I'm the slowest person when it comes to new phone stuff and I only just recently updated my mini pro to 2.1, mainly because I don't have acces to a pc with windows.
SInce the update however, my battery life is worse than ever. I wnt to crush this phone on the floor. Any alternatives to this? I don't have timescape or synchronisation on or wifi or bluetooth.
Hmmm.....get ur phone rooted.....for it would help u save more battery.....however...check dat ur phone does not usedata trafffic ol the time....and for charging tips.....dnt charge ur phone until its <10% and charge it until its complete...avoid disconnecting it in between....nd if u have rooted use SetCpu and Auto killer memory optimiser...set em at ondemand nd optimum settings...
Thanks, I will try to root, I barely even know what it means, but I will try.
Any other tips?
try downloading an app that auto kills apps that run in the background without you noticing
Guys, rooting is probably out of the field of my abilities right now, I don't have time for countless hours to learn how to root and then USE it. I think it requires putiing in commands to do anything...this is definately to dificult I think.
Please, is there anyone who can give simple advice what to do? Ya all made me update saying battery will be better, well it is worse lol so this is kind of your fault. Just kidding but please help
xperiaforme said:
Guys, rooting is probably out of the field of my abilities right now, I don't have time for countless hours to learn how to root and then USE it. I think it requires putiing in commands to do anything...this is definately to dificult I think.
Please, is there anyone who can give simple advice what to do? Ya all made me update saying battery will be better, well it is worse lol so this is kind of your fault. Just kidding but please help
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Root is very simple. just search SuperOneClick.
If u cant root, android is not for you. You hav to learn to install custom firnwares
Lol I don't think roms are a neccesity for me. Even dummys can enjoy some of Android world.
When I root I'm worried how to do stuff, like uninstal apps. I did find some apps in Market, like battery calibrater.
So can I just root and then use root requring simple apps? I can't learn commands like in terminal emulator.
When I root, do I lose any functionality of phone, do I have to reinstal my old apps like Opera?
And is stuff like xrecovery and jit, whatever that is obligatory?
Sorry guys. All I want is recalibrate battery by removing battery stats and look how much trouble I have with it lol.
Were you on android 1.6 operating system previous to your update? If yes, it is possible to step back the update using xrecovery but then again you are a self-confessed newbie. I would say it would be worthwhile to learn how to root and install xrecovery, they really are not hard to set up.
Follow this video tutorial, it really is easy.
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Ok so i have 3 questions in 1 thread!
I have a X10 mini pro 2.1 (U20i):
1- Has anyone "currentwidget" working on this phone?!
I installed it and the widget shows always Error (i have root access).
Any help is appreciated!
2- How to maximize battery consumption!?! It's barely holding 15hrs of minimal use!!! Wiped the battstats and didn't have so much improvement!
Any help is appreciated!
3- I need arabic support for the phone! Does somebody have it working?!? Where can i find libs, frameworks...?!
Any help is appreciated!
Thanks
WAW 50 views and still not one single reply!!!
You are very helpful here guys...
Life Engineer said:
WAW 50 views and still not one single reply!!!
You are very helpful here guys...
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Had you known that, you would have took the time to
(1) Check the wiki.
(2) Post one thread for every question you had.
Life Engineer said:
WAW 50 views and still not one single reply!!!
You are very helpful here guys...
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I'm guessing like the other 50+ viewers they didn't know what you were asking until they actually viewed your post. Consumption, Battery, Arabic doesn't give much away. For all we know, you could have been asking about memory usage, buying a new battery, and an arabic font pack!
Well not bad! I managed to get ur 2 replies guys!
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Had you known that, you would have took the time to
(1) Check the wiki.
(2) Post one thread for every question you had.
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U r right about reading but i don't have so much time! But about a thread for every question, u r wrong! I did that to minimize threads, time, replies, space, human resources
Thanks man for the link
projectsome said:
I'm guessing like the other 50+ viewers they didn't know what you were asking until they actually viewed your post. Consumption, Battery, Arabic doesn't give much away. For all we know, you could have been asking about memory usage, buying a new battery, and an arabic font pack!
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Exactly! And do you think that among those 50+ viewers, there weren't anyone that know about any 1 issue from the 3 that i posted?!?!
Life Engineer said:
Ok so i have 3 questions in 1 thread!
I have a X10 mini pro 2.1 (U20i):
1- Has anyone "currentwidget" working on this phone?!
