I installed Go SMS pro last night for the first time because I was having some MMS issues with handcet and the stock message app.
Well, today while I was at work I noticed my battery was draining much faster than usual. I checked what was using all of the juice and SMS GO had used 14% of my battery. I received one text and sent one text over the ten hours I was at work.
Anyone else ever experience this? I can never remember my message app ever even registering a level on the old battery usage before today.
I am running Synergy ROM and IMO's 3.4.0 kernel on battery saver mode if it matters.
Thanks
I've noticed that use of any keyboard tends to eat a bit of the battery more so than SMS did. I've been using GO SMS for a decent bit now, and it's always better keyboard or stock keyboard that uses up more battery.
I would check to see what SMS plugins you have running with GO, and possibly change it to GO SMS Lite, which you can do under the settings because 14% is a lot for what you're saying.
A bit off subject, but I've found that the Froyo ROMS are FAR easier on battery than the gingerbread leaks.
This is my guess. You tried sending a mms on 4g or maybe even 3g and had a data issue causing it to get stuck sending all day. I've had that happen before with go SMS but only once and I really like the app over handcent. Should have less data issues soon thanks to the OTA from Verizon. If it made the stock rom snappier, cm7 will be flying. My data connection was ****ty till I flashed mr2.5 radio.
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I run go sms, just check battery stats, and its not draining any battery unless its in use. I really like this app over stock or handsent
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go sms doesn't cause battery drain. ive been running it for over a year with zero issues.
Yeah, you wouldn't really think that a messaging app would draw such an obscene amount of power. I really wish I had taken a screen shot of the outrageous % of battery it was consuming. Hence the reason for my post.
To the other poster: Nope, didn't send an MMS. I received a one line SMS from my wife and I relplied with a one line SMS. I took your advice and tried running in lite mode, but that only helped a little.
After rebooting and fully charging my battery overnight and making certain that I was in lite mode, I still experienced a power draw. At ten this morning my battery was draining again and I saw that SMS GO had consumed 6% of my battery and this is with no texting at all.
I uninstalled. Too bad, because I really enjoyed the UI much more than either the stock or Handcet app. Anyway, thanks for your help.
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I run go sms, just check battery stats, and its not draining any battery unless its in use. I really like this app over stock or handsent
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What is the name of the app youre using to check battery stats
I don't think GO SMS uses a lot of battery, I've been switching between GO SMS and HANDCENT, I really like the look of handcent(not the popup), but GO SMS definitely is faster no doubt, and less battery I think...
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I've only heard it drains the battery....
it works on many phones but not as good as actually modifying the rom. i had some roms that juice defender had no improvement on because they were fine tuned not to drain battery in the first place. it's not bad for a stock phone but as roms become better it will do less.
I installed JuiceDefender and JuicePlotter. Graphed several hours with JD on, and several hours with JD off.
JD-off won. Uninstalled both.
same here, not heard real good things about it
I have it installed on my Infuse. Installed JuiceDefender Plus and left it on Balenced Mode. Had it for about a week now and its helped my battery big time. I only charge it once at night now. I was skeptical at first cause the free beta version wasnt doing anything. But once I got the Plus version. Its a HUGE difference.
What it does is kicks off your mobile network while the phone is asleep. And it turns it back every 15 minutes quickly. So you can get your synced apps to sync like Mail etc. But if your using the phone a lot, the battery is still gonna drain quick while your using it. But while the phone is asleep and your not using it, its conserving battery life big time. Turning the mobile network off. You will still get calls and texts. They have different modes in it, I just left it balenced. It has aggressive to and lets you adjust everything. Worth the money in my opinion. Big time!
Not worth the money. 2.2 does a good enough job at keeping battery good. I would rely on roms (once more beefed up roms are available) for system tweaks and so forth
Did some searching but did not come up with anything concrete. I have two unrelated questions.
1. What is the expected amount of battery life out of an Evo Shift? How many hours?
2. When messaging I find it annoying that you have to continually scroll down after you fill up your screen. Is there a way to make it so you don't have to do this?
