yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Captivate Accessories] TRusselo:
regardless, every captivate with the same software being used the same way by the same person will discharge at the same rate.

the tester just uses the battery the same way every time.

just like your phone will do, if you use it the same every time

the chart is NOT saying this battery will last 5 hours, and this one is 4.5 hours

its IS saying this battery lasts longer than this other one..

so therefore the battery that lasts the longest on the tester *should* last the longest for any user.

so it DOES ANSWER YOUR QUESTION.

once again if you cant understand that, you shouldnt be flashing a phone.
[Captivate Accessories] recumbentrider:
Thanks for doing the test. This is very useful info. Was thinking about one of the 1800 batteries but now will wait for more info.
[Captivate Accessories] vizographic:
I've followed this post from the start. It is a mystery to me why it is not stickied. It is a textbook example of the power of objective assessment. This OP offers us true pearls of wisdom and they should be regarded as such.

Sorry for the rant but... Sticky, Sticky, Sticky!

NOTE: If their is some non-sticky rule I am unaware of please tell me and I promise to shut up.
[Captivate Accessories] offwiththeface:
Hey read the post but not every page I'm just looking for a good battery same size as original that is priced well can someone please let me know what's the best one and Whee I can purchase it?
[Captivate Accessories] offwiththeface:
I apologize for being lazy and not finding the answer to my question on my own but I'm low on battery its 6am and I got work for 2 more hours
[Captivate Accessories] TRusselo:
read the FIRST POST.

any of the batteries under 1900 (supposed mah) are original size
[Captivate Accessories] slvr00gt:
All cells are different!

I ruined couple of batteries in my arsenal while making extended size battery (cstm2600_1) and made couple of interesting observations. Actual LiIOn cells that make up the batteries are all different.

They differ both structurally and in physical size. Some cells are shorter, others are longer and skinnier. When put into the package, spacers are used to fill the space!

Also, every battery has a control circuit, as we discussed before, but IC composition of every circuit varies widely
[Captivate Accessories] TRusselo:
so what was the process you used for connecting the 2 batteries. i was thinking about doing that. and tore appart one of my oems the other day. did you use one control board or both? jumper all three connections? or just the +/- before/after one control board?
[Captivate Accessories] slvr00gt:
I connected up the cells in parallel ( plus to plus and minus to minus) before single IC. This is how i9000 extended battery is connected inside.

Also, as others noted, you need to shift the upper cell to fit battery cover. It could be easy or tricky depending on the physical size of the cell. Some cells are shorter therefore easier to use in this rig

TIP: wrap the cells in tape before trying to solder them together. Otherwise, it is very easy to short the cells. See pics below
[Captivate Accessories] TRusselo:
thats what i figured, but better to have a second opinion. it was either that or parallel after. what exactly is the circuit they use for? ive heard of a built in protection circuit, that would be it but havent heard more on what it does specifically.

and it may explain my other q, what is the third terminal on these batteries? you google 3rd terminal on battery and, well theres a lot of possibilities... and i have a decent begginers knoledge of electricity, more industrial/residential than electronics though...

i kinda like the mirror finish though
[Captivate Accessories] slvr00gt:
Middle pin is called BSI. It is resistance encoded battery capacity indicator:

http://www.cpkb.org/wiki/Samsung_AB463446BU_battery_pinout
[Captivate Accessories] TRusselo:
ahh nice thought it was that or temp...

perfect now i understand... and yeah all is proper doing it that way.

i thought it may be a charging protection and might limit charging the new capacity, but nope. nice.

EDIT: now i know it works, im tempted to put together my 2 OEMs they are the highest rated single cell battery on the list...

temptation... or my dual cap + 1 oem, make a triple.. lol

though it might start walking around and kicking my ass...
[Captivate Accessories] Ramones13:
Is there a proper How-to on a DIY extended battery? or just kinda go off the pictures?

Also, is there a place to buy just the extended battery cover?
[Captivate Accessories] Ramones13:
Sorry Trusello, I'll elaborate on my question, since apparently you just like shooting people down and wrecking confidence instead of being helpful

slvr00gt, thanks for all your hard work, could you put a little bit more info on your double battery mod? I haven't yet taken my two batteries apart so I don't know how clearly they're labelled.
[Captivate Accessories] slvr00gt:
Please do not pollute this thread with insulting comments like this. Be constructive or don't post.

