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[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] dsulliii:
Hey minkmendor,

Earlier I said that I installed Cooler Master and that was helping. After giving it part of a day yesterday, I changed my mind. Even Cooler Master got tangled up into the mess of the racing CPU. So yesterday afternoon I went a different route and I'm thrilled at the outcome. You may find it just as useful (btw, I UNinstalled Cooler Master after determining that it wasn't as useful as it first appeared to be.)

INSTEAD, I installed "AppOps". Once I did that, I went into settings "Privacy", turned on Privacy Guard and then told EVERY app to "Always Ask" on every privacy request. Weeding through the requests, I discovered which ones needed to be "Allowed" and which ones should nearly always be "Denied". I found that the BIGGEST perpetrators of battery usage were the ones that used "vibrate". And those that cycled the CPU the most were those that used "Wake up" and "Keep Awake". I went through and denied NEARLY every app both of those. My phone runs like NEW! And I'm not exaggerating. I went ahead and left options that I wasn't sure about with "Always Ask". After enough experimenting to see if there were adverse effects one way or another, I chose either "Allowed" or "Denied" accordingly.

Bottom line is... MOST apps have no business being allowed to wake up or keep awake.

Now, instead of those unknown apps running invisibly and monopolizing the CPU, they die. The best examples are Facebook, Words with Friends, and K9 on my phone. There were probably at least a half-dozen others that really didn't need to be granted those special rights. But seriously... my CPU is nearly idle nearly 100% of the time that I'm not using the device. AND MY BATTERY LASTS ALMOST TWO DAYS so far (okay, since 2:00pm yesterday to 4:00pm today, but it's still 72% full)!

Now, even if I didn't have an OS that was CPU-cycling, I think I'd still want to control app rights in this manner.

BUT REMEMBER -- I'm a tinkerer. Not everybody should probably undertake this particular avenue.

You might consider it, though.
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] minkmendor:
good find dude! im about to try it once i update to the latest as im still on 10/13. will keep posted, thanks again!!!
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] Solaris_XD:
do they fix the "call forwarding" problem?

i try the some of the builds and i got the message that i cant delete..

is fix on the last build?

ty
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] dsulliii:
Solaris_XD, yes (see post #1077). The call forwarding problem was fixed on both the 10-28 and the 10-29 nightly releases.
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] dsulliii:
minkmendor, during both the 10/30 and the 11/1 nightlies, I have not experienced the problem with the cycling CPU even once. I can't say whether it's the build or if it's my tinkering. I would need to do a fresh install and step through each thing to see if it's something specific or a combination of things.

I know for sure that. AppOps contributed greatly. But even then there were some occasional slight hiccups.

Until then, let me tell you what I did Thursday morning that seems to have been the trigger for the problem disappearing altogether:

Settings-> Performance-> MemoryManagement->

° Allow purging of assets

° Kernel SamePage Merging

Ink, being incredibly more knowledgeable than me, do you believe this may have a correlation with the problem such that it would eradicate it?

-- David
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] minkmendor:
still havnt had time to update, but i did just tick those two options on and did the reboot. I'll try and stress the phone today to make it freeze like it usually would!

so later in the day the cpu acted up again.... wit those ticked. I changed the governor setting to performance and it works but kills battery.
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] dsulliii:
minkmendor.... it took a couple of days, but I also got a burp. Like you, I changed to performance mid-Sunday. No burps since, and I'm surprised at how clean it is running. And... like you... my battery savings got chunked into now. I'm okay with that though. I saved a whole huge amount of battery usage with AppOps, and now I'm having to pay some back with "Performance".

But it's running very wonderfully.

Gotta tell you... if scanner apps worked and if speakerphone wouldn't mute microphone, it would be like one of the newer phones <grin>.

-- David
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] jafferkhan:
Sorry for being late, I've moved on from the blaze, but I will help out as much as I can

---------- Post added at 07:41 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:39 PM ----------

https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23501681358559064

Check out this link, the google link didn't work for me either, i had to search the developer through it.
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] dsulliii:
Hey y'all, my step-son needed a new phone, so he bought my Blaze from me. I no-longer have it and won't be testing the nightlies anymore.

