yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[HTC EVO 3D] Impulses:
I got mine in as well but power was down at my house until yesterday because of the storm Irene. I plan to do one or two rundown tests of my stock battery tonight (I'm thinking video payback + a download while on WiFi and an Airave) and then start using the Anker, so I can take it thru the same rubdown test in a few days after it's been thru a couple cycles. My cousin got it for his Sensation and he says it's been better than stock from the first charge (his stock battery is 1500 mAh so that isn't surprising).

About the charger, the movable pin design is interesting even tho I doubt I'll ever risk using it with a camera battery or anything like that... It does have one extra feature which I didn't see listed on the Ebay page tho, and it's a nice surprise, it has a micro USB port on the side so you can even use it in the car with a standard micro USB charger (or any other configuration away from a wall outlet).

That's in addition to the full sized USB port that you can use to charge your phone... So you can effectively charge the phone and an extra battery at home OR in the car with the same charger (+ a 12V USB car charger). Very versatile, not something I'll use every day but it'll be great for traveling.
[HTC EVO 3D] chlehqls:
I'm liking what I'm hearing. This is wonderful news!

EDIT: Do you have to use a separate charger to charge the Anker batteries? Or can I still use my stock HTC charger?
[HTC EVO 3D] ifly4vamerica:
Stock charger works just fine. The wall charger is just so you can toss in a fresh one and recharge the dead one. Handy sometimes.

EDIT: In an earlier post I stated the battery showed 100% when putting it in the phone fully charged from the wall charger. That was when I was on Viper ROM using a battery percent mod I made myself. However now I am running straight Synergy nightlies (2.3.4 Build 381 currently) and the batteries only show 99% when putting them in the phone. They still last as long or longer (Synergy really rocks for me in battery life) than when I was on Viper. Just thought I would post in case anybody was interested. I know some of you out there HAVE to see that 100%! ;-)
[HTC EVO 3D] moosh3:
To get 100% charge it with the phone off overnight, then turn it back on, play with it for 10 seconds, and plug it back in til the screen turns green. So far it was lasted my 13 1/2 hours and it is at 53% battery with moderate web browsing texting and reddit, and I flashed an aosp rom then restored to my previous rom. This is on the first charge since I got it. SUPER impressed :) Carried my stock battery with me all day and I didn't have to take off the tpu case! Thank god, it's a pain in the ass.
[HTC EVO 3D] stanglifemike:
My charger does not have a micro-usb port on the side of it, only a standard usb port. Just thought i should add that so everyone isn't expecting to have the micro also...
[HTC EVO 3D] moosh3:
That is why you use your charging cable...
[HTC EVO 3D] stanglifemike:
No,I don't use the charging ports on external battery chargers for anything ever.I was saying that so others wouldn't expect a micro USB port on theirs which would allow charging an external battery in the car..... Not sure what you were trying to say.
[HTC EVO 3D] Impulses:
That's weird, here's the listing for the battery + charger that I bought, in case anyone wants the charger that can be used in the car or off a second charter or w/e.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220826572129&ssPageName=ADME:L:OC:US:1123

Although they list the same part numbers across that listing as well as others where it's clearly visible that the charger in the picture only has one port... Curiously there's also an $8 listing that describes exactly the charger that I got, and no part number, not that I see any of those part numbers on my charger/battery package anyway.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Anker-Multi...697965?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item4cf9a29bad

Even this listing has the wrong picture for the charger tho, as it only shows the one port. Maybe I just got lucky, tho they clearly stock both types of chargers.
[HTC EVO 3D] chlehqls:
So...guys.

Any results from the battery usage from the Ankers thus far? Sorry if I'm being nosy, I'm really curious to see how these babies stack up to stock. :)
[HTC EVO 3D] stanglifemike:
Haven't used my HTC battery in couple days now. The Anker batteries last longer than stock. Not by a ton, but they do last longer. I couldn't be happier with them!
[HTC EVO 3D] Impulses:
I'm doing the last run of my battery drain test on the stock battery tonight, and then I'll start using the Anker I bought. I'll probably put it thru the same test by Friday. What I'm doing is running Green Hornet at full brightness while downloading a 1GB test file over Wifi, the file finishes downloading before the battery dies but it usually lasts like 3 hours like that on the stock one.
[HTC EVO 3D] Nickcu13:
I recently purchased this, and i'm having a hard time figuring out how to use the extra charger. Whenever i put a battery in it in any way it always shows a blue light, even if i just had it in my phone and it was at 20% on my phone before putting it in.

