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[Desire General] likefire:
sometimes my E-Mail application is consuming most of the cpu. It keeps the cpu at max frequency. Even if i try to end the taks with the app "system panel" it wont solve the problem. I have to go into the app and make a manual sync.

i also found out that automatic brightness is using loads of battery. since i set it to static I'm experiencing almost 2 days of battery life with moderate use.

I'm on Defrost 2.1
[Desire General] 160bpm:
Hello again everybody,

Yesterday whole day online by WiFi. Using phone couple of hours and my Maildroid Email was active without prevent sleep mode.

Battery was empty after almost 17hours. (+/- 5% every hour)

Today. Wifi on. Maildroid now with prevent sleep mode ON.

Have unplugged the phone 4 hours ago and battery is at 75%

Tomorrow i will test this with Network Data on.. and without prevent sleep mode of Maildroid. And day after with prevent sleep mode.

I know for sure.. the battery will drain very vast for both situations...

BUT Ill let you know

EDIT 26-07-2010: Battery was empty tonight on 1:30.

NOW I do the whole test again but now with network data on and WiFi off
[Desire General] ozy944:
Ive had the opportunity to own a Nexus One at launch and a HTC Desire...I always found Android OS to be the issue whenever i had excessive battery drain.

Ive found my issue to center around the OS 'calling home to sync' (whether 'sync' option is selected or not)Initially, the problem was resolved by deleting all my sync funtions...but that was obviously not practical........ so now I keep my GSM data connection running and I get about 2.5 days on Open Desire (non HTC Sense).

AdamG seems like the guy who knows what hes talking about :) - His changelogs for OpenDesire actually hint at him having done some battery drain tweaking...whatever he did, he has definitely fixed it :)

Cheers

Oz
[Desire General] dl14349:
I've tried so many ROMS in the past few weeks to try to solve battery drain issues. On some, I could almost see the percentage dropping as I looked at the home screen! I even bought a new battery thinking I might have killed the original.

OpenDesire does seem to be the way forward re this problem if you're intent on the HAVS kernel. OD2.3a gave me almost two days of varied use.

However, and I know this is going backwards, an earlier DeFrost - the 2.1, is brilliant for me. I'm now at two days since unplug and still at an unbelievable 45% - yes, I know, I thought it was broke as well! For now, I'm sticking with this one. Everything I want works and I don't have to carry a spare battery in my pocket when I go out.

Hope this is of some help. Don't despair. You will find the one for you.

Cheers
[Desire General] Daelyn:
I don't get why everyone says they have such a issue with battery.

I get about 2.5-4 days of use with DeFrost 2.2 and have done about so since DeFrost 0.9. I've had it up around five days once.

How are you actually using your phones?

It's not a "Froyo" issue.
[Desire General] ryanrich:
Switched back because I had terrible battery life on OD 2.3a and couldn't see why...
[Desire General] nelimbg:
It's very interesting to me how are YOU using your phone?

Come on, 4 days ? When i talk about 30m to 1h each day and using a phone little bit, i have at least 30-40% down.

u mean u only drain about 25% each day? are u actually using your phone ? wifi, calls, 3g ? or u have a expensive pocket toy just to show to your friends ?
[Desire General] betalaga:
i have this rom but the original battery after one day ìs at 15%

i use only 3g connection about 10 minutes at day.
[Desire General] sir_hc:
That's what I did . . .

1) Flashed OpenDesire v2.3a

2) Full charge my battery (100%), then reboot in recovery and wipe battery stats.

Now I have much better battery life!!! I don't know which step solved my problem. You can start from step 2 and tell us your battery life performance. If that doesn't help go to step 1 and flash OpenDesire v2.3a.

p.s. Since a lot of members have this battery drain problem, I suggest making this thread sticky
[Desire General] AzureusPT:
Another thing that helps extend the battery life is to use setCPU and make a powersaver profile to reduce the CPU speed.

