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Originally Posted by JWhipple
Have you noticed that when using WMWifiRouter (I'm using 1.35 , the newest version) that when you have the phone attached to the wall charger that it doesn't indicate that the phone is charging? Granted, the battery meter doesn't drop, but, am I correct in assuming this is because the battery is discharging at pretty much the same rate as what it is charging? I am on a known good charger but the charging icon doesn't display either.
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The reason for this is usually because you're pulling data at a high volume, which uses a lot of battery power. Because of this the phone tends to heat up. Also contributing to the phone heating up is charging it. The phone gets to a point where it "protects" itself by refusing to charge to help with the heat issue. When this happens it will run purely off of battery and not off the charger, which is why it doesn't indicate it's charging. It's because it isn't. The phone will tend to bounce back and forth between charging and battery, as the heat dissipates enough to accept a charge, so I would recommend still keeping it plugged in. It will get you a little more life for that charge.
There's built in temp monitors inside of WMWifi that will actually let you see how hot the phone is, and this is why they included them. A few things I do to help with the heat/battery issue are:
1. Make sure the phone is in the open, or well ventilated area
2. Open the slider keyboard (helps dissipate heat better)
3. Turn off the screen to prevent that draining the battery, and to help with heat.
4. If possible, shut down any other running programs on the phone (to conserve battery).
I actually read a post by a long time WMWifi user that said he has a minifridge where he uses his phone at, and he actually sticks the phone in the little freezer tray section of the minifridge to keep it charging, Lol. I do *not* recommend this however.