yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] notpj:
tried out the uptime counter

i don't really know how to interpret the data but here's mine anyway

total uptime 2:17:20

processing time: 0:50:06

idle time 1:27:26

21 reboots since install (that's 2 days ago)

(that's a lot isn't it)

i really didn't keep track of my usage (sorry, too lazy) BUT i'm not depressed about my battery life anymore. i'm not satisfied, but not depressed either.

btw i'm using a sandisk 1gig card. haven't removed it since
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] sunnycheng:
so it seems like your phone is working normally. What brand of SD card are you using?

See my idle time won't count...that's the problem..sigh..
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] sunnycheng:
OK, I CONFIRM, THE PROBLEM IS NOT THE SD CARD! It is a problem with the SD CARD SLOT! I tried putting in a blank card (The piece of plastic that came with the phone), and the counter stops working, so there must be something wrong with the sd card slot..when something is inserted it keeps the phone running...
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] notpj:
that's not good...

anyway i'm using a sandisk 1gb miniSD card and i'm happy

are you still getting bad battery life?
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] sunnycheng:
Yup, still battery problem if anything is IN the SD card slot. if nothing in the sd card slot (not even the silly plastic thingee), then it works.. which suckss
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] notpj:
i guess the only thing you could di is ask for replacement. is your deivice still under warranty?
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] sunnycheng:
Well, I have warranty, but I don't think they will give me a replacement. And I dont think they can fix the problem either.... damn....
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] yadvani:
Hey Guys..i havn't experimented as much as earlier posters...but i recently started facing the same problem...but realized that phonealarm was causing this issue...im guessin but it may be because it constantly refreshes to capture the network percent and remaining battery....

Also using WM5 Storage gave an error that a program was communicating with the Storage Card...swtiched off phonealarm fixed that issue too...

Don't know if this helps thought i'd let you guys know
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] notpj:
i have phonealarm and wm5torage just fine in my wizard... just fine...
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] Sleuth255:
Here's some interesting info for everybody on this issue:

I had the problem on my 8125; I needed to charge every night. It quickly degraded to this condition after an initial 2-3 days between charges. I replaced the battery and it made no difference. However, it fell in the lake the other day and I had to dive on it a day later to retrieve the SIM and SD card (full backup was on the SD card). I placed these into a brand new 8125, did a full restore and put my original battery into it. Now I get 3-4 days on a charge.

I'm running SPB pocket plus with the battery meter on too. This pretty much convinced me that this issue is hardware related.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] notpj:
it seems that all were getting from the new wm5 devices are PROBLEMS!
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] makisupa:
I too was having this problem and I've been tracking this thread. I decided to turn off Edge/GPRS "AlwaysOn." As much as I enjoyed having my phone connected all the time it seemed to be the cause of my battery drain. My battery last MUCH longer now that it's turned off. I'd love some sort of PocketPC .EXE program/file that could execute this registry edit on the fly. That way I could quickly turn it on when I'm in situations where that would be handy and off for others. Can someone make this?
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] sunnycheng:
Guess! I finally found the real problem to my phone!

The reason for my wizard battery drain is because I was using a "dual sim"...I switched back to using only 1 sim, and it works!

I dunno what's causing this...but it's working great now! The battery life is awesome! Now living happily with my wizard
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] jt_armstrong:
Strange thing that, I used to use dual SIMs when I had my Nokia 9500 and I noticed that if I my calls were switched through to my car the battery life of the Nokia was spectactular, It returned to normal when it was responible for taking calls. I wonder what the difference is - both SIMs are still communicating back to the network .
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] thaniks:
http://oldsap.blogspot.com/2006/06/todaywarrior-freeware-ppc.html

This link was posted in another post. It shows the current drawn and the wattage consumed. Mine shows a current of 54mA and the wattage is 210mw with bare minimum applications running when the battery power remaining at 65%.

Kindly post your current, wattage, volage details.

Thanks
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] jt_armstrong:
The link in your post is broken. Any chance you can try and find the article and re-post.

