Battery life after update

[gator1]

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??

[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...

Geri O

[djtonic]

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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

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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

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.

[hallcp1019]

ok so i got a normal day of use finally i guess i controled myself after my first days of breaking in my x i took the phone off the charger around 9pm last night and it is now about 7am and with moderate use of a some games and about 75 texts and probably 30 t0 45 of web use and showing google maps to some folks at work i am sitting at 80 percent and i hit the lock button about every 20 mins to check for texts or emails because i keep it silent at work so yeah im being honest here i have the standard battery and havent touched the charger since 9pm last night. im off today so ill use it more but ill update on how it does with heavier use....anyone else have an issue with typing in the forums here with your x? the text area will light up but it never brings up the keyboard or anything. any ideas? so far this is the only place im having the issue with

[natsad]

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