Given the type of screen the essential phone has, will an all black wallpaper save battery? If not, on this screen does the type of wallpaper impact battery life at all?
given you have the same SOT and everything else is the same you will probably see a small improvement in battery live I believe. It will likely make almost no difference if all other factors that affect battery live are included. I'd say enjoy the screen in all its beauty with wallpapers you like - colorful or not.
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rootnooby said:
Given the type of screen the essential phone has, will an all black wallpaper save battery? If not, on this screen does the type of wallpaper impact battery life at all?
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It does not have an OLED screen so battery life is unaffected by wallpaper.
Don't use "live" wall paper..
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Nexus uses AMOLED display where every pixel produces its own brightness. As far as i know, every black pixel is technically an off pixel. So if we used a black-heavy theme, it may significantly reduce display's battery draw. And since display is a major juice sucker, this may improve battery life.
What do you think?
The added contrast certainly would help the display be more visible during the daylight, too. We all know how artists love those bright white and gray gradients that have earned Apple so many UI design awards, but I'd much prefer to extend the lifetime of this gorgeous display as much as possible.
I always have a black wallpaper in order to save as much battery as possible.
If I really want a live wallpaper I go with the Starfield one where its black with stars...
ap3604 said:
If I really want a live wallpaper I go with the Starfield one where its black with stars...
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speaking of, is that even in the market anymore?
latyshev said:
Nexus uses AMOLED display where every pixel produces its own brightness. As far as i know, every black pixel is technically an off pixel. So if we used a black-heavy theme, it may significantly reduce display's battery draw. And since display is a major juice sucker, this may improve battery life.
What do you think?
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Nothing to think, you're right, and personally my theme is close to black.
ap3604 said:
I always have a black wallpaper in order to save as much battery as possible.
If I really want a live wallpaper I go with the Starfield one where its black with stars...
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I'd kill for a flying toaster live wallpaper. Brings back memories.
Nexus uses AMOLED display where every pixel produces its own brightness. As far as i know, every black pixel is technically an off pixel. So if we used a black-heavy theme, it may significantly reduce display's battery draw. And since display is a major juice sucker, this may improve battery life.
What do you think?
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Thanks for spreading the word, but most of the tech people here were already aware of this.
Another tip: I have Beautiful Widgets' brightness widget on my homescreen (so it only takes 1x1 icon) and tap it often so it goes to near darkness (11%) when I'm going to use it for a while (indoors). Saves quite a bit of battery.
Pretty dumb idea in my opinion.
33 hours, 30% battery left, factory battery, on froyo. If you want better battery life, a black wallpaper isn't going to help.
evilkorn said:
Pretty dumb idea in my opinion.
33 hours, 30% battery left, factory battery, on froyo. If you want better battery life, a black wallpaper isn't going to help.
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yes it is.....
evilkorn said:
Pretty dumb idea in my opinion.
33 hours, 30% battery left, factory battery, on froyo. If you want better battery life, a black wallpaper isn't going to help.
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And the hourly Troll award goes to...
Blueman101 said:
And the hourly Troll award goes to...
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evilkorn said:
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wow, real mature
anyway, if infact true black color on the nexus ones screen is the off position then it will save battery. The only thing is, is that it must be 100% true black, dark colors wont do because they still require the same power as many other colors. It has to be true #000000
evilkorn said:
Pretty dumb idea in my opinion.
33 hours, 30% battery left, factory battery, on froyo. If you want better battery life, a black wallpaper isn't going to help.
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If you save a dollar a day it adds up.
Everything helps.
android01 said:
My wife is black and her n1 battery lasts twice as long as mine does, but i'm caucasian not black. That must be why.
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Please, can you write this sort of posts elsewhere? Preferably off-topic/nowhere.
yes yes I've noticed that when I've used the default wallpaper which is fully black with the four colored "X"
I thought this was common knowledge. I use black everywhere I possibly can.
