theme that doesn't consume my battery?

**sprocket2107** · 07-02-2011, 07:41 PM

Okay so I'm running SRF 1.2 with twilight zone 1.1 and have the emotionless beast ressurection theme running. My question is, is there a theme that doesn't consume my battery? Emotionless beast seems to be draining my battery much faster than normal, about 10% an hour if not more. I love the theme but its gotta go if its gonna keep chugging my battery. Do all themes consume battery this much?

**Paul627g** · 07-02-2011, 10:54 PM

Well one rule of thumb has always been the more color in any theme the more battery it consumes to produce those colors on screen...

**skyward** · 07-02-2011, 11:06 PM

Originally Posted by sprocket2107

Okay so I'm running SRF 1.2 with twilight zone 1.1 and have the emotionless beast ressurection theme running. My question is, is there a theme that doesn't consume my battery? Emotionless beast seems to be draining my battery much faster than normal, about 10% an hour if not more. I love the theme but its gotta go if its gonna keep chugging my battery. Do all themes consume battery this much?

Bionix Black should help your battery. Download link is down while mods are made to the theme.

**Paul627g** · 07-03-2011, 04:30 AM

I second Bionix Black. Was one of my favorite themes for a long time.

**sprocket2107** · 07-03-2011, 02:20 PM

when do you guys think the download will be back up?

**skyward** · 07-03-2011, 11:28 PM

Originally Posted by sprocket2107

when do you guys think the download will be back up?

Who knows, I'll guess 1 week.

**sprocket2107** · 07-09-2011, 11:35 PM

So it doesn't look like the link will be up for some time now. What other themes would help maintain my battery life? Sorry to bring this all back up. I don't need a theme but they are just a nice way for me to have a unique device. Thanks guys

**lancelot916** · 07-09-2011, 11:42 PM

I really like matted blues. I get very good battery but running bonsai 4.1.1.

matted blues:

**Paul627g** · 07-10-2011, 12:36 AM

I have to agree with Bonsai 4.1.1. ROM. I've been running Bonsai on and off since I started rooting back 7 plus months ago. Bonsai has always been a stable, great base ROM and the newest 4.1.1 version is probably some of their best work to date. I get excellent battery and a very stable, simple ROM and then I flash whatever theme I like over the top.

**sprocket2107** · 07-10-2011, 01:08 AM

Do you get good battery life with the gears of war and/or halo theme? Those are both phenomenal themes. Would you say Bonsai 4.1.1 is better than SRF 1.2? I love SRF and its been pretty stable. What kernel are you using with Bonsai? Sorry for all the questions. haha. Thanks a bunch!

**Andrew Ruffolo** · 07-10-2011, 08:24 AM

That's over 3 days on a single charge. Few phone calls, but it hasn't left my apartment. Nonetheless, impressive battery life with AOSP-like ROM and EF02 Modem. No connectivity issues.

**dead78** · 07-10-2011, 08:28 AM

That's insane. My battery life meter is always hovering around 90% display and I could never get more than a day out of a battery.

**sprocket2107** · 07-10-2011, 08:46 AM

Originally Posted by Andrew Ruffolo

That's over 3 days on a single charge. Few phone calls, but it hasn't left my apartment. Nonetheless, impressive battery life with AOSP-like ROM and EF02 Modem. No connectivity issues.

what are you running? That's absolutely insane. I would love to be able to get that, haha if there is an EC05 ROM that I could get that kind of battery life with then I am all over that.

**Paul627g** · 07-10-2011, 09:55 AM

Originally Posted by sprocket2107

Do you get good battery life with the gears of war and/or halo theme? Those are both phenomenal themes. Would you say Bonsai 4.1.1 is better than SRF 1.2? I love SRF and its been pretty stable. What kernel are you using with Bonsai? Sorry for all the questions. haha. Thanks a bunch!

Not bad on battery with GOW/Halo themes. It could be a bit better but when your asking the phone to run such detailed themes your willing to give up a bit of battery. Bonsai I think is running a bit better than SRF. I like SRF a lot too, I have nothing but good to say about it also but I think Bonsai nailed it down a bit better this time around. The included Bonsai kernel has been flawless for me. I have had maybe 2 or 3 freezes in say about a months time including beta testing on this ROM. That is just insane.

I don't think you could really go wrong with SRF or Bonsai for a choice base ROM to run and then theme over the top. If you haven't tried Bonsai its worth a test drive I think u will be impressed at its stability and battery life.

**Andrew Ruffolo** · 07-10-2011, 04:14 PM

I am using aosp-like rom. I haven't been using this phone as a primary since I opened a line at verizon. This phone is still activated and I am using it right now to write this from the browser on 3g. Anyone who uses their epic as their primary device won't get this milage... but you should definitely get over 1 day. I have answered calls, sent and received texts and now right at the 4 day mark without charging. This is the original (since day 1) battery. Having a thunderbolt now, I do wish I got as good battery life as this, but ill live with it for now.

**skyward** · 07-10-2011, 11:49 PM

Matted reds is another favorite of mine.

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**sprocket2107** · 07-13-2011, 02:54 PM

Originally Posted by Andrew Ruffolo

I am using aosp-like rom. I haven't been using this phone as a primary since I opened a line at verizon. This phone is still activated and I am using it right now to write this from the browser on 3g. Anyone who uses their epic as their primary device won't get this milage... but you should definitely get over 1 day. I have answered calls, sent and received texts and now right at the 4 day mark without charging. This is the original (since day 1) battery. Having a thunderbolt now, I do wish I got as good battery life as this, but ill live with it for now.

Is there a link for that?

**CptDanger88** · 07-23-2011, 04:06 AM

I'm currently running Bonsai, and the MattedBlues theme, but I'm desperately waiting for that BionixBlack theme to be available again. It looks so amazing.

**Paul627g** · 07-23-2011, 02:20 PM

Originally Posted by CptDanger88

I'm currently running Bonsai, and the MattedBlues theme, but I'm desperately waiting for that BionixBlack theme to be available again. It looks so amazing.

It was a great theme, I ran it for a good month or better when it first came out. For a simple black and white theme it just works.

**CptDanger88** · 07-31-2011, 05:34 AM

It's still not available to download. This makes me sad.

**skyward** · 08-13-2011, 11:18 PM

Give this one a try, it's what I'm currently running.

**sprocket2107** · 08-14-2011, 09:59 AM

Originally Posted by skyward

Give this one a try, it's what I'm currently running.

There isn't any instructions. How do I go about flashing this theme?

**Paul627g** · 08-14-2011, 12:04 PM

Originally Posted by sprocket2107

There isn't any instructions. How do I go about flashing this theme?

This should be a normal theme flash just like any other.

1. Download theme and place on sd card.
2. Boot into CWM (starting from device off, Press and Hold Volume Down+Camera+Power)
3. Wipe cache partition/advanced>dalvik cache X 3
4. Flash the theme
5. Reboot

**sprocket2107** · 08-14-2011, 03:18 PM

How do I remove my current theme? Should I wipe and flash my ROM and Kernel or just flash my ROM?

**Paul627g** · 08-14-2011, 03:24 PM

To make sure you completely remove the old theme I would reflash the ROM/kernel and then flash the new theme. Why I say this is because with the varying modifications devs make to their themes something in a new theme may not "overwrite" what your old theme has so you will end up with bits and pieces of the old theme left behind.