Android Device Performance Optimization

Today. Most Android device with the 5000mah battery and better battery usage management system. At here I am sharing several useful guidelines for the people looking for tips for the Android device battery draining fast. 5000mah battery, and totally good for like a 3000mah battery capacity battery life span, what?

At here, following the guidelines at your own risk. It's a summary of guidelines. Not a step by step. After reading, just up to you what is the guides are good for you.

Some devices maybe behavior different,Iike same apps maybe lame, same apps stop working due to safety precautions issues. Some apps not look good looking. And most of the time, you need more touching the settings allowed the apps to run when needed.

At here, I am on a poco c71 Android 15 operating system smartphone. Different brand of devices, some settings maybe on different settings titles, just using the search feature on the settings, type in the titles and searching for it.

What's the Android phone you really need? Look at the budget. What's the stuff you want to do it on the device. If just need a device for most Android apps compatibility, like banking apps system requirements, finance apps, privacy apps, a latest version of Android operating system is a better in all situations, even for regular apps. If not serious about screen quality, a fullHD budget device with 3gb or above memory and 64gb storage with support external storage SD card and dual SIM card or you prefer eSim. In some case you need contactless too. On your budget. Always get OEM latest version Android operating system device, not those can upgrades to latest version Android operating system device. Because OEM operating system is customized to the device. Upgradeable meaning to a operating system customized to a different latest device put in the older model device, can causes unexpected things situation drive user headache.

Let's go.

Just remember that, always backup data to other locations, example clouds storage, SD card, and external drive.

Reset device, and factory reset, the device. In condition, it's a new device just first time start-up for first time. Reset devices, factory reset at least 2 time. You still need to signed in Google account then factory reset device. It's to a clean system only OEM pre installed OEM apps，a factory reset can remove the unknowns apps installed third party, for safety purposes. And in some case , the device still pre configuration settings on device in engineering mode, it's not suitable for a end user. Also applicable to the device just returned from repairs and service, warranty, RMA. A clean environment.

In condition, the device having issues on slow changing and not charging using fast charging and OEM charging device. A factory reset is recommended.

In case , factory reset is not a good idea, due to complicated apps registration, requirements, licenses, MDM device and others scenario's. It's better referring to the person in charge for a resolution.

Operating system update is recommended by many. If it's a company MDM device. Update Android device operating system to latest version. And patches and improvements in most cases.

Operating system update, recommended. Latest version os update mostly develop for latest model device. Security fixing, performance improvement, stability. In most cases. It fixes issues.

Sometimes. Operating system update is the reason behind device issues, example battery drain, lame, overheating, slow changing and others issues. Most of the latest os update, it's develop for latest hardware device, more powerful hardware components, better CPU, and others stuff. Compatible issues.

In condition, OEM operating system works best, no issues. User can disable the system update. User can disable it on system update page, like options ask for user action for updates. Disable automatic system update on developer mode. If it's a personal device.

Some brand name device, it's no way to disable automatic system update.

It's upto the user.

To enable developer mode. Go-to settings, about phone, continuely touching the build number until a message show up.

Go back to settings, developer options. User can enable disable the available options.

To Improve apps navigation.

User can disable those animation scale, duration scale. Set to zero. No more beautiful interesting animation on apps navigation.

Automatic system update

User can disable the automatic device operating system update, depends on the user scenario.

Disable HW overlays

Enable disable HW overlays, always using GPU screen composing. Experiment Enable and Disable this option to feel it is any good. This option reset to disable after device rebooted.

Force allow apps on external

Enable this option to install apps on SD card. In case the internal storage almost full. Important apps for better performance recommend install it on internal storage.

Ask search engine for answer

Many settings in developer mode. Ask search engine what's the settings do. Enable a settings at your own risk. Some settings reset to default after device rebooted, some not.

Don't automatic apps update. Recommend setting for Google play. In condition user want to manually to update few individuals apps only.

Automatic apps update always recommend for better user experience.

Each time new version of apps update always have something apps bug fixes and improvement. And new features.

So. Something maybe happened not expecting. New version apps also means, new features new bug more heavy resources usage. And also means most of the case , it getting better performance and good user experience too.

OEM Pre install apps

In most cases. The OEM pre install apps, system apps normally is stable enough for user. If those apps is not the favorite apps daily apps, recommend stay in OEM per install version. To uninstall update for OEM pre install apps, use can look for it at the apps details top corner option.

User can experience the performance impact before and after pre install apps updated. User can feel it.

Disable pre install apps

Disable those pre install apps, in case user not really sure when is the last time using the apps. Some pre install apps, only can disable it after getting update, only way apps appear in apps list. Some of the pre install apps can uninstall completely, in case after uninstall pre install apps something's gone wrong, a factor reset only method to restore the apps. If a modified operating system, using third party apps to uninstall pre install apps, it is one way ticket. To free up internal storage space, use android sdk tool, user can uninstall the pre install apps, and restore pre install apps after factory reset.

App Battery usage. Always disable allow background usage for not important apps, to reduce battery usage. User can go-to settings, apps, app info.

Mobile data usage

Disable the background data usage, reduce battery usage and mobile data usage for not critical role apps. Go-to settings, apps, app info.

