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[Galaxy Note5 General] eskimochaos:
Great battery life on my end. 4h SOT and 1d 9h off charger.
[Galaxy Note5 General] pr0cl1v1ty:
Any idea on the fingerprint scanner for lock screen? Mine never requests for the finger print scanner now after running the basic xml.
[Galaxy Note5 General] rlsroufe:
Not sure what youre referring to. My phone recognizes my fingerprint fine on the lockscreen. You set up your fingerprint in security settings.
[Galaxy Note5 General] JubilantJerry:
I froze the apps using Titanium according to the screenshot in the first post, and now S-Pen handwriting input (direct or Samsung keyboard) is broken. I narrowed the culprit down to freezing MyScript Resource Manager; once I defrosted it everything works fine again. Don't freeze that app if you want handwriting input.
[Galaxy Note5 General] 0xDFA:
can you post screenshot of RAM usage (with no apps running) with 150+ apps disabled?
[Galaxy Note5 General] rlsroufe:
Yeah I posted that some pages back. The screenshot is really for people that want the leanest possible experience and don't care as much about features. You're gonna lose a lot of the Samsung stuff including some of the s pen features. It's just to show how far you can go. Stick with extreme if you want all the camera, multimedia, s pen, Samsung backup and sync stuff to still work.
[Galaxy Note5 General] TechBSwift:
I'm unable to install Google voice after using the extreme package
[Galaxy Note5 General] rlsroufe:
Sure
[Galaxy Note5 General] rlsroufe:
That's weird. Installs fine for me. Is it just Google voice or other apps?
[Galaxy Note5 General] 0xDFA:
Wow, i am definitely impressed.

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I'm guessing no smart manager for Verizon Note 5? Could you try to extract the APK and upload here, or something?
[Galaxy Note5 General] rlsroufe:
Sure! Hope it works.
[Galaxy Note5 General] Shudder123:
Best battery performance for me since I used your extreme profile.

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[Galaxy Note5 General] rlsroufe:
Did some more fine tuning of the extreme package. Added to first post. I saw this a little while ago and said that Samsung push service has to go. I thought it was necessary for syncing those samsung apps but to my surprise I was still able to sync with it disabled. Started using Adguard again so re-enabled vpn dialogs. And re-enabled app linker because it was causing issues with opening links in chrome with it disabled. And re-enabled com.sec.android.ofviewer to get the selective focus camera mode to work again. 204 apps disabled.

EDIT: Crap. I rebooted and S note doesnt sync. You do need Samsung push enabled to sync S note so re-enable if you want that.

EDIT2: If you disable after you turn S note sync on, you can keep it disabled and still sync. Looks like its necessary to start sync but not to keep it going. Just keep it enabled if you dont care about the above and having it constantly running in the background and dont want to micromanage your device like this.
[Galaxy Note5 General] rlsroufe:
35 hours on battery too! Nice!
[Galaxy Note5 General] 0xDFA:
awesome, got adguard to work without ROOT.

as for Smart Manager, just get "app not installed" error, attempting this here - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2215216
[Galaxy Note5 General] Shudder123:
Yeah totally. Didn't use the phone much since the screenshot, but now as I write this I got 5% remaining a few more minutes of SOT and 5 minutes shy of a 36 hours on a single charge.

really great stuff!
[Galaxy Note5 General] 0xDFA:
hmm..any alternative app to package disabler pro? i downloaded a pirate version but can't get past lisense activation.
[Galaxy Note5 General] antawnm26:
Awesome used basic one View attachment 3463171View attachment 3463172
[Galaxy Note5 General] MrAwesome75:
Well it's $1.95. Since the only alternate I've heard of is rooting, I'd say it's worth it for an $800 phone.
[Galaxy Note5 General] 0xDFA:
eh i'll consider it. I have feeling root method will be available soon enough.

