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HTC Sense sync and battery drain

I have disabled HTC Sense sync for about 2 weeks now and found the battery last much longer. I suspect this service drains so much power because it takes more than 10 minutes to complete.
If your battery drains abnormally, you may like to disable and see if it helps.
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itandy said:
I have disabled HTC Sense sync for about 2 weeks now and found the battery last much longer. I suspect this service drains so much power because it takes more than 10 minutes to complete.
If your battery drains abnormally, you may like to disable and see if it helps.
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No offense itandy, but that goes without saying for ANYTHING running in the background... it will eat up battery since it is using the processor.. RAM etc !

nayak.aj said:
No offense itandy, but that goes without saying for ANYTHING running in the background... it will eat up battery since it is using the processor.. RAM etc !
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None taken. But what I'm saying is no regular sync process should take that long to complete and consume that among of precious power from our phone on a regular basis.
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Battery Consumption from jkolner. 5-1-11
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itandy said:
None taken. But what I'm saying is no regular sync process should take that long to complete and consume that among of precious power from our phone on a regular basis.
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I know what u mean.. i had a similar issue... i just went to Settings> Accounts &sync > cancel sync when ever i was connected to a wireless network ... nd it did stay on for the whole duration until i ended it ..
definitely something to watch out for unless u have a charger handy or on an unlimited data plan

HTC Sense doesn't even work for me. Can't even get HTC Sync to work with my PC :x
So do you guys charge your IS daily?

vancecwtan said:
HTC Sense doesn't even work for me. Can't even get HTC Sync to work with my PC :x
So do you guys charge your IS daily?
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Yes, I charge my phone every night, though it's still about 40% at that moment.
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It depends on your sync frequency and how much content you choose to sync, really

Vivid Battery Life

So those that have a Vivid how has the battery life been? HTC has been getting a bad wrap for that.

http://i358.photobucket.com/albums/oo26/mktrp/2011-11-08_09-33-05.jpg
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Its bad not as bad as the Inspire but bad.

RE: Battery Vivid Life
Mine has been absolutely horrid. With moderate use I'm lucky if it lasts 3 hours. To be honest, though, I didn't let it charge completely when I first got it - I was too excited. I'm actually recalibrating it now in hopes of improving it.

BrandonBaskin said:
Mine has been absolutely horrid. With moderate use I'm lucky if it lasts 3 hours. To be honest, though, I didn't let it charge completely when I first got it - I was too excited. I'm actually recalibrating it now in hopes of improving it.
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3 hours? Meh, that isn't normal at all.
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Getting great battery life, probabably about the same if not slightly better than I got with my iPhone4. Definaletly the best switch I've made.
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2lazy2day said:
Getting great battery life, probabably about the same if not slightly better than I got with my iPhone4. Definaletly the best switch I've made.
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That's what I like to hear!
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flash kernel/rom or decrease display light to low and slap a anti-glare film on there..

I got mine this afternoon. I had an Infuse 4G and traded it in for a Vivid. According to my Battery Monitor Widget after 3 hrs 48 mins (battery was fully charged) I'm at 86%. I am using Juice Defender Ultimate.

Yet another battery life thread...
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My battery life is quite a bit better than even the GS2 I had for a short while. I don't even know what the low battery alert looks/sounds like.
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Jirv311 said:
My battery life is quite a bit better than even the GS2 I had for a short while. I don't even know what the low battery alert looks/sounds like.
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The notification light blinks yellow, and a big battery image and a message pop up on the screen when the battery level hits 10%, then again at 5%. It's pretty obvious. Also, the phone shuts down some background functions such as data syncing to conserve battery power.

Full on data streaming of my podcast or Rdio on Hspa drains my battery in 5 hours or so. With sporadic web browsing in there, just listening to cached music and podcast I stretch it past 8 hours. Better then my desire by 2/3 hours
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Jirv311 said:
My battery life is quite a bit better than even the GS2 I had for a short while. I don't even know what the low battery alert looks/sounds like.
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Yeah, I thought my GS2 was good, but this is definitely better, especially considering LTE.
I finally ran it down to low battery the other day because an app ran away with my processor and drained my battery in the background. It did this in my locker while I was at the gym. When I finally pulled it out of my pants, it was super hot and down 20% lower than usual for that time of day. I restarted the phone and still managed to make it through the rest of the day and night before it died, but just barely.
Runaway apps is one of the things I have always hated about android, but that was the only time it happened since I bought the phone, so I can live with it.

slapshot30 said:
3 hours? Meh, that isn't normal at all.
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Yeah, I'd read reviews that the battery life wasn't spectacular - but this is downright confusing! Do you think I ruined it by just using right out of the box without letting it do a few charge cycles (again I was TOO excited, the most excited I'd ever been about a phone)?

