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[Greenify] oasisfeng:
I tested that before posting.

If you are experiencing trouble, try add some delay between the two shell commands. (3-5s will be OK)
[Greenify] oasisfeng:
I cannot guarantee the compatibility of any root tool, since things are complicated when combined with different ROM on different devices.

I am continuously trying to improve the compatibility, so you can try the latest beta to see if it works for you.
[Greenify] oasisfeng:
Just want to say thanks to you and other friends for helping other members~ :highfive:
[Greenify] Hirishiolo:
It happens that when I close the screensaver it shows the message "Greenify has granted superuser access" or similar... I know it's a Superuser message, and I can disabled them, but I would disable it only for Greenify, is it possible?
[Greenify] kingvortex:
It's definitely possible if you're using SuperSU. Just tap the apps entry in SuperSU and turn notifications off. Can't remember if it's possible using Superuser, but have a look around in the settings.
[Greenify] jarjar124:
Has anyone tried to greenify the Google search app for Google now to see if it works?
[Greenify] themadproducer:
Thanks...got it sorted out! :good:
[Greenify] tisazalay:
I greenified it so it works only when I launch it.
[Greenify] GuyAdams:
Do you lose the Google Now updating cards when doing this?

Sent from my Nexus 7 3G
[Greenify] tisazalay:
They don't auto update. They do as soon as I open it.
[Greenify] GuyAdams:
Mine gives my traffic information on the route to my next appointment without me doing anything, in fact it notifies me when I need to leave.

Sent from my Nexus 7 3G
[Greenify] youngpro83:
How are you guys able to hibernate system apps like maps?
[Greenify] jarjar124:
Does it help with battery? Or it feels the same?
[Greenify] tisazalay:
Convert them to user app. They work the same. Use titanium backup or other that performs that. You can even uninstall them and reinstall from play store.

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I'm not sure (best answer :angel: )

I was having several wakelocks but I don't understand BBS so I started greenifying until wakelocks disappeared. That saves battery for sure.

Which of the greenified apps were the ones holding the wake locks I don't know but now my wifi can sleep when screen turns off (it didn't before and that consumes a lot of battery), so basically what I do is set some schedules with llama for disabling syncing at night and my battery is kept a whole lot more. One of the main culprits of draining badly is gmail but when you disable syncing it doesn't interfere.

I used other mail apps before but push notifications are battery hogs (my favorite is Aquamail but it was draining so I kept gmail).
[Greenify] Phantom_11:
I made some simple comparisons: I'm on htc one x, I used formal version from google play store, it couldn't auto hibernate google now, and wasn't very good at google maps(I only grrenified maps, otherwise it also seemed to be never hibernated), I lost 8% battery overnight; now I use the latest bets version, and it does great work in hibernating both, it lost 4% battery last night. (Both start from 100%) though this is only simple tet, but I do believe it makes a difference, so it' worth of a try.
[Greenify] adrian13th:
One feature request

Ablility to hibernate certain apps based on time scheduled. For example i want to hibernate Facebook app on work hours (8am-4pm) and re enable it when I'm not at working hours

I know i could do this with Tasker but i don't really like tasker since it's complicated to use and it's not free.
[Greenify] iamelton:
oasis just explained why he would *NOT* entertain such requests a few posts back..

pls, do not post such requests again.. thx..
[Greenify] adrian13th:
Ok. Sorry. I should search before posting. Btw this app already doing great job for me. Thanks oasisfeng
[Greenify] svicenty:
Is the beta better then the one play store and why thanks
[Greenify] scream4cheese:
It's neither. The beta has the latest tweaks and updates to the app before it's officially released to the Play store. The Play store version is the stable one from beta testing. When it's ready the best beta version will be released to the play store.
[Greenify] svicenty:
Thank you
[Greenify] Phantom_11:
I would say the current beta version is much better than the play store one. it's stable during my test for a couple of days. more importantly, it does great work in hibernating Google Maps and Google Now, while the current stable version cannot. I would suggest to update it. But surely you can wait until the next update coming to the Play Store
[Greenify] parag1dubey:
I am on 1.74 beta 3..may I know how I can greenify Google now?
[Greenify] cnjax:
You need to convert gnow to a user app with tb then you can hibernate it with greenify

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[Greenify] jaibar:
What's the point in doing this?
[Greenify] erto90:
I'm using last beta and have a question

Is normal that, sometimes(maybe only when I'm using phone and not in standby) maps and facebook are free? Because I randomly press hibernate now and these 2 apps also show as " has been hibernatrd"( would say they were free..)