Ramones13: I will update the OP or zip file with more detailed instructions when I get a chance.

In the nut shell here the steps:

1) Remove the paper covering the batteries.

2) Aftermarket Li-ion cell is sitting inside the plastic enclosure. Carefully pry the cell from enclosure, starting from the back. In case of the Samsung OEM battery, there might not even be an enclosure. Cell covered in insulating paper consumes the whole space.

3) When both cells are clean from enclosure/paper, cut out IC board from one of the cells. Leave the other cell intact. You only need one IC board for this build,

4) Carefully wrap the cells into electric tape. Otherwise, it is very easy to short the cells while soldering them together

5) With voltage meter figure out where the "+" and "-" is on each cell. Mark them! When you touch the cell with voltmeter and voltmeter shows negative voltage, you know the cell pole touched by red probe from your voltmeter is "-"

6) Position one cell on top of another with some extra electric tape. Make sure there is enough offset on the top battery to clear the battery cover. You will need roughly 1/4" offset. You can use the battery cover itself, without putting the unfinished battery into the phone to judge whether you got enough offset.

7) Visualize how this battery will go into the phone. Otherwise, it is easy to place the second cell below the main cell and not know the difference before you try to install it into the phone

8) Carefully solder cell poles in parallel. "+" to "+" and "-" to "-"

9 ) Make sure nothing is heating up!!!!

10) Wrap the final package in electric tape, so that no electrical connection or the cell body is exposed.

11) I ran couple of charge/discharge cycles outside of the phone before putting the battery in, just to make sure everything is working ok.
[Captivate Accessories] CuriousTech:
Be extra carefull when connecting cells in parallel. Make sure they are the same voltage. If you don't have a meter, let each run down in the phone until it shuts off.

The more difference in charge, the more current will pass from one to the other until they are balanced. A big enough difference will damage them and you. :)

Do not ever puncture or cut a Li-Ion cell. It will vent energy in the form of shooting flames... and also not be usable. :)
[Captivate Accessories] Ramones13:
Thank you very much, exactly what I was looking for

Hopefully I'll have mine done this week, and I'll add any tips that I come across
[Captivate Accessories] slvr00gt:
Excellent point!
[Captivate Accessories] CuriousTech:
Oh, also don't connect them backwards or short them. Either way it's a short and will create instant heat, expansion, then explosion... depending on how charged they are.
[Captivate Accessories] TRusselo:
there is no insult in telling someone where to find the information.

it just feels insulting to people that cant follow instructions.

i find it insulting to intelligence that you must tell someone to remove the paper wrapper, but expect them to know how to use a multimeter.

you might want to tell him how to turn it on, plugin the wires, set it to DCV and how to read the screen...

nothing i said before fits any definition of insult.

the real world is alot more harsh than anything i have said.

there has already been one fire from someone not knowing what they were doing.

do you want to be responsible for a second?
[Captivate Accessories] CuriousTech:
LOL

Well, there are just some things that you know someone out there is going to do and there's only so much you can do about it.

:rolleyes:

Oh, I've been through the multimeter details thing on other subjects and insisted they must use one, can't do it without it, blah blah blah, then a few days later... well, I didn't buy a cheap meter, did it anyway and it blew up. what did I do wrong? sigh...
[Captivate Accessories] vizographic:
slvr00gt, your awesome post is turning into a diy dream, build your own hi-capacity battery - you are too much! Thanks again, I can't wait to see what you cook up next.
[Captivate Accessories] Mr. Clown:
Back on topic guys.
[Captivate Accessories] metalmansam:
I just ordered a 1650mah armani battery it should be here in about a week ill test it using this methood and post my results as soon as I can...
[Captivate Accessories] sjavvaji:
did u get it yet...i want to get this battery
[Captivate Accessories] halfsoul:
Any update? I'm also considering this battery, and very curious about the results.
[Captivate Accessories] hotbullet:
so if i want to get one that fit the standard back door.. which one should i get?
[Captivate Accessories] halfsoul:
Either stock or Armani
[Captivate Accessories] hotbullet:
where can i get armani battery?

i searched for armani battery and got this search from ebay.

anybody tried this ?

http://cgi.ebay.com/2-Battery-Charg...290491?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item25650f48fb
[Captivate Accessories] halfsoul:
nadica2005 sells them
[Captivate Accessories] hotbullet:
thanks got him ^ ^
[Captivate Accessories] BenKranged:
Why is the samsung oem 1650mah battery to hard to find? Why do I have to buy from some random guy in eastern europe? Why do no reputable stores sell it? It is the stock battery for the Samsung Galaxy S 4G which is sold in America. Surely the battery must be sold in America?
[Captivate Accessories] BenKranged:
Thanks but the shipping is singapore post. Meaning it comes from asia. From a .uk website, what the hell? Not interested.

