So in order to try and solve my battery probs I installed CurrentWidget, its working in that it is recording and creating a log file but I have some questions.
1. In the screen shot on the app page it shows a widget on the home screen, mine is just the app launcher and not a widget displaying battery current, how do I show the present current on screen without having to view the log.
2. How do I start a new log.
3. Assuming the above works, how do I view old logs.
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1.Press on homescreen and select add widget and then currentwidget
2. Just delete or rename older logs. I usually keep a log for a day, then delete it sdcard/currentwidget.log
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A bit off-topic, but I found a really good article on battery charging last night. Hope it helps some people.
Very interesting read preacher65, thank you
lefty83 said:
1.Press on homescreen and select add widget and then currentwidget
2. Just delete or rename older logs. I usually keep a log for a day, then delete it sdcard/currentwidget.log
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Thanks for your help and have now added this as a widget, however being a complete nube to Android OS how do I view / access data on my SD card, do I have to connect to a PC / mac?
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how do I view / access data on my SD card, do I have to connect to a PC / mac?
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Search the market for a file manager app, my favorite is ES File Explorer. I think it has a built-in text file viewer.
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As an update in another article someone mentioned in another post regarding monitoring battery life a Currentwidget that after applying an update his battery life improved dramatically, so in for a penny in for a pound I updated my OS and low and behold today has been a lot better.
I plugged my phone in last night and reached 03:35am my charge current dropped to 0mA meaning the battery had reached full charge, even though it said 100% since 02:35.
Unplugged it at 09:38 and have been using the phone on and off all day camera, switching WiFi on and Off to web browse/email etc, have also been using Mobile Data.
its now 19:26 and the phone is at 78% so that's a heck of a lot better.
I have Wifi off and only switch it on when required, I have also switched off mobile internet and may consider switching it back on as its a pain having to switch it on whenever I want email, weather, freinds Stream update et al.
Anyone now a guide showing what the recommended settings for a HTC android phone are?
Preacher65 - That's a very informative article and makes sense but I would love to know why before I updated the phone why my battery was so Cr**..
If you've applied the OTA update, or flashed a ROM based on it, there are said to be improvements to battery life in the new version. I'm getting nearly as good battery life out of my phone now, with a 1.72 based ROM but the stock kernel, as I was using an under-volted kernel on a 1.32 based ROM. Hopefully there will be a 1.72 compatible UV kernel out soon, and I'll get even more.
I think everyone on the new version is reporting better battery life. With luck it'll get even better when HTC give us their version of Gingerbread.
I've also been using Juice Defender to control wifi, 3G, etc. and it's worked well for me.
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Why is it hard to switch mobile internet on/off? You can add a widget to your home screen that does that.
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My "com.motorola.providers.contacts" usage is always pretty damn high, with 15-20+ minutes of CPU time.
It always shows up high on the battery usage list.
A thread in the Motorola support forums for the Droid X states that "BlurPhotoDownloadService" eats away at battery life as well. I couldn't seem to find this process on the Atrix, so I'm assuming it's packaged into "com.motorola.providers.contacts".
Anyway, what does this process do?
Furthermore, how can I slow/stop it safely to save my precious battery?
Thanks!
Nobody else having this issue?
i think that process syncs your contacts from gmail or hotmail. you can disable it with titanium backup if you are rooted
Is it safe to freeze this process?
there are three our four apps associated with your phones contacts I think you can freeze 2 of them without losing your contacts. check the thread on what you can freeze or you can try it yourself. freezing these apps won't bricked your phone.
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there are three our four apps associated with your phones contacts I think you can freeze 2 of them without losing your contacts. check the thread on what you can freeze or you can try it yourself. freezing these apps won't bricked your phone.
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Yup I figured that part out.
I checked the thread but couldn't find anything about com.motorola.providers.contacts. I'm not sure what to freeze to disable syncing.
Today, my phone died 30% in an hour because apparently Twitter had been syncing/using CPU time for 1.5hrs. I havn't opened the app in days either :/
there are other apps that sync and use up your battery. i disabled all email and social media sync and a few others.