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[Greenify] scream4cheese:
You can simply disable Google Now in it's settings menu of the app. no need to greenify. Greenifying it will greenify it will disable Google search. Turn off Google now and Google search will still work.

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What do you mean "free"?
[Greenify] erto90:
I mean they are not greenified..if I press to greenify them,it works, but after some times they return active

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[Greenify] jarjar124:
I greenified Google search and have Google now and it works great. Only updates when I open it. Helps so far. :)
[Greenify] marbulas:
-- wrong thread. sorry... --
[Greenify] oasisfeng:
v1.74 beta 4

UPDATE: Switch to libsuperuser for root operations.

FIX: Hopefully fix or track down the issue of "app list lost".

FIX: "Perceptible" state of greenified apps are now shown correctly.
[Greenify] oasisfeng:
Google Maps are explicitly used by some Google apps, such as Search.

Facebook is explicitly used by many apps as Single-Sign-On service.

All explicit inter-app usage will wake up the hibernated app, otherwise it may break funcitonalities.
[Greenify] polobunny:
As far as I know Facebook login in apps don't need the Facebook app itself. It will just open an embedded browser page and will ask you to login so as to authorize that app to access to your information.
[Greenify] oasisfeng:
That's the situation before Facebook SDK 3.0.
[Greenify] yavu:
First time I want to use Greenify. I have some questions:

1) Greenify works automaticly everytime only if I turn of the screen?

2) If I start an app which is Greenified it will only be Greenified again if the screen is of OR its enough to leave the app through back or home button?

3) Should the app Greenify greenified too?

4) Is it right if I Greenify everything else EXCEPT:

a) Launcher

b) Missed Call Deluxe

c) Droidwall

d) Whatsapp

e) BLN Pro

f) Adfree

g) Callmeter 3G

h) Tune in Pro

i) Poweramp

j) Timerriffic

Thanks
[Greenify] post-mortem:
You can only Greenify user apps; system apps cannot be Greenified (yet). The apps in the Greenify list will be hibernated ~3 minutes after you turn off the screen. If you want to hibernate them sooner, you can add a 1x1 widget to your homescreen which will hibernate all apps in the list when you tap it. There is no need to Greenify all apps, only the ones which wake up a lot. Also, if you Greenify an app, it will not wake up on its own. You will have to explicitly run it.
[Greenify] oasisfeng:
1) Yes except for "only", because when you launch Greenify, it also "works", as all apps do. :D

2) Roughly speaking, greenified apps will hibernate after a while when screen goes off, if is is not the foreground app. It's OK to leave the app through back or home button.

3) No

4) No, you should only greenify those apps that affects the device smoothness and battery consumption. Greenify gives you some hints on that in the App Analyzer if you don't know how to find out.
[Greenify] yavu:
I know that this system apps usually running in the background:

1) Google Search

2) Google Playstore

3) Google Play Services

4) Calender

5) Browser

6) Contacts

If this could be hibernated would be great.

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I set my device that if I long press back the actual app will killed/closen. Should I use this furthermore?

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And how it works if I restart the phone? Are then the apps automaticly hibernated or only again after screen turns off?
[Greenify] dendi:
Bro im on 2.3 GB , and I cant install this app, please make it for GB too for the next update, btw im enjow with this app on my tablet
[Greenify] thracemerin:
Not possible on GB, see post 2.
[Greenify] Hyperiunn:
Could we get the ability to hibernate system apps in the next beta? I'd love you, if you did lol.
[Greenify] kantjer:
Why, are you looking for a failing phone? The are plenty of other ways to do accomplish that ;)

For users who know what they are doing it might be OK. But to be honest who knows exactly which system apps are safe to hibernate and which are not.

I'm afraid if the developer would allow system apps to be hibernated this thread will be flooded with post from angry user that ended up with a non working phone as a result of that.