:edit: also john.smith is trying to advertise that site in every post he makes
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] acoope2667:
i stupidly flashed to a nand android build only to findout that the phone had no memory when going back to a custom ROM the phone still says i have no memory. now it will not boot past my load up screen and red radio info in the bottom left corner. is there a way to get it phone fully wiped of the nand android. please help.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheATHEiST:
When you say "memory" are you talking about RAM or storage?
[Galaxy Tab Themes and Apps] Galaxyer:
Hi all,

Anyone have working deodexed camera.apk for Galaxy Tab P1000 any f/w....

Thanks
[Galaxy Tab Themes and Apps] Galaxyer:
107 views with 0 reply ????!!!!! :mad:
[Galaxy Tab Themes and Apps] BuzzFuzz:
Nope, only odex.

But you can deodex file...you can edit it and push it to the device..
[Galaxy Tab Themes and Apps] ZoinksS2k:
EDIT: Deodexing the camera was a major PITA. All the other apps converted fine, but the Camera and Mobile Print apps failed. I don't recall the steps I ended up using to get it working. It has a dependency somewhere. I didn't end up converting Mobile Print, don't use it

Long way about getting it, but you can download my Zypher v1 package and pull the APK out.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=869819

Be sure you clear your Dalvik cache after switching it or you will get FC's.

adb shell
su
stop
mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/system /system
cd data/dalvik-cache
rm *
reboot
[Galaxy Tab Themes and Apps] alroger:
I just switched to density 172 and I'm loving it. But as you must know, Camera won't work.. won't even open. So I'm very interested in this. Anyone got a solution yet?

I did try pushing the Camera.apk from Zypher to /system/app without any success. Same FC. Tried installing it but I guess it's not an installer.

Galaxy Tab P1000N with Overcome Kratos here.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Freija:
Welp, I just got my SGS fixed and back in my hands about 3 days ago and it died again. I was listening to music on my phone, and walking through the turnstiles at my school's gym. Right at that moment, the music cut out, I pulled my phone out of my pocket, and it was dead. Like the battery had been pulled or something. In the change room I fiddled around with it to try to turn on. Tried the power button of course, 3-button combos, pulling the battery and trying to turn it on again. No dice.

When I got home afterwards, I plugged it into the outlet. What's strange is that I do not get a battery-charging status screen. The screen stays absolutely black, and nothing turns on at all.

This may be a battery issue, but I licked the terminals on my battery and it seems to have a charge.

FYI, I'm using Darkyy's v8.0 rom + laststufo's Super Optimized Kernel, but I don't think the software has anything to do with this.

Any ideas guys?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Iacopo91:
It happens the same to me... but i pulled out battery for a minute than by pressing down and up volume buttons at the same time i pulled in battery, i continued pressing up and down and than it turns in download mode... just try, it worked on my phone (it was totally bricked)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Freija:
Just tried didn't work ):

edit:

okay big WTF moment.

I just took out my Rogers SIM and put in the original Bell sim (My phone is an i9000m, but I locked it over to Rogers) and it decided to work again. Wat.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] JJEgan:
FYI, I'm using Darkyy's v8.0 rom +

Yet another Darky rom problem is all i can say the board is littered with them .

jje
[Galaxy S I9000 General] gtg2:
I agree but is that a function of the popularity of the rom or the result of a problem? I'm running doc's without a problem (so far).
[Galaxy S I9000 General] sebarkh:
Must admit that I've been running Darky's Roms for about a month now and never had a problem.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] JJEgan:
I agree but is that a function of the popularity of the rom or the result of a problem? I'm running doc's without a problem (so far).

