As all our custom roms are in devlopment there is still battery draining issue but i found a some ways to maximise the battery
1 setcpu
use setcpu and set minimum frequency to 128 in stock rom it is set as 245 so change it also i think some of us dont know the profile function in setcpu i have set as when the screen turns off the cpu should run on minimum frequency ie 128
2 titanium backup
use this app to freeze some of the application that starts automatically on startup
you can also use diffrent freezing apps that are available in the market i use this app
3 cyanogenmod settings
in the performance setting disable all the options ie use of jit compiler , surface dithering etc and also set VM heap size to 24 or 16 belive me or not this is not affecting the performance to much extent still i am getting quadrant score greater than 1000
4 use of 3g
with diffrent experiments i have learnt that wifi consumes more battery than 3g i
am also not sure this is true or not
this are some of the setting you can use to increase your battery you can also
use automatic task killer, decrease brightness,turnoff background sync,disabling live wallpaper, use of 2g connections etc etc.
with this setting i am able to save my battery for more than a day
also guys tell me what you do to save your battery
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Its a shame that the battery capacity is too low in these phones. Anyways this is what I do to extend the battery:
1. Use auto-brightness (in froyobread ROM)
2. Use automatic data disabling applications
3. Only 1 application gets internet connection for auto-sync when phone is idle (so the other ones can use that gap to sync too)
That's all.... you may want to set your account auto-sync off... but that's no good if you rely in gmail, google calendar, etc...
I have read somewhere that task killers "kill" the battery!
Don't use them! You'd better use apps like Fast reboot!
And about titanium backup..
Freeze (or delete) the Email.apk not Gmail.apk.
Also the Maps.apk if you don't need it!
anant123 said:
I have read somewhere that task killers "kill" the battery!
Don't use them! You'd better use apps like Fast reboot!
And about titanium backup..
Freeze (or delete) the Email.apk not Gmail.apk.
Also the Maps.apk if you don't need it!
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Advanced Task Killer does that on my x8.
I use some tips from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=726381
and use powermax from the market.
in my experience,in the night my battery 40% left i let my data traffic turned off and 2g only network, i let the music played with phone speaker 50% volume.
im falling a sleep, and in the morning i still hear the music and the battery 8% left.
i use froyobread
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Hi
I've just recently bought an XPERIA X10 and one issue I have found is its apparent heavy CPU usage. I would go so far as saying that the phone is close to unusable when it has just booted. So here goes my findings...
I've installed a program called CPU Usage (quite logically) which monitors CPU usage for various tasks on the phone. Here is what I get when the phone has just been booted:
PID / Name / CPU Usage
954 / Sync Feeds/Checking Service/Setting Storage/Android System / 39-58% (No, I'm not kidding)
1054 / Download Manager/DRM /23-31% (still not kidding)
1171 / Face Recognition Service / 11-12% (not as bad, but still, why is it even there???)
The worst thing is that these services don't stop using the CPU - no, they keep on running and using CPU in the designated ranges, unless I kill them.
So I go and kill them using another program I installed.
I found out that if I kill the Face Recognition Service, the CPU usage of the DRM service disappears as well. So everytime I start the device, I have to go kill this service so I can actually use the phone.
The Sync Feeds/Checking/Android service I can't kill, but even though CPU usage reports it as using between 40 and 60% CPU, it seems that another task manager do not report this CPU usage. I can also live with this, if it's a kind of background service that doesn't actually use half your CPU all the time.
So I guess my biggest problem with this is that the Face Recognition service that is run on startup takes many CPU resources, and I have to manually kill it so the phone is running at an acceptable speed. I can't explain why I get different reports for CPU usage on the Sync Feed/Android service, but maybe others can explain...
regards, Artur
You don't need to kill the background processes every time you start up, there is a program that lets you customize which programs and services start on boot, it name is startup auditor. It alseo lets you kill moxier services and timescape
If you use TaskManager you'll se that Moxier doesn't use much CPU at all. It's probably the system in general that uses it.
Is there any way to remove/uninstall the moxier apps. I dont have any use for them.
To my knowledge, it won't be possible to uninstall until the X10 is rooted. In the mean time try an app like Startup Auditor to disable (and keep disabled) Moxier.
Man, that works! Great
More than 50 mb saved !
I installed Startup Auditor and it still doesn't block Moxier, because of all the events Moxier loads itself at.
These are the events:
After Startup
Connectivity Changed
Storage Low
Storage OK
Application Replaced
After Startup
Connectivity Changed
Storage Low
Storage OK
Application Replaced
Timezone Changed
Time Changed
Call State Changed
Service State Changed
Time Changed
Call State Changed
Service State Changed
Startup Auditor hooks itself to the bolded ones.
Is there another app that could do the trick?
I'm also using Advanced Task Manager, which can be set to kill apps at set intervals (as often as every 30 minutes). So I have that set, and made sure Moxier is not on my exclusion list.