Well it depends on the Rom you use, your apps, and usage. I can tell you on MikShifted G v1.3 I was getting about 11-14hrs. Off one charge. Moderate to heavy use. Everything on: GPS, Data, Email, Texting, etc..
As for the messaging, I don't have that issue. Every once in a while it will scroll up during typing. But I've found that's me, not the app.
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Exactly what prboy said.
But imo, sense roms tend to use more battery life than aosp.
I'm on shiftdeck ROM and getting about 16 hours. With heavy usage and wifi on. One time I got 34 hours.. ya.
It all just depends on certain phones.
As for the other question, I never got that problem. As soon as I got my shift, I rooted and changed roms.
Evo SHIFT
for #2... try going into applications and clearing data for the Messaging app.
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for #2... try going into applications and clearing data for the Messaging app.
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I will try that! I get that all the time, so annoying.
Battery life is about 24 hours for me. Most of it is standby as I am not on my phone 24/7 obviously. Like right now I am at 10h 33min on battery and at 72% But probably only an hour of actual usage maybe
Yeah been getting that same messaging issue on my girlfriends phone. did ya find a fix for it?
EDIT: Never mind i just downloaded a 3rd party messaging app for her and all is well. Although i still think HTC should address this issue even if it only affects a few users.
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I don't know if anyone else is having this same problem but I'm not receiving some texts while using the ARHD ROM. I'm using the 3.6.5 XE one. I downloaded Ghostly SMS hopefully to counter this but is there a true fix for it where i wouldn't need to use this app. Is it because of this ROM? or the Android Version the ROM is running on?
Also, I'm using GOSMS Pro if that helps with anything. I also just installed Faux -25uV kernel after i heard of this problem. but i installed the new kernel hopefully to fix my poor battery life issue. (which i know probably is caused by the battery stats being wiped, i just did it anyways)
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I don't know if anyone else is having this same problem but I'm not receiving some texts while using the ARHD ROM. I'm using the 3.6.5 XE one. I downloaded Ghostly SMS hopefully to counter this but is there a true fix for it where i wouldn't need to use this app. Is it because of this ROM? or the Android Version the ROM is running on?
Also, I'm using GOSMS Pro if that helps with anything. I also just installed Faux -25uV kernel after i heard of this problem. but i installed the new kernel hopefully to fix my poor battery life issue. (which i know probably is caused by the battery stats being wiped, i just did it anyways)
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Hi,
Just to let you know that I have never had a problem receiving or sending texts.
I have disabled the stock SMS app,and I only use Go SMS Pro.
Try just having a single SMS app working at one time.
In terms of the battery stats being wiped.That will not affect the battery life.
The kernel that came with the ROM was the problem.
By upgrading to Faux's latest,you probably cured the problem.
Best thing with the battery stats is to let your battery discharge,then charge it to full.With the wire still plugged in,clear the battery stats in 4EXT,then keep charging it for another 30 minutes.
Use CM7 and it will work.
Thanks for the responses. I figured out it might be something with the RAM. Originally I had 7 homescreens, with Sense Widgets on each and I never really realized that my RAM was always constantly below 100MBs. Once i deleted some of these widgets and turned on autokill for some apps my RAM has now been 150+ and so far no texting issues.
I still have Ghostly SMS installed as a backup in case anything happens.
And Faux's kernel seems to have fixed my battery issues. I'll let the phone die and then charge it to full and kills the stats though.
To all G2x community,
I am having problems with juice defender, to be more specific whenever I hang up from a phone call there is a delay in the hang up process, usually takes 5 to 10 seconds after I press end call. The issue is posted on the Juice Defender feedback forum, and I just wanted to call on you guys to pump up the vote tally for this issue. So if you can, just click on the link and give it the max 3 votes I'd appreciate it.
http://feedback.latedroid.com/forum...ns/2257272-no-data-connection-while-on-phone-
Edit: Whoops.
I get the same problem, I also have a problem with WiFi calling constantly polling my phone as traffic even with WiFi disabled with the phone set as WiFi Calling on Enable/Screen Off.
