With previous versions of the Pocket PC operating systems to Windows Mobile 5.0 there were sensible snoozing periods for alarms. 5, 10, 15, 30, 60 minutes plus (if I remember correctly) 2, 4, 8 hour delays and 1 and 7 day periods.
With WM 5.0 we get 5 and 15 minutes, or 1 hour or 1 day.
Does anyone know a way to increase the number of options available? whether through hacking the registry or through some 3rd party software?
Or is this another enhancement of WM 5.0?[/i]
Can you post your usage and your battery life ?
Just as DUKE09 posted in the past in the Elf forum, I'm reporting the information needed to understand our usage:
- Things that you made with touch (gaming, video,gsm, music etc.) + how long? (hour plz)
- Whether if you switch off your touch at nights or not?
- Fully discharge and charge ?
- Total time to reach at zero level ? (touch turns itself off)
- Settings for HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Power\State\Resuming\{98C5250D-C29A-4985-AE5F-AFE5367E5006}\Default
HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Power\State\Suspend\{98C5250D-C29A-4985-AE5F-AFE5367E5006}\Default
HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Power\State\Unattended\{98C5250D-C29A-4985-AE5F-AFE5367E5006}\Default
- Background applications
- Band (GSM or 3g)
- BT ON or Off
Mine are:
- No gaming no video or media, 1h30min phone call per day, 5 sms, plus Active sync via BT
- Charged during the night
- No full Discharge
- Dunno when it will be completly discharged (i need it for work)
- Registry settings all three configured with Default = 3 (my BT headset never disconnects even if the dual is in standby), I've played a little bit with those parameters and i found that with Default = 4 my battery drains really fast.
- Sometimes I use PocketCM and FullScreenKeyboard, both in background
- Disabled 3g, via Band menu in the Phone Settings (setting Band to GSM) and HKLM\Software\OEM\UMTS\OpMode configured to 1.
- BT always on
With those settings at the end of the day my Dual is at 60-65%
Please post your comments here !
Thanks in advance,
Raid.
You certainly doing better then me! my Dual at the end of a working day is at measly 30-40% but then again I do have it on set 3g all day, listen to about 90 min of music via bluetooth headset and surf the web for about an hour as have unlimited data plan with 3
Hhmmm!!! I going to try your power management reg tweak, I'll let you know if it makes any difference, if does nice find Raid!!
Fully charge in the morning, turn on Bluetooth 24 hours, MSN for 2 hours using 3.5G, Web browsing using 3.5G half an hour, talk on phone average of 15 mins at the end of date left 30 percent.
@gfreek
I think that the default setting is "3" for all power parameters.
I've modified those to "4" due to random disconnects of my old Nokia BT Headset (maybe is not compatible). But then I've found that the problem was the BT headset and not the Dual, and I've switched back to "3" due to an heavy battery drain. I dunno if your ROM has "3" by default.
Looking at the first two posts I think that using the Dual in a "normal way" for that kind of device, we have to charge it at the end of the day....no chances...
Has the Touch Elf a better battery life ?
Regards,
Raid.
I have Qtek 8500, Qtek S200, HTC 710, HTC Touch Dual ... all Device have simulare batterie drain!! I think ... HTC Touch Elf too. Only resone why i think Touch Elf is in the moment batterie friendlyer ... you can install a CPU Scaler to save your batterie. I use all Device in the always online mode (need Exchange Sync or Blackberry ... both are simulare in Batterie drain!)
Hi raid, I can confirm my dual default for all three was set to 4, I've now set it 3 like yours, let see if makes a difference on mine.
raid said:
@gfreek
I think that the default setting is "3" for all power parameters.
I've modified those to "4" due to random disconnects of my old Nokia BT Headset (maybe is not compatible). But then I've found that the problem was the BT headset and not the Dual, and I've switched back to "3" due to an heavy battery drain. I dunno if your ROM has "3" by default.
Looking at the first two posts I think that using the Dual in a "normal way" for that kind of device, we have to charge it at the end of the day....no chances...
Has the Touch Elf a better battery life ?
Regards,
Raid.
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Hi raid, I can confirm my dual default for all three was set to 4, I've now set it 3 like yours, let see if makes a difference on mine.
