Recent content by steverowlands

So going back to the original poster, has your battery life got any better over the last couple of days or are you still having problems? Sent from my Galaxy Note 2

I downloaded Gallery ICS from the app store which suits me fine. Its free too :) Sent from my GT-N7105 using Tapatalk 2

I'd uninstall instagram, reboot then install it again as a first port of call. Sent from my GT-N7105 using Tapatalk 2

Out of interest, do you use Google Music? This seems to happen to me whenever I load new tracks to GM. Sent from my GT-N7105 using Tapatalk 2

Is it showing any mobile reception bars? If not, have you tried re-seating the sim card? Sent from my GT-N7105 using Tapatalk 2

Try going Settings - Application Manager, flick across to Running. Up the top will be a Show Cached Processes, click on Media, then stop it. It will restart again afterwards, but that has cured my battery woes. Sent from my GT-N7105 using Tapatalk 2

Is it the media server wakelock doing it? Sent from my GT-N7105 using Tapatalk 2

Only options are 3G only, or auto mode. I just want 2G/3G.... Just hoping some clever sole builds a widget or something soon Sent from my GT-N7105 using Tapatalk 2

Couple of weeks...... Any particular reason? Sent from my GT-N7105 using Tapatalk 2

Had an upgrade due on the wife's Orange account, so presume it came from Orange. Sent from my GT-N7105 using Tapatalk 2

Just thought I would follow up on this post from last week and the battery troubles I was having. Thanks so much for the gsam battery monitor recommendation. I managed to track the major problem down to a huge amount of wake locks occurring for the media server. Once I managed to force stop...

Cheers mate will give it a go. Sent from my GT-N7105 using Tapatalk 2

This kind of battery drain is happening whether I use maps or not though....... Sent from my GT-N7105 using Tapatalk 2

I've got an Orange UK Note 2, but have unlocked it and using it on Vodafone UK and it's working like a charm. However, I cant seem to be able to find a way to turn off just the 4G radio, to stop it hunting for a signal it's not going to find and wasting my battery. Does anyone know of a way of...

Was just about to recommend this one too. An all time great video. My backup option is this one, but not quite as good for showing off the screen.... www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZmJtYaUTa0&feature=youtube_gdata_player Sent from my GT-N7105 using Tapatalk 2