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Originally Posted by lunacie
I used to put it in, but found it can screwed up a few things when restoring to 6.5.4, so I don't cook it anymore. I have Sprite backup in there instead. It's not free, but it's a very powerful backup tool. You can always install PimBackup as a cab if it's working for you in 6.5.x - download here.
Regarding battery life, it's the same old thing - Lumos (a backlight manager included in 'Tools') is probably the no. 1 saver, activesync exchange set to 5 or 10 minute intervals instead of as e-mail arrives makes a big difference.
Sounds like your battery charging circuit may need to be reset - run the battery down past 20%, turn off the phone, charge until full with phone off. That should re-calibrate the circuit. It doesn't change anything regarding battery life itself, but it will monitor the battery more accurately (lithium batteries are know to go out of calibration) so you & your phone will know how much you really have. Also, lithium batteries only last @ 1 year, so if you're seeing worse performance and the battery is over 1 year old it's probably time for a new one.
I get really good battery life from v28011-28, single charge will last all day with moderate use and the settings listed above. My battery is 6 months old, I re-calibrated the battery @ 4 months ago. |
Great tips. I should point out that PPCPimBackup worked completely fine for me in your ROM. While sprite backup is indeed powerful, PPCPimBackup is freeware, and just simply does the job quickly and easily. Again, you might want to reconsider.
I was already using Lumos, and my email is on a 2 hour pull. Not through AS but IMAP polling. This already uses signifigantly less battery than AS push so I'm still at a lost here.
I calibrate my battery nearly everyday; with my use and most Sense 2.5 roms i get down into the single digits like clockwork.
I would like to say that with Li-Ion batteries a full discharge can be harmful to the cells, and contrary to popular belief, topping up a li-ion on the charger all the time (especially cell-phone batteries) won't decrease the lifespan by any noticeable amount.