[Q] soon to be TB owner. - Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

A couple noob questions coming from an ex X2 owner.
First : tethering
while using the tethering apps provided by mother google from code.google.com, does the TB tether its 4G or 3G? I did a search found no solid answer.
Second :Rooting
I'm coming from an X2 and to root it is simpler than changing my baby's stinky diapers. Is there an "easier" rooting method? Possibly one that doesn't require a computer?
Third:Battery
Coming from the X2 with an extended battery I get maybe 10 hours. I've read from numerous threads that the TB has a bad battle life if on 4g. This isn't a complaint from but just wondering which extended battery works best, HTC, seidio, etc?

Cuz97 said:
A couple noob questions coming from an ex X2 owner.
First : tethering
while using the tethering apps provided by mother google from code.google.com, does the TB tether its 4G or 3G? I did a search found no solid answer.
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It will provide whichever you are currently on (3g/4g/1x) to the device that is tethered.
Second :Rooting
I'm coming from an X2 and to root it is simpler than changing my baby's stinky diapers. Is there an "easier" rooting method? Possibly one that doesn't require a computer?
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No. Gaining S-off and permaroot require you to use adb. Follow either the Easyroot or step by step guides here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1013013
It really isn't as hard as it may seem.

Thanks for the quick reply. Super happy about the first answer but bummed about the second cuz I can't tether without root lol

Cuz97 said:
A couple noob questions coming from an ex X2 owner.
First : tethering
while using the tethering apps provided by mother google from code.google.com, does the TB tether its 4G or 3G? I did a search found no solid answer.
Second :Rooting
I'm coming from an X2 and to root it is simpler than changing my baby's stinky diapers. Is there an "easier" rooting method? Possibly one that doesn't require a computer?
Third:Battery
Coming from the X2 with an extended battery I get maybe 10 hours. I've read from numerous threads that the TB has a bad battle life if on 4g. This isn't a complaint from but just wondering which extended battery works best, HTC, seidio, etc?
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all you need is about an hour in front of a computer to root. Once done, you can do everything else from the bolt.
Battery life is about 4 hours for me. I keep 2 extra batteries charged and with me.

nrfitchett4 said:
all you need is about an hour in front of a computer to root. Once done, you can do everything else from the bolt.
Battery life is about 4 hours for me. I keep 2 extra batteries charged and with me.
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That sucks lol
Ok, so I need a noob root how to. i'm on SW v 1.13.605.7 but in the one click method it says for "A Thunderbolt running 605.6 or 605.9 Firmware".

As far as the battery goes, its not that bad for me. I use green power (market app for free).
Basiclly what it does is shuts the data on your phone off when you turn the screen off, and back on when you unlock your screen. You can also set it to turn the data on say every hour for say 1minute to sync things, then shuts it back off. It's a lot simpler to use than juice defender, and helps my battey life a lot.
Also, after you root, install setcpu and make a profile to underclock when the screen is off.
With these apps I get a full day out of one charge with moderate usage (texts, calls, some YouTube, some music, social apps, etc)
It might also be a good investment to buy a car charger, and they have extended batteries for the tbolt as well.
As far as rooting goes, its not hard. Follow the directions carefully and you'll be golden.
There is also a one click script floating out there. You still have to have adb set up though. All the script really does is type for you.
Sent from my HTC GingerBolt running Gingeritis 1.2

Cuz97 said:
A couple noob questions coming from an ex X2 owner.
Second :Rooting
I'm coming from an X2 and to root it is simpler than changing my baby's stinky diapers. Is there an "easier" rooting method? Possibly one that doesn't require a computer?
Third:Battery
Coming from the X2 with an extended battery I get maybe 10 hours. I've read from numerous threads that the TB has a bad battle life if on 4g. This isn't a complaint from but just wondering which extended battery works best, HTC, seidio, etc?
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Easyroot + S-off was ballin for me personally. Easier than watchin porn. I dont know if it still works on the latest OTA, but I know the one before that it worked perfect.
Battery? Synergy with everything syncing on wifi all day and no battery enhancers. Did I meantion STOCK 1400 mah battery? I have a total of four batteries, but Ive only needed a max of two as of late.
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nrfitchett4 said:
all you need is about an hour in front of a computer to root. Once done, you can do everything else from the bolt.
Battery life is about 4 hours for me. I keep 2 extra batteries charged and with me.
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Rooting takes anywhere from 20-60 minutes, however thats the easy part. Finding and setting up the roms to your liking...well, Ive had a Bolt since release day and my phones still not 100% setup. XD