I think the real issue here is with ROM builders who are stuffing there ROM's with all kinds of bloatware. Just make the ROM as lite as possible, and do not include any apps users can install from play store themselves. If they would do that this whole issue with apps like Google Maps not being able to hibernate would not exist.
[Greenify] Phantom_11:
correct me if I'm wrong, I remember oasisfeng mentioned that he is working on this feature. But at least at early stage, it would be open to only donated users
[Greenify] najodleglejszy:
if someone rooted his/her phone, then I guess he/she knows what he/she's doing, at least a little bit ;)
[Greenify] kantjer:
I hope you're right, but reading lots of threads I'm not so sure of it.
[Greenify] Phantom_11:
first question, as far as I know, 1) 3) 5) can be hibernated. for the rest, they are system apps, theoretically if you convert others into user apps, they should also be able to be greenified.

second one, I guess it depends on your choice, greenify will work couple minutes after the screen off, but surely you can immediately stop those apps with long press.

third one, depends on different apps. I greenify couple of apps, most they keep hibernated. but such as chrome, it always start itself after a system restart. but greenify works at start, so it will hibernate those apps like chrome soon after the screen is off. So personally I think it's not a big matter.
[Greenify] iamelton:
have to agree with you..
[Greenify] najodleglejszy:
with great power comes great responsibility, if they download the app and without any reading they'll Greenify SystemUI or whatever, they can't blame anyone but themselves :P
[Greenify] kantjer:
I agree, but those users will blame the app and give it a bad rating on play store.
[Greenify] Phantom_11:
oasisfeng, could you explain to me on a little question: I've greenified google maps and goolge now. but sometimes google maps is awaken with reason 'location receiver'. what does that mean? Well, I'm not bothered by this, cause it only happens every few hours. more of curiosity. Thanks
[Greenify] elvisypi:
There's no point in hybernating system apps. The system apps which run in background have all a specific funtion, if you stop them you will loose such functions. The purpouse of greenify is to stop useless apps. The only thing I'd like to see is the ability to receive push notifications from hybernated apps, like fb. It uses 25-50mb of RAM, and I don't think it is all needed for notifications.
[Greenify] peped94:
If i open an app then i close it by pressing home button, it will still running in background right ? So when i open fb then press home button and lock my phone, is greenify will greenified fb ? I had put the fb in greenify list and when i check it is in pending list . It should in perceptible right ? Anyone can answer me ?
[Greenify] airjyp:
yeah same like me .. i use go task manager to solve that
[Greenify] Phantom_11:
I also don't really known the difference between back and home buttons in android. but even you tab home button, greenify can also hibernate it. is it always in pending? I used to turn off the synchronization in fb, and never had problems with it. Do you try to disable synchronization?
[Greenify] Hyperiunn:
Okay now you're being goofy. It doesn't have to be enabled by default, it can be an option that can be ticked on or off for advanced users only. I stand by the ability to hibernate system apps, it just makes sense.
[Greenify] polobunny:
Well, that is newish, and I dislike it. Thanks for the heads up!
[Greenify] peped94:
Hmm . It in pending because i unlock my phone less than 3 min . Then after i check back the greenify,it hibernated the fb even i pressing home button to close fb .
[Greenify] oasisfeng:
That's true, so even if system apps are allowed to be greenified, the core system components (whose package name starts with "com.android.") will still be blocked in Greenify.
[Greenify] oasisfeng:
That means some other apps are also waking up Google Maps explicitly.

In current Android code base, it can not be tracked "who" did that.
[Greenify] rignfool:
That is a HORRIBLE assumption...
[Greenify] Kitschki:
One (dumb?) question: Is it possible

to greenify juice defender? It wakes my phone a lot, but i bought it and it really saved juice so i dont really want to delete it..But doesnt it have to run in background? I guess i cant greenify it but its worth asking i guess (?)
[Greenify] polobunny:
No you can't Greenify it, that defeats the whole purpose.
[Greenify] peped94:
Oasinsfeng . Is this normal ?
[Greenify] Ham duden:
If this works.. I.. I will love this app.