Thanks
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] thaniks:
Link corrected. Thanks
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] TLethos:
It seems the battery-bar is very jumpy. It gets sometimes down 2-4 % /h and sometimes 2 % / 8h. But also my dual-sim adapter did take the most out of it. Since removed my standby-time is much bigger - measured over longer time. The SD-Card (SanDisk) takes also a bite but not that much.

First my battery did run down in 1 day. Bought a power-battery (double size) and just got 2 days. Much too low for just using push, some emails and sms. So no battery-problem.

Did use several rom-updates with different versions. No change.

Now it runs the aktual t-mobile germany rom.

Put out the dual-sim and sd-card - big change. Went down 2% in 8h. Thats would be 16 days of life (but the bars doesnt show the right numbers i think). But great change anyway. Pulled the sd back in- much more draw at fist but anyway 14% in 24h ist much more akceptable than first.

Here are the numbers, first the time, second the percentage.

All in 1:00 45%, 3:30 43%, 3:40 40%

All out 4:55 40%, 12:55 38%

SD-in 15:05 36%, 17:00 35%, 17:35 34%, 18:30 32%, 20:55 31%, 21:30 30%, 23:00 28%, 01:00 27%, 03:00 27%, 04:00 26%, 05:00 25%, 07:00 24%, 14:30 22%

Look t the last numbers. First it went down 1%/h then it draws much less 1%/4h??? But at his rate it will run 6 days / 3 with the old battery. Much more akceptable

There are only few times the pda doesnt go idle on standby (b_uptime 1h process, 1day idle).

What do you make out of this?
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] dulyang:
Ok, after several painful trials and errors I finally found the culprit.

The reason why my MDA won't go to idle time because it was running real time application on my Today Screen.

In my case it was IP Dashboard.

This process was checking the radio signal strength and GPRS info in real time.

As soon as I took out this program from my Today, my MDA went to idle time when I pressed the power down. That also means the battery life is back to normal.

So for those of you out there who might have similar battery drainage problem, please check your Today screen and make sure there is no real time app is running.

Good luck,

DulYang
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] NetHead:
Response from Hudson Mobile

Sent an email to Hudson Mobile (creators of IP Dashboard and Phone Dashboard) regarding the battery issue. Here's my original email and their response.

So, they're apparently still alive and kickin'.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] mestrini:
Re: suggestion

I've had my wizard for less than a week but always found strange for it to need recharging every 24h (was used to monochromatic phones :oops: ) .Going to bed with full charge and waking up with 30% less sounded really annoying for a 600€ device.

So after reading this thread and some others i thought it had to be an issue related to something running in the background. I have the habit of terminating all the applications that i close (\memory\running programs) and kept noticing that active sync was always coming back although i didn't connect the cable nor pressed the sync button\icon.

Before knowing how to disabble the 10min default sync (explained bellow) i removed the MSN link from Today list and also increased the Today timeout from 4hrs to 12 hrs and this night the device only used 4% in more than 6 hours :shock: :D

Googling for some explaining of what the Today timeout is used for i found out that a lot of PDA users (not only HTC) have battery issues and all of them have one thing in common: WM5

Check out what some guy posted at an HP forum:

Well i did it and now Active Sync isn't coming back after 10 minutes. yeah! :twisted:

In fact, this are all the main steps i did:

1. changing Activesync to manual ( no longer always runs in the background)

2. Unchecking today screen timeout

3 Unchecking "receive all incoming beams"

So my conclusion is that there are several issues that can cause battery drain but the most important vars are: WM5, Active Sync, Today plugs, SD card...

Hope it helped in any way :)

Cheers

PS:

First post here!! 8)
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] astyler:
Battery life issue

Grr.

its seems my device has also now got the naff battery life problem.

only noticed since the rom update.

Using latest UK o2 rom.

I will try that little tool to see if its not suspeending correctly.

