yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] whoelsec:
Thanks for this great app! I have only been using it for a week or so...

I have browsed through the last 3 pages and I didn't see anyone suggesting that, is it possible to have "Estimated time remaining" and "Time since last charge" information to show on the Battery Status main page as well?

I know it is only one tap away from the main page, but wouldn't it be providing even more information if the number of hours information is on the same page. I used to everytime tap Settings->Battery Saver to check the hours, so it would be really useful to have all information on the same page.

---------- Post added at 05:26 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:20 PM ----------

I have the same feeling as well. I find the "Save" feature redundant and should be removed. It is already good enough with the update notification.
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] singularity0821:
It works, but only with custom ROMs. So for those with one of these ROMs it is a useful feature, for the rest there still is the notification for an update.

It is not possible yet to access this data, therefore I can't add it to the app. Otherwise it would be there.
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] myfocusw7:
I have been using this app from the Day since I had got my focus and Im loving it :D

Thanks alot for the App and also for constantly improving it, we all looking forward to new improvements :)
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] emjlr3:
i got to thinking - a great added feature would be quick access to the main items on a phone that drain battery

for instance - from inside the app we could have quick links to bluetooth, wifi, 4g, screen brightness, etc.

thoughts?
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] gres-197:
very good programm ;) Thanks for your work...)
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] singularity0821:
Wifi, Cellular is already in the app (press the phone info button), brightness will probably come in one of the next versions.
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] dxdy:
@singularity0821

please add your (great) app to

http://wappstore.org/wp/
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] Dinchy87:
my graph history deleted yesterday :( after two week of use :( there stays that it as no graph to show and i must wait some time go get some reference... is this a bug? or is the graph limited to a time period?
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] BellPego:
Great app.. Been using it since it came out.. And can't live without it... :)

Just bought you a coffee.. Enjoy... ;)
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] Leapo:
Who said anything about accessing Windows Phone's time-remaining data? Your app already collects all the data it needs to implement those two features.

You can generate your own "estimated time remaining" from the graph data that your app is already logging. Since your app logs usage over a long period of time, you might even be able to generate a more accurate "time remaining" estimate than the OS does.

Since your app can detect charging/discharging status, you can track that in order to give a "time since last charge" figure. It might be off by a few minutes since your background service only runs periodically, but that's fine.
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] Dinchy87:
yes you are right! :) its just a little bit of math to do :) but the app has already all built in...
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] rahulgty:
Hi

I just bought Samsung Omnia W (I8350) which have Windows 7.5 Mango OS. I do not know how to install Battery Status 4.6 or any other application on my phone. Any help in this regard will be appreciated.

Thanks
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] Petulinek:
You must unlock your phone.
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] Nick_Hrh:
This was one of the first apps I installed when I unlocked my phone and I love it.

However there is one thing i miss, is there anyway to add option to choose to have it update every 1% 5% 10% etc insted of using minute updates?

Thanks
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] jayjojayson:
really great app. for me also one of first apps i had installed.

it would be great, if it's possible to integrate the statistic of "htc battery tool".

so you can see more information about the battery. for example mah(voltage) and temps of the battery. maybe we will see it in future update.

thanks for developing this app. :)
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] singularity0821:
Sorry no, that's not possible. The only way is the time interval.

Sorry, I can't access this kind of data. Maybe in a future version of the OS.
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] Nick_Hrh:
Hmm, too bad
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] sensboston:
Why do you think it's "too bad"? :eek: To get a correct chart, 4 example, you need a fixed timescale. singularity0821's solution isn't bad; it's the only possible solution.
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] Nick_Hrh:
I didint mean that singularity0821's solution is bad, i was just saying too bad that you cant get battery updates per procent.

Im not a developer and i dont know how things work, its just that when i was using android and iPhone they both showed battery drops per procent, and when you say fixed time scale it`s makes more sense that you get a more accurate showing of the battery.
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] skylineap:
This app is really cool!

I'm using HD7 with Mango. Can I download it from the marketplace now?

Thank you for your great app!
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] Leapo:
Running into some buggy behavior here...

1. Disable history logging.

2. Close the app.

3. Some hours later I notice the tile has stopped updating.

4. Open the app, it acts like it's the first time its ever been run. All settings reset, tutorial re-runs.

Any ideas? :confused:
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] manueleb.:
In my phone it happens every 2/3 weeks, like first start, all settings reset... And it happens silently, if I don't open the app I don't see it.
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] 转身沧桑:
tuzki icon for it
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] jimski:
Just a quick update on my previous post. Jaxbot released a new version of Folders yesterday, V4.1, that uses a Custom Library so no more conflicts with Battery Status. Both apps are playing nice together again.
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] kwill:
Is it possible that all background agents for other 3rd party apps could cease to function after enabling battery status for the 10 min update interval? It's the last major change I remember making on my Lumia, and now none of my pinned tiles update, down to just the unread count on my newsreader.
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] jimski:
Have not experienced this and I do use the 10 minute interval. Apps that I know are updating regularly; Weather Channel, USA Today, Fox News, Network Dashboard & CleverToDo. I believe Mehdoh is also working, but I don't get too many mentions. Urban Dictionary stopped updating a few days ago, but I am almost certain this it's an app problem. it has stopped for a week or more sever times in the past.

