Looking for a simple app that can turn on/off power at specific time like the built-in one on Blackberry, of course preferably no significant power drainage would be great anyone knows please inform and thanks.
gtb5 said:
Looking for a simple app that can turn on/off power at specific time like the built-in one on Blackberry, of course preferably no significant power drainage would be great anyone knows please inform and thanks.
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fab idea
may i add to this req and ask for app to open the start menu for those who dont have one thier screen
i have an old program called autopoweroff.exe that works to power off the thing in some increments. can't upload it here, but hopefully a google search will turn it up
If you mean to save battery energy consumption
gtb5 said:
Looking for a simple app that can turn on/off power at specific time like the built-in one on Blackberry, of course preferably no significant power drainage would be great anyone knows please inform and thanks.
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Hi,
I've been playing with saving battery power, especially during nights.
After asking around, guys here explained to me, that most of battery energy goes via the GSM module.
So now I use the G-Alarm & turn off GSM (or rather turn on flight mode, turning off the GSM mode parallel). The program is then set up so, that before it wakes me up, it turns the GSM module on.
In this way my device uses ca. 2% of power in a night, that is good enough for me.
Program would be great just when you are going to sleep for 15 minutes music and the device auto turn off.
gtb5 said:
Looking for a simple app that can turn on/off power at specific time like the built-in one on Blackberry, of course preferably no significant power drainage would be great anyone knows please inform and thanks.
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theres also an app called Autoflight, you can google it.
Try Phone Weaver. With that app you can manage a lot of apps and features depending on day time, power charge oder Active sync etc.
http://www.sbsh.net/products/windows_mobile_pocket_pc/phoneweaver
Best usefull app I ever had.
Thanks & will try some of the apps proposed.
Autoflight doesn't quite work on HD2, phoneweaver installed and looks to be good.
jan-willem3 said:
Program would be great just when you are going to sleep for 15 minutes music and the device auto turn off.
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This finction have Nitrogen - music player. Gr8 one.
HD2 does not support the alarm when it is swiched off, doesnt it?
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conan_t said:
HD2 does not support the alarm when it is swiched off, doesnt it?
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No it does, not, just like you cannot have software power up your pc, because the PC is off, no software running ..
The HD2/Leo, does not have the Realtime Clock/Real Time Alarm/Bios connection that some phones have, all the alarms on this phone are software based..
So if your phone is not on, and the software loaded, it will not work.
Now standby is another story, but Off is Off ...
FRANQ_23_PL said:
This finction have Nitrogen - music player. Gr8 one.
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Thx
Hi.. I installed phoneweaver on my TP2 (OS 6.5) but this doesn't completly power off from any of the options even Power On also didn't work. Is there really a solution available? Auto Power On/Off will be great discovery for all HTC battery life issue.
Please suggest
My solution
Hi guys.
For me, the best solution about this thread is using 2 GREAT freewares:
G-Alarm and rk-FlightMode.
Download and informations in:
- rk-FlightMode:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=336992
- G-Alarm:
http://www.freewareppc.com/clock/galarm.shtml
Works in ALL devices what I tested, HD2 too!!
Best regards
Pelosini
Jack_Surfer said:
Hi,
I've been playing with saving battery power, especially during nights.
After asking around, guys here explained to me, that most of battery energy goes via the GSM module.
So now I use the G-Alarm & turn off GSM (or rather turn on flight mode, turning off the GSM mode parallel). The program is then set up so, that before it wakes me up, it turns the GSM module on.
In this way my device uses ca. 2% of power in a night, that is good enough for me.
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Sounds good I'll try it out straight away
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Hey!
So I got the Mozart yesterday and I have some problems!
First of all my windows live id.
I connected with my Xbox ID and everything works fine, but in the settings it is always written attention required and updates do not work, but I can download and install apps from the marketplace.
Secondly my battery barley lasts a day WIFI and 3G connection turned off. It has been on today for 3 houres and already 10% is used?? It has only been on standby any things I forgot to turn off?
And did someone manage to get the HTC flashlight working, as it says the mozart is not supported, and does someone have that awesome notes app from HTC i cant seem to find it in the marketplace. THere is only something called lists??
Thanks in advance!
Hi.
I got my Mozart 3 days ago, but maybe I can give some answers.
HTC Notes: The easiest way is through Marketplace. Start Marketplace. On top of the list it says "HTC Apps". Tap on it, scroll down and there it is.
Or you start "HTC Hub". On bottom of first page it says "Weiter" or maybe "More". Tap on it. Do the same on next page. Under "Apps" sroll down and there it is. I prefer the first way.
