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Battery life after update

Has anyone noticed longer battery life after the update? Usually my battery is at 20% by late afternoon and I always have to put it on the charger to get through the day. It's 9 PM now and my battery stands at 40% and hasn't needed charging at all. This is the regular battery, by the way. Could it be??

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michaeljtimko

I will have to pay closer attention tomorrow.

I did the update this morning and when I got to work. After it was done, I popped the phone on the charge because the update knocked me from a full charge down to 60%.

I attribute the power drain to I work in a Steel Mill and I am surrounded by metal and concrete. Its hard for the cell radio signal to get through to the outside.

Tomorrow I will resist charging to the phone and see how the phone does on a 10 hour work day.

gerio

It's hard to say here, I've spent a lot more time than usual playing with the phone and various features. Maybe I can leave it alone tomorrow and get a better idea of the battery life after 2.2...or whatever we are calling it now... :smileyhappy:

Geri O

djtonic

gerio wrote:
It's hard to say here, I've spent a lot more time than usual playing with the phone and various features. Maybe I can leave it alone tomorrow and get a better idea of the battery life after 2.2...or whatever we are calling it now...

Geri O

yeah geri, i imagine we all have! I'll also be back to my normal usage and will report back.

Dj.

hallcp1019

i wish we could dim the screen more my gf has an evo and can really dim down the brightness probably half of the x's lowest setting also the rep at verizon told me today 2.2 has a built-in auto task killer that runs unseen but im on day 4 of my x so i cant give a good meter of battery life i cant put it down :smileywink:

it did eliminate the .com button from the keyboard not a big deal ...but why lol

GEJester

Yepers! My battery life seems longer also. Like you said, about 20%.

mjtimko

My phone has been unplugged since 5 AM. I have sent 30 text messages, sent an received email, and browsed the internet off and on. Battery life sits at 70% as of 10 AM. Will continue watch until end of work today, but FroYo looks promising for better battery life.

Cody21

Yep .. me too .... Also, it seems less hot to the touch ... unless I am playing a lot of Video; which it heats up pretty fast. But unless I am playing a lot of Video, the battery life seems longer.

curtterp

My battery life has not changed that much, but I changed the batter manager settings for performance.

I also listen to internet radio all day long (well most of the day)... so I have it on the charger sometime before noon, for most of the afternoon. If I have a meeting late morning, I have it on the charger before mid morning so I can make sure that I have no problems with battery power during the meeting.

I also have been hlooking at the display more than usual during the past 2 days to check out my apps that I have on it to make sure that when I want to use the apps, they actually work. with Froyo.

SteelerFan

Mine seems a little better but should have a more solid idea in the couple of days.

aherron

I notice that my battery runs longer now and I did a lot of browsing too.

gator1

Obviously something good happened with the battery after the update. For the second day after the update I haven't had to charge my battery during the day. I browse alot, plus at breaks and lunch I read kindle books on my phone.

Kanichiro

My battery charge is lasting only half as long as it did before I updated to Android 2.2.

reallyniceguy

I did a master reset and it is now back to my normal 12 hours of use. (extended battery)

Kanichiro

I'll try a Master Reset this weekend. Hopefully, that fixes the problem.

dmlangdon

My battery life is longer now as well. I believe this was expected because of the improved processing capabilities in the OS which caused less drain on the battery.

natsad

Mine seems to be shorter lived as well. I'm going to watch it for a few days though and see what happens.

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