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[Android Apps and Games] dan-htc-touch:
glad to see your name popping up in the android area man, you rock!!!
[Android Apps and Games] osho741:
Im using this app on the g2, it seems to be working fine on it. i have not noticed any bugs so far but I will post logs and any weird or unwanted behaviors in this thread when and if they appear.

quick question though, when i have data enabled for say weatherbug, the weatherbug app is set to update its data once per hour. when i select it as an application that needs data all the time i assume superpower app will then keep the data on and will not shut itself off when the screen is off? would there be a way to set the data to wake up every hour to fetch the data needed for the weatherbug app? or is there a way to do that already i am not seeing?

edit, never mind i see the option in the application to wake data up every hour. very nice app btw! way better than any of the other power management apps I have used in the past!
[Android Apps and Games] Chainfire:
Are you sure you weren't in "low battery" mode ? If you are, let me know and I'll see about flashing to JPM/voodoo combo sometime this week. (Currently on JP6/cflagfix)

At the moment, nothing.

Thanks :)

Thanks. However, keep in mind that weatherbug may be updating at a specific time every hour. This may not coincide with the time SuperPower is enabling the data connection. It depends on how well coded it is. If weatherbug listen to the correct events it should work, but I'm afraid not all apps work that way.
[Android Apps and Games] Copyright5:
Adfree blocking is lame.
[Android Apps and Games] Nitromind:
Chainfire, in response to your question earlier...

Nope, normal mode. I had like 70% battery.
[Android Apps and Games] trilogy069:
Chainfire...nice job on the App and it appears to be working as advertised. Just a quick question...why do you have in a 'BETA' blocking of Adfree? I am sure you are tired of the question, final version is fine but beta?
[Android Apps and Games] zerojay:
I thought the whole point of getting root on your phone is so that the owner can decide what he wants to do with his phone and have more control. Seeing an app like this one attempting to block Adfree is VERY disappointing. It just means someone's going to hack the app to get around the Adfree block anyways.

I would have very happily paid for this app, but the fact that it's stopping Adfree means I won't, even if the paid version disables the Adfree block. Not that there's a paid version out that I've seen, but still...

I understand that you've spent a lot of time working on your app and you just want to make a little cash from it, which is totally fair and understandable, but this isn't the way to do it. All it does is generate negative feelings towards you and your app, which is sad because it looked quite promising. I know I'm just one person out of millions using Android phones and that my individual purchase or opinion doesn't really matter and if it were most other apps, I'd just move on and not say anything, but I think you could have something really good here, something I'd like to really to succeed, so I do hope you change your mind on the Adfree blocking.

Thanks and good luck.
[Android Apps and Games] tokyogtr:
Wow, this app is amazing. My phone used only 2% overnight and I didn't have to do anything. Using the phone now it's at full speed everything working fine.

Great work CF.
[Android Apps and Games] bclark:
Just picked up the app, looking forward to seeing how it interacts with my Captivate.

Thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] warri:
Simple Fix for myself, I use tasker to start SuperPower on Device Boot...

Though it would be a nice addition to your program!!

Awesome work Chainfire!
[Android Apps and Games] johnnyy7:
Great App!

Here are a few bugs i found...

(v0.60)(JPM Stock OCLF)

- Wi-Fi will NOT reconnect automatically when screen is turned back on.. unless you have mobile data mode activated.. if mobile data mode is NOT activated.. when going into Wi-Fi settings there is an error and it can be reconnected there..

(I don't have this bug in JP6 Deodex Voodoo)

(v0.60/1)(JPM Stock OCLF & JP6 Deodex Voodoo)

- mobile data will reconnect when lock-screen is activated (but not unlocked. even with check box enabled), BT and wi-fi will stay off. It will turn back off after timeout.

thats all so far.. apart from that great work dude.. ill let you know if anything else comes up :)

cheers
[Android Apps and Games] m7ia:
Testing it out on my Captivate, running leaked JI6 (2.2) ROM. I'll post some feedback here soon.

