Extend X1's battery life

[addicted2sex]

Guys, how can I increase the battery's life. I mean if I have to change rom's, delete system programs or so... I want the battery life to be longer cuz after a day and a half the battery goes off Any ideas or tweaks to increase performance and in this way to increase the battery life ?

Btw this is my Xperia X1 system information:

ROM version: SEX1-r3.57-Bare
Rom date: 06/20/09
Radio version: 1.06.25.29
Protocol version: 52.43.25.24U

Any suggestions would be appreciated. Also sry for my bad English Hope you understood me what I want to say...

 

[ring-bearer]

google: nueDynamicClock

 

[addicted2sex]

That's good I'll try it. Other tweaks or hints ?!

 

[ring-bearer]

Turn down your display brightness. Get counseling.

 

[addicted2sex]

Turn down your display brightness. Get counseling.

Sry about the question but how to do that :S Cuz I'm newbie with the Xperia X1 (I bought it yesterday) ..

 

[Im Packing]

Sry about the question but how to do that :S Cuz I'm newbie with the Xperia X1 (I bought it yesterday) ..

Check and see if your phone as Advanced Configuration Tool. If not, go to my signature and click on "X1 Stuff" and download it from there.

Go to Start>Tools>Tweaks>Advanced Config

Power Management

Make sure everything from SDD Memory power Management to L2TP is enabled. Save. Soft-Restart.

That should help reduce power consumption, BUT it also depends on what programs you have running in the background and how you use your phone.

Another program that helps reduce the power management your phone is running in the background is HTC's Clean Ram which can be found in my signature under "X1 Stuff".

 

[addicted2sex]

Check and see if your phone as Advanced Configuration Tool. If not, go to my signature and click on "X1 Stuff" and download it from there.

Go to Start>Tools>Tweaks>Advanced Config

Power Management

Make sure everything from SDD Memory power Management to L2TP is enabled. Save. Soft-Restart.

That should help reduce power consumption, BUT it also depends on what programs you have running in the background and how you use your phone.

Another program that helps reduce the power management your phone is running in the background is HTC's Clean Ram which can be found in my signature under "X1 Stuff".

10x a lot man ... Other suggestions ?!

 

[caliban2]

10x a lot man ... Other suggestions ?!

sure...

- use 3G only if you need it (i.e. for surfing)
- WiFi is very power-hungry, bluetooth too
- get nueDynamicClock
- close apps completely and not just press the "x", they'll be running in background. (for example, skype stays connected in background -> active data -> eats up battery)
- manila-roms are more power-hungry (you're on a bare-rom already, so that's no problem)
- deactivate any automatic data-traffic you don't need (weather-update, mail-checking etc...)

but: if you're using this phone to its full potential, you'll have to charge almost every night - welcome to smartphone world. if your battery hasn't degraded yet (they do over time), you'll be way over 50% in the evening, but it won't be enough for a full second day.

edit:
many people claim that an established data-connection eats up battery. from a technical point-of-view that's not true and i haven't noticed any difference when deactivating data completely.
you have do differentiate between "active" and "passive" connection.
- an active means "data is being transferred" (mail, surfing) -> this needs energy (3G/WiFi way more than GSM).
- passive means the phone will just say "hi, i'm still here" to the server from time to time to keep the connection alive. of course this needs energy as well, but almost nothing.

 

[addicted2sex]

I use my phone only for calls and rarely to establish connections with the wifi to a server to configure some things.

- use 3G only if you need it (i.e. for surfing)

I dont use it at all

- WiFi is very power-hungry, bluetooth too

As I said I use it rarely

- get nueDynamicClock

This is the only thing from the listed so far that I haven't installed yet on my X1. As far as I know this thing changes the clock speed of the CPU so if I install it how to configure it ?! What's the recomended CPU clock speed to run my X1 normally ?!

- close apps completely and not just press the "x", they'll be running in background. (for example, skype stays connected in background -> active data -> eats up battery)

I do this always and after close any applications always check the Task manager and sometimes even my ActiveSync is switched on and I use "End task" to end it's process too.

- deactivate any automatic data-traffic you don't need (weather-update, mail-checking etc...)

The weather-update is off but the mail-checking I dont know from where to switch it off ?! I'm newbie I bought my Xperia 2 days ago ..

But after all my battery goes off after about 36 hours ... ?!

 

[caliban2]

nueDynamicClock:
you got it right what it does. install the cab and then restart your phone. under settings -> system you'll find a new icon, "Processor".

