yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] mikeyxda:
Yeah, I should have commented that none of us are immune to the occasional rogue app that sucks battery. It happens to me rarely but it does happen. I'd say probably once every couple weeks I'll notice K9 mail running away with my CPU. Sometimes when you go into a fringe area and lose signal or go 1x for a little while, it can't keep up and then even when you get back into WiFi and WiFi turns back on without incident, K9 is still sucking 100% of one of the cores with the download bar in the middle like it's trying to refresh the mailbox. It's done that on three different phones and I've reported the problem to K9 on Google along with logcats, etc. but still no solution. My point: no app is perfect and we all have apps on our phone that, given the right conditions, can get stuck in a battery eating loop. What I normally do is go to System Tuner and check the tasks there when I notice the battery dropping. If you watch the top of the list for say 30 seconds, the rogue app (like K9) will bubble to the top and show high CPU usage (high would be anything over maybe 5%). Then kill it and restart it if need be.

Of all the silly stuff Google (Android) and HTC do to fiddle with low memory and task killing, I think they should have code built into Android that watches for rogue tasks and kills them after a certain amount of "runaway" usage. I used to use Watchdog which does exactly that (and it would detect/kill K9 mail every time it went rogue), BUT... it used more battery than just dealing with the rogue app once every couple of weeks. Can't win, really. But it does help to do the investigative work so you know which app is the culprit. Using System Tuner and watching the tasks should enable you to find the misbehaving app if you do it while it is still misbehaving (before you reboot). Then once you find that it's XYZ app causing the problem, you might even be able to go into XYZ app and change some settings to fix it or at least Google it to see if others have tips on how to prevent XYZ from runaway CPU usage.

Mike
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] cactusone:
I agree...those with battery drain issues should try Juice Defender AND Ram Booster!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] megabiteg:
IDK... Juice Defender helped when I was using older phones like the OG EVO and EVO 3D but for the first few weeks I used it on this phone, it really didn't do much for me. I played around with setting up automatic configurations (I can share my file with you just in case you have another opinion) but I always get angry of how unresponsive my phone would get when it was trying to enable the data connections...

I could be isolated, but I have since then removed it and I get wonderful battery life without it.

EDIT: I've attached the backup file for the configurations I used on JD, just in case you want to take a look a ti.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] schmeggy929:
Settings/Display,gestures & buttons/Recent apps button
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] lokster_1000:
I can't get wifi tether to work the app turns on shows ssid but i can not get a device to connect and yes i did check the right boxes routing fix and mms also using generic ICS lan0 what can it be
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] megabiteg:
You need to enable MSS Clamping and Routing Fix in the options of the software.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] manaup:
For jd. I just use the aggressive setting that comes with it.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] mikeyxda:
I've used both Juice Defender and Watchdog for extended periods and have always ended up uninstalling them eventually even after giving them thorough tries and trying different settings. For me, they seemed to cause more problems (and battery drain) than having the occasional rogue app. YMMV for sure! I think it depends on what you have installed and how heavily you're loaded as to whether apps like that can tip the balance and be worth more than the battery that they themselves drain (or the problems they can cause by too aggressive task killing).

Mike
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] bog3nator:
Who ever said to put you WiFi on 2.4 GHz instead of auto for better battery life, I owe you a thanks. My battery was awesome before now it is just stupid.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] seewhyphotos:
Thank you to both of you. I downloaded it and added it to my Tool Box in the event I ever need it.

Now, please, for my benefit and for the benefit of others not brave enough to post Noob Questions: What is this information used for, and to what benefit is it when having issues on the Phone, or on MeanROM?