Good luck to you all.

-- David
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] InkSlinger420:
Thanks for all the feedback man...Have fun out there..

sent from my Broken Nexus 7 via this damn XDA app...
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] minkmendor:
David! - thanks for all the help man, i'm prly one of the few remaining who will test. keep in touch bro.
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] ZekeAdebayo:
Another Available Tester.

Will still be here to test out anything that may come the Blaze's way, even though it looks like Kit kat may be the last version it gets. Thanks you all for your contributions to this device. Its been an amazing feat to even get this device to support Kit Kat. The Blaze keeps living, and it's all due to everyone's hardwork, especially the developers who took time out of their own lives to make all of these rom, and mods available for the blaze; and testers such as yourself who make sure the roms are as bug free as possible.
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] InkSlinger420:
Ideally, the biggest battle this device will have with anything moving forward is the art runtime that requires more storage...
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] minkmendor:
no doubt man, the image for the nexus is 450mb. now if we could find a way to merge the internal sdcard0 with phone storage there might be some hope as we could have 3 gigs to play with :)
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] InkSlinger420:
Swapping the mount points in fuse/vold may be able to help, but it would be a " flash back to stock to repair " kinda thing..we will see what happens..
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] xWolf13:
Since the internal storage thingy is the same on the Sensation, the devs over there have gotten a kernel to boot. We'll see about what we can do with the storage. I'll share with you guys if they have a definite answer on what to do with the mounts :P
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] minkmendor:
nice! looking forward to hearing from you :)

EDIT

http://www.galaxy-lollipop.org/upgradeupdate-galaxy-s-blaze-4g-t769-to-5-0-lollipop/ - i might try this

edit again - looks all like BS
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] xWolf13:
Pure BS lol. The website doesn't even allow me to reply to a comment :P
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] ZekeAdebayo:
Lollipop questions?

Been using ART on the Validus 4.4 rom, although not able to use as many apps as I could on ART, I've found things manageable. Does ART on Lollipop take up more space than it did on Kitkat? There was a Sd card swap that ink made a while back that switched the internal memory with the external SD Card, would that help? Is it possible to create a fusion between internal, and external memory, or will corners have to be cut to be able to even get Lollipop to run on this device?

Sorry for all the questions, I'm just curious.
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] xWolf13:
So Cyanogenmod 12 booted on my HTC Sensation. It doesn't seem to change anything with the mounts. [MENTION=5190980]InkSlinger420[/MENTION] , you can ask the developers over at the Sensation forums about the mounts, they won't bite xD. We have less RAM than the blaze but lollipop is FAST on it. Insanely quick!
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] InkSlinger420:
The blaze is already in the works with BrokenOs...I'm doing my best to get a good alpha going for all devices..its a fun bringup and ALOT of work on the rom...We already have it booting on a few devices, but its in the works....No ETAs of course, but the balls rolling..
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] xWolf13:
If I'm not mistaken, we used some stuff from the Hercules to help us boot CM11. They have a Lollipop build up. That might be able to help :o
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] InkSlinger420:
Possibly..but as you know, BrokenOs is an aosp ROM with a pure aosp branch and a hybrid aosp with caf hardware parts branch , and as of now the aosp branch is solid but the caf branch is needing a little more work..its close regardless, and if it drops it will be by [MENTION=4145127]thomas.raines[/MENTION] as he has the device to test on...Time will tell...No guarantees...
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] xWolf13:
Well Good Luck! Hoping for the best ;) .
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] InkSlinger420:
Already rocking Broken on my n7, custom kernel I've been working with, and using it to test added features...I have a good caf team for supported devices so once that gets leveled out, we can tighten down devices..Thanks for the luck man!..
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] Veliion:
Man I'd love to see 5.0 on this little tank. My other phone broke a while ago and I'm having complications with the replacement screen I ordered, so I have been lurking over in the shadows. Can't wait to try Lollipop!
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] minkmendor:
12/6

