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[HD2 General] Maximillion195:
Haha so true, get so bored in lectures you gotta have the internet and some games. :D
[HD2 General] tboy2000:
Two things I will suggest which will make you OVER THE MOON regarding improving battery life.

1) Install Bandswitch 2.8 which will allow you to auto disconnect any data connections after 'x' amount of seconds. Now you can have facebook, emails, weather, rss, internet,stocks etc automatically connect and disconnect when required. No more checking your data connection status and realising you have been connected for the last 2 hours. I set my Bandswitch app to to auto disconnect idle data connections after 60 seconds.

http://www.commmgrpro.com/jsp/main_frame.jsf and click on the Bandswitch Tab.

2) Flash Radio 2.07.50.27 to your phone. This radio is AMAZING for battery life. I have tried a few (inc 2.08) and always come back to this radio. You can find the link to download it and read up on flashing radios more here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=611787

I have done both the above. For example, at 3am last night my battery was 100%. It's now 10pm here and my battery is at 58%. That is 19 hours and only used 42%. That is with a few phone calls, web browsing and auto email check of 7 accounts every 2 hours.
[HD2 General] rjstep3:
That's the key - you are only checking email every so often - I am in business and need to have push email. That is the point of a smartphone - connectivity. I need instant access to and from my clients. I find using push email, the battery drains terribly - almost, almost note, unusable. The Touch HD was never like this. This is as bad as the Kaiser, and that was bad.

rjstep3
[HD2 General] tboy2000:
rjstep3 well try the sbove 2 suggestions and see if it improves. Radio should at the very least.
[HD2 General] dlamhn:
I bought an emergency charger from eBay, cost 10AUD. Put it and a couple of 2200mAh AA size rechargeable battery in the bag so I never worried about battery for about 4-5 days outside.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] LINUZ90:
Hi there!

I recently changed my battery with an ORIGINAL new one because I had a problem... that is still here... :(

Every time I turn on wifi (even with 100% of battery) my phone turns off after 2 or 3 minutes (and it seems that's because of the battery.:confused:)

Sometimes it turns off even when I'm just calling (more often when the battery is less then 20-30%).

EDITED: 30-40 seconds before it turns off the screen and the physical keyboard backlight start to flicker.

EDITED: Now it turns off EVERY time I make or receive a call after 4-5 minutes! :(

Exemple: Today the battery life was around 50%. I tried to turn on wifi. After 2 minutes of wifi use it turned off. I tried to turn it on but there was the flashing red led and it turned off again every time (it was like uncharged :confused:).

Then I tried to remove the battery for a few hours, I put it back in and the battery life was the same of before the "turning off" problem, around 50%. What does it mean??​

My hypothesis is that it gets excessively hot when I use wifi and even when I call... But I don't really know what that's about.. :(

[my ROM is this: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=586463, the english version. I got the right RADIO, I checked yesterday]​

Thanks for any suggestion!!

Fabrizio

[sorry 4 bad English]
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] burtcom:
Try this...

Check the battery contacts on the phone -- clean them with a little isopropyl alcohol, and gently pry them up a little so they make solid contact with the battery.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] LINUZ90:
I'll try what you say, thanks a lot!

I just want to say (I forgot it in the first post) that the screen and even the physical keyboard backlight start to flicker 30-40 seconds before the kaiser turns off.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] LINUZ90:
After prying and cleaning the battery contacts the problem isn't solved yet. :confused: I didn't use the isopropyl alcohol, I'll try it asap.

Anyway now the problem is even worse, the kaiser shuts down each call after 2 or 3 minutes! Of course if the phone is charging (via usb) NO PROBEL, even the flickering isn't there any more...