I always wondered why there was a delay on hangup... Never knew it was a JD thing though. Hope they address it quickly
I don't use these types of apps, but a while back I noticed a new similar app in the market. I'm curious as to how it compares to Juice Defender, has anyone tried it? It's called Go Power Master (by the same devs who made GoSMS and Go Keyboard etc.)
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I don't use these types of apps, but a while back I noticed a new similar app in the market. I'm curious as to how it compares to Juice Defender, has anyone tried it? It's called Go Power Master (by the same devs who made GoSMS and Go Keyboard etc.)
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Looks like the same idea... I may give it a shot as I use go launcher already and like their products (some of them)
Edit: That app is nowhere close to as customizable as juice defender and its ui is really ugly hahaa defiantly sticking with jd
Pin it to Win it.
Are you using a specific rom or just stock? I have ran into this issue with or without jd on certain roms (can't recall exactly such ones atm) but it may be a conflict also. I run jd on tsugi right now and use the 2g/3g since it still doesn't work radio wise with that version. But I have jd ultimate for the wifi capabilities, and have on all other roms for the past year and a half.
I have used certain roms along with certain kertain kernals without jd and had that issue though. I understand when its disabled things goto normal, so I guess are you running froyo, gb, 2.3.7 or ics?
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I'm running Weapon G2x 3.0_R1 ROM with the stock kernel and using Juice Defender Plus.
I'm running stock firmware non-rooted with JD plus and getting delayed hangup.
JD is pointless, all it does is turn off data when the screen turns off and on when the screen is on. This can be done by the touch of a button easy.
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JD is pointless, all it does is turn off data when the screen turns off and on when the screen is on. This can be done by the touch of a button easy.
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True but it fires does make it easier and more automated
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True but it fires does make it easier and more automated
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Thing is i WANT the data to stay on even during screen off, its not like i have a lot of traffic going on 24/7 anyways, its gonna update stuff like facebook, messenger, email twitter etc only, which uses very little traffic anyways.
I tried to set it updating everything whenever i turn screen on and all it did was cause some minor lag whenever i unlock screen.....not a very good idea to me lol
And to the OP, juice defender actually made my battery WORSE.......it kept trying to close some background stuff for me and ended up using a lot more power than it should be. All you need to do is flash a better rom/kernel, underclock (and undervolt if your hardware allows it, mine doesnt but its good enough so it is fine on stock voltage underclocked).
I did a test recenly, exactly 20 hours and my battery stayed at 97% with very little activity, which I consider as very nice. The next day I used my pone for about an hour on talking, roughly 30minutes on games, and probably an hour for web browsing, and i still have 59% left at the end of the day
Regular battery too, i did not buy a powerful battery replacement.
So yeah SCREW JUICE DEFENDER!!!!
If you wanted data to stay on all the time, JD is completely useless to you. Seriously.
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I've used JD Plus for well over a year. I'm really starting to think the app is hype. I see no major difference with it or with out it. Pointless.
If you read back some threads before on JD, you would find out that JD off the market (at least it still is) does not work on the G2X for some reason. You have to install a beta version of it that was linked on these forums a while back and use that.
The market version was not able to shut off data at all whereas the beta version does.
I was able to get about 27 hours before my battery depleted just on a new ROM and not having to UV/OC any settings. I still use it on my GB ROMs. Doesn't really work on the ICS ROMs.
I have had it for a long time, and noticed quite a bit of difference compared to without it. GB did change that until the beta. And with ics, it does work for me. I use it for the data shutoff + automated wifi enable/ disable. If I really need an email that I'm waiting for and can't miss that extra 5 min of duration that it takes, I turn it off. That's where I notice the major difference, especially with the newer kernels for ics builds. But obviously it doesn't seem to work as well for some people, or some people just don't like it. That's why theirs different versions of everything.
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I'm giving this thing the bump!... I'm impressed with the votes, the vote total is in triple digits. We need some more votes to get this thing pushed through. It's the only thing that bugs me about JD right now, and I'm sure there are alot of people in the same boat.
http://feedback.latedroid.com/forum...ns/2257272-no-data-connection-while-on-phone-
Don't use it, it doesn't help.
