Setting>display>animation
does switching from all animations to no animation save battery?
If so, is it a lot?
Turning off animations uses less CPU and therefore saves some battery. I've tried it in the past, but the difference was minimal, so not worth it IMO. However, if you're trying to squeeze out every last ounce of battery life, it's one of those things you can do.
thanks for the response!
Not much of a difference with the animations on or off. I just keep them on.
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does any one have a fix for the battery life problems with the 2.2 update? my incredible is having horrible battery life and i dont know how to fix it can someone help me? i am not rooted
I wouldn't say my Droid Incredible's battery life got any worse after the 2.2 update, but being on the stock battery and refusing to bump charge leaves me wanting more battery life in general.
I've had a TON of success using SetCPU for underclocking. I'm seeing a massive increase in battery life, and the performance is still quite good. I know you said you're not rooted, but Unrevoked's one-click root for the Incredible is completely worth it. It's dead simple, barely takes any time, and I didn't lose a thing. (SetCPU requires root)
For what it's worth, I find 691Mhz max to be a great speed for the Incredible. I've gotten huge battery savings using it, along with using the profile function to turn it down to 460 max when the screen is off.
Also, keeping an eye on your display brightness can help big-time. The setting that automatic brightness selects for the Incredible will make sure you keep saying "wow, this phone has a great screen!" but it won't do you any favors when it comes to battery life. Keeping around a few widgets (like Tasker tasks, if you have that installed) to help you lower the brightness quickly can really help, as long as you're willing to squint at your screen a little.
What is the best rom for the Epic that will improve battery life? I have an Evo. My wife has an Epic. Mine will go all day and end up at 45-50%. Hers will end up at 15-20%. I know that 2.2 will make some great changes to the battery life (God I hope so), but what choices do we have now?
Epic Experience with Phoenix kernel gives me a good 14-18 hours with medium usage.
Rims don't change anything really battery related. Kernels are what effect battery life.
Also, you don't need a specific kernel to get amazing battery life. Get these apps
Spare parts
Autostarts
Juicedefender ultimate
Spare parts will tell you what is killing the battery
Autostarts will disable the drm crap on startup
Juicedefender will disable the data and wifi when not needed.
I can get 24 hours on my epic without even trying to conserve battery.
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What is the best rom for the Epic that will improve battery life? I have an Evo. My wife has an Epic. Mine will go all day and end up at 45-50%. Hers will end up at 15-20%. I know that 2.2 will make some great changes to the battery life (God I hope so), but what choices do we have now?
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Shameless plug but I am getting 16 hours with heavy use
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=829650
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Shameless plug but I am getting 16 hours with heavy use
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=829650
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how is the speed and performance of the epic experience and pheonix combo? im a speed freak when it comes to my phone but im as in desperate need of good battery life. any suggestions and feedback would be appreciated.
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how is the speed and performance of the epic experience and pheonix combo? im a speed freak when it comes to my phone but im as in desperate need of good battery life. any suggestions and feedback would be appreciated.
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Speed freak and in desperate need of good battery life are polar opposites of each other. Nothing the phone does at this point needs the processor to be clocked any higher than stock and doing so is detrimental to battery life. The phone is plenty speedy using that combo. You might get the occasional hiccup in a menu for a half a second, but it is worth it for the amazing battery life, and it isn't a big deal at all.
yeah i realize they are complete opposite. im just trying to find a good balance between battery life and power. i may just have to sacrifice a little power for battery life then. i will try this combo maybe tomorrow, seeing as though i have homecoming tonight lol.
i get 60 hours + with moderate usuage. andromeda rom which includes andromeda kernal. You do not need spare parts or any task killers. 24 hours is weak battery llife. phone calls is the most extensive battery drain. if i do not make a call i can browse all day and still have 40% left.
This is how you get amazing battery performance.
I have some very VERY helpful hints of great battery life for the Epic 4g. (as i am on hour 26 to 28 and have 20% left with about 1 to 1.5 hours of screen on use.)
First off, use black, or almost black background. Our screens are superAMOLED. This means that if the screen is showing black... those particular black pixels... are simply not on. If you have the home screen black, and have no icons on it, then the status bar is all that is using power... maybe 6 or 8 percent.
Next, Lose the brightness. A few helpful hints on this. 1) uncheck the autobrightness in the display settings 2) turn the brightness down in the display settings 3) If you slide your finger from right to left across the status bar at the top, the screen will dim, if you slide your finger from left to right, it will brighten(this causes accidental brightness 4) cover this light sensor on the right side at the top (I believe) because the phone seems to have a problem always autobrighting even with the uncheck in the settings. This is done best with electrical tape, or perhaps finger nail polish. These things should ensure to always be at minimum brightness
Next, Install Frankenstein Froyo Rom(lightest rom=less cpu usage/blackest rom=less screen battery usage), And Genocide Kernel(undervolted)
Next, install task killer(keeps the rom at optimum efficiency meaning less cpu usage assuming you are killing the apps 3 or 4 times a day) install set cpu(This allows you to limit the cpu clock speed(400mhz is optimal usable and battery settings)
Things to remember, ALWAYS TURN THE SCREEN OFF.
