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Since we have better battery life on Android r169 version thanks to our devs i'm going to post tips n tricks for a even better battery life
1. Use "GSM auto (PRL) to save more juice while still connecting through 3G
- in the phone setting>wireless and network>MobileNetwork>NetworkMode
we are only allow to choose GSM only/ WCDMA / Auto between two
- but if you use type "*#*#4636#*#*" to phone Information, you can choose more type of networkmode. It is claimed that choose "GSM auto (PRL)" allow you to save more battery (cell standby) while allow you to connect to 3G network.
-there is one more setting which you can change:click settings(windows logo)>select radio band and change it according to your needs
- Please provide feedback on this. Thanks
2. Use AutoKiller Memory Optimizer
- This tool is different from other app killer
- It fine tunes android systems inner memory manager to keep your device fast over time.
- As a side effect it also lowers battery consumption.
- At certain free memory level (e.g. 250mb), the android os will automatically close those apps not in use (according to original android os logic)
3.Use Autostart
- Instead of closing them, it would be better if we don't let the app start from the begining
- You can choose to disable those app that u feel unnessary, so that they will not run during your phone startup
4. Check your Battery Consumption
- Download "Current Widget" or "battery monitoring widget" from market
- these apps will monitor your battery usage and recoded in a log file
- This is the normal consumption rate (varied across ROM, kernel and CPUI frequency and other factors)
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Tips
General Lithium-Ion Battery (LIB) Usage:
• Discharging your LIB fully (or less than 2.4 Volt per cell) is bad for the battery. Every time you do that, it can be said that small part of your battery (some cells) dies (they forever lose their charge). Do not store your batteries depleted, there's a high chance they will die completely or will become very "weak".
• You cannot restore bad LIBs by overloading/heating/praying. You gotta go buy a new one. They DO degrade overtime, some cells naturally lose the ability to gain/give electricity.
• Although it is said that LIBs do not have memory, it's not entirely true. LIBs have gauges that monitor performance of cells, and if you do a lot of small charges, it won't let those gauges to monitor a full battery potential, causing an invalid indication of charge level. A complete charge/discharge should be made when battery capacity seems reduced, that will calibrate gauges and they will provide your phone with correct charge level status. A full charge/discharge cycle should be done every 30 (or so) partial charges.
• LIBs have a shelf-life. Do not buy them to store them. Use them early, use them often, they will die whether you use them or not. Do not buy LIBs to use them in 6 months/year/etc, buy them right before actually using them.
• LIBs have short lives (in comparison to NiCa batteries, etc). You should expect to buy a new battery in 2-3 years after being manufactured. It is caused by internal oxidation and there's nothing you can do to stop or prevent that.
• Worst LIB treatment is to keep it at 100% charge level at high temperature (think laptop/phone under direct sunlight, like car dashboard).
• Best LIB treatment, or LIBs "favorite" charge level - 40%. That's also the usual charge level you buy them with.
• LIBs don't like heat. For example, while always at 100%, typical LIB in a laptop, at temperatures of 25C (77F) will lose 20% (twenty percent!) of full capacity per year. That capacity loss is reduced to 6% (six percent) at 0C (32F), and increased to 35% loss at 40C (104F). So, keep them cool (LIBs like fridges), don't let your devices sit in the sun or overheat at charge. Also, keep in mind that while in use, battery will be significantly hotter than phone/outside environment.
• LIBs like frequent partial charges/discharges more than they like full charges/discharges.
General Android power usage advice from google:
• Although this part is somewhat controversial, they do recommend having a complete, full FIRST charge to be made. If time allows, a preferred time for the first charge is 12 hours. This may have more to do with the OS than the battery.
• Battery on a Android device, in average, will last about a full day with normal use (some videos, mail, calls). That's what you should kind-of expect.
• Speaking in averages, "idling" 3G/EDGE connection (when phone is sleeping and no data is transferred through 3G), drains almost no energy. Just a little more than having 3G/EDGE radio off completely. So when no apps are using 3G, you don't need to keep it off.
• Same goes to WiFi connection - although it's on, if there is no data flowing through it, it uses almost no energy.
• At full throughput (100% data flow), EDGE is using more energy than 3G. In average, 3G is more energy-efficient than EDGE.
• WiFi is using more energy than 3G (when both are at 100% use), but since it transfers files much faster and then goes to "sleep", it's actually recommended to use WiFi whenever possible. Since it'll "sleep" more often than 3G, overall it will use much less battery than using 3G.
