New take on battery life

[Bluesk1d]

After some experimentation it really appears the battery and phone aren't completely to blame for their own short life. I have found that if I reboot the phone and simply use basic included features in the OS, the battery lasts much longer than if I had used 3rd party apps that day. The OS seems to do a good job juggling background apps as far as performance is concerned but they seem to still be sucking too much juice (the ones that have no purpose to be running in the background like games and other single use utilities). This is another reason why I would really like to see a handy task manager application. That might be easier said than done while trying to kill processes and keep the system stable.

[gbk1]

Yea, that is true. When reboot my phone in the morning and dont run any apps, I can stay til noon and get 90% charge left. Compared to when I use somethings (gmail, games, settings, browser, youtub, etc...) I get to 82% at around the same time. I keep my brightness on at the lowest.

App Killer is def needed.

[doobio]

I also hear the RC29 update helps with battery. Have you gotten yours yet?

[andrews240]

I am on RC29 and I am at 43 hours on this charge and I have 27% battery remaining. I always charge at about 15% and I generally charge overnight. It is as good as my pearl was at this point and I am not babying it at all. Lots of app use and GPS and 3G are on at all times.

[jrokwitdacapitals18]

battery still sucks and I don't care what u say. It's 2008 I'm watching 60 mins and it's about people that can't move but they came out with a think that can read your mind so it then say what your thinking. So why can't they cone out with a ever lasting battery?

[Bluesk1d]

No I am still on frickin 19. Has anyone else noticed a clear improvement in battery life with RC29?

[Bluesk1d]

I am on RC29 and I am at 43 hours on this charge and I have 27% battery remaining. I always charge at about 15% and I generally charge overnight. It is as good as my pearl was at this point and I am not babying it at all. Lots of app use and GPS and 3G are on at all times.

I am insanely jealous of you

[sewsweet]

I did the manual download for 3 phones, and we all noticed a battery difference; what I also noticed is if I turn off the phone at least once during the day, to close apps running in the background it helps. I don't keep wifi on or bluetooth unless I need. I have not changed the backlight. I charge at night also, and I can last until 5pm, but I usually will recharge before my train ride home.

[NavinRamharak]

i Live in Canada and im using the g1 on rogers.
my battery SUCKS, like i cant even explain it.
I charge it 100% in the morning around 9am, by noon its at like 80%
all i did was text people, NO CALLS or anything, the screen is almost at the lowest brightness

how do i get this update if im in canada

thanks

[WazzuKirk]

I have RC29, have ran the battery out completely twice to try to "train" it, and the battery still sucks. I had about 30 min of phone calls, had about 10 texts, 5 emails, downloaded 2 apps, and my battery was dead in about 4 hours. I also had no wifi or gps on. It is the worst battery ever. I signed that petition on this forum so I really hope they send us out better batteries.