[GUIDE] Guide - S3 Battery savings, performance tips, app advice & Boeffla profiles

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[GUIDE] Guide - S3 Battery savings, performance tips, app advice & Boeffla profiles

***Guide - S3 Battery savings, performance tips, app advice & Boeffla profiles (Jump to post 2!) for Lollipop, KitKat & Jelly Bean!***




CONTENTS


*PROLOGUE AND INTENT

*GET MISSING FEATURES BACK

*BATTERY DRAIN

*CUSTOM KERNELS

*USEFUL APPS

*TROUBLE SHOOTING

*NOTES


*MY BOEFFLA SAMSUNG ONDEMAND PROFILE ON POST 2!!!!



Prologue & Intent

I have used AOSP/CM based roms exclusively since owning Android handsets, there are many benefits to this, especially on handsets that manufacturers simply abandon and leave in a poor state, this is thankfully not the case on our trusty Galaxy S3!

However, one of the bugbears of being in the alpha/beta test world that is CM/AOSP etc, its the many teething bugs that can hamper your usage of the device and to make things more irritating, the S3 has plenty of hardware revisions and proprietary software that makes obtaining a truly perfect experience tricky for the developer and the user to achieve!

For these reasons, like me, you might have decided to return to Samsung stock rom or one of the the excellent refined versions of stock by the likes of @_Sale_ or @qaraqumus (NeatRom 4.3 & QS 4.4.2 N7100 Port).

When you return, you are greeted by missing features, but also greeted with excellent camera, depending on your view more polished stock applications that you can keep or get rid of according to taste. Of course, the main thing you will start to experience is STABILITY and its quite addictive!

So this guide is work in progress, I only returned to stock based roms 3 weeks ago, I really wanted a good stable camera and I was to be fair a bit bored of being a nightlie flashaholic! If you have useful information that can be verified as useful then please contribute and lets help others realise that stock is not a dirty word!

I find that all of the missing features from customs roms can be replicated and there is no reason to think that you will be de-featured by returning to stock, nor are any of these things laborious or complicated!


How to get the missing features back that you loved in custom roms!

So you have gone back to stock!

a) You are enjoying the stability and you probably love having the stock camera back! Oooh, perfect burst mode and video record pause! yum yum!

b) You are sad, you miss quick panels, you miss pie, you hate the annoying battery alerts and camera low functionality on low battery power!

These are the sort of things I felt I could not live without, so with help from my XDA friends, I have found answers to all the stuff I wanted back! If there is is something missing that you want back, ask on this thread and lets see if we can discover more together!


1) How to get back functionality like no low battery alerts, using your camera properly when on low power, browser exit, system tweaks, battery icon location and style, quick settings layout, sound behavior, long back kill, etc etc!

1. Install Xposed Framework, go here and follow instructions: http://xdaforums.com/xposed/xposed-installer-versions-changelog-t2714053

2. Install the most excellent apps you will ever install on your custom rom, Wanam Xposed, now you can configure everything I mention and more! : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ma.wanam.xposed&hl=en_GB

3.. Optional install Gravity Box for Xposed, for enabling a few features not included in the more compatible Wanam! Such as full screen lockscreen widgets and some additional hardware key functionality! Be careful ensure that you mirror any similar settings between Wanam and Gravity Box to ensure you have not cross fighting! [/url]

4. Boot Manager - Highlights what apps boot with your phone and allows you to stop them doing so!

5. Flat Style Bar Indicators - Lets you pick some nice looking wifi/mobile indicators for your status bar

6) Recent App Cleaner - Cleans out my recent apps when I turn my screen off and allows you to select apps that you want to keep open as well

7) Xad - Works like Adaway, stopping adverts where it can, its better than adaway as well

8) Xposed Additions - Allow excellent re-mapping of your hardware buttons!

9) XuiMod - Only use this change the system transitions when opening and closing apps, really nice

10) YouTube Adaway - Removes ads and suggestion pop ups in YouTube

11) Start feeling really happy about returning to stock!



How to stop battery drain!


