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plasticarmyman

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Oct 27, 2011
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So, just got my Motion in the mail....activated it and found that it is already at 1.5 stock :)

but browsing around the settings i have found a few things you all may interested in...

Turning off Mobile Data:

Menu > System Settings > Data Usage > Mobile Data


Limiting Background Apps

This is a feature built in to ICS

Menu > System Settings > Developer Options > scroll down to Background process limit

set it to whatever you please...but be warned you may mess things up...and don't blame me


Easy way of figuring out what can be uninstalled

Click the gear icon in the upper right corner when in the app drawer...apps that can be uninstalled will have a red circle with an X on the top right of the icon


you can edit the quick toggle bar in the notification pull down screen

scroll it all the way to the right and click "edit"


setup face unlock

Menu > Lockscreen Options


Turn off capacitative buttons backlight

this will increase your battery life...and it's already in a setting

Menu > System Settings > Display > Font Key Light and click the box :)


i'm sure i'll find more and i will update this as i find more...

Enjoy your Motion! Support the Developers and Sign the petition to get the bootloader unlocked!

http://androidforums.com/lg-motion-4g/615130-help-unlock-bootloader.html
 
I thought that would be it too but doesn't work, no vibration letting me move it.

It's the calendar if that makes a difference.

well...i tried about 4 different apps right now...and they all were able to dock and remove...press and hold...don't move your finger at all...if that doesn't work i don't know what will...download a different launcher...Nova and Apex are both decent
 
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So, just got my Motion in the mail....activated it and found that it is already at 1.5 stock :)




Limiting Background Apps

This is a feature built in to ICS

Menu > System Settings > Developer Options > scroll down to Background process limit

set it to whatever you please...but be warned you may mess things up...and don't blame me



i tried all these setting and didnt really notice anyhthing any one else
 
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So, just got my Motion in the mail....activated it and found that it is already at 1.5 stock :)




Limiting Background Apps

This is a feature built in to ICS

Menu > System Settings > Developer Options > scroll down to Background process limit

set it to whatever you please...but be warned you may mess things up...and don't blame me



i tried all these setting and didnt really notice anyhthing any one else


switch it to 3 and then start a whole bunch of programs and instead of backing out go to the home screen...and then go to task manager...it should only have the most recent 3 running...

it saves RAM mostly...nothing amazing or horribly noticeable but something worth mentioning IMO
 
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Yeah, very few peripherals....even when new/few apps installed/with scads of memory/storage...
...don't run into problems by using up all available resources.
A nice script to reboot ones phone daily, say after hours, Would be real helpful for that n any frozen process, etc.
(Fuzzy get working on this :p )

write your own script for that...it's rather easy...or you could use ROM Toolbox to do so...in the Script Manager section..

try looking around and checking stuff out :) it's Android...pretty easy to figure stuff out
 
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