yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Fruitt:
Thanks.

I decided to try CM7 7.0.3 for a while and i like it. Alot of customization and some neat features, but the downside is that i dont feel like the Battery consumption has changed at all, its still as i have had my 2.2 froyo stock i think.

I did a small measurment of battery consumtion please tell me if i should be getting these results:

First

-Phone with CM7 rom Charged at 96%

(turned on wifi for like 10minutes, did around 6 phone calls, 1hour looking around settings, animated wallpaper activated for an hour)

After exactly 6hours the battery went down to 76%

So in 6hours the battery decreased 20%

Is this a good result? Will I be getting better battery life in the Oxygen rom ? If so i will definitely switch to Oxygen.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cgmorris89:
Well that's not exactly bad. I'm currently on 42% after 20 hours 30 minutes with WiFi on syncing emails every hour, a bit of browsing, over an hour of gaming (trial xtreme), some texting, about 20 minutes of calls and some music playing too. Idle it probably uses less than 1% per hour. I'm on the latest oxygen.

I'm really happy with this battery life :)

I'd recommend downloading battery calibration from the market to get the most from your battery.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sterankin:
Redux is a good ASOP ROM with good battery life - its quite stripped down.

For a sense ROM - I like LeeDroid.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] erklat:
Or completely ruin it. Battery calibration is to be used only if your battery percentage is out of sync with real mV status, so your phone ends up dead at say, 10%. It is not to be used to decrease battery consumption, which is not going to happen. Ever.

To OP, it boils down to your preference. I couldn't care less for ota updates, but if you do, flash ruu, or maybe even rooted stock would work, I'm not sure about that though. As for battery consumption, you had 1 hour screen on, some calls and texts. I'd call that fair.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cgmorris89:
Yeah you're right. I meant battery monitor widget. It was late at night, forgive me :P

Battery monitor widget gives you a good idea of what your drain can be attributed to so is a very handy thing to have on your phone. Battery calibration (as the poster above mentioned) is to line up the amounts your phone reports with the true amounts and should only be used if you're getting strange shutdown occurrences etc. Sorry about that :D

Some people use juice defender too but I don't really like it tbh.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] erklat:
Yeah, those placebo apps are the best :D

Juice defender, setcpu, task killers, memory menagers etc share the same place in the Hall of sillyness. :D
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Fruitt:
Woah i used the battery calibration app :( i didnt check the rest of this thread until now, so didn't know, i only saw your mentioned batt calibration and i used it.

Today battery Died at around 9%

What should i do to fix this ? please
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shankly1985:
Read this topic :)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=755903
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jmitr:
To the OP (not erklat)

If you flash a carrier RUU you're all set for ota UPDATES.

If you de-branded the phone yourself, you can still get ota updates, just make sure your goldcard is installed prior to installing the update. If you update without a goldcard you will lose your data connection

If you have a rooted stoc, same as erklat's opinion, I think it should work but I have never tested this myself.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Fruitt:
No i read this method and many users are reporting battery damage. I dont want to do this. My battery on regular use (calls, wifi, games,browsing) lasts 26 hours max and on idle it could last like 40 hours or more maybe.

Its just that the phone is turning off at 9% battery.

I used the Battery calibration app suggested before by cgmorris89 but then erklat said that it would ruin things.

What can i do to make my phone turn off at 2% ?
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] puredesire:
Oxygen every day!
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vr5411:
Try MIUI.us!

Miui is using cyanogenmod kernel and base over which it gives great launcher and best default sms and phone apps.

Firewall and white/black list call blockers are included also.

If you can live with english locale, of course.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Fruitt:
Thank you guys, yes i will try Oxygen and MIUI later on, but now im testing with CM7 and i have this battery percentage problem. If anyone has a solution to this, will be very much appreciated.

And another thing, should i update my Radio ? i have 4.08.00 something, is it safe to do so or might i brick my phone ?
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kitsVA:
When SE released the first Xperia X1, it had a solid build quality and the phone felt like a gold brick (like how iPhone 4 feels). Except, they over did the design by having too many different pieces instead of a nice monolithic design like Sony's XBR TVs have.

