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[One (M8) General] HtcOneJon:
I give up reading these battery threads.

Using the phone for anything more than 1% brightness in videos without just leaving the screen on, 7 hours SOT is not possible, not on normal, not on high performance and not even on power saver.

I believe with some babying, that 5 to 6 hours is possible, mainly on wifi with no music streaming or gaming etc, but 7 hours or more, is just not possible. Even web sites reviewing the phone only got around 7.5 hours on a simple video loop. And people trying to convince people they get 10 hours etc? give me a break.

People can claim to be honest and run people down for calling them out all they like, but it just doesn't cut it and no one believes it.

Standard screen on times for light useage in my humble opinion is around 5-6 hours, anything over that should be taken with two pots of salt rubbed directly into eyes.

P.s. i'm not checking back to this thread so flame me all you like.
[One (M8) General] th3:
No understanding and little if any knowledge. Just a troll IMHO

Good riddance.

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Nobody said it was possible, no one claimed more. Learn to read before ranting.

So should troll posts :rolleyes:

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[One (M8) General] gtg465x:
You're an idiot. The proof is right in this thread and all over the place. I ran on auto brightness and never just let my phone sit with the screen on doing nothing when I got 7 hours screen on in high perf mode. If the screen was on, I was doing something. Browsing Chrome, XDA, Android Central, slickdeals, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, G+, Blinkfeed, YouTube, listing to podcasts with Pocket Casts, etc.

Sorry you don't get the same battery life. You probably have one or more poorly coded apps that are eating your battery.

If you don't believe me, fine, but how about the most reputable review site on the internet. Anandtech measured 11 hours of web browsing on Wi-Fi with the One m8, at 200 nits brightness (about 40%). So clearly 7 hours should be possible in real world use. http://www.anandtech.com/show/7893/the-htc-one-m8-review/8
[One (M8) General] th3:
Gtg465x:

He's a waste of time, not interested in facts or learning. Just a blind believer, and nothing can be different to his chosen belief. Hes already made his mind up, as his post shows, that everything more than 5-6 SOT hours best case is BS. Let him bathe in his ignorance. Selective readers at their best.

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[One (M8) General] Chris_c81:
Whilst I don't necessarily agree with the tone of HtcOneJon's post, I can appreciate an understanding of the underlying point. I used to get overly concerned with battery life and trying to eak out every last drop I can. Now though, I simply cannot be bothered! Waste so much time stareing at battery levels, when ultimately its pointless as very few people these days leave their phones off charge for more then 12 hours. Vast majority of people charge overnight. So what does it matter other then "bragging" rights on forums like these!?

That aside, it's pretty much as necessary as a case to have some form of portable battery bank close by for emergencies.

I just feel in this day in age, if manufacturers and app developers can't get battery performance nailed down to decent levels then boycott that handset or app. It irritates me that in 2014 were still using a derivative of battery technology from the 1970's. It's been such a neglected area of research in my honest opinion. Although things are looking up now.

My advice: turn off percentage view, use your phone, enjoy your phone, stick it on charge at the end of the day.
[One (M8) General] wase4711:
so, would I be correct in assuming that running "high perf" mode can actually extend battery life, instead of diminishing it?

seems so counter intuitive..

finally getting my m8 Tuesday, so I intend to check this out first thing

coming from a LG Flex, probably the most epic battery life out there right now, so it will be interesting to compare..

I too am one of those that couldn't care less about all these "battery life" threads and claims, but I am interested in seeing if "high performance" mode can actually extend battery life.
[One (M8) General] th3:
If this phone couldn't give me an easy 6 hours screen on under any of my loads, and 13 hour total run time, I would never have wasted a penny on it. I swear :p

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It'll decrease it without a question. In silicon chips,

P = CV^3 roughly

P = power

C = frequency

V = voltage

^3 = accounts for various leakage currents

Higher frequency and voltage increases the power draw by a large margin. Forget about the higher power loads of the graphics, screen, IP chip and so on, in this mode.

Even with the phone in standby, it will be slightly lower.

