Battery Life on Droid Razer is horrible

grourke20 · ‎12-30-2011

smashogre · ‎12-30-2011

I feel your pain! I started using the Smart Actions app to turn on wireless and turn off the data connection whenever I was within range of one of my known WLAN's. This has helped tremendously. Make sure screen brightness is on Auto and that no user-installed apps are running amok either.

Best of luck!

liz69 · ‎01-02-2012

How do you know if the apps are running in the background - my battery life is horrible too - I gt maybe a day out of it!

jerry3741 · ‎01-02-2012

If you get a day out of it then you are Blessed.

MrOpinion · ‎01-06-2012

your task Manager (in the included apps) as well as manage apps in the menu will tell you this info -- putting apps that don't need to run in the background - which is most - except maybe navigate - onto the auto-end-list in the task manager and having a timeout for your screen will shut those powerusers down more frequently and automatically - I go 20 - 40 hrs , but then use it for phone, msg, e-mail, field necessary browsing (at home it's the PC), maps and not for games and music (thats what they make other toys for)

bassplayrguy · ‎01-03-2012

I am getting about 16 hours out of mine with moderate usage and connected to wifi all day.. This is very good for an android phone. In a 16 hour day everyone has access to a charger at some point if needed.

SallyC · ‎01-03-2012

I don't know if you are using Smart Actions but you might look into that. Another recommendation is Juice Defender. It has a free version and two paid versions that give you more options. I have found JD to be even better than Smart Actions for me, giving me a long day of moderate use on a battery.

mrsdm · ‎01-05-2012

Well, I'm an 'oldster', this is my second DROID and I'm going to keep working at it, but the smart actions app is evidently over my head!! I have some parts of it working, but if you have the wrong 'trigger' or whatever it doesn't work!! I'm still doing trial and error! Is Juice Defender simpler that Smart Actions???

SallyC · ‎01-05-2012

I'm an 'oldster' too, but you can call me Grandma. Yes, imho, Juice Defender is simpler as they have screens you can look at and enable or not certain actions. There's an explanation for them too.

You can read more about it at http://www.juicedefender.com/ including a pretty inclusive Support page. You can start with the free version and see if you like it. If your needs aren't too complicated, you may not even want or need a paid version.

mrsdm · ‎01-05-2012

Thank you I will definitely check it out!! Oh and I'm a grandmother also.... you can call me Nonna!! I love all this hi tech stuff, especially when I get it figured out! I can fix all my grandkids laptops when they get viruses, spyware and all that stuff...this phone will not get the best of me! My next venture is an android tablet! Thank you again!!

SallyC · ‎01-06-2012

Haha! That's great, Nonna! I like your attitude!

This is my first Android device and I had to keep reminding myself to use the Menu button when I couldn't find what I was expecting! But I really like it now that I've had a bit of time to adjust.

@MrOpinion, I agree a portable battery charger is a nice option. There are a number of different models depending on your needs out there. I also have a charger in my car. But unless I'm streaming a lot I don't find battery life to be a problem. I routinely go 12 hrs and even then am only down to 35-40% with a fair bit of use. Not a big fan of task killers for the reasons in this article, but if what you're doing works for you that's all that matters.

MrOpinion · ‎01-06-2012

Interesting article. & reasonably logical with a twist where I head off. For one I am not using a task killer and while many apps just sit dormant others such a camera do not. But my thing isnt so much the apps themselves but the external recources they may be - and i may totaly be wrong- keeping active. WI-FI. GPS. BROADBAND BLUETOOTH. and I kind of based that on people constantly telling me how I should turn these off as the kill battery. And I was thinking no app no GPS. and I have gone 48hrs till cut of - so figgured must be workin. usually its 24 w - like you. 30% remaining. only used backup bat once and that was on my dumb-phone just so the backup got cycled. havent needed it on Razr yet

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Haha! That's great, Nonna! I like your attitude!

This is my first Android device and I had to keep reminding myself to use the Menu button when I couldn't find what I was expecting! But I really like it now that I've had a bit of time to adjust.

@MrOpinion, I agree a portable battery charger is a nice option. There are a number of different models depending on your needs out there. I also have a charger in my car. But unless I'm streaming a lot I don't find battery life to be a problem. I routinely go 12 hrs and even then am only down to 35-40% with a fair bit of use. Not a big fan of task killers for the reasons in this article, but if what you're doing works for you that's all that matters.

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thor77 · ‎01-07-2012

just got the razr.it came with about 70% battery.i killed it in about 3 hours just trying to set up the phone.i let it drain almost completely like recommended then got juice defender.the second day with heavy use (no games just setting up) i got 8 hours and battery down to 20%.i also notice that the new update 6.2 i believe, has lessen the battery use of my screen display which was using 65% of the battery before the update,then 32 after the update.now am not sure if juice defender did that or the update.i will keep draining the battery to almost 0 to keep improving it.also i got my razr in costco and it was 259 and it came with a back up rechargeable battery that last 4 hours and a hdmi out cable.also i get 90 days to exchange for another phone with out a restocking fee.

SallyC · ‎01-07-2012

I'm glad your battery life is improving. I think the update helped some, but JD is probably responsible for the biggest increase. Easy to test it by disabling JD and seeing.

I would not run your battery down like that. It does not improve Lithium Ion batteries - it actually hurts them. FoxKat has written much about it as has the Battery University site. They do not have memory like the old type batteries and their life is shortened by high heat, so frequent smaller charges are actually better.

MrOpinion · ‎01-07-2012

Thanx for that tidbit - guess one thing wjere 50 years of focising on batter life related to cycling is just a education I now need to forget ... thanx

Date: Sat, 7 Jan 2012 07:55:18 -0700