HTC Incredible :: Battery Tips And Tricks - Uninstall Monitoring Widget

Jun 22, 2010

With all of the questions and threads regarding battery usage, life and monitoring, I thought this might be a good time to share my thoughts of what has helped me *deal* with this issue.

I want to preface this by saying that:

-Yes, the stock battery supplied with our phones is probably inadequate.
-Yes, having to buy a better battery after purchasing a "Tier One Phone" sucks.
-Yes, usage is subjective and dynamic and one persons heavy usage is another persons light usage.
-No, this will not address extremely short battery life (other problems are causing that)
-No, this will not account for the phone seemingly giving a false 100% indication.
-No, this will not help anything but your psyche

That said, I think we (myself included and maybe the most guilty) are putting too much emphasis on what our battery widgets and indicators are telling us. The blessing/curse of our phones is that they report battery life in 1% increments which is great for keeping accurate battery life information, but its not great for our sanity. Think about that logically for a moment!

Here is my experiment for anyone who obsesses over battery life but can make it through a day with no worries of their battery dying!

1) Next time you fully charge your battery, after you remove it from the charger, keep an eye on the widget as it drops down to between 95% - 90% and then take notice of your default battery indicator. It will still look fully charged! Do this for a day or two if you want!

2) When you are satisfied that what I'm telling you is reality, uninstall your battery monitoring widget or app and just go about your day as usual for about a week.

I am willing to bet that those of you like me, who actually have respectable battery life but still obsess over it, will not go back to what I call "percentile battery monitoring". Of course their will be exceptions as some people just need that number, but I really believe this may help some people get over their battery monitoring obsession!

HTC Incredible :: Battery Tips and Tricks - Uninstall Monitoring Widget


HTC Incredible :: Swype Tips & Tricks

May 2, 2010

Well after you have swype installed and ready to go here are a few tips to help you get the most out of it:

1. Use the built in tutorial. This tutorial takes 5 minutes to complete but will show you the ins and outs of using its keyboard, its very handy and a must if you intend on using it.

2. If a word you swype in does not come up correctly or offers you choices that are not even close, just click the X and then type it in one letter at a time, using the peck-a-key method. This adds it to the dictionary and the next time you swype it in, it'll work.

3. The built in dictionary is not as complete as you may want it, but over time it will learn how you type/swype and will work better as time goes on. After a week or so it should work with most or all the words you swype in, but give it time. They exclude some words on purpose (cuss words etc) or words that aren't very commonly used to keep the size of the file small so it doesn't take up too much space on your device with words and patterns you don't use.

4. Holding down a button will change the letter to the symbol above the letter. This comes in handy when you need to insert a couple numbers or commonly used symbols and don't want to switch screens. I find its much quicker to just hold a button than switching, hitting the key and then switching back.

5. Holding down the back key will delete full words at a time. That way you don't need to keep hitting the back key repeatedly, this is a time saver if you need to delete a full sentence for example.

6. Pushing shift will change the symbol keyboard to the symbols/characters above the numbers. This just makes it quicker to choose a symbol instead of long pressing the key to achieve the same result.I'll update this post and add more tips as i can think of them or others post them.

View 40 Replies View Related

HTC Incredible :: Google Navigation Tips & Tricks

Apr 30, 2010

While using Google Navigation (beta) i've come across some helpful tips that may enhance your experience with it. Google Navigation (beta) is accessable from the Car Panel or via Google Maps. I'll share some of these tips below.Home Screen Navigation/Destination Shortcuts: One of the first things i noticed was the inability to store places you frequently navigate to within the app itself. In order to have a shortcut to the destination of your choice do the following.

1. Navigate to the Home Screen you wish to put the shortcut icon.
2. Press the + symbol at the bottom right hand side of the screen next to the Phone button.
3. Press Shortcut.
4. Press Directions & Navigation.
5. Type in the address of the destination. You can also use GPS coordinates if you don't know the address.
6. Type in the name of the shortcut you are creating. IE: Home
7. Select an icon, such as the the arrow pointing to home.
8. Press Save.
9. The icon will now show up on your home screen, you can then move it around where ever you wish.