Thank you in advance for this info.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Guitarified:
This got me thinking. I also made this change back when it was suggested, and now that I think about it, that's right about when I started noticing battery drain. Gonna switch back to auto and see what happens. Could this be an explanation?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] cherylbaker:
So is 3.9 the last release that had good speed? I am going to down grade be to dropping off speed but but she which was the last good one.. I know my quadrant score for 4.2 was down 200 from 4.1 which was down 200 from 4.0.. I was at 6038 and an down to 5623 now
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] shoe3482:
I upgraded with the ota to 4.2 and now my phone resets randomly. I reverted to 3.8 and have no problems. I checked the first couple of posts and the last page here and saw nothing. Any ideas?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] cherylbaker:
Actually the op says this

Firmware

The latest firmware (radio, etc.) is recommended. Check the firmware by pressing Menu while on your home screen, choose "Settings", "About" (bottom of list), "Software Information", "More". If your baseband is less than 1.12, you have old firmware and should update else you could have problems with your data connection, reboots, etc.

So the question is what baseband are you using?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] megabiteg:
I would say to use FLASH GUI to extract and flash the kernel file (boot.img) from 4.2 manually and then go head and flash again. Also I could of been bad download...
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] baknblack:
What's the consensus, is the multitasking tweak working? I haven't got to test it yet.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] megabiteg:
So far I've had about 8 different applications opened and I can report that the transition between them is smooth and without issues. I arrive exactly where I left them (as displayed in the preview) and I have experienced 0 Sense redraws.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] mikeyxda:
You're not going to get any sense redraws since about MR 3.8 because I locked down the launcher so it is never killed. But yes, I think zeppelinrox's recent changes DO make a difference. Honestly, I didn't really notice a lot of issues before but once in a while I'd notice an app having to redraw (basically restart) when going back to it. I don't think it has happened at all since I put his tweaks in (in 4.2.2) so I'd equate that with a positive change.

Mike
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] tspideyr:
Idk if anyone else noticed but I'm on MR 4.2 and when I go to sound enhancers menu and try to change the beats plugin from "other", it won't change. In MR 4.1 it would change, any help?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] ElMadre:
Check the nightlies, this has been updated.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] tspideyr:
Thanks!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] kenpen:
Where can o find sound enhancer...am on 422 and don't see that option
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] fifedogg:
Have you tried greenpower premium? It's added a bunch of time to my battery life. I don't use auto sync and have it turn off my data when my phone users less than 1 kb/s and the screen is off. Works awesome for me.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] tspideyr:
Settings/Sounds/Sound Enhancer

Choose beats and on the top left corner use the drop down menu
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] rpwhite3:
Google Wallet...

Just thought I would mention this, before my phone was rooted of course GW worked, it took a couple tries to get my 10 credit but I did eventually get it. I then rooted my phone and installed MeanRom and since then I have not been able to get the 10 credit back, I would try from time to time and it never completed? Even though during this time I got a Nexus 7, and it worked on the first try. So I thought it wasn't ever going to work, well no big loss. The NFC chip works great as I use it all the time to turn things on/off but just not GW. Well today since I know they are taking the money back soon, I gave it another go and walla it worked. Kewl, now I get to have free lunch on Google tomorrow at Whataburger......

If your one of those where it never seems to accept your card, keep trying, it took months for mine to come back but it did... kewlness...

4.2 is running great for me, no battery issues, one 1 random reboot. I am on 1.15 hboot and S-ON love this ROM....

Chow for now! (Texas chow.. :) )
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] babyschmoof:
Is there any way to force beats on when not using headphones?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] ryanalan82:
I've owned the same phones as well as this one. My cuz has my old 3d and his girl has the s3. This eVo craps all over it, seriously. Actually the way I got the 3d running, craps all over it too. Don't worry man your not missing anything. I just can't wait till the next eVo already. I know its crazy early, but next yr will be 1.5-2 ghz quad core architecture of the s4, and 1080p screen.

Swyped from my eVo
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Guitarified:
Gotta go back and see what version I was running when I posted the screenshot of my stellar battery life, cuz since then, it hasn't been nearly as good. Then: 99% after 3+ hours with light use. Now: 96% after 1 hour with no use.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] manaup:
Thanks for the input :)
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] manaup:
This is the error code I get when trying to install green Power free :/
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Capt4Chris:
Landscape Launcher?