Stop apps after screen lock

Go-to battery, stop apps after screen lock. Enable, for the apps automatic close when lock screen. For not critical role apps. To reduce system resources.

Auto launch management

Go to battery, auto launch management, app auto launch and app secondary launch. User can enable the apps to make apps automatic launch on device start-up. Disable, is recommended for not critical role apps. To reduce system resources usage.

Force stop apps after using. Is recommended manually force stop apps. Operating system capable to suspend apps when apps inactive. Just user manually force stop apps , it's mean the apps is closed. For free up system resources.

In the conditions, those apps is not critical role apps.

Wi-fi G recommend in many ways to reduce battery usage and longer distance and stronger signal. User can customize a WiFi G access point on a wireless router, and other access point for latest available. Wi-fi G bandwidth is lower compare to latest wireless technology.

Wireless repeater

A wireless repeater is useful when the access point signal is not stable. wireless repeater also can help device reduce battery usage. When the access point signal is not stable, data dropped causes more network activity and device may have to do more work and more battery usage.

A firewall.

At here, netguard. User can found the apps with Google play. Url provided below here. It's a open source apps.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.faircode.netguard

At here I am not promote the apps, but usefully features. I am using netguard since my first android device for better manage apps connected to internet. In netguard, user can allow and block apps connected to internet, wi-fi and mobile data. Use can see what apps is using internet, block the apps if not relevant and not necessary internet connection.

User also can using hosts file to blocked unwanted internet connection. Url provided below to learn more.

https://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm

Another one, is some odd and behave strange activity apps may not connected to internet, the odd apps not working correctly.

Several features available in the netguard, user can discover the purpose of the features, some request to purchase, standard features is working for regular user.

Antivirus

A antivirus apps for Android device. At here I am not promote the apps, but usefully apps features. User can look for Antivirus Drweb light. Url provided below here.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.drweb

When user feel something strange. Full scan the device using antivirus apps. Drweb light easy for user experience, the apps show up relevant message in case found something strange.

Go-to settings, scheduled power off/on. Daily schedule power on and power off the device before wake up at morning.

Restart the device after using it, and schedule reboot device. Restart device can free up system resources and improve system performance and safety.

Left to check phone gesture feature

Go-to settings, gesture. Enable left to check phone. By enabled this is left to check phone, user don't need to pressed power button to unlock screen.

Android Accessibility Suite

By using the Android Accessibility Suite, several usefully features available. Like shutdown, restart, lock screen, screen shot and several features available just a simply touch.

Go-to settings, Accessibility, accessibility manu, enabled accessibility manu shortcut.

For Android device without Android Accessibility Suite pre install. Url provided below here.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.marvin.talkback

App Limits, using search bar look for it. Set time limits for apps.

User can set time limits for every apps. At here, this also can using app limits to stop app running in background, select the app and select 0 minute, for not critical role apps. This can prevent the apps run on background to reduce system resources usage. When user want to use the app, user can delete the limit and adjust the setting manually, and put it back to 0 minute after using the app.

User can feel the difference in system performance and battery usage.

Uninstall app causes issues. If user experience the device become lame, apps navigation become slow, open apps delayed, keyboard slow responded and just lame.

Some of the apps is locking up a file on read and write mode, continuely access the storage. Even know the apps already closed, or app running in background or the apps inactive, the app continuely access the storage. In some scenario, device having charging issues.

How to identify the app causes issues? Can look for last app installed on device or last few apps installed, uninstall the app, monitor behavior. If after uninstall the app, above issues no more experience it, the app causes issues.

If pre install apps updated causes above issues, uninstall the apps update. Google play store set to manually apps update.

Go-to settings, notification, app notifications. Select listing all apps.

Disable all those apps notifications meaning less, disable those showing not important message. Disable those apps user didn't want the notifications show up. Only enable notifications for critical role apps.

Enable notifications for apps, also means another apps is running in background, a background task. Using system resources, battery usage, data usage.

Notifications also annoying when check for not important notifications too.

Nowadays. with developer mode enabled, app accessibility enabled, disabled notifications. Disable Google play store app. some of the apps may not working, example those app processing sensitive data.

Many apps depending on Google play store app to work correctly. By disable Google play store app, those app processing sensitive data apps depending on Google play store app may not working.

From this unexpected behavior. Maybe can prevent unexpected remote control access to the device to do illegal activity. Always not install apps apk file get from social media or any unknown sources. Never install apps within app, so-called drive by install.

Add another layer of security, install a firewall. Always checking apps start up when system start up. Checking apps battery usage. Checking firewall apps connected to internet.

Following the tips and guidelines at your own risk.

Left to check phone features options not available. Using the google desk clock to bring up the lock screen.

Set alarms for every days. Alarms sound set to none. Add alarms start with 12:05am for 1 minute. Following up with 15 minutes to 30 minutes add up. All above alarms added to bring up lock screen.

Those personal alarms, set a alarms sound.

Sometimes, the screen sleeping too long. Too sleepy to wake up. This method avoiding the device power button pressed.

Url provided below here.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details/Clock?id=com.google.android.deskclock