"Aggressive Doze" is one of the new experimental features exclusive for Android 6.0 Marshmallow. The best part is that it works on non-rooted device!
Once enabled in settings, your device will enter Doze Mode in minutes (instead of hours stationary normally) after the screen goes off if not charging, to improve its power-saving efforts.
Doze mode is a new power saving mechanism introduced in Android 6.0. In this mode, background behaviors of all apps (except white-listed ones) are strictly prohibited, until next user interaction or charging. The device will also periodically (in hours) exit doze mode briefly.
This is not the complete solution for a better Doze, currently it still cannot keep your device rest in doze if you are carrying it around. It is expected to maximize the power-saving effect of the stock Doze mode. (UPDATE: This "interruption by motion" behavior can be completely prevented in the newest version 2.9 beta, see FAQ.1 for details) Also it may break some background functionality of your daily apps if they are not developed with Android Doze in mind.
FAQ
When I'm moving around, the Aggressive Doze is not working?
Android system uses a low power "Significant Motion Sensor" to track movement and exits Doze Mode if significant movement is detected. Aggressive Doze will not try to enter Doze after that, to avoid constantly entering and exiting Doze. Since the stock Doze is designed for battery-saving in stationary state, Android still wants to keep your apps in sync with fresh state if you are carrying it around.
In the new version 2.9 beta, this "interruption by motion" behavior can be prevented completely if "DUMP" permission is granted manually via USB-connected computer.
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Why is my device very lagging when wake from sleep after a few hours.
This seems like a bad consequence of Android Doze Mode itself if too many apps are installed. Because Doze Mode effectively postpone all the background behaviors during the doze. The longer doze lasts, the more tasks to do when exiting. Consider greenifying more background-itchy apps to reduce the lag, because hibernation is still the essential solution for them.
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Aggressive Doze is not working sometimes, but again working later.
Check whether there's a alarm clock in less than an hour, by looking for an alarm icon in the status bar. But the icon won't tell you the time of the alarm. You may click the DND tile in the quick launch panel to find out the actual time of the alarm (in the entry with "until next alarm"). This is because Android system refuses to enter doze mode if an scheduled alarm is in less than an hour.
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Why I can't find this option in settings? My device is on Android 6.0.
Aggressive Doze in Greenify v2.8 should work on all devices with Android 6+, unless the Doze Mode is explicitly disabled by the ROM. If you are using a custom ROM made by community, ask the
ROM modder to enable this flag in the ROM:
Code:
com.android.internal.R.bool.config_enableAutoPowerModes
UPDATE: Since 2.9 beta 1, even if doze is disabled in ROM, Greenify can still activate doze mode after DUMP permission is granted manually via USB-connected computer. Beware, this may break things since the ROM is not made to be compatible with Doze.
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oasisfeng said:
Within the new version 2.8 beta (rolling out), there's an early attempt for better Doze mode in control. It currently activate doze mode as early as the screen goes off, and deactivate it when the screen is back on or the charger is connected.
It is surely not the complete solution for a better Doze mode. It is expected to maximize the power-saving effect of Doze mode, but may also break some background functionality of your apps. So I'm listening to all your feedback and opinions, to build a smarter and finer-tweaked Doze mode in Android 6.0.
Together with the "Shallow Hibernation" released in version 2.7, let's start a new adventure of Greenify with Android Marshmallow.
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Thanks buddy! Lets start again
Hi Oasis, I tried to perform the steps you gave but I am getting the following error
/system/bin/sh: grant: not found
this happens when I try to run the first command to grant DUMP permissions. My Nexus 5 is not rooted and ADB is running and fully up to date.
Edit: for anyone experiencing this issue try the following
1. After checking "adb devices" run "adb shell"
2. Type "pm grant com.oasisfeng.greenfiy android.permission.DUMP"
3. Type "pm grant com.oasisfeng.greenify android.permission.READ_LOGS"
Hello,
First of all, i'm happy with the donation version!
With this new feature there's a thing I've noticed right away. Apparently doze works with all the apps, including whatsapp, which is the app i use the most.
When doze it's activated messages arrive in intervals and it's not that reliable. Anyways, when doze activates by itself, i'm ok with the messages getting delayed, because i'm actually not using the phone. The thing with the integration through greenify, is that messages stop arriving right away.
Do you think there could be a way to kind of "bypass" certain applications? If it's possible it would work like stamina mode from Sony.
Anyways, it's just a comment... I like the instant doze since doze really helps with battery!
blanco2701 said:
Hello,
First of all, i'm happy with the donation version!
With this new feature there's a thing I've noticed right away. Apparently doze works with all the apps, including whatsapp, which is the app i use the most.
When doze it's activated messages arrive in intervals and it's not that reliable. Anyways, when doze activates by itself, i'm ok with the messages getting delayed, because i'm actually not using the phone. The thing with the integration through greenify, is that messages stop arriving right away.
