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Anyone , Who can give me tips how to saving battery in my TD2 . Every Night my phone always charging , What i must to do ? . Yeah , Every day i play the udK rom ( Wheater demo , Photos & Videos tab 3d Animation ) so the battery fast to empty . who can give tips ?
Turn off bluetooth, lower screen brightness, and if you must have wireless data on, make sure it is edge, not 3g or HSDPA
Hey!
How to make sure it's edge only?
Thanks!
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Anyone , Who can give me tips how to saving battery in my TD2 . Every Night my phone always charging , What i must to do ? . Yeah , Every day i play the udK rom ( Wheater demo , Photos & Videos tab 3d Animation ) so the battery fast to empty . who can give tips ?
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I have checked that these advanced settings on battery power are very important:
- switch off back light if the device is not in use for 30 sec
- deactivate the device if not used by 1 min.
Hey guys,
I installed an app for disabling the internet connectivity. The app is called Dial-up Enabler Disabler. I installed through Open Market. Try it, works like a charm.
Fastest way to disable 3G/H is to go to the Phone settings and switch it to GSM.
bmazloum said:
Fastest way to disable 3G/H is to go to the Phone settings and switch it to GSM.
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can this be done with stock winmo 6.5 rom manilla 2.1? either att has crippled this ability or I am just not seeing it.
dubber1 said:
can this be done with stock winmo 6.5 rom manilla 2.1? either att has crippled this ability or I am just not seeing it.
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It is stock but won't work all the time. Sometimes 3G turn on by it self. I use NoData, that's a simple app that does the trick.
@Ts
Some tips.
Install TD2 Tools from Gaz. It can save you CPU (so some battery usage). After changing the cache settings my CPU runs after start-up on 45% (formally 58%). After extreme usage, e-mail, internet/surfing, gaming, movies. It is like 65-67% (formally to 70-80%)
Install cleanRAM to close all of your applications you think are closed.
thanks Ciedric!
I installed the DialUp Enabler Disabler tool, disabled all the connections. Set the backlight time out to 30 secs., Disable bluetooth and WiFi when not using it. This allows me to use my phone for 1.5 days.
When travelling, I change the wallpaper to plain white background, lower down the volume to minimum and avoid using the phone when the coverage is poor (as phone uses more battery when coverage is bad), not using speakerphone and the battery lasts approximately 20-25% more than usual.
Also, although companies do claim that newer batteries are not affected by this, but I would suggest not to overcharge the battery, charge it during daytime when you can see that it is completely charged (avoid overnight charges), leave it for like 10 minutes extra and charge again when the battery is less than 12%, it works for me always. I have four cell phones, and 3 are more than 2 year old, still they give me more than 2 days of usage without charging.
You have to disable wi-fi, bluetooth and disable the automatic data connection for meteo and e-mail (no matter if you are under 2G or 3G network).
In this way my battery DOUBLE it's duration!
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can this be done with stock winmo 6.5 rom manilla 2.1? either att has crippled this ability or I am just not seeing it.
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To allow switching between 3G and Edge you need to modify registry. With a registry editor, go to following registry key [HKLM\SOFTWARE\OEM\PhoneSetting] and change "ShowUMTSBandPage" to 1, which will enable band selection page in phone settings. From there you will have to go to "Start - Settings - Personal - Phone". At the bottom you will now see a tab called "Band" in which you will have two drop downs. Under the first one you have the options of "Auto", "GSM", and "WCDMA". "GSM" is your EDGE only and "WCDMA" is your 3G. "Auto" allows for EDGE only when 3G mode is not available or drops temporarily.
MFMultimediaFreak said:
Anyone , Who can give me tips how to saving battery in my TD2 . Every Night my phone always charging , What i must to do ? . Yeah , Every day i play the udK rom ( Wheater demo , Photos & Videos tab 3d Animation ) so the battery fast to empty . who can give tips ?
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one of the best is to set the brightness of the screen yourself, and uncheck "automatically adjust backlight setting".
I used the app 'Addin Timer' to scheduler the tasks, turn on the Airplane Mode in the night before sleeping, and turn off it in the morning. The battery cost 2% or 1% whole night. And this is good to our health/reduce the radiation, yes?
A good ROM may help you saving the battery, the official build used up the battery quickly by my experience
HI Friends,
Can anyone suggest what needs to be done as my HTC touch pro is unable to give atleast 1 day battery backup after flashing with Energy ROM.
Can listen to music nor brwose internet for long time.literally gives me half day batter backup.But before it used to give atleast 2 days.
Solution plZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ.
Suggest a good ROM with good battery backup along with Energy kind of GUI.
What happend to you is that the rillphone version embended in the latest Energy ROM is not working proply with the radio ROM u have installed.
The solution is to install the appropiate rillphone for your radio ROM.
