Hey everyone, I have an anomaly. Has anyone ever seen a battery spike like this? Very strange.
Looks like it was on the charger then. Next time tap the graph to be sure.
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Looks like it was on the charger then. Next time tap the graph to be sure.
Rose4uKy
Android Expert
Makes me want to root just for that reason. LOL! But I'm too scared and don't want to have to start over with everything. And I know there's back ups but I've thought about rooting since my original EVO just never have and I am actually fine with this phone the way it is but I still think about doing it from time to time.
.similar to my results after flashing Fresh... over 6 hours my battery has dropped about 4%
I can live with that
Gladius Nova
Newbie
htmlcssguru
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I had the EVO 4G with the extended Sprint battery which worked well. But still, ANY smartphone i've owned has to be charged at the end of the day. I have the EVO 4g LTE now and it's worked out just as well use wise. I'm not one of those that has to stare at my phone all day. So, maybe 30 texts, some surfing, read some stuff on Taptu and Flipboard, email a few things and maybe an hour + yacking. So, here it is the end of the day and realistically I could almost repeat what i've done with about 42% left. So i'm a happy camper. I never expect these types of phones (super skinny huge screen web surfing machines) to last beyond that.
* Note that I also played a bit of Dead Trigger which worked awesome on the phone.
* Note that I also played a bit of Dead Trigger which worked awesome on the phone.
Gladius Nova
Newbie
100% all through the night (while sleeping). Regardless, I'm still impressed.
Have had no battery drain issues since I updated
This MR could have tangled (EM's word that im copying ) up some things in the phones systems. I have sene some having glitches and bugs stemming frm the MR--and a Hard reset cured it.
It may be worth a shot to completely factory reset your handset to "untangle" (Thanks EM!) potential rats nests that could be building up in the handset.
Here is a post EM made in the EVO forum about steps to do after updates. Worth a re-post here.
It talks about the MAJOR update for the 3D, but the same reasoning may apply here.
SOURCE: http://androidforums.com/htc-evo-3d...ate-coming-august-23rd-rolling-out-now-2.html
) up some things in the phones systems. I have sene some having glitches and bugs stemming frm the MR--and a Hard reset cured it.It may be worth a shot to completely factory reset your handset to "untangle" (Thanks EM!
) potential rats nests that could be building up in the handset.Here is a post EM made in the EVO forum about steps to do after updates. Worth a re-post here.
It talks about the MAJOR update for the 3D, but the same reasoning may apply here.
SOURCE: http://androidforums.com/htc-evo-3d...ate-coming-august-23rd-rolling-out-now-2.html
Remember!
This is a major update.
Typical major updates in Android will often leave cache areas stale, dirty, and tangled.
This can inhibit proper operation of update features -- and can even lead to the appearance of old things that were working to be broken now.
For best results, save as much as possible (consider MyBackup Pro, for example), and perform a factory data reset.
If in doubt, ok to wait - but at the first sign of issues, best to give that a go.
Since July 2010, I have never updated without doing a factory data reset.
Others on the forum will attest that this is the way to go.
Not an HTC issue, not a Sprint issue - an Android-wide issue.
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At the heart of Android is a thing called the Dalvik Virtual Machine. It's what your apps run under. And it has its own cache. And updates tend to never clear that out.
That's the main issue.
Rooters know to always clear this on rom updates.
Factory data reset is your way to get it done properly if not rooted.
3vodroid
Android Expert
No battery drain over here
CYNICALifornia
Android Enthusiast
Have you installed any new apps lately? What does battery use tell you is the biggest drain?
EngineofRuin
Well-Known Member
How bad is the 4g on peoples batteries? At least those that have 4g right now.
Guys, so I just exchanged my LTEvo for a new one from best buy because, for a lack of a better description, the one I originally purchased had some tiny pink dots underneath the screen. Very faint, but distracting nonetheless.
Anyways, instead of having Best Buy activate it I took it home so I could fully charge it for a few hours before turning it on (due to the old battery charging advice: fully charge it for a few hours, then let it completely die all the way out, then completely charge it all the way again before charging it like we all do: a little bit at a time). When I got the phone home I put it on the charger and the LED began blinking red at first, as if to say the battery was completely drained before I began charging it. That's the first time I've gotten a new phone and it showed the battery completely dead.
My concern is that you shouldn't let a battery sit completely drained for an extended length of time else it can begin damaging the battery. Has anyone else experienced this when they first bought the phone? Is this a result of customs doing that stupid link-clicking check (FU Apple)? A bit discouraging because the first LTEvo I had didn't have the greatest battery life . . . and I was really hoping to avoid that issue again.
Anyways, instead of having Best Buy activate it I took it home so I could fully charge it for a few hours before turning it on (due to the old battery charging advice: fully charge it for a few hours, then let it completely die all the way out, then completely charge it all the way again before charging it like we all do: a little bit at a time). When I got the phone home I put it on the charger and the LED began blinking red at first, as if to say the battery was completely drained before I began charging it. That's the first time I've gotten a new phone and it showed the battery completely dead.
My concern is that you shouldn't let a battery sit completely drained for an extended length of time else it can begin damaging the battery. Has anyone else experienced this when they first bought the phone? Is this a result of customs doing that stupid link-clicking check (FU Apple)? A bit discouraging because the first LTEvo I had didn't have the greatest battery life . . . and I was really hoping to avoid that issue again.
pastafarian
Pâtes avec votre foie
My second LTEvo arrived completely drained. I charged it and have had no issue. I get what at least seems to me to be great battery life (16+ hours w/heavy use). The first unit shipped by amazon arrived with a stagnant screen (broken) and it was on when I opened the box. I don't know when the screen came on, but it didn't turn off until I powered it completely off by holding down the power key.
