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[Vibrant Accessories] Kid Poker:
Nobody asked you for your opinion........idiot
[Vibrant Accessories] Lamchops3:
Ahhh but a forum is a place for people to share their opinions....
[Vibrant Accessories] Malaq:
So, after looking at a few different forums about the battery life on these phones, I started noticing a lot of people have different evaluations on what "good battery life" versus "acceptable battery life" and "terrible battery life" on the Samsung Vibrant (or other galaxy phones for that matter). So I thought it may be better to actually gauge peoples usage to see what is common and what isn't.

Here is my typical usage of the Samsung Vibrant:

*(NOTE: at home, the phone gets poor signal and is constantly switching between 3g and Edge, I am thinking that constant switching eats up the battery, just a thought)

Midnight: Unplug, take phone into bedroom and use as an alarm clock (100%)

7:45: Snooze alarm on phone...

7:55: Snooze alarm on phone...

8:05: Wake up (phone is around 85%)

8:45: Read through new work email (email checks every 15 min) (83-84%)

10:00: Start using phone as an MP3 player and flipping around in the phone thinking about how cool it is, but not really doing anything other than wasting battery on the screen (screen on, mp3 playing) 75%

10:00-5:00pm: I have had the mp3 player on almost the entire time, and played a few levels of robo defense. (50-60% by 5pm).

So what I think is confusing me is that between midnight and 8am, I lose 15% in 8 hours which is around 1.875% per hour...Then over 7 hours while playing robo defense and listening to mp3's I lose only about 15%-25% which ends up being 2.14% - 3.57% per hour. It just seems odd to me that it only doubles the battery consumption when listening to mp3s and playing 2d video games versus when its sitting idle overnight. I guess I just expect idle time to consume very little battery, at least it did with my old MT3G. Does the switching between 3g and edge all night really chew up the battery that fast? Should I maybe switch it to only use 2g when I'm at home? I know i'm probably just min/maxing here because the battery life seems acceptable to me, I just want more.

On a side note, I also have rooted the phone and am using the RyanZA lag fix (**PLUG** btw, if you do this, you should donate to him because the performance boost from the "lag fix" is undescribably amazing, you have to see it for yourself). I have a bungaload of apps on my phone, but I honestly feel like RyanZA's lag fix manages the memory a whole lot better than stock, and has improved battery life as well as performance (as reaton33 said earlier). Also using SetCPU helps extend battery life by reducing the clock speed to 100 mhz for the majority of the idle time.

I guess I would say after a day of "moderate" usage and being around 50-60% is "acceptable" battery life, not GREAT but not terrible by any means. There is room to improve the battery life if there's some catastrophy where I can't charge the phone every day, but for all intensive purposes, I believe the battery will last me all day, and there's rarely a 24 hour period where i'm not around a charger for at least a little while. On the other hand...being happy about a battery only lasting 1 day seems sad.
[Vibrant Accessories] joshuapurcell:
Thanks for the pic, more info there than found in most of this thread. I'm buyin' when it becomes available.
[Vibrant Accessories] SamsungVibrant:
First of all, I've used juice defender, and it absolutely did NOTHING for my battery life. I already control my phone manually with the most optimum settings.

Also your phone does not get 36 hours of moderate use, please go away with your convoluted idea of what moderate use is. Using your phone once, and then setting it down on your coffee table, never to touch it again, for the next 35hours and 59 mins is not moderate use.

Like idiots who sell used cars "oh I hardly drove the car at all, those 100,000 miles in 6months are all highway miles":rolleyes:

YOU CAN NOT GUAGE "heavy" "moderate" "light" use on the internet, that sort of thing is personal opinon. I might wake up in the morning and play games on my phone till I go to bed, and consider that light use, would you?