Search the forum for the rillphone and radio threads
MareleSef said:
What happend to you is that the rillphone version embended in the latest Energy ROM is not working proply with the radio ROM u have installed.
The solution is to install the appropiate rillphone for your radio ROM.
Search the forum for the rillphone and radio threads
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As you have said, i have installed "BS_Rilphone_1_13_25_24.cab" for the Radio i have...after the power cycle..the phone doesnt have any display after the splash screen..I think..i bricked it....
Unless your phone is unlocked. You can't flash non ralph radios
subbuaxel said:
As you have said, i have installed "BS_Rilphone_1_13_25_24.cab" for the Radio i have...after the power cycle..the phone doesnt have any display after the splash screen..I think..i bricked it....
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Reading goes a long way. But maybe I'm being a bit too presumptuous.
Did you by any chance actually take the time to read this section under post #6?:
BATTERY SAVING TIPS
The first few days
• There is nothing special about this ROM to make it use more power than other ROMs except that it is tweaked for performance over battery life. After things have settled down, you should get a couple of days usage out of a charge.
• Immediately after flashing, you will probably observe very poor battery performance. This is due to the charging circuit having to reset itself.
• The battery meter will not settle down and give accurate readings for a few battery cycles. Give it a few days.
• For the first few battery charging cycles, try to charge to 100% with phone off and then allow battery to drain down quite a bit before recharging. This is so the meter will calculate drain well.
Recommendations
• Make sure you followed all of the flashing instructions to the letter. Especially the part about the hard reset.
• Backlight is set to high. You might want to change that.
• 3G is on by default. Recommendation is to turn it off when you are not surfing the internet.
• Don't drain your batery all the way down until it dies. Not good for these types of batteries.
• The GPS sucks the battery dry. If you want to keep track of yourself, consider something like GPSToday that only wakes up the GPS once in a while.
• Maybe you don't really need aGPS enabled. Disable and check GPS lock times and battery drain.
• Applications that run from the storage card consume more power so install oft-used or background-type applications to main memory.
Troubleshooting
• If your radio does not match your rilphone.dll you can get crazy bad battery drainage. Use the recommended radio or spend some time working out a good combination for your phone/carrier/location/usage.
• Check to see that some application is not still running in the background. Check, do not assume. USe the full Task Manager application.
• Check to see if the screen is still on when you expect it to be off. Soft reset can fix that issue.
• Some radios work better with some carriers and locations. Asking everyone to tell you what radio to use may not give you the best answer. Be specific about your situation.
• More stuff you should see HERE
If you have tried all the above and still can't get over a day with moderate use, you may actually have a bad battery. Try getting a new one that is made by another manufacturer.
Friends,
My phone is unlocked
Please suggest if i can change the radio to latest one like this(BlackStone_Radio_1.17.25.09).the ROM that is there 1.13.25.24 is from april 2009.
goyjuss said:
Reading goes a long way. But maybe I'm being a bit too presumptuous.
Did you by any chance actually take the time to read this section under post #6?:
BATTERY SAVING TIPS
The first few days
• There is nothing special about this ROM to make it use more power than other ROMs except that it is tweaked for performance over battery life. After things have settled down, you should get a couple of days usage out of a charge.
• Immediately after flashing, you will probably observe very poor battery performance. This is due to the charging circuit having to reset itself.
• The battery meter will not settle down and give accurate readings for a few battery cycles. Give it a few days.
• For the first few battery charging cycles, try to charge to 100% with phone off and then allow battery to drain down quite a bit before recharging. This is so the meter will calculate drain well.
Recommendations
• Make sure you followed all of the flashing instructions to the letter. Especially the part about the hard reset.
• Backlight is set to high. You might want to change that.
• 3G is on by default. Recommendation is to turn it off when you are not surfing the internet.
• Don't drain your batery all the way down until it dies. Not good for these types of batteries.
• The GPS sucks the battery dry. If you want to keep track of yourself, consider something like GPSToday that only wakes up the GPS once in a while.
• Maybe you don't really need aGPS enabled. Disable and check GPS lock times and battery drain.
• Applications that run from the storage card consume more power so install oft-used or background-type applications to main memory.
Troubleshooting
• If your radio does not match your rilphone.dll you can get crazy bad battery drainage. Use the recommended radio or spend some time working out a good combination for your phone/carrier/location/usage.
• Check to see that some application is not still running in the background. Check, do not assume. USe the full Task Manager application.
• Check to see if the screen is still on when you expect it to be off. Soft reset can fix that issue.
• Some radios work better with some carriers and locations. Asking everyone to tell you what radio to use may not give you the best answer. Be specific about your situation.
• More stuff you should see HERE
If you have tried all the above and still can't get over a day with moderate use, you may actually have a bad battery. Try getting a new one that is made by another manufacturer.
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I have done read and followed each and every one of it.
