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I recently got my old 8125 replaced, and the new one seems to have significantly less battery. On a day with 10 hours of standby and 3 hours of usage, I got it down to 23%. What do I do?
do you have the v2 rom installed ? I noticed a much better battery life when i moved from v1.x.x to v2.x.x
Evera said:
I recently got my old 8125 replaced, and the new one seems to have significantly less battery. On a day with 10 hours of standby and 3 hours of usage, I got it down to 23%. What do I do?
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What type of usage? Streaming audio , wireless connectivity etc will all lower your battery life, the one thing that seems to lower mine fastest is actual phone calls.
i was post there about the batterie :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=47435
Battery Drain
I had the same problem. Within one hour of unplugging my phone, the battery level was down to 80%. I upgraded to the 2.17 ROM and am amazed at the battery life I am getting now. It also seemed to speed up my MDA siginifcantly.
I'm using http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=45295 <- The custom one.
I'm connected to EDGE during usage, but that wasn't such a big deal with my previous phone.
I made 3~4 phone calls that all lsated under 5 minutes, so I don't know what the problem is.
The only difference I have between these phones is that on my older phone, I used the I-Mate ROM, and have SPB pocket+ with some extra software installed. On my new phone, I increased the glyph cache to 4000-something and enabled cleartype in landscape and portrait.
The battery life on my MDA is TERRIBLE too!! I have no complains except for the battery life and the unstability sometimes. I have to restart the device at least 2 or 3 times a day due to freezing. I figure the rom upgrade would fix that but I still have NO CLUE on how to do a rom upgrade. I've asked several times, and have yet to be answered with a newbs guide to unlocking and upgrading roms
BTW, I'm using a mac so I can't sync to a PC...Any other way to upgrade roms?? Cab files that can be emailed to my phone etc??
DJ Swivel - I'm finding that this board is extremely intolerant to questions and newbies. You'll have to do a lot of digging to find what you're looking for, I've asked numerous questions (and I know a lot, used to work on the Pocket PC team at Microsoft) but no one bothers to answer.
I think there are a lot of selfish people in this forum, IMHO.
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DJ Swivel - I'm finding that this board is extremely intolerant to questions and newbies. You'll have to do a lot of digging to find what you're looking for, I've asked numerous questions (and I know a lot, used to work on the Pocket PC team at Microsoft) but no one bothers to answer.
I think there are a lot of selfish people in this forum, IMHO.
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I found quite the opposite these are some of the least rude and most helpful boards I read. What exactly about these replies was rude BTW?
I never used the word 'rude'. In fact, it's the opposite - people ask questions and the rest of the board simply ignores them. I've read through just about every thread on this board, and most of the time when someone posts a question that should have been answered in the initial post no one bothers to respond. It's not that people are rude, they're not. In fact, they're friendly - when they decide to actually help someone.
I read through 20+ pages in the unlock thread. The original poster of the unlock file never explained the difference between Unlock and CID Unlock. Despite there being 20+ pages in the thread, not one person bothered to answer the numerous questions about what they were. I find that typical for this board. If the initial poster cared about people who don't know what that is, or if the responders would help the people who were asking this board would be a much more useful resource.
Please, stop arguing and help me D:
For me, I had crazy battery drainage when I had the fake MiniSD in the slot (you know the black peice that comes with the Wizard). I seen some significant battery performance after I installed my 2gb MiniSD. I know it sounds weird but its actually true.
I use EDGE all the time, I connect my Wizard to my car whenever I'm driving. I never use the radio. I watch videos while I'm in class and I play Bubble Breaker for hours at a time.
Its funny that in the end of the day, I still have 50% battery life remaining. This is what I hate because I really dislike charging my battery from halfway. I want it completely drained, so I spend couple hours on the phone talking to a friend of mine.
fbueller said:
DJ Swivel - I'm finding that this board is extremely intolerant to questions and newbies. You'll have to do a lot of digging to find what you're looking for, I've asked numerous questions (and I know a lot, used to work on the Pocket PC team at Microsoft) but no one bothers to answer.
I think there are a lot of selfish people in this forum, IMHO.
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I completely agree...I hate having to ask the same question OVER and OVER again, but nobody wants to help. Whoever moderates the forum should just post a sticky with basic things such as ROM upgrades, and basic newb information to prevent the numerous unreplied threads....
djswivel said:
fbueller said:
DJ Swivel - I'm finding that this board is extremely intolerant to questions and newbies. You'll have to do a lot of digging to find what you're looking for, I've asked numerous questions (and I know a lot, used to work on the Pocket PC team at Microsoft) but no one bothers to answer.
I think there are a lot of selfish people in this forum, IMHO.
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I completely agree...I hate having to ask the same question OVER and OVER again, but nobody wants to help. Whoever moderates the forum should just post a sticky with basic things such as ROM upgrades, and basic newb information to prevent the numerous unreplied threads....
