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[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Felimenta97:
You know Xperia S is dual core and has a 720p screen, right?

Second, there must be an background app killing your battery. Check all of them.

Also, Bravia Engine doesn't kill battery, unless you stay on Album app the whole time.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Mikyno:
I know, but the battery is ****ing ridicolous, isn't it ? Second, there isn't any app which drain my battery. I checked it with cpu spy and betterbatterystats. I deactivated BE because sometimes I view some photos.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Felimenta97:
The time you spent on gallery viewing some photos isn't enough.

Besides, then your phone must have some problem. Of course it will drain, but it can be really good.

Are you sure there isn't any app draining battery?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Mikyno:
Yes.. I'm sure.. I list all of user apps : 100 Doors, Androidiani app, antutu benchmark, asphalt 7, astro file manager, chrome, cpu spy, dead trigger, doodle jump, where's my perry, facebook, fruit ninja, 3g manager (like juice defender), impossible game, jetpack joyride, link2sd, live score addicts, no frills cpu control, quadrant, temple run, whatsapp.. That's it..

Don't know why it drains like that.. I don't want a galaxy W battery life, because they are 2 differents phone, but at least 13-14 hours with a moderate usage.. I can't ever rechearge it after school and during the night..
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Felimenta97:
Timescape is still there? Or sync is on all the time (orv you mentioned a timed sync, didnt you? If yes, how much time to time?)

It's really strange. There are days it lasts the whole day for me.

I usually (not now I'm in vacations, but in normal school days) can use it for the whole day.

Take from the charger at 6:30, WiFi on for 10 minutes to check a few quick things (it auto turns on before, but it is generally on charger still). Then, 15 to 20 minutes of Music on headphones, volume at 6 or so). Some seconds on maybe to change songs.

Then a total of around 20 minutes with the screen on, be it just moving home screens while not having nothing to do, or taking notes, calendar, etc. Maybe 5 minutes of camera. The rest, the phone rests on the table ( I think the cold air conditioned keeps the processor and battery at lower temperatures, so better for speed and draining).

More 15 minutes of songs, same behave as before.

At lunch, I might use it for 2 quick calls (2 min each). More around 20 or 30 min of music, and 15 min of gaming (3D or 2D). Maybe more 5 min of camera. Some days, 15 min of WiFi.

Class again, same behave after leaving home. Notes, camera, calendar, useless scrolling.

I would leave school (5:30 PM) with around 35~40% of battery, enough for more 45 min of WiFi before the battery got to a critical level (5~10%).
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Mikyno:
3g is off when my screen is off and 3g manager switch data on every 15 minutes for 2 minutes.. Automatic sync is off, and I removed Timescape and all Sony rubbish..
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mainstreamer:
Hello everybody,

I tried to install Starfront Collision, but it doesn't seem to work.

It does run, but when i want to play it crashes in the first campagn.

Anyone tried to solve this?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kirby1fan:
Old thread I know, I'm sure you probably gave up, have a new phone or maybe you magically found a way to get it to work (highly unlikely). But because I found this post, I would like to update you.

Starfront has multiple variations on the android market and does not work on many builds. Also because it is an old game, it has a hard (near impossible) to play on newer devices because it simply is just not compatible with most devices.

The variations are dependant on the computing and the graphic processors except for version 1.0.8 (the latest) which is a multi-build version to work with all SUPPORTING phones. The last device I got the game working on was the Motorola Droid Bionic, but I had to change the screen resolution in order for it to work properly (which requires root) and on the samsungs the last known device (officially) is the Galaxy S2 (however there is a hack that supposedly gets the S3 and S4 to play it).

Official release versions are:

•1.0.0

•1.0.2

•1.0.6

•1.0.7

•1.0.8

The Variations are:

•Adreno

•Galaxy Tab

•PowerVR

•Snapdragon

•Tegra

•Xperia

•"New" Devices (new is new according to 2012-2013)

As for supported devices that I know of:

Motorola:

•Droid

•Droid 2

•Droid X

•Droid X2 (Hacked)

•Droid Bionic (Hacked)

•Droid Razr (Hacked)

•Xoom

Samsung:

•Galaxy Tab 1

•Galaxy S

•Galaxy S2

•Galaxy S3 (Hacked)

•Galaxy S4 (Hacked)

•Galaxy Atlas

Sony (my research on the sony's aren't very much because I've never dealt with sony phones other than once):

•Ericsson Xperia Play

•Ericsson Xperia Play R800x

HTC:

•Desire / Bravo

•Desire HD

•Desire Z

•Evo 4G

•EVO Shift 4G

•Incredible S

•Inspire 4G

•My Touch 4G

LG:

•I don't actually know

There have been rumors that Gameloft will release an update that will be 2.0.0 that should allow it to work with Android KitKat (hopefully Lollipop as well), but I wouldn't bank on it. There also have been rumors that there will be a Starfront 2, but this is old news and I believe was shut down.