Do you think there could be a way to kind of "bypass" certain applications? If it's possible it would work like stamina mode from Sony.
Anyways, it's just a comment... I like the instant doze since doze really helps with battery!
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+1
In the developer preview of 6.0 you could exclude apps from being doze'd. Such an option would be great in Greenify as well, since messages don't wake up the phone with activated aggressive doze
shakuyi said:
Hi Oasis, I tried to perform the steps you gave but I am getting the following error
/system/bin/sh: grant: not found
this happens when I try to run the first command to grant DUMP permissions. My Nexus 5 is not rooted and ADB is running and fully up to date.
Edit: for anyone experiencing this issue try the following
1. After checking "adb devices" run "adb shell"
2. Type "pm grant com.oasisfeng.greenfiy android.permission.DUMP"
3. Type "pm grant com.oasisfeng.greenify android.permission.READ_LOGS"
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Sorry for the typo, I just corrected it in the online guide. Thanks for the report.
blanco2701 said:
Hello,
First of all, i'm happy with the donation version!
With this new feature there's a thing I've noticed right away. Apparently doze works with all the apps, including whatsapp, which is the app i use the most.
When doze it's activated messages arrive in intervals and it's not that reliable. Anyways, when doze activates by itself, i'm ok with the messages getting delayed, because i'm actually not using the phone. The thing with the integration through greenify, is that messages stop arriving right away.
Do you think there could be a way to kind of "bypass" certain applications? If it's possible it would work like stamina mode from Sony.
Anyways, it's just a comment... I like the instant doze since doze really helps with battery!
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If WhatsApp uses GCM for instant message push, then maybe the developer has not yet adopted for the priority GCM push which goes through in the Doze mode. This is what Google suggests all IM message to use.
I'll try to work around this issue, maybe allow all GCM push to exit doze mode for a while.
MrMarques01 said:
+1
In the developer preview of 6.0 you could exclude apps from being doze'd. Such an option would be great in Greenify as well, since messages don't wake up the phone with activated aggressive doze
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You can still do that in Android 6.0 final version, but highly discouraged.
Today I got Greenify 2.8 beta 1, but still my apps aren't greenified.
Edit: I reinstalled Greenify and su asked me for permission, now it works, thank you.
Best regards
Matthias
If we are rooted does it still require the one-time procedure or can we just install as normal?
oasisfeng said:
Within the new version 2.8 beta (rolling out), there's an early attempt for better Doze mode in control. It currently activate doze mode as early as the screen goes off, and deactivate it when the screen is back on or the charger is connected.
The best part of this feature - NO ROOT REQUIRED! Still you need to perform a one-time procedure with USB-cable and a connected computer, which is surely familiar to many of you XDA members.
This is not the complete solution for a better Doze mode. It is expected to maximize the power-saving effect of Doze mode, but may also break some background functionality of your apps. So I'm listening to all your feedback and opinions, to build a smarter and finer-tweaked Doze mode in Android 6.0.
Together with the "Shallow Hibernation" released in version 2.7, let's start a new adventure of Greenify with Android Marshmallow.
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Oasisfeng, what's the normal amount of time before doze activates? Would it perhaps be better to have an option to set the amount of minutes after screen off to start the aggresive Doze?
I just test greenify beta, and battery seems like always for now... Tomorrow I'll see better how new greenify works...
No root really ? It would be useful
@oasisfeng
mine is rooted but still the Doze feature is not activated.
Is it only for 6.0 devices?
atulclassic said:
@oasisfeng
mine is rooted but still the Doze feature is not activated.
Is it only for 6.0 devices?
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Yes.
atulclassic said:
@oasisfeng
mine is rooted but still the Doze feature is not activated.
Is it only for 6.0 devices?
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*Clears throat* "Aggressive Doze" is a new experimental feature for Android 6.0
Smultie said:
Oasisfeng, what's the normal amount of time before doze activates? Would it perhaps be better to have an option to set the amount of minutes after screen off to start the aggresive Doze?
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I‘m thinking about the same thing.It'd be great to have an option to set the time to start the doze mode. It'd be so damn perfect!
Do applications which are set to bypass Doze still work?
randy6644 said:
I‘m thinking about the same time. It'd be great to have an option to set the time to start the doze mode. It'd be so damn perfect!
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Great minds think alike!
Smultie said:
Oasisfeng, what's the normal amount of time before doze activates? Would it perhaps be better to have an option to set the amount of minutes after screen off to start the aggresive Doze?
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Currently zero. I'm planning for a smarter delay before doze (probably the same as the delay before greenified apps hibernate). But for now, I'd like to push the benefit to the limit for a test run and find the actual drawback of 0 delay.
Are the function of there 2 the same? I am asking because I am using both now and I want to know if they work the same. @oasisfeng
Sent from my bacon!!!!!