What apps are causing you a problem. You can try toggling the background task funtion on/off from within the app. I assume you have checked Settings>Background Tasks to make sure the app(s) is still enabled. Running 8 background tasks every day, and the L900s limit of 9, I will often have an app that gets bumped off when I open an app that I don't use very often.
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] jabtano:
I'm wondering just how much of a drain is Board Express. I've noticed that certain apps tend to suck more power than others even with the live active tiles.
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] jimski:
I use Board Express every day ( for thee past year) and have determined that it uses as much battery as streaming video. Much more than using IE, or most other apps. I assume it has to do with some poor programming. Can't wait for a viable competitor. Oh, and I don't use the Board Express Live Tile.
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] onesikpuppy:
This has stopped updating on my phone. It's happened before but a reboot would get it going again. This time nothing seems to work.
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] GeekBoy:
Experiencing similar symptoms ie. live tile not updating every 30mins. Running under Ansar's NT_Tango_8773_V3_18L ROM WP7 on a LEO HTC HD2.
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] kirk999:
it is a feature of the OS

background agent that updates live tile is added to the schedule for 14 days

after this it's disconnected and you need to switch ON/OFF live tile update in Battery Status settings
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] onesikpuppy:
That didn't work. Still not updating.

I'm going to try to re-install and see if that helps.
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] onesikpuppy:
re-install didn't work either. Could it be a conflict with another app?

Update- got it working by removing the home brew folders app.

Update 2- and now it's stopped again. Worked well for maybe 1 day after removing folders app.
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] Foxnov1990:
It happens from time to time, on my device too. Even within the said 14 days span.

Just go to the settings of Battery Status app and slide the first slider on again (its most propably just switched to "off")

If that isn't it, I have no clue as that is the only "malfunction" of the app on my device at the moment
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] onesikpuppy:
I had tried that, it said that it was updating but it wasn't.

Only way to get it updated was to open it. I guess I'll just remove the live tile until there is another update.....then I'll try again.
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] SgtdreTheArchangel:
I guess This will show how new I am to all this but, how is this App installed?

I downloaded BatteryStatus4.6.1.1 and looked through the file after unzipping it and I don't see how to get this installed on the Phone, and If I understand correctly from the first few pages that this app is now usable on the HTC wp7 Mango custom rom? I flashed the XBmod/Yuki Wp7 Rom to my HD2, or am I missunderstanding.

Thanks

Dre
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] Petulinek:
Download Toms xap installer, connect phone to PC, run Toms xap installer and deploy xap to the phone
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] SgtdreTheArchangel:
Thank you for getting back to me and I have Toms xap installer, but the BatteryStatus4.6.1.1 is not like the other .xap files I have, I see all the .mui .dll

files in the folder, that is what has me a bit confused.

The attached screen captures shows what I'm seeing.

Dre
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] SgtdreTheArchangel:
Here is a couple of better images of what I'm seeing in the Zip archive. Or do I have to make it in to .xap file then install?

Dre
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] Petulinek:
Why zip? Simply download xap from OP and install. Man, i I don't understand what you are doing with it...
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] SgtdreTheArchangel:
I'm not doing anything, It's a .zip file, and I did download it from the OP!! please explain how .xap installer will install a .zip file? I have several .xap items, and have already installed them with .xap installer. See the image attached it shows two files compaired side by side. Classic Solitaire.xap zipped & unzippped and BatteryStatus4.6.1.1.zip Zipped & unzipped.

I also attached a scren capture of everal .xap items that all came zipped up and when unzipped, I had .xap file that xapinstaller can install.

This is what I'm Clicking on

BatteryStatus4.6.1.1.xap - [Click for QR Code] (1.60 MB, 11821 views) the Link for this is http://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=875276&d=1327680883 and this zip file does have a .xap file in it.

Also I know I'm not sharpest pencil in the box, and I have a whole lot to learn, but I know enough to see what a .xap file is and zip file is. I'm not saying that anyone is saying bad about what I'm doing or not correctly. And by all standards I'm still a N00b at all this, but I'm trying my best to learn as best & fast as I can, so I don't have to keep asking what seem like N00b questions.

Dre
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] Petulinek:
Its xap file.