Normally the CPU speed is 245 min / 998 max at all times, but you can create a profile for when the screen is off to reduce the min/max to 245 both. I havent fully tested yet but during the night with the wifi on it only drained ~3% of the battery for about 8-9 hours.
[Desire General] Humma78:
The problem is SetCpu doesnt work with most of the Froyo + sense roms
[Desire General] betalaga:
with official froyo 1.0c doesnt work setcpu?
[Desire General] guylich:
i'am new at droid family but not in htc or flashing.... if you want you can try a small trick shut down the device pull out the batt for two three min and then put it back and dont turn on the device... charge it (not from the pc) wait untill the led turns to green (fully charged) pull out the batt for another two three min and then put her in place and turn on the device... yes i know it is a lithium ion batt (shoudn't have "memory") try it... it would work. :-)
[Desire General] betalaga:
ok i've try but when i click "wipe battery stats" it not confirm the operation. is right?
[Desire General] markuz85:
Same here, is it really wiped properly?
[Desire General] bradputt:
does wipe battery stats recalibrate the battery level ?
[Desire General] discohero11:
I also wonder about usage patters of people that are getting any more than 36 hours out of their Desires with stock battery. I'm not saying it is not possible but whenever I hear about amazing battery life people tell me to turn off email push etc.

Personally, I'm happy if I'm at any more than 20% at midnight from 8 am. With default 2.1 before rooting often I didn't make it without plugging to charge at least for a bit at some point. Modaco 2.1 ROM was great as far as 2.1 ROMs went, the best. 2.2 is different. I tried a few 2.2 Sense ROMs but neither did great on battery life.

Luckily I'm not find of Sense, it's good but adds too much redundancy. Wish there was a happy medium.

Anyhow, I'm making it through the day with defrost 800mv ROMs with some SetCPU magic ... 3G on, two push email accounts, talk on all the time (sadly not a good BBM replacement for me), always on network of course, bluetooth when driving, talk time depends 30 minutes to a coupe of hours, minimal browsing, no wifi ... If I use Spotify even with offline play lists for a while at the gym I still make it usually.

Key is turn off auto brightness and manage it manually instead, that was my biggest battery drain for me because of heavy talk usage.

Turning off 3G didn't really improve battery life for me.

Defrost 2.2 was probably the best for me. I didn't do any crazy testing and usage varies daily.

YMMV

For example, today I'm down to 17% after 16.5 hours since unplugged with defrost 2.5a which isn't even 800mv yet due to new kernel. I'd expect to have 20ish percent left with 800mv version. I'm using setcpu as previously mentioned.
[Desire General] discohero11:
Don't remember seeing any confirmation when I did it. It's been a while though.

Had to do it when phone wouldn't charge beyond 90% with one off earlier froyo roms.
[Desire General] betalaga:
after battery wipe, i have same result.

6 hours in airplane mode, from 100% to 97%
[Desire General] 160bpm:
IT seem that when my battery is empty and i will charge him everytime the battery now have longer life... yesterday i had 43% in 11hours unplugged ...
[Desire General] sir_hc:
Which rom do you use?
[Desire General] cr1960:
Pays v1.3 Froyo Sense has excellent battery life.

Check it out here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=729172

I have noticed a big improvement with Froyo and the new 5.0.... radio.

I get about 2 full days with 24x7 Wi-Fi and 3g data, which is as good as I've ever got from a smartphone, including Blackberry and WM.
[Desire General] alstrike:
Sorry but I dont believe those 2 days with wifi and 3g on all day.

Unless you dont call anyone or do nothing with your phone.
[Desire General] cr1960:
Why would I lie to you M8? :confused:

I probably spend 30 mins to 1 hr on calls each day. Send maybe 20 sms..... Listen to a little music.

Try it for yourself (or don't try it. doesn't bother me either way).

Lots of people reporting 2 - 4 days battery. Look here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=737653
[Desire General] betalaga:
"official froyo" 1.0c http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=726300
[Desire General] sir_hc:
so we don't know if the problem is solved by the battery wipe or by the Official Froyo HTC Sense ROM flash... :(
[Desire General] highlandfunkateer:
Much Better Battery

I'm using Adam G's Official Froyo Sense ROM and I also did the above. Today I've only used 14% and I had WiFi on all day, FB, Twitter, texted a lot and made calls.