I installed it and the widget shows always Error (i have root access).
Any help is appreciated!
2- How to maximize battery consumption!?! It's barely holding 15hrs of minimal use!!! Wiped the battstats and didn't have so much improvement!
Any help is appreciated!
3- I need arabic support for the phone! Does somebody have it working?!? Where can i find libs, frameworks...?!
Any help is appreciated!
Thanks
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Ok, this is the solution to about half of your problems .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/announcement.php?f=263#td_post_81
And let's see if I can answer those questions!
1. It does not work, at least the one in the market... It's for the nexus one, there is a ported version for the vibrant too, but I'm not sure if it will work either. Anyway, it's a bit of a stupid program, go buy System Panel.
2. It is more about running proceses than anything. Best app you could download to see what is running wildly, System Panel (and yes, pay for it), or just take some other task killer, like Advanced Task Killer, and see what runs without you wanting too. You should uninstall that crap. Start with Timescape. That app is truly pure crap.
Ah, also, put the widget Power Control (which come included) and try to keep everything deactivated as long as you can. Each of those things SWALLOW battery, more than eat. Put APNdroid, and keep internet deactivated too. Download Setcpu (it's free in this forum) and put the minimum Hz to 128 (the minimum you can put).
What else... eliminate all the SE **** you can and whenever you are not using the phone, kill all the running apps with Advanced Task Killer. Or you can use Autokiller, didn't work for me.
Put a battery percentage icon too. You will notice when something is eating your battery with it. If you don't want a theme, use Battery Indicator.
3. Sorry, don't know what the hell I could use that for. Open a thread for this.
EDIT: looked att your profiel, and man, you are no noob, why the hell are you asking how to improve your battery? It is a standard, androids consume if you let them, nothing else. If you really need battery, underclock it with setcpu and problem solved.
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Ok, this is the solution to about half of your problems .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/announcement.php?f=263#td_post_81
And let's see if I can answer those questions!
1. It does not work, at least the one in the market... It's for the nexus one, there is a ported version for the vibrant too, but I'm not sure if it will work either. Anyway, it's a bit of a stupid program, go buy System Panel.
2. It is more about running proceses than anything. Best app you could download to see what is running wildly, System Panel (and yes, pay for it), or just take some other task killer, like Advanced Task Killer, and see what runs without you wanting too. You should uninstall that crap. Start with Timescape. That app is truly pure crap.
Ah, also, put the widget Power Control (which come included) and try to keep everything deactivated as long as you can. Each of those things SWALLOW battery, more than eat. Put APNdroid, and keep internet deactivated too. Download Setcpu (it's free in this forum) and put the minimum Hz to 128 (the minimum you can put).
What else... eliminate all the SE **** you can and whenever you are not using the phone, kill all the running apps with Advanced Task Killer. Or you can use Autokiller, didn't work for me.
Put a battery percentage icon too. You will notice when something is eating your battery with it. If you don't want a theme, use Battery Indicator.
3. Sorry, don't know what the hell I could use that for. Open a thread for this.
EDIT: looked att your profiel, and man, you are no noob, why the hell are you asking how to improve your battery? It is a standard, androids consume if you let them, nothing else. If you really need battery, underclock it with setcpu and problem solved.
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First of all thanks for your reply!
About current consumption I'll try also "battery monitor widget" to see if it works!
Man i asked those bcz i'm not a perfect noob (we all are noobs at some point); i'm concentrating my efforts on my HD2 and i dont have so much time for this X10 minipro; so i asked bcz maybe there is some kind of a trick or a known bud/problem that may decrease battery consumption!
About downclocking, my own experience (and many others) shows that it doesn't affect battery much (barely 5 to 10% so it's not worth it) and besides it introduces instabilities so i prefer not to tweak anything about CPU.
However i thank for re-introducing the autokiller memory to my mind bcz i completely forgot it although i'm using it on my HD2!!! hahaha
Oh, no problem then, dude ^^ mm downclocking does work for me, i believe :/ anyway, the best memory optimizer is autokiller, trust me in that see you around!!
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To me the name this thread looked as if you´ve found a piece of software which solves these three problems.
Just to address your battery problem - no there is no solution unless you cut off data transmission or use GPRS instead of 3G. 15 hours is decent time.
Can´t say anything about Arabic, though.
vlissine said:
To me the name this thread looked as if you´ve found a piece of software which solves these three problems.