Create GPS Shortcut Folder: If you notice your screen filling up with shortcut icons you can always create a folder using the above instructions but choose "Folder" instead of Shortcut in step 3. Then name the folder GPS or whatever you like and you can store all your destination shortcuts within it.

Receiving a Phone Call: While using Google Navigation if you recieve an incoming phone call, you can take the call and google navigation will continue running in the background. It will even alert you of directions while you are talking so you don't miss your turn. Once the phone call is completed it will go right back to navigating you on your route.Playing Music while Navigating: When you play music with the built in Music app and while using Google Navigation it will automatically cut the audio of the music out while giving you speech alerts during your route. This is done so you do not miss the directions it is giving you. Many aftermarker GPS devices do this as well when playing music from built in apps.

Enable Street View: This is a really cool feature but is not really talked about much within the Google Navigation guide. While you are on your route you can double tap the screen and if a street view is available it will show the street view of where you are heading and where you need to turn. This can be really handy when navigating in town or large cities where streets are in close proximity of one another. You can also zoom in to get street view, but you will need to keep zooming in until it shows the street view which can require many button presses.Adding Layers to the Map: You can also add layers on top of the map which may help you located points of interest along your route. To do this while en route press the menu buttom and choose "Layers". It will then give you a choice of: Traffic View, Satellite, Parking, Gas Stations, ATMs & Banks, Restaurants. Just make your selection(s) and it will update the map to reflect the changes.

Turn off the Screen: While using Navigation you can manually shut off the screen and the voice navigation will continue giving you turn-by-turn voice alerts. This can help save your battery if you left your charger at home on accident. Also Google Navigation by default will keep the screen from falling asleep unless you follow this tip. Credit: Boomstk Exit Navigation: Menu > Exit Navigation Change Route: After your route is displayed, select the menu button, then select route info. on the map itself you will see a route icon. Select that and it will display multiple routes if they are available. Home Screen Navigation/Destination Shortcuts (Alternate): While in the phones regular phonebook. If you edit an entry, then under "Others" click "Add", there's a "Postal Address" option. You can put in their address from there.When you want to navigate to there, you can view the contact and a "View Home address" link will show up (or "View Work address, etc"). Click on it, it starts up Google Maps. Click on the Blue "Up" arrow that appears on the screen and it will navigate to that entries address. Credit: PaulRivers

Misc Tips:

1. When navigating, touch the ETA estimate in the lower left corner. This will make the display pop up to an overhead view of the route, complete with traffic overlays. This is handy if want to avoid bad, red traffic and wish to go another route. It won't give you options, but it will reroute if you deviate off course. Credit: dibs ODDJOB

General Tips:

1. Make sure to keep Google Maps up-to-date. Whenever an update is available its best to update your map as soon as possible to reflect any changes that may have occured.

View 49 Replies View Related

Samsung Captivate :: Android - Tips And Tricks

Aug 17, 2010

I am new at using android so new tips and trick would be appreciated.

View 6 Replies View Related

Android :: Development Tips Tricks & Gotchas

Jan 19, 2010

I'm starting down the road of Android Development. At this point I'm looking for some insight from other developers who have been doing 'droid development and have some experience to share with someone who is just starting out. This can be anything from API to AVM to IDE. Any unexpected things come up while building your apps? Any tips for project layout or organization that help facilitate the deployment process to the Android AppStore? Any patterns which specifically helped in a particular situation?Even links to great blogs or sample apps and resources beyond those which you can grab from Google Code

View 5 Replies View Related

Android :: Voice Command Tips And Tricks

Apr 21, 2010

So I am enthralled with the voice search - especially for navigating.I say, "navigate to the nearest wal greens" - and it's always right.Does anyone have any other cool voice commands that they use?The word "nearest" would be the cool portion I guess.