Bit of both nebies who dont read install Darkys rom plus Darky changing stuff to often and not building a good base rom first .

A nebie is a newbie who cannot and will not read .

jje

running something from the magic kitchen
[Galaxy S I9000 General] nCoder:
Just for curiosity: That happened to me with my old Samsung i780. Changing SIM card performs some kind of strange reset... Some weired tricks were used at the time to make it revive (taking battery in and out quickly several times - creating a smal spark in the connectors).

BTW: in that phone also when changing batteries (different charges) made Phone to apparently die
[Windows Phone 7 General] jaehood232003:
Is there anyone out there that know how to setup IP Camera Viewer. How do I find the ulr for my embedded laptop webcam
[Windows Phone 7 General] Ren13B:
Embedded laptop camera's aren't network based and don't have ip addresses. There might be software that can serve the video for you turning it into a network camera but I've never tried doing that before.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Aaron McCarthy:
use webcamxp
[Desire General] sindrefyrn:
I'd appreciate if someone could help me here.

I sent my phone in for warranty, and I recently got it back, they switched the mainboard. Now I'm unable to root. When running Unrevoked 3.3 (both with standard and custom, Amon-RA 2-0, recovery). It's stuck on "pushing recovery".

Hboot info:

BRAVO PVT4 SHIP S-ON

HBOOT-0.93.0001

MICROP-051D

TOUCH PANEL-SYNT0101

RADIO-5.11.05.27

Mainversion is 2.29.405.5.

Any help is appreciated. :)
[Desire General] EddyOS:
Read this, might shed some light:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=853583
[Desire General] sindrefyrn:
Thanks, but I've already read that. I didn't understand it fully out. Does it mean that I can't root?
[Desire General] sindrefyrn:
Bump, please help?
[Desire General] sindrefyrn:
Still no luck, please help?

Thanks
[Desire General] andQlimax:
Did you tried the last unrevoked 3.32? If it doesn't work, mean u are missing something..check drivers etc..
[Desire General] ddee:
I have the same phone, and after some problems rooted it with amonra 2.01 through unrevoked. Make sure you remember the unrevoked driver install.
[Desire General] sindrefyrn:
I'm pretty sure I have all the drivers properly installed.

What was your problem? Was yours also stuck on "Pushing recovery"?

Thanks alot!
[Desire General] itskapil:
Hey... I think I'm having the same problem with Unrevoked's latest version -- 3.32. Details of my phone's hboot screen are:

BRAVO PVT4 SHIP S-OFF

HBOOT-0.93.0001

MI CROP-051D

TOUCH PANEL-SYNT0101

RADIO-5.10.05.17_2

Aug 10 2010 17:52:10

Plz Help!!!!!!!

It says the root process was triumph. And then, it gives the error -- Validation Error: Back CID is missing.

Other Info:

-- I've no idea how come this is S-OFF -- actually, it's a used device I bought from ebay.in in India

-- Also, how to find out whether this phone is SLCD one or the AMOLED one. My another phone is Galaxy S which has Super AMOLED Plus and looking by its displau quality, I think the desire is AMOLED.

-- It would be helpful too if there is a way to find out its origin -- UK, Germany, etc?

Help!
[Desire General] undercover:
First, uncheck "disable security" in unrevoked. Second, try custom recovery, amonra seems to be working for everyone. Mine has same specs and i successfully rooted twice, both time with amonra, but unrevoked forever is not supported, hence you have to uncheck that security thingy (can't remember exact wording, it's in unrevoked-file-...security...
[Desire General] itskapil:
Used unrevoked 3.2 Test to solve this!

Hey.. thanks for pointing it out but I already got it alright by using the 'unrevoked 3.2 Test' file. I know it was very risky and the test file was withdrawn by the developers because of bugs, but I just did it and it's fine now. S-OFF is still S-OFF, recovery installed fine, though!

Thanks you, again!
[Desire General] undercover:
I believe desire is sold with s-off by default in India and China. Hence,its from one of these two countries.
[Desire General] csizi12:
Try Unrevoked 3.21. You can download it after a little search in google. I have same HBOOT and PVT4, and the latest versions of Unrevoked don't work for me, but 3.21 does.
[Desire General] andreya108:
I've successfuly applied new recovery and rooted with the latest unrevoked, but before that it was needed to roll back to 2.2 rom...

pvt4 desire
[Desire General] lovemeeveryone2009:
s-off

hey guys new to android..got ma desire yesterday only..earlier used WM.

