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[General Topics] Tux27:
I disagree with a piece of information that I've read in a few posts.

Using a charger that has a higher current capacity(and therefore power rating) than the one which came with the device is not bad for the battery at all. The current ratings you see on AC adapters list the maximum the adapter can supply. This does not mean the device is actually drawing that much current. My phone, for example, draws about 300mA when charging, and will draw that much current no matter how powerful a supply it is connected to: my 1A and 5A supplies are exactly the same from my phone's point of view.

We can prove this using Ohm's Law: assuming voltage supplied stays the same(5v), and the phone circuitry stays intact(Xohm, will remain the same on a working phone), the amount of current drawn must remain constant, no matter how much power the adapter is capable of supplying.

To be clear, when I say power, I'm using the true definition(voltage*current, measured in watts), and assuming that is what everybody else here is talking about. Using an adapter that supplies a higher or lower voltage will absolutely cause damage after a certain point, but a device(or circuit) needs to draw current, it does not get current pushed through it.

I think this is my first post, I've never been able to be of any use on this board before. :p

EDIT: As has been stated, fully discharging a Lithium battery is definitely bad for it because it generates more heat, which we already know is the best way to decrease a battery's life. For this reason, I think the "full discharge before recharge" method does more harm than good.

I've read that, as a rule of thumb, Lithium batteries should not be discharged below 20%, but that may not be the same 20% on your phone's battery scale; I'm not sure if that is taken into account and phones are designed to shut down before that to prevent damage to the battery or not. I'm guessing it varies between devices(get out your multimeters).

Going on what I know, I think the reason keeping a phone on overnight isn't great for a battery is because of the extra heat, not because of the "switching between 99 and 100%" action(that's not a cycle, as others have pointed out). I think the guys who design the battery-charging ICs have that charge maintenance part figured out quite well. For those interested in the details we're discussing from a reliable source, check out "A Designer's Guide to Lithium Battery Charging" at digikey.com (I'm a few posts away from links).

TimeAndroid's tip about removing your case when charging to reduce heat buildup is a great idea, I do that with my computers but never thought about doing it for my tablet. Makes me wonder how much the way we store our devices(cases, pockets, dashboards) affects our batteries in the long run... Looks like I'm going to pay more attention to my battery voltage and temperature widget.
[General Topics] moto32:
battery issues...stumped!

ok, I recently replaced my bionic due to a shattered screen. the one verizon sent me didn't come with a battery so I'm using the same old one. so when I rooted my phone on ics, a couple weeks later I noticed that my phone was taking awhile to recharge. with the battery hd app it said that from about ted percent it would take nearly 4 hours to charge! as opposed to the usual hour, hour an a half. then I updated to jelly bean an due to my internal storage becoming unmounted, I had to fxz an lost root altogether. so after getting my internal storage back an waiting what seemed like a month for a root exploit, my battery was back to charging normally, which was pretty sweet. so today I booted ubuntu an rooted my bionic using the samba exploit recreated by the master genius of moto exploits himself, all hail Dan! after playing around an getting back to my old setup I drained a full battery. I plugged in an yet again battery hd. is reporting a 4 hour charge time, plugged into ac! so my question is, does anyone know what could be causing this?! from what I know so far it seems that having root access is the cause. but I can't put the two together an understand how that is an I don't have the kinda time for a 4 hour wait on a charge....somebody help!
[General Topics] TimeAndroid:
My friend had a battery issue similar to yours. Try opening your phone and make sure where the metal meets the battery is contacting the battery properly. My friend had to bend it back in.
[General Topics] TimeAndroid:
For future reference, please post your battery issues in The Battery Thread. This is the forum to post information for The Battery Thread.
[General Topics] moto32:
good thinkin. i had to do the same on my xbox control an soon as i read ur post a memory flashed in my head...i rememberf looking at the terminals the week before last an didnt like the way they looked so much i was second guessing its charging ability. not exactly sure why i didnt act on it then. probably had a full charge and forgot when it came time. anyway, didnt make a difference. still close to two hours to charge and its currently at 60%.
[General Topics] TimeAndroid:
Thanks.
[General Topics] TimeAndroid:
Question for everyone: Is trickle charge good to do every time you charge? Is trickle charge good at all?
[General Topics] TimeAndroid:
Please ONLY answer the question for everyone. I have noticed that most of those questions are not being answered because they are being pushed back by other posts. I sm posting certain criteria in order so it is important that each section is covered before moving on.
[General Topics] moto32:
ummm what do you mean by trickle charge? I've only used that on a car battery haha
[General Topics] Lim Wee Huat:
3/3 of my devices are underclocked, 1/3 of my device is manually GPU/ CPU frequencies undervolted. Yes, not only does it saves battery, device doesn't heat up during prolong use/ hard gaming.:) Switching from quad cores to duo cores also helps extend battery life..
[General Topics] moto32:
oh so you mean charging while its under clocked?