2lazy2day said:
Getting great battery life, probabably about the same if not slightly better than I got with my iPhone4. Definaletly the best switch I've made.
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Which rom you use?
Any battery related apps?

MoreYummy said:
Which rom you use?
Any battery related apps?
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Modified stock ROM for now. Got juice defender running. settings for low display, 20%
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Battery life

I have just been on the htc website and they claim a massive 26.2hours of talk time or 1574mins on gsm or 1061 mins on WCDMA, can the battery really be this good with 2300mah? what do you guys think.
http://www.officialhtcstore.com/uk/p_htc_microsite_specification.aspx#content

If you ask me then yes! I have 6 hours continous video playback on my phone with a 1500mah lithium polymer battery device.

Its a lithium polymer, so yes.
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Wait! LOL 26hours of talktime? Prolly only 12 to 14hours. 26hours is way too much for this phone.

Riyal said:
Wait! LOL 26hours of talktime? Prolly only 12 to 14hours. 26hours is way too much for this phone.
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Thats my point, it sounds very optimistic to get 26hours talk time out of it, im not too clued up on li-poly and li-lon batteries though so thats why i asked.

R89SONY said:
Thats my point, it sounds very optimistic to get 26hours talk time out of it, im not too clued up on li-poly and li-lon batteries though so thats why i asked.
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Here's a comparison between the two.
I have an S4 phone with a li-ion. If I'm lucky, I can make it to the end of the day with power left over.
My friend has an S4 Pro with li-poly. He can go 4 days with the same kind of usage I do, and he isn't even at 50% yet.
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dpwhitty11 said:
Here's a comparison between the two.
I have an S4 phone with a li-ion. If I'm lucky, I can make it to the end of the day with power left over.
My friend has an S4 Pro with li-poly. He can go 4 days with the same kind of usage I do, and he isn't even at 50% yet.
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How does he do that??
I've got a Nexus 4 with S4 Pro and Li-Po and only get 1-2 days...

Thanks very much for the info guys, I am really looking forward to the htc one.

atabey said:
How does he do that??
I've got a Nexus 4 with S4 Pro and Li-Po and only get 1-2 days...
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Lol I'd love to know as well.
1-2 days even blows my mind.
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dpwhitty11 said:
Here's a comparison between the two.
I have an S4 phone with a li-ion. If I'm lucky, I can make it to the end of the day with power left over.
My friend has an S4 Pro with li-poly. He can go 4 days with the same kind of usage I do, and he isn't even at 50% yet.
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He must either have secondary battery or have the mobile data turned off except when he uses internet. 4 days with only 50% juice is very unrealistic and unheard of.
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jkforce said:
He must either have secondary battery or have the mobile data turned off except when he uses internet. 4 days with only 50% juice is very unrealistic and unheard of.
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Optimus G, so not possible. We both go into places with horrible signal (mostly buildings we drop to horrid 3G or roam in) and that eats at our batteries most.
I've had phones go 2 weeks with no usage, 3 days with light (only calling/texting) usage before.
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How are people getting 5+ on screen time?

Please tell me how. I can only get 4 hours out of mine.
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Dont know what you do?
This was mostly WiFi calling from home. YouTube
Facebook
Auto-Sync Off
Internet
Power Saver Mode On
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You shut your phone radio off as well that's a big reason man
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People get 5+ hours of screen time by having odd configurations that would diminish the purpose of even having a phone.
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Yes thank you I was freaked out untill I actually looked people cripple there phones to get this achieved most of the time lol I have seen a few freaks that get great life and are stock and I just dont get it
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stevenm9 said:
Please tell me how. I can only get 4 hours out of mine.
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I'm curious, are you finding yourself in a situation where you're needing over 4hrs of screen on time?

