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[HTC Amaze 4G] Mafioso:
So, I made a switch from HD2 running android to Amaze hoping it will have a better battery life coz of its juicy more 1730mAh battery, more power efficient s-lcd screen and the fact its an native android device (which the hd2 wasn't) but its been barely 2 days and I'm seriously disappointed with it.

I'm have a moderate usage which includes calls, pandora, youtube and net surfing but it barely lasts till evening and the usage is actually less than what i did on HD2 coz I don't have put any games on Amaze yet. I had lots on HD2. With HD2 I could easily pass through the day and still have about 10-20% battery left at night and this was on its anemic 1230mAh battery :mad:

I do realize the HD2 was rooted and was running CM7 and had all kinds of custom kernels and stuff. So is stock Sense and HTC kernel the culprit here ?

I've already ticked in the setting for Power efficiency under power settings which turns off auto sync (I have google and facebook sync same as I had on HD2) and using auto brightness with the least setting, but neither of them are helping :(

One thing I noticed in current widget log and current widget display, is the power drain in standby hardly goes below 100mA anytime ? According to me, this seems to be the issue hogging the battery as on HD2 it used to be <10mA most of the times with occasional spikes...but in Amaze every value is like more than 100mA. Does the faux kernel and custom ROMS helps with this, a lot ?

Ideally I should try it myself and see, but don't want to unlock the bootloader and stuff just yet as if the things are going to be like this, I may as well sell it and put in some more money and switch to other side (sgs2)

The other theory I have is the CPU on HD2 is single core 1GHZ while Amaze is dual core 1.5ghz. Gingerbread doesn't have proper dual core support so things will improve when ICS comes ?

Also on a side note, is there a problem with earphones having L shaped jack on Amaze ? My primary headphones monster turbine pro which have L shaped jack don't have a very good fit in it and small amount of force seems to disconnect the headset from phone. Its really annoying, although my other earphones which have a straight pin don't have this issue. But its not the earphone problem either as I don't have this issue with turbine's in my mp3 player and HD2 ?
[HTC Amaze 4G] lonz358:
The stock battery was horrific for me so I bought the Anker 1900mah battery from ebay and It's far better than stock...I'm at 15 hours with 47% left...Tasker is helping a lil also.
[HTC Amaze 4G] Mafioso:
Hmmm didn't think i would have to upgrade the battery just after buying it, although seems something wrong is with the battery though...maybe HTC just bloated its spec to 1730 :mad:

Yea, I have advanced task manager with auto-kill, but its really the same with it or without..
[HTC Amaze 4G] MildewMan:
Try letting the battery discharge completely until phone turns off, and then plug it up and let it charge to 100% without unplugging it.
[HTC Amaze 4G] Double0EK:
My stock battery last 12-16hrs depending on use. I also have an Anker 1900mAH last a good 18-20 if I charge it inside the phone. If I charge it with the Anker charger it last about 8hrs.
[HTC Amaze 4G] Mafioso:
Guys what about the current widget numbers ? Have anyone of you got it or can get it to see how is the drain like for you guys?

No matter how strong the battery, if its going to drain@100mAh, it won't last very long. 18-19 hrs on after market 1900mAh battery isn't very impressive figure either

I'm not quite sure of this drain, is the fast 4g on Amaze the culprit just like LTE :confused:

Also let me know if you guys have stock or custom ROM ?
[HTC Amaze 4G] mrmako777:
i assume youre talking about cell standby? you WANT this number to be high on the list
[HTC Amaze 4G] Keylogger_0:
You should use a battery saving app like juice defender or battery fu.

Personally, I use battery fu and I have gotten more than 20 hours of battery, on stock battery, running on stock phone, unrooted.
[HTC Amaze 4G] blacksapphire08:
I havent had any battery life issues with mine. Before rooting I could go the whole day on a charge but it would be close to dead around 10PM. I'm still getting used to the new ROM I flashed but battery life has definitely improved.

I would recommend opening the task manager and killing off some unneeded apps.
[HTC Amaze 4G] adslee:
Task managers kill battery life even more
[HTC Amaze 4G] eggydrums:
Is it bad if I use the HTC task manager, I only use it to kill the browser which stays open even if you hit back

Sent from my HTC_Amaze_4G using Xparent Green Tapatalk
[HTC Amaze 4G] xxquicksh0txx:
Using task managers to kill an app that you don't want running isn't bad, I think its the continuely killing all apps every 30 minutes that makes it worse.
[HTC Amaze 4G] Mafioso:
I'm not sure why this should be high :confused:

It should be low ? A high number would mean its losing more power during standby...

