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Questions tagged [optimization]

Use this tag for android optimization techniques - boot time improvements, android user space optimization etc...

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What kind of app optimizations do newer Android versions do at the first reboot?

I received from my phone carrier, Vodafone IT, the official OTA Google update to Android Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0.4 on my Nexus S. When automatically rebooting for the first time after the update, the system displayed a notice stating that it was…
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Should I run a factory reset on my phone to speed it up?

Possible Duplicate: Factory reset to restore performance? What are the disadvantages? I have a Motorola Droid 2 Global phone, but it has become somewhat slow. It sometimes takes it a couple seconds to do simple things like calling someone. Would…
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Optimizing Apps: Why?

I have a Kyocera Hydro View. Every time I restart my phone, it tells me that Android is optimizing apps. This takes anywhere from 5 to 15 minutes, and sometimes prevents me from using the phone when I need to use it. What is Android doing, and why…
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How to lower OOM value of an app permanently?

I am not challenging Android's memory management technique (like killers do). I just want to give an app higher priority even when it's not in foreground or visible (with notification). AutoKiller Memory Optimizer is able to do it on rooted device,…
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GPS optimization, is really necessary?

Some android users are experiencing GPS problems; are applications like this really useful and safe for all devices? http://www.appbrain.com/app/gps-optimisation/com.gps.opt What do you recommend for a 2.2 device?
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App optimization on every reboot?

I received the official OTA Google update to Android Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0.3 on my HTC Sensation. Every time now when I reboot the device, the system displays a notice stating that it is optimizing the installed apps. This should be just on the…
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What process happens when there is a system optimization?

My question is the following: Not long ago I was moving apk, data and .dex files to the directories / data, and they did not show the applications I had manually installed, if not until I rebooted on the device and a message appeared saying…
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Greenify blocked

I'm using Samsung Galaxy S4 rooted device. I have greenify installed on it but I receive an orange error box on the bottom of the page saying this "auto hibernation service is being blocked by 3rd party tool or system settings (e.g.stamina mode in…
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Can I freeze/remove com.android.keyguard if I don't use the lockscreen?

What is exactly com.android.keyguard? Is it just handling the lockscreen? If I set my device not to lock when screen is turned off, can I safely freeze/remove com.android.keyguard? I'm using a galaxy nexus with cyanogenmod 11 (kitkat), trying to…
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Trying to vacuum all databases under /data with sqlite3, but fails with error 14

I would like to vacuum all my database files under /data, to achieve somewhat better performance so I ran the following script: for i in $(find /data -iname "*.db"); do #echo $(basename $i); sqlite3 $i 'VACUUM;'; resVac=$? if [ $resVac == 0 ]; then …
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How to read gfxinfo

I'm using Apache TVM do benchmark DL models - this is long story, but I want to preview GPU usage of TVM. On Android device I have runing APK, which spawn 1-2 processes, which use GPU. I have turned on "GPU Profiling", and I dumped logs via adb…
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Duplicate app names in battery optimization list

While troubleshooting a problem with the stock Android Phone app, I was thinking to let the phone app bypass battery optimization and see if that made any difference. I notice that in the battery optimization list there are two listings for "Phone"…
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Optimizing app 1 of 1 on Android starting after GooglePlay update

I have a Lenovo Tab3 8 Tablet that had been working fine until about five-six months ago. Then I got this Optimizing app 1 of 1 message one day, when I had to restart the tablet, which basically made the device useless. I have been trying to fix it…
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How can one turn off incoming videos in Google Hangouts?

I wonder how one can turn off incoming videos in Google Hangouts. I.e., disabling all videos for anybody else in the call when in a videoconference. The motivation is to reduce the network usage. E.g. in Bluejeans:
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What does Kindle Fire Optimizing Storage and applications actually mean?

Every time I boot my Kindle fire 10 7th gen, it does this. Sometimes displaying "Optimizing Storage and applications" with progress bar for up to 10 minutes. The flippin thing runs out of battery while unattended often so this issue keeps arising.…
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