Personal Best Battery Time

Got my best battery time yesterday. 8:48 use and 1 day 4 hrs standby. I have to admit I wasn't using anything that taxing. No games but several calls, a lot of web and some Youtube. I don't expect to get this every day but I was impressed. I usually get about 4 + hrs. of use.

It all depends what you do. "Usage" is to generic to make accurate comparisons. It all depends on what you do. I can get 12 hours usage and 2 days standby if I only do music. Unfortunately the usage meter doesn't break things down beyond seperating between "calls minutes" and being "on". There is no way to distinguish between 4 hours of data or 4 hours of music except for inferring from the data usage section. Just saying I got 8 hours of battery time doesn't tell the full story.
The iPhone is rated for the following:
Talk time:
Up to 5 hours on 3G
Up to 10 hours on 2G
Standby time: Up to 300 hours
Internet use:
Up to 5 hours on 3G
Up to 6 hours on Wi-Fi
Video playback: Up to 7 hours
Audio playback: Up to 24 hours
Now these times are for individual functions. To get 300 hours of standby, you have to have everything off. To get 7 hours of video, you probably need the screen on its lowest brightness and have the phone in Airplane mode with WiFi and other services off. Same for Audio playback.

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Best battery time for video

Some users in far-east asia are reporting that 60GB model battery time is 6 ~ 7 hrs for continuous video play back, and 30GB model is showing 3.5 ~ 4 hrs video play time.
(Yep, music play time is not an issue at all because it's 10 times of video play time, as you guess.)
However, according to the posts, encoded video files should be very well optimized to iPod video performance, which means that, I guess, some specific video encoding settings are very critical for the battery time.
Well I wish I can figure out what's the best settings.
My 30GB model showed 2 hrs video play time for .mp4, 368x192, 30fps, 768kbps, 44kHz, 128kbps movie.
If anybody can post your experience, it would be helpful.
Thanks,

Other people said that H.264 is the most optimized vifeo format for 5G iPOD. So H.264 format consumes less power than mp4 format. Is that correct?
Any comments are welcome.

X230 Best Battery Life

Hi, I've been looking around for a laptop with the best battery life on the market and I've read the ThinkPad x230 ( http://www.lenovo.com/products/us/laptop/thinkpad/x-series/x230/ ) has a quite high battery life, I was wondering how to achieve that, on this site here; http://blog.laptopmag.com/all-day-strong-longest-lasting-notebooks it says it can achieve even up to 20 hours and 46 minutes with a 9 cell battery and sheet batteries, so I've looked around for the 9 cell battery on your website and I found out it can be ordered with the laptop or separately so that's not a problem but the problem is with the battery sheet, as far as I am aware, the only one that supports the inbuilt battery is the 6 cell battery sheet here http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/product-and-parts/detail.page?&LegacyDocID=MIGR-76758 but I am still unsure how it all works, if I got the 6 sheet cell battery along with the 9 cell battery with the laptop would they somehow combine their battery life and work as one and when I charge the battery sheet would it charge both of the batteries and indicate the level of both on the battery sheet? will it really achieve 20 hours of battery life without me having to change any settings in the laptop to draw power from another power source (if i left the laptop on and unattended)? I'm really looking forward to buying this laptop if the batteries join and work as one and can get up to 20 hours of battery life.
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By looks and personal observation it is a slice battery. but it is called an external battery, not sure why. It is exactly the same thing as a slice battery.
The two batteries together should get a high number of hours. I am not sure of exact hours though. with a light load as you have said I'm sure it will not die for some time. Exact hours are hard to determine without testing it. Unfortunately I don't have a slice battery.
I think it will be a great tool for traveling. It is light, fast and has a long battery life.
I hope this helps,
Alex
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Battery time and enhancement features