And also my battery is just 2 months old.Even i tested the ROM for 10 days..but drain is same as usual.
try a differn't rom and see if the problem goes away?
D3TH METAL said:
try a differn't rom and see if the problem goes away?
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Upgraded the radio to 1.14.25.35 along with the suitable rilphone cab.Will test it and will let you know.Also suggest if i can go ahead with flashing of my pro with Energy.RAPHAEL.21916.Sense2.5.Cookie.2.0.Nov.03.
subbuaxel said:
Friends,
My phone is unlocked
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Security unlocked?
DANDANA said:
Security unlocked?
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Yes Security unlocked!
Yes, my friend.
I have the same problem.
Flashed it 2 times with 2 different versions of Energy for the last 2 months ago, but it's still the same. I have the feeling this happened after Energy got the "multiple home screen interface".
can it be draining out the bat??
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Yes Security unlocked!
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unless you bought olipro's cid unlocker, what you basically did is "unlocking" your hardspl, which is NOT what you're talking about
you basically can't flash radios of other devices in your touch pro, unless, ofcourse, you buy olipro's cid unlocker. But that doesn't really prevents the risk of bricking your phone.
Battery saving tips fine tweaked.
Use advanced config located in the tools folder of the latest energyrom...set all power management options to enabled, in the performance section file system filter should be set to 4096, system canche size to auto, file system cache enabled. Try to install programs that are used frequently to the internal memory storage rather than storage card. don't use 3g if you are not surfing. Backlight should be set to auto. After you flash any rom make sure you cycle your battery 3-5 full charge cycles before you deem it having poor battery draining.
As for radio to be safe from battery drain use same radio and rilphone.
I personally use which yields great performance and good battery
rilphone 1.14.25.35
raido 1.17.25.09
I live in chicago USA
Oh yeah...stay with energy
siralex241 said:
Use advanced config located in the tools folder of the latest energyrom...set all power management options to enabled, in the performance section file system filter should be set to 4096, system canche size to auto, file system cache enabled. Try to install programs that are used frequently to the internal memory storage rather than storage card. don't use 3g if you are not surfing. Backlight should be set to auto. After you flash any rom make sure you cycle your battery 3-5 full charge cycles before you deem it having poor battery draining.
As for radio to be safe from battery drain use same radio and rilphone.
I personally use which yields great performance and good battery
rilphone 1.14.25.35
raido 1.17.25.09
I live in chicago USA
Oh yeah...stay with energy
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I have flashed My pro with Radio V.1.14.25.35 with the same rilphone.Will also try the advance config and test it for a while.
The battery problem is related to the 2.0 cookie which is still in Beta. There is a patch released which used to help a little bit, but in the last 21683 build it doesn't do much.
If you want your battery to last as before, install the ROM version without 2.0Cookie. There you will get a stable CHT v.1.8.5 and the battery will perform again as it should.
fromaron said:
The battery problem is related to the 2.0 cookie which is still in Beta. There is a patch released which used to help a little bit, but in the last 21683 build it doesn't do much.
If you want your battery to last as before, install the ROM version without 2.0Cookie. There you will get a stable CHT v.1.8.5 and the battery will perform again as it should.
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Hi Friends,
Please suggest a Best and Stable ENERGY ROM for my HTC TOUCH PRO GSM with good battery backup..i will flash it and use it.
PLZZZZZZZZ
siralex241 said:
in the performance section file system filter should be set to 4096, system canche size to auto, file system cache enabled.
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Don't waste your time fiddling with the caches. Any improvements observed are just placebos. The cache settings all have to be made in the boot.rgu of the rom prior to cooking the device. Also, cachesize (which is the tweak that advanced config tries to set) is an obsolete registry key that does nothing in WM5 and later. You can only successfully change the cache sizes post cooking and flashing with WM2003 devices.
Actually it is just the energy rom, I went from tael to energy and my battery life went to less then a day on standby. Went back to tael and the issue was gone. No it's not the radio because I always install .35 radio&ril after all new rom flashes (as well as the fact I use task29). If it was the charging circuit I'd have similar battery life with tael after I flashed it back from energy. But as it sits I can go quite sometime on standby (week?) with tael right after a flash. I can understand having less battery life but less than 24 hours on standby is certainly the rom itself. That's without 3G on since for whatever reason I can't get 3G on any phone that's not an iPhone.
Rom versions I used:
Energy.RAPHAEL.21916.Sense2.5.Cookie.2.0.GTX.Nov.03
TAEL Sept17
TAEL rom is good..along with it i would prefer any other stable rom with good gui and battery backup...
Hey all
First time poster long time lurker
I finally took the plunge and rooted my phone (using Revolutionary)
Sadly, I'm stuck!
nb. On the boot screen (volume+Power), it says S-OFF
What do I do now, if I want to install a ROM (or revert back to my old build)?
