1of7627
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Like everyone else, I want more battery life from my Revo though I'm not altogether unhappy as it's consistant with other 4G devices and better than most. I was getting 8-10 hours with roughly 15% or less battery power remaining at the end of that period. (I use an app called Battery Indicator Pro that displays remaining power in percentages. The Appbrain.com page for it is here: Battery Indicator Pro | AppBrain Android Market . There's also a free version.) This is with modest to moderate use. I'd hoped to get through a 12 hour day with 30% or so left, but that wasn't happening. My phone is set up with an alternate launcher (GO Launcher EX) which precludes my using the native widgets for weather and such, which is no problem for me as I have favorites that I've used in the past on other devices.
I'd read about JuiceDefender (the Appbrain.com page for the "Plus" version is here: JuiceDefender Plus for Android | AppBrain.com ) and wanted to give it a try. For my first test, I decided to just install it, choose the basic setup (in this case, the "Balanced" profile) and made no other decisions or customizations. The application puts a graphic on the notification bar that tells you a little of what it's doing, like if some data is turned off, etc., and you can enable or disable it at any time. In the description, the "Balanced" profile was supposed to be the least intrusive on your lifestyle and it seemed like a good place to start. My usage patterns very a bit from modest to moderate use, probably the best case scenario for getting more out of the battery as the application can turn things off during the downtime. With heavy use, obviously there'd be less downtime that could be taken advantage of.
In any case, for three days I let the app run without touching it and my usage was average for me. There was an immediate noticeable increase in battery life as I got through 12 hour days with still more than 20% battery power left for each day. And, this was with the default settings and no customization. There really wasn't any noticeable difference in operation and I essentially didn't know it was running except for the indications on the notification bar. For the moment, I'm going to just leave it and see how it does. For those of you with modest to moderate usage patterns, this definitely seems worth trying. Of course, it doesn't solve rapid drain under heavy use, which this phone encourages (at least with Netflix). But for me JuiceDefender ("Plus", in my case) definitely helps. - MarkC
Edit: I should add that my usage includes relatively few calls, but lots of e-mail, both Exchange (via Touchdown) and Gmail and I do wake the phone very frequently to check these items. I also use several widgets for news, calendar and music and access them frequently. Lastly, there's no 4G in my area (and likely won't be for another year) and I have it turned off in the Settings menu.
I'd read about JuiceDefender (the Appbrain.com page for the "Plus" version is here: JuiceDefender Plus for Android | AppBrain.com ) and wanted to give it a try. For my first test, I decided to just install it, choose the basic setup (in this case, the "Balanced" profile) and made no other decisions or customizations. The application puts a graphic on the notification bar that tells you a little of what it's doing, like if some data is turned off, etc., and you can enable or disable it at any time. In the description, the "Balanced" profile was supposed to be the least intrusive on your lifestyle and it seemed like a good place to start. My usage patterns very a bit from modest to moderate use, probably the best case scenario for getting more out of the battery as the application can turn things off during the downtime. With heavy use, obviously there'd be less downtime that could be taken advantage of.
In any case, for three days I let the app run without touching it and my usage was average for me. There was an immediate noticeable increase in battery life as I got through 12 hour days with still more than 20% battery power left for each day. And, this was with the default settings and no customization. There really wasn't any noticeable difference in operation and I essentially didn't know it was running except for the indications on the notification bar. For the moment, I'm going to just leave it and see how it does. For those of you with modest to moderate usage patterns, this definitely seems worth trying. Of course, it doesn't solve rapid drain under heavy use, which this phone encourages (at least with Netflix). But for me JuiceDefender ("Plus", in my case) definitely helps. - MarkC
Edit: I should add that my usage includes relatively few calls, but lots of e-mail, both Exchange (via Touchdown) and Gmail and I do wake the phone very frequently to check these items. I also use several widgets for news, calendar and music and access them frequently. Lastly, there's no 4G in my area (and likely won't be for another year) and I have it turned off in the Settings menu.