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[Android Software Development] Dxtra:
THREE LETTERS LOL. Almost every weather app has this features.
[Android Software Development] phillysdon04:
This app has both the icon & number

Weather,US Radar,Alerts,Quakes by Elecont software

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.Elecont.WeatherClock&feature=search_result
[Android Software Development] bigbadmoshe:
GoWeather from godevteam works the best ;)
[Android Software Development] Sweet Peaches:
Meteo Notifier has both the weather icon and the temperature but the only downside is that your reading the temperatures in Celsius and not Fahrenheit. That and some people have complained about it not auto-updating for some.
[Android Software Development] champkongen:
BeWeather!

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Android blog: blackbearblanc.dk
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jryan15:
Can the Nexus one be setup to receive IR commands like an IPOD/IPHONE? Thanks!
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crackmulah:
bit of a noob.

by IR command do you mean infrared command?

also did some good old googling and found this. does it help?

totalcontrolapp [dot] com
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brettbellaire:
Do you mean send IR commands to a tv? I don't think any of them can receive IR commands, but yes android can send them. However, you need external hardware in any case (iphone too).
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jryan15:
I wanted to know if the Nexus one can receive IR commands? This picture is of a cheap Ipod dock that can receive IR commands and relay them to the Ipod to play/pause/next/previous the track. Also some of the Ipod headphones have buttons on them that can skip tracks, so somehow it can pull an IR signal from the headphone jack.

I would really like to be able to control my Nexus one with an IR remote. I know bluetooth options are available, but it will not work with my whole house audio system.

Thanks
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jack_R1:
You can't.

And the signals from headphones aren't IR. They pass on a wire, how exactly can they be IR?!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Emama:
Is there anyway to disable it when I touch the Mon? (only on when I touch those 4 buttons)

I am using Trigger 3.2
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] geoffcorey:
The only way is to run CM7. Otherwise, no.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] hire4blood:
I'm on the EagleBlood Rom and currently in Singapore. Becsause I'm not using T-Mobiles expensive service and WLAN is here everywhere I have used the phone with WLAN + GPS only (Airplane mode + manual turned on WLAN + GPS). I used Locus Pro extensivly to navigate through the city and record my track. Battery after first day 8:00AM til 9:00PM was 79%. Second day is 55%.

Therefore the Cell Standby is really the issue here I would asume. But hack what do I have a cell phone for if I can't turn on the radio???

Battery really sucks otherwise. When I go to work at 07:30am and come home at 4:30PM I can put the phone on the charger, even though I barly used it.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] Seihaku:
I'm in the states, this phone lasts from about 7:30 AM until 8:00 PM with no problem, regular use, 4G all day. I disabled the Wifi which helped a lot.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] iamlilysdad:
Wifi uses less battery due to not having to poll the network to renew the connection. Wifi calling uses even less battery because now you have no connection to the network and it can keep a static connection to the wifi network. No need to renew that connection so it just sits there and does nothing.

I've tested and confirmed this on more than one phone.

And of course the radio is using battery. It's second only to the display in battery use. Like you said, what good is a cell phone without having the radio enabled?
[T-Mobile LG G2x] prettyboy85712:
This all true. Display and 3G/4G radio are the killers.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] jsapp:
Unless you have wifi on and aren't connected to a network. Then your phone is polling for wifi connections in addition to 4G
[T-Mobile LG G2x] schmit:
Yay! Yet another battery thread that I get to comment on!

i use wifi/wifi-calling over 95% of the time and my battery rocks! The moment I turn it off... bam.... I get crappy life on a batter. the difference is from around 35hr and drops to around 20. Then if i had moderate to heavy use on it, I'm sure I'd be getting the 8hrs everyone is complaining about.

I like cheese
[T-Mobile LG G2x] jdaclutch:
I'm going to Hong Kong this Sunday, then will be in Singapore by the end of next Wednesday. I'm thinking to buy a local sim and use 2g only with manual WLAN, GPS off.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] player911:
Agreed. I'm running CM7 #9. Took the phone off the charger at 8am. Checked my push exchange, twitter, and facebook updates. Went into work where we have no service. I have WiFi turned on for data.

I still have the cellular radio on, btw. At 3pm I have 88%.