Ok, this is annoying, but it is easy to sort out! there are some basics to observe and then some extra things you can do as well! Everything can be done safely and be reversable so you may experiment freely! Of course, it's a great idea to do a nandroid backup in case you make a mess of things, but if you follow this guide you will be fine and happy!


i) Get Greenify from the Playstore, run it, follow the instructions and limit the apps from waking your device up! On 4.3 roms I find it very useful, however on 4.4.2 I find it a lot less useful, in fact I don't use it at all on QS and I find that xposed Recent App Cleaner performs a better job. However for 4.3 users, stuff like Facebook etc will wake your phone up until the cows come home, but do not greenify apps that you want to be able to deliver on demand messages, like Whatsapp etc, obvious? UPDATE - If you are Pro user then use the Hibernate and Lock Feature to ensure your phone goes to sleep nicely!!!https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify&hl=en_GB

ii) Instal betterybatterystats, follow the xda thread to understand more about what you are doing and you will soon know which naughty apps that are waking up your device! You can then install apps such as Titanium Backup and freeze those apps, so that they no longer run and no longer drain your battery. If you decide you want an app back, then unfreeze it! It is as safe as that! https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.keramidas.TitaniumBackup&hl=en_GB

iii) Tryout Recent App Cleaner for ensuring apps a killed when your screen is off, seems to work better on QS/4.4.2 roms than greenify, read my post here : http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=58086117&postcount=112

Alternatively use RootAppDelete, i prefer this app, you simply click on system app, choose junior mode (pro mode will delete the app, which is fine if you know for sure you want an app gone forever! or at least untill you next flash an update rom back to your device, disabling is the safer and easier option!) which will then only freeze the apps (just like titanium) and you then tap the offending app and allow it to disable it. If you want one back, then tap the disabled icon and tap the app you want to bring back to life! https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=zsj.android.systemappremover&hl=en_GB


What system apps should I get rid of?

This depends on your usage and which revision of android/rom you are using, but for me all of the below were pointless battery draining ram using wastes of space or apps that have a better alternative that are more system resource friendly! If you are unsure, google search the name of the app and you will find results explaining what they were doing within the first page of results, i did!:


NOTE: Please make sure you research each app/service to ensure that your application will not be affected by freezing of any of the below, you can do this in google search or if you use Root App Delete you can press the info button to get an instant google search result!


Adapt Sound
Allshare Control Service
Allshare file service
Application Installer
Badge providers
Basic Daydreams
Best Face
Bluetooth Test
Bubbles
CapabilityManagerService
com.sec.android.app.minimode.res
com.android.providers.partnerbookmarks
com.sec.bcservice
com.sec.android.samsung.drmprovider
com.sec.android.app.wfdbroker
com.sec.bcservice
com.sec.android/app.FlashbarService (the side bar on QS rom, if you don't like it, kill it off here!)
ChocoEUKor
CoolEUKor
CLoudAgent
Deep Sea
DirectShareManager
dropbox
dsmforwarding
dsmlawmo
EasyOneHand
Easy Settings
ELM Agent
EmergencyManagerService
enterprise permissions
enterprise sysscope service
enterprise sim pin service
enterprise vpn
Enterprise Sim Pin Service
faceunlock - YOU MIGHT LIKE THIS FEATURE??
factory test
Factory Mode
fm radio - YOU MIGHT WANT IT?
fwupgrade
gallery - YOU MUST REPLACE THIS WITH SOMETHING HOWEVER - REPLACED WITH QUICK PIC ON MY PHONE - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.alensw.PicFolder&hl=en_GB
gmail - UNLESS YOU WANT IT OF COURSE!
Google One Time Init
Google Partner Setup
Google Search
Launcher (Make sure you have another launcher installed first!)
LCDtest
Luminous Dots
mobile tracker
MDMApp
Multimedia UI Service Layer
Music (I prefer other music players!)
musicfx
nfc service - YOU MIGHT WANT IT?
nfc test
OMACP
OmaDrmPopup
pagebuddynotisvc
perso
PickupTutorial
Phase Beam
PhoneUtil
photoscreensavers
Photowall
PopupuiReceiver
remote controls
RilNotifier
RoseEUKor
SamsungSans
samsung account
Samsung Link Platform Connectivity
samsung keyboard - YOU NEED A KEYBOARD - I USE GOOGLE KEYBOARD! - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.inputmethod.latin&hl=en_GB
Samsung SBrowser Syncadapter
samsung setupwizard
samsung test to speach
screen mirroring
SecWallpaperChoose
Self Test Mode
Service Mode
ShareShotService
silent logging
S Planner (Google Calendar rules!)
smartcardmanager
smartcardservice
software update
sysscope
Tags
TCP Dump service
touchwiz - IMPORTANT YOU MUST INSTALL A REPLACEMENT LAUNCHER BEFORE REMOVING! I LIKE Smart Launcher - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ginlemon.flowerfree&hl=en_GB
tmserverapp
TopicWall
trypan
User Manual
UltraCfg
video
videoplayer - YOU WILL WANT A VIDEO PLAYER, MOST USE MX PLAYER! https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mxtech.videoplayer.ad&hl=en_GB
Weather Widget
Weather Widget Main
WlanTest
wssyncmlnps




AS I SAY, GOOGLE SEARCH NAME AND READ UP ABOUT WHAT THE APPS ABOVE DO BEFORE DISABLING THEM, BUT IF YOU WANT THEM BACK JUST UN-DISABLE! SO VERY SIMPLE!!!




