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[G2 and Desire Z General] pmstc:
I've done some monitoring with PowerTutor and noticed that the Facebook app significantly drains the G2's battery (even when all features are disabled). If you sign out of it you should notice a 2+ hour increase in your battery life. People in my other thread have confirmed this and I think it might be a bug with facebook 1.3.2. I recommend making a link on your home page to m.facebook.com instead of using the facebook app.

I have also noticed that the e-mail app (NOT G-MAIL), when using Exchange ActiveSync, drains a good bit of battery when used with a Hotmail account (I'm not sure if other exchange servers have this problem or if the problem is in the e-mail app itself). The remedy that I have come up with for this is to make a new G-mail account, set hotmail to forward to it, and then on the gmail website go to Settings-> Accounts and Import and under the Send Mail As: section, add your hotmail account to it and set it as the default.

This way you get g-mail's lightweight mail pushing (which is just as fast as exchange) and it's transparent to you and everyone who has your hotmail address.

Besides those two tips, I recommend using PowerTutor to diagnose any abnormally low battery life issues you may have. My power usage is way down after fixing these two problems. Once in PowerTutor, go to View Application Power Usage, set Time Span to total, disable LCD monitoring, and set Sort By to Energy usage. Reset the power profiler and lock your phone and let it sit idle for about 30 mins to 1 hr, and then look at the application power usage. PowerTutor will probably be the top one, but you should also see what other applications are sapping your battery life.

Note: PowerTutor itself drains battery, so you should not constantly run it. I think it is set to start automatically so you will want to go in to settings and turn that off.
[G2 and Desire Z General] SuperDave81:
+1 Sticky Please.
[G2 and Desire Z General] funkadesi:
i think with exchange rather than having the user select the refresh interval (ie 30 mins, 1 hour) the system is a ALWAYS ON connection which constantly checks your e-mail. As oppose to G-Mail..... they as get PUSHED to your phone by google's servers every time you get an e-mail as oppose to an ALWAYS ON system.

There is a lot of hush going on about the facebook app draining the battery... hence I addressed the widget/app parts..... as of now I think we should wait for an update to see how things change, it is a software bug.
[G2 and Desire Z General] khaosxiii:
Location - Wireless networks=OFF

By turning this off won't you in turn be turning off assisted GPS?

IE - the GPS will not have an approximate location and begin locating from there but will rather have to cycle much further to dial in and take much longer to calculate your position?

Just asking - if you haven't noticed a difference then that's cool.
[G2 and Desire Z General] ddgarcia05:
I also noticed shop savvy was taking up alot of my battery drain. Looks like it was running in the background non stop. I uninstalled it.
[G2 and Desire Z General] RuncaProfundus:
Isn't WCDMA the HSPA+ network and CDMA the 3G? I currently have mine set to edge only since the speeds are slow all across the board in my town. Even on the phones down at the tmobile store. Hoping its just a minor tower issue in my area.
[G2 and Desire Z General] pmstc:
Exchange activesync should push email. I had set it to push and hotmail supposively supports this. Even if it doesn't, I tried setting it to polling and it still seemed to use a decent amount of battery life. Anyways something is wrong with activesync pushing.
[G2 and Desire Z General] markdurant:
Exchange uses Activesync, which pushes messages as well. The ongoing sync is for contacts and calendar items which if you do not make a lot of changes, change to off and sync then yourself manually.
[G2 and Desire Z General] pmstc:
I had turned all Syncing off besides mail and it was still eating battery on push mode... just something to keep in mind for Activesync users who are experiencing abnormally low battery life
[G2 and Desire Z General] hah2110:
GPS ONLY uses battery when it is in use. You will know this because the icon will appear when it is being used. It doesn't use battery just being on. WiFi and Bluetooth do because they have to constantly "keep their eyes open" for things like networks and bluetooth devices that want to pair/communicate.