Some hacks that have been known to work:

•Roms mocking older firmware (think of like a Virtual Machine)

•Display Hacks (like changing the dpi and or resolution)

•Display outputing (not really a hack, but not usual)

•Changing the build number of your phone to have it think it is an older model (this hack was used to get modern combat 3 to work on many devices)

I hope this helps you and I hope you find a way to get it working on your device(s) as this is a really great game and deserves to be played.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Dirtylarry11:
Hi all, I know on some launchers there is a way to adjust portrait and landscape settings independently of each other, my phone homescreen looks great in portrait mode, but in landscape the wallpaper has about a half inch of "black" screen on each side..I am using Nova Launcher Prime, but I dont see any independent options for this...is there a work around perhaps?..I think on the Paranoid rom it has this feature but I need more color than that rom has...thanks in advance
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] if4ct0r:
The Information Ticker on the TouchWiz lockscreen has News, Stock and Facebook tickers available for access on the lockscreen. I was wondering if its possible to have a Twitter ticker along the same lines. Twitter is a more natural ticker-friendly service than Facebook and I personally would love to use it.

I searched the forums for it but did not found such a feature as of now. Has anyone found something similar that I might have missed?

I realize I can use other lockscreen replacement apps like Widgetlocker etc. for my twitter needs but I find the way that the information ticker is designed to be both good looking and nice to use.
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] adytum:
I'd also love this! Stock lockscreen is pretty, but limited, no default lockscreen media controls and no calendar option. :mad:
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] MotassemHefny:
Found a similar one (Free) that you might like...

There is an app on the market called RSS Ticker (Free) which gets information from multiple sources (6 i believe) and provides a blank screen. Does not support twitter, yet could be developed one day :good:
[HTC Droid DNA] milan03:
Not sure if it's just me, but when I'm watching video streams, anything from ESPN, YouTube, browser embedded videos, or HTC Media Streamer based content, Audio stream noticeably lags behind. About half a second actually.

Has anyone noticed this behavior, and what's the solution?

Thanks.
[HTC Droid DNA] earthrocker:
i've noticed it lags on the videos that you record. the audio is a little quicker than the video.
[HTC Droid DNA] milan03:
Yup that's exactly the case. Audio lags behind video in pretty much anything that's using HTC's native "Streaming Media Player". Massive and consistent lag.

Netfilx, WatchESPN, and similar third party apps don't lag as much though.
[HTC Droid DNA] earthrocker:
well, on my computer, my video lagged a bit too. i think that's just filming in 1080p lol
[HTC Droid DNA] milan03:
I'm talking anything, not only your camera content. If you get TubeMate and download any YouTube video onto your phone, and then play it with the default player, you'll notice a massive lag. Doesn't matter if HD or SD content. The phone is definitely NOT struggling to keep up.

The issue has to be within the actual OS settings.
[HTC Droid DNA] earthrocker:
interesting. wouldn't surprise me. do me a favor, go try MX Player. I've been using that on my Nexus 7 and love how it works. maybe that'll fix it? what does the stock app have that that doesn't, besides the ability to take a still shot picture?
[HTC Droid DNA] milan03:
Actually all the third party players seem to have the same issue. Used MX, VPlayer, Dice, BSPlayer, VLC.

This is clearly OS wide issue (at least on my unit). Has anyone experienced similar behavior on your DNA?
[HTC Droid DNA] ad78:
i dont see this on my DNA. i tried youtube and TWit live and voice and video is spot on.
[HTC Droid DNA] milan03:
In YouTube app lag isn't as drastic, but if you download the video and then watch, we're talking over 250ms. I also restored recently, same issue.
[HTC Droid DNA] milan03:
Am I the only one having this issue?!
[HTC Droid DNA] earthrocker:
i haven't downloaded any videos on to this thing so i really can't say lol
[HTC Droid DNA] earthrocker:
so wow, I was just watching a youtube video and yeah... the audio was slower than the video. I bet it has to do with the full HD screen.. what else could it be? ugh pretty damn annoying. this sucks because I'm anal as hell when it comes to audio and video lag...
[HTC Droid DNA] Briankbl:
I haven't experienced any of these issues. Sounds like an issue with TubeMate. I mean, you said streaming from YouTube was ok, but downloaded videos had lag. That, to me, sounds like a problem with your download program.
[HTC Droid DNA] leyvatron:
The nexus 10 has the same lag due to the screen resolution.
[HTC Droid DNA] milan03:
Even when streaming within YouTube app, the lag is present, it's just not as evident. However, when playing any content loaded onto the device, the lag is north of 250ms which is major!

