Warm Tiles

May 29, 2026 ยท View on GitHub

Keeps third-party Quick Settings tiles warm by raising SystemUI's binding cap, so they respond on tap instead of cold-starting.

Android 13+ libxposed API 101 Xposed Repo

Background

Android limits third-party Quick Settings tiles to 3 concurrent bindings by default. When the QS panel opens, SystemUI recalculates allowances and unbinds tiles past the cap. On many ROMs the unbound services sit frozen, so tapping one triggers an unfreeze/rebind delay.

Tiles still unbind ~30 seconds after the panel closes.

Warm Tiles hooks SystemUI to raise that cap, so more tiles stay bound while the panel is open.

Requirements

  • Android 13+ (API 33+)
  • Xposed manager with API 101 support (official LSPosed, LSPosed Irena fork, or Vector's JingMatrix fork)
  • Scope: com.android.systemui
  • Root for tile scanning and Restart SystemUI

Tested on Pixel and LineageOS (Android 16). Other OEM ROMs may vary.

System Overhead

  • RAM: more tiles stay bound while QS is open, so memory use scales with tile count. Memory returns to stock once the panel closes and services unbind (~30s).
  • Battery: no periodic work, wakelocks, or network. The hook runs only when SystemUI recalculates tile bindings.
  • Stability: the hook blocks memory-pressure downscaling of the cap. Aggressive settings on low-RAM devices can raise jank or trigger OOM kills.

Report issues on GitHub.

Installation

  1. Grab the APK:

    Get it on GitHub Get it on Obtainium

  2. Enable the module in LSPosed.

  3. Scope to com.android.systemui.

  4. Restart SystemUI or reboot.

  5. Open the app and adjust the binding limit slider.

Build

git clone https://github.com/hxreborn/qs-boundless-tiles.git
cd qs-boundless-tiles
./gradlew assembleRelease

Requires JDK 21 and the Android SDK. Set local.properties:

sdk.dir=/path/to/android/sdk

Release signing is optional (signing.properties or RELEASE_* Gradle/env properties).

License

GPLv3

GPLv3. See LICENSE.