Looks very promising! Thanks cf
[Android Apps and Games] BusyPooping:
nice program!!!!! i am gonna test with my droid x.

rooted with cubix 1.0 + launcherpro (donate version)
[Android Apps and Games] rizky_p:
good job Chainfire, i am quite familiar with your HD2 3D Driver :)

just wondering whether i should use the cpu scaling if i already have underclock/overclock kernel with AXI Scaling?

thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] fineazngod:
WOW

That totally blew my mind. Awesome!!
[Android Apps and Games] Mageta:
Hi, I tried the SuperPower saver and it seemed like a good idea, but it and SetCPU seemed like they were at war with each other. This effected my whole phone and made it unstable. I could barely move the bar on SetCPU and my phone would lock up at least 3 times a day. I have a Fascinate; thus, I am with Verizon. I did not get to check some of the features because of this, but from I did try, it was versatile and easy to use. Sorry to say, uninstalled.
[Android Apps and Games] ferhatcan:
That's true. These ara basic marketing rules. Never underestimate bad customer experience. BUT as a devoloper YOU ROCK =)
[Android Apps and Games] zerojay:
Curiosity got the better of me so I tried it and I changed my mind. I'll buy the app as long as it disables the Adfree block. And yes, the developer does rock.
[Android Apps and Games] mezo9090:
Never use two apps to make the same function...
[Android Apps and Games] tokyogtr:
setcpu causes terrible problems with the galaxy s reliability but with superpower i've had no problems at all. i ditched setcpu but will be keeping superpower.
[Android Apps and Games] Chainfire:
Alright, that certainly warrants further investigation, then :)

It wasn't actually meant to go in there until the paid version was out. One of those things that are easy to implement in the small hours when you don't have enough time to work on major features. As with the Sidekick bug in 0.60, I just forgot about it at release time. I did notice it 30 minutes after release, but I didn't expect so many people would actually be running AdFree (as stated before, I actually find that quite worrisome), so shrugged and left it at that.

SuperPower's background service should actually start automatically already on boot. Anyone else have the issue that it isn't ?

Thanks for the info. Will be looked at. Are you using the standard lock screen, or pattern, or... ? Were you expecting either Wi-Fi or BT to actually turn on after you unlock ? (Wi-Fi and BT only automatically turn on if SuperPower has actually turned them off)

I'm not sure what the result would be, but I would advise against using SuperPower's CPU features in this case. You are of course always welcome to try to use them, though I doubt they will even work.
[Android Apps and Games] Chainfire:
0.62 released

Version 0.62 released, update through market. See changelogs (post #4) for exact details.

I had to fix the code through remote desktop to my dev PC 200 miles away (ugh, slow!), so not so much work has been done. Hopefully it does fix the 3 force close errors reported through Marketplace, but as I was not able to replicate either of them, only time can tell.

I've disabled the AdFree detection for the moment due to the massive negative response to it. It would be nice if those who have rated SuperPower 1-star because of it would rerate on based on actual functionality... Anyways, the AdFree detection might return at a later time, if no AdFree-circumventing work-around can be found, by the time we're nearing a proper release.
[Android Apps and Games] Cucoo:
Why would you find it worrisome? People have been blocking ads on their pcs for years now, I really don't see why anyone would be surprised that once this functionality is available for mobile devices - where not only not seeing ads, but also saving bandwith and load times are issues - people would use it there, too.
[Android Apps and Games] Chainfire:
It's a principal thing really. Ads pay for the content you aren't paying for - you are actually paying for the content without providing any cash. In my book blocking ads is akin to using warez - you're skimping on your part of the deal. If you don't want to look at the ads, you should either not use that site/app or pay for the content. Saving bandwidth and improving load times are excuses, not reasons (though I have actually had one or two responses about this from people who had actual valid reasons to use adblockers)

This discussion about this has similarities to the discussions about wether or not pirating should be allowed, if that's really stealing or not, wether all information/software should be free, etc etc. No amount of debating is ever going to change anybodies mind, so it's a fairly useless discussion altogether.

I don't want to run this topic into a debate about this though, which is one of the primary reasons I disabled the block (for the time being), as the discussion about it has already pretty much messed up a thread whose primary purpose is development and debugging.
[Android Apps and Games] aitzo:
Nice app. I don't know if you made this on purpose but when I turn wifi off this app enables mobile data automatically. It also enables mobile data after it has turned 3G on. I can't find any options to disable these features.
[Android Apps and Games] dupel:
Quite good so far. There are ofcourse issues, a lot actually =)

Things i Found out/concerned:

1) if I use 2g with swithing off the screen when it swithes on it disconects from network for a bit. I assume its normal behaviuor. Havent tested, so asking - what if I answer the phone, will it disconect too?