Guys, There are 2 school of thoughts about task manager...I agree task manager may consume more battery if you look into the theory how android works...but I've tried with and without task manager it doesn't make much of a difference from what I observed

Also what about L shaped jack earphone issue? Is it fine for everyone else?
[HTC Amaze 4G] fuego77:
I have the same issue my battery lasts 6-8 hours MAX with intermediate use....juice defender, tried every rom and different kernels.

My brother Easily gets 16-18 hours with intermediate use (galaxy s2) same processor. I know his battery is a little bigger but I didn't think his battery life would triple mine -__-
[HTC Amaze 4G] Mafioso:
Is it galaxy s2 tmo version?

I checked out there forum too and things are not looking very good there also with many people reporting horrible battery life
[HTC Amaze 4G] blacksapphire08:
I use the HTC one that came with the phone and kill apps that consume a lot of resources in the background.
[HTC Amaze 4G] fuego77:
Yeah the tmo version. My brother gets amazing battery life. I've seen him pull about 30 hours with super low useage.
[HTC Amaze 4G] glacierguy:
This phone is anything but a battery hog. Energy 3.10.12 release has these results to boast.
[HTC Amaze 4G] fuego77:
What kernel?
[HTC Amaze 4G] Mafioso:
Hi Glacier,

Thanks for the update :) That seems reassuring...

I've been researching on Amaze battery quite a lot, I think current widget numbers are misleading because even in Airport mode it shows more than 100mAh drain, which is not possible..

I've found out another app...My battery drain analyzer written by a fellow member here at XDA

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.WazaBe.android.BatteryDrain

It basically calculates the drain rate in %/hr, basically measures how much time does it take for battery to take 1% dip...

I've found for my amaze its close to 1.6-3%/Hr when in standby, when phone is not woken up during the period...I think its on a higher side but acceptable still...Can any member with a custom ROM/kernel also report his/her number..

BTW I've seen the numbers on TMO SGSII in their forum, this number is roughly the same there too ~ 2%/per hour for most users...
[HTC Amaze 4G] :
Stock
[HTC Amaze 4G] fuego77:
Do u not use your phone ? Lol I barely get 8 hours =[
[HTC Amaze 4G] xxquicksh0txx:
It looks like he was on the phone for 40% of that time. That's pretty good
[HTC Amaze 4G] :
LOL... I will admit it was my birthday weekend and I was a little busy. However, I was talking on the phone more and texting than usual, and not doing as much xda and/or web browsing. Before the Mar 10.update, I was getting about 10 hours (heavy usage... Lots of xda refreshing). The battery now seems much improved. We will see. Tomorrow I go back to work at my desk job... Where I use my phone the most. That will be the ultimate test
[HTC Amaze 4G] fuego77:
Make sure u update us on how that goes. I get out of a 8 our shift and my phones already having those power saving.pop ups lol. Intermediate usage also
[HTC Amaze 4G] mrmako777:
ok, let me clarify what i meant. a high cell standby number can be bad if it indicates that youre in an area with poor reception and the radio is working more than it should to find a good signal. in this case, switch to edge or disable data and you should see less usage.

on the other hand, cell standby will typically be higher on the list in comparison to other apps/processes if the phone is idle. this is what i was referring to, but if youre noticing it being high with moderate/heavy usage, switch to wifi calling (if you can get better reception) or turn off 4g
[HTC Amaze 4G] Mafioso:
I get full 4g signal in my house, so I don't think poor reception is an issue..

Also I don't have TMO, I have simple mobile (a TMO MVNO), it doesn't have wi-fi calling support...

But as I said, the currentwidget numbers are high (roughly the same actually with network on) even in airplane mode, so the only explanation I have is they are probably wrong..
[HTC Amaze 4G] JesseMT4G:
I have an all stock Amaze still and I get roughly 12-15 hours of daily usuage before I need a recharge.

I do a lot of streaming of music, so BT is on quite a bit, send about 30 or so texts a day and a few lenghty calls of an hour give or take.

I also on tapatalk a lot on various forums. That and have quite a few widgets loaded up.

