yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[HTC ChaCha] Alex C.:
Sigh.. I will explain this one more time. After this I'll stop.

What you can see in the Battery Usage screen is the amount of percent each application drained from the total % of drained battery.

To draw some lines:

Battery - 95%

Drain - 5%

Apps:

Dialer - 97%

Android System - 2%

X - 1%

This means that Dialer actually consumed 97% of 5% (the amount of battery drained).

You can get an app that tells you how much each is consuming. It's posted in the threads around here (by Mikevhl I think).
[HTC ChaCha] hashtowent:
i know this fact!

you are allright, that this are relative numbers but less from relative numbers is less from absolute numbers!

or not?

when there were before 5% an hour absolute

then the dialer consumped 98% of 5% so let's say 4%.

then now it should drain 1% an hour.

isn't that right?
[HTC ChaCha] Alex C.:
In a perfect world, yes. But still it won't happen.

For me:

Dialer: 98%. Leave the phone idle, make 2 phone calls a day, less than total of 20 minutes. In the evening use the wi-fi for 30 mins.

Battery lasts 3 days..
[HTC ChaCha] Moody:
Damn, that means running CyanogenMod would massively improve your battery life! I currently am able to use HTC Sense on my Sensation for ~6 hours before the battery is done, and with CyanogenMod it lasts about two days. I guess your phone will be able to last all week!
[HTC ChaCha] Alex C.:
I do hope it will last me that long.. well I hope for 2-3 days with moderate-high usage.
[HTC ChaCha] themickman007:
I have an s-off phone which hasn't been rooted and I found this on the official wakelock issue page which has worked perfectly for me.

- Download the App "Proximity Screen Off" (by Shailesh Soliwal).

- open it(see note below) and select the box for "Enable Device Admin" (give permission)

- "Disable in Landscape" selected

- "Enable during call only" NOT selected

- Both "Cover..." boxes are NOT selected

- "Disable Accidental Lock MUST be selected

- For "Timeout", we have 1 second.

- Press the "back" button on the phone

- Chose "Start Service"

From the user in comment #204 in code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=17383#makechanges

---------- Post added at 11:58 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:21 PM ----------

after a while of using it however i have noticed dialer isnt an issue anymore however the app itself is now using power haha
[HTC ChaCha] Alex C.:
Check your total uptime please. Perform this test (after a full charge):

- Network mode: GSM Only

- Maximum 30m of calls/day

- Maximum 15 SMS messages

- Wi-Fi for 30m-1h a day.

- No games.

If you get to 3-4d then there is some improvement.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] mbiggs31183:
So I bought a USB Female to microUSB male adapter for my phone and I was wondering what peripherals I can use with it.

I tried the XBOX 360 adapter that works with the tablets but it doesn't seem to work on my phone. Are there any that WILL work?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] jeffsf:
Just changing the "gender" of a USB device does not change it from being a slave device to being a bus host.

Unless you have a patch/ROM/hack that allows your device to work as a bus host (and I don't know of one for the Galaxy S4G), then you can't connect "peripherals" to your device, no matter how computer-like it seems to you.

For some related reading: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=709135
[XPERIA X8 Themes and Apps] Asycid:
The Famous PC game World of Goo heading to Android devices.

Anyone knows when it will be released? This game will be a must have for all android users!
[XPERIA X8 Themes and Apps] lsalamun:
It will be interesting.

You can find new games, apps, themes, launchers and pre-releases on http://bestandroiddownloads.com

I don't know if I can post link's to other sites with apps, so warn me and I'll delete it.

Enjoy.
[XPERIA X8 Themes and Apps] velnens123:
That site is full of warez, delete link before admins find out! :cool:
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] huntish:
Hello,

I tried unlocking my X10i bootloader using 9Lukas5's guide.

I flashed the downgrade kernel using the flashtool and then restarted the phone. And as mentioned run the batch file.

But after some operations in the cmd prompt, the phone wont restart.

I mean its just stuck on the white text "Sony Ericsson"

Then I upgraded it using flashtool again and its running fine.

What I did wrong?

Please help.

Thanks a lot.