Custom kernel sir?


Your stock kernel is good! Remember that!

The custom kernels are better if only if you have to have some of the features, like a desperate need to under or overclock your device, change led behavior and so fourth!

There are many to choose from and you will find them easily enough, I am sure you know of them! I use Boeffla and I have a stable gently overclocked profile you can get from my signature if you want an easy ride with great OC performance, stability and great battery results!


However, it's always best to stay on stock kernel whilst you make your system stable, once it is, then is the time to play with your kernel! I won't and nor will most other users want to help you if you don't follow that simple rule!



Other useful apps and mods!



Pie Control - Miss Pie? Get it here for free! - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jun.ace.piecontrol&hl=en_GB

Reboot - Handy app to bring up a customisable reboot menu! - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ams.reboot&hl=en_GB

Screen Off & Lock - Does as it says! - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.katecca.screenofflock&hl=en_GB

Adaway - Get rid off those nasty adverts, but maybe limit some genuine useful free apps from making revenue for their authors, let you conscience decide! - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2190753

Nice camera hack for picking replacement gallery viewer, battery options etc - http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=50652193&postcount=15015

Chronus - Get the good old lockscreen weather and calendar widget that features in most AOSP roms, just make sure you select the Chronus Flex widget when you pick your lockscreen widget, that's the one you'll be after! https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dvtonder.chronus&hl=en

Yet another screen brigtness app - Sick of Samsung's lame auto brightness feature locking to full brightness and requiring a phone reboot? Or annoyed it won't let you tailor the service the way you want? Well, install this and be very happy! https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=biz.gyrus.yaab&hl=en

Bored of Touchwiz and in general all of the samey samey swipey swipey launchers out there? Try Smart Launcher 2! I have not looked back since, perfect experience for your phone, just be willing to play with it for half an hour and I'm sure many of you will appreciate it's overall simplicity! Of and freeze touchwiz afterwards and save yourself a nice chunk of RAM! https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ginlemon.flowerfree&hl=en






Trouble shooting


Correct Wiping procedure:

Forgot the correct procedure for wiping your phone when making a switch between rom variants? Just so you do know, when moving from Android revisions or even within the same android build number (i.e. 4.2.2 / 4.3 / 4.31 / 4.4.4 etc) IT IS IMPERATIVE that you Factory Wipe Data, Cache, Davlik and format System! Failure to do so can lead to odd performance or nasty bootloops! Thanks to @andrewwright for reminding me to remind you! :)




NOTES

I have not developed any of the apps or mods or guides that are linked to this guide, please pay respect to their respective authors and contributors directly on their forum threads.

I will endeavor to update this guide with new things I discover and learn from peoples contributions on this thread.


You always take responsibility for your device! The easy way to protect yourself is make a nandroid backup, back up your apps using titanium backup, freeze or disable your apps rather than uninstall them, don't do anything suggested on this thread unless you are either competent or willing to learn as you make mistakes!
 
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My Boeffla Profiles!

CM12 (Lollipop) Profiles:


Intelliactive CM12 V3: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=58681634&postcount=1506


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Android QS 4.4.2 (and variants) / Back-to-Noot 4.4.4 (and vairants) Profiles

Ondemand Sammy 4.4.2/4.4.4 Ports - Best balance of performance and battery with tweaks for 4.4.2 Ports! http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=58962534&postcount=1553


Android 4.XX Profiles - Note please reset your LMK values after applying!
Ondemand Final v2.1 - Best balance of performance and battery! http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=57850654&postcount=1422


zzmoove Finalv2 - Good for those who use their phone very little! http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=56206915&postcount=1299

Intelliactive v4 - All out performance at expense of a little battery http://tinyurl.com/mghintelli

ArchiPort Ondemand v1 - http://tinyurl.com/mgharchiport
 
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When flashing roms:

To stop the likes of bootloop when swapping between aosp and custom tw sammy roms remember to format data and system in recovery FIRST then flash rom/gapps. factory reset isnt enough imo for a clean install. When returning with an odin flash if you have a bootloop go into recovery and "factory reset" and reboot the phone.