I noticed this too on other Android phones but not on my G2. It would just show up in Battery Use even though I wasn't using it. If you want to see what is keeping your phone awake you can use the hidden Battery History menu. The "partial wake usage" is usually a big contributor for bad standby times. You could also try changing from WCDMA Preferred to GSM Auto PRL. This helps some people.
[G2 and Desire Z General] funkadesi:
A lot of people have been reporting that this feature as of NOW updates every hour, regardless of which services/apps need it. If you ask me, I haven't noticed any significant amount in the time it takes to get GPS location having that feature turned OFF. If you do a cold start (i.e. restart your phone) than the GPS will take a couple of more seconds to initialize for the first time use. However, from than on everytime you use the GPS it shouldn't take more than 10 seconds to acquire your position.
[G2 and Desire Z General] funkadesi:
Could you explain more about this settings, and how would one get to this setting.... If it helps save the battery I'll add it to the list
[G2 and Desire Z General] hah2110:
Sure... At the phone menu (must be the native dialer), dial *#*#4636#*#*. Then chose Battery History and you can use the drop downs to control what you view. If you go to "phone information", you can change the preferred network type. Here you can force 3g only, etc. WCDMA Preferred fights to get a 3G signal and keep it. GSM Auto PRL uses a downloaded list to choose whether to use 3G or 2G, thereby saving battery in certain cases.
[G2 and Desire Z General] rockin_mod:
Also one huge thing!!!!!! Its all about how you charge the battery too!!! Drop charge to 20% then fully charge while device is on till it says 100%. Now keep device plugged in and turn it off for an hour to charge in an off state. Then once the hour is up, then bam!!!! Super super great batt life. I know there is a thread somewhere about that and it being like HTC's recommended charging cycle, I just dont know where it is or which place. I have had an N1, G1, Hero and Mytouch. So its somewhere in there :p
[G2 and Desire Z General] hah2110:
That is only for calibration. It doesn't matter in general for lion batteries.
[G2 and Desire Z General] rockin_mod:
huh thats weird. It made my day to do it with my N1. World of batt diffference. Nothing wrong with a try right. But it does matter on how you charge your batt for sure even if what I posted was "general" or not.
[G2 and Desire Z General] j.books:
no, CDMA is not used by t-mobile. t-mobile 3g is WCDMA. WCDMA refers to both HSPA+ and regular 3G (since HSPA+ is technically 3G i.e., its just an upgrade to the old 3G network)
[G2 and Desire Z General] HTC HD2 MAN:
ill try this out :)
[G2 and Desire Z General] xdviper:
Yeah it really does make an difference, but before the G2 root came along. Now when you turn off the phone, and then plug it in, the clockwork recovery comes up.
[G2 and Desire Z General] Appogee:
From what I've heard CM 6.1 possibly makes your battery last longer. Course that's just what I hear. Not exactly sure, can anyone clarify?
[G2 and Desire Z General] steviewevie:
That's an issue with Clockwork, not G2 root etc.
[G2 and Desire Z General] Utorrent76:
There r way 2 many so called "experts" out there on this matter & I think It's just silly. If we all follow the general rules of battery conservation we should b fine in the end.
[G2 and Desire Z General] Sk17z0:
Thanks I found some useful tips here. I cant wait to see how much more battery I have at the end of the day. After reading the post/link about task Killers I deleted mines.
[General Topics] Don Zone:
Hi All

This is Don Zone from GreenCitizen. I am an avid reader of the forums. I am here to discuss a few things about myself as well as I am keen to know all other activities around me. I am always constantly striving to hone my skills. As part of my being a person with an adventurous bent of mind I can always rely on the discussions being made in the forum. This will really help me in more ways than one, thus allowing me to get that extra edge over my contemporaries. So being a regular reader of the forums, I can definitely share my views and also gain a lot of experience from other forum members.

So I am really looking forward to a very happy, enjoyable and fruitful experience altogether.

Thanks

Don Zone
[General Topics] docextreme1:
Welcome Don to the forum glad to have ya
[General Questions and Answers] Ummagumma:
Can someone tell me if installing / running Mortscript would have any noticeable impact on battery life of TouchPro 2 ?
[General Questions and Answers] kurt-willems:
I'm on a HTC Leo device, and use have MortScript on my device without battery impact.