-huntish
[Wildfire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abtekk:
I'm not sure if it is because this phone is second hand or if there is a software issue inside this Android flash, but when I bought the phone it was on stock Android 2.2.1 and had been factory reset as expected. However after using the phones features for half a day or so things started deteriorating (for example the settings app force closed), to combat this I did another factory reset and again things were still force closing, so I did yet another. Everything from this seems fine except now if I'm playing music through the stock player it appears after so long it force closes and won't work until the phone is restarted. When I get home I'll be flashing CM7 but I'm wondering what the problem could be. Any ideas?

Sent from my HTC Wildfire
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nujhum:
as the title stated above.

im requesting titanium backup apps for stock 2.3.3 and 2.3.4

please anyone kindly enough upload and post the link here.

thank you in advance.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] HondaCop:
Anyone know how this app works?

If you select Automatic, how's does it work?

Does the app remain in the background monitoring stuff?

What's the difference between this app and the built-in roaming switch for the phone?

Do I need to manually select Roam within the app everytime I'm in a low signal area?

Is there a guide or manual for this app?

It seems like I can do the same things by simply going to the Roaming options in Settings. I really don't get this app and feel like I just wasted 5 bucks on it.

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S II Epic Touch 4G WTF BBQ
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bsmoove386:
This app gives you the ability to only roam. The selection when you pick roaming through settings is inferior to this app because your phone still searches for sprint signal and usually gives you 1x data . When you want to roam just go to options select manufacturer and then go to main and select roam only. When you want to switch back just select automatic or home only. It's very simple. This app plus the 11115 prl gives me great service at work and 3g data as well.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ajent:
Doesn't work in most of TX and FL
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] HondaCop:
Ok, I selected Samsung for the manufacturer and then I selected Roam Only. The signal bar then had the small triangle above it and the 3g icon disappeared. I cannot access data, the market, browser and Tapatalk doesn't connect to the Internet. What am I missing? How can I roam with this app and also roam on data?

BTW, I am in Virginia.

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S II Epic Touch 4G WTF BBQ
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] R1ptide:
Sounds like data is being broadcast on the PCS band which we cannot roam on. Stupid Samsung

What part of VA?

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S2
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] HondaCop:
Chesterfield...

That means we cannot data roam with this phone?

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S II Epic Touch 4G WTF BBQ
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] R1ptide:
You can't roam if the roaming signal being broadcast is on PCS and not cellular. This varies depending on where you are. Now you can "roam" by making the phone think it's not roaming with another carriers PRL

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S2
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] HondaCop:
hmmm interesting... So I guess I have to look for that guide which shows you how to force a different PRL on this phone? How have you been fairing, since you mentioned having a custom PRL on the phone?

EDIT: My bad, it wasn't you the one with the custom PRL.

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S II Epic Touch 4G WTF BBQ
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bsmoove386:
Oh that sucks. Yea, you may need to try a different prl try one of the corp prls that start with 1**** instead of 6****.

If that doesn't work you may be out of luck cuz you are in a a pcs area more than likely. I'm in michigan in an urban area at work so I'm basically roaming off Verizon network.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] R1ptide:
yeah I use 11115, I have used the hacked ones but I like 11115 better, but I live in an area where data is being broadcast on PCS

here is the guide you need

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1267893
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] HondaCop:
Let's say I setup my phone with the corporate PRL and I then want to go back to the stock PRL. All I will need to do is hit Update PRL from the setting menu on the phone?

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S II Epic Touch 4G WTF BBQ
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cordell12:
Works just fine right outside of Houston TX
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] R1ptide:
Yeah but I don't see any reason to want to go back to normal prl lol

Besides the benefit of 3G roaming, from my understanding 11115 is an open PRL, this means that if it can't find a system on its list it will still connect you to another signal if its present even if its not on the preferred list.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] HondaCop:
Gotcha!!! I guess there is nothing with giving it a try then. And even with a 1xxxx PRL, I can still use Roam Control?

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S II Epic Touch 4G WTF BBQ
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sfhub:
So it is confirmed that E4GT inherited this radio bug from earlier Samsung models? or is that just going by the FAQ for the app?

