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[Greenify] yichen382:
Compare Greenify to LBE Security Master

It looks like Greenify works in a similar way of LBE Security Master, another Chinese developed app that I have been using for quite some time. In LBE there's a function called "manage auto-start apps" and another function called "clean RAM after screen off". What LBE does is clearing apps that are not on the white list off the RAM, at a user defined time after screen goes off, and prevent them from launching themselves unless the user explicitly start them. I am playing with Greenify and it seems work the same way. Of course I may be totally wrong here. But if OP can shed some light on whether Greenify's mechanism is different from LBE it would help me decide whether I should switch from LBE to Greenify. Thank you OP in advance.
[Greenify] liver20:
Gulbaz someridi

Excelent App.

But, why can i put widget in Miui Launcher ?

Any solution ?
[Greenify] kingvortex:
There is no widget. There is a shortcut called 'Hibernate Now'.
[Greenify] jaibar:
Right, but I can understand the confusion- in my phone it's under the shortcut section (cm10.1 w/ nova launcher), whereas in my wife's phone (Samsung touchwiz) it appears only under the widget menu, so from her point of view- if it looks like a widget and it's in the add widget menu, then it's a widget.

Plus, many users think shortcuts are like Windows desktop shortcuts that launch some software, not as a shortcuts to preform some task- those are considered by many as a widget.

It must be confusing...
[Greenify] paulkhim:
it also doesn't show on my xperia z c6603 but it shows on my htc one x
[Greenify] post-mortem:
On my Samsung running TouchWiz, Hibernate Now only appears on the list of shortcuts, and not widgets.
[Greenify] kingvortex:
On your Z, if you're using the stock launcher - long press on your homescreen, press Apps, then Shortcuts. ;)
[Greenify] paulkhim:
in my htc one x stock there is a greenify widget "Hibernate Now"

in my Xperia z c6603 stock it doesn't show only shortcut for the main app
[Greenify] kingvortex:
Not this again. IT IS NOT A WIDGET. How many times must this be stated before people stop saying it's a widget?

Did you even look in the section I pointed you to before posting to falsely correct me?

If you did, you would have seen the 'Hibernate Now' shortcut in the list.

Here is a screenshot from my stock Xperia Z -
[Greenify] paulkhim:
ah ok its not a widget then take it easy my friend not all of us is an expert like you :)
[Greenify] kingvortex:
You don't have to be an expert. I posted step by step instructions on how to find it on your phone! LOL :D
[Greenify] Agaranda:
I want to greenify only one app whit Tasker plugin, but only option "ALL" appears. Any help?. Thanks in advance,

I9300XXEMD3, Boeffla 2.12b8, Earsonics SM3v2
[Greenify] rignfool:
Upgrade to the beta...

Follow the directions in the OP
[Greenify] kingvortex:
+1. Works fine with beta 6.
[Greenify] MALOW:
Hello, if I flash again my smartphone because a update rom it's avaliable, I need reinstall Xposed archives?
[Greenify] oasisfeng:
Run XposedInstaller, and install once again.
[Greenify] oasisfeng:
I have not tried LBE Security Master, so it may not be accurate.

"Clean RAM" sounds like kill all background cache processes, which is not recommended. Since process cache speeds up your next launch of that app, you can directly benefit. Also, Android itself manage the process cache well, cleaning them while other apps need memory.

The "manage auto-start apps" looks like many other apps like AutoStarts, AutoStart Manager which I have a rough comparison in the description of Greenify on Google Play.
[Greenify] oasisfeng:
Thanks for your suggestion. I can feel the need, as myself also have had similar thought. But I realized that it's more like a specific issue with some apps, but not applies to most others. So we should ask the developer of these apps to "fix" their issue in a proper way.

Even if Greenify could stop that, it actually add unnecessary complexity and interactions. It defeats the purpose of Greenify.

For your specific issue, I suggest creating a schedule or shortcut to Tasker task of "Hibernate that app".
[Greenify] oasisfeng:
That is not a function but a mechanism for translators to verify their translations. If you feel the current translation is not good enough, could you consider contribute your improvement to the community translation? Please refer to the section of "Translation" in the description of Greenify on Google Play for more details.
[Greenify] yomiguy:
Ok thanks for your answer mate! :)

Maybe I'll try tasker then.

