Does anyone know a widget like current widget that works on the gs2?
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I was wondering the same...
This would be a more objective way to see if there's really a big difference in how fast the battery goes down.
Bart1981 said:
I was wondering the same...
This would be a more objective way to see if there's really a big difference in how fast the battery goes down.
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I think "battery monitor widget" free might give you an estimate of the current drawn...not 100% I remember current widget doesnt support samsung devices so when I had the galaxy tab battery monitor widget showed an estimate (not 100% accurate obviously)....
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Yo guys, so i know theres a lot of widget for battery life stats, how much time you have left, temp., battery usage, etc. but supposedly a lot of them are big battery life drainers
any specific one you peeps would recommend?
I like Battery Graph Widget:
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.minigato.batterygraphwidget&feature=search_result
Besides showing your current battery, it also graphs your battery level so you can quickly see if the Android OS battery drain bug is affecting you and you need to reboot. Plus it just looks fly.
Battery Monitor Widget, the best I've used.
https://market.android.com/details?id=ccc71.bmw&feature=search_result
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.vertiform.android.app.batteryspy
Love this one. Also tels you your % per hr of drain. So when your phones been sleeping for a while then you turn the screen on it will tell you how much a hr you loose in sleep mode. Mines 2.3%hr
I like this one
https://market.android.com/details?id=org.androidappdev.batterywidget
Battery e.t.a app.let's you know everything and shows time left on battery either in hours or exact time when battery will be discharged.it's an app + widget.i use it
I like circle battery widget myself
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majorkillin said:
Battery Monitor Widget, the best I've used.
https://market.android.com/details?id=ccc71.bmw&feature=search_result
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I agree with this for real battery monitoring. I use the pro version.
majorkillin said:
Battery Monitor Widget, the best I've used.
https://market.android.com/details?id=ccc71.bmw&feature=search_result
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walord said:
I agree with this for real battery monitoring. I use the pro version.
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I have a question. My battery gets to 4200mV around 80% which means its fully charged.it continues to slowly climb to 100% after that even though it hit a full charge long before it says 100%. I tried battery calibrator but it doesn't seem to help. what should I do?
Use wifiwhen possible. Turn off all unused radios (GPS,wimax,data,wifi)
Also don't run Max brightness when screens on.
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Turn phone completely off.
Leave phone off.
Observe epic battery life.
Kn0wBuddy said:
Turn phone completely off.
Leave phone off.
Observe epic battery life.
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If you want a phone to last you six days, u better get a flip phone.
Unless you airplane mode the phone and never use it you will not get more than two days max, which is pointless since its not really a phone in that situation.
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bluefire808 said:
I have a question. My battery gets to 4200mV around 80% which means its fully charged.it continues to slowly climb to 100% after that even though it hit a full charge long before it says 100%. I tried battery calibrator but it doesn't seem to help. what should I do?
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I think full charge is based off the mAh not mV.
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I dont know how the circuit in the phone works, but when I charge up my lithium batteries for my RC car, while its charging the circuit shows a higher voltage than the battery will actually be at when its pulled from the charger. I also dont know what tells the charger it is full(or getting full) but the charger starts charging at a lower amperage the closer to full the battery becomes.
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I dont know how the circuit in the phone works, but when I charge up my lithium batteries for my RC car, while its charging the circuit shows a higher voltage than the battery will actually be at when its pulled from the charger. I also dont know what tells the charger it is full(or getting full) but the charger starts charging at a lower amperage the closer to full the battery becomes.
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Yes, your chaging with amps, not volts really.
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For the people telling me how to get better battery life there's not what I even asked about in the OP. The guys that said its not the mV and its the mAh that does make good sense. Is there a app or widget to watch it in real time? I have better battery by curve fish that shows mV not mAh. Thanks for the feed back guys!
bluefire808 said:
For the people telling me how to get better battery life there's not what I even asked about in the OP. The guys that said its not the mV and its the mAh that does make good sense. Is there a app or widget to watch it in real time? I have better battery by curve fish that shows mV not mAh. Thanks for the feed back guys!
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Grab battery monitor widget and better batter stats. BMW updates every min, but can be set lower. BBS is on of the best apps to show what's using battery.
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bigtoysrock said:
Grab battery monitor widget and better batter stats. BMW updates every min, but can be set lower. BBS is on of the best apps to show what's using battery.
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Thank you so much. I will try them both!
