Is there a way to just use 3g? Like disable 4g. F.E., an app or code.
I want to test battery life, even though the dna radios switch better and are easier on battery. Thanks!
kushmacdaddy said:
Is there a way to just use 3g? Like disable 4g. F.E., an app or code.
I want to test battery life, even though the dna radios switch better and are easier on battery. Thanks!
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Unfortunately I don't like posting specific Roms in Q&A Section. But I know Venom has a 3G/4G toggle. Not sure what the guys used for it. If you really want to know, I will ask Nitsuj how it was done.
Check out the app called phone info. I'm sure one of the options will do that for you.
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that's a good one and the old Thunderbolt LTE ON/ OFF app works too... and has a cooler shortcut icon lol
just toggle the mode to CDMA Auto (PRL) to force only 3G
kushmacdaddy said:
Is there a way to just use 3g? Like disable 4g. F.E., an app or code.
I want to test battery life, even though the dna radios switch better and are easier on battery. Thanks!
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Here's the one I use. Last week when I was stuck somewhere and bored I decided to try several of the apps. Probably 4 or 5. This one ended up being my favorite by far because it's very straight forward, one click on the shortcut to open the menu, and it's not a huge battery hog like the ads in some of the other ones.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.andirc.lteonfoff&hl=en
Also if you have apps that are like toolbox or system type apps you might already have an app with a shortcut to the hidden phone info.
Just wondering if you noticed any increase in battery life when going to 3g
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mpetruzz said:
Just wondering if you noticed any increase in battery life when going to 3g
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I notice a huge difference, unless the 4G signal itself is really strong. 4G being enabled in a 3G only area, or with a weak 4G signal, uses up A LOT of battery. Also if you run LTE/CDMA instead of the entire global radios being enabled that also helps with battery life for me, but I'm sure different hardware on the user end and different hardware from the network that's being transmitted all play in bigtime.
Thanks guys. I'll report back later.
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Here's the one I use. Last week when I was stuck somewhere and bored I decided to try several of the apps. Probably 4 or 5. This one ended up being my favorite by far because it's very straight forward, one click on the shortcut to open the menu, and it's not a huge battery hog like the ads in some of the other ones.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.andirc.lteonfoff&hl=en
Also if you have apps that are like toolbox or system type apps you might already have an app with a shortcut to the hidden phone info.
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What toggle did you use? I found if I clicked cdma it only gave me 1x. If I hit cdma auto, it gave me 3g.
I mean, I only wanna do this for a day to see if there's a huge difference of turning off 4g
Edit: bakemcbride21 already said cdma auto my bad
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Hey just came from an EVO to THUNDERBOLT was wondering after i root will i be able to enable and disable the 4G LTE on my ThUNDERBOLT or if this another way to do it ?
You can do it before or after root.
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The TeamAndIRC 4G LTE Settings app (free in the market) will allow you full control. The latest update makes it even easier...
does turning off 4G really save that much battery. The first day using my ThunderBolt I thought the battery drained pretty fast. Came home after 8 hours, minimal use at work, talked a bit and battery got down to 25%. I did a factory reset (my reasons) and removed Advanced Task Killer and today my battery was 50% after work (talked for a hour) and minimal use at work (no games, no internet). Honestly I thought it actually behaved like my Evo (rooted). Will most likely get the extended battery still, but really didnt notice the battery issues today.
Hopefully will root soon. Remove the bloatware.
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You can do it before or after root.
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yeah im gonna root it anyway just didnt know if i had to be rooted to do it or not so thank you sir
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The TeamAndIRC 4G LTE Settings app (free in the market) will allow you full control. The latest update makes it even easier...
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thanks i will give this app a try
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does turning off 4G really save that much battery. The first day using my ThunderBolt I thought the battery drained pretty fast. Came home after 8 hours, minimal use at work, talked a bit and battery got down to 25%. I did a factory reset (my reasons) and removed Advanced Task Killer and today my battery was 50% after work (talked for a hour) and minimal use at work (no games, no internet). Honestly I thought it actually behaved like my Evo (rooted). Will most likely get the extended battery still, but really didnt notice the battery issues today.
Hopefully will root soon. Remove the bloatware.