Using JuiceDefender too, which will at least limit data connections while the phones is on standby so as to preserve battery power. Works well.
i use TaskPanel Lite which I think is better than Startup Auditor.
Every time you screen turns off - TaskPanel switches of the apps you do not want running.
And with ultimate juice (Juice Defender free + payable extension) battery life is getting acceptable.
Killing Moxier
I have Startup Auditor set to kill off Moxier as above and also have TasKiller (paid version) running and set to kill all apps on screen off, that seems to kill of Moxier pretty well
I'm newbe to android. I have problem my x10a ruuning out of juice in 12 hours. I'm using Advance Task Killer to kill the apps when screen is off but not sure which I need to put in Ignore List and which one I can kill safely. Here list of apps currently running and Ignore list
Currently Running Apps
com.Sonyericcson.larningclient
com.qualcomm.wiper
com.sonyericsson.android.contentmanager.service.facerecognition
com.sonyericsson.android.timeescape.pluginmanager.framework.application
com.sonyericsson.android.accountprovider
com.google.android.partnersetup
com.sonyericsson.android.contentmanager.service.timescape
com.sonyericsson.android.fota
com.sonyericsson.android.bootinfo
com.google.android.googleapps
com.sonyericsson.android.mediascape.pluginmanager.framework.application
DocumentToGoFullVersionKey
Maps
Pure Calender widget
com.sonyericsson.android.timescape.pluginmanager.framework.application
com.android.providers.calendar
com.sony.uwlop.launcher
eBay
com.google.android.apps.uploader
com.android.providers.downloads
com.billyfrancisco.photogallerywidget
voice dialer
com.sonyericsson.android.pccompanioninstaller
com.sonyericsson.android.digitalclock
3G Watchdog
Superuser Permissions
Barnacle wifi Tether
com.levelup.beautifulwidgets
settings
Ignore List
setting profiles
Advance task Killer
Timescape
Battery Status Ultimate
Gmail
Smart Keyboard Pro
Moxier Mail
Email
MyBackup Pro
Thanks is advance
I've had started a collection over here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=707878
Have you tried not running Advanced Task Killer??? I'm running on f/w R2BA020 with no task killer and no startup auditor etc... and after a day of average use I down to about 40% after c.15 hours... I tried ATK and various others and in the end ditched them cos they were making the battery slightly worse, and making the phone slower cos it had to keep restarting app/ background processes that it uses..
Your power consumption will very much depend on what your running etc.. do you have any widgets that are updating regularly, or possibly faulty and preventing your phone from sleeping.. try using juice plotter for a while to see what your discharge profile looks like - you should see it going almost flat when you have a period of non use..
PS.. I've had bluetooth on (but not connected), wifi on, and 3G/ GPRS on all day today and after 11 hours I'm now on 52%.. have used the phone a reasonable amount.. maybe 20 texts, email syncing hourly, contacts and calendar on auto sync with google... no widgets on my home screen which sync, and no use of timescape.. used mediascape for about 30 mins, internet for about 20 mins, XDA app for about an hour.. played games for about 30 mins too..
I'm using Task Manager.
It pushed me up to 46hrs Standby, coming from 20hrs, when the battery is fully charged.
Thanks Guys
@McKebapp - It is good thread but need add info like one of the guys sugesting, which are ok to kill and Do NOT Kill
@ im_iceman - The problem is if you don't have ATK or other Task Manager, most application keep running once you clicked on them. I was looking Battery Use, this tell me its and Display and Standby but detail which program was using during standby
Hi - Yes some apps will sit in the background, but they should be sleeping and not actually doing anything, unless they've been badly written.. Android, based on Linux, manages the memory so that it's running on almost full most of the time and therefore is quicker to resume something which you were previously running, or is stored in memory awaiting use.. killing these things will mean that the processor has to work harder reloading them into memory all the time..
@Mckebapp - That may well be because it's killing a dodgy app that you've got running which isn't/ wasn't sleeping properly.. trouble is it may well be killing other stuff you need too..
Each to their own though..
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Thanks Guys
@McKebapp - It is good thread but need add info like one of the guys sugesting, which are ok to kill and Do NOT Kill
@ im_iceman - The problem is if you don't have ATK or other Task Manager, most application keep running once you clicked on them. I was looking Battery Use, this tell me its and Display and Standby but detail which program was using during standby
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The absolute "NOT TO KILL" ones are written.
All other ones depend on the individual usage.
To me: I kill each one, that is killable
What about continuing my collection and making it more precise?
McKebapp said:
The absolute "NOT TO KILL" ones are written.
All other ones depend on the individual usage.
To me: I kill each one, that is killable
What about continuing my collection and making it more precise?