Only thing I did to get better life was letting phone completely die and fully charge up. That and someties run Juice Defender. A lot of times it is off due to streaming music and if on, will stop music.

Can't complain here as my mytouch4G was right around the same times......
[HTC Amaze 4G] mrmako777:
sounds like it to me...problem solved
[HTC Amaze 4G] Mafioso:
lol you can say that...actually I just did what the above poster just suggested...yesterday I calibrated the battery by draining it completely and recharging it...

Battery life was better today, however not still upto the expectation I had, its somewhat similar to HD2 now. Also, I found out life on galaxy sgs2 battery is not that great either according to most users on xda, so decided to stick with Amaze now :D

Hoping custom ROM/kernel can give 10-15% battery life upgrade and another 10-15% through Anker battery I think it would be fine for now..

Although I think I can make a proper judgement in 2-3 days more by observing it more
[HTC Amaze 4G] JesseMT4G:
Yeah, honestly if you want better battery life, then time to hack it to death.

I honestly just don't feel a need .....thus far. My my mytouch4G is rooted and gets a little better life, but not drastic.
[HTC Amaze 4G] Mafioso:
Yes I did that already :D Have the senseless ROM with faux kernel..Also I've lowered the screen brightness via Lux (custom auto-brightness)

Yesterday, I got around 18hr life before the phone hit <5% battery from moderate use. I guess with light use I could stretch that to 24-26hrs..

Still not very impressed though, before upgrading I had high hopes from 1730mAh battery of the phone. In reality its giving the same backup as 1230mAh(on my HD2). Guess the bigger battery is negated by power hungry processor :rolleyes:
[HTC Amaze 4G] jcaubarrere:
Summary

Mafioso, could you please resume what you finally did in order to successfully improve your battery life?

Thanks in advance
[HTC Amaze 4G] lamenramen:
Had this phone for a good 2 weeks, returned it due to poor battery life. No amount of hacking is going to improve fundamentally poor battery life. Neither will roms. That's just my experience so far. It may help a little, but it's never going to improve inherently poor battery life to anything better than "barely adequate".
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] zacgoesrawr:
Has anyone clocked the CPU to 1.5GHz on ICS yet? I love ICS but I don't want to stay on GB for Holicakes.

thanks
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] Wild Child:
Natively its at 1.5 now
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] zacgoesrawr:
So on complete stock it is, or also roms?
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] Wild Child:
Its clocked@1.5 from htc now....we dont have resources yet to do anything with oc kernels yet
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] plaster:
I tried pg's Rom before I tried yours and everything reported the CPU at 1.2.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] Wild Child:
This was off my rom on the 5th
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] Crimson Ghoul:
Mine is also showing up as 1.2 with setcpu and the antutu cpu master
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] plaster:
That's what I'm saying. On pg's release its clocked at 1.2ghz.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] jayv81:
Running wcx ics and have CPU showing 1512
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] drwario:
I'm stuck at

1188. I reflash boot. Nothin. I'm at a loss here
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] plaster:
Are you using pirate's release, or wcx?
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] jayv81:
Here is a pic from build.prop. it also shows 1.5 but in about phone shows 1.2
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] plaster:
You can't go by that. Mine reads 1.2 in about phone as well. Download a free CPU app like antutu CPU master and it will show you the truth.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] jayv81:
I posted a pic above using system tuner showing it as 1.5 also. Here is one from antutu.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] chachin:
I used pirateghost's rom for ICS too and it says 1188Mhz.. how do you guys get 1.5Ghz? im on at&t
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] jayv81:
Try out wildchilds rom. He jus realeased a new update earlier today.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] nielp96:
What is wild child site
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] jayv81:
http://www.wcxxperia-nce.com/viewtopic.php?t=305