Edit-I installed better battery widget.only problem I'm having is it shows me running an 1500mAh battery. I sent the dev a email which they say to do if its showing an incorrect value. So this should be fixed to. It works great thanks again so much. I now know one more thing about my phone that I didn't before
IIRC The SAMOLED+ pixels are off when displaying black. Google pure black and set it as you wallpaper. That should help.
bluefire808 said:
Thank you so much. I will try them both!
Edit-I installed better battery widget.only problem I'm having is it shows me running an 1500mAh battery. I sent the dev a email which they say to do if its showing an incorrect value. So this should be fixed to. It works great thanks again so much. I now know one more thing about my phone that I didn't before
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You know that you can change the mAh in settings in BMW right?
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what app is BBS? i can't find anything that stands for those initials
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what app is BBS? i can't find anything that stands for those initials
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Better battery stats.
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Also depending on how aggressive your overclock is since it will raise voltages depending on frequencies. Also syncing data is a huge battery drainer. If you kill auto sync and only do manual syncs, it will feel like night and day.
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...better batter stats...
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Where is this in the Market? I searched for "better battery stats" and got nothing with that name.
Sturmie said:
Where is this in the Market? I searched for "better battery stats" and got nothing with that name.
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Try and search "BetterBatteryStats"
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Kn0wBuddy said:
Turn phone completely off.
Leave phone off.
Observe epic battery life.
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haha epic response
Looking for an app that was like "current widget" which can show me current draw in miliamps so I can play with settings. Unfortunately current widget does not work on the galaxy nexus.
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stopswitch said:
Looking for an app that was like "current widget" which can show me current draw in miliamps so I can play with settings. Unfortunately current widget does not work on the galaxy nexus.
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There is a great thread going on in the General section about battery tech: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1423054
How it relates to your question: The battery chip is not able to display current mA drain or charge. You can use "Battery Monitor Widget" to estimate battery drain.
Tubes6al4v said:
There is a great thread going on in the General section about battery tech: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1423054
How it relates to your question: The battery chip is not able to display current mA drain or charge. You can use "Battery Monitor Widget" to estimate battery drain.
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Good deal, thanks for the find.
I see folks talking about how many mA their phone is pulling at a given time. What app do you use to see that?
Battery monitor widget
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I don't think Samsung phones allow battery current to be monitored
Currentwidget
Just my spare change.
battery monitor widget will do you just fine.
I just got a battery I ordered two week ago from China that's labeled as 2000 mah. So far it seems to be lasting longer than my stock battery so I would like to see if there's an app I can download that would show the battery's capacity. I know some battery's from China be rip offs but I gave this one a shot and it probably payed off
Edit: Phone been running on battery for 5hrs with two hours on screen time and all my radios on (4g included). Still got 45% to burn.
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To measure the battery, I recommend to use 'non battery saver' app.
I use 'Battery monitor widget' and it works great for me.
There are many reports that some battery saver apps are causing more battery drains.
kobridge said:
To measure the battery, I recommend to use 'non battery saver' app.
I use 'Battery monitor widget' and it works great for me.
There are many reports that some battery saver apps are causing more battery drains.
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I use battery monitor widget too! However I had to set the capacity of the stock battery n the generic one myself. Is there any app that can just read the capacity on its own without me programming it?
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RayTrue04 said:
I use battery monitor widget too! However I had to set the capacity of the stock battery n the generic one myself. Is there any app that can just read the capacity on its own without me programming it?
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It doesn't look like our phones support the reporting of battery capacity. You would have to buy a meter.
RayTrue04 said:
I use battery monitor widget too! However I had to set the capacity of the stock battery n the generic one myself. Is there any app that can just read the capacity on its own without me programming it?
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If you are using 'battery monitor widget' too, then click the calibrate and it will ask you couple of things. Before putting any information there, visit the online help pages first and be sure that you are putting the right information.
By doing this, you may get more accurate battery information.
(Sorry, actually I didn't try this by myself before)
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If you are using 'battery monitor widget' too, then click the calibrate and it will ask you couple of things. Before putting any information there, visit the online help pages first and be sure that you are putting the right information.
By doing this, you may get more accurate battery information.
(Sorry, actually I didn't try this by myself before)
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I did all that already. I just wanted to test an app that reads the mah on its own soon as you install it. Guess my only choice would be to buy a meter like the other person posted. Anyways I'm getting great battery life so I'm just going to take it and not question it lol. Thanks for the advice tho!
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