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X10 Battery solution, Helix Launcher

The Helix launcher, the solution to the problems with the battery of the X10.
I think the main problem of the X10's battery consumption is the original launcher, which should have a process that stays resident and eats the battery.
With the Helix launcher, I managed to go from 12/14 hours of battery life up to 36 hours!

is that with your wifi on?

dude, what version of it are you using?

where can I found Helix Launcher for X10?
http://anonym.to/?http://helixproject.ruqqq.sg/
The bottom one?

Correct you want HelixLauncherDonut.
I'm trying it now, I can get about 16 hours with moderate use on standard Home.

CompactDstrxion said:
Correct you want HelixLauncherDonut.
I'm trying it now, I can get about 16 hours with moderate use on standard Home.
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okay, i'll check it...

with my BT & WIFI off, the battery went down to 40% from 100% in 7 hours over night (IM+ was running). it's really bad!!!
my Blackberry 9700 with all IMs, weahter app, emails sync... uses only less than 8% over night.

proatiku said:
dude, what version of it are you using?
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HelixLauncherDONUT_1.2.apk
Best Regards

I debranded my fone to R1fa016 hoping to address the battery problem.. it started hopeful but went downhill after..
My standard usage waz switchin 3g on when needed, wifi at home here and there, bluetooth off, gps off unless needed and it used to last only like 10-13hrz.
However i saw option on wifi settings to never sleep and after seein mixed reviews online i thought id try it and i must say im really impressed..
Yesterday, i used 3g for bout an hr, a few quick callz, some msgz, about 2hrz of listenin to music and random phone usage from 11.30am to around half 1 in mornin today and battery waz around 70%.. then used wifi after for about hr n half and i happen to knock off cause i waz tired so wifi waz stil runnin til 11.30am and ma battery was at 45%.
I dnt like low battery so i charged it extra 20minz before I went work which brought battery life upto 62%. Today ive used about 2hrz of 3g, 3hrz of music, alot of callz n msgz and writing this long ass essay lolz and im down to 7%
Im happy with my new battery life.. and sorry 4 the boring essay but hope it helps!
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ill give it a try, im charging twice everyday!
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Battery update, 2 hours standby, 99%

what exactly is this app, where do i configure its settings? does it run on top of my other home screen?

It's an alternative home app with more features. Download the donut version from http://anonym.to/?http://helixproject.ruqqq.sg/, install and then when you press home choose Helix. Ideally set as default then reset the phone to make sure you have the default home unloaded.

cool, I've played around with it, pretty neat, will it really help battery life if i put more home screens and running widgets?

robbyf66 said:
cool, I've played around with it, pretty neat, will it really help battery life if i put more home screens and running widgets?
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It could do. The theory is the default home is bugged and drains battery. If Helix works better then it should use virtually no CPU when idle. A buggy widget could drain battery just as easily, but if you use more homescreens then the only difference should be in RAM usage I think.

guys, how to I get it onto my x10?

Legit Scammer said:
guys, how to I get it onto my x10?
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Download the application from here: Helix Launcher Donut 1.2, Put it anywhere on your sd card. Download a program such as astro that can install .apk files. Open astro, find the helix launcher in it and tap it. Select install.

this is really saving my battery, very little battery drain after 8 hours!
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Whats the difference between HL Donut and HL 2.0? Why are people saying to get Donut?

guys..scroll down to the bottom of the page for donut version
brb...observing improvements on battery life

[Q] Help me to choose BETTER Battery Saver APP. :)

I bought my Xperia X10 last August 18 '10. I didn't have the initial charge that is 4 hours because X10 charging have automatic stop when the battery is full.
I charged it in the morning and it run for 24 hours just SMS and phone calls.
Then I try to install Advance Task killer and Helix Launcher. Task killer really makes my battery WORST! Instead of 24 hours life it became almost 12 hours only.. Helix is most probably not working. (I think.)
I uninstalled Advanced Task killer and no difference..
I would like to install Battery Life saver application but I don't know what Launcher fits best. I tried Helix but I think I doesn;t work better for my X10.
I envy other users that there phone last for 2-3 days. I want my phone just like that..
Any suggestions what launcher or application? and where can I download it for free?
Thank you so much XDA DEVELOPERS!

wat firmware version are u on ? i found that it took 15-20 full charges for the battery to really break in...as well dont use task killers, they arent necessary. I used juicedefender for a bit, but didnt really see a difference. another helpful thing you should try is to restart your phone after charging
another app you could try is setcpu, however that requires root

Try adw launcher
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My suggestion is root the phone, use ADW launcher and uninstall any task killer apps like ATK or JD. My X10 lasts 2 days with moderate usage, that includes games and music too. It'll last three if I only use it for texting and calling. Hope this helps

Agreed, ditch the "powersaving" apps, they kill standby time. Also check how synchronisation is set up, constantly waking up to update facebook, twitter, mail et cetera will kill your battery.