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and yes it does save alot of battery 4g kills the battery life on this phone same as it did on the evo then again i didnt use 4g that much to begin with so it never really effected me but not being able to turn it off out of the box was just stupid on verizons part along with the retarded about of bloatware it came with and i will also be rooted soon
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and yes it does save alot of battery 4g kills the battery life on this phone same as it did on the evo then again i didnt use 4g that much to begin with so it never really effected me but not being able to turn it off out of the box was just stupid on verizons part along with the retarded about of bloatware it came with and i will also be rooted soon
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I agree but they might of wanted to stay away from the 4g switch temporarily because of all the trouble the EVO had in the beginning from the switch draining the battery, just a theory I believe.
I was wondering if there was any way to increase the power of the radio to get better signal? Or any other way to get better signal. I spend most of my time at home here in my basement and I get very poor signal down here, most of the time I get 1 bar or no signal at all. I was wondering what tips and tricks people used to increase their signal, and if there was any way I can do this in the software of the phone itself. I have my phone plugged in down here so increased battery drain is not really an issue.
It would be really awesome if there was some type of change that I could throw into a Tasker profile and activate with an NFC sticker so I can just scan the sticker and boost my signal! (Also, I'm on a Verizon S3)
Maybe I'm dreaming, but it would be really awesome if some way to boost my signal like this existed!
Thanks so much!
Buy one of those verizon signal booster units? Wait for an updated radio that can do more with less?
Or use your home wifi and a voip calling solution
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I was wondering if there was any way to increase the power of the radio to get better signal? Or any other way to get better signal. I spend most of my time at home here in my basement and I get very poor signal down here, most of the time I get 1 bar or no signal at all. I was wondering what tips and tricks people used to increase their signal, and if there was any way I can do this in the software of the phone itself. I have my phone plugged in down here so increased battery drain is not really an issue.
It would be really awesome if there was some type of change that I could throw into a Tasker profile and activate with an NFC sticker so I can just scan the sticker and boost my signal! (Also, I'm on a Verizon S3)
Maybe I'm dreaming, but it would be really awesome if some way to boost my signal like this existed!
Thanks so much!
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You can try one of the many free network signal booster apps in the play store.
https://play.google.com/store/search?q=signal+booster&c=apps
skytbest said:
I was wondering if there was any way to increase the power of the radio to get better signal? Or any other way to get better signal. I spend most of my time at home here in my basement and I get very poor signal down here, most of the time I get 1 bar or no signal at all. I was wondering what tips and tricks people used to increase their signal, and if there was any way I can do this in the software of the phone itself. I have my phone plugged in down here so increased battery drain is not really an issue.
It would be really awesome if there was some type of change that I could throw into a Tasker profile and activate with an NFC sticker so I can just scan the sticker and boost my signal! (Also, I'm on a Verizon S3)
Maybe I'm dreaming, but it would be really awesome if some way to boost my signal like this existed!
Thanks so much!
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Yes, I think you are dreaming.
You might explore hardware signal boosters sold by Wilson Electronics. The basic configuration is an exterior antenna, an internal antenna and a two-way amplifier in between. Not free, though.
If you have WiFi, another option is getting whaterver Verizon calls their femtocell. It basically is a mini-tower inside your home, and your WiFi provides the backhaul.
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You can try one of the many free network signal booster apps in the play store.
https://play.google.com/store/search?q=signal+booster&c=apps
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I think those "booster" apps are scams at best. They probably just toggle your phone's settings to provide a placebo effect.
If you check their permissions, which invariably include "full Internet access" and a variety of privileges to explore local stuff on the phone, it's pretty obvious that the real intent is to rape your phone's privacy and upload the data to sleazy marketers, hackers, or worse. Do you really want to provide your phone connection log and location to some stranger?
http://www.tomsguide.com/us/wireless-Network-Extender-verizon-cell,news-3354.html
http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/11/wilson-electronics-sleek-4g-v-now-available/
Is what I was referring to.
Each have their advantages and drawbacks
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skytbest said:
I was wondering if there was any way to increase the power of the radio to get better signal? Or any other way to get better signal. I spend most of my time at home here in my basement and I get very poor signal down here, most of the time I get 1 bar or no signal at all. I was wondering what tips and tricks people used to increase their signal, and if there was any way I can do this in the software of the phone itself. I have my phone plugged in down here so increased battery drain is not really an issue.
It would be really awesome if there was some type of change that I could throw into a Tasker profile and activate with an NFC sticker so I can just scan the sticker and boost my signal! (Also, I'm on a Verizon S3)
Maybe I'm dreaming, but it would be really awesome if some way to boost my signal like this existed!
Thanks so much!
