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Juice Defender

Is it worth it?

I use the free version and swear by it. I have exceptional battery life when using Juice defender. I have gone 16/17 hours before without needing to charge with moderate phone use. The only difference between the free and the charge version is that on the pay version you can create your own profiles. I just use the standard profile and it is awesome. Download the free version and give it a try.

Totally worth it.
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thanks, I'll ive t a try. I read some palces it does mroe harm than good

How does turning the data off, then turning it on every 15 minutes do more harm than good?
I use it if I'm in a 4G area or really trying to stretch the battery out. It does work wonders!

I use the free version and notice the gains. usually see about a twenty percent gain

Absolutely, although I have a strange issue with the service getting killed since I got the G2x, still love the app though. I have UltimateJuice btw

i bought the ultimate version and i never know how to do the settings so i ended up giving up on it.. and just manually turn wifi off and 2g on when i stop using the phone >_>

sincest said:
i bought the ultimate version and i never know how to do the settings so i ended up giving up on it.. and just manually turn wifi off and 2g on when i stop using the phone >_>
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I installed the free version and it unstablized my phone. There are some Wifi apps that will turn off your wifi, when you leave your home automatically. Search WOOFI in marketplace. Or Auto Wifi Enabler.

Ya I had issues with reboots and instability while using the free version, it would also cause GPS to shut off and I would need a reboot to get it back. Just as easy to toggle it my self.
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qinstaller said:
Ya I had issues with reboots and instability while using the free version, it would also cause GPS to shut off and I would need a reboot to get it back. Just as easy to toggle it my self.
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I uninstalled also. I was having issues receiving POP email in a timely manner. I had it set to check every half hour but sometimes four or five hours would go by then a ton of emails would flood in. I am going to spring for the next step up because you have more control over individual apps and how they connect. I will post back with results.

for those saying it works wonders are you saying this as someone who keeps wifi and gps on all the time? wifi crunches the battery so if all this does is periodically turn it on and off it's not going to do much for me. i only turn it on when i need it.

Gps services

When turning on the gps services is there an way to not have to click "agree" to every one and just have it turn on when u hit the check mark? I'm lazy and don't like hitting extra buttons if i don't have to. I mean, if I'm turning it on then obviously i agree to whatever it's trying to tell me, right? Haha.
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I dont have my phone up as Im flashing right now but either A. leave it on as I read conflicting as if it hurts or not. B. when you pull down cant you just toggle on/off and not get the message or C. have the power control widget which lets you turn on/off wifi , bluetooth etc.. As I said my phone isnt up at then momoent so just throwing stuff out there.

I don't want to just leave it on as to try to conserve battery life, and whether u use the notification pull down or they power control widget u still have to hit agree.
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Yeah I got my phone up and saw that. Sorry , maybe try a market app.

I'm kinda thinking it might have to be a framework change. any devs up for it?
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It just took me 22 minutes to get a GPS fix. Sad.

leaving GPS on uses 0 battery unless you are using an app that requires GPS

chiahead52 said:
leaving GPS on uses 0 battery unless you are using an app that requires GPS
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Still doesn't explain why it took 22 minutes to lock on to a signal.

it took 22 seconds because the GPS in Samsungs arent that great...they work but not very quick or accurate. It works better for some people than others.

Nike+

Nike + running was finally released for android and I can't wait to try it. Any runners here in this section? That would be a great way for us to be competitive and share our scores.
Now I do have a couple questions that I would like to get answered
1. I know he iPhone/iPod used a Nike + piece that u stick in ur shoes, will that work with out phones too??
2. I know for a fact that this also runs with our GPS so I would like to know how bad does it drain the battery and also is it accurate and reliable.
That's all for know and let us runners unite. I found a new track near my house and this would be a great way to learn how long it is.

I've always had a fear of tripping and destroying my phone while running. All I carry while running are keys, Id, a knife, and a flashlight.
GPS will drain your battery pretty fast especially if it needs to pull down any information over a data connection at the same time. The GPS in our phones is good for about 5-15m accuracy.
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Yea I would imagine the battery wodnt last to long but long enough for a good run.... have you guys seen the commercial for the Nike + shoes they have with the sensors built in... really cool
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Why don't you just Google map it? I live in the city and just map where I run too and then back lol...
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DJLamontagneIII said:
Yea I would imagine the battery wodnt last to long but long enough for a good run.... have you guys seen the commercial for the Nike + shoes they have with the sensors built in... really cool
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No I haven't seen the shoes. I did buy the 2012 airmax for 170 last month. Too bad they didn't come with the sensor which I was hoping they did but its not a big deal. I don't really use maps mt3g, but ill try and ssee how long the trail is using that and compare it to Nike + readings.
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BionicSniper said:
I've always had a fear of tripping and destroying my phone while running. All I carry while running are keys, Id, a knife, and a flashlight.
GPS will drain your battery pretty fast especially if it needs to pull down any information over a data connection at the same time. The GPS in our phones is good for about 5-15m accuracy.
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Don't forget the music. GPS, data, and music all at once is a killer. I guess u don't have to play music but it makes it easier for me. I just got the zagg smartbuds so I have to test it out
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Just took the app out for the first time today, worked pretty well except at first it didn't track me because I turned the screen off... (GPS went to sleep) be sure to use the built in lock on the bottom left when running with the app! GUI looks nice and I don't get why it has such negative reviews on the play store, seems pretty much bug free for me. You don't need a shoe sensor, it's entirely GPS based. Definitely a hard hitter on battery life, but that's expected with the GPS polling for your coordinates all the time and the always on screen.