2) Still sometimes when swithed from 2g to 3g upon wake up disconects from network and stays this way. As far as I can see absolutely random behaviour. Should I try and send logs when it accurs?

3) Havent tried cpu scaling, as I know that 400 is not enough and dont really like ondemand - especially if you run sync and music player in background. Maybe you can do a 600 (probably will only work with oc kernel) and 800?

4) From experience with Nokia 5800 I know that accelometer uses quite a lot of energy. Not sure if it can be swithed off in android (does usual swith kills it?) - that for low battery mode. And gps can be probably swithed off too (does it affect anything when not in use?).

Had a couple more things to say, but cant think of them now. Anyway, very-very-very good app. Even now (when its clearly unfinieshed) prefer it to juicedefender.
[Android Apps and Games] techmik67:
I just started using .62 today, and so far so good. I only found this app yesterday as .61, and had 1 problem...... at one point, when I went to wake from sleep, I found that it had powered off. I disabled the cpu scaling and really only use for 2g/3g/wifi atuo on/off, since I am mostly on wifi. I definitely saw battery performance increase with the finer control of 3g.....

I will post again after playing today with .62.... great work!!
[Android Apps and Games] brack11:
Ok the software really gives 30+% on my sgs, I'm happy! Thank you man! The little problem or suggestion: could you return links to files on the first post? It's just that market keeps warning me about new version but for some reason I cannot download it from the market, it stays on 1%. Well simply saying would be nice to be able to download from this forum.
[Android Apps and Games] Chainfire:
This is indeed currently how it works. Tuning this as an option is not currently possible, but it will be in an upcoming version.

(1) This is indeed normal behavior - there is nothing to be done about this. As stated before this is a convenience vs battery lifetime trade-off, that you have to decide yourself is worth it or not. During a phonecall, SuperPower will not attempt to perform actions that may cause disconnects - these are postponed until the phonecall has ended.

(2) I haven't seen this behavior yet, what would help most is trying to pinpoint conditions under which it can be reliably reproduced. Logs of such a situation are helpful, but without reliable reproduction conditions I'd still largely be guessing at the cause (it's quite possible it's not actually SuperPower causing this, but a blackspot for either 2G or 3G reception... or maybe a subsystem crash that can be worked around, etc)

(3) At least on SGS, 600 is not possible on a stock kernel. 800 is, but I wouldn't really see the benefit to runnning it at 800 max vs the default 1000 max. I may be adding per app CPU options at a later stage, but this is pretty low on my priority list. (There will be added per-app settings for other things relatively soon, though).

(4) This is from the top of my head and may not actually be true, but I believe Android turns off the accelerometer by default when the screen is off. This may actually be device specific though (I know that for example on Windows Mobile this is heavily device specific, but then again, it didn't have a standard sensor API). This is also one of those things that is on my to-do list, but with low priority. GPS is also on the list, with a much higher priority. There's still quite some research to do on these (and similar) subjects, though.

Let me know if you come up with the things you forgot to mention.

Please let me know exactly which device and ROM you were using. At the moment, on SGS, 400 mhz sleep-death seems to be ROM-dependant.

Edit: nevermind, for future reference:

Captivate i897

Cognition v2.2Beta8.1

Reorient Kernel v2.1

Voodoo Lagfix

Backlight Notification

The problem with posting it here is that crashes aren't automatically logged. I'm thinking of a solution, though. Well get back to this on a later day.

As for the download issue, it seems Market is having a bad day. It took me about 15 tries myself to get the signed version of v0.62 on my device through Market, with all the failed downloads, etc.
[Android Apps and Games] Anon87:
Seems to working on HTC Desire

Sent from my HTC Desire
[Android Apps and Games] ludow:
Major bug here. WiFi will not reconnect after coming from sleep. Gives "error"(phone's WiFi dialog), ie infinite reconnection attempt. Had to uninstall.

