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Well, due to the fact that Sprint wanted to screw me on my Evo trade-in for a GS3, I decided to keep my Evo LTE and root it.
I know, I know. I had the same reservations about rooting as many of you. But PLEASE BELIEVE ME when I say the process is simple as ever!! Have you ever installed a printer drive on your computer? Rooting the Evo LTE is like doing that. Its very very simple, and you'd have to be a complete MORON to screw it up. I have never rooted my phone before, and I've been using Android for 2 years. I finally took the plunge and was amazed at how simple it was to root this phone. I am even more amazed at how the little settings I tweaked dramatically enhanced the performance of this Evo!! No more sense reloads, better multitasking, I could not be happier. (wait, I take that back. I could be happier-- if Google Wallet was working.... arrgggg!!)
All I did was follow the exact instructions from the videos posted here:
How to Root/Unroot HTC Evo 4G LTE! [Windows/Mac/Linux][One-Click] - xda-developers
Everything you need to root your phone is there and its a piece of cake... Also, if you need to unroot, there is an included app installed in the app drawer that makes it easy to unroot if you ever need to.
After it's done, go ahead and play with it. Nothing has changed. Its the same phone, same UI, same Sense. Now, you have completed half the process of improving the performance of this device..
next thing is to go to Google Play and download Rom Toolbox Lite. It only works for rooted phones. After it's installed, open the app, grant it permission to access the root directory. Then slide over to the Performance section and scroll down to Auto Memory Manager. Get a pen or pencil and write down these values in case you want to return these to their original values:
Use the sliders for each section to slide to the following values:
Foreground Application: 10 MB
Visibile Application: 12 MB
Secondary Server: 20 MB
Hidden Application: 40 MB
Content Provider: 40 MB
Empty Application: 64 MB
EDIT: I also forgot to mention that you must also tap "apply on boot" Thanks to Cloak.n.dagger for pointing this out
Then tap "apply". If you ever want to play with these values on your own, remember that you have to arrange them in a pyramid. That means that each value must be smaller than the one below it, or you will notice apps crashing.
After doing that, tap the back key, and tap on "build.prop Tweaks".
Again, get a pen or pencil to write down the values if you want to go back to the original ones.
use the slider to adjust the VM Heap to 75m. DO NOT TOUCH the LCD Density.
Tap on "apply" and the phone will ask to reboot. Go ahead and let it reboot.
After that, you are done. You should see multitasking much improved! Also, you will not notice anymore Sense reloads. I also noticed a big reduction in lag. Temple Run no longer lags nearly as much. NOW THIS IS THE PHONE I WANT IT TO BE!!!
I know, I know. I had the same reservations about rooting as many of you. But PLEASE BELIEVE ME when I say the process is simple as ever!! Have you ever installed a printer drive on your computer? Rooting the Evo LTE is like doing that. Its very very simple, and you'd have to be a complete MORON to screw it up. I have never rooted my phone before, and I've been using Android for 2 years. I finally took the plunge and was amazed at how simple it was to root this phone. I am even more amazed at how the little settings I tweaked dramatically enhanced the performance of this Evo!! No more sense reloads, better multitasking, I could not be happier. (wait, I take that back. I could be happier-- if Google Wallet was working.... arrgggg!!)
All I did was follow the exact instructions from the videos posted here:
How to Root/Unroot HTC Evo 4G LTE! [Windows/Mac/Linux][One-Click] - xda-developers
Everything you need to root your phone is there and its a piece of cake... Also, if you need to unroot, there is an included app installed in the app drawer that makes it easy to unroot if you ever need to.
After it's done, go ahead and play with it. Nothing has changed. Its the same phone, same UI, same Sense. Now, you have completed half the process of improving the performance of this device..
next thing is to go to Google Play and download Rom Toolbox Lite. It only works for rooted phones. After it's installed, open the app, grant it permission to access the root directory. Then slide over to the Performance section and scroll down to Auto Memory Manager. Get a pen or pencil and write down these values in case you want to return these to their original values:
Use the sliders for each section to slide to the following values:
Foreground Application: 10 MB
Visibile Application: 12 MB
Secondary Server: 20 MB
Hidden Application: 40 MB
Content Provider: 40 MB
Empty Application: 64 MB
EDIT: I also forgot to mention that you must also tap "apply on boot" Thanks to Cloak.n.dagger for pointing this out
Then tap "apply". If you ever want to play with these values on your own, remember that you have to arrange them in a pyramid. That means that each value must be smaller than the one below it, or you will notice apps crashing.
After doing that, tap the back key, and tap on "build.prop Tweaks".
Again, get a pen or pencil to write down the values if you want to go back to the original ones.
use the slider to adjust the VM Heap to 75m. DO NOT TOUCH the LCD Density.
Tap on "apply" and the phone will ask to reboot. Go ahead and let it reboot.
After that, you are done. You should see multitasking much improved! Also, you will not notice anymore Sense reloads. I also noticed a big reduction in lag. Temple Run no longer lags nearly as much. NOW THIS IS THE PHONE I WANT IT TO BE!!!
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