4G & 3G are tetherable
No, you need a computer
Extended 2750 OEM is your best bet, if tour in a good 4G area your battery will be fine
sent from a 1.5ghz-Cyanogen 'Bolt

McLabia said:
Battery? Synergy with everything syncing on wifi all day and no battery enhancers... Rooting takes anywhere from 20-60 minutes, however thats the easy part.
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Same here. I routinely got 16-20 hrs with stock battery on Gingeritis and I'm getting at least that long on Synergy (4G always enabled & no battery enhancers). I have an extra OEM battery that I take when I go out, but I rarely need it.
If you can copy+paste, you can root a Tbolt. It's really that simple.
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Much improved battery life with update. Fluke?

Has anyone noticed improved battery life with the latest update? I know its to be expected, but I didn't expect this much. Normally on the weekends I have to charge my phone after 5 or 6 hours. Today with the same usage I went about thirteen hours. And btw I'm original DROID RAZR.
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I have the Maxx and get great battery life, but I really haven't noticed any better life after the OTA. Yesterday after heavy use I still had 44% after 16 hours. This is with 4g always on. The 4g/3g hand off is as good and automatic as it ever was.
Actually I haven't noticed any improvement except, the colored icons in settings and the added features in the camera app. At least it didn't slow down my phone or add any lag!
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I've noticed improved battery life also. I also noticed that 4g is on constantly now, no more switching between 4g & 3g so I'm guessing that's where the improved battery life is coming from. Expet for when I was out of 4g coverage, I litteraly haven't seen 3g since the update, I love it!
It's not a fluke but a known benefit of the update. You might also notice the phone doesn't get as warm as before under heavy use.
Its not supposed to get as warm too! Hell yeah. Now if I could figure out the media process that starts at launch and stop it, cuz that really heats up my phone and kills the battery.
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It's because of CDRX.
While we don't usually cover every software update on every platform, I thought it worth noting something special about the new update which will begin going out shortly to the Motorola Droid RAZR and RAZR MAXX. Among the features included in "6.12.173.XT912.Verizon.en.US" is a new feature that isn't directly advertised in the changelog - it's the inclusion of Connected Discontinuous Reception, or CDRX for Motorola/TI's codename Wrigley 4G LTE baseband. The short of it is improved battery life on 4G LTE.
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http://www.anandtech.com/show/5504/...ate-includes-cdrx-for-better-lte-battery-life
guyhoang said:
It's because of CDRX.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/5504/...ate-includes-cdrx-for-better-lte-battery-life
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Thanks for the link. Important to note that this is dependant on the tower technology and not currently available in all markets.
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My phone runs a bit warmer, but no longer drops data. I think battery life is a bit better, but I don't know. I maxed out at 125-130F and now I can get to 140-144F.
P.S I use StstemPanel lite to take tep.
I am a light to moderate user in a 3g only area and have noticed significantly better better life. OG VZW Droid Razr.
Yep I see a big change on our 2 phones.
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I haven't noticed a change in my battery life, still dies quickly
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I'm going on 9hrs 30mins. After updates. No root and I'm at 50 %... Also using launcher pro. I think blur is a big problem with battery life. Or seems to me anyway. Also had several phones calls that lasted around 3 to 5 mins. Many texts and about 2 hours of messing with apps and browser.
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Am I the only one getting 30+ hours of juice?
I have 651.167.20 rooted, JuiceDefender installed, Motomizer optimization script and get easily 24+ on average usage (calls, fb, emails, browsing)
davidws said:
Am I the only one getting 30+ hours of juice?
I have 651.167.20 rooted, JuiceDefender installed, Motomizer optimization script and get easily 24+ on average usage (calls, fb, emails, browsing)
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Wow I would love to get that...please tell your set up please where can I find the motomizer opt script?
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tgeigel said:
Wow I would love to get that...please tell your set up please where can I find the motomizer opt script?
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My "setup" is what I described in the post before yours:
Latest OTA rooted, JuiceDefender and Motomizer script (though I cant really quantify if it makes MUCH of a difference).
Here's the original post for motomizer:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1391007
Will post screenshot tomorrow, I'm surprised myself to be honest
davidws said:
My "setup" is what I described in the post before yours:
Latest OTA rooted, JuiceDefender and Motomizer script (though I cant really quantify if it makes MUCH of a difference).
Here's the original post for motomizer:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1391007
Will post screenshot tomorrow, I'm surprised myself to be honest
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What setup do you have with juice defender? I have it on aggressive
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Back to GB from official ICS. Anyone?