CM7 has a WiFi bug which the WiFi won't stay on (goes to sleep with the screen off). But still pretty good.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] cervantesjc:
it has been proved that 4g kills battery faster then 3g and 2g. http://blog.lifehacker.com/5741627/why-you-might-want-to-wait-for-a-4g-phone until there is a way for 4g radios to manage data more efficiently 4g is gonna kill you battery.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] jn_vista:
I'm using Eagle Blood 1.03 and my battery life is awesome right now. I think at this point, I could do a couple days before running out. I am just speculating right now, but I will try to leave off the charger tonight to see what I can get out of it.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] hire4blood:
If you saying only 4G I cannot share the expirience with you. I even turned of data completly, while I was still in the US and still got bad battery life with ONLY the radio turned on (WLAN + Data + GPS turned off)
[T-Mobile LG G2x] hire4blood:
Hong Kong Airport has free WLAN. Singapore has free wirless LAN called Wireless@SG through the whole downtown area. But there is a catch you have to have a Singapore Mobile number to register. They will send you the UserID and Password via text message. Lucky me I have a friend here sharing his user ID with me ;)... Therefore no need for the Radio to be turned on at all. And like I said the battery now last forever...
[T-Mobile LG G2x] cervantesjc:
Ok let me see if i understand (not trying to be a **** here), if all of the phone functions are turned off, what were you doing?, playing games?, watching videos?, i don't know, because to me it sounds like you phone was idle.

One more example that 4g kills battery is the thunderbolt, if you think that the G2x kills battery you should use that phone and comeback to the G2x, even HTC is selling bigger batteries for thunderbolt because customers are *****ing about the battery life.

You should try and use 2g only and see if this helps you battery life a little, i guess im just lucky, i have no screen bleed, no reboots and battery life for me is awesome, whit and without 4g.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] hire4blood:
Dude all the functions are turned on except the radio. I use the phone in airplane mode with WLAN + GPS enabled. I use GPS apps to track my way to Singapore. In downtown they have free WLAN everywhere. Phone last for 2 days this way, but makes no sence of course having a phone without a radio...
[T-Mobile LG G2x] hire4blood:
Oh and I use Sipdroid with Sipgate to receive and do free phone calls
[T-Mobile LG G2x] xenoletum:
Just making sure here, but you know that T-Mobile's 4G is still using the same existing 3G connections, thus not requiring it to run on a different band, right? HSPA/HSPA+ connections share the same bands, and thus the "4G" connection is running through the same radio without affecting battery life. WiMAX and LTE operate differently and both run seperate from the EVDO that Verizon and Sprint use for their 3G.

That being said, a radio, regardless, will always drain the battery faster than anything, which is why Wifi Calling is so effective in keeping high battery life.

The other HSPA+ enabled phones on T-Mobile are getting fantastic battery life, as long as you aren't constantly using the displays.

I am leaning to believe that's a major reason why everyone's phones are dying so fast. They've got a new toy so they're always playing with it and killing it quickly. I've done that with every new phone I've gotten. My G1, the Cliq, the myTouch Slide, and now this. Give it a few days and when you're not turning the screen on every five seconds to just flick around the menus, and you'll see your life improve.

Yesterday, for example, I ran my phone off of charge from 11 AM EST until 6 AM EST (6 AM, Monday Morning). This was with moderate use.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] Codefox:
Its not just that we're playing with our new toys. This phone most definitely drains battery like its going out of style. I had to drive 90 minutes to the client I was coming to work with today. I unplugged my phone when I left my hotel room (and it was at 100%) and when I got to the office, 2hours and 15 minutes later, having never turned my phone on since I was driving the whole time, my phone was at 82%. That's really bad for a phone idling. I think there's a radio bug or its polling too often because if I let JuiceDefender work, then in the same period of time this evening I was at 94% battery. That's a big difference.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] jdaclutch:
I know HK airport has free WLAN, but places like starbucks/Mcd only offer 30 mins- 2 hours of free WLAN a day.I will be in HK for a month(after I got back from Singapore), so I might need to purchase a pre-paid internet plan..I will be in Singapore for a week, so hopefully they will have unlimited free WLAN there...
[T-Mobile LG G2x] iamlilysdad:
IT'S NOT 4G THAT'S KILLING BATTERY. As was stated above it uses the existing 3G network for faster data speeds. Phones like the Thunderbolt and EVO (and anything else that connects to WIMAX or LTE) need a completely separate radio (and thus controller) to connect to 4G.