Ok gfreek ! I'm waiting for the results !
ok raid here's my findings with this tweak:
BEFORE:
Battery Level after a working day = 30-40%
(based on the below settings/usage)
AFTER:
Battery Level after a working day = 50-55%
(based on the below settings/usage)
Settings/Usage:
Band - 3G
Web - 1 hour day
Music via BT Headsets - 90min
Calls - about 20-30min
So as you can see raid this little reg tweak does have an overall effect on battery level! Just curious raid did you try setting yours to 2 or 1 on these registry? did they any more difference? or should I just stick to 3.
those registry settings, what are they doing?!
Did you guys notice any instability afterwards?
I didn't try to set them to 1 or 2.
Referring to this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=273990&highlight=keep+wifi+standby+bluetooth+Power
I think that with 1 or 2 we get more power consumption...
The strange thing is that with "4" BT should be off during the standby, instead we just get battery drains faster !!
Maybe the power states are different on the Dual ?
Many thanks gfreek !!
Please, if any other can confirm what we have tested, it will be much appreciated...
Settings work for me. Went from 25% left end of day to 60% left.
Also this helps: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=305332
Anyone more tips ?
Admins, I think this thread should be a sticky !!!
Please ANY DUAL OWNER, try those power registry settings !!!
Just to have more feedbacks....
Many thanks to gfreek and steven !
Another Reg tweak to increase battery life even further!!
Hi guys I have tested this and found a nice little increase in battery life on top of the reg tweak Raid posted here! You're likely get 10-15% increase on battery life with this tweak, it may not seem like much but a power user like me, it does make a difference
With the combination of these reg tweaks settings at the end of a working day my Dual is at 65%-70% before it was 30% - 40%
Settings/Usage:
Band - 3G
Web - 1 hour day
Music via BT Headsets - 90min
Calls - about 20-30min
Please post your comments here!
Navigate to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Comm\AsyncMac1\Parms
Default value type and value are
“DisablePowerManagement”=dword:1
Change to
“DisablePowerManagement”=dword:0
Navigate to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Comm\PPTP1\Parms
Default value type and value are
“DisablePowerManagement”=dword:1
Change to
“DisablePowerManagement”=dword:0
Navigate to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Comm\L2TP1\Parms
Default value type and value are
“DisablePowerManagement”=dword:1
Change to
“DisablePowerManagement”=dword:0
P.S. Raid Since I flashed to HTCAsia WEE ROM, to maintain long battery life, I have had to revert to 4 instead of 3 (that I had on my previous Orange UK ROM) on the the following reg tweaks you posted on this thread: -
Settings for HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Power\State\ Resuming\{98C5250D-C29A-4985-AE5F-AFE5367E5006}\Default
HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Power\State\ Suspend\{98C5250D-C29A-4985-AE5F-AFE5367E5006}\Default
HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Power\State\ Unattended\{98C5250D-C29A-4985-AE5F-AFE5367E5006}\Default
Do you know what is PPTP or L2TP???
Why you think, it can helps to save Power?
PPTP and L2TP is a Tunneling Protokol! You only need them, if you open a VPN Tunnel to a Privat Network. If you change settings and you doesnt use the buildin VPN functions, you will save what??? Nothing ... yes ... nothing is the only right answer!
If some guys want realy check his power consuming ... please use a Amp Meter and a Datalocker for long time messurments!
Next ... if some guys change here Radio Rom ... possible they save Power! What Radio Version was in his Dual???
This are importent questions!
Sorry for my bad English but this tweaks are pure nonsens!!!
NetrunnerAT said:
Do you know what is PPTP or L2TP???
Why you think, it can helps to save Power?
PPTP and L2TP is a Tunneling Protokol! You only need them, if you open a VPN Tunnel to a Privat Network. If you change settings and you doesnt use the buildin VPN functions, you will save what??? Nothing ... yes ... nothing is the only right answer!
If some guys want realy check his power consuming ... please use a Amp Meter and a Datalocker for long time messurments!
Next ... if some guys change here Radio Rom ... possible they save Power! What Radio Version was in his Dual???
This are importent questions!
Sorry for my bad English but this tweaks are pure nonsens!!!
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LOL! NetrunnerAT I can see you are very opinionated person! FYI yes I do know what PPTP and L2TP are!!!! what part you don't understand when I said I TESTED these tweaks, in fact tested it over week with and without the reg tweak just to make sure they really did make a difference, I know on paper these tweak should not make a blind bit of difference but they did!! maybe I've got a very special dual MY PRECIOUS!!!!
Realy???
Very Strange ... for Windows CE 5.0 you can buy a Technical Document for the Registry Hives. They are simulare. It say ... if you Open a Tunnel, you can disable the Powermanagement. The reason is easy ... VPN Tunnel need a up and running connection. If your device close it, for saveing power ... the session keys are invalid. New IKE exchange is needed!! A normal Handy doesnt use it!