Battery works fine for me. Starting in the morning at nearly 100% it goes down to about 50% in the evening. WLAN+BT turned of, 3G running the hole day. I have about 20 min. calltime and 30 min. internet. Mail download is set to 1 hour.
Update: Sorry, thought "Listen" was same as "Notes", but Notes seems not downloadable.
For battery life, don't keep push e-mail or GPS on.
battery life
and for best battery-life: turn phone off. I can't understand how feducing connectivity is accepted as the only way to keep a smartphone working throughout a single workday
The Battery Life is very good
I am seeing excellent battery life. A fully charged phone in the morning lets me run Wifi, Push email to my Exchange server, Positioning, Bluetooth and 3G all day with probably an average of 10 - 15 calls per day. Add to that, plenty of playing around, downloading, surfing and facebook etc and I think this would count as fairly decent daily usage. My battery is ausually round 30% by bed time when it is hooked up to Zune on my PC for a charge and a sync.
Cheers
Andy
OK thanks guys it was soo weird after the 10 % it didnt move until I started playing again, but it was weird that the first 10 % were finished so fast and how do you turn of GPS? I did not find an option.
ipaqer64 said:
Hi.
I got my Mozart 3 days ago, but maybe I can give some answers.
HTC Notes: The easiest way is through Marketplace. Start Marketplace. On top of the list it says "HTC Apps". Tap on it, scroll down and there it is.
Or you start "HTC Hub". On bottom of first page it says "Weiter" or maybe "More". Tap on it. Do the same on next page. Under "Apps" sroll down and there it is. I prefer the first way.
Battery works fine for me. Starting in the morning at nearly 100% it goes down to about 50% in the evening. WLAN+BT turned of, 3G running the hole day. I have about 20 min. calltime and 30 min. internet. Mail download is set to 1 hour.
Update: Sorry, thought "Listen" was same as "Notes", but Notes seems not downloadable.
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Yeah it is soo wierd on the trophy in the store it worked??
And the flashlight app also doesnt work with the mozart...
Anyone know if you can download it from somewhere and drag and drop it into zune?
The_lil said:
Yeah it is soo wierd on the trophy in the store it worked??
And the flashlight app also doesnt work with the mozart...
Anyone know if you can download it from somewhere and drag and drop it into zune?
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The flashlight app (if you mean one that would permanently turn on the camera flash to use it as a torch) will not work on the Mozart.
The Mozart has a Xenon flash, like a real camera. These can only be used for a very short time (e.g. when the flash goes off) and not turned on for a longer time.
All other Windows Phone 7 handsets use LED lights as their flash. These are not as bright when they just flash, but they can be turned on permanently without them burning out.
I don't think any Flashlight app will ever support the Mozart, because of this.
Dazzer said:
The flashlight app (if you mean one that would permanently turn on the camera flash to use it as a torch) will not work on the Mozart.
The Mozart has a Xenon flash, like a real camera. These can only be used for a very short time (e.g. when the flash goes off) and not turned on for a longer time.
All other Windows Phone 7 handsets use LED lights as their flash. These are not as bright when they just flash, but they can be turned on permanently without them burning out.
I don't think any Flashlight app will ever support the Mozart, because of this.
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Thanks!
Totally forgot about that XD
Still a bit stupid should have also built in a LED
Hi again.
Notes is now in Marketplace. Tap HTC Hub and you'll see it. But I don't think you have a chance to get it in zune. Just downloaded it, it's great.
HTC Notes is great but you can write free hand, only type?
and why we need HTC Notes as MS Office Note has the same functionality and its already installed on WM 7.
My problem is the power-Button. This button is too sensible. If i have the mozart in my pants, it could be that the phones turns off by walking.
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My problem is the power-Button. This button is too sensible. If i have the mozart in my pants, it could be that the phones turns off by walking.
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so you're saying that when the phone is locked it can be powered off without unlocking it first?
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so you're saying that when the phone is locked it can be powered off without unlocking it first?
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Yes. This is more a software-problem... Or stay i alone with this problem?
I am not sure exactly what has happened to mine and I cant seem to find any similar scenarios on the net so far.
It cut out/turned off mid phone call this morning and it will not turn back on, have tried power button and camera button, pulled out/replaced battery, put it on charger (no charge light), only thing left is to try my gf's battery (my battery was >50%) but I don't think that is the problem. Not really looking for a solution here but will post back if I work it out so others can easier (will take it to the shop).
EDIT: Don't know if this will help anyone but I tried as a last resort a hard reset (you lose all your data) and for some reason the phone just turned on ( I didn't get a reset screen). I did this by holding the volume up and the volume down and briefly tapping the power button.
