For those with bad battery life, mine has gotten a lot better after....

[steve0617]

So I was getting about four hours of 'awake time' before hitting 15%.

I did a factory reset to clear out the crap I installed as a first time Android user, then only installed the stuff I really liked and that was 'known' stuff.

I did the turn off the widgets and Blockbuster stuff that has been documented.

Then did the bump charge six times. With the phone on I charged it til green, unplugged and turned it off. Plugged it back in til charged til green. Turned on the phone til it was ready to use. Unplugged and turned it off again. Charged til green. Repeated that for a total of six times. Never did get the 'plug it back in and it's immediately green' thing.

Used it normally last night (not paying attention to the battery numbers) then charged it with it on last night. No bumping at all today.

And now today, with app usage and all web surfing and typing this post, my awake time is 1:24:05 and my battery is at 91%. Before it would be in the 70's. My iPhone 3GS would be at about 90% too after this much activity.

So for those that are having battery problems, try a full factory reset, turning off all the stuff as documented and several times at bump charging. It just might help you out.

 

[jeffnucci]

Doesn't this belong in the sticky?

 

[Joe378]

In the end, this is all BS! I should be able to plug my phone in, charge it to 100%, then when uncharged, working properly than all this bumping.

 

[mfancy]

I'm having great battery life today too. Don't know if its because I've been using WiFi all day or the bump charging this morning. But after having my phone unplugged for 5hrs and 2hrs of awake time, I'm still at 93%.

 

[KoukiFC3S]

Good advice. If this is your first android device, you probably downloaded a bunch of apps you don't need or don't use anymore.

 

[kilofoxtrot]

Using my wifi connection while home greatly increased my battery life.

 

[sicario666]

Try rooting and flashing a Rom. They optimize battery life as well

Tbolt meatclaws via talkatap

 

[willymakit]

In the end, this is all BS! I should be able to plug my phone in, charge it to 100%, then when uncharged, working properly than all this bumping.

Yes in a PERFECT World yes. LOL

 

[steve0617]

I am not expecting to have to bump this thing every time. I'm hoping it's just this once or maybe once a month.

But I agree. We should not have to do this but its one of those work arounds that's seemingly needed.

 

[am4966]

Phone is has been up 5:15 hours, battery 86% no bump and using WiFi have used it very little about 35 mins since I'm busy doing other stuff.

Have GPS enabled, Blockbuster(as recommended), Screen about 25% brightness and adjusted Sync times for the other stuff.

If someone can come out with a Battery thats about 1750-1800 that fits in current cover we'll be good to go!

 

[JediJesus95]

I'm easily getting 15 hours with moderate usage. So far its a lot better than my droid X.

 

[Realist]

i recommend leaving it plugged in continuously to get the best battery life out of this phone...

 

[mfancy]

stupid question, how do i do a factory reset? will i lose all my contacts?

 

[reb422]

Since bump charging was needed on the Incredible, Evo, and now the Thunderbolt... why isn't this a known issue that HTC can release an OTA fix for???

 

[jdport]

I am a first time android user. I haven't downloaded a ton of stuff but a few things. But I really don't know what i'm doing yet. What blockbuster stuff do I need to turn off and how do I do it? And also, how do I get applications to "close" when I leave them? It seems like anytime I leave an application it doesn't actually close.. just kind of sticks it in the background and I'm sure that eats up some battery. I just read about bump charging last night and I did it several times until I started getting the quick green light.. not sure how much it helped me today.

 

[shaddix]

Since bump charging was needed on the Incredible, Evo, and now the Thunderbolt... why isn't this a known issue that HTC can release an OTA fix for???

Because bump charging damages the battery. The normal charge cycle charges the battery to the level it is "supposed" to be for the best battery health. There's nothing wrong with the battery, bump charging is a hack, not a fix.