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[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] rhedgehog:
The market sets the region by the SIM card.

I'm in the UK, but every time i use my Irish SIM, it goes back to the Eire Market.

It's not ideal, but you could just hard reset with your US SIM card in, and then it should link you to the US version of the Market.
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] spankaroo:
Thanks. That would work fine for me then.

I have no sim in it now but it's stuck on a Euro market. Hope it changes when I get a Canadian sim in it.
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] spankaroo:
Solving itself.

For those who are interested, it seem to just change markets based on GPS or wireless location.

I still don't have a SIM installed, but travelled to England and the market prices now show in pounds. Haven't changed anything myself.
[Epic 4G General] jkrough0728:
Hey Guys,

Not sure if anyone has ever posted this but I thought I would share how I am able to get 2 days plus on single charge...

I only recomend this if you are not totally dependent on your email, facebook, gtalk, etc to sync.

I have my email accounts on my phone but I don't need to receive them instantly meaning they are not dire important so this works for me.

Android's biggest battery killer, which most of you probably know, is data syncing in background and just data connection in general. What I personally do is keep 3G data off at all times by going to settings->wireless and networks->mobile networks->3G Data and uncheck it.

Obviously with this off, you wont be able to connect to web, get emails, download apps, etc... But if you live in a 4G area like me, all I do every once in awhile is flip on 4G from dropdown let it sync or do what I got to do then flip 4G back off so there is no connection anymore... This will save so much of your battery but it is up to you to check things when you need to....

I hope this helps some people because it helps me a lot... I always recommend this to customers that come in my store if they are not depending on work email and such...

Let me know if you have any questions!
[Epic 4G General] LunaticWolf:
You can hold down the power button and click Data mode to toggle 3g
[Epic 4G General] jbadboy2007:
I have done those things since I've had this phone in august and everytime I talk about getting great battery life the haters come out and say well you didn't have sync on blah blah. Freaking retards. Especially if you are sleeping why not turn off sync for the email that is not going to come anyways. I haven't seen the battery life yet as I did since eclair though.
[Epic 4G General] jkrough0728:
Ya that is the quickest way...
[Epic 4G General] jkrough0728:
I know they can say all they want but it works :) I keep getting 2 or 3 days
[Epic 4G General] Trickee360:
You can get juice defender to do this automatically as well. You can also have it only activate data when the screen is on or for certain apps. Just sayin ;)
[Epic 4G General] jkrough0728:
Personally, I think juice defender is crap and battery life doesn't save as much as doing it yourself... Im just saying... :)
[Epic 4G General] Whosdaman:
Actually my biggest killer is display. Our devices our the only ones with 90%+ battery usage for display, yet they advertised that it required 20% less battery! :(
[Epic 4G General] jkrough0728:
I know! The display is a killer but even so doing this with full brightness and I can still push a day and a half... I usually keep my brightness all the way down though and manage to push upto 3 days...
[Epic 4G General] raptorseye:
interesting thread i am going to try some of these suggestions
[Epic 4G General] tclarkey:
I get 56 hours using Ultimate Juicedefender.
[Epic 4G General] Whosdaman:
Wow...i use to get great battery life. I'm using lowest brightness setting, sfr, and ultimate juice defender and getting only like 16 to 24 hours of life.

What else are you guys doing? I use to get 50 hours but not anymore..

I thought I knew all the tricks in the book. But I use my phone constantly. Above average I would say.
[Epic 4G General] jkrough0728:
I am not sure, I keep lowest brightness and keep data off almost all day except for occasional checking but maybe 10 minutes total of data being on... I have noticed with EC05 battery life lowered even on complete stock... Most people in my store hve epics and all have suffered worse battery since the update... It didnt matter if it was OTA or OTW...

Maybe try and get a new battery...
[Epic 4G General] hayzooos:
I think the reasons the 'haters' come out is simply because you're stating your getting better battery life and then revealing you're castrating your phone. It is a smartphone after all. It's supposed to do all those things you turn off. This isn't a phone which is only supposed to make calls. I mean, if I wanted to check my email once a day, I'd simply do it while I'm in front of a computer.

