yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Atrix 4G General] bobdurfob:
Hey thanks for that tip. My Atrix has been getting maybe like 5 - 7 hours before dropping to below 50%. I think I'm a moderate user, with some picture uploads, facebook browsing, web browsing, and a lot of email checking. I also play games moderately. I don't sync anything as I am perfectly fine with pressing refresh when I start an app.

I did root and install gingerblur the night I got the phone, so I think that might be why my battery life seems terrible. I'll try this out and report on it in the next few days to see if it changes anything.

Thanks!
[Atrix 4G General] DarrellRaines:
I'll add this to the original post later today when I get a chance to sit down at the pc. Thanks for the tip.
[Atrix 4G General] ddust14:
After a few weeks my battery is stellar for an android device.
[Atrix 4G General] cybal:
My want to include details about corp email sync. Using "push data" can really chew up the battery and is probably not better then retrieving email every 15 or 30 mins for most people. There may also be a problem with setting a long history time such as 1 month.
[Atrix 4G General] Deggy:
I would like to add to the OP's list of things to do to improve battery life:

Turn off date when not in use for a long period of time like work or school. Settings -> Date manager -> Date delivery -> uncheck Backround data and Data enabled. Don't worry, you'll still get your texts and phone calls.

The Market is a big drainer. Market -> hit menu -> settings -> change notify me -> do not notify me.

Those two are the big ones to worry about IMO.

The other tips are either cliche stuff or other people said already. Wifi off, GPS off, brightness down to 0-20%, ect. Auto sync is killer.

I unplug my phone at 9AM and come home from work at 9PM and my phone says 75% with moderate use (Circle battery widget uses 1% increments). 3-4 phone calls. A LOT of texting (wifey likes text me). Internet during 30 minute lunch. Play Words with Friends a good amount.

I don't use live wallpaper but I do use a darker colored static one. Only got 4-5 widgets on my screen. 3 home screens. Using Launcher Pro.
[Atrix 4G General] stewartsoda:
Dark wallpaper only affects battery life on OLED based displays (They don't have a backlight, each pixel is a LED and is it's own backlight, in a sense). It wouldn't make any difference on our LCD display.
[Atrix 4G General] domonas:
I installed Go Launcher EX, but based on this tutorial, I should make sure all widgets are off the motoblur launcher. how do i re-launch motoblur?
[Atrix 4G General] slimslim:
Install Home Switcher from Android Market.
[Atrix 4G General] bobdurfob:
Alright so I downloaded the Battery Calibration app. This is just a preliminary report.

So it says that a typical fully charged battery will put out about 4200mV. I charged it for one night to 100% (~4127mV), calibrated the battery, and let it run the whole day today with wifi, gps, and bluetooth on. I browsed facebook, checked my email, texted like I usually do (~1000 a week) and kept checking on my amazon shipments and all of today's NBA playoff games. I am down to 30% after ~14 hrs 50 mins of use and the Battery Calibration app's voltage meter says the batter is at ~3692mV. I'm going to let it run down tonight then let it fully charge overnight and see if the battery life gets any better.

On a side note, I don't think my battery is fully conditioned yet. I've had the phone for roughly 2 weeks (and I'm loving it).
[Atrix 4G General] DarrellRaines:
I've added in the quotes from a couple of other members giving advice to the second post I had reserved. Sorry guys still running low on time and I will update the first original post as soon as I can. I just wanted to make certain the advice was up front for the rest of the members for the time being.
[Atrix 4G General] exume:
I used CWM to wipe the battery stats and noticed a great improvement in battery life for a few days, got over 40 hours in a cycle. 4+ hours listening to music snowboarding, shooting video, browsing and downloading a bunch
[Atrix 4G General] fablife:
Getting great battery life now

I made the following modifications to my atrix and it seems to be working well...

1. Cancelled motoblur setup / syncing

2. Installed the most recent version of Zeam launcher

3. Replaced Beautiful widgets with Fancy Widget

4. Added programs I did not need running in the background to the auto-end list

5. Use only tweetdeck for twitter and FB (set up manual update)

6. using smooth calendar and miui clock (and fancy widgets) on 3 screens.

so far Im at 80% battery life after 10hours with light text message, voice call, little youtube and listening to music

Phone idle 30%

Display 22%

Cell standy 15%

voice calls 15%

Android system 5%

media server 4&

Browser, tweetdeck and Android OS 3%
[Atrix 4G General] irishtexmex:
I would like to do this but I have a big concern about it. I use Google Voice exclusively for both my calls and texting, AND I am about 85% of the time

with

a wifi connection. Unfortunately, the GV app requires there to be some sort of data connection and that requirement has eliminated such useful apps for me like JuiceDefender.

