Calibrate SoC 0.3.9-alpha — steps aside for ANY performance app, not just known ones

AutoTDP now backs off for any app that's actually running your performance — even one it's never seen — while staying careful not to touch your tune for normal apps.

Backs off for any performance app, not just a known list

• AutoTDP now stands down for any tuner or game runtime that's controlling performance, even one it doesn't recognise by name. Before, it only backed off for a built-in list (your game runtime, Winlator, a couple of named tools); now it also spots an unfamiliar app by behaviour — one that holds the special system-tuning permission (WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS) and is actually overriding your clocks. When that happens it reverts to stock and pauses, then resumes on its own once the app is gone. The screen shows "Suspended — another performance app appears to be in control."
• Won't trip on normal apps. It only treats an unknown app as "in control" when it both holds that tuning permission and is genuinely changing your clocks right then — plus it isn't a game, isn't one you've set up a profile for, and isn't Calibrate SoC itself. So an automation app like Tasker that you granted the permission to (for button-mapping) won't pause your tune just by being on screen. The known-app list still works too, as an instant shortcut.

Same safety as always

• Purely additive. Temperature and battery cut-offs are unchanged; backing off only ever returns your device to stock clocks.

Adversarially reviewed · 2911 tests, 0 failures · debug-signed alpha.

Calibrate SoC 0.3.8-alpha — steps aside for your game runtime + GPU runs free

Calibrate SoC now hands the SoC back when another app is running the show — and stops throttling your GPU for no reason.

Plays nice with your game runtime and other tuners

• AutoTDP backs off automatically when another app controls performance. Launch your game runtime (Nova / GameNative), Winlator, or another tuner and AutoTDP instantly reverts CPU/GPU to stock and pauses — you get exactly the performance that app intends. It resumes on its own the moment the other app is gone. No restart, no fiddling.
• New "Pause tuning (another app in control)" switch on the AutoTDP screen — flip it before a session, flip it off after; takes effect live.
• Notices clock-override tug-of-wars (something else keeps changing the speed) and stands down rather than fight — a one-off kernel adjustment is ignored.
• Leaves untuned games alone — a game you haven't set up a profile for stays on stock instead of being guessed at.
• Steady, not twitchy — it stands down the instant another app takes over but only resumes once things stay clear for a moment, so a split-second flicker won't yank your tune around.
• Always shows why — "Suspended — …" with the reason.

GPU no longer throttled to save power

• GPU clock barely affects battery, so capping it just cost you frames. AutoTDP and Adaptive now keep the GPU running high and do all power management on the CPU/TDP side. Thermal safety still trims the GPU if the device genuinely overheats, and there's an opt-in "allow GPU power-capping" switch in Adaptive's advanced settings if you want the old behaviour.

Same safety as always

• Purely additive — temperature and battery cut-offs are unchanged and still fully stop the daemon. Backing off only ever returns the device to stock clocks; nothing is left pinned.

Adversarially reviewed · 2902 tests, 0 failures · debug-signed alpha.

Calibrate SoC 0.3.7-alpha — access grants reflect instantly (no reopen)

Grant live-tuning access and the app updates within ~2 seconds — no more reopening.

Fixed

• Access grants now reflect immediately. When you grant WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS via adb (or Shizuku / root / a vendor unlock) while the app is open, it used to keep showing the old "not granted" state — sometimes until you force-closed and reopened it. Now the Dashboard, Tune, and Settings screens re-check access the moment you return to the app and on a light 2-second background check while you're looking at them, so the privilege tier / "live" state flips within ~2s on its own. The check fully stops when the app isn't on screen, so there's no battery cost.
• Added a "Re-check access" button next to the WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS instructions in Settings, for when you want to force it instantly.

Verified on a Retroid Pocket 6 · 2865 tests, 0 failures · debug-signed alpha.

Calibrate SoC 0.3.6-alpha — AYANEO CPU/TDP tuning via performance modes

AutoTDP now tunes the CPU on AYANEO too — through the vendor's own performance modes.

Added — AYANEO CPU-side tuning

• AutoTDP now moves your AYANEO's CPU, not just the GPU. AYANEO's system quietly walks back any raw CPU-frequency cap, so 0.3.5 tuned the GPU only. This release drives AYANEO's own performance mode (save / balanced / game / firepower / streaming) — the single control the device actually honors — which sets the CPU clocks, governor, GPU, and fan together in one atomic, sticky change. When a goal mode wants more or less CPU power, it steps that mode up or down; on stop it returns your device to the stock balanced mode.
• Can't get left throttled. If AutoTDP is running and the app is force-closed or crashes, the app now automatically restores your AYANEO to its stock performance mode the next time it launches (and on reboot) — no more getting stuck in a low-power mode with no way out.
• On AYANEO the performance mode owns the CPU/GPU together (so the two never fight); Odin, Retroid, and rooted devices are completely unchanged and still cap the CPU cluster directly.

