So I finally rooted my EVO last week and installed SetCPU to help with battery life. It has helped a bit, but not as much as I was hoping. I have read that Titanium Backup can freeze apps. Does that mean that frozen apps will not use battery? Does it help increase battery life? I don't care for doing backups or anything... just improving battery life.
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Root Titanium Backup
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You can freeze apps if you want. That will basically prevent them from running, and even remove them from your app drawer, making it look like they are uninstalled. It's definitely safer than just uninstalling or removing them. Take a look at the rooting for dummies guide for a list of what is safe to freeze. Remember to always make a nandroid backup before freezing or uninstalling anything in /system.
That being said, don't expect a huge jump in battery life from freezing apps. Yes, it will prevent unwanted apps from running and using memory, but apps that run in the background like that just sleep until you use them. It's how Anrdoid is designed. Yes, apps can sometimes go haywire, and keep the phone awake, but don't expect this to help a lot under normal conditions. Of course, it's nice to get rid of the clutter anyway, though.
If you don't have the pro version of TB, you'll need to get that before you can use it for freezing apps. Beyond that, your options are to manually rename/remove apks or use something called pm (package management) from the terminal emulator to freeze apps (basically how TB does it, but without the front-end).
That being said, don't expect a huge jump in battery life from freezing apps. Yes, it will prevent unwanted apps from running and using memory, but apps that run in the background like that just sleep until you use them. It's how Anrdoid is designed. Yes, apps can sometimes go haywire, and keep the phone awake, but don't expect this to help a lot under normal conditions. Of course, it's nice to get rid of the clutter anyway, though.
If you don't have the pro version of TB, you'll need to get that before you can use it for freezing apps. Beyond that, your options are to manually rename/remove apks or use something called pm (package management) from the terminal emulator to freeze apps (basically how TB does it, but without the front-end).
Thanks for your help. I think I'll just skip it. Pretty happy with the root, wireless tether, and setcpu. Thought that this would improve battery life a lot more.
toasty
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I think you see the biggest improvement in battery life from flashing custom ROMS and kernels. Others that have experience experimenting with different ROMS and kernels can probably shed more light on this than I can, but I flashed to a custom ROM (VirusROM, which is packed with a custom kernel), a couple of weeks ago, and I've noticed a dramatic difference in battery life. I'm with you, I was a bit underwhelmed at the gains I got from SetCPU.
Thanks for the info! I'm just a bit leery of messing with roms. It took me a long time to finally go ahead and root the Evo. I've had it since the 2nd day it came out. Maybe I'll change the rom once I'm eligible to upgrade... just in case I mess it up.
Thanks for the info! I'm just a bit leery of messing with roms. It took me a long time to finally go ahead and root the Evo. I've had it since the 2nd day it came out. Maybe I'll change the rom once I'm eligible to upgrade... just in case I mess it up.
Definitely check out a different kernel just that alone can inverse your battery 50%+.. granted u may have to try a couple to find 1 that works for your phone... hint hint.. check out the kernel starter guide. It will explain the nomenclature for the difference kernel's out there.. I generally like to use the "haves more".. I see the best battery life with those.
Thanks! Can you point me to the guide? I did a search for "kernel starter guide", but did not see it. I'll have to do some research on the difference between a rom and a kernel.
Right, so a flashing a different ROM won't necessarily improve battery life. A "ROM" is basically the Android OS, and everything that it needs to boot and run. You're running a ROM right now, in fact. It just happens to be the stock one. Some developers out there, however, will take either the stock ROM, or even source directly from Google (AOSP), and modify it to their liking. These tweaks can involve anything from performance to theming. A ROM is basically the entire system, and a custom ROM can have anything from minor to major changes.
A kernel is part of a ROM. It is basically the behind the scenes of any operating system. This is where you will see most battery savings. You can flash a custom kernel without flashing a custom ROM. Here is a good kernel guide for you to read. You can read about the different terminology and how different kernels can save battery life. I'm sure if you ask or read around here, you will see a lot of recommendations for netarchy. Read that guide, and we can guide you from there.
A kernel is part of a ROM. It is basically the behind the scenes of any operating system. This is where you will see most battery savings. You can flash a custom kernel without flashing a custom ROM. Here is a good kernel guide for you to read. You can read about the different terminology and how different kernels can save battery life. I'm sure if you ask or read around here, you will see a lot of recommendations for netarchy. Read that guide, and we can guide you from there.
Thanks for the info! I will look into it.