All HTC Evo Battery Perfomance Talk

[pzztgotbagz]

Battery performance depends on many factors, including network configuration, signal strength, the temperature of the environment in which you operate your phone, the features and/or settings you select and use, items attached to connecting ports, and your usage patterns for voice, data and other programs.



There are several differences between other phones and your new HTC EVO™ 4G that can impact your battery life:

HTC EVO has more radios to power (3G, 4G, Bluetooth, WiFi, GPS)
HTC EVO has a larger screen than most typical feature phones
HTC EVO has more capabilities than most typical feature phones
Management of multiple email accounts and syncing
WiFi access point
WiFi Router capability
4G data
GPS
Access to several 3rd party applications through the Market
Applications and Processes running in the background
Because of all these new wonderful capabilities and features, it is up to you to manage your battery life experience. Here's how!




Multiple radios

The multiple radios use battery life even when you are not using them. To improve battery life, turn off your Bluetooth, GPS, 4G, WiFi and WiFi hotspot if you are not using them.



Preloaded widgets are available for your Home screen to conveniently monitor use of radios:

Power Control Widget – allows you to see radios that are ON and OFF
Widget > Power Control
Individual Widgets – available for Airplane Mode, Bluetooth, GPS, Mobile Network, Wi-Fi, 4G, Hotspot
Widget > Settings and select what you want to monitor
Running Services Widget – can help you identify services that are running that you no longer need that could be ended to save battery life
Shortcut > Settings > Running Services Widget



Live Wallpaper and backlight settings

Live Wallpaper uses significantly more battery than standard wallpapers when your screen is ON

Ambient Light Sensor – controls backlight brightness based on your ambient lighting condition
Settings > Sound and Display > Brightness
Manual Control – You can use your Power Control Widget to easily adjust your backlight intensity with a simple touch.



Email Applications Settings

Bottom line, email synchronization settings can have significant impact to battery life and the ideal settings are going to vary by person. Try different configurations that achieve the best compromise between convenience and battery life.
Generally, less frequent email syncing equals better battery life
Shorter polling frequencies (5 minute, 10 minute, 15 minute) can actually be worse for your battery life than As Items Arrive, especially if you do not have high volumes of email.
Email settings allow you to set up peak and off-peak hours for email sync on each email account
Pop Account – Mail > Menu > More > Settings > Send & Receive > Set Download Frequency
Exchange Account – Mail > Menu > More > Settings > Send & Receive > Schedule
Manual Sync – allows you to receive emails only when you choose to; this can be optimal for battery life if you don't necessarily need emails as quickly as they arrive. Sync by selecting Menu > Refresh



Preloaded Applications

There are several preloaded applications which update based on frequency settings:

Stocks
Weather
News
Peep
Flickr
Facebook
These applications have a settings menu that typically can be accessed by using the Menu button while you are in the application. In the settings menu there is an item called Update Schedule

(Menu > Settings > Update Schedule; this may slightly vary from App to App).



In general, the less frequently you allow these applications to update, the better your battery life. If you find there are applications you don't use at all, for the best battery life experience, configure the application to either not sync at all or to sync at the lowest frequency. You can also end the application or service by going to the Running Services Widget mentioned above.




Google Talk

When you sign up for the Google Market or Gmail with your Gmail account information, you are also signed in to the Google Talk instant messaging application. The Talk application tracks the presence of your Google Talk contacts in order to let you know who is available to instant message. Each presence change uses power, even if you do not have the Talk application open.



If you do not use Talk on your device or do not mind if it is only operating when you actually have the application open, then you can eliminate this extra battery consumption:

Press Menu then tap All apps > Talk > Menu > More > Settings
Uncheck the automatically sign in box.
Make sure you exit the application by going to Menu > More > and selecting Sign Out
In order to again receive Instant Messages through the Talk application, all you'll need to do is open the Talk application again and it will automatically sign you in.
Note: Make sure you always exit the application by selecting Sign Out to reduce battery consumption. Exiting the application by use of the back or home keys will not sign you out and battery life will not be improved.




4G

The 4G radio should only be turned on when the improved network speed is required for an application, such as YouTube, Web Browsing or Sprint Mobile Hotspot. When not in use, it's important to use the built-in 4G widget to turn the 4G radio OFF.



If you have your 4G radio ON, but are no longer in 4G coverage, then your device will be scanning in an attempt to re-acquire the 4G network. Your battery can be significantly drained by scanning, so if you know you will be out of 4G coverage for an extended period of time or if you are not acquiring a 4G signal as indicated in the task bar, it is important to turn your 4G radio OFF.



Even when in 4G markets, particularly when mobile, you may be going in and out of 4G coverage. If you notice that you do not have a 4G signal at any point in time, turning off the 4G radio will save you significant battery life. Simply turn it back on to check for 4G coverage when you are back in 4G coverage.



To check for the latest 4G coverage in your area, click here.




3rd-Party Applications

Be especially cautious with all 3rd-party applications that you download from the Android Market. Often times these applications have not been designed with battery life in mind. Many of these applications significantly impact your battery life and quite often they remain running even when you exit the application. It's important for you to understand the behavior of all the applications you download and to:

Learn how to use the running services application or other 3rd-party task managers to identify applications that are still running even when not in use and to end applications that are still running but no longer needed
Know how to close the application so that it does not continue running
If the applications synchronize data, make sure you optimize the synchronization settings for improved battery life

This information was obtained from the link below.

http://support.sprint.com/support/ar...0100601-130442

If you do not use Talk on your device or do not mind if it is only operating when you actually have the application open, then you can eliminate this extra battery consumption:

Press Menu then tap All apps > Talk > Menu > More > Settings
Uncheck the automatically sign in box.
Make sure you exit the application by going to Menu > More > and selecting Sign Out
In order to again receive Instant Messages through the Talk application, all you'll need to do is open the Talk application again and it will automatically sign you in.
Note: Make sure you always exit the application by selecting Sign Out to reduce battery consumption. Exiting the application by use of the back or home keys will not sign you out and battery life will not be improved.