Has anyone have problems scrolling the pages up and down in internet explorer, it sometimes does not react to your finger, like it just freezes.
In dark rooms, sometimes my mozart makes blue pictures...
All of the problems above I have experienced and more, the OS at best is a first release, and depending on your software environment, what apps you have installed, you will experience a variety of problems. On the whole if you use mainstream apps, you should not have major problems. Battery life, is mainly down to your carrier, optimising their servers to deliver data to the phone in an economical way.
Hirnteri said:
Yes. This is more a software-problem... Or stay i alone with this problem?
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It true if you press the unlock button for a long time it turns off regardless of where you are in the OS.....
And the IE problems sometimes happens... No clue why but it sometimes also zooms in and out instead of scrolling.
These are normal ^^
Does anyone have any recommendation on what to set up my superpower settings?
Bump.
Ive been curious about this as I use superpower myself
Bump. Any help?
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I personally dislike SuperPower, as it's still in BETA phase. However, some decent features are to turn off mobile data (internet is pretty much turned off, however you can still make and receive calls/texts).
Switching to 2G/3G is good, but if you turn your phone on and off in quick succession, like accidentally letting it sleep, this could become a bother.
My advice is don't use it, though, and just turn off things like Auto Sync and Freeze unused system apps.
bobbbb said:
I personally dislike SuperPower, as it's still in BETA phase. However, some decent features are to turn off mobile data (internet is pretty much turned off, however you can still make and receive calls/texts).
Switching to 2G/3G is good, but if you turn your phone on and off in quick succession, like accidentally letting it sleep, this could become a bother.
My advice is don't use it, though, and just turn off things like Auto Sync and Freeze unused system apps.
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actually, it lets you decide a delay time when you put your phone on sleep to not cause that problem.
xriderx66 said:
actually, it lets you decide a delay time when you put your phone on sleep to not cause that problem.
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I like SuperPower, even though it is in beta stage. I use nero v3 w/voodoo. Prior to having voodoo, I experienced significant lag time when waking the device while it was switching 3g/edge or wifi back on. Now with voodoo I have no lag at all really and It saves a lot of battery life! bobbbb has a good point though, By turning off auto sync and freezing some apps. That will help out. There again, Its all personal preference and what YOU are trying to acheive with your device. Super quick with not so great battery life. Or a modestly quick device with great battery life. To each his own? Try playing with the settings and monitor for any changes. Also recondition your battery. Good luck!
just out of curiosity what are the settings you guys are using? so far i have 2g/3g switching and max 400mhz in sleep state with 30 second delay, anyone try the force install sidekick?
*edit* just read looks like sidekick is to be used on aosp roms
During these months I always searched for a solution to the very well known issues that plagued our Folios without finding something really useful, but now the game is over (so I hope). Let's see how:
The problem(s):
-Foliomod 1.4 (thanks Dexter, you made my day when I discovered it), is the best rom you can find ATM for the Folio table: it's fast, it's smooth and really stable, and it's based on the last Toshiba rom. But it suffers from a couple of major issues that make it less than perfect (all the issues are from the original Toshiba rom, Dexter did not add anything). These issues are the SOD (sleep of death) that make the device never go out from standby (you have to reboot to regain control of the device) and frequent spontaneous wakeups from standby that make your battery drain quickly when you put the tablet in hibernate mode.
The solution:
The solution is based on a mix of magics with a little bit of luck (only to say that what is working for me, can work for you too, or cannot work at all: I give no warranty!)
Download and install the following software from market:
- SETCPU
- SCREEN OFF (by techvision systems)
- BATTERY GUARDIAN
Now, in setcpu, configure the system as Tegra2 and raise the min clock to 608mhz and tick "Set on Boot". This will help with SOD.
After that, put a shortcut on your homescreen for the "Screen Off" app.
Then, go to Preferences and set the device to never go to sleep in display options.
From now, you'll use only the shortcut to the "Screen Off" app to put the device to sleep, and you'll use the power button only to wakeup the tablet. You'll notice that you have to press power button three or four times before the device really comes out from sleep, but it will never fail.
Finally, reboot the device to activate Battery Guardian (it's a little daemon that closes all network connections when the device is in standby, and reactivates all the connections on wakeup).
Ok you are ready to go. My tablet is really perfect with these mods, I hope the best for you too, but remember that what's working for me, could work or not for you: don't blame me if this doesn't suit your needs.
My Folio wakes up only when I need it, and it gave no SOD in one week of intense use. Post your feedbacks, please...
