Extended battery question

anybody know how to fully charge an extended battery? it takes just as long to charge the extended battery as it does the normal one, and i am afraid that it isn't being charged to its fullest extent. by the way it is a 2700 mAh battery from handhelditems.com...

From HTC Tech support:
[quote]I understand your concern regarding battery life on your Nexus One device. The following steps should significantly extend the battery life on your phone. Please connect the phone to the charger with the phone powered on, and allow the phone to charge until the notification LED is green, indicating the device is fully charged. Disconnect the phone from the charger, and power it off. Reconnect the phone to the charger with the phone powered off, and allow the phone to charge until the notification LED is green. Disconnect the phone from the charger and power it on. Once the phone is powered completely on, power it off again and reconnect it to the charger until the notification LED is green. Disconnect the phone, power it on, and use it. You need to use this sequence only once. If the issue of battery life on our phone persists, I recommend you contact our HTC accessory department directly, by dialing 1-888-716-3594. Their business hours are Monday to Friday 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM Eastern Time...[/quote]
Did this on extended battery and it works great.

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Droid incredible questions: extended battery, issues, battery charging phenomenon, apps

hi. im considering the droid incredible as a possible droid i want to purchase for myself when my contract runs out with my other service provider. ive been researching alot about it and the droid x (another choice) and wanted to ask about some new things that have come up that i would like to know more about.
1) lately ive been noticing more and more about these extended batteries for the droid incredible that take it from the 1300 mah to 2150 or this big one, the 3500. the 2150 is on the verizon website and stuff while the others are from amazon and other websties. first of all is this safe to have on a phone like this? does having a bigger battery and somethign go wrong with teh phone due to it ruin the warranty or something (thats assuming im using the proper extended battery from verizon store)? is getting a extended battery from another company or store a bad idea, and if so why?
and if any more information about the extended batteries that you could share with me would be great also.
2) have there been any great issues about the droid incredible that is outside the normal (glithces, restarts, and so forth) that one should consider?
3) there has been something on the internet about a different way of charging the phone so to get better battery life out of it. i think it goes charging it then unplug the phone then turn off phone then plug back in for 20 mins then finally phone charged. is that really necessary or something? is that a problem for the phone right now?
and lastly
4) does the droid incredible get the same kind of apps all the other phones do or does it get special ones just for it?
thanks for your help

1. We recommend the extended batteries that we offer, as those batteries are quality tested and come with a manufacturers warranty. We do not recommend batteries from third party vendors, because unapproved batteries may damage the device and can void the manufacturer's warranty. If the battery is offered by HTC and a supported product, you can check with the manufacturer to see if it would be covered with the Manufacturer's Warranty. The Extended 2150mAh battery is the battery that we recommend. That battery will not affect the Manufacturer's Warranty. It actually comes with a 1 year manufacturers warranty on it. The 2150mAh battery is basically the same battery, as the standard battery, it just has a lower the battery voltage discharge over a set time interval making it last longer.
2. Issues with the HTC Droid Incredible are pretty much like any Smartphone device, there are problems that come up, but those are usually fixed with updates. Because you are getting a later build of the device, it is unlikely that you would encounter any significant issues with the device.
3. There is no need to charge the battery in any other way than the recommended way. Newer batteries are more resistant to overcharging and will charge quickly.
4. The HTC Droid Incredible would have access to the Android Market Place. It would have access to over 10,000 applications on the Android Market.

Extended battery for Nokia Lumia 822

Hello everyone, I have a question concerning the extended battery for the NL 822. Are there any other batteries besides the one sold by Mugen? (3800 mah). This one seems too big.
Thanks

Not sure what "This one" means, but I think you are talking about HLI-822XL.
You might want to consider getting a spare Nokia battery (BP-4W).
I think Mugen might humpback the battery door, so it doesn't matter how thick their battery is if they give you a new door that bows around it. However, if wireless (Qi) charging is important to you, you might want to investigate it their new battery door supports that.

Protective Case For a 5800XM With Extended Battery...