Also, there are four metal connections on my battery and only 2 on the charger... which ones do i connect them to? And what is the sliding white thing for?

Thanks for the help!
[HTC EVO 3D] stanglifemike:
The prongs need to be on the outer 2 connectors. The light will come on red when it's connected right, then will turn blue when finished charging. The light will come on blue if it's connected wrong. It slides to give you the option to charge different style batteries...
[HTC EVO 3D] -viperboy-:
I have these batteries and I gave one to my Dad along with the external charger. I do notice an increase in battery life with this battery and I just charge it in the phone with no issues. Again, it's not like 12 hours longer, but it holds a charge long enough to justify the price. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend these to anyone, great product!
[HTC EVO 3D] aznmode:
There you have it folks. Viperboy approved..hehe.

I'm still very happy with mine after 3 weeks of owning them.
[HTC EVO 3D] stanglifemike:
Mine just seem to keep getting better and better after every cycle. Love it!!
[HTC EVO 3D] moosh3:
Yep, I can have my phone running from 6AM to 11PM with 3g on. Yes<3
[HTC EVO 3D] Moricon:
Ordered one. Hope mine is as good as yours.
[HTC EVO 3D] rgloria12:
after reading several good comments on these batteries, I decided to order some. I just received them, but I'm not sure how to use the wall charger... it has three sliding plastics with metal sticks on only two of them. Can someone please help me out as to where these two metal sticks should connect to the battery, because there are four possible places. Thanks for any help
[HTC EVO 3D] Zabalba:
I just got some today as well. Charging them as I speak. I suppose these chargers are setup for multiple battery types. Set yours up like how I have mine.
[HTC EVO 3D] Zabalba:
Starting to wonder if these are really 1900 mAh or if they are really 1700
[HTC EVO 3D] rgloria12:
thanks, I just plugged them in, I hope these batteries match up to the stock battery or better like other people are experiencing
[HTC EVO 3D] enyce9:
After reading the reviews I went and bought em for my EVO 3d. Battery monitor pro says 1700mah
[HTC EVO 3D] wizsenseisablur:
these do fit kind of snug with the stock door. do you guys think this is putting a strain on it?
[HTC EVO 3D] stanglifemike:
Mine do not fit any tighter than the stock battery. You are talking about the Anker 1900mah from a California seller?
[HTC EVO 3D] stanglifemike:
I believe that it will say that no matter what battery you install, even a 4000mah. You have to manually change the mah within the app. With that said, I don't think there is any benefit in doing so as far as battery life is concerned. Only benefit I can think of would be for graphing, and to keep up with history between different batteries.

Also, I would bet money that these are not the same and especially not a lower mah than stock. After a few days of running nothing but the Anker batteries i decided to use my HTC battery. 10 hours Up and 3.5 Awake and my HTC battery was at 5%. My Anker batteries have been lasting at least 14.5 hours Up and 4.5 hours Awake. Right now I'm at 4 hours Up and 1 hour Awake and I'm still at 90%, with a Anker battery. No way these are equal or less than stock!!!
[HTC EVO 3D] chlehqls:
Wow, so that's definitely better than stock. From the looks of it, for a pretty noticeable margin. This is definitely in my bookmarks now. I'm not using my phone constantly where I need a better battery, but if the stock ever becomes borked later on, I'll know where to turn to. ;]
[HTC EVO 3D] :
Just finished my 2nd cycle with the Anker. Definitely not impresswed just yet. Moderate use. A good amount of texting, some calls, minimal gaming. Battery up at ~9:45 AM, died at ~8 PM. Hopefully it will improve.
[HTC EVO 3D] stanglifemike:
What percent would you have left on your stock battery with that same usage?

Oh, and it took mine about 4 cycles before mine started showing their true life...
[HTC EVO 3D] :
Same usage I'd probably have between 10-15 percent left. I may be subliminally using it more because I know I have more space, so I will track it better.
[HTC EVO 3D] robstunner:
That doesn't even look like my Anker battery. Hmph.

Edit. Maybe it does.
[HTC EVO 3D] gigaboss:
I bought this : http://www.ebay.com/itm/290606402809?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649

will give you a feedback
[HTC EVO 3D] stanglifemike:
No need for feedback. There is thread talking about those already, and I have 4 of them myself. The are about 1300-1400mah. Don't get your hopes up....