X10 felt better than Arc because the battery cover never felt wobbly or squeaky. My first Misty Silver Arc's battery cover felt very squeaky and I thought it could be because I pressed the full-body protector too hard. Now, I replaced it with Midnight Blue Arc and I am seeing the battery cover feel/sound hallow at some spots and also feels very wobbly depending on where I hold the phone. I just hate that feeling of loose parts. To avoid that I am trying hard to hold the phone at the very bottom edges so I don't feel that wobbly squeaks. Now I read in the review of Neo on engadget and they mention Neo battery cover feels much worse. Is Xperia series going to go down in quality with each new phone?

Hope someone from SE reads this forum. My question is why is SE letting their products have such lousy back covers? The only reason I am sticking with SE is because I love their designs and used to love their dumb phone OS but this battery cover problems have been with most of their phones.

I hope SE makes a phone that feels solid even if it feels little heavy. Something like X1 but with minimal cuts and pieces on the phones. Nokia N8 like phone with all metal, some weight, and SE design will be wonderful.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jtc42:
I agree about the back cover so i bought an x10 style matte battery cover for it. Waiting for delivery but everyone says it's a huge improvement.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonwhite:
My Midnight Blue felt squeaky and cheap too.

Not cheap and doesn't excuse poor build, but this has now given it the solid feel to match its looks:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/...m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_r=1CZ5118KPYAWR4N17NJM
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xtorm80:
my set was ok surprisingly
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jasand:
My x1 was terrible, this also suffered from cracks in the housing.

This is why I'm following this thread as want the ray or arc as my next handset but interested in this sort of stuff.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kitsVA:
Curious to find out how Ray is going to be. I think SE should concentrate on customers who want Android but want a phone that is unique in style and has excellent build quality. They should try to be the Leica of android phones:D.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jasand:
They have got the capability but not the balls.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kitsVA:
I think they just don't have the balls to survive against like likes of Samsung, LGs, and even Motorola in the US. No US carrier cares about SE phones and even Netflix app almost made their app available for several phones but none from SE.

I think they should rethink their strategy and aim for customers looking for exclusivity with top quality product. Exclusivity with cheap build quality can't succeed for long.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] george232:
I bought an (original SE) soft black back cover from Ebay, my Arc looks so much better now, and feels like a solid brick. More grippy, too. It squeaked like a hamster and felt like a toy with the horribly cheap feeling glossy plastic cover.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xtacy!:
Really, mate? ROFL! :D

That certainly didn't come from SE itself. There's a difference in being made FOR SE and made BY SE.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abnoob:
Would you please show me where to find the back cover?
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jtc42:
I'm pretty sure they are from SE.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rescares:
Hi george232,

Can you post the link of that battery cover?

Thanks!
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zeroSIXzero:
Where? To buy?
[HTC EVO 3D] hydrogenman:
really want to get a docking station for my work desk and night stand, but I hate taking the thing out of a TPU case to do it
[HTC EVO 3D] bitslizer:
the generic ebay one works, with some cavet.

there's no guide/support on the left and right side for ez insert, so you have to line up the charge tip and charge port manually.

its not a perfect fit with my TPU case, there's still about 1mm wiggle room/play between the back of the case and the charge dock, although the phone can tilt/lean against the dock for support. If you are the handy type you can always mod it to add maybe a thin foam pading to make it a better fit and give it a bit more support

there's 2 version, one that charge an extra batter, another one that doesn't

check my other thread on the review for this dock
[HTC EVO 3D] hydrogenman:
yeah, I saw that, and I was a little concerned about the charging port not being long enough
[HTC EVO 3D] bitslizer:
its mostly not long enough to "lock" with the locking spring on the charging tip, if you bend the spring down, then it charge alot more reliabily, as its not the just right length the spring tend to push the phone up and out of the charging tip instead of locking it in. bend the spring down and that's not an issue.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] rommark:
Guys,

Whats easiest way to root and install clockworkmod for custom roms?

Any other suggestions, welcomed to prevent bricks :)

Thanks@
[Eee Pad Transformer General] zephiK:
Use the nvflash method its one step and will install clockwork recovery as well as a rom of your choice
[Eee Pad Transformer General] brando56894:
extremely easy, takes like 5 minutes.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] rommark:
Hi!

Any one click root options with the NVFLASH? Any links to this app?

1) Would z4root work?

2) Any zip i can simply load and update using the recovery mode of Asus to install clockworkmod?

