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Sensation Flash on low battery at 29%!!

my sensation rooted and s-off is at 29% and it says flash cant be used cuz battery is low!? is there something wrong? or is my battery not calibrated yet?

No, it's that way for me too. It's dumb but yeah.

Damn. That suks. Any way to change that?
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g1user101 said:
Damn. That suks. Any way to change that?
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I don't think so unless a custom ROM has changed the setting.

Misread it
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How do u change it?
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Don't honestly think u can..
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It would be a value somewhere that could be changed but will require some digging around and probably root access.
Perhaps the limitation is built into the camera app itself. Does this limitation occur with any 3rd party camera app?
This limitation has been the same for all HTC phones released in the last 12 months or so. My old Desire HD used to do the same thing when the battery was "low".

it is pretty annoying, im sure a developer will find it soon, just needs a little digging around like jivemaster said.

Yeah, it is annoying. Gotta have your battery charged in case you go out at night I guess.

oh alright then

It is very annoying for me also. I usually go out for half hour and have 30-40% battery charged so mostly it goes below 30% and not having falsh enabled is a big mess. Since I am a photography lover & I love to capture precious moments. Someone should come up with with a way around.
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Any Solutions Yet

Have you tried disabling power saver?

i always have it disabled

I had same problem. Solution for me was upgrading to latest ROM (2.3.4 ->1.45.401.2 ) ofcourse original, HTC ROM, because I bought this phone for sense 3.0 (i don't know why people write new ROM without sense and say ... My ROM is better... There is something wrong with them...I think.. ...
huh..
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it would be great if someone can build an apk or a patch for it to force the flash to work when the battery is low

alireza_simkesh said:
it would be great if someone can build an apk or a patch for it to force the flash to work when the battery is low
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Flash a custom kernel. I know faux's kernel's have lowered the limit to 10%.

Controlled by the kernel.
Some custom kernels lower the threshold (as long as power saver is off).
Check the Sensation Development section and read up on kernels.
Faux and Bricked both offer lower thresholds, I believe. Check Unity as well.
The features and changelogs will be in first or second post of Kernel thread.
P.

I think it is great idea! What if you got ALOT of stuff to backup, and flash at the same time, and suddenly the battery runs out.. Think about that.

Flashing vs Sensation life

I have had this question on the back of my head but until now I realized that is something that I wanted to ask.
If you flash a ROM will you be lowering the phones life?
I know that our phones have a memory but I wanted to know is if every time that you flash a ROM it lowers the life of the phone significantly or not.
Your answers are appreciated

Anyone?
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I shouldn't significantly impact your device. I have a g1. Yes a g1. And I flashed any different roms and never had a problem.BUT on the other hand the sdcard does. I have at least both 4 different sdcard with in 2 years. So I recommend not creating a ext4 on your sdcard unless u want to
moshe22 said:
I have had this question on the back of my head but until now I realized that is something that I wanted to ask.
If you flash a ROM will you be lowering the phones life?
I know that our phones have a memory but I wanted to know is if every time that you flash a ROM it lowers the life of the phone significantly or not.
Your answers are appreciated
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mohsinkhan47 said:
I shouldn't significantly impact your device. I have a g1. Yes a g1. And I flashed any different roms and never had a problem.BUT on the other hand the sdcard does. I have at least both 4 different sdcard with in 2 years. So I recommend not creating a ext4 on your sdcard unless u want to
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Thanks for your answer, I really appreciate it

why does my sensation feel sticky?

Since the last update the phone has played up.
I got stock rom, latest version.
Now when i use the phone its sticky when i slide through pictures or randomly unresponsive.
I only have @ 120mb free of memory when looking at settings even after i kill all processes.
Any ideas?