Thanks in advance
ps. I've downloaded and tried to use fre3vo, etc. but can't get my head round it
pps. sorry for the long winded post
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HOn the boot screen (volume+Power), it says S-OFF
What do I do now, if I want to install a ROM (or revert back to my old build)?
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Christ, that wasn't a long winded post....!
Next step is to install a custom recovery and root your STOCK ROM.
Although if you choose to download and install CWM as part of the revolutionary process you may already have the custom recovery installed. In which case simply download a custom ROM (which all come pre-rooted) to your SD and then flash it, although ensure that you read all the installation instructions first.
If you didn't install CWM as part of the S-OFF process then look at my signature where there are a couple of links
1) adb & fastboot
download this and extract contents onto PC
2) Flash CWM & su via fastboot
follow instructions in this thread to flash both the custom recovery (ensure that you get the version for your device SAGA)
Then I'd suggest you enter CWM and take whats known as a Nandroid backup of your device.
Then you should be able to download any custom ROM you like.
Any questions then ask, you should never do any steps that you are unsure or uncomfortable with as you can do damage to your device!
Cheers for the reply, ben_pyett!
I'll make a start now
I know it's not that complicated a prcoess, but I kinda jumped in assuming it'd take 5 minutes, I guess
I've flashed the Cyanogen 7.1.0 RC by NeoLogix onto both mine and my wife's handsets... and I have to say it's VERY impressive!
Initially it doubled the battery life, and with some clever settings tweaks (which I'm more than happy to post here, menu by menu, if you end up using the same ROM) I've more than quadrupled the effective battery runtime.
ben_pyett said:
1) adb & fastboot
download this and extract contents onto PC
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Ok I did this
ben_pyett said:
2) Flash CWM & su via fastboot
follow instructions in this thread to flash both the custom recovery (ensure that you get the version for your device SAGA)
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I followed the instructions ("fastboot flash recovery recovery.img" -- where "recovery.img" was the Desire S CWM recovery) via my USB with the phone in Fastboot mode (white screen)
ben_pyett said:
Then I'd suggest you enter CWM and take whats known as a Nandroid backup of your device.
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How do I enter CWM?
Do you mean turn my phone on normally and CWM app will be installed?
Seems I seriously need walking through this!
Grr
Here's the way I find best.... switch your phone OFF, but leave it plugged in via USB.
From your command prompt, type "adb reboot recovery"
The phone will then boot to recovery
Zofu said:
How do I enter CWM?
Do you mean turn my phone on normally and CWM app will be installed?
Seems I seriously need walking through this!
Grr
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Sounds like you've made huge progress...
I'm assuming that you've also push'd the SU file while in fastboot? if not do that as well.
At this point you should decide which custom ROM you wish to install and download that and all its add-ons and place them on you SD card so that you are able to use them once you're in RECOVERY. You should probably take the time while the ROM downloads to read the install instructions that come with the ROM, that often involve running additional WIPE scripts etc....but each ROM is different.
Anyway back to the question you asked, how to enter CWM (clock work mod) which is your custom recovery.
You should normally boot your phone and then go into Settings->Power->fast boot and ensure that its un-ticked.
Easy Way
Install ROM Manager from the market and then choose the Reboot into Recovery Option (second one down from top) and voila!
Manual Way
Power Off your phone.
Turn on your phone by pressing Power button + Volume Down button together.
You should now see the white HBOOT screen, using the volume up & down buttons to flick through options and Power button as enter you should be able to find the RECOVERY option. go into that.
Don't worry once you have a custom ROM things will be easier as most customs have an Advanced power Menu which has reboot into recovery as an option.
Quick update:
ben_pyett said:
I'm assuming that you've also push'd the SU file while in fastboot? if not do that as well.
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I have no idea what the above^ means!
Ok, I got into Recovery manually (black Revolutionary screen with menu)
What do I choose in the menu to install a ROM?
- reboot system now
- apply update from sdcard
etc.
Does the ROM have to be at the root of the SD?
Can the ROM be named anything you wish, or does it have to be named "update.zip"?
Still a little confused!
Cheers guys for your super help so far
Zofu said:
Quick update:
What do I choose in the menu to install a ROM?
- reboot system now
- apply update from sdcard
etc.
Does the ROM have to be at the root of the SD?
Can the ROM be named anything you wish, or does it have to be named "update.zip"?
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This is the option that you need install ZIP from sdcard
The ROM can be called anything you want, I never bother renaming the ROM files that the cooks call them, so that I can easily identify which is which and it can be position in any location on the SD not just the root directory. Although try to avoid directories with spaces in for now.
Update.zip is something else so don't use that option.
Once you've done this I'd also download and install the CUSTOM recovery EXT4 as its much easier to use....you can do that by simply installing the following APK which you'll find in this post and that will install the new recovery for you.
best of luck...back in two hours.....got to go and watch MANCHESTER UNITED NOW!
