How can we see how long the screen has been on on the one x after the jellybean update? Its gone from the battery stats section....
Try gsam battery monitor from Google play.
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Thanks, will check that out! But no way to do this on stock software?
Yep, that shows what I wanted...but I'd rather not have to use an app to get this detail if at all possible...I assume the app adds to my already painful battery drain.... But as far as a battery monitor, that app looks good although I prefer the style and finish of battery widget reborn which sits in the notification bar and looks very "stock" if you have JB...anyway, I digress
u can set it on tools
you can also use 'better battery stats' to check screen on time, just select 'since boot' and browse to the 'other' section.
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u can set it on tools
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What do you mean I can set it on in tools? Are you saying there is a way to check my screen time without needing a 3rd party app? How? I have no idea why they removed this from the battery stat, it is a useful measure to see how Much use you get out of the phone on a single charge...
prankstarr said:
Thanks, will check that out! But no way to do this on stock software?
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No
HTC removed that feature on JB/Sense 4+
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Which is the best Task manger? Should be good enough not to drain the battery in short time.
Thanks.
kayz73 said:
Which is the best Task manger? Should be good enough not to drain the battery in short time.
Thanks.
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From what I read you dont need to use them I myself have never, just make sure you kill any games you play (if you do) they eat battery.
Task killers are bad because Android is designed to kill them when it needs to. The thing that drains the battery the most is apps running in the background, the screen brightness and if you CPU is being maxed out constantly.
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shankly1985 said:
From what I read you dont need to use them I myself have never, just make sure you kill any games you play (if you do) they eat battery.
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No killing as multitasking is excellent on android; just make sure you press home instead of simply switching the screen off, apparently it leaves an application in the foreground.
The so called task killers are the stupidest apps evar made.
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Yeah, don't bother.
Best way to save battery is to use a static wallpaper (not live wallpaper), turn off notifications for apps such as Facebook, Twitter etc. and only use WiFi/mobile network when you actually need it.
icechiller said:
Yeah, don't bother.
Best way to save battery is to use a static wallpaper (not live wallpaper), turn off notifications for apps such as Facebook, Twitter etc. and only use WiFi/mobile network when you actually need it.
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You don't have to disable internet connection when not needed as most of the kernels can easily get you in ~30hrs range with some tweaks regardless of it.
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icechiller said:
Yeah, don't bother.
Best way to save battery is to use a static wallpaper (not live wallpaper), turn off notifications for apps such as Facebook, Twitter etc. and only use WiFi/mobile network when you actually need it.
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I agree with what you said.
I really like MultiTasking Pro.
Dont use task manager!
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Why shouldn't I to use Task Killer on my Desire ? I don't understand your arguments..
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fr78 said:
Why shouldn't I to use Task Killer on my Desire ? I don't understand your arguments..
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Because Android is designed to kill the apps!
Search the market and try them yourselfe.
We all don't use TaskKillers!
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Why shouldn't I to use Task Killer on my Desire ? I don't understand your arguments..
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http://geekfor.me/faq/you-shouldnt-be-using-a-task-killer-with-android/
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Thanks for this very complete answer
I know, I am a bit irritated, but I have a question : Why did the InsertCoin v14 rom have a Task Manager ?, (it comes from HTC Sense 3.0)
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Hi,
The battery of my HOX isn't that great, so I was thinking of using a battery saver.
But which app do you recommend the most?
I think that a lot of people want to know it, because i've read a lot of topics of people that have problems with their battery.
Thanks
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The only app that can save you battery is the one that isn't installed.
I agree
BenPope said:
The only app that can save you battery is the one that isn't installed.
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Definitely
BenPope said:
The only app that can save you battery is the one that isn't installed.
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Well, i have to say i didn't think that way.
You're totally right every app should save your battery
Or didn't you mean that
Just switch off wifi/mobile data/auto sync when you don't need them, that's pretty much all those battery saver apps do anyway.
tommeke19 said:
Well, i have to say i didn't think that way.
You're totally right every app should save your battery
Or didn't you mean that
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No, I'm saying that there aren't any battery saver apps that save you battery.
As mentioned above, you can have an app that does things like turn off data and WiFi and Bluetooth but you can do that manually and they only work if your phone usages patterns can be described by a few simple rules.
I have used advance task killer and tas killer and unimpressed by both, I want one to save battery and kill apps, anyone have a good experience with something differnt. See screen shot for rom and kernel Info
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you're better off finding out which app is killing your battery and removing it. the only device i had task killer on was my old archos 101 since it only has 256MB of RAM.
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I have used advance task killer and tas killer and unimpressed by both, I want one to save battery and kill apps, anyone have a good experience with something differnt. See screen shot for rom and kernel Info
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Best one is to hold your physical home button until recent apps show and click the trash can.
bhint15 said:
Best one is to hold your physical home button until recent apps show and click the trash can.