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[One (M8) General] Chris_c81:
That's what I mean though. It's got great battery life. Mine will get me from 8am till midnight and even then it won't be completely drained, but it will go on charge overnight.

The only time I notice harsher drain is when you'd expect. Traveling on trains for example. Because it's constantly searching for signal as you fly in and out of cell areas you do notice a quicker depletion rate.
[One (M8) General] wase4711:
thats what I thought, I was a bit confused after reading a few of the prior posts in this thread..

After being in the battery/charger business for almost 15 years, I have a good understanding of how all this comes together, thats why I didnt understand how running in performance mode could possibly increase battery life..

that being said, as others have pointed out, this thing will last all day or more for 95% of users...the other 5% should plug in when they get a chance!
[One (M8) General] gtg465x:
No, it won't extend battery life. We just found that, depending on your usage, it may not have much impact on your battery life compared to normal mode without energy saver on.
[One (M8) General] gtg465x:
I agree with you. I typically don't monitor and measure usage and battery stats. It can consume you. I only did it for the purpose of determining the battery impact of the high performance mode setting. Since I found that it doesn't have much impact on my usage, I now just leave it on all the time and I still make it through a whole day without worrying about battery.
[One (M8) General] wase4711:
what does high performance mode do for the "normal" operations of the phone?

I assume this phone is fast and smooth, so is there any real "benefit" to running HP mode?

thanks
[One (M8) General] the_scotsman:
I've had it on HP mode for a good few days, and have noticed no real change in battery, and no real change in performance. It's been much the same for me.
[One (M8) General] gtg465x:
If you have any poorly coded apps that don't scroll smoothly already, performance mode makes them much smoother. Most apps, if they are well coded and already scroll smoothly, you won't notice a difference though.
[One (M8) General] wase4711:
thanks, that makes sense..I guess its still best to "leave" the phone in normal mode, until you notice signs of an app with issues..

is this mode similar to OC'ing kernel?
[One (M8) General] demi9od:
Maps

I've noticed that Google Maps performs much better with high performance mode enabled, but I do not want to leave it on all the time, or go to settings / developer / toggle HPM every time I use Maps. I enabled HPM and saved the modified governer settings to a Maps profile in SetCPU, but it does not have the same Maps performance boosting effect as toggling HPM in dev options. I've done some pretty thorough searching and have not yet been able to find any way to either toggle HPM or emulate the changes it makes with any sort of automation. I imagine there is a script that runs in the background when it is enabled, and if I knew what commands were inside the script, could probably automate that with Tasker.

If anyone knows how to automate a HPM toggle or any other tricks to reduce the lag in Google Maps that would be very useful. When I speak of lag, it's really everywhere, pulling up search history, clicking the top right title bar to show each next turn one by one, or simply zooming in and out. Everything is much smoother with HPM enabled.

I know about Maps 6.14.4 and have it installed in parallel to 9.7.1, but it's been quite shoddy lately with finding destinations I search for.

HPM enabled: youtube.com/watch?v=WbYurxumd-E

HPM disabled: youtube.com/watch?v=Qo-UVS6vhHU
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] waqs-786:
hi i want to remove the red writing from the screen when phone is turned on which one do i download

is it the international wwe also when flashing using adb i get error: cannot open 'hboot.zip'

any help would be appreciated

thanks in advance

(bootloader) version: 0.5

(bootloader) version-bootloader: 3.16.0.0000

(bootloader) version-baseband: 1.15.2133156.UA13G

(bootloader) version-cpld: None

(bootloader) version-microp: None

(bootloader) version-main:

(bootloader) version-misc: PVT SHIP S-OFF

(bootloader) serialno

(bootloader) imei:

(bootloader) imei2: Not Support

(bootloader) meid: 00000000000000

(bootloader) product: m8_ul

(bootloader) platform: hTCBmsm8974

(bootloader) modelid: 0P6B10000

(bootloader) cidnum: 11111111

(bootloader) battery-status: good

(bootloader) battery-voltage: 0mV

(bootloader) partition-layout: Generic

(bootloader) security: off

(bootloader) build-mode: SHIP

(bootloader) boot-mode: FASTBOOT

(bootloader) commitno-bootloader: ab0efa49

(bootloader) hbootpreupdate: 11

(bootloader) gencheckpt: 0

all: Done!