If I buy anything, rather it be...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/6V-1-1W-183...ddd9901&pid=100005&rk=2&rkt=6&sd=160794098601

+

http://www.dx.com/p/usb-dc-1-5v-to-dc-5v-voltage-step-up-boost-module-green-143571#.Vep1xJccS71
[Galaxy Note5 General] black_shirt:
Does anybody know which app controls PRL and profile update? I can't quite pinpoint which app disables it. I know Samsung dm plays some part, so I have that enabled, but I can't find which one completely disables it when I use these xmls.
[Galaxy Note5 General] rlsroufe:
Had to do a little research. Had never heard of prl before. I'm guessing you're on sprint or Verizon. Im assuming youre using basic or a newer extreme profiles,(if not, you should. Less stuff disabled related to core functions) and this works when you enable all your apps? No way to test this on my device but a couple suggestions on some things to test out: device keystring, diagmonagent, drparser mode, dcmprovider, hwmodule test, keychain, mobile tracker, smcore, tasks provider, TCP dump service. If none of those work, I would just enable stuff one by one until you find it.
[Galaxy Note5 General] eskimochaos:
What is your standby battery drain? I'm seeing about .5% an hour.
[Galaxy Note5 General] rlsroufe:
Yeah that was what I was getting last time I checked. Slept for 6 hours and lost 2-3%
[Galaxy Note5 General] bebeloneovvl:
Same overnight drain for me too.
[Galaxy Note5 General] niftyguy239:
Here's the screenshot of avail memory with no apps running after a cleaning. 180+ apps disbaled.

And battery life
[Galaxy Note5 General] 0xDFA:
I ended up buying the app, i disabled tons of apps

@OP, are you rooted?
[Galaxy Note5 General] rlsroufe:
Nope. Probably a record for the longest Ive had a phone without rooting it. :)

Havent found a big reason to do so. And I dont want to loose ability to use samsung pay and get OTA updates just yet. Phone is fast and battery life is great after debloating, used to use Titanium backup for that. Use Adguard (bought lifetime premium on sale for $39 to block ads in all apps and filter all data traffic, not just browser) to block ads in chrome (or lightning browser, which disables ads natively in the paid version. bouncing between the two at the moment), discovered an app MW-PEN App Enabler to re-package APKs and allow multiwindow in a lot more apps (doesnt seem to work with google apps that arent multi window-enabled already, but works fine in just about every other app Ive tried. i think you need to buy pro version for all functionality). T-mobile still wont let you tether for free after being rooted so the benefits of root are getting pretty small for me.
[Galaxy Note5 General] 0xDFA:
I got a buddy who has T-Mobile with unlimited everything, rooted, custom ROM+Kernel, and he has some tethering provisions apks that gives unlimited tethering/mobile hotspot for free.

Verizon tried to charge customers for mobile hotspot/tethering, and they got sued.

http://www.cnet.com/news/verizon-to-pay-1-25m-fcc-fine-forced-to-allow-tethering-apps/
[Galaxy Note5 General] sshafranko:
You can tether just fine rooted N5. Just need modified tether provisioning apk and correct apn set up. I use xposed, tether, debloat by removing apps and creating more free space instead of disabling, surround sound mod, etc...i think theres still plenty of reason to root. For me the main reason is i like to be in control of my phone...to each hes own as the saying goes
[Galaxy Note5 General] avengethis1:
Have mine on the basic disabled and after 7 hours of sleep dropped 13%. I'm going to reinstall OS with Kies today. Been having the worst time with this battery.
[Galaxy Note5 General] AsianWakaFlocka:
Lockscreen wallpaper?

Can't seem to set my lockscreen wallpaper anynore. what do I have to enable to get it back ?
[Galaxy Note5 General] rlsroufe:
I can set my lockscreen wallpaper fine. Go to gallery, select picture, click more button and set as wallpaper. Should see option to set as homescreen or lockscreen wallpaper or both.
[Galaxy Note5 General] eskimochaos:
What's the majority of your SOT usage consist of?
[Galaxy Note5 General] nookcoloruser:
You have. $700+ phone. You can afford the app.

