Go Back   Android Forums > Android Phones > HTC Thunderbolt
Gamers - Check out our new sister sites!
Nintendo Wii U!    |    OUYA - $99 Android System!

test: Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools
Old October 6th, 2011, 07:17 AM   #1 (permalink)
Junior Member
Thread Author (OP)
 
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 79
 
Device(s):
Carrier: Not Provided

Thanks: 4
Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post
Default Pore battery life after GB update!

Ever since the GB update (I updated on the release date) my battery life has been cut in half. Has anyone else had this problem?

MarkR is offline  
Reply With Quote
Sponsors
Old October 6th, 2011, 08:18 AM   #2 (permalink)
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: O-town Florida
Posts: 816
 
Device(s): Galaxy Nexus, Nexus 7, Droid Razr Maxx HD (wife)
Carrier: Not Provided

Thanks: 1
Thanked 150 Times in 117 Posts
stevenrothermel@gmail.com
Default

what eating up your battery?
settings, about phone, whats using the battery?
__________________
Android Junkie
Turdbogls is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old October 6th, 2011, 08:21 AM   #3 (permalink)
Junior Member
Thread Author (OP)
 
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 79
 
Device(s):
Carrier: Not Provided

Thanks: 4
Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post
Default

Just the standard items. Display, dialer, standby. before the update my battery was normal by TB standards. I made no other changes since the update and my battery life is down to about 3hrs with same usage.
MarkR is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old October 6th, 2011, 08:37 AM   #4 (permalink)
Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Redstone Arsenal, AL
Posts: 375
 
Device(s): HTC Thunderbolt, Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1
Carrier: Not Provided

Thanks: 84
Thanked 49 Times in 37 Posts
Send a message via Skype™ to Buddha64
Default

No. I can go all day (ex. streaming Pandora/4G) and have 30% by bed time. Prior 4, maybe 5 hours and the battery was at 20%.
Buddha64 is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old October 6th, 2011, 09:33 AM   #5 (permalink)
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: O-town Florida
Posts: 816
 
Device(s): Galaxy Nexus, Nexus 7, Droid Razr Maxx HD (wife)
Carrier: Not Provided

Thanks: 1
Thanked 150 Times in 117 Posts
stevenrothermel@gmail.com
Default

in theory, Gingerbread should be better on battery life. not sure what to tell you.
are you using any task killers or anything? 4G? 3G?
i hate to tell you to factory reset the phone, but it may fix your battery issues.
Turdbogls is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old October 6th, 2011, 09:41 AM   #6 (permalink)
Junior Member
Thread Author (OP)
 
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 79
 
Device(s):
Carrier: Not Provided

Thanks: 4
Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post
Default

No task killers and have always kept it on 4g. I'm thinking a reset is my best bet. I just wanted to see if anyone else had this problem before I went through a day or so setting up my phone.
MarkR is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old October 6th, 2011, 03:59 PM   #7 (permalink)
New Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 6
 
Device(s):
Carrier: Not Provided

Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Default

I had this happen as well, i had excellant battery life w/ froyo and the stock battery, phone totally stock, no task killers, occasional 4g. After doing the GB update, i could barely get through a day w/ minimal usage. I ended up doing a factory reset, for another reason (lost all data and could only get 1x using LTE on/off). The battery seems much better now. Also, not sure how true but i have read somewhere that the new OS needs to build up cache, and that will help w/ the battery issues. Good luck.
DVDA007 is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old October 6th, 2011, 04:26 PM   #8 (permalink)
Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Gillette, NJ
Posts: 254
 
Device(s): Motorola Droid(R) HTC Thunderbolt Samsung Note 2
Carrier: Not Provided

Thanks: 15
Thanked 8 Times in 4 Posts
Default

been going for 12 hrs now off the charger and have 64% left. 40% voice calls, 3% internet, display 32%, bluetooth 1% android system 7% and a few others with low percentages
__________________
Droid, you had me at hello
Joewoowoo is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old October 6th, 2011, 07:26 PM   #9 (permalink)
Junior Member
 
Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 48
 
Device(s):
Carrier: Not Provided

Thanks: 1
Thanked 8 Times in 5 Posts
Default

I wasn't aware batteries had skin.
Tide311 is online now  
Reply With Quote
Old October 6th, 2011, 08:47 PM   #10 (permalink)
TxGoat
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
 
Device(s):
Carrier: Not Provided

Default

Try scrubbing your battery with some of this....