Thanks for share it with us, i will try.
Thanks for sharing.
I don´t have foliomod instaled but i gave it a go on cyanogen 7 and screen off works ( have to use power button 3 ou 4 times to wake up, but works) , battery guardian didn´t work (after wake up it won´t connect to wifi until i clean my wifi password , insert it again and connect manualy).
As nothing to do with foliomod but i wanted to share with everyone .
Problem
The SOD mode is wrong in the Foliomod 1.3d?
Thomas7610 said:
The SOD mode is wrong in the Foliomod 1.3d?
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Foliomod 1.3d is not different from 1.4 under this aspect. The kernel is older and some app FC randomatically. The only reason to keep it is 3G support.
problem
The screen off (by techvision) could not find in the android market..
Thomas7610 said:
The screen off (by techvision) could not find in the android market..
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http://techvisionsys.com/
I can find it on market, black icon with red power
Hi,
Is there any replacement app for SETCPU you would recommend?
I understand that SETCPU is not free...
I also cannot find the Screen Off app, even if I use the download link at their homepage
screen off
I cannot download also but I find another free version..Itt seems right now I have 5% decrease after one hour.This is good result?
lillknurra said:
Hi,
Is there any replacement app for SETCPU you would recommend?
I understand that SETCPU is not free...
I also cannot find the Screen Off app, even if I use the download link at their homepage
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forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=505419
www.androidzoom.com/android_applications/productivity/screen-off_piig_download.html
www.androidblip.com/android-apps/screen-off-119036-download.html
screen off
Topogigi said:
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=505419
www.androidzoom.com/android_applications/productivity/screen-off_piig_download.html
www.androidblip.com/android-apps/screen-off-119036-download.html
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I send it to email but the android link doesn't exist....
Thomas7610 said:
I send it to email but the android link doesn't exist....
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don't know if it works: comes from my titanium backup. remove the last. zip extension before decompress and try...
I didnt find screen off either but I searched for techvision only in market and then I clicked on the button that shows other apps from the same company. There it was.
brunte said:
I didnt find screen off either but I searched for techvision only in market and then I clicked on the button that shows other apps from the same company. There it was.
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I tried this and found it
Problem is that the Folio says that it can't download it...
Can someone make a backup of the app and post it here or at a fileshare?
Try downloading with dolphin browser or opera
I have a question !
It's really necessary to have installed battery guardian ?? I want to be noticed with a sound if I have a new notification. Folio is going to deep sleep if i don't install battery guardian too ?
Hi guys!
I'm a new (proud?) folio owner, and so far I've tried FolioMod1.4 and FolioTNT1.0, but I've been seeing wifi problems, SOD and sometimes random freezes, and random wakeups from sleep.
1. I've downloaded the app called "CPU Master Free" which allows changing the minimum and maximum frequencies (as a replacement of SetCPU).
2. I've disabled the "screen timeout" in settings->display (I guess that was what was meant by display sleep in the OP)
3. Installed "Screen Off" to turn off the screen
Seems like it works, except that I guess the battery life is decreased by a lot as the device is running at the lowest running at 3x the minimal frequency.. (I get around 5h usage with screen at 50% + Wifi + Browsing)
I've also read that the SOD is a driver issue, and nvidia has released an update which "fixes" it... Anyone knows anything about that?
Another issue I've noticed with TNT is that a USB mouse does not work. The cross appears in the middle of the screen but it cant be moved. (This worked fine in FolioMod1.4)
Anyway, the rest of the system is prettyyyy sweet! Thanks for all the great work
sergi711 said:
I have a question !
It's really necessary to have installed battery guardian ?? I want to be noticed with a sound if I have a new notification. Folio is going to deep sleep if i don't install battery guardian too ?
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When the tablet is in hibernate state wifi is disabled, so youl'll get no notification for new emails. For all the other notifications (alarms, calendar and so on), battery guardian has nothing to do with them, as it only closes network connections. And yes, hibernate works without battery guardian too, but I noticed frequent unwanted wakeups without it.
Yesterday I configured my Folio exactly as described in the first post.
So far so good and all works well, but it seems, that this configuration drains the battery quickly and the battery was empty after 9hrs of standby (from 65 percent remaining).
Anyone got a solution for that, i.e. extending the standby time?