(and my reaction when battery lasts longer http://i.imgur.com/WtYhkcc.jpg)
[Greenify] oasisfeng:
It should not be in "perceptible" state, and will be greenified in a while after screen goes off.
[Greenify] peped94:
Okay thanks for your answer . I hope u can add feature like when close app by pressing home button, greenify will ignore that app since the app is still running .:fingers-crossed:
[Greenify] DatJoe:
First, Big Thank you for developing this app. You make thousands of people their life better. I wish I could donate to that but I'm too young :/

I have only one thing: Can you hibernate Poweramp? Because the app which is most draining my battery is poweramp and I hibernated it, but it's still draining my battery :(
[Greenify] JerryGNYC:
Try going in to Poweramp's settings and make sure that Misc / Tweaks / Keep Service is unchecked.
[Greenify] Mike B.:
@oasisfeng:

Would it be possible for you to increase the build number for each release, whether beta or not? As a happy user of 1.73(

22

), I downloaded the latest beta but was surprised to see that it identifies itself as 1.74(

22

). Some backup apps such as Titanium Backup rely on that build number and don't recognize the beta as "new" and worthy of backing up since it's still build 22. Clearly not a show stopper but it would be useful to make sure each new version is handled properly.

Still a great app, regardldess of build number! ;)
[Greenify] JerryGNYC:
Good idea :good:
[Greenify] fischwrap:
Maps won't hibernate for me, is there a certain trick to it? I've greenified Google search, I've wiped app data, uninstalled and re installed, all to no avail

check out www.tempul.com for some groovy tunes
[Greenify] diggmc:
Make sure nothing is checked under locations. I had wifi turned on and this irritating google maps service kept waking up on me
[Greenify] Mendacio:
This got into my mental Essential Apps List nearly automatically!

Thank You!
[Greenify] tihsllub:
Yeah hit the pause button on it after u check it.

Sent from my.........
[Greenify] oasisfeng:
If I increase build number in beta versions, then you can't downgrade to the last stable version without uninstalling the beta. For this reason, I kept all beta version the same build number as the last stable.
[Greenify] Mike B.:
I'm not sure I follow that reasoning. If, for whatever reason, a user wishes to downgrade, it's trivial (and probably much wiser) to uninstall the current one then install a previous version. Not being able to programmatically distinguish the stable version from a public beta is a rather unusual approach. Note that many backup/restore schemes allow for restoring of app. data, or both, from a previous version. That said, it's your app and you can handle it any way you wish, whether convenient for the users or not... ;)
[Greenify] djdu90:
Apps like shazam google play services YouTube run when i switch on data....i have superuser and it is inside my rom gapps....is it this issue caused by superuser??? I had to put supersu??

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[Greenify] Phantom_11:
are you on stable version from play store or beta? the latest beta version should be doing great in hibernating maps
[Greenify] peped94:
what is the meaning of perceptible ? sometime i had app that show that status :confused:
[Greenify] MikeRL100:
Greenify Beta Bugs

Seems that as soon as I upgraded to the latest beta, something is causing Greenify to force close when I wake the device on occasion. Never happened before. Anyone else getting FCs with the latest beta?
[Greenify] kotaxor:
Have you grant superuser permission to the apps?

Sent from GT-I9100 LSD stock rom with speedmod
[Greenify] justin860:
Where is the latest? I just looked and it's still the same

Edit: never mind.

Do not download via drive app use a browser
[Greenify] Phantom_11:
had FC the first time I open Greenify, and I can confirm this is not by accident, cause I tried to wipe app data and the next time open it, same problem. but beside that, so far hasn't encountered FC. BTW, I uninstalled the old one first and then installed the newest.
[Greenify] MikeRL100:
I wonder if there's any useful logcats I can send oasisfeng... Where should I look for them?
[Greenify] oasisfeng:
v1.8 beta 1

ADD: 3 new experimental features to be activated by donation version soon.

FIX: Alarm analysis is not working on some devices.

FIX: Crash on first launch after installation.
[Greenify] oasisfeng:
I have fixed that bug in the latest beta, sorry for the inconvenience.
[Greenify] post-mortem:
Download link in OP still says "[DOWNLOAD 1.74 BETA]"

Please update it, or change it to say "Download Latest Beta."