unremarked said:
I'm curious, are you finding yourself in a situation where you're needing over 4hrs of screen on time?
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Good point and I'm not being rude but to much high standards lately ! As long as it lasts you the day with your normal use then thats all that should matter ! I still tweak out on my battery life but am learnin to let it be it's just a phone
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tyshemi said:
Good point and I'm not being rude but to much high standards lately ! As long as it lasts you the day with your normal use then thats all that should matter ! I still tweak out on my battery life but am learnin to let it be it's just a phone
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I mean I get it! I'm not trying to poke fun at him or anyone trying to get as much battery life of their phones as possible. I'm just curious as to why the obsession if you don't need it.
Hell, I'm guilty of something similiar... every HTC One I get my hands on, I go to MYHOIAN's ebay site and try to get it SIM unlocked. Why? I'm not travelling overseas any time soon or jumping GSM carriers here in the States. ... I just want it unlocked! And... $3.50, really, can't beat that price.

Yea me to buddy wish we didn't have to worry about unlocking and batteryife that be a perfect world
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I have a T-Mobile phone so it does have a Wi-fi calling for home.
If I do use the phone it is with the WCDMA only... This was with heavy internet usage for work purposes with email sending. Also taking an average of 150+ Photos.
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I got out of school a few weeks ago, so I'm at home during the day. Plus my laptop broke so I use my phone to get on the internet a lot more now.
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I got my phone on the weekend, and finally hit 5 hours for the first time yesterday. I was playing music, browsing the internet, using WiFi and mobile data, and played a game for a little while. I almost didn't believe it when I saw it. I am very satisfied.
I think the app that got me there was Lux. It's a smart-dimming app that adjusts your screen brightness. You can also set what % you want your screen at for certain background light levels. I really like it.
Anyway, can't think of anything else I did to get that result. Much much much better than the One X.
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Like the other user said, people do crazy things to keep their phone alive but rendering a smartphone useless.
Makes no sense to disabled data, sync, and other features of a smartphone
When you stop worrying about your battery life that's when your battery last you the most
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YoungAceAtlanta said:
Like the other user said, people do crazy things to keep their phone alive but rendering a smartphone useless.
Makes no sense to disabled data, sync, and other features of a smartphone
When you stop worrying about your battery life that's when your battery last you the most
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Exactly buddy well put and to the people that post the 5+ hours of sot good for you and hope that's what you want but I leave all my stuff running as this is what smartphones are supposed to do
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Set brightness to 50% and hibernate google maps with greenify. It really is that simple. 5 hours.
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ECEXCURSION said:
Set brightness to 50% and hibernate google maps with greenify. It really is that simple. 5 hours.
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This is true I have done this and I get 5 hours screen time after surfing the net and streaming music using mp3 player half day wifi other lte...I am on the latest release .16r also turn of location in google now ...hibernation of maps is key and location in now...now request location from map=drain...only use maps when u need it..the location off in google now does not affect weather btw
Edit I also have power saver on but disabled the powersave for the screen(hate a dim screen) like I said 50% brightness
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I have a question about Wi-Fi calling too. Does it save battery compared to not using it?
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I don't know how you're not getting such screen on time, to be honest. It's obviously dependant on what your usage is like while using your phone.
With me on stock kernel, if I'm just browsing around XDA or the internet I'll get around 8 hours screen on time (at least from how long it seems. I haven't confirmed and actual length of time so it could be less or more). Whereas if I'm playing Shadowgun Deadzone constantly, I can still get around 5 hours screen on time with 4 hours constant play of it.
If I remember, I'll get some actual proof of my stats over the next few days.

Dont worry about it. Even I get about 4 hours only. This is with 25% backlight indoors and 75% outdoors and heavy regular use. We dont have wifi calling or anything like that here. It is on 3G HSPA+ network and I get just above 4 hours of on screen time till battery goes below 10%. Lot of people disable lots of stuff like automatic syncing and turn the brightness all the way down. I dont do any of that. My gmail, twitter, drive, G+, Pulse, Hangout are all running in background syncing and doing their stuff (the only thing I have done is to tell G+ to upload only on wifi ).

