well like the title says its a prob that i have and i do not know how to solve it. the prob is that when i try to change the backlight to a percent i want it to (example from 100% to 20%, in order to save battery) it doesn't show the bar to change it....it just shows the automatic check box (which im using as a default) and the external battery bar which works but not the one before it the battery backlight percentage. maybe someone has the same problem and could find the solution cause it a bothersome to have my phone not use the custom backlight that i want it on not the automatic one which could drain my battery. here is a picture of what i mean.......
To manually adjust the backlight, uncheck the option "Automatically adjust backlight".
my problem is that i can't see the bar that i can use to select the % of the back light i wanna use. Yea when i uncheck the automatic the screen goes to like maybe 20% blacklight which is too dark to see, i wanna change the % to a little higher so i can see but thats the thing i cannot see the bar in order to change the % of my backlight
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my problem is that i can't see the bar that i can use to select the % of the back light i wanna use. Yea when i uncheck the automatic the screen goes to like maybe 20% blacklight which is too dark to see, i wanna change the % to a little higher so i can see but thats the thing i cannot see the bar in order to change the % of my backlight
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reboot you're phone... is this a stock rom or custom rom? if it's a custom rom, the chef mixed in the incompatible HTC Services (htc util), also could be shared resources.
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well like the title says its a prob that i have and i do not know how to solve it. the prob is that when i try to change the backlight to a percent i want it to (example from 100% to 20%, in order to save battery) it doesn't show the bar to change it....it just shows the automatic check box (which im using as a default) and the external battery bar which works but not the one before it the battery backlight percentage. maybe someone has the same problem and could find the solution cause it a bothersome to have my phone not use the custom backlight that i want it on not the automatic one which could drain my battery. here is a picture of what i mean.......
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This happened to me when I tried installing SPB TV and unistalled it. I had to do a factory reset to get it back. I read somewhere on here that there is a reg-edit to fix it but I don't feel comfortable messing with my registry. So I just did a factory reset and it fixed it
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well like the title says its a prob that i have and i do not know how to solve it. the prob is that when i try to change the backlight to a percent i want it to (example from 100% to 20%, in order to save battery) it doesn't show the bar to change it....it just shows the automatic check box (which im using as a default) and the external battery bar which works but not the one before it the battery backlight percentage. maybe someone has the same problem and could find the solution cause it a bothersome to have my phone not use the custom backlight that i want it on not the automatic one which could drain my battery. here is a picture of what i mean.......
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HKCU\ControlPanel\BackLight\Brightness Change to 3
For those who do not want to mess with the Registry, I've added the Registry Settings into an easy to install CAB file. Just install to main memory and your Brightness sliders will be returned.
This sets your brightness to FULL (10) on both battery and AC power, so be sure to go in and adjust accordingly for your preferences.
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I hate it!
I know how long the device runs for and how long i have once i get to 20% so why does the damn thing insist on keeping giving notifications and to cap it all off, disabling the SD card (or shutting down if i'm running TomTom5)
Is it possible to change this to a sensible limit, say 10% charge before any action is taken??
I hate it too... It has to be somewhere in the registry... Not that difficult
I too would LOVE to see somebody find a hack to disable this
I'd have mine wait til 5% before shutting me down, its so irritating!
Me too....
My 9000 works almost great even with 1% of battery now with WM 5.0. Of course I loose access to the SD card but still the phone works like a charm until 1%. So it is really irritating to have those notifications...
hm..
AFAIK you cannot change the level on which the warning is generated, but at least you can disable the annoying pop-up.
To do so open a registry editor and go to: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\Notifications\{A877D663-239C-47a7-9304-0D347F580408}\
Create a new String value with the name "Default" and the value to "Low Batt Warning".
Then go into your notification settings, choose "Low Batt Warning" and disable the notification. You can leave LED flashing on or let your device vibrate to drain the battery a bit faster
Hope this helps.
Cheers
Tweaks will do it for you
When the battery of my TyTN gets at 20%, I start getting system notifications warning me about a low level battery and others telling me to charge the battery like the manual says so.
The issue is that at 20% the TyTN still has a lot of life time, and meanwhile until the battery gets completely drained, I get MANY of these notifications that keep disturbing, it really isn't handy.
Does anyone know any solution for this? Maybe some way to start this notification only at 10% and maybe making them fewer.
It's only needed one or two notifications to remember us we are getting low on battery power, no need to keep reminding it all the time...
Thank you.
It's anoying me aswell...
I hope they fix this in the new ROM.
On the same general topic, anyone else find the battery status to be inaccurate?
I've re-enabled the small, four-bar battery indicator at the bottom of the home screen with a hack from MoDaCo.
Thing is, it's full most of the time - then wack! it goes to one-bar red and I start getting notifications. It doesn't seem very dependable. Anyone else get this?
Marques said:
It's only needed one or two notifications to remember us we are getting low on battery power, no need to keep reminding it all the time...