I don't believe I'm one of said-haters but possibly providing a bit of information on where they're coming from as well.

I think it's well documented that Android phones pretty much suck in terms of battery life, especially when compared to Blackberry. Man, RIM got it right on that aspect.
[Epic 4G General] jkrough0728:
How is that castrating your phone? I can still do everything else on the phone... You don't need a constant data connection to use it like a PDA. Do all tabs have a constant data connection? No, so are they not going to be considered PDA because they lack internet sometimes? no

I am sorry to say but if your managing your phone and doing things to better, that is not castrating, that is good device management and what should be done so it runs how you want...
[Epic 4G General] mjkimp:
Well, it sorts of like taking a porsche and not pushing it past 2nd gear. Some people are happy with it, some are not. On one hand, battery saving posts can be thought as misleading, if the premise is that you dont compromise any functionality. I prefer to charge my phone everyday and not worry about battery, but when your battery is dying when you need it in the evening, than one is of a different opinion entirely.

One thing which I realized to late, is if you are at work in the office or somewhere with wifi, you can toggle 3G off and not lose any functionality, since wifi uses a lot less juice.
[Epic 4G General] Whosdaman:
I have tried I new battery, I have three that I alternate between. I have no idea what has happened to my phone. It could be the phone itself
[Epic 4G General] jkrough0728:
And I did say from the beginning what it does and what you loose from it... The only reason it was posted was to try and help people who may be newer to android and needing to squish extra minutes out of their phone for the day... Or they may find themselves not near a charger and almost dead and need their phone so turn off data to preserve the battery... I mean it doesn't "cripple" your phone to turn off data... I can still play angry birds, check my calendar, call people, text, etc. You don't need your phone to have data to use its features...
[Epic 4G General] jkrough0728:
Have you tried reflashing stock ECO5 and starting from scratch? The only time I started noticing a big difference and I reflashed to stock and customed it again it fixed it...

But you're right, the phone could be giving out... :(
[Epic 4G General] Whosdaman:
I have...I've tried everything. Idk what else to do
[Epic 4G General] J3ff:
i get 20 hrs heavy use everything on full brightness, with the seido battery.
[Epic 4G General] running_the_dream:
Yeah, I just toggle data using the power button. Also, toggle brightness using power control. Makes a huge difference in battery for me.
[Epic 4G General] Milkman00:
The 3500 mah bat?
[Epic 4G General] hayzooos:
I think a big misunderstanding comes from the term 'heavy useage'. 'Heavy' doesn't hold the same meaning to most people. With this phone, it really comes down to display and how long it's on. You can stream music for HOURS with the screen off and you'll have the battery last all day.

However, if you play angry birds for two straight hours (I don't know who in their right mind would do this) your battery will take a significant hit, even with brightness toned down quite a bit. Most people seem to get around 2.5-3.5 hours on screen on time with a standard battery. I've seen one or two screen shots of people getting 4.5-5.0which is nuts.
[Epic 4G General] running_the_dream:
Agree with this. Screen kills battery at an unbelieveable rate! It's a little ridiculous actually. Playing music even streamed seems to use the battery at what I would consider to be a reasonable rate. Then again, the screen is amazing. I still love it. So I am only going to complain so much about it. :)
[Epic 4G General] orb360:
I plug my phone into the USB charger in my car...

Then turn on Pandora to stream music...

Then load up GPS nav to get to where I'm going...

Battery still drains *while on the charger*.

I've never seen a device that can be on external power and still drain the battery before.

EPIC FAIL (literally O_O)
[Epic 4G General] boomerbubba:
Not the phone's fault. Your car charger is wimpy. Get a better one with more capacity. I run that same scenario above frequently on long trips -- also using bluetooth simultaneously -- and my Epic still charges. (I use a Motorola-branded charger that I bought on Amazon.)
[Epic 4G General] running_the_dream:
I blame the charger too. I had a cheap charger that would drain as well. You may want to buy a better charger and see how it goes.
[Epic 4G General] Whosdaman:
Non oem chargers can damage your battery or phone. It is definitively not recommended
[Epic 4G General] jkrough0728:
Agreed! I see this cause damage to the batteries all the time...
[Epic 4G General] jkrough0728:
Agreed even with how much the screen kills it... I still love how amazing the screen is...
[Epic 4G General] boomerbubba:
Bull. Volts are volts and milliamps are milliamps. The phone has no idea what the brand of the charger is. The protection against over or undercharging is built into the phone.
[Epic 4G General] jkrough0728:
People always say this but the truth is they do mess up your battery... I test customer's batteries everyday and usually the ones that fail is due to 3rd party chargers that they bring in with them that say the same amps as a normal one.

