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Post ways to get awesome battery life.

I bought a spare, stock battery the same day I bought my phone, along with the car mount and car charger.

Since rooting, I've yet to have to use the spare battery, and the phones lucky if it see's 5min on the car charger. Most days I never bother since I only work 10min from home.

With regular use; unplugged at 7am, 15-25 outgoing texts, bout the same coming in, 20min games, 20min youtube/ESPN vids, probably 45min e-mail and other various apps, maybe 15-20min of calls, I have about 40%-45% battery left when I head to bed around 11:00p -11:30p
 
WAY TO INCREASE THE BATTERY LIFE FOR YOUR THUNDERBOLT WITHOUT VOIDING WARRANTY OR HAVING TO TURN OFF THE 4G

I have had issues with the battery life for the thunderbolt only lasting a few hours in a day and have had to charge this phone more than twice in one day. I called verizon customer service and have got the im sorry about that speech. I then called HTC and spoke with their reps about this issue and was told the following:

1. If using an application killer or battery saver app delete.

2. Turn off gps when not needing to use apps requiring gps use.

3. Go to settings, then to wireless & networks

4. Turn off the mobile network setting and only turn it on when you need to use the internet or application requiring internet connection.

If you follow these steps you should see a 90% increase in your battery life.

Hope this helps!
 
Ok people, I know the Forums have been flooded with major complaints about terrible battery life on the TB. And on the same token, a couple of wars have broken out about people arguing that they have been seeing truly impressive battery life on they're units. I am one of the people following the first trend. Battery life has not been good, and I consider myself a pretty seasoned android user, no battery trick has worked, up until now!

Ok this may not work for everyone, but it has helped me so far. Here's how it goes.

Tap on the screen and hold your finger on there and wait for the options, go to add a widget. Scroll down and look for settings, once inside settings tap on mobile network, and add the widget to your screen. This widget controls your internet connection, and gives you the option of turning it on and off. Keep in mind that when shutting of your internet connection, you'll still be able to make and receive calls, as well as send and receive text messages. However, there will be no internet connection, so no push email, syncs going on, etc. Which to be honest, I'm fine with. The end result is that your phones internet will not be working while the phone is sleeping, thus far saving a heck of a lot of juice when your not using the phone. The method is simple, when you wake the phone and want to use the internet, just click the widget and turn the internet connection on, When your done and ready to shut the phone down, click the widget again and it'll turn of your internet connection. Doing this should help a lot of people get through a day.

Hope this helps some of you out.
 
sean76 said:
Ok people, I know the Forums have been flooded with major complaints about terrible battery life on the TB. And on the same token, a couple of wars have broken out about people arguing that they have been seeing truly impressive battery life on they're units. I am one of the people following the first trend. Battery life has not been good, and I consider myself a pretty seasoned android user, no battery trick has worked, up until now!

Ok this may not work for everyone, but it has helped me so far. Here's how it goes.

Tap on the screen and hold your finger on there and wait for the options, go to add a widget. Scroll down and look for settings, once inside settings tap on mobile network, and add the widget to your screen. This widget controls your internet connection, and gives you the option of turning it on and off. Keep in mind that when shutting of your internet connection, you'll still be able to make and receive calls, as well as send and receive text messages. However, there will be no internet connection, so no push email, syncs going on, etc. Which to be honest, I'm fine with. The end result is that your phones internet will not be working while the phone is sleeping, thus far saving a heck of a lot of juice when your not using the phone. The method is simple, when you wake the phone and want to use the internet, just click the widget and turn the internet connection on, When your done and ready to shut the phone down, click the widget again and it'll turn of your internet connection. Doing this should help a lot of people get through a day.

Hope this helps some of you out.
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While I'll agree that your method should work for everyone. I can't think of an instance where this would not improve battery charge. I am not about to disable certain aspects of my phone to make up for the poor craftsmanship and piss poor planning on the part of HTC.
 
Its a good option for people who don't need the internet much.

Does that fix actually turn off LTE and just use 3G for voice and text?
 
AustinTech said:
Its a good option for people who don't need the internet much.

Does that fix actually turn off LTE and just use 3G for voice and text?
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I don't know about LTE, but it turns off 3G. Voice and text use 1x. LTE will not be used for voice until Voice Over LTE is available.
 