Verified on a Pocket DS · 2857 tests, 0 failures · debug-signed alpha.

Calibrate SoC 0.3.5-alpha — AutoTDP actuates AYANEO (GPU lever) + no vendor-app crash

AutoTDP now actually tunes AYANEO — and can't crash its system UI anymore.

Fixed — AYANEO AutoTDP works for real

• AutoTDP now drives your AYANEO's power live. On AYANEO (Pocket DS and siblings) the vendor service refuses any CPU-frequency cap below the stock ceiling, so AutoTDP was silently stuck — it kept trying a write the system rejected and nothing ever changed. It now recognizes the CPU-frequency cap isn't a usable lever on AYANEO and drives the GPU (plus governor/fan) instead — the levers AYANEO does honor. Verified on a Pocket DS: engaging a goal mode steps the GPU clock down through its whole range live, then restores cleanly on stop.
• No more crashing AYANEO's system UI. The old stuck-write behavior hammered the AYANEO performance overlay with rejected writes and could crash it. That storm is gone entirely — the overlay stays healthy across a full tuning session.
• Adaptive governor is reachable now. The Adaptive tab's Start button previously fell back to the legacy path and never engaged the adaptive coordinator, and a charging-triggered auto-start could override it. Adaptive now truly turns on from its own button, stays the single owner of the loop while active, and its persisted on/off state no longer drifts.

Note

On AYANEO, AutoTDP tunes via GPU + governor + fan (the CPU-frequency cap is a no-op there and is skipped). Odin, Retroid, and rooted devices are unchanged and still cap the CPU cluster directly. A future update will add AYANEO's own TDP profile control for CPU-side tuning.

Verified on AYANEO Pocket DS · 2818 tests, 0 failures · debug-signed alpha.

Calibrate SoC 0.3.4-alpha — firmware-robust AYANEO detection + accessibility fix

0.3.4-alpha — better AYANEO support + an accessibility fix

🟢 AYANEO tuning detection is firmware-robust now

Newer AYANEO Pocket DS firmware moved (and un-exported) its performance service, so Calibrate couldn't find it and fell back to read-only. It now tries several known service locations and uses whichever your firmware exposes — with honest per-attempt logging. If none are available on your firmware, it says so honestly and uses another tuning path instead of showing a false "live" state. Lights up automatically if a firmware re-exports the service.

♿ Accessibility fix

The app's screens can now be read by screen readers (TalkBack) and automated testing tools — previously the Compose UI wasn't exposing its content to the accessibility layer at all (it returned an empty tree). Verified on-device.

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2792 tests passing. Same signer as prior releases — in-app update works.

Calibrate SoC 0.3.3-alpha — polish + correctness (AYANEO/vendor display, Wi-Fi/fan, root-optional copy)

0.3.3-alpha — polish + correctness: everything shows right now, including on AYANEO

A focused pass (driven by a full UI audit + live on-device testing) fixing things that weren't showing correctly and tightening the polish.

🟢 Systems now show correctly

• AYANEO devices display their live tuning honestly now. The tier badge, the AutoTDP "LIVE" banner, and the device-info screen used to claim "PServer / root" — or even show "read-only / grant via adb" — on an AYANEO that was actually tuning live via its own vendor service. They now show the real active path (AYANEO binder, PServer, root, Shizuku, or direct sysfs — whichever is true).
• Wi-Fi on the Hardware screen no longer shows a blank "—" while connected — it reads the real link/standard.
• Fan readout no longer reports a bogus 100% duty at idle — it shows the fan's real speed, with a loading indicator during the read.
• Plain phones/tablets now get the proper "here's what works on your device" setup screen instead of being shown handheld-only script steps.
• Tune presets refresh after changes instead of going stale; the Insights "applied" badge marks the right game; the game-tune import "wrong device" warning actually fires now.

🧹 Changed

• Settings wording around root is consistent with the app being root-optional (root is just one path — Shizuku, vendor service, or a supported handheld also unlock live tuning).
• Internal cleanup: unified color tokens, removed dead code, corrected stale text.

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2792 tests passing. The capability engine, AutoTDP, and all safety guardrails are unchanged. Same signer as prior releases — in-app update works.