One would think Samsung would have fixed that problem by now. The phone clearly can get PCS signal or you wouldn't get Sprint service, so not being able to roam with PCS signal (vs CLR signal) is likely a radio problem.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] R1ptide:
Yup, thats my setup

Well heres how I confirmed. The lab I work in is a very low signal area (basement of big concrete building). When my OG Evo roams it jumps back and forth between PCS and Cellular. When my ET4G roams it

only

roams on cellular, never switches to PCS. This is using the same 11115 PRL on both phones. Given this and the previous presence of the bug, it was enough for me.

You would think they would fix it, but I'm guessing Sprint doesn't want them to. Less money they have to pay roaming partners.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] HondaCop:
@Rip,

I just tried with both 00001.prl and 11115.prl... Both show NO DIFFERENCE for me on the SGSII. :( Speedtests from Speakeasy.net show no difference in speeds (300kbps/300kpbs) for each prl in both roaming and non-roaming via Roam Control. This truly sucks because I feel this phone can't even use Verizon's signal for data in my area.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] R1ptide:
If your using 00001 then you shouldn't need roam control you'd be on verizon or another cdma carrier by default. But that doesn't always mean that verizon is faster, sprints 3g speeds are actually better in my area than verizon 3g. But verizon has lte here. If you want to confirm whose network your on dialing *2 will usually (but not always) connect you to verizon if your roaming on their towers, also there's an app called netmonitor which will list the system id your on

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S2
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] HondaCop:
Ok, let me see if I got this straight. With 00001.prl, I can just get rid off Roam Control since my phone will always be roaming and all I need to do is keep my roaming options within the phone settings to Automatic correct? With this being said, here is how Netmonitor reads my phone:

Am I good to go? I don't need to switch roaming because it will always be roaming off Verizon?

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S II Epic Touch 4G WTF BBQ
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] R1ptide:
Well, yes if thats what you want. You'll always be on Verizon.

However...

If you haven't heard, even though Sprint says free roaming, they can still terminate your contract for excessive voice and/or data roaming.

IIRC the "limit" that makes sprint take a second look is over 50% of your minutes for voice or 300mb+ roaming data.

This is a very YMMV situation. Some people have 4gb roaming data and sprint doesn't say anything, others get termination letters; some have used this trick to get out ETF free.

I like 11115 + RC because I can switch back and forth at will, you unfortunately don't have that option because it seems they don't transmit data on the cellular band in your area. If these were HTC phones we could switch PRLs on the phone itself without having to connect to a PC.

I made sure data was being broadcast on the cellular band in my area before buying this phone, but I knew about this before hand (well thought it would probably not be fixed yet).

I absolutely love this phone but if I lived in your area I wouldn't have it. Getting a signal is my number one priority.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] HondaCop:
Damn, so basically you are saying that Sprint is not really providing at least in my area, what they claim to offer? They offer roaming capabilities with Verizon and with the latest official PRL (6xxxx), this is not possible in my area. Hmmmm Might have something to complain about. :-( And I really like the phone too.

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S II Epic Touch 4G WTF BBQ
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] R1ptide:
Nope. But I bet if you complain they'll probably blame samsung. If they even admit the problem exists in the first place
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] HondaCop:
Well, if this only happens on Samsung phones, then they might be correct as it being a Samsung problem. This really sucks though because it seems like this phone is really being hampered by a ****ty radio and a ****ty signal/service by Sprint which really makes the ****ty radio worse than it is.

I know I will get flamed like a shishkabob (sp?) for saying what I'm about to say, but folks, I think this whole radio debacle warrants a class action suit against Samsung if it does turn out that the radio on this cell does not work as expected and can't be fixed by a software update. Flame away, my suit is on! Come and get me, *****es! LOL

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S II Epic Touch 4G WTF BBQ
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] HondaCop:
double post
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] R1ptide:
No I agree with you, Samsung should fix this problem.

I just reread our posts and I got sidetracked last night and missed something. You said this:

that coupled with this image:

You are roaming on verizon in your area, but their speeds are just comparable to sprints. The Samsung Radio bug isn't affecting you. Unless your not getting data or voice (either or) when in Roam Only. But it sounds like you are getting data, its just slow, so thats Verizon's fault for having a ****ty signal there, not Sprints or Samsungs.

Samsung should still fix that bug though lol. My apologies for getting mixed up.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] HondaCop:
Well, I am running 00001.prl which keeps me roaming with Verizon all the time, without Roam Control, right? I can confirm I am roaming on Verizon because I dialed *2 and I got a Welcome to Verizon message lol Thought that was funny.