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[Galaxy Note5 General] poczynek:
Anyway at all of removing the adguard key in the status bar and the persistent notification?
[Galaxy Note5 General] germanatrix:
Are you just disabling these or unistalling them?
[Galaxy Note5 General] rlsroufe:
You can remove the adguard notification in settings but that key isn't going anywhere.
[Galaxy Note5 General] rlsroufe:
Disabling. The app doesn't let you uninstall any apps you can't uninstall normally. You would need root for that.
[Galaxy Note5 General] poczynek:
Yes I found the only way of removing it was using the local proxy server in settings but that will only work on Wi-FI.
[Galaxy Note5 General] rlsroufe:
Yeah I think setting up the local vpn is a lot more convenient except for the persistent notification. I think I'm moving away from adguard though. Idle battery drain seemed much higher, around 1% per hour. Disabled chrome and adguard and using lightning browser with its native ad blocking and I only lost 2% in 7 hours overnight. Lightning browser is much faster loading pages and smoother than chrome for me anyway. And removing all ads from all apps with adguard smooths out some performance issues ive been seeing. I just miss all the chrome syncing everything with the desktop but not as much as I thought I would.
[Galaxy Note5 General] mindflayyer:
I'm pretty sure this was stated before, as I remember reading it, but which package controls the battery page in settings? Seems I lost it.
[Galaxy Note5 General] rlsroufe:
Smart manager
[Galaxy Note5 General] germanatrix:
I ran the basic xml and then added my own. So far so good. Verizon sm-n920. How are you uploading your xml's?
[Galaxy Note5 General] avengethis1:
so I'm trying to transfer files from my PC to my phone. I have the basic xml running but when i connect to my PC i don't have any option to transfer anything. Anyone have any idea which package i need to enable to get it to work again.
[Galaxy Note5 General] danon.brown:
Try mtp
[Galaxy Note5 General] Li-Pol:
If I use, for example, Nova launcher, can I disable Touchwiz launcher in Package Disabler Pro? Will it free some RAM?
[Galaxy Note5 General] Nosferatu.:
couple things I'll add...

Firefox browser has a plugin to ad block and does a good job. I didn't like using AdGuard as I don't trust my traffic going through an untrusted VPN. For the few apps that bugged me from an advertisement standpoint, I used a ton of the google opinion rewards play credits I had and used them to upgrade the programs to ad free versions. I'm a happy camper (with the exception of IMDb).

I didn't use the extreme settings but a combination of it along with some of my own re-enabling and I got enough disabled to get me down to 0.75% an hour drain. AirDroid (not a system app) seemed to be a culprit for me last night so I'll disable some settings on that one and try another overnight battery drain and see what happens. Overall awesome phone.

Lastly, awesome camera hehe...shot these I'm out on vacation as we speak. Can't believe a cell phone camera can do this...the sand photo was shot in pro mode rest in auto. :eek: (EDIT: Resolution downgraded for uploading)

:cool:
[Galaxy Note5 General] GiancarloMorr24:
Do any of you know which file handles the battery menu under settings? I disabled all bloat in Package Disabler Pro bit now I don't have the option to see my battery usage under settings. It's not there as an option to tap.
[Galaxy Note5 General] rlsroufe:
To be clear, adguard sets up a VPN locally on your device not somewhere else. The only time your browsing info goes through their servers is for malware and phishing protection, but this is an option. Not for general ad blocking. Nothing wrong with your solution with Firefox, I'm doing the same with lightning browser, but not because of privacy concerns.
[Galaxy Note5 General] mindflayyer:
[quote name="mindflayyer" post=62692556]I'm pretty sure this was stated before, as I remember reading it, but which package controls the battery page in settings? Seems I lost it.

Smart manager
[Galaxy Note5 General] rlsroufe:
Mtp should be enabled in basic and extreme XML files. Make sure you have the ability to transfer normally by enabling all your services first. You may need to install software or drivers on your pc.
[Galaxy Note5 General] GiancarloMorr24:
Smart manager[/QUOTE]

Thank you much.
[Galaxy Note5 General] avengethis1:
I got it working. I had tried a few different cables and none were working except to charge. I used the Factory cable and MTP launched right up. Guess I jumped the gun cuz I had tried a few cables.
[Galaxy Note5 General] Fightoffyoredeamons:
Great pictures!
[Galaxy Note5 General] germanatrix:
I tried to post screen shots of my exported xml but I got a notice about new users and spamming. Pretty everything of basic xml with the exception of a couple things I still wanted, everything that had to do with know, and any that had "vz" in the name. Still stable and running smooth on Verizon sm-n920v. Anyone try advanced tools pro. It doesn't require root and works well in conjunction with disabler.
[Galaxy Note5 General] rlsroufe:
What do you use advanced tools pro for? Provides good info on device but doesn't appear to let you change much without root.
[Galaxy Note5 General] 0xDFA:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.vndnguyen.phoneinfo&hl=en

i found this app called "Phone INFO" to be pretty neat, its designed for samsung devices

it tells you the exact date your device was manufactured and how many times you've connected the charger, removed s pen (requires root), and connected headphone jack. also tells you your knox status.

