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[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thiagodark:
no man, something is really wrong with your device. My phone loses ~1% in each 4hrs in stand-by (during the night).... I can easily stay 2 days with one single charge (with light use) and with everything ON!

edit: oh, and btw, you won't find better battery in any rom out there. stock rom with stock kernel is the best so far (regarding battery life)... i really tried every single combo and it's the main reason i'm back to stock after so many time (with several devices) using cyanogen. with cm7 i use to lose 1~2% per hour in stand-by!

edit2: you should make some complete battery cycles. Battery life in the first week is not really great, but not that bad anyway!
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] racker:
I think there is something pretty wrong with it

a little over 4 hours last night unplugged in standby/locked

start power: 75%

end power: 35%

most used

display 64%

android system 6%

cell standby 6%

Everything else was system stuff at 1%

Display seems to be the culprit in standby.

Hardware? If so I can easily exchange the phone

Thanks again for the advice
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] matt2053:
I bought the T-Mobile version back in April. I found that my battery life on day 10 was about TWICE what it was on days 1, 2, 3.... I guess the battery adjusted as it got used some.

I suggest you give it two weeks and then note your battery life again.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] racker:
I have seen the "battery gets better over time" statements quite a bit on XDA and other forums. I'll give it a week or two and some cycles.

I have to say the "it gets better" is not something i have ever encountered on any smartphone or dumb phone i have ever had though?

Anyone also getting really really slow charging during the 1st week?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] krohnjw:
If you previously had a non samsung device it charges *slow* even on a 1A charger. No way around that.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] racker:
thank you! yes - i should have probably mentioned that this is my 1st samsung smartphone.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thiagodark:
Yes, it charges really slow and it wont be better. Takes about 3,5hrs to a complete charge.

Battery really gets better after 2 weeks, but even in day 1, never was so bad as you described.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] snoopy1e11:
Gotta take social apps off I.e Facebook it constantly syncs n drains battery go on thru net n dnt use antivirus or task manager apps they dnt wrk just use battery
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] racker:
Fixed!

Ended up returning to best buy swapping the phone. the new unit straight away showed normal discharge during stand by and normal battery when in use.

In the end a bad phone.

Thanks to all for the above responses!
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arvindrao86:
ya you definitely had a bad dud...i was lucky in enough to get a good "dud". with approx. of 3 hours of display on, background syncing, and other moderately intensive tasks i was at a point where i was going on 1 day 12 hours 16 mins and still had 40% of battery left.
[Verizon Droid Charge] xceebeex:
I just got my Charge in the mail today and went and activated it, but then realized it was a little to early. I had to switch back to my old phone (Fascinate) and do some updates and now I want to switch back.

When I switched back to the Fascinate it said that I had 90 days to re-activate the 4G phone on the existing SIM card, otherwise I would need a new one. Anyway, so far I haven't figure out how to re-activate. Anyone done this before? Verizon Customer Service is closed now otherwise I would call them up.

Thanks!
[Verizon Droid Charge] Mean Bro Greene:
You have to get a new SIM card. It says you have 90 days, but the SIM is invalidated seconds after you switch from 4G to 3G. I've done this numerous times.
[Verizon Droid Charge] xceebeex:
Wow, that really sucks. Do they "give out" the SIM cards in the store or is it something that has to be purchased? I am sure that I can get CS to get me another one for free, but that means I have to wait 2 more days.

Seems weird that they tell you that you have 90 days when you really don't.
[Verizon Droid Charge] Mean Bro Greene:
Yeah, for whatever reason, VZW just won't activate the same SIM twice. I've only gotten them to give me a SIM in store once, and that was when they made a mistake and invalidated my SIM(they swapped the wrong phone to the wrong line). You can easily get another one for free on the website. Just go about the process of activating the Charge, and when it asks for a SIM, choose the option that you need a SIM. I buy them 5 at a time from a vendor on ebay =P
[Verizon Droid Charge] Falcyn:
Mean Bro Greene is definitely wrong. Technical support -- that's the second tier of people you talk to, not the first, despite what the menu tree says -- reactivated my SIM card and 3G/4G service after I did the exact same thing (had to switch back to the Fascinate to update the firmware).

