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I want to use greenify to "freeze" a certain apps when are not in foreground, do don't check in the background for location, connect to internet to update, and so on and so forth. Like if weren't installed from the beginning. I couldn't find anything in the user interface, the app looks more oriented to hibernate the entire phone (which I don't want).
scandiun said:
I want to use greenify to "freeze" a certain apps when are not in foreground, do don't check in the background for location, connect to internet to update, and so on and so forth. Like if weren't installed from the beginning. I couldn't find anything in the user interface, the app looks more oriented to hibernate the entire phone (which I don't want).
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Look elsewhere. Greenify doesn't "freeze" any app.
tnsmani said:
Look elsewhere. Greenify doesn't "freeze" any app.
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Ok look like there was a misunderstanding. Didn't mean "freeze" in the way Titanium Backup does, but rather prevent the app from doing anything unless in foreground. Greenify is capable of that, you just add the desired apps to the list.
Hibernation Manager is similar and has high ratings. Also explains things better.
scandiun said:
Ok look like there was a misunderstanding. Didn't mean "freeze" in the way Titanium Backup does, but rather prevent the app from doing anything unless in foreground. Greenify is capable of that, you just add the desired apps to the list.
Hibernation Manager is similar and has high ratings. Also explains things better.
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My understanding is, when you add apps to the autohibernate list and when you continue to work with one app in the foreground, any other hibernated app will continue to run (if started while you are working or if already running) till the screen is locked. Only after that the running apps will hibernate. This is the behaviour I am seeing.
Correct me if I am wrong.
Edit: Even Hibernation Manager works only when screen is off. Please read its description in Play Store.
tnsmani said:
My understanding is, when you add apps to the autohibernate list and when you continue to work with one app in the foreground, any other hibernated app will continue to run (if started while you are working or if already running) till the screen is locked. Only after that the running apps will hibernate. This is the behaviour I am seeing.
Correct me if I am wrong.
Edit: Even Hibernation Manager works only when screen is off. Please read its description in Play Store.
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Yes Hibernation Manager and Greenify only work when screen is off. That's enough for me, but do you know if any app that does it also when the screen is on? (App always hibernating unless on foreground)
Hey guys,
just stumbled over the two settings ignore background-free and ignore working state.
im wondering if its recommended to check both settings for an app like snapchat (which caused me a huge constant wake lock yesterday)? i can get me an explanation for "ignore working state" but i dont really get behind "ignore background-free". what does it mean? would you enable it for most apps?
or should i just accept that snapchat hung itsself once and that it wont happen that often?
thanks!
xflowy said:
...or should i just accept that snapchat hung itsself once and that it wont happen that often?
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Yep - a single occurance means nothing. App coughed up a fur ball. Happens.
Leave 'ignore background-free unchecked' unless there's ample evidence that suggests Greenify got it wrong (not likely).
Davey126 said:
Yep - a single occurance means nothing. App coughed up a fur ball. Happens.
Leave 'ignore background-free unchecked' unless there's ample evidence that suggests Greenify got it wrong (not likely).
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thanks.
but i can still greenify snapchat, right? without enabling the ticks.
xflowy said:
thanks.
but i can still greenify snapchat, right? without enabling the ticks.
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Sure - but what's the point? The whole purpose of Greenify is to rein in misbehaving apps which usually manifests as unwanted background activity. The only apps that should overtly Greenified on Android 6 and above are demonstrated bad actors. Doze take care of the rest.
Hi All
I'm trying to get my head around what Huawei have done with the "Launch" functionality. My naive understanding is that it's huawei's own attempt at greenify. Killing apps that are not being used... somewhat intelligently.
I'm wondering if this actually has any impact on battery at all, it certainly stops processes from launching and running.. notifications being missed etc.
Anyone have any ideas what this is actually doing, or if the setting is actually beneficial? I thought google was against this sort of practice when doze is their solution.
