Android For The Vogue Is Here!!!

[Cadillax]

Originally Posted by weezyfeezy

Toggling background data when you're not actively using it will probably double your battery life (crude estimate). Likewise, you can turn off your auto updates and auto syncing, or at least limit the amount of times they update per day. I've found those small changes allow me to run Android pretty much like I run winmo. Android doesn't get quite the same battery life, but it's close.

Yep those preferences are the first things I disabled when I installed Android. Its true, it probably saves around 50% of your batt. life.

My phone is about 10 hours in right now and the battery is at 6% now. I think in winmo i'd still have about 20-30% left right now.

EDIT:: Wow, when android says my battery is dead and shuts off and I plug it in to charge, it just jumps to 50%... how can this be? (I verified in winmo that the battery is actually dead).

Could Panel type in default.txt have anything to do with this?

[jaredakelly]

Originally Posted by Cadillax

Yep those preferences are the first things I disabled when I installed Android. Its true, it probably saves around 50% of your batt. life.

My phone is about 10 hours in right now and the battery is at 6% now. I think in winmo i'd still have about 20-30% left right now.

EDIT:: Wow, when android says my battery is dead and shuts off and I plug it in to charge, it just jumps to 50%... how can this be? (I verified in winmo that the battery is actually dead).

Could Panel type in default.txt have anything to do with this?

the temperature of the battery in android has alot to do with how the battery percentage is read. if it's hot it shows a higher percentage and if it's cold it shows a lower percentage. i think the latest update fixes alot of those problems and if it doesn't they are working on it.

[inertone]

Originally Posted by jaredakelly

the temperature of the battery in android has alot to do with how the battery percentage is read. if it's hot it shows a higher percentage and if it's cold it shows a lower percentage. i think the latest update fixes alot of those problems and if it doesn't they are working on it.

lol thats weeird lol, youd think itd be the opposite haha
idkk, maybe i'm just WAY crazyy, but i really do beleive my phone lasts alot longer with android...maybe its the placebo effect lol

[weezyfeezy]

Originally Posted by Cadillax

Yep those preferences are the first things I disabled when I installed Android. Its true, it probably saves around 50% of your batt. life.

My phone is about 10 hours in right now and the battery is at 6% now. I think in winmo i'd still have about 20-30% left right now.

EDIT:: Wow, when android says my battery is dead and shuts off and I plug it in to charge, it just jumps to 50%... how can this be? (I verified in winmo that the battery is actually dead).

Could Panel type in default.txt have anything to do with this?

You're right, sometimes when Android says your battery is at 20% and you boot into windows, it will magically be at say 35% or 40%. From lurking over at XDA, it appears this is a problem the developers are testing and still trying to iron out.

FYIs, new system, zImage, and Initrd are up today. mssmison has also contributed a hero themed system build. Can't wait to get home and try it out!

[inertone]

the new updates are dope!!!

[mssmison]

The battery % thing is because android does not take into account battery temperature. It's being worked on . You guys sound really close to me in battery power.. unless of course I leave my brightness cranked up lol.

[inertone]

the mic fix is amazing!! i found this app that allows for speech to txt!!!
its too dope!

[emk8314]

Hey guys, just changed to Android 1.5, and I am having trouble. I have no keyboard, and though I've read about this issue, I have no idea how to fix it.

Please help!

[inertone]

Originally Posted by emk8314

Hey guys, just changed to Android 1.5, and I am having trouble. I have no keyboard, and though I've read about this issue, I have no idea how to fix it.

Please help!

really?? hmm...
try reinstalling everything with a fresh DL, try the new updates, they should have the keyboard

[emk8314]

Originally Posted by inertone

really?? hmm...
try reinstalling everything with a fresh DL, try the new updates, they should have the keyboard

ha, well that worked, thanks! but now I have no ringtones/notification tones!