my phone was made on July 23th, 2015. I've connected charger 29 times, and headphones 3 times.
[Galaxy Note5 General] germanatrix:
Log cat file, task manager of system and user apps so you can what disabling functions affects. I found it useful for tracking down the last few things that were looking for knox. Shows disabled apps as frozen, and it is actually pretty powerful, you could mess some things up with it if you don't know what you are doing. The free version is a good trial before you pay for fyi
[Galaxy Note5 General] falcons2:
Anyone know what package controls the unread notification on apps like the stock messages and dialer?
[Galaxy Note5 General] rlsroufe:
You mean the icon badges. Should be badge provider. Only works on stock launcher which I don't use so disabled it on extreme. Not sure about basic.
[Galaxy Note5 General] germanatrix:
In the task manager in the tool kit is a handy description of each app and process and what it has rights to and to some extent will show you what other services are affected by disabling them.
[Galaxy Note5 General] Wot-75:
ATT Note 5 here. I did the "Disable All Boatware" function. Now My whenever I press NFC and Payment I get a FC. The NFC quick setting will not activate either. I also use an S Cover and have lost all functionality with that too. Any idea what has to be turned back on in order to get these features back?

I have everything activated I can see that has NFC or Beam listed in the name.

Thanks in advance.

Edit: disregard, all fixed after reboot.
[Galaxy Note5 General] desiregeek:
Can you uninstall Facebook or remove it completely without just disabling it?
[Galaxy Note5 General] mindflayyer:
With root privileges, yes.
[Galaxy Note5 General] 0xDFA:
The Verizon Note 5 doesn't come preloaded with facebook, i had to get it from play store. but basic xml file disabled these
[Galaxy Note5 General] distonocalm:
Many thanks for sharing your findings rlsroufe! I haven't had a phone with such a good battery since the Note 2, thanks to you

It's all good except the camera modes -they've completely dissapeared - would you know which services I need to re-enable to get them back?......at least the Panorama mode
[Galaxy Note5 General] Nosferatu.:
...just saying

for those complaining of certain features being lost / not working, do some detective work yourself with toggling certain apps back on. It's how I fixed the majority of my issues. The names do give some clues to what the packages do for the ones you disable. :)

OP: Maybe I'll give Adguard a try again I didn't' realize it sets up a local VPN versus a remote one to do the ad blocking
[Galaxy Note5 General] rlsroufe:
Great!

Not sure which xml file you're using but all camera feature have been enabled on the most recent versions of both. But make sure you have shootingmodeprovider and virtual shot viewer enabled.
[Galaxy Note5 General] rlsroufe:
Yeah I'm a fan of adguard. Make sure you disable phishing and malware protection in settings to keep your browsing data from being sent out if you're concerned about privacy. Also helps with standby drain along with disabling automatic updates and sending out security relate info. The local vpn function works great for ad blocking on its own.
[Galaxy Note5 General] distonocalm:
shootingmodeprovider was the one! Thanks again!
[Galaxy Note5 General] GiancarloMorr24:
It's crazy to see how some of you are getting such great SOT from using Package Disabler Pro. I'm using the basic XML and can't get anywhere near the numbers some of your are seeing. Interesting and somewhat frustrating all at once!
[Galaxy Note5 General] mindflayyer:
I'm with you on that [MENTION=4184456]GiancarloMorr24[/MENTION] as I'm seeing about 5 hours SOT, but I'm happy with that. What else is rapid charging for?
[Galaxy Note5 General] GiancarloMorr24:
Well said!
[Galaxy Note5 General] Zorachus:
I must have frozen the battery monitoring app ?

After doing this, I went into the main Settings, to check the battery life, and the Battery part inside the Settings menu was no longer there. It was there before I debloated. It should be send option below Language and input in System settings, but it's no longer there.
[Galaxy Note5 General] GiancarloMorr24:
Uncheck Smart Manager
[Galaxy Note5 General] nuoitiec19:
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[Galaxy Note5 General] bruciebabie1963:
Same thing

