Do not update Google Gesture Search! It will ruin your phones battery life! 2.2

OMGWTF_BBQ · #1 (**permalink**) 08-13-2010, 04:04 AM

I was watching my battery DROP today while I was at work and couldn't figure out why. I tried watching everything via OSMonitor and kept checking my battery meter to see what was draining it.

I just finally figured it out. Google's Gesture Search and it's newest version decimated my EVO running Stock 2.2. It wasn't showing on my battery status by now it is.

Here's your proof:

If anyone else is having battery problems uninstall, Gesture Search. Hopefully I will save someone from a dead EVO tomorrow.

I'm not sure if this is isolated but I did read through the Gesture Search comments on the Market and I'm not the only EVO 2.2 user having this issue. So I thought I'd just share it with you all before someone ventures out on an important daily task and has a dead EVO after 3 hours.

**w7excursion** · #2 (**permalink**) 08-13-2010, 04:37 AM

Well I never heard of that app so now I must download it. lol j/k

**TheBundo** · #3 (**permalink**) 08-13-2010, 05:43 AM

Well, I love GS, so I won't apply that update

bharris25 · #4 (**permalink**) 08-13-2010, 07:08 AM

I installed gesture search and it said that it was taking 80% of my battery usage but it didn't seem to actually affect my battery life in actual usage. I uninstalled it anyway because I didn't feel like looking at it sitting at the top of my battery usage chart even though it didn't seem to hurt it.

searcher61 · #5 (**permalink**) 08-13-2010, 07:11 AM

Turn off the "Double flip" option. I just put an icon on my main page. It says Double flip will use battery.

eagle2222222222 · #6 (**permalink**) 08-13-2010, 08:47 AM

What app are you using thats in in pic to show which app's are using the most battery power?

**TheBundo** · #7 (**permalink**) 08-13-2010, 09:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eagle2222222222

What app are you using thats in in pic to show which app's are using the most battery power?

Settings/about phone/battery

fuzzy26 · #8 (**permalink**) 08-13-2010, 03:04 PM

I concur with searcher61, It is the Double-flip that kills the battery.

Fua · #9 (**permalink**) 08-13-2010, 06:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bharris25

I installed gesture search and it said that it was taking 80% of my battery usage but it didn't seem to actually affect my battery life in actual usage. I uninstalled it anyway because I didn't feel like looking at it sitting at the top of my battery usage chart even though it didn't seem to hurt it.

Same here. Gesture Search is sitting at 88%, but the actual battery life seems largely unaffected so far.
I like it enough to keep it. Worst case, just turn off the flip function.

**TheBundo** · #10 (**permalink**) 08-13-2010, 06:12 PM

ItIs double flip a new option in the updated version? I don't see that in the older version. What does it do?