Secondly, the following apps are allowed to ignore battery optimisation out of the box:
Backup
Camera
com.huawei.hiviewtunnel
Email
Google Play Services
Google Services Framework
Health
HwLBSService
Screen recording
System update
Any one know if it is advisable to set these to don't allow ignoring of battery optimisations?
Thanks
alexs1mmo said:
Hi All
I'm trying to get my head around what Huawei have done with the "Launch" functionality. My naive understanding is that it's huawei's own attempt at greenify. Killing apps that are not being used... somewhat intelligently.
I'm wondering if this actually has any impact on battery at all, it certainly stops processes from launching and running.. notifications being missed etc.
Anyone have any ideas what this is actually doing, or if the setting is actually beneficial? I thought google was against this sort of practice when doze is their solution.
Secondly, the following apps are allowed to ignore battery optimisation out of the box:
Backup
Camera
com.huawei.hiviewtunnel
Email
Google Play Services
Google Services Framework
Health
HwLBSService
Screen recording
System update
Any one know if it is advisable to set these to don't allow ignoring of battery optimisations?
Thanks
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Allow none of them. Cause no harm
lawtq said:
Allow none of them. Cause no harm
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I'm wondering the same thing.
Are you sure that we can allow none of them app ?
I'm not allowing any apps that need to stay running (in the background) like Garmin Connect, Ad blocker, virus scanner and some more to avoid Huawei killing them. I see no difference in battery consumption.
sonydesouza said:
I'm wondering the same thing.
Are you sure that we can allow none of them app ?
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I've disallowed all of them. I don't see any problems
lawtq said:
I've disallowed all of them. I don't see any problems
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And did you see any improvments ?
sonydesouza said:
And did you see any improvments ?
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Tbh no. Lol. Battery is great no matter what. But no harm either
On my Mate 9 (running Oreo 8.0, no root) I installed Greenify, but Greenify displays that e.g. Opera is greenified, but in an Android task manager (Android Assistant app) it shows it is still eating CPU. The same applies to e.g. Brave browser which has 'no background' according to Greenify.
Does Greenift really hibernate apps ?
mermaidkiller said:
On my Mate 9 (running Oreo 8.0, no root) I installed Greenify, but Greenify displays that e.g. Opera is greenified, but in an Android task manager (Android Assistant app) it shows it is still eating CPU. The same applies to e.g. Brave browser which has 'no background' according to Greenify.
Does Greenift really hibernate apps ?
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Of course it does. The size/activity in this forum plus frequent mentions in respected publications over many years should offer some clues to its integrity. Whether it is working on your device is a different matter.
Greenify does best on rooted devices as unharnessed ROMs can both undo actions and/or misrepresent status. It's quite possible an app placed in hibernation was later woken via internal trigger that Greenify can not suppress on an unrooted device. In the case of Opera (my preferred browser) there is regular syncing of tabs and downloading of *cough* 'news' if you have those features enabled.
I also question info coming out of the "Android Assistant" app. On my device it claimed all apps had zero CPU...including itself. Also did not display system partitions correctly nor properly detect the sensor suite. Granted I only spent a few minutes poking around. Maybe some switches needed to be thrown.
Finally, you probably don't need Greenify on Oreo as Doze does a find job with power management.
planetera said:
Don't I really need Greenify on oreo? Is Doze on Oreo really that good? Can you confirm please? I've been always using Greenify but if I don't need it on Oreo, I'll remove it
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Well don't take my word for it. Simply remove all apps from Greenify's hibernation list (hopefully there are not many there), observe device behavior over the next few days then make your own decision.
planetera said:
Well, thanks for information. Just made a quick research and everyone says Greenify is trash on Oreo. So I just uninstalled it. Thanks for heads up. Glad I've seen your comment
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Trash? Err-no. I have it installed on every one of my devices for valid reasons. Needed for generic power management on Doze capable ROMs? Probably not (and as such serving no purpose). Enjoy your device.
planetera said:
ok, but, when Greenify hibernates an app, you don't get notificaton froms this app, but when Android itself hibernates the app, you still get notifications, how does these two compare?