Any other possibility of fixing that? (I have no warrantee, I really hope I fix that by my self just with your help!)
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] shezi2243:
btry prob

well.. find out if one of ur friends has kaiser..... exchange batteries... i.e u isert his btry into ur kaiser and ur btry in his kaiser and then try the wifi n calls from both fones..... this will precisely tel u whether it a fault in the fon or u didnt get The genuine btry.... hope this helps.... do leme knw.....
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] LINUZ90:
Thanks for replying but I'm using a brand new battery and the problem is still the same of the old battery, nothing changed...
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] ASCIIker:
perhaps the problem is really not the battery but rather the battery's charging.

the point of exchanging your battery with a friend's battery is that you will be able to test your device with a known properly charged battery.

alternatively, you can try to charge your existing battery with an external battery charging pack or by inserting your battery in a friend's phone and let it charge there.

i understand that you claim your battery is brand new, and this is leading you to conclude that it can NOT be the battery at fault...but strange things happen in this strange world! :D
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] LINUZ90:
Wow I didn't see this problem from that point of view! :D

The only person I know that has a Kaiser is 600km far from me...

Now I have to find a way to properly charge my battery (if it isn't already properly charged of course!)...
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] LINUZ90:
But just one question: if the Kaiser is not charging good the battery, why should it "think" that it's 100% charged??
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] shezi2243:
welllll.... trust me..... i once had a sony ericsson k770i. the shopkeeper said that it has ORIGINAL btry.... n it wud turn off after 20 min talk. so my advise is try another btry from another shop.....
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] LINUZ90:
But I tried with 2 different batteries, my old one and a new one and the problem is the same. I also have to say that it's always worse then before. Now even if I turn on the camera after some minutes it turns off, ora yesterday even when I was writing a text message.

Indeed it's possible that the battery is always less charged because the Kaiser doesn't charge it. The Kaiser works good when connected with usb to may mac...
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] shezi2243:
well buddy, ur last post clearly suggests a prob with btry.... say hw much had u used ur old btry before changing it
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] LINUZ90:
I used a battery for around one year, but it was already used (I've bought a used Kaiser, in very good conditions, on eBay).

The problem I have started with the old battery and now it keeps torturing me with the new one... Today I had my phone charged, but after 4-5 hours without using it I received a call and of course it turned off (after the flickering screen) I'm desperate... :(
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] shezi2243:
o boy... its 200% confirmed btry prob. i m guessing, if u wud talk with charger or data cable plugged in, it wud work for hours ryt? my sincere advice is, go to a trustworthy shop n get a new battery. i m also using a new btry but it gives really gud tym on wifi, wap n calls....
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] LINUZ90:
Well I really think the battery I've just bought is a brand new original Battery, I checked all codes, voltage and other stuff... BTW I think I'll try to use another orignal battery (I'm sure that's original) of a friend of mine's Kaiser before I buy a new one. Here in Italy battery and gadgets prices are really high... Thanks 4 the help anyway!

PS: I really hope it's a battery problem, because if it's something else I don't really know what to do.... thanks again!
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] LINUZ90:
Update: I noticed that if I don't use Camera, Wifi or even make calls at all, my kaiser works for 2-3 days with no problem. I send lots of text messages, play Solitaire or view my photo album for example...

Why just more "intensive" tasks should make my phone turn off in 2-3 minute?

I don't really understand... I hope I'll find someone in my town that can fix it... BTW thank for any help
[G1 Apps and Games] usc911:
Hey guys and girls,

Just wondering if anyone would know how to create a 'favourite' list from contacts? I'm looking for something whereby you can run through your contacts, select 'x' number of people and have them in a 'group' you could send a mass text message to?

Any info would be extremely useful.

many thanks.
[G1 Apps and Games] usc911:
?

anyone? just a few pointers would be cool. If anyone would like to collaborate on this app more the merrier!
[G1 Apps and Games] el_smurfo:
google voice lets you send mass sms...no sms plan required.
[G1 Apps and Games] stolen_pillow:
It's not a contacts app, but Handcent will let you send mass SMS messages. Its a great app, and free. Lots of options, and think you can set groups with it. Good luck.
[HD2 General] dicksonjoe:
I was at Macdonalds earlier today and there was free wifi with full signal. I connected but was unable to load webpages. There was A mac address and ip showed in the advanced section. It was an opened router for everyone to connect. It happens sometimes at starbucks too. I am currently with the 1.66 rom and 2.5 manilla. Is there a way to fix this??

