[ALPHA][APP][ROOT][L+][v0.2 - 12/10/17] zdata: an app that makes apps use less space

[refi64]

Introduction

I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DATA LOSS!! Do NOT use this on apps with sensitive data!! If it makes your phone light on fire, you can't complain.

This app only works on Android 5.0+ devices with ARM (and likely ARM64) processors!

zdata compresses the data used by apps to make it take less space. It's built on FUSE + fusecompress and requires a rooted device.

Features

• Reduces the space used by your apps.
• Also, it reduces the space used by your apps.
• Oh, did I mention it reduces the space used by your apps?
• Sorry, I'm just trying to follow the XDA template.

Usage

• Select the app you want to compress.
• Hit Go ahead!.
• Hope it works!

Gotchas

• When you boot up your phone, make sure you wait for zdata to mount the app data before trying to use the app.
• Make sure you disable zdata before uninstalling an app.
• zdata doesn't always have a major effect, if it has an effect at all. For instance, with KHUx, it barely compressed anything, but for SAO: MD, the app usage went down from 174 MB to 138 MB.

Changelog

v0.2.0 - 12/10/17: Add an app statistics screen, support Android 5.0 and 6.0.
v0.1.3 - 08/18/17: Fix X86 APKs and don't assume Busybox's chmod and stat are available.
v0.1.2 - 08/16/17: Fix running under LineageOS, better logging if android_app_info fails, and experimental X86 support.
v0.1.1 - 08/14/17: Fix an incredibly bad bug where app data would get cleared on reboot!
v0.1 - 08/12/17: Initial version. What did you expect?

Downloads and links

• Website and downloads: https://refi64.com/proj/zdata.html

XDA:DevDB Information
zdata, App for all devices (see above for details)

Contributors
refi64

Version Information
Status: Alpha

Created 2017-08-13
Last Updated 2017-12-10

 

[refi64]

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[refi64]

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[kevp75]

this could be a real handy alternative to link2sd...etc...

nice job mate

 

[Debanka]

Coming from Reddit.. Will surely keep an eye on your project!

 

[EmDoubleyou]

Looks promising concept, may this will be adopted by Google in future. Good luck mod.

 

[koniii]

Nice job..
Hope it will be stable on future updates...
Edit:
Can you upload it in Labs..

 

[Patrick9801]

The app force closes on my Galaxy S5 G900F...

Sent from my Galaxy S5 using XDA Labs

 

[techusthad]

Great idea and app

An mad question,Do this impact battery life?

 

[cascabel]

Great idea
Great app
Great first post ?

 

[Yash93]

Tried it on Samsung Galaxy J700F but the app loads & crashes away without any error.. Hope it becomes compatible with this device looks great ..

 

[Devaster]

How to check compression ratio?

 

[Natsu.Dragneel]

When i Start the App on my rooted phicomm energy L it force closes, should i send you logcat?

 

[phongle2017]

i will try it

 

[aenmo]

I was waiting for something like this. Being a Nexus 5x 16 gb owner, it's very difficult to manage space. Going to try it:fingers-crossed:

 

[eavandijk83]

Great concept. Testing it on my htc one a9. So far so good, though I wish there was a way to preserve data when enabling the app.

 

[Ani0o7]

Congrats dev this app just featured on the portal.... First of all Thanks for the app.... Secondly I just want to ask you that can I restore data using titanium backup, I am a big fan of titanium backup I juggle the rom once in a while and it came handy, can I still use titanium...

 

[zentao78]

Where is x86 libs ?

 

[refi64]

First off: I have just released a very important bugfix that prevents potential data loss on reboot! Make sure to download it ASAP, and then make sure you re-open the zdata app so that the internal scripts get updated!!

 

[refi64]

Great idea and app

An mad question,Do this impact battery life?

It shouldn't have a major impact. At minimum, on my Nexus 5 with a fake battery (that was an accident) and bad battery life, it hasn't had an even remotely noticeable impact. It *may* decrease battery life while using a compressed app, but it should be a small difference.