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What is a good battery charge monitor?

On the XDA2i, I've been having the small problem of running out of battey since i use it for phone calls.
But, unlike normal mobile phones, the XDA2i doesn't give audio warnings when low on battery, so i find that i end up with a dead phone when i need to make a call.
Is there any settings to enable audio warnings on low battery, or any good utilities which will allow this?
Thanks.

Have you tried Spb Pocket Plus?
It shows a battery meter on screen all the time.
You are also supposed to be able to change the settings in your phone at Alerts to warn you of low battery.

To answer the subject of this post: KBattery is a good, free battery charge monitor, I use it all the time. It sits in the menu bar at the top, where the clock is. Though if you have O2 Active installed, it has a battery monitor on the Today screen. But you've removed that already, haven't you?
As for audible alerts, I don't know how you would configure those. I tend to get a warning (text bubble tooltip style dialog and a two tone noise) from the phone when I reach 20% battery, and a bit later (I'm not sure what percentage of battery left triggers it) I am also warned when the battery is really low, I believe it's around 5%, and it cuts power to the SD card.

I've noticed that various functions shut down when battery runs low, but i dont seem to get any audio alerts. Now and then, the XDA can sit in my pocket for a few days so i might not open it up just to check on the battery level. Therefore, the battery gets drained and i would need to restore a backup.
If anyone knows how to access the setting to turn the audio warning on and off, please can you let me know.
Thanks

Here is a niceone indicator.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=364278
Should do the job.

Treo Pro running hot

I have a customer with one of these phones who complains it is running hot, so hot they have to move it away from their ear.
I have one too, configured with push email, and it's fine. Is the high temperature normal? Their phone also drops calls. I think the phone should probably be replaced but wondered if there was a known problem and simple solution. I access it using Pocket Controller and it's set up fine.
Sometimes the customer leaves bluetooth on alot even though they don't use it all the time, and with bluetooth it sometimes routes calls to the headset, sometimes not. Oh, and sometimes the phone radio turns off by itself! Sounds defective to me!!
Any thoughts?
One last thing, is there a way to permanently turn it off when it's not in use? Switching off the phone radio isn't enough.
Thanks.

You can't turn off the Treo Pro. Turning on\off doesn't effect the power drain that much to heat the battery a lot.
The only thing that could get the device a lot warmer than with normal use is turning on WiFi or by making long phone calls..
My guess would be that the device has either a battery problem or something is wrong with the hardware of the Treo Pro. It's not normal that you have to move the device from your face because of the heat.
Quickest way to test if it's the TP or the battery is to try a battery if you have one

Thanks mccune. I'll contact the suppliers.
Regards
Mike

My phone runs extremely hot if i have processes running in the background, like, Google Maps...

I think we have to make a difference between 'hot' and 'warm'. I don't believe that there is any chance of someone getting his ear burnt.
I've had my treo pro for few days now, and have noticed that the temperature at the back cover rises when the handset is with the gps in use, especially when searching for satellites

Running hot..quick battery burn...Winterface!
I wonder if the owner is using Winterface? I tried (and liked) this launcher, but it cut my battery life in half and the unit felt very warm all the time. Trying Mobile Shell for now...

They weren't using anything other than what was supplied on the phone. They just made a lot of calls.
The phone was returned and my customer had the same problem with the replacement. I think what feels warm to most feels hot to them (sensitive ears).
The phone has been replaced with a Nokia E71 (supports exchange mail).
Seems runs cool and the battery lasts ages.

[Q] Camera flash?

I tried to use the camera tonight, and I couldn't get the flash to work on either Automatic or set.
Any advice?

