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wanted: app to monitor battery drain as an icon

Hi,
I've been using Home Screen ++ (http://www.chi-tai.info/cs_batterystatus_xda_neo_wm5_im_cs.htm) to monitor my battery drain in real-time, but it seems a bit heavy to use just for this one functionality. Does anyone know of a lighter application which can do this, ideally one which puts an icon (or text) in the top menu bar?

Battery Icon lost !!!

I don't know through which .cab file, but recently I substituted my battery icon with a digital clock icon on the top right.
How can I get the battery icon back ???

istavrit said:
I don't know through which .cab file, but recently I substituted my battery icon with a digital clock icon on the top right.
How can I get the battery icon back ???
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Check your settings in Clocks and Alarms I think you should be able to change to back.

Moved as not theme release.

Removing or replacing the battery indicator in the status bar

Hi,
I'd like to replace the stock battery indicator in the status bar with one that would indicate the remaining % of available battery.
I've looked into the Market without finding such simple tool (I'm not looking for any other fancy battery widget/tool).
So far, I found "Battery Notif", an app that does almost what I'm looking for: Battery Notif adds another icon in the tool bar with a battery % indicator but it does not remove the stock battery icon. So I end-up with 2 battery icons in the status bar, one with percentage, one without.
Does anyone know an app that would fit my needs (free preferably), or could create such app?
Altenatively, could anyone tell me how to remove the stock battery indicator because I'd be happy to keep with Battery Notif?
Thanks in advance
Surfinette
PS: I have a rooted HTC Desire with custom ROM 2.1

Would be interesting for me too!!!

There are two such Apps available that both show a figure in percentage in the notification bar which are very good.
1. Battery Alarm
2. Battery Minder.
Both have notifications and both show different types of info in the drop down notification window.
I've installed them both and am currently using the second one Battery Minder.

1. Battery Alarm
2. Battery Minder.
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I've just tried both apps you suggested, but they don't really solve my problem:
1. Battery alarm doesn't seem to show % in the status bar and does not remove the stock alarm indicator from the status bar
2. Battery Minder indicates battery level in % (so does Battery Notif which I'm using) but does not remove the stock battery icon
What I'm really looking for is how to remove the stock battery icon from the status bar (so that I can use a more useful battery indicator such as Battery Notif)
Thank you anyway for your help

Surfinette said:
I've just tried both apps you suggested, but they don't really solve my problem:
1. Battery alarm doesn't seem to show % in the status bar and does not remove the stock alarm indicator from the status bar
2. Battery Minder indicates battery level in % (so does Battery Notif which I'm using) but does not remove the stock battery icon
What I'm really looking for is how to remove the stock battery icon from the status bar (so that I can use a more useful battery indicator such as Battery Notif)
Thank you anyway for your help
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No problem... sorry they weren't suitable.
Strange though that you say Battery Alarm does not show the percentage as on my Galaxy S it did.

Go into spare parts if your rom includes it or download it. In that app, there is an option for displaying battery percentage which will display a number over the stock battery indicator except when it is at 100. I recommend making the color of text white
Sent from my Epic myTouch 3G using XDA app.

twiztid907 said:
Go into spare parts if your rom includes it or download it. In that app, there is an option for displaying battery percentage which will display a number over the stock battery indicator except when it is at 100. I recommend making the color of text white
Sent from my Epic myTouch 3G using XDA app.
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Are you sure, I just can't find it? Can you guide me?
Beards said:
There are two such Apps available that both show a figure in percentage in the notification bar which are very good.
1. Battery Alarm
2. Battery Minder.
Both have notifications and both show different types of info in the drop down notification window.
I've installed them both and am currently using the second one Battery Minder.
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Have you noticed any battery draining after installing them?

Laban said:
Have you noticed any battery draining after installing them?
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With Battery Alarm yes.... but with BatteryMinder no.

Laban said:
Are you sure, I just can't find it? Can you guide me?
Have you noticed any battery draining after installing them?
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Spare parts>general>check battery status display then change battery percentage color to white and reboot

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Must be outdated
Sent from my Epic myTouch 3G using XDA app.

twiztid907 said:
Must be outdated
Sent from my Epic myTouch 3G using XDA app.
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I re-downloaded Spare Parts from the market and, similarly, there is no option for this... Did you download from somewhere else?

sblum said:
I re-downloaded Spare Parts from the market and, similarly, there is no option for this... Did you download from somewhere else?
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came in cyanogenmod 5.0.8-DS

twiztid907 said:
came in cyanogenmod 5.0.8-DS
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the spare parts for the custom roms is different than market downloaded as the roms can be customized more etc.