If you pick it up every thirty seconds to see if you have a text, then just sit it down... whats happening now.. The screen is staying on for another 15 seconds probably. DUH!!! bye bye battery!!
TURN OFF THE SCREEN BEFORE YOU SIT THE PHONE DOWN!!!
Turn off gps when not in use.
Turn off wifi when not in use.
Turn off 4g when not in use
Dont use it as an mp3 player.
Dont talk on speaker phone.
Those last few were pretty obvious.. but some people need to be told.
I Hope this helps anyone looking to conserve battery. Follow these steps and i promise 24 hours plus ever time and often as much as 48 hours.
Enjoy
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By the way, When you set yourself up with this rom, you are making your phone TWICE as fast... LITERALLY. Hard to believe that a ROM could be twice as fast.
With stock android2.1 this phone gets 800 to 900 in quadrant(benchmark tool/tell how fast your phone REALLY is) Stock android 2.2 quadrant score is a little better scoring as high as 1000.
With this setup, i have gotten as high as 1950 in quadrant. No joke. This is reflected as you cant even tell the phone is clocked down to 400mhz without heavy apps and REALLY paying attention.
Hi. Im using an HTC One M8 Internation Version clocked at 2.5ghz
This thread is to know if current users of the M8 toggles the power saver ON by default or OFF and do not use it at all.
This thread aims to discuss what are the difference between the two especially the options within the power saver (conserve cpu usage, lower brightness, vibration feedback, and sleep mode)
But as for some using Greenify + Amplify, this power saver might not be needed anymore. What I am concerned now is the "conserve cpu usage" function of the power saver. Does it greatly affect the battery life when the screen is ON? Using max power all the time does affect our SOT?
Thanks for responses in advance. Good day!
Well first thing first... I know if you are running a custom kernel the power saving cpu conserve didn't do anything for me... The kernel runs at its own max speed and everything.
I haven't checked how it affected the stock kernel
I did some tests when I first got it.
The saver limits your CPU at 1.2 GHz. This is the biggest save except the brightness but it doesn't translate into too much battery use. At most you go from let's say 10% per hour of screen time to around 13%.
If you really need the battery I say stick with the extreme version.
Used the power saver at the beginning. The phones battery life wasnt that much better, on the other hand the performance didnt get worse either. I dont believe that it really helps that much, ...
if you don't really like your battery life, you cand consider changing your rom.. some of them have huge improvement in battery life
When I was on stock when I bought the phone used, I tried power saver and it did help battery life a bit but I never measured it. Performance drop was barely noticeable either though. I ended up just using it at night in case it helped deep sleep. Now I'm using VoIP for phone and text so there really is no deep sleep anymore on my phone with that stuff running and data always on, however I still get through a day no matter what rom or settings.
Who the "battery nerd" is? It is a person, who does not care about using a phone, having fun. All he cares is battery life. What should I do to increase my battery life? Why my battery life is so bad? Why people achieve better results than me? Am I battery nerd?
I was.
We will get to that later. Smartphones nowadays are very powerful devices, have very beautiful screens and too many features to count. They are portable, they need energy to run. They need also to be handy and fit to a pocket. How to make them last forever? Tweak your phone. Turn off all features of a smartphone, debloat, install custom rom, remove wakelocks, wakeups, everything. Basically, do not use your phone at all. I went through all of this. Why? To get the best SOT? No, I still can't explain it. I lost my mind and wasn't happy with my phone. People were like - hey, you have Note 4, it's amazing, are you having fun? Do you know, what was I using it for? For the same things that my friends were. Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat, Youtube, Web browser, Camera and so on. I did not feel better with the N4. Very fast processor, a lot of ram, beautiful screen quality. And that's nothing. Because I used a battery profile settings in my kernel app, task killer to kill all apps in the background and almost black and white screen to get the best battery life. Not to mention that I asked about a hundred guys here asking for help. What my setup looked like? Clean, heavily debloated rom, custom kernel with battery profile, low saturated screen, xposed, greenify, amplify, power nap, appops, intelli3g. Turned off all the features that smartphone has. Black wallpaper, black theme, almost the darkest brightness level possible.
Suddenly one day I woke up at the morning with a feeling that I need to change it. Formatted, wiped and installed a clean, stock rom. Stock I mean Alexandr in my case (N910F). And I did nothing to improve my battery. Then I started to be happy. Be happy to use the smartphone and all of its features. If I need to charge it, I carry a powerbank or a charger.
What about you, are you battery nerd?
I was one for a very small time, but i realised that what i did to get better battery life didn't change anything. Example is greenify, i greenify'd almost everything but it did nothing to get better SOT or better overall battery life.
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i used to be......now i just don't care....i charge my phone as many times as i need.
I thought that the expanded desktop on this phone looks sick so I want to use it but I fear that it will drain more battery so I wanted to take other's opinion.
Will use it drain more battery than usual?
If so then how drastically will it change?
Thanks in advanced:good:
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