HTC Hero :: WiFi Enabled - More Battery Power Used?
Oct 11, 2009Does enabling/using WiFi use more battery power?
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HTC Hero :: How Much Power Battery Charger Use?
Feb 21, 2010Just 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?
View 7 Replies View RelatedHTC Hero :: Battery Power Management
Aug 17, 2009Searched 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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Feb 14, 2010has anyone tried the mugen power 1550mah battery? Does it make a difference to battery life and is it reliable? (its the same size as the stock hero battery)Buy Mugen Power 1550mAh Extended Replacement Battery For HTC Hero (GSM) [HLI-HEROSL].
View 4 Replies View RelatedSprint HTC Hero :: Conserving Battery Power?
Nov 14, 2009I 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?
Question
What other steps, tips and tricks, can be taken to consume less battery power on the Sprint HTC Hero?
General :: Samsung Galaxy Pocket Duos S5302 - Power Control Widget With 2G / 3G Toggle Enabled?
Nov 30, 2012Is there any power control widget where i can directly switch between 2g 3g for GB.
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In Wi-Fi Direct specification, it is written that "Only one of the Wi-Fi devices needs to be compliant with Wi-Fi Direct to establish a peer-to-peer connection that transfers data directly between each other with greatly reduced setup."
Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 :: APN Enabled After Wifi Disabled
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Dec 10, 2009I'm experiencing some strange phenomenon on my HTC Magic. I have disabled my 3G, so I only use 2G networks.
But on random times, not very often, I suddenly get a message, saying I have new unread Gmail email. When I look at my Gmail inbox, my inbox is totally up to date! I think this is very strange, because I had 3G and WIFI disabled when I retreived these mails. Can Gmail email be retreived via the 2G network? As far as I know, email can not be retrieved via GPRS or other 2G network.
Nexus :: Bluetooth Audio Cuts Out With WiFi Enabled
Jan 21, 2010I have been having issues with my Nexus One when trying to stream music via bluetooth to my clarion cd player. It was hit and miss, sometimes playing fine, sometimes not even connecting for 5 minutes. I may have found the problem, i was having some cutting and out issues tonight and i disabled wifi and it immediatly played silky smooth. I then turned on wifi and it started to cut in and out immediatly. This leads me to believe the wifi radio is causing problems streaming music via bluetooth but wanted to find out if anyone else had similar issues and what they do. I just came from using an iphone 3gs and never had these issues, it always played smooth. I have no problems disabling wifi when in my truck but want to get other opinions.
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I tought initially to use
if(wifi.isWifiEnabled())
but that does not say if the Wifi connection is ACTIVE or not. It says only that the user has turned the switch on. The device may or may not be connected... Is this correct ?
Then I tried to use :........................
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From what my understand is though, is that both these WiDi and Miracast technologies are basically just wireless HDMI anyway.
My question is if it's possible to come up with a mod to work to allow any (or at least most) rooted phones with a ROM like CM that integrate Miracast into their settings for every build?
I did try doing just that with my droid 4 running CM 10,1 with its wifi direct setting..it said it was connecting, amazingly...but nothing else after that.
HTC Incredible :: Battery Gets Eaten Up By Leaving Bluetooth Enabled
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Feb 3, 2012So Im writing an application to communicate to a Wi-Fi enabled Arduino board with a static IP...
This is what Im trying to do...
1.) Enter Ip and Host
2.) Connect
3.) Simply send either a "0" or "1" to the arduino board
There are two activities at the moment, one to enter the IP and port of the Board (which is set from the board itself) and one to send data to the board. When i comment out the connection methods in the Communicator class the app swithches activities without any issues, but when i un-comment them and attempt to connect, the app immediately closes after i attempt to connect.
Code:
package car.test.namespace;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.os.Bundle;
[Code]...
Code:
package car.test.namespace;
import java.io.*;
import java.net.*;
public class Communication {
[Code]...
Code:
package car.test.namespace;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.os.Bundle;
[Code]..
Also, im not even seeing the "Connection Failed" message, the app is just shutting down,.
Android :: Settings - Secure.ADB ENABLED - USB MASS STORAGE - ENABLED
Nov 20, 2009I wanna set the ADB_ENABLED and USB_MASS_STORAGE_ENABLED option automatically in my App.
so i add below statement in my App(Activity).
---------------------- Settings.Secure.putInt(getContentResolver(), Settings.Secure.ADB_ENABLED, 0);
or
Settings.Secure.putInt(getContentResolver(), Settings.Secure.ADB_ENABLED, 1); ----------------------
and add below statement in my App(manifest).
---------------------- .... </application> <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS" /> <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS" /> .... ----------------------
but some exception are occured in runtime like below.
---------------------- Uncaught hander: thread main exiting due to uncaught exception. java.lang.SecurityException: Permission denial: writing to secure settings requires android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS ... ----------------------
How i can use ADB_ENABLED and USB_MASS_STORAGE_ENABLED in my App?
Android :: Show Low Battery Alert When Battery Power Reduces To 15%
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View 2 Replies View RelatedGeneral :: Permanently Disable Cellular Data / Voice Modem As Well Leaving WiFi Enabled
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I have rooted them and now just want to get rid of the Virgin Mobile automatic profile update that attempts to happen when I power on the phone. If possible, I would like to permanently disable the cellular data/voice modem as well leaving WiFi enabled. What app I should disable/ remove through titanium backup to do this?
I have absolutely no intention of ever activating these phones for traditional cell service. They will strictly be used as WiFi android devices. Basically a cheapo alternative to an iPod.
I have set the phone for airplane mode and then enabled WiFi to prevent them from making calls, this is a reasonable solution but they could turn on the cell radio and start trying to activate, although they wouldn't get far as they don't have a way to provide payment anyway.
Problem is their mother isn't the brightest and when they are away at mom's, I would like to be able to text them and not be on the phone with her troubleshooting them constantly.
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I cant bind my headset with my Hero, as it just doesn't seem to notice my headset is turned on.