Lightflow App Drains battery in standby. Petition. - Galaxy S III Themes and Apps

Has anyone figured out how or why Light Flow app drains the battery? And why it turns on handicap accessibility?
It is an awesome app that does not work well with the SGS3. I want to start a petition for us to write an e-mail to the author and let him know we like his app but it does not work well and if he can fix it for the SGS3.

Pretty sure he's already taken the time to post on here and say he's looking into optimising the app for the SGS3.
He's aware of the accessibility issue - but that's not the app faults to a certain degree as other apps that require accessibility trigger the same apparent ICS bug.
I'm sure there'll be an update of some type soon.

How do you know it's draining the battery?
It does not appear in the battery stats?
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I wasn't aware he was on these forums and has posted that he's working on an update. Do you know which thread this is? If so that is awesome, as I bought the app Monday but wasn't expecting all these problems.
n0ble said:
How do you know it's draining the battery?
It does not appear in the battery stats?
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It doesn't need to. It keeps the CPU awake. I along with other users have been testing our batteries out in the batteries thread general section. Without lightflow my battery life has increased dramatically. The phone could not enter into deep sleep.

I'm using light flow as well and have no problems with GS3 going in to deep sleep. The problem might be one of your apps.
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Doesn't the app say in the market it has issues with Samsung phones?
BTW, look for the app BetteryBatteryStats.. it will tell you EXACTLY what app is doing what. I think it is here on XDA as an XDA dev made it

Too51oll said:
I'm using light flow as well and have no problems with GS3 going in to deep sleep. The problem might be one of your apps.
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Are you using the paid version? Or lite version?
Did you set up any custom notifications?

Light version, I have set them all except charging.
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Ah makes so much sense then.
I thought it was somehow the SD card using up more battery as that was the last thing I did to the phone, but at the same time I did install this app.
Battery went from lasting around a day and half with use to about 10 hours.
Thanks for the info.
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Too51oll said:
Light version, I have set them all except charging.
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I did not have the problem with the lite version. When I got the paid version for some reason the problems came up.
Now I am @17 hours with %50 battery.

I've used liteflow since day one on stock Rom without extra battery usage.
I get around 20hrs of battery with moderate usage.
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SlimJ87D said:
I did not have the problem with the lite version. When I got the paid version for some reason the problems came up.
Now I am @17 hours with %50 battery.
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I use the paid version of Light Flow and my phone goes to Deep Sleep

I never had any problems on my S2 or GN. I guess I'll find out today if the S3 does.

I'm using the paid version without the battery issue.
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i have had no power issues with light flow, as for accessability issues,
there seems to be a bug with touchwiz, that when accessibility is activated any folders you open you get speech sat "folder open" this happens in a few other areas too
however if you switch your launcher to Apex the problem does not happen, so it is just a touch wiz issue
it also happen if i set accessability for Tasker - so its not a light flow issue

searley said:
i have had no power issues with light flow, as for accessability issues,
there seems to be a bug with touchwiz, that when accessibility is activated any folders you open you get speech sat "folder open" this happens in a few other areas too
however if you switch your launcher to Apex the problem does not happen, so it is just a touch wiz issue
it also happen if i set accessability for Tasker - so its not a light flow issue
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you guys should really look at the S3 properly:
Go the settings.. accessibility and make sure the setting for Light Flow is unticked...
Then go to the app and in general stteing there is a setting called accessibility check...if you make sure this is unticked it works perfectly and there is no annoying voice.
No BUG at all
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SlimJ87D said:
Has anyone figured out how or why Light Flow app drains the battery? And why it turns on handicap accessibility?
It is an awesome app that does not work well with the SGS3. I want to start a petition for us to write an e-mail to the author and let him know we like his app but it does not work well and if he can fix it for the SGS3.
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Op Please readf my last post above

Not necessarily - this solution is hit and miss.
Its worked for me on one occasion and then when I unticked it from accessibilty etc on a second install attempt, it just didn't work?
There's obviously a clash between, apps that need accessibilty, 4.0.4 and/or Touchwiz.
The dev has already provided links to confirmation that this is a Google issue before the S3 arrived so its not just about 'learning' our S3 better

NBB823151 said:
you guys should really look at the S3 properly:
Go the settings.. accessibility and make sure the setting for Light Flow is unticked...
Then go to the app and in general stteing there is a setting called accessibility check...if you make sure this is unticked it works perfectly and there is no annoying voice.
No BUG at all
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Op Please readf my last post above
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Ta mate, that was driving me crazy!

