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post Apr 8 2011, 02:49 AM, updated 15y ago

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New Smartphone? New Battery? Read This - An Idiots Guide to the Smartphones

Take the phone and battery out of their wrapping, and insert the battery making sure that its holes match up to the prongs in the phone. If you're unsure how to do this take a look at the quick start guide that comes with the phone. (Long-time enthusiatic users may be surprised to see the "wrong" side of the battery facing outwards, but don't worry, it is meant to be that way round.) When you've got the battery inserted properly and snapped the casing back on, attach the charger and plug it into the mains. You can use any manufacturer's charger with an appropriate-size pin, though different types of model's chargers fill the battery at different rates (if you look on the charger you will see a "mA" number, this is higher in chargers that charge faster).

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Now to kill a couple of myths:
- You do NOT need to empty the battery before charging!
- You do NOT need to charge the battery for 24 hours on first use!


If your device salesman demanded you to charge for 8 hours for the first time, slap him right there .. its because, your not buying an old traditioned dumb phone, but a smartphone, smartphones are equipped with smart batteries to cope-up with the device. Remember to ask you friends, as if they're models are the same about the chargers they're using. This is an awareness, so that the sales person didnt give you a wrong charger.

There are many misconceptions from the days of older types of batteries which suffered from the "memory effect". Modern lithium phone batteries work in a much more flexible way, and do not require any special treatment when first used.

Batteries do eventually wear out of course, but you should be able to get a couple of years use from a brand new phone battery. Disconnect the charger once the battery is full, always, dont charge overnight !

Charging the battery usually takes a couple of hours if it's close to empty. Eg. a Nokia C6-00 can take only 40 minutes for full charge to serve 3 days 20 hours of lifespan till it goes to 0% level.


Charger Exchange Programme
- Some manufacturers often call-back defective devices often, so please read and go through the new and updates often to overcome this issue.

Have fun on mobile technologies in your hand ! icon_rolleyes.gif

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post Apr 8 2011, 07:45 AM

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Nice guide +1 ppl still leave it charge for 8 hrs even it auto cut off when its full
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post Apr 8 2011, 08:48 AM

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What? Nowadays battery charger automatically stop charging when is fully charged so leave overnight is no big deal. Don't believe touch the phone and charger when you wake up. It is always cold if they still pump in the juice the phone will still be hot la....
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post Apr 8 2011, 09:05 AM

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QUOTE(soitsuagain @ Apr 8 2011, 08:48 AM)
What? Nowadays battery charger automatically stop charging when is fully charged so leave overnight is no big deal. Don't believe touch the phone and charger when you wake up. It is always cold if they still pump in the juice the phone will still be hot la....
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Then this will lead to some logic how electricity travel its like why lightning strike even the plug not turn on sometimes can spoil your device. Recommend to unplug from wall. This I let other sifu explain to u
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post Apr 8 2011, 09:11 AM

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QUOTE(aspire2oo6 @ Apr 8 2011, 07:45 AM)
Nice guide +1 ppl still leave it charge for 8 hrs even it auto cut off when its full
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QUOTE(soitsuagain @ Apr 8 2011, 08:48 AM)
What? Nowadays battery charger automatically stop charging when is fully charged so leave overnight is no big deal. Don't believe touch the phone and charger when you wake up. It is always cold if they still pump in the juice the phone will still be hot la....
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So it cuts off when its full, but what happens later like after 1 hour the battery drop again? It starts to charge again?

For iphong users they will know the battery drops very fast like around 5-8% overnight, but if u leave it on charge overnight it will be 100% in the morning.
Does that means it will be continuous charge?
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iPhone and iPad is different when the power charge is full the power still flowing that's why when u wake up it stays 100%. Some other brands or model might not do that.

Like my iPad now when bought battery can last 10 to 11 hrs now 8 or 9 hrs this the long term effect

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QUOTE(aspire2oo6 @ Apr 8 2011, 09:17 AM)
iPhone and iPad is different when the power charge is full the power still flowing that's why when u wake up it stays 100%. Some other brands or model might not do that.