So I guess you are right, my house sits in a bad signal area for both Sprint and Verizon. Thanks for the help bro.

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S II Epic Touch 4G WTF BBQ
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Dalmus:
So how can one tell if your data is coming from cellular or PCS source? I managed to get gest data speeds roaming in northern Wisconsin in the middle of a heavily forested area on Cellcom.

Thing is, I didn't get ANY roaming data until I disabled everything related to roaming and roam guards and them enabled it again.

I think Samsung has a buggy kernel that doesn't always read your roam preferences correctly.
[Motorola Photon 4G] scott.ragan:
Got the latest OTA update last night and since then my battery is literally gone. Like 100% to dead in about 3 hours. ZERO usage. My phone stays in airplane mode (currently out of teh country) just idling.

Anyone else having these issues? Or know of a fix, it's rather rediculous.

The OTA i'm referring to is the one that added Gtalk Video Chat.
[Motorola Photon 4G] rrmzr1:
Wow that is pretty bad. I would try factory resetting or recalibrating battery. Im currently at 41% with 10h 38 seconds.
[Motorola Photon 4G] mcp6530:
I am having the same problem! No battery life at all since update!
[Motorola Photon 4G] tjrhine:
I'm not having any battery issues since updating.
[Motorola Photon 4G] MultiDev:
No battery issues to report whatsoever.
[Motorola Photon 4G] olegfusion:
Hm. I charged it today morning at 90%, after 7 hours of active usage it was in 20%, i dont know it is quickly or not, i just bought it. Latest firmware here too
[Motorola Photon 4G] rrmzr1:
Im having freezing issues tho and apps not opening.
[Motorola Photon 4G] lroy:
charge up, clear batt status and then let drain and charge back up. I wipe batt data and follow those steps every time i update software. so far on the 198_6 build im at 70% and 19hours and 20 minutes. i have 3g toggled off over night and had my wifi running while at work.

had about 45 minutes of talk time, and about 50 texts and 3MMS. not much web surfing, but i did update 8 apps also.

so charge up and wipe batt stat and get a new calibration.
[Motorola Photon 4G] crob5:
Count me in to the list of people having serious battery issues upon the latest update. Threads going on at AndroidForums and Motorola Support Forum about this as well.
[Motorola Photon 4G] Custodian:
Oh okay. You guys are having battery problems.
[Motorola Photon 4G] sgtcody:
Open Signal

Uninstalling Open Signal seemed to solve the issue for me. Anyone else?
[Motorola Photon 4G] crob5:
I don't have OpenSignal installed, so not a viable solution for me.
[Motorola Photon 4G] ORam78:
If you are rooted I suggest getting battery calibration from the market and wipe your stats. I've had this update for a while with no problems what so ever. Either you have an app draining your battery or your stats are off.
[Motorola Photon 4G] IP IHI II IL:
I'm curious as to what your phone says is draining your battery... I haven't had any problems at all with the new OTA...

Maybe try adding some apps to the auto kill from the task manager? Browsers, and social apps running in the background can destroy battery life...

Pew! Pew! Pew! From my Mo-Pho!

http://android-gz.com
[Motorola Photon 4G] Acvice:
This hasn't been a problem I've seen reported with the sbf at all.. Flash it and call it a day. If you really don't wanna do that, calibrate he battery and see if that helps. The method of doing so is different depending on who you ask. I do it this way; run your battery down to zero as quick as possible. Charge it to full. Boot into cwm while still plugged into outlet. Let sit for about 15 mins. reset the batt stats. Reboot. Drain your battery as fast as possible again. Charge it to full. Good to go.
[Motorola Photon 4G] mcp6530:
it won't let me calibrate either - says no root access while "rootchecker" app says I have root access!
[Motorola Photon 4G] hectorbls:
root after update?

