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[Greenify] Testraindrop:
Every time you are putting your screen off, greenify tries to greenify apps...

Was always like that,will always be like that, I have now 18 wakelocks from greenify with 27s duration compared to 460 wakelocks from maps during the same time frame...
[Greenify] cnjax:
I disagree as i don't recall seeing on prior version the phone being held awake as it is now on this new version

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[Greenify] husytcs:
Why am I not getting the + sign to greenify the apps.
[Greenify] athdaraxen:
It might be the Raise Your Voice! program. Did you opt in for it? If so try opting out and see if it does anything. Its supposed to send data and in doing so might be waking up your phone. Maybe.
[Greenify] oasisfeng:
The background service never uses network. "Raise your voice" only affects the UI part.

The wake locks were there since the very first version, to put apps back into hibernation. If no apps wakened, no wake lock from Greenify too.
[Greenify] oasisfeng:
Looks weird, I don't why.

Please try restart Greenify, or reinstall it.
[Greenify] oae08:
It seems i cant opt in/ opt out because the setting for it is not clickable... Should it be like that or what i am missing? I have latest 1.71 from playstore.
[Greenify] ed33:
Your right. I can opt out on my tablet, but the option when I click it on my phone isn't there.

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[Greenify] Testraindrop:
Works fine for me on the Nexus 4, maybe you can try to reinstall it ?

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[Greenify] ramkumar2000:
Guys i know this is just for the rooted mobiles and i have used it on my rooted DHD but now i own a Nexus 4 which is not rooted..can i used this app without rooting..??

Is there any alternative..?
[Greenify] peped94:
someone please help me . i have some problem related to dolphin browser . when i download some file from dolphin browser and kept my phone screen off, the download will disappear . means it is not dload successful . btw, i greenify my dolphin browser . supposely greenify will not greenified it since the download still in progress :confused:
[Greenify] cnjax:
If you greenify your browser and screen goes off then greenify will hibernate it and your download will stop

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[Greenify] polobunny:
Don't Greenify apps that need to do something while the screen is off...
[Greenify] djdu90:
Simple question i use task manager to freeze apps before playing....do i have to exclude from list greenify for having its hibernation function??? It has to stay in background?

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[Greenify] polobunny:
Yes Greenify has to stay in the background. It's written black on white in the first post:
[Greenify] eejee:
As far as I have understood, apps get greenified a few minutes after the screen goes off. For immediate greenifying you need Tasker. So a download should proceed normally within those few minutes.

@ oasisfeng: could you tell us some more about this delay?

Besides, downloads generally are taken care of by Android as soon as they start, so quitting Dolphin should have no effect (unless it uses its own download manager, which I don't know).

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[Greenify] polobunny:
You are right about your assumption, but the delay is unknown to me.

As for the download, I believe it uses it's own download manager as of now, but used to use Android's default.
[Greenify] post-mortem:
A number of times, I have noticed the following:

Press power button to turn screen off

Immediately press power button again to turn screen on

Notice a toast message saying that Greenify has been granted superuser privileges

So, there may not actually be a delay, I don't know. Certainly, it isn't configurable; maybe it should be?
[Greenify] bobdoblo:
Convert to user app.

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[Greenify] kingvortex:
The Play store should not be converted to a user app. It will cause issues, as has already been stated a few times in this thread.
[Greenify] djdu90:
I didn't see sorry

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[Greenify] Benoox:
Is there any way to implement Greenify in GB?
[Greenify] kingvortex:
No.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=38192596
[Greenify] tritonesub:
Are you talking about the toast? Those can be turned on or off in SuperSU and Koush's Superuser.

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[Greenify] Silentbob999:
Not the toast but the hypothetical *delay*.. The presence of the toast show that Greenify have been active as soon the screen turn off and he ask if a configurable delay should implemented...

I personally don't think it's needed.