NBB823151 said:
you guys should really look at the S3 properly:
Go the settings.. accessibility and make sure the setting for Light Flow is unticked...
Then go to the app and in general stteing there is a setting called accessibility check...if you make sure this is unticked it works perfectly and there is no annoying voice.
No BUG at all
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Op Please readf my last post above
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Why would you want accessibility unchecked? Lightflow needs that to work properly. At install it even tells you to go check it.

AmesCell said:
Why would you want accessibility unchecked? Lightflow needs that to work properly. At install it even tells you to go check it.
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Really? Have you tried it unticked? No problems here and no talking phone.

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4.0.4 OTA -- ALL BUGS Goes here.

Well let me start with number one.
1. Earlier to 4.0.4 on 4.0.2 version we can message the person from recent call history but now the icon is not responding. Correct me if some one able to message.
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http : // goo. gl/Zz8IX
and don't say that you are rooted. Some one on stock 4.0.4 confirm.
Works fine for me.
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That function work's for me.
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1st bug of thread: isn't
Jameslepable said:
That function work's for me.
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what version are you using...????
i hope you guys are able to watch the image....???
I have restarted the phone still the sms icon is not responnding. in 4.0.2 i didn't had any problem.
At mine the Icon respond...but on popup where i can choose the app Inland SMS/MMS will work. Whatsapp doesnt work - popup only disappears ...
Unlock pattern screen lags for me.
That's it.
Meets34 said:
Unlock pattern screen lags for me.
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No issue here…
Meets34 said:
Unlock pattern screen lags for me.
That's it.
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Same here. That's it.
Wifi off when sleeping has stopped working for me. Wifi is now on all the time regardless of sleep or being plugged in.
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screen lock lag like crazy for me, it even get stock sometimes and yes the wifi sleep thing dont work for me eighter
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Unlock pattern screen lags for me.
That's it.
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Lags for me too. I didn't realise it was a widespread thing until I saw this thread.
Edit - another I've noticed. The other day it was coming up with the data usage warning notification (which you can't swipe away..) even though I wasn't near my limit. So I turned it off. However, now it's showing me the notification again. Even though I'm not near my limit and I turned it off..
dexterslab said:
Wifi off when sleeping has stopped working for me. Wifi is now on all the time regardless of sleep or being plugged in.
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That's actually better to keep wifi on during sleep for better battery. But sucks they have a bug.
Taking the auto brightness off will remove the unlock lag.
Very annoying
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I'm not on stock (aokp) but since 4.0.4 I'm experinecing data drops. It may be the rom but if any of you guys have it too then it might be stock's bug.
2 time already: I wake up the phone and no data. Nothing restores it except reboot. Toggling mobile data doesn't work. Calling functionally is not affected, just data.
case0 said:
Lags for me too. I didn't realise it was a widespread thing until I saw this thread.
Edit - another I've noticed. The other day it was coming up with the data usage warning notification (which you can't swipe away..) even though I wasn't near my limit. So I turned it off. However, now it's showing me the notification again. Even though I'm not near my limit and I turned it off..
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Same problem, swipe unlock lag frequently.
This issue is really ruining my experience.
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Unlock pattern screen lags for me.
That's it.
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I've got the exact same issue..its getting sort of annoying.
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Some of the issues I'm having is that the lock screen lags and whenever I unlock it for some odd reason I feel the haptic feedback vibration and some app gets triggered to open so it gives me the dialogue box to choose which app to use to open whatever I triggered...this isn't good -_-..data goes off for me at times as well..overall a better update but these small issues are annoying.
The volume slider cannot be touched to different sound profiles like 4.0.2. They are now located on the power menu. in 4.0.4 Although this may not be a bug it bugs me.....
hello
Hello buddy Im frm India. Im nt able to update my phone. I mean im Not getting the update. Can u please help me. Im on rooted 4.0.2.
malliktajmahal said:
Well let me start with number one.
1. Earlier to 4.0.4 on 4.0.2 version we can message the person from recent call history but now the icon is not responding. Correct me if some one able to message.
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Any roms that turn off data when u lock phone?

