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[General Topics] MACHETE!:
Great info/tips from both members above. Thanks button thanked for both!
[General Topics] Zobabe:
Fosho bro thanks a lot...simple tips
[General Topics] mjnet:
Actually I could only save battery on my MEIZU by underclocking & battery saver app.

Thanks for your infos, I'll give some of them a try now (again :D )
[General Topics] rimalisaac:
Nice information... thanks for sharing..
[General Topics] djglow1:
You can also buy a better battery for your phone. They normally are cheap too
[General Topics] Daemonius:
I just turn on power saving mode. But I still need to recharge my phone daily, once in two days if I'm lucky. But after reading this topic I will see if I can scratch those pesky powerhungry little demons.
[General Topics] najaboy:
Battery stats has nothing to do with battery reporting. And it was an engineer from Google's Android team that debunked the battery stats wives' tale.

So yeah, folks probably should believe a recognized subject matter expert when they clearly and concisely debunk misinformation such as the advice to wipe battery stats.

Also, it bears mentioning that the os clears battery stats upon every reboot, making the advice to do so even more pointless than it already is.
[General Topics] PimpJim69:
Great tips...definately learned something! Much appreciated!!
[General Topics] CompsGeek:
are the apps for managing battery any useful??
[General Topics] Napa Apps:
I used some, and no change at all fro me
[General Topics] thetitans89:
Thank you guys alot for advices.

I will try some.
[General Topics] kevios12:
Thanks for this guuide :D
[General Topics] chibicitiberiu:
I use JuiceDefender which basically closes the networks when not needed. Also, if the device fails to connect within a short time period, they are closed. This is useful for automation, so that I don't have to turn on wi-fi every time I turn on the screen.

Of course, there are also times when it is annoying (for example if may interrupt an ongoing download when the screen gets turned off), but otherwise it is doing a pretty good job.
[General Topics] Super Indian:
Thanks dude very informative.
[General Topics] DoogZaNator:
Screen is always the big killer for most I'd imagine.

Auto brightness is a godsend.

Thanks for the helpful post!
[General Topics] FLIGHTCLUB:
Nice info
[General Topics] threshfire:
Thanks a lot for this info!! I've heard that using a dark background as the wallpaper is very helpful for certain phones too! Battery life is crucial these days, it seems like our batteries are dying much faster than they used to. I wish the developers focused more on battery life and less on speed and CPU cores. At least IMO.
[General Topics] txabicarpa:
thanks for the informacion.hay to consider that after room or Kermel to flash. should be allowed to settle and achieve consumption stability and performance
[General Topics] basoula:
thank you!
[General Topics] c00k:
Battery life and capability

This discussion is a little bit to simple in my opinion.

you have to differentiate between battery life and then phone usage time until next recharge.

For battery life the temperatur argument above is right, a cooler battery gives you a longer battery life, but this is not relevant because:

- most times the battery dies because of too much cycling, which means the energy throughput.

- and a higher battery temperature give you a better inner resistance, so also a better efficiency, which lowers the losses.

- a lower temperature give you a shorter battery life when using the battery.

What u should take care are the apps, which create battery consumption. most times it brings good results to shut down all not needed services, and the stock apps which you dont need.

For switching the power consumption of WLAN, etc. you should have a look at state based switching, like Lama or Tasker.

You can try also to measure with and without a SD-Card, this can - in some cases - also have a influence
[General Topics] hwoarang5:
impressive!! this help me alot , thanks
[General Topics] Khizar hayyat:
Thanks for sharing
[General Topics] projectmax:
thanks so much for the guide
[General Topics] denwathappened:
Thank you for this guide:D

Hit "thanks" baby boy! :D
[General Topics] illidanx:
do you know about the impact on battery life if I leave my phone in my car in -10 deg C weather? Thank you.
[General Topics] goomerguy:
very helpful, thanks for the info
[General Topics] YooDee:
i will try it

thanks for sharing this guide
[General Topics] Lifehacker7:
People stop posting "Thank you! That's a great guide!" And stuff.