Now if you have w MortScript application that's turn constant and do task every x minute, it will certainly have impact on the battery.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] elena11:
I have Bell's Galaxy S only unlocked but no any patch installed on it. I updated to JH2 because I wanted to have the 3 buttons recovery just in case. But after the update some apps opens and close right after. Also gmail downloads emails, but when I try to read it it brings me back to the list of all emails. I did do recovery mode, but no luck. Samsung customer supports sends for repair. I do not want to be for 3 weeks with no phone. Any help will be deeply appreciated.:mad::mad:
[Galaxy S I9000 General] AllGamer:
try clearing the cache

you might have some conflicting settings left from the previous ROM

you can either boot into recovery mode with the 3 buttons combo

or you can download this app http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=8187376&postcount=63

and it will clean it for you
[Galaxy S I9000 General] elena11:
I did try the recovery mode with the 3 buttons menu options but no luck with it. It is the same ofter a recovery. The cacheclener is only for rooted phones, and mine is not rooted. Do you think there is something elese left to explorer?

Thanks
[Galaxy S I9000 General] elena11:
Any help about this priblem?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] AllGamer:
why not root the phone?

it's safe to root the phone
[Galaxy S I9000 General] elena11:
I rooted the phone and installed cachecleaner from market and ran it. Still the same problem. Even when I try to opne AppBrain it closes right after. Do you have any other suggestions? Thanks a lot.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] elena11:
I tried factory format and reset with this codes *2767*3855# and it is the same.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] AllGamer:
the next best thing to try is to go into the Recovery Mode, and select the option to Wipe Data

see if it works properly after a flesh start.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] elena11:
Already done.....same problem. I guess I am running out of options. Is there a way to reinstall JH2?
[EVO 4G General] dmystic1:
It's live if anyone cares.
[EVO 4G General] SilverStone641:
Yep, but it only supports Desire HD and Desire Z so far

article for anyone who hasn't heard:

http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/07/htcsense-com-goes-live-only-desire-hd-and-desire-z-supported-at/
[EVO 4G General] rajas_evo:
it is sortof 'up'...
[EVO 4G General] dglowe343:
It will work if you're using one of the ported roms.

Sent from my SUPERSONIC
[EVO 4G General] rajas_evo:
and if you go directly to:

https://www.htcsense.com/us
[EVO 4G General] SilentSummer:
Anyone hear if they are adding support for the EVO by any chance?
[EVO 4G General] rajas_evo:
havent heard anything about it as of late. i hope they make it available for the evo. it would be a shame otherwise.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lunchbox88:
I'm running CM6. I just "upgraded" my PRL to 60671 last night, and since then, I can't get any data. I can make and receive calls just fine, but I can't do anything that requires data. I've tried different radios, loaded the newest nightly, pulling the battery and leaving out for 30 minutes...everything I can think of except loading a new ROM.

Anyone else having this issue, or know of anything else to try?

Thanks!
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kyouko:
Either run a new ROM temporarily to see if that's the problem.

OR

load up a sense rom again and downgrade your PRL to 60670 or whichever one you want. download older PRLs

Here

and put it on the root of your SD card

##PRL#

MSL - get it either by downloading an app for it on the market or my way (see signature)

select proper .prl file

apply
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] raz699:
I upgraded to 71 and run cm6 and have no problems with data. Good luck.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] misfit0313:
It could be coincidence, but I've been having problems downloading from the market, gtalk taking forever to sign in.
[Vibrant General] 2012iawait:
Hi I'm not on the stock rom do I have to odin ba,k to stock

And click on software update and I should get it right
[Vibrant General] 2012iawait:
Anyone ?
[Vibrant General] orells:
its being pushed out ota, so you can odin back and not have it waiting on you, the best thing to do is just wait for a dev or Sammy to release a downloadable version so you wont be stuck on stock waiting up to 3 weeks for an update.
[Vibrant General] lorddart:
From what I understand and have gathered from the numerous other questions posted about this exact thing on the forum... I believe custom roms will not receive the ota through their phone, but you should seriously read through other threads before posting something like this
[Vibrant General] 2012iawait:
After odin back to stock I'm going to call tmobile and tell them that I did not get the update
[Vibrant General] tweak89:
Ok, along similar lines. I flashed the leaked JI2 rom (no other fixes) via ODIN. Should I expect an OTA update? How do I get back to stock?
[Vibrant General] 2012iawait:
Odin back to stock
[Vibrant General] sj_martin:
Are you dumb or something?
[Vibrant General] huasamaya:
yes u need to go to the stock room. Now the update, if is TRUE, is been released in groups, not everybody will get it at the same time.
[Vibrant General] 2012iawait:
Why is that dum?
[Vibrant General] flameinthefire:
i am back to stock now did any one in ny queens get it?
[Vibrant General] tweak89:
And now I have a brick. :mad: Started the process in odin with a tar and pit file from this thread.