And to answer to an old post (few pages back) that I think have been answered bad (at first but good after in technical language).. If you hibernate Gmail you won't receive any notification except if you open Gmail at least once after turning the screen On (then it is listening to the intent <or the intent is now listening to event> until screen goes off and the 'am force-close' is run to disable all the intent )

There no 'force-close' or equivalent argument to the am command on GB. That's why Greenify is only available on higher android version....

Thanks to the guys that give the command name... With that you can easily create per-app targeted profile in Tasker.. afaik you can mimic Greenify to fit other scenario... Eg. Keep map awake when away but hibernated at home. Eg. Kill Facebook once it lost focus or whatever....

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[Greenify] muktheo:
I think the version 1.7 is better than 1.71 when greenified maps and google now..in ver 1.71,maps and now hard to hibernate when screen is off..hmm just on my side or anyone have a same experience?

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[Greenify] oasisfeng:
The basic delay is 3 minutes, but may be postponed by some factors, such as account syncing and CPU busy.
[Greenify] oasisfeng:
The root toast is because that if some apps need to hibernate, Greenify reserved the root shell just after the screen goes off, to workaround a bug in SuperUser that prevents background root operations.

This is nothing related to the delay.
[Greenify] oasisfeng:
I'm afraid version 1.71 only fixed some translations. Nothing related to code.
[Greenify] Phantom_11:
to be honest, I would say earlier version like 1.6 did pretty good job in hibernating google maps. Like I said a few pages back. google maps are now harder to be hibernated. When I try to greenify both google now and maps, they seem never to be hibernated
[Greenify] ebreo:
for this app is better use SuperSu or superuser is well too?All issues were fixed?
[Greenify] DADER:
Mr. Developer, can you add the ability to greenify some system apps, those do not affect system stablity like ; implemented E-mail, system internet browser & play store please...

Gigantic thanks for your ever dreamed app ^_^
[Greenify] kingvortex:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=38241574
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I gotta be frank - I even have seen iPhones getting slow due to some apps slowing it down. But still, Greenify is great, which tries its best to put the CPU hoggers away.
[Greenify] Jolest:
Having MAJOR sluggishness on my Nexus 7 while Greenify 1.7 or 1.7.1 is active. When I freeze it or uninstall it and then reboot, the sluggishness goes away. Haven't been able to figure out what it's interacting with, but tablet is unusable with Greenify active.

Also seeing lock screen lockup while active which goes away when Greenify is removed.

(using PA 3.15 or 3.16 and several versions of M-Kernel..)

Any known conflicts like these ?
[Greenify] TenBelowZero:
No issues concerning Greenify on my Nexus 7. Running SmoothRom 5.1 and m-kernel.
[Greenify] T.G.A:
Juice defender

Thanks... I am using juice defender with greenify. Excluded juice defender from greenify and I am getting 0.5% percent per hour battery usage in screen off mode :o
[Greenify] tariq2kn:
Earlier i had converted PlayStore to user app & had greenified.

Now after latest update to xwlsn(i9100) rom I can greenify the PlayStore as user app but when I try to install something from playstore it says 'Unfortunately, playstore has stopped'. :confused:
[Greenify] RKitchUK:
The play store has to be a system app or it doesn't function as far as I know. Just leave it as a system app, but you can't greenify it. :fingers-crossed:
[Greenify] bobdoblo:
Playstore doesn't give any problems anyway.

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[Greenify] polobunny:
Thanks for both those clarifications. I'm a Tasker user, but I definitely don't see the point of manually hibernating apps with a 3 minutes delay.
[Greenify] oasisfeng:
There's no delay for manual hibernation.
[Greenify] polobunny:
I know, I think we misunderstood each other.

I meant that I do not see the use of manually setting a tasker profile to immediately hibernate apps when the default "automatic" delay for Greenify is only 3 minutes after screen off. I don't think there's much battery saving to be had from one to another. But to each their own. :)
[Greenify] brunek:
I have a question...In my BBS it says "powermanagerservice" is causing a bit of drain..In partial wakelock my number one,and only significant wakelock is grenify. How can I fix that without uninstalling it? I noticed that grenify is wakening up randomly during the day..

