How to freeze an application using Titanium Backup. Reasonable freezing of programs using ROOT rights on a MEIZU smartphone

Sometimes system applications get in the way and you want to remove them. How to do this, our article will tell.

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One of common problems, which occurs to all new owners of Android - a large number of extra applications. Some just show paid versions, while others are their analogues, while others are completely outdated.

In other words, you want to get rid of them immediately, but you will have to suffer a lot in order to do this. Often, such applications are installed as system ones, and it will not work to remove them using the usual method. So let's talk how to remove system application on Android. We'll consider this operation on the example of using the utility Titanium Backup.

Disabling applications in the usual way

Before turning to such powerful tool, be sure to check if it's easier to get rid of the program:

• In the settings, find the applications section and find in it what you plan to erase
• If you see an active disable button, then use it, because it is the most secure and allows you to re-enable the application if necessary, if you change your mind later

If disabling or deleting is not possible, then only Titanium Backup will help. It allows you not only to freeze, but also to delete altogether unnecessary applications from the system.

How to uninstall an application through Titanium Backup?

For application this method you will definitely need root permissions. What they are and how to make them, you will learn.

It should be said in advance that any operation with system files carries a certain risk. As a result of rash actions, you can lose not only individual system options, but also lose it altogether. Therefore, think carefully before making any decision and once again look at the information on the Internet. Do not forget that the responsibility lies entirely with you.

Immediately after installation, give the program superuser rights so that it independently generates a list installed programs. You will find basic information about the program on the "Overview" tab.

When you doubt that you will not need the program in the future, it is better to just freeze it. At the same time, it will not bother you at all, as it will hide from the system, as if it does not exist. But if necessary or problems arise, it can be easily restored.

How to freeze the program?

To freeze via Titanium Backup:

1. Open the utility and give it root rights
2. Go to the backup section
3. Choose an app to freeze. For more convenient search use a filter that will show you only system applications
4. Click on name
5. A window will appear where you need to select a freeze

As mentioned earlier, this operation can still be undone. Therefore, if you want to use the program again, then do the same as above, but you must select the defrost.

How to uninstall the program?

Titanium Backup - Uninstall system files for Android

Programs are removed in approximately the same way:

1. Run Titanium Backup
2. Go to backups
3. Look for desired program and click on its name
4. In the new window, choose to delete it
5. You will be warned that the next step is very important. Read the information and, if you have not changed your mind, then confirm the action

We repeat once again that removing programs from the system can affect the system with unexpected problems that do not even always appear immediately, but in the process of work. Therefore, it is wiser to freeze first unnecessary programs and delete after some time.

Video: How to uninstall android system app using Titanium Backup?

operating room android system always considered more "advanced" mobile platform compared to iOS due to more freedom for third party applications. After all, this "freedom" allows programs to perform more tasks when running in background. However, the medal, as you know, has two sides: background processes can also negatively affect the time battery life.

It's one thing when you load your phone with applications that run in the background and bring some real benefit, and for this you are ready to sacrifice some part of the battery life. Another thing is if these are unoptimized applications constantly hanging in the background and wasting precious battery percentages. Android Developers are trying to solve this problem by placing more and more restrictions on what applications can do in the background, and the release of Android O uses the maximum restrictions on background processes.

However, the vast majority of users won't see Android O on their devices for at least a few more months, if at all. But if you're using Android 7.0 or Android 7.1, there's a simple solution to prevent apps from running in the background without root permissions and using third-party utilities(which can also eat away the battery). And in today's guide, we will show you how to manually prevent a particular gluttonous application (hello Facebook!) from running in the background - they will only work when actively used.

Instead of a warning

Apps like Facebook or any other messenger will completely stop syncing in the background. And if that's what you're after, I'm sure you don't mind. But don't be surprised that messages won't arrive on time (if at all) until this app is open.