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Or you could get off your ass and search. I knew nothing a week ago and in one day I was able to unlock and reflash my phone just from posts in this forum. If you're not getting an answers its probably because countless people sign up for an account and make a bunch of posts that have already been answered several times without even searching. NO ONE is going to spoon feed you so stop crying and click that search link. And you could also show a little respect to the people on this board that have made all these tools and custom roms possible. They're not making any money and they don't owe you anything.
I don't generally have to ask many questions in the forum but I find that people are very helpful on this site.
people don't get paid for posting and answering questions so I think it is unfair to complain, I have a htc wizard yes, the battery life isn't amazing but it should last a day easily, I probably make about half an hours worth of phone calls a day, use wireless for a couple of hours browsing ( using phone to post this) send a few texts. listen to music and browse net using gprs a couple of hours a day while comuting but still manage to have over 30% battery left at end of the day, personally I wouldn't expect the battery to last much longer, don't forget you are not just using a phone.
Cheers
Steve
tweaker said:
For me, I had crazy battery drainage when I had the fake MiniSD in the slot (you know the black peice that comes with the Wizard). I seen some significant battery performance after I installed my 2gb MiniSD. I know it sounds weird but its actually true.
I use EDGE all the time, I connect my Wizard to my car whenever I'm driving. I never use the radio. I watch videos while I'm in class and I play Bubble Breaker for hours at a time.
Its funny that in the end of the day, I still have 50% battery life remaining. This is what I hate because I really dislike charging my battery from halfway. I want it completely drained, so I spend couple hours on the phone talking to a friend of mine.
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Actually with a Li-ion battery, you should avoid completely discharging your battery. You should charge as often as possible in fact.
http://batteryuniversity.com
Evera said:
I recently got my old 8125 replaced, and the new one seems to have significantly less battery. On a day with 10 hours of standby and 3 hours of usage, I got it down to 23%. What do I do?[/quote
during the 3 hours usage, what did you do on your device whether using Wlan/ Bluetooth/ Window Media Player or so on? Could you enumerate all of those you did during the 3 hours usage? :idea:
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djswivel said:
fbueller said:
DJ Swivel - I'm finding that this board is extremely intolerant to questions and newbies. You'll have to do a lot of digging to find what you're looking for, I've asked numerous questions (and I know a lot, used to work on the Pocket PC team at Microsoft) but no one bothers to answer.
I think there are a lot of selfish people in this forum, IMHO.
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I completely agree...I hate having to ask the same question OVER and OVER again, but nobody wants to help. Whoever moderates the forum should just post a sticky with basic things such as ROM upgrades, and basic newb information to prevent the numerous unreplied threads....
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Or you could get off your ass and search. I knew nothing a week ago and in one day I was able to unlock and reflash my phone just from posts in this forum. If you're not getting an answers its probably because countless people sign up for an account and make a bunch of posts that have already been answered several times without even searching. NO ONE is going to spoon feed you so stop crying and click that search link. And you could also show a little respect to the people on this board that have made all these tools and custom roms possible. They're not making any money and they don't owe you anything.
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Do you think I'm retarted? Of course I've searched, but as I said, I only use a mac and have no access to PC's. I've searched and haven't been able to find any information I need on upgrading ROM's from a mac. So I ask, and ask again, without any help. What a douche...
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Do you think I'm retarted? Of course I've searched, but as I said, I only use a mac and have no access to PC's. I've searched and haven't been able to find any information I need on upgrading ROM's from a mac. So I ask, and ask again, without any help. What a douche...
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Well thats the problem! Buy a real computer, nobody cares about Macs. But in the spirit of not being a douche if your mac has an intel processor you can always get apple's windows emulator and run windows that way. I still suggest buying a real computer though.
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djswivel said:
Do you think I'm retarted? Of course I've searched, but as I said, I only use a mac and have no access to PC's. I've searched and haven't been able to find any information I need on upgrading ROM's from a mac. So I ask, and ask again, without any help. What a douche...
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Well thats the problem! Buy a real computer, nobody cares about Macs. But in the spirit of not being a douche if your mac has an intel processor you can always get apple's windows emulator and run windows that way. I still suggest buying a real computer though.
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Note that real computers:
1. Have a consistent user interface across programs and contexts.
2. Don't need daily patches just to keep them running.
3. On the other hand, have significant improvements in features and performance on a continuing basis.
4. Work they way you wish they would work.
5. Plus they look cool, not like a left-over from a 1960s episode of the Outer Limits.
While unfortunately I am stuck with Windows, I support every True American that stays with Apple through thick and thin.
