Zen mirco battery drain over night.

i fully charged my zen micro, took out the USB, turned off the zen off and came back the next morning to find "low battery". what gives?

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Battery drain over night

Hello,
I have a strange problem with my 9810. Yesterday I pulled out my phone from charging at 7:AM (100%). I put it on GPRS , because i didn't did any browsing on that day and to see how much my battery will last. So after a few phones, sms, emails, I was down to 80% by 10PM. Was very happy with what I saw.
In background were running Accuweather and Facebook with update once every 3 hours. Also I have Battery Bost MAX, and an application which shows me battery icon with procentage.(Smart Blndie). I am in an area with good signal.
Put the phone in the holster, and went to bed. I was very courios to see what the battery shows. At 6 AM i was shocked : 42%... I can't blame it on the applications, because if there were their fault, my battery should discharge the same over day... GPS is off, wifi is off. The phone has 2 weeks (almost new).
I am runing 7.1.0.658 OS... My screen is at 10%, and turn off over 20 seconds...

radu_dobre wrote :
In background were running Accuweather and Facebook with update once every 3 hours. Also I have Battery Bost MAX, and an application which shows me battery icon with procentage
Hi radu_dobre
If you run an social based application you can't say it will be same for night as it will be in day time.But if you think that application are not responsible then you can try Application resource monitor or Open BlackBerry Device Analyser and run a battery test it will show you which application is using your battery resourses
and you will be able to figure out the problem.
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Zen Micro battery drain: Is there ho

After reading through the boards the past couple of weeks, I'm starting to think I may be completely stuck, sadly. The Zen Micro features are great, but the battery drain is a problem for me. I've completely emptied the unit and fully charged it to do some testing. I confirmed that it will indeed (as mentioned by others) completely discharge itself after a while if left unattended a few days. With no music installed, default factory settings intact (save for firmware update), and the earbuds unplugged. It almost seems the only way to get 0-2 hrs out of the unit is to practically use it all in one sitting or with very brief periods of nonusage. I really don't want to have to constantly charge the unit every single night just to ensure I'm not bleeding away a bar on the power indicator by the time I pick it up again.
Is there anyone whose Micro does not suffer from this, perhaps a more recent one purchased directly from Creative itself? If so, that gives me some hope, but I'll still be calling customer service today to explore my options. If a firmware can fix this, great, but I don't want to have to wait months for it (but I do realize that these things take time and Creative wants to do its best). I'd rather wait for the bugs to be (hopefully) worked out in the Zen Micro Photo, but as it's basically the same architecture it may have the same issue. Other option would be to get a iRi'ver H0 (though not as good s/n ratio as the Zen), depending on its quirks. However, my 5-day refund period at PCMall for my Micro has definitely expired and I don't want to pay for a second player and be "stuck" with this one. Wonder if I can trade it in toward Zen Micro Photo credit. That or I'd have to recoup what I can of my costs on eBay or something. This would sadden me as this is otherwise an excellent player. Any input or advice is appreciated. Thanks gang.

That does make me wonder, though, if anyone has found significant differences using different batteries. And by significant, I mean a way reduced bleeding rate or a couple of hours time difference in playback. Perhaps I could even get Creative to do some testing along those lines on my unit. And, standard battery bleed aside, it'd be good to determine whether having headphones plugged in accelerates it or if there's no difference.

Zen micro battery drain resolve

Just wondering if the battery drain problem on the zen micro has been resolved, I notice that there is a firmware update for this issue but would like feedback from any users out there ,, Thanks Lenny<IMG alt=ph34r.gif src="http://www.advancedmp3players.co.uk/forum/html/emoticons/ph34r.gif" border=0>
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Message Edited by lennyuk on 03-25-2005 2:2 PM

No, it hasn't been resolved, but as the other poster pointed out, it depends on useage patterns. If you charge every day you won't notice it. The only effect would be to reduce your playing time from 2 hours to hours by leaving it on standby for 24 hours.
But most people probably don't listen for hours straight so they wouldn't notice the missing hour before they put in on to charge again.
It's only a problem if you want to charge it up once and use it for like a week, turning it on and off at least once a day, without ever recharging all week. My useage pattern is I manage to charge it sometime every day. This is also how I use my cellphone, which has a Li-ion battery. I've had the cellphone battery for at least 2 years and it's still going strong.
I don't feel it hurts the battery that much to do frequent partial charges. It's supposed to be better for Li-ion batteries to charge this way than to completely drain and do a full charge.
So in my case I can easily li've with the battery the way it is but if Creative wants to fix it that will just make a great player even better.