Cheers Ben
Have fun!
*edit: fixed issue with ROM install*
I decided to give Cyanogen 7.1.0 RC by NeoLogix's ROM a try and it seems to be working fine
Thanks for the helps, guys!
ps. if wanted to install another ROM, do I need to uninstall the previous one (wipe it again?), or can I just copy another ROM over and install like I did before?
Zofu i suggest you flash virtuus unity! its a great sense 3 rom. i love it! it has brought my desire s to life!!
You shouldn't be swayed by any of our opinions with regards which ROM to choose, I'd suggest that you install all of them one after each and decide for yourself which one suits you most
Although first question is sense or no sense.
The reason why there are so many roms is because we all have such differing tastes
Enjoy
PS
There is no UN install task, but each ROM will have its own install instructions in the first post of the thread which will have it's own wipe recommendations
Swyped from HTC Desire S using XDA Premium
LaKraven said:
I've flashed the Cyanogen 7.1.0 RC by NeoLogix onto both mine and my wife's handsets... and I have to say it's VERY impressive!
Initially it doubled the battery life, and with some clever settings tweaks (which I'm more than happy to post here, menu by menu, if you end up using the same ROM) I've more than quadrupled the effective battery runtime.
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I just got my Desire S as a gift not 3 days ago and it is my first android phone.
As soon as I realized that there is something wrong with it's rapid battery depletion - I started reading up on it and presently I have red led/green led tried to calibrate battery(i think it helped some), turned off all syncing to manual, changed themes to black and no animations, turned off bluetooth etc...Basically I have stopped everything "smart" on this smart phone following dozens of advice pages on this and other forums...Which then brings me right back to battery consumption of my DISPLAY - still, even after reducing brightness to under 40% it is using around 80% of all battery per charge.
I have rooted the phone today and really need your advice on:
what ROM
kernel
radio
OS
, or anything else in terms of apps and widgets to install in order to try and at least double my battery life so I can be safe without charging for at least 12 hours of i.e.( if I'm in a train to be able to watch a movie, listen to music 3 hrs, surf 1.5 hrs, do 3 or 4 15 minute calls , text and read books for couple of hours and still have battery left in standby) - or is it just a pipe dream of mine lol...
P.S. maybe avoid flashing ROM if there is another way to reduce Display consumption(80%)
Thx much, btw, is Cyanogen is the way to go???
To add to ben_pyett's suggestion... I wouldn't exactly just "install each one, one after another" as there is actually a finite number of times the ROM can be flashed before you start to damage the internal memory (sure, it's a high number, but why cause more wear than you have to, right?)
I'd suggest you read up on the ROMs before you decide to try them out! Take a look at what features they have, what people have to say about them (particularly looking for bugs and potential problems).
Hell, if you're lucky, you may even find an introductory video to some ROMs on YouTube, which will give you a little more insight into what to expect.
As Ben said, the first question is "To Sense, or not to Sense?"
As a matter of personal opinion, I've chosen "not to Sense" in favor of better battery runtime and the "cleaner" GUI.
Bombastc said:
I just got my Desire S as a gift not 3 days ago and it is my first android phone.
As soon as I realized that there is something wrong with it's rapid battery depletion - I started reading up on it and presently I have red led/green led tried to calibrate battery(i think it helped some), turned off all syncing to manual, changed themes to black and no animations, turned off bluetooth etc...Basically I have stopped everything "smart" on this smart phone following dozens of advice pages on this and other forums...Which then brings me right back to battery consumption of my DISPLAY - still, even after reducing brightness to under 40% it is using around 80% of all battery per charge.
I have rooted the phone today and really need your advice on:
what ROM
kernel
radio
OS
, or anything else in terms of apps and widgets to install in order to try and at least double my battery life so I can be safe without charging for at least 12 hours of i.e.( if I'm in a train to be able to watch a movie, listen to music 3 hrs, surf 1.5 hrs, do 3 or 4 15 minute calls , text and read books for couple of hours and still have battery left in standby) - or is it just a pipe dream of mine lol...
P.S. maybe avoid flashing ROM if there is another way to reduce Display consumption(80%)
Thx much, btw, is Cyanogen is the way to go???
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I spent days trying to tweak the stock Desire S ROM (and again after the update I applied ~ a week ago) with quite literally no success!
Even with the most riggorous (performance and feature restricting) power management setup, I still couldn't get the thing to pass the 18 hour mark (which I only achieved with the help of Tasker, used to toggle Airplane Mode during my sleeping hours etc.)
Having switched to the CM7 ROM linked previously, and using nothing but a combination of changing its default settings, and SetCPU (to scale the CPU clock for superior power saving with literally NO performance hit), it'll now run for almost 48 hours between charges (more than sufficient, wouldn't you agree?)
