I was looking on the market and there are a ton of battery widgets out there. I am looking for something that can tell me how much juice I have left but also one that can give me an estimate of how much longer the battery will last before charging after it has gathered some stats. I saw 2 that people were using called battery monitor widget and one called battery left widget. I am looking for something similar but with the lowest overhead in terms of power and cpu usage. Which of these 2 would be better or is there a different one that would be recommended?
Just for the Battery Stat montioring, I would recommend 'Battery Monitor Widget Pro'. I've been using this since I had Android. Working flawlessly and providing lots of widgets. I'm not sure about another one but so far batter monitor widget is the best one from lots of battery monitor apps.
Won't be disappointed.
I use Battery Monitor. I like the little fuel gauge widget it comes with. Pretty cool.
I've been using Gauge Battery Widget for a while and like it pretty well.
thanks for the suggestions.
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HTC Desire bad battery, how do i improve it?
http://myhtcdesire.com/tag/battery-life
trying this now, but any other?
Actually this article from androidcentral is really complete in terms of settings to reduce battery consumption:
androidcentral.com/keeping-your-charge-how-improve-battery-life-your-android-phone
You can also have a look at this one from howtogeek:
howtogeek.com/howto/25319/complete-guide-to-maximizing-your-android-phones-battery-life/
When battery drains a lot it is important to find the cause, in this case tools like systempanel are useful, but keep in mind that it is a good thing to stay away from task killers as explained on lifehacker [what are task killers and why you shouldn't use them]:
lifehacker.com/5650894/android-task-killers-explained-what-they-do-and-why-you-shouldnt-use-them
Hope this will help !
A bad battery is mainly due to either it being faulty or by a stupid amount of usage. Remember that using 7 home screens, live wallpaper, widgets, apps running in the background. All of this counts towards usage. I don't know about calibrating a battery. Some people say it works, some say it doesn't.
I did a little useless experiment the other day where I had my phone at 55% battery and I decided to see how much battery would be used over 24 hours with as little usage as possible. I managed to get 8% of the battery used using 2mA. Hope that puts something into perspective for you.
I tried CPU tuner on the stock ROM and it gave some life to my battery, but I've just flashed a new ROM recently, so hopefully it'll work better.
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A bad battery is mainly due to either it being faulty or by a stupid amount of usage. Remember that using 7 home screens, live wallpaper, widgets, apps running in the background. All of this counts towards usage. I don't know about calibrating a battery. Some people say it works, some say it doesn't.
I did a little useless experiment the other day where I had my phone at 55% battery and I decided to see how much battery would be used over 24 hours with as little usage as possible. I managed to get 8% of the battery used using 2mA. Hope that puts something into perspective for you.
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Can you clarify "as little usage as possible" to get that 8%? Do you mean like switching off everything, or simply not using the device but keeping all the apps as they were?
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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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.
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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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So, I took the 'plunge' and ordered an external charger + 2 1900mAh batteries from eBay.
Would be happy to contribute knowledge / results to the other battery threads going on here, but, given the evident battery 'aficionados' present would like to provide information people find credible / useful.
What are people's favourite 'battery' apps?
The built in battery graph is interesting, but seems to only apply to the current charge. (Perhaps I don't yet understand it completely.)
Is there something that tracks battery history, average 'lifespan' across multiple charges (by battery?) or anything, or particulars people would find useful?
I like ds battery saver. Saves my battery by only allowing network connections once every hour. Fully customizable of course.
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If you're looking for an app that saves battery, I personally use One Power Guard. It has presets that are pretty self-explanatory and a custom mode for the experienced users. For rooted phones only and it's free.