For me the battery life on my settings was so good it decreased it due to my phone being woken up every 30 minutes.
This is my battery life on stock battery without JD
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With JD I probably would've only gotten 18 hours.
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I don't know if JD does drain battery a lot or not. But I always have trouble with it connecting to Mobile Data quickly. I unlock the screen, it shows the 4g icon plus the four white bars, but it's usually connected only when the bars turn blue. And it takes forever for the bars to turn blue, like a 10 second delay, any way to fix it?
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I don't know if JD does drain battery a lot or not. But I always have trouble with it connecting to Mobile Data quickly. I unlock the screen, it shows the 4g icon plus the four white bars, but it's usually connected only when the bars turn blue. And it takes forever for the bars to turn blue, like a 10 second delay, any way to fix it?
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No. It may help in some cases, but for me it is not needed.
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Is there a way to limit contacts used by Whatsapp to a specific group only ?
When the app is using the entire address book (very large) it seems the battery is draining very fast and the phone gets
extremely hot.
i don't have this problem and i have 785 contacts in my phone book What phone do you use ? What Rom ?
IM+ as an alternative.
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i don't have this problem and i have 785 contacts in my phone book What phone do you use ? What Rom ?
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Captivate with SLIM ICS version 4.1 and Semaphore Kernel. Over 2000 contacts.
Maybe I'll try a different kernel and upgrade to SLIM ICS 4.2 ?
The whatsapp had successfully drained my battery on all he platforms where I used it....
The application is really not good written...
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The whatsapp had successfully drained my battery on all he platforms where I used it....
The application is really not good written...
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Captivate with SLIM ICS version 4.1 and Semaphore Kernel. Over 2000 contacts.
Maybe I'll try a different kernel and upgrade to SLIM ICS 4.2 ?
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I use this . http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1624514
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I use this . http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1624514
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Is there a performance advantage when using the PLUS version ?
Maybe just theme?
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Is there a performance advantage when using the PLUS version ?
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Just the ability to theming the whatsapp app
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Problem s not with the watsapp..try to use some battery saver apps then check it.
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The problem here is not the app, its not the rom or the device. The problem here is simply that using data drains the battery, speciall when on 3G. Battery drain is just one of those things we have to deal with when we have smart phones. They do more than ordinary dumb phones. Using the 3G radio will greatly decrease the charge because its constantly negotiating for signal and shunting data back and forth. If you want to decrease the drain, chat less, switch to 2G only, send less pics/vids/birthday cards from random website that looks cute.
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I use this . http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1624514
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Thanks for the Whatsapp Plus suggestion! Greatly improved my battery life with a simple dark theme change! Stock Whatsapp colours are waay too bright!
It's a bit strange, my battery drained a lot for the last few days after upgrading Whatsapp to the new version 2.9.4207. my battery drains faster than before, if i could have 1 day with 3G on, it is now only up to 3 hours maximum..
i hope it is not app that causes the problem since i relied on it too much to communicate with frenz..
i'm using An Xperia P btw
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It's a bit strange, my battery drained a lot for the last few days after upgrading Whatsapp to the new version 2.9.4207. my battery drains faster than before, if i could have 1 day with 3G on, it is now only up to 3 hours maximum..
i hope it is not app that causes the problem since i relied on it too much to communicate with frenz..
i'm using An Xperia P btw
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I also have been experiencing increased battery drain in the past few days. The only recent change I have made is installing Whatsapp.
The problem here is not that the app is not well written, but the fact that the app uses data. Any application that uses data constantly will drain your battery, a hot phone usually indicates 3G use, 3G radios tend to get hot when they are used for extended periods. The same thing happens to a USB 3G Modem. The only way to prevent your battery going flat so quick, would be to stop using the device. There is an application somewhere that actually disables your radio (wifi or 3G) for a period, puts the device into deep sleep and then wakes it up to check for notifications. This might help a bit with your problem.