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[ROOT] KTweak — Universal Kernel Tweaks 1.3.1

1.9 MB / 10+ Downloads / Rating 4.8 - 154 reviews


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[ROOT] KTweak — Universal Kernel Tweaks, developed and published by Tyler Nijmeh, has released its latest version, 1.3.1, on 2023-12-13. This app falls under the Tools category on the Google Play Store and has achieved over 1000 installs. It currently holds an overall rating of 4.8, based on 154 reviews.

[ROOT] KTweak — Universal Kernel Tweaks APK available on this page is compatible with all Android devices that meet the required specifications (Android 6.0+). It can also be installed on PC and Mac using an Android emulator such as Bluestacks, LDPlayer, and others.

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App Details

Package name: com.draco.ktweak

Updated: 1 year ago

Developer Name: Tyler Nijmeh

Category: Tools

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Installation Instructions

This article outlines two straightforward methods for installing [ROOT] KTweak — Universal Kernel Tweaks on PC Windows and Mac.

Using BlueStacks

  1. Download the APK/XAPK file from this page.
  2. Install BlueStacks by visiting http://bluestacks.com.
  3. Open the APK/XAPK file by double-clicking it. This action will launch BlueStacks and begin the application's installation. If the APK file does not automatically open with BlueStacks, right-click on it and select 'Open with...', then navigate to BlueStacks. Alternatively, you can drag-and-drop the APK file onto the BlueStacks home screen.
  4. Wait a few seconds for the installation to complete. Once done, the installed app will appear on the BlueStacks home screen. Click its icon to start using the application.

Using LDPlayer

  1. Download and install LDPlayer from https://www.ldplayer.net.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file directly into LDPlayer.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us.

App Rating

4.8
Total 154 reviews

Reviews

5 ★, on 2020-11-23
It's great, keep it up & I'd love a qs tile to quickly switch between the different profiles on the go :D

5 ★, on 2020-11-05
I'm a power user, big time tweaker. This app is easily the best in terms of doing what is described. My Redmi Note 5 pro has never run so smooth, fast and crisper. Developer is a genius, one of the best apps you could possibly have on your rooted device!

5 ★, on 2020-10-04
The app works as intended. The fact that it is made by a very experienced kernel developer unlike other AIO tweakers like FDE.AI, Magnetar etc, makes this app a must have. It has improved system smoothness and read write speeds significantly. Excellent work

5 ★, on 2020-11-17
It just works™. Well, okay, it may not work for all devices, but most! It basically is a very acceptable replacement to a custom kernel.

5 ★, on 2020-11-23
The latest changes made to the script are awesome.

5 ★, on 2020-10-01
i have used many tweak apps to improve battery and performance so far this is the best app i have tried open source and dev is very friendly.

Previous Versions

[ROOT] KTweak — Universal Kernel Tweaks 1.3.1
2023-12-13 / 1.9 MB / Android 6.0+

About this app

Another "kernel optimizer"?

No. Well, yes. However, a "kernel optimizer" is a poor way to put it. KTweak performs kernel adjustments based on facts and evidence, unlike other optimizers with poorly written or heavily obfuscated code. Unlike other "kernel optimizers", KTweak is:

- Entirely open source with no compiled components
- Concise, at less than 200 lines long
- Backed by benchmarks and evidence
- Designed by an experienced kernel developer
- Non-intrusive and completely systemless

KTweak is tested on countless devices and is benchmarked using hackbench and perf for scheduler throughput, schbench and cyclictest for scheduler latency, and iozone and fio for I/O latency and throughput.

KTweak works by applying various tunables to the Android kernel using exposed procfs nodes. Android Kernels require many userspace subsystems, such as CONFIG_SCHED_DEBUG, CONFIG_PROCFS, CONFIG_SYSFS, and others.

The performance gain from KTweak comes from reducing the scheduler latency, which translates in real-world usage to visual stutters and lag. Reducing scheduler latency reduces raw performance slightly but improves overall UI/UX.

KTweak also tunes both schedutil and interactive CPU governors to also be aware of the scheduler timeslices. Memory management is slightly adjusted to allow more cached information to stay available for longer, reducing jitter and improving cache locality.

NOTE:
Your logs may show warnings or errors. This is normal. Not all kernels are built the same, so KTweak warns that a certain tunable is unable to be changed.

The KTweak script and KTweak Android App source code can be found here:
https://github.com/tytydraco/ktweak
https://github.com/tytydraco/KTweak-Android-App

New features

- Fix RetroFit models being removed from the APK during minification

App Permissions

Allows an application to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED that is broadcast after the system finishes booting.
Allows applications to open network sockets.