For starters, it takes 3 or 4 charges and discharges before the battery is broken in and will provide good life. Not sure how far along you are in that process.
I would also recommend you access your TALK icon from applications and go to settings and turn of the Auto Sign in and then log off. This of course is only applicable if you don't use Google Talk on a regular basis.
I also suggest you turn off the Auto Brightness and install a free app called Brightness Profiles. Then add the app icon to your home screen for easy access. I run my Normal profile at 25%, Low at 0% and High at 100%.
I have installed a program called JuiceDefender which is free and gives you tones of automated settings to converve battery life with respect to your Data. You will need Ultimate Juice for someting like $4 if you want WiFi to be controlled based on location and to have access to the weekend peak and off peak settings. Well worth the money in my opinion.
I get two days before I have to charge it, but I do turn it of at night.
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Originally Posted by haus
My battery life is abysmal compared to my TP2. Then again I looked at my Sprint account and apparently I used 5x the amount of data on the Shift in the first 7 days I owned it compared to the first 7 days of the month while I was still on the TP2.
My theory is twofold. First, I suspect Android is phoning home and sending stuff to places I don't even want to think about. It's probably all in the fine print somewhere. Second, the native news, weather, and stock apps are set to update much more frequently than I'd like. Today I turned them off completely just to see if it makes a difference.
But the biggest driver for me is the screen, according to the "what's using my battery" page. I use brightness at 25%.
Last night at 11pm my battery was at 20-30% (I don't recall the exact number but it was orange in the notification area). With the TP2, same operator usage pattern (meaning stuff I'm doing vs. stuff the phone is doing on its own/in the background) I'd be at 80% at the same time. Maybe 70% if I had a long conference call during the day.
Needless to say I'm looking for a good rechargeable battery pack with a built-in MicroUSB connector, since getting the battery door off this phone is harder than doing my taxes.
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