1% battery meter for Droid X

[Wildman]

It was brought to my attention today that Circle Battery Widget was updated recently and the software is reported to be able to handle 1% battery read out, I installed it and have ran it all day and so far it appears to be very close to the stock battery readout, give it a try if you want at https://market.android.com/details?id=fr.depoortere.android.CircleBatteryWidget

[bcram11]

Thank you! I've been looking for such a widget for months now!  Let's hope it stays accuate. 

[galaxie500fb]

Thank you.

[Wildman]

My pleasure, hope it works out well because a number of users was hoping for a app like this, and if the app supplies what it reported it will be added to one of my must have apps...

[galaxie500fb]

And the list of must have is posted?

[Wildman]

This is more like a personal prefrence list of mine, I have a number of apps that I just cant live without and since I test a large amount of apps my list is growing fast..

[bearone21]

what's the advantage of this widget?

the link in your 1st post is no good.

[Wildman]

This widget is just a way to have a more specific battery level read out because the stock battery meter is only 10% increments which makes you estimate battery life is useless. When your battery is at 35% the phones stock app reads it as 30% which is to off from real read out.

And as for the link, it works fine what do you mean its no good?

[bearone21]

thanks. i've been recharging at 15%, can i go to 10 without any issues.

this is the message i get ONLY when i click on your link, on no other websites. xphomesp2/ie8

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[Wildman]

I noticed this also, all you have to do is click continue to website, clear cache for browser usually resolve the certificate issue.

After checking certificate its registered to *.google which usually means its a deicated corp certificate, all information appears to be correct but browser verification seems to have a issue.

[bearone21]

how low can you go, %wise without damaging the phone?

[Wildman]

You do not damage device when battery drains but you do not want it to get to low because it will poser itself off and sometimes some users have had issues getting it to power back up until battery is close to half way full..

[bearone21]

"poser itself off" means what?

so can i run it down to 10%?

[LoydroidX]

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bearone21 wrote:
"poser itself off" means what?

so can i run it down to 10%?

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I think he means "power itself off". 

[Wildman]

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bearone21 wrote:
"poser itself off" means what?

so can i run it down to 10%?

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Power it self off....  Sorry, Typo..

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LoydroidX wrote:

Kudos to you, Wildman!  It's up and running on my phone.  Have you noticed any increased drain on the battery?

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So far I have not notice any addition drain, I have notice that having a 1% meter does draw more attention to how the battery drains, 1% appears to fall faster but my battery life is still the same as before, so its just a mental thing.

[dirkbonn]

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bearone21 wrote:
"poser itself off" means what?

so can i run it down to 10%?

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Seams to my I remember reading that it will shorten the usable life of a lithium-ion battery to run it down to nothing. Don't know whether running it down to 20%, 15%, or 10% before charging has any effect on battery life or not.

Here's a webpage from Battery University that has alot of useful info....

http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/charging_lithium_ion_batteries

[B33]

Hey guys i haven't updated mine yet but after reading a few post im a gona do it to. Been a little absent these couple dayes been playing that Wii wildman got me a tennis game an it has been giving this old fart a work out. But its all good. An i See they've came out with a New Version off the Droid X or i guess thats the Rumor!  I looked on my account profile an it says i have the old Versin i wonder whats up i know they maid a SD change from the 16GB to a 2GB Card but other than that i wonder if thats it. a head scracher for shur.

[#18]

From what I have read it appears the diffrence of new and old Droid X is the sd card change, my listing for my device doesnt say "Old Version" like some has reported, mine actually sayes 16GB Version

[Wildman]

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From what I have read it appears the diffrence of new and old Droid X is the sd card change, my listing for my device doesnt say "Old Version" like some has reported, mine actually sayes 16GB Version

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What is with the forum lately, this is the third time I have had this crazy site post my post with a unknown user information.... 

But anyway here is the link I tried to post that the site would allow because site freaked out

[gerio]

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Wildman wrote:

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From what I have read it appears the diffrence of new and old Droid X is the sd card change, my listing for my device doesnt say "Old Version" like some has reported, mine actually sayes 16GB Version

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What is with the forum lately, this is the third time I have had this crazy site post my post with a unknown user information.... 

But anyway here is the link I tried to post that the site would allow because site freaked out

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I've been seeing those "contributor" posts, didn't notice whether or not they were from the same poster. It hasn't happened to any of my posts (they probably take pity on me and my insane ramblings... )

As for my Droid X listing in My Verizon, my phone listed as a "Droid X*" (yes, with an asterisk). I don't understand the asterisk, but oh well...

I have grown to really love the Circle Battery Widget. I can see NO extra battery drain whatsoever. I thought that the 1% increments were not possible because of some limitations of the Moto phone. But it certainly does work. And yes, at first, I was thinking "My goodness, that battery is draining fast!" (extremely para-phrased, LOL). But yes, it is mental, the battery is lasting as long as ever, it's just watching it drain can be deceiving. However, I've gotten used to it being there.

Very cool find, Wildman, thanx for sharing and take care, 

Geri O

[LoydroidX]

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gerio wrote:

I have grown to really love the Circle Battery Widget. I can see NO extra battery drain whatsoever. I thought that the 1% increments were not possible because of some limitations of the Moto phone. But it certainly does work. And yes, at first, I was thinking "My goodness, that battery is draining fast!" (extremely para-phrased, LOL). But yes, it is mental, the battery is lasting as long as ever, it's just watching it drain can be deceiving. However, I've gotten used to it being there.

Very cool find, Wildman, thanx for sharing and take care, 

Geri O

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Ditto!  I'm loving the 1% increments and also see no battery drain.  It is odd to see it at 99% immediately after I unplug it after an all night charge, but I do see "100" while it's plugged in and fully charged.  (I'm driving myself crazy trying to find color combinations that I like!)  Thanks again, Wildman!