• Some bad apps or widgets can use android's "WakeLock", keeping CPU at 100%, screen always-on, or both. I myself have encountered such widget (I won't mention the name, it's in the market) that used a WakeLock to keep CPU spun-up at 100% all the time. That makes a huge impact on battery life. My advice - use a CPU profiling app to monitor the CPU - make sure that CPU slows down by itself when it's not used. So, beware of such widgets/apps. To check for CPU cycles, many recommend OSMonitor (free from market, install it, go to options, sort by "Load" in descending order. It'll give you "busiest" processes at the top). At rest you should be getting about 10-20% for OSMonitor itself, and 1-10% Android System. At rest, everything else should be 0-1%.
• Android slows down CPU when not in use by itself, as a built-in feature. Apps that throttle/change CPU frequency, are not necessarily needed.
Sources:
Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithium-ion_battery
BatteryUniversity - http://www.batteryuniversity.com/parttwo-34.htm
Google IO Conference 2009 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUemfrKe65c
Electropaedia - http://www.mpoweruk.com/life.htm
this one too
this is very useful information, thx a lot!
Sorry Tzacapaca, but I do not understand where I have to type the code in order to have access to other network modes
Could you clarify?
THX
doublej4473 said:
Sorry Tzacapaca, but I do not understand where I have to type the code in order to have access to other network modes
Could you clarify?
THX
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Very good summary, thanks
I will definitely come back to read again and try in this way extend battery life.
Thnx, great tips to read !
Standard battery Capacity: 1200 mAh
HTC HD Mini have a standard battery Capacity: 1200 mAh.
When the battery loses capacity and you want to replace it, consider that there are batteries in the market for the HTC HD Mini with 1700 mAh Capacity, which would be logical to give a day or two extra pleasure
15MA1L said:
HTC HD Mini have a standard battery Capacity: 1200 mAh.
When the battery loses capacity and you want to replace it, consider that there are batteries in the market for the HTC HD Mini with 1700 mAh Capacity, which would be logical to give a day or two extra pleasure
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I still like and need my phone so I wouldn't trust those batteries
I would better get an emergency recharge which can charge my phone on the go
Edit: here is one http://www.phonesuit.com/primo-cube-battery-pack-for-android-phones/
hi how do i send a log to show my battery level? its draining way to fast,temperature is 38.8 is that normal?
with the battery moniter widget temperature is fluctuating from 35.5 to 38,stabilising to just over 35.0,also says 190mA in top left for battery indicater
BATFINK74 said:
hi how do i send a log to show my battery level? its draining way to fast,temperature is 38.8 is that normal?
with the battery moniter widget temperature is fluctuating from 35.5 to 38,stabilising to just over 35.0,also says 190mA in top left for battery indicater
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download current widget and enable log file,right now i have 32.5 C on 100% battery level
tzacapaca said:
download current widget and enable log file,right now i have 32.5 C on 100% battery level
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thanks dude,can i post log file results here?
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thanks dude,can i post log file results here?
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battery history
hi heres my battery history,is there any clue in here as to why its draining so fast?
also upload current widget log
BATFINK74 said:
hi heres my battery history,is there any clue in here as to why its draining so fast?
also upload current widget log
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hi,tell me around when phone was in standby so i can figure out
anyway so far it looks bad :O
also i have some Q's :
do you have set brightness on auto in Android or on WM?
is it a fresh install of Android?
did you install apps after that?if yes,which?
do you have GPS on on droid or on wm?
With "CurrentWidget" you can also log applications which are running on background. Then it should be easier to find out cause of battery drain. Also don't forget to write about your current settings ...
tzacapaca said:
hi,tell me around when phone was in standby so i can figure out
anyway so far it looks bad :O
also i have some Q's :
do you have set brightness on auto in Android or on WM?
is it a fresh install of Android?
did you install apps after that?if yes,which?
do you have GPS on on droid or on wm?
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hi thanks for replying
i have brightness turned down in android,havent touched in winmo
yes its a fresh install
iv installed angry birds rio,a 3d game,zedge,ebay and sky sports apps from market place
gprs is always on in both
my device is currently in sleep mode,will upload a fresh log to show results for sleep mode
For the nexus s 4G , just put brightness on low and turn of background data
Sent from my Nexus S 4G using XDA App
Hi, firstly I'm sorry my english is a little bad )
Did you even harder to charge your smartphone is based on the first day? Here are tips that you fully based. Get away from the stress of the outside end charging of battery life and increase your phone.
1 - Home Screen Wallpaper and Theme you are using:
If you are using a smart phone with AMOLED screen, predominantly black wallpaper should be preferred. AMOLED technology while light colors such as white because it consume more power. LCD and SLCD screens, such a situation is not in question.
