Fix Android 5.0 Lollipop Boot Animation Memory Leak
Android Lollipop is the latest treat from Google as well as all of us like it for the horde of features that came together with the latest OS release. events apart, all of us understand that the Android Lollipop came with a number of bugs which triggered serious lags as well as battery drain issues. The two quick minor updates (5.0.1 & 5.0.2) from Google did repair most of the bugs however there are still some bugs crawling the code in our devices.
One such bug is the boot animation memory leak bug which consumes higher amounts of memory during boot forcing the kernel to kill few processes (might be core services as well) triggering serious lags. arter97 of XDA has discovered a workaround for this problem as well as according to him “the present Lollipop boot animation application does not release the resources held to play previous frames” which may be the root cause of the issue.
According to the developer’s research, almost all the gadgets (except for the TouchWiz based Samsung device) autumn prey to this bug triggering extremely unsteady UI. In this guide, a customized boot animation binary is utilized to replace the existing binary to repair the issue. however before going into the process, let’s me tell you the results I observed after trying this fix.
I’ve downloaded the repair data as well as did whatever according to the developer’s instructions. Initially, my Android One gadget (CM 12) took approximately 35 seconds to boot as well as after the repair it was reduced to 32 seconds which isn’t a excellent enhancement in boot time. However, I’ve observed a smooth operation publish boot which was a excellent enhancement over the laggy starts which I utilized to deal with earlier. Similarly, I tested it on Moto G running stock Lollipop as well as I’ve observed similar results except the boot time was improved from 38 seconds to 29 seconds.
Note: Both the gadgets have tons of apps installed which may lead to a bit inaccuracy however I’ve calculated the boot time thrice (Complete shut down before booting) after applying the patch as well as got consistent results.
So, if you feel that the repair is worth trying, download the below data as well as comply with the simple guide to applying the patch. However, keep in mind that the patch may cause unmatched results on some devices, so much better having a nandroid backup beforehand.
Instructions to apply Fix
Download the repair zip (try any type of one of the versions)→ bootanimation_v2.zip
Open the zip file, you will have two folders containing boot animation binaries: CM12 as well as AOSP (32-bit as well as 64-bit binaries)
Choose the boot animation binary depending upon the device’s CPU design as well as the type of ROM.
Take a backup of the bootanimation binary from the /system/bin directory as well as copy the patched binary (binary from step 3) in its place.
Make sure you’re rooted as well as modification the permissions as well as owner of the data according to below screenshot:
Reboot the gadget as well as you’re great to go.
Tell us if this repair improved your device’s boot time or performance.
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