Fully charged phone with everything turned off and I'm at 89% in 8mins.. Is there anything to prevent this? this is ridiculous
 
You can leave GPS/Wifi on all day long. Doesn't impact battery life unless you are using an app that is using the GPS. If you don't have Wifi constantly searching for a wifi signal, the battery won't drain either. If you want to walk around with GPS/Wifi radios on all day long it won't hurt the battery. But if you go into a building or subway where you cannot pick up a 3G signal or cell phone signal, you will loose considerable battery power. I suggest leaving 3G off until you need it and setting up your apps to download manually.

You probably charged your phone over night and it dropped to 89%. Pull the phone off the charger when the led turns green and you won't run into that problem. HTC builds their phones with overcharge protection. The phone will charge to 100% then stop. It will not start charging again until the battery reaches a predetermined level which is some place in the 90s. You don't want a lithium ion battery to overcharge. Not good for the battery or the phone. Last time I'm going to post this information about HTC phones. I think I have posted this for the 3rd time.
 
For people that primarily use sms and phone, I guess this would save some juice, but for me and I'm guessing many others with a smartphone, I have to leave data on. Email and web are critical for my job. On the other hand, if you are primarily using sms and phone, then I'm going to go out on a limb here and say the TB is probably not the right phone for you. Of course, if you just want the TB and love it's power, and don't mind flipping data on and off as needed, then enjoy!

I would caution against offering this tip as a "fix, finally" since it's not a fix but just disabling data to conserve power. It's not a fix, just a workaround. A fix would be if a software update came out and suddenly helped the battery life, or something concrete that still allows full features of the device to be used while improving battery life. It's like saying here's a great fix - turn it off until you need it, then turn the phone on.
 
if you're going to shut off internet connection, may as well just carry around a dumbphone frankly... what is the point of a kick-a$$ smarthphonel like the TB if you're going to not use it the way it's meant to be used (ie. always connected, receiving emails, notifications, etc.)

battery technology overall needs a major breakthrough.... as more LTE devices hit the market, this will forever be an achilles heal in mobile technology
 
I'll give it a try, but I sure do love hitting the internet while on a phone call for quick reference.

Try juice defender beta
 
sean76 said:
Ok people, I know the Forums have been flooded with major complaints about terrible battery life on the TB. And on the same token, a couple of wars have broken out about people arguing that they have been seeing truly impressive battery life on they're units. I am one of the people following the first trend. Battery life has not been good, and I consider myself a pretty seasoned android user, no battery trick has worked, up until now!

Ok this may not work for everyone, but it has helped me so far. Here's how it goes.

Tap on the screen and hold your finger on there and wait for the options, go to add a widget. Scroll down and look for settings, once inside settings tap on mobile network, and add the widget to your screen. This widget controls your internet connection, and gives you the option of turning it on and off. Keep in mind that when shutting of your internet connection, you'll still be able to make and receive calls, as well as send and receive text messages. However, there will be no internet connection, so no push email, syncs going on, etc. Which to be honest, I'm fine with. The end result is that your phones internet will not be working while the phone is sleeping, thus far saving a heck of a lot of juice when your not using the phone. The method is simple, when you wake the phone and want to use the internet, just click the widget and turn the internet connection on, When your done and ready to shut the phone down, click the widget again and it'll turn of your internet connection. Doing this should help a lot of people get through a day.

Hope this helps some of you out.
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Smart! ;) But............why do you have a smartphone at the first place? :confused:
 
LCW said:
if you're going to shut off internet connection, may as well just carry around a dumbphone frankly... what is the point of a kick-a$$ smarthphonel like the TB if you're going to not use it the way it's meant to be used (ie. always connected, receiving emails, notifications, etc.)

battery technology overall needs a major breakthrough.... as more LTE devices hit the market, this will forever be an achilles heal in mobile technology
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Lots of reasons why. Maybe I am out of town and I know that I will be with a client for the next 2-3 hours and won't need data cause checking e-mails on my phone in front of a client is rude. Then I turn off data and conserve power until I actually need it.

Maybe I realize that I only have 25% battery life left and I forgot my charger. I need a phone more than I need a computer, so I turn off data and just use voice/text. Now I can go much longer without worries of a battery dying.

It's not really a fix, nor would I need to use it often, but it could help in specific situations. I agree that a breakthrough in battery technology is needed to power our awesome devices, but I don't see than happening soon. :(
 
Makes sense (though awkward for most users), but more fodder for consumers to pick the evil iPhone, since no tweaking needed. I wonder if the iPhone 4g will have similar issues. Somehow I think it will not, or Apple will not release one with VZW.