 
Reply With Quote
Sponsors
Old October 6th, 2011, 08:53 PM   #11 (permalink)
New Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2011
Posts: 4
 
Device(s):
Carrier: Not Provided

Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Default

Mine did the same thing. The battery life was very bad after the upgrade. I didnt do a factory reset but I took the battery out and restarted. It now seems to be as good or a little better. I would try shutting down and taking the battery out before doing a factory reset
CaymanSMC is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old October 6th, 2011, 09:07 PM   #12 (permalink)
Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Gillette, NJ
Posts: 254
 
Device(s): Motorola Droid(R) HTC Thunderbolt Samsung Note 2
Carrier: Not Provided

Thanks: 15
Thanked 8 Times in 4 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by TxGoat View Post
Try scrubbing your battery with some of this....


lmao, "pore" it on!
Joewoowoo is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old October 6th, 2011, 09:11 PM   #13 (permalink)
TxGoat
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
 
Device(s):
Carrier: Not Provided

Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Joewoowoo View Post
lmao, "pore" it on!


lol, yeah I know, "pore bastage"....I'm sure someone with a pore sense of humor will be in here shortly to pore in their barney fife-dome...
 
Reply With Quote
Old October 11th, 2011, 07:45 AM   #14 (permalink)
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: New York, USA
Posts: 651
 
Device(s): HTC Thunderbolt, Acer Iconia a500
Carrier: Not Provided

Thanks: 5
Thanked 76 Times in 68 Posts
Default

I found my poor initial battery life after taking it off charge is a result of the alarm, of all things. I was noticing that in the first hour after I wake up (taking it off charge when I wake up) it was dropping by 14%. This morning I took it off charge after dismissing the alarm, then went in and turned off the alarm then turned it back on. I'm only down 4% on the battery 4 hours later.

I'm now in search of a new alarm clock app...
mplevy is online now  
Reply With Quote
Old October 11th, 2011, 09:16 AM   #15 (permalink)
Usually off topic
 
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: FG
Posts: 10,461
 
Device(s): VZW Galaxy Nexus*, HTC TB*, D2G*, Cowon D3*, Kindle Fire *Rooted
Carrier: Not Provided

Thanks: 2,149
Thanked 4,950 Times in 3,256 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by mplevy View Post

I'm now in search of a new alarm clock app...
The app is gone. You need to make a clock widget and click on it to get to the alarm clock
__________________
Forum Gaming
Yeahha is online now  
Reply With Quote
Old October 11th, 2011, 09:51 AM   #16 (permalink)
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: New York, USA
Posts: 651
 
Device(s): HTC Thunderbolt, Acer Iconia a500
Carrier: Not Provided

Thanks: 5
Thanked 76 Times in 68 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Yeahha View Post
The app is gone. You need to make a clock widget and click on it to get to the alarm clock
Thx, I'm aware of that, I use the stock clock/weather widget. What I mean is, I need a different alarm, the stock alarm is a battery drain until the full hour has passed, even if I dismiss the alarm on the first ring.
mplevy is online now  
Reply With Quote
Old October 12th, 2011, 03:09 PM   #17 (permalink)
Member
 
PoweredByLE5's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: NYC
Posts: 167
 
Device(s): HTC Thunderbolt
Carrier: Not Provided

Thanks: 2
Thanked 8 Times in 8 Posts
Default

no lol my battery got hella better
PoweredByLE5 is offline  
Reply With Quote
Reply

HTC Thunderbolt
Current Rating:
Rate this Phone:

The HTC Thunderbolt is the first ever 4G phone on Verizon Wireless. The name is no surprise... you can expect the Thunderbolt to have lightning speeds as the carrier ushers in a new era of mobile power. While 4G speeds on a Verizon Android Phone ... Read More



Go Back   Android Forums > Android Phones > HTC Thunderbolt
Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 08:16 AM.
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2013, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.