I see so many threads started about these bootloop problems when swapping between aosp and tw its a good idea to have this here imo.

Also for the total noobs out there...PIT FILES are a LAST resort! Dont mess with these till you understand what there for. If you still dont understand after reading about pit files....ASK SOMEONE. Dont just flash and hope for the best.

Great idea and a good guide. :thumbup:
 

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When flashing roms:

To stop the likes of bootloop when swapping between aosp and custom tw sammy roms remember to format data and system in recovery FIRST then flash rom/gapps. factory reset isnt enough imo for a clean install. When returning with an odin flash if you have a bootloop go into recovery and "factory reset" and reboot the phone.

I see so many threads started about these bootloop problems when swapping between aosp and tw its a good idea to have this here imo.

Also for the total noobs out there...PIT FILES are a LAST resort! Dont mess with these till you understand what there for. If you still dont understand after reading about pit files....ASK SOMEONE. Dont just flash and hope for the best.

Great idea and a good guide. :thumbup:

I'll add a trouble shooting section and incorporate this, thanks for contributing!

I forgot that some people don't always know the mega basics!

And God, I hope people don't use pit files on this device! I made custom pit files for the s2, but that device needed them! I have threads for that work, but yes no need for people to play with that on our trusty phone!



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I think gravitybox has more features than wanam. Like double tap notification bar to sleep.
probably you should include gravitybox modules. I'm using it. On archidroid.
 
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I think gravitybox has more features than wanam. Like double tap notification bar to sleep.
probably you should include gravitybox modules. I'm using it. On archidroid.
Indeed, I use Gravity box also, I need a bit of both to get the system functionality I desire.

I will be updating the OP for Gravity box shortly, there are a few things to be cautious of according to some user reports, so I need to put a disclaimer to it. Cheers for contributing :good:
 
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Indeed, I use Gravity box also, I need a bit of both to get the system functionality I desire.

I will be updating the OP for Gravity box shortly, there are a few things to be cautious of according to some user reports, so I need to put a disclaimer to it. Cheers for contributing :good:

yeah. GB is not meant for samsung touchwhiz. wanam is designed for touchwhiz.
so far i dont have any issue.

the reason why i use GB is because
-double tap status bar to lock screen
-status bar icon can be changed to kitkat icons
-ram bar available for recents apps

if only wanam have these features then i would go for wanam.
currently having greenify and gravitybox in my xposed module.

---------- Post added at 05:18 AM ---------- Previous post was at 04:40 AM ----------

what launcher are u using?
probably u should include some good launcher as TW is a bit slow.
nova prime :good:
 

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I use smart launcher 2, tw fully removed!

I have both gravity and wannam working together to deliver all the features I need :)

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I use smart launcher 2, tw fully removed!

I have both gravity and wannam working together to deliver all the features I need :)

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both xposed module?? wow... no crashes or bootloops? im afraid the wrong configuration will result in bootloop...
no issue on gravitybox as i dont mess around with lots of features, just the ones i need.

hows neatrom? good?
archidroid is great... :good:
 

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both xposed module?? wow... no crashes or bootloops? im afraid the wrong configuration will result in bootloop...
no issue on gravitybox as i dont mess around with lots of features, just the ones i need.

hows neatrom? good?
archidroid is great... :good:

It's very hard to differentiate between archi and neat, both as good as each other!

Mixing both modules no issues, but obviously make sure your settings between the two don't conflict otherwise you could have issues. :)

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both xposed module?? wow... no crashes or bootloops? im afraid the wrong configuration will result in bootloop...
no issue on gravitybox as i dont mess around with lots of features, just the ones i need.

hows neatrom? good?
archidroid is great... :good:
update, I should have mentioned that using version 2.7.6 of gravity box combined with Wannam is fine, the later versions do cause ui issues! I will be updating OP soon :)

EDIT - OP UPDATED WITH DETAILS FOR GRAVITY BOX, NEW APPS TO FREEZE AND INSTALL :)
 
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How do you use ondemand? Is UI any smooth?