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It varies by app, developer approach and user settings. Many apps will experience delayed notifications with Doze while other punch right through. Greenify can be configured to permit notifications but only if the app utilizes GCM (Firebase). Aggressive doze, light hibernation, Xposed framework availability and several other variables contribute to notification behavior. If your head is spinning it should! End users should not need to know the contents of the underwear drawer. Best practice is to simply let Android do its thing without 3rd party tools unless one understands their behavior and application. At one time such tools were needed to achieve acceptable app/device performance and battery life. Not so today. Is such a simplistic solution 'optimal' form an enthusiasts point-of-view? Probably not. It is acceptable/reasonable from an end-user perspective? In most cases 'yes' yielding a good balance of performance and battery life with minimal interaction for those who simply want to enjoy their device vs. manage it. Good luck with whatever direction you choose.
Agree one hundred percent!
Greenify on Oreo is an appendage that is best left out in my opinion, since for most, Oreo itself manages the drain admirably. Though I have it installed, it is more by way of habit than necessity. I have experienced Oreo without Greenify and have no complaints.
Greenify is STILL works.
But its benefit on recent Android versions is not as prominent as on earlier versions.
Coz we already have Doze starting from Marshmallow.
It works for me. I have a samsung tab a 9.7 sm-t550 with an aicp 8.1 rom (lineageos based). Therefore it doesn't have the built-in samsung app device maintenance. I've also discovered a little trick to using greenify that I want to share. I use greenify with another app called shutapp. Shutapp is an app that helps you force stop apps running in the background. Except I don't do that. I use it solely for the purpose of having an accurate number of apps running in the background. Then I open the app to see which ones are running. Next I open greenify and hibernate them. I use this method, because I found that when you force stop the apps they will open back up again. Also, I use the widget from shutapp and not the floating bubble which requires extra permissions granted. The widget does the same thing without the extra permissions. This method I discovered has improved my ram and battery life drastically. I can tell because I use status bar mini pro to monitor my ram speed constantly. And finally I do have Xposed with the donation package of greenify, didn't want to leave that out. Not sure if it makes a difference or not, but wanted to be accurate. That's it, hope that works for somebody else, take care.
I hear that greenify isn't really needed on Oreo but how about the xposed version of greenify? That ads a couple of more features, does any of those change the verdict to "must have on Oreo" for greenify?
ovizii said:
I hear that greenify isn't really needed on Oreo but how about the xposed version of greenify? That ads a couple of more features, does any of those change the verdict to "must have on Oreo" for greenify?
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The verdict doesn't change. Use of Greenify on Oreo may become "must" only if you have a rogue app which can't be controlled otherwise. Even then, it might be better to seek alternative apps instead of trying to control it with Greenify.
ovizii said:
I hear that greenify isn't really needed on Oreo but how about the xposed version of greenify? That ads a couple of more features, does any of those change the verdict to "must have on Oreo" for greenify?
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tnsmani said:
The verdict doesn't change. Use of Greenify on Oreo may become "must" only if you have a rogue app which can't be controlled otherwise. Even then, it might be better to seek alternative apps instead of trying to control it with Greenify.
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Greenify works just fine on recent Android builds. It is a tool that can be very beneficial when properly used to produce a specific outcome. That said, it is rarely needed on Android 6+ as doze handles most of the heavy lifting. Enjoy using your device vs trying to fix problems you haven't identified.
As said in the title, looking for a way to hide app/s from app/s. Why, you ask? Because it's really annoying to use Snapchat (and other apps) that lock you out because they can tell what apps you have installed (Magisk Manager, Xposed installer, etc). Snapchat in particular angers me with their constant bs.. Passing safetynet is no longer enough. Sudohide worked; if you're okay with android crashing every few minutes, and is outdated. It would be appreciated if anyone knows any other apps or methods!