Smartphone’s are known for consuming a lot of battery power and depending on your configuration your phone might last longer or shorter than other phones. This topic contains some advice and info about what you can do to increase your battery time.
When using your new Android phone it will take approximately up to a week or so before the phone settles in its battery usage and power management, depending on applications installed and the amount of content in your phone. It’s worth mentioning that this evaluation that the phone runs in the background at first period of use will happen again after master reset or reinstalling/repairing the phone software. So if you have just reset or reinstalled your phone, this power management evaluation process will run again. So it might at first seem like your phone is consuming more battery power than before the reset, but its normal.
If you have been using your phone for a couple of week and still think that the battery time is a bit too low, here’s some advice that will increase the battery time.
First of all make sure that your phone is running on the latest version of the firmware. You can use PC Companion to check for software updates for your phone.
http://www.sonymobile.com/gb/tools/pc-companion/
Or Bridge for Mac if you’re a Mac user:
http://www.sonymobile.com/gb/tools/bridge-for-mac/
You can also check battery consumption via the menu; Settings > About phone > Battery use, or Settings > Battery, or Settings > Power management > Battery.
Things that can be disabled or reduced when you don't need them:
Dim the screen
Disable live wallpaper if used
Turn off 3G (WCDMA), 4G (LTE).
Turn off mobile data traffic
Turn off Bluetooth®
Turn off Wi-Fi®
Turn off GPS
By doing this you will increase your battery time. But if you're still experiencing a low battery time you can try the following as proposed by many users on the forum. (Only applies for phones using removable battery)
When phone reaches 50% in battery level turn it off and pick out the battery for a few minutes. Put it back and connect the charger, now charge the phone turned off for about 5 hours or overnight. Start the phone as normal and check if the battery life time has improved.
You can also let the phone drain the battery completely until it turns itself on and won’t start again.
At this point connect the charger but do not turn on the phone, leave it charging while turned off until the battery indicator on the screen is completely filled.
Also make sure that you’re using a Sony original charger.
Battery enhancement features
Extended standby mode
Use the extended standby mode to make the battery last longer. Your Wi-Fi® connection, data traffic and unused applications are then paused when the phone is in standby. You can still receive phone calls, text and multimedia messages. Once the phone is used again, all paused functions are resumed.
You can enable/disable Extended standby mode via Settings > Power management. (Depending on model)
STAMINA mode
It has already been mentioned a couple of times that Smartphone’s use a lot of power, even when you’re not actively using them. All those app’s that you have on your phone may still be running in the background, draining your battery. STAMINA mode is a further development of Extended standby mode and saves wasted battery drain by recognizing when your display is off and turning off functions you don’t need, while keeping the notifications you want. As soon as you wake up your Android Smartphone, everything is up and running again.
Get only the important notices.
With Battery STAMINA mode, Wi-Fi® and data traffic are disabled during standby, but you still receive incoming calls, texts, and alarms. And since everyone has different needs, you can easily customize which app's you want to receive push notifications from even in standby mode. Facebook notifications on or off? It’s up to you.
The STAMINA mode will constantly re-evaluate your usage and update the expected standby time accordingly.
This standby time will completely vary depending on your own personal usage. You may see that when you first start using your handset, the Standby time will be higher than what is expected after you have used the handset for a few days. This is due to STAMINA mode having no previous usage history to estimate from.
If you have a very high usage level, you may only see a slight improvement between having STAMINA enabled and disabled. STAMINA mode is more effective the more often the display is turned off as this is when the power saving features kick in. If the display is rarely turned off, you may not see much improvement in the battery performance.
You can enable/disable STAMINA standby mode via Settings > Power management. (Depending on model)
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To turn sound off (and on) try holding the lowest right button (#) for a bit longer time. Works with most phones.

New iPod Nano... How to get best battery life?

Hi there. I just got a new iPod Nano. What is the best way to get the best battery life? I know there is a partial charge on the iPod already (it turns on and the batter meter shows it approx. 2/3 full). Should I plug it in a fully charge it first? Should I put some songs on it and fully drain the battery and then fully charge the battery and then fully drain it again?
How can I get the best battery life out of it? Are there any Apple documents to explain how?
Thanks,
Keith