Like my iPad now when bought battery can last 10 to 11 hrs now 8 or 9 hrs this the long term effect
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Err??? So means iphone battery are dumb? laugh.gif laugh.gif
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QUOTE(WaCKy-Angel @ Apr 8 2011, 09:18 AM)
Err??? So means iphone battery are dumb?  laugh.gif  laugh.gif
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Haha dunno like iPod and iPad if I don't touch it for 1 week the battery goes flat and when it's tethered jail break cry.gif u know what happen If battery runs out.

Similar concept to notebook when battery full if u still plug to power supply it will use the power supply then battery but in LNG term battery wear off faster even its not in used. If u ask shop they tell u to remove the battery if u r always plugged to power supply

Just my opinion

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QUOTE(soitsuagain @ Apr 8 2011, 08:48 AM)
What? Nowadays battery charger automatically stop charging when is fully charged so leave overnight is no big deal. Don't believe touch the phone and charger when you wake up. It is always cold if they still pump in the juice the phone will still be hot la....
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I dont agree with this, still overnight charging will still spoil the battery as not all manufacturere's devices are equipped with charge auto-cut off feature.

QUOTE(aspire2oo6 @ Apr 8 2011, 09:05 AM)
Then this will lead to some logic how electricity travel its like why lightning strike even the plug not turn on sometimes can spoil your device. Recommend to unplug from wall. This I let other sifu explain to u
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I agree on this, mostly in our country the thunders are very heavy and often damages electronic equipments which are plugged into the wall socket, its also goes for telephone wall sockets .. since the thunder hit will be routed to the ground and this affects every single devices which are plugged into the wall mount socket and grounded as well smile.gif

QUOTE(Yogi BoY @ Apr 8 2011, 09:26 AM)
thanks XM ... old wise man with skyline lol
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Well, its GT-R actually wink.gif .. btw, add the word "chicks" into ure sentences next time LOL
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QUOTE(WaCKy-Angel @ Apr 8 2011, 09:11 AM)
So it cuts off when its full, but what happens later like after 1 hour the battery drop again? It starts to charge again?

For iphong users they will know the battery drops very fast like around 5-8% overnight, but if u leave it on charge overnight it will be 100% in the morning.
Does that means it will be continuous charge?
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i off the phone when charging except during weekends. don't want some people calling me at 2am when it is a workday.
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Some important reads on Battery Extending tips smile.gif

If you’re a recent convert to smartphones, you’re probably still discovering all the amazing things that your new Symbian, BlackBerry, Android phone or iPhone can do. But one thing you most likely found out right away, the more you do, the shorter your phone’s battery lasts.

The answer was not to desperately search for an electrical outlet to recharge the phone or to consider giving up the phone, but rather to figure out a strategy to reduce energy consumption while still having it available for essential tasks. Whether you’re using a laptop or a smartphone, the devices can be tweaked to get the most out of its lithium-ion batteries.

The battery is charging when the battery icon's bar chart (in the top right corner of the screen) is animated. When the battery is full, the bar chart is full and has stopped moving. If you want to make sure the battery is full, wait for the animation to stop moving before you disconnect the charger. The whole charging process on an empty battery may take a couple of hours, but this can vary tremendously depending on what kind of charger you use. The higher the charger's "mA" rating, the quicker it will charge the battery. Different manufacturer chargers have different mA ratings, which are visible on an engraved panel below the prongs. Incidentally, you do not need to empty the battery before charging. Modern lithium phone batteries can be recharged however full they are. Money-saving, tree-hugging hint: Disconnect the charger from the mains wall socket when not in use. Chargers which are left plugged in use a small amount of electricity which will cost you money and cause needless damage to the environment. This applies to all electronic appliances, unplug them when you don't need them.


Reconsider Your Network
All things being equal, the 3G mobile standard used by our telcos uses more power than a G.S.M. network, principally used by Celcom, Maxis or DiGi. If battery life is critical, you might want to consider G.S.M. as long as its coverage meets your needs.