I think not.
I've not tried naptime myself, I guess it tweaks the internal parameters of the stock Doze mode. Correct me if I guess wrong.
In the opposite, Aggressive Doze does not change any of the parameters at present. It is driven by pure program logic, cooperative with Greenify's hibernation strategy. That's why it requires a persistent background service.
1+ for this doubt
also i would like to know that's the difference between these 2 apps about the doze function. what's the best one?
If I've understood correctly there's no need to hibernate anything in order to user aggressive doze. So I don't use hibernation at all, but instead would like to user aggressive doze.
I'm rooted and have checked the on-the-go mode. I have also enabled the notification.
But there's no doze notification after the screen has been off for few minutes. How do I know if it is dozing or not?
thanks
tofu said:
If I've understood correctly there's no need to hibernate anything in order to user aggressive doze. So I don't use hibernation at all, but instead would like to user aggressive doze.
I'm rooted and have checked the on-the-go mode. I have also enabled the notification.
But there's no doze notification after the screen has been off for few minutes. How do I know if it is dozing or not?
thanks
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I use Automagic (same idea as Tasker, but I find it much easier to understand and use). It has a trigger for when the phone enters doze mode (and another for when it exits). I can use these triggers to perform conditional actions like enable/disable Bluetooth/WiFi etc., or, say, make a sound, send a message to my Pebble watch, etc. In my case (unrooted phone) I have it make sounds. Using Automagic to do this kind of stuff does not seem to mess up the phone going into/coming out of doze mode.
You can also enable a Greenify notification that shows when the phone goes in/out of aggressive doze...
WibblyW said:
I use Automagic (same idea as Tasker, but I find it much easier to understand and use). It has a trigger for when the phone enters doze mode (and another for when it exits). I can use these triggers to perform conditional actions like enable/disable Bluetooth/WiFi etc., or, say, make a sound, send a message to my Pebble watch, etc. In my case (unrooted phone) I have it make sounds. Using Automagic to do this kind of stuff does not seem to mess up the phone going into/coming out of doze mode.
You can also enable a Greenify notification that shows when the phone goes in/out of aggressive doze...
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Thanks. It seems that it works now. I just needed to wait for a longer time.
Just remember that doze is not a full replacement for hybernation. It may prevent wakelocks but bad apps can still run background processes loading CPU and consuming battery when phone periodically wakes up from doze as well as every time you are using your phone.
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hi i have a noobish question! is it necessary to enable aggressive doze on nougat roms?? or enabling it give good battery backup ?
wasimsiwan007 said:
hi i have a simple question is it necessary to enable aggressive doze on nougat roms?? or enabling it give good battery backup ?
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Nougat by itself takes care of apps with Doze unlike MM. So no need to enable aggressive doze in Greenify. If enabled, it will result in some issues.
This is the official answer: https://greenify.uservoice.com/knowledgebase/articles/828360-what-is-aggressive-doze
It seems that enabling aggressive doze will make it enter doze faster. Enabling doze on the go will make it stay in deep doze. It seems to still be applicable in nougat.
Eggleston11 said:
This is the official answer: https://greenify.uservoice.com/knowledgebase/articles/828360-what-is-aggressive-doze
It seems that enabling aggressive doze will make it enter doze faster. Enabling doze on the go will make it stay in deep doze. It seems to still be applicable in nougat.
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The referenced FAQ dates back to Android 6 (Marshmallow).
Android 7+ enables "doze on the go" functionality by default. Most devices will enter doze sooner and wake less often. That said, ticking 'Doze on the go' on post MM builds shouldn't cause any issues.
Aggressive doze is a different beast. Not only will the device drop into doze sooner it will wake less often for 'maintenance windows'. This can lead to lag when the device is explicitly woken as deferred tasks simultaneously launch and complete for resources. Net result is a less refined user experience with negligible (if any) battery savings.
Hi,
I thought I read somewhere that Aggressive Doze & Wake-up Tracking and Cut-off cannot be activated simultaneously.
Is that correct?
TIA
theKramer said:
Hi,
I thought I read somewhere that Aggressive Doze & Wake-up Tracking and Cut-off cannot be activated simultaneously.
Is that correct?
TIA
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They can. Shallow hibernation and wake-up tracking cannot work together.
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x1ld3n said:
They can. Shallow hibernation and wake-up tracking cannot work together.
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Which combination is better?
Shallow hibernation & Aggressive Doze
or
Aggressive Doze & Wake-up Tracking and Cut-Off
aoleary said:
Which combination is better?
Shallow hibernation & Aggressive Doze
or
Aggressive Doze & Wake-up Tracking and Cut-Off
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I dont use Agressive Doze at all. I'm using Shallow Hibernation + Normal Hibernation + Wake-up Tracking and Cut-Off (For Normal hibernated apps)