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same problem with me. looks like there is some serious bug with low level battery notification. in my case, i have Magic Button installed and i'm using its feature, which shows thin battery bar at top 2 pixels of screen (something like Batti). each time when i wake up my Vario II, this indicator always shows 100% battery for 2-3 seconds, after which it refreshes back to current state.
so this thing brings the idea, that these multiple notifications are caused because device 'thinks' that battery is full after each wake up, but after few seconds it turns out that it isn't, so system is generating notification - again and again after each wake up.
I've been having similar issues except in my case the battery is actually full.
The device powers up after being in 'sleep' mode (or sometimes during normal usage) and generates low battery notifications, even though the battery has been on charge all night and is actually full or at nearly full charge.
A soft re-set doesn't seem to help but physically switching the device off and on again seems to fix the problem (the battery showing 100% afterwards) but theres a definate bug with the power monitoring software
I really want to know how to modify registry of Hermes to avoid low battery notification too
Just a thought, on other devices such as the universal and breeze etc... (i see ive mentioned smartphones aswell as ppc) ... is the battery indicator shown in 10% blocks like the hermes or are they in steps of 1%?????
Anyone know of a reg hack or possibility that this will be changeable to 1% steps???????? (ROM change or the like?)
Ah yes, pretty irritating, guess we'll have to wait for the rom updates?
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Anyone know of a reg hack or possibility that this will be changeable to 1% steps???????? (ROM change or the like?)
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There is still no way to change the battery monitor to 1% steps.
From what I've checked, there is still no fix for this massive flood of low battery notifications. If anyone have any other idea... please share it.
My WM6 ROM show low battery warning at 40% - really annoying. I really just want to get of these notifications altogether!!
One possible cause of the battery showing that it is full only to have it drop 50-80% after a few minutes is that you are using a trickle-charger such as the USB cable to charge it.
When charging with one of these devices, when the battery says it's fully charged it usually isn't. You will want to take it off of the charger for a minute or two after it says it is full and then put the charger back on if you want to get a consistent full charge with a trickle charger.
Any news about the annoying low battery notifications?
I hate it and I would like to kill it forever...
Thanks
SaRo
In s-k software's sktools there an option to allow it to show the low battery notification in the sounds and notifications. I find this very useful as i disable the message on the screen which gets in the way when it pops up to tell you battery is low. You can even change the sound or just disable the notification completely! Theres got to be a reg setting for it so people can use this little hack without buying the program.
Anybody have any tips on getting the most out of your battery. I'm currently rumming WM6 business edition and just want to know how I can get more out of my battery. I have read to turn off wi-fi and gprs when not using it.. is there anything else that can be done. I have all the battery patches but i dont feel as if they are working..any help would be greatly appreciated
turn IR beam off too...
is that set on by default?
Turn off your phone overnight. You can get an app to do this by schedule (I cannot remember the name, sorry).
PaulMdx said:
Turn off your phone overnight. You can get an app to do this by schedule (I cannot remember the name, sorry).
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Do you mean turn my phone off when i recharge? I ususal recharge during the night
i pretty much never run out of battery and i am running windows mobile 6, all i do is just make sure the screen is off (the button on the top right) and it really helps the battery out
jawnsixteen said:
i pretty much never run out of battery and i am running windows mobile 6, all i do is just make sure the screen is off (the button on the top right) and it really helps the battery out
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Do you do this during the night or throughout the day. Thus having the phone set to turn off after 5 mins of inactivity
by the way, how the heck can i disable "gprs always on" thing? i don't need gprs often, so it just hangs out there without a real purpose, and probably draining my battery a bit...
banannq said:
by the way, how the heck can i disable "gprs always on" thing? i don't need gprs often, so it just hangs out there without a real purpose, and probably draining my battery a bit...
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You can use NoData. Works well for me. Needs registration to the website:
http://www.modaco.com/index.php?showtopic=246171&st=0
that just lets you turn it on and off. is there any app that turns on only when needed ie you try to access the internet or get a mms messaging
k2e15 said:
that just lets you turn it on and off. is there any app that turns on only when needed ie you try to access the internet or get a mms messaging
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WM6 should do this after a standard install...by default! Make sure you have GPRS AlwaysOn turned off (Using a Registry Editor search for "Always" and find your matching Internet Connection. Set the value of the AlwaysOn DWORD to 0, not 1.)
Let me know if you need any other help.
i press the button on the top right whenever its not in use. And of course at night.
i set the display to the 2nd bar from the left. it saves way more battery then having the bar in the middle. i turned off the beam. i set power off to 2mins and backlight out @ 30secs. i push the power button (top right) during any phone call to turn the display off. my battery can last me all day and i talk/txt alot.
Buy an extended battery?
aNiMeMaN14 said:
Buy an extended battery?
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lol I have done that!! but I know that there has to be away to save battery.. THx guys I'm going to try these suggestions!
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Do you mean turn my phone off when i recharge? I ususal recharge during the night
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I meant turn it off if you leave it overnight without charging it. My point is moot if you charge it overnight anyway.
I charge mine at work mostly, so I don't charge it overnight. Generally I do so every couple of days.
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WM6 should do this after a standard install...by default! Make sure you have GPRS AlwaysOn turned off (Using a Registry Editor search for "Always" and find your matching Internet Connection. Set the value of the AlwaysOn DWORD to 0, not 1.)