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Tip: get a job.
Trick: move out of your moms basement.
That should solve your problem... If not let me know and we'll try something else.. :thumbup:
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BigSketchySeaBeast said:
Tip: get a job.
Trick: move out of your moms basement.
That should solve your problem... If not let me know and we'll try something else.. :thumbup:
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Wow. That's rude and not helpful.
Chances are he hasn't even finished college yet or is still in high school. Or his office could be in his basement in his own house. There are so many other reasons he could be in his basement most of the time... He never even said he lives in the basement, just is there a lot...
OP - I'm not sure if there's any way you can boost the signal using software. If there was, I'm sure those enhancements would have already been implemented. If you have internet at home, you can buy a device from your carrier (every carrier calls it something different) that uses your internet as "cell tower".
Another solution would be to use google voice + groove IP so all your text messages and calls are routed through WiFi instead of the carrier.
yousefak said:
Wow. That's rude and not helpful.
Chances are he hasn't even finished college yet or is still in high school. Or his office could be in his basement in his own house. There are so many other reasons he could be in his basement most of the time... He never even said he lives in the basement, just is there a lot...
OP - I'm not sure if there's any way you can boost the signal using software. If there was, I'm sure those enhancements would have already been implemented. If you have internet at home, you can buy a device from your carrier (every carrier calls it something different) that uses your internet as "cell tower".
Another solution would be to use google voice + groove IP so all your text messages and calls are routed through WiFi instead of the carrier.
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Although it was technically a solution.. I was kidding... Jeez..
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BigSketchySeaBeast said:
Tip: get a job.
Trick: move out of your moms basement.
That should solve your problem... If not let me know and we'll try something else.. :thumbup:
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Completely worthless.
OP sounds to me like you need WIFI calling. I'm not sure if there are apps in the play store with a similar feature as T-Mo's wifi calling, but it sounds more clear than when I use the cell towers.
EDIT: Viber looks promising - https://play.google.com/store/apps/...lt#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS52aWJlci52b2lwIl0.
BigSketchySeaBeast said:
Tip: get a job.
Trick: move out of your moms basement.
That should solve your problem... If not let me know and we'll try something else.. :thumbup:
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I don't think that is very nice. Clearly this phone has issues with single and there was nothing wrong with their question. We're a community and we should be as respectful as possible to one another.
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Although it was technically a solution.. I was kidding... Jeez..
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I thought it was pretty funny, where has everyone's sense of humor gone!
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yousefak said:
Wow. That's rude and not helpful.
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True, but it was funny. Lots of comedy is rude. Ask any of these guys. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insult_comedy
but seriously, I wish there was some setting that would improve the radio. I'd trade 1/2 my battery life for better signal. That would still leave me with an all day charge.
do you have sprint? if so, you can get an airave...
otherwise, ure probably SOL
eyecon82 said:
do you have sprint? if so, you can get an airave...
otherwise, ure probably SOL
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The comments above include a link to a similar product from Verizon, which the OP said he uses. Not very fast, though. It doesn't even support EVDO (3G) data speeds. And LTE service is out of the question.
drbveb88 said:
I thought it was pretty funny, where has everyone's sense of humor gone!
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Right!?
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Right!?
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Whenever you have to tell someone it was a joke, it never turns out funny.
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so after i saw this thread, i called up tmobile to get a cel-fi booster for my dad, those asshole have the audacity to tell me to get my dad wireless internet so he could make phone call via wi-fi calling...damn that got me steam as hell. its not like i got him a cheap plan either, 10gb of data, freaking 1000 min... that should be enough for them to kiss my ass.
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Whenever you have to tell someone it was a joke, it never turns out funny.
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Unless you're Foghorn Leghorn
"That's a joke, son"
3_D said:
Unless you're Foghorn Leghorn
"That's a joke, son"
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Excellent! Just for fun I went looking up Foghorn Leghorn quotes. Wow, they're much funnier and make more sense now then when I was 7.
The unfortunate thing is Samsung has very weak radios. I know they have improved through out the years. But they still have have to work on improving their RF. I lose signal on my S3 in bad reception areas, whereas on my BlackBerry 9900 I still get HSPA.
Is there a way to disable 4G, so the phone uses 3G instead and uses less battery or even better 2G? It seems as if the option is not on the Amaze as it was on the G2.
I have speed rom 4.0 I think. Gonna put 6.5 on soon.
