Reduce Buffering and increase your connecton speed

Tony · Mar 23, 2015

Another great little app I have come across.. Bionic TCP, it increases the default TCP buffers on all (rooted ) android devices. Very easy to install and use. Download from the play store install and run. Please be aware that this app is not a terminate and stay resident app, you will need to run it each time you reboot your device.
Once loaded click on the large TCP buffer icon and that's it, you will see your buffer size increase and notice a considerable reduction in buffering/stuttering etc. As is always the case, the stream you use will only ever be as good as the source sending it. so don't expect every single stream to be buffer free.

I suggest as a little experiment.. run speed checker before and after and post your results in this thread..

ISP : Virgin 154mb
Before: 24mb
After: 47mb

usual disclaimer..
This app is in no way affiliated with Droidbox so please do not expect support or complain about it..

cheers
Tony

Joe reid · Mar 23, 2015

Tony said:
Another great little app I have come across.. Bionic TCP, it increases the default TCP buffers on all (rooted ) android devices. Very easy to install and use. Download from the play store install and run. Please be aware that this app is not a terminate and stay resident app, you will need to run it each time you reboot your device.
Once loaded click on the large TCP buffer icon and that's it, you will see your buffer size increase and notice a considerable reduction in buffering/stuttering etc. As is always the case, the stream you use will only ever be as good as the source sending it. so don't expect every single stream to be buffer free.

I suggest as a little experiment.. run speed checker before and after and post your results in this thread..

ISP : Virgin 154mb
Before: 24mb
After: 47mb

usual disclaimer..
This app is in no way affiliated with Droidbox so please do not expect support or complain about it..

cheers
Tony

So given that i only boot my device when an update is published , maybe two or three times a year ? Thats ok with this app ?

Tony · Mar 23, 2015

It is.. but I got to ask why do you only re-boot ( turn on/off ) a couple of times a year?? I would recommend you reboot on a daily basis just to clear the cache also I tend to unplug mine every night at the end of the day these are cheap Chinese boxes and as such I would not recommend leaving it plugged in and on 365 days a year...

Joe reid · Mar 23, 2015

Tony said:
It is.. but I got to ask why do you only re-boot ( turn on/off ) a couple of times a year?? I would recommend you reboot on a daily basis just to clear the cache also I tend to unplug mine every night at the end of the day these are cheap Chinese boxes and as such I would not recommend leaving it plugged in and on 365 days a year...

I was advised when i boughtvthe box never to power off. If you reboot daily does the cache clear itself ? Or have you a set routine when you reboot tony ? Also i would say in my defence , the amount of gear , wires etc i would have to move every night to try and un plug the box its not practicable.

Joe reid · Mar 23, 2015

Ok downloaded this app , how do you " run " it ? Theres a refresh option thats all i see ?
When i clik on the icon it says " root access denied " The buffer icon is in android apps not in xbmc thats correct is it ?

Joe reid · Mar 23, 2015

Googling the above scenario i find that i have to root my device to allow the app access ?
Not worth the risk surely ?
Ahh just noticed you put all ROOTED android devices , duh wish i!d spotted that first .
All the advice online is that rooting a device is asking for trouble.

Tony · Mar 23, 2015

what box do you have? as it should be rooted by default. once d/loaded you just run it like any other app.. there should be 3 icons you can select "large TCP Buffers" "Default TCP Buffers" and "Refresh". If you are getting "root access denied" it means your box hasn't been rooted and this app will not run.. as regards the cache, If you power off your box all temp cache files are deleted and memory is freed up.. if you cant power off every day then I suggest you use a cache/mem cleaner I use CCleaner
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.piriform.ccleaner&hl=en_GB only because I have used it on my PC for donkeys years and it does exactly what it says on the tin.. oh and these are android apps not plugins for XBMC

Joe reid · Mar 23, 2015

Rooted by default ?
Rooted is the android version of jailbreaking is it not ?
I have droidbox T8.
Yes mate i have the three icons , are you saying i should be clicking on them ?

Joe reid · Mar 23, 2015

Tx forcthe CC tip will give that a go mate.

Tony · Mar 24, 2015

if u have T8 it should be rooted so just click on 1st icon large top buffers.. yeah same as jail break and it does no harm allows u to run apps not sanctioned by Google and let's u tweak the OS

sean99 · Mar 24, 2015

Works like a charm Tony, more than doubled my download speed and minimised any glitches that were present before. Great find

Tony · Mar 24, 2015

glad to hear it....

poolgazza · Mar 25, 2015

My T8 is also telling me that it isn't rooted. Is there an easy way to do this?

Tony · Mar 25, 2015

As far as I was aware all T8's were rooted... might be best to ask in the T8 thread or drop tech support a quick email as you may need a firmware update.

ChrisM · Mar 25, 2015

Some models now come non-rooted. We have people complaining that some apps wouldn't work if the device was rooted. We can supply a link and instructions to root your T8. It isn't our process or file though, so we can't make any promises about it. FWIW, I've used it on 2 devices without an issue.

Joe reid · Mar 26, 2015

Hi SS , I would appreciate it if you would post a link to the. Root method , typing root in the search box isn't enough to bring it up.
Thanks.

ChrisM · Mar 26, 2015

@Joe reid shoot us an e-mail - http://www.droidboxforums.com/threads/what-to-include-if-you-need-to-e-mail-us.364/ and ask for the T8/S89 root method, as advised by Chris. Don't forget, whilst I've done it without any issues to a few devices, no guarantees can be made, and a warranty claim wouldn't work if it did brick the device, as it isn't an official DroidBOX file or procedure.

Edgey · Apr 13, 2015

I've got bufferring issues and would like to install this app. How can I tell if my T8 is rooted ?(whatever that means!)

David Savage · Apr 14, 2015

Have you tried turn the RSS feed off on the bottom of the screen. Go to system, Appearence and un-highlight the
Show RSS news feeds.
Also go to system, video and then Acceleration, then go to Decoding method and set to Hardware accelerated. Then highlight all underneath.
Also clear your cache, go out of xbmc, then setting, more setting, and storage look for cache data and clear.

ChrisM · May 11, 2015

@Edgey - sorry it looks as though your query fell through the cracks whilst I was away. To check if an Android app is rooted, install something like this https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.joeykrim.rootcheck&hl=en on your DroidBOX. It will let you know.

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