Android Magazine UK - Issue No. 49

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Superfast fixes

Once you have downloaded the app you

will be shown a long list of times when processes

kick in automatically on your device. Don’t fret

though, the entries that we are looking for should

be at the very top of that list, marked During

Startup and After Startup.

Download and install

1

Syncing is nice, but it

means your device is

checking up on things

every few minutes or so.

Turn it of f and

remember to sync

manually to free up

some memory.

Superfast and

simple fixes

Using a faster SD card

will speed up the

transfer of data and

shave a couple of

seconds off the load

times. Class 6 or class

10 are the ones you

should look out for.

Use a faster

SD Card

Cutting down on the

number of widgets

you’ve got running on

your homescreens will

cut down the amount of

power and memory

you’re using when you’re

just looking for an app.

Cut down on

widgets

Go to the developer

options, scroll down to

Window animation scale

and set it to Animation

off. Transitions won’t be

as smooth, but they

won’t use as much

memory either.

Turn of f

animations

Make sure you’ve got

the most up to date

stable version of

whatever ROM you’re

using. The same goes

for nonrooted users as

well. And keep your apps

up to date too.

Keep up

to date

If you are still unsure about what you can

and can’t turn off, hit the menu button in the

top-right corner of the screen. Tap the box marked

‘Hide system apps’ and anything that the system

requires to run will be taken out of the list so you

know what you can change.

Hide system apps

There are going to be a lot more processes^4

at this point, so take your time to see which of

them you want to activate when your phone or

tablet has turned on. To alter the settings, just tap

on one of the processes and then tap on the

button marked Disable.

After Startup

3

First check the During Startup box. Most of

these should be system processes that you need

to run in order to get your device up and running. If

you are unsure what any of them are, a quick

Google search should set you right. Now check the

After Startup box.

Check During

2

If your phone or tablet is taking a lot of time to boot up when you turn it on, it could be

because you’ve got too many apps clamouring to turn themselves on at the same time. Don’t

worr y though, there is a simple way around this and it’s called Autostarts. This easy to use

app lets you kill any processes that are making your boot up time chug, meaning that your

rooted A ndroid dev ice should turn on in record time. It’s a paid app so if you are unsure

whether you need it or not, it is a good idea to make use of the Google Play store’s half hour

refund window to try it out.

Use Autostarts to set which apps boot up when you start

your rooted phone or tablet

Speed up start up

with Autostarts