Weird battery usage with workaround

[DieH@rd]

Few days ago i got my Wowpad and i like it but there is something weird with my battery. Programs "Android System Info" and "Battery Monitor" both report same situation - process "Cell Standby" uses majority of my battery! Can this be solved?

As you know Wowpad DOES NOT have airplane mode in its setings [and downloading few widgets only killed my wifi connection and did nothing to resolve this issue]. And off course there is no Cell Radio in it as far as i know.

CAN THIS BE SOLVED? Power drainage is really visible.

 

[Richardo Crispus]

I think that's just it's catch-all name for power usage though I can't be sure

I'm sorry I can't help,
Richardo

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By Richardo Crispus

 

[urphonesux]

I have successfully removed Cell Standby from my hype pad's battery drain

to do it rename the phone.apk to phone.txt
this can be found in system/apps
ignore the crashes and just hold power until the tablet powers off
reboot and WALAAAH!

 

[Richardo Crispus]

What does that do? Does it actually reduce the battery drain?

Thanks,
Richardo

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By Richardo Crispus

 

[DieH@rd]

Yeah, do you noticed any improvement in battery life [or processing speed]?

 

[urphonesux]

will let you know tomorrow........on my hype pad i already get excellent battery life and speed but just found that this removed it from my battery drain list

 

[cruxader]

Hmm...

This is where my WowPad deviated from the rest of the pack.
There is NO BATTERY USAGE tracking info from my WowPad!
Even when I loaded Android SysInfo to get a more detailed look, I got nothing!
Looks like my firmware just left the entire monitoring routines!

Nevertheless, since I calibrated the battery, I have been getting decent life - 3+ hrs usage with wifi on and 25% brightness.

 

[Richardo Crispus]

@urphonesux did that manage to reduce the battery use/ extend the battery life?


Thank you,
Richardo

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By Richardo Crispus

 

[jabss]

So, does it really reduces battery use?

 

[OffWorld]

I just removed the cell standby service from my Haipad M701-R the other day and nearly doubled my run time (with Wi-Fi turned on). Color me convinced.

 

[wmwinn]

I'm unable to delete or rename the phone.apk file..... most probably due to permissions. How did you overcome that obstacle? THX!

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[OffWorld]

I'm unable to delete or rename the phone.apk file..... most probably due to permissions. How did you overcome that obstacle? THX!

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You need to connect via ADB, mount the filesystem read/write, and then rename/remove two apps: Phone.apk and TelephonyProvider.apk. Do this at your own risk, no guarantees it will work, your mileage may vary:

adb shell mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
adb shell mv /system/app/Phone.apk /system/app/Phone.OLD
adb shell mv /system/app/TelephonyProvider.apk /system/app/TelephonyProvider.OLD
adb reboot

(this renames the apps, so you can undo it by changing them back)

the tablet will complain after you change Phone.apk, ignore it and continue.

 

[finitol]

Offworld...that's a great notice!!

i copy your post about it:

http://www.androidtablets.net/forum...seful-tablet-hacks-collection.html#gmessage50

Did anyone try iy on flytouch II??? if this is confirmed was the best news since rom update 1170....

I'm expecting news....

 

[urphonesux]

using root explorer i just went to system/apps
made the filesystem rw
held down the apk until the pop up appears
select rename
and then change the .apk extension to .txt and reboot the phone
then u can uninstall the app using manage applications

 

[DieH@rd]

Whoa, then i will definetley try to do the same on my Wowpad!

edit - done! after reboot cell standby is removed from batery usage charts!