View 1 Replies View Related

Samsung Fascinate :: Swype Shortcuts / Tips And Tricks

Oct 16, 2010

Hey does anyone know any swype shortcuts or tricks? For instance does anyone know how to make smileys quickly? If this thread develops I'll edit and consolidate tips and tricks!

View 7 Replies View Related

HTC Incredible :: Systempanel Monitoring Draining Battery And Slowing Down Phone?

Aug 23, 2010

i bought the full version of systempanel last night, because i installed setcpu and tasker over the weekend and started overclocking - i wanted to try the monitoring service and try to see if there was a drastic effect on my battery... well, the battery DEFINITELY seems to be draining faster than it did yesterday, and the phone seemed to be very choppy when switching between home screens. i disabled monitoring and it seems to be more responsive again.

View 4 Replies View Related

Android :: Collection Of Android Tips & Tricks

Feb 6, 2010

I've taken the time to write down a collection of Android tips and tricks (along with a few tutorials) based on my own experiences and what I've learned in various forums. For those of you who want to check it out, here's the link:Android Tips & Tricks and Tutorials I wonder if anyone know of a trick that isn't listed in the guide? If so, please share it with me My hope is that the collection will grow.One thing I learned today actually is that when you type with the on-screen keyboard on the HTC Hero, instead of hitting then space for a new sentence, you can just double tap on the space bar and it will do a full stop, space, and then capitalize the next letter. It's much smoother.

View 3 Replies View Related

Android :: Android Emulator Tips And Tricks

Oct 29, 2010

What is your Emulator feature that you could not work without? Which unknown great shortcut, console command or startup option is there that you discovered and you think has to be also known by all other Android devs?
Share your Emulator wisdom with us.

View 8 Replies View Related

HTC Incredible :: How Do You Uninstall Power Control Widget?

May 5, 2010

Searched all over the forums and internet for an answer but came up blank.I downloaded an app called power control and installed it. It screwed up my contact list so I wanted to uninstall it. Not just remove it from my desktop, but full uninstall is what I'm after.Did a search for it in the android market and could not find it anywhere again to uninstall it that way. Tried using Astro File Manager to uninstall but does not show up there.The only place it shows up on my phone is in the bottom menu bar ( menu, phone, + ) I hit + -----> widgets ------> power control. Anybody have an ideas on how to uninstall this thing ?

View 7 Replies View Related

Android :: Best Battery Monitoring App?

Sep 30, 2010

in reading thru the forums i notice that most users, when discussing their battery, are using some monitor which reveals percentage of battery juice remaining. i find the stock monitor in the status bar to be insufficient. what apps are you guys using that give you the best reflection of battery %/time remaining, indicate what's been using the battery, and most importantly do not eat up battery like a hog and make it not worth using?

View 7 Replies View Related

Motorola Droid X :: Monitoring Application Battery Usage?

Aug 5, 2010

What app would allow me to do this? I installed spare parts and it just tells me how many times i have used things, not the % of the battery they are draining.

View 5 Replies View Related

HTC EVO 4G : Looking For Tips / Way To Have Good Battery Life

Aug 27, 2010

New to the Evo just wanted to know, when i first get it what should i do to get the best out of the batt life? Drain it then charge it, or should i just throw it on charge for some amount of hours first. I have heard different things from people and just wanted some tips.

Also at night when not using the phone should i turn the phone fully off does that help in anyway or is it OK to just have the phone on all the time and never turning it off.

View 1 Replies View Related

HTC Droid Eris :: Any Tips On Making Phones Battery Last Longer

Feb 5, 2010

Does anybody have any tips on making this freaking phones battery last longer??I Have a Droid Eris

View 4 Replies View Related

HTC Incredible :: CPU Monitoring And SystemPanel

Sep 12, 2010

I have systempanel installed. Where it shows your current CPU Clock speed, mine is ranging anywhere from 600 - 900MHz at any given time. Is this normal? My phone sleeps just fine, but does this mean that when my phone is awake at any given time, my CPU is still being pushed that hard? I hope someone can clarify this for me, and maybe post what theirs is too.