Dude go with android hd 3.11 definitely the fastest version
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sergeybrin said:
Don't listen to this noob. Cm7 is the best rom on sensation by a longshot
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There is no "best" ROM. It all depends on personal opinion.
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sergeybrin said:
Don't listen to this noob.
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says the guy with 19 posts....
jamiee6610 said:
Since the last update the phone has played up.
I got stock rom, latest version.
Now when i use the phone its sticky when i slide through pictures or randomly unresponsive.
I only have @ 120mb free of memory when looking at settings even after i kill all processes.
Any ideas?
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try removing any apps you don't need/use
I'd also recommend getting S-OFF/ROOT and installing a custom ROM.
There is a guide on how to do all of this in the Development section

Wasnt so intetested in rooting.
I have reset phone, and still the same? Its only been like it since last update, i guess i will have to suffer it for now?

Get an overclocking app and set it properly,if you dont have one itll run at the stock speed for that kernel

bonesy said:
Get an overclocking app and set it properly,if you dont have one itll run at the stock speed for that kernel
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Meaning? Could you explain a bit more please?

not to scare you, but you might be a "victim" of unresponsive screen on sensation. i'm having the same issues also. check this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1129272

Download CPU Master (its the only one that has worked on all OC kernels for me) open it>Allow root permissions>max speed (set to over 1000) >min speed (set to 192 or above)

sergeybrin said:
Don't listen to this noob. Cm7 is the best rom on sensation by a longshot
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Don't mean to be rude but that was kinda funny.
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[Q] sensation battery

Hi I'm new to sensation dev and I have a quick question I'm use sense 4.0 Rom with faux123 kernel I was just askingif there is a battery mod or something to help save battery?
Oh yeah the Rom is ordroid 8.6.5 4.0.3
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I think there is but I'm not sure of link but wanted to ask are you still stock battery? It helps a lot if you upgrade to a longer lasting battery say like Anker. I use Anker and its made a huge difference in my battery life. Also after flashing rom, make sure battery is at 100% then plug into charger, go into recovery, wipe battery stats, then unplug. This helps a lot. Also make sure things like sync is turned off for things you don't need, stop non needed running applications in the background, turn off blinking notifications , turn off feedback vibration ect, make sure backlight is minimum brightness, doing these things with a better battery will really help you! You will be surprised how much more time you get with Anker battery. I wish you the best! Hope you get the better battery because is really made a difference !
ps I'm running Ordroid 8.6.5 also
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bord1er said:
Hi I'm new to sensation dev and I have a quick question I'm use sense 4.0 Rom with faux123 kernel I was just askingif there is a battery mod or something to help save battery?
Oh yeah the Rom is ordroid 8.6.5 4.0.3
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Yes there is. Look in my signature and chose the power-saving option from that page it leads to. It is extremely good and although it only ever uses one core I can't notice a different in speed, only an epicly increased battery life!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

sensation lover said:
Yes there is. Look in my signature and chose the power-saving option from that page it leads to. It is extremely good and although it only ever uses one core I can't notice a different in speed, only an epicly increased battery life!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Where
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Here you go mate.
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1684552
Hope I helped
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sensation lover said:
Here you go mate.
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1684552
Hope I helped
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Yeah I got it thanks bro
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How to open apps faster

There are some apps like browser, fb, tapatalk, whatsapp, etc which I use very often.
They take from 1-3 secs to open. Is there any way to keep these apps in memory, in order to open them faster? I noticed that cached apps are mostly some apos I never use. I compare it to my iPhone which opens apps immediately. Is there any solution?
Edit: don't tell me to oc, I'm asking a different thing
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What are you using for a Rom? Sense 4 Roms tend to kill background processes pretty aggressively to keep the launcher in memory.
I've noticed that if I run something like Hypernonsense Rom, apps like the ones you mentioned open much quicker than the same apps on a Sense 4 Rom. However I'm currently into Sense 4 so I'll take the extra second.
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gustav30 said:
What are you using for a Rom? Sense 4 Roms tend to kill background processes pretty aggressively to keep the launcher in memory.
I've noticed that if I run something like Hypernonsense Rom, apps like the ones you mentioned open much quicker than the same apps on a Sense 4 Rom. However I'm currently into Sense 4 so I'll take the extra second.
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Yes see my specs. I want to know if there os a way to keep desired apps in memory. The don't even consume that much memory, max 100M. I don't want to change my ROM, not my setup
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perhaps zram or swap but may end up hurting more than helping..