Would applying your data recommendation interfere with my ability to receive instant text notifications? For every other single program I have no issue with having to manually refresh (other than perhaps gmail), but receiving instant GV notifications is imperative.
[Atrix 4G General] Deggy:
I apologize. I'm not familar with GV as I don't use it. If you're at 85% and wifi, then you're doing something right. Don't change a thing.

I would try and see if turning off data would interfere with your everyday routine for a little bit. See if it screws up your GV functionality, if it does then don't change a thing my man.

If you mean texts as in regular everyday texts, turning off data is fine. My data if off a lot and my wife's texts get through to me just fine.
[Atrix 4G General] goxxy:
what's your screen on time for that?
[Atrix 4G General] saabster900:
power control widget does work pretty good for me
[Atrix 4G General] irishtexmex:
I'm not at 85% battery life with WiFi on, about 85% of the time I have a wifi connection I can connect to.

I'm interested in turning on and off my data appropriately though. I have both Tasker and Widgetsoid, is that something I can easily do with either?
[Atrix 4G General] PakaPakaxz:
You should write that after settings it you need to click on menu button->save.

If you will not do this step, every reboot it will restored to "Never" option.

Sent from my Motorola Atrix 4G
[Atrix 4G General] dragunbayne:
I thought of something I haven't seen mentioned on any of the battery life threads. What about carrying your phone in a holster rather than your pocket? This should allow the phone to operate cooler compared to keeping it in your pocket, and a cool battery/phone will drain slower.
[Atrix 4G General] PakaPakaxz:
Oh.. still on every reastart it set back to "Never".. any solution ?

Sent from my Motorola Atrix 4G
[Atrix 4G General] PakaPakaxz:
Please help...

Sent from my Motorola Atrix 4G
[Atrix 4G General] saar73:
Using GingerBlur rom? its a known bug.
[Atrix 4G General] PakaPakaxz:
No regular 4.1.5.7 rooted and sideloading.

Sent from my Motorola Atrix 4G
[Atrix 4G General] DarrellRaines:
Sounds like a nasty little glitch on yours. I personally would just factory reset it and see if the option resolves itself, but then again most people aren't as carefree about that sort of thing as I am.

Are you purely stock? If so, wait until the 4.1.83 update and then see if it works again. If not, factory reset that bad boy.
[Atrix 4G General] DarrellRaines:
I've updated the original post with some more advice (denoted in red) and added another member's advice.

To anyone who has updated to 4.1.83 recently and seen a decrease in battery life, you can try draining the battery like you normally would and recharging or take the darker path and factory wipe your phone via the settings menu or through the official SBF when it comes out and then do the battery conditioning again.

Hope everyone is still enjoying their Atrix battery.
[Atrix 4G General] impruv:
Still not getting the battery life I kept hearing about or maybe I'm a really heavy user without knowing it. Thus far I've gone through the basics throughout the default settings but I have 3g on always and wifi never used.

I've rooted and have frozen the motoblur services/widgets and apps.

What else should I do except for installing things like GreyBlur which I will probably do if I decide to keep the phone?

I find that Swype seems to be using up 8-10% of my battery life [i text alot.. like 200 per day maybe] Would a normal keyboard that doesn't use computations like swype use this much battery?
[Atrix 4G General] DarrellRaines:
I've never tried using swype so I can not comment on this.

Take a look at the following that I added to the original post. Also, why do you use 3G over Wifi? Wifi will use less battery than your 3G radio...

Addition to Original Post

10) For those of you with the .83 update, please keep in mind that the update now forces you onto the EDGE (2G) Network if it can receive a better signal/stable connection. If you notice you are on EDGE more often than the H+ network, then disable your data connection. What is happening is that even though you have a solid connection to the EDGE network, your phone is constantly seeking the H+/3G networks thus using much more battery life than before. If you are at home or somewhere where your phone can connect to a wifi network, consider turning off the Data network. You should also disable your data connection whenever you are in a No Signal area. Again the same problem happens when you have no signal.
[Atrix 4G General] impruv:
I'm at work all day which has no wifi, and by the time I get home it won't matter when my battery dies since I'll be at home by the charger.