Can only agree with the other posts, and just to re-affirm that you need to cycle the battery a good few times to get the best from it and three days is still early days. ADW is a great launcher, you don't need to be rooted if that's out of your comfort zone.

My way is NOT using any task killers or battery savers, leave all that to android! Do 3 full charge/decharge cycles and one every ones in a while. And ofc 2-3h of youtube will drain your battery.
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quite interesting point about task killing app.
I heard in both side while app-killing save a batt and drain a batt.
May be people are in difference behavior. and their using s/w is also difference.
Any specific thread for this?
My first (few) days for x10 is like you, twice or triple charge a day, I even bought spare batt. I decided to root and upgrade to the lastest firmware, clean all startup app, clean all scheduled sync and turn on juicedefender with new home-app. that was big improve from 7-10HR to 20-25HR with moderate use.
You should give a try

Retracted: I misread the post mentioning JuiceDefender as being about ATK. My bad.

I currently only use juice defender, seems to do the trick. Task killers made no difference to me.
Research how android works and you will see task killers are pointless. Just stop things doing automatic updating instead.
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zhoustanley said:
wat firmware version are u on ? i found that it took 15-20 full charges for the battery to really break in...as well dont use task killers, they arent necessary. I used juicedefender for a bit, but didnt really see a difference. another helpful thing you should try is to restart your phone after charging
another app you could try is setcpu, however that requires root
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Firmware version 1.6.. I uninstall already Task killer and Helix Launcher, both no help. It makes my battery worst. How many days you used your phone after full charge?

Mobzter said:
Try adw launcher
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I can't find free download.. Did it helps a lot?

junkk29 said:
My suggestion is root the phone, use ADW launcher and uninstall any task killer apps like ATK or JD. My X10 lasts 2 days with moderate usage, that includes games and music too. It'll last three if I only use it for texting and calling. Hope this helps
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How can I root the phone? where can I download ADW Launcher for free? Whew I hope my X10 will be better like yours

i get about 20 hours of fairly heavy usage before charge however i am on build number R2BA020, running helix launcher and setcpu (screen off @ 524mhz scaling on demand)
my approx usage a day:
50 texts
10 emails
hour on phone calls
wifi usually connected
gps off
update interval usually the longest duration
30-45mins of web browsing

@ ddewbofh : Where can I find it? Sorry for the stupid question. I'm starting to learn for now.
@ suzed : I already downloaded ADW Launcher, does it really have automatic task manager? If I use it, it will affect my battery or not?
@ Tjotte : I want battery saver because I can't bring my charger always. I already had 3 cycles of full charge/decharge, still no change.
@ Cebees : How will i root and upgrade the firmware? Can I do it all by myself? Do I have to reformat my X10?
Thanks for the replies! It really helps me a lot. I'm still observing how ADW Launcher works for me. Hope for your comments and suggestions again (sorry for the poor english)

I want to clarify something. Is ADW Launcher a battery saver or just for themes? My friends says it's not a battery saver. I want to know, I'm confused.

chiqamia0122 said:
I want to clarify something. Is ADW Launcher a battery saver or just for themes? My friends says it's not a battery saver. I want to know, I'm confused.
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It's a great launcher with themes, it's not specifically designed to save battery.

Is it okay for my X10 to Full charge/decharge while using ADW Launcer?

chiqamia0122 said:
Is it okay for my X10 to Full charge/decharge while using ADW Launcer?
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Yeah, it's no problem. ADW is a normal app, it works the same way as the standard launcher.

ddewbofh said:
It's a great launcher with themes, it's not specifically designed to save battery.
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but it's also used for battery saving right or no help and just for themes?