volted*
[General Topics] TimeAndroid:
Trickle charge is charging for about 15 minutes after it is already at 100%
[General Topics] TimeAndroid:
Might move the contributions forum to Google Groups to make it easier to manage, what do you guys think I should do?
[General Topics] Artje:
There are a lot of scripts that will make your battery last longer. Search for them in the forum for your phone
[General Topics] ginzon:
Comodo Battery Saver....
[General Topics] iSimon:
If anyone has an HTC Sensation, I strongly recommend you to buy an Anker battery. It's capacity 1900mAh (higher than HTC Sensation XE default 1730mAh battery) totally revive you phone giving it a "second life" better than the first one :P
[General Topics] TimeAndroid:
I suggest Battery Doctor.
[General Topics] Lim Wee Huat:
I'm on WiFi at all times with auto sync and backup data off.. No task killer/ battery saver. Just a simple WiFi timer..:)

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.zeiger.android.wifitimer&hl=en
[General Topics] TimeAndroid:
Thank you for sharing.
[General Topics] jimster32:
Thanks mate :)
[General Topics] Ganapatya:
I envy: (
[General Topics] BradEK:
Battery savers can be great if you know your going to be away from a plug for a long time, but they neuter your phone.

I hate having to manually refresh apps to get updates. I get 24 hours on my Note 2 with a battery saver and 3-4 hours of screen time and Latitude auto-saving my location.
[General Topics] RaptorKC:
I find the biggest drain on my Gnex battery is the Google location services, along with having Google Now running. I recently started using Greenify, from the Play Store, in which you can put Maps in to hibernate when the screen is off. It's been a HUGE improvement, very little Alarms now showing in Better Battery for Maps. Doing this allows the location services, and Google Now, to be enabled. It's not perfect, but much better.
[General Topics] TimeAndroid:
Yes...GPS uses lots of battery. I just keep it on to help emergency services find me if I ever call them.
[General Topics] TimeAndroid:
Sorry about the inactivity. I am back!
[General Topics] TimeAndroid:
Calibration info:

1. Charge to full

2. Run until phone dies

3. Recharge without break

Tips:

Do NOT calibrate more than once a month.

Bottom line: Calibrating your battery will not do much unless the meter is not reading correctly or if you have bad charging habits. Calibrating your battery will probably NOT increase your battery life much and according to some people, may even damage your battery.

SOURCES:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1945772

http://mygeekopinions.blogspot.ca/2011/05/what-is-battery-calibration-and-when.html

http://www.droidforums.net/forum/motorola-droid-2/172103-battery-calibration-bad-your-device.html
[General Topics] TimeAndroid:
Please rate how I did on a scale of 1-5.
[General Topics] TimeAndroid:
Trickle Charging

Apps that claim they improve your battery by changing the way your phone charges are SCAMS. However according to some people, trickle charging may help your battery. Trickle charging is a very mysterious method of possibly saving battery life, there is not much about it on the internet. Trickle charging probably will not increase your battery life drastically.

Your phone will only trickle charge if you have a kernel that supports it.