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[Greenify] tariq2kn:
It does creates wake-ups & probably it also creates l2_hsic wake lock.

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Delete from system/app & reinstall it as user app then you can greenify playstore. I did earlier and was working great.

Probably something gets broken when playstore is deleted & re-installed as user app, not sure.
[Greenify] polobunny:
l2_hsic is RIL related, the Play Store isn't the culprit in itself. It just turns out it's waking up when auto check for updates and update on mobile is enabled and you have modem issues. Freezing or hibernating the Play Store is like trying to fix a fever. You're just attenuating the symptoms, not correcting the problem.

Edit: Also can happen is it's trying to update itself or Google Play Services, so even if you disable auto check for updates it might still hold a wakelock.
[Greenify] eejee:
It can make a difference in available ram within those three minutes, which can be of value for devices which are low on ram (like my galaxy s).

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[Greenify] polobunny:
Hm I agree, but ram shouldn't be all that important/necessary once you turn your screen off. ;D
[Greenify] kingvortex:
And, once again, this is not a task killer designed to free ram!
[Greenify] Silentbob999:
3min + the time you have the screen ON, in that matter if you have a low end device that is close to impossible to use if some service are running in background then not having to turn off the screen before continuing to use the phone after looking at facebook or another app is valuable function... Sure is that you can also turn the screen off a tell your girl friend that you love her during 3 minutes... which is valuable too....
[Greenify] eejee:
Ahem, you've got a point there:). There is something else still. At times I want to check things again quite soon after the screen is turned off, especially when browsing. That is why I have the browsers hibernated by Greenify after 3 minutes, whereas most other apps are hibernated by a Tasker task immediately after the screen goes off.

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I am fully aware of that.

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[Greenify] kingvortex:
Then why are you using it as a task killer? Just asking :D
[Greenify] polobunny:
Fair enough. Either way, to each their own, it's not like I'm the deciding factor for the addition or removal of features in Greenify. :p
[Greenify] eejee:
I don't. It is not that I seek to have as much free ram as possible, because I know ram should be and will be used. To put it simple, Greenify in a way helps to give room to more useful processes.

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[Greenify] kingvortex:
We'll, each to their own as has already been said, but I think 30+ apps to be Greenified (I see you said that earlier in the thread) is a little excessive and may indicate deeper problems with your phone/rom. Anyway, use it however you want, just please don't request extra 'features' to help you do so :D:beer:
[Greenify] eejee:
I really don't need extra features.

Most of these 30 or so apps are seldom used; it would be a different story otherwise. Anyway, it has helped me because the phone is fast and complety lagfree now, even after days without reboot.

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[Greenify] dhallbhoo:
I was download the 1.7 version in the play store, i used it on my sk17i.

But why when i try to greenify some apps, (not the system apps) it show some error just like in my SS

Best regard from me
[Greenify] Phantom_11:
are the "pending reasons" removed in the latest 1.7.3 version? or something went wrong with my app?

update: after a while, it returns.
[Greenify] rysup:
Can someone link me to the v1.73 download?
[Greenify] post-mortem:
It's on the Play store.
[Greenify] rysup:
Weird it shows 1.7 (beta 10) on mine and no update button in the playstore.

Edit: oh I had the non playstore version installed.. whoops!
[Greenify] cnjax:
I installed an update today from play, app shows version 1.73

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[Greenify] oasisfeng:
Anyone still experiences the hibernation failure in v1.73, please report back:

Failed on manual or auto hibernation?

Always or sometimes?

Your device model & ROM version.
[Greenify] oasisfeng:
My feature principle: Simple and benifit for majority, while don't hurt minority.
[Greenify] oasisfeng:
I'm using Samsung Vibrant (almost the same as Galaxy S), and I can truly understand the pain of small RAM and limited power.

But I still don't think the 3 minutes black-out makes any difference with immediate hibernation.