Give the profile a try and find out. I find ondemand the most balanced performing governor, offering both performance and battery saving potential. However, upon my using my v3 profile for s couple of days, I have chose to alter my setting of swappiness from 60 to 40 and have altered the zram down to 160mb. The balancing of the profile is getting close to perfect and I hope to release a final version by next weekend!

Let me know how you get on if you choose to try :)

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Nova Prime use about 61 MB.

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really?? im getting around 30+ mb.
touchwhiz is definitely more...

---------- Post added at 08:27 AM ---------- Previous post was at 08:20 AM ----------

i find that quick pic consume more ram than default gallery.
also i cannot access recent snapped pictures from the default camera.
 

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really?? im getting around 30+ mb.
touchwhiz is definitely more...

---------- Post added at 08:27 AM ---------- Previous post was at 08:20 AM ----------

i find that quick pic consume more ram than default gallery.
also i cannot access recent snapped pictures from the default camera.

Read my op, there is a mod to get quickpic working in camera app!

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    [GUIDE] Guide - S3 Battery savings, performance tips, app advice & Boeffla profiles

    ***Guide - S3 Battery savings, performance tips, app advice & Boeffla profiles (Jump to post 2!) for Lollipop, KitKat & Jelly Bean!***




    CONTENTS


    *PROLOGUE AND INTENT

    *GET MISSING FEATURES BACK

    *BATTERY DRAIN

    *CUSTOM KERNELS

    *USEFUL APPS

    *TROUBLE SHOOTING

    *NOTES


    *MY BOEFFLA SAMSUNG ONDEMAND PROFILE ON POST 2!!!!



    Prologue & Intent

    I have used AOSP/CM based roms exclusively since owning Android handsets, there are many benefits to this, especially on handsets that manufacturers simply abandon and leave in a poor state, this is thankfully not the case on our trusty Galaxy S3!

    However, one of the bugbears of being in the alpha/beta test world that is CM/AOSP etc, its the many teething bugs that can hamper your usage of the device and to make things more irritating, the S3 has plenty of hardware revisions and proprietary software that makes obtaining a truly perfect experience tricky for the developer and the user to achieve!

    For these reasons, like me, you might have decided to return to Samsung stock rom or one of the the excellent refined versions of stock by the likes of @_Sale_ or @qaraqumus (NeatRom 4.3 & QS 4.4.2 N7100 Port).

    When you return, you are greeted by missing features, but also greeted with excellent camera, depending on your view more polished stock applications that you can keep or get rid of according to taste. Of course, the main thing you will start to experience is STABILITY and its quite addictive!

    So this guide is work in progress, I only returned to stock based roms 3 weeks ago, I really wanted a good stable camera and I was to be fair a bit bored of being a nightlie flashaholic! If you have useful information that can be verified as useful then please contribute and lets help others realise that stock is not a dirty word!

    I find that all of the missing features from customs roms can be replicated and there is no reason to think that you will be de-featured by returning to stock, nor are any of these things laborious or complicated!


    How to get the missing features back that you loved in custom roms!

    So you have gone back to stock!

    a) You are enjoying the stability and you probably love having the stock camera back! Oooh, perfect burst mode and video record pause! yum yum!

    b) You are sad, you miss quick panels, you miss pie, you hate the annoying battery alerts and camera low functionality on low battery power!

    These are the sort of things I felt I could not live without, so with help from my XDA friends, I have found answers to all the stuff I wanted back! If there is is something missing that you want back, ask on this thread and lets see if we can discover more together!


    1) How to get back functionality like no low battery alerts, using your camera properly when on low power, browser exit, system tweaks, battery icon location and style, quick settings layout, sound behavior, long back kill, etc etc!

    1. Install Xposed Framework, go here and follow instructions: http://xdaforums.com/xposed/xposed-installer-versions-changelog-t2714053

    2. Install the most excellent apps you will ever install on your custom rom, Wanam Xposed, now you can configure everything I mention and more! : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ma.wanam.xposed&hl=en_GB

    3.. Optional install Gravity Box for Xposed, for enabling a few features not included in the more compatible Wanam! Such as full screen lockscreen widgets and some additional hardware key functionality! Be careful ensure that you mirror any similar settings between Wanam and Gravity Box to ensure you have not cross fighting! [/url]

    4. Boot Manager - Highlights what apps boot with your phone and allows you to stop them doing so!

    5. Flat Style Bar Indicators - Lets you pick some nice looking wifi/mobile indicators for your status bar

    6) Recent App Cleaner - Cleans out my recent apps when I turn my screen off and allows you to select apps that you want to keep open as well

    7) Xad - Works like Adaway, stopping adverts where it can, its better than adaway as well

    8) Xposed Additions - Allow excellent re-mapping of your hardware buttons!