UGH
[Vibrant Accessories] silox2000:
Spoke with the manufacturer of the extended battery w/ replacement door the OP mentioned and placed a pre-order for it. He said they should be available around Sept 28-30th. The batter door looks like the one Jakemall posted which I prefer over the fully extended door. Based off of my measurements, the thickness will be on par with the phone wearing the my Body Glove case anyways which I plan to cut a hole in to allow the extended battery to fit with it.
[Vibrant Accessories] Kubernetes:
How is this possible? My phone burns at least 6-10% an hour just playing music.
[Vibrant Accessories] hondaguy:
i have always found that the music player in android phones uses a lot of battery. and i am talking about the regular music player, not streaming music which would be worse.
[Vibrant Accessories] silox2000:
Woohoo, the person making these just emailed me to say they are finished and I'll be receiving mine in 7-10 days!
[Vibrant Accessories] sheek360:
that huge battery may give this vibrant some much needed heft... imo its too light
[Vibrant Accessories] }{Alienz}{:
About time if you ask me lol . . .
[Vibrant Accessories] sauceboy01:
Very cool! Let us know how it performs!
[Vibrant Accessories] wease:
People should be receiving their batteries starting Monday/Tuesday, unfortunately I'm out of town so I have to wait a bit longer, please let us know about the quality of the back cover and test that baby out.
[Vibrant Accessories] Chalup:
I'd recommend the extended battery from mugenpoweronline. It's great and the customer service is excellent.
[Vibrant Accessories] down8:
The Mugen one can be had on eBay for $89: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=350394944838

-bZj
[Vibrant Accessories] needslipo:
Cool.. you think one of you could post a youtube video showing the new battery/back door when it arrives?

The mugen one linked above is just too thick for me haha..
[Vibrant Accessories] MV10:
You know what's thinner and lighter? Keeping a second battery in your pocket.

Crazy-talk, I know.
[Vibrant Accessories] silox2000:
It's a good thing you don't make personal phone use decisions for everyone and we have the right to choose how our phone looks and functions. Did you stop to think that some folks find it a hassle to remove their phone case, the cover and the battery which also results in a reboot? Crazy talk, I know...

BTW, I just received my new battery with cover and I'll post some pictures later on when I get home. It may be thicker, but it's still very light and the extra thickness doesn't bother me one bit.
[Vibrant Accessories] Goose0121:
I just carry the bacup battery you can buy from tmobo, comes with a case and its useful to flash a new battery saving kernel reboot isn't a hassle
[Vibrant Accessories] mpmcderm1986:
Hey guys this is my first post on here but wanted to let people know that all the galaxy phones use the same batteries. I just went to a sprint store and you can get an extra barry, a battery charging dock and charging cable for 49.99. Someone from tmobile actually told me this because tmobile is apparently the only company that doesn't carry extra phone batteries in store. Hope this helps.
[Vibrant Accessories] Malaq:
The other guy who replied to this post makes a good point about streaming versus the stock music player. Not sure if it makes any difference but when I listen to music on my vibrant, I use an app called "Meridian" and seriously I don't know if its the app or what, but it seems to really consume very little power when I listen to music. I haven't really ever used the regular media player on this phone so I don't have much base for comparison.

Honestly I think having the screen on is what is going to soak most of your battery. Really look at your battery usage when you think its being soaked fast, and I bet like nearly 50% will be from the display. So just be conscious of how often you have that screen on.
[Vibrant Accessories] Kubernetes:
You should return it, because it's only $39.99 at Verizon.

Also, if you call TMo and tell them you have terrible battery life, they'll send you a free battery. I did that (and bought the generic charger + battery off eBay) and now I have three batteries in the rotation.
[Vibrant Accessories] mpmcderm1986:
Thanks for that info btw how is the battery life with the genetic ones I sae them cheap on ebay but I was skeptical.
[Vibrant Accessories] Kubernetes:
Well, I decided to go with a U.S. seller (more expensive, but faster and cheaper shipping) and the battery is an unbranded G7. It performs identically to the two G9s.
[Vibrant Accessories] down8:
So, I'm seeing some strong (read: cheap) options for a secondary 'travel' battery.

$15, 2800mAh ('bump'-style, HK):

http://cgi.ebay.com/130446316388

$27 3000mAh (full-back, US):

http://www.accessorygeeks.com/samsung-vibrant-extended-battery-door-3000-mah-blk.html

$13.59 3000mAh (full back, HK):

http://cgi.ebay.com/320599266255

Any input on these batteries, gentlemen?

-bZj
[Vibrant Accessories] ytj87:
No experience with these, but the no name, bump causing 2800 (or whatever) I had for the g1, off ebay and from hk, worked very well for a year.
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] purplesage:
sorry in advance if this is the wrong place for this....

i can't find out what i need to by doing forum searches and maybe this could help someone else too..