Thanks!
[Eee Pad Transformer General] zephiK:
NVFlash is one click from the start.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1123429

Just download a .tar.bz2 (some are outdated) then download a ROM and flash it on top. Depending what you flash, you might want to wipe.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] rommark:
Hey,

- Whats to do with .tar.bz2 ?

- How do I flash the NVFLASH?

- If I dont want WIPE? I just want root the stock ROM and put kernel which supports OC without wipe it? Since it comes with custom language packs and support for locals.

Thanks!
[Eee Pad Transformer General] zephiK:
.tar.bz2: use winrar to extract it. Cut all the files and paste it into the root of /nvflash/ (you do this to make NVFlash flash it)

-Watch the video on the NVFlash thread that I linked.

-If you want to use the stock ROM. Then you have to find that thread that lets you root. You could also use NVFlash and then flash the rooted version of the stock.

If you could click the "thanks" button it'll be most appreciated! thanks :)
[Eee Pad Transformer General] triumph_st:
Using the search function would be VERY helpfull.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] rommark:
Hey,

1) Thanks done x 3 :)

2) so if i extract the NVFLASH it will root and install clockworkmod?

>> Is it the guide? http://androidroot.mobi/2011/06/13/nvflash-on-asus-transformer/ simply looks pretty long for one click hehe

2) Would it remove my stock rom? I only want root and install CWM without remove my stock rom or settings.

3) Would Z4ROOT work?

Thanks!
[Eee Pad Transformer General] zephiK:
Posting leaving something positive would be VERY helpful too ;)

--

2. Yes NVFlash will flash a ROM of your choice. You will have to download the .tar.bz2 of the ROM you want (note these are VERY limited and you don't have much choice. So what you might have to do is download a .tar.bz2 of any ROM, then go into Clockwork and just flash another ROM [same old way with flashable zips]).

NVFlash will: Root, Install Clockwork. And yes that is it. It's not long, its one click.

Pretty much: download a .tar.bz2.

extract it, cut it into the root of /nvflash/

install NVIDIA drivers in /nvflash/

double click!

done.

2) Yes it would remove your stock ROM. If thats the case then you need to use another method that I'm not familiar with. NVFlash is the easiest way.

If there's a stock 8.4.4.11 with root, you could use that after flashing. But you won't get OTAs most likely. But people often put the OTAs in a flashable zip so OTAs are useless.

3. Don't know what Z4Root is.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] kibje:
I got my transformer a few days ago and let it upgrade over the air to 8.4.4.11

I then read this thread (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1125714) and decide to root it. It';s a few steps but thats because it is written out in absolute detail.

It just roots that particular firmware, and installs CWM. It took less than 10 minutes.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] rommark:
looks good!

So basically:

1) You got any suggested .tar.bz2. link to download directly?

2) I simply connecting the ASUS to my windows laptop and finding nvflash folder there, extracting the .tar.bz2. into this folder?

3) I click the bat file from windows.

4) I've some custom rom with clockworkmod working. now I can load any rom i want with clockworkmod.

-- right?

-- I can using NVFLASH backup my stock rom?

Thanks!@
[Eee Pad Transformer General] zephiK:
No NVFlash doesn't backup anything. Read what kibje said, that might be what you're looking for if you want to remain stock

1. Yes

2. No, you have to put the Transformer in APX mode (read the guide again)

3. In this mode, Windows will try and find a driver for it. Manually set it to /nvflash/ whatever it says in the guide.

3. Double click guide

4. Yup
[Galaxy S II General] maranello69:
I was playing a game for about 2 hours, Drag Racing, and suddenly I felt the back of the phone really hot

I took some screen shots and after I continued my game, but the temperature didn't exceed 53 degrees Celsius, not that fahrenheit bull****.

View attachment 660463 View attachment 660464
[Galaxy S II General] rudolf895:
One suggestion to keep things cool is dont play heavy games while charging, Let the phone charge while your asleep, and use it when your not.

This way you wont have to face heat issues(well at least temp wont get very high)
[Galaxy S II General] bracketb4d:
ive had my phone for few days, it gets hotter than any smartphone ive used before, even under heavy browsing while not charging.