Thanks.
[HD2 General] harolds:
Are you sure it's free? Some places provide a pay per use, you can connect and load a specific web page (and only that page), put in your payment information and then get the rest of the internet.
[HD2 General] hungtd2:
Hi

In Mc Donal

it free: confirmed :D

But because the wireless network free for everyone so many connection to the router; The router if setting for limited user; after time (like your problem) new device can connect to the network but can not play with the network.

What you can do is, ask for Mc Donal staff there to reset the router and everything will be fine.

Your HD2 had noproblem; :D ^^
[General Questions and Answers] richardlister:
Hi,

does anyone know of a today style launcher that will run on the above? I've tried a few and even paid for one that all don't work. I have wm 6.1

I've lost windows media player launch as we as well as profiles when upgrading to 6.1

thanks,

Richard
[General Questions and Answers] richardlister:
where to?

Richard
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Android Development] assangflexx:
Well members,

I really want to know who has their battery percentage the same as in winmo. I know it has a issue with the battery driver, but still i am curious.

My battery.capacity=4462 Units.

Current percentage in Android 41% at the moment

Current Units in Dmesg 2988Units

After restart in Winmo it says 53%

If I calculate this, (2988/4462)*100= almost 67%

Someone knows what i am doing wrong?

I will charge my battery again tonight, plug usb out, read units, change Units again in default.txt. Then I will keep for myself updates trough the day of the current data. Will post again tomorrow with updates.

Hope to hear what other people are experencing

Don't blame my poor english, Firefox English dictionary isn't downloaded/installed yet :o
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Android Development] twinklesam123:
battery

Yeah is really not understandable of how to calibrate the battery, iv been trying it for the past 2 weeks...and i still have not get it right! well..i got 4320
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Android Development] damianiw:
My battery reports completely wrong in android, to the point where it's 30-50% left then dies as it's really flat!
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Android Development] assangflexx:
Hmm,

Try to use this line in default.txt if you don't got it yet
board-kaiser-battery.battery_capacity= ****

**** stands for the unit you get in with Dmesg in terminal of android after a full charge.

I can say that doesn't even is correct for me.

But I Tried another value. I read (translated) on japanese forum dat you have to put the mAh instead of units.

So I tried with 1350 (Of my Kaiser160).

Now my android shuts of when it's 15% instead of 59%. He also said something like, try to double the value. I am testing now with the value 2700

You guys should try :O

I've to say, after changed to 1350, i had a more realised idea how android does with the battery. I can say that android sucks more battery than winmo.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Android Development] twinklesam123:
battery

Hi there, well iv tried the above instructions, but i found out something is strange, i deleted the batterystats.bin and then make sure that the board-kaiser-battery.battery_capacity= 1400 (my battery is 1400) i adb pushed it to my device....but strangely when i reboot....it changes back to 2700 automatically....i think this is the reason why we still cannot calibrate our battery for now...since as soon as my battery reaches down to 20% and suddenly 4% then shuts off...

Perhaps do you guys think that to keep our kaiser's stanbby time longer rather buy an external battery charger and make sure that battery is charged up fully.so that we can utilize the battery fully.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Android Development] lggyxx:
i think for now we should just try an carry our chargers with us say to work or school..and charge it over night....

Usually i wouldnt charge my phone for bout 2 days but it will last..but now i realieze its a must if ima use android..

Cheers
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Android Development] mnjm9b:
i never trust the battery status when charging.

if I am looking for a full charge I wait until dmesg reports a charge of less than approx 30mA. if it shows charge at 100/100 and it still is showing over 100mA then it is not done charging.

also if it is showing less than 30mA and a charge of less than 100/100 it really is done charging. don't wait for 100/100 if it is done charging.

as far as battery usage is concerned, one thing to not as far as a difference between winmo and android:

winmo shuts down many services when sleeping.

such as in winmo if you are playing music and it goes to sleep, music shuts off.

and same for wifi.

android doesn't seem to shut of anything except the screen.

maybe there is settings for what is to be run while sleeping.

