Battery life is important for mobile devices. Questions regarding battery life should use this tag.
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Battery Life on Desire HD
Why does the battery for android phones perform much better after 2 or 3 weeks of usage? Is there any logical reason?
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Connecting to internet using Wi-fi portable hotspot or bluetooth? which one is more battery saving?
I have EDGE internet connection in my Samsung Europa I5500L (Froyo 2.2). I can connect to the Internet from my laptop using both bluetooth or making a wifi hotspot from the device using that EDGE ...
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When to know it's time to replace the Nexus One battery?
As we all know, battery consumption rate (i.e. "per hour") is not very standardized and its highly dependent on actual use, per user.
This makes it very difficult for me to know whether I need a new ...
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HTC Thunderbolt: Why do I have serious text messaging and battery problems?
I just bought a Verizon HTC Thunderbolt Android phone. My battery lasts just 3 or 4 hours... the phone has to basically be plugged all the time. Any suggestions on how to improve this situation?
Also, ...
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Android 2.1 - MyTouch Slide 3G - Tips to Fixing Slow Phone & Poor Battery Life [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What can I do to increase battery life on my Android phone?
What are the best applications or best practices for fixing slow operating phones and poor battery life on ...
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Battery Statistics Viewer crashes every time
I have a DroidX with Android 2.2
I went into the Battery Usage settings
Settings > Battery Manager
See a fual cell looking battery image that says Touch for usage statistics, so I was like awesome ...
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How to optimize energy consumption during GPS tracking?
Very often I use my phone and the app MyTracks or GPSTrackerLite to track my hiking/biking tours.
This really works great and I'm thrilledy by the lot of possibilities in combination with google ...
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Is it normal for Android System to be the top battery user?
Over the past couple of days, the battery usage of my new phone has been as follows:
34% - Android System
28% - Cell Standby
21% - Phone idle
10% - Display
03% - Google Goggles
02% - ...
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Can I leave it plugged in for charge all the time? -Samsung Galaxy 3 I5801
In short my question is -
What is the battery level at which it starts charging again Samsung Galaxy 3 I5801 device when kept plugged in for charge all the time?
If you want to know background and ...
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Android Antivirus Software (solution and battery life relevance)
Is there a security sollution for Android that's vastly regarded as "the best" one at the moment or is it like in the PC world where there's 3-4 which are "the best"?
Also, what should I expect to ...
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Is there a black list of applications that drain battery fast?
Many people complain about some applications draining batteries fast because of bugs or misconfiguration. Is there a black list of such applications that are not energy-friendly?
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When should I start charging my Lithium battery?
The comments in this question say that I shouldn't wait until low battery charge level before I charge, because that reduces battery life (this is contrary to my understanding before that the faster ...
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Which uses more power/drains more battery: HTC Evo 3G or 4G?
I've read mixed reports online about which radio uses more power -- 3G or 4G. Has anyone done any semi-scientific tests that would answer this question?
When constantly downloading data over the ...
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Can anyone reccomend a 2g / 3g switching widget?
I've just got my new HTC Desire HD and I want to switch 3G on and off as required. I used to do this on my old HTC magic and got quite good battery life compared to some friends with the same phone.
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Is there an app that will drain my battery?
Are there any apps that will specifically help to drain a battery down quickly?
The scenario I would want to have this is if I want to quickly drain the battery so I can charge it fully again. Some ...
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How to break in a new cell phone battery?
Whats the best way to break in a new cell phone battery?
I just got a replacement battery for my Motorola Droid and so far through 2 cycles it is barely lasting a few hours.
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Improve Android battery life by lowering CPU freq
I would like to know if it could be possible to use adb (Android Debug Bridge) to tell the phone to lower its CPU max freq.
I'd like to use less battery if possible, and in my use case I don't mind ...
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Android: app to turn off cellphone (sim) radio
How do I turn the cellphone (sim) radio on an Android phone.
The radio consumes a lot of power (30-70%), especially when the phone is idle. Sometimes I only need to use other functions (e.g. clock, ...