finished. total time: 0.018s
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ckpv5:
You do it wrong ... cannot use ADB for flashing hboot.zip/firmware.zip

See this guide : http://xdaforums.com/htc-one-m8/general/vomerguides-m8-bootldr-unlock-s-off-t2800727

Basic thing is :

boot to bootloader/fastboot

then

fastboot reboot-bootloader --> to confirm the usb connection is good

fastboot oem rebootRUU --> to put the device in RUU mode

fastboot flash zip hboot.zip --> flashing the hboot

if failed : FAILED (remote: 90 hboot pre-update! please flush image again immediately)

repeat fastboot flash zip hboot.zip

fastboot reboot-bootloader
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] waqs-786:
Hi thanks for ya reply

Sorry i mentioned wrong i open my cmd in adb directory where my hboot zip is i get the phone in RUU MODE but when try to flash its wont do it says error cannot open hboot.zip

Dont no what i am doing wrong?

Also can i ask which hboot zip is for my phone is it the internation wwe??

thanks
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] waqs-786:
which hboot.zip should i use im still getting error: cannot open 'hboot.zip'

i dont no what im doing wrong??:(
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] waqs-786:
done it at last:good::D

was entering the directory wrong thanks for ya help:good:
[LG G Watch] faucirt:
Been lurking this forum for years... but...

I bought a G-Watch on Friday night, and have been using it ever since... my problem is that when I send a text message via the watch, there is no record of it in the messaging app - whether stock or 3rd party.

However, in the stock app, an empty text message will pop up, only to say "no content." Whats even more strange, is that the message is STILL SENT!! Even though there is no record of it on the phone. Receiving messages works fine, its just sending that is the problem. I've looked at every setting I can think of... no luck.

Help!
[LG G Watch] spiderflash:
That's definitely a bug. Seems to be more an issue on the phone than on the watch. No idea how you would fix this though. Don't wanna say reset, but it's the only thing I can think of. Try to reset just the watch first, then you won't have to setup everything on your phone again.
[LG G Watch] faucirt:
That's kinda what I figured. I factory reset both of them last night with no luck. I guess I just have to wait for an update - kinda sucks wondering if the fix will be included in the next update, or if LG even knows its an issue. I've looked for hours and haven't seen anything related.

Thanks.
[LG G Watch] idelgado782:
Have you considered moving out to hangouts to use alongside the watch? Ever since I got mines I just made hangouts the primary app and I haven't had any issues.

No matter what, I can never stay away from android for long.
[LG G Watch] faucirt:
I did, with the same result.

However, I just stopped by Verizon a couple minutes ago, and he asked me if I had tried Verizon's app called "Verizon messaging" and I of course said no. He put it on the phone and it actually worked. But with that app, the watch doesn't vibrate during the notification of an incoming text.

So I guess I have to pick which is more important... a record of sent texts, or a legit notification that I received a text message. I'm leaning towards option 2.
[LG G Watch] idelgado782:
That's interesting. I'm not sure why it's not working on either app. And I'd definitely go for option 2 as well. another dumb question have you reset your phone and the watch?

No matter what, I can never stay away from android for long.
[LG G Watch] faucirt:
Yep. I've reset both, with the same result. I don't have much confidence that this will ever be fixed - but we'll see.
[LG Optimus G (International)] jordy1990:
After my Optimus G shutoff due to a low battey, it won't charge and boot anymore. I've tried plugging it into the computer and also tried 2 different chargers but still the phone won't charge. Is there a way to try to make it boot again?