Another example is my subscription to Futubox which has two ways of delivering HD content, browser flash based, and m3u8 where HTC MEdia Streamer handles the content natively. Flash plays perfectly in sync (although drains more battery), but m3u8, or rtmp/rtsp lags terribly.

I've tried the same exact m3u8 stream on an iPad 3 and a PC, no lag whatsoever, even when AirPlayed.

I simply mentioned TubeMate because it's the easiest way to grab video content onto the storage. Besides that, TubeMate downloads whatever the digital source is, could never be the cause if the issue.

This is OS level issue, and it's real.
[HTC Droid DNA] earthrocker:
so it seems screen resolution is the culprit. btw guys I've reported this to htc, and sent the link for this thread. They're in contact with me. I suggest you report it too :)
[HTC Droid DNA] milan03:
Can you post HTC support email? Thanks.
[HTC Droid DNA] earthrocker:
contact_us@htc.com
[HTC Droid DNA] milan03:
Its not screen resolution as I'm playing flash based videos lag free.
[HTC Droid DNA] earthrocker:
damn, then i guess it's sense lol...how is it thorugh the speaker? is it just headphones thats delayed??
[HTC Droid DNA] milan03:
No it's both. It has to be OS, or kernel or driver issue. It's perfectly and consistently behind the Video. It's very interesting to watch a band (drummer) play crashing the cymbal and the sound coming half a second later lol...
[HTC Droid DNA] earthrocker:
yep, was watching some videos on youtube last night and noticed that. i HATE that. even watching my own guitar videos and seeing my hands out of sync made me cringe.
[HTC Droid DNA] earthrocker:
Milan, have you noticed youtube videos turning a weird blue color? i just watched two of mine, 1080p from my Rezound, and in landscape they're a weird shade of blue.... portrait mode is fine.. wtf?
[HTC Droid DNA] earthrocker:
wrote to htc, trying to get the guy who helped me last year with the rezound. here's the response

you are experiencing with your HTC DNA. Unfortunately Danty is not here today but I would be more than happy to let him know your concerns. In the mean time I did read both forums post and did a little investigating myself. I will try to address these as best as I can.

A) Camera Issue: Using our test devices here I was not able to reproduce this issue. Could you clarify the exact steps that you take when you are this happens to you?

B) Audio Video Lag: I did notice a slight audio lag when using the native Youtube app. Other video apps I noticed a similar lag as well. I'm going to send this issue to our engineering department to see if they have any further insight to this.

C) Battery History: You are correct display is no longer listed. I believe it is now counted as "Android System", if this was intentional or not, I'm not 100% sure. Camera being listed 1st is quite strange, do you have any 3rd party camera apps? If you could provide us a screen shot of your battery history that would be more evidence of a software issue to our engineers.

Hopefully I answered your questions but if you do have any other issue or concerns I would be more than happy to address them.
[HTC Droid DNA] betasp:
This is an issue with Netflix and Hulu. I would skip buying the phone until there is a fix. Mine will be going back in 14 days if I don't hear about a fix.
[HTC Droid DNA] earthrocker:
no lol its an issue with every app doing video on the phone.
[HTC Droid DNA] milan03:
It's interesting how only a few of us are vocal about this issue. Most users here are quiet or in denial. You can't tell me that you don't watch HD videos on your big ass 5" 1080p screen!

Go check if there is audio latency on your videos!
[HTC Droid DNA] earthrocker:
milan, i have a feeling most people aren't as perceptive of lag etc as we are.

actually, i know this for a fact. when i first got my hdtv and cable box, i noticed an HDMI lag that pissed me off horribly. my parents didn't notice it, but i sure did. had to get comcast to replace my boxes.

i'm VERY perceptive to lag. when i had the rezound, taht dropdown notification lag KILLED me. i hated it more than anything. so glad the DNA doesn't have it.

but long story short, some people are really good at perceiving lag, which sucks. i can easily see a diff btwn 30 fps and 60fps, as i'm sure you can too.

