[General Topics] Hamid Chikh:
THIS IS A SUGGESTED CONFIGURATION FOR GOOGLE DEVICES​

RECOMMENDED SETTINGS​

To Start With​

- Factory Reset (RECOMMENDED)

- Remove SIM before first boot

- Follow setup OFFLINE (DON'T restore anything during setup)

- Reboot, insert SIM then continue setup online.

System Settings​

- Auto-Rotate: DISABLED

- Notification Bubbles: DISABLED

- Notification History: DISABLED

- Synchronization: DISABLED (turn it off again when not in use).

- Location: DISABLED (turn it off again when not in use).

- Display Resolution: FHD/1080p

- Bluetooth Scanning (Location services): DISABLED

- Usage & Diagnostics: DISABLED

- Advertising ID: RESET & DELETE

- System Sound/Vibration feedback: OFF

- Network Mode: 4G

- Always On Display (AoD): DISABLED

- Dark Mode: ENABLED

- Trust Agent: DISABLED

- Turn Screen On: DISABLED

- Suggestions/Recommendations: ALL DISABLED

- ALL Adaptive Mechanisms: DISABLED

- Adaptive Battery: DISABLED

- Adaptive Connectivity: DISABLED

Google Settings​

- Nearby connections: DISABLED

- Devices: DISABLED

- Nearby Share: DISABLED (turn it off again when not in use).

- Quick Share: DISABLED (turn it off again when not in use).

- Location Services: ALL DISABLED

Developer Options:​

- Allow window-level blurs: DISABLED

- Background Check: DISABLED

- Animation scale (3 entries) : x0.6 (Using ADB)

- Logger Buffer Sizes: OFF

- Predictive Back Animations: ON

Camera Settings​

- Turn off location permission for the camera app.

- Face Beautification: DISABLED

- Video Stabilization: DISABLED

- Video Resolution: FHD30

- Social share: DISABLED.

- Google lens suggestions: DISABLED

- Show dirty lens warning: DISABLED

- Store videos efficiently: DISABLED

Google Play Store Settings​

- Google Play Protect: DISABLED

- Autoplay: DISABLED

- Auto Update Apps: DISABLED

- App Installation Optimization: DISABLED

Google Chrome Settings​

Settings

- Page Preloading: DISABLED

Chrome Flags

- Smooth Scrolling: ENABLED

- Parallel Downloading: ENABLED

Social Media Apps Settings​

- Theme: AMOLED/DARK

- Autoplay videos: DISABLED

- Log out of all Old sessions.

- Delete old logged in devices.

Spotify Settings​

- Canvas: DISABLED

- Gapless: ENABLED

- Normalize volume: DISABLED

- Device broadcast status: DISABLED

- Spotify connect in the background: DISABLED

Add "Sync" Quick Toggle​

- Download Quick Settings

- Enable it under "System no root"

- Add the tile normally through the edit button

GENERAL FIXES​

Diagnose Your Problem​

- Go to settings, battery, check your battery usage. If nothing shows, it's battery leak.

Fix Battery Leak (IMPORTANT)​

- Go to Permission Manager, enable "Show system apps" and check for any excess permissions, especially hardware like location, camera or nearby devices.

Fix Battery Calibration​

- Use your phone normally till it dies off automatically.

- Plug it into the charger and leave it charging for 2h while it's still off.

- Turn it on, unplug your phone and use it normally until it dies again.

- Plug it into the charger and leave it charging for 2h while it's still off.

- Turn it on then unplug it, enjoy

Fix Google Apps Battery drain​

Go to Settings, Apps. Enable "Show system apps" then look for each of:

- Google Play Store

- Google Services Framework

- Google Play Services

- Android System WebView"

Uninstall Updates, Clear data & Cache, Force Stop, Reboot, update and follow setup.

Fix Camera Experience​

- Wipe Data & Cache, reboot to Safe mode, do it again, then reboot normally.

Fix OLED Burn-in/Ghosting​

- Download LCD Burn-in Wiper

- Disable Auto-brightness & set Brightness to 100%

- Leave on for at least 1 hour

Fix Speaker crackling​

- Download Speaker cleaner

- Set your volume to max

- Put your phone face down & launch

Remove Ads System-Wide​

Go to settings, connections, more connections settings, look for Private DNS.

- dns.adguard-dns.com or dns.adguard.com

- Close all apps then reboot.

DEBLOAT​

ADB AppControl ZIP FILE