There is a THANKS button for that! Just use it.

life!
[General Topics] sonnt1223:
very useful for newbies
[General Topics] atman8r:
Another great way would be to use kernels like leankernel...I use it and the battery is significantly better. Also very smooth.

Sent from my GS3 running "Illusion" and LeanKernel;)
[General Topics] Inadorel:
Thanks very much for the useful guide.

On my phone the two killers of the battery are:-

a) Turning on the wireless hotspot feature.

b) When it goes into an area with no signal it seems to start constantly polling which drains the battery in no time.
[General Topics] Quickpaw:
Sometimes, cache needs to be cleared

If my GS3 feels like it's draining the battery more than usual, and even after a restart it sucks the power away, I go into CWM Recovery and clear the cache.

This has worked on one or two occasions where I updated a app or two and started having battery drain issues. Not sure if this works for everyone, since we all use different apps and settings, but just something to keep in mind.
[General Topics] sherfick:
Thank you! All the newbies will be grateful.
[General Topics] TopoMonko:
I followed some advices and now the battery of my phone lasts much longer! ;)

Thanks for the info!
[General Topics] Erratic24:
Thanks for tip!
[General Topics] rgs001:
deep sleep mode

You can also check how long your phone is in deep sleep mode with a variety of app utility. They are worth checking out - but then uninstall them once you get a sense of how often your phone is in deep sleep mode.
[General Topics] nels69:
Thank !
[General Topics] flyinjoe13:
Best thing I ever did for battery life (and overall performance for that matter) was root my phone and then dump just about every stock app that came with my phone. My system\app folder is virtually empty except for the ones that are needed to make the phone a phone. Plus, I only keep downloaded apps I use most often. Anything I use occasionally I just redownload whenever I want to use them.

The plus side to this is I also have a ton storage space\cache space available. Besides the system apps, I also deleted all of the ringtones\alarms\notification sounds, etc. My phone is basically empty of junk and the performance is far superior to what it was when I had all of the stock stuff loaded.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xxshabsxx:
Hey there?

I've got a question which I can't seem to find anywhere else and YES I have searched this forum and google. However, I may miss it.

Anyway, I've mapped my android phone as a network drive using Samba and changed the smb.conf file to show the System Root directory as well. However, system root is default set as R/O so to mange files USING my computer I need to change the permission to R/W using a file manager (such as root explorer). This is annoying, as I have to keep doing this in order to write to certail directories.

What I wish to do is create a massive guide on all of this to help out the community, however I need one little bit of information.

I would like the / directory (root) to be mounted as R/W as default so that I can quickly edit files on my PC without having to constantly change it to R/O.

If this has been answered before, I do apologize.

Thanks in advance.

Regards,

xxSHABSxx :)

EDIT:

To make things a bit clearer.

I want something that will automatically mount my phone's root dir into rw upon boot, without custom apps/having to manually mount as rw everytime it reboots. And yes I understand there are apps that do this.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kuisma:
Yes, the root file system is read-only, but it's also volatile. It's restored from the initramfs in the boot image each time you reboot the phone, so only mounting it writeable, doesn't do you very much anyway.

In /init.rc you find a line:

mount rootfs rootfs / ro remount

This remounts your root read-only. Remove this, and it'll stay writeable. But again, all edits to the root file system are volatile. To change this, you must flash a new boot.img

An easier way would be a root-app remounting it writable again after boot.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xxshabsxx:
Ahh I figured as much, since Google didn't offer any solutions to me. And flashing is way much more effort than simply having an app that does it for you.

Anyway thanks for the reply!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kuisma:
Or do like I did, move the root to a real ext3 non-volatile file system instead. :)
[Sony Tablet S] ladiesman6:
Hi everyone..

I have bought a new sony tab s.. without 3g.. so i have some doubts regarding getting started with.. first of all, how can i connect my tab to the PC and write datas on my internal memory.. secondly, by any method, wil i be able to connect my idea net setter or bsnl evdo(capitel) to my tab... Please help me out with these two doubts...