[Q] High battery drain since installing MIUI 5 theme in apex launcher

I am not 100% if the issue is this theme in apex or if my battery is becoming defective, the phone / battery is only about 4 - 5 months old though.
Since installing the miui 5 theme and running applying it in apex i have found my battery is going down very fast, the only thing is i am not 100% its definitely that but seems like it may be the obvious thing if its not a battery error.
Can anyone tell me if the miui 5 theme through apex should bring a higher battery drain or should there be no effect at all, and therefore my issue is totally unrelated and i need to look elsewhere for the issue?
thanks
james

james_lpool said:
I am not 100% if the issue is this theme in apex or if my battery is becoming defective, the phone / battery is only about 4 - 5 months old though.
Since installing the miui 5 theme and running applying it in apex i have found my battery is going down very fast, the only thing is i am not 100% its definitely that but seems like it may be the obvious thing if its not a battery error.
Can anyone tell me if the miui 5 theme through apex should bring a higher battery drain or should there be no effect at all, and therefore my issue is totally unrelated and i need to look elsewhere for the issue?
thanks
james
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It should not drain the battery get Wake lock detector from Google play that will show you the problem

Source of my battery drain found: Nova Prime

Hey guys, thought I would try and leave a quick tip over something interesting I found.
The day I updated my Note 3 to the official 4.4.2 OTA, I stupidly installed Nova Launcher Prime (I should have waited before changing anything on my device so I could monitor potential battery drain issues with the new software). I started noticing that my battery would drain 20-40% more during the day than it had been doing since I got the phone in December. On a light day, I was plugging in at night with about 80% remaining, after the KK update, it was more around 50-60%. And on a full charge, I would get no more than 3 hours of screen-on time, which is pathetic considering I used to be able to get 5-6. I figured this was just Kit Kat doing its thing.
But then I started to get mad and wondered how I could solve this. After deleting some apps/games that I thought might have been running rogue processes, and changing around a few settings, I noticed no immediate benefit. I was about to just factory reset, when I realized I had installed Nova the same day I got the update. At first, Nova completely slipped my mind as a potential battery drainer, because why would a home screen replacement do that? I removed Nova from my system, rebooted, and then threw it on the charger overnight.
It's been 5 days now, and my battery life is back to where it was when I first took it out of the box. I thought this was weird, since Nova is extremely popular and not once have I ever heard about battery life complaints from the user base. Sure enough, on the Note 3 subreddit this morning, there is a post regarding Nova killing someone's battery, and a few users confirmed the same.
I chimed in there as well, but wanted to come here to let you all know that removing Nova from my system and going back to the default TW launcher gave me back a dramatic amount of my battery life which I had thought I lost due to the 4.4.2 update. I don't know if it's a Kit Kat thing, a Nova thing, or a Note 3 thing, or some combination. I know how popular the "stock" Android look is around here, and figured maybe a good deal of you guys are running Nova. If you're noticing higher than usual battery drain and have Nova, try removing it, to see if it helps.

Have you notified the dev?

undrwater said:
Have you notified the dev?
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The dev of Nova is inactive for like 6 months now. Most people think he made his money and abandon the project.
To OP,
I still love NOVA bought the prime long ago. Use it everyday on every single rom that I install on my note 3. Never the case of drain. I use it on both KK and JB rom. Granted I never use official KK rom so I can't comment on that but with all the custom roms, I haven't had a single issue. Great on battery life, smooth and fast.
Since Nova is a problem for you, I can suggest try the Apex Launcher. Both Apex and Nova are very similar to each other. Hope Apex doesn't act the same on your phone.

mutantblack said:
The dev of Nova is inactive for like 6 months now. Most people think he made his money and abandon the project.
To OP,
I still love NOVA bought the prime long ago. Use it everyday on every single rom that I install on my note 3. Never the case of drain. I use it on both KK and JB rom. Granted I never use official KK rom so I can't comment on that but with all the custom roms, I haven't had a single issue. Great on battery life, smooth and fast.
Since Nova is a problem for you, I can suggest try the Apex Launcher. Both Apex and Nova are very similar to each other. Hope Apex doesn't act the same on your phone.
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I am pretty sure he had other issues with his life is what I heard. I don't think he just took the money and ran, but that is always a possibility!
And to OP I use Nova Launcher (non prime) on and off between themer and it doesn't have much effect at all ~2% most of the time.
Maybe try reinstalling it or refreshing your phone.

Didn't notice any issues with Nova
I've been using Nova Launcher for a long time now and didn't notice any battery drains after official KK update.

Yup nova is draining almost none of my battery here.
Goes to show that each device is different.
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I've never noticed any increase in battery drain when using Nova. Been using it for years. Although I admit, I feel like changing launchers since it seems its been abandoned along with Tesla Unread and WidgetLocker. Its unfortunate. Still works well considering it hasn't been updated in 6 months and continues to work after a major OS update.
I will eventually move to Apex or just go all natural with GEL.