:good:
[Greenify] oasisfeng:
It now means "has an ongoing notification", forgot whatever it means before. :D
[Greenify] peped94:
okay . it like the app is still running in background right ? btw, i had some problem with OGyoutube downloader . i had greenify youtube and all works well . but this mod allow me to dload a video from youtube and when i try to dload video, greenify says youtube is perciptible . that i understand . because the downloading still in progress . when the dload finished, greenify still says that youtube still in perciptible mode . it is under "not hibernating automatically" . i tap refresh button many times but it same . btw, i used your latest greenify beta
[Greenify] oasisfeng:
I maintained the back-and-forward compatibility for the beta version, that means in most cases, you can safely downgrade to the latest stable version without uninstalling. I think this is more important in the term of "convenient" than backing-up beta versions. Personally, I suggest backup stable versions only.

You can easily distinguish the beta version from the About dialog, but if you mean in program logic, I think there's still no easy way to distinguish that, since build number is just a number, yet no information about stable/beta.
[Greenify] oasisfeng:
Is that still in the latest 1.8 beta 1? If so, it might be a bug.
[Greenify] Listy2021:
Just trying 1.8 beta 1 now and App Analyzer is stuck in an infinite loading state (spinner comes up but nothing happens, pressing back button makes the whole app go goofy until exit and re-enter).

Going back to 1.74 beta 4 until fixed
[Greenify] dschense:
Same loop with me.

Kaaaaatsching...tapatalked...
[Greenify] wlk0:
Idem here.
[Greenify] peped94:
yeah . same with me . i had try clean install also .
[Greenify] themadproducer:
No issue here. Tested several times.
[Greenify] Wildnick:
Infinity loop also here.

Also app icons disappeared from the list.
[Greenify] Christiancs1969:
Same

s2rootbox......
[Greenify] Mike B.:
Personally, I suggest backing up everything! ;)

You're assuming that people would only downgrade all the way back to the release version, but in real life, should you release a less-than-perfect beta, it would be nice to be able to only go back to the previous beta. You're also assuming that no beta will ever generate "bad" data and that keeping the data but only restoring the stable app will suffice. In fact, just a few posts above this one, one of your users had to backtrack from one beta to another.

Yes, the build number is "only a number", but without it, proper beta testing is greatly impaired without giving the testers any true "convenience", which is probably why most other developers use unique build numbers. Proper versioning and use of android:versionCode in the manifest are quasi universal practices for a multitude of good reasons.

I hope you reconsider, but I won't push further... or test further until this is fixed, sorry.. ;)
[Greenify] Wildnick:
I was unable to uninstall rel 1.8 by conventional means. I had to use TB to do it.
[Greenify] MikeRL100:
More issues on my end, but that's to be expected with a beta. If one attempts via the app picker, the user can greenify greenify itself, which crashes it on startup. Perhaps it may be a good idea to code in some way to prevent this. Also, did the crashing problem get fixed? My post got buried ultra quick.

Sent from my Windows XP machine using ie6
[Greenify] Phantom_11:
Thanks for the quick update, even though I was not bothered by this.:good: Also, oasisfeng, regarding the app analyzer issue people report in 1.8, I notice something: actually in 1.74 betas after root issue fixed, the app analyzer starts to load icons about half second later than app list. it doesn't crash, though. Don't know if it's a clue, but hope remind you of something.
[Greenify] fischwrap:
I'm on the latest beta, and maps still won't hibernate. I do have location service on, is it a requirement to turn that off for maps to sleep?

check out www.tempul.com for some groovy tunes
[Greenify] Thomas_BA:
To hibernate MAPS you have to disable all location services. I killed all "rights" for Maps with Autostart app, it does not even startup ;)
[Greenify] gradford11:
Happy to donate. Thanks for an awesome app.
[Greenify] Phantom_11:
not really, I keep location service on, and also enable to update from this device. it's hibernated quite well. Google Maps can sometimes be waken by other apps, like google now, which I also greenified. maybe you should check that too? by the way, what's the pending reason?
[Greenify] athdaraxen:
Having this issue too. Clean install didn't help.