Ha it looks like the newrom and phonedashboard prevents the device from going into standby.

if i stop phonedashboard from running my idle count go's up.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abdyasar:
Hello to all. İ have an i9500 and want to use s pen with my s4 i tried it but can't succes. Do you know how can i use s pen on s4?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LastStandingDroid:
You need to dissemble a note 3 and get the spen related hardware and build it in your s4. Else it won't work

[I'm helping to tell developers how they can protect their app from being pirated and how they can protect it, in that way you can consider to not worry about your app being patched. too many developers have a bad protection.]
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ballsofsteel:
Yeah, touch your screen using the pen
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LastStandingDroid:
What in the name of bloody merry are you talking about?

[I'm helping to tell developers how they can protect their app from being pirated and how they can protect it, in that way you can consider to not worry about your app being patched. too many developers have a bad protection.]
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ibaram:
All the S pens are no compatible with All the phones, the note 3 have one, the s3 have another and also there is another for the S4
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ballsofsteel:
Isn't it how you use a stylus? I think you are meant to touch the screen with it.
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[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] sanjsrik:
So, I was looking for cases, etc, and went to walmart online site and did a search for Samsung Galaxy Note 3 cases and found a bunch of stuff. yes, their tag ging sucks and I got a bunch of results that included S3 and iphone (??).

However, amongst all the irrelevant results there were a lot of cases and charging cables (does anyone know of anywhere to get some of those proprietary cables cheap, by the way?) on the walmart site. Almost all of them have free shipping.

Oh, and they're by some no name brand, "Insten".

Are these any good accessories and has anyone bought them?

Just any advice would be most appreciated.
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] gcforreal:
I would like to know this as well..one seen the off brand online products for the note 3 but Walmart stores refuses to acknowledge the note 3 existence in its stores ..no accessories what so ever ..at least not where I've checked ..I might take a gamble on a few charging cables though
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] Paulita1:
I also like to buy from Zerolemon
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] TheLoonyRebel:
To be fair I can understand why Walmart acts like the Note 3 doesn't exist. It's because their customers aren't the type that would buy such an device like this. I mean watch their TV ads. Their typical advertised smart phone is low to mid end ones. So why bother trying to carry accessories for a product that their typical customers have no interest in.
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] sanjsrik:
But, they are carrying accessories AND this phone. Just probably not in their stores.
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] TheLoonyRebel:
Yeah on Walmart.com they are. But from the customers I see in their stores not to mention a few reactions I've gotten when using my Note 3 while at Walmart let's just say that the Note 3 might be a bit too much for them.

Heck just glance at People Of Walmart sometime. You really want those people carrying around our beloved Note 3? Be honest now.
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] gcforreal:
I understand what you're saying but they carry other high end smartphone accessories for phones such the 5s...The moto. X..LG g2..The htc one ..and when the note 2 was still dominant I got plenty of cases from the store itself ...it's really not a clear reason why they don't support the note 3 in stores
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] TheLoonyRebel:
Yeah but the difference is that Walmart carries the iCrap 5S in store. I've never seen the Note 3 itself at my local Walmart stores let alone the Note 2 for that matter.
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] gcforreal:
Yea I've never seen the note 3 in there but I've definitely seen the note 2 for sale in store and other high end devices and accessories for them ...weird .I guess it depends on the location
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] sanjsrik:
The iPhone for good, bad, or otherwise, is where it is because of marketing. The device isn't any better, it's actually, in a lot of ways worse, but how many people who can't even turn on their computers buy it? They do because they don't want to know what is happening under the hood. Yes, the device and all accessories are more expensive, but 99.9% of the people buying it are clueless.

There are no walmarts in NYC, so I wasn't sure if they carried any N3 or accessories for it. Now, you guys have answered my question, thanks.
[HTC One X+] rootdev:
I readed a lot of posts before this thread, but still I don't understand very well how to recover HOX+ to Stock. :(

I few days ago I managed to flash InsertCoin ROM. Now I try to use a RUU but it say the version doesn't match. ??