i use powermax but its been buggy and acting wierd and wanted to know if the feature was in any roms thanks
I'm pretty sure the stock ROM has that feature. I think it's called smart network or something like that? I can't really remember as I haven't used TW in forever.
Tasker can do that. It's a bit pricey, but worth it if you want this type of automation.
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I know what you mean, I remember cm did that on my old evo. I am using cm10 now but it doesn't seem to do it. Kinda miss that feature.
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How about just toggle it off when you lock the phone or just toggle into airplane mode when you lock the phone. I never toggle data off but I'm in a very strong lte area so it's been awesome. If i was in a 3g only area I would just toggle it on and off as needed.
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edfunkycold said:
How about just toggle it off when you lock the phone or just toggle into airplane mode when you lock the phone. I never toggle data off but I'm in a very strong lte area so it's been awesome. If i was in a 3g only area I would just toggle it on and off as needed.
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Because data destroys my battery at work and I like just setting and forgetting I save a ton of battery by turning it off airplane mode is pointless since I can't get any txt messages
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Dark_N1ghtmar3 said:
Because data destroys my battery at work and I like just setting and forgetting I save a ton of battery by turning it off airplane mode is pointless since I can't get any txt messages
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Exactly why I suggested two options toggle data or toggle airplane. Pressing you finger against a toggle before pressing the power button to lock the screen or just placing the phone down to lock on its own is really no major effort. Just a suggestion no rebuttal necessary.
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Dark_N1ghtmar3 said:
i use powermax but its been buggy and acting wierd and wanted to know if the feature was in any roms thanks
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chemistry mod has this feature, among a lot of other cool ones. its pretty stable. it was a bit buggy when I first started running it but things have smoothed out.
Ok, so I created a tasker script for you that will do just this. It was extremely easy to do and I've included a couple of photos to help explain what I did.
First Tasker Script: Data Off
This script will turn the mobile data off when your screen turns off.
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Ok, you want to be under Profile's Tab (at the top).
Click on the Plus Sign (bottom middle).
Choose a profile name (I chose Data Off, original, I know)
Now choose what triggers this profile (Since this is going to be triggered by the screen turning off, this will be an "Event"). Click on "Event".
Choose the appropriate Event Category (for ours, it'll be Display).
Choose the Display Event (For ours, it'll be Display Off)
Select the piority of the event (I chose Highest, but it's your call)
Go back to the profile screen by clicking in the icon in the upper left corner of the screen.
A menu automatically pops up. Click on New Task.
Now we're going to tell the phone what Task we want it to run when the screen turns off.
Choose a task name (I chose Data Off, again, original).
Click on the Plus Sign at the bottom middle.
Select the Action Category (Since we want to turn the mobile data off, it'll be "Net")
Choose Mobile Data.
