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[Greenify] Lusty Rugnuts:
There are a couple of ways around Greenify's nearly constant call-outs to Crashlytics.

First, set up your hosts file.

Second, use MyAndroidTools and XPrivacyLua to lock Greenify down.

In MyAndroidTools, disable:

Content Provider > Greenify > com.crashlytics.android.CrashlyticsInitProvider

In XPrivacyLua, disable everything for Greenify except:

Determine activity

Get applications

Read identifiers

In Settings > Apps > Gear Icon > App permissions, go through and ensure Greenify isn't enabled for anything.

Greenify, being root, will still try to connect, but it won't be able to because of the hosts file.

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Google Keyboard is, by Google's own admission, a keystroke logger... it's in their privacy policy for GBoard. I've removed it from my phone, along with nearly every other Google app (16 Google apps removed, 3 disabled in case I need them in the future)... and what remains is so locked down that the only thing that works is Google Play Store... for the rest of Google Play Services and Google Services Framework functionality, I've used MyAndroidTools and .xml file hacks to disable. I have no location tracking from Google, no logging from any Google components, no aGPS phone-homes to anywhere (aGPS is completely disabled)... in fact, Google can't even see when I'm online unless I change to my 'Google Enabled' AFWall+ profile to visit Google Play Store. In fact, I've recently disabled all Google Ads functionality... I found out that Google is presenting to the user a fake_adid_key that the user could change but which otherwise did nothing, yet they also have an adid_key which never changes, which they use as a GUID to track users.

Try Hacker's Keyboard... no ads, I've never seen any connection attempts from it, and it's a very nice keyboard once you configure it to suit you.

For me, I set Portrait keyboard height to 45%, landscape keyboard height to 55%, Keyboard mode in portrait and landscape as 'Full 5-row layout', Gingerbread keyboard theme, Auto-capitalization, Double-tap Shift mode, Apply Shift Lock to modifier keys, no Ctrl-A override, no Ctrl key code, no Alt key code, no Meta key code and ignore slide-typing.

It does everything I need, I can type pretty quickly, and it doesn't log keystrokes. I especially like the little arrow keys which let me navigate around in a text file, and the fact that I can Ctrl-A (select all), Ctrl-C (copy) and Ctrl-V (paste) just like a regular keyboard.

Pro-tip: If you want to select a few lines of text, hold the shift key, and tap the down arrow key, just as you'd do on a regular keyboard.
[Greenify] xxxmadraxxx:
I found the simplest way of reining in Greenify was to uninstall it. As I said, I've not noticed any detriment to battery life whatsoever –although that may be partly because I'm using an Oreo based ROM now. When I had Greenify installed I was on Marshmallow.

I do use Hacker's Keyboard for apps like Termux and JuiceSSH when I need access to all those extra keys, but it doesn't have swipe-to-type [or didn't last time I looked] so it's no good for my day-to-tay messaging/email/texting etc. where I swipe-to-type all the time.

After uninstalling Gboard and having a brief foray through Samsung's built-in keyboard, I've ended up using SwiftKey on all my devices.

Don't laugh! –I know it's owned by Microsoft which is a huge red flag. But if you set it up without creating a SwiftKey account and switch off any of the "cloudy" options [such as backup, dictionary sync, downloading themes, etc.], it does all its word-prediction processing locally on your device and [according to AFWall+] has never tried to make a single online connection.
[Greenify] Oswald Boelcke:
I'm glad to see that we both have nearly the same setup to protect our privacy.:good:

I'm surprised that you quoted me but with statements in the quotation, which I've never made. As far as I see they are by [MENTION=9870820]Lusty Rugnuts[/MENTION]. If you click the quotation you're referred to post #2 with a totally different content. May I politely ask you to edit your post in regard to the quotation.
[Greenify] xxxmadraxxx:
Sorry about that. The multiple nested quotes, when replying, gets a bit unweildy. I deleted the wrong bit when trimming then.
[Greenify] Lusty Rugnuts:
I wish there were a way to do away with it on Nougat... I take the Lotus approach, add speed by taking away. The less installed, the better. The stock ROM backup I took when the phone was brand-new is 4.74 GB in size. My latest backup is 2.29 GB. Yeah, I've stripped out a lot of Google-stuff.