hey guys, been quiet here lately. testing the 12/6 build... will let yall know how it is!
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] TheCHAD:
Thanks mink! Glad to know I'm not the only one bothered by the silence.?
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] xWolf13:
Woot Woot xD
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] minkmendor:
12/6 continued

so... iv'e been stress testing the phone here.. all of the normal bugs are still there but the CPU issue seems to have a slight improvement. I did have one hard freeze where i had to remove the battery, this is MUCH more stable than the nov/oct releases! i hope this helps all of you out :)
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] phenomejohn:
I decided to try out the 12/6 as well. Is video recording working for you? Mine isn't, it was working back on the summer releases but from September onward it hasn't.
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] minkmendor:
12/6

video works fine... recording issues are usually do to the gapps package. which version are you using? if you need the one i have i can make a link!
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] phenomejohn:
I'm on the PA 0-day gapps micro modular from 12/7 http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2397942

Which one do you recommend? Thanks for your help!
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] minkmendor:
6-19_GApps_Standard_4.4.4_signed.zip

try this one - do it from a 100% wipe meaning EVERYTHING

http://wikisend.com/download/163248/6-19_GApps_Standard_4.4.4_signed.zip

plz let me know if it works
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] phenomejohn:
It worked! Thanks mink!
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] minkmendor:
glad i could help :)
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] ZekeAdebayo:
Battery Life on CM 11

Thanks for Keeping the thread lively. I was wondering how battery life was with CM 11. I'm currently using a 4.1.2 touchwiz rom built by Somcom. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2641602 While on it, it appears that battery life seems to last longer. It's especially noticeable during games that lasted longer than when I was on Validus which is a 4.4.4 rom based off Cm 11 I believe. My brother has used slimkat on his galaxy tab p3113, and has claimed the battery life was better on the custom rom than it was for touchwiz, contrary to what I was experiencing on Validus. Based on your experiences would you say Cm 11's battery is noticeably worse than a stock touchwiz rom, or about the same? I like both roms, but would like to go back to a Cm 11 based kit kat rom knowing that battery life is pretty close to stock.
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] minkmendor:
I have never tried that rom, but you need to keep in mind that there are major bug differences between the two. CM11 on this device has a CPU governor issue that noone seems to know how to fix. Also, no speakerphone, camera flash will make phone reboot at random and scanner apps work but dont show preview :)

battery life is great as long as location services are set to battery saving
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] dura652:
Bluetooth Tether problem

After upgrading from CM10 (stable) to CM11 (12/23) I can't tether from bluetooth to other devices on CM10 tether was fine. So far thats the one issue I noticed.

I also noticed strange behavior right after first boot up. Couldn't connect to LTE networks (voice data was working just no Internet), so I did factory reset, skip goggle and wifi login and wait for sim to pick up 4G and it worked.

Overal ROM is much more stable that old CM10.
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] InkSlinger420:
What launcher are you using?? stock launchers are known for that to happen..I'm using nova and don't have that issue..
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] iamlazy:
I've tested both of these and they flash just fine. I'm confused though. I've read in this thread that I "NEED" the 4.4 recovery in the OP. I've been using CWM 6.0.3.8 to flash CM11 and so far I haven't had any problems. Does this mean that we can use the 6.0.3.8 recovery to no ill effect or is the recovery in the OP still recommended because of issues I don't know about? I've been following this since this ROM was unofficial and I've read of people having problems with non KitKat CM ROMS when using the 4.4 recovery so if I could stick with my current 6.0.3.8 that'd be great. There are also different Gapps versions listed on the CM wiki and some in the thread use the PA Gapps. If I'm not mistaken InkSlinger himself uses the PA Gapps so which is recommended?
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] InkSlinger420:
I am now using banks 4.4.2 gapps..(I was using slim gapps)..and if you are using a recovery that works for you..that's fine..I actually built a 6.0.3.8 flashable zip of touch/no touch but being as I don't own the device I couldn't flash em and nobody told me (until now I suppose) if they were good zips so I never linked em..I can't help people if noone helps me..but anyways..stay on 6.0.3.8 if its working for you none the less..its the newest from cwm anyways...Being as I am blind building for the blaze..I need more assistance from you guys..these are legacy devices now and not a lot of users (at least not a lot speaking now days), so I HAVE to have some users try things so I can continue moving forward..help me help you..
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] InkSlinger420:
Now that I know they work..I will update the op..I will also update links for various gapps packages..the cm gapps package is the one they recommend but not the only one that works..I'm using banks right now and its nice and light ((75mb))...will update in the morn..
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] dledwith2:
Does anyone have a link to a resource that explains the absolute minimums required to get google play working so the rest can be downloaded if wanted?

