NoFAMILYCIRCLED is now available on my repo for those who'd like to help BETA test. Please add http://bit.ly/2gWxQXn to your Cydia sources or click this link from your device to add it automatically. Requires iOS version 9.x and above...I will open up testing to iOS 8.x after this first round of testing.
What is NoFAMILYCIRCLED?
NoFAMILYCIRCLED is a tweak that prevents the FAMILYCIRCLED daemon from loading and running. It will automatically run even after a reboot/restart. It can help reduce battery drain in certain circumstances. There are no settings to configure.
What does FAMILYCIRCLED do?
Unfortunately Apple doesn't release many details regarding their system binaries or launch daemons, so I spent considerable time researching it as thoroughly as I could. (For more about my research or to participate please PM me). The "com.apple.familycircled" or FAMILYCIRCLED daemon is a process that is used by the "Find My Friends" iOS app. Find My Friends allows you to locate friends and family using your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. If you use Find My Friends, I would advise you to not install this tweak. There shouldn't be any issues with functionality outside of the Find My Friends app.
What's wrong with FAMILYCIRCLED?
Well, FAMILYCIRCLED isn't ALL bad. The FAMILYCIRCLED daemon does work as intended with most devices, causing no issues at all. The majority of those affected with FAMILYCIRCLED issues report excessive power consumption (battery drain), sluggish performance, decreased animation/transition fluidity, sudden SpringBoard crashes and excessive heat.
Do I need NoFAMILYCIRCLED?
If you have CrashReporter installed and have never seen a crash report with "familycircled" then chances are you're one of the lucky ones who won't need this tweak. If you have DetailedBatteryUsage installed and haven't seen "familycircled" show up in the BATTERY USAGE list then you too are most likely ok! If you haven't had trouble with FAMILYCIRCLED you probably don't need this tweak, and any battery savings would most likely be negligible.
What does BETA mean?
This tweak has not been tested or evaluated for stability except for limited verification performed by the developer. Install at your own risk. TheComputerWhisperer will not be held liable for data or jailbreak loss, or anything that goes wrong!
Beta means that this software (tweak) is feature complete or nearing completion, however there will undoubtably be unknown bugs/UX issues/etc. By installing NoFAMILYCIRCLED I agree to inform the developer u/TheComputerWhisperer of any issues encountered with this tweak as well as the overall outcome (battery life improvement, system stability, etc.).
REBOOT REQUIRED AFTER INSTALLATION AND UNINSTALLATION. THIS INSTALLER WILL NOT AUTOMATICALLY REBOOT YOUR DEVICE!
NO REBOOT REQUIRED IF UPGRADING FROM AN OLDER VERSION OF NoFAMILYCIRCLED
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