Clik on BatteryStatus4.6.1.1.xap - [Click for QR Code] (1.60 MB, 11834 views)

maybe you have wrong file association? xap associated with zip?
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] SgtdreTheArchangel:
I realized that I did not thank you for getting back to me, I do appreciate it, but I checked and my file association and that is not the Problem, as far as I can tell. I actually take great steps to make sure file associations stay only with the respective program :ie .zip, .xap, .7zp only open with program that it is ment to.

But what ever the problems I have no clue, however I did make a short screen capture video to show what is going on with this app and when I download another .xap app. I ask that you take a look at it please, and the only way I can get this .xap app to be as such, you will see that I change it from .zip to .xap, yet with the other file you see that I don't have to.

Pleaseexcuse the poor quality but I did this on fly. and did not try to change quality.

http://www.mediafire.com/?6trkkpmk34d2amm

Dre
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] Petulinek:
Great video. Solution is simple. Use for download other browser than IE. Im using Google Chrome and it downlods XAP, not ZIP. I think there is any inconsistency between IE and forum downloads...
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] SgtdreTheArchangel:
Take the video use it as needed, if the OP wants to add it to first post. and thinks it will help others by all means use the video.

PS: I just tried Firefox and it downloaded the app as a .xap file and not as a .zip file. Now that is odd, why only with this app, all other app's I never had an issue downloading.

Dre
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] kwill:
Yep, checked all of them in background tasks. And even toggled them off, rebooted and toggled all of them back on relaunched each to ensure the background tasks started back up. It was every app I have that uses a live tile that I had pinned to homescreen. The easiest to monitor was Wonder Reader since it's always getting updates. MyStocks and WeatherMaster also stopped. I'm afraid to use the 10 min interval now since it happened. But, would really like to know if that's what the OP meant by "It's possible the background tasks will not start on a reboot" error when you select the 10 min interval? Does that mean only for battery status or the background tasks as a whole?
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] Jakeway:
This app is great, thank you.

I was surprised to see a 10min update option, is this a debug setting... as I thought 30mins was the minimal possible.
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] darthveda:
30 mins is the set interval by OS for regular updating.. more intensive checking (more battery power hungry) will update at shorter interval.
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] SgtdreTheArchangel:
Thank you very much, works like a charm.

Dre
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] jimski:
I have done multiple tests and the difference in battery drain (30min vs. 10min) is minimal, almost non existent. Less than 1% per day. Been using the 10 minute setting since the app was released.

---------- Post added at 10:12 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:10 PM ----------

Not so. As long as you open they app at least every 14 days the Background Task won't expire. Battery Meter will simetimes turn off it's Background Task on soft reset, but that only happens about 1 in 5 times for me. Always set to 10 minute interval, and always works. Even with Battery Saver enabled.

---------- Post added at 10:18 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:12 PM ----------

A recent version of the homebrew folder app did conflict with Battery Meter as I pointed out in a previous post. But the most recent version of Folders fixed the problem. Both apps are playing nice together again on my Surround and Lumia 900.

Except for the brief encounter with the Folders app, Bettery meter has worked perfectly for me since the day I installed. I have run numerous tests and monitor my battery drain (every 10 minutes) daily without fail. Battery Meter is always working. Also, as a side note, although Battery Saver (built in to the OS) disables Background Tasks, it does not affect apps that do not make calls out to the Internet. So Battery Meter, Network Dashboard, and other similar apps will continue to run normally.

Wish I could help with your problem.
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] nbedford:
I know this is going to be a big ask, but given that this app uses native code, do you think there is anyway to make a background update that would work on lumia 610?

I know ms have disabled PeriodicTask and ResourceIntensiveTask, but is it possible to do anything in native code? I'm not really sure what is possible with native code in WP7.5
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] SgtdreTheArchangel:
I was just wondering, is it possible that this app could or would have a conflict with the customization cabs from here --> http://xboxmod.sylvester20007.com/CABS/CUSTOMIZATION.CAB/SHORTCUTS.CAB/

I ask because when I installed:

DEV_SHORTCUT_BLUETOOTH.cab

DEV_SHORTCUT_LOCATION.cab

DEV_SHORTCUT_SOUND.cab

DEV_SHORTCUT_WIFI.cab

+ This Battery App, the phone went in to a blank black srceen and I was unable to recover, I tried a hard reset but no luck, so I just basiclly had to load up the main boot loader and start from scratch --> install stock rom --> Magldr 1.13 --> Custom Wp7 rom --> all update cabs --> Sp1 Cab. And I could not even recover my sd card so I had to get another one. Not even with this tool --> http://hddguru.com/software/HDD-LLF-Low-Level-Format-Tool/

Unless there is another App that could have created the conflict and Fubarded the OS, and I don't have a lot of apps installed so It would be much easier to figure out, I guess.

Dre
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] EnderPsp:
If you're already running a custom rom, you could try this or this to unlock your other "locked" card.
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] SgtdreTheArchangel:
I was not sure if putting in the locked sd crad in to the phone that is up and running wiit a different sd card would work, but I already have the cab sender tool + the tools for x64 / x86.