The battery life on this thing is very discouraging. I pull it off the charger this morning, green lit 100% battery at around 7:30 am. Surfed the internet, played a few youtube videos, send a few texts and used an app or two for about 1 1/2 hours. By 9:30 am I was only at 60% charge. Ridiculously bad battery life.
You've got something configured wrong or a tower problem.
Have you tried turning off LTE?
CyreneK
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What is your screen brightness? Turn it down. Turn off best wifi performance. Switch to cdma only in network settings. Change sync settings to manuel or smartsync wherever possible. Change browser settings to dim while leading pages. Consider installing Easy Battery Saver (really works). Don't use live wallpaper and use a wallpaper on your lockscreen instead of productivity or weather lockscreen.Hope this helps.
Thanks guys, yah I had LTE turned off (CDMA only). I only have a few things synching. Screen brightness is on Auto (I really don't want to have to manually alter screen brightness all the time, what a pain in the ass).
I'm holding out hope that since I just got the new LTEvo (replaced the one I got about a month ago) the battery is still trying to dial in. But then again I did get it with absolutely 0 juice left in it, so I'm wondering if that causes a problem.
However, as an example, I looked at your guy's two posts and checked that I had CDMA only, made sure I was on auto, then went in to my browser to check out how to do dimming settings (how do I do that?), and my battery dropped 2%.
I'm giving this guy one more shot until this weekend. I happened to walk in to a Sprint Store during lunch with my coworker who was having trouble with that low memory issue on the OG Evo, and the Sprint guy said he thought the Galaxy was hands down better. Slightly bigger battery with blacks being displayed by turning off power rather than doing all colors at once (which he said is leading to really big battery gains), 2 gig of memory versus 1, he thought the screen was better (I disagree, I like the Evo better) and he also thought it took better pictures. He said the one draw back was no dedicated camera button . . . while I don't necessarily agree with everything, very discouraging hearing all that.
I'm holding out hope that since I just got the new LTEvo (replaced the one I got about a month ago) the battery is still trying to dial in. But then again I did get it with absolutely 0 juice left in it, so I'm wondering if that causes a problem.
However, as an example, I looked at your guy's two posts and checked that I had CDMA only, made sure I was on auto, then went in to my browser to check out how to do dimming settings (how do I do that?), and my battery dropped 2%.
I'm giving this guy one more shot until this weekend. I happened to walk in to a Sprint Store during lunch with my coworker who was having trouble with that low memory issue on the OG Evo, and the Sprint guy said he thought the Galaxy was hands down better. Slightly bigger battery with blacks being displayed by turning off power rather than doing all colors at once (which he said is leading to really big battery gains), 2 gig of memory versus 1, he thought the screen was better (I disagree, I like the Evo better) and he also thought it took better pictures. He said the one draw back was no dedicated camera button . . . while I don't necessarily agree with everything, very discouraging hearing all that.
CyreneK
Well-Known Member
Go to your internet, tap menu >settings>accessibility>dim screen during page loading.
I am tweaking nothing on battery settings and average 10% battery drop for every hour of screen on. When the screen is off, it practically flat-lines.
Two things - please try Open Signal Maps, and see if you jumping between towers. If so, then either your RF section is bad, or Sprint is having trouble. If it's Sprint, nothing will help this phone or the next of any brand.
Second, please post your battery usage chart, tap the graph to show details, not the one with app percentages, that's just a cartoon.
There is nothing inherently wrong with this model, it doesn't need babying and it doesn't need an apology compared to other models. Honest.
Two things - please try Open Signal Maps, and see if you jumping between towers. If so, then either your RF section is bad, or Sprint is having trouble. If it's Sprint, nothing will help this phone or the next of any brand.
Second, please post your battery usage chart, tap the graph to show details, not the one with app percentages, that's just a cartoon.
There is nothing inherently wrong with this model, it doesn't need babying and it doesn't need an apology compared to other models. Honest.
PattiCakeUS
Android Expert
Totally his opinion, maybe he's a Samsung guy who fails to appreciate the awesomeness of this phone.
I've said it before & I'll say it again, both this phone and the GS3 are great phones, it's just a matter of what each person likes & which phone is best for them. Just because you're having some issues doesn't make this a bad phone, many people are having zero problems with theirs (like me) - you just don't usually see many of those posts.FYI I've popped over to the GS3 forums a few times and there are some issues there, too, it takes time to work out all the kinks and sometimes those kinks are bad phones, regardless of the brand. I think the day we see a fantastic new phone with no problems whatsoever is a long way into the future!
Rose4uKy
Android Expert
I was using that productivity lockscreen and don't really need it I'm gonna switch. I'm headed out of town and need my battery to last me as long as possible during this concert tonight? I've heard of easy battery saver so it works good and doesn't drain your battery. I heard some apps run in the background and drain your battery even more. Someone at work told me to try it one time i never did download it.
Ok, I have downloaded open signal maps and will mess around with it, however, I experienced a vast majority of the 40 percent drop in less than 2 hours while I was on wifi, so I don't believe it's an issue with jumping between towers, I probably just have a s***** battery
Unless you're in airplane mode on wifi, tower hopping can still eat your battery. The phone's prime directive is making and taking calls, it will do whatever it can to maintain tower connections. 
Could be something else, but always start there.
Could be something else, but always start there.