Trying to get this to last 8am - 12am but it seems to be tough. Maybe I'm just texting too much.

I just installed the greyblur rom and my battery has gone through some calibration techniques so we shall see how it goes now.
[Atrix 4G General] DarrellRaines:
Updating the thread with information from another post from the Official Motorola Atrix forums.

https://supportforums.motorola.com/thread/51776
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] CH3Z:
Hi, I was wondering if anyone have or could make a transparent notification bar, something like this: [link]

Would be highly appreciated.

EDIT: I just noticed that this might be in the wrong section. If so, I'm sorry.
[HTC Inspire 4G] ryude:
When removing the battery cover, I somehow damaged it. Will that prevent me from returning this phone?

Took me nearly 2 hours to get the battery cover off, required so much strength that I broke off a tiny piece where your thumbnail is supposed to go.
[HTC Inspire 4G] tdesbien31:
I doubt it man, when I returned my Atrix to get the Inspire the ATT rep barely even looked at the phone, he just wanted to make sure all the parts where there.

Im assuming you mean return it within 30 days correct?
[HTC Inspire 4G] ryude:
Yeah, I've had the phone for about 2 days and it's already pissing me off. I just hope HTC's idiocy hasn't screwed me over with this battery door.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Fuze-A-Rama:
Those pieces are a dime a dozen. The 2 little tabs on the bottom are like hinges. Put them in place,and snap it shut.very easy.
[HTC Inspire 4G] atticusmas:
If you hate htc so much why did you buy it in the firstplace? Also I think it is your idiocy, not htc
[HTC Inspire 4G] matt_b:
i had a hell of a time trying to open it with the little cut back nubbin. i put my fingernails right behind the volume rocker and find it to be much easier.

if you tell them that you're taking it back BECAUSE of how hard the battery cover was to get off i don't think you'll have any trouble.
[HTC Inspire 4G] ryude:
Just posting in case anyone else was wondering, they took it back without question. I hope noone else has the problems that my inspire had, I think it could be a great phone just mine was having a lot of problems.
[Desire HD General] sebolista:
my phone is keep turning off itself, I wiped the data a few weeks ago and it was OK. I got a txt message yesterday with a # and something else, and from then my phone does funny things... any ideas about it?
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sthony:
I need help. It seems my phone is stuck at the m screen.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neotekz:
is your phone rooted and do you have androidsdk and drivers installed?

if you do just go to start menu and type cmd, in this window type cd c:/androidsdk/tools/ hit enter

then type

adb shell hit enter
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sdlopez83:
And....don't forget to download android sdk.... heh heh
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BBock9:
And USB debug enabled
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] wesbri:
ive read several threads on the set up of yahoo mail on hd2 running android. still till this day it will not authenticate automatically or manually:confused:
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Richy99:
how are you accessing it? mail client? yahoo mail app? browser?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] wesbri:
mail setup on phone
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] lowrider262:
these are the settings that work for me, ive tried them on a few different builds:

Incoming settings:

IMAP Server: android.imap.mail.yahoo.com

Port: 993

Security type: SSL

IMAP Path prefix: [leave this blank]

Outgoing settings:

SMTP Server: android.smtp.mail.yahoo.com

Port: 465

Security type: SSL

Make sure the box is ticked for 'Require sign-in'
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] inconceeeivable:
I'm not sure if IMAP with Yahoo gives you push notifications though.

The Yahoo Mail app from the market isn't great, but provides push if you really need it.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] kentwei:
How about update frequently setting? 1 hours interver?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] coldest~~~:
Just forward them to your gmail account...easy and fast
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] kikikuku:
This works for me....yay !!!!! Thank you so much.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] kikikuku:
I'd like to have 2 separate email acct.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] wesbri:
thanks lowrider262 it worked perfectly:D
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] coldest~~~:
then sign up more gmail. Yahoo A forwards to gmail A, yahoo B forwards to gmail B..right?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] JDM Civic EG8:
dude thanks alot for the settings ive been looking for one that works for ymail for the longest time haha. I hate the official yahoo app
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] curtisjones1:
Minor problem but my phone looks ugly! any one know how to get it back on?
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Buddha:
Can you make a more detail question please?
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DABenji:
Its a little fiddly but you can push the cover back on, you need to put the retaining tab in first (its idiot proof which way to put the cover on as it will only go one way) either end of the retaining tab will bend enough to get into the hole and your sorted.