Seriously, one of the big problems with discussion boards is that you can search, but that doesn't mean you'll find... Usually you just get a link to a thread and you then have to go through multiple pages of posts to either (a) find the one bit of information you need, (b) find the final solution which in some cases may take weeks' worth of posts to unfold, or (c) finally conclude that there is not a solution. I totally agree that there should be a better FAQ. And "someone should really do that." (not me)
Hey guys, was just wondering how everyone likes / dislikes their HD2. Im thinking of getting one and just wanted to know what people have to say about it, i had the first snapdragon phone TG01, and my wife too, she loves it, but i got rid of mine, so want to get the HD2, so anyone have any problems with the phone?
See this on-going informative active thread posts: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=580981
best phone on the planet (right now), point blank.
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Hey guys, was just wondering how everyone likes / dislikes their HD2. Im thinking of getting one and just wanted to know what people have to say about it, i had the first snapdragon phone TG01, and my wife too, she loves it, but i got rid of mine, so want to get the HD2, so anyone have any problems with the phone?
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it is very hard for you to make conclusion by making a question like that, look at the complaints and the positive comments in the forums, you won't be able to make a conclusion just like that. Some complaints are very much related to the person who complaint with personal feelings, nothing to do much with the device, that's how I find it, lots of complaints I found in the forums are actually just wasting time to listen at.
The only thing I can judge is by looking at the spec sheet of the phone, which the HD2 looks like the best ever phone ever made in this planet for me, and by seeing reviews from establish sites, all reviewers are giving really positive comments.
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it is very hard for you to make conclusion by making a question like that, look at the complaints and the positive comments in the forums, you won't be able to make a conclusion just like that. Some complaints are very much related to the person who complaint with personal feelings, nothing to do much with the device, that's how I find it, lots of complaints I found in the forums are actually just wasting time to listen at.
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yup you're catching on fast most of the complaints are extremely personal..
complaints being the wrong word there, but it will do..
This being the interweb it's obviously true because one person said so
I can see two issues with the HD2
calibration is off, so typing is erratic from the outset. this can be corrected.
3D performance isn't as good as we'd hoped (compared to same chipset devices)
both of these should be corrected in the next rom..
oh and it would be nice if they'd turned on cleartype by default. .
My review of the HD2 will be up on htcpedia next week.
I was offered a review machine yesterday, obviously too late as I've bought one
I have noticed in a couple of threads that there seems to be a large amount of, shall i say, lazy people.
Neglecting to use the search function, disrespecting others who are fed up answering the same questions again and again.
It seems they can't (or are simply to lazy to) read, use the search button or even common sense
Well i recall a small little flash movie i saw once upon a time on the steam forums. After a little searching with my mate GOOGLE i found it again.
No Reason for lazy people now No Reading involved, just sit back and watch this little "movie"
Ok, ok before anyone starts flaming me with crap like (but thats about the steam forums blabla) The Information affects every forum as everyone of them also has a search function
It's a bit to big to post here, but i guess even the newest noob knows how to use a link
http://www.ptokax.ch/posting.html
Hopefully we can keep the Threads a little bit less bloated now ?!?
hmm 105 views and not a single reply (good or bad)
i must of hit the spot then looks like a few here got a bad conscience? hehe
b e a u t i f u l
Is it ok if I add this to my signature??
ive said this before and ended up getting flamed by angry noobs accusing me of being "elitist"
Great video!!
!! Do I have permission to post on other forums? I'm admin. on several, lmk, Thanks,, I will give you credit,,,,Quig
that is the best think i have seen on the internet. KUDOS
Nice and certainly CLEAR!
tks
indeed feel free to use
Good hearty belly laugh!
A bit before my time but, all that film needed was an old lady
at an organ and an usher with a flashlight. Maybe even an
couple of old men yelling from the balcony!
No really, it was great.
Keep up the good work!
Wonderful & Entertaining!
This is a very useful and entertaining film - it would be great if you could make it required watching with every new registration.
I believe the REAL issue is that people don't know how to best perform searches by utilizing keywords. Say I'm having an issue with my z plantronics bluetooth headset on my HTC HD2 Leo phone - providing all the relevant search terms, model numbers, etc an including "xda dev" (or other forums) can put you where you need to be better than "plantronics headset". And using googles image link can help you determine your model - a picture is worth a million web pages. My, hopefully relevant, contribution.
I had my hd2 for 2 months and i love it. But, im getting very disappointed that it's lacking in apps and community support unlike the andriod and iphone os. I see poplur apps that are available for android and iphone but not wm. i am starting to wish i never got the hd2 and really wish i knew about the evo thats coming out soon.
on top of that i see the phone on ebay has really dropped in price to about £270 ($411)
so is it possible to put android on hd2?
