Battery Life: Just how bad?

[RootWind]

Got from 7AM to 11PM on my second day (with push e-mail).

[riironman]

i just streamed pandora radio for 2 1/2 hours at the gym and i still had 3/4 of a battery left. my touch pro would of been dead in 2 hours. the battery life is so much better. i havent put this thing down!

[ToxicToastKatz]

Ok, so i finally realized the battery drain everyone is talking about. I only got about 9 hours out of mine.

The question I have is this, is a complete factory restore required in order to get the workaround working? I'm hoping to be able to just power down and install Handcent and call it good. I'm not quite following how the "fix" is supposed to work. If it's as simple as just installing the Handcent app, powering the phone down and then powering up again and then changing the notification settings in messaging, that's not a big deal, but if I have to factory reset, it may be a deal breaker, as i just spent the last 3 days setting it up

Any help?

[nebula]

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No you do not need a factory reset, install ha-scent and disable notifications for the messages app that came with the phone and restart your phone and remember to never open and use the messages app.

[ToxicToastKatz]

Originally Posted by nebula

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No you do not need a factory reset, install ha-scent and disable notifications for the messages app that came with the phone and restart your phone and remember to never open and use the messages app.

I apologize for being a noob, but by restart, do you mean power down (i.e. hold down the end key and power off, then power on) or is there another method to restart the phone?

[ObsoleteE]

I am having issues disabling the stock MMS program, help please? I went into the settings within the program and turned off auto retrieve and notifications. I also made handcent the default MMS program. I am getting the audible sound for handcent, and not the stock mms prog, but I am still getting the little "1" icon on the stock prog when a new text is received.

[nebula]

Originally Posted by ObsoleteE

I am having issues disabling the stock MMS program, help please? I went into the settings within the program and turned off auto retrieve and notifications. I also made handcent the default MMS program. I am getting the audible sound for handcent, and not the stock mms prog, but I am still getting the little "1" icon on the stock prog when a new text is received.

You need to do this on your phone buddy: ---- You need to disable notification from the internal app. All Programs < Messages < Menu < Settings < Uncheck auto-retrieve & uncheck Notifications.

[nebula]

Originally Posted by ToxicToastKatz

I apologize for being a noob, but by restart, do you mean power down (i.e. hold down the end key and power off, then power on) or is there another method to restart the phone?

That is correct after you disable your notifications and install Handcent all you need to do is Power off and power on. Let me know if that works for you.

[ObsoleteE]

Originally Posted by nebula

You need to do this on your phone buddy: ---- You need to disable notification from the internal app. All Programs < Messages < Menu < Settings < Uncheck auto-retrieve & uncheck Notifications.

Done and done, still getting texts to both programs. The stock messaging prog doesn't give my any notification, but its still showing up that I have a new text on the stock mms icon.

[ToxicToastKatz]

Originally Posted by nebula

That is correct after you disable your notifications and install Handcent all you need to do is Power off and power on. Let me know if that works for you.

THANKS!! (I hit the button too).

So far it does seem to be working. I turned off the notifications and auto-retrieval in the native sms client and turned on the notifications in Handcent. I also went into a contact and acted like i was going to send a text so that I could choose Handcent to be the default app to send texts from (thus, clearing it from the manage apps menu). As of right now, my up time and awake time are different (i believe at 65% or so). The big test will be after a full day's use and texting. Thanks for the help on this. I'll hit the topic back if something goes awry tomorrow.