I did a NANDROID ICS backup and restore to GB. Since i gone to Official ICS i got max 2h30mins for battery with RootDim and Juice Defender. I have around 3h30mins with GB and all the same app installed.
Another reason to switch back is some apps are not working in ICS. Really disappointed For ICS. I was dying waiting for the official but.......
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Weird. I average between 10-18 hours depending on how much I'm using my phone. And out of the 271 apps I've installed, I've only found 4 that wouldn't work.
I didn't find battery saver apps to help at all
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Also over 200 apps. No problems. I got generally better battery life on F6, rooted, deodexed, etc.
People are going to say get rid of JD, and I have to agree, but to each his own. Have fun on gb.
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You just like to complain....
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I think most of the time battery "saving" apps do more harm than good.
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kinghorsey said:
I think most of the time battery "saving" apps do more harm than good.
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Agree.
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During the work week I start out at 100% battery, I listen to my music files for about 6 hours out of my work day and i still have about 20 to 30% battery life by the time I'm home.
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sweetboy02125 said:
I did a NANDROID ICS backup and restore to GB. Since i gone to Official ICS i got max 2h30mins for battery with RootDim and Juice Defender. I have around 3h30mins with GB and all the same app installed.
Another reason to switch back is some apps are not working in ICS. Really disappointed For ICS. I was dying waiting for the official but.......
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What apps? I have yet to see an app that doesn't work in ICS.
And 2:30 vs 3:30 screen on, or total time? Sounds like your usage is different than everyone else considering most other people get 4-5 hours screen-on time. And screen-on time isn't the only way to measure battery life unless you have zero standby time and a known quantity of what's running in the background.
Sooo..
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khaytsus said:
What apps? I have yet to see an app that doesn't work in ICS.
And 2:30 vs 3:30 screen on, or total time? Sounds like your usage is different than everyone else considering most other people get 4-5 hours screen-on time. And screen-on time isn't the only way to measure battery life unless you have zero standby time and a known quantity of what's running in the background.
Sooo..
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Really? Is this necessary?
This is dude's thread that you are crapping in. His comparison of 2:30 vs. 3:30 hours means more than you simply stating everyone else gets 4 to 5 hours.
That being said, I don't see a huge battery difference between ICS and GB.
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khaytsus said:
What apps? I have yet to see an app that doesn't work in ICS.]
And 2:30 vs 3:30 screen on, or total time? Sounds like your usage is different than everyone else considering most other people get 4-5 hours screen-on time. And screen-on time isn't the only way to measure battery life unless you have zero standby time and a known quantity of what's running in the background.
Sooo..
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I have seen a few apps that don't work in ICS. Some that are important to me. But the same thing happened in gingerbread. You have to wait till devs get all the apps updated. It is difficult since there are so many different devices that needs to be developed for differently.
And everyone's useage is different. Not sure what OP meant by 2:30-3:30 whether screen on or total but 4-5 hours screen on is not what everyone else is getting. It depends what you do with your phone. Maybe you sit and stare at your home page with a picture of you on it all day. But I use my phone. Much going on besides screen on. I hate to even call it a phone.