My phone is rooted, but the bootloader is locked and I installed the E975 V20A kitkat rom trough a KDZ file because kitkat is not yet supported in my country. Could my phone still be returned under warranty?
[LG Optimus G (International)] ITzRicardo94:
Let it charge at the wall charger for at least 30 minutes, then try to press the power button. I have gone through that too. Does your phone show red led? Or it doesn't do anything at all? Let it charge at the wall charger for at least 15~30 minutes. I was scared too when it happened to me, I thought my phone had died. I had 7% and suddenly it turned off and didn't want to turn on showing red led and it didn't show as if it were charging, but after 10 minutes plugged in to the wall charger it started showing that it was charging.
[LG Optimus G (International)] jordy1990:
I had already let it plug in for 20 minutes, but there was no red notification LED. After about an hour on the charger the LED started blinking and the phone went into a bootloop. Then I tried some button combinations and the phone turned off and charged. Everything is OK now, but it got me worried indeed!
[HTC Tornado] bouaroudj:
Hi,

I don't know how many of you are suffering from this problem, but I found the solution in the startrek forum.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=270816

All you have to do is to go to :

HKLM_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/Microsoft/Bluetooth/A2DP/

Create the folder : Settings

HKLM_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/Microsoft/Bluetooth/A2DP/Settings

then create the Dword

Value name=BitPool; Value data=40 (Decimal)

the value 30 gives a too Low audio quality.

the values 48 et 58 creates too much audio lag.

I have been testing this solution for 2 days with a qtek 8300, using tornado power control for overclocking to 223 Mhz.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 8fold:
I'm looking for a plain and simple SMS messaging app, paid or free that does not rely on servers up in cloud to perform its simple task — sending and receiving simple text messages and MMS. I'm not quite happy with the Hangouts app, and Google seem to have removed the Messaging app.

Hello SMS looked very good until I read the privacy policy. I'm not interested in passing any of my data over a third party server for a task as simple as sending texts.

Any other recommendations?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Elluel:
You can get the AOSP Messaging app by downloading an AOSP ROM and taking out the apk
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 8fold:
Thanks. But I'd rather opt for a solution that is maintained and updated via Google Play.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheLastSidekick:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.thinkleft.eightyeightsms.mms
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Elluel:
Well then there are way too many and they aren't too hard to find.

Here's one that has an XDA thread:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.smitten.slidingmms

http://xdaforums.com/google-nexus-5/themes-apps/app-stock-cm-mms-sliding-hangouts-t2667827
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 8fold:
Thanks for Sliding SMS, that's my new default! :good:
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kbnguy:
Yup. Best SMS app I've tried so far and my current default.

Sliding SMS is also nice but there're some bugs that dev is still working on...
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hovax615@hotmail.com:
I'm using textra it seems like that's the one I always go back to. It has quick reply like the new iOS 8 and its fast and stable.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aamirani:
Textra is light, simple, and does everything you need it to do. Best app and very customizable notifications.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BreckZeBoulay:
Very good !

With this app, MMS can be received without switch data ON
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xT-g-K:
QKSMS is by far the best texting app I have ever used, it was made by a dev on XDA and ever since early alpha it's been my daily driver. Simple UI, no over the top features, slick, quick and beautiful. https://plus.google.com/communities/113548623434189541823
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mkmck:
I also recommend 8sms. It's based on oasp sms app with some extra features.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.thinkleft.eightyeightsms.mms
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] afazel:
88 is good. So is Handcent.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Punkid:
You can try EvolveSMS too, i havent read the privacy policy, but its a damn good looking app
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] moto_v70:
Highly recommend this SMS app

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.textra

Well designed UI, works smoothly and it's FREE!
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MlleParker:
You have TextSecure for sms & mms. Really good & secure app. It's free, no ad.
[Asus Padfone X and S] GraysonPeddie:
Hi. My name is Grayson Peddie and I am having a major problem with my tablet dock. My smartphone is working just fine. There are no damages to either the tablet or the dock. I would also say that the internals of the smartphone is fine, too, but about the tablet, here goes my explanation:

I purchased ASUS PadFone X as of July 1, 2014 and received it a couple of days later and I loved it. The tablet dock worked meaning my smartphone vibrated when plugged into the dock until now, when the dock starts to become less responsive (meaning the backlight stays on after a phone is removed) and then it went dead on me with no light turning on when plugged into a dedicated USB charger. But before the dock went dead on me, recently (probably yesterday) the buttons in the dock stopped working even though the screen is on. So after the light and the screen won't come on, when I plug my smartphone into the dock, it's not vibrating. I remove my smartphone from the dock and I saw a spinning circle (dynamic display kicking in) until I see my Android home screen; the smartphone's Android screen switched on quickly.

