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[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kriegalex:
Hi everyone,

So that's my problem : I've got some real battery life troubles on my HTC Desire for 1 month now. I'll quickly explain what I did back then and what I've done since then.

So my Desire is rooted and has S-OFF for 4-5 months now. I've tried many roms, starting from the stock one with root (froyo), RCMix S, CyanogenMod, InsertCoin, GB Roms, ...

I had a great battery life with the froyo stock rooted ROM, I could listen to music, go on Youtube, read mails, call, ... and my battery would last a little bit less than 2 days, which I find good for a smartphone.

When I switched to GB Sense ROMs, I lost some battery life, but I could still do a lot of stuff and have some 40% remaining at the end of the day. So it could last 2 days when not doing heavy stuff.

One month ago, I updated InsertCoin to a new version and since then I've got battery life troubles. I thought first it was obviously IC having battery troubles, but when an update arrived, it remained the same. I bought a new battery and nothing changed. Since then I've tried different ROMs like AOSP Cyanogenmod or stock rooted Froyo but the battery can't last more than one day even if the phone remains idle for the most part of the day (one call, 30 minutes of music and that's it... 15-20% at the end of the day).

I've tried to change the radio to an oldest one (5.11.05.27 previously 5.17.05.23), add to the stock froyo a powersaving pack (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=773997) which I think should be the lightest ROM available (stock froyo with old sense and a powersaving pack) and still can't have my phone survive the night ...

So what has changed in my phone and how can I have a normal battery life back ?

I don't expect you to exactly solve my problem, but it could be nice to give some advices regarding the battery or explain how exactly the modified kernels with smartass work or even the setcpu application. And how to monitor exactly what drains the battery !

Best regards
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Heisenberg:
How long have you had the phone? And is it still the original battery you got with the device?
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kriegalex:
I've had my phone since June 2010 and I bought a new battery 1 month ago to see if it changed something. It's an official htc battery
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MatDrOiD:
Did you calibrated your new battery? If not, here is a very nice guide for battery calibration:

http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/11823-battery-calibration-thread
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kriegalex:
Thanks for the link. I've tried to calibrate my battery, I'll see if it changes something, but from what I read, calibration only avoids your phone turning off at 10-15% of battery because it thinks the battery is empty. A lot of people say that calibration doesn't improve battery life ...
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kriegalex:
So I tried to find what really drained my battery. I spoke with a friend and he told me he thought our provider must have changed something in the network and that can use more battery.

So I tried to use my phone as usual but turning on and off the 3g network when needed or not and the battery life is back to normal.

It's strange though because one year ago I didn't need to do that to save my battery.

I'm wondering : if I try several radios, could I find one that uses less battery? So far I've used the last one available and the one that came with froyo 2.2 but I didn't try the other...
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Parva4:
What most people forget is the tiny size of the battery Vs what we want the phone to do. If I were to only send a few text messages per day and maybe a 10 minute phone call it may last up to 3 days. As it is I have it checking Facebook, Google mail, my home mail and I leave wifi on 24/7. With this I can do 24 hours provided that I'm not putting the screen on to look.

Turn wifi off and don't look at the screen, battery suddenly lasts twice as long. The issue is that these phones are made to be able to access anything and your battery will die fasy when you do. Get a cheap £10.99 Nokia or Samsung that only makes phone calls and you'll save yourself the heartache of a phone that's a PC away from home.

Otherwise, swallow the bitter pill. You can't have both. :(
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kriegalex:
Thanks for the answer. I'm not asking for one week battery life though. I'm just pointing out that one year ago I had Froyo with root and now I'm back to Froyo with a brand new battery after trying some other ROMs but I can't manage to have my old battery life back. What I'm saying in my other posts is that I'm not using my phone a lot, I just write 2 messages a day and listen to 30 minutes music, I don't go on Youtube, I don't have push notifications for exchange etc etc ... Last year I had all of that and the battery lasted more than one day !

Cheers
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 7_michel:
What is the part number of your new battery ? Is it 35H00132-06M

I have got such one and results is very surprising

See my blog 78michel/unblog now in french will be in english within few days
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kriegalex:
Nop, it's not very far, it's 35H00132-05M.