either way, this thread has been linked to HTC support, and i'm in an ongoing discussion with them about it, and they've noticed it as well, whcih is a good start. last year hwen i contacted them about the awful sound in videos on the rezound and showed them threads we made, they checked them out, they saw my test videos and acknowledged it was a problem..when android 4.0 came out, it was fixed. i have faith!
[HTC Droid DNA] milan03:
Yeah I'm in contact with HTC Support over this. At least they're aware of it, hopefully the fix is coming.
[HTC Droid DNA] trebb:
I honestly don't watch much video on my phone ;\ I watch an occasional Youtube video, but if I'm doing serious video watching I'll use my iPad or my computer.
[HTC Droid DNA] johnc810:
Just curious, is this issue something a developer May be able to fix in a custom ROM?
[HTC Droid DNA] earthrocker:
could be, never know. could be how the phone encodes videos overall etc...but i'm sure MX player uses it's own codecs compared tot eh stock HTC video app...and they both lag. so it could be just the built in stuff.
[HTC Droid DNA] milan03:
In some instances I solve this issue with BSPlayer where I can shift the audio stream back and forth. In streaming situations you can't do anything about it.
[HTC Droid DNA] tnez:
This was one of the reasons why I exchanged the phone yesterday.

Sent from my SCH-I605
[HTC Droid DNA] betasp:
Since this is a true defect, I will consult the warranty and begin exchanging mine for new ones as long as it takes to get it fixed. If it takes too long, I'll get something else.
[HTC Droid DNA] Homestar1217:
I used to have that problem bad on my HD2, it was awful. So bad that I had to re-encode the videos I wanted to watch with an audio delay. I've been watching some videos, one I put on there, some Netflix and Youtube... If there's a delay it's so minimal that I can't really tell. I consider myself to be a video/audio nerd, so it would bother me if I noticed it.
[HTC Droid DNA] milan03:
Well BSPlayer besides being awesome in terms of PQ, allows you to shift the audio stream back and forth, so once I move the Audio stream about 300ms forward, everything is in sync. However, this is impossible to do if you're streaming media content, and it's painful to watch...
[HTC Droid DNA] Bigandrewgold:
I have no audio lag in YouTube or Netflix. Haven't tried the stock player though.
[HTC Droid DNA] milan03:
You haven't tried a stock player? You're missing out on that 1080p screen. Also, trying watching a concert on Netflix. The lag is still there, around 100ms, not as severe, but present. YouTube the same.
[HTC Droid DNA] sdwig:
I noticed it on the demo at the verizon store. At the time I figured it was just the 4g signal but noticed it the next time I played with the demo phone again. One of the reasons I stayed away. I hope they get out fixed and it isn't too severe on others phones.
[HTC Droid DNA] Bigandrewgold:
I'm not going to watch movies on a little 5 in display. I didn't buy this phone for that, I have a tablet or a laptop if I'm traveling and a big screen tv at home. Hell, it pains me to watch YouTube videos on this thing because of its size.

But on YouTube there is no lag. And on Netflix there may be a little lag, but you wouldn't notice it unless you were looking for it.
[HTC Droid DNA] earthrocker:
there 100% is lag on youtube, but you just might not be able to see it. I've watched my videos on there and numerous live band videos that are in sync on my nexus 7 and pc, but out of sync badly on here.
[HTC Droid DNA] xisaacbx:
I watch youtube and a ton of videos on mine and I don't see any kind of lag at all. I have OCD when it comes to stuff like this so if I had any kind of probs with lag I would of taken it back a long time ago.
[HTC Droid DNA] bluxe:
thanks
[HTC Droid DNA] earthrocker:
lol guess i'll have to make a video recording the phone showing that there is in fact lag on youtube..just watch a live music performance. the drums are all off sync, thjat's the easiest way to see it
[HTC Droid DNA] Bigandrewgold:
I just watched a drummer on YouTube and it was perfectly in sync. He hit a symbol and I heard a symbol at the same time.
[HTC Droid DNA] earthrocker:
do me a favor? can you find that exact video again? link here if so. i'll watch on my pc, then nexus 7, then DNA and see if it does it.
[HTC Droid DNA] xisaacbx:
Watched 20 drum videos (15 on YouTube and 5 from video files and all was in sync on mine as well. Also tested on gf's DNA and everything was perfect.
[HTC Droid DNA] milan03:
Link at least one, or you never saw those videos.
[HTC Droid DNA] earthrocker:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94mbBmZ0z9s&list=UUQeWRDHdCiwUvXMksB2vr2w&index=60

watch that on the DNA. on my DNA, i see the snare hit miliseconds BEFORE i hear the snare sound.