Hope this helps.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Oxyprime:
Well, it depends if it broke off, or it somehow fell out, because if it's broken, your screwed, otherwise do as DABenji says.

If it broke, you might want to see if you could get it repaired on the warranty.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hush66:
Or buy a replacement cover from sites like cnn.cn.
[General Topics] sarashah:
The Samsung Galaxy line up gets another addition today in the shape of the QWERTY keyboard, Android Froyo (2.2.1) sporting Samsung Galaxy Pro.

The Samsung Galaxy Pro features a 2.8-inch touchscreen, 800Mhz processor, storage is expandable via a 32GB microSD slot, and 3MP camera.
[General Topics] sof2champ:
Nice but dont think it will sell like the normal one.
[General Topics] philliez:
I wonder what the pricing will be like. Probably directed more towards teenagers, with the lower specs but qwerty keyboard included
[General Topics] Misuka:
nice i can't wait to get it
[General Topics] Deleted member 2598291:
Does it have LED indicator for missed calls and unread messages? I couldn't find any info about that particular thing.
[General Topics] Step666:
Looks like a cheaper version of the Motorola Pro.
[General Topics] rockking1994:
Can any1 tell me about its ARMV and does it have secondary camera
[General Topics] markstaylorx:
yeah i agree
[General Topics] cicci0:
The graphic chip is known?
[General Topics] chriscalifornia:
I'm gonna try and get me gf to get this so I can play with it :P
[General Topics] jdm232323:
nice cant wait to have it
[General Topics] mir2006:
Adreno 200 like the Nexus One, for example.
[General Topics] laurorual:
the day that samsung galaxy pro arrives to brazil(with a good price), it will be released the salsung galaxy pro 2 :(
[General Topics] Jean77211:
I like Samsung. I think it's the best handset I've used ever.
[General Topics] corradokng:
I cant wait.
[General Topics] [omega]:
interesting that is.
[General Topics] dohcdragon:
idk, my primary phone is a Epic, its nice but to be honest i think i like htcs build quality better. if i could get everything working correctly with android on my old tp2 i would actually go back to that phone. it just feels more solid.
[General Topics] dunker:
you knows how and where you can unlock Samsung Galaxy Pro B7510 ?
[General Topics] martrzyk:
Hope it won't be too expensive.
[General Topics] dunker:
I found the cheapest on the auction in allegro Poland is something like ebay. 39.99 PLN = £ 8.81
[General Topics] pixowl:
I am really glad they released it!
[General Topics] interxis:
Nice but dont think it will sell like the normal one.
[General Topics] etp:
I'd like an Android qwerty phone, but this one, its screen is too small
[General Topics] VirtualNobody:
Perhaps a low priced model for budget consumers?

The cost of the phones is minor though, compared to the voice/data/text fees you'll end up paying over 2 years.
[General Topics] Shadow-Nexus:
What???

This phone has been out here in mexico like for 3 months now

Sent from my mini pro running CyaNoComb by d4
[General Topics] dunker:
I already sold my for 90 pounds, I bought a htc chacha, I recommend a much better phone
[Intercept General] yungvilleprod:
every place i went sends me to sdx but the link is down......smh:confused:
[Intercept General] bigwooly:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=806083
[Xoom Accessories] atoy74:
Some of you may have read my previous posts and know I'm no fan of the portfolio case from Motorola. I just recieved my Moto gel case and dock and am very pleased. The gel is very light and keeps the device feeling thin and portable. The dock comes with an additional accessory so the Xoom w/gel can fit.