Guys, don't ask me to search again... i really did... and didn't found any answer....
i am new on android.... and it's regarding the battery's life time...
i hope someone give me an answer here....
there're a lot android user saying about advanced task manager, juicedefender, v6 supercharger, cell standby, phone idle.... anyway... i got no answer at all....
few people using ATaskMan and improve their battery life, but few people said it just drain my battery... anyway...i don't see any improvement using that....
i used juice defender to keep the connectivity.... better than keep it all the time...
didn't see any improvement also....
i used setCpu too... keep it low at night.... i don't really know if it works....
all i want is keeping the data on as long as possible.... even on sleep.... to keep apps like viber, whatsapp, im+ and sometime to sync the apps like weather, facebook, twitter and email...
weather, facebook, twitter and email... these apps were set to manual... not automatic....
i don't call and messaging a lot.... just stay on in internet...
i don't play games a lot... maybe few minutes....
so my questions here...
1. did the apps on background really drain up the battery? because they are, who using v6 supercharger didn't have a problem with battery.... and it's not like ATaskMan... it's didn't kill the apps at all.... just manage the background apps...
2. did the widget also drain the battery? some people said so....
3. keep the data on all the time? i read in this forum... they keep their data on.... but, still having their phone more than a day... moveover... some guys get it over 2 till 4 days...
if it's about ROM, it should be same with other, who uses the same ROM...
and if it's about hardware... it should be from the first time i bought this phone....
i just want keep my phone as long as possible with data on.....
anyway.... i still keep tracking what drain my battery the most....
hope someone come with answer for this....
and sorry for my english.....
1. That depends on which apps are running in the background, but when your device is in standby it should go to "sleep", but if you've set some apps to update every 15 minutes, the phone will wake up (without turning the screen on of course) to update them. This will naturally use some battery. And remember that Android can handle all processes itself. You don't need to kill them yourself. That will actually decrease batterylife since the phone has to start the apps again everytime you kill them. A task manager is nice to have if an app is going rogue.
2. Widgets do use battery, and the widgets who are set to automatically update itself uses more battery (Facebook, Twitter, Weather etc.)
3. "This tip is one that seems counter-intuitive, but you can save a lot of wear and tear on your Android phone's battery if you tell it to keep the Wifi radio turned on and connected while the phone is sleeping. Your phone needs a lot of juice to keep pinging those cell towers, and even more to transmit data to and from them. Wifi radios use much less power because of their design, and they don't have to keep searching for a better access point. It's the way cellular data communication was designed, and it's a necessary evil.
But what if you're spending all day (or all evening) in one place, connected to Wifi? If you tell your phone to shut off Wifi when idle, it bounces back to cellular data (be it 2G, 3G, or 4G) and starts sucking down the electrons again when the screen shuts off. That's no good, and easy to fix:
Open the advanced Wifi settings by pressing the menu button, then Settings, Wireless & networks, Wi-Fi settings, and tapping the menu button again. You'll have a choice to either Scan, or go Advanced -- go Advanced.
Tap the Wi-Fi sleep policy entry, and you'll get a pop up dialog with the choices you see in the picture above. Choose Never.
Now even when your phone goes into standby mode, you'll stay connected to Wifi and be able to get mail and messages without turning the cell radio back on and trouncing your battery life. And for the times when you're not in an area with a Wifi connection, just shut Wifi off, either through the menu or with a handy toggle widget. Your battery will thank you for it."
Source: AndroidCentral
Follow the two guides below, this will help you out.
1. Complete Guide to Maximizing Your Android Phone’s Battery Life
2. How to Save Battery Power on an Android
And of course the easiest solution that is often overlooked:
Carry a spare battery and/or charger.
BazookaAce said:
1. That depends on which apps are running in the background, but when your device is in standby it should go to "sleep", but if you've set some apps to update every 15 minutes, the phone will wake up (without turning the screen on of course) to update them. This will naturally use some battery. And remember that Android can handle all processes itself. You don't need to kill them yourself. That will actually decrease batterylife since the phone has to start the apps again everytime you kill them. A task manager is nice to have if an app is going rogue.
2. Widgets do use battery, and the widgets who are set to automatically update itself uses more battery (Facebook, Twitter, Weather etc.)
3. "This tip is one that seems counter-intuitive, but you can save a lot of wear and tear on your Android phone's battery if you tell it to keep the Wifi radio turned on and connected while the phone is sleeping. Your phone needs a lot of juice to keep pinging those cell towers, and even more to transmit data to and from them. Wifi radios use much less power because of their design, and they don't have to keep searching for a better access point. It's the way cellular data communication was designed, and it's a necessary evil.