Also is there a way to make your battery last longer if you game alot or watch movies?
You can try buying an Anker Battery for your Amaze, I got one off eBay and it's a noticeable difference (nothing huge though)
You can try using an app called Widgetsoid to toggle your 4G/3G but I'm not 100% sure it'll work with every ROM out there so give it a try
Mystery? said:
Is there a way to disable 4G, so the phone uses 3G instead and uses less battery or even better 2G? It seems as if the option is not on the Amaze as it was on the G2.
I have speed rom 4.0 I think. Gonna put 6.5 on soon.
Also is there a way to make your battery last longer if you game alot or watch movies?
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4G is 3G. 4G is just a marketing term. It's just a faster 3G network.
You can switch to 2G in the Mobile Network Menu.
Turn off your data, lower brightness, turn off Bluetooth, GPS. There are a lot of things you can do to save battery.
Hi, I moved this thread to Q&A. Please all question threads in that section. Also, please search the forums before posting your question. Most times, your question has already been asked, with answers.
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Mystery? said:
Also is there a way to make your battery last longer if you game alot or watch movies?
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turn down the screen brightness, undervolt, use a better Kernel / use a powersaving governor (throttle down the frequency quickly when not needed)
adslee said:
You can try buying an Anker Battery for your Amaze, I got one off eBay and it's a noticeable difference (nothing huge though)
You can try using an app called Widgetsoid to toggle your 4G/3G but I'm not 100% sure it'll work with every ROM out there so give it a try
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I already bought the Anker battery 3 months back more or less. One day my phone just shuts off, and now it doesn't charge anymore.
hasoon2000 said:
4G is 3G. 4G is just a marketing term. It's just a faster 3G network.
You can switch to 2G in the Mobile Network Menu.
Turn off your data, lower brightness, turn off Bluetooth, GPS. There are a lot of things you can do to save battery.
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Well "faster 3g" might be picking up more battery than "regular 3g". I have Simple Mobile, so their "SIMPLE 3g speed" is not exactly the fastest. Seems like "fast EDGE" speed to me.
My brightness always goes up by itself even when I turn it down for some odd reason. I have my data and wifi off when I don't use it. I rarely use GPS and bluetooth, so most of the time they are off. I don't use that JuiceDefender crap cuz it doesn't do much. Doesn't it slow down your phone?
I can't find the 2G in Mobile Network Menu (which is why I said I’ve seen it in G2 or it might’ve been MyTouch 3G Slide. I'm using SPEEDROM 4.0.)
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turn down the screen brightness, undervolt, use a better Kernel / use a powersaving governor (throttle down the frequency quickly when not needed)
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I don’t know the good settings to undervolt. I’m scared about screwing up my CPU. You can choose kernels to use?! I didn’t know that (I thought a ROM had a specific kernel requirement), but wouldn’t WiFi be broken or something.
Mystery? said:
I don’t know the good settings to undervolt. I’m scared about screwing up my CPU. You can choose kernels to use?! I didn’t know that (I thought a ROM had a specific kernel requirement), but wouldn’t WiFi be broken or something.
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just under volt by -12.5 using System Tuner on a good kernel...
there are basically 3 (or 4 kernels) for ICS
stock/HTC
faux http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1359951&highlight=kernel
Kozmik http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1767572&highlight=kernel
Nightmare http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1762687&highlight=kernel
all of them should have no problems with wifi or anything (well, some have "beta" versions that might not have wifi working). each of them implements different things to help give you performance or battery or undervolting etc... try each of them and see...
If you can't find it in the settings you can do the following...
Open your Dialer ( yes, like you're going to call someone)
Dial *#*#4636#*#* then pick Phone Info. Scroll Down and find Something that says "GSM Auto (PRL)" click on it. Now you can change that to "GSM only" and you will have just 2G speeds. It will save battery life if that what youre after.
Mystery? said:
Is there a way to disable 4G, so the phone uses 3G instead and uses less battery or even better 2G? It seems as if the option is not on the Amaze as it was on the G2.
I have speed rom 4.0 I think. Gonna put 6.5 on soon.
Also is there a way to make your battery last longer if you game alot or watch movies?
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There is an app on the Play Store that goes directly to the 2G/3G menus to toggle it. Unfortunately there is no way to directly change it outside of the settings menu.
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There is an app on the Play Store that goes directly to the 2G/3G menus to toggle it. Unfortunately there is no way to directly change it outside of the settings menu.
