TheProfessional
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Are you saying you are still getting the awake issue even after reflashing?
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2.1 Battery life went down the crapper.
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Are you saying you are still getting the awake issue even after reflashing?
jeffyo
Android Enthusiast
I had the awake issue and it was caused by the htc battery widget.
Experiement...
Those who are not having awake issue with their HTC battery widgets, try this...click on the widget and make it show you battery information.
What happens?
1. crashes sense
2. Awake time bug occurs.
Experiement...
Those who are not having awake issue with their HTC battery widgets, try this...click on the widget and make it show you battery information.
What happens?
1. crashes sense
2. Awake time bug occurs.
TheProfessional
Newbie
Been using the htc battery widget. I've had sense crash once and still haven't experienced the awake bug.
alprazolam
Android Expert
Ok...tried it...no crash. Now for the wait to see if my wake time increases. I am at 21% awake right now.
alprazolam
Android Expert
1.5 broke out the math for you but now you have to do it.
For those that are getting terrible battery life. Just curious. Try looking under "Battery Use"-->"Cell Standby"...what is your "Time without a signal" percentage? My battery usage was terrible today but I was in a low signal area today and have 50%.
Edit: This is for those who are using 2.1
jreed2560
Android Expert
I just reflashed today. My cell stand by is at 50%. 25m time on and time without a signal is at 50%. Also I'm still having awake time issues. up time 3hr 50m and awake time is 3 hr 28 minutes. I just can't figure this out
edit: Ok I've found something. I have Gesture search and lock 2.0 installed. Both show time running similar to my awake time. I've unistalled both and will see what this does.
edit: Ok I've found something. I have Gesture search and lock 2.0 installed. Both show time running similar to my awake time. I've unistalled both and will see what this does.
andrewzpsu
Well-Known Member
I was systematically reinstalling apps today, using them, and paying attention to the wake time. It looks like this is caused for me by the google navigation. 
Since I used it (and did the install of the needed addon) my phone has not slept. I exited the program properly too.
After grabbing spare parts, it looks like the dialer is holding me awake. Not sure how/why it is though.
EDIT: Scratch that - looks like its just some bug in the android operating system itself... might be triggered by navigation or maps.
Since I used it (and did the install of the needed addon) my phone has not slept. I exited the program properly too.
After grabbing spare parts, it looks like the dialer is holding me awake. Not sure how/why it is though.
EDIT: Scratch that - looks like its just some bug in the android operating system itself... might be triggered by navigation or maps.
iAndroiid
Android Enthusiast
I don't get it you guys went to the market downloaded the battery widjet by htc or whatever and all using that? why the need to view the exact % of the battery life when if you go into settings you can already tell if it's 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% and 100%? if it's between those then you guessed it's x5%.
lol i really need to make a how to guide of the fact that i have 2.1 running with no problems. and when i mean no problems i mean no problems. my phone doesn't even need to sign into google when i start it. i click the menu real quick when it starts and maybe it's b/c the app's i downloaded but it never pops up anymore and yes i've restarted the phone like 5 times and still it will not pop up.
Well because it would nice to be able to download supposedly approved apps from the market place and not have buggy shit! What's the freaking point of having a smartphone if ever other 4th app you install hangs or force closes! It's getting to the point I'm almost removed 100% of my widgets and only run 3 programs. If I do that 2.1 actually works for a day before I'm forced to reboot. 2.1 ughhhhhh
alprazolam
Android Expert
I'm just now starting to get force closes and my gmail is not syncing...I'll be checking out the bugs thread to see if that has been an issue. Before this, my phone has been working well and my battery life has been great. I switched to HTC battery widget and nothing changed. The only reason my batt life was horrible yesterday was because I was in a low signal area. You really have to look at that as the culprit when you look at battery life. You will get terrible battery life in a low signal area with any type of phone unless you just flat out cut off the radio (airplane mode).
Yes, I think that the battery life and what is using the battery can be believed. I'm getting about the same results (if not better) than when on 1.5.
Yes, I think that the battery life and what is using the battery can be believed. I'm getting about the same results (if not better) than when on 1.5.
tee00max
Well-Known Member
i think i might have figured out what it killing my battery or at least have a good affect on it...I checked my battery status and my cell standby, my time without a signal is at 51%....so i guess its constantly searching for a signal and draining my battery, but this wont be an issue since im heading back to school tomorrow thats more in an open area than my parents house back here in the sticks...
alprazolam
Android Expert
Bingo...that is exactly it. My time without signal today has been 10%...much longer battery life than yesterday when I had 50%.
jeffyo
Android Enthusiast
battery life is better with 2.1.
It sucks because the phone shouldn't use more juice in a bad signal area. It's what killed my old motorola phone on ATT. Constantly searching and crap.
jeffyo
Android Enthusiast
I want to believe you but I can't. The build is the same thus the same issues affect everyone. May not see them yet, but they're coming (or already have
).You mention you did not have the authentication signin happening everytime you restart.
That's something that's suppose to happen, not just for people who are "unlucky." Sorry, it's hard to believe what you are claiming.Mine was fine yesterday then wouldn't sleep starting about 6am. So I re flashed it and started putting stuff back. Saw that it started staying awake aftert linking to Flickr and Twitter. So I deleted those and still did it. So I disabled weather re booted and so far ok. I noticed in that many things including the things I noted are listed under calendar in network usage. If it goes the rest of the day ok I'll add one back per day and see I'd it spikes again. Man im sick of baby sitting this thing.
Try babysitting a 4 year old and the phone at the same time.
Oh! And you have to be sick on top of all that! 
I know what you mean though. I reflashed last night, almost immediately got a force close (when messaging), and reflashed again. After getting everything set up again, I'm noticing the awake bug again. I've got to go through again as see what's keeping it up now. I think I noticed that if I restart it with it charged in, I get the awake issue, but if it's unplugged when I restart it, I don't get the issue. Could just be my cold messing with me though.
Today, I got stuck on the side of the highway with a flat tire for 3 hours. In that time, thanks to being in the middle of nowhere with no signal and dad calling every 5 min to see if AAA had gotten there yet, my phone went from 50% to nothing. I had to run my car and waste gas to keep it on in case AAA called and said they couldn't find me or something!
Blech. Most of the time it's not that bad, and I was on it a lot in a low signal area, so I'm not surprised the battery dropped that fast (expected it, I was playing with it or talking on it for 3 hours straight to keep myself from being bored), but geesh!