Hi folks
Simple question - I hope!
The extended battery that you can get for the 5800 sounds excellent. BUT - is there a protective case that can accommodate the extra bulk of the battery and its new, wider, rear cover?
I currently have a Proporta leather case which is excellent. But the supplier of the extended battery (Mobile Fun) tells me that my 5800 will no longer fit in this case with the larger battery fitted.
Does anyone know of a similar protective case that will do the job with the larger battery?
Thanks in advance.
Very best wishes
Simon

nstokes12 wrote:
I to bought the extended battery from a vz store and got the standaed droid holster, pretty tight fit at first but as you use it it does loosen a little bit. Be assured it will not fall out of the holster. Problem withthe holster is if you then go and buy the windshield holder so you can use the droid like any other gps it WII NOT fit as the power connector will not line up. You actually have to take off the holster and slide in the adapter but who wants to be chagning things all the time. I am hopeing motorola will figure out they have a fitment issue and comes out with the correct holster and windhield mount for a droid x with their extended battery installed. Who ever thought a sill mm meant so much???
You gotta be really careful though. My friend has a leather bound case identical to mine. They got it to fit over the extended battery, but the fit was so tight it broke off a holding tab on the case when they tried to remove the case.

Battery question? 3000 N100

I just received a suposivly new battery I purchased off Ebay . I just happened to think about shaking it a bit and something is side makes noise like clattering around. Is it broke ?
My other extended battery in my other 3000 does not make clattering noise.
I charged it fully from 78% to 100% and am now testing to see how long the battery last.

I think once or twice should be enough.
If you don't like Lenovo's Power Manager, you could install something like this . It has a battery tab which will show the full charge capacity and the designed capacity. If there's a big difference between the two, then you should probably calibrate the battery by installing Lenovo Power Manager.
At least just to calibrate it. You could always uninstall it when you're done.
Dave
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Otterbox Defender fits the DX w/ Extended Battery Cover!

This may not be the biggest or latest news to hit the place, but today, I tried the Otterbox Defender case on my DX today and it fits fine even with the Extended Battery Cover. No swirlies on the screen! And it's not like wrapping the phone in a Sherman tank, like my Otterbox for my (former) iPhone was.
Of course, I can kiss my car dock goodbye. Oh, well. I'll have to find one of those generic holders that is wide enough to hold the phone in the landscape position. I'll just have to do without the magnets.
Geri O

Okay...this brings to mind a question. I have never used a case on any phone, and despite numerous drops, I've never had a broken phone (knock wood). The only time I had a problem was when I got mad at my old BB Storm when it kept freezing up, and I kept poking the screen until it cracked. Last week, I was on the treadmill at the gym, listening to Pandora on my X. The phone fell, hit the treadmill, and went flyng off behind me. The battery cover and the battery flew off, but the screen was fine. I put it back together, continued listening to Pandora and went back to running. For me, all covers seem bulky. Am I pushing my luck? Do all of you use a case?

Forum Mods, Please make this a sticky: BlackBerry PlayBook battery power charge, discharge characteristics, and guidance on extending battery life