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Or better than that, go here and download the apk http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=739530
It will set it to 2g while screen off, and turn 3g on after screen on or unlock.. so if you have weaker signal it will absolutely increase battery life, but 2g uses less battery anyways.. there is about 2-3 seconds after screen on before it switches back to 3g(4g, whatever). I've been using it for days, I am happy.
(I hope the long time users here will bear with me while I restate something that is I think needs to be said. I see a lot of posts that either directly or indirectly reverence battery use. Here is what I do. )
I've had my amaze for a while and it has a real problem with battery use. I realized one day that I really only needed my data connection when checking, email or weather. So I now shut off the data confection unless I need it . My battery now goes all day on about 25%. I realize that some people need more frequent data, but if you are a light user, it might be worthwhile to keep data off.
I've considered buying an app that automatically turns the data on every hour our so, but haven't wanted to bother.
Note that playing games also burns through battery (due to the large screen and high processor use), but there is little to be done about that. I'm not a gamer, but when my son get ahold of my Amaze, I often bring out my spare batteries!
I'm on NRG with S-On.
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Check out juice defender. The paid version has tons of options on when to turn data on or off..like screen off turns data off, screen on turns data on...etc.
I just use a toggle widget. Most times I'm reading ebooks or PDFs, and don't need data anyway
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Green power premium.. Fantastic app
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ce3jay said:
Check out juice defender. The paid version has tons of options on when to turn data on or off..like screen off turns data off, screen on turns data on...etc.
I just use a toggle widget. Most times I'm reading ebooks or PDFs, and don't need data anyway
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Actually I own it. Maybe I'll give it another try.
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if you don't mind tinkering and know some programming, Tasker is pretty good too (you can create scripts that toggle off data/syncing based on your own criteria)
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if you don't mind tinkering and know some programming, Tasker is pretty good too (you can create scripts that toggle off data/syncing based on your own criteria)
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Yeah, I thought about Tasker. I already own JuiceDefender, and I'm too cheap to spring for Tasker! But I may think about it, depending on how well JD works.
Back when I had my galaxy s 4g, all my old devs built this feature right into their roms. All of their custom roms on xda since gingerbread came out in fact. They would automatically shut off the phone's data completely when you turned your screen off for more than 10 seconds. And then, automatically turned it back on when you unlocked your phone. It doubled battery life easy with regular use. Even more because it was built in and didn't waste processing power running an app to do it instead.
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Back when I had my galaxy s 4g, all my old devs built this feature right into their roms. All of their custom roms on xda since gingerbread came out in fact. They would automatically shut off the phone's data completely when you turned your screen off for more than 10 seconds. And then, automatically turned it back on when you unlocked your phone. It doubled battery life easy with regular use. Even more because it was built in and didn't waste processing power running an app to do it instead.
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I'm on my first day with JuiceDefender. The nice thing about JD is that it can be set to turn on the data periodically (I use once per hour). That way all the sync can occur while the phone is still off. So my weather and facebook stay up to date, but the data is mostly off.
System app built into Rom or separate app, still uses the same resources. It's not going to use less memory or processor because it's in the Rom. Just comon sence
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*Common Sense; FTFY. And you're right. Now that I think about, I believe it was kernel based. Which is why it was across roms.
I left my phone on to charge overnight so it's 100% when I woke up. I turned it on to check the weather for the day and before I turned it off, it's down to 99%. When I got to work, I turned it back on and I'm at around 90%. I got home today and I'm at around 30-40% with just some light web browsing and video watching at work. I flashed my T-Mo HTC One with a custom rom that was supposed to help increase battery life.
I'm not blaming the phone yet though. I'm leaning on it being T-Mobile's fault. The data connection seems to be very unreliable, jumping from < 1MB to 10MB download while still supposedly being 4G (icon shows 4G). I read that this can be a constant strain on the battery? I plan to turn off the data and manually turn it on when I want to use it tomorrow to test out this theory.
How was your battery life on the stock rom?
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busab said:
How was your battery life on the stock rom?
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To be honest, I have no idea. I flashed the custom ROM pretty early to get rid of all the bloat.
Welcome to android Where your dreams must be tapered.
mine beasts its way thru days... I still charge it while I sleep but I have a hard time burning through more than 60-70% all day. then again I don't use my phone during work hours.
I'd recommend you get the advanced task killer and use it whenever you're done fiddling around for the time being.
thcOne said:
mine beasts its way thru days... I still charge it while I sleep but I have a hard time burning through more than 60-70% all day. then again I don't use my phone during work hours.