7hrs screen time is easily achievable on this phone with 12hrs + uptime.
Theres a dedicated thread on this already if u wanna go read how guys are setting their phones for this.
My use is as follows to get 7hrs...
*Wifi only browsing (no mobile data)
*Auto brightness during the day and low at night.
*Eliminate as much wakelocks as possible by not using auto syncs in apps etc.
*I'm rooted so i use "Greenify" to make sure apps go into hibernation after I close them.
*I use Titanium backup to freeze bloat ware I don't use.
Apps such as Skype, Facebook, Viber etc etc are Known drainers so keep an eye on them if u use them.
There prob more that I can't think if right now but with the above set up, you will easily get between 5-8 hours screen on time.
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for those that complain about battery life.

does not seem that bad to me...all stock. auto brightness. google now off. greenify some apps. wifi.

caribouxda said:
does not seem that bad to me...all stock. auto brightness. google now off. greenify some apps. wifi.
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damn.

caribouxda said:
does not seem that bad to me...all stock. auto brightness. google now off. greenify some apps. wifi.
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lol..ok thats not good...They way it looks your not using it so is that your stand by time is that even a hour of talk time of 11hrs?

antawnm26 said:
lol..ok thats not good...They way it looks your not using it so is that your stand by time is that even a hour of talk time of 11hrs?
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To be honest I am not trying to convince anybody. Can you tell me what makes you think I am not using it? I played asphalt 8 3 races. Watched 1 hour youtube. 3 phone calls 5 minutes each. The rest is whatsapp texting facebook xda and news reading.

Didn't see the game play
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antawnm26 said:
lol..ok thats not good...They way it looks your not using it so is that your stand by time is that even a hour of talk time of 11hrs?
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um... his screen on time is almost 6 hours?

antawnm26 said:
Didn't see the game play
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First screenshot 4%

Yeah I see it now.. Lol
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Well the Nexus 5 should be better than my GS3. I barely make it through the day with 3-4 hour screen time on my current GS3.
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ethantarheels123 said:
um... his screen on time is almost 6 hours?
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I saw almost 6 hours of screen on time... Nice! I'm 100% stock no greenify, Google Now on, wifi on all day and I'm at 3 hours of screen on... With 14.5 total hours... I've been pretty pleased so far.

Quick84 said:
I saw almost 6 hours of screen on time... Nice! I'm 100% stock no greenify, Google Now on, wifi on all day and I'm at 3 hours of screen on... With 14.5 total hours... I've been pretty pleased so far.
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It is not bad guys. When I read battery would be 2300 I was like damn it will suck but I see google really did a great job here with optimization! Of course we might not get same juice as the g2 but for a 2300 battery I would say is damn sweet! On top of that we got awesome kernel developers like franco and faux which will for sure make possible battery improvements + auto brightness levels seem too high to me. Once somebody decreases them a bit, that will translate into further juice.

Just once I'd like to see a person do a test without any Wifi whatsoever, do it all on 3G/LTE.

walie said:
Just once I'd like to see a person do a test without any Wifi whatsoever, do it all on 3G/LTE.
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Would be way less but lte is known for sucking battery.

nice should turn off google now for longer battery

Great battery life for me!
walie said:
Just once I'd like to see a person do a test without any Wifi whatsoever, do it all on 3G/LTE.
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I haven't really been connected to the wifi for much time... All LTE and 3G for the most part.

No GoogleNow, WiFi on and touching it not so often -> great standby time!
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caribouxda said:
I would say is damn sweet! On top of that we got awesome kernel developers like franco and faux which will for sure make possible battery improvements + auto brightness levels seem too high to me. Once somebody decreases them a bit, that will translate into further juice.
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Download LUX from the play store, you can set your own brightness. Increases battery life by 20% easily.
So far I'm at 17 hours total ontime, with almost 4 hours screen on time. And I still have 10 percent left.
I will root my phone and disable all Google apps which I don't really need. I think that will make my battery last even 2 hours longer.

floyd0815 said:
No GoogleNow, WiFi on and touching it not so often -> great standby time!
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indeed! when it is on idle, it almost consumes nothing (flat lines)

thegtfusion said:
indeed! when it is on idle, it almost consumes nothing (flat lines)
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Yeah. I'm coming from Samsung devices and this "behavior" is completly new to me.
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caribouxda said:
does not seem that bad to me...all stock. auto brightness. google now off. greenify some apps. wifi.
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Would love to know how your screen is only at 39% and has been on for 6h over a time period of 11h 46m and my phone has been unplugged for 15h 23m and my screen on time is only 3h 26m but my screen percentage is 48%?
The numbers do not add up....I am not saying your lying but looks a little fishy.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=47206691&postcount=145