Hey guys! This is my first zooper widget, and is still a work-in-progress, but I thought I'd see what the community thought so far.
The way it works, is that the centre digit is the hour, and the filled in portion of the surrounding ring is the minutes.
From the bottom, around the edges, there are two additional indicators. The left being your current battery life and the right being your cellular signal strength.
The widget's entire appearance changes at 30% battery life remaining, and again at 15%, clearly indicating that you should probably consider plugging your phone in soon.
Next up is going to be the addition of some sort of charging indicator. I'm thinking about a pulse that goes around the edges where the battery life / GSM strength is, and maybe changing the colour of the digit.
What do you guys think?
Neat idea, I think the charging indicator will make it look better as well. I will try it out.
Great concept! Keep going.
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I like it a lot. Maybe I'd change the font but that's personal. Great stuff!
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hi guys.i found this small freeware battery meter and i would like to share with you.it works flawlessly on xperia.batti 2.4 gave me battery drain and battery heat problem.so this battery meter is very good.enjoy.
http://www.freewarepocketpc.net/ppc-download-wmminibattery.html
Please note that version 1.2 is out which is better.
http://www.flytrap.it
Glithramir said:
Please note that version 1.2 is out which is better.
http://www.flytrap.it
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thanks for update version.cheers
looks pretty good. looks similar to vistahide battery monitor which is very good too. very nice graphically representation of battery status.
http://www.freewarepocketpc.net/ppc-download-vistahide-battery-gauge-v1-1-1.html
anothadave said:
looks pretty good. looks similar to vistahide battery monitor which is very good too. very nice graphically representation of battery status.
http://www.freewarepocketpc.net/ppc-download-vistahide-battery-gauge-v1-1-1.html
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this one also very good but wmminibattery gives you more details when you touch battery bar.cheers.
I personaly prefer xmatrix_batteryMemoryMeter this is very good for quick info about main battery and memory status...
Well, if my understanding's correct, VistaHide Battery Gauge's the bare minimum, with just the battery indicator, while xmatrix_BatteryMemoryMeter (dciBatery) has an additional bar for program memory. wmminibattery is similar to VistaHide Battery Gauge, but tapping the bar will show more information about the battery status. Based on this, I'd go for wmminibattery.
want more bars
Looking for something like this with more bars. More than dci battery and qwerty memory. Is it possible to have 4 bars? 2 above and below the task bar like dci... and 2 above and below the softkey bar? Want each to show something different like all the choices battclock gives you. battery charge, temp, voltage, memory, cpu. Is there anything like this? Can anyone develop anything like this?
Maybe its a widget or maybe its a part of someones ROM, but the clean look home screens that show a time in words is what I am looking for, and the battery percentage as well that shows the battery percentage in words, no graphics.
R.
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raerae28 said:
Maybe its a widget or maybe its a part of someones ROM, but the clean look home screens that show a time in words is what I am looking for, and the battery percentage as well that shows the battery percentage in words, no graphics.
R.
www.mobilepancakes.com
Looking for writers and app reviewers.
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I believe 'Tajm' is what you're looking for
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and Battstatt for battery power in words.
http://www.mugenpoweronline.com/pro...d=790&osCsid=7cb792012d41814b7e5976741fe62b84
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTJRyVjBw-g
ANYONE CONSIDERING THIS?
Not for that price..... What is it 126 US?
I'll be waiting for Seidio's offering in this arena. They typically offer a 2500 mAh battery for around $70.
That back cover is insane lol...
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Omg, turns it into a giant brick... guess the bonus to it is if you ever got attacked you could beat them to death with your phone!
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If I wanted a phone that thick I would have shopped for one. There is no way I want to triple or quadruple the thickness of my phone.
I'm sure anybody with a G1 + Extended Battery wouldn't mind.. it felt like carrying a brick the whole time.
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I'm sure anybody with a G1 + Extended Battery wouldn't mind.. it felt like carrying a brick the whole time.
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lol. i wish it wasnt that big i can really use the extended battery. My Battery Just Went Down 6 percent in 20 mins without doing anything. The Battery Life is really killing me
Recalliberate it (drain to 0%.. turn phone on until its unable to turn on.. fully charge phone).. you could also get the 1600 mAh in the video, not much of a upgrade from the stock 1500 mAh though.