...and feel free to redirect me to another thread for some specifics.

any way i have my phone rooted and running kaos froyo v24

what do i need to do to best try other roms, or just update to v30?

how do i flash ? - and how do i know when to do a full wipe? - and what does that entail(should i do a backup , and does the back up need to be on my computer,not my phone?)

could flashing other roms make my current one unstable?

and lastly .....will i lose all my apps and contacts and stuff with each flash or full wipe?

any clarification on these matters would be awesome.

and thanks so much everyone..... you have given me a better phone

brendan:)
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pantheon.:
This would be better placed in Q&A, but I will be happy to help you. All you need to do to flash another rom is what you did for the first one. To move up from one version of a rom to another, you don't need to wipe unless the instructions specify you to do so. But when in doubt, wipe. That is if you dont mind losing all of your saved data. But when going to a new rom, then wiping is a must. Yes, you will lose all apps and contacts for each wipe. No, your phone will not be unstable because of the flash, though if the rom has bugs then it could be. Hope this helps :D
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joshw0000:
I suggest installing titanium backup from the market. It allows you to save your current apps and data to be reinstalled on your new rom.

Before flashing a new rom, create a nandroid of your current rom by holding vol up + power. Scroll to backup/restore and create the nand. If for any reason you dont like the new rom, you can wipe data, dalvik, and ext (if your sd card is partitioned) and restore the nand. Your phone will be exactly like before.

To flash a new rom, save the file to the root of your sd card (not in any folder), do a wipe if your going to a new rom or if you have problems updating the old one, and flash the file you downloaded. If your updating the same rom the developer will tell you if you need to wipe or not.

FYI- Nands are saved on your sd card in the nandroid folder. You dont need to mess with them. When you restore, amon ra will look in that folder for you. Don't rename your recoveries like I did and render them useless.
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joshw0000:
And your contacts should be resynced when you flash a new rom as long as you're using Gmail and allowing it to backup.
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] purplesage:
awesome !!!

thanks so much guys!
[Vibrant General] ultra spikey:
...there are several lag fixes out there now. Which one would be the best/safest to use???

edit: I have a stock rooted vibrant.
[Vibrant General] zephiK:
RyanZA without a doubt, one click. Get USB drivers. easy to do and easy to undo.
[Vibrant General] PREZNANDO:
THIS ONE YOU DONT NEED PC AND TAKES 10MINS.....hope it helps http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dSg3qsD7QQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player
[Vibrant General] zephiK:
why do you keep posting this all over the General forums? especially when it is all in caps lock.... having a PC and a phone at the same time isn't difficult at all.
[Vibrant General] PREZNANDO:
Staying off my satchels is even easier. ......CAN HEAR SIRENS NOW. .......ITS FORUM FEDERALES
[Vibrant General] dex1701:
No offense, my friend, but spamming the forums everywhere with the same info in all caps is just a bit obnoxious. I mean, do what you want, but expect people to be annoyed.
[Vibrant General] kolyan:
read my post on RyanZA fix in batch file. tried V1 and V2.3, both have bugs.

This fix was stable for me, but there is a catch too. the limit for app data storage is 130mb, will you ever go over, i dont know. i didnt yet.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=727279&highlight=lag
[Vibrant General] dex1701:
I tried RyanZA's 2-3 batch file fix and I'm not having any problems...to which bugs are you referring?
[Vibrant General] Relikk356:
The bug I’m aware of happens with apps that store data (such as texture) on the sd card outside of the new partition. Some games such as Asphalt 5, Homerun Battle 3d, heavy Gunner, maps... This is a problem with all the lags fixes. If you don't use those apps or apps like that it probably won't affect you.