This was a freshly exchanged Vibrant (my old one, with a wonky USB port is sitting in the return shipping box). So now, I've got ANOTHER Vibrant on the way. I have to take the one I was exchanging and take it out of the sealed shipping box I was going to send back Friday and use it in the meantime. Since I have to break the tamper proof seal I have to wait to send back the bricked phone until they send me another shipping label and seal. Sheesh!!
[Vibrant General] bcmatteagles:
You are clearly to noob to mod with your phone lol.
[Vibrant General] tweak89:
You would think so, but...umm no. :p

Never had this problem with my G1(flashed, re-flashed and then some), oh how I miss it!! I think the Vibrant hates me!!

Phone 1) swapped it out for GPS issue (when they were still thinking it was isolated) Phone 2) horrid call quality for some reason and dropping off of network (switched out sim card first) Phone 3) stopped being recognized by PC and now Phone 4) this one was my fault :mad:
[Streak 5 Android Development] ale922:
It says it´s a leak, everything works except phone but don´t hink it´ll take long to patch up.

can´t wait to get the download links.

http://www.mydellmini.com/forum/dell-streak/23692-froyo-leak.html
[Streak 5 Android Development] digthemlows:
It's Stephen Hyde's (DJ Steve) Rom............not really "leaked" ....... this is exciting!!
[Streak 5 Android Development] DJ_Steve:
yep thats mine, just sorting out issues with radio now
[Streak 5 Android Development] ale922:
hope you can sort out the issues soon. Thanks for giving us Froyo. can´t wait to get it on my streak.When you release it will it be a full working version or the one that is shown at mydellmini?
[Streak 5 Android Development] DJ_Steve:
the one shown at mydellmini IS mine, only difference is im running a newer baseband
[Streak 5 Android Development] ale922:
yeah, i knew it´s yours but are you going to make an official release yourself and will that one include phone and data? just to see if i wait a little more or go ahead and flash the one thats up roght now
[Streak 5 Android Development] DJ_Steve:
well im working on sorting out how to flash baseband at min
[Streak 5 Android Development] ale922:
ok steve, thanks i´ll be waiting for your announcement
[Streak 5 Android Development] lufc:
Please do not post the same post in two different Sub Forums, spamming is not needed to get a point across it just clogs up the forum thanks
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RexEscape:
Hello DI users. I'm sitting at the back of the room with my hand raised to ask a question. (I'm not the DI user so pardon my noob question.) Where is the File Manager on the Droid Incredible? I want to see the files I've saved on my friend's phone storage (or ext SD Card) but I don't see a File Manger or My Files in the Apps list. I'd like to see it from the phone itself (not by hooking it up via USB and viewing it on my PC.)

Thanks.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pons:
Download one off the market. I personally use ES Explorer.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RexEscape:
Thanks. Case closed.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jontorres:
Im still on 2.1, 1.39, my phone will not do OTA 2.2, says its already up to date but its not...I rooted using unrevoked 3.21, so now I'd like to know if there is any other files I need to update, radio, etc.

My goal is to upgrade to 2.2, so if anyone can direct me now that im rooted as to what else I need to update and how can I update to 2.2 I would greatly appreciate it, and keep in mind my phone is not doing OTA, so I will need to do it some other way.

On another note, if I select a custom 2.2 rom, will this already include everything I need, or do I need to 1st upgrade to 2.2 then find a 2.2 rom? I guess my confusion is are 2.2 roms "compatible" with 2.2 phones, or do 2.2 roms already include everything.

Thanks in advance
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sporkman:
Post in the correct section

From the fade
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jontorres:
How about some help instead.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tyrnight:
Im not trying to be a ****, but... Read any of the links on this forum.. they are 80-90% about what your asking..

also, I would recommend a RUU to TOTALLY wipe your phone..
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shawnathan9:
Food for thought.