Just one query mine is the same bootloader but i sucesfully rooted yestr. using unrevoked,now my query is that can i install custom roms without turning s-off??

I dont want to flash radios or custom bootscreen as of nw just interested in custom roms??

plz help...i have read the whole guides but jst not able to understand whats d proper use of turning s-off..

my bootscrren looks lyk dis-

BRAVO PVT-4 ship S-on

HBOOT-0.93.0001

MICROP-051d

Tou....

RADIO-5.09.05.30_2

AUG 10 2010,17:52:18 (what dis date means)
[Desire General] dzumagos:
yes you can install custom roms now. but if there is a rom that requires 'custom hboot' like DATA++ or CM7 hboot etc you would have to s-off first. :)

also you never MUST flash new radios, it is only if you want to or if your phone doesnt work properly anymore (connection issues).

i was in your situation week ago. and believe me, it was worth S-OFFing my device. it was super easy (as easy as rooting, CD method) and the benefits are... well data++ roms are super-fast, and when i was using a2sd+ or data2ext roms (which is what you will be using) i kinda fooled myself that i dont care bout lags :P damn, now i couldnt cope with it !

if you want the -new Sense- roms (from desire HD or desire S) go for s-off it is worth it. if you want stock desire sense or non-sense rom, there is no need for s-off, since this roms are pretty fast, but using them with custom hboot will give you more responsivness when you will have lot of apps :)

all types of roms (new sense, old sense, no sense, miui) are available for S-ON users, but some of them will be kinda slow.
[Desire General] lovemeeveryone2009:
Thank you for taking time to reply !!!

Ur words gave me the confidence to move ahead further and apply the method to turn S-off.Now the phone is completely hacked and i installed CM7...what a change it has bought to the device...its definitely very much snappier than stock(eventhough i found it super snappy after my topaz...lolz)...Just like to add that rooting on Android is more complicated than HSPL nd other stuff on WM....but thanks to people like you and friends at xda made things very simple.
[HTC Cavalier] asando:
I've started this post just to lure Ookba to help us, Cavalier owners.

With a faster processor, a larger memory, and a genius like Ookba. I think we can breathe new life into the Cavalier.

So, on behalf of every Cavalier owner, I beseach you to bestow us with your priceless contribution, plz.

Thanks Ookba,

Ahmed
[HTC Cavalier] Hakim Rahman:
you'd better send him a personal message:):)

he'll quickly respond :D
[HTC Cavalier] fre4evr2:
So it looks like WM6.5 works for the Cavalier :)

So it looks like WM6.5 works for the Cavalier :) see below!

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=895543
[HTC Cavalier] schmatzler:
It works like it worked a year ago - its unusable.

Homescreen crashes randomly and it doesn't accept SDHC cards.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slipknotjj:
What can I do with my phone now that I am rooted? Are there certain things I can do to make my phones speeds processor wise, and internet wise faster? Also how can I now get wifi hotspot on my phone? I have the G2
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joemm:
Now that your rooted, I would suggest to start reading different threads here in the G2/DZ forums and learn the diffrent things you can do with your phone including how to put wifi hotspot on your phone, theres a button called "search" to help you out. =)
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] raitchison:
Now that you are rooted you can do a lot to your phone, now that you have full control of it.

You can uninstall pre-installed applications that you don't use or want

You can install a custom recovery environment that allows you to make a full system backup of your phone to your SD card.

You can install a custom ROM (new version of Android OS) that has different features/capabilities.

You can run "root-only" applications, for example Titanium Backup (highly recommended)

As mentioned above, search and browse these forums and see what the possibilities are.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zkid2010:
Like the other replies...basically now u can do whatever u want to your phone! :D
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] oxbull:
I need ads on my phone, so I try to delete hosts file in system/etc/hosts, but it doesn't work, ads still blocked.

Does any one know how to disable ads-blocking? I am using HD2 android build.

Please don't reply to ask me why i do need ads! Thanks
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Richy99:
which browser you using?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xThe Enforcer:
Switching to the Captivate. Have all my contacts backed up on my Live/Hotmail account. Anyway way to just back those up and switch it to the Cap?