Also maybe a resource that explains how to make a gapps flashable zip. Can non-google apps be put in there? I want to create my own flashable zip of apps that I can put in the system folder.
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] InkSlinger420:
I dont have any references, But i do have this.. http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23269279319195954 Its a 17mb gapps package..Looks to be bare minumum....But this isnt a gapps thread, So we need to please stay on ROM development..Thats what PMs are for ;)
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] blazetim:
Are there any video cameras that work with this rom? It starts to record after a slight delay but does not save the video anywhere?
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] InkSlinger420:
The camcorder is broken..known issue..looking into it..
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] lanrrydon:
[MENTION=403900]ink[/MENTION] please when you gonna up the recommended gapps that 75.. Just downloaded the latest nightly and just thinking of testing it with the latest gapps intead..
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] InkSlinger420:
Use this one..

12-14_GApps_Standard_4.4.2_signed.zip (20055 views, 11186 downloads)

http://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=10306
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] iamlazy:
Hopefully I'm not telling you something you already know but the AOSP gallery doesn't work beyond the 12-12 nightly. I downloaded and tried all of the later ones and they all make the system reboot. All on a fresh install with no gapps or any customization added.
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] InkSlinger420:
You are telling me something I have NOT heard before..is anyone else having these issues?..And why did it take 8 days to pass it on? Just curious..Anyways..as I do not have the device I would need someone to pull a log for me if they can please..that's the only way for me to know what's going on..
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] iamlazy:
How do I do that? Just lead me and I'll pull any log you want.
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] njstein:
This is the guide that I use to pull logcats. I find it very simple and informative.
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] car vs driver:
You can grab CatLog from the play store for free. Run that after you replicate the error and dump the log to a file, upload it to dropbox or pastebin it.
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] njstein:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2274119
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] InkSlinger420:
Thanks guys ... I've got a busy morning..appreciate y'all piping in..
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] iamlazy:
I uploaded these to pastebin but I realized I can't post links yet. So I attached them. I ran it twice just to make sure.
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] InkSlinger420:
Are these the logs of you replicating the issue..(opening gallery) ? Hard to see a problem..
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] iamlazy:
Yes, as soon as my device turns on, open the gallery then I leave it alone. It reboots by itself after that. I can record a video using another phone I have. I know 4.4 comes with a built in screen recorder if you can tell me how to make it keep the video after the reboot I can also do that.
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] InkSlinger420:
Alright..I'll dig a little more..have you tried to format internal from recovery? Sometimes corrupted files can cause this issue as well..I would recommend moving all files to PC first or you will lose all pics and such...
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] iamlazy:
Format /sdcard0/? Okay, I'll back my stuff up and try that. I updated my last post to say that I can take a video if it will help.
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] InkSlinger420:
Its a good thing to do especially if you haven't done it since coming up to 4.4 ..the filesystem has changed..try to open gallery without any pictures on SD and see if it works..then start to move things back and see if there is still the issue..then you will know if it is ROM or corrupted files causing the problem..
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] iamlazy:
Still got the reboot with sdcard0 wiped. I'm took out my microsd card to test now.
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] InkSlinger420:
Ok..well again..I really can't seem to find an issue in the log (but I may be overlooking something..)I'll keep looking around..
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] iamlazy:
Gallery didn't crash when I had the microsd card out, so I put it back in to see if that was it and as soon as Gallery started populating with my pictures it rebooted me. It's apparently my fault! :silly: I don't know what's wrong with it but it's the cause of the problem. Everything worked fine in the 12-12 nightly though so between then and now some change doesn't like my microsd card.
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] InkSlinger420:
Format it from recovery and try it again...the filesystem changes may still be in play or files got corrupted there...at least its not the ROM..:)
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] iamlazy:
Should I format it using the 6.0.3.8 recovery or the 6.0.4.5 recovery?
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] InkSlinger420:
Let's just say the one in the op..That's the one I KNOW and so I cannot recommend any other as I do NOT own the same device..
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] njstein:
Ink, this is totally off topic, and I apologize for that, but major thanks for all the help you provide on a phone you don't even own. The Blaze community owes you an incredible amount of thanks...
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] InkSlinger420:
All in a hards day work...;)
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] lanrrydon:
Thanks for the link*** am gonna try it out this night before I sleep
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] bgfalcon:
Anybody having any issues with blue tooth? It will turn on initially after start up, but when I turn it off I can't get it to come back on. Also doesn't do a great job staying connected to my car when it is on.