You just need to get your call escalated to technical support -- the first tier of support operators can't do it. The second tier can.

And you can actually reactivate the SIM for calls only without speaking to anyone, but you won't have data service until you call technical support. The automated number is (877) 807-4646.
[Verizon Droid Charge] xceebeex:
Thanks. I called them this morning and all that they had to do was manually activate it and then I had to make a call (and he called me to verify as well). So I am back up and running.
[Verizon Droid Charge] Mean Bro Greene:
Apparently, I got the Verizon employee that just didn't care enough to help...twice. Good info on this, thanks for that
[Verizon Droid Charge] neyenlives:
One thing I learned about Verizon is if you don't like the answer you get once, keep calling back until you get the right answer for you. Yesterday I called to deactivate a line on our acct which had matured and no longer using. During the conversation she informed me that we could have switched the primary line to any other handset a long time ago. Last guy I talked to months ago told me I needed to wait until I could deactivate the line which was primary at the time. I could go on and on. Pretty much every scenario I have had to call about, I have gotten different answers each time. Its kinda sad.
[Verizon Droid Charge] Mean Bro Greene:
I get the same thing, which is why I called twice about the SIM reactivation, two different people told me it was impossible. Then again, this was in March and LTE was relatively new.
[Verizon Droid Charge] neyenlives:
When ED01 Froyo first released for the Fascinate it took days of calling to get someone to listen to me and do a DMU/ESN reset on their end. When I finally convinced them and it fixed it instantly(for the time being) I asked the guy to please make a memo so others would not go through hell.
[Verizon Droid Charge] Falcyn:
That could definitely be part of it too. Verizon seems to be absolutely horrible at training their support employees about new policies and procedures. Heck, it sounds like the OP had an easier time than when I did it, and my call was only a couple of weeks ago...
[Verizon Droid Charge] Sir_N:
should I activate my old Fassy? does it real matter?
[Verizon Droid Charge] will2live:
I totally agree, and in all my years of hacking and swapping devices back and forth multiple times in a day I learned one thing. When you call VZW to get help for activation or data issues NEVER EVER talk to the person who answers the call. Always request to get transferred to a Tier 2 or Tier 3 tech support agent on the line. They at least know what is up as 90% of the others are clueless.
[Verizon Droid Charge] Samsuck:
Yup, that's what I do. The thing I hate about Tier 1 with Verizon is EVERYTHING can be fixed with a "factory reset".

Even network issues apparently lol. I was having issues here in my work area a few months ago, and I refused to do a factory reset since I knew it was a tower issue as I'm familiar with RF Engineering, frequencies, etc. I finally got ahold of a T3, and got a network ticket put in, two days later, I have LTE again.

T1 is more customer support than anything.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheSaw:
Hello,

I've been having some issues with my clock app; more specifically the alarm. I have a daily smart alarm set with repeat for weekdays only.

- first time it FC'd, and that's it. I woke up on my own seeing the FC message.

- second time it didn't even do anything, no error message, no ring.

- today it started the alarm, but my phone was frozen. The screen was black, and I couldn't wake it up anymore, or shut it down. I had to pull the battery.

So I'm just wondering, is it only me or did this happen before? Should I clear alarm data? Install some alarm app? Update firmware?

(Please don't suggest getting an alarm clock, I expect a phone like this to be able to wake me up in the morning)

Currently I'm running a rooted stock KE7.
[Motorola Droid and Milestone General] Dratini:
Hi, when I try to turn on a water damaged droid, it just shows a dim green LED in the notifications area. I got it damaged, and I'm wondering if I can fix it at all. Any suggestions?
[Motorola Droid and Milestone General] qaz2453:
All I can say is to any water damaged item, is to put the phone in an air-tight box full of rice for a few days to absorb any water left in the device...also do the same with the battery but in another box
[Motorola Droid and Milestone General] Dratini:
By the time I got it it was already dry, I don't know if it would help now. Do you think its dead by now?
[Motorola Droid and Milestone General] qaz2453:
You can never be to sure...the internals might have some dampness left in it
[Motorola Droid and Milestone General] tghockey07:
It really depends. It depends on what kind of water it was in, how deep was it in the water, how long was it in the water, and was it given sufficient time to dry before turning on? I bought a water damaged phone off of ebay because I broke my screen and in the process of fixing it I broke the ribbon to the lcd and did other damage, whoops. It turned out everything was good on the water damaged one and all I had to do was swap motherboards and it worked fine.