SOURCES

http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/archive/1979734

http://www.pocketables.com/2011/01/should-you-trickle-charge-your-htc-evo-battery.html
[General Topics] TimeAndroid:
Charging

You can charge whenever you want. You can also unplug whenever you want. Lithium ion batteries do not need you to be as careful when charging like NiCad batteries do.

Tips:

You should charge before the battery is less than 20%

You should take your phone out of the case as it excessive heat (heat is terrible for batteries)

Try to unplug your battery as soon as it is at 100% or at >_90 (Greater than or equal to)

Bottom line:

You cannot really do anything different in charging to drastically increase or decrease your battery life. (Unless you made the battery really hot and kept it at 100% for a prolonged period of time)

SOURCES

http://androidforums.com/samsung-galaxy-tab-10-1/547288-whats-best-battery-charging-routine.html

http://androidforums.com/samsung-galaxy-nexus/458685-best-battery-charging-practices.html
[General Topics] TimeAndroid:
Again, please give feedback on my guides.
[General Topics] Asrik108:
Charging with what max Amp?

Ok, just got myself a bigger battery. A 3500mAh but im not sure if it is better to charge with a 1 Amp or 2 Amp.. or maybe something smaller... :confused:

Thank in advance.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Skyline_GTR:
I have the Tmobile version galaxy s3 (t999) and I wanted to know if there is a ROM out there that shows LTE instead of 4G. I know the phone doesn't have LTE but it would be cool if there was a mod that could make it show LTE instead of just 4G HSPA.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] reinbeau:
Thread closed

There are several threads open on this subject, please use search.
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 Accessories] ozzy:
after a bad fall, :cry: :cry: :cry: the connector at the bottom of my xda2 was completly broken... I can't charge it any more, i have disassembled my xda2 and now i need to find a new connector to replace the old one.

Do you know where can i find this ? (radiospares farnell or any other place and with which reference ?)

thank you very much for your help.
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 Accessories] Zer0:
Well, maybe you can find one here...

http://www.services.foxconn.com/store/default.asp?Category.id={11D38688-EDB1-457B-B55D-D929F297B022}&Currentpage=3&Category.name=Connectors(Cables)

Site is for IPAQ parts, but I thought I heard that at least one of the IPAQ series has the same kind of connector as the XDA II. Forget which one though. Maybe a search would reveil.

If you are good with a soldering iron you might be able to get one to work. :)

Also, hello @ all in community. Been browsing for a while now. (Just finally registered.) I have to say that this site has been an invalueable resource to me and to all HTC owners! Helped me many times. Everyone here seems to be very knowledgable and helpfull. :)
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 Accessories] ozzy:
I find it !

Many many thanks !!!
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 27specv:
hello, my captivate is died after attempting to upgrade with official rom was damaged, from that day will not start at all, this totally black screen, does not enter download mode, I tried with methods like:

1-remove, sim card, sd card and battery

2-wait 15 seconds

3-connect USB cable, and press volume up, volume down and power

and also tried with odin one click

and mark me unsoft mistake when pressed brick, not by pulling mistake?

also try the homemade JIG with 300k resistors

and does not work, not to do wrong: (

the saddest thing is that my captivate only had two weeks to have it in my hands, I bought on ebay and hello, my captivate is died after attempting to upgrade with official rom was damaged, from that day will not start at all, this totally black screen, does not enter download mode, I tried with methods like:

1-remove, sim card, sd card and battery

2-wait 15 seconds

3-connect USB cable, and press volume up, volume down and power

and also tried with odin one click

and mark me unsoft mistake when pressed brick, not by pulling mistake?

also try the homemade JIG with 300k resistors

and does not work, not to do wrong: (

the saddest thing is that my captivate only had two weeks to have it in my hands, I bought on ebay and not covered by warranty

Help me guys, please: c.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] x0ne215:
1. Does it charge/was able to connect to computer before it bricked? If so, then you messed up in making the jig. If not, I'd say bad USB port.