BlackBerry PlayBook battery power charge, discharge characteristics, and guidance on extending battery life
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Overview
The BlackBerry PlayBook may come to a power state where it is unable to power on; a Yellow LED may flash in a sequence of 5 flashes, the BlackBerry PlayBook may boot up to the BlackBerry PlayBook Logo and then power off, may not power on at all.
Discharge behavior under normal use:
Under normal active use, a battery drained to 10% will cause the device to prompt the BlackBerry PlayBook user (notification and audible beep)
Without connecting a charger the device will automatically shut down at 3.53V (0%)
Pressing the power button may allow successful boot, but it will turn off again very quickly
Discharge behavior under no use:
A device left unused but in ‘Stand By’ will warn the BlackBerry PlayBook user at 10% (notification and audible beep)
The warning may not be noticed and the device will go back to ‘Stand By’
Letting the device drain in standby mode drains the battery slower, but more completely
Device will still shut off at 3.53V (0%), but it less likely to successfully boot afterwards
Discharge behavior under 3.53V (0%):
If the device is left to shutoff, the battery will continue to drain below 3.53V due to quiescent current draw from the motherboard and the battery fuel gauge
With the battery between 2.7V-3.53V, pressing the power button causes the LED to flash a pattern (1 solid red light followed by 5 yellow blinks) to indicate low battery (PlayBook Tablet OS version 1.0.5, and above)
Below 2.7V there is no activity, or LED pattern displayed
Charge Behaviour:
The provided charger should be used to charge the device. The optional 12 volt rapid charger is may reduce charging times
to approximately 3 to 4 hrs. Standard Blackberry smartphone chargers, other AC adapter USB chargers, or computer USB ports
are not recommended for the sole purpose of charging the PlayBook as with these methods it may take more that 12 hours to
charge the BlackBerry Playbook.
If the battery voltage is below 3.53V(0%) then the charging behaviour is dependent on the software version. The charging code will limit the charging current to under 400 milliamps, during which time, it may take an hour to reach 3.53 Volts. Once the battery voltage rises past 3.53 volts, then "high-rate" charging will start. If, after charging the Tablet for 4 to 6 hours still does not result in LED activity, attempt to force power on the BlackBerry Playbook by pressing and holding only the Power Button for only 20 seconds.
Prior to BlackBerry Tablet OS 1.0.5:
A BlackBerry PlayBook will never charge while powered off in BlackBerry Tablet OS versions prior to 1.0.5.
The device will show a red light when the charger is connected and then nothing more
Repeated connection of the charger can recover the device in some instances.
Once the battery voltage rises above 3.53V the system will boot and the UI will show charging
Starting in BlackBerry Tablet OS 1.0.5:
The device will show a solid red LED, followed by a solid yellow LED as the device boots into charging mode. This is followed by a yellow pulsating LED indicating charging in progress.
The time span between the red and yellow lights can be as long as 45 seconds as the device boots into charging mode.
Once the yellow LED illuminates, the device can be started, but it is advisable to let it charge for at least 3.5 hours to achieve a sufficient charge.
The device will show a solid green LED once the device is fully charged.
Starting in BlackBerry Tablet OS 2.0.1:
Once the yellow LED begins pulsating indicating charging mode, if the BlackBerry PlayBook is disconnected from the charger, the following graphic will be displayed on the screen, indicating charging is not complete, and to reconnect the power source. The graphic will be displayed for 20 seconds before the BlackBerry® PlayBook powers off if the power source is not reconnected. The same graphic will also be displayed if the BlackBerry PlayBook is turned on and there is not sufficient power to perform the boot process.
If the BlackBerry PlayBook is plugged into a power source, and the power button is pressed to power on the device, the following graphic will be displayed if there is not sufficient power to perform the boot process. If this occurs, the BlackBerry PlayBook should be left plugged in to gain enough charge to boot.
Additional Information
Turning off the BlackBerry PlayBook and using standby mode.
Checking the battery power levelOn the status bar, tap the battery icon. When the battery power level is low, the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet will display a notification.
Enter standby modePress the Power button on the top of the BlackBerry PlayBook..
Exit standby modeSwipe down from the top frame to the bottom frame
Turn off the BlackBerry PlayBookPress and hold the Power button. Tap Shut Down.
To extend the BlackBerry PlayBook battery life, charge it regularly, close unused applications and keep the BlackBerry Playbook out of the sun and other hot places. The following may also be used to extend battery life:
Dim the screenOn the status bar, tap the Options icon (a gear), select the Screen tab and change the Brightness setting
Turn off the screen automaticallyOn the status bar, tap the Options icon, select the Screen tab and change the Backlight Time-out field
Enter standby mode automaticallyOn the status bar, tap the Options icon, select the Screen tab and change the Standby Time-out field
Turn off Wi-Fi when not in useOn the status bar, tap the Wireless icon and set the Wi-Fi switch to Off
Turn off Bluetooth connectivity when not in use
On the status bar, tap the Bluetooth icon and set the Bluetooth switch to Off
Pause apps when you show the home screen or switch between apps On the status bar, tap the Options icon, select the General tab and set the Application Behavior switch to Paused
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Unable to charge battery with connected source
This message is displayed because the voltage provided is insufficient for charging. The USB voltage is limited to 384mA even if the maximum tolerance is 500mA. The voltage is limited to 384mA by design to avoid violating the USB specification which states USB devices cannot draw more than 500mA from the USB port.

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I guess it's not what you know but whom you know.
Yup! Glad you're here though. I appreciate your contributions in the forums myself.

How to extend battery life in Mountain Lion?

I have an Macbook 5,2 and recently I update Mac OS X from Snow Leopard to Mountain Lion (10.8.3 12D58). Current main problem is my battery life reduced from 5 hours to 1:58:00. This is crazy. Are there some applications runs on the back ground? How to uninstall useless applications and extend battery life? Looking forward to get help from this forum.
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Cover for extended battery?

I just got a cover for my extended battery, and now my gel silicone cover won't fit all the way on, it's gapped out at the sides. I've searched Amazon, Ebay, etc, and nothing. I've spoken to 2 Verizon reps who swear Amazon has one. I'm partial to the silicone covers because I like the way it protects my phone and I like the look of it.
Anyone out there been able to find a cover/case for an extended battery BB Bold?
Thanks

I would like to know this too - the battery on my Bold 9650 lasts a day, normally, which is OK. There are times when I would like an extended battery though; I had one on my previous phone and I enjoyed 2-3 days between charges! BUT, I don't know that I'd be able to find a cover and that's something I don't want to be without.
I currently have the Otter Box Commuter cover and love it, but I'm certain it won't fit with the extended battery, the fit is just perfect with no wiggle room at all.
Anyone? Or do we give up a protective case in exchange for extended battery life?