Anyway, congratulations for your app! ;)

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[Greenify] oasisfeng:
Seems like many Sony users have similar trouble with auto-hibernation. I still could not find out how that happens, since I have tested it on Xperia S with stock ROM, and everything works fine.

The "Boost Mode" feature will soon graduate from the experiments, I hope that might help you out.

PS: "Boost Mode" is currently one of the experimental features only available in donation version, and will graduate to be a stable feature in free version in the near future.
[Greenify] oasisfeng:
Actually, when you are actively using your phone with screen on, the power consumption is hardly affected by background apps like Maps, since your screen and CPU in high frequency eats much more battery juice.

It only make sense to save battery when screen is off and CPU is in sleep state.
[Greenify] Raijin:
Hearing that relaxes me. In fact I've noticed the same battery time with GPS, network location and Google Now on, with respect to all of that off. Measured with the screen on. I could not test the time with the screen off, but I think it will be like with all of that disabled.

I have an instance of Google Play Services in execution. The service is GoogleLocationService and the process is com.google.process.location. Do you think I can Greenify it without affect some other thing?

Thanks for your answer and hard work. I purchased the donation version two days ago.
[Greenify] polobunny:
Even if you hibernate it, or freeze Play Services, NetworkLocation can spawn its own process. If you don't want to see it, disable Network Location from your settings.
[Greenify] Raijin:
I will make it. Thank you!
[Greenify] yichen382:
Once an app is greenified, its cached process is also killed. So basically both are doing the same thing that is getting the choosen apps out of the ram after screen off, no matter how you call the action being "killing" or "greenifying", right? And they both prevent those apps from starting themselves. What I was really interested is whether Greenify uses a different mechenism. Since OP isn't familiar with LBE I will just stop asking. But from what I have seen so far they are basically the same thing.
[Greenify] shadrach47:
Reading through this I seem to be getting mixed results with GCM.

I've been using this since release and gotta say I love it.

I'm not sure when but it seems like GCM push does not work for me anymore. No facebook, fb messenger, talk, or google voice. I believe the first donate version that had the feature in that and not the main app allowed GCM to work for me. Somewhere along the line it stopped working (maybe around start of beta?) and I see people saying similar issues. It seems most having trouble are running CM10.1 like me. I also flash nightlies and I make sure to enable xposed everytime. I'm thinking of going back and trying an older version to see if my thoughts are right or if the S3 running CM10.1 is SOL.

One thing I noticed today with hangouts, when I started a chat then greenified it and didn't get a GCM push so I checked gmail.com on my computer and saw a response. I opened hangouts up but it would not add the messages I missed when it was hibernated. Almost like it thought it had them but doesn't. Or does hangout not update the messages if you read them on the computer, which I can't see it supposed to do.

Any feedback would be great.

Edit: Saw someone say hangout does not work with greenify, this true?

Edit 2: So I reverted back to Greenify 1.82 and now have working GCM push. Seems like something changed after this version and won't work for some phones. I guess I'll stick with this one for now.
[Greenify] dreamland2000:
I've just ungreenified gmail and started it manually but it still won't show notifications.

Any ideas?
[Greenify] post-mortem:
Reboot?
[Greenify] oae08:
Guys ive been readin the last 5-6 pages and people are talking about greenifying some apps such as facebook messenger or viber etcc because they use GCM. Can someone please explain further or link me to a post that explains how can we do that.

All i understood was you can now hibernate those apps without losing push notifications. Please correct me if im wrong. Thanks.
[Greenify] rignfool:
LBE uses a straight kill command...

Meaning if it a PITA app like maps... it will respawn...

Greenify uses something else... that suspends an app similar to using the disable button for system apps...

Though disable uses the 'pm' command... while greenify uses the 'am' command
[Greenify] iridaki:
I've noticed that, for some reason, if you greenify Google Search, Gmail notifications don't show up.

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[Greenify] STAticKY:
I completely remove Google search from my ROM and greenify gmail and I still get notifications...

TP.
[Greenify] iridaki:
Removing it and greenifying it are two different things.

I was pointing out what happens in my phone if I greenify Google Search.

It may not be the case for other phones, but should someone have a problem with notifications and has greenified said app, it's worth trying ungreenifying it, imo.