HSPA+ is just really fast 3G so the existing SOC's that have support on-die for T-Mobile 3G frequencies just have to have a slightly updated version of the hardware (to support either class 10 or class 14 HSPA+).

This would be a perfect example as to why T-Mobile and AT&T shouldn't be able to market HSPA+ as 4G. It confuses people and makes them think that battery life will suck because of it like it does on Sprint and Verizon. When SOC's come out that have on die support for LTE and WIMAX (I think I heard 2012) then battery life for those phones won't suck anymore.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] cervantesjc:
The antena-radio, is using more battery, just because is handling data at a higher rate.

Just like I said before, until there is a way or update to the radio to handle data more efficiently, 4g radio is gonna keep draining battery.

And yes hspa+ and wimax are similar yet incompatible technologies, but the way they handle data take a big chunk out of you battery.

And is a fact that radio is draining most of the battery, and until we get a radio update, battery is gonna drain fast.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] xenoletum:
Actually, HSPA+ can continually be upgraded and is considered a 4G technology now, so if you're running in an area with HSPA+, you're on 4G. If you're just on HSPA, then you're 3G.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] hire4blood:
Anyways the point is that the battery drain is even there if data is disabled completely just using the radio for phone calls. The point is that the regular radio is wasting the energy... Thats what I'm trying to tell you.

Try it out: Put in Airplane Mode, but Turn on Wifi + GPS and your phone will go for at least 2 days with good use of the apps.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] iamlilysdad:
The relaxed definition of 4G, which only happened because the carriers pressured the 3GGP into allowing it. According to the original spec for 4G it has to be capable of doing 150mpbs, which isn't even possible with LTE or WIMAX in their current form. The next generation of WIMAX and LTE (which will probably be marketed as 5G) will be the first REAL 4G we see.

And yes I know that T-Mobile has committed to taking HSPA+ as far as it will go (somewhere in the range of the real 4G spec if my memory serves me correctly) but I'm not sure we'll get to see it because of the buyout.

I'm personally ok with anything being marketed as 4G if it delivers speed noticably faster than 3G. My problem is that it confuses the average consumer, which just isn't good for business anyway you look at it. :)
[T-Mobile LG G2x] iamlilysdad:
I believe you. That's why turning wifi calling on drastically improves battery life. It turns off the cellular radio completely when it's on...so that's identical to airplane mode (unless you use bluetooth all the time, which I don't).
[T-Mobile LG G2x] hire4blood:
Have no wlan at work, so widow (corrected: wifi) calling isn't helping me there.

Other then the terrible battery life this is my best phone I ever had...
[T-Mobile LG G2x] iamlilysdad:
It's all about trade-offs. I'll take a battery hit for the speed and power of this phone any day of the week. :)
[T-Mobile LG G2x] hire4blood:
Yeah you are right. Just realized what a funny post I made before, LOL... auto correction isn't always helpful.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] vad710:
As a test, I have turned on my Wifi and turned on Wifi calling and I am seeing a DRASTIC difference in battery consumption. My Phone is stock and has not been rooted. When I had Wifi turned on without wifi calling, my battery would drain at the same rate as it would if it was on 4g. The key must be the WiFi calling that turns off the internal radio. As the OP mentioned, the Radio must be what is causing the battery drain.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Salazarian:
hello, I got a BIG problem!

I installed succesfully the newest ROM of CyanogenMod 7 Typhoon (on HD2 AND LG GT540 and now I have the problem that there is NO cellular network!

I also have on an LG GT540 the CYANOGENMOD! There I tried it with a german sim card too but it is not able to connect to cellular network!!! I can not PHONE nor I can use cellular network to surf!!!

HELP! How can I avoid this???
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Salazarian:
PUSH!

This is a major problem which is not rare! Several people have this problem too!

He DOES not want to ADD APN

Whenever I try to make a new APN and save it, it VANISHES!
[Android] nitsuajd:
I'm trying to change the default wallpaper in my stock 2.3.4 rom. I've seen a file named default_wallpaper.jpg in framework-res.apk/res/drawable-hdpi/ folder but the stock rom has as a default wallpaper a live wallpaper. Anyone know how can I disable this live wallpaper and enable the default_wallpaper.jpg...

