To those with battery issues.....my issues resolved
- To those that refuse to believe that their are actually people that have 4-6 hour battery life, in some cases even less. You blame it on the user and not the build of the phone. You say that its our apps, or we are heavy users, or screen is too bright, and even that its because you use 4g or wifi. Isnt that what your phone is supposed to do?
Now to those that have the terrible battery life. I finally decided to call T-Mobile and get an exchange. The phone that I have now is like night and day. It lasts me all day, about 12-15 hours. Still nowhere near what my old 9700 did but I'll take it. I'm kicking myself for not swapping it out before. Maybe I got lucky and I got a good replacement phone, but if you've already swapped, keep swapping till you get a good one.
Good LuckLast edited by BigBadWulf; 02-09-12 at 11:33 AM. Reason: First I just wanted to say FU
02-08-12 11:28 PMLike 0 - There's no need to FU anyone.. We are all just trying to help by giving some suggestions. Not all suggestions will vastly improve the battery life, but it will help in some ways. The bottom line is that RIM needs to produce a bigger battery power for this phone. PERIOD!.. Not better battery management updated OS.. just my 2 cents.Tvistedhead and Chrisy like this.02-08-12 11:53 PMLike 2
- im sure as soonas he adds apps, he'll be back to where be started with a sorrybatery life because doesnt know how to manage and manipulate the os02-09-12 12:36 AMLike 0
- This.
First 2 month on my phone, terrible battery life... 4 hrs tops before it went to 0%. I swore it was defective battery or just the way the phone was, so I deleted some apps I thought be the culprit and also deleted a group chat I was in (which drains a ton of battery) and now go on 14-18 hrs easy...02-09-12 01:02 AMLike 0 - This.
First 2 month on my phone, terrible battery life... 4 hrs tops before it went to 0%. I swore it was defective battery or just the way the phone was, so I deleted some apps I thought be the culprit and also deleted a group chat I was in (which drains a ton of battery) and now go on 14-18 hrs easy...
I could name a few apps/games that will ruin your battery and cause a catastophic loss of memory but I won't go there.
Any thread(s) that has "battery issues or problems" in the title should automatically be locked. Then redirected to the... what... maybe 100 other threads that repeat like a skipping disc.02-09-12 02:07 AMLike 0 -
I deleted the app, since I can still get instant email links for voicemails.
Pandora uses a small amount of CPU every day--about 30 seconds--even when I don't open it. It's not enough to make me delete it, but with enough apps that use CPU even when you don't use the apps, it gets to a point where you have to make decisions.
Edit: Can anyone explain why these apps are using the CPU even when they're not open? Does this have something to do with pulling in advertising, in the case of ad-supported apps?02-09-12 08:23 AMLike 3 - FU is probably not the way win over an audience. However, some useful comments from the likes of Ubizmo and dustanh.
It is amazing how much knowledge is available on this website and how many complete strangers are happy to share and help out fellow BlackBerry users.
Love BlackBerry and Love Crackberry.Last edited by guerllamo7; 02-09-12 at 10:18 AM.
wolfee48 likes this.02-09-12 10:12 AMLike 1 - Actually, a thread of this sort would be useful. For example, I discovered that the YouMail app was using a good chunk of CPU time even on days when I got no calls. I've had the app on previous BBs. I don't know if it was like that on my 9780, because I had so much battery life to spare on that device that I didn't monitor such things. But on the 9900, it matters.
I deleted the app, since I can still get instant email links for voicemails.
Pandora uses a small amount of CPU every day--about 30 seconds--even when I don't open it. It's not enough to make me delete it, but with enough apps that use CPU even when you don't use the apps, it gets to a point where you have to make decisions.
Edit: Can anyone explain why these apps are using the CPU even when they're not open? Does this have something to do with pulling in advertising, in the case of ad-supported apps?
The topic in which your are speaking of, CPU, which I may have touched on doesn't really belong in this thread.
By the way, I've seen you around... and you had battery concerns other that the app you spoke of correct? Didn't your carrier provide you with another battery? How is that working in conjunction with monitoring your CPU?Last edited by dustanh; 02-09-12 at 10:15 AM.
