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Best Battery Widget out there!

I'm using Battery Left with a Seido 1750. I really like the app. One problem:
At first it read Accuracy Excellent. Now it reads Moderate. I have tried recalibrating but it still shows moderate.

Anyone else have this problem or a fix ?
 
If you just hit menu -> recalibrate when you change batteries, it will start calibrating again until you reach "accurate" again.
 
lrossnm said:
I'm using Battery Left with a Seido 1750. I really like the app. One problem:
At first it read Accuracy Excellent. Now it reads Moderate. I have tried recalibrating but it still shows moderate.

Anyone else have this problem or a fix ?
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I had to let it run all the way down again. When I recharged and unplugged it then said accurate again.
 
Am in process of recalibrating. (installed on day one when couldn't put phone down, know i get more outta phone than estimate) Question is do i need to run it down till it shuts off?
 
well tried to take a pic(for something else) and phone shut off... guess that settles that, was at 4% warning so o well. Now i just hope i can get a full charge before i leave at 7. Turned phone off so don't gotta mess w/ bump charge right now.
 
I'll try it again but I had let it run down until it shut off. I then let it go for 2 hours after it had shown a full charge. When I powered it on again it still said marginal.
 
Dream said:
Im a little on the fence with that app so far. I've had it for a few days now and its says its accurate but the % left never matches the HTC battery widget. Weird thing is, as soon as you plug it in, the % changes to what the HTC widget says. I like the looks of this widget, just dont really think its spot on accurate.
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I don't seem to have a HTC battery widget, but I'm sure I'm just being dim!

Rob
 
Mine is all out of whack...system battery shows 70%, Battery Left says 47%. It also says "Accurate." Far from it. According to the app, I have a little over 3 hours remaining.

Do I need to recalibrate?

Is the calibration sequence charge to full, select recalibrate, and use until it is dead?
 
VolsMcFalls said:
Mine is all out of whack...system battery shows 70%, Battery Left says 47%. It also says "Accurate." Far from it. According to the app, I have a little over 3 hours remaining.

Do I need to recalibrate?

Is the calibration sequence charge to full, select recalibrate, and use until it is dead?
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Yeah, sounds like you definitely need to recalibrate. Charge to full, turn on calibration. Let the battery go down to like 5-10%, and then you can recharge. After a few of these cycles, it should be pretty darn accurate.

Note: Changing battery sizes will result in the estimates being way off.
 
Ok Newbie here, I put this battery on my phone but it doesn't look like the one on the screen and all of you were talking about settings, it doesn't let me change the color or percentage?

What am i doing wrong? Please help
 
necosino said:
Yeah, sounds like you definitely need to recalibrate. Charge to full, turn on calibration. Let the battery go down to like 5-10%, and then you can recharge. After a few of these cycles, it should be pretty darn accurate.

Note: Changing battery sizes will result in the estimates being way off.
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How do you "turn on" calibration? Is this an option within the Battery Left widget?

I love the widget, by the way.
 
Nice app. Hopefully a few more cycles and it will show more accurate results. After just 2 cycles it seems calibration is right around what I am getting with my stock battery.

Thanks for the tip.

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tacovic said:
How do I get a meter to show on one of my screens. I downloaded the app
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Long press on your home screen where you want it to appear, select "Widget".

Scroll down to "Battery Left" (You'll have two options for size) and select it.

Once it's on your screen, you can tap it to access additional information and settings.
 
Is it worth having one of these apps? I mean don't they poll the battery somehow in order to provide the stats? I would think this would be an unnecessary use of battery drain.
 
Trooper said:
Is it worth having one of these apps? I mean don't they poll the battery somehow in order to provide the stats? I would think this would be an unnecessary use of battery drain.
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IMO yes, it can show you what apps are using gps, cpu, which ones are keeping your phone 'partially awake'
And plenty of other stuff, plus gives you an accurate estimation of when your battery will die via countdown right on the widget
just my $0.02
 
Rushey said:
I don't seem to have a HTC battery widget, but I'm sure I'm just being dim!

Rob
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It's in the market. Search for "Battery Widget" and it will be like the fourth or fifth one there. It will be by "HTC Corporation". It's decent and simple, and has been my favorite for a while. I keep trying Battery Left, then going back to the regular HTC Battery Widget.

The only thing I don't like about the HTC widget is how small the icon is.
 
sabrewings said:
The only thing I don't like about the HTC widget is how small the icon is.
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He He, small is almost and understatement.. you got my curiosity up enough to go take a look. When i saw how small it was I just said "no, thanks" and uninstalled it.

Having said that, I would love to hear from others who have tried other battery widgets they like. I like Battery Left OK, but my eyes are still open. I would be particularly interested in those that don't put any significant hit on the battery because I know that some do.
 
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