The Hacker's Keyboard options does have an "ignore slide-typing" option, so I'm assuming it supports slide-typing / glide-typing / swipe-to-type. I've never tried it... I'm a creature of habit, and regular typing suits me. I watched my sister-in-law doing slide-typing, and it seems like one would need very good word correction to get readable text. Besides, I'm a mechanical engineer, I use my hands as hammers, pliers, etc. all day... they're not exactly "tuned" for the finesse I think slide-typing would require.
[Greenify] htr5:
I came across this thread because in the past year, three times I have been notified by Xposed that a module has been updated. SuperSU also asks me to grant root access again so I'm wondering what the app is doing self updating?

Version 4.5.1 (donate)
[Greenify] Oswald Boelcke:
Never ever had a "self-update" of Greenify.

Currently on Greenify v4.6.3 (Google beta programme) & Greenify (Donation Package) v2.3
[Greenify] DB126:
Same. This FUD about Greenify being evil by design is disinformation the net craves. I expect this to be a top trending thread in no time that trashes the reputation of an otherwise fine product. Shesh.
[Greenify] Oswald Boelcke:
Absolutely concur. I'm going to refrain from bumping this thread any longer; this is the last time. BTW: Congrats to well deserved 9,000+ thanks. And what does "shesh" means? Never heard it. Just for me to learn.
[Greenify] xxxmadraxxx:
I don't see how stating a fact and questioning why it happens is spreading "FUD". And it's certainly not "disinformation". Surprised you didn't also call it "Fake News", since that seems to be the millennial way to deal with anything you read which doesn't align to your own personal viewpoint.

10,000+ attempted internet connections by Greenify in the space of a couple of months is a statement of fact that I observed on my own device. But, as I said in the first post in the thread:

Hardly spreading FUD and disinformation. Just letting people know what I saw and telling them to check for themselves and draw their own conclusions.

If other people want to believe that Greenfy is 100% benign, because it's useful to them, then that's fine too. But I could counter your accusations of FUD with saying other people are spreading CCC [Complacency, Certainty and Confidence]. ie. you're blindly trusting an app just because it provides a useful service

[cf. Google, Facebook, et al, if you want to see where that can lead].

I also note that these questions about Greenify's surreptitious behaviour have been raised before on this forum, on other forums and also on the app's reviews on Google Play and, as far as I can see, the developer has not once responded. That may or may not seem suspicious to you but I ask myself:

* If there's an innocent explanation, why not just explain it and clear the air?

* If there's a bug in the app which is causing these attempts to phone home to be repeated endlessly, thousands upon thousands of times, why not fix it?

or, since the phoning home is not necessary for the app to function;

* Why not provide a preference to turn it off? [especially for those people who have paid for the donation version]
[Greenify] DB126:
Defensive wall of text speaks for itself. Moving on.

(several generations removed from "millennial")

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"Sheesh" (forgot the second ''e') is a mild expression of exasperation generally uttered as a final remark. Not entirely dismissive but leaning in that direction. Akin to 'geez'.

As for the other, any and all acknowledgements go back to the XDA community who support each other like a well designed house of cards. Each depends on the other for support but removing one (or many) does not lead to collapse but the subtle shifting of another 'card' to share the load.
[Greenify] xxxmadraxxx:
In other words:

I'm not a millennial and just to show how mature I am –because I disagree with what you're saying, I'm going to stick my fingers in my ears and go "Na! Na!Na! I can't hear you!"

M'lud. The defence rests its case.
[Greenify] htr5:
I have to disagree with you, and I applaud the original poster for making this thread. No closed source project should be immune from scrutiny.

I of course have been using the app for many years and trust the developer but still don't have an answer as to why Xposed and SuperSU were telling me that Greenify has been updated - I think it would be fair to question what's going on.

Though OP could have probably not used such a click-baity and sensational title. Even if it's not malware, the bug would mean that Greenify is not getting root access unless I manually grant it again.
[Greenify] xxxmadraxxx:
The title wasn't intended to be either click-baity or sensational but, with hindsight, I can see how it might read it that way. Mea culpa.

However, given that no third party has been able to offer any justifiable reason as to why Greenify behaves as it does and the developer has never responded to the oft-expressed concerns of users –I don't think it unreasonable to infer that Greenify may be behaving; at best, irresponsibly and at worst, nefariously.

In which case, maybe the headline wasn't that click-baity, after all.
[Greenify] DB126:
Yes, that would be a fair question (sans other baggage).
[Greenify] Lusty Rugnuts:
I think what's happening here is this:

In Xposed, you likely have the Greenify Experimental Features module, and Xposed automatically updated that module.