Thanks in advance...
[Sony Tablet S] lie495fc:
get a sony usb to micro usb cable because others meigh not work. an usb cable for HP pad i have doesn't work on sony tablet s1, i had to use the usb calbe that came with a sony phone.

then, search for a sony tablet s1 driver here on forum. install that, and connect your sony s1 tablet after.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] roninnbaby:
i had seen a method with swapper to increase the ram of our phones in xperia arc thread...i am sharing it with u ...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1821071
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] megatpanji:
wrong place to share...
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] martirio3000:
This methos is the worst to increase ram.

But well it is a way.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] poyensa:
Please stay on topic. You can discuss about the method linked, but please let the mods moderate. Thanks.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] coringabrazil:
This method will break your SD cardhttp://xdaforums.com/images/icons/advanced/db.png
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] varunrocks17:
swap is best method to increase tam but only when you r not goin beyond 32 mb swap on /cache with set xperia with swapiness of 20
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] The Mysterious Guy:
Why will it break SD Card ??. We aren't partitioning it. Even partitioning it doesn't harm it.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] Madfysh:
It wont break it, but it will greatly shorter her life time.
[Optimus One, P500, V Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nomancoolboy:
I can play 800x480 at 30 fps

What you have observed by playing different resolution videos?

And why we can't play 720p videos?
[Optimus One, P500, V Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] creative_md:
Use any vedio player eg mx player it can play hd videos
[Optimus One, P500, V Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] _viren_:
hd videos do play but when it is played... the video becomes patches and the audio and video are not in sync at all..:p
[General Questions and Answers] itto123:
hi guys, this is my fisrt post but i'm following this forum since a year, anyway i have a sgs3 i9300 rooted and i was wondering if there's a way to protect my phone to prevent a reset/flash from downloadmode or recovery mode, like a sort of bios password for pc. i think it could be useful in case of stolen/lost phone

in other words I don't want anyone else can shutdown my phone and reset it bypassing the password screenlock

sorry for my bad english, i'm italian xD

i'll try to explain better if u need
[General Questions and Answers] zelendel:
Had you searched you would have seen this has been asked before. No this is not possible
[General Questions and Answers] Gam3boy:
search in the forum for the question if its not there then ask
[General Questions and Answers] Apex:
Solution: Don't lose your phone.
[General Questions and Answers] itto123:
dam it's absurd, so all those app like cerberus won't work, someone should fix this, i can't believe it is not possible

i'm sorry, it is that there are a lot of thread, i've never posted before cos i always find everything

XD

thanx everyone for the answer,
[General Questions and Answers] zelendel:
You got to really think about it. Even a bios password can be gotten around. With android being open source all the coding is available to any that want to learn it.

Not to mention if this was ever done then custom ROMs would be dead. The OEM would lock it up
[General Questions and Answers] orangzeb:
Hi, one of my friend has an xperia arc s LT18 which fell in water few days back he then immediately took out it from water, took out the battery and let it rest for few hours then tried turning on the phone but it's camera wasn't working so the service center guy repaired the camera but now after two days when he turn on the phone and turn on the wifi the phone automatically restarts, it works fine if wifi is off, I've tried updating it using SEUS many times but as soon as I turn on the wifi the same issue starts again.

Please advise me on this. thanks in advance.
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] Mulham82:
Dear Engineers,

Kindly, I have one question regarding to install Android 3.0 or 4.0 as an official one in the "Samsung Galaxy W" device without "Flashing" it because as you know that the current Android is 2.3.5.

Hence, Recently I've already upgraded the "Firmware" of the device.

I hope one of you to provide me a good explanation for my issue, and I will be grateful to you.

Thanks.

Regards,

Mulham Darwish
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] Brian_SGW_CM9:
First of all. This question should be in general/ discussion thread.

Second . They aren't engineer. They are developers.

Samsung will never give Android 3.0 or 4.0 officially for galaxy w. So forget it for updating officially.