For instance the load times for Homerun Battle were three times longer on start up, if it started up. I had several times where my phone just shut off. If it eventfully did start it would run fine. Chainfire talks about the bug in his thread found here.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=7712082&postcount=277
[Vibrant General] frankencat:
RyanZa 2.3 lagfix. Link in sig.
[Vibrant General] s15274n:
Keep it stock.
[Vibrant General] kolyan:
Played around with maps, gps on/off, zillow app., switching back and forth and phone froze on Alpha 1 as well as 2.3. Also this is a know issue and I got it too, on 2.3 I was not able to change fonts. And I hate default font
[Vibrant General] barmanham:
When i use RyanZA lagfix it works but when i reboot the phone everything gets screwed up anyone have this problem itll take ages to boot up and when it does alot of force closes and widgets outta place etc
[Vibrant General] }{Alienz}{:
Use chainfire. I believe it may be the safest, easily the most automatic one.
[Vibrant General] jonathan75:
Why is everyone giving PREZNANDO such a hard time? He is just trying to help people. Better then most of the *****ing and moaning I read that does not accomplish much.
[Vibrant General] PREZNANDO:
Thx john im new and if I cando lagfix and root w/this video anyone can. ....JUST HELPIN BROS OUT. ....02
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EyeslikeOlives:
I'm a fool
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EyeslikeOlives:
LOL! I'm a fool who did not read the thread talking about there being no way to downgrade. Now to delete this thread...
[EVO 4G General] SilverZero:
Just in case you were worried about not being able to read web pages on your phone from across the room. Screenshot at max zoom:
[EVO 4G General] TheBiles:
Where's the screen?
[EVO 4G General] SilverZero:
It WAS on TwitPic. Stupid Internet.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Android Development] Takiyon:
Using my phone I have tried different methods of installing the latest VanijEclair on my Tilt. However ever since I installed everything on Nand including data I have noticed that I have awsome battery life on a fresh install. I am using 2G all the time also but even with 3G on I get a little better battery life when installed strickly on Nand.

Before I settled on this method I tried installing Sys on Nand and Data on SD and I would go to work have to recharge at the end of the day because my phone would just die. The only thing that I can think of is that even when the phone is off the sdcard is constantly reading and writing data sucking down precious battery power throught the day.

Although when installing strictly on Nand you don't receive the benefits of more space you do gain speed I think as my phone is pretty smooth so far.

Has anyone experienced this?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Android Development] zenity:
My view is this, when we flash the NBH, it creates 4 partitions in nand, one for boot, one for system, one for data, and one for cache, ( I think that's correct, please let me know if I'm wrong), anyway, if we install sys on nand, data on SD, what happens to the /data partition on nand? Is it magically transformed into RAM or something else? No, it just sits there doing nothing, you could hack the partition sizes to free up more space on system, by 'stealing' it from the redundant /data partition, but that has no real benefit either, apart from being able to install huge experimental builds, like a hero/sense one I'm playing with, ( no it won't boot, and it's so old it has cobwebs on /system/media).

So why waste that space, I've always used sys and data on nand, and tried to control my bad habit of downloading every damn widget and app i like, because I'm really only going to use once, or maybe twice, and battery life is something that 'improves' with use anyway, ( it's called battery calibration, the longer you use a build, the better the battery calibration gets).

I do think that the ideal set up would be similar to the one I use on my G1, sys and data on nand, ( naturally), sd card partitioned 64,512 swap/ext2, the remaining space fat32, use apps2sd and either swapper2 or enable swap from spare parts, (some builds have that option, unsure if it works on kais tho, something else to play with if I get the time).

The reason why battery life is worse using SD may be that is just less efficient anyway, it's certainly slower, and ties you to that SD card, which is usually fine, but occasionally like to transfer data, and removing the SD is possible if it does not contain part of the OS ;)
[Captivate Accessories] aloant:
If anyone's looking for a cheap stand, this type of "iphone stand" works pretty good...

<$1 (total / shipped) from eBay, but prepared to wait for 1-2 weeks since most of the sellers are from HK.

I'm retiring my AAA card stand... ;)
[Captivate Accessories] irus:
link????????????
[Captivate Accessories] irus:
This is seem a little better cause it can fit in your wallet

http://www.thinkgeek.com/clearance/on-sale/bb12/
[Captivate Accessories] aloant:
Several sellers on eBay... Search for "iphone stand", sort by lowest price.
[Captivate Accessories] aloant:
I kinda like the $1 one better for my desk... Clean, minimalistic look I guess.
[Captivate Accessories] SiL3nTKiLL:
dam that looks legit!
[Captivate Accessories] TexUs:
The angle is not steep enough to be useful for bedside though IMO. For a desk, yes...

