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Root Hot, bothered and data deficient

i dont have FB,twitter or any other apps set to sync. if i let it sit in wifi without pestering it,the battery lives forever
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I definitely think background sync is a big part of what drains the battery. I have been running BetterBatteryStats (the free XDA version) and from that I have been able to see that having Facebook sync hourly eats a lot more than you'd think.

I read on a galaxy nexus forum on XDA where they did some testing and actually found that leaving wifi on while idle (instead of letting juice defender or the ROM turn it off) actually saves a little battery life. This is because your phone doesn't have to scan for an available wifi signal (something that seems to be more agressive on HTC roms - ie. open an app and it prompts you to use wifi by default). And also because having wifi stay connected keeps the phone from having to fall back on mobile data if for some reason wifi is slow to connect.
 
Latest:
Ran the latest Stock Ruu and haven't yet rooted again. Put in a new battery, I noticed the OEM battery gave me signal problems (repeatable and reliably). Now getting "decent" battery life.
Screen time is by far the biggest battery killer, so I have Screen Filter holding it down and I make sure to shut the screen off as soon as I am done doing whatever it is I am doing.
I never have much of anything updating, especially not anything like FB. Weather updates every three hours, and that is about it. Wifi on all the time (but I sure hate that notification in the upper left that I could turn off with my other Andy phones but not the Rez apparently)
I would be happy enough with this, but root is a must and so is messin around. I'll be rooting and flashing recovery (Amon still the recommended?) from a different computer (that has never seen PDAnet, or any other drivers before this), with a new cable and fresh MD5-checked downloads. I'll be flashing SlimKang first thing when I get time to do this. No other mods or apps for the first day just to see if it sticks without problems.
If this doesn't work out I'm selling the Rez as Stock since it worked fine there and it is in otherwise great condition with a flawless screen, new battery and a couple accessories.
Wish me luck, hopefully tomorrow I'll have time to get the ball rolling.

:pcguru:
 
one thing you might check,is your screen turning off? or is it staying on,but turning black? if so thats not helping the situation.
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So how exactly do we find out if our screen is turning off or not? The display is my biggest user of juice, even turned down or on auto.
 
Mr. Boom said:
So how exactly do we find out if our screen is turning off or not? The display is my biggest user of juice, even turned down or on auto.
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just look at it in the dark. it will be pretty obvious if a black screen is staying on.

i dont think the auto screen works very well,i wouldnt be surprised if its using even more battery. i always keep my screen on the 2nd brightest,i dont turn mine down rediculously low :eek:

atheistrev,hope it goes better for you this time. just make sure youve cleared storage/factory reset from hboot before getting rid of the stock recovery
 
BTW,
Automatic brightness was what was killin' my battery! That is a HUGE difference!
Before, with Auto brightness on it was showing 70%-85% battery used by Display, now with very similar use and brightness set to near 100%, it shows 20%-40% battery used by display.
Hot... dog.
 
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