If you're looking for an app that provides info on battery usage and activity, I've heard good things about Better Battery Stats. Detailed information and graphs on what is being a battery hog and steps you can do to reduce the impact. It costs $2.83 but there is a free xda version if you search it up.
which one is better for battery saving?
tasker seem to have more option/variety but too many option/variety can be a problem sometimes. and there alot more you can do with tasker so that a bonus
juicedefender is mainly for battery saving but the options can get quite confusing.
any good tasker profile for battery saving? or what do you use your tasker for?
any good setup for juicedefender?
cyberianrazr54 said:
which one is better for battery saving?
tasker seem to have more option/variety but too many option/variety can be a problem sometimes. and there alot more you can do with tasker so that a bonus
juicedefender is mainly for battery saving but the options can get quite confusing.
any good tasker profile for battery saving? or what do you use your tasker for?
any good setup for juicedefender?
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in all honesty, juice defender is not needed. tasker on the other hand i dont think you need to use for battery savings. if you're on a custom rom and you dont like the battery life, flash a new kernel. i did that and since then i've not used juice defender since its not needed and battery is great (leankernel 5.4 on liquidsmooth v2.2 4.2.2) :good:
JuiceDefender doesn't even work on the new JB builds. Even when it was working, it was mediocre on a good day.
Tasker, on the other hand, is an amazing application. But don't bother with trying to save battery with it, though.
I'm pretty sure die hard battery savers don't use "battery saving" apps. The only apps they'll really use are kernel and voltage controllers. Even then, there's a list of other factors that contribute to battery, from screen brightness, use, having dark themes, and other stuff. Additionally, being in an area with GOOD coverage will save you battery as well.
Things like juice defender as far as I'm concerned are pointless gimmicks, like virus scanners and such.
would underclocking or undervolting help? and how to go about it?
Don't bother with that either. If you are having battery problems get BetterBatteryStats from the party store.
Honestly if you want more battery the buy an extended battery or the same size battery with more capacity than the stock 2100 mAh
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Same size battery?
gonzalo8642 said:
Honestly if you want more battery the buy an extended battery or the same size battery with more capacity than the stock 2100 mAh
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You cannot get more capacity out of the same size for it to be noticeable...The only time it would ever be 1% more is if the China after market batteries had thinner battery walls of which would be likely unsafe for that extra few mAh in capacity...so even China doesnt do it (they dont care about your capacity). OEM is the max capacity you can have for a stock size. JD does help if you configure it right using the advanced settings. Also, it only helps you when your phone is off.
Battery savers never worked for me. But there is one app called GREENIFY (it's a root app) which hibernates the apps that normally would run in the background and saves me TONS of battery power! Best battery saving app I've ever used. Well worth the investment!
Hello.
I was wondering if my battery life is low or not, so I want to know what your battery life is guyz.
My battery would last like 12hs with wifi always on and facebook, some music here and then and youtube. is it a normal consumption ?
There are so many variables that come into play with battery life that is nearly impossible to quantify what sort of battery life someone should be getting. Screen on time, brightness settings, radios used, reception, usage patterns, apps running in the background....tons of things that will be different from person to person. Also, the actual battery itself comes into play with how well it can hold a charge.
As long as you are happy with your battery situation, all is well. If not, perhaps look into what is using your battery. Better Battery Stats can potentially help you narrow down where things on the software end are draining your battery.
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There are so many variables that come into play with battery life that is nearly impossible to quantify what sort of battery life someone should be getting. Screen on time, brightness settings, radios used, reception, usage patterns, apps running in the background....tons of things that will be different from person to person. Also, the actual battery itself comes into play with how well it can hold a charge.
As long as you are happy with your battery situation, all is well. If not, perhaps look into what is using your battery. Better Battery Stats can potentially help you narrow down where things on the software end are draining your battery.
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My battery were like yours... then i tryed greenfy, now it scores 16h with 2h30min screenon time... try it!
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify&hl=it
foued1994 said:
Hello.
I was wondering if my battery life is low or not, so I want to know what your battery life is guyz.
My battery would last like 12hs with wifi always on and facebook, some music here and then and youtube. is it a normal consumption ?
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If youre not happy you can undervolt to get amazing battery life..
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That's about what I use to get.
I went out and bought a spare battery. I'm not a fan of extended batteries so I went with a standard battery for about $10.
I also flashed a new kernel that will help on the screen brightness and underclocking.
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