2. I believe it was just vol up + connect usb to enter download mode (could be wrong)

3. What does: "my captivate is died after attempting to upgrade with official rom was damaged". Was the file corrupt? Was it the wrong upgrade? Did the USB disconnect at some point during the upgrade?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xNightowlx:
Hey I just had a scare from H E double hockey sticks. So my father ha been complaining about no having any music on his phone. So I asked him if he wanted to pick a bunch of music off my Terabyte and I will shoot them up to his Google account. Of course he said yes. Well he was running 2.2 (group I think) well as I am sure u know it wasn't possible. So I told him go away for an hour and I would hook him up.

Well I decided it was a WONDERFUL time to SUPER MULTI-TASK and lock up my system. Well after multiple attempt I did it this way.

1: Breathe.... Relax... Now unplug MicroUSB ROM phone

2: Remove battery and sit it aside.

3: Now smoke a CIG or something. Then while holding both volume buttons insert battery and quickly plug in MicroUSB. I don't know that is important but I tried for 30 min with all three buttons and different plug in times. To no avail.

Then magically it said DOWNLOADING UPDATES again. Hope this helps.

---------- Post added at 07:07 AM ---------- Previous post was at 06:50 AM ----------

Oh and I really hate autocorrect. That was supposed to say FROYO not group. LOL
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shaunfrazier:
Ok, So I have an Epic 4g flashed to Cricket, I have made everything work(mms,test,talk,ect.) I have it on Android 4.1.2. My problem is I only get 3G and its not very dependable. I live in Phoenix, A.Z. Anyone have any ideas on what to do?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nikon120:
Did you change anything with the phone recently? Did you recently move homes?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shaunfrazier:
Ihave not moved at all....
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nikon120:
Ok, and what of the first question.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shaunfrazier:
How do I fix the data problem.. I can't just use 3g it not stable in phx. Goes in and out a lot even sitting still and not moving the phone.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nikon120:
Look, I'm trying to assist you. If all you are going to do is plead for help over and over again without providing answers, then I cannot help you.

Have you done anything to the phone since you last had stable connections?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Burban502:
I think he's implying that that's how it's always been, or possibly that he has done all of this within the last few days. However long it's been, to me it doesn't sound like a recent issue that has cropped up.

Just my obversvation though. Unfortunately that's all the help I can offer heh :o
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nikon120:
Well, you're reading into what he typed; which means that he wasn't clear. lol
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Burban502:
haha Definitely no argument there! :highfive:
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shaunfrazier:
So hears what happen, I bought this phone 2 months ago I rooted the phone than flashed acouring to a tutorial I found on this site. (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=780742)

After that I instealed the Provision Rom

(http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2129233)

After that I flashed the Cricket mms fix found here

(http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1649508&highlight=cricket+mms)

So I did not notice the 3g to 2g/1g switch because most of the time I am around wifi.. I have changed it since then or added anything.. I hope this is a better disription...

thanks
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nikon120:
I don't use a MVNO, so I am not sure which regular troubleshooting steps would clear away your carrier settings. (I'm thinking using EFS Clear in Odin is the only concern, but that is sometimes needed for modem issues.)

Based off that rom's thread, you must be using the NS4G modem. Since your issue is with connectivity:

Perform a CWM backup of your current setup.

Flash an Epic modem rom and FC09 modem. (You can flash the modem using CWM. There's a thread in the dev forum w/ links.)

Try testing connection again.

I'd normally tell a Sprint Epic user to boot into FC09 multiboot and update profile & PRL, but I don't even think the PRL update would work for you. I'd then say, start from scratch by using Odin to flash FC09 with repartition checked. If they still had issues with connectivity, then I'd recommend using EFS clear in Odin when reflashing either just the FC09 modem or the entire FC09 tar.

Because you are on another carrier, I'm weary of suggesting you use Odin so quickly. If you haven't already, dive into your phone settings and document your carrier specific info you changed to get it working. This way, if you end up doing something that resets your original changes, then you can reconfigure it.