I'm also curious if it's possible to get the stock launcher to go landscape again. Just about everything in the experience works in landscape so I never understood why Sense can't do landscape... I would really love to have this again! :)
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] megabiteg:
Funny because I don't know why don't they let it do landscape by default because if you have the card dock and place your phone on it it goes landscape mode before entering in car mode automatically. Now if you exit the car dock application but you leave the phone on the dock Sense remains in landscape mode until you unplug it.

Works pretty great, no issues whatsoever .... But I just can't understand why Sense doesn't bring this functionality stock. I don't know if when they are testing / using their own phone if that doesn't piss them off.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] midmadn:
I agree. Juice Defender seemed like a usefull app on gingerbread, but I've hated it every time I've tried it on ics.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] dman918:
I didn't realize Chrome was such a battery hog. I just deleted it. So what web browser does everyone recommend? ICS Browser+, Dolphin, Firefox?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] gianmarco00:
I've been using ics browser and like it.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] wwsorrells:
Force stop your google account, delete data, delete your google account, then add it back.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] smarkum:
Hello all, I think I may be stuck with a low baseband number and I don't know how to proceed. I've rooted. . . s-on. I'm currently on MeanROM 4.2 / 2.13.651.1. Kernel is .30.8-01680-gb6402b4.

HOWEVER, my baseband Version is 1.02.12.0427. So from what I understand I need to update the Kernel which I thought was in the most recent Kernel and that it would take longer to reboot and all of that because my Kernel was updating. But I don't ever see that baseband change. I'm having NO problems at all on MEAN ROM . . . LOVE IT EVEN! Been on it and don't plan on changing. The OTA updater is awesome and works perfectly for me. But, I'm not sure I've got everything updated where it needs to be because of my baseband number. I used TeamWin for flashing the Rom and did a factory reset prior (after making a Nandroid.) So, do I need to worry about updating that Baseband . . . and if so, how the heck do I do it? I've read and re-read that first , second, and third post and don't see anything I'm missing. . .

Thanks! I don't want to have any probs down the road because I missed something. . . :D
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] ryanalan82:
I was using stock, but you just bringing up this made me try and buy ics browser + cause it was such an improvement over what was the best browser. Its is now my daily.

Swyped from my eVo
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Sloth:
Your baseband is the radio it won't upgrade using MR
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] awillis111:
First we need to know what hboot version you have. To find that, hold the power until the menu comes up, select bootloader. When the bootloader screen comes up vol down to reboot bootloader, press the power button.

What we need is the numbers next to hboot
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] KaoMinerva:
I haven't noticed a difference in multitasking. Is it because I'm dirty?

***Cooking The Work With Them Gloves On, So The Junkies Can Get They Grub On***
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Sloth:
Mikey is kinda quiet today wonder if he's in the kitchen :D
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] awillis111:
Mobile Chrome is a bish. I use Dolphin. The latest update has a pause feature for downloads.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] robbo10:
Do we need to install 4.2 before we can flash the nightly 4.22. I tried to fresh install 4.22 numerous times, different downloads from phone and comp. The md5's all checked out. I would get "install wizard unfortunately stop" or something to that affect and get a black screen. I'm s-off, 1.12 hboot and firmware is current. What I'm doing wrong, I'm stumped???

Sent from my MeanELTE
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Sloth:
Are you using twrp 2.2.2?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] robbo10:
Yes forgot to mention that sorry

Sent from my MeanELTE
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] RyanInAj:
Isn't Chrome technically still in beta?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Sloth:
Well you should be able to flash 4.22 without flashing 4.2. Maybe your sdcard is getting close to capacity and your not getting a full dl just a thought might be way out of the park lol :p
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] njfoses:
Not anymore.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] robbo10:
I thought I should be able to flash 4.22 since it was a full ROM. I have a 32gig card that is maybe half full. I also tried to flash from the internal card. I think I'm going to try and flash 4.2 and then dirty flash from there, idk thanks for the reply!

Sent from my MeanELTE
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] mikeyxda:
You'd only notice it if you were having problems to begin with: tasks getting killed or having to reload when you pull them back from recent tasks.