@sweetboy02125
Android does a good job taking care of itself. Apps like Juice Defender and maybe even Rootdim might do you more harm than good with newer ROMs.
No way I will be going back to GB!
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sweetboy02125 said:
I did a NANDROID ICS backup and restore to GB. Since i gone to Official ICS i got max 2h30mins for battery with RootDim and Juice Defender. I have around 3h30mins with GB and all the same app installed.
Another reason to switch back is some apps are not working in ICS. Really disappointed For ICS. I was dying waiting for the official but.......
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Same here. Been flashing all the different ICS ROMs, and keep coming back to the Collective's Unofficial 1.1A2 with the holonote kernel. Only ROM where everything works the way I want. My apps are what make my phone useful, not the underlying OS.
I flash to feed my addiction, but run Unofficial to enjoy my media Swiss army Note.
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BlownFuze said:
Same here. Been flashing all the different ICS ROMs, and keep coming back to the Collective's Unofficial 1.1A2 with the holonote kernel. Only ROM where everything works the way I want. My apps are what make my phone useful, not the underlying OS.
I flash to feed my addiction, but run Unofficial to enjoy my media Swiss army Note.
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Back to GB for me - I flashed just about everything (my two favorite ICS ROMS were Flappjaxxx's UCLF6 (FJ MOD - not AOSP) and Hotwire's CM9 - each of these was smooth and ran w/good battery life BUT.. I am back on Saurom V7 w/RC7.1. No ICS ROM that I've seen has the kind of functionality that I want - for example using the notification toggles to put the screen to sleep - such a simple thing and only found in Saurom. Or Wake on Volume (although a few ICS ROM's have this) - these are the things that really make my phone useful, not to mention a fully functional SPen memo app.
However, I am using Saurom with the UCLF6 Modem, OC'ing to 1.782 (min 192) w/SetCPU, ADW EX Launcher and it's smooth, about 3 hrs screen on time (lot's of texts, phone calls and Emails) and total of about 12-14 hours before I get to ~ 20%.
I'm happy!
This might be a dumb question but I will ask anyway. I also would like to go back to GB. I do not like rooting a all. So is there a way to go back to the official GB from the official ICS with out rooting?
Kingdombuilder said:
This might be a dumb question but I will ask anyway. I also would like to go back to GB. I do not like rooting a all. So is there a way to go back to the official GB from the official ICS with out rooting?
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You might try this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1506330
It has stock GB ROMs to flash through odin. I don't know of the links are still active or not though, because it's an old thread.
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Loving ICS so far, using the Collectives newest mod. No going back for me.
Yeah ics is way too cool especially on Hammer time lmao to each their own though.
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I am getting about 4:30 on sceeen time.on the ics. Gb was unbearable piece of ****. And juice defender, drop that **** too. It actually kills battery lofe
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Max Pane worked fine in GB for me and now it doesn't run properly in ICS.
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I'm enjoying faster speed and less crashing on official ICS... Battery life is still the same for me. Poor.
Also many apps such as dolphin browser received speed improvements.... I'm really liking ICS over GB so far.
But I still find iPhone devices to be smoother than galaxy note on ICS... Well I know people will flame me instead of the OP now. Oh well