Wow
Before you get blasted for making a post and not searching let me give you some advice, Search! There are a LOT of threads about Android on HD2, it's not there yet but it is being worked on. Really, type Android in the search bar and you will see all the threads asking the same thing, good luck
*INSERT GENERIC FLAME HERE*
Your luck i just dont have the energy today
While we are on this topic, is it possible to use my HD2 as a vacuum cleaner?
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While we are on this topic, is it possible to use my HD2 as a vacuum cleaner?
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If you used the search functions (like most people) you would find your answer.
If you did this simple thing you would find that at this time, its not yet possible, HTC have the best group of developers on it but are having some trouble with the porting or something.
I'm just a few days away from being able to use my HD2 as a micro-oven
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I'm just a few days away from being able to use my HD2 as a micro-oven
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I bet your cooked ROMs will taste delightful!
Off: I succeeded in using my HD2 as a condom yesterday! Took me ages to port every bit of information...
On: Let's assume you haven't read the forum rules, thus you wouldn't know about the built in Search function. There`s Google. Why not Google for something (such as "android on hd2")? After all, it`s much easier to type and to read than typing a long post on a board where you need an account and where you need to wait for others to answer your question...
At least he searched the price of the HD2 on ebay...
i bet you guyz are unfriendly , help him if not *********** ,......,
anyway its still under development and needs some time i can say its 40 % to its full
potential
tc
roycio said:
At least he searched the price of the HD2 on ebay...
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It also really surprised me to see the price of HD2 drop down so quickly. Maybe mostly because not so many people can get on well with HD2, which is the best phone I've ever bought.
Easy on the flaming guys. Im sure he understands now. For all u know, u might just drive someone away from xda with negative thoughts......where as this is one of the most helpful community.
Like yourself I'm a new HD2 owner. I can understand why you might think there's a lack of apps for our device, when devices like the iPhone have 160,000+ apps. However I've found four different GPS nav apps out there (Igo, CoPilot, TomTom and Garmin), an app to make a flashlight out of your camera LEDs, a registry editor, a voice-dialler, a metal detector, a decent file explorer, a media player etc etc etc. The question needs to be asked, how many media players / file explorers / gps apps do you need on your device? For me, one of each is more than enough. Many of the iPhone apps are just double-ups of the same functionality.
After getting my phone I spent the next week on XDA searching for apps, themes, tweaks and games, trying them out and working out what works and what doesnt.
My HD2 is now running and looking mint, and I've got more games than I know what to do with. As the others in this thread have already pointed out, you do need to take the time and use the search function.
As for support, you couldn't be more wrong - it was the emmense wealth of knowledge of XDA-developers that gave me the confidence to buy the HD2. It will take you time to find the info you're looking for in these forums, but the answers are there, and you'll end up with a superior phone to the iPhone if you're prepared to give it a chance.
Drop me an email on [email protected] if you'd like to know where to find the bits you're after.
Not only he did not serch .. but hes speling sux too. !
This is one of the funniest Android response threads that I've read lmao. At least the repsonses were good natured and not hateful like some other threads have been. And I hope the OP didn't get scared away, he should think of it as his initiation. And Im sure a lot of Senior users had at least one noobie moment in the beginning.
When I had my Shadow/Juno and started modding my first post was "where is the windows folder"
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................ And Im sure a lot of Senior users had at least one noobie moment in the beginning.
When I had my Shadow/Juno and started modding my first post was "where is the windows folder"
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i hate to correct you but if you refer to an old question, please provide the answer with it,
thanx
I am not sure if this should be here or general Android forum (so feel free to move) but since I am using an ATRIX figured I would start here
Anyway... for years I have used phoneAlarm http://www.pocketmax.net/phonealarm.html on WinMo devices, and now that I have switched to Android I am seriously missing this app and by missing I mean I am hating life, especially when my email alerts in the middle of the night and my wife gives me a hard time all day!
Anyway... the developer over there is working on an Android beta but it is pretty early stage. I have been playing around with a couple that I found and the best I have seen so far is PhoneWeaver... but I really don't like the way it works.
Any suggestions on alternatives?
there are lots of apps that can so what you are looking for. a free and simple one is profile valet.
a more complex and paid one is tasker.
hope these help, there are a few more I can't think of off the top of my head but should be easy to find . sorry i can't post links to them yet since I am a new poster
Rezznor said:
there are lots of apps that can so what you are looking for. a free and simple one is profile valet.
a more complex and paid one is tasker.
hope these help, there are a few more I can't think of off the top of my head but should be easy to find . sorry i can't post links to them yet since I am a new poster
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Profile valet did not seem to support a critical functionality for me... detecting when calender shows busy (i.e. in a meeting) turning to silent, and then turnign back on at the end.
Tasker is definitely interesting... I played with it a little bit and as powerful as it is was hoping for something a little "easier" that did not involve me creating everything. Reminds me of MortScript for WinMo... incredibly powerful but I am too lazy to write scripts!