.
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This is my current GS3 RAM usage.
This is either a misinformed post or a troll post.
Either way, it doesn't need its own thread.
charlieb620 said:
It's nothing no one can say about this phone that will stop me from buying it. I don't care if you get instant diarrhea by touching it. I'll buy it along with some Depends.
Exactly what I was thinking
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Here's mine
Here's a hint one post total the op has lol I'm running the EVO LTE only and lag I get from ram is when I'm running multiple things quickly switching apps with sense running as well .
Touch wiz is smaller and may have some bugs but a thread to get others to not buy a device you should banned yourself from all phone related furums ..
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You're an idiot.
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Ok guys, for the 147,657,485,667th time.
This is Android/Linux not Windows empty RAM is wasted RAM !!
I can confirm this is nonsense, not only does my s3 outperform my s2, the day i got it my boss promoted me at work, i won a new car in a lucky draw compettition and a supermodel gave me her number after i saved her dog from being run over by a car, we are now dating. So yes, the s3 has its advantages.
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harise100 said:
Ok guys, for the 147,657,485,667th time.
This is Android/Linux not Windows empty RAM is wasted RAM !!
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Hey, windows got better at this with 7 and, I assume, 8. Microsoft seems to be embracing this ideal.
May I be so bold to suggest that you should not buy a house. It could burn down. They have not yet find a solution to build a house that is fire proof.
Also..do not stay inside a house. you could get killed from fumes, pollutants and worst, from the house falling on you!
What about the car you drive? You might get a bad tire, brakes not working, engine exploding, etc.
I guess and I hope you get my point! If not....you need help..and badly!
I found this in Android Software and Hacking General selection (all credits to Lambgx02)
Lambgx02: "So, I was experiencing significant lag as we all do from time to time, and decided I was going to get to the bottom of it.
After tracing and debugging for hours, I discovered the source of 90% of Android's lag. In a word, entropy (or lack thereof).
Google's JVM, like Sun's, reads from /dev/random. For all random data. Yes, the /dev/random that uses a very limited entropy pool.
Random data is used for all kinds of stuff.. UUID generation, session keys, SSL.. when we run out of entropy, the process blocks. That manifests itself as lag. The process cannot continue until the kernel generates more high quality random data.
So, I cross-compiled rngd, and used it to feed /dev/urandom into /dev/random at 1 second intervals.
Result? I have never used an Android device this fast.
It is literally five times faster in many cases. Chrome, maps, and other heavy applications load in about 1/2 a second, and map tiles populate as fast as I can scroll. Task switching is instantaneous. You know how sometimes when you hit the home button, it takes 5-10 seconds for the home screen to repopulate? Yeah. Blocking on read of /dev/random. Problem solved. But don't take my word for it .. give it a shot!
Update!
I've built a very simple Android app that bundles the binary, and starts/stops the service (on boot if selected). I'll be adding more instrumentation, but for now, give it a shot! This APK does not modify /system in any way, so should be perfectly safe.
This is my first userspace Android app, so bear with me!
Note that this APK is actually compatible with all Android versions, and all (armel) devices. It's not at all specific to the Captivate Glide.
Caveats
There is a (theoretical) security risk, in that seeding /dev/random with /dev/urandom decreases the quality of the random data. In practice, the odds of this being cryptographically exploited are far lower than the odds of someone attacking the OS itself (a much simpler challenge).
This may adversely affect battery life, since it wakes every second. It does not hold a wakelock, so it shouldn't have a big impact, but let me know if you think it's causing problems. I can add a blocking read to the code so that it only executes while the screen is on. On the other hand, many of us attribute lag to lacking CPU power. Since this hack eliminates almost all lag, there is less of a need to overclock, potentially reducing battery consumption."
atomic339:
Download from here
Flash in recovery...it installs an init.d script to launch at boot, rngd and entropy_watch binaries amd also am extended menu by me....after flashing, just go into terminal and type:
-su (enter)
-seeder (enter)
(The apk from OP does not work for every phone, but this init.d method will work as long as your phone supports init.d...)
My opinion:
-my gallery pictures loading "instantly". wtf!
-browser loading faster
-Maps loading much faster
-settings menu scrolling smoothly.
Working great here
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is the difference v. noticeable? i tried apk and it was hard to say about difference. i'm on stock rom and stock bootloader (rooted though) will flash the zip affect warranty (i.e the flash count / will it show custom) ?
radii said:
is the difference v. noticeable? i tried apk and it was hard to say about difference. i'm on stock rom and stock bootloader (rooted though) will flash the zip affect warranty (i.e the flash count / will it show custom) ?
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Im sorry this is not for you if you worry about warranty.
Umm.. i can't found anu differences after flashing the zip file.. maybe there is something i should do after i type seeder on terminal mate? And where is the apk?
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if you do it the APK way make sure to exit the app using the home button not the back button because pressing back will turn it off
So is this basically just holding a partial wakelock forever and therefore increasing performance and killing battery life? Do we really know what's being accomplished here?
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Do I need root for this?
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rmagruder said:
So is this basically just holding a partial wakelock forever and therefore increasing performance and killing battery life? Do we really know what's being accomplished here?
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Yep. This. Just keeps phone more active. Its more like project non stutter.
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rmagruder said:
So is this basically just holding a partial wakelock forever and therefore increasing performance and killing battery life? Do we really know what's being accomplished here?
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Everything I have seen indicates that the smoothness is coming from the CPU being held out of sleep. My "proof" is a user of the original Note saying it fixed his home button wake lag. That ONLY disappears when the phone ain't sleeping...
I don't think there are any major performance gains to be had from the ACTUAL fix, maybe as a side effect of holding the CPU up - but you can adjust the governor to do that.
vash_h said:
Do I need root for this?
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Yes buddy u require root for this
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That's a pretty ridiculous solution.
Create a symbolic link for /dev/random pointing to /dev/urandom. Done.
So, as some one earlier said, this is just keeping our phones awake all the time right?
If so, thats bad, isnt it ?
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So, as some one earlier said, this is just keeping our phones awake all the time right?
If so, thats bad, isnt it ?
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exactly. just trading battery life for less stutter. or in our case, just killing our own batteries since the gn2 has pretty much no stutter anyways.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=36274506&postcount=1014
Hmmm so it is almost same as lowering cpu up threshold. Hmmm for low end phones ofc there will be performance boost for note 2 no difference while we have good software+hardware
so i test it my self and i don't see any difference :silly::silly:
edit : dose the app need init.d support ?? i'm testing with stock kernel :banghead: