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darkrat · 05-11-2022, 01:50 PM

Hallo,
here my 2 cents about my setup of A5 Pro:

Install the APPs possibly from their original site (and not from a store like Aurora) or from F-Droid
on the left button I mapped "manual light on/off"
for Italian networks, I installed 4G Switcher from Aurora and selected LTE/UMTS auto (PRL) as preferred network
as launcher AIO Launcher is perfect
for contacts, tasks and calendar syncing I use DAVx5 with Foregound option turned on
app for calendar: Business Calendar 2 from Aurora
app for tasks: Opentasks from fdroid
for email fairmail from GitHub, but I'm not happy with it, it's a good email app but not "eink" firendly
for maps I use Waze (Aurora Store) and for outdoor activity OSMAND+ (from F-Droid)
To keep APPs running in the background (but notifications not always work) I disable battery optimization:
1. Allow Autorun under Apps & permission managment >Selfrunning Managment
2. Allow Autorun under Apps & permission managment > Associated Selfrunning Managment
3. Add to whitelist under Apps & permission managment > Memory Cleanup or disable Memory Cleanup entirely
4. Disable automatic refrigartion under Apps & permission managment > Application of freezer

With all main apps working in background (SMS, Email, WhatsApp, Telegram, Calendar, Tasks) the battery drain is very similar to any other smartphone with a similar battery: more or less 1,5 days of normal use
In order to save battery (e.g. using it for outdoor activities etc.) I activate Super Power Saving Mode, which allow the selection of 4 active apps. All the others are turned off.
In order to have a better eink reading mode in all the apps I changed the Display settings to: Contrast 40%, Black 100%, White 100%

Now I would like to find the right email app for black and white eink (Fairmail, K9.mail, bluemail already tested) and a way to cancel chinese charachters in calls management... Any hint?

05-11-2022, 01:50 PM	#220
darkrat Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 16212 Join Date: May 2022 Device: Onyx Boox Nova 2, Hisense A5 Pro, Sony T2	Hallo, here my 2 cents about my setup of A5 Pro: Install the APPs possibly from their original site (and not from a store like Aurora) or from F-Droid on the left button I mapped "manual light on/off" for Italian networks, I installed 4G Switcher from Aurora and selected LTE/UMTS auto (PRL) as preferred network as launcher AIO Launcher is perfect for contacts, tasks and calendar syncing I use DAVx5 with Foregound option turned on app for calendar: Business Calendar 2 from Aurora app for tasks: Opentasks from fdroid for email fairmail from GitHub, but I'm not happy with it, it's a good email app but not "eink" firendly for maps I use Waze (Aurora Store) and for outdoor activity OSMAND+ (from F-Droid) To keep APPs running in the background (but notifications not always work) I disable battery optimization: Allow Autorun under Apps & permission managment >Selfrunning Managment Allow Autorun under Apps & permission managment > Associated Selfrunning Managment Add to whitelist under Apps & permission managment > Memory Cleanup or disable Memory Cleanup entirely Disable automatic refrigartion under Apps & permission managment > Application of freezer With all main apps working in background (SMS, Email, WhatsApp, Telegram, Calendar, Tasks) the battery drain is very similar to any other smartphone with a similar battery: more or less 1,5 days of normal use In order to save battery (e.g. using it for outdoor activities etc.) I activate Super Power Saving Mode, which allow the selection of 4 active apps. All the others are turned off. In order to have a better eink reading mode in all the apps I changed the Display settings to: Contrast 40%, Black 100%, White 100% Now I would like to find the right email app for black and white eink (Fairmail, K9.mail, bluemail already tested) and a way to cancel chinese charachters in calls management... Any hint?