Help Battery management

[HecklerUK]

What's the best way to get the most out of your battery?

I don't currently have a spare... although a recommendation for a larger capacity battery would be nice. I've seen some on ebay that say they're 1800 and others than claim 2400... but always wary of such claims.


Is there a way of seeing what capacity battery you have from within the OS?


Are there any apps that can help reduce battery use... such as switching of apps and features after a set period of time.

How often does it check for emails, can this be adjusted, same for G+ updates (don't use facebook/twitter so removed friend stream from home screens).


What's the best way to charge the phone... via USB from the PC or from the mains charger... Personally I think I'll be connected to the PC most of the time at home and using the internet pass through function... especially for those larger downloads.

Does the phone prefer a wireless connection at home, or can it be set to default to wireless. I'm PAYG and pay

 

[D-U-R-X]

You can turn auto synching off and just do it manually each time you want to check.

As for batteries... I'd be wary of 3rd party batteries - heard that they don't always sit correctly (meaning that you can't close the battery compartment or that it's a tight fit).

There is a way to see what capacity is from within the OS, but I can't remember... will have a bit of a think about it/play with my phone and see if I can't tell how to get the info and let you know.

I think that Tasker could help you in switching off things - you can do it by location... think it's also possible by time (not sure though, as I've not used it). Juice defender is supposed to be quite good too - again, I can't really comment, as I've not used it before.

A simple way to save battery is to not have WIFI/3G on all the time... I only turn 3G on if I'm out and want to check something (although I do ahve WIFI on pretty much constantly... again, unless I know I'm gonna have no WIFI signal for quite a while)!