There are documents, there are theories, there is folklore, there are opinions. I'll give you my opinions (but they are based on a fair amount of research and experience). The type of battery used in the iPod has a useful lifespan of between 3 to 5 years, and can be completely charged/discharged between 300 to 500 times. If you charge it totally, discharge 1/2, charge to full again, and discharge 1/2, this only counts as 1 total discharge, so don't worry about running it all the way down, etc.
You can leave it plugged in all the time if you want, because it's smart enough to stop charging when it's full. You can recharge whenever you want based on what I stated above.
Is there any advantage to running it all the way down and back up? There is an Apple KB document that suggests getting "exercise" like this is good for the battery on a monthly basis. Several people here swear by that, but when I have asked, the only source they usually give is the Apple article, or things based on that article. I've not seen this claim independently stated.
What is true is that you may need to let it run all the way down occasionally to keep the battery meter calibrated, but this has nothing to do with the actual condition or health of the battery.
Also, it's bad to let the battery run all the way down and then remain that way for a long period of time. Plus, if you plan to store this type of battery for an extended period (i.e. for a month or more) then the optimum charge seems to be around 60% of full, although it would gradually trickle down from that over time. Also, don't get it too hot as that's bad for it.
Is that way more than you wanted to know?
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Ipod nano 6G (MC525) Version 1.2PC - Nike+ Personal Bests

I ran 20 runs between 1 and 3 miles.
I have a personal best for 1 mile and 1 kilometer but nothing else.
Then today a personal best time for 3k appears!
As I have run 2-3 miles at least 5 times without stopping why is there no personal best time for 2 miles? Please help!

after i tapped on the end workout, it showed the apple logo. I waited for about 15-20 secs and it went back to the main screen with the icons
then i checked my history go to workout totals and it showed the apple logo (again) and went back to the main screen (it means it's not recorded right?)
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Battery time estimation?

after calibrating my battery, i have noticed very little change in the accuracy of the time estimations.
my macbook is nearly brand new, a CD2, bought on feb the 17th (not quite 3 weeks ago).
in five minutes, as i sit here, it has gone from 100% charge with a time estimation of 3:23 to a 99% charge with an estimation of 5:38 to a 98% charge with an estimation of 4:35, and is currently on 97% with an estimation of 4:45.
why is it so inconsistent? is this just the way it works?
this is my first apple and my first laptop as well, so i have never had to deal with battery issues before.
like i said, i did calibrate my battery already.
is there something else i should reset?

Apple's claim of 6 hours must be the absolute best of conditions. The best battery, the best charge, and absolutely nothing going on. The computer has to just literally be on (no activity) and stay on for 6 hours to get that number. Totally inflated for sales propaganda.
In reality, I'd say that with just browsing and music playing you'd be lucky to get 4.5 hours with a good charge. That's a good amount of time and the MacBook is indeed efficient, but 6 hours just isn't realistic at all.

Battery Time Reduced

The battery time for my dv4-3006tx has been cut in half. Yesterday i could use my laptop for 4 hours. Now it's down to 1hour 30mins, on full charge. I didn't over charge my laptop and I always make it a habit to take it out the battery and use the AC power when I'm at home.
Could this be a software problem? I also tried draining the battery and charging it up to full. It didn't help.

How long have you had the battery?
Have you ever calibrated the battery?
What is the setting you use in power options for mobile use of your notebook?
Best regards,
erico
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Zen Sleek Battery time, loading ti

I`ve bought my Zen Sleek 2005-07-29, but i have som problems with it.
The battery time is nearly on 8 hours instead of 8 that it stand it should be.
And the the seeking time when you shall listen to a song before it starts is sometime 5-6 sek.
Is this normal?
Can i return it or get a new one or something?
I don`t now what to do.
I want`t the player to act normal, beacuse this is the best mp3 player i`ve ever had.
I just want a solution on my problem. Message Edited by UUnreal on 08-23-2005 03:24 PM

before you get too nervous about battery life, make sure you leave it plugged in and charging for several hours. The battery does not totally charge even when the indicator says "full". There is a 0% or so "trickle" charge that continues for some time after the fast charge cycle. I would guess this will add some playing time to your player. Also, the more you fool around with the thing while using it, the shorter battery life you get. Changing tracks, using shuffle (random), hitting buttons causing the backlight to go on all drain the battery faster. So do high bit-rate songs, especially high bit-rate WMA (which seems to draw fractionally more power than MP3). One of the biggest things I've noticed on my player (Touch) is that "random" causes the hard dri've to run WAY more often. Apparently it can't load as much into its internal memory at a time, so it has to seek and load songs far more often.

Battery , time , signal strength bar is not getting displayed in home screen , these will be displayed only when i click on any app. Can u let me know the setting change ?