But what if you're spending all day (or all evening) in one place, connected to Wifi? If you tell your phone to shut off Wifi when idle, it bounces back to cellular data (be it 2G, 3G, or 4G) and starts sucking down the electrons again when the screen shuts off. That's no good, and easy to fix:
Open the advanced Wifi settings by pressing the menu button, then Settings, Wireless & networks, Wi-Fi settings, and tapping the menu button again. You'll have a choice to either Scan, or go Advanced -- go Advanced.
Tap the Wi-Fi sleep policy entry, and you'll get a pop up dialog with the choices you see in the picture above. Choose Never.
Now even when your phone goes into standby mode, you'll stay connected to Wifi and be able to get mail and messages without turning the cell radio back on and trouncing your battery life. And for the times when you're not in an area with a Wifi connection, just shut Wifi off, either through the menu or with a handy toggle widget. Your battery will thank you for it."
Source: AndroidCentral
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thanks a lot.... i just read all article from androidcentral.... i thought, i found all my answer there... searching in the google doesn't really bring me to the best source... it's just too many choice....
anyway... i got another website to spend my time
febycv said:
Follow the two guides below, this will help you out.
1. Complete Guide to Maximizing Your Android Phone’s Battery Life
2. How to Save Battery Power on an Android
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thanks for another source...
it's really helpfull...
DirkGently1 said:
And of course the easiest solution that is often overlooked:
Carry a spare battery and/or charger.
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yeah.... it's the last choice.... carring them is not the problem.... im just kind person who can't leave my stuff behind on the socket... and i spend too much time out there... where doesn't really have socket... except... library... plug the charger for 5 minutes, doesn't really help.... thanks anyway....
The android OS has a built in task manger so using ATK or ATM is actually worse than if you don't.
But honestly rooting has made all of the difference. If you have time for it READ about what it means to root and the how-to's, youtube instrutional videos, etc.... just get your feet wet a lil bit. When/if you feel like it is something that you might be interested in, go ahead and do it. You wont regret it and you will diffidently be able to improve battery life with titanium backup which allows you to freeze apps that you dont need running.
Warning 1) you might become addicted to flashing ROMS... and 2) if you screw up your phone you can't blame anyone but yourself.
petecraig612 said:
The android OS has a built in task manger so using ATK or ATM is actually worse than if you don't.
But honestly rooting has made all of the difference. If you have time for it READ about what it means to root and the how-to's, youtube instrutional videos, etc.... just get your feet wet a lil bit. When/if you feel like it is something that you might be interested in, go ahead and do it. You wont regret it and you will diffidently be able to improve battery life with titanium backup which allows you to freeze apps that you dont need running.
Warning 1) you might become addicted to flashing ROMS... and 2) if you screw up your phone you can't blame anyone but yourself.
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1. I did already.... waiting the new rom everyday....
2. Yes it is....
I need root to back up my phone... and it's already rooted... and there're a lot useless program coming with stock rom... need root to clean it also....
Sent from my LG-P920 using XDA App
at least for my phone: regarding setcpu, you can raise the minimum frequency, increasing performance while hardly affecting battery life (at stock i had 245/600; now i have 480/600). turns out that if you set the minimum frequency low, it will take some juice to ramp the cpu back up
just a little tip
Just wanted to add: besides titanium backup, I'd also recommend gemini app manager and better battery stats. You can use gemini to edit an app's autorun permissions (ie, automatically starting at boot) for those apps you don't, can't or shouldn't uninstall/freeze. If you're having issues with your phone not sleeping better battery stats will help you identify what's keeping your phone awake.
Lastly, there is only so much you can do to optimize your battery life. In the end you're going to have to sacrifice some functionality for better battery life or vice versa. You just need to find the right balance you can live with.
What is the longest running time did you had on your phone? I reckon batteries are getting thinner and thinner and will not last long.
Apps are there to help you avoid manual work. If you switch of automation on all the apps then you will have to spent time and do it all manually and on the other hand how much life will you save lets say %15. Not worth it!
Best solution is to stick your handset to the charger while you are going to sleep!
sweetnsour said:
at least for my phone: regarding setcpu, you can raise the minimum frequency, increasing performance while hardly affecting battery life (at stock i had 245/600; now i have 480/600). turns out that if you set the minimum frequency low, it will take some juice to ramp the cpu back up
just a little tip
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i set it 300/300 at night... it's from 00.00 til 06.00 which i don't touch it.... i don't know, if it is a good idea.... i guess, background apps wouldn't using cpu so badly.... would it?
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What is the longest running time did you had on your phone? I reckon batteries are getting thinner and thinner and will not last long.
Apps are there to help you avoid manual work. If you switch of automation on all the apps then you will have to spent time and do it all manually and on the other hand how much life will you save lets say %15. Not worth it!