A Guide to Restricting Any Application from Running in the Background

1. Create a folder named Android in the root of the C:\ drive.
2. Install the USB drivers for your device (links can be found at universal drivers for some devices).
3. In some cases, installing drivers will require you to disable authentication.
   • For Windows 7:
     When the computer is turned on, after BIOS boot, you must press the F8 key. In the menu that appears Additional Options download" select "Disable mandatory signature drivers". This method may not work the first time, so you should repeat the action or open a command prompt as an administrator and enter two commands:
     "bcdedit.exe /set loadoptions DDISABLE_INTEGRITY_CHECKS";
     "bcdedit.exe /set TESTSIGNING ON".
   • For Windows 8:
     You need to press the key combination Win + I, hold down Shift key and select "Shutdown" > "Restart". When you turn on your computer, select "Diagnostics" > " Extra options» > Boot Options > Restart. When loading, select the "Disable mandatory check driver signatures" by pressing the F7 key.
   • For Windows 10:
     You need to hold down the Shift key and select the menu "Start" > "Shutdown" > "Restart". Once downloaded, select Troubleshoot > Advanced Options > Boot Options > Restart. Then select "Disable Driver Signature Enforcement" by pressing the F7 key.
4. Download the archive and extract the files to android folder.
5. Install the App Inspector app on your smartphone.
6. Enable USB Debugging on your smartphone.
   You can do this in the "For Developers" section. You can find out how to open it.
7. Connect your phone to the computer with a USB cable.
   It is recommended to use original or cable good quality, and USB port 2.0 located on motherboard(for PC).
8. Change the connection type from "Charging Only" to "File Transfer (MTP)".
   This is not required on every device, but many manufacturers require it as a security measure before allowing ADB to work.
9. Open command prompt and navigate to the created folder Android team"cd c:\Android\" (commands are written without quotes).
10. Make sure the computer finds the device via ADB.
    To do this, you need to enter "adb devices" into the command line. On the appeared request on the phone for permission to debug by ADB on this computer you must click "Ok", while selecting the item "Always allow from this computer". If the device is visible, the text "List of devices attached" and a list of all devices (for example, xxxxxxx device) will be displayed. If “offline” is written instead of “device” or the list is empty, then you need to update ADB, check the drivers / cord, change the USB port / computer.
11. Run the App Inspector utility and select the App List (Ordered by name) item. Find and select the application that you want to restrict background work. The package name and version will be displayed below the program name.
12. Enter "adb shell" on the command line.
13. Then type "cmd appops set name.of.package RUN_IN_BACKGROUND ignore" where name.of.package is the package name you learned earlier in App Inspector.
    If after entering the command no errors are displayed and the new line to enter, then everything worked correctly.
14. To revert the changes and allow the app's background processes again, type "cmd appops set name.of.package RUN_IN_BACKGROUND allow".

If the commands in steps 13 and 14 don't work, try running them without "cmd". This may be required for some devices under Android control 6.0 Marshmallow or below.

How it works?

This command allows you to enable a hidden permission that is usually not available to the user in the Settings application - "RUN_IN_BACKGROUND". And the only way to modify it is to use "cmd appops" which is an interface command line for "App Ops" - Google's user rights management system.

Google added this hidden adb command, which allows you to prevent any application from receiving implicit broadcasts (i.e. waking up in the background), as well as preventing these applications from scheduling background services without using the JobScheduler (i.e. waking up at the wrong time, thus draining the battery). This option is really only meant to be used by developers who want to simulate how their app will perform under low memory conditions, but luckily we can also use it at our own discretion.

By removing dependencies on application background services, developers can optimize their program to run better on devices with low RAM. Google claims that apps optimized for these devices can improve both performance and overall user experience. At this year's Google I/O, the company announced a modified android version called Android Go, which will be used for smartphones with very low RAM, so it can be assumed that this command will be relevant for developers aimed at new platform. In any case, it can be quite useful for the average user as well.

Write in the comments below if this guide helped you and which application you blocked from running in the background.