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there are other apps that sync and use up your battery. i disabled all email and social media sync and a few others.
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Hmm alright, I'll freeze some of those mentioned on the list and report back.
Thanks!
Hi guys,
Firstly I am no expert, however I would like share my experiences and knowledge of battery saving tips. This is probably best suited to novices like myself and some tips maybe obvious to some, but hey if they are, try the next one!
Press the thanks button if this is useful.
Tip 1 :
Turn off wifi, GPS, Bluetooth - when not using it.
Tip 2 :
If you know that you're going to be in a bad reception area (has 0 bar) for awhile, turn ON airplane mode. If you let the radio keep on searching for a signal, then it's going to drain the battery. For example, I would do this when travelling on the tube in london.
Tip 3 :
Turn off google's location service, unless you need latitude. - Settings - Location Services - Turn off all 4 boxes.
Tip 4 :
Dim screen brightness, I like to use a widget called brightness level, mainly keep brightness on 25%. Screen brightness is a big culprit for battery drain.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...XJ2ZWZpc2gud2lkZ2V0cy5icmlnaHRuZXNzbGV2ZWwiXQ..
Tip 5 :
Disable apps you dont use, e.g. email and exchange servces. You can disable apps, by going into manage apps within settings. If rooted you can freeze apps, by using titanium backup.
Tip 6 :
Turn off backround data sync within apps. Apps such as Google currents, pulse etc, regulary download data in background, turn this off and manually download when you actually use the app.
Tip 7 :
If your a facebook user, uninstall the official facebook app as this is a big battery drainer, I prefer to use :
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5rcm0uZmJtIl0.
Tip 8 :
Use a black or dark wallpaper and theme apps/widgets dark where possible. Thanks to b-eock here are some dark wallpapers : LINK
Theres probably some more tips I've forgotten to add, but these are the main ones I follow.
Handy checklist, thanks.
At the risk of stating the obvious, there is another even more radical power saving measure possible:
If you are in a situation where you really only need to use the phone as a simple phone, then TURN OFF BOTH MOBILE DATA AND WI-FI COMPLETELY!
I know, people will say "but what's the point of having a smartphone", but as an example, at work my only use of the phone is to be contacted in emergency. It's so easy to toggle data, I often just switch it off.
You will find that with the latest firmware and data off, the battery life is truly amazing.
Agree mobile data does eat a lot of battery to and if your phone is just sitting there idle or you are in desperate need then turning it off could be an option.
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It's a small point, but on AMOLED screens, it takes less power to produce black than anything else. If you're desperate to squeeze every ounce of battery out of your device, theme your apps darker, if you can.
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thanks. have updated original post.
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Great Post
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Cheers. Nice to be helpful for a change.
Tip 1 :
Turn off wifi, GPS, Bluetooth - when not using it.
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I always leave those toggled on.
Tip 2 :
When connected to wifi, turn off mobile data
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I always leave it toggled on.
Tip 3 :
Turn off google's location service, unless you need latitude. - Settings - Location Services - Turn off all 4 boxes.
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All check boxes checked and I also turned on Location History in Latitude.
Tip 4 :
Dim screen brightness, I like to use a widget called brightness level, mainly keep brightness on 25%. Screen brightness is a big culprit for battery drain.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...XJ2ZWZpc2gud2lkZ2V0cy5icmlnaHRuZXNzbGV2ZWwiXQ..
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Brightness always set to Auto. I never dim it.
Tip 5 :
Disable apps you dont use, e.g. email and exchange servces. You can disable apps, by going into manage apps within settings. If rooted you can freeze apps, by using titanium backup.
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I don't disable or freeze any apps.
Tip 6 :
Turn off backround data sync within apps. Apps such as Google currents, pulse etc, regulary download data in background, turn this off and manually download when you actually use the app.