I'd recommend you get the advanced task killer and use it whenever you're done fiddling around for the time being.
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Absolutely the wrong advice. Task killers NEVER need to be used for anything.
If your battery life is poor, it's one of a couple things:
1) an app is keeping your device from going into deep sleep. I'm going to bet it might be maps. Go into the settings on the maps app and make sure it's not updating your location for latitude.
Failing that, search for betterbatterystats on XDA, install that program, and look for wakelocks. Read the main thread on XDA to learn about what wakelock is what. Maps is a big one, so is facebook.
2) if your signal borderlines on 0 signal and 2g/edge. If your signal is low, then fire up wifi to get it to connect to wifi calling. It'll disable the 2g/3g radios and rely on wifi only, which will be a huge save in terms of battery.
NEVER EVER use task killers. It's a myth that's been debunked years ago by the android engineers.
thcOne said:
mine beasts its way thru days... I still charge it while I sleep but I have a hard time burning through more than 60-70% all day. then again I don't use my phone during work hours.
I'd recommend you get the advanced task killer and use it whenever you're done fiddling around for the time being.
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I dont recommend task killers, I think they do more damage than good....just my opinion.
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Find Better Battery Stats. It's paid on the market (which I recommend) but he has it free in the apps section on here. Also find GSam battery. Use those two apps to find your wakelock. Use the partial wakelock setting in BBS to find what it is exactly.
Between those two apps you can find any leaks. I would say that it is either the location reporting being on in Maps or a nasty wakelock caused by the ipservice app which is a backbone of WiFi calling.
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I recommand Greenify app. Rather than killing app it hibernate until you manualy open any app and give info about wakelock by individual apps.
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shahmadhur13 said:
I recommand Greenify app. Rather than killing app it hibernate until you manualy open any app and give info about wakelock by individual apps.
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+1million to that. Greennify has worked miracles on my phone.
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altimax98 said:
Find Better Battery Stats. It's paid on the market (which I recommend) but he has it free in the apps section on here. Also find GSam battery. Use those two apps to find your wakelock. Use the partial wakelock setting in BBS to find what it is exactly.
Between those two apps you can find any leaks. I would say that it is either the location reporting being on in Maps or a nasty wakelock caused by the ipservice app which is a backbone of WiFi calling.
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Now that you mention Maps, I do remember a feature where I set my home location and the phone would update directions on how to get home. I also had automatic locations on. I went and turned it all off. I hope this is it.
shahmadhur13 said:
I recommand Greenify app. Rather than killing app it hibernate until you manualy open any app and give info about wakelock by individual apps.
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Thanks. I will give it a try. So does Greenify work much in the same way as iOS multitasking? I came from iOS, and when you switch apps, the app that is in the background gets put into a stasis until you switch back to it.
I've been doing it the old fashioned way as of recently and it's helped tremendously. I have different little widgets (the HTC ones) to turn off certain functions, like GPS (Google Now and other geo-location apps still work, they just don't pinpoint you EXACTLY to a coordinate), WiFi, Bluetooth, brightness, sync, etc.
Additionally, I also have power saver turned on to lower the screen brightness a bit and keep the clock speed of the device lower. Lol it sounds like I'm limiting the hell out of the device, when in reality there's no difference other than the upkeep of having to turn certain things on when you want to use them.
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alias3800 said:
I've been doing it the old fashioned way as of recently and it's helped tremendously. I have different little widgets (the HTC ones) to turn off certain functions, like GPS (Google Now and other geo-location apps still work, they just don't pinpoint you EXACTLY to a coordinate), WiFi, Bluetooth, brightness, sync, etc.
Additionally, I also have power saver turned on to lower the screen brightness a bit and keep the clock speed of the device lower. Lol it sounds like I'm limiting the hell out of the device, when in reality there's no difference other than the upkeep of having to turn certain things on when you want to use them.
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Yeah power saver is pretty awesome, haven't actually noticed any performance changes with it on.
Ajxx16 said:
Yeah power saver is pretty awesome, haven't actually noticed any performance changes with it on.
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I thought about doing all of that too, but when you think about it, it seems pretty silly to go through all that just to be able to get some usage out of your device.
I've turned off a lot of things that were hogging my battery and am using Greenify. Battery life is a lot better at the moment, but it's still nowhere as efficient as my iPhone 5.