4.3 on its way up BTW.

Mike
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] P.Mobile:
thank you sir!!!!!!!!!!! :good::D:victory::highfive:
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] copc:
Thanks Mike, been hitting refresh....... :good:
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Sloth:
HAHAHAHAAHAHA I thought I smelled something cooking :p
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] evoforevo:
should be a rule people need to stop downloading the partial file.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] aFoodStampBaby:
Downloading!!!!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] mikeyxda:
4.3 is served. Only improvement over 4.2.2 (last nightly) is the auto brightness tweaks and the ability to use the moonlight mode for auto brightness where your screen is dimmer in total darkness. Smoothness of auto brightness is improved all around, however, with moonlight mode on or off so you'll see more consistent brightness either way.

Mike
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] robbo10:
Cool maybe 4.3 will flash for me. Downloading now,Thanks!

Sent from my MeanELTE
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] bog3nator:
thanks mike downloading now from the OTA, love not having to plug my phone in to do it :)
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Keyz450:
do i need to reflash or accept it the OTA updater?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Sloth:
OTA works great :D
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Skid71:
Thank you Sir!

Mikey,

Any chance we can get the boosted capacitive button feedback from the previous base?

Thanks again
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Keyz450:
ok cool, did u wipe Data and Cache?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] DJHUSH:
[QUOTA =bog3nator;31691248]thanks mike downloading now from the OTA, love not having to plug my phone in to do it :)[/QUOTE]

My Ota updater keeps saying error downloading.... Anyone else having this problem....?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] rpwhite3:
Mine just finished and worked fine, cleared cache and installed works great.

Where do you find the beats audio settings, I can't find them? :(
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Sloth:
yes I wiped both
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] gzbrambila:
Any way to install the new camera on 3.9? Don't wanna mess w my system otherwise. It is just too smooth and the battery lasts forever. Thx guys!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] PhxkinMassacre:
can someone give me a quick meanrom info briefing haha

ive been wanting to flash this for a while but ive always been confused with his tweaks from reading his op. i know he has the oc thing in this rom, does that affect using other roms like system tuner? can you use other apps for overclocking and such?

and what about this meanrom.opt thing? is that there to begin with? is that an optional flash? if its there to begin with is it set to performance or battery? what does the 2 settings change? once i get this stuff i will flash haha ever since the day this rom dropped ive been kinda pondering these thoughts haha

thanks in advance to anyone who takes the time to answer all this stuff for me during my noob moment :P haha
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Sloth:
there is no OC with new base as of yet and it's set at performance by default not sure about the meanrom.opt never looked :p
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] rpwhite3:
No over clocking in the new base, it's coming.

The MeanRom.opt file allows you to turn off certain tweaks that Mikey has setup for us, changing the System profile to Battery or Performance for example, and as you saw you can now configure other things, like the darker screen in dark rooms, etc..

System tuner works fine, but you can't OC yet as I mentioned. The ROM runs great, the phone runs great. Go for it. Just nandriod and you can always go back, but you won't.. I think this is the best...
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] ElMadre:
Post 3 tells you how to get Meanrom.opt, which is not there by default:

"Note: if you want an easy way to create the MeanROM.opt file for the first time, just flash /sdcard/MeanROM-ICS/screenoffsms.zip. You can then go to /data and modify the MeanROM.opt file as it will already have the proper permissions: just edit the contents."
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] CBRRider:
Under sound in the settings but you have to have headphones plugged in. It's not available for just the phone speaker.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] shockwaveaz:
Sent from my eVo LTE
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] bog3nator:
My Ota updater keeps saying error downloading.... Anyone else having this problem....?[/QUOTE]