BTW, meantime I've switched to sebaastian15's ROM Runnymede, removed everything I could (Twitter, auto sync off, Exchange manual update, etc ...) and I'm very satisfied with the battery life :) And the Beats audio enhancement is very nice with some good headphones !

I'll just suppose that Android 2.2 + uses more battery than the old ones and if you want the same battery life, you need to turn off some stuff. I also think that Sense 3.5 is more battery friendly than 3.0.

Cheers
[Android Apps and Games] aliensquale:
So I now love Android since getting an Android Gingerbread Tablet and Gingerbread phone... but the one thing I so far can NOT figure out how to do reliably and automatically is syncing my Outlook 2010 Contacts up to my Gmail account (which will then sync from Gmail to my android phone and tablet).

The only way I have been doing it right now is just export my Outlook contacts to a CSV.. then import the CSV into Gmail.. then Gmail syncs down to my phone.

Well this is not the 'automated' solution I am looking for. I have employees that update the Outlook 2010 contact information all day and then I never get the updates on my android phone when in the field. For me to do the CSV import thing every night is a real pain in the ass (my Outlook contact information changes daily btw).

I have a server that stays running all the time with Outlook 2010 installed... I do NOT use an Exchange server btw.. and I do NOT want to use exchange.. so that is out of the question. Basically I guess I am looking for some plugin or something into Outlook 2010 that can sync the 'CONTACTS' folder up with my specified G-mail account.. it would be great to also sync the outlook 'Calender' as well if possible.

and of course 2-way syncing would be ideal.. this way if I am in the field and I get a new contact.. I don't need to take the business card.. give it to my secretary.. who then puts into into Outlook... I would like to be able to the new or updated contact info right into my Android phone.. then it will sync up to Gmail... and then Gmail will sync it right back down into my Outlook system in the office... 2-way syncing automagically would be great!!!!

Thank you all very much for the tips!!! great forum!!!
[Android Apps and Games] gwallee:
I was just looking for something like this yesterday. I am in the process of testing Funambol right now. It seems to be just what I was looking for. I just hope it doesn't eat up battery.
[Android Apps and Games] aliensquale:
let me know how you like it
[Android Apps and Games] pharz:
you could use this

:D

I previously used some Outlook connector but it was buggy and doesn't sync all info from. Same thing with CSV, not sure if all information is synced. If I recall correctly, there are some limitations on Google's side.

But if you have an Exchange account set-up on the phone, doesn't it intergrate all contacts? Why the need to have them in gmail if intergration takes place on your device?
[Android Apps and Games] aliensquale:
I do NOT use exchange, and will NOT ever be using Exchange..
[Android Apps and Games] pharz:
Sorry, Outlook for me is fully linked with Exchange... Assumption, the mother of all f#ckups :o

Right..

So but you must be using some kind of central email server that Outlook is connecting to when your secretarry is filing those businesscards.
[Android Apps and Games] troublecro:
MyPhoneExplorer?
[Android Apps and Games] aliensquale:
CodeTwo Public Folders..

http://www.codetwo.com/public-folders/

it works like an exchange server sorta.. really cool program... takes all the hassle out of setting up and managing an exchange server..
[Android Apps and Games] Crackmaggot:
Google Apps Sync for Outlook should work fine for you. I used that and the migration tool when we migrated the company to Google Apps. It should let you specify what you want synced as well.

We did not use Exchange either.
[Android Apps and Games] TechnoHippie:
You can use gmail with POP3 in outlook - it will sync yer contacts.

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/17314/add-your-gmail-account-to-outlook-2010-using-pop/
[Android Apps and Games] aliensquale:
I don't see how doing this can 2 way sync your outlook contacts folder our any contacts folder you specify.. I have multiple contact folders in outlook so I need to specify which one to sync
[Android Apps and Games] jaxf250:
I use gSyncIt.
[Android Apps and Games] george.deme:
I use companionlink that synchronizes contacts and calendar perfectly between Outlook and Gmail. I have it installed on my laptop and run it once a week...

http://www.companionlink.com/ ;)
[Android Apps and Games] gwallee:
It seems to work good, but has a lot more features than I need.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] rect2409:
ROOTer for Linux

After a few days of testing I have finally got it working on both 2.1.1.A.0.6 firmware and 2.1.1.C.0.0 firmware.