I'll post a separate thread in here with a complete battery optimization guide for the aforementioned ROM.
Just to clarify, after more than 4 hours running on the battery (at least half of which with the display on and the phone in use) it has gone from full to just 90%, which in itself averages to about 40 hours of runtime.
Coupled with my SetCPU scaling, this adds ~8 more hours!
This means that, with moderately heavy use (though I haven't yet had time to test absolute runtime with HD 720p video playback just yet) you can expect a screen & WiFi ON time of 24 hours, with a standby time (again, with WiFi on) of a further 24 hours!
La Kraven - can you teach me how to dougie lol? You really quadrupled your batt? :O
Bombastc said:
La Kraven - can you teach me how to dougie lol? You really quadrupled your batt? :O
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Yes.... and just to give you some comparrative reference:
Battery Use:
Mobile Standby: 74% (that's the GSM radio)
Wi-Fi: 12%
Phone Idle: 9%
Display: 4%
Android System: 2%
EDIT: The GSM registers heavily on "Mobile Standby" because I cannot get any cell reception where I live (AT ALL), so the GSM is idling, constantly looking for a carrier. If you're in a GSM (or better) environment, you can expect the "Mobile Standby" value to be substancially lower, most likely with other feautres such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth or GPS leading the consumption values (dependant on what you've got enabled)
LaKraven said:
I spent days trying to tweak the stock Desire S ROM (and again after the update I applied ~ a week ago) with quite literally no success!
Even with the most riggorous (performance and feature restricting) power management setup, I still couldn't get the thing to pass the 18 hour mark (which I only achieved with the help of Tasker, used to toggle Airplane Mode during my sleeping hours etc.)
Having switched to the CM7 ROM linked previously, and using nothing but a combination of changing its default settings, and SetCPU (to scale the CPU clock for superior power saving with literally NO performance hit), it'll now run for almost 48 hours between charges (more than sufficient, wouldn't you agree?)
I'll post a separate thread in here with a complete battery optimization guide for the aforementioned ROM.
Just to clarify, after more than 4 hours running on the battery (at least half of which with the display on and the phone in use) it has gone from full to just 90%, which in itself averages to about 40 hours of runtime.
Coupled with my SetCPU scaling, this adds ~8 more hours!
This means that, with moderately heavy use (though I haven't yet had time to test absolute runtime with HD 720p video playback just yet) you can expect a screen & WiFi ON time of 24 hours, with a standby time (again, with WiFi on) of a further 24 hours!
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Thx so much, HALF of that would be fine with me lol!
Bombastc said:
I just got my Desire S as a gift not 3 days ago and it is my first android phone.
As soon as I realized that there is something wrong with it's rapid battery depletion - I started reading up on it and presently I have red led/green led tried to calibrate battery(i think it helped some), turned off all syncing to manual, changed themes to black and no animations, turned off bluetooth etc...Basically I have stopped everything "smart" on this smart phone following dozens of advice pages on this and other forums...Which then brings me right back to battery consumption of my DISPLAY - still, even after reducing brightness to under 40% it is using around 80% of all battery per charge.
I have rooted the phone today and really need your advice on:
what ROM
kernel
radio
OS
, or anything else in terms of apps and widgets to install in order to try and at least double my battery life so I can be safe without charging for at least 12 hours of i.e.( if I'm in a train to be able to watch a movie, listen to music 3 hrs, surf 1.5 hrs, do 3 or 4 15 minute calls , text and read books for couple of hours and still have battery left in standby) - or is it just a pipe dream of mine lol...
P.S. maybe avoid flashing ROM if there is another way to reduce Display consumption(80%)
Thx much, btw, is Cyanogen is the way to go???
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We are new to Android at some point, this is my first Android device.......but I've had many HTC Sense Windows mobile devices beforehand and most of the same things tend to apply.
I'd suggest as a first port of call you read this thread which is a GUIDE, and sticky for a reason kindly written by wnp_79, I learnt loads from reading this alone.
Don't expect to learn everything in a days....it takes weeks or months.....
just enjoy....and remember that we're all different have differing expectations and uses for the same devices so what suits one of us doesn't always suit the other.
ps
you shouldn't really go off topic like this.....if you need specific help say so and create a new thread or read the sticky threads which contain GUIDES and links to many useful resources. Don't expect to become an expert over night and attempt to learn as much as possible by simply reading before you risk damaging your device!
If you face problem with battery.. draining like hell..
then these tips are for you....
1. Battery Calibration
2. Control Apps
3. Device Setting
1. Battery Calibration
Don't use any application..