Now we can choose what we want to do with it. Since we want the turn mobile data off, let's choose "Off" under "Set." The other ones we don't want to touch. Click the back button to go back to the task and once more to go back to the Profiles Tab.
Now we have a profile for turning the data off when the screen turns off. All you have to do now is create a similar one for turning the data on when the screen turns on. It's the exact same procedure as before, but choose "Screen On" and "Data On" where applicable.
Seriously, even though it's daunting to look through Tasker, it's really a rather simple program one you get used to it. It took me longer to take the screenshots than it did to make the tasks. I exported them to XML if you want to import them, but I'd recommend looking through Tasker to see if it's something you'd like to try out.
Here are more screenshots of the "final" product:
Tasks Tab:
Task Detail Page:
Hope this helps!
hey topherk, check your inbox bud :thumbup:
Dark_N1ghtmar3 said:
i use powermax but its been buggy and acting wierd and wanted to know if the feature was in any roms thanks
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If your looking for it to turn off when the screen goes off. JellyBomb Rom has that feature. You can also use DS Battery Saver.
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Jellybomb looks nice but that theme is just way to blue
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The Theme is actually really nice. Plus the Rom is just BA .
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prboy1969 said:
The Theme is actually really nice. Plus the Rom is just BA .
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MikROMs Since 3/13/11
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I personally think the theme is a bit much, but that's just me. I wouldn't steer people away from Jellybomb just because of the theme. I tried it for a while and while I enjoyed the stability of it (as well as the extras/mods), I wasn't too keen on some of the deeply themed elements of it. Again, just my personal preference.
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I personally think the theme is a bit much, but that's just me. I wouldn't steer people away from Jellybomb just because of the theme. I tried it for a while and while I enjoyed the stability of it (as well as the extras/mods), I wasn't too keen on some of the deeply themed elements of it. Again, just my personal preference.
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yea i agree i wish i could have stock theme on it would make me switch i think im gona try chemistry rom
Been using chemistry rom I like it doesn't seem to get updated though looking g for another rom though any ideas thanks for all the replies
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Dark_N1ghtmar3 said:
Been using chemistry rom I like it doesn't seem to get updated though looking g for another rom though any ideas thanks for all the replies
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Try TPR if you like a Stockish looking Rom. That runs great, and is super reliable. Or if your into something a little more bold, try JellyBomb. Again runs great, and super stable.
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Or try moar. U can theme it anyway u like and its super stable
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I believe (I could be wrong) every ROM based off of MD4 has the Smart Network" built in which turns off data when the screen is off. Goodness Reborn also has this feature.
I use a app called auto 3g works great and free
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[APP] Frozen LED - Manage your notification LED by app or by contact