I'm looking in framework-res - values - drawable - xml folders but i can't find it. I've also searched in launcher2 smalis and xml folders, and i can't find it too. Maybe is in another file?

Any idea is welcome!

Thanks in advance
[Android] nitsuajd:
Finally found the solution!

in framework-res.apk /res/values/strings.xml change:

<string name="default_wallpaper_component">com.android.wallpaper/.nexus.NexusWallpaper</string>

to this:

<string name="default_wallpaper_component">@null</string>

I was comparing my framework-res with Axura frawework-res because I considered that axura uses a wallpaper different as default but it was not.

When I compared the framework with a AOSP framework I found the difference.

Regards!
[Galaxy S II Accessories] jamesking420:
Hi,

Does anyone know of any good quality USB 2.0 Micro USB cables for use for charging the Galaxy S2 and also for connecting it to PCs?

Thanks,

James
[Galaxy S II Accessories] coincoinlapin:
Errr I use a variety of micro usb cables for my soon-to-be-expelled-into-space Galaxy (i7500)

- Nokia

- Blackberry

- Generic

and guess what...they all do exactly the same thing. Get the cheapest.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] jamesking420:
Cool, thanks. I had heard that some don't take a full charge...
[Galaxy S II Accessories] sbcdk:
I have had quite a few issues with thin, cheap micro usb cables not charging properly. Had issues charging HTC Legend, HTC Desire and LG Optimus 2x. Even when using a 1amp wall socket usb charger, they took forever to charge the devices. Bought a handfull of HTC and LG cables and now no more charging problems.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] steve228uk:
Loving the Amazon Kindle charger. You can plug in any micro USB cable and it charges just fine.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] rowkid:
Sorry to contradict you but this is not entirely true.

Yes, they all get the job done but in terms of charging it can take you up to 4 times longer with a low quality USB cable.

To prove this to myself, after buying a cheap USB cable on Ebay and noticing a much longer charge time, I used a 1 Amp USB wall charger and measured the output current at the micro-USB end of each cable (cheap and original). The oiginal HTC cable gives around 700-800mA whereas the cheap one only gives around 250mA.

Conclusion : It takes 3 times longer to charge the battery using the cheap cable that the original cable.

Get's even worse when connected to a PC cause USB ports usually only give out 500mA. If you divide that by 4 when using a low quality cable, charging takes forever.

They are both USB 2.0 cables so the data transfer is probably the same, but the the cheap cable is much thinner which is probably why there is more loss in current.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheLateralus:
Hey everyone im running CM7, the latest version and the 4.28 Radio. Every single time I use Google Maps or enable my GPS connection by phone reboots! It's very frustrating. Can anyone help me?
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rfarrah:
If it were me, I'd try another radio.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rpz3.14:
What kernel are you using? If you are undervolting or something like that, the GPS could be requesting more juice than is available, causing a reboot.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheLateralus:
I am using the stock kernal. I also dont fool around with any undervolting. How do i make sure the levels are set correctly?
[Captivate General] diablo009:
--- This poll is for battery drain reduction in IDLE only (when screen is off) ---

I read in one of the forums that google maps was taking up battery, even when idle.

To test out the theory, I froze it in Tibu.

Earlier I used to have battery consumption around 7-8% per 8 hours. Last night, after I froze GMaps, I saw my battery come down from 99% to 96% after ~6.5 hours standby. In short, I saw my idle drain reduce by half.

Posting this as a separate thread so people may try it out and post their experience on their ROMs so maybe rest of the folks may make use of it.

This is especially useful for guys like me who hardly use maps.

For people who opt into poll: Could u pls list what OS u r using, and if u had updated to the latest version of google maps.
[Captivate General] BWolf56:
Lemme add a bit of info to this.

The GMaps isn't a problem until you update it to its latest version. Once updated, the app will prompt restart before closing = actually never closes which drains your battery.

For those who don't use the GMaps much, you can either disable every GPS connection with it or simply freeze/unistall it. Then again, this is just IF you updated it by mistake.

