PerApp

Omega Centauri Software

About this app

PerApp lets you customize your device with per-application individualized settings.

Currently you can vary the following settings on a per-app basis:
- Screen orientation
- Screen timeout
- Volume boost [needs Android 2.3 and higher] [Note: Volume boost can destroy your speakers and/or headphones and/or hearing if you set it too high]
- Font size [only some apps and devices are compatible]
- Minimum CPU speed [needs root]
- Maximum CPU speed [needs root]
- Input method [needs root]

On Android 4.1 and higher, this application needs root due to a change in the READ_LOGS permission.

PerApp requests many permissions because it has to control many settings as well as watch the log files for application launch. If you are concerned about privacy issues, PerApp is an open source application and you are welcome to peruse the source code at code.google.com/p/perapp and build it from source yourself.

Ratings and reviews

Great idea. Excellent for reading and video watching but needs improvement.

Overall this is a good app, particularly for dealing with volume and orientation issues. There are some control issues however. The app has notifications to tell you when it's running that can be turned on, off, or only in use. That said I see an icon in my notification bar all the time. Even when the notifications should be turned off an icon sits there which I hate to see. The addition of a widget for easy on/off would also be incredibly helpful. Lastly whenever i make changes to app controls, particularly volume boost, I have to reboot my phone before I see them take effect which is a little frustrating. This app covers the role of individual app setting that android should do by default and does and ok job.

I like where this is going, it's still a bit unstable though. It's already been said, but a must have feature is for full volume control, not just boosting. I would be able to use this app almost to my content as it does have many other useful and unique features, but it doesn't have a complete app list. Ala, things like Google and Samsung TTS, other 'hidden' programs. If we had a more comprehensive list, then I think this app would be usable if not necessary for all power users regardless of a few missing features.

What's new

1.03: Add input method setting [root only]
1.02: Fix some key issues
1.01: Include launchers in list of apps to customize
1.00: Official release