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[Greenify] Stupifier:
I plan to implement a scheduled Hibernation via Tasker. Tasker lets us do this in a wide variety of ways.....and I'm curious what is best?

Has anyone come up with a general guideline for Hibernation frequency?

How often should/can I manually hibernate before Greenify losses its benefit?

Is there any consensus on this? Or is the issue extremely Phone/ROM specific?

Possible Tasker profile Ideas are the following:

1. Trigger Hibernation only when Screen Off at set intervals.

2. Trigger Hibernation at set intervals regardless of Screen Status.

3. Trigger Hibernation based on power-hungry app open/close status.

4. Trigger Hibernation based on Time-Of-Day....for example, when I know I'm not using phone (sleeping).

5. Any other ideas?
[Greenify] oasisfeng:
This GCM issue is somehow addressed and being fixed, but the next beta release will be delayed due to a trip this weekend. I'll release it in the next week.
[Greenify] novercy:
Hello all, I want to hibernate Google Play and Google Services, but I don't see them in App list in Greenify. So how can I do this?

And, I also heard about Xposed, which help Greenify much better. How does it help and how can I get it? I don't see in Play Store.

Thanks :highfive:
[Greenify] ra6:
Check your pm..i just share the link:)

Sent from my GT-N7000
[Greenify] apesgrapes:
best app EVER. I no longer resent my phone.

sent via tapatalk while on the toilet.
[Greenify] Sc4ryB3ar:
Has anyone greenified NFC services yet, if so how's it working?
[Greenify] Pinan:
That's discussed a hundred times in this thread. Use Search.
[Greenify] why always me:
Don't know is it just me? When I'm using donate version with xposed framework seem like facebook app is laggy at start and smooth like a silk after a few seconds.

Tried to reproduce this problem by restore nand backup and use greenify in a normal mode : no problem. And as far as I've install xposed framework and donate version the problem start again.

Any idea?
[Greenify] mrazz_:
very nice dude :good:
[Greenify] dreamland2000:
Not sure what's happened but I've removed this to do a comparison and all my apps except for gmail show notifications but gmail won't show any.

I've wiped data but still nothing, any help would be great
[Greenify] kulguy:
You mean you greenified facebook both in a normal version and xposed powered donation version, and found the difference?

I thought it's because a device must load greenified apps from the slow storage.. but it is the same regardless of whether it is a normal version or not. Strange
[Greenify] demonntl:
hello,

i try Greenify in adnroid 3.1 - optimus pad and find a problem that there is no + or refresh button. May be the status bar has overlap it.

I hope you can fix it. Thank you.
[Greenify] jathusanT:
Awesome stuff!
[Greenify] erpampa92:
probblem greenify with facebook

I can not hibernate facebook, I wrote out: You can not hibernate a system application. Do you have any suggestions? thanks
[Greenify] davtse:
Delete facebook and reinstall as a non system app. Your ROM probably has it built in.
[Greenify] erpampa92:
Can I use titanium backup, and convert the facebook application from application system to application normal?

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I solved it with titanium backup, thank you.:laugh:
[Greenify] dreamland2000:
After uninstalling this app to do few performance tests, it seems that Gmail app and a few others are nit showing notifications as before using this app.

Any suggestions of what can be done to get these notifications working again.

Thanks
[Greenify] Domoo:
I have the same problem. Could be an issue with Gmail and their server.
[Greenify] Stupifier:
Please....does anyone have ANY kind of comment on this? Seriously, this has got to be the next step in using/optimizing Greenify. I'm surprised my post has no replies.
[Greenify] erpampa92:
I have another prob
[Greenify] jpnazar08:
Very Nice Apps
[Greenify] mw86:
I think those are great ideas. Are you getting anything together to do those?

Latest version beta working great. Nice work Oasisfeng.
[Greenify] Stupifier:
Alright, I understand now. Nobody has done any of that yet so nobody can comment on it.

I'll put together a tasker profile I think will give the best benefit and test it a couple days. I'll report when I find anything interesting.

