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hongy · 08-11-2010, 11:49 PM

I like the sense ui a lot, the only thing I see myself doing is trying to extend the battery life, I use it only for texting and calls so far and I'm always down to something like 30% or less at the end of the day.

c3m · 08-11-2010, 11:54 PM

the leedroid have the htc sense as well
so check it out here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=724123

Strzelec · 08-12-2010, 04:41 PM

Honestly the battery life doesn't seem great, but I don't think its that terrible especially if you are a moderate user.
Slightly off topic too but, swype is fucking awesome.

I do sometimes have issues with the push email though. Often it's rather delayed. Especially when using gmail.
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!MiKrofT · 08-12-2010, 04:43 PM

May take a few uses to get the full battery life. It also depends how many background apps are accessing data. For me I disable google sync and only set it to sync 2x a day. There are other things as well. ie. twitter, facebook, weather, etc.

Strzelec · 08-12-2010, 05:00 PM

Yeah I turned all the syncing to ber at the very most every few hours except for email. I don't see the point in having the social networks updating constantly, can just open it up when you need it and have refresh then.
Been paying with it quite a bit today along with a couple calls, emails and texts and I'm still over half battery. The battery if also brand new so I'm guessing it will still improve a bit
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Marioo1991 · 08-12-2010, 05:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hongy

I like the sense ui a lot, the only thing I see myself doing is trying to extend the battery life, I use it only for texting and calls so far and I'm always down to something like 30% or less at the end of the day.

I had the same problem and did the following to improve the battery life:
-reduce screen brightness
-install task killer and shut down all apps I'm not using
-use power control to shut down gps,Bluetooth,etc when u aren't using them
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Tim Budong · 08-12-2010, 06:39 PM

the battery life on the nexus one is amazing

SkinnyPupp · 08-12-2010, 06:48 PM

-Shutting down tasks usually ends up in using more battery life
-BT and GPS are only ever enabled when they are actually being used. Shutting them off won't do much for battery life

Strzelec · 08-12-2010, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by SkinnyPupp

-Shutting down tasks usually ends up in using more battery life
-BT and GPS are only ever enabled when they are actually being used. Shutting them off won't do much for battery life

Any more info on this one?

SkinnyPupp · 08-12-2010, 08:45 PM

It's been explained many times, let me find a link somewhere.

Ah nevermind I'll just write it again

Basically, the way Android works is to put apps into a 'sleep' state when not being used. If an app is not open, it just resides in memory in a sleep state. It uses no CPU.

When you open the app again, it just pulls it from the cache immediately.

If you shut these sleeping apps down (which there is no reason to do so), you are needlessly freeing up memory (which does not use battery life). When you open these apps again, instead of simply being transferred from memory, they actually have to start up again - more CPU usage.

At its best, a task killer will have no effect on battery life. At its worst, if you are constantly force stopping apps and opening them throughout the day, it will actually reduce battery life.

Using task killers goes directly against how Android is intended to work.

Strzelec · 08-12-2010, 09:42 PM

Thanks. That was really clear. I'll see what my battery usage is like without using the task killer.

Really hoping it helps out. my desire is almost dead and its only 930.

Is also ridiculous how quick you can type with swype. I feel like a swype fan boy. :P
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SkinnyPupp · 08-12-2010, 09:48 PM

The best way to improve battery life is to cut down the amount of syncs your phone does. If you have multiple twitter apps, facebook, HTC's facebook, weather apps, stocks, news, etc, that all adds up to your phone connecting, logging on, downloading data, etc.

That is the #1 battery killer on a moderately used phone, IMO

!MiKrofT · 08-13-2010, 12:22 AM

Yeah I don't use a task killer. No point.

!MiKrofT · 08-13-2010, 12:27 AM

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Originally Posted by darthchilli

the battery life on the nexus one is amazing

lol. Should be more or less the same.

hongy · 08-13-2010, 12:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by darthchilli

the battery life on the nexus one is amazing

Standard battery, Li-Ion 1400 mAh same as desire. if I save on text to my simcard and i upgrade to 2.2 can i access all those texts again? don't want to lose all my text + contacts.

Tim Budong · 08-13-2010, 01:26 AM

well..40hrs and only at 25% remaining on nexusone
but the moment i switch to desire rom, not as great, then again, as skinnypupp says, theres wayyy more background stuff goin on with the desire

!MiKrofT · 08-13-2010, 06:40 PM

It's on the way. Purolator on monday lol.

c3m · 08-13-2010, 07:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by darthchilli

well..40hrs and only at 25% remaining on nexusone
but the moment i switch to desire rom, not as great, then again, as skinnypupp says, theres wayyy more background stuff goin on with the desire

40 hours wow

I get roughly about 14 hours at 25% remaining.

for the nguyen! · 08-13-2010, 07:21 PM

for the rooted:

What rom are you guys running on your phones?

Using LeeDroid 1.8b and I can't record video.

RabidRat · 08-13-2010, 07:30 PM

you guys with battery life problems should check out Juice Defender. it shuts off your 3G data access when your screen is locked, except at predetermined times (say every 15 minutes or hour) when it allows apps to update. this helped me squeeze a few more hours out of my battery with my X10 back when i used to get about 8 hours of battery life per day.

now with the firmware update i get 48 hrs so it's not a concern anymore, but it's still an app worth having.

Strzelec · 08-13-2010, 09:29 PM

That won't work for a lot of people with the desire because they will likely be on telus. On telus they have no 3g fallback so 3g must be enabled the whole time
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c3m · 08-13-2010, 10:54 PM

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Originally Posted by for the nguyen!

for the rooted:

What rom are you guys running on your phones?

Using LeeDroid 1.8b and I can't record video.

I'm using Leedroid 1.8b and video record works for me

Gh0stRider · 08-13-2010, 11:19 PM

seeing a lot of desire commercials on tv

!MiKrofT · 08-13-2010, 11:37 PM

Screen protector and case ordered already lol.

hongy · 08-14-2010, 01:13 AM

c3m I think I need your help I followed the link you posted on how to root and then install custom roms, but then I get stuck at the part where I plug my phone into the computer.
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