Dim It
The brighter your screen, the more juice you’re using. If you’re in a dimly lit room, turn down your LCD screen’s brightness. If your device has an autodimming feature that detects the light in a room, use it. Similarly, if you use your smartphone or laptop to play music, lower the volume. If you have a BlackBerry, the company’s holster will automatically turn off the screen when you insert the phone.

Stop Searching
It is great that you can use Bluetooth technology to connect your smartphone to a headset, or use Wi-Fi to speed up the downloading of e-mail messages. But when you’re not using that headset or not near a Wi-Fi hot spot, turn off those features on the phone or laptop. The reason is that portable devices will continue to look for Wi-Fi or a Bluetooth headset, using power. Similarly, put your phone to sleep when it is in standby. On an iPhone, you do so through the “Settings” icon. On a BlackBerry, use the “Manage Connections” icon.

Skip a Generation
Your smartphone is also continually looking for a cellphone signal. If you’re in a weak signal area, your phone must work even harder to find one, decreasing battery life. If you know that there is no coverage in your area, turn off your portable device’s mobile capabilities. If your G.S.M. 3G network is not available or the signal is weak, the battery will drain faster looking for one. Consider turning off the phone’s 3G network or using the slower G.S.M network instead. It will make Web access slower but won’t affect phone call quality.

Check Mail Manually
Mobile smartphones can check for e-mail messages and instant messages automatically. Or they can be set to “push” notifications as soon as they arrive in your server’s mailbox. Both strategies can be power hogs. To increase your battery life, turn off push and increase the interval between when the phone checks for new messages. Or better, set up your phone to check for messages manually.

Turn Off Everything
The simplest way to cut power to a minimum is to put your smartphone into “airplane mode.” You turn your BlackBerry or iPhone into a music player and personal organizer, and you won’t be able to receive e-mail messages or make or receive phone calls, but you will stretch your battery.

Disable the Animations
The hotter your laptop feels, the more battery power it is using. And one of the biggest users of power is Flash animation, the technology behind many online videos and animated ads. To improve battery life, disable Flash when not using wall power.

Do NOT Switch the Phone OFF
We're often told to turn lights off to save energy, but this advice does not work on mobile phones. In fact, although it sounds crazy, your phone's battery charge will last longer if you DON'T turn it off! The reason for this is that devices like the smartphones are actually pocket-sized computers with a phone built into them, which is why they're often called "smartphones". Just like PCs, smartphones take a while to boot up, and this booting process involves lots of intensive computing tasks that help to get the phone ready for use. Switching a phone on actually uses far more battery power than simply leaving the phone on, and of course if you switch the phone off you will have to switch it back on again at some point. If you switch a phone on and off lots of times, it will use up the battery very quickly, because you're asking it to boot up lots of times. Your battery will last a LOT longer if you just leave the phone on all the time, and charge it while it's still on. A fully-charged smartphones can stay switched on in standby mode for up to two weeks, because in standby mode with the screen switched off it doesn't have to do much except wait for calls or commands. You don't need to do anything special to put the smartphones into standby mode, it is automatically in standby when it isn't being used. There is no real need to ever switch a mobile phone off, unless something has gone wrong with it and you want to try rebooting it.

Shutdown Unnecessary Applications
The smartphones can run several applications at once (for example you can listen to music while surfing the web and receiving instant messages). However, the more applications you run at once, the quicker the battery will be drained, so it's a good idea to shut down any applications you don't need. You can see all the current running applications by doing the following, hold down the white menu button for a few seconds (you can let go of the button once the Open Applications menu appears). Select an icon in the Open Apps menu to go to that application, and exit the app from its own options menu to shut it down. Alternatively, most apps can be shut down by going to them and pressing the red button below the screen. The fewer apps that run simultaneously, the longer the battery will last. Running fewer apps simultaneously will also make the phone run faster overall, because it has less to do at once.