Best I have EVER had! :):):):)
[Desire General] indianajose:
thanks a lot for you all for find out better battery life.

most discussions are very useful for every desire user.
[Desire General] rubberfuist:
I'm using Neophytes rom and I'm getting great battery life. Uses about 6% in a good nights sleep (10-11 hours).

IMO a VERY good article

http://myhtcdesire.com/tipstweaks/t...about-li-ion-batteries-but-were-afraid-to-ask

You'll be thankful you read it ;)
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] Jay321:
i just wanted to know the most faved roms out there give me sort of an idea for which one for me to choose
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] smithisize:
Mine is MaxSense Energy. Quickest ROM I've used, most frequently updated, I haven't had to soft reset my device because of it once. Very reliable, imo
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] Teej53214:
My personal favorite is the "Energy" rom... Same reasons stated above... Updated every few days it seems, very fast, stable, and looks "pretty"... Plus I get a great battery life...
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] moSess:
Forget the ROM upgrading madness:eek:.

Check my sig.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] slipin3:
Mine so far is Deepshining's Roms. They run smooth and battery is good. I changed to Energy cht (Dinik) rom for a few weeks loved some of the apps cooked in and really cool looking but i had to soft reset more than normal and my battery life did not last as long as i would like. i never got sod's but the reseting was killing me so i went back to Deepshining a few days ago and back to happiness!! Im not knocking energy roms but it just didnt work for me.

So i would say Deepshining is my fav at the moment, i have been looking at seeM_ZA rom, simplicity. Cause i want something with the basics and cht cooked in but that rom has no Facebook:( so im just a lurker for now.:)
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] lordkill:
hello everybody the best rom is energy rom is excelent the best
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] Jukica:
i agree but no GPS inside and i miss 6.1 start menu that isn't here as i was thinking it would be :(

so more battery cause of lack of features!!

trying to find substitution for it....
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] husam666:
Illuminati Series:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=718561
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] petzku:
With 1.3a, GPS works like charm. And with little bit of registry editing you get your 6.1 start menu with manila programs tab enabled. I just love the rom. Allthough Jackos has build it for maximum ram efficiency, the rom is the fastest i've used. I suggest you to try it. It sets the bar high for other roms.

Big thanks to the developer!
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] ssenbonzakura:
Deepshining for me. Its the first rom I tried and I havent tried another. Battery life is good, its stable and its updated in good time. No soft resetting issues or sods
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] pooyab:
I've tested all tp2 roms and have to say that Jackos showLITE is the best...
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] mathrania:
E N E R G Y R O M is the BEST !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] aleksandar0475:
Stock WM 6.5

I am very,very satisfied with original,stock WM 6.5 ROM.

It runs flawlessly. No objections. :)
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] piaqt:
NRGZ28's most recent Cookie Energy ROM
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] eTechUncut:
ive been using the JackFull v1.4 rom since release Aug. 01, 2010. absolutly no major issues you find in the other mainstream roms. (sod's, memory leaks, power drainage) the rom is very smooth. the chef, jackos, is dedicated to his thread and helps resolve any issues promptly. on a fresh install, i get 310mb of storage and 95-100mb of ram. its a great "lite" rom for you to build on.:cool: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=632617
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] jeronesi2k2002:
Mine is the simplicity ROM. Its been the fastest for me and has been updated during the time I've had it.
[Desire Accessories] Lyrrad:
Can anyone confirm if the above combo works. Bury website doesn't mention the Desire, but I have heard it does work ok.
[Desire Accessories] sparkyxda:
Mainly ok for me. A2DP is dodgy though. I need to update Bury to latest firmware to check fully
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] badmrfrosty:
Hey all,

Anyone know if its possible to exclude certain directories (or only scan certain directories) from the media scanner? I have a bunch of games on my phone that put audio / video files on the SD card. The media scanner picks these up and means when I am in music player I have thousands of tiny sound effect files from the games listed. Bit annoying to say the least :(
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OrionTC:
i believe you can get around this by adding a file .nomedia into the directory

ive never tried it personally but thats the way. a google search for .nomedia on android will probably point you in the right direction if no one can give u a 100% answer.

this link may provide more information:

code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=3692

might be worth trying on a test folder first.......
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] badmrfrosty:
Sweet, that works a treat.

