Is it necessary to force gpu rendering on our phone?
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No. Android already handles hardware acceleration for the UI - has done so since ICS released...just leave the setting off because the OS determines what will be processed on the CPU or GPU, offloading everything to the GPU isn't necessary. Keep in mind the developer menu exists to help devs debug their apps, hence the need to enable it in the first place.
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Hi guys Im one of the developers of SwitchMe - an app that creates multiple user spaces. We have just released a new build which should fully support the Note. Please have a look and let me know if everything is working as it should!
Thanks in advance, PR after the break:
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SwitchMe - share your device!
SwitchMe is a unique application for root users that allows you to log in and out of multiple installations of Android just as you would on a desktop computer.
SwitchMe is a unique application for root users that allows you to log in and out of multiple user spaces just as you would on a desktop computer, with each profile having its own separate system settings, apps and data.
Some of the benefits of this technology:
Privacy
Securely share one device among many users, protect your accounts with passwords and log out automatically.
Kids
Create a profile for the kids, with only the apps and access you feel comfortable with.
Gaming
Overclock your profile for maximum performance in intensive games
Speed
Imagine a buttery smooth profile, with no kids games, messengers or bloatware to slow things down.
Testing
Create a sandbox profile to easily test applications and themes - no more nandroid nightmares!
Battery
Switch to a profile which only contains the essentials to save power through brute force.
Critical usage warning:
Incorrect use of this application can potentially harm your device. Before proceeding with use we strongly recommend that you perform a full nandroid backup through the device recovery.
READ THE HELP FILE CAREFULLY TO AVOID ISSUES
Without the Key, this application allows a maximum of 2 profiles and no security features.
Only the standard Android implementation of Apps2SD is currently supported. Use all others at your own risk.
Most devices should be compatible as long as they have enough free internal memory to create secondary profiles. The application will warn users if available memory is low.
These of course are only suggestions - there are plenty of other uses for the functionality SwitchMe offers.
Market link:
https://market.android.com/details?id=fahrbot.apps.switchme
The free version allows the creation of two profiles and has no security features.
Screens:
Anything to report?
Works fine just hate da reboot time
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Also I lose signal after a switch to 2nd profile sometimes
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With fast switch enabled, switching will take 5 seconds unless you've installed a load of new apps. Fast switch will only work the second time you switch between any two profiles.
I love the idea, however I personally would use this on my TouchPad or any android tablet. To me, that's more a community piece, versus my phone. I barely let anyone touch/hold my phone, let alone play games/etc.
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There are still many uses - its not just for sharing!
JB?
Has this been tested on JellyBean?
Yes it works fine.
Anything to report?
Hi,
Recently got into over clocking and undervolting. Need an app similar to malistatus, which is able to provide Realtime (not interval-based) cpu info like:
core load in %
clock speed and,
voltage (in mv)
Anyone have recommendations? Tried many from the app store but were not quite what I was looking for.
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I use "SystemPanelLite" but I think it is not real-time. There's no public Android API for this, so no market app.
However I managed to get the info with Android Terminal Emulator, entering
Code:
su
cat "/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/cpuinfo_cur_freq"
source stackoverflow.com/questions/3021054/
eddygeek said:
I There's no public Android API for this, so no market app.
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not sure what you're taking about, there are loads of apps in the play store that do this
BTW, if what you need are stats about the time spent in each state, CPU Spy will get you that.
Glebun said:
not sure what you're taking about, there are loads of apps in the play store that do this
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I meant that there is no API documented on developer.android.com, so apps have to use unsupported linux specific stuff which might or might not work on all phones, and sometimes require root as for the command I posted.
So, for cpu most apps access averages e.g. in /proc/stat, and for voltage it is device-specific (some apps for voltage control are listed in this thread)
eddygeek said:
I meant that there is no API documented on developer.android.com, so apps have to use unsupported linux specific stuff which might or might not work on all phones, and sometimes require root as for the command I posted.
So, for cpu most apps access averages e.g. in /proc/stat, and for voltage it is device-specific (some apps for voltage control are listed in this thread)
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If he's UV/UC his phone, he must be rooted. So, no problem with that command.
I use daily Watchdog Task Manager. It isn't real time, but i can put in a 1 sec interval, and it's just fine. :good:
As most of you following the KitKat developing scene for lower end devices probably know, Android 4.4 introduced the low_ram property. On 4.4 ROM's, transparent statusbar is disabled for example for devices with this property set to true.