And seriously... your last paragraph looks like we have done something wrong and we have to apologize or explain to you.

So if you want android 4.0. Use cm9 or other cm9 based rom. But there isnt any Android 3.0 rom for galaxy w.

Your firmware upgrade is. Upgrading from 2.3.5 to 2.3.6. As I said. Samsung is never gonna give us Android 4.0 officially.

Btw. This isn't an issue. You have no big deals with this. So just name it question.
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] bbmadzky:
I just don't get it. Try to post properly. Google translate is your friend.
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] saifulsaijue:
i think he / she already using translate...
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] rolred17:
wrong section dude
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] irishpancake:
Hmmmmm......

seriously folks, I think ppl here should give some/a lot of latitude to posters whose first language is not English.

I think Mulham was trying to be as respectful as he could be, but these translate engines seldom get it fully correct, and perhaps we should bear this in mind when replying.

Just to attempt an answer Mulham, there will never be an "official" upgrade to Android 3.x.......

this was designed by Google as a Tablet operating system, and has been surpassed by both 4.0.x [Ice Cream Sandwich] and more latterly by 4.1.x [Jelly Bean].......

However, because this device is quite capable of running 4.0.x, and probably 4.1.x, there are Custom ICS ROM's in development, notably arco68's CM9, which is actively being developed, and now at Alpha [Build 7]....

there are other CM 9 ROM's, most are based on arco's build, but give a differerent flavoured ICS, use the search or browse in the development section!!!

Of course, CyanogenMod is built from the ground up, from sources, and will have no provider bloat, as you will always see in ROM's from Samsung and their Service Provider partners, so you will have a much better user experience of "pure" Android.......as it was meant to be!!!

There is also just a sniff of CM10......4.1.x [Jelly Bean] here....but far too early to attempt anything yet, let's just wait and see!!!

Unfortunately Mulham, flashing with ClockworkMod Recovery will be the only way to experience these new varieties on our device, as per Samsungs decision to deny ICS for the Galaxy W [GT-i8150].....

a decision which has convinced me personally never to buy Samsung again.....

But, I will enjoy the what our dedicated Dev's produce to show what could have been, if Samsung really cared for it's customers, and not just their Corporate Bottom Line......

Hope you find this answer to be informative!!!

Respect!! ;)
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] bbmadzky:
My first language is not English but in fairness to the translate engines, they are much useful especially if you know you're own language well. The translate engine will do the rest for you. You just need to compose yours well.

Prior to XDA rules number 3,

We cannot help that much if the message or inquiry being asked in somewhat vague to other members.
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] irishpancake:
This of course is true my friend, I was merely asking for a little understanding for those, generally new users, who want help, but are unable to ask in their first language!!

I hope you understand my point.

BTW....I wasn't referring to your post at all, by the way, I would have quoted it if I was.....

We have a saying in my country...I think other countries also!!

Rules were made to be broken.....

I of course am not advocating this at all, but I am making a plea for a little latitude....

A good test of Google Translate is to input something in your first language, have it translated to another language, and then re-translate the output to your first language again, and see just how meanings can change!!

For example, your statement:

becomes this:

When put through translationparty.com

results can be variable, and sometimes funny :D

Or try this trick:

Enjoy
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] Brian_SGW_CM9:
it's so nice of your long and useful reply, but no offence, part of your reply was exactly the same as mine. wheres the point again? no offence

---------- Post added at 11:24 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:20 PM ----------

and sorry for being mean in my reply. i was reading it really quickly and i didn't really know you are not familiar with english.. sorry if i was really mean.
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] Karmalot:
I think you're being offensive already man. Why still ask "wheres the point again". And for new users, they'll need all the help they can get, and I think that's exactly what IP is doing. And good job, taking your words back and apologizing the minute you knew you're being mean. :)
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] irishpancake:
Man, I take no offence whatsoever, you can be assured :cool:

I acknowledge your input :good:

And, just to be clear, my first language is English!!!!