Credits go to all the people that made the files to make it possible to root.

Testing

Phone - X10 Mini Pro

Firmwares - 2.1.1.A.0.6 & 2.1.1.C.0.0

OS - Mint 11 & Arch

Requirements:

Linux PC/Laptop

USB Cable

Android Version 2.1 Stock ROM (Firmware 2.1.1.A.0.6/2.1.1.C.0.0)

Do not use on any android higher than eclair. During testing this caused problems.

ROOTer Usage:

You need to set your phone in Debugging Mode.

Connect your phone to your computer

Open up terminal

Go to the directory you extracted it to

Start the ROOTer by typing "sh ROOTer.sh"

Thanks Go To:

kissmyarch - Tested and helped troubleshoot

Latest Changes:

Version 3 (02-Oct-2011)

Updated su binary to version 3

Updated Superuser.apk to version 3h

In The Future:

GUI for it.

Download:

https://github.com/downloads/react2409/X10-Mini-Pro-Utilities/ROOTer-Linux-v3.zip

Please do no re-host or re-release without permission.

If you found this helpful please don't forget to push the "Thanks" button.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] mr_torture:
Great news... ;) Thanks...
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] rect2409:
Version 2 update, just simply makes it more user friendly and asks a few checks before doing the actual ROOTing.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] rect2409:
Hmm edit button didn't show up in my previous post.

Updated to version 3 which includes the updated su binary and Superuser.apk. These have been updated to version 3 which I have tested on our phones and they work flawlessly. The change log for su v3 can be seen at:

http://androidsu.com/superuser/changelog/

Basically su version 3 has had a complete overhaul from verson 2. SO a big thanks to the team that have done it :-)
[HTC EVO 3D] dondizzle915:
After flashing tweaked synergy I lost Wi-Fi and 4g is anyone else having this issue and if so could u please help me. Thanks.

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[HTC EVO 3D] Bamba1260:
More detail please..

Do they turn on, but not connect?

Not turn on?

Cause reboots, etc...?

First things first though, did you wipe completely (wipe ALL data)?
[HTC EVO 3D] dondizzle915:
No sir they don't even come on they just read error. I didn't wipe because it was fresh out of the box.

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[HTC EVO 3D] dondizzle915:
Also what's weird is before on my other evo 3d kernels would flash it doesn't seem to be working for my new one I looked under software the kernel says HTC..... .

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[HTC EVO 3D] dondizzle915:
I got it i went through fastboot instead of rom manager and flashed a new kernel and its working now

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[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Hi guys

Just been browsing around today and saw that CheckRom has been moved from Original Development to the Android one. Then the thread is closed. Two questions.

Does anyone know whats going on please ie why it has closed and second does anyone know if its coming back?

I know they have their own site and stuff but i quite liked their releases and themes which i know you can still download but its nice to have that thread and read throughout..

Anyone with any knowledge would be gladly appreciated.:D
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
Last time i looked it said under investigation .

jje
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonny68:
I'm usiing this ROM and out of them all this is the best ive had on my phone and Gadget Check is always on hand to help, hope it comes back soon.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] avetny:
After when CheckRom has been moved from Original Development to the Android one...guys moving to own WebSite.

because admin's playing....we losing good people...

