Upgraded to ICS, battery life is terrible, is there a fix?

[jaybogg]

I have never used a dock, so I can't say for sure. I always plug mine in with the car charger.

When you're ready to do it I'll be happy to help. Or just use this thread as a reference

Yeah, it's a bit weird to have a 60% charge, drive for 4 hrs and have a 40-50% charge when you arrive. I travel a lot of backroads so I suspect the 4G.

When I am ready, I'll give a shout out and see if your online, if not, this thread was so straightforward I think even I could go it alone with the thread as reference.:hail:

 

[MattyP]

Yeah, it's a bit weird to have a 60% charge, drive for 4 hrs and have a 40-50% charge when you arrive. I travel a lot of backroads so I suspect the 4G.

When I am ready, I'll give a shout out and see if your online, if not, this thread was so straightforward I think even I could go it alone with the thread as reference.:hail:

You can always use the LTE On/Off app to set the phone to 3G only ... you're probably not going to get 4G on back roads anyway.

 

[jaybogg]

You can always use the LTE On/Off app to set the phone to 3G only ... you're probably not going to get 4G on back roads anyway.

My plan exactly!!:biggrin: I have noticed the phone actually gets a bit warm using the Google Nav App on these trips. Cools right back down after closing the Nav app.

 

[MattyP]

My plan exactly!!:biggrin: I have noticed the phone actually gets a bit warm using the Google Nav App on these trips. Cools right back down after closing the Nav app.

I know it sounds crazy, but hold it in front of one of the AC vents for a few minutes. LOL

 

[jaybogg]

I know it sounds crazy, but hold it in front of one of the AC vents for a few minutes. LOL

Been there, done that!! And it works. Can prop it in the air vent on my truck and hold it in place w/ the charge cord. Calling it a night, early start in the morn.

 

[MattyP]

Goodnight! Safe travels!

 

[TisMyDroid]

Hey matty, before you go... I may do the .215 leak tonight. Do you think doing the leak without rooting will improve battery life that much or do you think rooting and freezing apps is what really does it?

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[MattyP]

Hey matty, before you go... I may do the .215 leak tonight. Do you think doing the leak without rooting will improve battery life that much or do you think rooting and freezing apps is what really does it?

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Hey Tis!

The .215 leak has "fixes" within it that help battery life ... even for those who are not rooted. The fixes are built into the system, that addressed complaints from .211. You don't have to be rooted.

EDIT: Rooting and freezing the apps keeps those unnecessary apps that never get used from running in the background and keeps them from gnawing on the battery.

 

[TisMyDroid]

Thanks! next questions... and I can wait to tomorrow for the answers.

If I root and the official update to ics comes out, how hard will it be to un-root to install that?

And if I don't root, I'm assuming going back to .211 from .215 with matt's utility will allow me to install the official update... is that correct?

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[MattyP]

Thanks! next questions... and I can wait to tomorrow for the answers.

If I root and the official update to ics comes out, how hard will it be to un-root to install that?

And if I don't root, I'm assuming going back to .211 from .215 with matt's utility will allow me to install the official update... is that correct?

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I'm a night owl, I'm always up late.

Rooting and un-rooting are both very easy. With "Voodoo Root Keeper" you can unroot and re-root with a single tap for taking an OTA. Just like I had Jackie do last night.

Yes, Matt's utility will take you back to .211 but if you are on .215 already there won't be any OTA, since you will already be upgraded. If something comes out after .215 then all you have to do is unroot using Root Keeper, install the OTA, and re-root.

 

[MattyP]

Wait a minute, I'm confused ... what version are you on now?

 

[TisMyDroid]

Ok, well I just may go through the "epic" thread and hope I don't wake up the household laughing while following the instructions... There are definitely a few things I want gone. Backup asst, for one!

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[TisMyDroid]

I'm on .211!

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[MattyP]

I'm on .211!

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If you are on .211 it's easy as pie. We can have you on .215 in no time. If you want to root as well it might take a little longer but I can walk you through it, just say the word.

 

[MattyP]

As a matter of fact, if you are on .211 and not rooted, we can get you on .215 easily and then you can root it with Matt's utility later ... the utility is a large download and takes a while, but we can get you on .215 and you can root tomorrow or whenever.