I though i read somewhere in here that with the new JI6 update and new battery icon was included. mine still looks like the one from JFD? any one seen a difference?
Look wise it's the same, just fairly accurate now
z0phi3l said:
Look wise it's the same, just fairly accurate now
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ahh ok... well i still use Battery Indicator from the market at it actually shows percentage remaining...
The one thing I noticed and maybe it is what they meant. When the battery is finished charging there is a new 100% icon in the status bar instead of the pop up window.
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So I've had my Vibrant for about 24 hours now, and so far, I'm loving it. I've been keeping a close eye on the battery, trying to get a feel for the usage numbers and such, but I've noticed that the icon on the notification bar doesn't seem to match up very well with the percentage listed in Settings > About Phone > Status. My phone is currently at about 45%, but the icon shows mostly full. On my old MT3G, it would have been halfway down or more. While it's not a huge issue at all, is this normal? Anyone else noticed this on their phones?
I have seen it and same thing is happening to me.
By the way I am on my third vibrant. First one had wifi issue and it would not connect at all ..couldn't even find it.
Second one had the well known GPS issue so I still exchanges as now i see that most all people are having problems with it.
Yup, I'm sure they're aware of this and fixing. It's pretty silly.
this is actually an issue with android itself. ever from the beginning its been showing the wrong level. check any android phone by going into the settings>about phone>status. the indicator is far from where it shows.
The G1's battery indicator seemed to be spot on to me. I haven't seen any other phone's battery indicator though.
t1n0m3n said:
The G1's battery indicator seemed to be spot on to me. I haven't seen any other phone's battery indicator though.
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would like to throw in that the mt3g i used to have worked on the dot too
Yeah the MT3G didn't do this. It's not a huge issue, so if they fix it in an upcoming OTA that'll be cool. In the meantime, I went and got BatteryLife, pretty cool widget with lots of neat info. When CM6 is available, I'll be happy to have the number right on the bar again. Till then, this is a perfectly acceptable stopgap fix.
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this is actually an issue with android itself. ever from the beginning its been showing the wrong level. check any android phone by going into the settings>about phone>status. the indicator is far from where it shows.
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Absolutely not true. The Galaxy, in all if it's glory has only very minor issues for the most part. I expect a software release, UNLESS they are really close to releasing froyo which would make sense to hold off and do just one update.
I hope for the latter. Those of us who rooted should get the OTA update, but would lose root.
Froyo would be nice, the T-Mo rep I spoke to when I bought my phone said it would be out before the end of summer, but you know how they are. They also said HSPA+ would be out here in San Diego by then, and if they're right about both, I'll be one happy camper!
I do miss froyo on my n1. Oh well, won't be long now. Digging touch wiz the more I use it.
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I've seen this too. I use the Battery Indicator app in the market that places the exact percentage pull in the notification bar.
Yeah, I noticed this too. My battery indicator will show 50% but the system will show 35%? You'd think something like this would be caught before release. I hope this and a few other issues get fixed before 2.2!
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can someone please tell me what the little green circular thing next to the time on the status bar is, and what it does? I would have posted it on the Dev. thread but some guy bit my head off for asking a question there once.
Battery life
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Guess you don't use the search button. It's a battery icon replacement for more accuracy.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=756441
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Battery?
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I thought that was the obvious answer, but as I write, it shows 100% in the circle, but 91% in real life (in settings and Battery Minder). Thanks.
its cuase the stock battery icon doesnt show the real battery %.
If you search the Vibrant forum there are mods for this, with different kind of icons
Can someone recomend a good moniter for the battery. My battery seems to die really fast the past couple days and the stock battery screen doesn't seem to be very different than when I first got it.
I'm looking for something that showss me stats, not something that tries to conserve power automatically.
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EricSS619 said:
Can someone recomend a good moniter for the battery. My battery seems to die really fast the past couple days and the stock battery screen doesn't seem to be very different than when I first got it.
I'm looking for something that showss me stats, not something that tries to conserve power automatically.
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There's an app in the desire forum, circle battery mod for non-root users (it shows up on the left portion of your status bar) It works well if all you want is a true number reading.
If you want statistics for what's killing your battery, the Spare Parts app has the best output I've seen.
Battstatt is very nice. There's a free version, and a paid version.
A less convenient, definitely free method: Dial *#*#4636#*#*. This will bring up the Testing screen. From there you can go under Battery information and see a bunch of information about... the battery! Including percentage, time since boot, temperature, ...