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Hehehehe this is called "Marketing"
Life Engineer said:
Hehehehe this is called "Marketing"
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This also means I will never open a thread which you started, mate. So it works only once.
vlissine said:
This also means I will never open a thread which you started, mate. So it works only once.
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hehe feel free to do what you want man!
But sometimes when you need answers you need good ways to ask the questions!
My battery lasted many hours longer after disabling data traffic. I only enable data traffic when needed then immediately disable it again. There's a built in widget to enable/disable data traffic.
Life Engineer said:
Ok so i have 3 questions in 1 thread!
I have a X10 mini pro 2.1 (U20i):
3- I need arabic support for the phone! Does somebody have it working?!? Where can i find libs, frameworks...?!
Any help is appreciated!
Thanks
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this worked for me http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=869081
but it changes the original font to arial ( which is even better)
arabic letters are connected and works perfectly
good luck with it
hsn.ahmed said:
this worked for me http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=869081
but it changes the original font to arial ( which is even better)
arabic letters are connected and works perfectly
good luck with it
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Thanks bro will try it!
Hi All,
I am new user to Android. I liked the phone, but having issues with battery.
I set my brightness to 0, no wifi, no GPS and blue tooth connected only when I am calling.
I heard by rooting i will get more battery life. And I dont exactly what is rooting.
Its all new to me.. I am hearing lot of root, ginger break, ginger bread etc.. i cannot understand anything.
Is there any link, which is easy to understand for a new comer like me.
and Please suggest me how to root my Atrix4.
Thanks,
atrix4nag said:
Hi All,
I am new user to Android. I liked the phone, but having issues with battery.
I set my brightness to 0, no wifi, no GPS and blue tooth connected only when I am calling.
I heard by rooting i will get more battery life. And I dont exactly what is rooting.
Its all new to me.. I am hearing lot of root, ginger break, ginger bread etc.. i cannot understand anything.
Is there any link, which is easy to understand for a new comer like me.
and Please suggest me how to root my Atrix4.
Thanks,
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=972423
This is Everything to do with atrix it also has a NOOB guide for you.
And No rooting your phone wont do anything for battery life unless you
are using mods and/or removing the bloatware. ( All ATT apps ).
Please which ever guides you read make sure you re read them until
you know. Dont wanna be bricking your phone and making it worthless.
I have a few very easy and simple suggestions.
The atrix is my first phone as well.
The first thing you need to do is drain your battery until it shuts itself down, then charge it overnight. Do this for the next few days. This will break your battery in and increase its lifespan A LOT. After you do it for a few days don't fully drain it before a charge. Just charge it however you want from then on.
Also, download an app called "Juicedefender free" from the android market. Open it up, and put it to the "balanced" setting. This will increase your battery life by about 70%.
Using these steps, now at the end of a day, I usually have 40-50% battery left.
You can also go into your settings and go into battery manager. There you can select your battery mode of choice.
Cheers, good luck!
Thanks to both of you..
Np , hope everything goes well if you need help you can always ask ether me
or another guy who is willing to help will.
I know that there already exists a thread for stupid/noob questions, but I have lots of doubts and would like to get them clarified at one single place. I know I could have got the answers via browsing through the pinned thread but it's a long thread to go through, so I'm sorry if the questions are already answered.
Q1: Can someone link me to the latest and safest method of porting Android to Wave S8500?
Q2: After installing and trying Android, how do I COMPLETELY remove it?
Q3: Which bada firmware do I need to have before installing Android?
Q4: Is the Android market available via Wi-Fi?
Q5: Can I use apps like Skype or play games like Angry Birds?
Q6: I know that the method is on dual boot, but just wanted to get it confirmed. Android installation provides dual boot of Android and bada, doesn't it?
Q7: Will installing Android cause any hardware problems to my device or any software problems to the bada firmware I have installed?
Q8: If I have Android installed, then can I update/degrade my bada firmware OS or do I need to remove Android before updating/degrading bada firmware?
I would appreciate if someone answers these questions.
Thanks.
The only thing you must do is to download Google Chrome and translate the site
http://christec.blogspot.com/2011/07/android-auf-wave-anleitung.html
Well alot of questions like how do I uninstall, updating bada and possible issues are not answered there. Thanks for the reply though.
Anyone who can provide me with a detailed reply?
Answers \m/ (^.^) \m/
1. In Polish
Xda topic
2. it's described in polish version of tut just use google translate
3. Again polish tut.
4. Yes but, on 1 of 4 my android installations it doesn't just try your luck, if it doesn't work reinstall android and it should help
5. Yes, most of all apps work correctly, but not all ;]
6. yes, power button for bada, call and power buttons for android.