There was even testing done by some magazine that proved this true by running multiple different 3rd party chargers against the OEM ones and the 3rd party battery life suffered compared to OEM battery life.

People will always believe what they want and if it is working for you more power to you but your battery will not have as long as a life as it would charging from OEM.
[Epic 4G General] J3ff:
Buy this charger

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000S5Q9CA

make sure you're buying it FROM AMAZON

it not only is more powerful than cheapo chargers, but it has the 2 inside wires shorted, which means the phone thinks it's plugged in to the wall at home, thus allowing MORE current into the phone, thus charging it faster or keeping up with GPS + MUSIC + SCREEN ON.

It's also dirt cheap.
[Epic 4G General] boomerbubba:
I'm not advocating using just any old Chinese junk. I use a Motorola-branded charger purchased directly from Amazon, which I researched to make sure was genuine Motorola and not a counterfeit. (There are counterfeits out there from some third-party sellers) It is rated at 4.75-5.25 volts, and will deliever a max current of 950 milliamps. The actual draw is determined by the phone, which pulls current regulated by its own circuit, up to that maximum available from the charger. Some junk car chargers are rated at lower capacity -- perhaps orb360's is? -- or not rated at all.

My "Motorola" charger does not know it is charging a "Samsung" phone and vice versa. I've been using it on my Epic since I bought it last September, and on my Vibrant before that, with no ill effects.

p.s. There's a difference between a micro USB charger that connects to the phone, and an external charger that feeds a standalone battery. In the former case, the phone's own circuits control the charging and protect both the phone and the battery. In the latter case, the battery is at the mercy of the charger's own circuits.

(I also use a Samsung-branded OEM external battery charger, which ships with a genuine Samsung spare battery. But I got a much better price on that combo, in Samsung retail packaging, at Amazon than the ripoff pricing at carriers' retail stores. After recalibrating my phone to use these externally charged batteries, I get better everyday life.)
[Epic 4G General] hayzooos:
Failure. The Epic was called the Epic because it knows everything....
[Epic 4G General] Whosdaman:
Whoa, I only said oem because they charge at the correct rate that its suppose Tu be charged at
[Epic 4G General] Top Nurse:
Thanks for the OP and I will try it out. :)

I get 4-5 hours of use per battery. That is why I have 4 batteries + a rechargable battery charger when I don't want to terminate a call to switch batteries. Some calls are 3-4 hours.

Sent from Bonsai 7.1.1.1
[Epic 4G General] boomerbubba:
And what are the exact specs of the "Samsung OEM" car charger you recommend? Is the max amp rating even as good as the wall charger?

Just having that brand is not sufficient evidence of quality in accessories. It might even be evidence of low quality. (To wit, the "Samsung OEM" USB cord that is well known to be inferior for data transmission.) It is quite likely that Samsung's generic car charger, which nominally is compatible with lots of Samsung phones, is not sufficent for the Galaxy S demand, either.

It is the actual specs and actual performance that count, not the brand, when it comes to commodity components like this.
[Epic 4G General] J3ff:
AND if it has the two wires jumped to trick the phone into thinking it's plugged into a wall or not.
[Epic 4G General] jkrough0728:
my mistake... when I said OEM I was meaning a major company like moto HTC samsung... I personally use an EVO charger because I think they are a better fit in the port... so we were actually agreeing the whole time lol... I said 3rd party as in a charger made by jo smo company or whatver its name might be :)
[Epic 4G General] dwallersv:
For those unaware of the technical details that differ between LCD and AMOLED displays... Power consumption scales directly with what is displayed. Full-on white pixels consume the most power... black pixels consume none.