If you cant get it to work, maybe you can pick up a phone with a broken screen for cheap and just mix parts like I did.
[Motorola Droid and Milestone General] Dratini:
Yes I think I will Frankenstein it. I will definitely try to dry it out in rice or something, thank you.
[Optimus One, P500, V General] ddyourself:
The thing bugs me most is the power drain. Sometimes an afternoon moderate use can exhaust the whole pool on stock firmware. I already have juicedefender installed, no big improvement. SetCPU may help but makes the phone extremely sluggish.

Up to date, among so many customized ROMs, which one is the most power saving without seriously deteriorating performance?

TIA
[Optimus One, P500, V General] DustbinK:
Behavior is more important than ROM in the long run. Turn off 3g more often. Lower your brightness and use your screen less. Run less stuff. Also changing CPU settings isn't the same as changing voltage. Check early on in the AOSP thread for results on that.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PunkOz:
So far .. i've noticed the lock screen lag is completely gone and now i can watch videos horizontal/vertical. I havn't checked battery life yet

Edit: WiFi seems to be working fine now .. no more disconecting after a while and the signal improved a lot!
[myTouch 4G Accessories] Brad4891:
So ive been searching the internet for a screen protector that has a tacky feel to it like most iphone protectors do. and i like it alot, so any for the mytouch that you guys know of? thanks
[myTouch 4G Accessories] bburke88:
Zagg
[General Questions and Answers] dazinoz:
Hi guys hope someone can help.

Lost my best phone now all I have is a samsung preston s5603 locked to telstra australia.

Is their a way to unlock this by using code or flashing.

I tried one of them online ones but it took my payment (paypal)and has ripped me off.

No worries if it can't be done just want a heads up as to my options.

Thanks........
[HTC EVO 3D] Utopia73:
Since Verizon and Sprint are both CDMA is it possible to get the Evo 3D on Verizon?

If so how would I go about doing this?
[HTC EVO 3D] INebilim:
Well the obvious answer is no But you can hop on the verizon network momentarily if needed although that takes a little bit of tweaking which needs S-off
[HTC EVO 3D] JoshuaAlba:
You can and you can't. It's kind of illegal. Some people would flash certain PRLs, but on their rooted Evo 4G, to get better signal and basically use Verizon coverage, therefor their contract and account terminated. Some people have switched ESN's and MEID numbers on the Evo to work on the verizon, so most likley the evo 3d can do the same as well. Just gotta keep searching.......and good luck.
[HTC EVO 3D] jgalan14:
Or wait till 2012 and thunderbolt 3d comes out lol jk

But yeah you can't have it legally right now

If you don't have an Evo3d well you don't have an Evo3d :P
[HTC EVO 3D] jnewkirk10:
I think he is talking about permanently with a Verizon contact. But you can force it to roam with the roam control app in the market. It doesn't require root for HTC devices anymore.
[HTC EVO 3D] Buff McBigstuff:
I read somewhere on here that Verizon won't activate a device with an ESN/MEID that didn't originate in their system anymore. If the Evo 3D somehow ended up with an ESN/MEID that came from a Verizon phone I guess they wouldn't know the difference, they'd think that the Evo 3D was that Verizon phone.
[EVO 4G General] jordanetodd:
http://blog.whitesites.com/HTC-Sensation-4G-Chrome-Polished-Frame__634471425817343750_blog.htm

anyone else thinking about it?
[EVO 4G General] mattykinsx:
It is nice looking, I wish they would focus more on looks for phones.
[EVO 4G General] runcool:
damn that looks nice. but why "leave" an evo behind? lmao. you can do this to any phone.
[EVO 4G General] SouthPhilly:
Well ya I guess you could.... Just have to find a metal frame for our evos... Being that under the black paint on the frame of our evos is "red plastic".