Turn Down The Screen Brightness To Lowest Acceptable Level
One of the biggest battery drains on portable devices is the screen's lighting system, which is why mobile device screens usually dim themselves when they're not in use. You can make your phone's battery last longer if you turn down the screen's brightness to the lowest level that you're okay with. Here's how to do it on the smartphones, press the white menu button, select "Settings", select "Phone", select "Display", select "Light Sensor", then adjust the slider towards "Minimum" to dim the display. Use the lowest setting that feels comfortable. When you've finished, select "OK", then press the red button to go back to the front page. When you're not using the smartphones it's a good idea to lock the screen, partly because it stops the screen being touched by mistake, but also because it switches the screen off too. The phone itself carries on running, but the screen being off will make the battery last a lot longer. You can lock the screen manually by flicking the "keyguard switch", which is in the middle of the right side of the phone. You can unlock the screen by flicking the same switch again. (Don't worry about the switch returning back to its original position, it's meant to do that.) In case you forget to do it manually, you can make the screen dim automatically when it isn't being used. Here's how to set the screen auto switch-off period, press the white menu button, select "Settings", select "Phone", select "Display", select "Light Time-Out", then move the slider to the quickest setting that you feel comfortable with. When you've finished, select "OK", then press the red button to go back to the front page. Alternatively, you can set the screen lock to go on automatically (which dims the screen as well as locking it), press the white menu button, select "Settings", select "Phone Management", select "Auto Keyguard", select "Keypad Autolock Period", select "User Defined", then enter how long you want the phone to wait before locking the screen, select "OK", then press the red button to go back to the front page.

Use Headphones Instead Of Speakers
If you listen to music on the smartphones's built-in speakers you will use the battery up more quickly than if you listen through headphones. Headphones are inside your ear so they use much less power to deliver the same intensity of sound, whereas speakers have to get the sound to your ear over a much longer distance.

Avoid Using Camera Flash Unnecessarily
In some situations (such as a dark room) you need to use the smartphones's camera flash in order to get a decent picture, and in other situations (such as being outdoors on a bright day) the camera will automatically switch the flash off when taking pictures. However, there are many situations which fall between these two extremes, where the smartphones's camera will automatically use the flash, but where you could get a reasonable photo without it. In those circumstances you may want to switch the flash off because it's using up the battery unnecessarily. To switch the smartphones's flash off completely, press the camera button on the right side of the phone, select the flash icon (by default it's "A" for Automatic), double-click on "Off", then take the picture with the camera button. You can choose the other flash modes (On, Auto, Red Eye Reduction) using the same process.

Turn Off Screen Touch Vibrations
Touch Screen vibration motor disable will save some battery usage too, to disable press the white menu button, select "Settings", select "Personal", select "Profiles", select "General" (or whatever profile you normally use), select "Personalise", select "Touch Screen Vibration", select "Off". Press the red button to get back to the front page.

Use 2G instead of 3G
The smartphones can use both 2G and 3G phone networks. The advantage of 3G is a very high speed of internet access, the latest 3G networks have a technology called 3.5G HSDPA which lets you use speeds up to many megabits, comparable to PC broadband connections at home. The disadvantage of 3G networks is that they use up a phone's battery more quickly during calls. The most popular kind of 2G network is called GSM, and the most popular kind of 3G network is called UMTS, and is also known as WCDMA. The smartphones uses GSM for 2G and UMTS/WCDMA for 3G. (Incidentally, there's also a 2G network called CDMA but this is nothing to do with UMTS/WCDMA.) By default the smartphones uses 3G networks, but automatically switches to 2G when there is no 3G network available in your current location. If you don't need high speed internet access, try switching your phone into 2G-only mode in order to save battery life during phone calls. Here's how to do it on the smartphones: Press the white menu button, select "Settings", select "Connectivity", select "Network", select "Network Mode", select "GSM", select "OK", then press the red button to go back to the front page. If you want to go back to automatically selecting 3G networks when available, repeat the above process but select "Dual Mode" instead of GSM. If you want to use the internet remember to do switch back to Dual Mode, otherwise your smartphones will be stuck in 2G mode which means a very slow internet connection.