The web SITE IS:

checkrom.com
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
i know the more devs that create more roms for us the community, the better it is. yes its a good rom and i had it on mine and was looking forward to the update. But from someone i been speaking to and found out more if your not gonna give credit to the people who deserve it than of course he deserves to have his thread closed. And one thing i did not like was that he kept on pushing people to his site. Dont get me wrong im all for more news and stuff on devs website, but your releasing a rom to the community keep your stuff to that and if they want help then let the people go to the devs site themselves.

anyway thanks guys for your info anyhow how to close the thread now that you guys have answered my question.. thanks again:o
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Archer:
Just forget about it. You could PM a mod to ask them close it, but chances are it'll be off the 1st page and forgotten about by tomorrow anyway, unless people want to discuss it further in which case they need the open thread.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonny68:
No explanation from an admin at all this is getting a bit ridiculous on XDA to be honest ive lost count of the amount of threads that have been "locked" and then most have been reopened, FFS this isn't an official state secrets website you would at least think someone would let people know what is going on. :confused:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] veyka:
If locked or something you can guess that something isn't quite right, gpl non compliance, not giving credit or knocking the whole rom off.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonny68:
considering the ROM has been on here since last week why then has it taken the admins so long to "act" if something is wrong,and if you check the thread Gadget Check gives credit to many different people.

As i said getting beyond a joke at this stage, ill limit my posts on here if this ROM doesn't get "unlocked" it is by far and away the best ROM for the GS2 and ive tried many.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] m2smoe:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1251688

isnt this the topic you guys think is gone? :confused:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonny68:
yes didn't you see mate the thread has been closed
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] veyka:
Could just be a gpl violation as there is no kernel sources attached.

Things take time, pms have to go backwards and forwards between the mod and dev
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MaBlo:
It was closed because he forced people to visit his website, which again required registration. At least that's what the mod who closed it wrote.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonny68:
i don't think Gadget Check "forced" anyone to do anything he merely posted a link to his own website, again this is bordering on the ridiculous if XDA are banning developers from posting external links to their own website.

I think there is more to it than meets the eye,certain developers here have more clout than others ive seen that since ive been a member since March 2010 on various forums on XDA,perhaps they seen how quickly popular this ROM had become while their own ROM wasn't getting much attention and decided to try and do something about it, maybe,maybe not who knows but regardless if the thread was closed just because GC posted a link to his own website it truly is silly season.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] avetny:
+++++++++1 !!!!

Admins can remove the link from POST (and send to owner private MSG) - this is gonna be nice way! !!!!!!!!!!!!!

BUT NO! THREAD closed !!!!

I NEVER SEE THIS BEFORE! REPORT THE ADMIN ABUSE
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonny68:
I've just checked the actual ROM thread and since it's been closed i cannot see anything written by any admin on it as to why it was closed, i know someone mentioned on this thread it was because GC posted links to his own website, big deal, what is the damn problem with that,it's not as people are going to abandon XDA and just post on the Gadget Check website instead.

This is bordering on the ridiculous at this stage on here and as previously stated i believe there to be a lot more to it, clarity from a senior administrator is required please

EDIT - Spoke to GC and he confirmed ROM will be back on XDA today for anyone else wondering. :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Archer:
I'm pretty sick of seeing people on here demanding that "admins do this" or "mods do that". Stop whining about things you don't know about and PM a mod with your concerns, not fill a development forum with crap.

Incidentally, see rule 11.

That's very clear to me.

This is between the mods and the dev - NOT YOU.

Great. Can this thread just disappear now please?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] avetny:
Incidentally, see rule 11:- "I live by my own rules, nobody else's, not even my own."
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Archer:
I wasn't actually referring to you. I don't blame you for wanting to know what happened, and since you now know then all is good :)

My problem is with the people that give it "MOD TELL ME IMMEDIATELY WHY YOU DID SOMETHING I DON'T LIKE!". As far as I'm concerned, every single member with that attitude should buy an iPhone and leave.

Anyway, it was aimed at the troll above who failed to call me a troll when he badly linked an image search URL as an image. Even the image search URL was wrong. He takes trolling to a new low :rolleyes:
[Sony Tablet S] xperiax10.awesome:
[RESERVED] :)

Please share your screens along with following details:

1. Wallpaper Link.

2. Widgets Used.
[Sony Tablet S] jkr284:
Just wondering, how do I take a screenshot without using a camera? The apps on the market say I need root.
[Sony Tablet S] Tergazzi:
Here is a link to 2 on the android market that doesnt require rooting.... not sure how well it will work with a tablet, i havent tried it yet.