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Manage your LED notification light fast and easily. No more trying to guess which app or which person demands your attention with random colors.
Features:
Select color by app or by text. Your favorite contacts can have their own color no matter which app they use to contact you.
Handle missed called.
Fine tune blinking speed for each notification.
Lightweight, almost no memory and battery footprint.
This app makes use of Android's 4.3 Notification Listener and thus it must be enabled under Device Settings > Security > Notification Access. It cannot access the internet so your personal data is absolutely safe.
Thanks for giving it a look!
Hey, cool app and gorgeous design. However, the "Test" function is not working for me... any ideas?
redsmith said:
Hey, cool app and gorgeous design. However, the "Test" function is not working for me... any ideas?
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That's strange, you turn off the screen and it does nothing?
Maybe you have something else messing with the LED? (For example cyanogenmod has built-in led control).
sakisds said:
That's strange, you turn off the screen and it does nothing?
Maybe you have something else messing with the LED? (For example cyanogenmod has built-in led control).
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Nope... Stock 4.3 ROM, Franco Kernel r183, had Light Manager installed before your app, but I uninstalled it and rebooted just to make sure nothing interfered. Any more ideas? Pulse notification light under Settings is ticked, of course. And yes, I'm turning off the screen hehehe
redsmith said:
Nope... Stock 4.3 ROM, Franco Kernel r183, had Light Manager installed before your app, but I uninstalled it and rebooted just to make sure nothing interfered. Any more ideas? Pulse notification light under Settings is ticked, of course. And yes, I'm turning off the screen hehehe
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Someone else reported this too, I think I know what's causing it. I will release an update tomorrow to fix it.
Works on my Nexus 4
It's possible to make an function to switch between differents colors for the same notification?
Elpatii said:
Works on my Nexus 4
It's possible to make an function to switch between differents colors for the same notification?
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That is kinda tricky. I am working on some bugs right now, after that I will see if I can implement it.
Okay, good luck
sakisds said:
Someone else reported this too, I think I know what's causing it. I will release an update tomorrow to fix it.
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Very nice idea.
but here, test not working on Nexus 4 with Stock 4.3 ROM.
waiting the update...
Anyway to get this on my gs4? Says it's incompatible
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Trying it out, looks beautiful by the way.
darthyobert said:
Anyway to get this on my gs4? Says it's incompatible
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It requires Android 4.3! It should be compatible after samsung releases an update or you install something yourself.
Sblast said:
Trying it out, looks beautiful by the way.
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Thanks!
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On another note, the app is still unreliable on stock ROMs, I made some progress towards fixing this but I have some exams at the moment and I don't have much time to work on this. I hope it works fine for the rest of you in the meanwhile.
Doesn't work on 4.3 - all stock, without root etc.
I can set it up, but when notification appears nothing happens
geekon said:
Doesn't work on 4.3 - all stock, without root etc.
I can set it up, but when notification appears nothing happens
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Working on it. Might take a while since I have some exams going right now but I made some progress.
great work! :good:
Test function works Hood here /
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darthyobert said:
Anyway to get this on my gs4? Says it's incompatible
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Wait update of application
It's a very good application ! I prefer this app to LightFlow (much complicated)
im a heavy user of lightflow... but it uses toomuch battery and ram in my opinion.
im gonna give a shot to ur app. thanks for making it free
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the only notification i get working is missed call... messaging for example = no led on at all all and yes i turned on notification access
Running stock unrooted.
I will wait for future update.
Hope everything goes well with ur exams
Test working on 4.3 Stock, rooted, Franco Kernel 184.
BUT, notifications are not working as should - I get original notification for all events.
martinsskutans said:
Test working on 4.3 Stock, rooted, Franco Kernel 184.
BUT, notifications are not working as should - I get original notification for all events.
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Yeah I'm having the same issues. Test function works and shows the notification light working but when I get a notification, nothing appears.
Running Cataclysm 4.3 ROM with Franco.Kernel R184
Other than that, app looks gorgeous. Good work.
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GPS battery drain