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Everything is set to sync and working in the background. nothing is done manually on my phone. gReader is set to sync every hour pulling images and snippets. BeWeather is set to sync every 6 hours. Built in lockscreen weather is set to sync every 3 hours. I have some other stuff with push notifications too.
Tip 7 :
If your a facebook user, uninstall the official facebook app as this is a big battery drainer, I prefer to use :
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5rcm0uZmJtIl0.
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I use the official facebook app.
Tip 8 :
Use a black or dark wallpaper and theme apps/widgets dark where possible.
Theres probably some more tips I've forgotten to add, but these are the main ones I follow.
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Lockscreen is lightish blue, and homescreen is live wallpaper.
So it seems, I go against all this tip LMAO. Battery still last a whole day for me.
I hate turning things off and putting phone in airplane mode and all these tips to save battery. The S3 has a capable enough battery. Just use your smartphone to the fullest.
I'm pleased for you, if one day you wanted to get even more battery life, at least you know what to do! How much on screen time do you get? Screenshots?
Using juice defender is easier and a more consequent method of achieving better battery life.
I used to do everything manually but it felt stupid because I kept repeating myself. Leaving the house: turn off this and that. Arrive at work turn on something else again.
Why have a computer and perform the tedious and repetisios task ourselves?
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I'm pleased for you, if one day you wanted to get even more battery life, at least you know what to do! How much on screen time do you get? Screenshots?
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Not saying I get the most optimum battery life, but it gets me through a day. I get around 2 hour screen time and 19+ hours. I just like to keep every on for convenience.
I will post a screen shot when I deplete my battery.
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whatever works for you and your happy with is the main thing. personally I'm not happy unless I get minimum 3.5 hours screen on time.
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Using juice defender is easier and a more consequent method of achieving better battery life.
I used to do everything manually but it felt stupid because I kept repeating myself. Leaving the house: turn off this and that. Arrive at work turn on something else again.
Why have a computer and perform the tedious and repetisios task ourselves?
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Again whatever works for you. Personally I prefer the manual approach. Think I found juice defender made things worse for me.
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Good idea. Just a couple of points.
GPS uses no battery unless an application specifically is using GPS to locate you. In other words, it only uses power if its flashing away in the status bar.
No need to turn mobile data off when on wifi. The connection is not using power unless an MMS wants to come in.
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thanks for the useful tips. Although my battery lasts most of the day also and it seems sometimes more frivilous to be turning apps on and off rather than to keep them all on and have your phone last a little shorter....
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thanks for the useful tips. Although my battery lasts most of the day also and it seems sometimes more frivilous to be turning apps on and off rather than to keep them all on and have your phone last a little shorter....
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I'm only suggesting to disable apps you don't use such as email and exchange. As I only use gmail. The other point I made is to turn off background data. Classic example is Google currents. I just sync when I go into the app and have background data off which is a setting within currents.
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Good idea. Just a couple of points.
GPS uses no battery unless an application specifically is using GPS to locate you. In other words, it only uses power if its flashing away in the status bar.
No need to turn mobile data off when on wifi. The connection is not using power unless an MMS wants to come in.
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:good: Good to know.
When i reading long white pages with black text i often use negative colour widget. Saved battery and better for my eyes.
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patospatos said:
When i reading long white pages with black text i often use negative colour widget. Saved battery and better for my eyes.
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Tis a good tip. Actually, rooted users with the latest Siyah kernel can tap home 4 times and do this too.
ekjl said:
Not saying I get the most optimum battery life, but it gets me through a day. I get around 2 hour screen time and 19+ hours. I just like to keep every on for convenience.
I will post a screen shot when I deplete my battery.
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That's not good life at all. You just let it set there... 2 hours of screen time for a 19+ hour day... I can get over about 60 Hours with 5+ hours of screen time easily
daz_2000 said:
Hi guys,
Firstly I am no expert, however I would like share my experiences and knowledge of battery saving tips. This is probably best suited to novices like myself and some tips maybe obvious to some, but hey if they are, try the next one!
Press the thanks button if this is useful.