Thanks!! :)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Grims:
Yep, worked here too...saved me from makin a post
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tdusen:
..... did not. :)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MeInGatineau:
So this post is over a year old but you know what it was useful and also worked for me!
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] $omator:
and here is free app from market to do that =)

StudioKUMA .nomedia Manager
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] z3c0:
Do not apply this

Did any of you actually read the issue report mentioned by OrionTC? (code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=3692)

It says that if you place a .nomedia file in a directory, all media files that were previously indexed inside will also get deleted from the file system because of a bug!

The bug report was officially closed on May 3rd but if there ever was a working fix, it hasn't made it into any major distribution of Android 2.2 and upwards.

So if anyone finds this thread (like me) and applies the .nomedia solution without reading the bugreport (luckily unlike me), I hope they see this warning.

Do not apply this solution if you care about any of the files inside the affected folder (+ recursive folders inside)!!

Apparently I'm not even affected by this, but I'm on a custom ROM so it's not clear who put the fix in or whether I tested this correctly.

On the issue report there's a Nexus S user confirming the issue on his stock Android 2.3.4.

Please subscribe to the reopened issue report code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=19798 and comment there if you're able to reproduce this on your device. (use a test folder!)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spamtrash:
emmm...

I DO NOT know what is written somewhere.

I know what I DID.

So, let me make one suggestion to you: before posting: check.

On stock Froyo, then JVQ/JVR - i NEVER experienced this, although I put .nomedia files on.... some directories.

ALL files remain visible, and can be view/transferred.copied if I want.

Again: try. Make: dummy folder on SD card, copy ONE jpg there, and then - make .nomedia file there.

Browse, edit, reboot, make whatever you want. then: delete .nomedia file. Browse with gallery, and whatever you want.

TIP: your link refers to i-897 model, we are here with i-9000. then: sorry, mate, but who's so stupid idiot, who expect that AFTER FACTORY RESET, his/hers files will remain?

Isn't it obvious, that during factory reset you shall remove card/copy your files?

Let me just remain you: FACTORY RESET should format ALL your files, not the media ones, and if any of your file is remaining - this is a bug.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] z3c0:
This is a general issue at the core of android, just happens to be discussed in the I9000 forum. I found it through Google.

The factory reset in the new issue report isn't important. This is also reported to happen after a simple remount of the sd-card.

Factory resets shouldn't touch the sd.

As I already stated, I couldn't reproduce the problem myself, but since people of various models and Android versions reported this, including Nexus S, I think it's important to point that out.

I couldn't in good conscience give the .nomedia advice to anybody, as long as the bug hasn't been confirmed dead for some time. It's just too gross and too risky.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] syamsoul:
Nomedia trick is safe...the folder n all sub folder will be excluded in media scanning. It doesnt delete or adds files...it just scan..

Thread closed. Problem solved already.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Horacek:
I'm not sure about Samsung, but I've just lost 10GB of videos because of this bug on HTC Desire S, [Endymion V2.1|Sense 3.5|GB 2.3.5].

The problem is when media scaner "knows" about your files, and you add .nomedia. After next rescan are all media files deleted. Not by mediascanner itself, but by some job connected to mediascanner database.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spamtrash:
I'm not sure about Samsung, but uncle of my grandma's sister's nephew lost his pants when entered the church. We all think that it was a God's will... and is common to SGS same way as your post...
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] $omator:
holy shmoly youve got my banana face moulded in concrete award for that one
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mcguolo:
I know this is an old thread, but since this is one of the first results when googling how to hide directories from media scanning, I'm reporting here that the ".nomedia" solution had always been the official solution: https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/data/data-storage.html.