If you have tried it both with it set to auto and on, then I would just swap it out for new one, could be a bad LED.

mattrobb said:
I tried to use the camera tonight, and I couldn't get the flash to work on either Automatic or set.
Any advice?
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Camera flash doesn’t turn on?
Using the flash eats up much battery power. To save battery power, the camera disables the flash (even when you have set the camera flash mode to Auto flash or Flash on) when one of the following occurs:
You have an incoming call
The flash will be disabled temporarily when you have an incoming call. After the call ends, you’ll be able to use the flash again.
If you have set the flash to Flash on, it turns back on after you answer and end the call.
Your phone’s battery level reaches 10% or lower
Recharge the battery so that the camera can have enough battery power to use the flash.
Cold weather may lower battery performance which affects the flash
To make sure the camera has enough battery life to power up the flash, keep your phone warm. When not in use, put the phone inside your jacket to keep it warm, and try to avoid sudden temperature changes that may affect battery performance.
info taken from User Manual

Thanks, eltoro, you nailed it.

[Q] [H] i9500 Battery instantly to 0

Hello friends,
MY i9500 international edition has been having this problem for several months now. I have flashed about 3 or 4 ROMs and the result is always the same. I charge to 100%.. use for little while and then I do something like open the Camera, or xyz app and BOOM the screen goes black, upon rebooting the low battery popup appears. The phone will heat up during this process. Sometimes, removing the battery and rebooting acts as a temporary fix. The battery percentage reappears at a higher number and I can use the phone.. But, then the phone rings or I try to reply to a text message and BOOm screen goes black, etc..
currently using 4.4.2, kernel 4.3.5-CM-gbe05dd6 (SuperNexus ROM)
help!

TabLife said:
Hello friends,
MY i9500 international edition has been having this problem for several months now. I have flashed about 3 or 4 ROMs and the result is always the same. I charge to 100%.. use for little while and then I do something like open the Camera, or xyz app and BOOM the screen goes black, upon rebooting the low battery popup appears. The phone will heat up during this process. Sometimes, removing the battery and rebooting acts as a temporary fix. The battery percentage reappears at a higher number and I can use the phone.. But, then the phone rings or I try to reply to a text message and BOOm screen goes black, etc..
currently using 4.4.2, kernel 4.3.5-CM-gbe05dd6 (SuperNexus ROM)
help!
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Perhaps a battery problem? Try replacing the battery. Or borrowing first, at least.
cheers ~

TabLife said:
Hello friends,
MY i9500 international edition has been having this problem for several months now. I have flashed about 3 or 4 ROMs and the result is always the same. I charge to 100%.. use for little while and then I do something like open the Camera, or xyz app and BOOM the screen goes black, upon rebooting the low battery popup appears. The phone will heat up during this process. Sometimes, removing the battery and rebooting acts as a temporary fix. The battery percentage reappears at a higher number and I can use the phone.. But, then the phone rings or I try to reply to a text message and BOOm screen goes black, etc..
currently using 4.4.2, kernel 4.3.5-CM-gbe05dd6 (SuperNexus ROM)
help!
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Buy a new battery.

Mandark52 said:
Buy a new battery.
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really? anyone else have this problem? I dont think its a battery issue. since the problem happens seemingly at random. if the battery was wrecked wouldnt it always mess up?

TabLife said:
really? anyone else have this problem? I dont think its a battery issue. since the problem happens seemingly at random. if the battery was wrecked wouldnt it always mess up?
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well bro do you see the golden plates on your battery? So these pins might get damaged while flashing not every tym but it happens. Replace your battery or just sit and caliberate the battery which of no use.All the best.

easy sol wud b borrowing a battery frm a frnd to test
if u dont wana spend money on buying a new battery then borrow it frm ur frnd for a day n test if urs got any prob ..
the battery dont need to b in damaged state to do such malfunction .. i bought a new battery for my fone n it does same like at 20% fone switches off n after restart it goes to 10% frm 50-60

[Q] Why sometimes my battery drains A LOT in stand by?