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Just took the app out for the first time today, worked pretty well except at first it didn't track me because I turned the screen off... (GPS went to sleep) be sure to use the built in lock on the bottom left when running with the app! GUI looks nice and I don't get why it has such negative reviews on the play store, seems pretty much bug free for me. You don't need a shoe sensor, it's entirely GPS based. Definitely a hard hitter on battery life, but that's expected with the GPS polling for your coordinates all the time and the always on screen.
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Thanks for the input, now my question is can u use the sensor if u go out and buy one so u can not use the GPS and maybe save battery life?
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I've used RunKeeper a few times and it seemed to do fine. Anyone want to post a comparison between the two?

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I've used RunKeeper a few times and it seemed to do fine. Anyone want to post a comparison between the two?
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Never used run keeper, I'm gonna have to test it out. Downloading it now to see it
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Thanks for the input, now my question is can u use the sensor if u go out and buy one so u can not use the GPS and maybe save battery life?
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I don't think so, that's only for Apple. I don't see any option in the app for syncing with the sensor, so my guess would be GPS is the only option.

viewfindr said:
I don't think so, that's only for Apple. I don't see any option in the app for syncing with the sensor, so my guess would be GPS is the only option.
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Yeah I was trying to find it in settings and I couldn't. Ohh well, atleast we have an app so we shouldn't complain.
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Finally tried it out..it's pretty accurate even with fair or weak GPS. When the GPS is strong/locked on it outlines your path on the map thought it was cool to see a circle shaping on my phone as I ran. Keeps time and distance correctly (compared distance on phone to distance outlined on sign at beginning of running trail). Overall love the app, just wish GPS was more stable but that's not the app..it's our damnnnnn G2x.

Nice review, what was distance on the sign vs what the Nike app said?
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Yea it was it very accurate, off by a meter or foot (whatever the app measures distance by lol) sign was at 67 and the app said 65..PS that was just half of the trail

Navigation freaking out

I looked around and didn't see anything specific, when using Google navigation, roads disappear for a split second and the little compass jumps to the middle of the screen. This happens every 20 second or so. I used odin to go back to complete stock, still does it. Disabled hardware overlay, no change. Anyone else with this problem?
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I use Navigation on my S III all the time and have never experienced this. Sounds like a hardware problem, probably the GPS radio. You could verify it by using some other app that uses the GPS. Try Ulysse. It's a free speedometer app and if your GPS is wonky, it'll sure show up there.

My Gps was going screwy a lot at one point too. I un installed maps then reinstalled from play store. After that it was navigating fine but the voice guidance constantly told me to make a uturn for everything... Lol. Instead of "in 2 miles, take the exit" it was "make a u turn". Makes me think of the news stories where someone runs into a building because they were doing what the Gps says and not using common sense.. Hmm l think I'm going to flip a u turn in the middle of the interstate.... Lmao... But anyway, I cleared maps data in app management then it has been working fine ever since.
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I had them replace mine for the same reason. No problem through customer service. They agreed it was a hardware defect after having me do a couple of resets.
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Random question

So I just got a new phone and would like to turn my infuse into a mini tablet for my toddler son. The only limitation I can think of would be the emergency dialer.
How would I go about disabling it? I tried Google and the forum search here and have gotten no results. I am hoping one of you awesome developers know exactly where in the programing that function is located so I can delete it and give my kid a fun little toy loaded with educational and fun games.
Thank you all in advance for reading this over and for any help you can give.
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Running hashcodes cm10 nightly on Kindle Fire and liquid smooth on Samsung infuse 4g

You could try deleting the dialer apk itself. It's in /system/app. I'm not entirely sure if that will completely disable emergency calls as I haven't done this myself but if there's no dialer in the first place, it should make the phone become unable to make calls, period. Don't hold me to this though as like I said, I haven't done this myself though I will test it when I get home.

Km, I'll give that a try when I'm on my computer and report the outcome here. Thanks for the help
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it may be better just to put the phone on airplane mode. this turns off the cell signal. saves battery significantly not having to run the cell radio. just turn on wifi afterward.

Deleting the phone apk does not seem to do anything to the emergency call function. I did turn on airplane mode and disabled the lock screen completely and that seems to have taken care of the issue for now. Thank you guys for the suggestions.
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