Battery Indicator free is in the market and doesnt use any battery while running. Everything else I tried used a little battery up. I use the circular battery version that smoothtaste is talking about and its awesome. It is based off of battery indicator but cant be found on the market anymore. I have the APK but not sure if I can upload it even though its freeware. If its allowed I can get your a copy of it.
Edit: Here you go
You can download juice plotter and it graphs battery drainage over time.
I went from battery indicator pro to battery notif. Smaller size and same icon in notification bar but doesn't give much in the way of stats.
Plus I can see the battery level without unlocking the phone.
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I went from battery indicator pro to battery notif. Smaller size and same icon in notification bar but doesn't give much in the way of stats.
Plus I can see the battery level without unlocking the phone.
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I also use that, it doesn't seem to hurt my battery any. The free version is ok, but I opted for the paid version and haven't been disappointed.
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Is it possible to get the battery steps in 1% steps instead of 10%?
Would be nice.
Search is your friend. But since I hate people who just say that, I will add:
Circle battery widget does.
I also think someone is working on a mod to change the default display, not sure if they have finished/were successful.
I think DG said it was a hardware issue not software so booooo.
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Kueller said:
Search is your friend. But since I hate people who just say that, I will add:
Circle battery widget does.
I also think someone is working on a mod to change the default display, not sure if they have finished/were successful.
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Circle Battery Widget FTW. Works great
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Circle Battery Widget FTW. Works great
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also a happy circle battery widget user, couldn't stand it in just 10%
I am working on an app that uses same method as circle battery widget. It will place the battery % in the notification bar similar to battery minder esk apps. It will NOT replace the stock one. Tho it is possible sooner or later.
I hope to have a beta out later today.
Sounds great!
A small icon in the status bar is much better than a big widget on the homescreen!
here u go, try this http://www.mediafire.com/?bx7w8kuhlfc8v7a
shouldnt have to many bugs lol, let me know what u think.
The time left in the drop down is still all jacked. I have shutdown time:-9:-50AM, hours left:-27.81 5:18PM
*I had a super Beta Beta version installed previously and i clean install followed by a reboot cleared this oddity out
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here u go, try this http://www.mediafire.com/?bx7w8kuhlfc8v7a
shouldnt have to many bugs lol, let me know what u think.
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I just installed it and it's working great, but as a future update do you think you can remove the small icon above the battery % number and enlarge the actual number so it is easier to read? Basically, make the % number fill up the status bar vertically. Let me know!
Damn u pauly lol, vinay, yes that is planed. I just did this as it was the easiest
Method to go with. A better method is planed.
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I gave it some time. And rebooted. Seems to be doing much better now. Ill give it a day and report back.
*EDIT I ran my battery down to 2% and has a shutdown time 30 minutes earlier that the actual time. it was back to reporting -.29 hours. up to that point is was fairly accurate. it did adjust itself well the more i used it. Which is to be expected.
That is one reason am not too fond with "predictive life" it changes with stress. i can run it hard for an hour and show 2 hours left. then let it set for an hour and it shows 4 hours. so i pick it up and use it hard and it dies in an hour.
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here u go, try this http://www.mediafire.com/?bx7w8kuhlfc8v7a
shouldnt have to many bugs lol, let me know what u think.
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Do we have some screen shots of this in action? Thanks in advance, from the other thread too, hah
It works but it doesn't look nice and the entry in the notification bar isn't necessary in my eyes but maybe you can change that soon
Thanks!
any update on this app? is it possible to replace the stock battery icon?
Any idea what could be wrong, since my droid pro is showing only full percentage numbers on battery. I only see 10%, 20%, 30% and nothing in between like 21%,22%,23%. I installed many different battery apps and they all act the same.
I just got the phone second hand and runing 2.1
tnx
teva said:
Any idea what could be wrong, since my droid pro is showing only full percentage numbers on battery. I only see 10%, 20%, 30% and nothing in between like 21%,22%,23%. I installed many different battery apps and they all act the same.
I just got the phone second hand and runing 2.1
tnx
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It's normal...
dettofatto said:
It's normal...
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Since 3.8.7 it will show single percentages on third party apps.
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I have 3.8.7 and i tried three apps to show percentage in status bar, but they all show only full numbers. Do you have any app that works for you? I don't mind if it's not showing in status bar, just to check true batt life
Overall, luv the phone
tnx
teva said:
I have 3.8.7 and i tried three apps to show percentage in status bar, but they all show only full numbers. Do you have any app that works for you? I don't mind if it's not showing in status bar, just to check true batt life
Overall, luv the phone
tnx
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Minimalistic Text did it for me.
Can't vouch for any others.