Don't even wait for those to arrive, just go ahead an buy the Anker batteries if you're looking for a good quality battery. I'm going to sell my Galilio batteries on here for next to nothing, just in case some one wants to have one for emergency purposes only. They are not for everyday use.
[HTC EVO 3D] bagelicious:
Awesome thread - thanks for the reviews everyone. I just purchased mine off ebay and can't wait to start using them. Man I love XDA.
[HTC EVO 3D] gigaboss:
:'( good to know
[HTC EVO 3D] stanglifemike:
Yea, i hate to be the bearer of bad news. But I figured if you knew now then you could go ahead and order some other batteries that actually work, and cut down on your wait time. Anker and Chichitec are both great choices and are probably identical other than the sticker on them. Also, they both ship from California if I'm not mistaken (i know Anker does). Chichitec costs a few dollars more, that's why I went with Anker...
[HTC EVO 3D] Anonamoose:
I too have this battery. I've had it for about a week now I ordered it from Amazon. It lasted me 28 hours of light/moderate use. I had 1 hour 40 mins of calls .... over 30 text... i read for two hours using the kindle app and some light web surfing. I am very pleased for me it seems to last about 2-3 hours longer then stock under a light/medium load and about an hour longer if i go nuts (up from 8 hours to 9). If I try and baby it I can go two days easy. Using viper rom stock kernal and no overclock

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[HTC EVO 3D] Impulses:
On it's 3rd cycle I got 24 hours in total out of my Anker battery, including half an hour of calls and four and a half hours of screen-on time spent mostly web browsing (mostly on Wifi).

I find it curious that most people fail to mention the time their display spent turned on when they try to discuss battery life. It's the biggest battery sucker by far (followed by the radios), so mentioning how much time you spent with it on and sharing what was the primary activity (browsing, gaming, etc) is far FAR more useful than just sharing total time between charges...

My phone could easily sleep for 40 hours if I don't touch it, or last as little as 6 hours if I spend 4+ hours on it straight. All this light/medium/heavy use means absolutely nothing to most people, everyone's usage pattern varies wildly, so let's start talking display-on time at least imo! It's not the most direct comparison, but if you know what your primary activity (usually whatever follows display in usage stats) was it's a pretty good gauge.

That being said, I'll be running the Anker battery thru my rundown test this weekend, which is a lot more empirical than most anecdotal evidence. I got a consistent 3 hours out of the stock battery (3 hr, 3 hr, 2 hr 57 min) so any tangible gain with the Anker should be easily seen. I wanted to give it a week worth of charge cycles first.
[HTC EVO 3D] stanglifemike:
I absolutely agree!!! When your using it is what counts, who cares how long it can sleep for!I If you look at my post I mentioned Up and Awake time for stock and Anker battery
[HTC EVO 3D] twincitiesjhawk:
just got the Anker lastnight and have a couple of questions:

1: do you have to, or should you have to bump charge the battery when the light turns green initially - meaning unplugging it and plugging it back in a few times.

2: how many charges until you start getting max use of this battery? I'm at 60% with about 4 hours of use today which i feel like that is about the same with the oem battery.
[HTC EVO 3D] Impulses:
1. I don't think it's necessary unless you're neurotic about pulling the phone at 100% off the charger every time... And even then youre probably just doing more harm than to it in the long run. AFAIK The EVO 3D follows the same routine as the 4G of charging to full, letting it discharge a bit (dunno if it's 5% or 10% on the 3D), then charging to full again... But the EVO 3D sleeps a lot better than the 4G so I doubt you'll ever manage to pull it at 90% or whatever if the light's green (unless you've left it plugged in 16+ hours).

2. I'd say 2-3 at 'least... Though it's gonna be gradual. You're at 60% with four hours of "use"? And by use you mean 4 hours of the screen being on for one reason or another? Or four hours of ocasionally turning it on to check messages/email? Vast difference... Though the former is impossible and the latter is hard to judge unless you share exactly what you did in those four hours. :p If it was more like 2 hours or less of the display being on while you used it normally (web, email, messages, etc) then yea, you're in the ballpark.