I have looked up battery usuage apps and Android System drained most of my battery. But the problem is with GPS. As you will see usuage on it. But I dont even have location turned on
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What happens if you click on location access on that screen?
You mean that?
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I'm going to say that it's the camera wakelock. Try to reboot, charge it all the way, then use as normal (discharge) without using the camera?
I turned off camera location tagging even though I haven't used camera for 2 day since I upgraded to 10e. I will report back tommorow.
Go to Settings/location and see which app(s) are making location requests.
Same here.
You can make the problem “visible“ by turning on location and setting it to high accuracy. Then it shows up via a flashing GPS icon as described here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/g4/help/android-drains-battery-t3179800
This Problem drives me crazy since no solution seems to exist and not every device seems to be affected.
toshiuser said:
Same here.
You can make the problem “visible“ by turning on location and setting it to high accuracy. Then it shows up via a flashing GPS icon as described here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/g4/help/android-drains-battery-t3179800
This Problem drives me crazy since no solution seems to exist and not every device seems to be affected.
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There is a solution, but only temporary. As far as permanent fixes go, I'm also hoping someone finds a solution to this...
Repost of mine from another thread:
I have a VS986 (Verizon) and experiencing this battery drain issue.
I can confirm a few things:
The issue occurs when my location is set to High Accuracy, but not when it's set to Battery Saving
The two apps that use location the most is the Google App and Google Play Services (under Battery, it's "Android System" and the reason is because the GPS is being used)
My Google Play Services is v8.1.18 (2272748-240)
I have disabled many apps using the Debloater tool on XDA
Wiping Google Play Service data only temporarily fixes the issue
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JeffXT said:
There is a solution, but only temporary. As far as permanent fixes go, I'm also hoping someone finds a solution to this...
Repost of mine from another thread:
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Have you tried turning off Google location settings? Such as maps or Google Now?
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Have you tried turning off Google location settings? Such as maps or Google Now?
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Yes, I went to Google Settings app > Location > Google location history. Then I turned the setting off.
Is there anything else I could try?
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JeffXT said:
Yes, I went to Google Settings app > Location > Google location history. Then I turned the setting off.
Is there anything else I could try?
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Settings -> locations --> off (on top of screen)
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Sfkn2 said:
Settings -> locations --> off (on top of screen)
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Lol, I might have to just turn off my location all together (though some people said this might not work e.g. Android system attempts to use the GPS even though location is fully shut off)
Thank you for your help, either way.
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Is there anything else I could try?
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From experience on various Sammy Galaxies, Root+Xposed framework+Amplify should help noticeably reduce location related wakelocks
hundred_miles_high said:
From experience on various Sammy Galaxies, Root+Xposed framework+Amplify should help noticeably reduce location related wakelocks
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Thanks for the tip. I'm not rooted, because I wanted to avoid tripping the bootloader counter (from "0" to "1"). I'm running the v.10B firmware of the VZW variant.
Not sure if you have VZW, but do you know how to achieve root on the 10B firmware? Then I could try Xposed.
JeffXT said:
Lol, I might have to just turn off my location all together (though some people said this might not work e.g. Android system attempts to use the GPS even though location is fully shut off)
Thank you for your help, either way.
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Exactly.
The GPS shows up because Google locations is pinging you for 15 seconds out of every minute in order to get the most accurate readings. Google Now functions based on this.
If you don't want GPS to ping you, then you can turn off location settings entirely.
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Thanks for the tip. I'm not rooted, because I wanted to avoid tripping the bootloader counter (from "0" to "1"). I'm running the v.10B firmware of the VZW variant.
Not sure if you have VZW, but do you know how to achieve root on the 10B firmware? Then I could try Xposed.
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I'm on 10b VZW rooted... Simply follow the first post in the thread below:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/g4/orig-development/root-tmo-vzw-intl-variants-soon-root-lg-t3164765
and then replace the instructions with that here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=63165617&postcount=2231
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hundred_miles_high said:
From experience on various Sammy Galaxies, Root+Xposed framework+Amplify should help noticeably reduce location related wakelocks
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Is there a good tutorial somewhere on how to use amplify?
Almighty1 said:
I'm on 10b VZW rooted... Simply follow the first post in the thread below:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/g4/orig-development/root-tmo-vzw-intl-variants-soon-root-lg-t3164765
and then replace the instructions with that here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=63165617&postcount=2231
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Is there a good tutorial somewhere on how to use amplify?
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Got it.
Sorry for the noob question (no one had an answer previously): where do I enter that dd command to create a system.img backup of my stock ROM?
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Got it.
Sorry for the noob question (no one had an answer previously): where do I enter that dd command to create a system.img backup of my stock ROM?
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Look at the first post of the thread.... All the commands are done on the computer.
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Look at the first post of the thread.... All the commands are done on the computer.
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Wow, that was dumb. Sorry about that, I like never make that mistake... I'll see myself out
@Almighty1 I've never had to go beyond the default seup to get noticeable results from Amplify to be honest.
Install, activate module in xposed, reboot, run Amplify, grant root access and let Amplify complete it's setup.
Official Amplify thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/xposed/modules/mod-nlpunbounce-reduce-nlp-wakelocks-t2853874
No real need to buy the Pro version, however I bought it to support the developer as it worked so well for me.
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[SOLVED] Looking for a "Reliable" Call & SMS Reminder App