Hi everyone, first sorry if my english is not perfect, i'm from Chile and this is not my native language. My problem is that I have, SOMETIMES a strange battery drain in my Note 3 N9005 with KitKat 4.4.2 when is in Stand By, i mean without any use.
I will put 2 screenshots which can explain this clearly. In these 2 Screenshots the device was charged at 100%, turned on, disconnected and left on Stand By without any use and all turned off.
When Stand By is ok / normal, I get this, which is really nice:
i.imgur.com/vduTKww.png
but when battery decides to drain (i don't know why) i get this:
i.imgur.com/tKDqqRd.png
Does someone knows what is happening?
Why sometimes I get very low battery consumption in stand by and sometimes not?
The only strange thing that I can see is the Mobile Network Signal, why is in different colors?...signal problem could be the problem? but...why? what can I do? I have my Note 3 for just 3 weeks ago...
I already tried doing a factory reset and wipe cache after the kitkat update...even I have all special function (like motion controls) disabled for better battery life.
I'd really appreciate any help. Thanks.

dankodigo said:
Hi everyone, first sorry if my english is not perfect, i'm from Chile and this is not my native language. My problem is that I have, SOMETIMES a strange battery drain in my Note 3 N9005 with KitKat 4.4.2 when is in Stand By, i mean without any use.
I will put 2 screenshots which can explain this clearly. In these 2 Screenshots the device was charged at 100%, turned on, disconnected and left on Stand By without any use and all turned off.
When Stand By is ok / normal, I get this, which is really nice:
i.imgur.com/vduTKww.png
but when battery decides to drain (i don't know why) i get this:
i.imgur.com/tKDqqRd.png
Does someone knows what is happening?
Why sometimes I get very low battery consumption in stand by and sometimes not?
The only strange thing that I can see is the Mobile Network Signal, why is in different colors?...signal problem could be the problem? but...why? what can I do? I have my Note 3 for just 3 weeks ago...
I already tried doing a factory reset and wipe cache after the kitkat update...even I have all special function (like motion controls) disabled for better battery life.
I'd really appreciate any help. Thanks.
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U have a wakelock mate. Must be apps u installed run in background / keep on wake up to send/rcvd data.
If u r rooted u can flash BBS to find out.
Ps: yes mobile network affect battery a lot. When u r in 4g, it is the most less consumption. 3g not so bad. But 2g it sucks all the way.
Sent from somewhere under the sky, at the corner of this rounded earth.

Sometimes, fully charged phone may have juice left between 95-100%.
When phone is being charged, the phone stops charging when it reaches 100%. It is to avoid overcharging. Charging is paused until battery level decreases to 95%, then charging starts up again. If you happen to unplug the charger during the pause, you get a phone with not exactly 100% battery, but a few percent less.
It is so on all modern smartphones and completely normal. Even if you see 100% when unplugging, the battery level is reset shortly after.

Mine does this on occassion, out of the blue.
Just starts refusing to go into deep sleep for no apparent reason, without any random apps starting a wakelock.
Only way to solve it is a reboot.

antique_sonic said:
U have a wakelock mate. Must be apps u installed run in background / keep on wake up to send/rcvd data.
If u r rooted u can flash BBS to find out.
Ps: yes mobile network affect battery a lot. When u r in 4g, it is the most less consumption. 3g not so bad. But 2g it sucks all the way.
Sent from somewhere under the sky, at the corner of this rounded earth.
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isnt it the other way round? 2g uses least battery, 3g more, and 4g the most?

mtxx1 said:
isnt it the other way round? 2g uses least battery, 3g more, and 4g the most?
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Correct. 4G uses a high frequency to allow for the massive data capacity. As a result, it's quite weak. 2G runs on a lower frequency as a much more powerful signal and thus the phone has to work less hard to maintain the signal. It does render data usage nearly impossible as a result.
2G is much more battery efficient. Turning your phone to GSM only can save you over two days of battery.
Although if your signal is rubbish (1 bar) it really doesn't matter as it's all going to drain your battery at insane levels.