The best way to conserve power on the display is to have as much black being rendered as possible. Not feasible to try and control this for video, but for everything else you have some control that cann make a big difference.

Use a theme that displays a light font against black, or dark color background. Set apps like tapatalk to black bg, white lettering. Etc.

This makes a ginormous difference for AMOLED. It makes no difference on an LCD because all the power goes to the backlight, which is constant even when displaying an all-black display.

Sent from my mind using telepathitalk
[Epic 4G General] shmutzig:
I agree with previous I switched to a mostly black background from a live wallpaper that was very cool looking but also a power consumer!

I also recommend checking out setCPU and setting up some profiles to manage clock speeds - I mostly let it run full tilt and then limit the maximum when I'm below 15% and getting super stingy with my battery juice.
[Epic 4G General] seizure415:
I must've gotten at least 3 hours more battery of life per day just by changing the background to black whenever I use the xda forums app.

No, I don't have a life...
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bmazloum:
I've posted this in the following thread where I got the idea with the help of Loki1973:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=830701&page=19

But I think after 180 posts. People stopped reading and gave up hope. So here it is:

Alright. Got a bit to talk about here that might be of interest to some of you.

My Info:

WP7 Live Account: BS USA Account

Credit Card: Middle East 5 Number ZIP Code

Real Live Account: Canadian

First Thing I Tried / WP7 Live Account:

At first, I used the method in the linked thread above (registered my credit card from the phone browser) and that just worked for me. Used my real ZIP code and put my Canadian address and phone number. Picked up OMG as it's the cheapest thing I could find just to confirm. It's the Deal of the Week.

To test this thing even further, I launched Zune on my PC and went for a 14 Day Zune Pass Trial. Asked for credit card, then prompted the one I just added, or the option to add another one. So went for the added one, and all is well. Downloading 314 songs as I type this.

So all is well and I'm able to buy whatever I want with my fake USA account.

PERSONAL PROBLEM

1. I have a real Canadian account, that's where my MSN is, that's where my email is, that's where my calendar is.

2. I'm an organization psycho.

3. I don't want to rebuy every damn game/application that I bought with my fake US account if I ever get to using my Canadian account. I mean the only reason I'm not using it is cause of the damn billing limitation of zip codes.

SOLUTION

On my phone. I went to buy another game. Selected a game. Clicked on BUY.

"Change payment method"

"Add a credit card"

It took me to that billing page where I added the other credit card just hours ago.

I copied the URL, emailed it to myself.

Got on my laptop, put the URL in my browser (thought, what the hell).

Page loaded up just fine.

Important part. BILLING COUNTRY: USA

Added the card used earlier and all is well.

Went to billing.microsoft.com and my card is there.

So I believe it takes the billing country of what you have set on your phone and works the URL that way.

Anyways, now have successfully added my Middle East credit card with USA ZIP code to my CANADIAN Live ID.

Get it while it's hot :)

PROBLEM

1.99 U.S. dollars = 1.93468729 Canadian dollars

So I don't know why the HELL it has it listed as $2.50CAD. Complete BS.

No Zune Pass (Music Service) in Canada :(
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] David Braund:
Hi, n00b here, I have a Samsung Omnia 7 with the nodo update.

is it possible to somehow block incoming calls and texts but still keeping data active?

i know theres flight mode but that turns off everything, is there a way to keep the data connection active?

i dont mind if its a paid app

thanks
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dkp1977:
I don't think this is possible until mango. First of all I seriously doubt that there's an appropriate API for this matter. Second is the lack of multitasking for third party apps. An app that controls incoming calls and/or SMS would have to stay active in the foreground in order to achieve that.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] David Braund:
ahh I see, looks like Ill just have to use flight mode.

thanks
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jpatt:
I have the Eugene 2.2 mod for about 6 months now. Either with age or third party crappy apps, my vibrant is starting to see more errors. I believe its time to flush and reinstall. Suggestions? Also, do i need to go back to stock 2.1 or can i just format?:(
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] treyvaporizer:
Odin back and install CyanogenMod 7
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dcpetterson:
+1
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xriderx66:
+2

mtssssssssssss
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iLikeAndroids:
The one I'm using.