Also thanks Ink for all that you do. Great rom.
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] InkSlinger420:
I would like to know this as well..and if its a new situation (ie. from a newer nightly)..
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] iamlazy:
I would test it out but I never use bluetooth.
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] InkSlinger420:
Neither do i
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] Chitown021:
Bluetooth seems to with fine when I use it in my car for calling over the speaker system. I haven't tried it with any other devices yet.
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] InkSlinger420:
Thanks man..
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] InkSlinger420:
Chitown..what ROM are you running..you are asking questions in both slim and cm threads..they have a different build structures and things work on one that don't work on others..let me know what ROM you are running..so I can decypher the responses..
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] phenomejohn:
Yeah use the Nexus 5 apk http://www.androidauthority.com/stock-android-camera-apk-photo-sphere-236196/

It works. Records and saves to gallery after a 2-second pause. You also get photosphere out of it. Just uninstall Gallery before installing the apk.
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] Chitown021:
Yeah, I can see how that might be a little confusing... :)

I was using this one (CM11) until last night when I installed SlimKat. Before the switch I had used Bluetooth with the hands free speaker system in my car several times and it worked great. I haven't tried it with SlimKat yet but will soon.

I believe I was on the 12/19/13 nightly when I last used CM11.
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] champ784:
I was always having issues with the Bluetooth on cm 10 .2, but cm 11 fixed the problems for me! I'm always using a bluetooth for my Spotify music, and stopped having issues for me! So here is another cm 11 user that is not getting that issue! What are you trying to use with it primarily?

Sent from The Blaze of The Doctor
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] InkSlinger420:
Updated my thread with the touch and no touch CWM links and new 4.4.2 gapps packages...
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] mozzz77788:
Hi everyone,

Just installed CM11 on my blaze. Never thought that I could ever get KitKat on it. Thanks!

But my Wifi isn't working. It won't turn on no matter what. I wiped the dalvik and tried again but no change. Any idea what it is?
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] iamlazy:
I formatted /sdcard1/ and gallery no longer forces the ROM to reboot. Everything works fine now. Thanks for the advice InkSlinger. Here I was thinking gallery was at fault and it was plain old PEBKAC.
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] InkSlinger420:
What ROM are you coming from?
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] tommyboy8125:
My experience is you need to do a clean install, no dirty flash, restoring data, or using cm updater or else WiFi gets broken.
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] iamlazy:
I was adding back files from my sdcard and Gallery sarted force rebooting again....the good news is that I know why. Anytime I add an .mp4 file to my sdcard and open gallery, it forces the rom to reboot. I tried different music files and movie files and it doesn't matter what .mp4 it is, it forces a reboot and the problem goes away when I delete the .mp4 file. Since this was introduced since the 12-12 nightly I assume this is a known issue for the cm devs that will get fixed eventually. This one should be easier to reproduce and test. ;)