You have to register to get into the vivid roms.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] homeslice976:
I"ll also throw in that Settings shows 1.2 dualcore, but Antutu reports 1512 (on WCX) - build.prop also says 1.5
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] Wild Child:
from what im told now,it isnt clocked@1.5...i was told differently...but whatever....anyway point is this...my rom isnt reporting the speed correctly with the apps being used....end of topic....my bad...
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] creasy425:
Im using WC's ROM. Flashed it, dl'd setcpu. Opened up setcpu, and it said 1512 for a second. Then I touched the screen and it bounced down to 1188....No idea why...just wanted to share.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] :
even with a dev 1.5 kernel its not reporting right....so at a loss...oh well..
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] plaster:
I know benchmarks aren't very accurate, but your release scores higher in benchmarks than does PG's. Especially in the opengl tests. The 3D tests in antutu bench show twice the framerate. 25 for pg's vs 50 for yours. Something is going on there.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] :
Honestly I wouldnt know, ive never flashed or used his rom.... no amount of scripting is going to give that much of a difference...this dev kernel is even faster....no clue but its a mystery as of now...since im being told its not running any higher than 1188...which doesnt make any sense...but oh well...lol...dont care anymore....:D...ill be posting new/old kernel for some to try and they can make up their own minds about it.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] mobb315:
Well its def faster imo. The newest build with new kernel is lightning fast. Ty WC for more quality work.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] iamrayth:
where can I get the WCX ICS ROM? And what instructions do I need to follow to flash it? thanks.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] jayv81:
Go one page back I've posted a link to it.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] :
Now theres no questioning it...1512 kernel released
[T-Mobile LG G2x] lilviet93:
I just bought this phone off of eBay, and I'm trying to root it. From what I read I have to install CWM recovery then flash a rooted stock 2.3.3. So I try to install cwm recovery. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1056847 but I am stuck at step 4 after I plug in the usb to my phone while holding the volume bottoms... nothing pops up, no window saying detects a new APX device. Please help this noob.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] chrisram88:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1056847

Try this.. Your battery must be out. Double check in device manager that apx is not there. Sometimes it won't show an error or pop up Windows stating "apx device found". Also reboot your computer and try again. My computer for some reason doesn't recognize usb sometimes. Oh and use same usb port
[T-Mobile LG G2x] lilviet93:
Thank you but I have tried that post also. Just can't get the apx error to pop up so I can browse the apx folder. I tried just connect my phone to the PC with the phone on but it just doesn't connect....I wonder if my phones usb port is messed up...it charges just fine though.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] chrisram88:
Try another one. Reboot both phone and computer. Try a different usb port. It should pick it up. Then continue with your steps. Try installing lg drivers. 1st
[T-Mobile LG G2x] lilviet93:
I think did install LG drivers....if you mean that one .exe file call lgdriver...well I guess I'll keep trying hopefully it works.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] chrisram88:
It should work then. Try a different usb cable and computer if possible.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] lilviet93:
Oh BTW is there any easier way?
[T-Mobile LG G2x] pdkenji:
What version windows r u using? Vista have dat problem
[T-Mobile LG G2x] lilviet93:
I was using window 7. Going to go home later and try another cable with another laptop
[T-Mobile LG G2x] lilviet93:
okay, so i tried 4 different types of usb cables and 3 different computers...2 are windows 7 and 1 is windows xp...still stuck at step 4...i dont understand...
[T-Mobile LG G2x] chrisram88:
There is no easier way. This is the simplest way. I just don't understand why your computer is not recognizing the phone. Maybe it's hardware problems? Did you check under device manager and didn't see apx???
[T-Mobile LG G2x] lilviet93:
No I don't see apx anywhere
[T-Mobile LG G2x] Волк:
Ok, humor us for a sec (or maybe just me) open up your device manager, with battery out, proper button combo (power+both volume buttons?), phone plugged in and hit print screen on your computer keyboard, then open paint and hit paste. Save that as a JPEG and upload it here.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] lilviet93:
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There...I even did power+volume bottons. I think there is something wrong with the usb of the phone. I plugged it in the pc with power on and nothing pop up dont even ask me to mount my sd card.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] chrisram88:
Did you click to open usb controllers. Apx should be in there
[T-Mobile LG G2x] lilviet93:
yeah i did, the phone just seem to won't connect at all my nokia phone connects just fine
[T-Mobile LG G2x] duc748s:
Weird... I am not seeing any LG drivers in your image? On my PC I have one LG driver under modem (this computer isn't set-up for flashing this phone, my laptop is)

I also used NVFlash (as One click wasn't working at that time due to having 2.3.4 from TMo) and

I remembered that I had to install the LG updater tool first

to get the latest drivers installed before I used NVFlasher and got everything to work.

I remember it was a real pain at the time due to having GB 2.3.4 from factory, I know you have 2.3.3 but try that step out as it might help.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] lilviet93:
so how would I use NVFlash to root my phone? If you could please explain the steps thank you
[T-Mobile LG G2x] duc748s:
Wow...it's been so long...