Just charge your battery till 100%.. (if stuck on 99% for long time.. no problem) just Restart your phone
without remove charger..Important
after restart (battery show 60 to 98%. leave it on charge again till 100% + 2 hrs. more
Then remove from charger & use phone until battery drain to 0% and switch-off itself
Don't recharge between 100 to 0%.. then try to restart at least 3 time.. to sure drain battery completely
now connect your phone to charger.. after 10 minutes start your phone.
but don't remove your charger till battery goes 100%...Important
(sometime it take more than 4-5 hrs. so better in night) When battery goes 100% ...now you done Calibration..
Technically..
on every restart Android reset Battery (by wipe battery status)
So.. on 100% Android make Maximum level - on 0% minimum level
P.S. Do this calibration on every ROM flash or at-least one time a month..
2. Control Apps
Some Application consume battery do much..
i.e. Facebook, Youtube, Maps, Whatsapp, Viber, Yahoo! Mail / Messenger, Skype, Hotmail.com, etc.
so when you don't use these apps (running in background) kill them from
setting > apps > RUNNING click on apps > Stop..
Better use Browser Bookmark instead applications
i.e. Facebook, YouTube, Yahoo! Mail, Yahoo Messenger, Outlook,
It help to save your RAM also..
3. Device Setting
lowest brightness..
lowest screen timeout
Close WiFi if no need
Close Data Conn. if no need.
Close Bluetooth if no need.
Close GPS if no need.
try to use dark backgrounds..
Try these tips then tell me how your battery work
Sorry for horrible & terrible English
wow
Very nice tips..
Thank you super Tips
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ekhasti said:
If you face problem with battery.. draining like hell..
then these tips are for you....
1. Battery Calibration
2. Control Apps
3. Device Setting
1. Battery Calibration
Don't use any application..
Just charge your battery till 100%.. Restart your phone
without remove charger..Important
after restart (battery show 60 to 98%. leave it on charge again till 100% + 2 hrs. more
Then remove from charger & use phone until battery drain to 0% and switch-off itself
Don't recharge between 100 to 0%.. then try to restart at least 3 time.. to sure drain battery completely
now connect your phone to charger.. after 10 minutes start your phone.
but don't remove your charger till battery goes 100%...Important
(sometime it take more than 4-5 hrs. so better in night) When battery goes 100% ...now you done Calibration..
Technically..
on every restart Android reset Battery (by wipe battery status)
So.. on 100% Android make Maximum level - on 0% minimum level
P.S. Do this calibration on every ROM flash or at-least one time a month..
2. Control Apps
Some Application consume battery do much..
i.e. Facebook, Youtube, Maps, Whatsapp, Viber, Yahoo! Mail / Messenger, Skype, Hotmail.com, etc.
so when you don't use these apps (running in background) kill them from
setting > apps > RUNNING click on apps > Stop..
Better use Browser Bookmark instead applications
i.e. Facebook, YouTube, Yahoo! Mail, Yahoo Messenger, Outlook,
It help to save your RAM also..
3. Device Setting
lowest brightness..
lowest screen timeout
Close WiFi if no need
Close Data Conn. if no need.
Close Bluetooth if no need.
Close GPS if no need.
try to use dark backgrounds..
Try these tips then tell me how your battery work
Sorry for horrible & terrible English
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Also you can use, deep sleep battery (free or pro) to reduce the number of screen off wake ups.
this will help you to prolong the battery quite a fair bit.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rootuninstaller.batrsaver&hl=en
been using this on my android for quite some time, and i must say that it is good.
the preset settings are good enough for daily usage.
anyone tried this tips? is it working? hehe. just asking
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Thanks for sharing this Bro,
Especially the Battery Calibration part looks new & interesting
Will definately try the Battery Calibration this weekend & will post my experience
slink722 said:
anyone tried this tips? is it working? hehe. just asking
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yep. it does.
i m doing these things before this post and normally i get 2-2.5 days backup of battery.
However ROM is also a factor. my previous rom used to give me 1-1.5 days(1.5 on very less usage.)
but my current rom is giving me atleast 2 days
saadtariq73 said:
yep. it does.
i m doing these things before this post and normally i get 2-2.5 days backup of battery.
However ROM is also a factor. my previous rom used to give me 1-1.5 days(1.5 on very less usage.)
but my current rom is giving me atleast 2 days
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thanks for replying :good: if you dont mind, can you share to me your rom? hahahha.
Well After All These Methods Download A App Called 2x Battery App From PlayStore It Works 100% And Gives Us Some Extra Hrs. Of Battery.
Really Works.............!!!"""""!!!!!!!!!!!!!,!!
"Hitting Thanks Will Not Cost You Anything So If It Works Plz. Hit Thnx"
slink722 said:
thanks for replying :good: if you dont mind, can you share to me your rom? hahahha.
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GRAND ROM v3 for life :good:
Good...
superxdbash said:
Well After All These Methods Download A App Called 2x Battery App From PlayStore It Works 100% And Gives Us Some Extra Hrs. Of Battery.