Viewing it
[EVO 4G General] CDKJudoka:
That is very sexy. I always preferred metal on my phones over plastic.
[EVO 4G General] Aeltar:
I like that, but I prefer the "racing stripe" achieved through scraping the edge of the back of an EVO. It looks phenomenal, and isn't hard to do at all.
[EVO 4G General] github:
Racing stripes made my EVO go over 9000!
[EVO 4G General] mattykinsx:
I prefer a big red flame.

:rolleyes:
[EVO 4G General] kingdazy:
So.... you would leave Sprint for T-mob, for a phone you could polish?
[EVO 4G General] kevlar3d:
Metal phone + vegas = a phone that is too hot to hold in the summer- looks cool but some sort of case or replacement back panel would be a must on that one.
[EVO 4G General] jackslim:
It is a pretty sharp looking case mod, but I wouldn't leave Sprint or my EVO for it
[EVO 4G General] phistyle:
looks tacky to me...
[Xperia Play General] hexen2006:
Hi everybody,

I know this is a noob question, but I'm getting tired of this... and maybe there is a easy fix.

Everytime I re-boot my phone or even when I connect my phone to my laptop via USB cable and connect the phone memory card as requested by PC companion, all the icons of the Apps installed on the SD card are "REARRANGED" i guess in a first in order... so If I have spent half an hour organizing my apps icons position, I have to do it everytime any of this 2 situation happens?

Is there anyway to prevent the apps (on SD card) icons to re-arrange in any situation???. I'm tired of re-arranging apps :( Even when my battery is empty and the phone is turned off I have to do it ARGH!

My phone is a R800a running 2.3.3 stock (out of box state... only updated via SEUS to 2.3.3)

Thanks
[Xperia Play General] Logseman:
You'd do well using another launcher IMHO.
[Xperia Play General] hexen2006:
Thanks!

Which home launcher can you recommed me?

also do I need to have root to be able to change the app launcher?:confused:
[Xperia Play General] captain67:
Golauncher is what I use. It's very customizable, won't eat up your battery, and has a ton of themes, all for free.

Sent from my R800a
[Xperia Play General] Logseman:
You don't need to root in order to change the app launcher. About what programs you can use, Go Launcher is a good choice, and it has a suite of (separate) downloadable widgets and apps.
[Xperia Play General] Mozza2k11:
The popular launchers are Launcherpro free & paid (i use the free version of LP), Go launcher ex or ADW Launcher EX free & paid.

As Logseman has said with Go launcher you can get free widget addons. But with Launcher pro you have to get the piad version to use the LP widgets.

There are other lauchers such as Regina 3D Launcher, Zeam Launcher, Launcher 7 but the 3 above are the preferred choice for many and will solve your problem.
[Xperia Play General] AndroHero:
I bought the paid version of launcher pro plus, but since finding go launcher i use that :D i love the options/themes for go launcher, launcher pro plus has better widgets though, either way the stock launcher is crappy.
[Xperia Play General] hexen2006:
Thanks for all the help, i will give the free Go launcher a try, before i decide if i need something from the paid version.

Thanks
[Xperia Play General] dassub:
My Xperia Play does the same thing for apps that are stored on the micro sd card. I wish there was a workaround for the stock SE launcher.
[Xperia Play General] hexen2006:
Just installed GO Launcher, It is so Awesome, OMG so many options to play around with, Thanks
[Xperia Play General] ncaissie:
This thing is Awesome. Thanks!

Is there a paid version? I would pay for this.
[Xperia Play General] AndroHero:
the launcher is free, but there is some paid plugins like Go sms+ ect :)
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] unforgiven:
Does android have busuu app for learning english?plz help me .
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] Gammelgustav:
Search the market ;)
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] unforgiven:
It's forbidden for my country.can you give me the .apk?
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] unforgiven:
Anybody there?help plz
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] Gammelgustav:
its no longer avaible on the market...

http://www.androidsoftware.us/plus/download.php?open=0&aid=33747&cid=3
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] unforgiven:
How can I use the scanner?

Would mind downloading it and upload it for me?
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] unforgiven:
Can anyone dl it an upload it here?
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] boggiano:
Just for curiosity...