Battery , time , signal strength bar is not getting displayed in home screen , these will be displayed only when i click on any app. Can u let me know the setting change ?

Did you check the Zoom setting?
Have you tried a reset (reboot)? Hold HOME and SLEEP until an Apple logo appears.
If it isn't Zoom and a reboot doesn't help try Settings/General/Reset - Reset all settings

Since allowing my upgrade to happen, I am unable to double press and shut off apps that are now eating up my battery time. It doesn't "wiggle" anymore to allow me to do this. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I am a new user and when the phone asked for the upgrade.. I have had a lot of problems. First it eliminated all of my contacts. Also, I use to be able to close open apps to reduce battery usage by holding my finger on the apps until they "wiggled" allowing me to shut the active app off. I cannot do this any more and now my battery time is lasting about 5 hours tops. This is without me using any apps other than answering calls. Can someone please help.

having apps in the multi-task doesn't eat up battery http://speirs.org/blog/2012/1/2/misconceptions-about-ios-multitasking.html
tips for battery http://osxdaily.com/2013/09/19/ios-7-battery-life-fix/

Best Battery Health not working in Windows 7 after Windows 8 installation

Hello everybody, I'm having an annoying problem with my G475.
It came with Windows 7 installed, and the option "Best Battery Health" was working fine.
Then I upgraded to Windows 8 (fresh install) and installed the Energy Management drivers.
Since "Best Battery Health" wasn't working on Windows 8, I installed back Windows 7 (fresh install).
But now, the option "Best Battery Health" is not working anymore!
It stays checked in the software, but the battery keeps charging until 100 percent.
I did the "Battery Gauge Reset". It finished and the problem persisted.
I also tried to change settings in safe mode, didn't work.
Please help!

hi kauptman,
Welcome to the Lenovo Community.
Just want to verify, have you also installed the following in order:
1. Intel Chipset Driver
2. AMD Matrix Storage Manager Driver v1.2.1.210
2. Lenovo Energy Management v6.0.1.5
If the apps listed above are already installed, I recommend you:
1. Drain the battery (use the computer until it prompts you that the battery is low)
2. Change your power plan settings to Power Saver / High Performance and re-test if battery stops charging at 90% or 95%.
If the problem still persist, I recommend you restore the unit by using the Lenovo Recovery Disc. If the recovery partition is still intact, click here on how to create a facotory restore dics.
Hope this helps.
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Why can I not send a text to more than one person at a time on my iphone 5

I have an iphone 5 IOS 8.1.3, and I can only send text messages to one person at a time. I cannot send GROUP text messages. It will then tell me they are not delivered. What is wrong? How can I correct it?

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Forwarding messages to more than one person at a time, how in the heck do i do it ??

I recently got a new phone, and am trying to learn how to send messages to more than one person at a time. It is a Samsung Gem.
Thanks so much people,
Gayle

Gayle1963 wrote:
I recently got a new phone, and am trying to learn how to send messages to more than one person at a time. It is a Samsung Gem.
Thanks so much people,
Gayle
Hi there!
I hope you are enjoying your new phone.
In order to forward a text message to multiple people, just long-press on the message you want to send and select 'Forward'. In the 'To:' field begin typing the first persons name, then hit the 'enter' key. This will typically move the cursor down to the message, just tap on the 'To:' field again and begin typing the second person's name, and so on and so forth until you get all the people included.
Keep in mind, if you have a limited texting package that sent messages are billed per recipient. Example, if you forward a text to 10 people, then 10 messages go against the allowance.
Have a great day!

When texting with more than one person at a time the incoming text scrolls to top of the conversation. anyone out there with the same issue?

while texting with more than one person at a time the incoming texts scrolls to top of conversation. anyone having this issue?

I've heard claims it can be done, claims some have done it, and claims that it didn't work for them. This thread is interesting, some indications it should be possible, complaints that it didn't, and also an interesting work-around:
"How do I text message multiple people at once?"
http://discussions.apple.com/click.jspa?searchID=-1&messageID=4822260
You can ask Apple for iPhone changes via this link:
http://www.apple.com/feedback/iphone.html
Though if you're requesting hardware changes for iPhone v2 you may want to wait a week (or a month?)...they're probably going to be inundated right now by requests for software changes to the current iPhone.
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