Ersdal said:
Please, can you write this sort of posts elsewhere? Preferably off-topic/nowhere.
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It wouldn't fit in anywhere else.
(here have some of my sense of humor, I think I have too much)
android01 said:
My wife is black and her n1 battery lasts twice as long as mine does, but i'm caucasian not black. That must be why.
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android01 said:
My wife is black and her n1 battery lasts twice as long as mine does, but i'm caucasian not black. That must be why.
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Haha! nice.
android01 said:
My wife is black and her n1 battery lasts twice as long as mine does, but i'm caucasian not black. That must be why.
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I was wondering how long it would take someone to get along to the joke I had in my head all day :-D
Thank you, good sir!
I have no prior experience with live wallpapers before getting my Vibrant. Do any nexus one users or other 2.1 early adopters have experience with battery life and using a live wallpaper for everyday use?
My battery info shows that the live wallpaper only uses about 2% of the battery but my screen takes up like 40%, isn't there some sort of connection?
What is your question?
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I'm using the "Ocean Waves" live wallpaper and haven't had any problems with short battery life or low system resources because of it. It's fun to play with and great for showing off to people and has made one iPhone 4 user actually hang his head in shame after talking about how great it was that he can have a background on his phone now.
I use nexus works fine battery life is good
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I don't know exactly how you find that info buy under battery usage, "magic smoke" set to red and it says my display has only used 9% of the battery... but I think that's not even close to the values you are giving...
EDIT: Yeah, that's the wrong stats... where do you get that info?
I have had good battery life with this thing so far (as much as I play with it), but that is only in comparison of a g1 I got just after they first came out that has been hacked to hell and back...
i like the ocean waves one...
Thanks for the feedback guys. I plan on keeping my live wallpaper. After using them, its hard to go back to static wallpapers.
If you want maximum battery saving from your wallpaper... true black doesnt use any battery. Google true black in your phone browser, save, set as wallpaper. I havent had any problems with battery from live wallpapers though..
degeneration said:
I don't know exactly how you find that info buy under battery usage, "magic smoke" set to red and it says my display has only used 9% of the battery... but I think that's not even close to the values you are giving...
EDIT: Yeah, that's the wrong stats... where do you get that info?
I have had good battery life with this thing so far (as much as I play with it), but that is only in comparison of a g1 I got just after they first came out that has been hacked to hell and back...
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Settings --> About phone --> Battery use
Morbo66 said:
Settings --> About phone --> Battery use
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That's what I was looking at but it doesn't have information on my love wallpaper usage, just display in general...
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what about new ones? or only stock ones available ? New live ones would be cool that use less power etc.
Ok so i've downloaded a live wallpaper called shadow galaxy from the market. Probably one of the nicest wallpapers ive seen but it will literally kill my battery in 8hrs. I mean man...
Shouldn't the wallpaper go into some kind of standby when the screen is off so that it doesnt eat at the battery?
I mean approx 8hrs from 90% to dead and not even touching the phone is nuts. I went to sleep and it was at 7% when i woke up!
That's the reason why most people go with the standard wallpapers instead of live ones. It's just not worth it.
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Ok so i've downloaded a live wallpaper called shadow galaxy from the market. Probably one of the nicest wallpapers ive seen but it will literally kill my battery in 8hrs. I mean man...
Shouldn't the wallpaper go into some kind of standby when the screen is off so that it doesnt eat at the battery?
I mean approx 8hrs from 90% to dead and not even touching the phone is nuts. I went to sleep and it was at 7% when i woke up!
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Sounds like it was poorly coded. Uninstall the live wallpaper and move on.
reuthermonkey said:
Sounds like it was poorly coded. Uninstall the live wallpaper and move on.
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They all do it. Even the bundled.ones in the phone completely rape your battery. I've tried them. No live wallpaper is worth it, imo.
Battery life is the most important than after "does it work?" in a mobile phone/smartphone to me.