I did this the other day and thought I would check it again to be sure it was off and it was back on so you may want to check periodicaly...

[DarkLord]

i went to bed with 40% battery and got up with 2%. i'm getting ready to turn my evo into something useful like a Frisbee.

[madoc]

If these, or the many, many other tweaks out there do not help, you can always try a custom ROM. I remember that the old Touch Pro 1 had really awful battery life with the stock ROM. Once I loaded a custom, I had a much, much better experience.

This seems to be the case with the EVO as well. Many of the new customs that are coming out are focusing on battery life. I recently fully rooted my EVO and installed a custom (BuglessBeast v0.3) and have noticed an improvement with zero tweaks applied. I have the OC widget, but have not employed it thus far. It is still early on, but things are going well... =D>

Worth a shot if you are at your wits end on battery life. FastRX8 did a great job on write-up and consolidation, rooting is pretty straightforward.

I expect that the Froyo release will contain a number of these fixes, but until then I am loving the custom scene.

[skillzo1]

HTC's fault or Sprint's or Android??? Battery life SUCKS.


I hope someone mentioned above puts out a fix for this. I'm tired of recharging my battery every 4 - 6 hours off of standby. I don't want to hear about any tweaks and about closing widgets cause i run almost all of them. This should have been adressed before the phone was put out into the wild and fixed. This is just insane that i need to keep a house charger and have to own 2 car chargers to keep my phone on. What good is a phone that can do everything but dies in several hours after barely using it? I'm not even in a 4g area.


Yes some of you say you get good battery life, but there is alot that don't. Like mentioned above i use my widgets. I shouldn't have to turn them off to get a half day life. I should be able to get atleast a day out of the battery.


I do not want to spend extra money on a bigger, heavier, no protective case fitting battery. I def give it to the iphone on this one...and i hate giving them any type of credit.


Please FIX this asap.

[meccadon123]

I really didn't mind the 10 fee until i saw all the things that sprint is suggesting you do to save your battery. Their argument for the fee just went out the damn window. I understood the reasoning initially but now.....10 fee for all the great things your phone can do, but if you want your battery to last over 6 hours we recommend that you don't use all the features that we used to argue the $10 fee?

[madoc]

Originally Posted by madoc

If these, or the many, many other tweaks out there do not help, you can always try a custom ROM. I remember that the old Touch Pro 1 had really awful battery life with the stock ROM. Once I loaded a custom, I had a much, much better experience.

This seems to be the case with the EVO as well. Many of the new customs that are coming out are focusing on battery life. I recently fully rooted my EVO and installed a custom (BuglessBeast v0.3) and have noticed an improvement with zero tweaks applied. I have the OC widget, but have not employed it thus far. It is still early on, but things are going well... =D>

Worth a shot if you are at your wits end on battery life. FastRX8 did a great job on write-up and consolidation, rooting is pretty straightforward.

I expect that the Froyo release will contain a number of these fixes, but until then I am loving the custom scene.

I got 14 hours of moderate to heavy (not constant) use today using this custom ROM. Not bad.

[blkout01]

Originally Posted by meccadon123

I really didn't mind the 10 fee until i saw all the things that sprint is suggesting you do to save your battery. Their argument for the fee just went out the damn window. I understood the reasoning initially but now.....10 fee for all the great things your phone can do, but if you want your battery to last over 6 hours we recommend that you don't use all the features that we used to argue the $10 fee?

I have to say this made me laugh but is actually a very good point.

[Deadlygun]

Originally Posted by iondokk

I did this the other day and thought I would check it again to be sure it was off and it was back on so you may want to check periodicaly...

If you are opening Talk it will automatically sign you back on and look like it's been running. Turning off automatically sign on keeps it from signing you on until you open up the app again. Don't know if that made sense...

[lipidfats]

Originally Posted by skillzo1

HTC's fault or Sprint's or Android??? Battery life SUCKS.
I hope someone mentioned above puts out a fix for this. I'm tired of recharging my battery every 4 - 6 hours off of standby. I don't want to hear about any tweaks and about closing widgets cause i run almost all of them. This should have been adressed before the phone was put out into the wild and fixed. This is just insane that i need to keep a house charger and have to own 2 car chargers to keep my phone on. What good is a phone that can do everything but dies in several hours after barely using it? I'm not even in a 4g area.

Yes some of you say you get good battery life, but there is alot that don't. Like mentioned above i use my widgets. I shouldn't have to turn them off to get a half day life. I should be able to get atleast a day out of the battery.

I do not want to spend extra money on a bigger, heavier, no protective case fitting battery. I def give it to the iphone on this one...and i hate giving them any type of credit.
Please FIX this asap.

you're getting only a few hours with light use? or 4-6 hours when the device is just in standby? Your phone is either defective and you need to return it or your area is in a cdma deadzone so to speak. I get 25-30ish hours with light use. You said there are many out there with the drain you're experiencing... i don't think that's true. There are a few bad apples like yours in relation to the many out there with decent to good life. The one's experiencing it should exchange as this is beyond the poor battery life that people are experiencing. Even pro reviewers are saying they get 10 hours of intermediate use - and they say that's very poor battery life in their opinion. I haven't seen any reviewer say they only get a few hours with light use and 4g off.