But I am a proud Irishman, and I am also familiar with the ancient language of my Nation, Gaeilge, [AKA Gaelic]....

we have been speaking and writing in this Celtic language for Centuries, in Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Brittany, Cornwall, and the Isle of Man.

There is a long history in my Country whereby the ancient language was repressed by the ruling power, which of course is our near and much bigger Country, Great Britain.

This has also been the experience of other cultural minorities where bigger powers ruled, as in USSR, Spain, Latin America, and other countries....which is also why I am sad to see posters being "beaten up" figuratively speaking of course, for not using proper English, when they are expressing themselves as well as they can, respectfully.

We know that the language of the Internet is English, generally speaking, and most fora like this insist on ppl using English, but it should also be acknowledged that there are many languages.

There is, unfortunately, a US/Anglo Cultural Imperialism, which will see the diverse languages of the World eventually go the way of my native tongue, which is now only spoken in remote areas of my country.......

This, in my opinion, is not a good thing......end of lecture!!!

Thank you very much, but there was nothing offensive said, just simple misunderstandings, and apologies are greatfully received, even if I don't know what they are for :laugh:
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] 2g11:
Great read as always Irish! Thanks. Maybe you tell us more in off topic :thumbup:

Sent From My Wonder on CyanogenMod 9
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] Brian_SGW_CM9:
Actually......that apology was for the OP..... :p

And if my reply to your post was mean.. sorry about that too.

And tbh. I know your first language is English.....
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] Mulham82:
Dear all,

Thanks a lot to all of you, and for your replies :)

One more thing, can someone post how to install the Android 4.0 in "Galaxy w" .. ?!!

By the way, this is my way in writing the messages :cool:

Thanks.

Regards,

Mulham Darwish
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] kemaro30:
you can look at the "Galaxy W I8150 Android Development" section, thread titles are descriptive and must look at them first to decide what to try.
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] MyDeSTiNaTe:
First of all, have a look at http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1653907

Learn the basics first such as rooting, all the modes, etc

After that learn CWM from http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1846449

Look around for other needed knowledges (depends on individual)

Lastly, choose your desired Android 4.0 ROM, there a a few of them at this moment:

Original CM9 http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1576874

BioHazard http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1843207

InDroiD REMICS http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1842544

MIUI http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1749067

PARANOIDANDROID Ecstacy http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1753065

Aokp-Milestone6-iattilagy http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1844186

Digital.AOKP-Milestone6.I8150.BZS http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1840869

EHNDROIX http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1850859

RemICS http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1753233

Good luck!
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gollayanjr:
I just bought a samsung galaxy s i9000 it runs android 2.3.3 i did not like the korean version. Can i switch this to local galaxy s.? Flash sonething or what? when i activate The bluetooth it says sonething blablah *#9900# and even if my sim card is inserted the phone says no service and the phone number is unknown. Please help im a first time user.of galaxy s.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xsenman:
Posting in the Right Forum, will get you right answers ;) http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=772718 , you may want to visit PIT STOP and have good read, its bound to give you all the answers :D
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] albertobom:
Hey guys!

Can anyone teach me how to merge apk in system settings?

For example if I want to add dsp to settings what should I do?

Thanks guys!
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] rvlnic:
install apk

You must be rooted, and use root explorer.

1.- copy the xxx.apk in folder \system\app

2.- change permisions

x x -

x - -

x - -

3.- reboot your phone
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] Bejda:
:victory:

Got it now Albertobom? ;)
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] albertobom:
Thanks but what i want is like this:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=30389777

I'm not a newbie and i know how to copy apps to system/apps/ ;)

Here what i wanted to do:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=30389777

Sent from my GT-I9000
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] Bejda:
I know,i know,it's understood from the beginning.

Maybe Franzyroy would help or take time to help you on this, at least show you globally what files could be involved and after this explore HotMyKeul rom or Helly that has Devil kernel apps in settings to check what changes are made.

Wish you success ;) I keep thinking of it if i see any info that could help.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] albertobom:
Thank you Bedja. ;)

Sent from my GT-I9000