JP6 and Voodoo Pre6
[Android Apps and Games] tokyogtr:
edit: nevermind.
[Android Apps and Games] bivrules:
Thanks Works Great

Works great on the Evo, I had a similar product that gave me great results but I like this one since it can govern the CPU speeds by itself without having to change to a fixed CPU speed.
[Android Apps and Games] techmik67:
So not using the cpu features, just really tweaking the 3g to be disabled/2g when on wifi, and the battery difference is AMAZING!!!

See signature for my setup....
[Android Apps and Games] mcmikecruz1:
can you make it turn 4g off , everything works fine so far just 4g keeps scanning
[Android Apps and Games] kuntri:
stuck at 100%

im stuck at 100% on market and app brain
[Android Apps and Games] johnnyy7:
I was using stock android lock screen.. wi-fi and BT will stay off with check box enabled, but not mobile data

cheers
[Android Apps and Games] s88:
if I need to turn off data and wifi during sleep.

how do you get the apps during sleep to work? for example, push gmail
[Android Apps and Games] Anon87:
See the options for 'schedule data'.
[Android Apps and Games] nemesys504:
Is there anyway we can choose our own X amount of minutes in the options instead of the preload times? Would give the end user more control. Also is there anyway to choose different delay times for each option under screen state like auto data disable after x amount of minutes and auto wi-fi disable after a different x amount of minutes. And is possible to delay these action longer than 5 minutes. Would love to choose my own minutes. And would love a 4G option to be intergreted into the app since I own an EVO. Love this app and would definitely buy it when it's out of beta. Would just like more control on timed options. Would make it a must have for a power user.
[Android Apps and Games] Chainfire:
The delay options used to be separate, but I rolled them up into a "master" delay a few versions back. Do you have a use-case as for why you would need this ?

As for setting it beyond 5 minutes, this would be counterproductive as SuperPower keeps the CPU turned on during this waiting period.

4G option is planned though I personally do not have a 4G device so this will be a while.
[Android Apps and Games] sundar2012:
Thanks for the App, Chainfire. Any chance you can make these compatible with Tasker plugins?
[Android Apps and Games] Chainfire:
Not at this stage, maybe later.

Please provide specific use-cases :)
[Android Apps and Games] Marcelo Reis:
Thank You!

First of all, thank you very much for this app.

Even though it's a beta, it has already given me a completely new taste for my SGS.

I am getting at least 50% more battery life than before.

It seems to me like the only major problem is switching bands GSM->WCDMA takes some time.

Perhaps if the switch was not forced, but instead GSM->GSM/WCDMA(auto mode)?
[Android Apps and Games] Chainfire:
As stated many times before, there is no way around this.

It is switching between GSM and GSM/WCDMA, by the way. It doesn't switch to WCDMA only :)

Interestingly, someone I know tested SuperPower on his Huawei device and switching took less than a second ! But on other devices it still takes a while, especially on HTC's.

Note that if you do not use the 2G/3G options, the other options still greatly reduce battery ussage.
[Android Apps and Games] sebzan:
Gonna give it a try!

Hello!

Gonna give this software a try, have been using Juice Defender for some time now but this looks interesting.

No probz installing it but how do I know that the software is working and doing what it should? I can´t see any icons or anything indicating it´s "on" so to say.

Anyone? Or I´m I just blind? ;)
[Android Apps and Games] s88:
Thanks, i am still trying to figure out how it works. I have difficulty seeing the instruction as the text inside apps during sleep was cut off.

if you don't mind, please elaborate more. thanks
[Android Apps and Games] risqu3:
Found a bug.

Galaxy s gt-i9000m

froyo 2.2 jp6

bug is if wifi settings state data can shut off if connected and charging settings states it shouldn't then it doesn't
[Android Apps and Games] Chainfire:
Could you possibly elaborate? I can interpret the above in at least two ways. A more elaborate explanation is needed.
[Android Apps and Games] discord2k:
Is this better?

I am currently using tasker and SetCPU to do some of these functions.

I have Tasker setup to disable my data everytime the screen shuts off and enable upon unlock. It also will wait 30 sec and then run sync for 30 sec and then shut sync off.

And I use SetCPU for the obvious purpose of scaling back my CPU when the screen is off.