ziddey said:
perhaps zram or swap but may end up hurting more than helping..
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That's what I think too. How does iPhone manage to open apps so quickly?
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Zram helped when I was on Viper...
Also, Anthrax kernel was better than bricked, IMO.
CM10 is a lot better than ViperS... apps are loading faster, and things are much snappier... on default settings... try it out... but then again you seem to prefer Sense to Holo...

SleepyKrushna said:
Zram helped when I was on Viper...
Also, Anthrax kernel was better than bricked, IMO.
CM10 is a lot better than ViperS... apps are loading faster, and things are much snappier... on default settings... try it out... but then again you seem to prefer Sense to Holo...
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+1 for ZRAM in ViperS
Just wayyyy awesome, Quick access while Switching apps..No lags in Opening apps as well as App drawer..
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But Zram eats more battery ? No
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xeloni said:
But Zram eats more battery ? No
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Oui, it does eat some more battery... but it also makes the phone very snappy.....
Anyway I use DS Battery Saver (free for XDA users)... it switches off 3G on screen off... and it has loads of other options... try it.... getting awesome standby times with it...

elvisypi said:
Yes see my specs. I want to know if there os a way to keep desired apps in memory. The don't even consume that much memory, max 100M. I don't want to change my ROM, not my setup
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Download Pimp My Rom from the Play Store and go to the TOOLS tab then click on Lock Apps in Memory. You can then select which apps you want to have locked in memory.

I am just reading the sensation xe threads because I ordered it and is on the way, but currently I am using my old budget android, which had lots of lag (and one of the main reasons I actually ordered the new sensation xe).
The other day I found this thread and installed this and it is just insane at removing lag and doesn't pump up the cpu or use more battery.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1987032
The developer's reason for why it works seem to be incorrect, and other people (including android's own developers) don't know exactly why it is working either (other than it's not the reasons stated by the developer), but just about everyone agrees that whatever the reason, it does work and significantly (on any non new / top-of-the-line phone because those don't have lag anyway).
It is also available at the play store if you want auto updates and to say thank you to the awesome guy who developed it:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lcis.seeder

pwoita said:
I am just reading the sensation xe threads because I ordered it and is on the way, but currently I am using my old budget android, which had lots of lag (and one of the main reasons I actually ordered the new sensation xe).
The other day I found this thread and installed this and it is just insane at removing lag and doesn't pump up the cpu or use more battery.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1987032
The developer's reason for why it works seem to be incorrect, and other people (including android's own developers) don't know exactly why it is working either (other than it's not the reasons stated by the developer), but just about everyone agrees that whatever the reason, it does work and significantly (on any non new / top-of-the-line phone because those don't have lag anyway).
It is also available at the play store if you want auto updates and to say thank you to the awesome guy who developed it:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lcis.seeder
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It forces the CPU to stay online and not idle because it wakes it up every second, so that's probably why there's a speed increase.

pwoita said:
I am just reading the sensation xe threads because I ordered it and is on the way, but currently I am using my old budget android, which had lots of lag (and one of the main reasons I actually ordered the new sensation xe).
The other day I found this thread and installed this and it is just insane at removing lag and doesn't pump up the cpu or use more battery.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1987032
The developer's reason for why it works seem to be incorrect, and other people (including android's own developers) don't know exactly why it is working either (other than it's not the reasons stated by the developer), but just about everyone agrees that whatever the reason, it does work and significantly (on any non new / top-of-the-line phone because those don't have lag anyway).
It is also available at the play store if you want auto updates and to say thank you to the awesome guy who developed it:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lcis.seeder
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Well, actually I tried it, but fir me it makes no difference AT ALL. I think it's a placebo effect. However I must say that I don't usually notice lags with my ROM
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