My suggestion is not to use an animated wallpaper for Android users in particular. Animated wallpaper, using the phone's hardware more. This is going to have to consume more power than the components.
Android users should note also displays add to the widgets. Widgets are always synchronized with the running and intense 3D graphics, as well as the equipment used for the data connection şarjınızı effects shot.
2 - Display Lighting:
It is best to leave the automatic setting of this area.
But I do not like to remain on automatic. If you need to talk I'm being honest, I always light at the highest level. Because all the ingredients here, and it will not have to perform the charging period will be longer.
But I do not want to go up to the maximum number of days gidebilecekse say it, my proposal is worthwhile to listen to. Big and wide screens of smartphones, especially in the light of day very well read. Do not force the phone to the light a little bit, then move to a higher level.
But it starts to get dark, shine your light, especially in the evening turn down the screen. Smart phones display lights to a minimum, even offers sufficient light in the evening. This is an effective tactic.
3 - Wireless Connections:
Smart phones are undoubtedly the most power-consuming units, wireless connections. WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS and 3G that are overviewed, 3G and GPS fully charge the enemy.
According to their attempts, with the closure of all wireless connections between all of them to be open to play at least half a day I've noticed.
For example, turn off the GPS. Only helpful both when business is active. Shortcuts available in Android and Symbian Belle. The option to turn on and off in a practical way. We also do not walk Bluetooth is on. It is also charged unnecessarily waste.
A clear grasp of 3G and WiFi when it is, let's not say conect. When connecting to open it. If you say'm going to necessarily turn off syncing on Android.
Sync / Sync, for a certain period of time it şarjınıza negative effect on the data are drawn. When you use the most sense to synchronize.
4 - Your RAM (temporary memory) Operate the program free to leave and at the bottom:
Most are at fault here. If you open up the application on the phone and waiting at the bottom. E, the processor is running at full speed all the time. The conclusion is obvious.
And then they were going at the charge of the phone as well as the complaints are coming slowly. Take a notebook and a lot of that time in the program's run, so let's wait. Let's see what is going to charge?
There are applications for the program terminates, especially Android. But most of these applications 24/7 has an adverse effect charging them for trying.
I would recommend this program to Android users. Download this app. Click on the widget closes all running applications. However, if you open the program by clicking the icon, you can see and what you want Implementations running off. I would recommend this method.
When you close all the system applications to open them again, the power turns off, and then spends the processor. Here you can download the program[/URL]
5 - Efficiently Manage Your Smart Phone Processor:
This section applies to users Root'lu. Root evaded users have this right, they do not die. Linux-based smartphones, especially those driven into exile in the market with a certain processor speed settings.
In general, the phones are set to OnDemand, the processor can adjust the speed according to the amount of use. For example, a 1 GHz processor that the phone does not work all the time at 1 GHz.
Their phone for the sake of example, a 1 GHz - 265 MHz range is running. I changed speeds. If you charge the phone and the maximum to withstand reduced from 500 to 128 can do. But later in your job will be completed on the processor to use 100% of himself. This will mean that the screen backlight to stay on and wait for you. I mean, at least let it charge the struggle, suffering Pull spend more charge.
I phone 1190 - 450 range using the. I can do my work as well as installing and getting faster. Charging time is important, 1190 - 128 range I choose.
Forget! Reduce the processor speed on the phone, when trading amplify şarjınızı. Because it is trying to slow the processor 100% to use and work will be completed on your screen light will stay open late.
6 - When charging the phone's battery Full Fill:
Do not say we already have would remove 100% charge to fill it. Phone software does not fully charge the battery. Leaves a certain margin of tolerance. Here we also benefit by it. In particular I saw that HTC Desire'da tried and successful. Each company's share of each model, it will not stop. But you can be on your left. Does not hurt to try.
Explaining the steps for:
-Phone up to 100% of full charge.
-Turn off the phone, remove and charge the phone.
-Install and charge the phone again, wait until bekleyebildiğiniz. (1-3 hours)
-Turn your phone into the phone, and remove the charge.
-Wait for your phone to do nothing between 2-5 minutes after opening. (Not attached to Sharjah)
-Turn off your phone again and again for at least half an hour into charging.
Remove and use the phone in the normal-charging. The procedure is finished.
This method has been calibrated with the battery is charging and fully. Enough to do this once. And then he goes to full charge.
7 - Special Edition Operating Systems Aim for:
Android users who root for in this Article. Made by the manufacturers of Android devices, phone skins, chargers doing negative effect on life.
