Android Magazine 58 - 2015 UK

NaptimeplugsrightintotheOS.Thisis

where the labels for each of the settings comes

from,sotheyaren’tparticularlyfriendlyfromthe

user’s perspective. Thankfully, each one comes

with its own explanation.

Understand Naptime

Taptheboxnexttoanoptionandtypeina

new value. Hit the disk icon to save and apply it.

For example, Inactive timeout measures how long

before the OS decides to check whether the

phoneisinactivebyusingvarioussensors.

Start experimenting

The values are set in milliseconds so

60,000 equals one minute. Decreasing the

Inactive timeout value makes Doze kick in sooner

so it saves power quicker, but this also means the

sensors are being used more often to check.

Anewlength

Change only one or two values at a time to

see if there is any noticeable impact on battery life

(either good or bad). Tap the menu button and hit

Restore defaults to undo all of your changes and

return to normal.

Tread carefully

Managinginactiveappsisasimplewayof

takingcontrolofwhatishappeningon

yourdevice.Butifyouwantmorepower,

thentherootappNaptime,freefromthe

Playstore,issomethingyoushouldlookat.

NaptimeisanappforconfiguringDoze,

thenewpower-savingfeatureinAndroid

6.0.NormallyDozejustworks,without

configurableoptionsorauserinterface–you

wouldn’tevenknowitexistedifyouhadn’t

readaboutit,butwhileit’sagreatideait

isn’tperfect.Dozeonlykicksinwhenyour

phoneiscompletelystillandunused.Some

peoplewouldlikeittobeabitmore

aggressivetostretchtheirbatteriesfurther.

Naptimedoesthisandrequiresroot.

ConfigureDozefor

Go to the Play store and download Build

PropEditor.Thisfreeappneedsrootandit

enables you to edit the build.prop system

settings file on your Android device.

Build Prop Editor

Tapthe+icontocreateanewProperty

Name labelled net.tethering.noprovisioning, then

set the Value to True. Save your changes and

reboot your phone for it to take effect.

Make your tweak

You can now test whether tethering

works properly. You should always make a

backupofthebuild.propfilebeforeyouedititso

that you can restore if there are any problems.

Test tethering

Unlocktetheri

onaNexus

Tetheringislockedonsomeversionsof

thenewNexusphonesonsomenetworks.

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HarnessthepowerofDozeandextendyour

batterylifeevenfurther

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Reboots

are necessary

for modding. You can

make it easier on your

Xperia device by flashing

the Advanced Power Menu

from bit.ly/1RN0XEY that

enables you to reboot

to Recovery

mode.