Guest dibbles Posted April 4, 2011 Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 in the n35 it seems that the GPS bug is resolved. at least, turned off the GPS for about 30 minutes and the Blade still not gone off I got a little excited there, until I tried it myself. Full wipe etc and n35 installed and still the same with the phone switching off after GPS usage and the phone left to idle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Frankish Posted April 4, 2011 Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 Tested today the GPS on RC4 and i haven;t yet had a shutdown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pellen Posted April 4, 2011 Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 Tested today the GPS on RC4 and i haven;t yet had a shutdown. Don't you have OLED? Have you had the GPS shutdown earlier? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LordKickapoo Posted April 4, 2011 Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 Installed N35 today and everything seems good so far. No randon reboot, even though i use GPS. Battery lifetime seems quite solid. Rom feels quite fast also appdraw ( i use laucher pro). 8hours of exprience this seems best nightly so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mscosta Posted April 4, 2011 Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 in the n35 it seems that the GPS bug is resolved. at least, turned off the GPS for about 30 minutes and the Blade still not gone off false alarm! after about 45min and is turned off mine is TFT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JayGB1982 Posted April 4, 2011 Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 I use RC4 with a TFT based blade and not had a single reboot after using GPS, And I do use GPS quite frequently. Seems strange there is no consistancy between users experiences :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Totyasrác Posted April 4, 2011 Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 I don't think it's 3G networks as such, but 3G data that drains the battery. I don't switch to "2G only", but I turn off data and get an excellent battery life with 3G still allowed for voice. Sure thing - but then why would I own a smartphone if I disable data?! Data is the essence of the Android - anywhere, anytime being on the net. At least it is for me :-o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Frankish Posted April 4, 2011 Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 Don't you have OLED? Have you had the GPS shutdown earlier? Yes i have an OLED and don't really use GPS so never noticed if it happened previously. One thing to note though is my Twitter was refreshing every 15 minutes, essentially keeping the phone awake. I have disabled the auto refresh of Twitter now and will try it again. How long should i leave it for the reboots to supposedly happen? Looks like between 30-45 minutes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Maringer Posted April 4, 2011 Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 Yes i have an OLED and don't really use GPS so never noticed if it happened previously. One thing to note though is my Twitter was refreshing every 15 minutes, essentially keeping the phone awake. I have disabled the auto refresh of Twitter now and will try it again. How long should i leave it for the reboots to supposedly happen? Looks like between 30-45 minutes? I've not seen anybody with an OLED Blade report problems with GPS shutdowns. In a couple of posts, I've tried asking for feedback from people about this matter but, with the rapid turnover of pages in this thread, have received few responses. JayGB1982's post further up the page is the first one I've seen where a TFT owner who uses GPS quite a lot hasn't encountered the GPS shutdown. My view was that, perhaps, the GPS bug may have only been affecting some phones due to a hardware difference between the OLED/TFT Blades but JayGB1982's post may indicate this isn't the case. Hardware fragmentation may have explained some of the problems but it is difficult to get feedback, something which will probably become worse with the ability to convert your phone to GEN2! Incidentally, I wonder if TomG and HDCR have TFT or OLED Blades? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest michaelviper Posted April 4, 2011 Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 when using this rom everything works perfectly, the only problem i have is that when using this rom trying to play 3gp format videos don't work, it just comes up with the message "Sorry, this video cannot be played" this doesn't happen on any 2.2 rom i've tried only the cm's, i've tried using vplayer but i don't like the interface and i whenever i try to fast forward or rewind it buffers and then stays in the same place it was in before, its also slow to play videos a problem i didn't have when using the stock android video player in ss rls4 can someone please help me with my problem Fanks in Advance :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest qwsa Posted April 4, 2011 Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 Sure thing - but then why would I own a smartphone if I disable data?! Data is the essence of the Android - anywhere, anytime being on the net. At least it is for me :-o No I agree, it's obviously preferable to keep data on if you can, but I think you missed my point :D. You said you were switching to "2G only" sometimes to save battery, but I was pointing out you don't need to switch 3G off altogether if you need to save battery, just data. That way you can still make use of 3G cells for voice calls which should give better network coverage than 2G only. Aside from that, I use Tasker to switch on data whenever I turn the screen on, then switch it off a minute after the screen goes off, plus turn it on every 15 minutes to sync email. So I get a really good battery life and I don't really notice data is switched off most of the time. This is what JuiceDefender does except it doesn't work on Android 2.3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zerosignull Posted April 4, 2011 Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 (edited) The wifi preventing sleep was fixed in RC4? So you shouldn't have that one! Unless they broke it again? Accelerometer is logged in the bug tracker in post 2. Laggy menu's is well known. I think the laggy menu is due to the launcher. When you swap out that POS for something else the settings menu et al all run butter smooth. I think it has something to do with the launcher trying to hack the menu to put in an option for the