This is the RUU I tried: RUU_ENRC2B_U_JB_45_HTC_Europe_1.17.401.1_Radio_3.1204.168.32_release_299688_signed.exe

And this is all the info I have:

Bootloader Status:

*** UNLOCKED ***
ENRC2B_U PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-1.72.0000
CPLD-None
MICROP-None
RADIO-3.1204.171.33
eMMC-bootmode: disabled
CPU-bootmode: disabled
HW Secure Boot: enabled
MODEM PATH: OFF

About Phone Status:

Software->

Version Android : 4.2.2
HTC Sense : 5.0
Software : InsertCoin 5.0-6
API : 5.41

kERNEL -> 3.1.10-G7F360BE root@abm030 #1 SMP PREEMPT

-> 3.1204.171.3

Compilation -> 2.18.401.2 CL231174

I have CID htc_203. Any help will be very appreciated. :silly:

(Sorry for my poor english)
[HTC One X+] reaper90:
Your bootloader version is too high. The RUU contains a lower bootloader version but you're not allowed to downgrade your phone's bootloader because your phone is S-ON. So you can't use any of of the available RUUs. Search for TWRP/CWM stock backups and corresponding kernels+recoveries, this is the only way back to stock for you.
[HTC One X+] rootdev:
Thank you!

Thank you for your answer. Once I have my STOCK phone how I can make a "backup" in case I change again my ROM?

Thanks again :good:
[HTC One X+] reaper90:
I don't know how to make a dump of stock recovery, i just know it's possible via adb or something. for the rest, you need to create a backup in your custom recovery that includes at least system and boot partition and maybe data partition, but i don't think this is necessary.

To sum it up: you need backup of recovery, /system partition and boot.img. In case you want to return to stock rom you'll need recovery.img and boot.img (or boot.emmc.win in case of TWRP) on your computer and then follow these steps:

1. Restore backup in your custom recovery (CWM/TWRP)

2. Reboot into bootloader and flash boot.img and recovery in fastboot mode

3. Relock bootloader
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] divided by zero:
Hi all, thanks in advance for your help.

I've been having crazy drain trouble with my stock battery for about six months now (the battery is currently 15 months old). It's draining like crazy, it goes from 100% to dead after two hours of browsing/reading an ebook, even less if I'm playing something like Candy Crush Saga or Asphalt 7. I tried going through several apps such as Wakelock Detector, Better Battery Stats, tried recalibrating the battery and haven't found an obvious culprit - other than the screen, which alone uses up something between 40 and 60% of the battery.

Is this normal? :eek:

Sometimes, when the battery is at 30% or less, it will just drop by several percent in the matter of seconds, for example if I switch on mobile internet. If I'm using the phone at <10%, the screen will sometimes start flickering, and the phone will freeze and remain like that until I switch it off manually.

In addition, if I connect the phone to charge, in about 70% of times, it will incorrectly show something like 45-55%, even though it's depleted. Then it remains like that until it's charged up to that point and then the percentage starts rising again.

Honestly, I'm tired of having to bring my charger everywhere and ending up with a dead phone whenever I need it for a longer period of time. I don't remember the last time my battery didn't die by the afternoon :(
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Svartsyn333:
I'm facing exactly the same issues and yes, honestly I believe it's time for a new battery.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leonardo-lavazza:
After 15 months, assuming daily charging, you would have approx. 450 charging cycles. Lion batteries are known to age and to lose capacity after so many cycles. Try a new battery, if the problem persists, have your phone checked.
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] Mr. Moe:
I got the Tylt-Vu wireless charging Dock and the OEM Samsung Charging back cover for xmas. They work AWESOME together, but my I-Blason cover now does not want to fit so well on my Note 3. Does anyone know of a descent cover/protector that will fit on the Note 3 with the OEM Charging back cover?
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] kjinmn:
I use and like the Diztronic TPU cover. On Amazon, they offer it in a matte black, and a clear gloss. My post count is too low to post outside links here, but just search for "note 3 diztronic". Both will show up.