The bug reported by [MENTION=2632170]OrionTC[/MENTION] should be no more relevant in recent Android versions.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] STONEMC:
Hello,

I have a question....what is google partner setup? What does it do? What can I do with this service? Because I rooted my HTC Desire an installed a custom rom. Now I always have a hard close if I want to open the service with the task killer....

I didn't find some information about the service.....so any ideas here?
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] finisterre:
Hi,

Just about to go abroad with my N1 for the first time.

Any tips for controlling roaming charges (other than obviously to limit my use)? Are there any apps that can help?

Cheers.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dscott23:
I'm in Vancouver, Canada, and recently drove down to Seattle. Usually, when I get to the border I just turn my phone off to avoid any issues. This time though, I left it on to see what my N1 would do when switching networks. Once I connected in the US, to Tmobile, my data services automattically turned off, and I never had any additional charges.

Make sure in Settings - Wireless and Networks - Mobile Networks, Data Roaming is UNchecked, and your data services should automatically be disabled once you're roaming.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] finisterre:
Thanks. I will be doing that.

But I will need to use it sometimes, and I'm scared that loads of background stuff will start using up data.
[HD2 General] aaronbass:
Im having trouble getting my contacts to import from the sim. I press the import button and it shows the contacts being imported, but they are arent there when the process completes!

BTW Im using Kumars Classic ROM. I searched on here but I found no info on this problem. Anybody have any suggestions?

thanks:o
[HD2 General] donkeypunch85:
Did you look through kumars ROM thread? Could be a problem someones already solved. Also post this question here and Im sure someone there can help you ;)
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] TheBiles:
On CM6, BTW. I have it set for 15 minute refresh, but it never seems to update that often. I don't use a task killer, and the widget is shown as running in System Panel.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] effluent:
It's completely random for me. Sometimes it does it on it's own, but at random intervals, sometimes have to manually refresh, sometimes I click it and it doesn't do anything, sometimes I do and it says refresh in progress but never refreshes.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] dukins:
This seems normal on all of the "pure" widgets. My calendar just started bugging out on me a little while ago. Its random, but annoying at the same time.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] effluent:
Sucks because otherwise they are great. Wish there was "Pure News" which did for HTC News widget what Pure Messenger did for Friend Stream.
[Captivate General] ropucha:
How to sync Outlook contacts without Kies?I thought Nokia PC sync software was bad but Kies is the biggest piece of useless garbage.Active Sync looks great by comparison.
[Captivate General] akeem_da_dream:
if you have gmail, try this: http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=90284
[Captivate General] superman2112ms:
sync with outlook

Does the captivate come with software for the computer? I am trying to plan ahead. I currently have a WM 6.1 Phone.
[Captivate General] TechnoMage:
My Captivate didn't come with any software, I had to download Kies separately. Contacts seem to have synced fairly well but a bunch of my Outlook calendar appointments didn't sync but I haven't had the time to figure out if there is a common denominator between them.

The is my work account so I can't sync it to Google. I agree that Active Sync worked much better.
[Captivate General] Jack45:
http://org.downloadcenter.samsung.com/downloadfile/ContentsFile.aspx?CDSite=SG&CttFileID=3032461&CDCttType=SW&ModelType=N&ModelName=GT-I9000&VPath=SW/201007/20100702081434906/Kies_1.5.1.10071_32.exe
[Captivate General] Emperor Crusher:
Many Outlook to Captivate sync solutions available

You originally asked what software was available besides Kies. There is a lot. You can go to www dot syncdroid dot net where you will find a chart of the software, what it syncs (such as calendar, contacts, notes, tasks, and email), whether it uses USB or wireless, the price (many free), and more. There is also an overview of each software item. Go forth and sync!
[Captivate General] foxbat121:
Get your outlook to sync with Gmail or Hotmail. And sync those accounts directly with your phone. Problem solved. Both gmail and hotmail allow calendar and contacts sync. Even when I was using WM phones, I never use ActiveSync to sync anything with my PC. Too much hassle and error prone (don't remember how many times I wiped all my contacts clean by accidentally deleted my activesync patenership).