I have had VERY good results with these two programs. My question is, what would be the advantage of running your app over these other two? I really appreciate what you have done with your software and would like to have a one stop shop app.
[Android Apps and Games] nemesys504:
Forget what I said everything works great
[Android Apps and Games] Chainfire:
Ok, but re: 4G I may have found what's needed to enable/disable it. I just have no way to test any of that functionality so it's making it hard to implement.
[Android Apps and Games] sebzan:
Hey!

Still no one who can tell me how I check if it´s working as it should? I have the SGS and the Darky´s ROM...
[Android Apps and Games] xantonin:
Works like a charm

I've installed this on my T-Mobile myTouch 3G unrooted OTA Froyo - it runs amazingly.

With the Froyo push my battery life died a lot, after this application it's only at 95% after 6 hours, which before this application after 6 hours I would be at 58%.

I am not using the 2G/3G switcher though. I know that it's a known concern but it's really as quick as my phone's built-in setting to "Use 2G only", so I wouldn't call it slow. My only problem is the PIN authentication (even with the PIN saved), perhaps if the switch can occur entirely in the background without showing me "Authorizing super user..." or anything, that'd be cool. Then I could unlock my phone and use it for a few seconds. Otherwise, I don't really care - it works, and amazingly well. Even with the switcher off.

It appears to disable 3G anyway when I turn off my screen. I notice at the Unlock screen I don't have an E or a 3G logo next to my wireless bars. I only have the wireless bars.

Anyway just wanted to say thanks and report my progress so far.
[Android Apps and Games] Vostradamus:
Installed on my i9000, rooted, jp6

Using it for scheduled data connection only, running fine so far.

Had just one minor glitch: one time the data conn. was not working even after SP re-enabled it, had to turn it off and on again via standard settings to make it work again.

At the time, the scheduling was set up this way: data on every 30 minutes for a 3 mins duration. Now I changed it to on every 45 mins for a 4 mins duration.

No more glitches so far.

Not a big deal, just though reporting it maybe could have been useful :p

Thanks heaps for the great app man, you definitely rock :D
[Android Apps and Games] Chainfire:
Well no not really... SuperPower just does it's thing - generally in the background. It isn't really visible at the moment, unless you are in a special mode it has a notification for.

It will ultimately become visible, when I finish the widget that will be part of SuperPower.

The PIN authentication is indeed very annoying. Wether or not it pops up on band switch depends on device and firmware. I can send the PIN code to the device invisibly, that is not a problem, however, I cannot hide the "normal" PIN screen (yet). So I overlay it with the "unlocking" screen. This is to prevent you from accidentally entering numbers in the "normal" PIN screen, because after 3 times it blocks your SIM.

I'm still looking for a way to truely hide this behaviour, though. So far, no luck :)

As for disabling 3G, no it does not. It disables data itself. This is why you do not have an E or 3G logo. This is not related to if you are actually using a 2G or 3G band. If you go to "about phone", "current status" you'll probably find it still lists "UMTS" as network.

I'm not sure what causes this. I've experienced it myself once as well, but I could confirm SuperPower actually told Android to turn on the data again. So it's a problem somewhere else in Android. If I can reliably reproduce it, I can find a workaround. As long as I can't reliably reproduce the issue, I can't fix it. Thanks for your report however, it does help, even if it does not solve anything immediately :)
[Android Apps and Games] Anon87:
What is this 'Tedd's Answer Call Tool - Remixed' I find on phone my after installing SuperPower?
[Android Apps and Games] nemesys504:
If possible I would love to test it for you. I'm pretty sure people in the EVO forum would too. I offer my phone as the first guinea pig for 4G testing knowing you are not responsible for any damage, that's why I have insurance. LOL. :D
[Android Apps and Games] stevedrz:
Detailed info on How Disable Data / Schedule Works

Hello all,

I'm a little confused at the moment as to the specifics of how the scheduled data options work, along side the "Disable Data" under screen options.

When Disable Data is configured on Screen Lock, does the device revert to the Scheduled Data options, or does it disable data alltogether? Should I leave disable data off, and then the schedule will happen?

Please advise, and if there is a valid FAQ that contains this information already, my apologies!