Update: Currently testing a Tasker profile which Re-Hibernates all my greenify apps every 5 minutes only if the phone screen is off.
[Greenify] Stupifier:
Thank you so much for the response! I'm glad to hear this sort of thing has already been investigated and I'm not the 1st one to care about it (I knew I couldn't be the only one here). I'll take your advice into consideration and frankly....just abort my Tasker testing.
[Greenify] DrDeeXS:
Not able to use Donate Version

I have installed the Beta 6 version of this app and have also bought the donate version from play store. The problem that I am getting now is that the Greenify "Donate" module doesn't appear for me in Xposed Framework. Only the normal Greenify module appears. And subsequently it doesn't allow me to Greenify system apps, which was one of the reasons why I bought the donate version. Screenshots have been attached. Any help in this regard will be highly appreciated. I am using the Sony Xperia S running Stock Jelly Bean.
[Greenify] STAticKY:
Its working fine. You have to press insist.

TP.
[Greenify] DrDeeXS:
Thanks a lot. I was kinda scared to insist. Didn't want it to ruin the app or anything
[Greenify] demonntl:
Any help ? its a shame that Optimus pad cannot go to 4.1. :(
[Greenify] davtse:
I have my tasker profile hibernate all apps upon leaving/closing the app.

I also have a notification profile that automatically re-greenifies after receiving a notification.
[Greenify] erpampa92:
Facebook problem

I have another problem. Why Facebook can not close automatically. I hibernate in the manual.

ps : how to delete a post? :confused:

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[Greenify] davtse:
Chances are something is keeping it awake(might be network locations or something else). I find the official app to be very troublesome. Why not use an alternative like fast for facebook?
[Greenify] erpampa92:
You know what? Now the gate facebook, so we solve the problem at its root. However as you delete a post?:angel:
[Greenify] davtse:
I think only moderators can delete posts. Just leave it as it is, no harm done
[Greenify] erpampa92:
Ok Grazie :D
[Greenify] uppersky:
Hangout & Youtube

Dear all Greenify members & dear greenify developer,

i did uninstall google map and install back via play store, so that i able to greenify it, few days ago, when i was drinking at a coffee restaurant, suddenly i have an idea to apply the same method to hangout & youtube, but the battery friendly result was not that obvious, did any members feel the same too?
[Greenify] post-mortem:
Rather than focusing on battery usage, the best test to see if Greenify is helping is to check whether or not the apps are actually running in the background. You can try using BetterBatteryStats to check. Then, you'll have objective data which you can use to compare before & after.
[Greenify] DirkStorck:
Hi. Does this app need the android logger enabled?

Thanks!
[Greenify] blizeH:
If I hibernate Facebook Messenger (which I use for SMS) will I still be able to receive texts etc? Or is it just the calls/checks for Facebook messages that I'll miss out on?

Thanks
[Greenify] justin860:
No
[Greenify] vickystarboy:
unable to hibernate facebook

I can't hibernate Facebook,,it still appeara in background,,,and shows notification,,,
[Greenify] calanizzle:
Try disabling autostart, I have it hibernated.
[Greenify] edd247:
After greenifying accuweather I can no longer use it. I tried clearing data and uninstall/reinstall and all I get is an error that says unable to connect to server
[Greenify] jaibar:
Is it the widget that stops working? Why greenify in the first place? Can't you config it to refresh every X hours or just when opening it (which is almost the same effect as greenifying it?)

Sent from my myTouch 4G
[Greenify] edd247:
Not using the widget. I can't use the app at all now. When I open it I get this message
[Greenify] post-mortem:
Apparently, there are reports of Accuweather spontaneously going dark for some users:

http://www.androidza.co.za/forum/showthread.php/1270-AccuWeather-apps-blacked-out

It could be possible that it's unrelated to Greenify.
[Greenify] themadproducer:
I just tested the free version of the accuweather app, by Hibernating it and relaunching it 6 times, with no issues. Try reinstalling it.
[Greenify] blizeH:
Ah, shame about Facebook messenger... probably a good idea to try to find an alternative then that works just as well (just something with a nice interface and lets me keep texts open until later)

Also, is it okay to leave Maps hibernated? I mean will apps that use GPS (Tripadvisor, Camera etc) be effected?
[Greenify] rmhumtex97:
I read through about 20 pages and didn't find anything on this.. So I was wondering how I can greenify Google services apps because they don't show up
[Greenify] polobunny:
Then I imagine you have read about buying a license key, using Xposed and installing the beta to activate the unreleased features to be able to greenify system apps, right?

