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Mama Bird · 10-12-2011, 04:56 AM

Bloatware is why The Hubs and I have rooted our phones and run custom ROMs. Our battery life is much better now. I can go all day long and still have about 30% when I plug it in at night. When I'm in the van and on Bluetooth, I plug it into the car charger. I think a car charger is pretty much a must with an Android, especially if you use the GPS at all.

If you go to your settings, click on "About Phone." Then click on "Battery Use" and it will tell you what is sucking your battery. It will also tell you how long it has been since you unplugged your phone. On Andoroids, the display usually takes up the greatest amount of your battery, so make sure your screen is set to dim and shut off after a few moments, or lock it yourself when you aren't using it. For me that's a button on the right side. Click it and my phone goes dark and is locked.

Also, if you go to Settings -> Applications -> Manage Applications -> Running Services it can show you what you have running. There will be a lot on that list, and the system stuff you'll need to keep running. Right now I see that my Lightning Bug (sleep sounds) app is still running so I clicked on it to force stop.

10-12-2011, 04:56 AM	#12
Mama Bird Rose Garden Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,893	Re: Droid battery life Bloatware is why The Hubs and I have rooted our phones and run custom ROMs. Our battery life is much better now. I can go all day long and still have about 30% when I plug it in at night. When I'm in the van and on Bluetooth, I plug it into the car charger. I think a car charger is pretty much a must with an Android, especially if you use the GPS at all. If you go to your settings, click on "About Phone." Then click on "Battery Use" and it will tell you what is sucking your battery. It will also tell you how long it has been since you unplugged your phone. On Andoroids, the display usually takes up the greatest amount of your battery, so make sure your screen is set to dim and shut off after a few moments, or lock it yourself when you aren't using it. For me that's a button on the right side. Click it and my phone goes dark and is locked. Also, if you go to Settings -> Applications -> Manage Applications -> Running Services it can show you what you have running. There will be a lot on that list, and the system stuff you'll need to keep running. Right now I see that my Lightning Bug (sleep sounds) app is still running so I clicked on it to force stop.

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