Try To Get Good Signal
The better the signal on your phone, the easier it is for the phone to connect to a base station (aka phone mast or phone tower). The easier it is to connect to a base station, the less power a phone uses during calls. By making sure you have a good signal during calls, texts or internet use, you can make the phone's battery last longer. You can see the current strength of the phone's signal in the top left corner of the screen, and below it it should say "3G", "3.5G" or display an aerial logo in 2G networks. The higher the bar, the better the signal, and the longer your phone's battery will last when connected to the base station. You can get a better signal by being out in the open, or if you're indoors try to be near windows. The best signals are when you're as near as possible to a base station, with a clear line of sight. Modern phones are able to connect even when they're deep inside buildings, but this requires more power which uses up the batteries more quickly.

Use Offline Mode (aka Flight Mode)
If you're using your smartphones just for offline things like listening to music or watching a video, and you don't need to take any calls on it, you might want to switch it into Offline mode (also known as Flight mode). Offline mode means that the phone switches off anything which involves radio transmissions, such as phone calls, text messages, internet connections, Bluetooth or Wi-Fi. This is often required on aircraft, in certain hospitals and on building sites with explosives, due to fears about radio interference (the aircraft requirement is why it's also known as Flight mode). Going into Offline mode switches off all of the phone's current connections. You can manually switch on Wi-Fi in Offline mode, but the phone will first remind you that you're in Offline mode and ask you for permission for each connection. If you've been told by someone to stop radio transmissions, don't allow such connections. Offline mode saves a certain amount of battery life as the phone no longer has to use its radio transmitters, but it does mean that the phone cannot send or receive any calls or texts. (The one exception is an emergency number such as 112 in Europe, 999 in the UK or 911 in the US, all phones can contact emergency numbers in all circumstances, even without a SIM card.) It's also worth noting that Offline mode doesn't actually save that much battery life, as modern wireless devices are very good at making connections and then keeping them open with as little power as possible. Using connections uses up battery life, but simply having connections open doesn't use that much power. To put the smartphones into Offline mode, On the phone's front page (aka its standby screen), click on the date at the top of the screen. From the drop-down menu, select "Offline", then select "Yes" if necessary. The signal bar will turn into an "X" to show that the phone is no longer connected to the phone network, and all other wireless connections will also be broken. To put the phone back into normal mode, click on the front page's date again and select "General", then select "Yes" if necessary. (You can also use this menu to select other profiles if you prefer, profiles can be customised by pressing the white menu button, then "Settings", then "Personal", then "Profiles".).
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Modern phones come loaded with bright screens, fun games and apps, and connections for 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS. Not coincidentally, they're constantly out of juice. Here's some of the best collected wisdom about saving your web-connected phone's battery life.


Universal Battery Tips

They're different in a lot of ways, but all smartphones can be made to be more frugal with their limited power reserves if you're willing to follow a few simple rules of thumb.

Keep it cool and out of pocket: If you're outside, don't leave your phone facing the direct sunlight. If you can pull it off without looking like a hyper-aggressive real estate agent, belt-clip your phone, or generally keep it out of your pocket and away from close quarters with your body heat.

Switch off 3G when it's unnecessary: It's faster than EDGE or GRPS and can deliver both voice and data in a continuous stream to your phone. It also uses up quite a bit more power. When you've got good coverage and plan to mostly talk, or just get occasional email updates, you don't need such wide wireless pipes. Switch to EDGE/2G usage in your settings, preferably with a widget or shortcut.

Switch off any unneeded service: Goes without saying for anyone who's learned the hard way. Having your phone constantly look for new Bluetooth devices, Wi-Fi hotspots, GPS positions, and Exchange server emails that don't arrive at 4 a.m. will definitely kill your battery. Find the most convenient way your phone offers to turn these things off, or automate their use, and act on it.

Be frugal with background applications and notifications: It feels like living in the future when new emails, Twitter messages, Facebook updates, calendar appointments, and other minutiae are delivered minute-by-minute to your phone. Your battery lives in the present, though, and could use a break from your hyper-awareness. If you've got a phone that can keep multiple applications "open" for quicker access (Android, Pre, Windows Mobile), don't feel obligated to keep them present.

Fiddle with screen time-outs and brightness: Tweak how long your screen stays lit after a quick time check, modify how bright it must stay during the daylight, and you'll likely pull a bit more use time from your handset.