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.ScreenCapture22&feature=search_result

or try:

https://market.android.com/details?...d.screencaptureshortcut&feature=search_result
[Sony Tablet S] xperiax10.awesome:
Screen Capture

Don't we have built in feature to TAKE SCREENSHOT in SONY S??

I believe this feature is there in Galaxy Tab 10.1, can anyone confirm..
[Sony Tablet S] jkr284:
The Screenshot feature was built into the Samsung touchwiz launcher on the Galaxy Tab 10.1. There isnt one on the Tablet S yet.
[Sony Tablet S] xperiax10.awesome:
no screens till now !!! wierd :-)

sent via awesome Xperia aRc :-)
[Sony Tablet S] soultics:
Yeah, its a 10.1 thing. I'd hit that button far too much on accident, it seems silly to have it so available. I'm glad I traded my Galaxy for the Tablet S, the quick launch icons at the top are FAR more useful.
[Sony Tablet S] Ubuntop:
Have any of you found a way to screen cap yet?

---------- Post added at 11:57 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:49 AM ----------

Currently Trying out GO Launcher EX. Several of the icons are folders. I will post another thread on how to Screenshot.
[Sony Tablet S] Vinny1967:
Managed to get spb shell in stalled yesterday.It was just for a few minutes before I got the message telling me that it was not registered :p but it looked awesome and was working flawlessly.
[Sony Tablet S] reeser:
*nevermind*
[Sony Tablet S] pcoulson:
Hi,

What's the simplest way to get a landscape picture to show completely as a wallpaper? Have tried a few on the tablet wesites but you're always asked to crop it using gallery or quickpic (if installed)

Can you please let me know a simple way to do this, or the resolution I need to alter pictures to, in order to make them fit the screen nicely?

Many thanks.
[Sony Tablet S] js042507:
There are many threads about getting wallpapers to fit the tablet standard (1200x800) resolution. Especially, in the Xoom forums. Also, there's an app in the market called 'droidiris', which has many great hd wallpapers for tablets. Check it out! And 'all wallpapers' is good too. Just google like "android tablet wallpaper format", or something. I can't remember the 'tricks' off hand. :)

Sent from the most "Epic" phone in the world! ...Using XDA Premium app :-)
[Sony Tablet S] zaynal:
Here's mine:

Using 'Multi-View' Live wallpaper; can specify different wallpaper for each screen.

(Lock-screen)

(Main-home-screen)

(News-screen)

(Media-screen)

(Social-screen)

(Gaming-screen)
[Sony Tablet S] Jenne B:
I really liked your wallpapers, could you provide them for download ?

Thanks
[Sony Tablet S] zaynal:
Here's the download link for the above wallpapers:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/36464144/sts-wallpaper.zip
[Sony Tablet S] Jenne B:
Great, many thanks :-)
[Sony Tablet S] Vinny1967:
Beautiful setup zaynal. How did you manage to name different screens? I tried that but couldn't get it to work :confused:
[Sony Tablet S] zaynal:
You mean the NEWS,SOCIAL,GAMING,MEDIA text? I use 'Minimalistic Text' widget with static text on each screen.

Minimalistic Text: https://market.android.com/details?...1bGwsMSwyLDEsImRlLmRldm1pbC5taW5pbWFsdGV4dCJd
[Sony Tablet S] unclespoon:
How did you get GO Launcher EX on your sony tablet? Mine doesn't show up in the market or won't let me install it from my browser market...
[Sony Tablet S] CypherWolf:
Awesome screens, I'd like to post mine too. Can someone write a tutorial or do a video tutorial on how to take screenshots on the sony tablet s? I'm a newbie to android, and I've tried some screen shot app at the martket and doesn't work.
[Sony Tablet S] fliparsenal:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1218260

:)
[Sony Tablet S] chongbh:
Guys, how to take screen capture?
[Sony Tablet S] Lunat1c:
I used the app backup function in File Expert on my SGS2. Then I transfered it via FTP to my tablet and hit install! :) Works perfectly except for the menu (Text is cut off) but since I only use a handful of apps every day I just linked em to my desktop.

Read up here m8: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=17700001&postcount=7