If you tap on Display under the battery usage stats it'll tell you exactly how long it's been on. I usually get aywhere from 3 to 4 and a half hours of display-on time (over anywhere from 6-20 hours of idle time, the phone really does sleep like a champ).
[HTC EVO 3D] {SBR}_L3GION:
will these work in the evo 3d.

batteries
[HTC EVO 3D] Wiley_11:
Yes, have them in both our E3D's and work great. Seem to have a little more capacity than stock.
[HTC EVO 3D] stanglifemike:
That's actually the same package that i bought and the same seller i bought from as well. Batteries definitely outlast stock and the seller has quick shipping too.
[HTC EVO 3D] mozman:
The seller has certain listings on sale. Like for 1-1900 battery plus charger for 15.99 (20% off, reg 19.99). A great deal and I have no need for 3 batteries. Gonna buy.
[HTC EVO 3D] {SBR}_L3GION:
I purchased the package and I'm anxiously awaiting their arrival. Sometimes I spend a few days away from home and while I do carry my charger it just isn't as convenient as a couple of extra batteries. Thank you all for your input!

Sent from my Synergized xda Premium Evo
[HTC EVO 3D] bagelicious:
Has anyone had weird issues with this battery? I took mine off the wall last night around 10pm, then when I went to bed at 1am I decided I would top it off overnight by letting it charge via standard USB cable to the wall socket. When I woke up this morning it had drained down to ~32% somehow. After rebooting it, the percentage indicated about 70% but then it dropped down to ~40% in a couple of minutes so it seems like it was just really confused. It died pretty quickly after I got to work this morning so I've been back on the HTC battery for the rest of the day.

If anyone can enlighten me to what I did wrong (if anything) I'd appreciate it. I'm wondering if I just got a bum battery somehow.
[HTC EVO 3D] stanglifemike:
You using a custom Rom/Kernal?
[HTC EVO 3D] bagelicious:
Nope, I got my phone off Ebay and it was already on 1.5. Everything is stock unfortunately.
[HTC EVO 3D] chlehqls:
Maybe the battery hasn't been calibrated right? Give it a few discharge cycles (I know, I know it's bad for battery blah blah) but just so that your phone gets used to it.

Other than that, I don't know...
[HTC EVO 3D] Impulses:
You should always charge a new battery to full and let it ride out until the phone shuts down, an extra cycle or two of that can help.

You aren't calibrating the battery per se, a common misconception. It's true these types of batteries need no long term conditioning, in fact in normal use it's actually healthier that you never let it discharge completely... HOWEVER, the way in which your phone gauges battery status is far from exact, it basically takes a few voltage measurements at different intervals and extrapolates. The phone doesn't even know a battery's capacity when you first put it in...

This is why you give it one or two cycles from full to empty when you start using it, it has nothing to do with the battery itself, it's about allowing the phone to gather accurate stats on the battery. Hence why the same procedure is recommended when you flash a new ROM if you wipe battery stats (it's even on the CM wiki), you're literally wiping the phone's log of the battery's behavior.

I'm not saying that failure to do this is absolutely what caused the funky battery behavior for the guy above, but it sure sounds like it.

I haven't noticed anything even remotely similar with mine. I still haven't gotten around to putting it thru the same run down test that I put the stock one but it does seem to last slightly longer, subjectively, and surely no worse. If there is ONE difference I've noticed vs the stock one it's that once it reaches 5% it seems to be within 5 min of shutting down, maybe 10-15 if idle, maybe... The stock one seemed to be able to hang on at 5% for a while longer. This could just be a result of battery stats being slightly inaccurate, since I haven't rooted and so I can't wipe stats (so the bulk of my phone's battery log probably still reflects the stock one).
[HTC EVO 3D] life64x:
Sensation and evo 3d batteries are the same.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] foxtrotftw:
Sorry if this is redundant folks, but a friend of my stepfather has been having some issues. He recently purchased a G2X, used it for a month or 2 on T-Mobile, but now wants to switch to AT&T with his girlfriend. He's gotten pretty far, getting the IMEI from T-Mo and getting it actually unlocked. He's now got Calls and Texts up and running on AT&T's network, but he can't get any data to work. We know that 3G won't work on it, but we assumed EDGE would.

Any help here? I'm sure it something reasonably simple.

Please and thanks, XDA!
[T-Mobile LG G2x] BarryH_GEG:
There's a thread in the SGS2 dev section with AT&T's APN settings. They probably need to be changed in the phone.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] phburks:
Mine is unlocked and I tried my wife's at&t sim and had no issues connecting to internet. Not that that helps you, just wanted to throw in my experience. I wonder if it makes a difference which type of rate/data plan the at&t sim is on.