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I have had Maps hibernated forever. Everything works fine don't worry.
[Greenify] rmhumtex97:
I'm willing to buy it but where can I download xposed?
[Greenify] polobunny:
Read the description:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify.pro

This was linked in the first post. ;)
[Greenify] boicout:
Please make this app compatible for my motorola droid x2 :(

Stupid me not read op

Thanks anyway
[Greenify] polobunny:
It will never be compatible with Gingerbread because it lacks important components.

Unless you are able to upgrade to Android 4.X and up (unofficial roms for instance), you can't use Greenify.
[Greenify] maldinimi:
facebook hibernate fail

Last builts seem to fail to hibernate facebook and a couple of other apps like xda or ebay for example. There definitely is something wrong.
[Greenify] themadproducer:
Installed the Ebay app, signed in, looked in Greenify and saw 2 instances....Ebay and Ebay Notification. I greenfied both and Ebay hibernated automatically no problem. I then removed it from the Greenify list. Next time I just added the single non notification instance back into the list and it auto hibernated fine. Maybe in Greenify next to Ebay, it is listing a possible reason that it and other apps are not hibernating for you.

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Oasisfeng

I found some hibernate issues and fully tested many scenarios.

Normally, Google Play auto hibernates fine. But if I play this game named "Super StickMan Golf 2", then Google Play will not hibernate via:

- automatically at 3min after screen off

- Greenify hibernate shortcut in launcher clicked manually

- Tasker shortcut pressed manually to hibernate all apps in list

Then I have 2 workarounds:

1] Open Greenify app, highlight Google Play, and click the Hibernate button.

(why does this manually work yet the shortcuts won't)

2] Open Greenify app, highlight the Golf game and click the hibernate icon. The Golf game hibernates successfully, and then from this point on...all automatic and manual methods to hibernate Google Play work as normal from that point.

(maybe there are other similar examples....this is just one that I have fully diagnosed)

So somehow, in this case...the Golf game has it's TEETH tied into Google Play so to speak. (Greenify actually listed the Golf game as the REASON)

So IMHO, there must be code differences in the varies hibernation methods but none of the hibernation methods seem as powerful and consistent as opening the Greenify app ui, and hibernating directly from the list. Know what I mean?

Lastly, if someone else has a chance to download and test a free version of the RDIO music app, and let me know if it gets woken up by the Android system...which happens anywhere from minutes to hours after RDIO has been hibernated....I would very much appreciate that. :good:
[Greenify] sk8trix:
Just started using this app earlier today...First I wanna say I love it works very nice and the ui is very friendly.

My question is...what is the difference between this app and the feature included in system tuner pro to disable startups

for example:

With this app I was deffinitely able to put a stop to maps and facebook constantly tunrning on and for that I am very glad but the other apps that I am able to freeze were already stopped by system tuners own feature to disable startups....so both apps work well and I am planning on using this app and not trying to say anything negative but I am not sure if both apps do the same thing or if greenify does something different that seems the same....can anyone comment on this?? thank you either way love the app bought the paid version too.
[Greenify] themadproducer:
Read the first post (again ;))

Read my post from the other day here.

BTW, STP Startups works differently and only at boot time whereas Greenify works 3min after screen off so when apps get woken up, Greenify will put them back to sleep.
[Greenify] blizeH:
Thank you :)

About the only apps I don't have hibernated now are Facebook messenger (for the SMS) and Dropbox!
[Greenify] LeopardSurd:
New logo try

I understand your story and respect it.

I use this app on my 4.1.2 stock ROM Razr and find it very useful. Also purchased the donation version.

What do you think about this new try. I'd like that your app to have an updated icon according to the Google's Android Design Rules.

What do you think about it? Does it still remind you of that important story in your life? If you like it, I could help you with the banner for Google Play too and some minor modifications to distinguish between free and donation version. Just tell me if you need my help. It will be my pleasure as soon as I could find some time to work. :)
[Greenify] maldinimi:
It just does not function anymore as it used to. Tried in more than one device.
[Greenify] chrolmesq:
What can I do if it seems greenish won't hibernate an app? ie Google maps.
[Greenify] sshafranko:
First download Greenify and try with that if Greenish doesnt do it. Are you hitting insist after it gives you the cant greenify message?

GN2 by TT 4b