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Battery Status Bar.....gone?

Another question...
I did a hard reset Fri to clean up the device and just install the stuff that I was happy with. But now I'm missing the battery status bar that runs along the very top of the screen...
Was it a built-in, out of the box function or is it native to a 3rd party launcher app? I *did* have WisBar installed for a quick minute, but I uninstalled it and still had the statusbar...
Using the same themes I was using before...can't find any options that I havent checked. It's not VITAL, but it was a nice touch and I miss it.

It was probably a reminant of wisbar. I have wisbar lite and it has the battery status "line" at the top.
http://www.lakeridgesoftware.com/products.php?prod=WisBar+Lite

Wisbar lite has an inbuilt thin line battery meter. But batti which is free does the same job - see here http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=48007&sid=3de75058a939a46fcd5ab8720882a2f6

THANK YOU!!!
it was driving me nuts not knowing why it disappeared...lol.
I do like it...It should be part of the orignal set up...the battery icon at teh bottom is too small...
Thanks again!
Whoohoo! Just installed it - very nice! (I'm a bit more excited about this than I should be..lol)

Battery Meter Indicator Line...
Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't there a battery meter indicator line at the very top of every application? I see it on my C8125. It goes across the very top from left to right. It also pulses from current power to max when the phone is charging.
I could be wrong that this is WM5 native and not one of my programs: SPB Weather, Diary....
Thx for the info anyway!

Re: Battery Meter Indicator Line...
deenice said:
Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't there a battery meter indicator line at the very top of every application? I see it on my C8125. It goes across the very top from left to right. It also pulses from current power to max when the phone is charging.
I could be wrong that this is WM5 native and not one of my programs: SPB Weather, Diary....
Thx for the info anyway!
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It's not native to WM5. ou probably also have SPB Pocket Plus? That comes with a battery indicator also.

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1-2tje said:
deenice said:
It's not native to WM5. ou probably also have SPB Pocket Plus? That comes with a battery indicator also.
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Actually just checked and I only have SPB Weather installed. That's probably the culprit though. Definitely better than an extra icon on the menu bar.
thx
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Battery Icon?

I see there is no battery icon at the top, however when I turned my phone on and all the options were default I had a small battery indicator at the top which has now gone
Anyone know how to get it back?

Disable the clock at the top.

How to disable the clock on the top ?
I need a battery status icon!!

Start -> Settings -> Clock and Alarm -> More tab

does it only apply on some panel / desktop?
I'm using SPP mobile Panel. Even if I disable the clock, the clock still shows.

Change the panels once... I did and then it changed!

Or if you'd like you can have both the battery icon as well as the clock showing up all the time on all windows. I tweaked those settings using the advanced configuration tool.

After I use the advanced configuration tool and the XperiaTweak2, would it be ok if I uninstall it? Would my settings remain or do I have to keep those softwares to keep the settings as well?

How did you manage to show BOTH battery and time icons? I have advanced config tool, and battery icon is enabled on both title and tray bar, but still only time is showing.. I have soft reset it many times as well.. For now I've been using the VistaHide Battery Gauge http://www.freewarepocketpc.net/ppc-download-vistahide-battery-gauge-v1-1-1.html.. Works great, but enoying that you have to run it/activate/install it every time you soft reset..

banni89 said:
Works great, but enoying that you have to run it/activate/install it every time you soft reset..
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Just put the vistahide.exe into windows/startup
Then vistahide will start with your phone

Mopral said:
Just put the vistahide.exe into windows/startup
Then vistahide will start with your phone
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Thanks a lot! Its perfect now

banni89 said:
How did you manage to show BOTH battery and time icons? I have advanced config tool, and battery icon is enabled on both title and tray bar, but still only time is showing.. I have soft reset it many times as well.. For now I've been using the VistaHide Battery Gauge http://www.freewarepocketpc.net/ppc-download-vistahide-battery-gauge-v1-1-1.html.. Works great, but enoying that you have to run it/activate/install it every time you soft reset..
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If you want the default battery icon, you can get it with SPB PocketPlus. But I'm not sure if it IS the Windows-Icon or just an imitation. I believe the latter - but it looks exactly the same.

Firefall! said:
If you want the default battery icon, you can get it with SPB PocketPlus. But I'm not sure if it IS the Windows-Icon or just an imitation. I believe the latter - but it looks exactly the same.
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But is it possible to show both time and battery with the original panels? Thnx for the tip, btw.

banni89 said:
But is it possible to show both time and battery with the original panels? Thnx for the tip, btw.
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Yes with SPB PocketPlus this is definitely possible. The battery icon will appear left of your connectivity icons, the clock will stay where it is. I don't think you can have both icons just with Windows, at leats there is definitely NO way to do it with the settings accessible to the normal user - if it's possible, then through a registry hack.

Its an imitation i think, i installed another battery skin but SPB PP still shows the old one.