- set "on battery profile" to "Power Savings"
- click "File" and go to "Configure Profiles"
- choose "Power Savings" (surprise...)
- activate all settings and leave voltages on "Auto".
- from top to bottom set these 4 speed-settings: 528, 384, 256 & 122.88 MHz.
- set "after system is idle for" to 10000 ms
- "ok", "save" and you're done.

these settings save power but don't cause any freezes or lagging.

auto-mailcheck:
it's in pocket outlook under tools -> options. there choose your account(s) and change the send/receive-schedule to manually.

also, if you have set your screen-brightness manually by now, it will still remain a big battery-eater, this will never change. and since you're probably playing with your phone a lot since it's new, this won't get better.
you say you use it to make calls - well, depends on how long and how many...
is the phone brandnew? then give the battery some discharge/load-cycles to achieve it's full potential. if it's a used one then the battery is possibly already worn down -> new one.

 

[addicted2sex]

also, if you have set your screen-brightness manually by now, it will still remain a big battery-eater, this will never change. and since you're probably playing with your phone a lot since it's new, this won't get better.
you say you use it to make calls - well, depends on how long and how many...
is the phone brandnew? then give the battery some discharge/load-cycles to achieve it's full potential. if it's a used one then the battery is possibly already worn down -> new one.

That was I asking about how to change the screen brightness ?! :S And are you sure in this way of cycle-clocking the processor isn't it's life reduced ?!

 

[caliban2]

That was I asking about how to change the screen brightness ?! :S And are you sure in this way of cycle-clocking the processor isn't it's life reduced ?!

yes, it's safe. because you're underclocking, not overclocking. if you undclock too much or set voltages too low you would end up with freezes or - absolutely worst case - corrupted data. this would mean a hardreset of the phone. (that's not dangerous for the phone, just annoying because you loose every data you haven't in a backup... ^^)

screen-settings:
also found in settings -> system -> power.

that's why it is called "settings"...

 

[addicted2sex]

screen-settings:
also found in settings -> system -> power.

that's why it is called "settings"...

Yes but there aren't any brightness settings for the screen.I've tried everywhere in the settings menu mainly in:
settings > system > power
settings > system > screen
but there aren't any brightness settings for the display only to turn it off if I dont use the phone for x seconds (found in system > power)

 

[caliban2]

Yes but there aren't any brightness settings for the screen.I've tried everywhere in the settings menu mainly in:
settings > system > power
settings > system > screen
but there aren't any brightness settings for the display only to turn it off if I dont use the phone for x seconds (found in system > power)

should be, look for "brightness" in power-settings. maybe on a different tab?
i can't help you here because i'm running a sense-rom where this setting looks a bit different.

 

[harveydent]

I dont use it at all

Even if you don't use 3G, you still have to turn it off or it'll keep eating power.

Maybe you have "Auto-adjust backlight" checked, that's why you can't adjust brightness. uncheck it then move the slider for battery mode all the way to (or maybe 1 notch from) the left.

 

[addicted2sex]

Even if you don't use 3G, you still have to turn it off or it'll keep eating power.

Maybe you have "Auto-adjust backlight" checked, that's why you can't adjust brightness. uncheck it then move the slider for battery mode all the way to (or maybe 1 notch from) the left.

How can I switch the 3G off I've searched for that too but couldn't find it. As for the brightness thanks a lot man !

 

[ale07]

How can I switch the 3G off I've searched for that too but couldn't find it. As for the brightness thanks a lot man !

to turn off all data connections, use this cab

 

[royalbloodvi]

does nuedynamicclock work for X2? and would i use the same settings caliban?

 

[harveydent]

How can I switch the 3G off I've searched for that too but couldn't find it. As for the brightness thanks a lot man !

Depends on the ROM you're using. If you have Manila, there's a toggle switch for it at comm manager. If not, you can use the Advanced Config Manager app (download it from the applications subforum). Or there's a way to change it manually somewhere buried in the settings menu.

The brightness issue is more important, as the large, bright screen eats up a lot of power. Glad to hear you found it. The 3G thing is only a big issue if you have a spotty 3G signal and your phone keeps switching back and forth from GPRS/EDGE to 3G and to HSPDA

 

[caliban2]

The 3G thing is only a big issue if you have a spotty 3G signal and your phone keeps switching back and forth from GPRS/EDGE to 3G and to HSPDA

that's the biggest issue with 3g, yes.

but even if you have a steady 3g-signal, using your phone (calls, data) costs more energy than with gsm. again, it's "active" and "passive": in standby gsm and 3g use almost the same amount of battery, but i.e. during a call (=active) 3g needs ~50% more. (that goes for all phones)