So give the suggestion that is listed above a try.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Burban502:
Since I'm very much a noob myself, I'm only tossing this out to possibly trigger an idea for someone else: Would perhaps the issue lie in the Build.prop or one of those similar files? I've poked around so many of them I can't remember which hold what tidbits of info... I know the Build.prop holds most of the primary carrier info, but I seem to recall another one that stored a bunch of info for a bunch of the other carriers (though that might have been for roaming and may not be of any help here).

*shrug* Otherwise, I's gots nothin' lol
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rawfa:
Guys,

What is the fastest FREE remote desktop application out there? I want something something like Splashtop that installs a client on the computer (I didn´t keep Splashtop because the "free" version kept trying to force me to subscribe an pay a monthly fee).
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] knitler:
Are there any devs that compile the latest AOSP code for the N4? No tweaks, just the same as stock otherwise?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scream4cheese:
Wouldn't that be the same as stock?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] El Daddy:
Not exactly. JDQ39E dropped today.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scream4cheese:
O.O !

Update: Meh. I checked it out and seems like it's nothing to be excited about.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] El Daddy:
Its nothing really. Some WiFi channel blocking for certain countries.

I doubt we'll see an ota.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scream4cheese:
Yep. I agree. :good:
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hardstuffmuc:
I succesfully unlocked bootloader, installed TWRP recovery, backed up original ROM in TWRP, and installed Maximus7 3.1.0

All went through fine, but when I tried the first re-boot after my personal set up, the One powered down, then up again and got stuck on the HTC One splashscreen, only showing for a split second the start screen where you enter the PIN, then back to splashscreen.

USB is detected, I can get into bootloader and recovery but just not into the ROM.

Tried a different ROM bjut same ther, also I did a restore of the original ROM back-up which booted fine, but again not possible to re-boot but stuck with that damn splashscreen.

If anyone has some advice for me that would be really appreciated.

Can I just install the stock recovery and re-lock the bootloader? How do I go about that to get back to stock?

Thank you cvery much for your respone.

Greets :confused::confused::confused:
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CNexus:
Did you wipe everything in recovery? /system, /data, /cache, and dalvik cache?

Look up "proper flashing procedure xda" on google if you're stuck
[General Questions and Answers] Leeddies:
Hello All! I have a quick question. It's about clockworkmod and wiping.

In the Wipe Menu in Recovery here are these options:

- rom

- cache

- dalvik

- cache/ dalvik

- data

Can someone tell what happens when each of these are "Wiped" ?

I'm currently using a Samsung Galaxy Exhibit 4G which is rooted and cmw-based recovery v6.0.1.2

I'd really appreciate if you guys can help me.
[General Questions and Answers] immortalneo:
First rule of XDA - Search before posting. :rolleyes:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=23527265

:)

"To err is human, to forgive is divine"

Sent from my SGS II
[General Questions and Answers] Nikko028:
1.Rom? no option for that

2.Cache-it will wipe of all useless data in your phone

3.Dalvik-Very important . to avoid a hundred issues before installing a mod/rom

4.Cache/Dalvik-same as 3

5.Data- You will lose all your apps,settings,some mods.

your rom will be fresh again and it can avoid minor problems.
[General Questions and Answers] unixz:
what i did was wipe cache and dalvik if update rom / kernel

wipe cache, dalvik, and data if install new rom.
[General Questions and Answers] greenjay:
Even though I never wiped cache and dalvik to install a new kernel, yes, you are correct, it is better to do these before installing new kernel, For installing a new ROM, wipe cache, dalvik and data but make sure, you back up your data first.
[General Questions and Answers] Sanjay:
I may not suggest to wipe data for updates,but it may be necessary in flashing new roms.zip.............:thumbup:

SENT FROM MONSTER ! ! !

HIT THANX OR I WILL JUST

CRY...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Soldier 2.0:
I just read this http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php...Samsung Galaxy Nexus 5780mAh Extended Battery and felt very jealous. Do these guys make a battery for our GSM variant? Hmmm....
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Soldier 2.0:
Great news guys!!! I wrote the company an email to inquire on a battery for our device. This was their answer!

Hi

Thanks for your interest. We have plans to release this for GSM version by mid May.

Thanks

Best Regards,

Joey