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Sure, I'm glad to help but I'm newbe just tell me what to do
how can we improve our battary life???
we know that we use android via haret so it consumes a lot of power so can every one tell us how he improve his battary life what is the program he use or even any thing he do to improve his battary????
i found this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=505419
mero0100 said:
i found this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=505419
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greeting mero0100, I do not think I'll go and our phones Blackstone ( Black100), is in thread of G1
i thought that it will work with us
i try a program called juice defender {in market} but with no effect
use task killer, set auto kill on safe + on "screen off"
also disable wifi when not using, and only use your phone when u are called xD
Mjuksel said:
use task killer, set auto kill on safe + on "screen off"
also disable wifi when not using, and only use your phone when u are called xD
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OMG don't use any of the task killer apps. They are waking the device periodically - eating CPU cycles just to kill apps that are sleeping (not using CPU cycles) or will be reloaded by the system anyway.
To improve battery life:
- Disable auto syncing
- Disable wifi/3G when not used
- Set screen brightness to low
- Check battery usage and disable/remove apps eating too much juice
- DO NOT OVERCLOCK!
g3rm0 said:
OMG don't use any of the task killer apps. They are waking the device periodically - eating CPU cycles just to kill apps that are sleeping (not using CPU cycles) or will be reloaded by the system anyway.
To improve battery life:
- Disable auto syncing
- Disable wifi/3G when not used
- Set screen brightness to low
- Check battery usage and disable/remove apps eating too much juice
- DO NOT OVERCLOCK!
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I totally agree with you, and of course waiting for the NAND versions will cut it short. well, can you please tell me how to know that the device is overclocked, is it in the cmd line or something??
jbiton said:
I totally agree with you, and of course waiting for the NAND versions will cut it short. well, can you please tell me how to know that the device is overclocked, is it in the cmd line or something??
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overclocked known in startup txt in the root of your memory card {no program needed just the startup} you can find in attached files what you want just replace what you want with the file startup in your memory card
Guyz, i found a way which helps increase battery life on CyanogenMod by Marcel(THNX to him).
I was wondering whether an app closes when we press back button,so i needed a task manager,but cyanogen doesn't have a task manager so i downloaded one from market and so many apps were open ,almost all apps were open.
So i killed them all and battery life has pretty much increased since then.
Also i set some profiles in setcpu and in the task manager to kill unnecessary active apps every 30mins.
Both these methods combined....i am getting a good battery life.
However the battery drain on internet still doesn't solve.However the overall battery backup has increased.
Also check this out:Install a task manager(i downloaded advanced task manager)then restart your phone then as soon as the phone starts check out the number of active apps on task manager.Almost all are open.Hope Marcel fixes this bug
My battery now is at 70% after 12 hours from 100%...(i browsed facebook for some time and listend to 12-15 songs on headphone) and that too i didn't charge the 100% fully,so we can hope for more battery backup.
If anyone has any other ideas to increase battery life on cyanogenmod plz post here
vivekdumbre said:
Guyz, i found a way which helps increase battery life on CyanogenMod by Marcel(THNX to him).
I was wondering whether an app closes when we press back button,so i needed a task manager,but cyanogen doesn't have a task manager so i downloaded one from market and so many apps were open ,almost all apps were open.
So i killed them all and battery life has pretty much increased since then.
Also i set some profiles in setcpu and in the task manager to kill unnecessary active apps every 30mins.
Both these methods combined....i am getting a good battery life.
However the battery drain on internet still doesn't solve.However the overall battery backup has increased.
Also check this out:Install a task manager(i downloaded advanced task manager)then restart your phone then as soon as the phone starts check out the number of active apps on task manager.Almost all are open.Hope Marcel fixes this bug
My battery now is at 70% after 12 hours from 100%...(i browsed facebook for some time and listend to 12-15 songs on headphone) and that too i didn't charge the 100% fully,so we can hope for more battery backup.
If anyone has any other ideas to increase battery life on cyanogenmod plz post here
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Advanced task manager is not recommended by many devs in various different forums for some reason it's not good for the phone.
may i know why is it harmful to the phones?never heard of this before!!
vivekdumbre said:
may i know why is it harmful to the phones?never heard of this before!!
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Maybe Google can help. I just know its not recommended
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Take a look on this page... It's a good explanation
lifehacker[dot]com/5650894/android-task-killers-explained-what-they-do-and-why-you-shouldnt-use-them
sry for this stupid link, but as I'm new here, I'm not able to post third-party-links...
DerpyDerp said:
http://lifehacker.com/5650894/android-task-killers-explained-what-they-do-and-why-you-shouldnt-use-them
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Here u go
One basic point is that Android will automatically open certain apps by default. When you kill these apps the task killers claim they will stay killed but because Android opens them by default they will be launched again so this cycle of killing and re-launching apps will just continue which will use up more battery instead of conserving it.
settings --> applications --> Development --> Stop app via long-press.
You can always chek this option, so you know that you close all applications everytime you use them.
I will recomend you Auto Memory Manager. You can modify the values in that android stars to close process.
Y use it on agressive mode, and always have around 80-90 mb free of RAM memory (less apps open == fasther phone == less memory used
Sorry for my english,
i think using task killers is not a good idea.
we can use task manager (default app) it is better than any other app