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i was going to say the same thing.
Been doing all that.....I point get 6 hrs top with battery calibrated and under clocked.... my battery tested good and charger is also fine
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battery calibrated and under clocked.... my battery tested good and charger is also fine
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Buzz words that mean nothing,
try a basic ROM with nothing installed for a day, if that works add stuff in till something breaks.
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Been doing all that.....I point get 6 hrs top with battery calibrated and under clocked.... my battery tested good and charger is also fine
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Yeah, you've got something wrong that a task killer won't fix. That's more than abnormal. Either you're running something/everything with bad sync settings... Or some ****e app is runaway.
Run "better battery stats" for a few days.
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Been doing all that.....I point get 6 hrs top with battery calibrated and under clocked.... my battery tested good and charger is also fine
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something else is deffinitly wrong. i get 25 hours with 6 hrs screen on time alone. rooted stock.
skyjedi said:
Buzz words that mean nothing,
try a basic ROM with nothing installed for a day, if that works add stuff in till something breaks.
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Just trying to eliminate things that could be wrong..... If you don't have a solution than keep scrolling!
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nas02302 said:
Been doing all that.....I point get 6 hrs top with battery calibrated and under clocked.... my battery tested good and charger is also fine
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Wow.. maybe a bad battery? Or Rom?
Running Macksrom.. light usage I'll get 2 days plus out of my phone. Heavy screen and media still get's me 24 hours or more with no charge. This phone I've had no fear of using all that I please when unplugged. The only "task killer" i use is ES Task Manager to control my white list.
Also, that is running overclocked
Like someone said, find the app that's killing your battery and work on that first. I recommend gsam battery. If that doesn't help you then get juice defender. The pro option gives you even more options. There is no need for a task killer on android. The os is made to be as efficient as possible.
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Battery calibration does nothing. Battery stats are wiped automatically everytime you charge to 100%. Task killers are worse for battery than not using one. Android manages apps just fine on its own, killing them with a task killer just forces the OS to unnecessarily wake up everytime it needs to restart a service. Your best bet is to use better battery stats to find what rogue app is killing your battery and/or using autostarts app to stop things you don't use from starting to begin with.
I like to break stuff!
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Battery calibration does nothing. Battery stats are wiped automatically everytime you charge to 100%. Task killers are worse for battery than not using one. Android manages apps just fine on its own, killing them with a task killer just forces the OS to unnecessarily wake up everytime it needs to restart a service. Your best bet is to use better battery stats to find what rogue app is killing your battery and/or using autostarts app to stop things you don't use from starting to begin with.
I like to break stuff!
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Couldn't have said it better myself.
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Try gsam battery monitor from the play store to narrow it down.
Depending on usage, 6 hours could be normal. I get that with extremely heavy usage.
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bhint15 said:
Best one is to hold your physical home button until recent apps show and click the trash can.
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I do this quite often, but was curious if this actually closes the app? Or does it just remove it from recently opened list?
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Subiegsr said:
I do this quite often, but was curious if this actually closes the app? Or does it just remove it from recently opened list?
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Hit the little thing that looks like a pie on the left, it opens task manager
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Don't waste time installing junk task killer, it will drain your battery. Just use the stock one. Hold home button and hit the trash icon.
The best task killer is no task killer
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more than likely, as stated earlier, it is probably your battery. i had this problem with my stock battery as well. and yes it tested and charged fine but it clearly was not. after purchasing 2 anker batteries and charging them everything is back to normal and getting 2 days out of one battery with light use.
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The best task killer is no task killer
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I was gonna saybthis but you beat me to it. Ics and jb have pretty good memory managment to begin with and the note 2 having 2 gb of ram helps a lot
Best way to charge your phone is a 500mah or 700mah charger. Takes forever to charge but the battery loves it better and gets a much stronger charge. The slower you charge the longer it lasts. Whenever I go to sleep I plug it into my pc
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is it part of the android process or something? i see bluetooth but wifi is nonextistant, in cyanogenmod i see wifi but no bluetooth...
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is it part of the android process or something? i see bluetooth but wifi is nonextistant, in cyanogenmod i see wifi but no bluetooth...
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maybe our phone combines the two, do you guys see differant ones?
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maybe our phone combines the two, do you guys see differant ones?
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I use battery widget pro and it reports WiFi on stock I went ahead and checked it in settings and sure enough it doesn't so it must just be software as clearly the data is there.
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Swetnes said:
I use battery widget pro and it reports WiFi on stock I went ahead and checked it in settings and sure enough it doesn't so it must just be software as clearly the data is there.