Zen 4gb battery draining fast even when the unit is off

Hi,
I have the zen 4gb. I also have the newest firmware loaded onto it. The battery goes down fast even when off. I also notice that if I go and turn it back on after 24 hours it appears to be still in standby mode. Any ideas? Thank you.

I remember the Zen Micro power issue (bought one for my son). That one was where the player stayed in "standby" when you powered off for many hours. This enabled a much quicker start up, but also resulted in some battery drain while "off". They changed this from 24 hours standby to 4 hours, I think. My Zen Touch did the same thing, but had a big battery so the drain was not so bad. It started almost instantly from standby, vs. maybe 20 seconds from true "off". The Zen (I have a Zen 4GB) seems to have a similar feature. I am not sure how long it stays in standby mode before shutting down completely.

Battery draining/over heating issues - 925

hi all,
ive had this issue for a while now but havnt moaned about it until now but ive just had enough of this constant issue and want some help
i have the lumia 925 and have the above simptons, i have the lumia amber update and have disabled every setting and background app the only thing i have enabled and running in the backround are -
touch display is turned on (double tap to wake)
on my home screen i have the apps - Photos, Battery, Bing news, The Weather Chanel, set as live tiles
the backround apps i have running are - Battery, Bing News, Facebook and whatsapp
apart from that all other settings are disabled or off
i can disable bing news if have to but i dont think this is the issue here as before i was having the exact problem
one time i noticed a 30% decrease in battery, not to mention the battery got really hot in hand

Hey Robert,
If it's anything like my 920, sometimes it gets caught in a CRAZY battery drain cycle. Sometimes it may get hot, sometimes not, but I always make sure that my GPS is working correctly. A lot of times it's not, and I need to reset the phone by either turning it off or holding down the power and volume down buttons.
Especially check any apps that you may have downloaded that may be using GPS. Also, if you do the power + volume down, always turn your phone off again the normal slide down way afterwards or your live tiles won't update correctly.

MacBook losing battery charge over night

Hi there,
I've had my new MacBook for about a week and a half and when I first removed it from the box, the battery wasn't full. 6 out of 8 lights indicated this on the side of the machine. And last night I was using it while I had it plugged into the adapter so I know it was fully charged. Yet in the morning I had the power cale in still and plugged into the power supply with the switch off (UK socket with on/off switch). The thing is that it had gone down to 95% over the last 12 hours that I didn't use it(MacBook being turned off and not in sleep or anything). Has anybody experienced this before? Would it be worth my time sending the battery back?
Thanks.

he thing is that it had gone down to 95% over the last 12 hours that I didn't use it
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1909

Rapid battery drain over EDGE

EDGE seems to just rip through battery on my phone. An hour and ten minutes of browsing over edge completely drains my battery. Hardly the six hours advertised. Anyone have any suggestions?

Read more of what was advertised. The fineprint note below says:
Internet over Wi-Fi: Testing conducted by Apple in May and June 2007 using preproduction iPhone units and software. Internet over Wi-Fi testing conducted using a closed network and dedicated web and mail server, simulating browsing to 20 popular URLs and checking mail once an hour. All settings were default except: Call Forwarding was turned on; the Wi-Fi feature Ask to Join Networks and Auto-Brightness were turned off; WPA2 encryption was enabled. Battery life depends on the cellular network, location, signal strength, Wi-Fi connectivity, feature configuration, usage, and many other factors. Battery tests are conducted using specific iPhone units; actual results may vary. Internet over EDGE: Testing conducted by Apple in May and June 2007 using preproduction iPhone units and software. Internet over EDGE testing conducted over a 1900MHz EDGE, using a dedicated web and mail server, simulating browsing to 20 popular URLs and checking mail once an hour. All settings were default except: Call Forwarding was turned on; the Wi-Fi feature Ask to Join Networks and Auto-Brightness were turned off. Battery life depends on the cellular network, location, signal strength, EDGE connectivity, feature configuration, usage, and many other factors. Battery tests are conducted using specific iPhone units; actual results may vary.
But honestly, I get more than what you say you get, but I also don't get many phone calls (0 to 2 a day for just a few mins). Phone calls will kill your battery faster that other activities. Will say Internet over Edge is second fastest. If you get a few calls and browse a lot....well, find a WiFi hotspot.
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Creative Zen Touch Battery Drain

