5hrs 28m on battery with 40% left

[Charlie]

Hi,

I am testing a little idea (no previous android knowlege before i had the scroll) but so far managed to get over 5hrs 28 just on battery (from full) with 40% still left of battery power, with wifi on and using the scroll.

this might be a one off and nothing to do with what i have done. I will test more and post back if all still goes ok

[poppyandjules]

Bloody hell that's good! I think everyone will be interested to here what you've done to get that sort of performance. I'm got under 3 hours today after charging all night.

[aeroalex]

nice one charlie, how did you manage that? I managed just over 4 hours the other day!

[itstopbanana]

Thats oustanding, mine only manages around 2hrs! I am doing something wrong.

[Charlie]

up to 6hrs, but now a big drop down to 29% - put on charge now as dont want to run it flat as li-ion batts have a bad merory (so i have heard)

I need to test the changes i did from fresh when the scroll is back to full power, but to be honest i am not holding my breath. As i say, i have no android experiance before and to have possibly found a way to increase battery life, if so i am jammy, (and should get a loto ticket, this week)

but i have had it on for 6hrs on battery, maybe i am not using it with heavy power hungry apps or something like that.

[Charlie]

@itstopbanana

2hrs from a full charge i take it. what apps ect where you using the most during that time?

[itstopbanana]

Hi charlie,

Yeah thats from a full charge, just browsing and playing about. Nothing too intensive. Ive been using advanced task killer too, just to be sure there is nothing running. Maybe Ive bought one with a poor battery?

[Veng]

I've learnt not to trust the battery reading.

I have a home screen widget, and when I power on or come back from "standby" it always reads high, then drops.

Also, on low power (10% ish), it fluctuates up and down!

Considering the cost, I guess we have a cheaper battery ... wonder if it's replaceable ?

[Charlie]

Hi,

TBH - i think i was just lucky with the battery time i had today. but this was the setup

WARNING - THIS IS WHAT I DID - THIS CAN MESS UP YOUR WIFI CONNECTION

1. set screen brightness to 30% (or as low as you can bear)

2. make sure you are connected to wifi

3. from home screen go to setting> wireless & networks > wi-fi settings

4. Also, turn off "tell me when you find open networks".

5. press menu 'hard button' then select 'advanced'

6. change wi-fi sleep policy to 'never'

7. go to market and download APNdroid

8. open apndroid and tick the following settings only -

Notifications
Disable all APN's

mms should NOT be ticked

Then click the button under the ad that says 3g/EDGE/GPRS

you should see an icon in the notification bar that says 'off'

If you use a task killer make sure that it does not kill apndroid.

NOTE *** Also when i turned off the scroll and back on - I had problems connecting to wifi !!!!!

to reconnect wifi - start apndroid again then use a task killer to stop it. connect to wifi (you may have to re-scan 1st) then start apndroid app (leaving the setting selected above)


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The base of my idea was that as android is for phones and the scroll cannot use the phone functions, but are still running, (big battery drain) - there are ways for supper users to stop the phones functions from running (needs root, i think) which is not something i am 'yet' to know how to do. so i was trying a workaround using an app.

I am new to android so follow with caution - those that are more famillar might be able to say, if i am on to something here or just barking up the wrong tree. most likey the latter

[aeroalex]

Good work, with finding out that the scroll is using phone services still even though it cannot be a phone! Will have to see If we can sort that one out