T420 unable to use extended battery slice

It is rather disconcerting to have the laptop stop and go blank when the battery life indicator says there is more than 6 hours of life left.
My T420 has a 55+ main and 27++ extended battery. If it is using the main battery for power, when the main battery reaches 0%, it will fail to switch to the extended battery and die. It doesn't just shut down, it stops. Windows doesn't like this. If the machine is using the extended battery for power, it can successfully switch to the main battery when the extended battery reaches 0%.
There appears to be no "approved" way to force the laptop to use the extended battery first. I've only had this laptop a couple of weeks, but in my experimentation, the laptop preferentially uses the battery with the lowest percentage first.
For normal use, I've programmed the extended battery charge profile to stop at 95%, This will get the laptop started on the right battery when both are connected, but doesn't help if I'm out and about using the main battery and want to extend by adding the extended battery.
The only method I've found to force the laptop to use the extended battery when the main battery is at lower capacity is to just remove the main battery. Of course, to do this, I have to either shutdown the laptop or put it in hibernate. Then, remove the main battery and attach the extended battery. Restart the laptop. So far, I haven't had any problems with this method. The laptop is perfectly happy with just the 27++ battery attached. But if I'm going to go switching batteries out, I might as well just have an extra 55++ lying around and dispense with the 27++.
It would be nice if Lenovo could provide instructions or a software fix that would allow me to tell the laptop to preferentially use the extended battery whenever it is available.
Solved!
Go to Solution.

A few days ago, when it was supposed to switch over, it just stopped. No standby, shutdown, or hibernation. Then, upon restart, Windows complained about being shutdown improperly. I presume that is what you call a hard off. At that time, I had left the computer on and open and walked away, expecting it to sleep on its own. The main battery was untouched and had 98% of capacity left when I restarted Windows.
I managed to get it to discharge totally again last night. It made the switch correctly again. Then, I charged up just enough to run with the extended battery for half an hour. That time, it made the switch correctly again. Both times, I was watching a video.
I suspect that the last time it didn't make the switch, I may not have had the main battery locked. If the main battery lock functions as a switch just like the one on the extended battery that may be the issue.
I'm glad you are adding that information to the power manager. The power manager clearly knows there is a battery attached, any warning it could give that the switch configuration is not optimal would be most helpful. (you know, to help the id10t user like me)
If you are updating Power Manager, I have a suggestion. Or two.
I noticed that the percentage remaining is calculated on the total capacity of both batteries. This affects the power alarms. When one battery is connected, 5% of the battery capacity is at one value of available watt-hours, but when two batteries are connected, 5% is a different value of available watt-hours. Is my assessment correct? Is there any way to make the behavior normalized regardless of the battery configuration? Since there are so many battery configurations, is % even the right measure for the alarms, wouldn't we rather use minutes? Of course, I realize that % is always a true number, but minutes varies depending on load, so maybe minutes is a bad idea.
The taskbar icon. Is there a way to get the tooltip to contain info about both batteries? As separated information?
The computer is fully charged right now, my next opportunity to test one more hypothesis is several days away. My hypothesis has to do with the level of interaction I'm having with the computer at the time of the switch. I've noticed that every time it failed to switch over, I was not actively involved (i.e. I walked away or had the computer doing something while I was doing something else). Every time it successfully switched, I was either watching a movie or was intermittently using the computer (sleep, unsleep, sleep, ...) Of course, this could all be a red herring, but since it seems to be successfully switching from extended to main battery right now, I can test this hypothesis in 8 or so hours of use. ( about three days).

E6 users please answer. (battery questions)

Hi to all!
So im using a E6 now for 1 week
and from day to day i regret for buying it!!!!!
Some of you tell that battery is awsome ( lucky guys)
and other (like me) hate the phone and battery
Question to happy users?
-does your phone heats while web browsing?
- do you switch off phone over night?
- u use 3g or?
- how many houts of talking you have over day and sms?
- which widgets and programs are you using?
last night i charge a phone from 11pm to 7am.
start web browsing at 7:30am to 7:45am (while i wait in the line)
at 9:00 make a 5 minutes phone call
by the 10:30 battery was at 80%
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- d pad illumination switched off
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NOKIA MUST RESPONSE FOR THIS QUESTION:
NOKIA THIS ISNT FUNNY

yeah it's **bleep**. Even with power save mode, it goes to 80 percent in no time.

How about we lobby Verizon/HTC for a car dock that can accommodate the extended battery?!