The Google store now has a huge number of applications that we so love to download and leave on our devices. In addition, manufacturers "take care" of us by stuffing the firmware various services and branded software, which we are unlikely to ever need. At the same time, many programs are very fond of hanging in RAM, although in fact they are not needed there in 99% of cases. In this case, they do not disdain sometimes to pull the processor so that it allocates its power and time to them, as well as pull something from the network, generously consuming the battery and traffic with such actions. What to do? It is not always possible to delete, or something really needs to be left on the device, but to get rid of the constant freezing in memory. In this case, you can look at App Freezer (No Root).

App Freezer (No Root) just freezes applications, freeing system resources. At the same time, the very name of the application frankly hints that it does not even require root rights to work, and it will be able to in a non-rooted system.

Download the software and see a list of all installed applications. The first lines are occupied by those programs and services that are running and loaded into memory. We also see from above how many percent of the RAM this company eats up and how long the processor pulls.

We select several applications, potential clients for freezing and see how the data changes: we will be shown how many percent of RAM each application eats up, and how long it works with the processor, or a group of applications that you have selected.

App Freezer (No Root) is made according to all the canons of the Material-style. The application looks nice and, importantly, understandable. Tapas and gestures - that's all control, not even any settings.

Having selected those whom we want to freeze, press the snowflake button and wait a few seconds. The process went RAM free, and the battery life of your gadget should increase.

21.06.2015

• Android application App Quarantine Pro ROOT/FREEZE , version: 2.9, price: 69.95 rubles.

You definitely need everything preinstalled applications? A Google services?

Do not think, I am not an ardent opponent of Google. Moreover, this successful company is at the origins of the Android OS. Successful, and therefore obsessive. And imposing on you (and us, and in general almost everyone) something of its own in many areas of our life.

Google people have a lot to brag about. This is the same name search system, And Post service, and Street View cars, and the Android family of operating systems, and the failed Google Wave project, and the completely successful Google Chrome browser, and social network Google+, and a developing project Google Glass, and much more. In general, well done guys, they don’t get hung up on one thing, but they are always looking for something new, they bring innovations into our lives.

Now imagine that you have new smartphone on Android! Or a tablet! We bet one of your first thoughts will be: "Google services? What do I need them for? Delete or freeze, definitely!" These are the thoughts. Well, or something like that. Deleting an application is easier than ever, but what if you still need it? Or, let's say, there is an application that is needed once a month, and it eats resources perfectly every day. You can, of course, play around with autoload, spend some time setting up the Autostarts application, but ... But we are talking about freezing, as an easier way to get rid of long time from any application or service.

Why is it so cold? Yes, it's cryogen!

I want to ask you, dear readers: maybe you are familiar with the Titanium Backup application? Useful application what is there to hide. Recently the review was on Helpix.

One of Titanium's functions is to freeze objectionable applications. What does the term "freeze" mean in relation to an Android app? Intuition suggests that a freeze is a transfer of the state of some application from dynamic (working) to static (non-working). And, just as, for example, you can get dumplings from the freezer and cook them, you can also defrost a frozen application. And after defrosting, it will work as if nothing had happened. Using Titanium Backup, you can freeze almost any application, even the system one. But using Titanium only for freezing is like hammering in small furniture studs of a decent size with a hammer with a nail puller on the butt and some other useful stray, that is, not very rational.

I bring to your attention the App Quarantine Pro ROOT / FREEZE application (hereinafter simply App Quarantine).

Chips or features? Let there be features

I’ll tell you right away about two features of the App Quarantine application - these are groups and the ability to use Soft Root.

Soft Root is root rights that are valid until the first reboot. That is, they got root rights, did everything you need, rebooted and live on without this confused root. With regard to App Quarantine, it looks like this: we got temporary (soft) root rights, froze a bunch of applications and services, rebooted, lost root rights, but kept the temperature for the applications you specified in a deep minus. The App Quarantine application needs root rights only for freezing, that is, one-time. Well, it's convenient.

Further, what does the developer mean by the term "groups"? And he implies that applications can be combined into groups. Visually, this looks like moving the selected applications to the directories you created. And then these catalog groups can be frozen with one click along with the contents. And applications from one group are defrosted in one piece. Well, that's also convenient. Let's move on to practice?

