I don't get it. A few of us have mentioned that we factory restored and fixed the problem. Why don't you try that?
Tried it twice, no luck.
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I don't get it. A few of us have mentioned that we factory restored and fixed the problem. Why don't you try that?
What are you talking about? A factory reset won't remove bloatware. If anything it will restore it.
With respect to battery problems, there have been issues with the JI6 update's modem. I suggest, flywatt, that you do what robo21 suggested.
It isn't the bloatware that's killing your battery. Android apps can sit in the background all day using next to no resources; that's how Android was constructed. The OS will kill apps on its own when it needs additional resources.
If you really want to get rid of bloatware, root the phone and get Titanium Backup. It can remove the bloatware.
Titanium Backup ? root - Android app on AppBrain
That is truly bizarre, short of comparing the phones side by side I am at a loss. Have you tried Samsung level 3 support or maybe a warranty exchange? Or could it be the battery is bad? Tmobile will help if so.
I wasn't aware that the bloatware didn't affect the battery life significantly. Unfortunately, I have no luck with root and titanium. The phone appears to be rooted, and superuser is granted. I highlight an application to delete, and it says "deleted successfully", but it's still there. It's mind boggling.
Good morning everyone.
Since I did the reset, I've had to fiddle with all the notifications that kept turning my screen on, but I think I've cut them all down. I unplugged at 7am and it's gotten some moderate use. Batt is 86% (8:35am).
Use: Display 81%, Standby 8%, System 4%, Idle 4%, LauncherPro 2%, Android Core Apps (that must be new) 2%.
I did the factory reset and I'm still getting abysmal battery life. Before this update, I loved this phone. No I am growing increasingly frustrated with it. I want to revert back to preupdate but have no idea how to do that. I made 2 phone calls and used the calculator twice and I just had to plug my charger back. This is ridiculous.
I did the factory reset and I'm still getting abysmal battery life. Before this update, I loved this phone. No I am growing increasingly frustrated with it. I want to revert back to preupdate but have no idea how to do that. I made 2 phone calls and used the calculator twice and I just had to plug my charger back. This is ridiculous.
I did the factory reset and I'm still getting abysmal battery life. Before this update, I loved this phone. No I am growing increasingly frustrated with it. I want to revert back to preupdate but have no idea how to do that. I made 2 phone calls and used the calculator twice and I just had to plug my charger back. This is ridiculous.
>- I have Some Questions for you all -<
Who among you who got the OTA Update;
Did your battery Stay the same or get worse?
Update and Worse
Who among you who got the Update through Keis Mini;
Did your battery Stay the same or get worse?
N/a
Who among you that Did the update using Odin;
Did your battery Stay the same or get worse?
N/A
in My case I got the update through the OTA and My battery did not change any.
Just Curious to see.
Why must people assume the it the end users fault for the battery woes. The issues is update. Take a look in T-Mobile own support forum. Its littered with the battery problems
You'd have to ask whoever is making that assumption.
How many Vibrants have been updated? Hundreds of thousands at least? How many are complaining on the various forums? What percentage does that represent of all the updated phones? If the update alone is the culprit why aren't all the updated phones showing the problem? It could be some combination of settings, usage, update, HW, apps, mods or who knows what. Without a lot more information it's impossible to reach firm conclusions.
>- I have Some Questions for you all -<
Who among you who got the OTA Update;
Did your battery Stay the same or get worse?
Who among you who got the Update through Keis Mini;
Did your battery Stay the same or get worse?
Who among you that Did the update using Odin;
Did your battery Stay the same or get worse?
in My case I got the update through the OTA and My battery did not change any.
Just Curious to see.
thx for this1, trying to find juicedefender tooHere is a post I made in one of the other battery threads:
I happily can say that my battery situation has improved dramatically after doing a factory restore. after sleeping for 7 hours, my battery drained ONLY 1%!
Despite some saying not to use juicedefender, i've had good experiences with the program and I did have it running last night. (paid version)
Regarding mediahub, i have not accepted the t&c's and don't plan to. However download manager (media hub process) is running in my running services.
Anyway, i'm happy.
Regarding the back up, I used Astro and it worked great.
I'm now at 13 hours since last unplug and my battery is at 32%. I've been using my phone heavily for the past 4 hours.
You are the one that said there isn't a problem.I didnt mod anything it was 100 stock. Did you ask this over at T-Mobile support forum or even look
You made the initial blanket statement so you back up what you said
OK I'm new to android - how do I preserve the apps I have purchased if I do a factory rest?
Why must people assume the it the end users fault for the battery woes. The issues is update. Take a look in T-Mobile own support forum. Its littered with the battery problems
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