    9) XuiMod - Only use this change the system transitions when opening and closing apps, really nice

    10) YouTube Adaway - Removes ads and suggestion pop ups in YouTube

    11) Start feeling really happy about returning to stock!



    How to stop battery drain!


    Ok, this is annoying, but it is easy to sort out! there are some basics to observe and then some extra things you can do as well! Everything can be done safely and be reversable so you may experiment freely! Of course, it's a great idea to do a nandroid backup in case you make a mess of things, but if you follow this guide you will be fine and happy!


    i) Get Greenify from the Playstore, run it, follow the instructions and limit the apps from waking your device up! On 4.3 roms I find it very useful, however on 4.4.2 I find it a lot less useful, in fact I don't use it at all on QS and I find that xposed Recent App Cleaner performs a better job. However for 4.3 users, stuff like Facebook etc will wake your phone up until the cows come home, but do not greenify apps that you want to be able to deliver on demand messages, like Whatsapp etc, obvious? UPDATE - If you are Pro user then use the Hibernate and Lock Feature to ensure your phone goes to sleep nicely!!!https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify&hl=en_GB

    ii) Instal betterybatterystats, follow the xda thread to understand more about what you are doing and you will soon know which naughty apps that are waking up your device! You can then install apps such as Titanium Backup and freeze those apps, so that they no longer run and no longer drain your battery. If you decide you want an app back, then unfreeze it! It is as safe as that! https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.keramidas.TitaniumBackup&hl=en_GB

    iii) Tryout Recent App Cleaner for ensuring apps a killed when your screen is off, seems to work better on QS/4.4.2 roms than greenify, read my post here : http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=58086117&postcount=112

    Alternatively use RootAppDelete, i prefer this app, you simply click on system app, choose junior mode (pro mode will delete the app, which is fine if you know for sure you want an app gone forever! or at least untill you next flash an update rom back to your device, disabling is the safer and easier option!) which will then only freeze the apps (just like titanium) and you then tap the offending app and allow it to disable it. If you want one back, then tap the disabled icon and tap the app you want to bring back to life! https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=zsj.android.systemappremover&hl=en_GB


    What system apps should I get rid of?

    This depends on your usage and which revision of android/rom you are using, but for me all of the below were pointless battery draining ram using wastes of space or apps that have a better alternative that are more system resource friendly! If you are unsure, google search the name of the app and you will find results explaining what they were doing within the first page of results, i did!:


    NOTE: Please make sure you research each app/service to ensure that your application will not be affected by freezing of any of the below, you can do this in google search or if you use Root App Delete you can press the info button to get an instant google search result!


    Adapt Sound
    Allshare Control Service
    Allshare file service
    Application Installer
    Badge providers
    Basic Daydreams
    Best Face
    Bluetooth Test
    Bubbles
    CapabilityManagerService
    com.sec.android.app.minimode.res
    com.android.providers.partnerbookmarks
    com.sec.bcservice
    com.sec.android.samsung.drmprovider
    com.sec.android.app.wfdbroker
    com.sec.bcservice
    com.sec.android/app.FlashbarService (the side bar on QS rom, if you don't like it, kill it off here!)
    ChocoEUKor
    CoolEUKor
    CLoudAgent
    Deep Sea
    DirectShareManager
    dropbox
    dsmforwarding
    dsmlawmo
    EasyOneHand
    Easy Settings
    ELM Agent
    EmergencyManagerService
    enterprise permissions
    enterprise sysscope service
    enterprise sim pin service
    enterprise vpn
    Enterprise Sim Pin Service
    faceunlock - YOU MIGHT LIKE THIS FEATURE??
    factory test
    Factory Mode
    fm radio - YOU MIGHT WANT IT?
    fwupgrade
    gallery - YOU MUST REPLACE THIS WITH SOMETHING HOWEVER - REPLACED WITH QUICK PIC ON MY PHONE - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.alensw.PicFolder&hl=en_GB
    gmail - UNLESS YOU WANT IT OF COURSE!
    Google One Time Init
    Google Partner Setup
    Google Search
    Launcher (Make sure you have another launcher installed first!)
    LCDtest
    Luminous Dots
    mobile tracker
    MDMApp
    Multimedia UI Service Layer
    Music (I prefer other music players!)
    musicfx
    nfc service - YOU MIGHT WANT IT?
    nfc test
    OMACP
    OmaDrmPopup
    pagebuddynotisvc
    perso
    PickupTutorial
    Phase Beam
    PhoneUtil
    photoscreensavers
    Photowall
    PopupuiReceiver
    remote controls
    RilNotifier
    RoseEUKor
    SamsungSans
    samsung account
    Samsung Link Platform Connectivity
    samsung keyboard - YOU NEED A KEYBOARD - I USE GOOGLE KEYBOARD! - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.inputmethod.latin&hl=en_GB
    Samsung SBrowser Syncadapter
    samsung setupwizard
    samsung test to speach
    screen mirroring
    SecWallpaperChoose
    Self Test Mode
    Service Mode
    ShareShotService
    silent logging
    S Planner (Google Calendar rules!)
    smartcardmanager
    smartcardservice
    software update
    sysscope
    Tags
    TCP Dump service
    touchwiz - IMPORTANT YOU MUST INSTALL A REPLACEMENT LAUNCHER BEFORE REMOVING! I LIKE Smart Launcher - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ginlemon.flowerfree&hl=en_GB
    tmserverapp
    TopicWall
    trypan
    User Manual
    UltraCfg
    video
    videoplayer - YOU WILL WANT A VIDEO PLAYER, MOST USE MX PLAYER! https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mxtech.videoplayer.ad&hl=en_GB
    Weather Widget
    Weather Widget Main
    WlanTest
    wssyncmlnps