TouchWiz, Sense interfaces, such as, the system is more tiring, as they lower the charge time. So we have the benefit of using a pure version of Android.
With pure Android versions like CyanogenMod custom Android versions sure to use similar interfaces. The term of charge with a very stretched. Will be surprised.
Of course, I do not recommend this method to anyone. Aware of the change and the risk of all the phone's Android software will recommend it to our readers.
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Thanks!!! i will follow these tips :good:
Fast battery charging app gives you an easy way to charge your dead battery into working battery. There is often situation comes in your life when you need a quick battery charger and this app solves your battery charger problem. Best Application to test your charger is the genuine or fake charger.
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Plug and play the charger into the phone and this application will automatically start charging your dead cell battery into the super fast full battery.Tap on the optimize battery and it will automatically extend your battery life while removing unnecessary apps running in the background. The optimizing battery functionality will boost your battery life by stopping unwanted an application running the background.
The ultra-fast battery charging app lets you charge your battery in a just a couple of minutes.
This application is best android battery charging application to charge your dead battery into the full battery.You can increase the battery extended life while closing all unwanted application likes wifi Bluetooth, mobile data, Brightness, Rotation mode, profile setting and timeout setting. Fix you low battery issue with this ultimate super battery charging application.
Now you can check your charger is working at the high voltage or not. Just plug the battery into the phone and check in the application the total voltage your phone is receiving.
Best application to test your charger is genuine or not.
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Wrong place for fake apps. We're not your demographic. My grandpa's Facebook may go for it, though.
I don't understand this feature at all. After reading this article http://www.xperiablog.net/2020/06/01/xperia-1-iis-hs-power-control-feature-bypasses-battery-charging-to-maximise-gaming-performance/ I thought it will allow me to play games for as long as I want without depleting the battery. I've tried charging with this feature turned on 2 times now, and both times the battery level was dropping., so where's that battery degradation reduction they write about?
Furthermore, H.S. power control supposedly prevents the battery from charging, but during both tests, Franko Kernel Manager was showing that the battery was charging, not in a usual way though. Speed was going back and forth between charging rapidly (as fast as 6000 mA) and charging slowly (as slow as 12 mA).
"Limits performance reduction and battery degradation caused by device overheating during charging. The battery doesn't get charged when this feature is on. Turn off this feature when charging". So you launch a game, go through the game enhancer's features, and see this confusing AF wording, which tells you the feature prevents overheating while charging and gaming, but at the same time tells you not to turn it on while charging and gaming.
I use this feature when navigating. I was happy that it's not only available for games. Worked well. At least battery level didn't changed after some hour drive. Didn't checked it with Franco kernel Manager.
You selected the App and the colored bar appeared when App was in use?
Undead_Son said:
I don't understand this feature at all. After reading this article http://www.xperiablog.net/2020/06/01/xperia-1-iis-hs-power-control-feature-bypasses-battery-charging-to-maximise-gaming-performance/ I thought it will allow me to play games for as long as I want without depleting the battery. I've tried charging with this feature turned on 2 times now, and both times the battery level was dropping., so where's that battery degradation reduction they write about?
Furthermore, H.S. power control supposedly prevents the battery from charging, but during both tests, Franko Kernel Manager was showing that the battery was charging, not in a usual way though. Speed was going back and forth between charging rapidly (as fast as 6000 mA) and charging slowly (as slow as 12 mA).
"Limits performance reduction and battery degradation caused by device overheating during charging. The battery doesn't get charged when this feature is on. Turn off this feature when charging". So you launch a game, go through the game enhancer's features, and see this confusing AF wording, which tells you the feature prevents overheating while charging and gaming, but at the same time tells you not to turn it on while charging and gaming.
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Must be a bug, works fine on my phone though....try resetting the phone perhaps?
Phoost said:
I use this feature when navigating. I was happy that it's not only available for games. Worked well. At least battery level didn't changed after some hour drive. Didn't checked it with Franco kernel Manager.
You selected the App and the colored bar appeared when App was in use?
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Yes, the enhancer works, just not exactly as advertised.
yekollu said:
Must be a bug, works fine on my phone though....try resetting the phone perhaps?