So my question is, is there anyway to get my dock repaired? I don't want to send in my smartphone for replacement. Ugh... I have never need to send my Nexus 4 and 7 for replacement in the past... :(

(Update: "To prevent spam to the forums, new users must wait five minutes between posts. All new user accounts will be verified by moderators before this restriction is removed." Well, I've been a member since... 2012 but I haven't been there for so long... Must wait 5 minutes before I mark my thread as solved...)
[Asus Padfone X and S] 8125Omnimax:
Was your device rooted, did you disable any apps?
[Asus Padfone X and S] GraysonPeddie:
No, not rooted, but I did disable Browser Bar... I don't know what that is for... A couple of weeks ago, I have also disabled a couple of AT&T applications that I don't care for (FamilyMap, Locker, and Mobile Locate) and Beats Music. I'm not sure if a Browser Bar is an AT&T application, though...

But then I don't think disabled applications have anything to do with my docking tablet. The light won't come on at all when plugged into a USB charger, let alone smartphone not vibrating when docked.
[Asus Padfone X and S] GraysonPeddie:
I found a problem! If you drop a tablet dock, the back cover can become unsnapped even though it stays intact. Once I squeeze the back of my tablet near the center of the dock, lo and behold! The red light came on with the USB plugged in! I docked my smartphone into my tablet dock! My phone vibrated! The screen came on! YES! It's working!!!

Okay, so what I can say is this: Due to the lack of build quality of PadFone X Dock, care must be taken to not drop the tablet, or the dock will not work after a few days of use. Had I mentioned that I dropped my tablet once, I would have gotten an obvious response that I should not drop my tablet in the first place. Well, I've dropped my Nexus 7 tablet and Nexus 4 smartphone a couple of times and it is still working! Even my PadFone X smartphone, so why not the dock? I'm so embarrassed that I've started my thread about my issue. Embarrassing. :(
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MajorAly:
So around 3 weeks ago I got a brand new unlocked Z2 D6503. As it says, it supports LTE and the bands it support are available and broadcasted here in KSA.

I'm on the operator Zain KSA and when I manually search for mobile networks, I do see the LTE network by the operator but whenever I select it, it doesn't register on it.

I've tried everything from calling/visiting the network operator from changing the SIM and getting a new one.

The FW I have is .314

Anyone has any experience or any idea? Do I need to reflash the FW?
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kirdroid:
May be enter the correct APN settings for your carrier?
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hush66:
Firstly, are you on an LTE plan? For Singapore, we need to sign up to an LTE plan and the operator has to do the necessary activation, before we can register on the LTE network.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MajorAly:
That's the thing, I already had 4G activated, and I specially got it deactivated and activated again on this handset. 4G coverage is in my area, each and everything is in optimal condition. The network operator says everything is also fine at their end...

Yup everything is configured correctly
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MajorAly:
I can confirm that it is the handset that is not registering LTE.

I just popped in a working LTE SIM which has full coverage in my area and Z2 fails to register it...
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HugePotato:
Well I can't say much about LTE since I am on 3G data plan so can't use it. But the funny thing happened that I was on Edge connection, even tho I was in city centre and I could use 3G, it was full. So went into phone options and changed into 3G only and then Z2 has magically seen the better connection. Try to do that for LTE, maybe it will work. Otherwise I would flash other firmware or repair with PCC.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MajorAly:
Okay so actually solved the issue.

I reinstalled/repaired the FW using Sony PC Companion and now LTE works perfectly. But the side effect? I heard that 4.4.2 causes many bugs and seems like I just got the phone sluggish one.

Phone feels sluggish in different parts as well as when I tap the recent icons button. Also the animation for WiFi turning on and off is not there anymore...

I don't know what's happening anymore....:/