Use mobile site versions: Find and bookmark the mobile versions of the sites you always visit (often found at m.sitename.com, mobile.sitename.com, or, occasionally, sitename.com/m), and keep tools like the Google Mobilizer and Bing Mobile handy; they'll automatically pare down a page to its basic elements, and save your phone from having to burn its battery pulling down giant banner ads. Using Google mobile search on some phones also presents an "Options" menu next to each result, which provides a "mobile" link for any page.


BlackBerry
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If you're rocking a BlackBerry, chances are that disconnecting your network to save on battery life isn't an option. Instead, you might try a few of these tips.

RIM's official tips: To summarize: Close your browser with the ESC key when you're done surfing, use shortcuts instead of Java-based menus, get crazy with the extensive settings, and use the Desktop Manager (now available for PCs and Mac OS X) to load media, rather than have your phone resize and compress it all.

Radio Saver and AutoStandby: Radio Saver turns off your phone's cell reception when coverage is spotty or non-existent, saving you from the dreaded drain of roaming for signal. AutoStandby, when it's on, drops your BlackBerry into a deeper standby state, rather than just sleep, if you'd rather get a bit more time from your phone than be constantly pinged. They're $2.99 each, which isn't cheap for a utility, but might be worth the coffee change if you're low on battery life or working on the edge of service.

BBlight: This simple little app allows you to have your screen's backlight automatically turn off after a set period of time. Here's the direct over-the-air link.

The Boy Genius basics: Straight from the BlackBerry-toting, news-breaking blogger behind the Boy Genius Report, the basics on keeping your phone alive:

"Turn down brightness of the screen, turn the LED off, turn Bluetooth off, Wi-Fi off (when not needed) and also, keep it in a holster, since it will "sleep" (when inside it)"

No silver bullets there, but sound advice—especially on the holster bit.


iPhones
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Apple's game-changing, full-web-browsing phone has had its battery life detractors from the get-go. Luckily, some have put their efforts into fixing that.

Apple's official tips: To summarize: Don't get it too hot or too cool, turn off unnecessary services, "lock" it frequently, and let the battery run completely down, and then charge to 100 percent, at least once a month.

To summarise: Change from Push to Fetch email, turn off contacts and calendar sync if you're not a CEO, cancel scanning for new Wi-Fi networks, and avoid games with vibration and 3D graphics (except in seriously long airport lines).

Toggle networks with SBSettings jailbreak app: By default, the iPhone's on/off switches are tucked inside the settings, and the phone can only automate screen brightness. With SBSettings installed on a jailbroken phone (from the BigBoss repository), you can not toggle all your data connections on and off from a flip-down widget, and fine-tune other battery-grabbing aspects of your phone. See and read more about SBSettings at The Apple Blog.

Use the battery percentage indicator: The standard battery indicator can leave you guessing as to how healthy your iPhone actually is, and sometimes misreports its state entirely. If you've got a iPhone 3GS, or a jailbroken iPhone, you can enable a numeric percentage read on your lock screen by heading to Settings, General, and then Usage to toggle "Battery Percentage" to On.

Use Prowl, GPush, or very light Push for Gmail: We first showed you how to use Prowl and Growl to push Gmail to your iPhone, and it remains a more battery-efficient means of getting important email notifications, particularly while your main work computer is running. We also detailed a work-around with GPush that works at any time when it works, period. Since then, Gmail has added official push support for instant email notifications, but it also makes manual email fetching more reliable, so users can set it to an hourly or manual interval to save on battery use.


Android
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The current crop of Android phones have almost universally crummy battery life. Luckily, the system's open platform has given app developers lots of leeway to squeeze every drop out of them.

Automate your phone rules: When you're asleep, you want important calls to come through, but you don't need to check your email every hour. When you're at work, your screen doesn't need to be so bright, and you've already got net access. Using an app like Locale , you can make turning on and off your phone's most power-hungry features automatic, based on time of day, location, battery status, and other factors.

Learn to love APNdroid: It's more severe, but APNdroid is also the most sincere battery saver out there. Click its app icon, and your EDGE/3G cell networks are turned off, while your basic call connection remains in place. That's better than Airplane Mode, which totally renders you inaccessible, and, used wisely, you'll definitely notice the difference when you start charging every other day. Better still, it seems a Locale plug-in is in the works, so turning off your wireless access when it's not needed could become a no-brainer.

