Wise to enable Force GPU render? - Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Is it wise to enable force gpu rendering of 2d renders? I mean this phone is already so good, but I was wondering if enabling it would increase the performance in certain areas?
Like for instance whatsapp has very laggy scrolling...will enabling it make scrolling smoother?

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How to enable gpu rendering on stock rom like on darkyy. Thanks

[Q] Changing FPS value

I have read somewhere that there is a cap of 30 FPS in android devices. Also, that higher fps will lead to more smooth transitions etc. Is this correct?
Moreover, even if the above is right or wrong.. is there any way to change fps value in android?
You can increase UI smoothness with app called AutoKiller Memory Optimizer. Open it and go to Advanced system tweaks and turn the UI optimization tweak on. Not sure if this increases FPS? But it still gives smoother UI.
V07A4ER said:
You can increase UI smoothness with app called AutoKiller Memory Optimizer. Open it and go to Advanced system tweaks and turn the UI optimization tweak on. Not sure if this increases FPS? But it still gives smoother UI.
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This'll just help in having a certain amount of RAM free at all times so that phone doesn't become laggy.. it doesn't increase FPS value...
I always have 70-80+ MB RAM free so this won't help much..
AFIK windows phone and Iphone have an FPS of about 60 and android has an FPS of 30.. that's why those phones have much smoother UI ..

Does force GPU rendering and disable HW overlays have negative effects?

I noticed that animations on my device were sluggish so I enabled force GPU rendering and I disabled HW overlays and now animations are blazing fast.
I was wondering though, will doing these things have a negative effect on my touchpad?
Macmee said:
I noticed that animations on my device were sluggish so I enabled force GPU rendering and I disabled HW overlays and now animations are blazing fast.
I was wondering though, will doing these things have a negative effect on my touchpad?
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Disabling hw overlays can have negative effects(this is what ive heard from @tiny4579 ) you could change your animation scale to .5 instead of 1 ,that should help.

[GUIDE] Disable CPU rendering

Disable CPU rendering & Enable full GPU rendering
This work only with Adreno200​I do some research and found that the device work better if you disable CPU rendering.
Introduction:
The UI of android keeps improving as updates from the android team keep flowing in. There has been a massive improvement in the aesthetics and looks of the system UI from the ancient Eclair till Jelly Bean. With improving UI and better graphics the system keeps becoming an resource hog. All android smartphones these days come with a separate GPU to satisfy the graphics rendering needs of the apps these days. However the GPU doesn’t exactly help in rendering of the system UI that means the load falls of the CPU to render the system UI and other system framework.
so here is a Mod that will disable CPU rendering and enable full GPU rendering,which will let you enjoy the true power of your adreno200!
Improvements:
-Improved performance.
-Blazing speed.
-Better sound quality.
-Improved responsiveness.
-Smoother UI experience.
-Some apps(bloatware) that earlier ran slow like Facebook will turn snappy.
-Free up CPU for other tasks.
requirements:
-Rooted device
-File manager with root permission
-Little brain xd
1) MAKE A NAND BACKUP OF YOUR ROM. Just in case something would go wrong
2) To disable CPU rendering the ONLY things to do are:
- with a file manager with root access go to system/lib/eg
- open the file egl.cfg. DELETE everything inside the file but keep this line: 0 1 adreno200
- Set the permission to rw-r--r-- for the egl.cfg file.
- rename libGLES_android.so to libGLES_android.so.bakfrom egl folder. Don't delete it so if there is an issue with your ROM you can revert back to this file.
- REBOOT
That's all you have to to to disable CPU rendering. Depending on the ROM you are using you'll see some improvements or not (compile the poll on the top of the page)
In addiction to this explanation, disabling CPU rendering reduce battery juice!
This mean that your device will drain some battery.
Set the permission to rw-r--r-- for the egl.cfg file.
What might you benefit from? So far this is what I noticed.
- performance boost
- speed boost
- increased responsiveness
- better audio quality
- apps such as Facebook that would become slow and unresponsive are suddenly blazing fast
let me try this first and see if it will be better... ☺
So this is better than "Force GPU rendering" in Developer options?
ssurell said:
So this is better than "Force GPU rendering" in Developer options?
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the "opposite" !
this option is to force the rendering to always switch-on this one......and it's highly recomended to definitively disable it .
Paget96 said:
Disable CPU rendering & Enable full GPU rendering
This work only with Adreno200​I do some research and found that the device work better if you disable CPU rendering.
Introduction:
The UI of android keeps improving as updates from the android team keep flowing in. There has been a massive improvement in the aesthetics and looks of the system UI from the ancient Eclair till Jelly Bean. With improving UI and better graphics the system keeps becoming an resource hog. All android smartphones these days come with a separate GPU to satisfy the graphics rendering needs of the apps these days. However the GPU doesn’t exactly help in rendering of the system UI that means the load falls of the CPU to render the system UI and other system framework.
so here is a Mod that will disable CPU rendering and enable full GPU rendering,which will let you enjoy the true power of your adreno200!
Improvements:
-Improved performance.
-Blazing speed.
-Better sound quality.
-Improved responsiveness.
-Smoother UI experience.
-Some apps(bloatware) that earlier ran slow like Facebook will turn snappy.
-Free up CPU for other tasks.
requirements:
-Rooted device
-File manager with root permission
-Little brain xd
1) MAKE A NAND BACKUP OF YOUR ROM. Just in case something would go wrong
2) To disable CPU rendering the ONLY things to do are:
- with a file manager with root access go to system/lib/eg
- open the file egl.cfg. DELETE everything inside the file but keep this line: 0 1 adreno200
- Set the permission to rw-r--r-- for the egl.cfg file.
- rename libGLES_android.so to libGLES_android.so.bakfrom egl folder. Don't delete it so if there is an issue with your ROM you can revert back to this file.
- REBOOT
That's all you have to to to disable CPU rendering. Depending on the ROM you are using you'll see some improvements or not (compile the poll on the top of the page)
In addiction to this explanation, disabling CPU rendering reduce battery juice!
This mean that your device will drain some battery.
Set the permission to rw-r--r-- for the egl.cfg file.
What might you benefit from? So far this is what I noticed.
- performance boost
- speed boost
- increased responsiveness
- better audio quality
- apps such as Facebook that would become slow and unresponsive are suddenly blazing fast
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Click to collapse
It affects battery?
Thanks man
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Automatic Enabling of Force 4x MSAA

Hello there!
For the sake of flawless gaming, is there any application (or game launcher) that could give me the option to enable automatically the Force GPU rendering, Force 4x MSAA and Disable HW overlays?
I want it enable while/during gaming only so that my battery will not drain fast in compared to always enabled.

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