Hi guys,
OK, I've researched this pretty thoroughly and still can't seem to find my answer, so I'm hoping someone can help me delve a bit deeper. I bought my Hero sometime around the beginning of March, and have had the absolute worst problem with battery life and running hot.
I talked to Sprint at one point, and tech support told me it was the charger or battery, to go to a store and they'd give me a new battery, and if the battery wasn't the issue, they could replace the phone under warranty.
There is no Sprint store for about 150 miles, and I was impatient. I was going to root it anyway, if it was a software issue hopefully I'd fix it?
But my problems have continued, so I'm hoping to find help from you guys.
Currently my up time is 27 hrs, and awake time is 27 hrs. I'm thinking the issue is that the phone NEVER sleeps...obviously. The only time it cools down under about 38 C is when it's been sitting, not plugged in, and not in a pocket. Otherwise I've seen this thing hit about 51 C, which I imagine can't be good.
The battery lasts about 2-3 hrs talk time, maybe. And if I pull it off with a fresh charge in the morning after an A/C charge, and I play with it for 20 min or so, I'm lucky if it's got over 70% battery life.
I am aware of the issue before where Messages didn't allow your dialer to sleep or something, and that you had to switch apps and disable notifications in Messages to fix it...but that doesn't seem to stop Messages from running...is that my issue?
The facts:
Now running Beezy420's (EXCELLENT) 2.1 lite Option 4.
It happens regardless of LWP active or not.
I run SetCPU now, and it's set to go down to 245Mhz when the screen is off.
The stock Messaging app is completely disabled, and I use Handcent.
Currently running processes, from PeakMemFree (I'm not certain what's a process and what's a service, and as I understand, the processes quit running when it sleeps, services do not?) I have not rebooted or cleaned up this list, for the sake of ensuring I don't omit something that may trigger an "Aha!"
HTC Checkin Service
HTC Sense
Quick Search Box/People/Contacts Storage
Dialer Storage/Dialer
Gmail Storage/Google Settings
Handcent SMS
Touch Input
The Weather Channel
HTC Weather Sync Provider
PeakMemUsage
K-9 Mail (Push)
Messages
Google Voice
Settings
HTCIQAgent
SetCPU
Updater
Seesmic
Customization Settings Provider
OMADM
Anyone who has any input would be greatly appreciated. I've tried all the obvious stuff...screen brightness, removing updating apps or notifications, turning off wifi/BT/GPS when not in use...nothing really seems to help.
Considering just taking the plunge and buying a new batt/external charger on Ebay, but I don't want to waste the $20 if I don't have to.
OK, I've researched this pretty thoroughly and still can't seem to find my answer, so I'm hoping someone can help me delve a bit deeper. I bought my Hero sometime around the beginning of March, and have had the absolute worst problem with battery life and running hot.
I talked to Sprint at one point, and tech support told me it was the charger or battery, to go to a store and they'd give me a new battery, and if the battery wasn't the issue, they could replace the phone under warranty.
There is no Sprint store for about 150 miles, and I was impatient. I was going to root it anyway, if it was a software issue hopefully I'd fix it?
But my problems have continued, so I'm hoping to find help from you guys.
Currently my up time is 27 hrs, and awake time is 27 hrs. I'm thinking the issue is that the phone NEVER sleeps...obviously. The only time it cools down under about 38 C is when it's been sitting, not plugged in, and not in a pocket. Otherwise I've seen this thing hit about 51 C, which I imagine can't be good.
The battery lasts about 2-3 hrs talk time, maybe. And if I pull it off with a fresh charge in the morning after an A/C charge, and I play with it for 20 min or so, I'm lucky if it's got over 70% battery life.
I am aware of the issue before where Messages didn't allow your dialer to sleep or something, and that you had to switch apps and disable notifications in Messages to fix it...but that doesn't seem to stop Messages from running...is that my issue?
The facts:
Now running Beezy420's (EXCELLENT) 2.1 lite Option 4.
It happens regardless of LWP active or not.
I run SetCPU now, and it's set to go down to 245Mhz when the screen is off.
The stock Messaging app is completely disabled, and I use Handcent.
Currently running processes, from PeakMemFree (I'm not certain what's a process and what's a service, and as I understand, the processes quit running when it sleeps, services do not?) I have not rebooted or cleaned up this list, for the sake of ensuring I don't omit something that may trigger an "Aha!"
HTC Checkin Service
HTC Sense
Quick Search Box/People/Contacts Storage
Dialer Storage/Dialer
Gmail Storage/Google Settings
Handcent SMS
Touch Input
The Weather Channel
HTC Weather Sync Provider
PeakMemUsage
K-9 Mail (Push)
Messages
Google Voice
Settings
HTCIQAgent
SetCPU
Updater
Seesmic
Customization Settings Provider
OMADM
Anyone who has any input would be greatly appreciated. I've tried all the obvious stuff...screen brightness, removing updating apps or notifications, turning off wifi/BT/GPS when not in use...nothing really seems to help.
Considering just taking the plunge and buying a new batt/external charger on Ebay, but I don't want to waste the $20 if I don't have to.