How Often Do You Reboot Your Desire?

[Harry3]

Think I had it on for 24 days once, but it needs a reboot whenever I want to connect it to my PC otherwise my PC doesnt recognise it (or the phone refuses to unmount the SD card even when I prompt it too)

 

[tomvdp]

Wussies! I never reboot unless an OTA update forces me.

 

[riki1kenobi]

Unless the phone requires a reboot (software update/unresponsive screen etc) it should NEVER need rebooting, irrespective of being rooted or not.

You dont save any battery by switching it off, it could actually use more battery by being constantly powered down and powered up. It COULD also cause havoc with the battery management program - IF the phone is constantly switched OFF the battery management might start to read this as the battery operating at a reduced charge state (i.e defective/in bad condition) and it MIGHT re-program it's settings to produce a lower battery health %.

In the tests I have done the battery drain is negligible in % terms when it is NOT being used, i.e overnight (unless you have an errant/vampire app) so any reported gains by turning off would be wiped out by battery power used by the reboot procedure.

IF the phone is lagging/stuttering you have an app that is behaving badly and needs to be tracked down and removed!

 

[Eris Ed]

I never turn my phone off unless I think it may solve a problem. Example, if I get a low storage warning, rebooting sometimes helps.

 

[jaybo1973]

I switch off and charge every night. Should I just leave it on then. over night is still the most convenient time to charge though. IS it ok leaving it charging all night?

 

[richcowell]

I've always left my mobiles on at night, since my first in '97... Never had a problem with it, they still charge fully by the morning.

I use an app to knock the alerts off over night, "Setting Profiles" is the main one, but "Bedtime" is an awesome one for setting alerts for specific users...

 

[paulcooper]

Because I send a lot of BULK texts my desire gets in a bad mood when i send to many to the SMS app crashes and results in a reboot. usually every other day - annoying.

 

[Deleted User]

I switch off and charge every night. Should I just leave it on then. over night is still the most convenient time to charge though. IS it ok leaving it charging all night?

Yes it's ok to leave it on charge because all Li-Ion battery packs have a dedicated charging circuit and on-board microchip that monitors voltage, current, battery temp, etc., and shuts off the current flow when the battery is fully charged. You CAN'T hurt it by leaving it connected to the charger overnight...it'll charge till it's at 100% then shut off the juice.

And since Li-Ion batteries prefer to be topped up rather than run down, charging every night will not hurt either. Even if the phone was barely used and has a good charge, topping it up won't hurt it at all. It's all good.

 

[Eris Ed]

I switch off and charge every night. Should I just leave it on then. over night is still the most convenient time to charge though. IS it ok leaving it charging all night?

Just be aware that when the phone is on and the battery is fully charged and the power is cut off, your phone will use battery as it would normaly without it being plugged in to the charger. Happened to me once, woke up after a full overnight charge and battery was 93% - turns out it had stopped charging at about 3am!

 

[psyxologos]

I turn my mobile off every night. No point having it on when I am not going to use it for 8 or so hours...

 

[jaybo1973]

Just be aware that when the phone is on and the battery is fully charged and the power is cut off, your phone will use battery as it would normaly without it being plugged in to the charger. Happened to me once, woke up after a full overnight charge and battery was 93% - turns out it had stopped charging at about 3am!

shouldn't the charger kick back in?

 

[you7me]

i turn mine off wenever im at school, then i turn it on sometimes in certain lessons [english mostly coz i get bored =3], and at break and lunch

 

[chris 290]

For me not that often to be honest.

 

[Yorkshirepud]

Up Time 494:44:23

 

[Eris Ed]

shouldn't the charger kick back in?

No, it cuts off to protect the phone and battery and you would need to reconnect the charger for it to start charging again.

Personally, I don't find this a problem. I used to charge overnight when I first got my phone, but now I have a charger at work which I use whenever I'm not using the phone, and another changer at home that I use in the evening. Overnight the battery only drops by about 10-15%, and after the evening charge it's normally well over 80% at bedtime.

 

[birkward]

Vary rarely reboot mine and I have no problems with it. I put it on charge beside my bed every night as I do use it as an alarm and its all ready to go in the morning. I've never had the battery run out on me yet - and yes I do use it quite a bit especially to surf the web.

 

[Rogue]

I turn mine off every night. Can't see the point in keeping it on really, i'm asleep!

 

[Deleted User]

No, it cuts off to protect the phone and battery and you would need to reconnect the charger for it to start charging again.

Actually that's incorrect. Li-Ion charging circuits are designed to cut off the charge when the battery is fully charged, but after that it monitors the charge level and if the battery drops below 90%, it will run a lower output top up charge to bring it back to 100% (similar to a trickle charge). But unless you're using something that drains the battery heavily during the night, there is no reason for it to top up again. During the night my Desire typically drops only 2% and the only thing I turn off is the GMail syncing so I don't hear notifications in the middle of the night. I have alarms setup to wake me, and all of my other settings like GPS, 3G, etc. are on 24/7.

Overnight the battery only drops by about 10-15%

If your phone is dropping that much sitting idle overnight, you have a rogue app or something else draining the battery. Do you have WiFi and Bluetooth running all night too?

 

[jaybo1973]

Just checked mine after reading this and I am only at 84% something odd here. ONly thing I did before checking was read my emails. Everything left on I.e. hotmail sync, WiFi etc.

 

[DesireMe]

I turn mine off every night. Can't see the point in keeping it on really, i'm asleep!

Likewise.

 

[Yorkshirepud]

Likewise.

1) I use it as my alarm
2) I use it as a clock as there's no other in the bedroom
3) I have no landline and need to be contactable if someone needs my help for some reason, family of friends.

 

[Bomberman]

i turn mine off wenever im at school, then i turn it on sometimes in certain lessons [english mostly coz i get bored =3], and at break and lunch

I'd never have guessed
Mines on 5 days, 15 hours and 6 minutes. Basically since I got it

 

[kartnite]

Hmmm... I restart it rarely.

For instance - the downloads tab in the market was not showing/listing the apps that are installed. Rebooting works - only sometimes.

Otherwise, I reboot if any system-specific app is updated; eg. Flash, Market...

And of course... If I flash/root, et al.

 

[JeDesiré]

As at now, my Desire has been on for 14 days and 13 hours. Only very occasional lag, hardly noticeable. Still going strong.

 

[mc_mc]

Sorry to raise an old thread... But I just noticed my HTC Desire has an uptime of 1443:42:30 (60 days!).

It's rooted / debranded running Lee Droid V2.1 (Android 2.2).

Can't get much more stable than that! I've thought about trying some other ROMs etc. but the improvements they purport to offer don't seem worth the risk / hassle when I'm very happy with how it's performing now.

I use the phone for calls/ texts/ web browsing / ebook reading / gps+sat nav and games, so it's getting quite some use too.