If I need to recovery memory for the next launch of a big app. I use the launcher shortcut "Hibernate Now". It's just more flexible than tuning the hibernation delay.
[Greenify] swat4samp:
Dunno if its a bug..whenever i launch a greenified app, after closing and opening Greenify UI it shows the app is pending..So does it automatically hibernate or we must hibernate everytime after closing it?
[Greenify] Mad Marty:
It has been explained multiple times... Greenify starts Greenifying after screen goes off.
[Greenify] Phantom_11:
Hi oasisfeng, I'd like to report, in my case, with v1.73, Greenify now does a pretty good job in auto-hibernating Google Maps (pretty as good as earlier version before 1.7.0 and 1.7.1). However, Google Now seems still the trick part. When I try to greenify it, both it and Google maps become hard to auto-hibernate. I'm on HTC one X, sense-based rom. Thanks
[Greenify] wirtzpeitz:
This is a really interesting idea. I'm just wondering, when an app is configured to sync in the background, how much of its battery consumption is expended on wakelocks and generally running a background service and how much on actual network traffic? I.e., if I kept it from accessing the Internet would this really save a lot of battery? In any case I'm going to try this. Thanks a lot.
[Greenify] skamaleo:
This app is extraordinary useful.
[Greenify] rignfool:
Better battery stats... and gsam battery monitor will tell you what you want to know
[Greenify] polobunny:
I was myself with a Nexus S 1 month ago, so I can vouch for that. You get better savings finding lighter alternatives to some apps in my opinion, but every little bit of juice can help.
[Greenify] Testraindrop:
I solved the Google Now and Maps issue by completely uninstalling Greenify and reinstalling it, so that I had to grant SU permissions again.

Now it hibernates those just fine.

Using CMs Superuser by the way.
[Greenify] Dexter_prog:
Hey, I've been using this app for a couple of weeks. I have to say the idea is awesome. However I've also been experiencing freezes on my phone that require me to reboot it. I can't say Greenify is the culprit, but I am wondering if it could be. I'm just trying to pinpoint the one causing it and I was wondering if I may have greenified something that I shouldn't (Facebook, Maps, mainly)
[Greenify] JerryGNYC:
You could uninstall it and see if the freezes go away... if they don't, reinstall.
[Greenify] Jolest:
I had similar issues. Easy way to test it? Uninstall Greenify and reboot. If the freezes/laggs/lockups go away and don't come back, then Greenify is probably part of the problem.

I did also find that when I reinstalled Greenify, I didn't have the problem for a while (several hours). Then it started (locking) up again. When I left it uninstalled, the problem didn't come back.

Just of of curiosity, do you also have DS Battery Saver installed? I have a hunch there may be a negative interaction between the two.
[Greenify] leonardoroza:
Hi, I have both installed without a problem.
[Greenify] Phantom_11:
I tried that, it doesn't work for me. still the same, if I greenify google now, both can barely be auto-hibernated. I'm using ClockworkMod superuser, which I believe is the same as CM superuser. But still thank you buddy
[Greenify] Dexter_prog:
no, but I also have BBS (BetterBatteryStats) and I also updated that one recently. So I will be trying Greenify and then BBS and see if the freezes stop.
[Greenify] sasikanth8:
Does hibernation takes ram:confused:

After greenify-ing many apps is there a need to clear recent apps or clear ram:confused:
[Greenify] lesp4ul:
yes and no, depends of those apps. some are completely killed and some just laying down and will awake again on event trigger, like: network changes, phone calls, app installed, wifi on/off and other events.
[Greenify] ariesgodofwar:
Have 1.73 installed and noticed that I am seeing many RAM and background intensive apps such as Chrome and Facebook going into Pending Hibernation, but never going all the way and actually hibernating.. When I try and Greenify them, I get the message that X App Failed to Hibernate and then another toast that says I have successfully Greenified the App. I tried uninstalling and then reinstalling to no avail. Some hibernate no problem, and some aren't. I went in and killed all of the processes thinking that them running in the background were preventing it, but no luck. Anyone seeing this or have any ideas? This has never been an issue I have noticed on previous versions.

I am on a Samsung Galaxy S 4G running ICS AOKP.