Now, the situation is:
I'm running CM10 (4.1), because it's one of the most stable custom ROM's for my device. A few days ago I put the following line to build.prop:
Code:
ro.config.low_ram=true
hoping to notice better optimized RAM management. It's hard to claim an effect knowing that it could very well be placebo, so I was hoping someone understanding this better could explain the effects to me.
Added a new ActivityManager.isLowRamDevice() to allow applications to detect when running on low memory devices and choose to disable large-RAM features.
(...)
We are introducing a new API called ActivityManager.isLowRamDevice() for applications to determine if they should turn off specific memory-intensive features that work poorly on low-memory devices.
For 512MB devices, this API is expected to return: "true" It can be enabled by the following system property in the device makefile. PRODUCT_PROPERTY_OVERRIDES += ro.config.low_ram=true
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http://source.android.com/devices/low-ram.html
I too noted that it says API, so that means that it's dependent on the OS version. Is there any way it can have an effect on memory mangement if not runnign 4.4?
Same goes for disabling JIT(see a bit lower on the source page), which needs to be set in the 'product makefile'
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I asked it in a Reddit thread too and someone said it won't work, but I don't think that guy has more knowledge about it than you or me. However, since they say it's an API, and API's are bound to the Android version I don't have much hope for this to work...
For the time I've tried it, I didn't notice any difference anyway, if there is, tweaks like zRam will benefit you much more anyway.
On CM11 it disabled some effects and gave a lotof free ram. The effect depends on rom and implementation.
so we may as well just add it to the build.prop anyway, if it works then its a bonus if not no harm done.
i think it's only for KitKat
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/b4e12494935697fa4ede006b37e6be889ef27109
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/9fc5bae^!/
It was only added in kitkat.
Previously (only going as down as 4.2 though) if any you had isHighEndGfx and isLargeRAM (which at least on vanilla android were automatically detected at runtime, thus not user-settable)
App development for CPU configuration seems to be dead especially after the once popular SetCPU app which hasn't been updated in over a year, anyone out there know why?
I guess since there's all sorts of custom kernels on XDA now do developers prefer keeping their CPU/kernel configuration apps off the market rather to use the forums to collaborate on troubleshooting and provide more information?
Hello everyone!
Recently I stumbled upon this pre-installed app on my Samsung Galaxy A5 2016 device. The app is called: Game Optimizing Service 1.1.21, and I can't open the app It just sits on my phone doing nothing. Does anyone know what it exacly does? Yes, I know it optimizes games, but how do you open the app etc?
Thank you very much,
- ScoutFromEarth
ScoutFromEarth said:
Hello everyone!
Recently I stumbled upon this pre-installed app on my Samsung Galaxy A5 2016 device. The app is called: Game Optimizing Service 1.1.21, and I can't open the app It just sits on my phone doing nothing. Does anyone know what it exacly does? Yes, I know it optimizes games, but how do you open the app etc?
Thank you very much,
- ScoutFromEarth
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May be no need to open app and optimise game manually. It may automatically optimises game when you open according to your GPU and game graphics requirements.
Ashwinrg said:
May be no need to open app and optimise game manually. It may automatically optimises game when you open according to your GPU and game graphics requirements.
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Hmmmm, could be. Thanks for your help, ill report back to you if I know some more stuff about the .apk if you want
Anyone know more about this system app installed on Samsung devices?
Samsung Bloatware
Anyone know more about this potential bloatware installed on Samsung Android devices?
Does it actually improve gaming as implied by the name, Game Optimizing Service?
Does this app install other apps?
This app is a service needed by Game Tuner to operate. Game Tuner is a really good app, as it allows to customize some aspects of the phone when games are launch. For example: you can lower the resolution at which the game will be rendered, reduce the quality of the textures, allow the phone to exceed certain temperature limiters, use MACRO mode, among other options.
There must be more to it than that because I have never played a game on my phone and I don't have any other gaming apps on my phone except this one and it uses my mobile data and runs in the background and restarts itself when after I stop it change very strange to me I think there are other things in play here that we are not meant to know
GameService SOFTWAREThrottling before HW Throttling
Old thread I know..
I have a Exynos Note 9
Came across and applied THIS.
Youtube.com/embed/h4F0L-soM1I
Worked for me, esp Longterm Pubg FPS staying near 60fps at FHD+ in HD Preset the entire time..
Not the usual 10-15mins until 40-45fps starts happening and stays there.
Thought its worth sharing this Software does in fact impose its own rules and once removed, your at the peril of Hardware level throttling schemes..