Let me know if you need any other help.
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Found it..but there is not a way to actually turn off gprs if I use it for direct push correct?
ok..not to start something but if uve gone as far to buy a ext battery and ur still not happy w/ batt life sell ur device and buy a nokia they are great on battery.. u cant expect to get good battery life out of this thing..i mean look what it does...
What kind of battery life are you seeing with the WM6 BE rom? I installed it a week ago and so far I've been AMAZED as the battery life. With my reg-tweaked Cingular 2.25 stock rom I'd end the day between 45-55%. Now It's 75-80% solid.
Also, it seems that Wifi uses less power in this rom too...
As of right now I'm not using my extended battery because i wanted to go back to the original battery that came with the phone for a short time since the other battery is bulkier, I only like to use it during the weekends when I'm not close to a power source. I've used all the tips in this thread and they have all worked as my battery has been going strong. thx
Hi,
Just coming to Android from Windows Mobile....
With Windows Mobile you can have the screen blank after so many minutes when on battery OR so many minutes (or never) when on mains power.
Any way of doing this with the Nexus One?
Thanks.
You could install Power Manager and it'll let you control all sorts of things based on time, battery level, whether it's plugged in, etc.
It used to be a lifesaver on the G1 with its battery problems. Haven't tried it on the N1 though.
Also from WM. It would be nice to have some way of managing the sleep timeout...looks like mine turns off after a few minutes of inactivity?
galaxys said:
Also from WM. It would be nice to have some way of managing the sleep timeout...looks like mine turns off after a few minutes of inactivity?
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Go to Menu>>settings>>sound and display>>screen timeout. you can set it to several preset values. Power Manager from the market will do this but allow for it to be different depending on whether it is plugged in or not.
finisterre said:
Hi,
Just coming to Android from Windows Mobile....
With Windows Mobile you can have the screen blank after so many minutes when on battery OR so many minutes (or never) when on mains power.
Any way of doing this with the Nexus One?
Thanks.
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I would also recommend buying setcpu from the android market I believe its still a buck. Then go into profiles, click profiles on, enable sleep/standby and set sleep/standby max to 245. Will save you a ton of battery usage!
QMAN101 said:
Go to Menu>>settings>>sound and display>>screen timeout. you can set it to several preset values. Power Manager from the market will do this but allow for it to be different depending on whether it is plugged in or not.
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Excellent, 10 or 20 min's should do the trick for now!
Try out Screebl. It's in the Market. It keeps the screen on as long as you're holding it in a position like it's being used. If you turn it upside down on the table (for example), it knows you're obviously not using it, and the timeout is set to 30 seconds or something like that. Everything is totally customizable, including thresholds for what angles trigger it... there's an option to timeout even when upright if it sits perfectly still for a while... it's an awesome battery saver, and eliminates the annoyance of unwanted screen timeouts while reading or something. I love it. Also, SetCPU's profiles are a great way to go if you're rooted. Power Manager was the first paid app I ever bought, and it was worth it--it really does extend the G1's crappy battery life, so it has to help here, too.
Locale will let you change settings based on the status of your phone.
Presuming it works with the Nexus One (I'm still on a G1), it will let you change the birghtness/screen timeout when it is plugged in/unplugged. It's also generally a useful app for changing settings based on location/time of day.
jonc said:
Locale will let you change settings based on the status of your phone.
Presuming it works with the Nexus One (I'm still on a G1), it will let you change the birghtness/screen timeout when it is plugged in/unplugged. It's also generally a useful app for changing settings based on location/time of day.
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Locale works with the N1 =)
I tried Locale...
Specified if on mains then screen timeout is never. This works while it's plugged in, but when I unplug the mains the screen still stays on permanently rather than reverting to 1 minute timeout.
Any ideas?
Hi all,
One of the things that annoys me about the S200 is that the battery indicator, when charging, doesn't show the actual charge level (but instead, cycles through 20/40/60/80/100)
So, if I want to check the charge level of the phone, I have to disconnect, and then (if it is not charged enough), reconnect.
Is there any tweak that would get it to display actual charge? (All my previous WinMo phones - even going back 8 years - behaved this way)
Thanks
/Sifaan
Batti
Check out this App. I use it and i love it. It shows a battery line and can show percentual state of battery.
http://pda.jasnapaka.com/batti/releases/2.2.php
UUK3 said:
Check out this App. I use it and i love it. It shows a battery line and can show percentual state of battery.
http://pda.jasnapaka.com/batti/releases/2.2.php
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Hi!
I'm trying this on Arto's 2.8 (Manila) ROM and it doesn't appear to do anything at all... are you using a Manila or non-Manila ROM?
Also, it isn't clear from the description if it will display battery level accurately while charging.. can u confirm it's behaviour?
BTW Arto's ROM already includes a mod to show battery to 1% accuracy (but while charging it only shows a charging icon - and battery settings cycles 20/40/60/80/100).
I think the issue is not in the displaying app, but some means to change how the phone reports the battery level to software (perhaps a reg mod or driver mod)
/Sifaan
forgett this app
my mistake. batti only shows % steps. this means that the line is cutted in parts (like blocks). sorry no numerical display