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I've spent quite some time on customizing the phone, installing apps etc. so I'd rather not start all over again. Unless there won't be any custom ROMs for a very long time...
it is a bug. if you still have problem. or other people have a problem there a way to fix it without factory reset. if your phone running android 12 or android 11. BUT not lasted firmware(of the android version.). try to download lasted version of Game enhancer(i recommended version 7.x.x instead version 8.x.x, because it more stable on 7, but if you rooted or can install subsystem apk, you can go with lasted version and i more recommended to do so to get more feature), subsystem and monitor apk from apkmirror, dont worry all app have same Game enhancer logo. if you have android lasted android 11 or android 12 firmware, only download Game enhancer and monitor app, as subsystem has been set to persistent app. and cannot be updated. if you are rooted download all app i mention and install as system app then reset your phone. im using xperia 1 ii with version 7.0.A.1.20 game enchaner as my original version came with my firmware have bug and H.S does not work as intended. whoever updated it does fix the problem(you can see with most battery monitor app that charging switch from -x/+x to null or 0) whoever not installing subsystem and lasted monitoring app from cause :
1.powersaver or balance does not effect anymore(but switch to Power save allow phone to use 600-700mah more often, and performance while have same usage sometimes spike to 1000mah sadly the display stay at 60hz, this is not intended as using original app power are limitied to 400-650 while average around 480mah with 40hz display)
2.while congrats you can streaming from you phone now, unless subsystem installed you may only have 1 chance to screenshot thumbnail until you reset user data. as importing image or re screenshot not working without newer subsystem. but at least all stream function working fine as i test it for 1 hours nonstop(just make use you have atleast 20-30mbps UPLOAD as lower than that cause stuttering on youtube even on 480p stream)
3.it may or may not disable/bypass thermal throttling while gaming(cant confirm but on my phone using original apk will give me around 280gips max then down to around 160 or 180gips under 5 minutes while using update version will stay more than 300gips, on CPU Thrttling, same as 3d mark, while normal benchmark average, extended test will have better result than most xperia on same model with 99.5% stability and score around 1108 to 1106 from loop 1 to loop 4 with identical performance range from loop 1 to loop 20)
4.recording no longer work on sdcard as they change folder name and older subsystem still using older name, it just keep asking permission
5.on stream and record menu. there option for capture card. it does nothing, even installing another backend app. like audio app from G.E and other app, it still wont work, unless you are rooted and install all backend app as system app, whoever fearnot, you stil can stream your content via type c to hdmi like normal, but dont except you can get audio bypass or settings like xperia 1 IV have,
*again point 3 is unclear as for me performance from older bencmark are deference than now, but it is from era android 11, i can be sony fix thermal issue and performance from firmware and not this trick, but it does effect mine since i can just remove update and see instantly the deference and it may can on your xperia too
*i said both monitoring/monitor app and subsystem app. because it called that but apk file name uploaded as sony multitasking function and GE subsystem
here a proof for point number 3, and not it not with any mod(no fan cooler but no case either with H.S enabled)
Hello,
You can add custom apps to H.S. Power Control right?
Only supported apps or ALL apps installed?
Does that also work if you turn the screen off? or does the phone start charging as soon you you turn the screen off?
Hello,
I noticed that when using the specific app on my phone (Samsung A52s 5G, Android 13), Czech GPS app mapy cz, the device charges slower than when the app is not running. E.g. on a motorcycle, the phone charges approximately 2000mA (according to Ampere). But as I start navigating in mapy.cz, after about a minute the charging current drops to 700mA and the phone charges really slowly. I can tell by the voltage that motorcycle shows too. When I close mapy.cz, after about 30 seconds the current increases again very quickly to 2000mA. No other navigation app does this. It's a free application, I tried to write to support, but so far no answer. Could there be an error in the application or in the phone settings? Thank you.
You shouldn't charge while the display is on.
If the phone is in use while charging the power controller will ramp down the charge rate to protect the battery. You can fast charge normally if the display is off and the background apps don't draw too much current.
Example; I can use Poweramp and bt to listen to music or take a phone call without fast charging disengaging as long as the display is off.
blackhawk said:
You shouldn't charge while the display is on.
If the phone is in use while charging the power controller will ramp down the charge rate to protect the battery. You can fast charge normally if the display is off and the background apps don't draw too much current.
Example; I can use Poweramp and bt to listen to music or take a phone call without fast charging disengaging as long as the display is off.
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Thanks for the reply, but there is no charging problem with another app. For example, with the TomTom Go running, the phone normally charges around 2000mA. Today, while navigating while driving, my phone charged from 50 to 100% quite quickly.
Glerin said:
Thanks for the reply, but there is no charging problem with another app. For example, with the TomTom Go running, the phone normally charges around 2000mA. Today, while navigating while driving, my phone charged from 50 to 100% quite quickly.
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Watch your battery temp...
WYSIWYG, charging characteristics may vary from manufacturer to manufacturer, etc.
Try turning off battery and/or data background usage in the buggy app, clearing it's cache or data... or take out the trash app.