    AS I SAY, GOOGLE SEARCH NAME AND READ UP ABOUT WHAT THE APPS ABOVE DO BEFORE DISABLING THEM, BUT IF YOU WANT THEM BACK JUST UN-DISABLE! SO VERY SIMPLE!!!




    Custom kernel sir?


    Your stock kernel is good! Remember that!

    The custom kernels are better if only if you have to have some of the features, like a desperate need to under or overclock your device, change led behavior and so fourth!

    There are many to choose from and you will find them easily enough, I am sure you know of them! I use Boeffla and I have a stable gently overclocked profile you can get from my signature if you want an easy ride with great OC performance, stability and great battery results!


    However, it's always best to stay on stock kernel whilst you make your system stable, once it is, then is the time to play with your kernel! I won't and nor will most other users want to help you if you don't follow that simple rule!



    Other useful apps and mods!



    Pie Control - Miss Pie? Get it here for free! - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jun.ace.piecontrol&hl=en_GB

    Reboot - Handy app to bring up a customisable reboot menu! - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ams.reboot&hl=en_GB

    Screen Off & Lock - Does as it says! - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.katecca.screenofflock&hl=en_GB

    Adaway - Get rid off those nasty adverts, but maybe limit some genuine useful free apps from making revenue for their authors, let you conscience decide! - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2190753

    Nice camera hack for picking replacement gallery viewer, battery options etc - http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=50652193&postcount=15015

    Chronus - Get the good old lockscreen weather and calendar widget that features in most AOSP roms, just make sure you select the Chronus Flex widget when you pick your lockscreen widget, that's the one you'll be after! https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dvtonder.chronus&hl=en

    Yet another screen brigtness app - Sick of Samsung's lame auto brightness feature locking to full brightness and requiring a phone reboot? Or annoyed it won't let you tailor the service the way you want? Well, install this and be very happy! https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=biz.gyrus.yaab&hl=en

    Bored of Touchwiz and in general all of the samey samey swipey swipey launchers out there? Try Smart Launcher 2! I have not looked back since, perfect experience for your phone, just be willing to play with it for half an hour and I'm sure many of you will appreciate it's overall simplicity! Of and freeze touchwiz afterwards and save yourself a nice chunk of RAM! https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ginlemon.flowerfree&hl=en






    Trouble shooting


    Correct Wiping procedure:

    Forgot the correct procedure for wiping your phone when making a switch between rom variants? Just so you do know, when moving from Android revisions or even within the same android build number (i.e. 4.2.2 / 4.3 / 4.31 / 4.4.4 etc) IT IS IMPERATIVE that you Factory Wipe Data, Cache, Davlik and format System! Failure to do so can lead to odd performance or nasty bootloops! Thanks to @andrewwright for reminding me to remind you! :)




    NOTES

    I have not developed any of the apps or mods or guides that are linked to this guide, please pay respect to their respective authors and contributors directly on their forum threads.