SuperSU is set to reauthorize root for updated apps and modules, so when Xposed updated that module (which SuperSU likely considers to be a part of Greenify), SuperSU asked for authorization to grant root to Greenify.
[Greenify] Oswald Boelcke:
SuperFreezZ, which is open source, might be an alternative to Greenify.

Available on F-droid: https://f-droid.org/packages/superfreeze.tool.android/

Source: https://gitlab.com/SuperFreezZ/SuperFreezZ
[Greenify] DB126:
Interesting alternative. A bit rough around the edges with a limited feature set. That said, it's a '0.1' release and more focused on core capabilities. See if the developer maintains it.
[Greenify] wilsonhlacerda:
THIS!

I've been noticing something like that on last months. And now - 46 minutes ago - it just happened while I was with device in hands.

I'm completely sure that Greenify SELF UPDATED itself:

I was using my device (LOS 14.1 + Magisk + Xposed) when it automatically started a download and the notification was something like "Google Play secure, update,....", suggesting it was an automatic update from Google. (I have GP auto update disabled.)

As soon as the download finished Xposed Installer showed a notification that an Xposed module was updated. Weird. (There's nothing automatically set on my Xposed Installer.)

Then I opened Titanium Backup and confirmed: GREENIFY app have just been updated! Exactly at that time I saw the download (by 11:03am local time). It is the only app update today, all my others (including Google's) were updated a few days ago, when I last manually updated them.

The Greenify version continue to be v4.5.1 but Titanium Backup clearly shows it as updated just now.

We cannot trust Greenify anymore. By the way, nothing from same developer! Unless there's a very good explanation to that.

And just to let it clear: my Greenify was originally installed from Play Store (v4.5.1), same for Donation Package (v2.3), I paid for it a few years ago.

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Check my previous post. It just happened with my v4.5.1. Maybe also with your Beta? Maybe in a few days? Keep attention to that. Confirm with some tools like I did with Titanium Backup for instance.

Do you have Greenify Xposed module enabled? Maybe the self update is only triggered by it.
[Greenify] Oswald Boelcke:
@wilsonhlacerda I confirm your observation; however, I do not follow your conclusion.

I apologise that I didn't change my system laguage to English before I took the screenshots. Automatic updates are also disabled in my Google Play Store (GPS). And new versions are in deed not automatically downloaded and installed, but the current version of an application - not only Greenify - receives "updates". Please refer to screenshots for examples. SD Maid indicates the time of the "update" although the application itself hasn't received a new version in play store for quite a while. Thus far, I was unable to note an interval, in which these "updates" occur. I get aware of them because my setup makes MyAndroidTools to pop up and AppOpsExposed to display a notification in case of updates. Titanium Backup doesn't indicate that an "update" occured.

I can clearly state that the "update" only occurs with application installed from GPS; not with one from F-Droid or XDA Labs, not with manually installed ones.

I don't remember when this system behaviour actually commenced but I personally assess that it came with one of the last GPS versions. My conclusion: I do not blame Greenify but my beloved favourite "Google"!

EDIT: Personal counter measure - I've frozen GPS and unfreeze about once a week to check for updates especially of app in beta programmes or if I want to make a purchase. Aurora is anyway in parallel use.
[Greenify] hcur:
If you are concerned about privacy, you could use SuperFreezZ instead (Download on F-Droid). It provides similar functionality to Greenify but does not even need the "internet" permission so it can't "phone home".

(SuperFreezZ is not available on the Play Store currently; you can download it from F-Droid).
[Greenify] Oswald Boelcke:
Thanks for the reminder. Already mentioned here on 25 June 2019 (just a few posts above).

https://xdaforums.com/search.php
[Greenify] hcur:
Oh, sorry, I should have read through the thread before posting.
[Greenify] DB126:
Amazing - this is the only thread within the Greenify 'forum' that has received any significant activity in the past 30 days...probably longer. Speaks volumes.
[Greenify] Oswald Boelcke:
Update to my post here of 06 July:

Yesterday evening, I'd unfrozen Google Play Store (GPS) to check for updates in the beta programmes I've subscribed to (ok, there were none). Accidentally, I forgot to freeze GPS again, and this morning I realised due to notifications by "MyAndroidTools" and "AppOpsXposed Re" that four applications (all of them downloaded from GPS in the past) had been updated - but not to new versions; the current versions had been "updated". By the way: Greenify was not among them.

