I'm looking for an application like Tasker, which can automate certain tasks such as muting the phone between certain times when I'm at work or uni. Tasker was one of the winners of the ADC II, but it appears I am unable to get it to work on my phone.
What does XDA recommend as a good alternative?
Can't automate everything, but sure Toggle Settings can manage a lot of settings with scheduled profiles.
You need locale my friend.I use it to go to vibrate mode when I enter work, bluetooth on for the drive home, silent after 10pm, auto launch clock when docked, and finally turn wifi on when I am at home
Is there a free version of this or something similar, don't fancy spending a tenna on this
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Thanks guys. Locale is great.
There is one problem with it, where it won't let me access manage applications. Not an issue for me though, I prefer the ASTRO Applicaiton manager which doesn't crash.
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Hello,
Not sure if this is possible in Android but, can you kill/exit for good an android app?
I keep using Adv Task Killer but the damn apps keep on restarting after killed...can anyone advise? Its driving me nuts! I liked that tweak in winmo where you long press x and the program is gone for good.
Thanks for enlightening me!
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No one knows the solution?
Startup Auditor
I donwnloaded a program called Startup Auditor from the market. It will allow you to disable a program on startup and keep it diabled.
I also deleted the Footprints app (useless) by getting the root explorer app (costs money) that will allow you to delete the app. This is the only explorer I have found that will let you uninstall pre-installed apps.
**BE CAREFUL** removing some apps like Friendstream, mail, messages, etc could mess up your phone, because they are tied into the system.
Google it thats how I figured it out.
Search in market for developer "Gpc". They have a tool called SuperManager for free with great functions such as Root Explorer. In market you will find it with a desktopsymbol icon and japanese letters! no worrys.. whole app can be set to english :d Second entry i think if you search for Gpc. No need to pay for rootexplorer root/data/app/ think there are the apps like footprints you want to deinstall/delete
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Hello,
Not sure if this is possible in Android but, can you kill/exit for good an android app?
I keep using Adv Task Killer but the damn apps keep on restarting after killed...can anyone advise? Its driving me nuts! I liked that tweak in winmo where you long press x and the program is gone for good.
Thanks for enlightening me!
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This always happens, the easiest way to do it is just to go the manage application in the settings and force the close, the app should not restart after this regardless what the task killer says. Some apps will restart too if you have background data on within the background.
Hope this helps.
I use autostarts. Its capable of stopping the app from loading during boot, and you can block recurring starts through the options. Easy to use. Click on app then disable. It will boot if you run the app, but will not autorun on startup.
You should NOT USE any app killers the are bad for the battery and the memory dont even install them. Next time you update or change your build leave the app killers out like the DEV intended or they would have added 1 for you
Stop looking at the running apps list. Problem solved. If them sitting in that list worries you then uninstall the app. Android isn't winmo, having apps sitting in that list is nothing to worry about.
I have Skyraider 2.5.2 with Advanced Task Killer installed. I use the Advanced Task Killer widget on my homescreen for quick task killing. However, ever since I rooted and installed leaked roms, apps like The Weather Channel, Google Maps and Sykpe Mobile keep coming back after being killed. I don't even run those apps that much. I've played with Task Killer setting and still cannot get the apps to stay dead. Any suggestions for getting rid of zombie apps?
If you don't use them,, uninstall them
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That would make sense, however I like to have the weather channel app on occasion and the Google Maps I use frequently. It just starts running even if I have not used it in a while.
I use taskpanel and it does a pretty a good job.
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android does a good job at handling tasks auto, I don't use a task killer par say, but I do have astro, and will occasionally kill certain apps when I know I won't be using them, say market if I know I wont be using it for hours.
The reason they keep starting back up is because either an app you are running uses them, or an event has changed on your phone.
Events include:
Booting.
Market installs
Location changes
Uninstalls
Enabling BT/wifi
Phone calls
data syncing
You would do well to purchase autostarts from the market to see how to control this, and learn more about the OS in the process.
I had a similar issue, if you can uninstall the app and reinstall from the market. This should solve the autostart problem
Namely, I want background data shut off entirely when the screen is off. Any suggestions?
Well there is an option if you go to settings, accounts & sync, then uncheck background data. I'm not aware of anything that can change the state automatically, but that would be a nice feature. I notice a huge difference in battery life with this option disabled.
i am also not aware of anything that does this automatically but there are several widgets available to shut off sync and/or all data
The app shutupbatterysaver will turn off all sync for specific time intervals. I am still testing but it seems to work good.
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JuiceDefender does that, and much more. Free version in the market works well on my Aria.
When I enable bluetooth on my S5 in my car, it auto syncs with my Ford Sync systems, so I can play my stuff through the car speakers. When connected, it auto triggers an app and plays the audio straight away. Is there anyway to select which app gets automatically triggered to play? I can't see why its choosing one app and not another.
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Jon
Have a look under
Settings>>Applications>>Default Applications.
If your bluetooth app is listed there, press the 'clear' button next to it.
The next time you start bluetooth audio, you'll be prompted to select which app you want to use.....
http://i.imgur.com/rVnFwJM.jpg
There is nothing under Default Applications. The app in question is Smart Audiobook Player. Its so annoying because I want my podcast player to auto start, not Smart Audiobook Player. Surely there is a way to stop this?