does photon-torpedo still work to root after the 4.3.6 update?
[Motorola Photon 4G] saxyappy:
Yes.
[Motorola Photon 4G] dg2445:
I had the battery-drain problem after updating yesterday. I uninstalled Widgetlocker and the problem seems to be resolved.
[Motorola Photon 4G] mcp6530:
really? out of all the apps, you removed widget locker and battery life went back up? I might try it but i love widgetlocker, it makes my unlock slide much better! Gonna try to re-root the phone tonight since my su binary is outdated, whatever that is!
[Motorola Photon 4G] abrcrmdl23:
My battery life used to be 16+ now barely 10 on a good day.
[Motorola Photon 4G] Equalizir:
I did a factory reset after last update and phone works great so far.
[Motorola Photon 4G] mcp6530:
I'll try everything and anything before I reset the phone and lose all of my settings, apps, passwords, emails...ughhh....it takes me hours to get these phones back how i want them....
[Motorola Photon 4G] ericdabbs:
I was reading the forums and people were saying that the reason for their huge battery drain was an app called "WidgetLocker" which is sucking all the battery life and that after uninstalling the app, their battery life was back to normal.

I myself am having huge battery drain issues since the latest OTA update but I have the Widgetlocker app on my phone. I just uninstalled the WidgetLocker and hope that it restores battery life back to normal.

I suspect that most people that are having the huge battery drain issues have the widgetlocker app installed so give uninstalling the widgetlocker app a try to see if it helps your battery life.

This sounds like its a software issue with the Widgetlocker that the devs need to figure out. Is there anyone that has purchased the app can write a comment in the android market and alert the devs on this huge battery drain issue. Thanks.
[Motorola Photon 4G] mcp6530:
unistalled widget locker now....

we'll see....will post results in a few hours.

thanks!
[Motorola Photon 4G] A2CKilla:
actually....as far as battery issues go....i've found that charging to 100% through the computer holds a better charge then the wall...(currently using juicedefender...been at 100% for the past 2-3 hours)
[Motorola Photon 4G] ronnienyc:
I just got home from work and I have 70% remaining. Pretty damn good.

FYI: my phone is (was!) rooted but not unlocked.
[Motorola Photon 4G] willysp:
This reply won't help anyone with the battery problem ....

.... but, although a PITA to install the OTA, and re-root, my battery performance so far (2 days) looks noticeably better. e.g. Normally 70% after 6-8 hours, now 90% (and, yes, both are rounded by Moto to nearest 10%)

Just to give you guys some hope :)

And, yes, there is certainly something wrong with this OTA. Prior ones installed quickly and problem-free. This one is quite flawed.

---------- Post added at 07:27 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:25 PM ----------

Just curious - what version of SU do you have? I'd upgraded to v3 and had to uninstall/reinstall to re-root after the OTA.
[Motorola Photon 4G] robinrisk:
Battery life terrible as well

Does anyone have the SBF flashable file for the previous OTA, the 154 one?
[Motorola Photon 4G] ericdabbs:
I can confirm that the culprit of the battery drain is because of the widgetlocker app. If you have that app and you install the latest OTA update 198_6, your battery will drain tremendously (about 20% per hour).

Uninstall the widgetlocker app and you'll have fantastic battery life. In fact I think this update actually improved normal battery life from what I have been reading.
[Motorola Photon 4G] scott.ragan:
Well back story on my phone first.

My phone is completely stock, not rooted, unlocked or anything. I havent had the chance to as i'm forward deployed to the middle east. So i only use my phone in wifi mode to chat with my wife when i can.

With that being said, i did have widgetlocker installed, but before anyone discovered that i did a factory wipe on my phone which seems to have cleared up all my problems, HOWEVER, one major problem was introduced. I dont know if i got the wrong update as i'm using a US spec phone in a technically EU type country, but now i cant do **** with my phone, the radio functions seemed to be completely borked. Try to turn on bluetooth, 4g, 3g, wifi, anything and it just says ERROR. everything is grayed out, no options at all.

So now i have a really cool shiny brick until i get back stateside in a few months and get it sorted out.

:mad:
[Motorola Photon 4G] Custodian:
So you dont have access to a pc?...
[Motorola Photon 4G] scott.ragan:
I have access to govt. pc's only, which are very restricted (cant use usb, cant download, etc, etc)
[Motorola Photon 4G] bonanzabucks:
I can also confirm that deleting WL also significantly helped improve battery life. Seems about the same prior to the update after getting rid of it. Hope they come up with a fix because I loved that app!