- Use dark wallpaper (and dark notifications bar if you're rooted)
- Brightness level to 0.. make sure Power saving mode is off + browser brightness to 0
- GPS off
You could get a second normal battery for cheaper and not have a giant phone.
zephiK said:
Recalliberate it (drain to 0%.. turn phone on until its unable to turn on.. fully charge phone).. you could also get the 1600 mAh in the video, not much of a upgrade from the stock 1500 mAh though.
- Use dark wallpaper (and dark notifications bar if you're rooted)
- Brightness level to 0.. make sure Power saving mode is off + browser brightness to 0
- GPS off
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Might as well have just said "And no more happiness!"
I will admit the dark wallpaper helps a lot if you are on the home screen quite a bit. But the brightness down to 0 is a little extreme. I don't notice much in the way of a huge drain if my screen is up at 50 versus being at 0. There is some drain at 100 though, but still not all that much.
The battery draining and recharging helps a lot too. Also, keeping 3G off in areas where you have very weak coverage (when its constantly switching from E to 3G and back) helps. If you are in one of those areas for a long amount of time each day and have access to Wifi, use that instead.
Basically my feeling is that the main draw of these phones is the gorgeous screen coupled with the GPU. It's a media and gaming-lovers phone, so why completely ruin that experience by keeping brightness at 0?
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Might as well have just said "And no more happiness!"
I will admit the dark wallpaper helps a lot if you are on the home screen quite a bit. But the brightness down to 0 is a little extreme. I don't notice much in the way of a huge drain if my screen is up at 50 versus being at 0. There is some drain at 100 though, but still not all that much.
The battery draining and recharging helps a lot too. Also, keeping 3G off in areas where you have very weak coverage (when its constantly switching from E to 3G and back) helps. If you are in one of those areas for a long amount of time each day and have access to Wifi, use that instead.
Basically my feeling is that the main draw of these phones is the gorgeous screen coupled with the GPU. It's a media and gaming-lovers phone, so why completely ruin that experience by keeping brightness at 0?
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The brightness is still really bright even in the dark at 0. Maybe I'm just used to it but thats how I feel. I've seen threads which people who agree with me in regards to having the brightness at 0 and wondered if there was anyway to make it even LESS bright.
ugly
i'm sure someone will come out with a 1600mah battery or something slightly bigger.
but yeah, i would just get a cheap-o replacement if needed. battery life is a non-issue for me
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The brightness is still really bright even in the dark at 0. Maybe I'm just used to it but thats how I feel. I've seen threads which people who agree with me in regards to having the brightness at 0 and wondered if there was anyway to make it even LESS bright.
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Yes I am one of those people
setting to 0 is still really bright for me if indoor
I know the pros of super amoled screen is brighter than the regular one..but can't it be less bright like regular screen?
My fds Incredible can set to a level that can't even read..it would be helped if we can set it like that in our vibrant
Heck, just call TMobile's support line and tell them you have terrible battery life, and they'll send you a new battery. I just got off a chat with them and I'm getting a new battery in a few days, free of charge, no shipping, and I don't even have to send the old one back.
I never understand people saying, oh just turn the brightness off, turn syncing off, don't use X program, don't have any fun on your phone. Thats like someone buying a Lambo and telling them they will get better gas mileage if they only drive 30. By now people should know that all smartphones get horrible battery life compared to normal phones. Just get a second battery and swap it out, takes like 30 seconds to change batteries.
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I never understand people saying, oh just turn the brightness off, turn syncing off, don't use X program, don't have any fun on your phone. Thats like someone buying a Lambo and telling them they will get better gas mileage if they only drive 30. By now people should know that all smartphones get horrible battery life compared to normal phones. Just get a second battery and swap it out, takes like 30 seconds to change batteries.
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couldn't agree more. well said..
I have a 3200 for the G1, it gets about 30 days of uptime on wifi with no sim. I was getting a solid 5 days of heavy use on it.
I upgraded to the Vibrant, but if I dont charge it at work, my 30 minutes of bus trip each way kills it.
Hi all Devs,
I came across this mod which allows you to save power on our devices by turning off certain colours on the OLED display.