First devices pushing a new tech can be rough, so can come with the new territory.
 
@ a lot of you,

Did I say it works for everyone? I said it would help conserve battery life for some, not all.
Lmaooo....why do I have a kick ass phone someone asked? Well not to receive email, for that I have my Blackberry, which is 100% primarily for business, and email. Yes this is a kick ass phone, but it by no means is an email machine. Which to me is really the only reason you would need to leave the internet connection on anyway. Seriously, if you want to listen to Sirius radio, turn the internet on, if you want to surf the web, turn the internet on, if you want to check stocks, turn the internet on, etc, etc, ETC!!! It's a tool to help some out that really don't need they're internet running while the phone is off! Yes an update would help much more, and yes a bigger mAh slim battery from HTC would also help. Buy neither are available. So if this method can help (SOME),out, great! If it can't, seriously...KEEP IT MOVIN and save the brash comments, they're not needed. The point of a forum is to help some people out, and talk casually about the specific Forum topic, or theme! Not bash every thread that doesn't fit your needs.

Also...I'm realizing alot of these threads are flooded with new people, that's cool! The more the better...However a lot of these peole are the ones belly aching about everything, and web bullying a lot of peole.

Something should be pointed out, this is mainly a Forum where a lot of Android users get along, and chat it up shootin the breeze. Not a place where people come in to just outright argue and knock everything our members post. If that's your motive, joining another Forum may be in order.
 
Do folks that say to remove task killers also believe bump charging adds hours to battery life? ;)

Task killers can be good or bad, depending on how used and what apps you have. Being absolute on removing them is just as off as using one and not using it correctly.
 
sean76 said:
@ a lot of you,

Did I say it works for everyone? I said it would help conserve battery life for some, not all.
Lmaooo....why do I have a kick ass phone someone asked? Well not to receive email, for that I have my Blackberry, which is 100% primarily for business, and email. Yes this is a kick ass phone, but it by no means is an email machine. Which to me is really the only reason you would need to leave the internet connection on anyway. Seriously, if you want to listen to Sirius radio, turn the internet on, if you want to surf the web, turn the internet on, if you want to check stocks, turn the internet on, etc, etc, ETC!!! It's a tool to help some out that really don't need they're internet running while the phone is off! Yes an update would help much more, and yes a bigger mAh slim battery from HTC would also help. Buy neither are available. So if this method can help (SOME),out, great! If it can't, seriously...KEEP IT MOVIN and save the brash comments, they're not needed. The point of a forum is to help some people out, and talk casually about the specific Forum topic, or theme! Not bash every thread that doesn't fit your needs.

Also...I'm realizing alot of these threads are flooded with new people, that's cool! The more the better...However a lot of these peole are the ones belly aching about everything, and web bullying a lot of peole.

Something should be pointed out, this is mainly a Forum where a lot of Android users get along, and chat it up shootin the breeze. Not a place where people come in to just outright argue and knock everything our members post. If that's your motive, joining another Forum may be in order.
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I registered just to reply to this. I have found a lot of helpful information here and this is a good tip if you are not using the internet. Actually there is a widget that has Settings/Mobile Network/Wifi/AutoSync/Roaming for quick toggle of these items. There is also one for GPS, HotSpot, Brightness and Bluetooth. Yes a fix should be made for the battery life. I am a very light user and this is my first Android phone. Coming from a BB with data on all the time and to go 3-days without charging it was awesome, but I couldn't do half of what I can do with this phone. Right now with data on, I am at almost 18 hours of uptime and 2:47 hours of awake time with 30% left. Considering I was asleep for 7 hours, At my Desk working for 8 hours, that left 3 hours for me to actually use it assuming I did nothing else with those 3 hours.

As a business tool, I think BB wins hands down. But for the power and flexibility the TB (or any Android for that matter) no competition. I have been researching phone choice for a while and was going to go with the Incredible, but then saw the TB was coming and I waited to pick this up. And when I read about the Inc, early postings on it were bad also, and now most love their Inc, so it will get better. I don't mind a little power management to get me through the day.

SMS/EMAIL/TXT make us forget the human aspect of things. A phone. Quite frankly I would be more upset if call quality sucked, which it doesn't or when making or receiving calls there was an issue. When there is an emergency, we do not rely on e-mail we rely on the phone. I expect to be able to reach my colleagues as well as they can reach me.
 