I had a program in winmo that allowed you to turn on or of services during sleep.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Android Development] twinklesam123:
yep...you are right....maybe we should just focus on dmesg for now...by the way, do you guys have the same problem as i have...20% then suddenly drops to 4% then shuts off?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Android Development] lggyxx:
i dont have that problem..however today, i charged to 100 percent and talk to my gf on the phone for about an hour..it went down to about 40 percent..i set it down and didnt touch it for about 20 minutes..and it went up to about 70 percent..very weird
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Android Development] assangflexx:
Yes, i can tell you, in the settings under connection (i think, i have dutch android language) you can define a setting that wifi goes to sleep after your screen sleeps.

Also,best way to use android is that you have to
1. fully charge your phone in android and keep the powercable on it,
2. look in dmesg for the units. when te units aren't getting bigger, than that's the last one that is charged.
3. write down or do something with your mind :D
4. restart to winmo, KEEP POWERCABLE ON
5. change and/or put a line to your default.txt "board-kaiser-battery.battery_capacity= ****"
change **** to your units you have written down
6. after you changed units, start to android.

But still it doesn't is good yet. I experienced that 1350 value is the most effective one. When android said 15%, i tought lets restart and look what winmo says. winmo was at 1%. :eek:

Also, i was a little cocky and without 100% battery i started android. I can say, it took ages that 100% was changed to 99%. Also you never know when battery is going to die :p

Maybe someone can do something with this.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Android Development] twinklesam123:
Battery

i think for now...we should just look at the charge in dmesg....which is the most accurate telling for now...
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Android Development] tiagoclc:
try to put these lines in sysinit.rc:

#battery patch

chmod 777 /sys/module/board_kaiser_battery/parameters/battery_capacity

write /sys/module/board_kaiser_battery/parameters/battery_capacity 1400
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Android Development] voyteckst:
I'v changed it to 1350. It was charged properly and drop to 4% from ~10%, so nearly ok. But when connected charger it's full in about 10 minutes????

Edit: After dischargine (5 minutes), it charges probably normally.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Android Development] twinklesam123:
working...

Thanks! i think it worked now!my battery now runs down normally...
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Android Development] levanvy83:
How long everybody using your Kaiser battery? I can use 3 days in Winmo but it could not exceed 1,5 day in Android (NAND) :-(
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Android Development] assangflexx:
I have the same as you.

But i stopped using Android on ma phone. I'am out with Winmo, don't want to use it anymore. And android dies just quickly.

Am using now en Nec N343i :P

Will try android again when new updates or new kernel arrives :)
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Android Development] dude6595:
yo ppl...now most of the time i can figure this type of stuff out....but this time im kinda lost....i edited the sysinit.rc file....also the battery_capacity file.....im running poly 2.1g on NAND but after i reboot the phone....does nothing.....any tips or site with a little more info...?? thanks in advanced for any help
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Android Development] mt1976:
Battery problems on polymod 2.1 gamma

Hi,

I have polymod 2.1 gamma with all updates (UPDATE 15 Mar 2010, UPDATE 18 Mar 2010, UPDATE 23 Mar 2010) and the kernel from "ponack.net/poly/BT_Update/" installed on NAND (Tytn II). It runs really smooth, but I have a problem with my battery.

I have written the battery patch from tiagoclc in the sysinit.rc before I installed on Nand (but with value 1350 from my battery). But is this enough or do I have to delete a *.bin file from battery? I hope someone can help me with a description.

I have seen a fix for "Myn's Warm Donat" here:

xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=6243182&postcount=306

Is there also a fix for Eclair 2.1 available? Or does someone have a "complete" description for this battery problem? My Batterie is a few hours on 100% with this battery patch and I can not charge it. But this could not be true.

I hope someone can help me.

MT
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Android Development] tiagoclc:
Maybe kernel problem.

I'm experiencing the same problem as everyone.

Lately my battery suddenly drops from 100% to 4%.

When I put to charge, it reaches 100% very fast. Should reach only 5%

I think it can be a problem in the kernel.

Now, i'm trying to solve it. If I find something I'll share with you

I can not determine which kernel brought the problem...

23/04 - 16:16 (GMT-3 - Rio de Janeiro) - Trying an old kernel

23/04 - 17:00 - Nothing. But came to the conclusion that the problem is with the battery.