I had picked up my Thunderbolt on release day and a few days later opted to purchase an extended battery (Verizon/HTC brand 2750mAh). Later in the week, I wanted to purchase the Thunderbolt specific car-dock only to find out that it will only fit the HTC Thunderbolts using the standard battery. I am not about to swap out my battery every time I get into and out of my vehicle (which is often) and I will not give up the extended battery life.
Hey Verizon?! Since the stock battery's life is somewhat weak, and so many will end up purchasing an extended battery, how about you re-design a windshield mount, so that those of us with the larger capacity batteries can have a little automotive dock love?!
Regards,
Spence

It doesn't need to be a seperate product so much s a re-design of the existing one with a cavity across the back.
ProClipUSA markets phone holders with extended batteries in mind, and they even integrate the magnetic trigger to place the phone into "nav mode". I guess I stick with the universal mount that I have ordered via eBay until ProClipUSA announces that their product is up for sale.

Seidio Case for Extended Battery - Good Price

Well, I decided to bite the bullet and get the extended battery. I was getting about a full day on the regular battery using 3G and, if today is any indication, I will get about a full day on the extended battery using 4G, which I left it on today. That being said, I guess it was a good buy because I'm going to assume I can get close to 2 full days of use while on 3G...and only use 4G when I'm downloading or possibly watching videos or movies (if we ever get Netflix access!). (Up Time is 13:52, Awake Time is 4:24, and battery is at 23%)
So, now I need a new case to accommodate the extended battery.. After doing a lot of surfing and reading, I ended up purchasing the Seidio Active case...seems like a winner for me and I'll post a review when I get it.
As an FYI to anyone who is interested, I found the best price on this case at http://www.cellpower.com. The customer service was excellent before my purchase...very quick to respond to my emails...and I even waited until they got the case in stock before ordering. A very good experience and the best price I could find online!

As a follow-up to my original post...and if it helps anyone else...
I did receive my Active Extended case a week or so ago. It fits like a glove and is very snug in the holster (I bought the Active Extended Combo). I am surprised at how smooth the case feels...almost like it could slip out of my hand...especially with how bulky the phone seems with the extended battery. Maybe it just needs a little time to break in.
Since I already had the extended case, I decided to buy the regular Seidio Active case to use with the standard battery. To be honest, I much prefer the phone this way than with the extended battery. No longer do I feel like I'm carrying a brick in my hand and I think I can live with 3G so my battery lasts longer. I hope the upcoming "update/fix" helps with battery life so I can just use the phone this way all the time...we'll see.
The extended battery and Seidiio extended case will be kept aside and used on days when I know I won't have easy access to a charger...like being in meetings all day...so I guess it was worth spending the money to have them...just wish I didn't have to spend it.
As with the extended case, I ordered it through http://www.cellpower.com - another great experience. And, the regular Seidio case fits the holster that came with the extended case...a nice little plus!
Hope this helps!

When is the extended battery for the phone going to be available again?

Seriously, yesterday I found myself going from Verizon Store to Verizon Store looking for the extended battery for the trophy in my area because it has been sold out on this site for at least a month, if not more, as I've started to become dissatisfied lately with the battery life on my trophy (I've been using it more lately because there are a lot more apps available now then there were at launch). I had no luck, and as HTC doesn't seem to stock parts for the US Trophy on their web store, nor does amazon or anyone else (There aren't even any official ones on eBay right now) and I don't trust 3rd party batteries (I had a horrible experience with a 3rd party battery bought for an old blackberry on eBay this one time), is the Extended Battery EVER going to be in stock again? Thank you!
I'm talking about this one:
http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/store/accessory?action=accessoryDetails&archetypeId=12640&accessoryId=47583&initialPhoneId=5635

Nevermind, I can't believe I'm answering myself.
It seems to be available in the "Accessory Outlet Store" for a major discount ($25) here at Verizon Wireless. I guess the $30 off the original retail price is worth the trouble I've had for some time. But still, why doesn't anyone online or people in the stores know this?
https://store.verizonwireless.com/store/AccessoryOutlet

Extended battery for Portege R100 in the UK

Hello,
Hopefully the subject pretty much covers things but...
I have read that the R100 in America comes with an extended battery and was wondering if it is possible to buy one in the UK. I can't find anything online.
Also does the Portege R100 boot from USB at all?
Many Thanks

This high capacity battery has part number PA3155U-1BRL. I don't have time to search it on Google but use this number in Google UK and I hope you will find some online store where you can order it.
About USB boot I cannot say much but when the notebook starts under Toshiba welcome screen you should see small symbols with all bootable devices. Check if USB is there.
Do you want to use USB external CD-Rom?

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