I did same thing and then unchecked smart manager then rebooted phone but battery setting are still not in settings anywhere.
[Galaxy Note5 General] benchallenger:
Hi all, I have a note 5 duos, however whenever I follow the basic xml guide to debloat, eventually my status goes to custom so otas will not work. Am not rooted and knox isn't tripped. Any ideas? Esp how to get back without doing a fact. Reset?
[Galaxy Note5 General] rlsroufe:
Gotta read the first post. To update or get device back to stock just go in app and enable all disabled and reboot.
[Galaxy Note5 General] liquidraven:
Can I ask why calendar is disabled? Do you use another?
[Galaxy Note5 General] rlsroufe:
I guess no one reads the first post. Yes I use the Google calendar, Google keyboard, gmail, and textra. So Samsung alternatives were disabled.
[Galaxy Note5 General] liquidraven:
Cool story dude, other than stating you have it tailored for your setup..that explains a lot. [emoji58]
[Galaxy Note5 General] rlsroufe:
That is all there is to say. I disabled the stock calendar because I like the Google calendar better. If you like the stock calendar, reenable it. Sorry if that isn't a cool enough story for you, dude.
[Galaxy Note5 General] liquidraven:
What is a cool story though is you bashing a post for "clearly" not reading what you didn't post in your OP relating to my question. Greatness lies within you..."clearly".
[Galaxy Note5 General] rlsroufe:
Why do you keep putting clearly in quotation marks? I never even used that word. Are you ok? And if what I put in the first post wasn't clear in saying that it was my personal preference then why did you, in your own post just say, "other than stating you have it tailored for your setup..that explains a lot." That is the proper use of quotation marks.

Anyway, this back and forth may not be a waste of your time but it sure is a waste of mine. Time to get back on topic.
[Galaxy Note5 General] liquidraven:
Oh a grammar Nazi, that's cute.

Do you get off on bashing people and accusing them of not reading your OP in response to a question that is again "clearly" not in your OP as you "clearly" imply? Your stated answer of WHY you don't use your calendar and WHAT you use now is all that was asked and you take the bashing game approach in the beginning of your answer ASSUMING as if i was to know what calendar you were using and your reasoning behind not using it (like if you were to have actually posted it in the first place). Explain this logic please?

I call you out on this and your response is I'm wasting your time? Are you ok? no really, are you? lol

Your comprehension & communication skills are lacking.
[Galaxy Note5 General] rlsroufe:
I use Google calendar because I like the calendar widget. I hope we can move on now...
[Galaxy Note5 General] semajm85:
Hey OP thanks for sharing your findings in your post, it's helped me with my own phone and battery life has improved too. Keep up the good work.
[Galaxy Note5 General] pbedard:
Pakage disabler dont work i paid the 2$$ dont get past at activation screen not rerooting my my phone for 2$$ thanks op for the scripts
[Galaxy Note5 General] danon.brown:
It's not going to activate if the phone is rooted.
[Galaxy Note5 General] crocodilius:
Package disabler works only on non-rooted phones.

Thanks #rlsroufe for your work, it is truly helpful.
[Galaxy Note5 General] distonocalm:
third day on the extreme list - no bugs or hiccups whatsoever

every action is lightning fast now, feels so responsive

going to bed after a day filled with whatsapp chats, work emails, calls and podcasts and still having 32% battery left is simply AMAZING
[Galaxy Note5 General] Willyman:
Which ones specifically do I need to keep enabled to still receive software update warnings? this is the only thing I find somewhat annoying...
[Galaxy Note5 General] bruciebabie1963:
I enabled all disabled processes and tried to check for updates.. It said my phone has been modified and cant get ota updates.. does this mean Samsung pay wont work? Anyone else gotten an update after using Package disabler pro apk?
[Galaxy Note5 General] rlsroufe:
You have to reboot after you re enable everything then try to update.
[Galaxy Note5 General] rlsroufe:
I was able to get software updates by reenabling a series of apps I thought might be responsible (and got the BOH6 update for t mobile, which I didn't know was coming, in the process). I will try to narrow the list down a little bit today and will let y'all know.
[Galaxy Note5 General] rlsroufe:
OK figured it out. I was right it required multiple apps but I was wrong, you don't have to reenable Knox. All you need is 3 apps enabled to CHECK for software updates: the two software update apps (com.sec.android.fotaclient and com.wssyncwldm) and Sysscope. To actually perform the software update you probably also need FWupdateservice enabled as well, but I can't confirm because I've already updated.

That being said, I personally still enabled all apps before I update because I'm afraid something might get skrewed up. You probably don't need to because the whole update process happens after you reboot and before you boot into the OS, but I just get nervous with updates.
[Galaxy Note5 General] user68734:
Thanks for all your help rlsroufe! I just picked up my VZW Note 5 last night and I am going back through this entire thread to see what I can/cannot disable using Package Disabler Pro.

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I am trying to import the Extreme XML you have posted in the first post. I cannot seem to find /storage/emulated/0 on my device. I have the Verizon Note 5. Any thoughts?

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Nevermind ... I am stupid. Got it figured out. The root was the sdcard.

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Once the file is imported and you see this list of packages that are enabled/disabled do you just perform a reboot of the phone? Do you need to "Apply" the changes or anything?