Whatsapp draining battery - Page 2

johnetix · Thread Author #16 02-05-2012, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Decile

Whatsapp has this ''Always On Mode'' on BB's and on Droids, where it checks every few seconds so see what's new. It's much like setting Twitter to ''refresh every 5 seconds'', it doesnt make sense and it's useless.

Anyway I HATE whatsapp and I can't figuire out why this piece of blah got so popular! Anyway I still use it, the beta has a much better UI and doesn't drain battery as much.

When using Lots of whatsapp, my battery is down to 30% after a schoolday (note this is from 9 o clock to 3(!)), however, this is a rare occurance.

I guess i ll try the beta version then do you know where to get it from?

Decile · #17 02-05-2012, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by johnetix

I guess i ll try the beta version then do you know where to get it from?

Go to Beta.Whatsapp.com on your mobile browser and download it from there. If you have paid for it, it won't ask for another payment.

The UI is boss and the option screens are much cleaner and more accesablebklblrebl(it's sunday allright?)

This is a pic from it I found on google (it looks more polished on my device, but this was the best i could find), I was stunned when I had it up and running.

EDIT : Screen must be taken from a Bold 9900.. Cause his battery is about to die LOL

johnetix · Thread Author #18 02-05-2012, 06:15 PM

Ok beta version tried out, but same results.

Maybe is useless to point out but the whatsapp application itself once installed doesn't drain the battery until finished the after-install setup.

antikorr · #19 02-06-2012, 04:46 AM

Been trying to befriend my Bold 9900 with WhatsApp many times. Always ended up deleting it in favor of having longer battery life. The percents of a charge were just melting right in front of me. It was devastating.

Everytime a new version of the app appeared on horizon my hopes flew high to the sky, but shortly after installing it they fell down with a crackling noise.

The app itself looks very good, but - gosh! - it just eats the freaking battery like a hungry Godzilla.

Had to switch over to Touch...

dkonigsberg_wa · #20 02-07-2012, 11:29 AM

If you have BIS service, then WhatsApp will use push and it shouldn't be having these battery life problems.
If you don't have BIS service (e.g. normal data plan, not a BlackBerry plan), then WhatsApp has to keep a long-lived connection to the servers open. In this case, battery life will not be as good.

We test on a wide variety of BlackBerry devices, and can see a noticeable battery life difference between BIS and non-BIS phones.

However, the 9900 seems to have all-around bad battery life. (Yes, several of us are using this model.) Its possible that network activity on the 9900 uses a lot more power than older phones, or there's some strange OS issue (just check all the here-say on OS builds in the 9900 forum) since we get significantly longer battery life (running the exact same code) on pretty much every other BlackBerry out there.

johnetix · Thread Author #21 02-07-2012, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by dkonigsberg_wa

If you have BIS service, then WhatsApp will use push and it shouldn't be having these battery life problems.

Well i have BIS, i have push enabled, and i DO have this problems.

Quote:

Originally Posted by dkonigsberg_wa

However, the 9900 seems to have all-around bad battery life. (Yes, several of us are using this model.) Its possible that network activity on the 9900 uses a lot more power than older phones, or there's some strange OS issue (just check all the here-say on OS builds in the 9900 forum) since we get significantly longer battery life (running the exact same code) on pretty much every other BlackBerry out there.

This is a bold 9780 forum. If you want to talk about 9900 go to the correspondent place

maara · #22 02-08-2012, 02:31 PM

Any workaround for the battery drain on 9780?

raino · #23 02-08-2012, 10:23 PM

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Originally Posted by johnetix

This is a bold 9780 forum. If you want to talk about 9900 go to the correspondent place

He seems to be a member of the WhatsApp team reporting his observation.

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Originally Posted by maara

Any workaround for the battery drain on 9780?

That's what we're trying to work at in this thread. Stay tuned in.

auditman · #24 02-08-2012, 11:33 PM

Same here I have 9780. Tried whatsapp, I like the apps. But man it sucks battery juice so fast. Deleted it the next day. Too bad.

johnetix · Thread Author #25 02-10-2012, 11:43 AM

Well i found something that might help identify the problem.

In whatsapp options/advanced settings theres an item that says BIS Push. Underneath it there is a message that says that setting push to OFF can drain the battery. Of course i set it to ON, but now when i do that it says "error" between brackets.

So, maybe this error doesnt allow me to put push on, and it is draining my battery as if it was set to OFF?

Even if what i am saying is correct, i wouldnt know how to fix this. Any suggestions?

raino · #26 02-10-2012, 11:58 AM

Same here. My BIS push option also says BIS push (error).

johnetix · Thread Author #27 02-10-2012, 01:41 PM

Ok i deleted and reinstalled whatsup and the error dissappeared. I discovered the error occurs when turning push off and then trying to put it back on.

Anuway, the battery drain remains no matter if it is on, off or with an error.

johnetix · Thread Author #28 02-10-2012, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by raino

He seems to be a member of the WhatsApp team reporting his observation.

Yes you may be right. hel of a saviour we have here. Instead of helping find a solution he just denies the problem saying that it SHOULD work fine.

johnetix · Thread Author #29 02-14-2012, 09:09 AM

Well i find a workaround the problem. It is not an ideal solution because i had to wipe out everything even the OS (although i backuped my contacts)

This is what i did:

1. Backup BB
2. Wipe out data (make BB as out of the box): options/security/security wipe and select all the boxes
3. Clean up OS entirely: For this I used a dos program called JL CMDER. Search on how to use it and if you have Win x64 there is also a workaround to make it work.
4. After this go to blackberry desktop and update the OS to the version that recommends you. In case you see an option to backup data or restore data after installation, make sure to NOT check the box
5. Once OS installation is finished, in Blackberry Desktop go to restore, and go to the option where you choose what items to restore. Restore ONLY your contacts and BBM contacts. For now dont configure email setup nor anything else.
6. Install whatsapp, configure it, and use it for a while till you make sure you are not having the battery drain any longer.
7. Start restoring item by item from the backup file and giving time to test in order to identify which item is causing the issue. However this is risky since some of this items you restore might be the once that initiated this problem.

I personally recommend to leave it like this and stop on step 6. After that setup your emails, calendar, etc... From the phone as if it was a totally new phone. You might loose some data like having old emails or whatever, but its a fresh start.

raino · #30 02-14-2012, 02:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by johnetix

Well i find a workaround the problem. It is not an ideal solution because i had to wipe out everything even the OS (although i backuped my contacts)

This is what i did:

1. Backup BB
2. Wipe out data (make BB as out of the box): options/security/security wipe and select all the boxes
3. Clean up OS entirely: For this I used a dos program called JL CMDER. Search on how to use it and if you have Win x64 there is also a workaround to make it work.
4. After this go to blackberry desktop and update the OS to the version that recommends you. In case you see an option to backup data or restore data after installation, make sure to NOT check the box
5. Once OS installation is finished, in Blackberry Desktop go to restore, and go to the option where you choose what items to restore. Restore ONLY your contacts and BBM contacts. For now dont configure email setup nor anything else.
6. Install whatsapp, configure it, and use it for a while till you make sure you are not having the battery drain any longer.
7. Start restoring item by item from the backup file and giving time to test in order to identify which item is causing the issue. However this is risky since some of this items you restore might be the once that initiated this problem.

I personally recommend to leave it like this and stop on step 6. After that setup your emails, calendar, etc... From the phone as if it was a totally new phone. You might loose some data like having old emails or whatever, but its a fresh start.

Seems like too much work to keep a measly communication app