Theory? This is boring... Let's get straight to practice

In addition to root rights (in any form), for the App Quarantine to function, you must enable USB debugging in the developer menu (on different devices may be called differently, but the meaning is the same).

The application starts quickly, faster than Titanium Backup. App Quarantine's interface is simple and elegant, with no frills.

At the top of the main form is a light blue control panel with two white button icons: "groups" (or directories) and "settings". The rest of the form is occupied by a list with two tabs: Applications and Quarantine.

Initially, the first tab is filled with a list of all applications installed on the system. The second tab (quarantine) is empty. But we will diligently fill it so that the first one lives freely and freely, and the device does not waste extra energy on unnecessary programs.

All custom applications signed in white, and system ones in red. Confusion is impossible. That is again convenient.

For example, take me. I'm worried about Google services and some kind of AppStats application that periodically wakes up my smartphone at a time when it should be fast asleep. In addition, what AppStats does - I could not find out, but its status as a system application is a little alarming - it's somehow scary to delete. Conclusion? Freeze, definitely. And we'll see.

Create a group "Permafrost". To do this, on the main form in the control panel, press the button with the folder icon, then add the folder (group) with a plus sign and give it a meaningful name.

Now you can tap on the floppy disk in the control panel to save the created folder. But we created it for a reason, but to make work easier - to freeze and unfreeze applications in a bunch, and not one at a time. Therefore, removing your finger from the save button, go to the "Applications" tab. And we note those of them that we frankly do not like. Here are the Google services.

And I don’t find something unknown AppStats. And all because it is not a system application, but a system service. And system services are not displayed in the list of applications. Therefore, we open App settings Quarantine and tap on the very first item "Filter". And here we already turn on the display of system services.

We return to the list of applications on the main form. We see that the list has expanded - the AppStats service has also appeared.

Yes, by the way, and groups appear in general list applications, but only if they contain at least one application (or service).

Tap on the group and open the contents of the directory group. The button with a pencil drawing (it is intuitively clear that this is the editing mode) opens the group editor.

The same editor can be opened if you switch from the main form to the group mode (using the button in the control panel) and tap on the required group.

In the editor, go to the "Applications" tab and check AppStats.

By the way, there is no search in the list of applications. Applications and services are sorted alphabetically, we are looking for what we need with our eyes. But there is a filter by permissions. When you click on the filter button, we get a permissions selection form. By default, "All Permissions" is checked. If unchecked, a list of all possible permissions will appear.

For example, you can mark the permission to send messages and see which applications remain in the list. And there will be a lot of them...

Now you can freeze (quarantine in App Quarantine terminology) either of these two applications, or both at once. For "individually" we mark one application (or several - multiple selection is possible), and the message "1 app selected" appears on the control panel.

With a cross on the left, you can cancel the selection, and with a closed lock on the right, the application can just be frozen. We freeze. The Permafrost group is now on the Applications tab and on the Quarantine tab. In the first tab, the group contains non-frozen applications (Google services), and in the second - frozen ones (AppStats). We freeze Google services in the same way. Now the "Permafrost" group has completely moved to "Quarantine" along with its contents.

Similarly, you can unfreeze applications: open a group, mark one-several-all applications and press the open lock button in the control panel.

The unfrozen application is returned to the general list of applications.

But why all these extra gestures? After all, we have groups! And I called the group "Permafrost" so not because I liked the name. In this group, I will have applications (and services) that I am not going to defrost (neither all together, nor individually). Therefore, returning to the original data, we proceed as follows:
1. Create a group "Permafrost".
2. We put Google and AppStats services in it.
3. In the general list of applications, mark our group.
4. We freeze the group with a button with a closed lock.
5. That's it, forget about these applications, they won't bother us anymore.

You can create an unlimited number of groups. Also, in the group editor, you can change the group names or delete them.