Can someone explain why this app is compatible with galaxy S/Asus epad but NOT galaxy tab 7'' ?
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] unforgiven:
I'm using this software but it's not completely free!!!
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] deividox:
heiio, is there any alternative for winmo? Thanks
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] unforgiven:
U can check www.busuu.com to find ur answer.

So,I dub thee Unforgiven...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mighty_X:
Is there a possiblity out there which allows you to set the min and the max of the display brightness? When I m lieing in bed at night the lowest brightness is too light for me...

Greets
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spaceKomet:
I am using screen filter.

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.haxor
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] k1000716:
+1 for screen filter. Also has widgets to make switching nice and fast.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NZtechfreak:
Yep, Screen Filter - you'll notice the difference in colour on the left side of the screen with it though (personally that doesn't alarm me, since the phone isn't intended to be used at such low brightness settings). Just so you know.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mighty_X:
GREAT App!! Thanks a lot
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mistamikel:
Hey guys,

I have an x10i that just went dead one day, I thought it needed a software re-install so I did it. Now it wont turn on and I just get a quick green blink and a vibrate when I turn it on. Ive flashed it 10 times via sony update too and pc companion and flash tools. I dont know what to do, any help would me much appreciated.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] beau420:
Download SEUS from Sony and flash. Make sure it is fully charged and make sure you are using the right USB cable and try using several different USB ports on your computer if the first one doesn't work.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mistamikel:
Thanks for the response, I have a fully charged battery and just re-flashed with still no luck. What did you mean about the "right usb cord" ?

Thanks again.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] beau420:
I mean reflashed with SEUS (not PC Companion) and by right USB cord, I mean the one that came with the phone. Or if you have the possibility, try another one.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mistamikel:
Tried with 2 different usb cords and on 2 different cpus. I think Im S.O.L
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mistamikel:
One more question, after a flash how long does it take for the xperia to boot up?
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] beau420:
During a flash with SEUS it tells you when the phone is rebooting....same with the Flashtool.

Screen turns on...still black...then Sony logo, then your bootlogo followed by desktop.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmX-IYNYqL8

Is it successfully flashing using SEUS or flashtool? Does it actually flash and then not boot? What does it say when you flahs using the flashtool?

But again, if the flashtool isn't working, you are going to have to use SEUS to get back to scratch. Run it as Admin...let it boot up and do nothing to the phone for at least 2 minutes. Do not swipe or move a thing....let it settle down.

Some of you people who ask for help really don't provide much information at all.

To me it looks like a wrong firmware problem... version you have installed isn't the same as kernel.

I would flashtool....root....turn off phone....SEUS full reflash....
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mistamikel:
When the flash finishes up it says to turn on the device and the start up may take some time, Ive let it sit for hours and still nothing. IDK what the hell is wrong with it.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mistamikel:
K well I give up. Ive tried 3 more times using a cpu with xp and still the same thing.

If any one else has had this problem please let me know.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CescVicious:
looks like the faulty motherboard issue to me, some users are experiencing this problem, if you have warranty get a new phone if don't then i don't know what else can you do :/
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mistamikel:
Great. I have no warenty so looks like I'm screwed.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mistamikel:
Is there any way to fix the mother board issue ?
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mistamikel:
Dont mean to beat a dead horse but....... HELP!!!!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Electroneto:
hello guys

I need your help, I have a problem with my samsung vibrant galaxy

1 - try to downgrade my vibrant of 2.2 to 2.1. THROUGH the recovery mode in the option packages reinstall, everything was working perfectly until I reboot the device because the device does not advance the vibrant samsung logo

2-the device if you let me enter recovery mode and download mode in recovery mode try to reinstall packages but I get an error saying

E: can not open / sdcard / update.zip (no such file or directory) installation aborted

download mode (volume -, home, power) I get a caption that says "keyPressed 164", when I connect my device to my pc I get as "unrecognized device", and installed and uninstalled the drivers but I get the same error, odin not recognize me in this way, but in recovery mode if you know me

I need your help guys who can help me

forgiveness for my bad English, I try to explain to me as clear and precise as possible