I'm Looking for a call & SMS reminder app that really works, even after my Nexus 5X goes into deep sleep and on battery.
Have found many threads, many comments, many apps -- but not found one that really works in all situations. They all claim more or less the same, but in real-life testing, they frequently don't remind when the phone sleeps or when it's on battery. Don't need a reminder for email, notification, or anything else.
Simple or complicated. Paid or free. Root or not. I don't care as long at it's reliable.
Any suggestions? Have I overlooked a 'gem'?
[SOLVED] Remove reminder app from battery optimization.
Update2: it doesn't remind him if phone is deep-sleeping.
What is a call and sms reminder app? What is it supposed to do?
PiousInquisitor said:
What is a call and sms reminder app? What is it supposed to do?
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It continues to makes a sound and optionally light the LED after a call and/or SMS is received and not answered/read.
Mesmurized said:
It continues to makes a sound and optionally light the LED after a call and/or SMS is received and not answered/read.
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Oh. So the LED turns off after a while? Didn't know that. The constant diiiing of my work iPhone drives me bat**** crazy. I'm guessing that's what you want reproduced?
Sorry I can't help. Good luck on your quest!
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Oh. So the LED turns off after a while? Didn't know that. The constant diiiing of my work iPhone drives me bat**** crazy. I'm guessing that's what you want reproduced?
Sorry I can't help. Good luck on your quest!
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That's the point (haha). Drive me crazy (with sound) until I respond or the battery goes dead
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That's the point (haha). Drive me crazy (with sound) until I respond or the battery goes dead
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Have you searched with the term 'repeat notifications'? I remember seeing an option like that in an app or a ROM. May have been Textra. Ill look...
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Indeed it was Textra SMS. I can't tell you how well it works though as I don't use that feature.
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Have you searched with the term 'repeat notifications'? I remember seeing an option like that in an app or a ROM. May have been Textra. Ill look...
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I've searched, seen marvelous reviews, and tried numerous apps ..... they all talk big and don't perform.
I'm hoping some user has truly found a real-life performer.
About Textra SMS: This might work better, but I would prefer to use the stock messenger if at all possible. Thanks.
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I've searched, seen marvelous reviews, and tried numerous apps ..... they all talk big and don't perform.
I'm hoping some user has truly found a real-life performer.
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Maybe you could cook something up in Tasker? Or maybe one of the other automation apps?
This maybe?
http://tasker.wikidot.com/repeat-sms-notification
PiousInquisitor said:
Maybe you could cook something up in Tasker? Or maybe one of the other automation apps?
This maybe?
http://tasker.wikidot.com/repeat-sms-notification
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Thanks. I'll give it a look.
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Thanks. I'll give it a look.
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If you don't already have Tasker, I can test it for you. Although it is a handy app sometimes.
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If you don't already have Tasker, I can test it for you. Although it is a handy app sometimes.
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If you want to test, that would be great. It needs to continue to run after the phone deep sleeps while on battery. Who knows, when active maybe it will prevent deep sleep. That would be oK too. One more reason for me to respond
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If you want to test, that would be great. It needs to continue to run after the phone deep sleeps while on battery. Who knows, when active maybe it will prevent deep sleep. That would be oK too. One more reason for me to respond
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Looks like it might have to prevent the phone from dozing.
I'll give it a try.
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Thanks @PiousInquisitor. I checked out Tasker. It appears to be full of capabilities and from what I've discovered, capable of solving my problem. But to be honest - I'm not ready to learn yet another programming language. I'll pass.
FYI: I tried Prof Reminder and I like it -- but just this morning it failed to remind for a missed text until I first woke up the phone.
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Thanks @PiousInquisitor. I checked out Tasker. It appears to be full of capabilities and from what I've discovered, capable of solving my problem. But to be honest - I'm not ready to learn yet another programming language. I'll pass.
FYI: I tried Prof Reminder and I like it -- but just this morning it failed to remind for a missed text until I first woke up the phone.
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The Tasker thing I linked to earlier didn't work for me.
For the other app, have you turned off battery optimization for it? It shouldn't doze with that off.
Settings > Battery > three dot menu > Battery optimization > All apps (from the drop down menu)
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Settings > Battery > three dot menu > Battery optimization > All apps (from the drop down menu)
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Thanks. You might be a life-saver. Messed around in Battery optimization but never tried "All apps" and the ability to 'un-optimize' an app. Now, I've got my fav "Prof Reminder" unoptomized. Will test a couple of days to confirm.
Update: Confirmed. Working perfectly with minimal battery drain.
Update2: When deep-sleeping, it will fail to wake up. Works fine as soon as I wake up the phone and enter pwd.
Update3: V2.02 resolves dozing issues with 6.0.1

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