All thats left is a screen protector which I've already ordered from PhantomSkinz.
[Xoom Accessories] pecosROB:
Is that the Apple Bluetooth keyboard? Does the Xoom work pretty much with any Bluetooth keyboard?
[Xoom Accessories] xlGmanlx:
Looks good minus that keyboard haha
[Xoom Accessories] Arcadia310:
Nice setup. The keyboard is a little too big to be portable though. Can you buy these gel cases in stores yet?
[Xoom Accessories] atoy74:
The Xoom should work with any bluetooth keyboard.

lol, yeah, it's what remains of my similar Ipad mobile office. Minus the apple dedicated keys it's actually a very nice keyboard. Great feel to the keys.
[Xoom Accessories] Just-in-time:
Did the dock come with a charger?
[Xoom Accessories] atoy74:
Yes, the dock comes with a charger which is huge. I used the Chad Ochocinco coupon code to get 25% off the order so my total was $75 with next day air.
[Xoom Accessories] Just-in-time:
Sweet thanks
[Xoom Accessories] atoy74:
To clarify, $75 with next day air was for the dock and gel case.
[Xoom Accessories] pspycho:
I have the dock and Moto bluetooth keyboard and the combo works great.

I'd say the XOOM is really getting close to being a short term laptop replacement, but still falls a bit short. I was really hoping to be able to use the XOOM for presentations with the HDMI out, but the positioning of the port on the bottom of the device is pretty useless. Even if I buy the $129 speaker dock with HDMI out, there still is no simple way to convert the digital HDMI signal to VGA...
[Xoom Accessories] dixonwa:
Not sure if one of these will work or not with the Xoom but it could be an affordable way to connect the HDMI output to VGA

shopping.hp.com/product/computer/categories/cables/1/accessories/NP031AA%2523ABA

sorry cant post links yet.
[Xoom General] Blaisun:
Hi, I am looking at the XOOM for doing some wireless Auditing around work. I was hoping that you would be able to provide some insight on its feasibility...

things on my wish list to find & map are: infrastructure mode AP's, Ad Hoc & polling/active clients.

I have some experience using Kismet on a laptop and it is the kind of functionality i would like.. just would like a more portable form factor for this, it will involve driving around a large campus style location and walking through buildings..

My Questions:

from what i have read, the Broadcom chipset used in these devices do not have a "Monitor" or "RFMON" Mode that would allow it to see all the packets flying by.. I have read a bit in some other forums about some work being done on this, but no recent activity... does anyone know of any current efforts on this?

I have read in previous discussions that the Xoom has problems connecting to a Ad-Hoc mode devices, does it still detect it?

I havent played with the Android war-driving apps too much, are they listening for packets or is it a probe and respond due to the lack of RFMON?

For those with experience, which war-driving apps would you recommend with the pros & cons?

Thanks in advance!
[Xoom General] mjbeam:
I can't answer most of your questions but I can say that my Xoom does not see my Samsung Epic when I set up wireless tether in Adhoc mode, only when I set it up in Infrastructure mode. It doesn't even see the SSID, but my netbook sees it fine.
[Xoom General] Poloasis:
I'm a diehard Android fan to say the least I'm an anti-apple but I do keep my options open. I own a few Touch, iPad, SGS Fascinate and Samsung Galaxy tab 2.2 and the Xoom is/was on my list. Last night I spend sometimes with the iPad that I own or should I say my kids owns it, I got IOS 4.3 GM on it to see the improvements. All I can say it's the same, no big changes except for better Apple TV support and browser speed. It's been months since I looked what was available on iTunes for it and to tell you the truth on what I saw was impressive. This has not changed my mind on getting the Xoom or did it? Now on Xoom, I've been reading almost every reviews on the net about it, spend a few hours with it at the local store "BB Bj's etc" and after reading the Ars review, I feel a little bit more hesitant about getting now than 2 days ago! I intend to get the Xoom Wifi only ver but no one knows when it will arrive, and what’s up with Europe getting it first? I have the deepest feeling that in six to ten months Honeycomb support will explode for it but that's in the future. With the release of the iPad 2, anyone getting it will look away from Android tablet for at least a year even if the Android tablet support quadruples. Starting March 11, the road is going to get very bumpy for Android and companies releasing Tablet for it. Just like harsaphes said, I too is on the fence for the Xoom…

Let me know what do you think about the Xoom no fanboys argument…Thanks guys
[Xoom General] Blaisun:
Have you tried with a wardriving app?
[Xoom General] mjbeam:
No. I was just in the settings looking for the Epic wireless tether SSID.