Battery Life Really Poor on XDA II...

[ozental]

I've had my XDA II for a few weeks now and the battery life seems really poor. I don't have any long time limit backlight options set and if I use the PDA or phone, I need to pretty much charge it every 18 hours or so.

Any ideas if it's a problem or normal or what?

I've turned on my Bluetooth connection to see if that makes a difference, and then I'll turn it on only when I need it.

[manimal666]

For automatic switching of Bluetooth on when it detects a signal and auto off when no signal i use Pocket Bluetooth Tools. u may want to check it out as BT always on will drain power. its common sense in that the more thats running the more power you will use. i dock my XDA2 everyday, i have a spare battery and its powered in the car so power issues are not a problem for me :wink:

You can get Pocket Bluetooth tools from here http://www.bluetooth.jazztel.es/download_e.html

NB. install Bluetooth tools and then bond your devices otherwise the auto on/off doesnt work as i found out.

[Rudegar]

For automatic switching of Bluetooth on when it detects a signal and auto off when no signal i use Pocket Bluetooth

this apply only for using bluetooth for headset and recieving a call
nothing else

if you use your xda for bluetooth gps or activesync or ......... you have to be the active party and if another bluetooth device as a xda or a cellphoen try to send you stuff by bluetooth i'm pretty sure that bluetooth tools will not help you

[ozental]

Thanks for that advise. I thought the BT thing would kill my power.

[manimal666]

For automatic switching of Bluetooth on when it detects a signal and auto off when no signal i use Pocket Bluetooth

this apply only for using bluetooth for headset and recieving a call
nothing else


i dont have a BT headset. i only use BT for my GPS. when i turn on my BT GPS, the Bluetooth Tools detects the signal and starts my BT stack. when i turn off the BT GPS, Bluetooth Tools turns off the BT stack off when no signal is received for >60 seconds.

As long as the device is bonded after Bluetooth Tools is installed i would say that the auto on/off function would work for all devices. the auto on/off would not work if i bonded my GPS before the BT Tools. Bond after installing BT Tools and the auto on/off works. just my experience with BT Tools but without any other devices myself i cannot confirm it will work for other devices.