[Q] [QIs S-off coming and is the dna a good phone choice?

Will a full root come to the dna with S-off etc ? I am thinking. With it's HUGE screen and TINY battery that it was a bad decision.I just got it today.. Is the battery all that bad ? (partial power user) I can take it back within 14 days Let me know what you think
syler2012 said:
Will a full root come to the dna with S-off etc ? I am thinking. With it's HUGE screen and TINY battery that it was a bad decision.I just got it today.. Is the battery all that bad ? (partial power user) I can take it back within 14 days Let me know what you think
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I personally havent had any issues with the battery, It lasts me an entire day of playing music/pandora/games.
BigRed35m said:
I personally havent had any issues with the battery, It lasts me an entire day of playing music/pandora/games.
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Right right good to hear now what about rooting i heard thats no longer a option SAY IT ISNT TRUE
syler2012 said:
Right right good to hear now what about rooting i heard thats no longer a option SAY IT ISNT TRUE
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You can root it today. And battery life is great, don't expect it to be better than the razr maxx though.
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syler2012 said:
Right right good to hear now what about rooting i heard thats no longer a option SAY IT ISNT TRUE
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I dunno man, I just unlocked the bootloader and rooted all last night. AND, I work in a concrete box, with almost no signal. I still get through the day with moderate use at work with battery to spare. :highfive:
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So what method do I use htc no longer has it on its page .......
lol @me
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I dunno man, I just unlocked the bootloader and rooted all last night. AND, I work in a concrete box, with almost no signal. I still get through the day with moderate use at work with battery to spare. :highfive:
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Guess I read the wrong articles so it does still work IM ON THISSSS
syler2012 said:
So what method do I use htc no longer has it on its page .......
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It doesn't work directly anymore, you have to use Jcase's exploit to make the HTC website think that the DNA is another phone. Then after you unlock the bootloader you can flash a recovery and SuperSU or Superuser.
You just can't obtain S-OFF yet.
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It doesn't work directly anymore, you have to use Jcase's exploit to make the HTC website think that the DNA is another phone. Then after you unlock the bootloader you can flash a recovery and SuperSU or Superuser.
You just can't obtain S-OFF yet.
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This is pretty hard I rooted my Thunderbolt and it was a breeze I don't get how to do this LOL
The exploit is fairly complicated. Myself, I'm holding out hoping that maybe it can become slightly less complicated. Imo, the phone is awesome even on stock and until there's more development I don't see a need for my usage. The battery is pretty awesome btw. I get 4.75 screen on time. Trying to tweak it to make it to 5 hours.
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What are you guys talking about? Its just typing (and in fact, really just copy/paste) in a bunch of commands into a CMD prompt. Easy breezy, takes 10 minutes or so if you know how to follow instructions.
jcase has already said that he has no plans to create a "1-click" method...
IMO, if you are not comfortable following directions, dont know what ADB is, etc, perhaps you should not really be rooting your phone?
And the battery is just fine. I'm having no issues getting through the day with a single charge. The only way I could see the battery become a concern is if someone is streaming Netflix for 2-3 hrs a day. Then you probably wont get through a full day on 1 charge.
I think the main concern is the risk of bricking if instructions are not followed properly. That + other roots have been fairly straightforward so we're spoiled I personally haven't rooted mine yet either, though I do plan on doing so soon.
To the OP: the battery life has surpassed my expectations, and I'm easily lasting an entire day with my DNA. I use my phone all day for texts, web browsing, and phone calls, with around an hour of my commute being underground with no signal. Even with all this, I never need to charge it before bedtime. So yeah, I'd say this phone is definitely worth getting, and you'll be pleasantly surprised by the battery's performance.
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I think the main concern is the risk of bricking if instructions are not followed properly. That + other roots have been fairly straightforward so we're spoiled I personally haven't rooted mine yet either, though I do plan on doing so soon.
To the OP: the battery life has surpassed my expectations, and I'm easily lasting an entire day with my DNA. I use my phone all day for texts, web browsing, and phone calls, with around an hour of my commute being underground with no signal. Even with all this, I never need to charge it before bedtime. So yeah, I'd say this phone is definitely worth getting, and you'll be pleasantly surprised by the battery's performance.
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Agreed on both points; I've been very happy with the battery and I, too, will eventually make time to root this baby - probably step-by-step with the Youtube video.
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Agreed on both points; I've been very happy with the battery and I, too, will eventually make time to root this baby - probably step-by-step with the Youtube video.
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That's exactly what I'm planning to do too lol. We should set up some sort of community root day, where we're all on some sort of chat and watching the video at the same time

MeanBean is great, but poor battery life.

