{"id":11074,"date":"2018-01-23T14:00:27","date_gmt":"2018-01-23T11:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unlockunit.com\/blog\/?p=11074"},"modified":"2018-02-02T13:50:51","modified_gmt":"2018-02-02T10:50:51","slug":"how-to-get-rid-of-android-optimizing-apps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unlockunit.com\/blog\/how-to-get-rid-of-android-optimizing-apps\/","title":{"rendered":"How to get rid of the \u201cAndroid optimizing apps\u201d message quickly"},"content":{"rendered":"

You must admit that you\u2019re more than happy when you receive THAT message on your Android handset, saying that a new update is ready to download. After all, it brings new features and optimizations, making your phone even better, so what\u2019s not to like about it?<\/span><\/p>\n

However, from time to time, <\/span>Google is messing it up a bit<\/b>, as the new software has a couple of…very annoying features. But it\u2019s Android we\u2019re talking about, so there\u2019s a solution pretty much every time. <\/span><\/p>\n

For example, <\/span>how many of you had to deal with that annoying Android optimizing apps thing<\/b> the phone shows after every reboot? Yeah, it was pretty awful to wait that much until that weird process finished. But don\u2019t worry, we got it all figured out!<\/span><\/p>\n

It all started with Android 5.0\u2026<\/span><\/h2>\n

Initially, Android users did not have this problem, but once version 5.0 Lollipop started rolling out, a lot of them started seeing the Android optimizing apps message after a reboot. Specifically, what they got was \u201c<\/span>Android is starting. Optimizing app 1 of x<\/b>,\u201d with x being the total number of apps they had. <\/span><\/p>\n

Of course, this shouldn\u2019t have been a problem if it happened once, but some users claim that they\u2019re getting this every they restart the phone. Even more, some of them said that their phones were getting stuck while doing this. And it also happened to yours truly, so it was obvious that <\/span>I had to find out why is Android optimizing apps every boot<\/b> and how to stop this.<\/span><\/p>\n

Therefore, let the research begin!<\/span><\/p>\n

Technically speaking, anybody using Android 5.0 and above should get this message only once after an OS upgrade. But when something like this happens, you need to opt for a different approach. <\/span><\/p>\n

How to stop optimizing apps in Android<\/span><\/h2>\n

After looking on various forums and discussion boards, I came across a few solutions. But first of all, there\u2019s one question I have: is this happening just when you\u2019re restarting your phone while charging? If so, <\/span>restart it while you\u2019re not charging it and it should be fine<\/b>. <\/span><\/p>\n

A Quora user had a very extreme approach, but nevertheless efficient for his phone: \u201c<\/span>The only solution is to downgrade lollipop to KitKat 4.4.4, the one which came pre-installed.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

This makes sense and we don\u2019t have any doubts about its efficiency, but I don\u2019t think you want to stop using Android 5.0 Lollipop. <\/span><\/p>\n

\"Samsung<\/p>\n

Finally, there\u2019s one thing you can do in order to fix the android optimizing apps issue and it\u2019s apparently guaranteed to work: <\/span>start the phone in Recovery Mode and follow some steps<\/b>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

How to start your phone in Recovery Mode<\/span><\/h2>\n