Battery Usage failure-how I fixed mine

[EinZtein]

Ok been hammering on this all day.

Working not working, couldn't figure out what was breaking it and what was fixing it.

Mine breaks when I reboot. Clearing data and cache does not solve or fix the problem.

When broke, I open my shortcut for storage and that fixes mine, battery usage works and also for all battery widgets too.
This is repeatable on mine.

Hope this helps.

 

[mxsjw]

Have you tried this?

Reboot phone and mess around with some other apps for 10 min then check the battery usage. A few of us think that it force closes cause it has no data to report right after boot, after a few minutes, it actually has something and will work.

ETA, I did a Factory Reset this morning and mine no longer force closes at all. Rebooted and opened the usage within 1 minute...worked just fine. *shrugs*

 

[mahers]

But doing a factory reset is such a PITA! I did that once to fix the stupid "no more ringer" bug and it took me 3 days to get it back to the way I had it. Obviously, I'm not rooted or have anythign backed up. If there's a quick 'n easy way to restore all settings/apps/etc, please share.

 

[mxsjw]

If there's a quick 'n easy way to restore all settings/apps/etc, please share.

There's not, but it really only took me about an hour.
Screen Shots
AppBrain
and LPP backup.
The tweaking of the settings is the biggest pain in the ass, I don't remember what each and every change was I made, oh well...change them as I catch it.

and I'm gonna have to do it again when I get my new phone, I've got a bad sensor in video mode.

 

[mahers]

There's not, but it really only took me about an hour.
Screen Shots
AppBrain
and LPP backup.
The tweaking of the settings is the biggest pain in the ass, I don't remember what each and every change was I made, oh well...change them as I catch it.

and I'm gonna have to do it again when I get my new phone, I've got a bad sensor in video mode.

Screw it. I may try calling the number someone posted he got from tech support *22899 and see if that helps.

 

[colchiro]

Screen Shots
AppBrain
and LPP backup.

... and Folder Organizer backup.

That's what I did when my phone was replaced.

Here's instructions on how to reinstall your apps via Appbrain after a reset or replacement phone: http://androidforums.com/incredible...lp-reinstalling-apps-appbrain-after-wipe.html

 

[Capeguy]

I fixed mine by shutting down the phone and pulling the battery for a few minutes. I then rebooted and it's been working fine ever since.

 

[SlvrScoobie]

mine, even after a number of reboots, and battery pulls still FC's
Im ready to go back to 2.1!

 

[bigbadwulff]

Hate keep saying this for fear of jinxing myself but my battery manager has NEVER locked up.
Never had another battery monitor app on my phone either.

Also, I've never done anything other than turn my phone off or do a battery pull....ever. I also do a *228 weekly, both option 1 and 2. Learned this by being on Verizon for a long time now.

 

[BuTbKa]

mine, even after a number of reboots, and battery pulls still FC's
Im ready to go back to 2.1!

you better not try it

 

[SlvrScoobie]

Well I don't think I will but the thought of sbfing has crossed my mind, since I hear that might fix some issues

 

[mwm523]

Well I don't think I will but the thought of sbfing has crossed my mind, since I hear that might fix some issues

Dude... if you installed the OTA you CANNOT SBF back to 2.1... You will brick your phone. There are many many threads here and on all the other forums about this.

 

[SlvrScoobie]

Dude... if you installed the OTA you CANNOT SBF back to 2.1... You will brick your phone. There are many many threads here and on all the other forums about this.

Dude... you've obviously not seen the updates...

 

[mwm523]

Show me an update that says a full 2.2 SBF is available to flash?

 

[SlvrScoobie]

like, um, this one, at the top of the forum?
http://androidforums.com/motorola-droid-x/182398-official-2-2-sbf-update-thread.html
Ahh - even MORE recent updates say its been pulled oh well
no 2.2 reinstall for me yet.

 

[mwm523]

That's not a full SBF anyway. It's only system files which which can be used if you hosed up your phone with themes or other customization.

There's still no full 2.2 SBF out there. The Verizon stores don't even have it yet. And there's no way to go back to 2.1 if you've done the 2.2 OTA because Moto changed the bootloader.

So I'll say it again - don't try to SBF back to 2.1 unless you want to be stuck in boot loop.

 

[SlvrScoobie]

so I did a factory reset, and voila, battery manager works fine. took about 2 hours to get all my settings / apps / widgets reinstalled. Titanium backup ftw. wish there was an easier one. I had the google restore setting on, but it didnt seem to help this time 'round

 

[C0n57an71n3]

If you check the two options in Privacy, factory restores are a dream. It took me ~30 mins to get back to exactly the same way I had it.

 

[pm1066]

Where does it backup to? Is that the online sync?

 

[Deleted User]

Have you tried this?

Reboot phone and mess around with some other apps for 10 min then check the battery usage. A few of us think that it force closes cause it has no data to report right after boot, after a few minutes, it actually has something and will work.

That's definitely not the only problem (I don't know if it's one of the problems, but it's not the only thing).

There's absolutely a cause to it, something that triggers it to start force closing. A few days ago, I was using Battery Manager multiple times throughout the day. All of a sudden, I opened it and it force closed. After that, it kept force closing, over and over.

I tried the "Storage and SD card" trick, and boom, it started working again.

Then, yesterday, it started force closing again. The Storage and SD card trick didn't help. Eventually, it started working again on its own (or, rather, I don't know what started it working again).

 

[pm1066]

What are the steps for the storage and SD card trick?

 

[Deleted User]

What are the steps for the storage and SD card trick?

Just go into your settings and press the Storage and SD Card menu entry, the back out and go into your battery manager.

 

[EinZtein]

I'm probably jigging myself here, but I haven't had a force close in a whole.

Rebooted alot lately too.

 

[EinZtein]

There's def something killing it though.

 

[pm1066]

I went into recovery, cleared cache, then did the SD card bit for good luck. Fixed the FC so far.