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Yes- on both

Certain apps always fail, others no issue. Not sure what the common factor is. Those that fail remain perpetually "Pending" and never go into hibernation no matter what I try. (Have uninstalled, wiped cache, Fixed Permissions) and not luck.

Samsung Galaxy S 4G (T-959V) running MTD ICS AOKP (4.0.4) Milestone 6 Build 5
[Greenify] oasisfeng:
According to feedback from you and others, it seems that hibernation operation takes extraordinary long time for some apps on a few devices & ROMs, which leads to operation timeout. Even my old Samsung Vibrant has never been that slow.

Since 1.73 reduced the default timeout to avoid ANR, it caused some timeout trouble at the same time. I'll release a new beta version later to perform root operation asynchonously. That should resolve this issue.
[Greenify] oasisfeng:
1.74 beta 1

FIX: Use pure asynchronous procedure of root operations in Cleaner service to get rid of the hibernation failure issue.

Some more words about the wake lock permission, although wake lock has to be used, no additional battery consumption introduced. Actually, any app using alarms implicitly holds wakelocks when performing actions upon alarm trigger, without the need of wake lock permission. So Greenify just explicitly holds its own wake lock to avoid background ANR, no extra wake-ups involved.
[Greenify] californicated:
Will this fix some apps like ebay and facebook not hibernating?
[Greenify] bogdan1980:
Anyone hibernate supersu?
[Greenify] bobdoblo:
And why would you want to do that?

It doesn't drain any battery so I'd leave it, it would probably cause problems anyway. :)

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[Greenify] polobunny:
Why?? That sounds like a bad idea.
[Greenify] scream4cheese:
No. No need to.

That's like removing your ear piece from your phone.
[Greenify] bogdan1980:
Greenify notice that supersu slow down the phone. I did not hibernate it, just asking
[Greenify] polobunny:
That's not exactly what Greenify says, it says "May slow down the device when...". I assure you it does not.
[Greenify] KS Lin:
I noticed less lags and become smoother when playing Temple Run 2 which lags a lot prior to using Greenify. So, thanks a lot. :)

But, the loading speed of apps haven't improved (still slow). Is it unrelated to hibernation?
[Greenify] ariesgodofwar:
Hope this helps with the Galaxy issues, I think I figured out the issue, or at least mine. I was still seeing the same issue on 1.74 Beta 1. However, I went into SuperSU and set Greenify to Force System user at the App Level and made sure that the "Trust System User" box was checked, and I am no longer having the problem. It is almost as if there is a problem with the SU confirmation process for some apps when there is an attempt to hibernate. Running Greenify as a system user appears to bypass the confirmation of the process with SuperSU and is allowing me to hibernate the problem apps without having them spend perpetuity in Pending status.

Hope this works for others with the same issue as well!
[Greenify] polobunny:
Are you using a Cyanogenmod based rom?

If yes:

In the settings, under developper section, there is an option titled Root access. What is it set to?

If no: Ignore me. :D
[Greenify] ariesgodofwar:
I am on ICS AOKP, which is a Cyanogen based MTD ROM, however, I do not have that option for root Under Developer Options. Changing the settings I had in SuperSU to force it to recognize the Greenify as a System user (default was None) fixed the issue for me. I had tried converting to a system app previously, and it still did not work, but the SuperSU Force User fix did. I wonder if it is dependent on the SU program one is using (SuperUser vs. SuperSU). Wonder if everyone seeing the same failure to hibernate is using SuperSU?

Thanks for the input.
[Greenify] polobunny:
I believe SuperSU is recommended, and it's great you've found a "workaround", but it would be good to know what's causing it. Maybe if more people chime in we can find the probable cause.
[Greenify] athdaraxen:
Just wanted to jump in on this, out if pure curiosity I used App2ROM to turn Greenify into a system app, and it worked.

Now Maps, Search, it's all now "Pending" instead of saying "Not Automatically Hibernating" and lo and behold when I turned off my screen and waited a bit, it was hibernated and it hasn't unhibernated itself so far.

I'm using Superuser as its integrated into my ROM. I was on SuperSU before.