Best solution is to stick your handset to the charger while you are going to sleep!
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im trying tasker right now... 15% fair enough for me.... without losing data....
i am almost 12 hours out there every day.... i wanna figure out, how to spare the battery life... cause i wanna buy tablet.... which consume more battery than a phone....
Hello, everybody. Newb here (only have had the HTC Evo View 4G for a couple of days now). I have a question about the battery and screen. Is it regular for the screen to use up about ~60 percent of the battery? (According the usage stats). I find that the screen is bright, even on the lowest setting.
Also, I have a question about the battery. It seems to be draining a little quick (I am using lowest brightness and WiFi only). Could some people share how long their battery usually lasts for regular usage? I don't think it's a hardware issue. Like I've said, I've only had it for 2 days, so I don't know if I still need to wait a little.
Thanks!
The screen is one of the biggest battery drainers (if not the biggest) on tablets. So if you are using the tablet a lot, and the screen is on for long periods of time, then 60% seems normal. I don't have my Flyer with me right now to check what my % for screen is.
Battery drain is going to depend a bunch on how much you are using your View, and for what. With moderate usage, I can get around 2 days on a charge. I'd say that is about average for me. But if you are downloading big files and gaming, and/or have the screen on a lot, it can be significantly less.
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The screen is one of the biggest battery drainers (if not the biggest) on tablets. So if you are using the tablet a lot, and the screen is on for long periods of time, then 60% seems normal. I don't have my Flyer with me right now to check what my % for screen is.
Battery drain is going to depend a bunch on how much you are using your View, and for what. With moderate usage, I can get around 2 days on a charge. I'd say that is about average for me. But if you are downloading big files and gaming, and/or have the screen on a lot, it can be significantly less.
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Okay, that makes sense. The battery life seems to be getting better. One more question. I want WiFi to turn off after a certain amount of time once the screen timeouts. Is there any way to do this in the settings or with an app? The settings (official 3.2) has a WiFi timeout policy that gives three options:
Switch from WiFi to mobile data when screen is off
Never switch WiFi off
Never switch WiFi off when plugged in
I live in Canada and don't have a plan. Would using the first option drain more battery because it is looking for a connection? Or should I use the third option?
Thanks again.
Hmm, not sure. I have the WiFi only version of the Flyer, and on mine the first choice is just "When screen turns off". The first choice on your View is weird. Mobile data always uses more power than WiFi, if both are available. I don't see why you would ever want that.
BTW, I'm at home and have access to my Flyer now. Battery usage for screen is 52% for me. So I'd say 60% you mentioned is pretty normal.
You should also take into account, unless you've taken steps to turn it off/remove it, Cell standby might also be causing your battery life to take a hit. Since the View is set up to also be able to receive text messages, out of the box it's constantly trying to connect to Sprint's cellular network, even if you have mobile data turned off. This thread discusses ways to deal with it. Cell standby used to be one of the biggest users of my battery. Now, it's no longer a problem and I've seen a major increase in battery life.
As for the WiFi issue, the first choice in the settings actually says "When screen turns off (uses more mobile data)." That doesn't mean that it automatically switches mobile data on if you've turned it off in the settings by selecting that option. It's worded that way because the View is designed to be used on Sprint's network, so under normal circumstances it is assumed that if you turn WiFi off, you'll have a data plan and automatically connect to the mobile data network. If you don't have an account with mobile data from Sprint, and you've turned off mobile data in the settings, it won't be an issue because you have nothing to connect to.
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As for the WiFi issue, the first choice in the settings actually says "When screen turns off (uses more mobile data)."
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That makes much more sense.
Okay, thanks everybody. I really appreciate it. With heavy usage (basically using it all the time) I'd get about 6 hours and 10 minutes. Is that normal for everybody else?
Also, I have a couple of more questions, if you guys don't mind.
First of all, could rooting my device boost my battery life? Would it give me more access to settings like screen brightness?
And, do apps running in the background use battery life or are they 'frozen' until active? This sort of leads me into my next question. Is having 400-500MB of RAM always being used normal? Is the OS using all of it?
And I notice that when I put my tablet in airplane mode (to kill the 4G radio) I lose access to Bluetooth. Is this normal and will turning off airplane mode for a minute be a battery drain?
Thanks again, guys.
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Okay, thanks everybody. I really appreciate it. With heavy usage (basically using it all the time) I'd get about 6 hours and 10 minutes. Is that normal for everybody else?
Also, I have a couple of more questions, if you guys don't mind.
First of all, could rooting my device boost my battery life? Would it give me more access to settings like screen brightness?