Have a look
http://jsharkey.org/blog/2010/07/01/...un-and-profit/
I was wondering if a dev/kernel guy could maybe get this on our devices? I like the look of Amber and Salmon as it gives it a retro 70's look but the red only would be good for night time mode/hunting/army use.
cyanogenmod has that feature integrated, so you can try it. i didn't like it myself. also you will not save 50% battery but the display will only use up to 50% less. i guess this will reduce the overall power use by ~10-20%. but believe me, this is nothing you will use very often
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correct link is: http://jsharkey.org/blog/2010/07/01/android-surfaceflinger-tricks-for-fun-and-profit/
So my wife hates the battery life of her Inc. I even got her a bigger battery (the one that is bigger but still fits with the stock back) and its really gotten bad. She gets maybe a days use. And use for her is hardly any data mostly talking on the phone. Its maybe 30mins to an hour on average of talking, some texting, and that its about it. I would think the battery would last longer.
I am no stranger to rooting and loading Roms, did it on my Droid 1 and now on my Thunderbolt, but the wife's phone has been off limits. But now its getting to the point where I want to step in and improve it. So I don't want to be flashing roms all the time, just need a stable rom with some nice bells and whistles, a good kernel for battery life, and I can load it and not have to worry about it.
ruby rom 2.0.2 and incredikernel 4/19 and then underclock it in gem settings. the best battery life ive seen ever across any android device ive had. its an aosp rom meaning no sense widgets, but that can be fixed with a third party launcher like Launcher pro plus. Not even sure if thats a factor. You could also try the xda superpower app wgich gives you automation with certain battery drainers, ie. 3g. let me know if you need help, because I have been on the quest for long battery life for a while and this is it.
I think she likes the Sense stuff, don't want to make it look too different than what she has now.
skyraider 4.1 with stock kernel then.
When you say "stock kernel" do you mean the kernel that comes with skyraider or the actual stock kernel (or does skyraider come with the stock kernel?).
it comes with the stock kernel. also check what is syncing and how often in system settings.
yeah I have clean out her syncing stuff, Cell Standby is using the most power, so I am not sure what is going on.
something is syncing definitely too much. my standby time is around 3% all the time and I manually sync.
I'm running SR4.1 with chad's 12/23; I unplug at around 7:30, and by the end of the day (around 10pm or so) I'm usually sitting at around 50-75% battery; that's with wifi/data off (turned on when I need them) and moderate texting (phone on vibrate) all day.
If you're getting Cell Standby as the biggest battery drain, that means she's in areas with low signal and its trying to find a stronger signal.
^^^^ That too. Forgot that part, but for whatever reason ive noticed sense roms have higher usage. Coincidense, maybe.
Do you mean higher usage as in Cell Standby or just in general? Just in general I can see why, because it has to draw more graphics on the screen for the UI.
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Do you mean higher usage as in Cell Standby or just in general? Just in general I can see why, because it has to draw more graphics on the screen for the UI.
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im talking cell standby. strange, I know.
Hmm, that's weird. Could be because of stuff like HTC Check-in services, since that stuff would be in Sense ROMs...but idk. Guess all I've really used were Sense ROMs, so I don't have much of a basis to judge from.
Cell Standby is when you have no service. That is when it's constantly looking for a signal and can't find it. That's why her battery life sucks. In low service areas, when the service goes out, it starts searching for a signal, which eats battery life. I have the same problem at my job, because there's like no service there. Can try putting it in airplane mode in those areas (which makes it use almost 0 battery), or get JuiceDefender (works great OOTB) and use that to only allow sync's every X minutes......
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Cell Standby is when you have no service. That is when it's constantly looking for a signal and can't find it. That's why her battery life sucks. In low service areas, when the service goes out, it starts searching for a signal, which eats battery life. I have the same problem at my job, because there's like no service there. Can try putting it in airplane mode in those areas (which makes it use almost 0 battery), or get JuiceDefender (works great OOTB) and use that to only allow sync's every X minutes......
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Not necessarily no service, but low service as well. I live in an area with low signal in places, and work in metal buildings that really cut my signal down as well.
Well we work is roughly the same area (maybe half a mile apart) and I never have that much usage on Cell Standby. Something is screwy and I am hoping a new Rom and kernel that does some unclocking might help. Maybe starting fresh I can configure it better.
She took it off the charger this morning at 100%. When she gets home I will post her battery level and usage info.
1/2 a mile can be a big deal. I don't know the kind of environment / area you're in, so I can only guess.
You could also try flashing a different radio if you want, too. Heard good luck about that sometimes.
Magnolia ROM. Rock steady; NO issues at all.
Tried and true
It doesn't seem to be getting any more updates but Incredibly Re-Engineered was my go to for speed, stability, and battery life.
re-engineered is a good choice as well.