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[mark2410]

has anyone else noticed that the battery life seems to have taken a hit since the move to 4.2?  i cant think what exactly is causing it though.

[comicbookguy]

probably the kernels haven't quite caught up yet

battery life on the Nexus 4 seems about the same or slightly worse , but i am using Llama which eats a bit of battery

Edited by comicbookguy, 02 December 2012 - 10:57 PM.

[siedkins]

MultiUser support via kitchen only please

I definitely use my phone differently to how I use my Tablet as it is very rare that I give my phone to anyone else and even then it would most likely be my wife rather than someone who I was worried about them looking through it.

Can I ask if there will be any downsides? I have some apps which weren't too happy with the move to 4.2 but I take it that adding MultiUser functionality won't break anything any further? I.e. if it works in 4.2 then the app will work with MultiUser?

[PaulOBrien]

No reason not to have the multiuser option there really I think...?

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[comicbookguy]

As an option

[asteinar]

mark2410, on 02 December 2012 - 10:22 PM, said:

has anyone else noticed that the battery life seems to have taken a hit since the move to 4.2?  i cant think what exactly is causing it though.

I have the same experience. Charging the phone more frequently to be sure that I have enough battery. I'm not sure what it is cause by, but I have fixed the sync to not be syncing as often. Unsure of this has actually had any result for longer battery life. However, I also experience some problems with sending text messages (SMS). I'm not sure what this is caused by.

[marc3k]

asteinar, on 03 December 2012 - 11:24 AM, said:

I have the same experience. Charging the phone more frequently to be sure that I have enough battery. I'm not sure what it is cause by, but I have fixed the sync to not be syncing as often. Unsure of this has actually had any result for longer battery life. However, I also experience some problems with sending text messages (SMS). I'm not sure what this is caused by.

Me to. When I received message, i will received each message 3 times. But not always... very strange problem.

[PaulOBrien]

The kitchens now include an option to enable NFC when the screen is off.

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[Dieter Schroeder]

Battery life has dramatically decreased since 4.2. My Nexus doesn't survive a day at work. I guess, it's because of attempts to log into 3g. That was always a pity at my workplace, but it is more worse since 4.2.
Has anybody an alternative but smooth running kernel? I used Franco's but it lags as hell. I also tested Trinity's which is unusable.
And Facelock gets always baked in, even when disabled in the kitchen.

[comicbookguy]

PaulOBrien, on 03 December 2012 - 06:15 PM, said:

The kitchens now include an option to enable NFC when the screen is off.

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Excellent! Will this be coming to Nexus 4 too? Got my first tags last night and It did seem odd that a tag couldn't be used to wake the device....

Edited by comicbookguy, 04 December 2012 - 01:26 PM.

[mark2410]

hmm battery life seems to be getting even worse

Edited by mark2410, 04 December 2012 - 01:32 PM.

[PaulOBrien]

comicbookguy, on 04 December 2012 - 01:23 PM, said:

Excellent! Will this be coming to Nexus 4 too? Got my first tags last night and It did seem odd that a tag couldn't be used to wake the device....

Yes indeed!

mark2410, on 04 December 2012 - 01:27 PM, said:

hmm battery life seems to be getting even worse

Use betterbatterystats to get a clue what is draining your battery...

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[PaulOBrien]

I'm just fixing the 'maps' crash that affects some operations in Facebook, Foursquare and Tweakdeck amongst others then i'll be ready to release the new version. :-)

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[comicbookguy]

PaulOBrien, on 04 December 2012 - 03:58 PM, said:

I'm just fixing the 'maps' crash that affects some operations in Facebook, Foursquare and Tweakdeck amongst others then i'll be ready to release the new version. :-)

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Ah... Wondered what was crashing Llama maps add on.... Could it be this?

[ogdobber]

mark2410, on 04 December 2012 - 01:27 PM, said:

hmm battery life seems to be getting even worse

i am seeing better than ever battery life in 4.2.1....
task killer? I thought we stopped using that in froyo?

[corpisa]

ogdobber, on 04 December 2012 - 04:03 PM, said:

task killer? I thought we stopped using that in froyo?

+1 jaja...
i feel normal battery drain on 4.2.1 aswell but different users, different setups = different results for everyone.
slds,

[mark2410]

oh i still like being able to force close things so task killer stays.

also paul have looked at better battery stats and its wlan_rx_wake thats eating most

[EddyOS]

Paul,

Can you fix the GPS icon? It doesn't flash when searching for satellites any more...

[ogdobber]

mark2410, on 04 December 2012 - 04:38 PM, said:

oh i still like being able to force close things so task killer stays.

also paul have looked at better battery stats and its wlan_rx_wake thats eating most

thats usually a kernel issue

[PaulOBrien]

comicbookguy, on 04 December 2012 - 04:00 PM, said:

Ah... Wondered what was crashing Llama maps add on.... Could it be this?

Yes!

EddyOS, on 04 December 2012 - 04:40 PM, said:

Paul,

Can you fix the GPS icon? It doesn't flash when searching for satellites any more...

That's odd, I'll look into to that!

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