To Task Kill...Or Not?

[ali79shine]

Please someone tell me how to use my phone, Please!

I hear all the time....Use a task Killer.....NO NO don't use it this isn't a Windows Phone.

So someone help me please, My battery life SUCKS!

I use my phone all day long. Here's a run down:

Plug in at night from 10PM until 6:30AM

7am-Call a few people, send a few texts
8am-Work, plug in to my laptop at work, run Pandora for most of the day while plugged in. Text all day, receive a few incoming calls, play a couple games, surf the web, TASK KILL through out the day. The phone does not stay plugged in all day long, its off and on most of the day.

5pm-Off work with a full battery, Call people, text ALOT, MMS alot, Facebook ALOT, task kill

7pm-RED BAR must plug in.

I monitored it the other day.....plugged in all night, went to an all day meeting. Sent a couple texts, surf web a couple times, checked facebook, received a few calls and my 6pm it was DEAD!

This phone sucks if I have to worry about pluggin it in all the time. My friend next to me had the IPhone doing the same amount of things during the meeting and she had practically a full bar at the end of the day.

What am I doing wrong, or is this just a sucky phone for battery life?

 

[InfernalByte]

DO NOt use task killers. I had an iPhone and found the battery life little different to the Desire.

 

[Rastaman-FB]

you use your phone ALOT
sms constantly with a big screen sending mms alot which is using data and keeping the phone awake and viewing keep the screen on constantly in between making calls which is also a battery drain will inevitebly drain the battery rapidly which makes me think you didnt have a smart phone before.

what phone did you have before because if it was a touch screen with a screen this big and bright then id be shocked

also

DO NOT use task killers, they cause battery drainage although i think yours is to do with how you use the device
(1ghz constant while in use)

 

[ali79shine]

I had a Blackberry Curve, which held the battery life for almost 2 days with the same amount of text and talk.

 

[ali79shine]

And my Desire gets HOT to the touch on the bottom, back side?

 

[EddyOS]

BlackBerry's are a completely different kettle of fish - smaller, less powerful screen and a larger battery...

And it'll get hot if you're constantly using the 3G connection

 

[ali79shine]

So basically I just didn't know what I was getting myself into with this powerful phone.

I love the phone! Hate the battery. I uninstalled the task killer per the replies above, any other suggestions?

 

[Rastaman-FB]

I had a Blackberry Curve, which held the battery life for almost 2 days with the same amount of text and talk.

this makes complete sense
battery life on a blackberry is far superior to any smartphone on the market. my company one will last me just under 5 days on a single charge.
this shows you how much of a user you are as to drain a blackberry in 2 days is pretty difficult

And my Desire gets HOT to the touch on the bottom, back side?

this is because the cpu is at the bottom of of the phone, it gets hot as the cpu is running at 1ghz solidly when in use (default that cannot be changed without root and a custom rom)
basically large screen smartphones are not for you.
the only moden phone that will suit your usage is a blackberry

i get just under 2days on my desire with medium use, i dont hammer the txt and calls

im guessing you have alot of female friends or are female yourself

EDIT regarding Danfrance below.
My bold2 lasts me about 3 days with medium use and phone calls getting work email pretty often

 

[SUroot]

BlackBerry's are a completely different kettle of fish - smaller, less powerful screen and a larger battery...

And it'll get hot if you're constantly using the 3G connection

Curve is Edge max, also. No 3G.

But yeah my Bold lasted the day only as I used it as I do the desire (maybe a bit less). Others reported better battery life than mine on their bolds though.


Anyway:

http://androidforums.com/htc-desire/161151-should-you-use-task-killer.html

 

[InfernalByte]

I had a Blackberry Bold 9700.

I sold it pretty quickly.

 

[KING LUFF]

I know its not a great solution but have you though about one of these + another battery ...

HTC Desire Dual Desktop Charging Cradle

 

[farpadana]

HER IS WHAT I DID
-uninstalled taskkillers
-Calibrate your battery= 10hrs charge on, 1 hr charge off, reboot 1 hr charge off, then use it.
-Disable background data.
-Disable GPS and WIFI when not needed.
-reduce disply time out to 15 sec.
-freez all the un nessessary widget by Titanium-pro in temp rooted status using Visionary app.
-generaly your battery life will improve over time when you stop playing and exploring it.

 

[InfernalByte]

Try Set CPU from the market and set a screen profile to between minimum and around 400MHz when the screen is off. It might not agree with the Visionary app though.

 

[Phenomenological]

Check your signal at work and wherever you are in the evening. If the signal is crap it uses a vast amount of power. It's best to use a toggle widget on your home screen to turn 3G off when you aren't using it if you've got bad 3G reception, it really is a power hog.

 

[Jammy]

If you root, you can use an undervolted kernel.

I get superb battery life. I leave in the morning at around 8am. I use my phone a fair bit; web browsing, checking email, texting, listen to music for ~1 hour, etc. I leave wifi and 3g on all the time. I get home at around 4-5pm depending on the day with over 60% battery left.

Dimming your screen can help greatly. I normally stick with 0%, because it's never sunny in this country. Don't use a live wallpaper and don't use a task killer.

 

[Rastaman-FB]

look at the usage of this user
its user habits