Making Your Android TV Smoother & Snappier

by FacelessGreenseer

Most advanced Android users would already know these tips. After posting this as a suggestion a few times across different platforms and recently here on a Sony TV thread. I thought of posting these suggestions in a thread of their own.


WARNING: Do NOT accidentally or willingly ENABLE the option that says "Disable HW Overlays" while in Developer Options.


Enter the "Settings" Menu for you TV. Find the "About" section, look for "Build Number" or for "Build" , and click or double click on it until the Developer Menu becomes activated.

Return to the Settings Menu, and find Developer Settings/Options , and turn all animation settings ( there should be 3 of them under one of the menus ) OFF. They're usually set to 1.0, change them to 0.

On Sony TV's they're titled (Window Animation Scale, Transition Animation Scale, and Animator Duration Scale). Turn all of them OFF.

More Importantly - Scroll in the Developer Options/Settings until you find the Background Process Limit , usually set to Standard Limit. Sometimes named differently, but you want to limit the processes running in the background to a maximum of 4.

Restart your TV, and give it a few minutes to settle down all background processes after the restart, check the developer options again and make sure the settings you applied are still configured. Sometimes limiting background applications resets to Standard Limit after restarting the device. If so, you need to apply this setting after every restart to the device ( switching the TV on and off with the remote is not the same as restarting the device ) and you need to change it again back to a maximum of 4 background processes.

Enjoy a much smoother Android TV experience.

timeforaroast

Upvote for visibility

CupidStunt79

I must be doing something wrong as ALL my settings revert back once my TV restarts.

I go into Developer options and change the settings, then I've tried going straight into 'About' and selecting 'Restart' that way. Also tried changing the settings and then switching TV off at the mains and back on a few minutes later.

Am I missing something? Maybe I need to 'Restart' a certain way for settings to remain? Or maybe I need to do something to 'lock' the settings before restarting?

Sorry for the dumb questions, my brain is frazzled today. :)

FacelessGreenseer

WARNING: Do NOT accidentally or willingly ENABLE the option that says "Disable HW Overlays" while in Developer Options.

AlphaleteAthletics

I'll add this. If you click "Do Not Keep Activities" under the Developer Options menu it will cause the YouTube app to mess up, forcing you to have to restart the app after every video you watch.

I have a Sony 65x850D

uncmd09

Would you recommend this for the Nexus player or Nvidia Shield TV?

redtwhix

Nice trick!!

A question about background process. It only impact the process run by the user right ? So, all the Sony and Android apps that are always running isn't counted ?

If the user starts 4 apps and starts another one, how the OS will decide which one it will kill to respect the maximum value ?

WhatWasWhatAbout

I'll have to try this with my Mi Box!

CupidStunt79

Cheers man, I'll give that a go!

atentis

I wrote a quick article on this. Linked back to this reddit thread as well.

https://www.marketcast.co/blog-sonybraviaperformance.html

hiddensphinx

This should be a sticky

SupaZT

Still slow as fuck ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

cjonoski

Nothing I try keeps the animation to off. Every time I change it to off then go back into the menu it resets to 1X.

I tried a restart (holding power button for 10 seconds to reboot) and tried it again. Nope doesn't work.

Xbr55x900c

punkdthrice

Is there anyway to keep max background processes at 4 and not have it change back after a restart? I restart my tv pretty often and that setting reverts to Standard every time. I own the 49x800D

gxlrygt

Works perfectly for KD-55XE8506. Doesn't reset also

RandomBoyii

I need a help i turned on simulated screen on and tv stopped working now i cant boot it. How to reset it? Model: VOX LED 32ADS315FL