Almost every Android smartphone user has faced such a problem as "freezing" of the phone, if you open several applications at once or ask your smartphone several tasks at the same time. What if your favorite phone can't handle the new toy you like? - there is no limit to chagrin. Overclocking the Android processor to a higher frequency will help to cope with this task.
The original Android smartphone has an embedded processor from Linux. It is specially adapted for Android OS and the frequency change is not provided by the manufacturer. Therefore, you need to overclock the processor using special programs. The simplest in operation and interface are the SetCPU and Antutu CPU Master programs. These programs can be easily downloaded from Google Play. To use them, you must have Root rights.
Overclocking the CPU with SetCPU
When the SetCPU application is loaded, a window appears on the smartphone screen in which you need to select the device scan mode. There are only two modes: "recommended" - for ordinary users and "manual configuration" - for more advanced users. When you select the recommended scan mode, the program immediately displays the base frequency and processor activity mode. We increase the frequency value by two times. We select the ondemand processor operating mode and put a tick in front of "set on boot". By putting a checkmark in front of "set on boot", we confirm our actions and the system will be able to immediately accept the settings after rebooting. It is best to increase the maximum frequency in several stages. After several days, it is necessary to repeat the procedure, then the maximum frequency will increase 4 times, causing the least damage to the device.
Overclocking the processor with Antutu CPU Master Pro
This program has a free version, which compares favorably with the paid SetCPU. The program interface is almost identical to SetCPU. When it is launched, a program window appears on the screen indicating the maximum and minimum processor frequency. Below is a scale with a slider for adjusting these frequencies.
In order for the smartphone to cope well with 3D games with high-quality graphics and fast gameplay, it is necessary to increase the maximum processor frequency. To increase the speed of the interface and applications, you need to increase the minimum processor frequency.
Overclocking a processor on Android is pretty dangerous. The safest thing for a smartphone is to increase the frequency to 30-40%, since this does not greatly increase the voltage on the processor. In any case, increasing the frequency of the processor will consume the battery faster.