It fits nicely with the OEM charging battery cover.

I used the same (appropriate version) case for my Motorola Photon for 2 years, and loved it. Super durable, goes in and out of pockets easily, doesn't collect dust like silicone, and has

excellent

finger grip on a glossy smooth texture. That said, the gloss has better finger grip than the matte finish (though this seems counter-intuitive) in my hands. I use the clear gloss on my black note 3 and it gives it a raw aluminum color. I have seen the clear on white, and it looks white.

For under $10, it is hard to argue with.
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] FormeriPhoney:
This one? How good is the fit. I've been searching high and low for one that fits this backplate

Diztronic Matte Back Black Flexible TPU Case for Samsung Galaxy Note 3 - Retail Packaging by Diztronic http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00F3KP156/ref=cm_sw_r_udp_awd_F-g2sb15G76CQ
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] kjinmn:
I see you got it! :)

Kj

Samsung Note 3, unmodified
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] Eric214:
I'm still looking into the wireless charging stuff but, what about the wireless charging piece you just put under your current back cover? Here's an example, maybe not this specific one but you'' get the idea.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NFC-Qi-Wire...S_Cell_Phone_PDA_Chargers&hash=item485d5799cf

I mean if it fits under your current cover it should be able to use any case correct?
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] FormeriPhoney:
Yes that good as well its just more convenient and consistent with the OEM backplate. I also have that one but I purchaed the techmatte one.

I go through 2 batteries a day so switching the battery and having to pull and reset the charging receiver was annoying.
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] votum:
If you can't fit normal cases on its not very consistent lol.
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] Philly Jim:
I've been searching for the exact same solution ...I have multiple wireless chargers , and I also have the adaptor that fit's over the oem battery , it is a pain in the but to refit the adapter for lack of a better word everytime you swap out batteries especially since I use tape to keep it secure , so I went and got the oem wireless charging backcover , love it ..... but like yourself really would like a case , or even a wrap ......pls keep me posted if you find one that fits .............By the way does that diztronics one work.......?:confused:
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] kjinmn:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=49553998&highlight=diztronic#post49553998

He addressed your question at the above link.
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] Eric214:
Being serious here... but,

How in the hell do you go through 2 batteries in a day? I am still on the stock ROM Rooted with TWRP and just the bloat frozen in TiBu and i get about 10-11 hours of on screen time a day on my note 3 stock battery. I will surf the web for about 1.5 to 2 hours a day, watch my slingbox for up to 4 hours maybe 30-45 min of YouTube a day and maybe a couple hours of music. I go home with 35-40% battery. I don't use WiFi until I'm home.

Now granted i restrict data on most things in the data usage area and only sync email once an hour and i turn off location services unless i need them. I also manually update my contacts (just when i add a new contact) but i still put my phone through the ringer so to speak and can't kill it yet.
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] FormeriPhoney:
I use maps for atleast 4 hours a day at work. You cripple your data usage half the time and your bragging?
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] mexiking713:
Has anybody tried it with a UAG case?
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] Eric214:
No not bragging. Just explaining my setup. Maps will kill the battery yeah but 4 hours a day is ton, but why not just plug in? Also, I use my location when I need it. Some days it's on all the time most it's not. Why let it waste battery if not needing it.

I just don't like my phone draining if I'm not using services. I use NFC tags so when I need stuff I tap the tag and it toggles my services?

But that's cool I was just wondering what you did to use that much battery. I was just thinking 4 hours or more of video streaming would equal the maps usage but maybe not.
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] kjinmn:
I agree that map use can really drain you fast. That was the primary thing that got me used to using a car dock. Not sure if you saw my build thread, but since we have the same phone, OEM cover, and case, along with similar usage, you might want to check it out. It will certainly work for you if you don't already have something that will work to keep you charged while using NAV features. http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=49542102&postcount=224
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] Kawaisa:
don't fit
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] reymond23:
The Spigen Bounce case fit over the charging back?