I am coming from MeanRom, which was fabulous.
MeanBean is very good too, but my battery life is miserable now. Looking in the battery stats the only thing that looks unusual is the Internet (meaning the browser app) is at 36 percent of the total battery usage.
Is anyone else getting miserable battery life, and what is your internet usage reading?
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I am coming from MeanRom, which was fabulous.
MeanBean is very good too, but my battery life is miserable now. Looking in the battery stats the only thing that looks unusual is the Internet (meaning the browser app) is at 36 percent of the total battery usage.
Is anyone else getting miserable battery life, and what is your internet usage reading?
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I'm on MeanBean .5 and my battery life, albeit not better than MeanRom, is not that bad. My internet usage reading is 8%. I usually don't leave my 3G/WiFi on all day and I only turn it on when I want to check something or get a MMS. I guess that's why my battery life isn't nearly as bad as yours on MeanBean.
So sounds like your battery life is about the same? Are you using the new kernel or the old one?
Yeah I would make that assumption. I'm using whichever kernel Mikey included in the Rom, which I'm assuming is the JB kernel because the ICS kernel won't work. I try to stay away from other kernels because the kernel Mikey includes in his Roms is usually tweaked to work specifically for his Roms.
Disable Google now, don't fill up every home screen with widgets, reboot and give the kernel a day to settle. That should improve your battery life to almost ics levels
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I don't use Google Now, nor do I use any widgets other than weather. Hmmm...
Anyway if Google Now was the problem where would that show under battery usage statistics? Anyone know?
Thanks
Something else to keep in mind is that MeanROM included Mikey's custom kernel, which was a big contribution to the fantastic battery life.
Swiped from my EVO
I was not using the custom kernel, and even so the battery went forever and ever
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I was not using the custom kernel, and even so the battery went forever and ever
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Mean bean .5 here,getting -30min/1hr less when browsing & using camera which isn't to bad for an early jb release. I could live with it for now since I still don't have to bring my charger to work with me. It isn't that bad IMO
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I got over 11 hours today and I thought that was not too bad. There are some strange items showing up in usage though using data. Anyone know what they are? Droid Wall does not log in JB so it is hard for me to pin down.
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Mikee4fun said:
I got over 11 hours today and I thought that was not too bad. There are some strange items showing up in usage though using data. Anyone know what they are? Droid Wall does not log in JB so it is hard for me to pin down.
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I just looked through several theme and ROM threads and couldn't find it. Where did you get your icons from? They're pretty sweet.
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You've also got to take into account that the rom needs to settle, its a brand new base and Mikeys tweaks have yet to be fully set up. The tweaks in Mean ICS were developed over time
banccalif said:
You've also got to take into account that the rom needs to settle, its a brand new base and Mikeys tweaks have yet to be fully set up. The tweaks in Mean ICS were developed over time
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+1:good:
slowfncar said:
Mean bean .5 here,getting -30min/1hr less when browsing & using camera which isn't to bad for an early jb release. I could live with it for now since I still don't have to bring my charger to work with me. It isn't that bad IMO
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Agreed
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Quis89 said:
I just looked through several theme and ROM threads and couldn't find it. Where did you get your icons from? They're pretty sweet.
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Your not going to find them as I made them myself. You have to look for a DINIK glass template floating on XDA and then use Photoshop to be creative. =)
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I don't use Google Now, nor do I use any widgets other than weather. Hmmm...
Anyway if Google Now was the problem where would that show under battery usage statistics? Anyone know?
Thanks
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Maps
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You've also got to take into account that the rom needs to settle, its a brand new base and Mikeys tweaks have yet to be fully set up. The tweaks in Mean ICS were developed over time
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And yet it's still currently better than the officially released version
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Your not going to find them as I made them myself. You have to look for a DINIK glass template floating on XDA and then use Photoshop to be creative. =)
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Or you could share...
Someone on another forum suggested turning off location history in maps helped a lot with their battery life...
And someone else suggested a simple factory reset after flashing the ROM...(I know this helped out with a previous phone I had - it was burning battery like cray and running hot, and factory reset cured everything.)
I thought the batter life was much better with Meanbean