I too am looking for a complete solution for the two conditions from the OP:
I used Battery Indicator Pro while on stock, and now that I am rooted I am looking to remove the stock battery indicator because it doesn't display the same information in the notifications as:
Unplugged since xx:xx Time
Discharging from xx%
Temperature
**The battery indicator itself does not drain so there is no need to have white text and the battery indicator can change color at customized levels
I am using CM-6 and I know how to enable the battery %. There is an option to disable the clock from being displayed, but I don't know of any way to keep the battery indicator from being displayed.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advanced...

I find that using Battery Indicator Pro actually boggs down the process and drains the battery. Try this next time.
Turn on on the battery indicator and access your OEM task manager and see how long the installed apps take to load.
Next, turn off the battery indicator and do it again and see how long will it take. You will see a definite improvement.

Try this one
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=809588

If you're rooted - use this - it replaces the battery with circle battery.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=724778#
If you're unrooted - use the prior post to add a notification bar circle battery icon. Your stock battery will still appear however.

ok...
Go to Settings / CyanogenMod settings / User Interface / Status bar --> here enable the battery percentage a make the color WHITE... so you will see it better.
Have Fun

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You can also try out zdbox
It shows exactly what you need.
You can find it here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=963199&highlight=zdbox
If you want to see it on the lock screen, try simply lockscreen:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=958530&highlight=simple+lockscreen

[Q] Battery status with percentage on notification bar

I am running a rooted stock ICS OTA update on my HTC Sensation. The battery icon in the notification bar does not show the percentage of battery left. Is there a mod that can replace the stock icon with an icon that shows numbers (%) ?
I am not asking for an app the runs alongside the existing icon, I am talking about replacing the existing icon.
Thanks!

norad73 said:
I am running a rooted stock ICS OTA update on my HTC Sensation. The battery icon in the notification bar does not show the percentage of battery left. Is there a mod that can replace the stock icon with an icon that shows numbers (%) ?
I am not asking for an app the runs alongside the existing icon, I am talking about replacing the existing icon.
Thanks!
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There is mate! Check your base before flashing this, but if you have the correct one, you'll be able to flash everything here.

Awsome mate! Worked like a charm! Thanks!

Notification bar on e ink screen (yota 3+)

hi guys
I have successfully updated my phone, yota3 to yota3+. but on e ink screen always show notification bar, it doesn't look god, and when i downloading somethings, it show download icon. it always refresh, always moving. i think that It will waste battery power.
how do i can hide notification bar on eink screen?
thanks.

Lukhach123 said:
hi guys
I have successfully updated my phone, yota3 to yota3+. but on e ink screen always show notification bar, it doesn't look god, and when i downloading somethings, it show download icon. it always refresh, always moving. i think that It will waste battery power.
how do i can hide notification bar on eink screen?
thanks.
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That's a widget thing only. Remove it in back-screen-setting.

nnlife82 said:
That's a widget thing only. Remove it in back-screen-setting.
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i want to say , its Status bar ( download icon, wifi, clock, gsm,...) not is widget notification.

I fully second this. Also after like an hour of inactivity, clocks on the EPD stop updating properly. For example its 01:21, but the clocks on my Y3+ (updated from Y3) still show 01:03. Only the clock on the status bar are correct, but first of all, I don't want the status bar on my EPD, and secondly they are too small to consider them convenient at that point anyway.
Would really, really love to hear about solutions to both of those issues :-| The status bar has no reason to exist on the back of the phone. I just wish Y3+ was just a Y2 in regards to the EPD.

workaround for me is to enable the lockscreen with the second screen app but just leave it empty - so I just get a blank white screen with the locked icon and nothing else - most importantly: no statusbar.
most of the apps I use on the e-ink side have fullscreen support, so it doesnt annoy me during actual use.
but yeah, bit of a weird thing to not give us any settings for.

Ye, for me, the "actual use" for a phone with always on screen is seeing a nic clock (and other info) on its back. Thats the most important, seeing clock/weather/notifications/potentially other widget thingies (I inda liked the step countner on the chinese version). But the status bar is something that's not usable "at a glance", its too small for that so it has no place there.
But lately, I'm most annoyed by the clocks not updating properly when the phone is in sleep mode for a few hours, I can't trust the clock anymore, f*ck I hate that about it so much.

LadTy said:
Ye, for me, the "actual use" for a phone with always on screen is seeing a nic clock (and other info) on its back. Thats the most important, seeing clock/weather/notifications/potentially other widget thingies (I inda liked the step countner on the chinese version). But the status bar is something that's not usable "at a glance", its too small for that so it has no place there.
But lately, I'm most annoyed by the clocks not updating properly when the phone is in sleep mode for a few hours, I can't trust the clock anymore, f*ck I hate that about it so much.
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It's a late response, but I'm glad I'm not the only one with the time sync problem. I miss the YotatHub clock and battery widgets :-(
I finally discovered how to fix it:
Go to Settings -> Battery -> Click upper right 3 dots -> Choose 'Battery optimization' -> Choose clock app -> Click 'Don't optimize' -> Click 'Done' and you're done! Now your clock will always update