Italian touch dual:
before:30% at the end of the day
after:40% at the end of the day(i obviously tried the mod for several days to avoid casual alteration due to a different usage of the device)
1hr phone
.5hr web
some casual gaming/mp3/movie
2g/3g auto select, so it eventually switch when there's 3g coverage
usually recharge when batttery approximately goes to 10%
BT always on
now, could anyone kindly explain what these registry mods really do??
i haven't noticed any issue till now.
same for me
i have abt 10% more battery.
i realized, that bluetooth really sucks battery. If I disable bt i have 60-70% left at the end of the day. with bluetooth 30-40%.
butr isn't that a shame? a new battery which I have to charge every day? what do i have to do in 6 month? charge it three times a day?
arjov said:
now, could anyone kindly explain what these registry mods really do??
i haven't noticed any issue till now.
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what keys you mean?
The BT Settings change the Working Profile of the BT Stack.
i dont know if already exist this app if it exists tell me plz
there need to be a app you can change where you are example
if im at home i like the brightness and 100% and wifi at stand by and like 5 minutes lock cuz i can charge it anytime
but if im out i keep the brigthness in 40% no wifi standby and 1 minute lock
u understand
there are already several profilers for wifi if I remember correctly, I've seen several reviewed on the xda portal (check the old pages). Don't think there are profilers for lock time and backlight though
I know there's an application for Nokia phones.
when you reach BTS which is in your home location, the profile automatically changes to your preset value. that is a great feature which i would like to have
something along the lines of locale for android...
brekem said:
i dont know if already exist this app if it exists tell me plz
there need to be a app you can change where you are example
if im at home i like the brightness and 100% and wifi at stand by and like 5 minutes lock cuz i can charge it anytime
but if im out i keep the brigthness in 40% no wifi standby and 1 minute lock
u understand
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I think this would be a great idea...please let us know
try CommMgrPro:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=299070
maybe i will create it myselft so let u know
Hello, I am new in this Android's world.
I have a HTC Magic, i the battery low very fast, :-D
Today thinking I make an idea, if is possible make or exist an aplicattion
that for example , every 15 or 30 minutes active 3g conection, and deactive after 5 or 10 minutes.
With this application the battery can low more slow, by other hand, this application is for people that not need 3g conection 100% day.
Thanks in advance and sorry for my english.
Already exists: JuiceDefender in the market.
Thank you very much
Any time.-
I found this in other thread
It's works great !!! And the phone work faster without any lags
You know what i mean HD2 users ...
Magpir said:
Make the following changes:
low Control
Flow control is used to control communication device such as modem and serial. There are 2 kinds of flow control, software and hardware. Hardware flow control is better since it will free the main processor from controlling the modem and serial ports, therefore making better internet experience. However sometimes hardware flow control is not compatible with connections therefore requiring software flow control. This tweak will enable hardware flow control.
Code:
HKLM\Drivers\USB\FunctionDrivers\Serial_Class\Config\EnableFlowHard = 1
HKLM\Drivers\USB\FunctionDrivers\Serial_Class\Config\EnableFlowSoft = 0
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only can be usefull just modify the regedit？
After Serial_Class there's unimodem...
Like that:
HKLM\Drivers\USB\FunctionDrivers\Serial_Class\Unimodem\Config\EnableFlowHard = 1
HKLM\Drivers\USB\FunctionDrivers\Serial_Class\Unimodem\Config\EnableFlowSoft = 0
Using Hd20 Tango. I'll test.
I doubt this will make any real world difference
and if it did it would probably be complete subjection
ive just done it and cant see any difference in UI or wifi connected internet, I guess it cant hurt and perhaps there is some situations that it will work well with but I cant see anything yet.
I didn't notice anything
rshabou said:
I didn't notice anything
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Strange ...
Not really, flow control is an old technology designed to aid Old connections, our phones pretty quick!
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OK. If you don't see nothing. So feel like it work faster
My battery drain is now 8:00 - 18:00 = 53 is left
must be a reason for registry keys there ...
Yosef said:
OK. If you don't see nothing. So feel like it work faster
My battery drain is now 8:00 - 18:00 = 53 is left
must be a reason for registry keys there ...
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On medium usage ? in medium usage all this hours i get like 10% or less on the 18h
Not a medium . A full ...
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moved to WP7 general section