Has anyone seen this battery life fix yet?

[generous]

This is from another forum. I don't think I'm allowed to link or mention forum names? Zero credit to me:

this solution was found in the nexus one android development in XXXXXXXXXXXX. so i dont take credit for this... but it worked on my nexus ...

have d new cyanogen eclair rom on it,

but i got 20 hrs of battery n still have 50 %.

mild texting and calls, took a 4 min video, uploaded it to youtube, downloaded 5-6 apps, mild surfing, tried the new mozilla fennec browser(lame), and the dolphin hd browser(superb!!)

had setcpu min & max 1180mhz
so... this is a good fix!

here is the link to the original thread on xda nexus one page
[SOLVED] ALL 2.1 ROM BATTERY Life Problem FIX...(some results) + EXTRA OPTIONS TO TRY - xda-developers

basically, what u have to do is

go to settings, about phone, battery, battery use, cell standby, tap on cell standby and you will find 'time without signal' (if your phone has been ON for atleast 30 mins). if this is more than 30 %, thats whats draining ur battery.
(see attached pic)
so..

1) Goto dialer and dial *#*#4636#*#* (DO NOT press send)
wait a second and you will get the test menu.
2) In the test menu choose 'Phone Information'
3) scroll down and choose on the first drop down -GSM only or cdma only or wcdma only. whatever you choose, wait 5 seconds and look on ur notif bar if u get ur 3g back (or E).
4) Back all the way out.
5) You might want to reboot, but I found the settings worked straight away.

after you reboot, wait like an hour or so and go back to settings, about phone.. blah blah and find 'time without signal'. if it is lower than what u saw before... it worked!!!!

mine was 44% before and after it was 0%
and i used cdma only.

but to round up..

gsm only - best battery, less speed
cdma only - good battery, fastest internet
gsm auto or cmda auto - good battery, fastest internet

try this out guys... c if it works!

 

[aug0211#WN]

Haven't seen this at all... interesting, though.

What is the supposed difference between cdma and cdma auto? You have both listed as "good battery, fastest internet," so why pick one or the other? I would assume that my Verizon device would do cdma OR cdma auto...

Thanks!

 

[howarmat]

saw it 4-5 days ago, tried it but cant say i see any difference

 

[04redgto]

I tell u what i did, and my battery will last a day easy with normal use, and using the music player ALOT! I ran the phone till it died, before recharging. Did this 5 or 6 times in a row. Battery life is on par with my Moto Droid now.......

 

[VZWBB]

This fix is interesting...doesn't seem like it can hurt, but for a phone that is cdma only anyways, what difference would it make?

 

[aug0211#WN]

I tell u what i did, and my battery will last a day easy with normal use, and using the music player ALOT! I ran the phone till it died, before recharging. Did this 5 or 6 times in a row. Battery life is on par with my Moto Droid now.......

Did this probably 15 times. No dice. Furthermore, some reports (in this forum even) will tell you that's BAD to do for a li-ion battery (on a regular basis anyway, the occasional calibration aside).

 

[generous]

I'm 2 hours in after this fix, with heavy use, and I'm floating at 93%.

 

[Chondog]

Okay. So what is the consensus option for us Incredible users...CDMA only or CDMA auto?

 

[bubbabeatz]

mine has gotten a ton better after the first couple days of crappy life

 

[howarmat]

mine has gotten a ton better after the first couple days of crappy life

thats mostly what i have experienced. there has not been 1 trick that i have tried that has fixed the battery. It just got better gradually after everytime thru its cycle

 

[Qazme]

I think I can agree kind of. I did the bump charge once and I went from 5-6 hour of life to 8-10. And I only did it once.