I agree with both of the members who just posted to your reply.

Reading the stickies would be helpful instead of wasting space on the "Development" forums for your "Questions".

I believe that it's ignorance that we do not like, not questions from newbies.

..you should "search" the forum here for flashing the Hboot .76 so you are FULLY ROOTED.

If you already have done this then you can click onto these threads you see and decide for yourself on a 2.2 ROM that you like and flash it.

Remember, you should have the correct radio and wimax flashed as they have updated since 2.1.

Additionally, you should READ all the instructions and do it step-by-step before you flash anything.

Last but not least of importance, make a NAND back up before you do ANYTHING. (have Amon Ra 1.8 custom recovery; will have saved an image of your phone+wimax partition).

If anything goes wrong, go back to recovery and NAND restore.

*Read first and do not be lazy. - Everything you need is already documented. This is not a QA forum but you can find it by going back one step and looking for Q&A.

Good luck.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] egzthunder1:
Thread moved to the Q&A.

@jontorres,

Unfortunately, the other members are correct. You posted in the wrong section. For questions or comments not related to development, please post under Q&A or under General. This will save you a lot of flaming.

There are many stickies, but since you already rooted your device, simply download Rom Manager from the Market, download any rom you want (I can recommend myn TwoPointTwo) and flash it using Rom Manager.

There is also a whole section with themes and apps that you can browse. For questions regarding said apps or themes, either post in the corresponding thread or simply in the Q&A.

@Sporkman,

Please refrain from calling people names (referring to your "lazy" comment in case you are wondering)
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jontorres:
At least you offered more help, however, its not IGNORANCE.

I HAVE already searched, unfortunatley alot of these threads are from someone like myself who "asked" a question, which in turn received HELP, however we all have different questions and although they may appear the same sometimes they are and sometimes they are not.

In my case I already rooted my phone as mentioned on my 1st post, and my question was simple and did not warrant all this nonsense:

My question was quite simple:now that im rooted, do i need to update any radios or other files, and do the 2.2 roms "already" contain the core 2.2 software "or" are they simply "compatible" with a phone which already "is" 2.2.

See none of you actually read between the lines at my quesation, you simply assumed Im asking the same question everyone else has already asked, so the same way you guys tell me to "read" 1st, I also suggest read my question properly.

As a matter of fact I even pointed out an issue with my phone to help in receiving a more accurate answer, because on another forum some moron said "do the OTA" and he failed to read that i clearly mention my phone says its already updated and nothing to update, YET it is clearly 2.1.

But anyways, apparently when you ask for help around here it obvious if your a newbie you just get smart remarks.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dom085:
The unfavorable remarks aren't because you're new, don't worry about that.

The safest way to be sure that your phone was completely up to date was do all OTA's before you rooted, since Unrevoked 3.21 is capable of rooting and nand-unlocking even the most current software on the EVO.

It is not necessary for you to be on the most current baseband radio or PRI, but a lot of people on here like to be the most up to date. Pros are that in general you'll get a better battery life (due to a more reliable radio connection) and better 3G speeds (questionable).

Also, your question is not simple, as I am not clear what you are talking about.

What does that mean? What software? Also, stop using unnecessary quotation marks. I don't think you're using the right terminology, but I'll guess at what you want:

If you mean the radios, bootloaders, etc, then NO. ROMs contain only the operating system and possibly the kernel. Everything else is lower level stuff that you'll have to update via the appropriate PC36IMG.zip file. You'll need to search those out in the Development forums.

You can run a 2.2 ROM on outdated basebands and PRIs.

Honestly, you seem a little too frustrated with the free help you ask for on here. If you realize your mistakes, apologize, and move on you'll find the community here a little more receptive to your needs and slightly more willing to help you out.

I know the search feature may be a little complex, so don't be afraid to google your questions first.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simonthor:
I'm fine with clockwork mod.

But I have always wanted to try Amon Ra. But apparently you can't install unsigned roms with 1.7.

I have read that you can with 1.8, but does that exist for our Desire?
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mercianary:
Unsigned roms work for me using amonra.

See here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=721792