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Originally Posted by FearTheElf
This is a great thread, lots of good tips. I have had my phone about a week, and have yet to make it more than about 8 hours before getting the "plug it in now, ya moron" warning. I'm sure the first few days were because I was using the phone so much, trying out new apps and widgets, etc. Since then, I have adjusted my phone even more based on these recommendations (I was already doing a few of these things).
Today is my first day running with these tweaks, and so far I am very disapointed with the results. I took it off the charger this morning with a full charge. All I did was read an email, check a website and check a score on the Scoreboard app. I then closed those items and put the phone down. Within twenty minutes my battery was at 93%, within an hour it was at 89%! I close the apps I don't use with a task killer, and I am running the following widgets: - Scoreboard app
- HTC People
- HTC Stocks
- Search (Android)
- Weather (by Android)
I'm guessing the Scoreboard app is a hog, but I really like the functionality. It will be very disappointing if to get through the day I have to turn off widgets, which is one of the great customizable benefits of this phone over the iPhone...
Any tips? |
@Fear - There is a possibility one or multiple apps you're running is keeping your phone from "sleeping". In order to diagnose I suggest you do the following:
1. Open market, locate "Spare Parts" & Download
2. Open Spare Parts> Battery Information
3. you'll see two drop downs and a list of apps/services below. The "CPU" drop-down should be changed to "Partial Wake Usage" and the "since last unplugged" can change to whatever.
The top services and apps below are the ones keeping your phone from sleeping (partially). Note that there should be some apps there, but "android" should be on top. If you notice another app you have at the top, then you should delete it and find a replacement.
I am getting a FULL DAY of moderate to heavy usage, without running task killer and with many widgets and added apps. good luck.