Thank you so much for this thread! I was so worried and thought I needed to either factory exchange, or get a warranty exchange. I, too, have been suffering from horrendous battery drain using Nova Prime since and after the Kit Kat update. Prior to the update, my battery would drain anywhere from .80 - 1% per hour. Still not the amazing life others report, but that's pretty good to me. After the Kit Kat update, my battery would drain anywhere from 3 - 4% per hour! I had no idea what was causing the issue. I had thought Kit Kat was supposed to make things better. I was looking at the system processes, but nothing seemed unusual. So glad I found this thread. I will stop using Nova and see what happens in the next 48 hours!

Ugh, two hours into reverting to stock TW, and no dice! Down to 94% battery, already! For the OP, did you have to literally COMPLETELY uninstall Nova, or did you just disable/revert back to TW or another launcher?? I'm so friggin' frustrated with this B.S.!

nova prime user here. I have had other apps be the culprit of battery drain, but not nova on 4.4.2

Is there any benefit using let's say, kcin build on 4.4 aosp over nova which is 4.0 and later? I did try kcin launcher and seems much smoother.
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I suddenly started having battery drain issues, but it was Lookout that was killing my battery 50% plus per day and the phone was sitting idle. I didn't even put Nova Launcher back on yet but I will at some point this week.

Dr. Evo said:
Ugh, two hours into reverting to stock TW, and no dice! Down to 94% battery, already! For the OP, did you have to literally COMPLETELY uninstall Nova, or did you just disable/revert back to TW or another launcher?? I'm so friggin' frustrated with this B.S.!
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94% after 2 hours of use is pretty damn good. idk why you are complaining lol.

Update:
Yeah, it was almost definitely Nova draining my battery while in standby. Very very light use today, nearly half an hour of screen-on time, but my standby time is back to being fantastic.

pham818 said:
94% after 2 hours of use is pretty damn good. idk why you are complaining lol.
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And yet, you can't quote a single instance of me making any claim that I stated or insinuated, anything about "use." That's what YOU assumed. And there's a nice old saying about people who assume...

Dr. Evo said:
And yet, you can't quote a single instance of me making any claim that I stated or insinuated, anything about "use." That's what YOU assumed. And there's a nice old saying about people who assume...
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doesn't matter. you said two hours. and you still complaining.

I don't use Nova and was having major battery drain. Found it was the new FB and Google+. I reverted to an older FB and disabled G+, getting 28+ hours on a charge with decent usage.
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Just for fun I uninstalled nova and went back to apex. Major battery improvement. Weird.
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As much as I loved Nova, I switched to APEX. It bothers me to use something that I know is abandoned and will never get another update or support.

I saw that there's a new beta of Tesla Unread which adds more apps - so could be the dev hasn't completely abandoned it.
http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/0...s-for-hangouts-whatsapp-bbm-outlook-and-more/

Battery Issues - 2-3h SOT

Hello everyone,
i am a very happy owner of a Note 4 model N910U besides the terrible battery life.
At first I didn't complain (used to my nexus 5) but after reading through the forum i got super dissapointed.
I am full stock, with some bloatware deactivated and no root. Unfortunately working for big G i am not allowed to customize anything (root included) as they would find out as soon as i connect to the corporate wifi. Yes, i tried and got a very scary email the second day.
I usually keep wifi activated, auto-brightness and nova launcher. I read here that nova can impact battery life but also with the ugly TW there is almost no difference. I never got more than 3 SOT and absolutely never got close the 5-6 SOT that i saw on the forum.
I've attached some SS and if someone can spot something wrong it would be great.
Thanks!

mikimarchio89 said:
Hello everyone,
i am a very happy owner of a Note 4 model N910U besides the terrible battery life.
At first I didn't complain (used to my nexus 5) but after reading through the forum i got super dissapointed.
I am full stock, with some bloatware deactivated and no root. Unfortunately working for big G i am not allowed to customize anything (root included) as they would find out as soon as i connect to the corporate wifi. Yes, i tried and got a very scary email the second day.
I usually keep wifi activated, auto-brightness and nova launcher. I read here that nova can impact battery life but also with the ugly TW there is almost no difference. I never got more than 3 SOT and absolutely never got close the 5-6 SOT that i saw on the forum.
I've attached some SS and if someone can spot something wrong it would be great.
Thanks!
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There are so many posts about "Why is my battery bad" in the "Note 4 Battery Thread" already. But here are some tips anyway...
You have a lot of wakelocks:
1. Is "Location Reporting" in "Location" switched ON? Switch this OFF
2. Google Play Services and Android System are high, there could be an app that is behaving badly like Weather app refreshing too often, Instant Messaging, Email Syncs.

Thanks will ask over there. Feel free to close the thread. And thanks for the tips!
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