02-09-12 10:13 AMLike 0 -
By the way, I've seen you around... and you had battery concerns other that the app you spoke of correct? Didn't your carrier provide you with another battery? How is that working in conjunction with monitoring your CPU?wolfee48 likes this.02-09-12 10:19 AMLike 1 - I do not believe that the battery issue is caused by the apps installed. I have quite a few apps but are all off so no reason to drain the battery. It must be that either the battery is underpowered or malfunctioning.02-09-12 10:19 AMLike 0
- Not so true... monitor your CPU when new apps are installed. I have installed and uninstalled apps because they were increasing my discharge rate.02-09-12 10:41 AMLike 0
- I don't trust any of those statistics in the app management screen. It says I've used less than 30 minutes of the phone app over the past week yet have used over 1000 minutes.02-09-12 11:04 AMLike 0
- My battery life left something to be desired when I first got my 9930. Then I stopped Twitter from updating every hour, limited facebook and social feeds to checking every 3 hrs, and now my battery lasts all day. Seems that tweaking settings can do wonders.02-09-12 01:15 PMLike 0
- sleepngbearRetired ModeratorI don't think it's bad phones as much as it's weak batteries, which is out of RIM's control. At least for some of the cases of poor battery life.02-09-12 01:54 PMLike 0
- If your really curious, do a wipe and then reinstall the same os but do not add any apps for a few days. Then see what your battery looks like. Just a suggestion. But no one argue until they actually know what is the cause. Fortunately I have stellar battery life with 15 apps installed. 12 hrs heavy use 25% left, 18 hrs minimal use 25% left. Wifi off unless in use, gps off unless in use, 5 bar constant signal, brightness 10, no apps running in the background and use standby when in pocket.wolfee48 likes this.02-09-12 02:47 PMLike 1
- @Dustanh.....why don't you name those apps and help out your fellow 9900 mates? Are you scared of getting sued or something? Also, we shouldn't have to 'limit' or 'watch' our apps for fear of our batteries not lasting us a full working day. This crap should be sorted and working out of the box. I love the 9900 but I should be able to load all my compatible apps which I've used on my 9780 and expect my 9900 to last me almost as long as my 9780 did.02-09-12 03:19 PMLike 0
- Having jumped from a 9700 to the 9900 (love this device), loaded same apps - where I could go a more than a day, its down to 3/4 day.
I agree, RIM should give us a stronger power packs for this device.
I can also agree with what was said, limiting social media apps (FB, twitter, social feeds) to update 3 hourly did help me. Am on WiFi most of the day (strong signal), and to disable the WiFI is a faster battery drain situation. Curious to test what was said regarding the BBM Groups, will delete the 3 I have now and report back on findings in a day or two.02-09-12 03:41 PMLike 0 -
And here is why I disagree with what you are saying. I ordered 2 extra batteries and none made a difference on the phones battery life. But finally when I switched out the device the issue was resolved. I'm still using the battery that originally came with my phone. So that is why I'm not buying thats its the batteries and not the phone. RIM definitley meesed up on some the phones they produced.02-09-12 08:02 PMLike 0 - @Dustanh.....why don't you name those apps and help out your fellow 9900 mates? Are you scared of getting sued or something? Also, we shouldn't have to 'limit' or 'watch' our apps for fear of our batteries not lasting us a full working day. This crap should be sorted and working out of the box. I love the 9900 but I should be able to load all my compatible apps which I've used on my 9780 and expect my 9900 to last me almost as long as my 9780 did.02-09-12 08:08 PMLike 0
- um...seriously...
those facbook, twitter, social, and other app is sucking the juice out...
i wiped my device yesterday night and just install few apps and deleted all the games, and i am not sure if that is it but the battery did last a day...@.@...
usually i have to charge it half of the day02-09-12 08:23 PMLike 0 - Totally agree that it's sad some of us have to "limit" our apps to save battery life. Never had to do it on my Style (despite the bad press, for me it was a great bb). Never felt the need to hold my breath until the screen lit up every time I did a reboot either. I love this phone but it's sad I'm watching it nervously rather than just enjoying the holy heck out of it. Think I need therapy...02-09-12 10:32 PMLike 0
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