Thus, we get a very convenient tool for freezing / defrosting applications. First, there is no need to work with each application individually. Secondly, using groups, you can configure the freezing of applications that are mostly not needed, but sometimes required. We create a separate group for such applications and freeze it. And when applications from it are required, we defrost. Used and froze back. Convenient, very convenient. Thirdly, groups can be created not only on the principle of eternal or temporary freezing. Groups can also be created on the subject of applications: create, for example, a group for update services and run (unfreeze) it from time to time or as needed.

By tapping on an application in quarantine, a form opens with information about the application and two buttons.

The first - with the android icon - redirects us to the system information about the application. The second - with an icon Google Play- sends (well, of course!) To the store for bread.

And yet a little boring theory - settings

Let's go over the settings anyway, since there are not so many of them.

Paragraph "Filter" we already know.

Paragraph "Widgets", as the name suggests, contains the app's widget settings. And here, too, there is something interesting and convenient.

We can create a 1x1 widget on the desktop for any application and even a group. A widget is an application shortcut with a small padlock icon. By tapping on the widget, the specified application will be frozen or unfrozen - depending on the previous state. Accordingly, the lock icon will change from open to closed and vice versa. By tapping on the widget, a small form with a lock icon is displayed. Tap on the lock freezes or unfreezes the application. For the group widget, a form is displayed with the "Enable all" and "Disable all" buttons, as well as a list of its applications.

But if you check "Instant launch" in the settings, then for the widget of a single application everything will happen without any extra forms: tap - frozen, tap - unfrozen.

The "Custom View" switch enables the rest of the widget settings:

An interesting video clip FOR EXPERIENCED USERS. About which applications can be frozen by obtaining ROOT rights to MEIZU smartphone.

Please note that freezing individual applications can lead to precarious work device, all changes are made by the user at their own peril and risk. We also recall a pleasant moment: ROOT on MEIZU smartphones is easy to get, this is a built-in option, and it does not void the warranty.

List of programs on the example of M1 Note:
App Center (we freeze if we don’t need a Chinese software store, but I personally needed it to download a Google installer, it didn’t come in handy afterwards)
Game Center (freeze if you don't need a Chinese game store)
Key Chain (a function with which, in a protected form, the user's personal data (logins and passwords) is stored. We freeze if you do not need it.
Launcher3 (stock launcher, freeze only after third-party installation)
Meizu game frame (a game service that does not affect anything can be frozen)
MusicFX (HD effects, for the stock player. We freeze with the stock player if we use others)
MzMPay (payment service for App Center. Freeze if not needed)
RSS reader (clear and without words, we freeze if we don't use it)
Browser ( stock browser, freeze if we use another)
Video (stock video player. Freeze if you like a third-party one, but note that video playback in the camera will stop working)
Voice.Assistant (we freeze if it is not necessary, but it is not necessary, because there is no Russian)
Voice recorder (stock voice recorder, we freeze if you do not use it and do not record communication conversations)
Friends ( Chinese service Weibo, you can freeze)
Instructions (freeze if you have already studied)
Keyboard (stock keyboard, freeze only after installing a third-party keyboard.)
SIM contacts(we freeze if we do not use the contact list on the SIM card).
Location (used when receiving coordinates about your location by GPS. Freeze if you do not use GPS)
Music (stock audio player, freezes with MusicFX. Freeze only if you use another one)
cloud service(we freeze if we don’t use the Chinese “cloud”)
System update (we freeze if we update the firmware not by air)
Personalization (we freeze if we do not use a Chinese theme and wallpaper store)
Search ( chinese app weather, you can freeze, BUT on Android firmware 5.1 when it freezes problems with the alarm!)
Mail ( mail client. We freeze if not needed, or if there is an analogue)
Risovalka (for those who like to draw. Freeze if not needed)
Synchronization service (copying and storing contacts, notes, settings, etc. in Flyme account. We freeze if you prefer synchronization from Google account)
Print spooler (a set of components that control the printing process. Freeze if you are not sure that you need it)
网络位置 - (web location, can be frozen)
语音设置 - (voice settings of something there, you can freeze it)