Nightstand, no.
[Captivate Accessories] spartan07:
Captivate stand 28

I know this one is not 1 dollar but I have not seen any cool looking ones. If anyone has one maybe post some feedback?

daydeal.com/product.php?productid=43138&cat=5132

$28

having issues posting a url because im new.
[Captivate Accessories] E_man5112:
Another $1 stand

http://cgi.ebay.com/Stand-Bracket-D...167256?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item2309cb3358
[Captivate Accessories] spartan07:
Eman. That ebay one has been taken down
[Captivate Accessories] Clay:
I just ordered three. Ill give the other 2 away.

Current link.

http://cgi.ebay.com/New-Holder-Stan...er_MP3_Player_Accessories&hash=item33638d317a
[Captivate Accessories] :
Really?!? In that case, I want one. :)
[Captivate Accessories] jeffdude123:
Thanks for showing this. I like this one better.
[Captivate Accessories] WickedStyx:
Seems a bit pricey. I prefer this: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=6627744&postcount=12
[Captivate Accessories] maxjivi05:
Nice
[Captivate Accessories] sujesharukil:
This one actually sucks!! Holds your Captivate great for the first couple of weeks, then you have to wash it and let it dry and then re use it else it keeps falling off... I have the Car mount and it is a serious waste of money!
[Captivate Accessories] SeanHacker:
cool. but ill stick to a shoe box
[Captivate Accessories] tiuk:
Three words: business card holder. At work I use a plastic one for my phone. I know the dollar store has wire mesh ones, could easily cut up an old mouse pad or something for padding/non-slip.
[General Questions and Answers] dctn2o:
Hey

I wonder if there's a program like "Ifitness" (Iphone) but for Windows Mobile.

I work with a Sony Ericsson Xperia X1

Thanks! :)
[General Questions and Answers] explosive3791:
hi i've searched alot for such application but unfortunitly i didn't find, that app was awesome when I had the iphone, allow me to give you another thing you can search youtube for scott herman he is very professional although it's away from the subject here in xda but it worth to watch his videos ;-)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bbanzai:
Hi,

my Galaxy S GT-i9000 got into force close loop and I am now stuck after Android boot. Before performing a hard reset (and spending a week setting up the phone and apps again) I would like to try with safe mode: unfortunately I was so far unable to find how to get into safe mode on it.

Anybody could help? Thank you.

BB
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] M AzeeM K:
I don't remember there being a Safe Mode. Although you can go to Download Mode and flash a new firmware. It should fix the problem you're having.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mickeko:
There is a safe mode. I've unintentionally ended up in it a few times. I have no clue how to get there willingly though.

Edit: That was easy... Just power on the phone while holding the menu button, just as on a bunch of other android phones.

Sent from my personal Dis-organizer GT-I9000
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AllGamer:
look at recovery mode

http://xdaforums.com/wiki/index.php?title=Samsung_Galaxy_S/Vibrant_GT-I9000M
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bbanzai:
Thanks for the suggestion. With menu button you mean the left-most one, right? I tried this already and seemed to have no effect. I will try again a few times.

BB
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bbanzai:
Thank you. I already checked I can get to the recovery mode menu, but I understand this would reset everything on the phone, including personal settings and third party apps. I am looking for a way to avoid this, if at all possible: all I need to do is uninstall a looping application.

BB
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bbanzai:
Ok I found it. For some reason on my Galaxy safe mode is entered by pressing

Menu+Home+Power On

Thank you everybody for your help, the phone is in good shape again now.

BB
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mickeko:
Perhaps they've changed it in newer firmware. I hope so, it annoys me when I end up there unintentionally.

Sent from my personal Dis-organizer GT-I9000
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AllGamer:
can you post your model number according to the sticker in the battery compartment?

it's weird that it uses Menu + Home + Power :confused::eek:
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bbanzai:
Model: GT-i9000

SSN: -I9000GSMH

Is this what you were interested in?

BB
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AllGamer:
can some one try these buttons and see if it works?

i read on another topic and some people were able to get in

but i still can't get it to go into Safe Mode
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xtoad:
I tried and no luck

i have a 3 button disabled phone
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mickeko:
Seems random to me... Sometimes I get safe mode by doing a jig and perform some weird wicca rituals. ;)

Sent from my personal Dis-organizer GT-I9000