I will give it a try, but the reason why I could not recover the other sd card is because the phone was in a never ending reboot cycle and when it was not it was just at blank screen showing the battery icon & wifi / 3G icons.

And that is why I wondering if there could have been a conflict with the cab files I installed and this battery tool?

Thank you for the tips and see where I end up.

Dre
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] EnderPsp:
I honestly doubt that it was any cab conflict, imho that is more of a custom rom thing (reboot/stuck at samsung logo).

Another way to recover your card (btw) is to format it in a Symbian phone that supports cards (newer models, like Nokia E series E71, or N series like N9x) or some photo cameras support that too. Some phones/cameras won't see the card at all, though.
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] noelito:
10 min & 30 min does not consistently update, settings do not save

I periodically have to hit the "update live tile switch" every 10 or 30 minutes and hit save, because it shuts itself off on its own, it's not reliable, although I know I tapped the switch set it to check every 10 minutes and then save, hours will go buy and the live tile hasn't changed and I'll go back into the app and presto it automatically updates.

I've experienced this problem with earlier versions of this app, although its beautifully designed and well thought out because it does not consistently update and doesn't truly save my settings, it magically shuts off on its own, I take it off my start screen and stop using it.

does anybody else experience this buggy issue?
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] onesikpuppy:
Figured it out. I uninstalled a bunch of little used apps that used background tasks and boom, working live tile.
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] noelito:
the live tile still stops updating

I have learned to, update and save my settings every time I swap a new battery. I feel I shouldn't have to manage an app every time I switch batteries but I have learned the habit, none the less
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] jimski:
If you leave it at "Update every 30 minutes" you might not have to change/touch anything with a battery swap. But as "update every 10 minutes" breaks some rules, it's the price you have to pay.
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] noelito:
Ya and I swap batteries so I don't have to charge or plug in my phone, the live tile constantly fails, this is a great app on a great premise it's just too bad it does not consistently update without me doing it myself
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] Leapo:
Finally got tired of dealing with this and uninstalled it. Too much trouble, and it's not getting updates anymore :crying:
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] jimski:
Ok, but this is a FREE homebrew app, that "breaks" the Marketplace guidelines for app development. So there are bound to be little nits that may not work perfectly for everyone.

On my Surround, instead of prying off my hard shell and then prying off the back cover to switch out the battery, I simply picked up a few USB battery backups. Now I always have 7800mAh at my disposal. I can walk around the house with them and charge while I use my phone. I don't have a battery option for my L900, so the USB chargers really come in handy. Point is, there are options.

As I only reboot both phones on average once per month, dont have to worry much about losing the Battery Meter live tile. Maybe one in 5 times I have to reactivate the time and set back to update every 10 minutes. Otherwise, the app works perfectly on both phone. Sent a cup of coffee to this dev long ago for his hard work.

---------- Post added at 09:06 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:04 PM ----------

What kind of trouble. Works perfectly on both my phones.
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] :
Is it possible to disable the backtile? Or is there coding work needed?
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] singularity0821:
I am not sure if I am still welcome in this thread after abandoning this project for so long, and there's no excuse after how great you all have been in the months that I have spent working on the app!

I had a very busy time, with a lot to do for work and for university there simply wasn't any time for my own projects anymore. But well as I said before, there's no excuse for just disappearing and I am sorry for that.

I am still very busy, but I will go through all the unread emails and messages and I will answer each one of that even if I am really late with some..

Anyway, I have some good news. I have ported BatteryStatus to WP8, and it already passed certification and should be in the marketplace very soon. (http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/battery-status/76c3ebad-935b-4e5c-aab2-9ca63a4f7014) Also, I am working on a completely rewritten version that makes use of all the great WP8 APIs. It should be ready very soon as well. Regarding the old WP7 version, I'll try to also fix some bugs there if it is still needed.

Thanks to those who supported me all the time, to those who find the time to read this and sorry to all of you for taking so much time to return to this project.
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] dkp1977:
Glad you're already working on a WP8 version. I always used your app on all my WP7 devices already. Even better that it'll be now an official app. Following your link tells me though that it is designed for 480x800, which isn't supported by Lumia 920. :/ Is that just because it's not available as of yet, or haven't you really changed the supported resolutions?
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] singularity0821:
Thanks :)

Yes that's right. The current version is just the Windows Phone 7 version that I made compatible with WP8, so it is just the small resolution. The next version will feature all the resolutions, and the different live tile sizes, the lockscreen text and remaining time :)
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] BigwaveMx:
is nice to hear you still over here Martin. I'm excited about the release for WP8. I'm still waitting for the release of the new lumia, so once i get it, i can test it and if you want, i still help you.