G2X CM7
[T-Mobile LG G2x] foxtrotftw:
Thanks Barry, I found that thread and sent him the APN settings. I'll post back tomorrow with results.

And thanks for your input phburks. The reason why yours worked may be that you're running CM. Our g2x is running stock Android.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] lsquare:
Posted in the wrong forum, please delete!
[T-Mobile LG G2x] carltonhimself:
[Q] When the screen times out, my Wifi Calling shuts down until I wake it again. I'm running CM 107 with faux's kernel, and am pretty happy with it. I have wifi set to never shut off in advanced settings...is this something I'll just have to live with, or am I missing something?

Sent from my G2X with xda Premium.

EDIT: I found a workaround...sort of. If I disable data, wifi will stay active. Only downside that I can think of is that I won't be able to send/receive mms with wifi calling.

EDIT 2: Nevermind. Still does it.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] bls2633:
how is it you know wifi calling is off when screen is off. I ask because I use wifi calling al well and have been through most all the roms and have never run into that as far as I know. Also, do you have juice defender or something similar, maybe set cpu has a profile set to lower cpu on screen off and that's causing it?? could be a couple different things. would be helpful to know what apps you have along those lines.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] carltonhimself:
I've got nothing that would affect the wifi settings. The only thing I can think of is that, maybe, the faux kernel is preset to disconnect wifi at idle periods? If that's a possibility, would I have to dl a CPU governor to determine that?

Sent from my G2X with xda Premium.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] bls2633:
I dont want to tell you anything I am not sure about. That may be a possibility. Now that I think about it I do remember seeing the icon pop back up after a few secs of screen on when I was on that rom. your best bet if you get no solid answer is to post it in the kernel thread and Faux himself may see it and Im sure he will answer you if he does see it. You could also PM faux but im sure he prob gets too many to check.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] carltonhimself:
Thanks for the suggestion. Incidentally, what are you running?

Sent from my G2X with xda Premium.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] Payvay:
I have the exact same problem and I'm using CM7 latest nightlies. When screen goes off, WiFi will switch off, no matter how you set it in the WiFi options.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] carltonhimself:
The newest nightly updates the RIL. This may possibly be a fix, but I can't try it until I get home tonight.

Sent from my G2X with xda Premium.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] bls2633:
Sorry, didnt see this last night. I am running Weapon right now. I really like it. I have had 0 problems with it. The only thing I dont like about it is it wont support any custom kernels. So no OC. Also I cant get Netflix. Its worth having a stable rom though.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] babyzay:
Weapon is the only rom that I can get it to stay on with. faux has a new kernel for weapon that has oc I think
[T-Mobile LG G2x] carltonhimself:
To all following this thread: babyzay is correct. After flashing every ROM possible, I am certain that this issue is unique to CM7-based ROMS. I am sticking with Weapon and faux's latest, and everything is working great.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] FatalityBoyZahy:
I've never experienced this issue yet, I'm on Nightly 118.
[Galaxy S II General] lsquare:
I'm currently using the iPhone 4 with the iOS 5 beta. I'm loving the photo album in iOS 5 because it shows where all of my geotagged photos have been taken.

I'm just wondering if the photo album of the Galaxy S2 and or Android 2.3 in general have a photo album where it'll show where the photos are taken. If not, what are the ways to enjoy/browse the geotagged photos?
[Galaxy S II General] dudi1986:
yes

there is an option in the Galary

if u slide the option on the top to the right it will change the view to dates and geotages;)
[Galaxy S II General] Tri3Dent:
You will need to turn on gps and set the gps setting to on in the camera app in order to do what you want to do.
[Galaxy S II General] lsquare:
Can you show a screenshot of how that looks like? I can't find one anywhere on Google.

Also, will it show an overlay of Google Maps with the geotagged photos pinned on the map?
[Galaxy S II General] dudi1986:
sorry i was out town

those r the screenshots
[Motorola Droid 3] SecrtAgentMan:
Hey guys, I was planning on going to Verizon from T-Mo.

I was looking at the DX2/D3 and I was wondering why there are no ROMs?
[Motorola Droid 3] erismaster:
We don't have root yet.
[Motorola Droid 3] SecrtAgentMan:
Any ETA on when there should be a root?
[Motorola Droid 3] brandonmangan:
No realistic way to give an ETA. A lot of determined people are working on it, it'll happen. It'd be worth the switch from tmo to verizon regardless.