Mine downloaded and booted into recovery fine, but I had to manually install it? Wonder if that is a new bug in the updater app...
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] xanmanz31:
ive been trying for the past couple builds to get this to work and cant seem to get it to stick. first tried flashing sms screen off zip to get the .opt file then copy and pasted code mikey has written in post 3 into the opt file. i saved and rebooted with no luck camera press still turned screen on. i dont get the sms light up on text bc i freeze stock message and use handcent. but still would like battery setting and disable camera press wake.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] rpwhite3:
Well that explains it, thanks for the info!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] PhxkinMassacre:
ok thanks for the info guys :)
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] ElMadre:
Are you sure the permissions are set right? Depending on how you edited the file, they may have been changed. I had to use ES File Explorer to reset mine....
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] xanmanz31:
i use es to edit the file and permissions show as: "rw-rw-rw" if i change them i see read, write, execute. mikeys directions say needs to be "rwxr-xr-x (755)" not sure what the 755 is. when i try to change it i can get rwx r-x-x
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] ElMadre:
I believe it is first line read write execute, and second two lines just read and execute.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Sloth:
Mine downloaded and booted into recovery fine, but I had to manually install it? Wonder if that is a new bug in the updater app...

Worked fine for me but I did update the OTA app a couple days ago to 1.0.2 and 4.3 updates it to 1.0.3
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] xanmanz31:
I set it that way and still no luck

Sent from my Mean Ass LTEVO
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Pump Ac7i0n:
Getting crazy battery life with 4.22. Is it worth updating?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] ElMadre:
You have it right, amigo.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] xanmanz31:
uuuuggggghhhhhhh
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Sloth:
From what I remember the permissions should already be set

EDIT: I was thinking of Root Explorer not Es File Explorer

You need to use the steps below to make it work in ES

Open the included ES File Explorer app

Click "Menu", "Settings"

Be sure "Up to Root", "Root Explorer", and "Mount File System" are all checked
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] ElMadre:
You used to have Rwx rx x, now you have the correct Rwx rx rx, why the ugh?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] krazyme3:
dirty flash to 4.3 but i keep getting alot data lost ad connecton lost, they both keep flashing on and off..... isolated? did i do something wrong?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Sloth:
I used the OTA to flash 4.3 no issues so far for me :D
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] krazyme3:
yeah thats what i did, just seems weird i never have any issues with mean rom....
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] camdz:
Am I missing something, or is there no flashlight toggle in the quick settings? Im assuming this shouldnt be something you have to edit to make it become available?

Everything went perfect and all is running well..but no flashlight.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] ElMadre:
Flashlight is near the bottom, in between GPS and Screen On.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Sloth:
Flashlight is in quick settings :D
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] camdz:
Well I dont have GPS or Screen On! I didnt even notice that before. Ive flashed a modded battery icon zip (white honeycomb), but its never caused any issue. Maybe it did this time? Of course I backed up AFTER flashing everything.

---------- Post added at 11:26 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:23 PM ----------

Total Memory and Volume are at the bottom if I were to scroll down.

PS-How do I post pictures as a thumbnail?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Sloth:
I posted a screenie of my QS a couple posts above
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] nolageek:
Great ROM but would love option for MIUI style battery bar. Any suggestions?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] gpz1100:
Possible to add a toggle to settings that lets the end user determine which they want?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] EindhovenOne:
Indeed, sir. I have tried those both a few times but to no avail.

-E
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] banccalif:
I highly doubt it, might possibly gain a spot in the MeanROM folder.. Maybe. Depends on how requested it is by us
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] laie1472:
Just flashed this rom and running excellent. Thanks Mike. One issues I'm running into is that my contacts pics are all blurry. When I'm on call screen and even after I edit them and replace the contact pic. Also I've noticed when in gallery the pic shows normal but when I select add to contact it greys the pic out and I have no idea why. I'm s-off via panda running the latest twrp. Things I've tried

Full wipe,system,cache,davlik cache, & factory reset. Reformatted my sd to ext4 from ext3. Reflashed rom. No add on's have bern flashed to the rom nor have I edited anything. Added the pics back to my sd still received the same result. Can anyone shed some light on this I'd appreciate it. Thanks for a great rom.

#Root-Hack_Mod*Always\=LTE
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] hendav:
Try going into network settings (Mobile settings) and unchecking cdma/lte and just checking cdma. A sprint rep told me that some phones are looking for lte and causing no data connection at times.