7. if you will not try actions like dangerously high overclocking cpu, it shouldn't
8. you don't have to uninstall it but after flashing u will not have working android, u'll have to reinstall it.
good luck and sorry for my english ;]
cheers from Poland ;}
Thanks, but I can't find any method of uninstalling Android.
i just unistalled android and reinstalled the rooted version so i can overclock
first connect your wave trough mass storage
if you want to uninstall you have to download zImage & stuff: from the tutorial topic
in the galaxyboot map youll find mkext2images-remove.sh
then just put this one in your bada storage and remove the "-remove" part from the name
and then turn your phone off and boot in in recovery mode and wait till it reboots it self or boots to bada ( if it takes more than 10 minutes just press menu button to reboot it )
thats how i did it
i didnt understand it too i had to try it like 10 times before i finaly understood how to do it
Thanks for the help friends. Everything sounds little complicated for now, I'll install Android once I get a clear idea of the process.
if you want to overclock your phone to 1.3/1.4 STABLE (batery wont go empty faster ) id flash it with the rooter version
The process looks complicated at first, but it's surprisingly easy.
I don't know that using this process you can actually brick your phone. Brick the firmware, easily, but Download Mode always work and reflashing is easy as 1.. 2.. 3!
Razyre said:
The process looks complicated at first, but it's surprisingly easy.
I don't know that using this process you can actually brick your phone. Brick the firmware, easily, but Download Mode always work and reflashing is easy as 1.. 2.. 3!
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true, but if your overclocking hardware, you almost always have some small risk of damaging hardware in the long term, even when not raising the voltage.
i find my wave will get hot enough on a hot day without getting overclocked, temperatures DO rise also from frequency increase alone, continuous exposure to increased temperatures can shorten hardware life, people should really think carefully before overclocking.
nbates66 said:
true, but if your overclocking hardware, you almost always have some small risk of damaging hardware in the long term, even when not raising the voltage.
i find my wave will get hot enough on a hot day without getting overclocked, temperatures DO rise also from frequency increase alone, continuous exposure to increased temperatures can shorten hardware life, people should really think carefully before overclocking.
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I wasn't referring to overclocking
I should've been more specific.
I personally think it's pretty ridiculous overclocking a mobile device... There is next to no extra cooling and the components are packed into a tight case. Sure, as an experiment but it's stupid to have it permanent. Hell people don't overclock laptop CPU's and they have better cooling than phones.
Hello dear xda'rs...
First of all I want to say I read the whole forum and is filled with these issues but I could not find a working solution to the problem and that's why I turn to you.
I got my atrix three weeks ago and its awsome
But, i got a problem with my battery - it can drain to 0% in 4 hours from full charge over night.
In addition in normal use of games and surfing the phone is overheating but not reasonably it gets very very hot.
I'm on stock GB 2.3.4 (see attachment)
It also would be great if you can recommend me a suitable way to root my atrix.
Thanks in advance.
Sorry for my bad english!
Root using the "preinstall" method (search for it, there are at least a couple threads describing the procedure).
Once you've done that, install some process/CPU monitoring app and see if there's any specific app or process that's keeping your phone from going to deep sleeping.
...
any link to one of this threads?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1769497&highlight=root+preinstall
This will do the job for my version?
Please answer only if you 100% sure cus i dont want my new atrix to become a brick so fast...
ttaallooss said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1769497&highlight=root+preinstall
This will do the job for my version?
Please answer only if you 100% sure cus i dont want my new atrix to become a brick so fast...
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I found this thread (second post) that was meant for version 2.3.4, and the steps are pretty much dead-on the same and shouldn't brick your phone.
Remember, there's always some risk of breaking something, so if you're not comfortable with following the steps, don't do it!
Hi all
Had my Samsung S6 Edge for over 2 years now, just finished my contract and decided to go sim only with it for cheaper price as I am still happy with the phone and it is in good condition, albeit it could do with a little spicing up plus battery life is not as good as it once was
I frequently use the AirDroid app on my phone and PC to manage files etc and I liked the idea of AirMirror where I can view and control my phone directly from my PC but for proper access it needed to be Rooted, which I did and managed to get it working however what I didnt realise was that by doing this due to jailbreaking phone and security risks, some of apps detected this and would no longer work such as Halifax online banking.