Request for usage app/tab?

Hi everyone. I did a quick search, but wasn't able to find anything. Is there an App out there that will let us see our minute usage? I used to use Nueminutes when I had a Mogul, but it stopped working, and, since TF3D is our homescreen, you wouldn't be able to see it on the Diamond anyways.
So, is there anyone out there who knows of/can make an app that will display our minute usage or make a usage tab?
Sorry if this has already been discussed

Guess not. Oh well.

you could use matsgo manila control and have chi tai dang battery status plug in running in the non tf3d today screen! ive done it before!
just to make myself clear, i dont think there is a tf3d plugin that allows you to count calls/data/sms but there is a 'normal' today plugin (i.e. battey status) which does!
matsogo manila control allows you to switch between tf3d and the normal today screen by a sofkey or gesture!
both apps are available on the forum
hope this helps

Overcharged - battery monitor

Hi guys,
I've released my first Android application on the market. It's a free battery monitor that notifies you when your phone is fully charged and gives you misc information. This is my way of saying thanks to all of the developers and ROM cookers here in this great website.
Hope you like it and please share suggestions to improve it
Change log:
- Customizable notifications
- Auto start at boot time
- Fixed full detection
- Fixed notification
If you like it, you can make a donation, just follow the link in my sign. It will keep me motivated to develop more applications based on what people need

Looks impressive, I was actually looking for something to display the percentage use rather than a green bar. Could this replace the conventional monitor on the right or must it remain an extra notification? The health I think is great too, well done!

Thanks for your input. Hum... I don't have a clue on how could I replace the conventional monitor on the right. If anyone has a clue on how to achieve this, or where can I look for this, please let me know.

Doesn't look possible sadly ... maybe a home screen widget would rock!

Nice application, competes with "Battery Indicator", they both essentially do the same thing but I think this looks more colourful for free.
My only issue is that the % doesn't display other than when it is charged. Fix that and make it skinable and I'm in! Maybe have it appear on the lock screen in a similair manner to the iPhone too .

O and O said:
My only issue is that the % doesn't display other than when it is charged. Fix that and make it skinable and I'm in! Maybe have it appear on the lock screen in a similair manner to the iPhone too .
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Hum... on my device the % changes in realtime, whenever the battery decreases (discharging) or increases (charging). About skins... never thought about that. I was looking into getting battery history and estimate how much battery we have left in terms of time.

Updated to v4
What's new:
- Voice notification when full.
- Misc fixes.

Updated to v5
- Fixed force closes that happened when people don't have TTS on their devices.
- Battery and TTS objects are now independent of the interface, reduced the amount of code and optimized the framework.
- Only updates when the battery changes instead of timed checks of battery level, meaning much more battery efficient.

Updated to 5.7
Changes:
- Preview voice alert
- Configuration of Text-To-Speech settings from application
- Icons according to GUI guidelines
- Fixed the detection of full charge
- Uptime since boot of the phone (might change in the future for since charged)

Looks fantastic, nice work

dferreira said:
Changes:
- Uptime since boot of the phone (might change in the future for since charged)
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I for one would prefer this ( or at least have it as an option ). This would be helpful since I switch the phone off at night.
Thanks.

seems nice! i'm going to try it. just two things i'd love to see:
a nice battery widget similar to "battery info" (with all extra data and maybe a quick enable/disable overclocked feature) and the ability to disable the status bar notification, at least when not charging, since i don't need it as it replicates the stuff i see in my battery widget.
if you add these two whings i'm going to donate for sure

I love it, one of the first apps i downloaded when i got the Desire.. Donating for sure.

Thanks guys, keep suggestions coming. I've changed the uptime to reflect every time we charge, by reseting the uptime variable to 0 when we plug it in.

I would like to see a battery widget geared for us using the after market high capacity batteries (Battery Left never seems to get it right). I would like the option to give the high and low mV values, and have the app base the percentage of the battery left using those 2 values.

Why we don't have the icon like on the screenshoot in the first post ?
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App

i have not installed/tried this yet, but i wanted to know, is there a setting, whereby a setting to set the fully charge percentage?
Li-lon battery should not 100% charged, right?

does this shut down after its done charging? Or does it use battery resources?

Watch's battery level on phone?

Is there any way to monitor the battery level of the watch from the phone? I'm thinking like a notification icon or a home screen widget. This is possible yet?

jalanjkcarp said:
Is there any way to monitor the battery level of the watch from the phone? I'm thinking like a notification icon or a home screen widget. This is possible yet?
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It is definitely possible. I use this watch face that has it implemented and it works just fine.

Maybe download a power management app will help you

go to the setting and click bettery and see show percentge bettery and click check

Did you read the OP?
Turn on the phone, see that the watch is at 40% capacity. I do not know but I never seen this done.
Yes from the watch you can check the phone capacity but that is not what the OP asked.