An extension to the built in Android Battery Saver

Tyler Nijmeh

Last update: Jan 6, 2023

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Overview

Buoy

An extension to the built in Android Battery Saver

Description

The built-in Android battery saver mode is actually quite powerful. The only disappointment is that none of it is configurable out of the box. That's where Buoy comes in. Buoy makes using the built-in battery saver feasible in any situation. If you want mild savings during the day without impeding performance, it can be done. If you need to squeeze every last ounce of power out of your device, it can be done. If you want anything in between, it can be done!

Features

Buoy uses hidden Android settings to specify custom behavior for the built in battery saver. Features include the following toggles:

Advertising to other apps that low power mode is enabled
Android's data saver for metered WiFi or mobile data connections
The built-in dark mode
Launch boost to accelerate app starts
Vibration
Showing window and activity animations
Allowing apps to use the SoundTrigger HAL
Deferring full device backups for later
Deferring app setting backups for later
Using the built-in web firewall to protect against possibly malicious sites
Changing the location access mode restrictions for apps
Reducing the max brightness of the panel
Forcing all apps into standby mode
Forcing all apps to not check data in the background
Disabling unnecessary sensors
Using the Always-On-Display
Putting the device into deep sleep as soon as the screen turns off

Sticky Low Power

Buoy also enables something called "sticky" low power mode. Usually, when the device is plugged in and unplugged, the low power mode is then disabled. However, sticky mode re-applies low power mode afterwards to continue saving battery.

Disclaimers

Note that this app requires the WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS permission that can be granted with EITHER a PC using ADB or root. Root is NOT required for this app, it is optional. Android 8.0+ is supported, with more features enabled on Android 10+.

Uninstalling the app will not reset the battery saver configuration. You must click the Reset button to undo all changes made by Buoy.

Comments

app is crashing on start android 10 uniherthz titan

Launching first time it show for me to set permission. After setting it via adb through : adb shell pm grant com.draco.buoy android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS the app restarted but then crashed. I restared phone, but app is crashing everytime i launch it

Using titan with android 10 (by titan) with a lot of default apps and bloatware disabled via adb commands

Any suggestion on how to be able to run your app. At least 2 other people reported the same n google f**cK play store

opened by goodyes 2
Reset app not visible

Hello sir i have restore setting and written s in name of setting which doesn't exist Now even after multiple installation it's not working and not showing any option to reset because app is not even opening can you please help your app is really helpful for me please help

opened by Parekhshivam 0
Buoy locked my refresh rate to 60Hz
Hey Draco,

I really loved the app, It does in fact help with the battery but I am facing some issues with it. First of all, It locked my phone's refresh rate to 60Hz unless I connect the charger to my phone. Here are the things I have tried so far:-

Restarting my phone.

Resettings Settings through Buoy app then uninstalling it.

Tried using SetEdit to force the minimum refresh rate back to 120.

Resetting the "Battery & Performance" app on my phone.

Disabling Battery Saver and Enable Performance Mode.

Charging the phone (It stays at 120Hz when charging)

None of these worked for me, I am still facing the issue. The second issue I am facing is that when I disable the Battery Saver the app doesn't reset the settings so like If my settings are to disable the animations when the battery saver is active when I disable the battery saver the animations stay disabled until I go and enable them back up. Anyways, here are the details you might need:-

Phone: POCO X3 NFC (Not Rooted) Model: M2007J20CG MIUI Version: 12.5.4 Official Stable (RJGMIXM) Android Version: 11
help wanted question
opened by ZubyanUwU 2
Feedback

If you're using one of the profiles, maybe show that?

Please also describe which each setting does, like what does advertise_is_enabled etc?

Dark mode.

opened by Robin-Sch 0
Another app overriding profile settings

Possibly a Samsung on Android 11 thing, I don't rememeber this being an issue on 10.

Sometimes after awaking from Deep Doze I notice some apps have been killed in the background which is not the way I've set my device up (I use "Moderate" profile with 1 or 2 tweaks in your app) - when I go into Buoy and check I notice everything has been changed for some reason, notably the "Force kill/standy" options are flicked on (which is whats killing my apps.)

Perhaps you could look into this?

opened by privacyguy123 1

Releases(build-72b8e38_1659159980)

build-72b8e38_1659159980(Jul 30, 2022)

Source code(tar.gz)
Source code(zip)
app-release-unsigned.apk(1.85 MB)
app-release.aab(1.67 MB)
app-release.apk(1.91 MB)
build-e6adc06_1639768225(Dec 17, 2021)

Source code(tar.gz)
Source code(zip)
app-release-unsigned.apk(1.85 MB)
app-release.aab(1.67 MB)
app-release.apk(1.91 MB)

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Tyler Nijmeh

Android+Linux Developer | Kotlin, Python, Shell | Cal Poly Pomona 2024

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