Widgets - how many is too many?

[ctychick]

I've been playing around with different phone settings in an attempt to gain some extra battery life. I know that the use of widgets can contribute to battery drain, so I've removed less important widgets and replaced them with short cuts wherever possible, ie, weather. But I've become very reliant upon having certain widgets on my default home page and was lost when I removed them for a trial period. I'm referring specifically to 3 widgets - the CalenGoo 1x2 agenda in scrolling mode, GTasks small todo list, and a volume toggle. Is this an unusual # of widgets for the average Android user? My battery life is mediocre. Is this setup just not realistic?

Widgets are the main reason I love Android. I have ADD, which in my case primarily manifests itself in organizational issues. Seeing my agenda and todo list the moment I turn on my phone is huge. Those widgests have actually drastically improved the way I manage my life since configuring them on my first Android two years ago. I guess for me, I'll have to sacrifice some battery life to keep them, but I'm just curious about how big a role they play on battery drain. Also, if anyone has any creative solutions to avoiding the use of widgets I'd love to hear them. As I said, I've been able to substitute shortcuts in some cases, but not all.

Thanks!

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[twolastnames]

I'm gonna go with widgets galore. The only widget I've seen show up in my battery life menu is HD widgets, because it was pinging away at my gps all day. I've never seen another one show up in that report. It may use more could when on your home screen, but I'm guessing it's negligible. The only thing I have on my home screen are widgets. Scrolling and live wallpapers are way worse. I have 3 APW widgets (people, calendar, messages) similar clock, extended controls and the juice defender widget (while I get use to JD). If they do make a difference, I don't care. If I wanted a screen full of icons, I would have gotten an iphone.