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i got battery widget non pro and it shows battery use pie chart but doesn't show wi-fi, is the menu you are talking about a pro feature?
is this the right app?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...GVyc29uYWwuamhqZW9uZy5hcHAuYmF0dGVyeWxpdGUiXQ..
nevermind, i decided since an app can do it i just looked for other apps and found one called battery stats plus that does the job.
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i got battery widget non pro and it shows battery use pie chart but doesn't show wi-fi, is the menu you are talking about a pro feature?
is this the right app?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...GVyc29uYWwuamhqZW9uZy5hcHAuYmF0dGVyeWxpdGUiXQ..
nevermind, i decided since an app can do it i just looked for other apps and found one called battery stats plus that does the job.
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Sorry battery monitor widget pro
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ccc71.bmw.pro
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Hey Everyone,
Just recently I have been having the battery on my HTC One X Drain from 100% from when I go into work to being dead by 3pm.
I realize this is something that is asked very frequently so I am sorry for reposting but I am not that familiar with how to read into battery monitoring programs and what I should change on my phone. Currently I have been keeping my WiFi and data off and the only thing I do is the occasional text at work and it is still draining that fast.
I have downloaded GSam Battery Monitor, Smart WIFi Toggler and Juice Defender but it doesn't seem to be making a change. I can upload screen shots but I am not sure what you would all need to see to help me fix the problem. I have only had the phone for about a month.
Thanks,
Patrick
Check from gsam battery monitor whats using ur battery so bad.. post screenshots plz
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schmidtp said:
Hey Everyone,
Just recently I have been having the battery on my HTC One X Drain from 100% from when I go into work to being dead by 3pm.
I realize this is something that is asked very frequently so I am sorry for reposting but I am not that familiar with how to read into battery monitoring programs and what I should change on my phone. Currently I have been keeping my WiFi and data off and the only thing I do is the occasional text at work and it is still draining that fast.
I have downloaded GSam Battery Monitor, Smart WIFi Toggler and Juice Defender but it doesn't seem to be making a change. I can upload screen shots but I am not sure what you would all need to see to help me fix the problem. I have only had the phone for about a month.
Thanks,
Patrick
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Install wakelock detection that Will show you what's using your battery, I would uninstall juice defender in my opinion they don't really help
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It won't let me select any option in the tool bar to upload pictures. Could someone please advise me how to do so and I will get all the pictures uploaded ASAP.
Also, what screenshots would you like off of GSam and Wakelock?
Thanks
When posting there is an option to attach media.. take a screen shot and then attach it
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Under attach files there is nothing to click on. This is justmaking this more frustrating. Am I supposed to download the xda app?
I hope this helps
Also, I uninstalled Juice Defender and Smart WiFi Toggler
You shpuld probably flash another phone radio or best re install the rom after a full wipe i.e. wipe cache,wipe dalvik,wipe system and factory reset.. your radio is the problem here
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Btw.. are you unlocked and rooted? With custom recovery? Or all is stock?
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Nope the phone is stock. I have never done anything like that with a phone before but more than willing to learn. The way its working right now is ridiculous.
If u intend to stay stock.. then you should once try factory reset fully.. or if you want to go the unlocking way which is risky but equally rewarding go the this link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2069904
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Will I have to back up pictures and contacts with the Factory reset? Also is it recommended that someone like me who has never done it tries unlocking it? I will probably whichever I do tonight. Thanks again!
Its better to backup your pictures, contacts and music to a pc for later restore.. and well regarding the unlocking and rooting, it entirely depends on your wish better if u make a person who knows such things do it for u..
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Okay, not going to unlock it. I am going to use the sync manager to back everything up and then I will factory reset.
What do you recommend I download afterwards to monitor my phone?
Also is there a thread on the site that give the best directions to reset/charging/anything else I need to do for optimal performance.
Sorry for all the questions, I am not familiar with this kinda stuff
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Okay, not going to unlock it. I am going to use the sync manager to back everything up and then I will factory reset.
What do you recommend I download afterwards to monitor my phone?
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Gsam battery monitor is more than enough.. no need for juice defender type apps
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Also is there a thread on the site that give the best directions to reset/charging/anything else I need to do for optimal performance.
Sorry for all the questions, I am not familiar with this kinda stuff
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Its pretty simple to be honest.. factoey reset via the settings menu.. then setup ur phone again.. charge it to 100.. use till 20% and charge again.. after 3 cycles from 100 to 20.. ypu should get representable battery stats
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How do I backup my contacts? Will it keep pictures and ringtones assigned to them?
Backing up contacts is pretty simple just save them to your google account.. i assume the pics assigned will b saved.. but dont know about the ringtones
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Now I have had my phone unplugged since 730 with data on and its only at 86%. ??? Didn't reset it
Unplugged for how many hours yet?
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