launcher settings. Aside from that, I use Tasker to switch on data whenever I turn the screen on, then switch it off a minute after the screen goes off, plus turn it on every 15 minutes to sync email. So I get a really good battery life and I don't really notice data is switched off most of the time. This is what JuiceDefender does except it doesn't work on Android 2.3. Just leave 2G on when the phone is not being used. On RC4 I get almost zero drain doing this and my phone updates the weather and calendar semi regularly Edited April 4, 2011 by zerosignull Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ron=) Posted April 4, 2011 Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 Anyone tried Quadrant benchmark...i find it strange how from jj9 my score is 550 but with cm7 it more than doubles 1260 but the graphics don't show yes maybe clocked to high can cause this but even underclocked same thing only the genetic with white background plays in graphics test and that's with few different installs of cm7....anyone explain. I have the same issue. Are you using Quadrant Advanced? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BillBong Posted April 4, 2011 Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 On N34 i have Bluetooth bug when using headset when the screen is of the phone goes to sleep and cant activate any command by the batons on the Bluetooth headset (play,call) :D Can anyone else confirm this. I have it too from N23 (I haven't upgraded because its been running pretty good for me). I thought it would have been fixed by now - its the only real bug that affects me. The Bluetooth service seems to cut-off on the screen going to sleep (even in mid-conversation) which means I have to manually set the screen to stay on while I'm on Bluetooth. It's not a huge problem but it kills the battery that much quicker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest KACE_231 Posted April 4, 2011 Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 Can someone tell me how to get the original/stock gingerbread task manager onto this ROM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest qwsa Posted April 4, 2011 Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 Just leave 2G on when the phone is not being used. On RC4 I get almost zero drain doing this and my phone updates the weather and calendar semi regularly So you're saying that leaving 2G data on doesn't use much battery? Interesting... I can make Tasker switch to 3G when the screen is on, then back to 2G when it goes off. That would be just about perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gedeye1 Posted April 4, 2011 Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 I have the same issue. Are you using Quadrant Advanced? Hi...yes using advanced...tried 3 different cm7 roms same problem...works fine in JJ + SS but scores are halved also.... so don't know if this rom really is 2x as fast in 3d or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ms20 Posted April 4, 2011 Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 (edited) So you're saying that leaving 2G data on doesn't use much battery? Interesting... I can make Tasker switch to 3G when the screen is on, then back to 2G when it goes off. That would be just about perfect. I think 2g saves battery because it generally has much better signal strength (1 or 2 bars compared to 4 bars where I am) which apparently affects battery life Edited April 4, 2011 by ms20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Totyasrác Posted April 4, 2011 Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 It's not the signal strength but the technology difference between GSM and WCDMA - the latter consumes a bit more power. BUT not that much as with CM7 that's for sure... Now I need data so for the time being I have to use 2G only :D Anyone seen this issue on the bugtracker? I'd add some note to it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Phonixx Posted April 4, 2011 Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 I'm still with the RC3 and today i kept the phone in my poket the al day with no calls in 3G mode but data disabled and wifi disconected and after 6 hours i had 98% batery!! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Victor von Zeppelin Posted April 4, 2011 Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 I'm still with the RC3 and today i kept the phone in my poket the al day with no calls in 3G mode but data disabled and wifi disconected and after 6 hours i had 98% batery!! :D Yup, sounds normal to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Totyasrác Posted April 4, 2011 Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 Yup, sounds normal to me. It does - but then again: what's the use of a smartphone without data? : :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ram229 Posted April 4, 2011 Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 Hello everyone. I've been following the development of CM7 from the beginning. I had used the first nightlies, but there were proximity, gallery app and other problems. I have a very general question in mind: Do you guys recommend any (i mean RC4, nightly 34/35) for an everyday use, or shall we wait for the nearly-final release? I'm pretty excited about cm7, so that's why I ask. Thanks for the response! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Soup Thief Posted April 4, 2011 Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 Hello everyone. I've been following the development of CM7 from the beginning. I had used the first nightlies, but there were proximity, gallery app and other problems. I have a very general question in mind: Do you guys recommend any (i mean RC4, nightly 34/35) for an everyday use, or shall we wait for the nearly-final release? I'm pretty excited about cm7, so that's why I ask. Thanks for the response! My current N35 installation is at least as stable as any other ROM I've run as yet A chosen few (for reasons known only to their telephones) are having issues with reboots after using GPS, but this appears to be only a few people (myself not included) and this issue is being actively chased down For the rest of us, it's a peach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex1alex2alex3alex4 Posted April 4, 2011 Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 It does - but then again: what's the use of a smartphone without data? : :D I'd say smart use of a smartphone is to know when you need a phone and when you need to be online ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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