Keep the power widget handy: When your Android 1.6 (a.k.a. Donut) update arrives, you'll have a new widget available, "Power Control," that puts some important on/off switches—Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, auto-sync, and screen brightness—all on one horizontal strip. Keep it someplace handy on your home screen, and power down when you're at your most casual.

See what's eating your juice: Also new in Android 1.6: A percentage Battery Use chart you can access under About Phone in your Settings. It shows what's been pulling in power since the last time you charged your phone, which can help remind you of background apps and other power drains.


Windows Mobile
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Older than almost all its siblings, but Windows Mobile has grown to incorporate all the same battery-killing background powers as its brethren.

WMExperts' tips: Avoid Wi-Fi whenever possible, dial down your email checking, and dig into your settings to modify screen time-outs and vibration frequency.

WMLongLife: Basically, this independent app switches your phone from 3G service down to 2G when it's in standby mode, so background data grabs and non-essential pings drain less battery. The developer also states it has a beneficial impact on, erm, other functions.


Palm Pre
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Everybody who digs the Palm Pre mentions its "deck of cards" multi-tasking and Sprint's seriously speedy data networks. Yeah, you guessed it—both require a little power precaution.

Treonauts' battery tips: To summarize: Turn it off (or into airplane mode) when in very weak coverage, and follow the same kind of auto-check and background app recommendations made earlier in this post.

Battery Saver: This homebrew app is only really useful if there are parts of the day where another phone provides you with emergency contact like at home, if you have an alternate line. If that's the case, though, turning your phone to airplane mode at pre-set parts of the day gives you the advantage of a quick power-on or contact check, while also saving on battery life.


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Dark theme will only help on OLED devices, which actually switch pixels off when they're black. The power drain on an LCD is almost entirely through the backlight, which is on regardless of how the LCD pixels are lit.

Some of the best ways of saving battery life on a Symbian device are:

1) Crank down the backlight timeout and crank up the power saver timeout to compensate. You'll still be able to see the transflective display in any conditions you could normally read a book.

2) Enable the "Energy Saver" mode from the profile switcher (S603rd FP2 and later) which will crank back the display brightness and other settings to maximise battery life. It's activated automatically at <10% battery but can be enabled at any time.

3) Switch data connections to "When Needed" instead of "When Available". The phone won't make a power-hungry data connection unless an app actually requests one.

4) Close the camera when you're not using it. It's probably the single most battery-hungry thing on the phone.

5) Nokia only: sideload maps using the Nokia Map Loader. Otherwise Maps will download maps "on demand", eating your battery like crazy using the data connection. This also means you're not limited by the speed of the cellular data network.

6) Don't use Wi-Fi unless you need the speed or your data plan is too expensive. Wi-fi will flatten the battery at an incredible rate.

7) Keep a spare battery partially charged in a strategic location, along with a USB battery charger. 30-40% is ideal for storing Li-Ion batteries. Put the flat battery in the charger and put the spare in your phone. Now you can wander about and get on with your life for a few hours while the battery recharges. Then swap back and put your spare away once you get it back to 30-40%.

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nice guide.. man..
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Nandri bro.Very informative guides.
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thanks friends, im not much knowledged .. anything to be corrected or to be added at the guides, please let me know here as of some agreements we can include up there to share with everyone icon_rolleyes.gif
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QUOTE(soitsuagain @ Apr 8 2011, 08:48 AM)
What? Nowadays battery charger automatically stop charging when is fully charged so leave overnight is no big deal. Don't believe touch the phone and charger when you wake up. It is always cold if they still pump in the juice the phone will still be hot la....
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This one I face the problem before, the battery become fat guy when I leave overnight charging sweat.gif
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mod/staff should pin this
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QUOTE(bingozero @ Apr 8 2011, 02:04 PM)
This one I face the problem before, the battery become fat guy when I leave overnight charging sweat.gif
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I think u mean bloated

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