Is this a 'system' or 'user' app?
And do you have root access?
http://i.imgur.com/rVnFwJM.jpg
I do not have root access. Not sure what you mean by system or user app. is there a way for me to check?
Did you install the app yourself (user) or did it come preloaded (system) on the phone?......
http://i.imgur.com/rVnFwJM.jpg
I installed it myself. Its Smart AudioBook Player.
Uninstalling this app *should* clear any default startup actions......
Then re-install it as normal.
The next time you enable Ford sync/bluetooth, you *should* see a dialogue box prompting you which app to choose for the job.
If you don't see this, and this app still auto starts, then it might be worth looking in the app settings to see if this auto start can be prevented......
These are the only options I can think of.....If they don't work, I really don't know what else you could try......
Edit.....is 'Ford Sync Systems' an app on your device too?
If it is, there may be something in that apps settings that is auto-activating the other app......
http://i.imgur.com/rVnFwJM.jpg
So it looks like there are many people having issues with the battery optimization feature, which lets me guess oneplus is already aware of the problem. My question is if there is a way to disable the optimization completely for now until oneplus has sorted things out.
Since the last update it is so aggressive, it kills youtube's connection to my chromecast every few minutes, rendering all control features unuseable as I always have to reconnect before I can do anything. This also makes my wearOS watch unuseable as it also depends on the phone keeping the connections alive.
You can turn off Optimization for YouTube and WearOS
Settings > Apps & Notifications > Special app access
You can turn off optimization for any app, and see the advanced in the 3 dot menu. I had the same problem with my watch, turned off the watch app and helper, now works great. I also turned off messenger, no problems now.
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I also would like to know if this is possible in an easy way. I don't want to disable it for 256 apps independently.
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You can turn off Optimization for YouTube and WearOS
Settings > Apps & Notifications > Special app access
You can turn off optimization for any app, and see the advanced in the 3 dot menu. I had the same problem with my watch, turned off the watch app and helper, now works great. I also turned off messenger, no problems now.
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Thanks for the reply!
That setting was the first thing I checked and already disabled optimization for the wearOS and cast apps which work fine now. Unfortunately it won't let me disable it for the youtube app as it handles that one as a system app. As long as youtube is not allowed in the background wearOS has nothing to communicate with so I still can't control it.
That's why my next thought was if I can't disable it for system apps maybe there is a way to completely disable it until oneplus has the problem solved. I know that solution would suck but at the moment I am forced to use another phone to use youtube properly which sucks even more imo.
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Thanks for the reply!
That setting was the first thing I checked and already disabled optimization for the wearOS and cast apps which work fine now. Unfortunately it won't let me disable it for the youtube app as it handles that one as a system app. As long as youtube is not allowed in the background wearOS has nothing to communicate with so I still can't control it.
That's why my next thought was if I can't disable it for system apps maybe there is a way to completely disable it until oneplus has the problem solved. I know that solution would suck but at the moment I am forced to use another phone to use youtube properly which sucks even more imo.
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I wonder if the system mover app works on Pie and YouTube? I didn't realize YouTube was a system app since it's from the play store.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.j4velin.systemappmover
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I wonder if the system mover app works on Pie and YouTube? I didn't realize YouTube was a system app since it's from the play store.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.j4velin.systemappmover
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I would love to try this but I am unrooted. Youtube should be on the list but it is not, I am guessing that is because it comes preinstalled, the playstore app isn't there as well for example.
I know this is an old thread, but the more I use my new phone, the more I believe this to be the issue with my Gmail app constantly putting my Exchange accounts back to 30 minute fetch. And, I cannot disable battery optimization on Gmail because it's a system app (and I do not want to root). For now, every other day, I have to tell the device that it really is OK for Gmail to remain constantly connected to my Exchange account, that I actually prefer it to be. I've made it to 54 hours with my normal use (OVER 7 HRS S.O.T), not trying to stretch it at all, no battery saving features on whatsoever. So it's safe to say I can afford for Gmail to stay connected with Exchange. The optimization is a bit too aggressive for not allowing system apps to be excluded.
I've also had issues with Google Assistant not reminding me about reminders that are clearly in the list of her reminders, and I think this to be the culprit as well, and again, can't disable it because it's not on the list.
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I know this is an old thread, but the more I use my new phone, the more I believe this to be the issue with my Gmail app constantly putting my Exchange accounts back to 30 minute fetch. And, I cannot disable battery optimization on Gmail because it's a system app (and I do not want to root). For now, every other day, I have to tell the device that it really is OK for Gmail to remain constantly connected to my Exchange account, that I actually prefer it to be. I've made it to 54 hours with my normal use (OVER 7 HRS S.O.T), not trying to stretch it at all, no battery saving features on whatsoever. So it's safe to say I can afford for Gmail to stay connected with Exchange. The optimization is a bit too aggressive for not allowing system apps to be excluded.
I've also had issues with Google Assistant not reminding me about reminders that are clearly in the list of her reminders, and I think this to be the culprit as well, and again, can't disable it because it's not on the list.
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Having exactly same problems with gmail and chrome (html5 push notifications). I am rooted. So I am considering to mark those apps as non system apps, but still not sure if this won't brake future updates or something.