Sent from a CM7 Vibrant
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anthonys2r:
CM7 is far from bug free. If it was stable, they would've released a Stable version.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Good_Orion:
Odin back + Bi-Winning + Bali kernel...
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rdembkowski:
I second that motion
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] movieaddict:
+3

Cm7!! even better with nightlies too
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drcrappants:
what;s the hype with cm7? isnt it 2.3.4
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] movieaddict:
yes its 2.3.4
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hitman818:
I wouldnt say its far from being bug free. There is really only one issue and that is gps. Battery has improved a lot since the early cm7 days.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anthonys2r:
If you're able to sweep issues like 2g/3g toggle, mute/unmute to hear, various wifi staying connected problems, etc etc, then yes you're correct.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] movieaddict:
But the only issue I have is gps and im fine with that. Plus I dont have mute/unmute prob or wifi prob. Its my daily driver. Ty cm7
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] treyvaporizer:
The mute unmute is not a problem if you shut your screen off immediately after answering the call. Either by locking it or letting the ambient light sensor do its job
[T-Mobile LG G2x] hah2110:
What themes are there?
[T-Mobile LG G2x] fcisco13:
Go into the thread, there is a new honeycomb theme really sweet...

G2X
[T-Mobile LG G2x] hah2110:
What thread? Link?
[T-Mobile LG G2x] bstapley:
just go to the main EB Rom page in the Development section, and there are some themes there.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] hah2110:
I only see red & black?
[T-Mobile LG G2x] infinityhombre:
wish there was just stock color theme lol im a purest.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] dougstoner:
It's right above the red and black, but here is the link

http://www.multiupload.com/UYK9BYCRUL
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sten333:
Hello All,

I was thinkin of getting the new Samsung Galaxy S 2, but when i took a research i noticed that in the Netherlands the Galaxy s 2 has a dual 1.2ghz with 3g network.

ht tp :/ /sh op.w ww.hi.nl/hi/RAPRD/Samsung-Galaxy-S2/TSAI9100bl.html?M5Referer=google_gsm

& when i searched in Germany it has only a 1ghz dual processor with a 4g network.

h tt p :/ /shop .phonehouse.de/handys/viewDetail.php?iModelId=1116&gclid=CLaF5pW5_KgCFYSGDgodoH07SA&Apid=Hurra

So, did they bring out different types or did they made a mistake?

(just like i some sites post the SGS II has a 5mp camera..)

all very weird..

The thing why I bother is, i'm going to buy the phone in Germany, but i'd like to have the 1.2ghz version they sell in the Netherlands...

Thanks in advance,
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] darksideHELL:
that's a mistake...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PoTi_96:
No, it's always a GT-I9100 (sgs2) with 1,2 GHz and 4G (the icon onscreen is H+)

Some websites say that there will be a GT-I9100T with a Tegra2 powered cpu and a lcd screen

But i think it would be a Tegra2 powered cpu and a superamoled+ screen...

Dont call me liar or something else, this was what i have heard

Edit: and it's always a 8MP cam ;)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sten333:
The thing is, i've found on serveral sites that there 'are' diffrend versions,

look at this:

h ttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_S_II

that's probably the reason why they sell a different version in Germany,

but it leaves us a main question, will the GT-I9100 or the GT-I9103 be the better phone.

maybe i should wait a few weeks searching which will be better, before buying the phone.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rooster19:
Two versions are Xynos and Tegra, no idea if I've spelled them correctly.

But the Xynos is better with 1.2 GH'z, where as Tegra is 1 GH'z.

Only advantage Tegra has is that is specialised for gaming I think..
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MaBlo:
The Mali gpu is also more powerful than the GeForce ULP. As you say the only advantage Tegra has is gaming, but that can be bypassed when we get the plugins needed for Chainfires awesome app.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] darksideHELL:
My Answer was referring to his question for German devices and we have 1,2 Ghz Version on GER-Devices.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PoTi_96:
unsere haben 1,2 GHz ;)

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our phones (germany and austria) have 1,2 GHz
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] darksideHELL:
I don't understand why you're quoting me, you're saying the same thing as i did.