[fireballmonkey]

Originally Posted by pkny

1) I disable the DRM service
2) airplane mode cycle in the morning
3) disable use wireles network for location
4) Disable background data
5) Disabled data roaming and enable data roam guard.
Would this matter if i did #4 ?
6) Wi-Fi sleep policy is set to never turn off
7) Set ATK to auto kill every hour.

Now i know ATK is controversial for android 2.1+. Is there anything else i am doing here that is unnecessary?
Is there anything i should be doing.

I do not have live wallpaper but have a dark background. Brightness set to 12%.
I do have this battery widget and launcher pro. Both of which i believe is killing my battery.

Is there anything i am doing here that is unnecessary?

I'm currently getting 16-20 hours on a charge with moderate use. I believe killing the DRM service is the biggest gain. I only did the airplane mode cycle once, and I've rebooted the phone a few times since then, and my battery life is still fine, so I doubt that it really did anything. As far as location, background data, and roaming, I leave all that crap on and it doesn't seem to drain my battery any faster. I used to use ATK auto-kill, but since turning it off, it doesn't appear to make any difference, so you probably don't need that set either. I have my brightness set to auto, but 12% should be fine. I used Launcher Pro for a while too, and it didn't seem to drain the battery either.

So I'm wondering if maybe it's your battery widget. I've read that some of them affect battery life, but others don't. You should try uninstalling it for a few days and see if it helps. You can also check your battery usage list in Settings -> About Phone -> Battery Use, and see if any apps are listed on there.

The inconsistent roaming/spotty service that you mentioned is likely a part of the issue as well. Roaming/low signal strength can drain battery like a mofo.

Hope this helps at least a little!