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Hi all. So I just picked up my AT&T HTC One M9. If anyone has any questions about anything please let me know. Ill be happy to try to help.
It is currently stock S-On and bootloader locked and I am going to keep it that way for now but if there is anything you would like to know just ask.
Ok so a few things I have noticed after using it for about an hour.
1. It does not get hot.....it is actually much cooler than the laptop I am currently using.
2. I love the look and feel of the HTC keyboard but it doesn't change im to I'm.......I hate that!
3. There are a ton of available themes. They all say free, so I assume that in the future some will actually cost money.
4. It is definitely not as slick as the M8.
5. The camera hump on the back is perfectly placed to give a bit of leverage in holding it.
6. The placement of the power button sucks, I always hit the volume thinking it is the power button, even though the power button is textured.
7. LAG......NONE, ZERO, ZILCH. Smoothest phone I have EVER used.
8. There is a personalization option to keep the soft buttons hidden!!!
From where?
I'm confused if its available now online or if its just a pre order. And if it is available now I would rather pick it up in stores so I could have it faster.
Bought it from a guy that got it at the pre launch event in Los Angeles the other day.
What's the Antutu score? Does it get hot when you run the Antutu benchmark?
One for the long run: how does the battery life hold up, and in particular: what SOT are you getting out of it?
It did get a little warmer while running the benchmark. But no where near enough to be uncomfortable.
Not sure if the OP got the unlocked version, but does it support AT&T LTE?
No sorry mine is the AT&T version so no way to test that. I would assume so though.
ohhhh its amazing i will try it.
A reviewer complained about the device getting hot while watching videos. Can you confirm?
Also I thought the software was detecting benchmark apps and putting the chip at 100% when running them. All other times the chip is throttled. Do you think that is the case?
I can't decide on the M9 or the S6 that are branded by ATT as I'm just going to renew my contract for 2 years. I think with the M9 on ATT you will be able to root, unlock the bootloader, etc. An ATT S6 won't be able to do any of that from the past ATT Galaxys. Does that seem about right?
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A reviewer complained about the device getting hot while watching videos. Can you confirm?
Also I thought the software was detecting benchmark apps and putting the chip at 100% when running them. All other times the chip is throttled. Do you think that is the case?
I can't decide on the M9 or the S6 that are branded by ATT as I'm just going to renew my contract for 2 years. I think with the M9 on ATT you will be able to root, unlock the bootloader, etc. An ATT S6 won't be able to do any of that from the past ATT Galaxys. Does that seem about right?
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I can't tell if it is detecting benchmarks but the phone is lightning fast all the time. I did run the GPS yesterday for about an hour straight with the screen on and the phone definitely got hot. Not to hot to hold but enough to tell it was hot.
I will say after a couple of days use the battery seems pretty bad. I can't tell screen on time because I can't find it in the settings, but it will not come close to a full day on a single charge with heavy use. Probably close to 6-7 hours of heavy usage in my opinion.
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I can't tell if it is detecting benchmarks but the phone is lightning fast all the time. I did run the GPS yesterday for about an hour straight with the screen on and the phone definitely got hot. Not to hot to hold but enough to tell it was hot.
I will say after a couple of days use the battery seems pretty bad. I can't tell screen on time because I can't find it in the settings, but it will not come close to a full day on a single charge with heavy use. Probably close to 6-7 hours of heavy usage in my opinion.
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Battery stats HTC page
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Battery stats HTC page
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Like I said there is no way to see screen on time, maybe there is some special app tat will do it but it has been removed from the system settings.
androidoholic said:
Like I said there is no way to see screen on time, maybe there is some special app tat will do it but it has been removed from the system settings.
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I see what you're saying. Interesting
androidoholic said:
Hi all. So I just picked up my AT&T HTC One M9. If anyone has any questions about anything please let me know. Ill be happy to try to help.
It is currently stock S-On and bootloader locked and I am going to keep it that way for now but if there is anything you would like to know just ask.
Ok so a few things I have noticed after using it for about an hour.
1. It does not get hot.....it is actually much cooler than the laptop I am currently using.
2. I love the look and feel of the HTC keyboard but it doesn't change im to I'm.......I hate that!
3. There are a ton of available themes. They all say free, so I assume that in the future some will actually cost money.
4. It is definitely not as slick as the M8.
5. The camera hump on the back is perfectly placed to give a bit of leverage in holding it.
6. The placement of the power button sucks, I always hit the volume thinking it is the power button, even though the power button is textured.
7. LAG......NONE, ZERO, ZILCH. Smoothest phone I have EVER used.
8. There is a personalization option to keep the soft buttons hidden!!!
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Thank you!
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Like I said there is no way to see screen on time, maybe there is some special app tat will do it but it has been removed from the system settings.
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everybody usually uses gsam battery monitor on the htc one m8 and it gives you all the details. just screenshot the main page when you download it.
This is pretty light/average usage, also left off the charger overnight.
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This is pretty light/average usage, also left off the charger overnight.
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So the phone sleeps pretty well? What's the drain over night?
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So the phone sleeps pretty well? What's the drain over night?
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Probably the excitement of being out of the box:laugh:

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