Fancy widget drains the battery

Claus72

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• Apr 24, 2012

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I have a problem with Fancy widget.
My battery takes about 2-3 days to discharge and I'm happy for this, but at the end of the battery, before charging it, if I open the menu Device Info - Battery usage, I can see that Fancy widget takes from 13% to 30%. I think it is too much. I have also tried to set Fancy widget without auto update and without auto location but with no success.
Is it normal for you, this battery usage?
Sorry for my english.

 

'cooleagle'

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• Apr 24, 2012

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Could you post a screen shot where it shows Fancy Widget is using 30% of the battery ?

I think its highly unlikely that any widget could use that much battery.

 

mrsaccess

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• Apr 24, 2012

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Lol, a screenshot where a Galaxy R lasts 3 days would be more interesting!

 

Claus72

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• Apr 25, 2012

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I will post a screenshot when the battery is almost empty.
Thank you.

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Last edited: May 1, 2012

Claus72

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• May 1, 2012

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This is a screenshot.
Sometimes Fancy drains battery and sometimes no.

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'cooleagle'

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• May 1, 2012

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My friend which widgets of Fancy Widgets are you using ?

To reduce the battery usage I'll suggest you do the following:

- Configure Fancy Widget => Refresh Settings => Auto Refresh Never.

In the same menu do the following:

- Refresh on Unlock => Refresh Weather Only

- Unlock Refresh Delay => Set to 59mins

- Refresh on WiFi only => Tick(Optional)

- Now go to Location Settings => Untick 'Geo Location' & 'GPS'(Put in the location manually)

Do update here if this helps.

 

Claus72

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• May 1, 2012

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I'm using 4x1 Fancy widget with Lg skin but the same was without skin.
Now I try your specification but last week I have set the widget with no geolocations, no gps and no auto update without improvement.

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'cooleagle'

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Claus72 said:

I'm using 4x1 Fancy widget with Lg skin but the same was without skin.
Now I try your specification but last week I have set the widget with no geolocations, no gps and no auto update without improvement.

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I have used the 4x2 widget without even the Fancy Widgets being shown in the battery usage list, well maybe I am using other applications more.

You can also try to reinstall the app maybe that could help.

 

xlm13x

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• May 1, 2012

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Claus72 said:

This is a screenshot.
Sometimes Fancy drains battery and sometimes no.

Sent from my GT-I9103 using Tapatalk 2

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2 days on bat unbelivable, i hardly get about 12~15 hours on bat, ur display is taking only 4%, u keep ur phone in sleep all the time? Can u plz tell about ur usage?

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Last edited: May 1, 2012

'cooleagle'

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^ ^ ^ From the battery screenshot we can ascertain that he uses his handset sparingly.

 

Claus72

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• May 1, 2012

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My Galaxy R is a work phone and the last 3 days weren't working days for me.

For the free time I have a new game: the Galaxy Tab .

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'cooleagle'

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Claus72 said:

My Galaxy R is a work phone and the last 3 days weren't working days for me.

For the free time I have a new game: the Galaxy Tab .

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So what's your primary phone /for daily use ?

BTW after using it for a couple of days do update if the settings helped.

 

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Claus72

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• May 9, 2012

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After some test I can say that I have no more drain but only with 4x2 widget.
The drain it is only with 4x1 widget.
No problem, now I use only 4x2 widget, thanks to cooleagle.

 

'cooleagle'

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Claus72 said:

After some test I can say that I have no more drain but only with 4x2 widget.
The drain it is only with 4x1 widget.
No problem, now I use only 4x2 widget, thanks to cooleagle.

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Glad I could help. You got a PM buddy.