I'm planning to get a case and concerned that the phone will fry itself while inside the case..

btw what program are you using in the screenshot to read non-bull temperature values ?
[Galaxy S II General] wooky321:
What is the program you are using please?
[Galaxy S II General] kar111:
normal regular use - 35 celc

gaming/heavy use - max i have got is 45 celc

charging without use - 41 celc

charging with use - about 45 again.

id say mine isnt too bad.. i have a case on as well. without the case its about 2 degrees less on average.
[Galaxy S II General] wooky321:
program? :)
[Galaxy S II General] maranello69:
The first screen is SystemPanel App - Task Manager and the second is a custom widget from the Elixir app

so... no one with a higher temp? :-D

p.s. no case on mine
[Galaxy S II General] Sp1tfire:
Mine got to 51 degrees tops. I don`t play while charging. Temperature taken with Android assistent. Leather case on the phone.
[Galaxy S II General] jonny68:
Well i would assume that playing a game for 2 hours solid would definitely make the phone hot, given the phone is so thin it feels hotter than say a phone like the HTC HD2.

I play some games but not excessively, i played Brothers in Arms 2 and Lets Golf today about 20 mins each game and the phone didn't feel particulary hot afterwards,in fact since ive had it (around 2 weeks) it hasn't felt particulay hot.
[Galaxy S II General] bluesith:
Overheating? Drag racing? Don't drive so fast :-)

Seriously tho, I was under the impression the phone is meant to run quite hot? Not sure exactly how high it goes before shutting down tho...

Delivered by the paperboy, on time, every time...
[Galaxy S II General] awaisdbz:
Its the Software problem. ICS problem only not GB!! t

Which android software you are using? I think its ICS problem. Same problem with my Sony Xperia S.

It was getting hot while playing games. My android tablet on ICS have the same problem but I play same game on

Samsung galaxy S 1 it was GB. It never got hot. 7 to 8 hours. It was never hot. You should use GB for games. Its my

Personal analysis. Hope its true.
[Galaxy S II General] shumo:
its hot man ..... i got i got from a guy on the street and the cops are still looking for it ... i think it's super hot :D

now moving to on topic :

- the phone heats up a lot , not just the back even the screen . I noticed that it really depends on the game i play. for example if i play "granny smith" or anything similar the heat is ok . If i fire up Batman or other similar games that use grapghics a lot then i have to leave it a few minutes before i can make a call .. cos it feels really hot

i had this problem from the first day . But , i guess it is no problem that it heats up . Other phones do not heat .. it's true but such hardware it's expected to heat up this much
[Galaxy S II General] ArmorD:
Try KH3 modem. It made my overheating problems go away!

Sent from my premium potato
[Galaxy S II General] karendar:
Mine always stays super cool. Go figure!
[Galaxy S II General] adiskar:
Try flash a rom and then you can boil an egg with it...:laugh:
[Galaxy S II General] Orkane1989:
This happens to me too. Especially on cm10 so the cpu is doing a lot of the graphical rendering thanks to no butter at the moment. Hottest mine got to is 48° after playing World of Goo for an hour. Other than that I've only noticed increased temperatures wge, I go a bit flash mad and flash different things one after another.

Sent from Jelly Fuelled SGS2
[Galaxy S II General] NOMIOMI:
my goes 60c during NOVA3 and Asphlat7 game
[Galaxy S II General] nitinvaid:
Battery temp max 55'C

CPU 75'C
[Galaxy S II General] King_Rat:
I find it's a kernel issue...

when I have a good kernel that works well with the rom I'm running - then it doesn't heat up too much... occasionally it'll get warmish

Use your cheeks (on your face :meh: to test) -=or=- weird as it sounds your lips!! Don't use the back of your fingers, it'll feel warm no matter what!!

I've come close a couple of times to core melt down & had to pull the battery to remedy the situation...
[Galaxy S II General] jcasares:
A lot of things can cause this:

- Heavy games

- Bad mobile signal

- Heavy usage of browser

- Charging

Nothing to do with GB or ICS, the problem was the same with both.

Yes, it's the hottest phone I had in many ways. :p

Didn't you asked for that? :D

Didn't fry yet... and I doubt it will but it's sometimes uncomfortable.
[Galaxy S II General] orjimos:
Hi

My GT-19100 gets so hot like it is cooking on the fire when am using it. Pls advice on what i should do to correct this...cos i get scared it might explode while on use.