And, do apps running in the background use battery life or are they 'frozen' until active? This sort of leads me into my next question. Is having 400-500MB of RAM always being used normal? Is the OS using all of it?
And I notice that when I put my tablet in airplane mode (to kill the 4G radio) I lose access to Bluetooth. Is this normal and will turning off airplane mode for a minute be a battery drain?
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Rooting won't necessarily boost battery life, but does give you ways to access more system items if you want using apps that take advantage of root.
Android attempts to keep non-rumming apps in memory so that it can load them faster in the future (Ram is much faster than SD memory). 80% Ram full is typical.
Airplane mode turns off all radios, BT, Wifi, GPS, 3g.
There are apps in the market that can turn various things on / off based on your environment / time / conditions
nubyw00tz said:
First of all, could rooting my device boost my battery life? Would it give me more access to settings like screen brightness?
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You don't need root access to adjust screen brightness. Settings -> Screen -> Brightness.
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And I notice that when I put my tablet in airplane mode (to kill the 4G radio) I lose access to Bluetooth. Is this normal and will turning off airplane mode for a minute be a battery drain?
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Airplane mode turns off all radios, BT, Wifi, GPS, 3g.
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Airplane mode turns off all radios initially, but then you can turn almost all of them right back on (except for the cellular radios). I run mine in airplane mode all the time to keep the cellular radio completely inactive, but I still use WiFi, GPS, and Bluetooth when I need/want them, and they all work great. Are you running Gingerbread or Honeycomb? I do seem to remember some mentions of not being able to use Bluetooth in airplane mode on Gingerbread. It works perfectly fine on Honeycomb.
And you can turn off the 4G radio and all data service without turning on airplane mode (Settings -> Wireless & networks -> Mobile network). Doing this turns off all radios that receive data from the cellular network, but it doesn't turn all cellular functions off since the View is also set up to receive text messages. That's what airplane mode or any of these options address.
What I meant by adjusting the screen brightness was being able to control its range more than I can right now (I feel that even the lowest setting can be too much). But it seems that rooting/installing a custom ROM wouldn't do too much for the battery.
But my issue with airplane mode is that I can't turn on Bluetooth with it (Bluetooth is 'grayed out'). I am running official Honeycomb.
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But my issue with airplane mode is that I can't turn on Bluetooth with it (Bluetooth is 'grayed out'). I am running official Honeycomb.
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Did you try tapping on the box for Bluetooth in the settings even though it looks like you can't, and did you try using a widget to turn it on? I'm using stock OTA Honeycomb, and Bluetooth works perfectly fine for me while in airplane mode. I can turn it on in the settings (the box does look a little "grayed out," but you can still select it) or via a homescreen widget. If you can't turn it on with either of those, then it would seem that you've got some other type of problem. It works fine for me. I just tested it out again.
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Did you try tapping on the box for Bluetooth in the settings even though it looks like you can't, and did you try using a widget to turn it on? I'm using stock OTA Honeycomb, and Bluetooth works perfectly fine for me while in airplane mode. I can turn it on in the settings (the box does look a little "grayed out," but you can still select it) or via a homescreen widget. If you can't turn it on with either of those, then it would seem that you've got some other type of problem. It works fine for me. I just tested it out again.
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I just tried it. It seems to not be working for me, but it doesn't seem like a glitch but something built into the OS (I tried with a widget and it did a little 'no' animation). It's alright, I rarely use Bluetooth anyway.
Thanks for all of your help (plus everybody else, too)!
nubyw00tz said:
I just tried it. It seems to not be working for me, but it doesn't seem like a glitch but something built into the OS (I tried with a widget and it did a little 'no' animation). It's alright, I rarely use Bluetooth anyway.
Thanks for all of your help (plus everybody else, too)!
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I'd venture to say it's not something built into the OS. If it is built into the OS, then there's a glitch that allows me to use it under the same circumstances, and glitches rarely enable functionality. They almost always cause a device to lose functionality like you're experiencing. I'd be curious to know if anyone else is having the same issue you're having.
Last time I have ran battery test on my Flyer I ran it for almost 11 days on one charge. Yeap, 11 days. I mostly used Flyer as a notepad, checked orders on website couple of times a day, read emails. One day I played a game for about 20 minutes. At the end I set up and tested Plex and Google Music. I stopped the test at 11% charge. Overall screen was on for a bit over 4 hours (40%). Wi-fi on for 16 hours (only 4% ??) according to stats. That's pretty much it. Tablet idle 43%. Fairly light usage, but I mostly was testing how much of useable time I can get out of it. 11 days is a pleasing result.