View 2 Replies View Related

HTC Incredible :: Battery Widget

May 8, 2010

On my Eris i really liked using the HTC Battery Widget. I guess it's resolution is too small for the incredible.

View 7 Replies View Related

HTC Incredible :: Best Battery Widget

Jun 25, 2010

So a few days ago I tried out BatteryLeft

I am so impressed with this widget that I felt it deserves its own thread.

Not only does it tell you your battery %, but it tells you the est. time left and time that it will die. It's way off at first, but after a few cycles (let the phone die, charge, and repeat) it gets really accurate.

That aside, this widget will show you the apps using the most CPU, Network, GPS, Sensor, and "Partial Wake" usage.

View 49 Replies View Related

HTC Incredible : Want Tips For Hitting Spacebar

Aug 4, 2010

The worst thing about this virtual keyboard both vertical and landscape is hitting the spacebar. It always is the bottleneck to my typing on it. Any tips?

View 7 Replies View Related

HTC Incredible :: Battery Widget - Download

Apr 30, 2010

Just wondering which battery widget I should download out of the market?

View 9 Replies View Related

HTC Incredible :: Looking For A Simple Battery Widget?

Jul 31, 2010

I'm looking for an extremely simple and non intrusive battery widget thing... like on the iPhone. I just want a percent showing battery life to the left of the battery on the top bar.

View 6 Replies View Related

HTC Incredible :: Need App / Widget To Track Battery Usage

May 7, 2010

Which is pretty cool because it puts a small icon in the top left corner of % remaining. But it does not tell me statistics - like what is using it the most, etc. I would really like an app that tells me the estimated time remaining on the battery.

View 7 Replies View Related

HTC Incredible :: Dazzle Widget And Battery Life

May 20, 2010

I am trying to figure out what is draining my battery all of a sudden. I was fine going all day without needing a charge, but now it is dropping fast. I was using the dazzle widget and really like it, but not if it is the cause. Has anyone else been using this and had any battery issues. I just deleted the widget to see.

View 2 Replies View Related

HTC Incredible : What Battery Widget Is Running Under Clock?

Jul 23, 2010

This is a screen shot for Lonely Coyote live wallpaper running WidgetLocker with what looks like the WidgetLocker clock, but what battery widget is running under the clock? I've looked up settings and I think it's not native to the clock or WidgetLocker but I love it, very minimal. I've looked everywhere and downloaded a ton of wrong choices, I need some help here. Anybody know?

View 4 Replies View Related

Android :: Uninstall Widget - That Says "problem Loading Widget" / Ignore It?

Dec 30, 2009

I loaded the Fox News widget. Didn't like it. Uninstalled. On my home screen, in it's place, I now have a big widget that says "problem loading widget." How do I get rid of this?

View 5 Replies View Related

HTC Incredible :: GPS Toggle Widget / Any Effect On Battery Life?

Jun 20, 2010

Hoe does leaving this on effect battery life? I don't use apps that require it a lot but I wouldn't mind its functionality when I do use it.

View 6 Replies View Related

HTC Incredible :: Using Virtuous - Return To Stock Battery Widget?

Sep 22, 2010

I'm liking Virtuous, but I much prefer the stock battery widget which just shows a qualitative, graphical battery level. Being aware of the instantaneous percentage of remaining battery at all times makes me properly crazy.

View 4 Replies View Related

HTC Incredible : Phone Battery Widget In Market For DInc?

Aug 30, 2010

HTC battery Widget is in the market but not available under Get more HTC Widgets. Just wanted to give everyone a heads up.

View 22 Replies View Related

General :: Any App To Uninstall Widget

Feb 18, 2014

Is there any app to uninstall widgets?

View 4 Replies View Related

Sprint HTC Hero :: Battery Widget With 3500 Battery

Jan 12, 2010

I'm trying to drain my battery it was at 7% I rebooted my phone cuz i know that kills battery but when it rebooted it said the battery is 13% now what gives why'd it do that.

View 4 Replies View Related







Copyrights 2005-15 www.BigResource.com, All rights reserved