Battery really "thinks" its 100% charged, since it accepts flash a nbh without the need of the phone is charging. And this only happens when the battery is at least 50% charged...

(sorry about my english. I'm brazilian and still learning english)

Some threads and posts about battery:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=661588

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=644453

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=5599516&postcount=33

We must concentrate everything in one thread!!!

We have to use search
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Android Development] voyteckst:
I have set 1350 in sysinit.rc and it seems to be ok, but before every charge I have to reboot to charge it fully. then it discharges nearly fine - there are some fluctuations beetween 2-3-4 percent.
[Touch Pro, Fuze ROM Development] htmlfreak:
I am having problems hardspl unlocking my verizon touch pro and my friends fuze. It just sits at 0% and never does anything. We have 2 comps both with windows 7, one with professional and one with ultimate. I have unlocked the verizon one before one my comp, but using win7 starter. Running the program as admin doesn't help witth problem
[Touch Pro, Fuze ROM Development] fatpandas:
the fuze (GSM) is not the same as your verizon touch pro(CDMA). if you tried to flash his phone with the CDMA hard-SPL, you might brick it. make sure you're using the right one.
[Touch Pro, Fuze ROM Development] The Muffin Man:
Try Windows XP or make sure you are using a 32bit version of Windows 7..., I was unable to hardSPL on Windows 7 or Vista... win XP was fine
[Touch Pro, Fuze ROM Development] Kameirus:
im on win7 ultimate 64 bit and havent had a problem flashing hardspl or Roms

if you havent already try a different usb port the ones on the back of your comp ..i used to mod gsm motorola phones and at times had to change to a different usb port to be able to flash new firmware onto them
[Touch Pro, Fuze ROM Development] HA4ever:
I used hardSP and rom flashing with win7 Ultimate 32 .. everything is working so fine
[Hero CDMA General] Redneck101:
Ive searched everywhere trying to find a way to use authenticated http proxy on wifi in my heros web browser. i downloaded dolphin but dont see any option to set one up. if anyone knows of a way to get a proxy to work, please tell me. If this helps i just flashed damage controls new 2.1 rom.
[Hero CDMA General] linkinx64:
If I remember correctly when I was in Metropcs and with my Hero, I had to use a proxy server and in order to see the option you need to install BetterCut or Anycut and browse for the Proxy app
[Hero CDMA General] linkinx64:
here it is.....adapt to your needs

8. Install BetterCut or AnyCut on your phone and open it Press New ShortCut And Go To Activity It make take a couple of minutes for it to appear but when it Does Go down to Proxy Setting and Click It. It Will Ask for a Name make it whatever you want to. It should say shortcut created sucessfully. Go to your Home Screen and it should be somewhere on there press it and Edit it For Cricket It should be HostNAME: wap.mycricket.com And Port Should be 8080 and for Metropcs HostName: wap.metropcs.net and Port Should Be 3128.
[Hero CDMA General] Redneck101:
okay but how would i input my username and password?
[Hero CDMA General] linkinx64:
I think there is an option for that...can't remember right now
[Hero CDMA General] Redneck101:
theres only hostname and port.
[Hero CDMA General] Redneck101:
can i somehow use vpn to get around the http proxy at school?
[Hero CDMA General] linkinx64:
mmmmm maybe SSH :D
[Hero CDMA General] Redneck101:
i found a program called conntect bot, mayb this will work?
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] Nofear99:
i have a diamond but when i try to hard spl it it remain on 0% and hangs on.......

what can i do???
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] farid55:
try here,

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=416211
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Robert916:
Anyone know of a way to use a standard blue tooth piece as a head set? I'm not worried about it being in stereo or not, Id like to figure out how to do it. I mostly listen to AM stuff on my phone anyways. I would assume its possible as its glitched and done it after a phone call once before , I can not find an app or setting that will allow this. Any ideas? Im running Cyanogen 4.2.15.1 if that makes a difference.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Robert916:
Any ideas?
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lightninbug:
Hell yeah...just bought a bluetooth....plz...anyone?! is it even possible?