what do i need to install on my SE live with walkman to extend my battery life? i just bought this unit a few days agos
try this https://play.google.com/store/apps/...GwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5lYXN5LmJhdHRlcnkuc2F2ZXIiXQ..
Though it does not necessarily extend the battery life, it just minimizes battery usage by disabling apps and unnecessary network configurations while you are not using your phone,
for me, the best way is to lower the display brightness.
You can't get much from it anyway as LWW has quite small battery.
Most custom ROM have better battery life, Hybrom is the most stable and similar to stock.
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well to extend battery life you can follow few tips
1.make the phone ringing volume to 50%
2.decrease the brightness level as per your requirements
3.disable the wifi or data services when not in use
4.turn off your phone when you are in personal meetings or where there is no network coverage
joshfire2007 said:
well to extend battery life you can follow few tips
1.make the phone ringing volume to 50%
2.decrease the brightness level as per your requirements
3.disable the wifi or data services when not in use
4.turn off your phone when you are in personal meetings or where there is no network coverage
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Turning off is not needed, airplane mode is enough.
Also turn off GPS and bluetooth when not needed.
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You could use JuiceDefender or if you use Dolphin for browsing, install Dolphin Companion. I can easily get around +3 hours more worktime with Dolphin Companion
and you can also set the network selection mood to manual, if not the handset will keep looking for networks if you are in a no network area.
and yes airplane mood is the better option. i'd suggest use the status switch(power control) widget in one of your home screens. and then you can switch off the wifi, gps, data and aslo the backlight too.
keep the backlight turned off if you are at indoors. youi'll need a backlight only if theres high light intensity around you
hope this helped
root your phone,install SETCPU and underclocked your cpu to 368 max and 245 min. youll totaly increase your battery life dramatically.. i can play angry birds space smoothly using this frequency but you need toincrease frequency when playing other games like temple run. im sure it will help
Since the OTA I can't get my screen to dim enough. Does screen filter save battery.
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i use screendim and i noticed i do save battery.
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Yea I always wondered this but can anyone be certain for sure
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scuzzbag87 said:
Yea I always wondered this but can anyone be certain for sure
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why not try it yourself?
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Try this app called LUX. It allows you to customise brightness.
The paid version allows dim below "0%".
You can set it to something like -40% in a dark room, and normal brightness when you're outside. Basically, it's like auto brightness which you can customise. This is so you don't have to on/off a screen filter app.
And yes lower brightness saves battery.
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Try this app called LUX. It allows you to customise brightness.
The paid version allows dim below "0%".
You can set it to something like -40% in a dark room, and normal brightness when you're outside. Basically, it's like auto brightness which you can customise. This is so you don't have to on/off a screen filter app.
And yes lower brightness saves battery.
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LUX is awesome!!! TIP OF THE YEAR!!!
Could we get a market link?
Can't seem to find it, just get light meters and cheap screen flashlights in search results.
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vito.lux&hl=en (paid)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vito.lux.free&hl=en (free)
Yep.
Check what is using your battery on your phone.
You will notice that screen mostly use up the power
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Nikorasu said:
Try this app called LUX. It allows you to customise brightness.
The paid version allows dim below "0%".
You can set it to something like -40% in a dark room, and normal brightness when you're outside. Basically, it's like auto brightness which you can customise. This is so you don't have to on/off a screen filter app.
And yes lower brightness saves battery.
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i just tried this app and it killed my battery faster than using screen dim because this program is constantly running on the background. what settings are you using on it?
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I'm an author of a program named Custom Auto Brightness, currently it's not under-dimming automatically but it'll be added soon.
Meanwhile, could I ask some of you to test it? I'll provide apk if anyone agrees. The problem seems that PoverVR GPUs seem to have problems with screen shading like in Screen Filter and the like, I'd like to check if I were able to circumvent the problem or not.
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i just tried this app and it killed my battery faster than using screen dim because this program is constantly running on the background. what settings are you using on it?
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Having something run in the background doesn't mean it's using a significant amount of phone's battery. The amount of battery saved from low brightness is much much more than the battery used for Lux to compute brightness level. Of course I did not test it, but it is common sense: as the display uses most of the battery. You can check your battery use in settings.
Lower brightness, longer battery. Lux doesn't even appear in battery use. My screebl app, which constantly uses CPU to check for orientation uses only 3% in battery use.
Download ES task manager to see what's running on startup, and look at what you do not use, it'll probably shock you.
As for my settings in Lux, I set it to dynamic and so far my linked samples are:
Lux ----- Brightness
2 --------- -40%
25 -------- -25%
550 ------- 20%
20000 -----100%
Been using these settings for a couple of weeks, and no problems. I have also added picture viewers, camera apps, and video players to ignore/compatible list.
Another tip to save battery which most already know: use setcpu to underclock your phone when screen is off to 300max/300min, or 600max/300min if you use your phone for music. Needs root though.
well i noticed after i wake up in the morning the battery has gone down so much more after i started using lux. i disabled it and everything was better. it probably used about 10% more battery in 6 hours.
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I can say the same about battery drain. Been off full charge now for an hour, already down @ 78%.