Really Works.............!!!"""""!!!!!!!!!!!!!,!!
"Hitting Thanks Will Not Cost You Anything So If It Works Plz. Hit Thnx"
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it may help in increase in battery but i think its not good who bought A110 for gaming as this app will run in background and will result in lag of games+less RAM free
Thanks
ekhasti said:
If you face problem with battery.. draining like hell..
then these tips are for you....
1. Battery Calibration
2. Control Apps
3. Device Setting
Sorry for horrible & terrible English
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Thanks for this useful Tips
saadtariq73 said:
GRAND ROM v3 for life :good:
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Mine also same.. best ROM
[email protected] said:
Tried.. But my phone still takes a lot of time to go to 100% from 99%.:sly:
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If stuck on 99%.. for long time .. just restart n it's 100%
Hey everyone!
I flashed CM 10.1 yesterday (cm_p500-userdebug-cm-10.1 from jenkins. androidarmv6.org/job/android/ and I'm amazed how smooth and perfect it is working (A huge 'Thank you!!' to the developer )
The problem is that my battery drain is awful. It took less than 8 hours today to completely discharge, though I hardly touched it.
I used Battery Calibration and also installed "WakeLock Detektor" to see where the problem is, and it stated that my phone isn't asleep 99% of the time though the display is turned off most of the time :crying:
The main reason is a kernel-related thing named "suspend_backoff" that keeps it awake.
I wanted to install a different kernel, but I got no clue which one... I actually planned on installing the recent DorimanX-Kernel, but then recognized that this is only available for the Galaxy SII
Can anyone recommend a Kernel that keeps my system running smooth but the battery drain at a minimum? I basically need my phone for Messaging (SMS, WhatsApp, E-Mail), Calendar and once in a while as navigation system. So no need for spectacular game performances or so.
Are there other Ways to improve my battery life on that phone (I've read all the general tips for improving battery life)? Maybe some OC things I can change manually?
I'm grateful for any help. Thanks!
Helbelinc said:
Hey everyone!
I flashed CM 10.1 yesterday (cm_p500-userdebug-cm-10.1 from jenkins. androidarmv6.org/job/android/ and I'm amazed how smooth and perfect it is working (A huge 'Thank you!!' to the developer )
The problem is that my battery drain is awful. It took less than 8 hours today to completely discharge, though I hardly touched it.
I used Battery Calibration and also installed "WakeLock Detektor" to see where the problem is, and it stated that my phone isn't asleep 99% of the time though the display is turned off most of the time :crying:
The main reason is a kernel-related thing named "suspend_backoff" that keeps it awake.
I wanted to install a different kernel, but I got no clue which one... I actually planned on installing the recent DorimanX-Kernel, but then recognized that this is only available for the Galaxy SII
Can anyone recommend a Kernel that keeps my system running smooth but the battery drain at a minimum? I basically need my phone for Messaging (SMS, WhatsApp, E-Mail), Calendar and once in a while as navigation system. So no need for spectacular game performances or so.
Are there other Ways to improve my battery life on that phone (I've read all the general tips for improving battery life)? Maybe some OC things I can change manually?
I'm grateful for any help. Thanks!
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I found SweetnSour's version 11 kernel quite good with cm10.1.
However, the ROM needs some help to get good battery life:
Install 2xBatterysaver. It will turn off data and WIFI when the screen is off (turn them on periodically to allow syncing). There are various apps like this one.
Control WIFI. Use Y5 battery saver or Whiz WIFI manager. Y5 is tiny and effective but crashes on cm10.2. Both check for favorite hotspots, leave WIFI on and turn it off when leaving the hotspot.
Thanks for your quick response!
Just tried to flash Sweetnsour's Kernel, but it won't work. I flashed this one --> versionFINAL-CFS.zip
Is that the correct one or rather one of those? -->" version11-CFS-TWRP.zip" or "version11-CFS.zip"
Edit: What actually are CFS respectively TWRP? Searched the forums but couldn't find an answer
[solved] or rather [solvished]
After days of trial and error, cutting and re-enabling all connections from WiFi to 3G and hibernating, un- and re-installing basically all of my apps and trying loads of other roms I didn't love as much as this in the least, I found the source for my phone being awake basically 100% of the time.
The changelog of the mod stated that there's still this WiFi-issue that keeps the phone awake.
Well, though I've tried before, It now works: switching off the WiFi connection finally gets my phone to sleep.
I think I'll just be running on my mobile data for the followin days or weeks until this bug has been fixed.
Btw: A little hint for the developer (I'm posting here, since I'm a noob and can't post in the developers forum): When switching the WiFi options to turn out WiFi whenever screen goes dark, it won't connect afterwards. I always needed to reboot my phone when I wanted WiFi to work again. (This bug also caused my mobile data not to work. It apparently thought WiFi was running, though it couldn't connect.)