[Galaxy S 4 i9505 Original Android Development] stylemessiah:
How did i get 8+ SOT?

Ive said it many times, but here for the millionyith...

1) I always flash CLEAN...thats a full and complete wipe of all partitions except my ext sdcard (i just delete the Android folder on it)

2) I flash Aroma G-Apps and only install the G-Apps i need

3) I reboot the ROM, do setup, turn off all the fancy display options, set the brightness to low (i have hypersensitivty to light...bonus in a way for me), reboot after setup, and then let it settle in for several hours (i dont flash the ROM and GApps, reboot, run setup and then restore a bunch of apps etc, never reboot even, and then pound the forum baying about "xxx problem". These people should be banned from XDA in general, the forum overhead would drop overnight). I then install my apps, then reboot. Then let it settle in for a few hours.

4) I never restore backed up apps...i may restore backed up app data for about 3 things...my weather settings for my paid weather app (if only it synced these), the TV guide - id hate to reorder the channels every time i flashed (if only it synced these), i cant remember the 3rd one...

5) I never restore backed up apps...perhaps i mentioned this before

6) I never restore backed up apps...now i know i definitely mentioned this

7) I remove about a dozen plus packages from the ROM (and no i wont name them, because what works for me may break stuff for you - theres enough other people on here in many threads who will happily post "debloating" lists, ill let them handle the ensuing end user cries of "i did what you said and now it wont work waa waa waa"), and reboot

8) I set STweaks to extreme battery, wait for it to restart and undervolt the CPU/GPU (Note: every S4 has different voltage tables, so you cant apply my settings universally - dont blame me if you try), and the i reboot.

9) I dont use fricking social media crApps...i am not self important and have an actual life

10) I install ForceDoze

11) I install AutoStarts and stop anything not necessary at bootup (and no i wont name them, because what works for me may break stuff for you - theres enough other people on here in many threads who will happily post "debloating" lists, ill let them handle the ensuing end user cries of "i did what you said and now it wont work waa waa waa"), and then i reboot

12) I install Greenify and set the few apps that like to run in background to greenify (and no i wont name them, because what works for me may break stuff for you - theres enough other people on here in many threads who will happily post "debloating" lists, ill let them handle the ensuing end user cries of "i did what you said and now it wont work waa waa waa"), and then i reboot

13) I let the ROM settle for a day and then use the inbuilt wakelock blocker to block unnecessary stuff while not breaking everything else (and no i wont name them, because what works for me may break stuff for you - theres enough other people on here in many threads who will happily post "debloating" lists, ill let them handle the ensuing end user cries of "i did what you said and now it wont work waa waa waa"), and then i reboot

Not the liberal use of the word reboot...another thing people do not do enough......case in point, a friend of mine got his first smartphone about a year ago, and due to not being able to get a wired internet connection where he is, needed ot use the phones hotspot to connect his laptop...set it up for him...no dramas. Fast forward a month...i get a panicked call:

Him: "Help, my internets not working".

Me: "Whens the last time you restarted your phone?"

Him: "Havent restarted it since you set it up"

Me: "What a month ago?"

Him: "Yes"

Me: "Its a fricking computer dude....you cant just leave it on forever" (i gave him a brief run down on services/memory management etc which i wont bore you with)

Me: "Restart the thing" *click*

Minutes later i get a text

Him: "Just restarted it and the internets working again"

Honestly people, reboots are not overrated