New to Smart phones

Hi, I just purchased my first smart phone on Sunday. I had been considering getting one for a while and was back and forth between the iPhone, Casio G'zone commando and the Motorola Droid Bionic. I went with the Droid Bionic because I just didn't like the way Apple tries to maintain control over the products they sell and while I liked the Commando, the touchscreen and I just didn't get along very well. So far I'm happy with my purchase, but I've been playing with my phone too much. I keep running the battery down by the end of the day, but that might change when the new wears off and I leave it on my desk instead of playing Angry Birds when I should be working.

I'm here to learn some tricks so that I can get more use out of my Droid and hopefully find some good apps taht will be of use.

welcome to the forum. yes battery life on all devices are not as great as hoped but there work arounds. ur personal settings should be adjusted, such as screen display, turn off WiFi when not in use, etc
head over to the Bionic section for more info. enjoy ur stay

Thanks for the welcome! I've been playing with the settings to see what I can do. I've got Juice Defender (free version) and thinking about upgrading to ultimate, but I kind of want to drain the battery a few times and get into a more "normal" usage situation before I start making a lot of changes. That way I can tell what the actual results are.

I'm not ashamed to admit it, I love destruction and shooting birds at things and knocking them over is a great distraction from the real world:laugh:.

oh we have a jokster in the house. but, it really wasnt all that funny lol

Keep in mind that those battery monitor apps use more of the battery to monitor your battery... get it?? Most of your battery is used up by the display. If you love your phone and have a hard time staying off it (like myself) get a second battery.. or even a third!! After a while, you get a good grip on how to manage a single charge throughout the day. Enjoy your new toy!!!

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Yes i agree with the statement mostly smart phones battery doesn't last for long time as there are more amazing features in it and due to that we use our phone lot and we lose our battery power more.

I have a question if anyone can answer. I posted in the Bionic forum the other day and haven't gotten an answer yet... Is it possible to shut off the 3G/4G data on the phone when you don't want it to come on? I want to be able to wake my phone up and start up the wifi when I have access to it without it automatically using up 3G/4G data during the time it takes for my phone to connect to the wifi. I'm sure there's a way to do this, but I haven't been able to figure it out yet. Thanks!

Ive been playing with the battery modes, using maximum battery saver. and data delivery > background data off. Also trying my hardest not to spend excessive time on my phone. I've been getting great battery life... currently at 2days 2hours on battery only and have 40% remaining.

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Thanks for all the feedback from everyone. I've been using settings to go in and turn data on and off. That's been serving the purpose I've needed. I too have been playing with settings to try to get more battery life, but I'm still playing with the phone a little too much. :happy: So far, I really like my phone and I'm glad I went with the Drod Bionic!