Just read that some mobile phone battery chargers use power, even when there no phone connected to charge up. Does this apply to the charger for the Hero? I currently use a electrical timer switch for the Hero charger, but, am I wasting my time doing that?
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Has anyone had any luck with aftermarket power supply's. I'd like a car/ac charger or a stand alone power pack. I usually use my DEXIM. but it does not work with the Behold 2. I've tried a car charger/battery unit by Wireless Gear that said it was compatible with all Samsung phones, it came with 5 power tips and a USB outlet that still would not work, even using the OEM USB cable. Any suggestions would be appreciated. I will go with OEM Samsung if necessary, but there selection is limited.
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View 29 Replies View RelatedSearched the forum for an existing thread, and couldn't believe there wasn't one on this subject! I didn't expect the battery life to be great, but it's worse than I'd hoped,Obviously, setting the screen brightness to minimum is one way. I've also tried to see if you can 'turn off' applications which may be running in the background, but can't find a way to do this. My previous Nokias allowed you to see what programs were running, and you could turn them off to save battery power. I know a selling point of the Hero is that you can switch to applications quickly without 'loading them up', but is this killing the battery?
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View 7 Replies View RelatedI am ISO methods to conserve battery power on my Sprint HTC Hero.
I posted this thread in the Applications Forum:
WiFi - On & Off - Toggle App? Which is the best one?
ISO of a WiFi Toggle Switch so that I can turn WiFi On and Off as to avoid wasting precious battery power when I don't need to be searching for a WiFi connection.
Having this always on uses more battery consumption.
Correct?
Also, when Apps check for updates every 30 minutes vs. 4 hours, this consumes more battery power.
Correct?
So, here are some thoughts I have to reduce batter power:
Facebook Widget
I have the Facebook App and downloaded as well as the Facebook Widget.
See this video for info on the Facebook App:
www. youtube. com/watch?v=KcCpmwzL4T4
(remove spaces, I don't want to embed video here)
Questions
The facebook widget is pretty cool. It instantly updates my friends status and there's a quick-add update status text box.
However, I had the settings to check for updates every 30 minutes. Reduced this to 4 hours, but that was pointless since 4 hours is such a long interval I wound up going directly to the main Feed Home page to see the status updates list.
Is adding the Facebook Widget consuming more battery power because it's always on the Scene page, always running, always checking for updates?
Would removing the Facebook Widget save battery power?
I could simply make a shortcut for the Facebook App and open it when I want to waste time on Facebook to see how vain, narcissistic, and attention-starved my friends and colleagues are.
So, my key question here is would removing the Facebook App and only opening the program when I need it save battery power?
Twitter App
There's two options to place on the Scene. One is just a simple text update box, the other actually has a feed.
I'm using the former. Hence, it's not updating feeds and it's only being used when I enter text and hit send update to Twitter.
Also, I think I have my settings set not to check for updates.
I assume that because I'm using the non-Live-Feed option Widget on my Scene, this is not constantly checking for updates, and hence, not consuming a lot of battery power?
Correct?
Instant Messaging Programs
I have the Google Talk App, an Instant Messenger App (which has AIM, Yahoo, and MSN), and I recently downloaded the Meebo App (which has all of this plus others, including Facebook chat).
Meebo IM v21 Application for Android | Communication
I assume that by not running my IM App, or my Meebo IM App, and turning this off, this will save battery power. Correct?
Or, is it only consuming more power when I receive an incoming message. I imagine that the Meebo App, being connected to so many IM services, including Facebook, might be consuming more.
So, not leaving this on 24/7 would probably use less battery power.
Correct?
GMail App and Mail App for IMAP/POP
I have my GMail App setup. I'm getting notified each time I have an email in my Gmail Inbox. I've created a label - Inbox2 - to skip the inbox - for messages I want to read, but don't want to be instantly notified of.
I've decided not to use the Mail App - Connecting my Fastmail IMAP account on my phone because I believe this would involve running a second Mail App constantly checking for inbound mail updates.
See my post on Email and Mobile here:
http://androidforums.com/android-tips-tricks/15153-email-advanced-android-use-gmail-google-apps-fastmail-mail-clients-etc.html
By using only the GMail App and not using the Mail App for IMAP/POP, this is probably consuming less battery power.
Correct?
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What other steps, tips and tricks, can be taken to consume less battery power on the Sprint HTC Hero?
Direction of a cheap wall charger for my desire. I've been reading about fakes and different power outputs and ive no idea what to go for.
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