In the case where you updated it and actually use/need it. You might need to reflash the ROM you're on as you can't downgrade (from my experience) even if you unistall and restore with TiBu.

~Just a little clarification :)
[Captivate General] diablo009:
This is interesting BWolf.

I can't remember when I updated maps last time. But 1% per 2 hours standby, well, is something I never got even on 2.2 ROMs. But well, I'd be observing this for atleast a couple more days.

Also, it could be interesting to note if guys who are on older versions of maps are noticing any improvement in standby battery life.
[Captivate General] cappysw10:
You can uninstall updates by going to market, open google maps and there should be an uninstall updates button. Got me back to 5.2.1.

Caution swyping! Read at your own risk.
[Captivate General] BWolf56:
Thanks for info. Are you able to stop it in running services after doing that?
[Captivate General] cappysw10:
Looks like it stops after that, yes.

Caution swyping! Read at your own risk.
[Captivate General] diablo009:
+1

Can't seem to find maps anymore in OS monitor.
[Captivate General] radicaleggnog:
I have updated maps and haven't had any battery issues at all. Still enjoying the vast improvement of GB. Thanks Devs!
[Captivate General] trekie86:
Maps never shuts off on the newest version. I froze it with TiBu and noticed a dramatic different in the battery life. Specs are in the sig.
[Captivate General] bulletproof1013:
I want to add that I just removedmaps .and my battery is soooo much better.54% @ 11 hours
[Captivate General] neubauej:
Buh-bye maps, you will not be missed.

Hello free ram and much better battery life.
[Captivate General] danielnguyenvu:
I experienced battery drain with google maps, too. I saw it running on background and killed half of my battery just after one night. So I uninstalled it this morning when my battery was 20% and it stayed for 12hrs more (mostly on idle) =)) what a miraculous battery compared to those cooked rom
[Captivate General] Rhiannon224:
I can't find a button or option for uninstalling updates. Where is it located.
[Captivate General] cappysw10:
If you choose My Apps, find Google Maps, click it, you should see an update button (if available) and below that a uninstall updates button. That will bring you back to some base, I find 5.2.1 to be the most recent that will allow you to kill and stay killed.
[Captivate General] dngen:
Would force closing the Maps in the Settings menu also do the trick? Or do you have to freeze using TiBu
[Captivate General] bigsmitty64:
There within lies the problem, you can't stop it. It always runs. :(

Tibu freeze is the only way (I believe)
[Captivate General] techguy615:
Maps

I recently uninstalled google maps completely from my phone with root uninstaller and installed the free version of Telenav that someone posted under the applications forum. It seems to work really well, and I don't have to worry with the Maps battery drain anymore at all. All I really needed maps for was the GPS anyway.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=986035

Post #8 should take you to the link. The Vibrant 4g is the one I am using and it works great on my cappy with Apex 8.2 and the latest Dark Core JVQ Kernel.
[Captivate General] havoc1310:
I use Serendipity 7 and see no noticeable change.
[Captivate General] Squeaner:
I've got the latest Google Maps 5.8.0 and don't seem to have any major issue with battery life anymore. I think it was as of version 5.6 that the battery life issue came about.

I'm on stock Froyo right now with a replacement Captivate phone and can leave my phone on standby for 8-10 hours without any battery drain at all.
[Captivate General] RockRatt:
I have always updated maps and have never seen it show up unless I have actually used it. I am running CM7 so not sure if it does something to correct this blatant overuse I have seen MANY others talk about. I use it at least every couple days.

Sent from My KickAss Captivated CM7 OC'd 1.5Ghz/Undervolted
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xandermpls:
Can you play music to your car without cabling?
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cjward23:
You can get a fm transmitter that you plug in the head phone socket which would enable you to listen to it kind of wirelessly

[sig]stock gingerbread rocks[sig]
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] warhawk22:
Keep original version of Radio when downgrade? Or overwritten by new ROM image?

( downgrade by thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=905003 )

I have official Gingerbread OTA, so hope i have newest official Radio.

I want keep this Radio, then use Radio S-OFF guide (not bootloader ENG S-OFF) and install custom ROM.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wbbigdave:
As far as i understand it, if you don't use the ENG-s off you won't be able to flash new Radios, which is recommended by most Chefs for best performance. But someone feel free to correct me :)