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I use the brightness control from widgetsoid. I leave it set at 10% and my battery still hase 40% or more charge after all day and evening, even though I read on the train for about 1 1/2 hours and do moderate email ---huge difference from auto brightness setting. Tap the widget to go to auto brightness when outdoors (although, frankly, I go days without using it outdoors so this works great for me).
Hi guys!
I just bought LG L5 II. It's still UNrooted, so I need a brightness control that doesn't require ROOT privileges. The reason is quite simple - the minimum brightness is too bright, when you're NOT outdoors (if you're outdoors, you better set the brightness on 40-60%). I'm posting here because it doesn't matter If I have Motorola or LG - the principle is the same - display is too bright.
I've installed Screen Filter. In this topic some of you lot are chatting about Lux app - is it better than Screen Filter? What's your opinion? Obviously I want to save some battery and to use my display at night or indoors (without causing pain to my feelings and emotions ).
I will test Screen Filter for couple of days and see what's what. Hope some of you have tested it already and give me some tips. Cheers!
PS: Sorry for reviving this old thread mods, found it on Google, dunno if there is a newer one 'bout the same problem.
I think Lux and other screen brightness modification apps use a transparent layer over the main ui and we actually darken and brighten that layer running over the Ui instead of setting a further down limit to the screen LCD power value. This might be the reason that using Lux or any other screen dimmer app consumes more battery~ the screen LCD uses same power and in addition an extra app is running in the background continuously . It is only the transparent layer that darkens to save your eyes in dark atmospheres~ LCD power consumption remains the same.
^^ This right here is what I've been wondering for some time, because I suspect that at least some of those apps work that way, and is also likely imho what the OP was really asking. Yes, everyone knows the display is by far the largest drain on battery, and so lowering the brightness helps with that, so the question is does the app in question actually do that or does it simply provide a customizable overlay, as the poster above me speculates. Because if an app is doing the latter, not only will it not conserve battery it will actually drain it more, to a point, because the actual brightness is still the same (even if you don't "see" it) and the app itself is running all the time. Granted its consumption may be very low, but the point is that scenario certainly wouldn't SAVE any battery. And my guess is that within this group of apps that are the focus of this thread, some are simply overlays and some (the very technical ones) are the real deal, and it's a question of knowing which to pick. What I'd really love is for someone who is very technical in this area to see this thread and provide some definitive info.
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^^ This right here is what I've been wondering for some time, because I suspect that at least some of those apps work that way, and is also likely imho what the OP was really asking. Yes, everyone knows the display is by far the largest drain on battery, and so lowering the brightness helps with that, so the question is does the app in question actually do that or does it simply provide a customizable overlay, as the poster above me speculates. Because if an app is doing the latter, not only will it not conserve battery it will actually drain it more, to a point, because the actual brightness is still the same (even if you don't "see" it) and the app itself is running all the time. Granted its consumption may be very low, but the point is that scenario certainly wouldn't SAVE any battery. And my guess is that within this group of apps that are the focus of this thread, some are simply overlays and some (the very technical ones) are the real deal, and it's a question of knowing which to pick. What I'd really love is for someone who is very technical in this area to see this thread and provide some definitive info.
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This is partially right. If you have an LCD, you are just dimming your screen, not saving battery in the process. If you are using a LED screen, the app's will save battery since LED pixels can be individually lit. Using black or battery saving backgrounds will also help your battery life on LED screens. This is one of the reasons why LED screens are much more preferred than LCD.
I have the i717 from rogers and currently running the cm9 official rom but it doesnt seem to matter what rom im on I see this werid fluttering brightness thing occurring on any rom. Try my best to describe it, it is like its almost fluttering up or down in brightness levels when about to dim or undim I am wondering if this is maybe a hardware issue with my device that I should get serviced or if it is normal?
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I have the i717 from rogers and currently running the cm9 official rom but it doesnt seem to matter what rom im on I see this werid fluttering brightness thing occurring on any rom. Try my best to describe it, it is like its almost fluttering up or down in brightness levels when about to dim or undim I am wondering if this is maybe a hardware issue with my device that I should get serviced or if it is normal?
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I was going to ask what rom .but then had a thought regarding the light sensor on the device .
And I remember reading about sensor calibration and possible causes of fluctuations .
I suppose a search would find that for you ...but check this also ...
Display settings in cm allow light to decrease ...it's a hysterisis setting ...(I butchered that word )
And the settings control flicker in the display . You might try turning those off .
Next is the power saver settings which allow a light decrease also ..after a few seconds of no screen touch ,the light level drops too save power .
And third ...turn off your automatic light level setting in display settings .
I'm thinking three items are conflicting a bit and some mild tuning will fix it ...g
Hi all, yesterday i noticed a problem regarding display brigtness: i saw that below 24% value, brightness is set automatically to 0%, i mean..i can set from 0% to 23% but brightness doesn't change at all, it's like always set to 0! Upper 24% it is ok.
It's nothing tragic but is still a problem and i don't see where i'm messing.
I'm running cloudyg3+dorimanx.
Any help would be appreciated.
It is normal with dori kernel. Related to minimum brightness mod. Not a real problem, i think.
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It is normal with dori kernel. Related to minimum brightness mod. Not a real problem, i think.
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Thanks for reply, is there any option to activate/deactivate to prevent this action from display?