I need to drain the battery of my Zen Touch completely. It has a nasty habit (well this is the third one in a row now in 5 months) of freezing and not allowing me to select any options in the recovery menu, or going past the Zen Touch startup screen:angry:.
Anywhoo... I need to drain the battery completely because I have the sneaking suspicion that its stuck in a loop that cant be broken by reset (which I have tried), or screaming at it :-)
But I digress. I run it down so it switches itself off, and when you press the power button it flashes 3 times. This to me indicates it still has power in it.
Question - "How long till this "internal" power is used up?"
Question 2- "Is there anyway I can drain the fukker quicker than letting it sit idle for a couple of days?"
Cheers Ears for the Suggestions anyon might care to share.
A close to depressed/angry/manic Creative audiophile

I very very very much doubt that flattening the battery will solve the issue.
But, the player goes into a standby mode for 24 hours. After this it will go into a full shutdown, which you'll be able to spot due to the increased bootup time.
The absolute fastest way to drain the battery is to download/upload tracks to/from it. This hammers the hard disk which is the biggest battery consumer.
And please try to keep the language clean...

Zen Touch Battery Drain When Doc

whenever i am transferring my music to my Zen Touch through my computer, the battery in my Zen drains really quick (after maybe 4 hours of transferring, the whole battery could be drained). i thought when it's docked it's supposed to actually charge it's am i doing something wrong or is this a harware issue? thanks!

Only the Micro charges when it's docked. Transferring files uses a MASSIVE amount of batter power. Best to be done with the mains adapter connected if you can.

Zen Micro battery draining quic

I'm sure that at one point this topic has already been covered but does anyone have any tips to increase battery life. I only listen to my micro for a few hours each day but I have to charge it up every night. Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Heather

Go here to talk to support:
http://tr.creative.com/support/contact/emailform.asp
The claim of 2 hours is not wrong per se, it just doesn't say on the packaging what settings were used to achieve this playtime.
First of all, it is continuous playtime. If you have shut-down (=standby) time inbetween, that drains the battery.
Secondly, Creative used a very much under-standart test environemt. 28 kbit CBR MP3s, volume at 0, no equalizer, no smart volume, no shuffle. Basically, if you want any extras with your play, you pay in terms of playtime.
Thirdly, with any firmware but ., you lose a lot of playtime, if you only play one or two hours a day, because the standby mode consumes a lot of power. See my site for details.
One thing I don't really get is how you can listen to your ZM with volume at 25. If I did that, my ears would turn deaf after a few minutes. If you need 25 for a normal song, then either:
- you are quite deaf already
- you use very high-impedance earphones not designed for a low-output pocket player
- you use songs with a big dynamic range that are not designed to be played with a low-output player (e.g. clasical music)
- something in your ZM is malfunctioning, which might also be accountable for the battery power loss
In your case, I would send a very detailed email to Creative support, asking them, among other things, for a telephone contact in your language, so you can issue an RMA if necessary.
Cheers,
Jan.

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2. When I will restore iPhone as new, and if it resolves my problem, will I then be able to restore my data from existing backup so that to retain resolved problem?
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I just updated my iphone4 to iOS 5.0.1, 40% battery drained over night (7hrs) while I was sleeping, 3G was on and all apps were closed. morning I charged it and by lunch 60% was gone, just took few calls, no internet use, 3G was on, it was much much better with iOS5, i regret updating to iOS5.0.1, thanks for any simple solution.
https://discussions.apple.com/message/16784301#16784301
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