    I will endeavor to update this guide with new things I discover and learn from peoples contributions on this thread.


    You always take responsibility for your device! The easy way to protect yourself is make a nandroid backup, back up your apps using titanium backup, freeze or disable your apps rather than uninstall them, don't do anything suggested on this thread unless you are either competent or willing to learn as you make mistakes!
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    My Boeffla Profiles!

    CM12 (Lollipop) Profiles:


    Intelliactive CM12 V3: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=58681634&postcount=1506


    ================================================================

    Android QS 4.4.2 (and variants) / Back-to-Noot 4.4.4 (and vairants) Profiles

    Ondemand Sammy 4.4.2/4.4.4 Ports - Best balance of performance and battery with tweaks for 4.4.2 Ports! http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=58962534&postcount=1553


    Android 4.XX Profiles - Note please reset your LMK values after applying!
    Ondemand Final v2.1 - Best balance of performance and battery! http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=57850654&postcount=1422


    zzmoove Finalv2 - Good for those who use their phone very little! http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=56206915&postcount=1299

    Intelliactive v4 - All out performance at expense of a little battery http://tinyurl.com/mghintelli

    ArchiPort Ondemand v1 - http://tinyurl.com/mgharchiport
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    When flashing roms:

    To stop the likes of bootloop when swapping between aosp and custom tw sammy roms remember to format data and system in recovery FIRST then flash rom/gapps. factory reset isnt enough imo for a clean install. When returning with an odin flash if you have a bootloop go into recovery and "factory reset" and reboot the phone.

    I see so many threads started about these bootloop problems when swapping between aosp and tw its a good idea to have this here imo.

    Also for the total noobs out there...PIT FILES are a LAST resort! Dont mess with these till you understand what there for. If you still dont understand after reading about pit files....ASK SOMEONE. Dont just flash and hope for the best.

    Great idea and a good guide. :thumbup:
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    @metalgearhathaway hello mate, how are you? How it's your life with the G3? I am really interested in buying a new phone and I am between the G3 and the M8, I want your opinion about the G3.Is it true that the LG skin slows down the phone as much as the TouchWiz?
    Thanks and sorry for off-topic :)
    I don't use LG's stock launcher, so I can't comment on the skin slowing the phone down. LG's implementation of their own recents system on kitkat is the best recents ever, allowing you to pinch zoom to 3 different layout styles. Excellent toggle system as well, none of that causes any slow down.

    Essentially the phone is super fast, it won phone of the year 2014 at a vast majority of tech review sites, I really would not bother with HTC, do you really want their limitations on battery replacement and lack external sd card support?

    As for launchers I always use Smart Launcher 2 on all of my android devices as it's incredibly fast and fluid 100% off the time.

    There is no looking back on my move to the G3, is it simply awesome, the screen definition is beautiful and for every day reading the additional clarity that QHD brings is just a godsend.

    The battery life is much better than I expected, if I use my phone with WiFi on but don't use Bluetooth, GPS or play games, then the phones manages almost 8 hours on a single charge. If I have a mixed day with a typical 4-5 hours Bluetooth music streaming then the phone still manages 5.5-6 hours screen time. And finally if in addition to the Bluetooth I add using GPS for an hour for car navigation then maybe I will only get 4 hours of screen time. I can also highly praise LG on making the system sleep drain free as well! It will good 6-7 hours in sleep mode before losing 1% of battery :)

    Gaming does not hit the battery hard either interestingly, less so than GPS navigation!

    Camera is frickin awesome, laser focus is great as are all of its auto adjustments.

    If you are able to get one in your region for half the original RRP me like I did I can assure you won't be disappointed! It's certainly makes more sense to me than blowing more than twice the amount to have an S6, even if it is Samsung finally return to form.
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    Xposed Recent App Cleaner

    For all of you are looking for additional battery solution and you have xposed framework, then I suggest you look at Recent App Cleaner.

    When your screen turns off you can have the system clear recent and even better still actually force close the apps to ensure they can't zap your battery! :)

    Another super handy feature is swipe in recent apps can be modified to force close a particular app on the go.

    You do have to pay £0.81p for these advance features however, more than worth it!

    Some screenshots attached!

    Thread: http://xdaforums.com/xposed/modules/recent-app-cleaner-v2-0-t2734053

    Playstore: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.droidmate.rcleaner

    Thanks @safet.me for some great work!

    Apologies if you have read this post on a couple of other threads, I am just ensuring the right people are likely to see it :)