This new abservation reinforces my initial conclusion and assumption.
[Greenify] DB126:
Hogwash!! Earth is flat, moon landings were faked and Greenify is pwned by Tuvalu. Please don't disrupt my dilusional reality with structured analysis and alt-facts. Wait...you must be an agent of Tuvalu. Knew it!
[Greenify] DB126:
Lol - shouldn't go outside either as one might get hit by bacteria laden space debris...very dangerous :rolleyes:
[Greenify] dipseeet:
Greenify v4.7.6(beta) is working fine

v4.7.5 - crash with settings BUT firewall log is fine

v4.7.6 - no crash with settings AND firewall log is fine

v4.7.7 & v4.7.8 - both same as v5.0

v5.0 - no crash with settings BUT firewall log is bad
[Xiaomi Mi 5s Guides, News, & Discussion] candemir2005:
Could you share with us your test result? Mine

Throttling test : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=skynet.cputhrottlingtest

Mi-Room 9.4.25 + Floppy kernel 22.02.2019 for oreo miui/linaro

[IMG="https://store.donanimhaber.com/86/a4/67/86a467de03dd8fa4615189afae62d22a.png"]https://store.donanimhaber.com/86/a4/67/86a467de03dd8fa4615189afae62d22a.png[/IMG]
[Xiaomi Mi 5s Guides, News, & Discussion] patoberli:
Might do later. In any case, please also write the outside temperature in °C as that has a BIG influence on the speed. Also if you had the phone in a case or not.
[Xiaomi Mi 5s Guides, News, & Discussion] templeka:
No case on the phone. Just a transparent skin on the backside and screen protector. LineageOS 16 + BG345 kernel + no thermal mod applied. Ambient temp maybe 22-23C.

View attachment 4755406

And here's a second one with thermal mod V1

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Edit:

Since I saw how consistent your run was with Floppy Kernel I thought of giving it a try myself. So here's the third one with LineageOS 16 + latest Floppy Linaro (2202019). It's alot better but it starts out weird with lower performance and it goes up after a while. Probably some Kernel Adiutor settings I messed up.

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[Xiaomi Mi 5s Guides, News, & Discussion] patoberli:
Here mine. Complete stock Global firmware with the current version 10.2.2.0(OAGMIXM). Ambient 25°C and running various applications in the background.
[Xiaomi Mi 5s Guides, News, & Discussion] Leni_YO:
xiaomi.eu 9.4.25 + floppy kernel 22022019 + balanced battery setting in floppy managers spectrum section

outside temp around 20 °C and phone is in a TPU case

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[Xiaomi Mi 5s Guides, News, & Discussion] templeka:
You're not getting thermal throttle because it seems to me Spectrum profile also limits cpu frequency. Your big cores seem to be limited to 1.82Ghz and not 2.15Ghz as default. Might be wrong but that's how it looks to me. Also your small cores seem also to run under the default frequency. I'm running mine with default 2.15ghz for big cores and 1.6ghz for the small ones. Still average performance seem the same so heck I might limit mine as well. [emoji23]
[Xiaomi Mi 5s Guides, News, & Discussion] Leni_YO:
yeah, floppy manager has 2 underclock settings under the misc tab: balanced and battery. The spectrum profile turned on balanced with 1.82 GHz and 1.59 GHz.
[Xiaomi Mi 5s Guides, News, & Discussion] templeka:
Do you happen to have the app? Seems it's a modified Kernel Adiutor but I can't seem to be able to download it anywhere.
[Xiaomi Mi 5s Guides, News, & Discussion] Leni_YO:
https://github.com/JonasCardoso/Flo...om.jonas.floppymanager-v0.9.10.3-17022019.apk
[Xiaomi Mi 5s Guides, News, & Discussion] OJK:
Looks pretty much like mine. The 4th core just switches off after a while.

Googlemaps becomes unusably slow due to that... :(
[Xiaomi Mi 5s Guides, News, & Discussion] patoberli:
[MENTION=1236623]OJK[/MENTION]

I've since switched to a Mi 9T Pro, I can really recommend it.

For the Mi 5s, I think it was the same in the beginning (CPU clocking down), but the newer apps simply require more speed today. I thought about modding mine with a newer/better cooling pad, but discovered that it is really complicated to exchange (it's between the display and mainboard).
[Xiaomi Mi 5s Guides, News, & Discussion] OJK:
It's really a shame :(. I don't want to buy a new phone every two years... The iPhone 7 of my girlfriend still runs Google Maps smoothly, even it hot climates (we're currently in Singapore). The Mi 5S and the iPhone 7 were released at similar time, Mi 5s being top notch then. It seems to be a general problem of android... maybe I will give apple a try and see how I get along.
[Xiaomi Mi 5s Guides, News, & Discussion] patoberli:
Apple does have a better working CPU, but hey, it also costs 2-3 times as much as the Xiaomi. So yes, that does make a big difference.