milan, watch that video and tell me if you notice the same. if the guys at HTC are noticing the same, either some of us have busted phones, or some of us are MUCH more perceptible to lag than others.
[HTC Droid DNA] milan03:
In YouTube app lag is not terrible but noticeable around 100ms, when I download it from YouTube and watch using default player, it's closer to 200ms. On my PC there is NO lag.
[HTC Droid DNA] earthrocker:
thanks, exactly the way i see it.
[HTC Droid DNA] Bigandrewgold:
Well that camera is so bad I can't even tell when it is hitting the symbol, its just a blur.

I eat he'd this, and its the same on my phone, my tablet, and my computer. No lag.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGqE8eirgm4&feature=youtube_gdata_player
[HTC Droid DNA] earthrocker:
yeah, it's a $40 720p waterproof kodak camera, but you can CLEARLY see the snare hits. don't look for cymbal hits as they're not as easy to see as a straight forward snare hit.

dude, wtih your link, i didn't have to watch any more than 15 seconds. the intro floor tom hits are out of sync, and the second he starts on the snare, it's def out. you see the hit before you hear it.

on the PC, there's no lag at all, it's perfectly in time (for the most part..he's syncing up audio tracks from his recording gear to his video camera, so it's not going to 100% be in sync..but it's much more in sync on a pc than the DNA)
[HTC Droid DNA] milan03:
No lag on my computer, Lag on YouTube phone app, lag when downloaded onto the phone, played with native app.

It's everywhere, but check around 4:30min mark, as he is hitting the cymbal the sound comes as his hand is bouncing Off the cymbal.
[HTC Droid DNA] xisaacbx:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aw7w98hI-ic&feature=youtube_gdata_player
[HTC Droid DNA] milan03:
Laaag.
[HTC Droid DNA] earthrocker:
lag is right, and i'm not just talking about him being a joke of a drummer. ;)
[HTC Droid DNA] xisaacbx:
Still not seeing the lag you guys are talking about. Voice/music all sync fine on my DNA.
[HTC Droid DNA] earthrocker:
wild. who knows man, but the guy I've been talking to at htc sees it too, so that's all that matters lol
[HTC Droid DNA] milan03:
Yeah they've excalated my issue, waiting for them to call me.
[HTC Droid DNA] earthrocker:
dude do me a favor.. are you speaking with jeffry or Danty? if so, PM me. because my ticket was closed and it said I closed it, which I never did, and we were in the middle of a discussion nd I have no way reach them now!
[HTC Droid DNA] FlipMarc:
I haven't been experiencing any audio lag on any streamed videos on YouTube.

However, anyone experience that they can't lower the volume on the video you're watching? I watched videos on FB and YouTube and I couldn't lower the volume. :(
[HTC Droid DNA] earthrocker:
yeah lol the first 3 volume steps are identical.. it's so stupid. The speaker is way too loud. headphones are different though
[HTC Droid DNA] FlipMarc:
No, I literally put it all the way down to mute and the volume didn't change at all. But all is good now. I was able to fix it with a RESTART :p
[HTC Droid DNA] Andro X:
I noticed the lag in YouTube on a Verizon display model earlier today. I specifically checked for it after reading this thread. It was clearly off also, it wasn't like anybody could possibly not notice it.
[HTC Droid DNA] Success100:
Same here. I'm stock unrooted
[HTC Droid DNA] jayochs:
I've noticed this as well and reported it to htc.
[HTC Droid DNA] milan03:
I'm still waiting for them to call me. It's been escalated, takes up to 10 days, it's been 5 so far.
[HTC Droid DNA] slowpain:
Audio Lag

I have the same problem with the video lag.
[HTC Droid DNA] JBH_Film:
It's 9 February. The problem still exists.

So now this is a second reason for returning this phone. Feel sorry for people who *depend* on 2-year contracts to get new devices.

The first reason is the data drops when used as a wi-fi hotspot. Since a) this device isn't my goto device for mobile hotspot and b) I love the hardware feel in the hand, I decided to keep it.

Being an "orphan" phone i.e. a one-off for Verizon I'm not holding out for any fixes. Will just sell it to a "friend".
[HTC Droid DNA] milan03:
The issue has been escalated to the highest possible level. The actual engineers at the headquarters through a senior editor of one of the most respected tech blogs.

However, we may never see an update because of the way Verizon handles it... But surely, the next HTC phone won't have this issue. Ever...