Juice Defender

[pask2155]

Does JuiceDefender really work? I have stock 2.2... Just wondering....

And does the phone still operate correctly with things such as navigation, receiving texts, etc.

[Meanee]

Save the battery, yes. Make the phone annoying to use, yes.

Maybe I didn't explore enough in the options, but running Pandora or Slacker, once song ends, you need to turn the screen on, so JuiceDefender will allow data through. Or wait 1 minute. Also, my phone was laggy as shit when I used it.

[Wizhk]

You can pass a specific programs data through Juice Defender.. Its in the options..

I also recommend Root for Battery savings and zippier phone.. Even leaving everything stock but rooted, the phone works better.

Wizhk

[pask2155]

Originally Posted by Wizhk

You can pass a specific programs data through Juice Defender.. Its in the options..

I also recommend Root for Battery savings and zippier phone.. Even leaving everything stock but rooted, the phone works better.

Wizhk

Could you please explain? I used to flash roms all the time on my htc diamond, is this what you are talking about? Because I have no desire to get rid of the stock fetures of the phone and start flashing again, it was a headache... But how do you root and keep stock? Don't understand... Sorry have been out of the game for a little while..lol

[Karl]

Originally Posted by pask2155

Could you please explain? I used to flash roms all the time on my htc diamond, is this what you are talking about? Because I have no desire to get rid of the stock fetures of the phone and start flashing again, it was a headache... But how do you root and keep stock? Don't understand... Sorry have been out of the game for a little while..lol

there are stock rooted roms..meaning its a stock rom nothing added or taking away but the rom is rooted meaning setup to run on a rooted evo

[amw1972]

first off...pair juicedefender and juice plotter...you'll actually SEE how much further your battery is stretched.

for the laggy response time...that won't happen IF you don't tell juice defender to prefer WiFi. the lag comes with the wifi turning on when you turn your screen on.

AS for root access...if gives you greater freedom on what you can make your phone do...apps like shootme, setcpu...can be ran...and improve functionality.

[Carla]

Moved to Android Apps and Games

[pask2155]

Originally Posted by KarlE

there are stock rooted roms..meaning its a stock rom nothing added or taking away but the rom is rooted meaning setup to run on a rooted evo

so what's the point if it is the exact same as the stock? Just not understanding something has to change...????

[amw1972]

Originally Posted by pask2155

so what's the point if it is the exact same as the stock? Just not understanding something has to change...????

I'm sure this has been answered some where...and I'm too lazy to search for it...so here's the gist of what achieving root means (i hope i'm not mistaken here...)

achieving root basically gives you system access. prior to root, you can only adjust what the O/S allows you to adjust. You can't uninstall system apps ie some of the bloatware that came from Sprint. Once you have root...you are then able to get "deeper" into the o/s and do as you please. Overclocking, deleting system apps...etc.

So a rooted stock ROM basically is a stock ROM...but you can get in deeper to modify the way the phone works/functions. If you pay attention to some of the apps in the market...some will say that you HAVE TO HAVE ROOT to run that app. Titanium Back Up is one of those...and so is ShootMe (screenshot grabber.)

Hope this helps explain things a bit...in not so technical terms.

found a helpful article on an Android-centric site.

here's a link to another article from Android Police that discusses custom ROMs

[toddpedersen]

For what its worth, I found Juice Plotter drained my battery. I found the program useless to me. I could care less about looking at a graph of my battery being fully charged, then draining throughout the day. That is what the battery is supposed to do, and I felt that I did not need a program installed to show me that.

I do however love JuiceDefender itself.

Originally Posted by amw1972

first off...pair juicedefender and juice plotter...you'll actually SEE how much further your battery is stretched.

for the laggy response time...that won't happen IF you don't tell juice defender to prefer WiFi. the lag comes with the wifi turning on when you turn your screen on.

AS for root access...if gives you greater freedom on what you can make your phone do...apps like shootme, setcpu...can be ran...and improve functionality.