Battery life and lag

[erisdoes]

I've had my ERIS for about a month now and love the phone, but my charge lasts no longer that a few hours (I use the browser alot, market, email, txt alot, get random calls) I have taskiller pro and am wondering if that helps at all. it seemed to only make it worse. i have to press the kill all tasks icon every 5 seconds. and i have very few applications on the phone yet it lags like hell. this only occured after a factory reset i was persuaded to do by a sexy verizon chick. any help will be apreciated.

like i said i love this phone!!

 

[AdrianC14]

http://androidforums.com/htc-droid-eris/19176-optimize-your-droid-eris-battery-life-read.html
http://androidforums.com/htc-droid-eris/19176-optimize-your-droid-eris-battery-life-read.html
http://androidforums.com/htc-droid-eris/19176-optimize-your-droid-eris-battery-life-read.html
http://androidforums.com/htc-droid-eris/19176-optimize-your-droid-eris-battery-life-read.html

Stop using task killers every 5 seconds!

 

[OfTheDamned]

Read the thread that AdrianC14 posted and delete the task killer from your phone. It isn't doing anything good for you. You will thank me later.

 

[erisdoes]

read that thread multiple times. follow it. still maybe 10-12 hrs on a charge. what about the lagging?

 

[erisdoes]

i just read the thread about you it was hilarious... PLS DON'T HURT ME: any info on the update RD?

 

[AdrianC14]

read that thread multiple times. follow it. still maybe 10-12 hrs on a charge. what about the lagging?

10-12 hours is good for a smartphone so don't worry. As to the lagging, stop using task killers every 5 seconds or uninstall it.

 

[erisdoes]

10-12 hours is good for a smartphone so don't worry. As to the lagging, stop using task killers every 5 seconds or uninstall it.

i'm used to days on a regular At&t phone... just switched in Dec. is cycling the battery helpful and how often do i do it if so...

 

[OfTheDamned]

read that thread multiple times. follow it. still maybe 10-12 hrs on a charge. what about the lagging?

The lag and the battery can both be traced back to the task killer. It goes against everything a windows user has been taught in life, but it really is causing you problems. Android is Linux based and designed to manage its memory on its own. There is no need for a task killer on these phones. Let go and let it run like normal for a week and you will see the difference.

I will also suggest using the back button instead of the home button when exiting apps.

 

[AdrianC14]

i'm used to days on a regular At&t phone... just switched in Dec. is cycling the battery helpful and how often do i do it if so...

Well regular dumbphones don't use up all the juice in a battery like a smartphone (i.e. Droid Eris) because dumbphones are not constantly pulling information from the internet and it's not powering a large display. My AT&T dumbphone also lasted about 4 days.

 

[erisdoes]

could the factory reset have done anything?
OFF-TOPIC: how do u become a senior member?

 

[OfTheDamned]

i'm used to days on a regular At&t phone... just switched in Dec. is cycling the battery helpful and how often do i do it if so...

You can't compare the battery life of a regular phone and a smartphone. Smartphones do so much more and require so much more power. Some people say that "conditioning" the battery (letting it die and charging fully again) helps, but lithium ion batteries aren't supposed to really need this.

 

[OfTheDamned]

could the factory reset have done anything?
OFF-TOPIC: how do u become a senior member?

It is a possibility.

OT, run your mouth too much.

 

[erisdoes]

is there any definite date for the 2.x update? been reading for weeks and just got the balls to start posting...

 

[erisdoes]

ofthedamned, your presence on my thread makes me feel great. i have read great things about how helpful you are and would like to thank you sincerely for the help you have provided.

 

[OfTheDamned]

is there any definite date for the 2.x update? been reading for weeks and just got the balls to start posting...

Before April 1 is all we really know.

 

[OfTheDamned]

ofthedamned, your presence on my thread makes me feel great. i have read great things about how helpful you are and would like to thank you sincerely for the help you have provided.

ok, now you are just making me blush.

I am glad i could help.

 

[erisdoes]

damn last i read was today and i've been anxiously waiting staring at my phone, not noticing that my girlfriend was yelling at me that we were stopped at a green light for 20 minutes..

 

[erisdoes]

my first thread has been made awesome... seriously this a first for me.... in your opinion what are the most needed apps??