So for time being I done the cleanup root via SU and everything is back to normal now, so was hoping for a little advice.
If I wanted to have my phone rooted, spiced up abit cosmetically and better performance, without being blocked from using apps like online banking PLUS anything that will help make my battery life better......
In other words make my phone better aswell as the battery, thats kind of important as it barely lasts 12 hours from 100% charge anymore and I am not even a heavy user with it
What would you recommend for me that isnt too technically challenging, hopefully foolproof to setup and get going?
Thanks
Dstruct
Dstruct88 said:
Hi all
Had my Samsung S6 Edge for over 2 years now, just finished my contract and decided to go sim only with it for cheaper price as I am still happy with the phone and it is in good condition, albeit it could do with a little spicing up plus battery life is not as good as it once was
I frequently use the AirDroid app on my phone and PC to manage files etc and I liked the idea of AirMirror where I can view and control my phone directly from my PC but for proper access it needed to be Rooted, which I did and managed to get it working however what I didnt realise was that by doing this due to jailbreaking phone and security risks, some of apps detected this and would no longer work such as Halifax online banking.
So for time being I done the cleanup root via SU and everything is back to normal now, so was hoping for a little advice.
If I wanted to have my phone rooted, spiced up abit cosmetically and better performance, without being blocked from using apps like online banking PLUS anything that will help make my battery life better......
In other words make my phone better aswell as the battery, thats kind of important as it barely lasts 12 hours from 100% charge anymore and I am not even a heavy user with it
What would you recommend for me that isnt too technically challenging, hopefully foolproof to setup and get going?
Thanks
Dstruct
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If you root by flashing twrp recovery and then by flashing magisk through twrp, you can use all your banking apps and any apps that are usually blocked by rooting. Magisk has a feature called magisk hide. So apps that check for root like Halifax and such will not detect root and you can use as normal.
Then when you have twrp installed you can experiment with custom ROMs and kernels which can both improve battery and performance. Also by debloating and removing a lot of services you don't need can help with battery.
Will look into these methods unless you have any links handy and I will have a go
Thanks
Got TWRP and Magisk on phone, seems to be in order. Done a root checker and it says I am rooted and safetynet passed, so I believe all is in good working order
The ROM I had my eyes on is the Tyrannus ROM, only reason is by a google search top ROMs for S6 edge, the Tyrannus ROM was best recommended for battery saving.. though this was only from one article.
Copying the ROM to my phones storage now before I flash it, just wondering though if you or anyone can recommend me a worthy ROM of trying out?
Tried Tyrannus, not that I didnt like it but I have ended up with Car HD. Was awkward getting SU off and getting Magisk but a couple hours later I figured it out :x
I just hope the battery time is improved using Car HD
Dstruct88 said:
Tried Tyrannus, not that I didnt like it but I have ended up with Car HD. Was awkward getting SU off and getting Magisk but a couple hours later I figured it out :x
I just hope the battery time is improved using Car HD
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Carhd is a very good ROM, ran it for a long time on my s6 edge. However there's not much development any more as the dev has s8
callumbr1 said:
Carhd is a very good ROM, ran it for a long time on my s6 edge. However there's not much development any more as the dev has s8
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Seems alright. The 'removal of bloatware' wasnt as drastic as I had imagined tbh, so I downloaded a bloatware removal app from the store and only safely.... removed some apps, such as peel remote/language packs/standard email app .. etc that sort of stuff, nothing you would imagine is necessary for the actual software........ oh but was I wrong, it wanted to reboot after and then the lovely red text... couldnt boot properly, bad kernal or whatever it said.............. Pretty amusing at the time as I was actually out, messing around with phone while girlfriend was shopping...... couldnt wait to get back home to get it hooked back up to the PC ha.
Ermmmmmm yeah other than the above, if you or anyone can recommend any SAFE apps that automatically remove un necessary bloatware for me (So I dont have to use my brain and KNOW whats safe or not to remove etc).....
Otherwise, if CarHD mod was gooooooood....... but is now dated....... Can you recommend anything that is GOOD - Like really good, current, best?? I'd rather not try every single ROM as its quite a chore redownloading everything and setting everything back up, to decide after a few hours of use I dont like it. Rather take recommendations from people who have already tried + tested these ROMS
I disabled samsungs auto power app saving feature and installed ForceDoze as well kaspersky battery saving apps, so far battery life seems better already. I think mostly with ForceDoze