Besides that, google made Maps considerably slower in the last few months. You might want to clear its cache, if you haven't already.
[Xiaomi Redmi 4X ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] Bikram_M:
​

**** Disclaimer: I'm not responsible if you destroy your device. Use at your own risk!!! ****

Welcome to COSP, your new future Android Operating System.

Our goal is to have an Pixel-like android ROM that isn't spying on you and uses as few system space as possible. Also, we provide the option to go completely without GApps using MicroG support.

Why us?

We are focusing on stability and performance, having an debloated ROM is essential for that. Also, we want Users to decide what kind of Store they want to use, either F-Droid or the Play Store.

Also, we take User requests serious. To suggest something, contact us on telegram.

Features:

1) All systemUI tuning elements

2) An handy Network indicator

3) Charging Information

4) Lawnchair and Quickstep as default

5) Quick Settings mods

6) Signature spoofing

7) OP gestures

8) Navbar tuner

9) Rootless Substratum (with fixes to theme system correctly)

10) Screenshot/screenrecord tile

11) Advanced power menu

12) Double tap to sleep on statusbar

13) Option to disable quick settings/power menu on secure lockscreen

OTA Updating for official devices enables Users to get the newest version with ease.

DOWNLOADS:

https://mirror.codebucket.de/cosp/santoni/COSP-190507-OFFICIAL-santoni.zip

Sources:

ROM Source: https://github.com/cosp-project/

Kernel Source code: https://github.com/HarukeyUA/android_kernel_xiaomi_santoni

Device Tree: Coming Soon
[Xiaomi Redmi 4X ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] Bikram_M:
ChangeLog:-07-05-2019

COSP Changelog

From April to May patch

New:

+ May security patch merged

+ replaced Lawnchair with Launcher3 from [MENTION=2997133]aosi[/MENTION]P

+ App Ops/Privacy Guard

+ Agressive Battery from [MENTION=2997133]aosi[/MENTION]P

+ Accent picker from [MENTION=253311]Pixel[/MENTION]Experience

+ seperate ringtone for second sim

+ translations: russian, italian, simplified chinese

+ font picker

+ more steps for font size

+ search bar hiding in launcher

+ switch for fingerprint authentication vibration

+ switch for inverting navbar layout

+ button on FC dialog for sending crash info to dogbin

Fixed:

* QS padding on statusbar

* crash on security settings

* LTE+ icon

* app swithching on OP gestures

* sepolicy

Removed:

- "press power on lock screen for torch" (it wasn't working anyway)

Download:

https://mirror.codebucket.de/cosp/santoni/COSP-190507-OFFICIAL-santoni.zip
[Xiaomi Redmi 4X ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] folderx:
Hi, I'm testing this rom for a week, and ... the rom is basically have too lag even to move apps from day to day like twitter, facebook, google chrome and firefox also go very slow too,

regards
[Xiaomi Redmi 4X ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] Bikram_M:
No bug i found. change kernel and check
[Xiaomi Redmi 4X ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] Stritdra:
i am also using this rom for a week or so. clean flashed. even formatted the storage before installation. so far this is one of the best roms i have ever used on santoni. and i can say that i have used almost every one of them. great battery life, great performance.
[Xiaomi Redmi 4X ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] folderx:
Sorry for the inconvenience, it was not the fault of the rom, it was because I had activated the option of digital well-being, I deactivated it and now it works great
[Xiaomi Redmi 4X ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other] Bikram_M:
Cosp Official June Update

Changelog:

+ June security patch merged

+ More modes for location tile

+ Captive portal switch (Settings -> Network & Internet)

+ "More info" on permission dialog, thx to [MENTION=4103561]Graphene[/MENTION]OS

+ Incall vibration options (COSP Settings -> Miscellaneous)

Changed:

* DNS.watch by default everywhere

* moved PrivacyGuard (COSP Settings -> Miscellaneous)

* moved Reading Mode (COSP Settings -> Miscellaneous)

* volte icon

* some permissions changes by [MENTION=4103561]Graphene[/MENTION]OS

Fixes:

* fixed AgressiveBattery auto enable

* fixes in PrivacyGuard

* minor SurfaceFlinger fixes (hopefully fix color correction)

* minor Settings fixes

* minor LatinIME fixes

Download:

https://mirror.codebucket.de/cosp/santoni/COSP-190604-OFFICIAL-santoni.zip