Tip 1 :
Turn off wifi, GPS, Bluetooth - when not using it.
Tip 2 :
When connected to wifi, turn off mobile data
Tip 3 :
Turn off google's location service, unless you need latitude. - Settings - Location Services - Turn off all 4 boxes.
Tip 4 :
Dim screen brightness, I like to use a widget called brightness level, mainly keep brightness on 25%. Screen brightness is a big culprit for battery drain.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...XJ2ZWZpc2gud2lkZ2V0cy5icmlnaHRuZXNzbGV2ZWwiXQ..
Tip 5 :
Disable apps you dont use, e.g. email and exchange servces. You can disable apps, by going into manage apps within settings. If rooted you can freeze apps, by using titanium backup.
Tip 6 :
Turn off backround data sync within apps. Apps such as Google currents, pulse etc, regulary download data in background, turn this off and manually download when you actually use the app.
Tip 7 :
If your a facebook user, uninstall the official facebook app as this is a big battery drainer, I prefer to use :
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5rcm0uZmJtIl0.
Tip 8 :
Use a black or dark wallpaper and theme apps/widgets dark where possible.
Theres probably some more tips I've forgotten to add, but these are the main ones I follow.
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Tip 9: buy a Nokia dumb phone as using the above you just will be able to the same thing with it.
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hi ,
I own a nexus 7 32 gig wifi only tab
it runs on stock JB 4.2.2
it was functioning perfectly until last week
suddenly the amount of battery drain was too high
with 8 hours the whole battery drained from 100 to 0%
in the battery stats "screen" was the highest battery consumer
i did a factory reset but still the problem persists
Now according to the battery stats,
google play magazine service is the highest batery drainer.. 89.2 %
i couldnt disable the service
I dont have any idea about how to proceed now with the issue... please help
Try uninstalling the updates to that app it should help
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emuman65 said:
Try uninstalling the updates to that app it should help
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i tried to locate the app in the app list but couldt find it
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i tried to locate the app in the app list but couldt find it
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try searching in the "All" tab rather than "Downloaded", this is because I think it comes preinstalled as a system app, rather than a separate download.
very weird that it is now using that much battery, are you trying to sync something constantly? Instead of uninstalling updates, try just clearing app data and cache if you don't use it.
in typical use, the screen is supposed to use the most battery, turn it to manual and set it to a lower value to use a little less.
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try searching in the "All" tab rather than "Downloaded", this is because I think it comes preinstalled as a system app, rather than a separate download.
very weird that it is now using that much battery, are you trying to sync something constantly? Instead of uninstalling updates, try just clearing app data and cache if you don't use it.
in typical use, the screen is supposed to use the most battery, turn it to manual and set it to a lower value to use a little less.
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Will do and get back with the results.. thanks
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try searching in the "All" tab rather than "Downloaded", this is because I think it comes preinstalled as a system app, rather than a separate download.
very weird that it is now using that much battery, are you trying to sync something constantly? Instead of uninstalling updates, try just clearing app data and cache if you don't use it.
in typical use, the screen is supposed to use the most battery, turn it to manual and set it to a lower value to use a little less.
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am confused now
after returning from work i checked the battery stats
i got two kind of results, one from "battery " in settings page and one from battery doctor
according to inbuilt "battery" stats screen was the highest consumer of battery
but according to battery doctor android operating sys is the highest
pls find the attached screenshots
still the battery drain exists... please help
Hi there, couldnt find the apps that are requesting force on
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Damn i need 10 posts just to post a pic. Anyway,
Android system
Cpu 13 mins
Cpu background 11 mins
Cpu awake 7 mins
No of wake locks 1075
Is this normal?
Where did you find the number of wakelocks? It doesn't show that in use details for android system on mine. Is it a different app?
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Where did you find the number of wakelocks? It doesn't show that in use details for android system on mine. Is it a different app?
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Hi,
Yes, you can use Better Battery Stats, GSAM or Wakelock Detector for the common apps.
Check if autosync is enabled or any push service is running..
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