I know I used the LG Updater tool to install the latest LG drivers on the computer

Then I DL'd and used the NVFlasher, following the directions for it (with out the drivers the computer won't see your phone, so you can't update/root it)

This is where it get fuzzy.. I'm sure this loaded CWM recovery on the phone, so all I had to do was boot into it and make a back-up recovery of the phone. Rebooted the phone as normal. Still had phone connected to PC.

From there I loaded the update.zip (of Eagle's Blood current file) to the mem card

Rebooted to recovery, wiped cache, etc.. as in the instructions. Updated zip from mem card. when done, rebooted. Went thru Googles setup. Rebooted again and phone was rooted.

I had all the treads subscribed on my old account, but I lost the log-in info and had to create a new one :-(
[T-Mobile LG G2x] lilviet93:
well this bring me back to being stuck at step 4 at the beginning of the post. when i try to install cwm via nvflasher my phone won't connect to the pc at all to install apx drivers
[HTC Sensation] J!tH:
I would like to give this a go on the "general section"

Anybody else that are having issues with opening links or bookmarks?

When I click on links in Facebook or a bookmark from a homescreen, then it just opens in the previous website that I've visited.. I need to go back and press the link or bookmark 2 times before it opens

I'm using standard browser.

Any workaround? It's very annoying :-(

(Running 6.5.1 HD rom XE)
[HTC Sensation] mobilkungen78:
Try a diffrent browser i have firefox on my sensation
[HTC Sensation] k0zmic:
It's a known bug, as mentioned above using another Browser fixes it.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FarBeyond:
Once I install the ROM on my Transformer, can I take the SD card out and leave it out?

I am not a noob, I did search these forums and others before posting this and could not find an answer...

On my old WinMo devices, the ROM actually ran from the SD card... I am not sure of the newer Android devices and don't have another card for my tablet...
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] baseballfanz:
Your TF does not need a micro SF card to operate so yes you can take it out.

It's not a bad idea to have one in to make nandroid backup ect.
[Motorola Droid 4] MT10:
I would like to get this phone and i was wondering whhen it would come out
[Motorola Droid 4] juzz86:
You're in for a bit of a wait, it's not scheduled for release on any carrier locally. Better look into importing one ;)
[Desire HD General] graemepark:
hello all,

not been on here for a while, but wondering if anyone has seen a similar issue to mine. I have flashed the Cyanogen 7.1 mod and the gapps file from the cyanogen wiki. I have all the new google apps including google play appear in my menu but no google maps.

I hve downloaded google maps form google play but when installing I get the error "incompatible with other applications using the same UserID"

Does anyone have a simple fix for this one?

Regards

Graeme
[Desire HD General] abi93k:
i had the same problem. reflashing will help
[Desire HD General] scaryshark:
Have you tried uninstalling maps, clearing the market cache then re-installing?

You might also want to try a re-flash of the gapps and maybe even of the rom.
[Desire HD General] Whiteshade:
im also having a similar problem, and those solutions found by googling and looking at random forums, hasn't worked. (they mostly said mount system...)

but, i dont get market or anything else. this is from a full wipe.

also tried flashing the ROM and then the gapps straight after ROMflash, also tried flashing gapps after i've done first boot. tried clearing cache and remove data on both tries also.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] nikpmr:
Well as most of you know there's a significant difference between the Market Netflix and the Netflix included on the tablet. I don't know if it's just me but my audio is out of sync since loading CM7... and this is the Alpha Final version.

Is there any way to load the stock Netflix onto CM7? And if not, does anyone know why my audio would be so out of sync and how to fix it? Thanks in advance.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] 424aca:
do what the dev below says

the dev has spoken?
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] lavero.burgos:
Here are stock netflix and hulu+ compatible with CM7 posted by @Goncezilla.

PS: install them normally do not move them to /system/app otherwise they won't work.

~ Veronica
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] nikpmr:
Hey, thanks. It still has that stupid update popup, but the videos seem to be in sync now.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] pissinguoff247:
I tried this and unfortunately the videos are still out of sync; I'm going to check out the cm7 support forum during the week and see if anyone has any ideas since the dev, celticwebsolutions, is on vacay for now.
[Desire HD General] gcarter:
Can anyone provide a link to the market Updater apk please... Used titanium to remove and would like it back