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why do you hate your battery? lol live wallpaper = massive battery drain
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I've used Photile Pro for weeks and my battery doesn't seem to drain any faster than from normal use with a non-Live Wallpaper. Coding does make a difference and not all of them are horrible on your battery.
I used to use solar winds and usually got decent battery life with it. It was the only LWP that wouldn't kill my fone. Give it a try for a few days.
I use live wallpapers because everytime I turn the screen on my to my phone i jizm almost instantly. I then use the jizm as a screen cleaner. This is why I like to use the live wallpaper!
Haven't run into a badly coded LWP in a while, I'm using Flurry Live and it doesn't affect my battery at all
z0phi3l said:
Haven't run into a badly coded LWP in a while, I'm using Flurry Live and it doesn't affect my battery at all
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You may still get good battery life while using a live wallpaper but there's no doubt you'll get even better without it. Even the best of them still take load on the battery, after all, they're background running apps.
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You may still get good battery life while using a live wallpaper but there's no doubt you'll get even better without it. Even the best of them still take load on the battery, after all, they're background running apps.
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Yep. They use a grid chunk of ram as well... There are no good upside to using them. A pure black background does wonders for your battery though
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Hi!
Does anybody know, if you can actually save energy and battery by using the reduce screen size feature?
I guess u mean to say by adjusting DPI ? Or resolution ? AFAIK no matter what DPI u use the screen is gonna illuminate the same amount of pixels .. U can get better battery life with regards to screen by two ways
1. Black wallpaper/Black themes
2. "Pixel battery saver" an app which works good on amoled displays .
I personally turn off auto brightness , keep it at 50% and use pixel battery saver . I really have a difference of 30 mins to 1 hr of extra battery . cheers
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Hi!
Does anybody know, if you can actually save energy and battery by using the reduce screen size feature?
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Are you talking about where you swipe from the middle edge to the middle and back, and the whole screen shrinks down? This does cover a large portion of the screen in black, efficetively turning it off, and might also reduce the resolution being put out by the GPU, so definitely a potential for battery savings. Who wants to keep their screen size reduced for a few days to test?
^ Yep, thats exactly what I mean! Any experiences? Theoretically it should have an positive effect, don't you think?
I didn't notice it myself over a short period of time though, I have to admit.
BalajiSundar said:
I guess u mean to say by adjusting DPI ? Or resolution ? AFAIK no matter what DPI u use the screen is gonna illuminate the same amount of pixels .. U can get better battery life with regards to screen by two ways
1. Black wallpaper/Black themes
2. "Pixel battery saver" an app which works good on amoled displays .
I personally turn off auto brightness , keep it at 50% and use pixel battery saver . I really have a difference of 30 mins to 1 hr of extra battery . cheers
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Any statistics, how big the effect of a black wallpaper actually is?
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^ Yep, thats exactly what I mean! Any experiences? Theoretically it should have an positive effect, don't you think?
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I think theoretically it should work, as it uses an OLED display and more of the screen would be blacked out.
However I'm not sure if anyone who buys a Note 4 would use this mode long enough for it to gain a advantage out of it.
Still sure it would be nice to see some statistics. ^^
Kind regards, Stefan.
I believe to observe an effect, if I watch a YouTube video in small instead of full size.
Does the the dark theme save the battery of g6 android 8.0.
The battery run out fastly, how can I save my battery?
aunogo said:
Does the the dark theme save the battery of g6 android 8.0.
The battery run out fastly, how can I save my battery?
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Switching to the dark theme doesn't help your battery life, since the g6 has an lcd screen, and not an amoled screen. You may notice a slight improvement in battery life if you use a white theme on an lcd display, but it's so marginal that you probably won't even notice it. Just choose the theme you like.
GrovPastaSwag03 said:
Switching to the dark theme doesn't help your battery life, since the g6 has an lcd screen, and not an amoled screen. You may notice a slight improvement in battery life if you use a white theme on an lcd display, but it's so marginal that you probably won't even notice it. Just choose the theme you like.
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Thanks