OP - the problem is you titled it as a fix that can finally help conserve battery life. This is not a fix, but a recommendation, and one that makes no sense on a smartphone. iphone users don't have to worry about turning data on and off to save juice. Lowering display brightness is another good way to save juice, but it's certainly no breakthrough fix either. Just turn off the whole phone, if you're going to go down that road.

Side note - this isn't an email machine? It's not supposed to be. It's supposed to do everything a smartphone is supposed to do, including email.

With that said, what you do with your device is up to you, and if you can deal with turning data off and on all the time, then go ahead and be happy with your TB. I got scolded yesterday for telling someone to keep their jibberish to themselves and was quickly reminded that these are open forums and negative and positive opinions are welcomed equally.
 
kjjb0204 said:
OP - the problem is you titled it as a fix that can finally help conserve battery life. This is not a fix, but a recommendation, and one that makes no sense on a smartphone. iphone users don't have to worry about turning data on and off to save juice. Lowering display brightness is another good way to save juice, but it's certainly no breakthrough fix either. Just turn off the whole phone, if you're going to go down that road.

Side note - this isn't an email machine? It's not supposed to be. It's supposed to do everything a smartphone is supposed to do, including email.

With that said, what you do with your device is up to you, and if you can deal with turning data off and on all the time, then go ahead and be happy with your TB. I got scolded yesterday for telling someone to keep their jibberish to themselves and was quickly reminded that these are open forums and negative and positive opinions are welcomed equally.
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Seriously my man, I won't dig too much! However, in all honestly I've had just about every android phone in the last year, every single iPhone to date, and just about every Blackberry that RIM has put out on VZW and at&t...honestly I think I know a thing or two about how a phone operates, and how to conserve battery life. Right now the only true fix is the BIG GIANT extended battery available, nothing else will fix the battery issues with this phone right now, an update will help, but not cure the issue.
Questioning what I use my phone for is beyond the fact, this is by all means just a fix for some people, not a cure for all. I checked your posts, your pretty argumentative my man. This will not dwell into anything more then it is right now, which is 2 forum members talking about how something can/ or can't help someone conserve battery life. Your not helping anyone by questioning my smartphone usage...I go back to the original palm days man, yes its been a while. So if this fix, or trick, or whatever we shall call it can't help you out, that's cool, but to start a whole big nothing just cause it can't help you in your day to day activity doesn't do anything to help anyone.

I got nothing more to reply to on the matter, enjoy your day.
 
sean76 said:
Right now the only true fix is the BIG GIANT extended battery available, nothing else will fix the battery issues with this phone right now, an update will help, but not cure the issue.
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Good thread title then. Finally, a fix. Not.

All I'm trying to say is your thread title suggests you landed on some concrete fix for the battery woes. You don't. You're just telling people to turn off data. For new Android users coming here and seeing your thread, they are immediately going to think why the hell would I turn off data on a smartphone that relies on data? I don't argue opinions, just misinformation.
 
im sorry but this is common sense! of coarse you shut off data you get better battery, you also now have a "feature phone (razr)" too and not a "smartphone." Sure some people might do that but i would rather enjoy my phone that i paid a premium price for and then move back 5 years in technology :)
 
howarmat said:
im sorry but this is common sense! of coarse you shut off data you get better battery, you also now have a "feature phone (razr)" too and not a "smartphone." Sure some people might do that but i would rather enjoy my phone that i paid a premium price for and then move back 5 years in technology :)
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Just realized that if I park my car and turn it off I don't use nearly as much gas. Of course I don't get to where I want to go, but I have more gas than you.:D
 
rushmore said:
Do folks that say to remove task killers also believe bump charging adds hours to battery life? ;)

Task killers can be good or bad, depending on how used and what apps you have. Being absolute on removing them is just as off as using one and not using it correctly.
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Bump charging sounds ridiculous. Charging the phone in the off position when you first get the phone for about 7-10 hours will work better. Allows the lithium ion battery to reach its maximum capacity. Why? Because lithium ion batteries will turn the LED green when the battery isn't full when you first get the battery. My battery from Seidio turned green after being on the charger for 10 mins and it was a 1750mah battery. No way in hell was the battery charged.

Task killers DO NOT give you anymore battery juice. The apps don't use any battery power running as a service. Android has said this over and over again. Task killers will degrade your battery life more than help it. Those apps are popping up so they are readily available if you want to open an app. The app will pull up quicker. Killing apps on kills your battery and screws up your Android phone.
 
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