Calibrate SoC 0.3.2-alpha — works on any device (root optional, better on handhelds)

0.3.2-alpha — Calibrate works on any device now (root is optional, just better on handhelds)

Calibrate SoC is root-optional: the HUD overlay, FPS & performance monitoring, benchmarks, profiles, and insights all work on any Android device with no special access. Root / PServer / Shizuku only unlock the extra live CPU/GPU tuning — and mostly that only matters on handhelds.

🔓 No more getting locked out

A recent build wrongly required the one-tap setup just to get into the app. That's fixed — every device can always enter and use the full set of no-root features. The live-tuning grant is always offered (and re-reachable later from Settings/Tune), never forced.

🎯 Setup now matches your device

Onboarding detects what you have and offers the right path:

• PServer handhelds (AYN Odin, Retroid Pocket) → the one-tap auto-setup.
• Rooted devices → a simple "enable root tuning" step (these used to be ignored and fell back to no-access).
• Shizuku → the full Shizuku setup flow, finally wired into onboarding.
• Other handhelds with a vendor settings runner → the run-as-root unlock script — and a device that runs the script can now actually finish setup (it used to get stuck on the final screen and never let you in).
• Phones / tablets → an honest "here's what already works, and how to unlock live tuning if you want it."

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2738 tests passing. The capability engine, AutoTDP, and all safety guardrails are unchanged. Same signer as prior releases — in-app update works.

Calibrate SoC 0.3.1-alpha — AutoTDP now actually changes your clocks (the big fix)

0.3.1-alpha — AutoTDP now actually changes your clocks (the big fix)

🐛 The fix that matters

• AutoTDP would engage but never actually change anything — it'd get stuck. Root cause: when your device's firmware nudged a requested clock to a slightly different valid value, the app treated the write as failed and kept re-sending the same write every tick, forever. It looked like it was running, but your clocks never moved. Now it accepts the value the kernel actually applied and converges — so tuning works. It still honestly reports a real failure if a write genuinely had no effect (no fake success).
• Also fixed a related unit bug (Hz vs kHz) that could wedge the new Adaptive GPU control on some kernels.

🔒 Setup is now mandatory (cleaner)

• On supported handhelds, the one-tap grant is now part of getting in — no more accidentally skipping past it and then wondering why tuning doesn't work. Devices that genuinely can't use the root bridge are never locked out, and a still-detecting device is never trapped.

🧹 Removed the leftover clutter

• The old "re-unlock" / unlock-script card no longer shows up on devices where everything already works, and the misleading "Re-run Unlock" button is gone. Stale "advanced unlock" wording across the app now points to the right place (Tune → HUD & FPS permissions).

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2716 tests passing. Same secure root foundation; all safety guardrails (clock floors, thermal cutoff, always-revert-on-exit) unchanged. Same signer as prior releases — in-app update works.

Calibrate SoC 0.3.0-alpha — Adaptive: one dial tunes your whole chip (CPU + GPU)

0.3.0-alpha — Adaptive: one dial tunes your whole chip (CPU and GPU)

The headline feature: a new Adaptive mode that coordinates the entire SoC for a single intent you pick — not just the CPU.

🎛️ Adaptive — a whole-SoC governor

• One intent, everything tuned. Pick what you want — Max Performance → Performance → Balanced → Efficiency → Max Battery — and Adaptive tunes the whole chip for it: CPU clocks + governor, a brand-new GPU governor (it now adapts your GPU clock to load the same way AutoTDP does for the CPU), GPU over/underclock, and memory bias. It's AutoTDP, but holistic across the entire SoC.
• Advanced (Custom) mode — dial the priorities yourself: how much you value raw performance vs frame stability vs battery vs staying cool.
• GPU overclock, two ways, clearly explained:
  • Within vendor limits (recommended) — run your GPU at the top speed your manufacturer ships and hold it when a game needs it. Safe, no extra heat risk beyond normal gaming.
  • Beyond stock (experimental) — tries to push past your manufacturer's limit, if your kernel allows it. Calibrate actually tests whether your device accepts it and tells you honestly if it doesn't. A strong heat guard backs the GPU off well before any unsafe temperature, and everything resets when you stop. Opt-in only.
• Always safe. Every guardrail still applies — the clock floors, the 105°C thermal cutoff, and the always-restore-on-exit behavior all hold. Aggressive intents raise ceilings; the heat protection always wins.

✨ Polish

• Cleaner, more consistent UI across the dashboard, settings, insights, and the newer screens.
• README refreshed to reflect everything the app does now.

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2692 tests passing. Built on the same secure root foundation; the Adaptive coordinator reuses the proven AutoTDP engine without touching its safety logic. Same signer as prior releases — in-app update works.