Startup Manager (Free) gives you precise control over Android boot items, letting you enable or disable user apps and system processes to speed up startup. It offers a clear, tab-based interface with one-click actions and an option to restore previous states. Not ranked in any top list, it already has a broad install base with 1,000,000+ total and -1 in the last 30 days.
Pros & Cons
Centralized startup entry management for Android devices
Intelligent background analysis of user apps and system processes
Safe enable/disable to speed up boot without breaking behavior
One-click view of startup item properties
Disabled entries are stored for easy restoration
Add favorite apps to startup (including third-party and system apps)
Lacks uninstall option
Lacks auto-start management for all apps and launcher integration
No built-in search or sorting features commonly offered by competitors
About Startup Manager (Free)
Startup Manager (Free) was a productivity app developed by Daniel Ch. It was removed from Google Play Mar 18, 2019 and is no longer available for download.
Download Statistics
Startup Manager (Free) had been downloaded 2.2 million times before it became unavailable.
User Ratings
Startup Manager (Free) was rated 3.74 out of 5 stars, based on 17 thousand ratings.
App Information
Startup Manager (Free) was free to download. The APK download size was 1.94 MB. The last available version was 4.9. The last update was on September 11, 2014.
Technical Requirements
Startup Manager (Free) required Android 1.5+ or higher. The app had a content rating of Everyone. The app had been available on Google Play March 2010.
Description
Startup Manager aims at helping disable/enable startup items from system boot for Android devices including smartphones and tablets. To disable an item from system startup, uncheck the application from the list (recheck to restore and it will start again). For other item that do not start with system boot, please use “Customize” to add and enable it to start with system boot.
Supported languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Russian, and Indonesian.
User tab shows all the user applications that have restart function. You can uncheck them all to enhance system startup speed. Long tap an app name will give you access to enable/disable, read application info about, uninstall the app and search the app in Android Market.
System tab shows all the system processes that start with system boot. Some processes may not be necessary to start due to our using habits and preferences. Please uncheck these processes only if you know well about the effects of disabling them.
If you want to add a new item that does not start with device boot, Customize is the best choice.
Besides features above, from Startup Manager Menu - settings you can also select if you want to calculate system startup time and disable system boot sound.
Note: For android 2.2 and higher OS non-rooted devices, some processes will restart themselves right after being disabled.
Product Features: - Master of Android system's startup entry management - Intelligently analyze and monitor all system startup entries (include user applications and system processes) in the background - Safely disable any undesired application or process from auto-startup at device boot - One click to view detailed properties for each startup entry - Disabled startup entries are stored for future restoration - Add your favorite applications (including 3rd party user apps or system apps) to system startup
Recent changes: - Fix Startup Time not correct issue - Improve UI - Other bug fixes
v4.6 upgrades: - Fix issue: "could not disable some apps" on rooted devices - Keep Youtube from being disabled for security reason - Add Indonesian support (Many thanks to Andre SG Samosir) - Minor UI enhancements
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★★★★★
A very good app in terms of hectic app management
★★★★★
IT WORKS. I just got this xperia a2 ultra and even typing my pin seemed to have a slight delay/lag which is ridiculous but after i installed this app i disabled all apps then reenabled the jus 3 my msg the carrier services and avg and then i restarted and it booted in 2 secs and i noticed inoroved speed immediately, plus no lag of delay putting my pin, the app is great i recommend to all and i have yet to see and ads, thanks.
★★★★★
The start up sounds on my Nokia 6 was driving me crazy and Start up manager fixed the problem, Great app
★★☆☆☆
Needs a setting to increase the font size as it's unusable on a normal mobile phone screen.
★★☆☆☆
Super tiny text and I mean teeny tiny unreadable text.
★★☆☆☆
"Nice" ui improovement. The fonts are so small that no way to read something in app even with magnifying glass. So it became completely useless.
★★☆☆☆
Might work, who knows. The text is so tiny even a microscope want hello to select anything.
Technologies used by Startup Manager (Free)
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Trust & Safety: Permissions include network state, Wi-Fi state, GET_TASKS, INTERNET, READ_PHONE_STATE, RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED, RESTART_PACKAGES, and SET_ORIENTATION. These are standard for startup management apps, but READ_PHONE_STATE and RESTART_PACKAGES are sensitive warranting user review. Install from trusted sources and review permissions as part of safety checks.
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