Thanx

Orjimos
[Galaxy S II General] King_Rat:
try diff. kernels ^^

can't stop ph from getting warm... but I have stopped it from cooking eggs & bacon :victory:
[Galaxy S II General] bobdoblo:
On some ROMs it used to go over 50°C just on internet for 10 mins, with NeatROM i can be onit for hours and doesn't go over 45.

Sent from a NeatROM powered S2
[Galaxy S II General] AayushDhuria:
Mine one remains cool even after 1 and a half hour of gaming. Played the dark knight rises continuously and temp was 47 only. Seems even cooler as I have a case on it.

Edit: I'm on latest cm nightly, stock kernel
[Galaxy S II General] eddy4823:
Max 51 here and min 31.
[Galaxy S II General] FirebirdStud:
I'll have to try a different kernel evidently, because when I play Need for Speed Hot Pursuit mine heats up hotter than tar on a Florida summer day! :eek:
[Galaxy S II General] Cyclone101:
I changed my modem from LPX to LPS and my phone is about 5 degrees cooler than before. Try different kernels and modems if it bothers you.
[Galaxy S II General] maulattu:
now it's 26°C.

Usually during battery charge it reaches 33 or 35°C

I'm using Kernel Dorimanx 7.1 and SlimBean 2.8.0.

Before, with the original samsung rom (4.0.3), it was a little bit hotter
[Galaxy S II General] :
What is max temperature that s2 can handle normally?
[Galaxy S II General] Prashanthme:
Upto 50'C.... I have never reached 50.. i think more than that could smoke the parts...
[Galaxy S II General] Girghe:
Idle–light usage: 26–31°C

Charging or playing: 33–40°C

Add 5°C for normal sunny days since it's raining here at the moment so it's definitely cooler (28°C). :cyclops:

Try experimenting with kernels and modems if you're having temperature problems.
[Galaxy S II General] lucsbran:
no problem with heating up my phone.

Using: [ROM][ICS][MIUI][AROMA] ASNET v2.10.19 & RC1.09.29 Rain Edition - Multi-language as Custom ROM.

Awesome :cool:.
[Galaxy S II General] zankuru:
sorry guys, noob here.. how do i know how hot my sgs2 is? is there an app for that? or is it in the stock settings?
[Galaxy S II General] maulattu:
you can download "battery solo widget". This widget shows you the actual battery level, temperature and charts (temperature and charge) :good:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.elvison.batterywidget
[Galaxy S II General] ronny922:
usually it's not hot... and i almost never play games
[Galaxy S II General] raziel123:
S2 heat issues

I think what samsung need to do is put a heat sink and fan the cpu/gpu and vents on one side to let air out
[Galaxy S II General] zankuru:
Thanks, I'll try it.
[HTC EVO 3D] ThaiM:
How come the EVO 3D only has 1 gig of internal storage? I'm really wanting this phone this worries me. My Asus Transformer has 32 gigs of internal storage and with all the apps and everything I have on it, I'm well above 18 gigs used. And that's not including movies (stored on MicroSD).

So with that said, with 1 gig of internal storage, this device is VERY limited to how many programs you can load onto it right?

And I know there is App2SD but not all apps are compatible doing that. How do you guys fare with such limited internal storage?
[HTC EVO 3D] joehunni:
Even on the OGVO I never had issues, but then again, I don't download the entire market.
[HTC EVO 3D] gmfeny:
When they start releasing roms I'm sure it will free up a couple more gb of internal storage BC were suppose to have 4. I think but I'm not sure a lot of rom was used for sense and the security they used to lock the phone.
[HTC EVO 3D] aimbdd:
No problems here. I haunt even used a third.. there is no need to have hundreds of apps..

Sent from my HTC Evo 3D.
[HTC EVO 3D] Kilmar:
* Pre-Honeycomb Android versions have a space limitation on installed apps.

* Froyo and Gingerbread grants the ability to move applicable apps to external media (microSD).

* Honeycomb takes advantage of all available space for application installation while removing the ability to move apps to external media.
[HTC EVO 3D] ExploreMN:
You do realize that you are confusing the storage mediums, right? The 32gb of storage on your transformer is the same as the 8gb of storage on the SD card that comes with the Evo 3D. You can always install a 32gb card if you want. The Asus only has 1gb of "internal storage." in the way you are lookig at this.

You really are not going to find many phones with more internal storage unless they are sealed and have no MicroSD slot (aka iPhone).