Android 5.0 Lollipop memory leak fix for LG G Watch

[arter97]

As you may know, there's a well-known Android 5.0 Lollipop issue - Memory leak.

Lots of community built ROMs out there has already applied the "supposed" fix.
Why not our LG G Watch?

For such devices which has a very long uptime, memory leaks are critical.
This "fix" should benefit to a "stabler" LG G Watch

Just throw the attached "services.jar" on /system/framework and reboot.
It'll rebuild all of the ART caches, so the initial boot after applying may take up to 15 minutes.
<Tested on Android 5.0.2 Lollipop build>

V2 - Support for Android 5.0.2 Lollipop build

Memory leak patches taken from
https://github.com/temasek/android_frameworks_base/commits/cm-12.0/services/core/java/com/android/server/display

Thanks to @temasek !!

 

[ciccio83q]

Hello arter97. Thanks for your support. Could you please be so kind to tell us how to do it?
For your information, I am currently on Gohma 2.3 and to tell you the truth, with the wear mini launcher running on the background, the g watch sometimes feels unresponsive.
Thanks again for your patience

 

[stylz3]

Does this require root

 

[ewalk4866]

Hey is there anyway that you might be able to make a flashable zip so we can install it with twrp? Please

 

[Apoplectic1]

Hey is there anyway that you might be able to make a flashable zip so we can install it with twrp? Please

Let me see what I can do. I tried adb pushing the file into /system/framework/ myself, but kept running into read only issues.

 

[sallto]

Let me see what I can do. I tried adb pushing the file into /system/framework/ myself, but kept running into read only issues.

Make it with TWRP also Recovery

 

[Apoplectic1]

Make it with TWRP also Recovery

And here we go.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7r1gfrm1vXoYVJzVEdkYjNEUTg/view?usp=sharing

 

[johnvuong1999]

Great thank you

 

[Moguledyouth]

Can someone please post instructions for getting the zip file on to the watch so that it can flashed by TWRP. Or how to move the services.jar to the proper location on the watch with correct permissions. I have already searched the threads, however all I can find are how to sideload apps not move files.

*Update* Finally found what I needed, so here it is.

adb push services.zip /sdcard/services.zip

 

[Apoplectic1]

Can someone please post instructions for getting the zip file on to the watch so that it can flashed by TWRP. Or how to move the services.jar to the proper location on the watch with correct permissions. I have already searched the threads, however all I can find are how to sideload apps not move files.

*Update* Finally found what I needed, so here it is.

adb push services.zip /sdcard/services.zip

That's the one, though I usually do adb push services.zip /sdcard/Download/services.zip, but it makes no difference whether it's in the sdcard, or a subdirectory.

 

[Ranomez]

Great job guys, my watch is finally usable again, thanks a lot @arter97 for making this and @Apoplectic1 for making it a zip so it is easier to apply the mod.

 

[the_passenger]

Do we still need this file if we're on 5.0.2?

 

[lparcshinoda]

As you may know, there's a well-known Android 5.0 Lollipop issue - Memory leak.

Lots of community built ROMs out there has already applied the "supposed" fix.
Why not our LG G Watch?

For such devices which has a very long uptime, memory leaks are critical.
This "fix" should benefit to a "stabler" LG G Watch

Just throw the attached "services.jar" on /system/framework and reboot.
It'll rebuild all of the ART caches, so the initial boot after applying may take up to 15 minutes.
<Tested on Android 5.0.1 Lollipop LWX48P build>

Memory leak patches taken from
https://github.com/temasek/android_frameworks_base/commits/cm-12.0/services/core/java/com/android/server/display

Thanks to @temasek !!

@arter97 is this fix also available for Nexus 5? I've used this - isn't it enough?

Thanks

 

[Fird]

Thank you! I'm waiting for an updated Ghoma release as I didn't see any sense in returning to stock to do the ota update, while it works its very smooth for me, in the mean time we'll see if this solves my crash about every-other day issue.

FYI if you're having trouble pushing the file directly to /system/framework I'd recommend placing it somewhere that doesn't require root privs to write to, such as /sdcard/Download and then doing an adb shell, su, remount system, and copying it from there into /system/framework. Make sure you back up your current services.jar in case something goes wonky.

--edit-- ERROR: caused watch to fall into a completely unresponsive state, though the time was still updating. Had to connect to usb and force a reboot with adb to break it out of whatever happened. Don't have time to diagnose further right now, reverted to stock services.jar for the moment. I'm not saying this is a general issue with this mod yet, just that it didn't work on my watch.

 

[arter97]

New V2 for 5.0.2 is now up.

 

[Lasiu]

Im getting "read only file system" or something like that. Also cant get it to work with su commands. I'd appreciate if someone will make flashable zip for 5.0.2 update (im currently on stock recovery, but it can be changed easily with g watch tools)

 

[Lasiu]

Actually i made flashable zip myself (not sure if correct, but it worked). But considering fact that first "services.jar" which was uploaded for older version should replace file by same name in system/framework, shouldnt newest version be called "services" also? Now i ended up having in my framework folder "services_v2.jar" AND "services.jar". Should i rename this one with "v2"? Or is it intended to leave both of them?

 

[buru898]

Actually i made flashable zip myself (not sure if correct, but it worked). But considering fact that first "services.jar" which was uploaded for older version should replace file by same name in system/framework, shouldnt newest version be called "services" also? Now i ended up having in my framework folder "services_v2.jar" AND "services.jar". Should i rename this one with "v2"? Or is it intended to leave both of them?

It's only services.jar. Rename the new one.

 

[b1g.p0ppa]

Thanks @arter97! Looking forward to a more stable 5.0.2!

 

[Lasiu]

It's only services.jar. Rename the new one.

Thats what i did, working great, thanks! Do any of you by any chance know how to stop ota notification from appearing? (i tried going back to 5.0.1 after installing 5.0.2 but this notification appeared again )