Reply With QuoteYeah, I always have 3G data off because I live in the land of the low data quota. It only goes on if I'm out and need to get email or browse the web.
Woohoo, glad you found the culprit! You should get Tasker so you can automatically tell your phone to turn the wifi off when you get home.
Yeah, I always have 3G data off because I live in the land of the low data quota. It only goes on if I'm out and need to get email or browse the web.
I just took my phone off the charger about twenty minutes ago and haven't really done anything with the phone, and Android OS is like 77% of the power consumption. Weird. I guess as long as it isn't draining fast I don't care, but it still seems odd given what the rest of you guys have been reporting.
Yeah, I'm not sure what system level things are tied into it, but unless it's actually using tons of battery I wouldn't worry about it.Originally Posted by Damien Falgoust
If you've been using the phone, with the screen on for a while and it's still using more battery than the screen then I'd start to pay attention.
Hands-on preview of Ice Cream Sandwich.
In my house we have 2 routers, Linksys G (mine) and a D-Link N (roommates).
Since I got my Galaxy S2 I used my router since it was in my room so better signal but the other day when I was in another area of the house I switched to my roommates for a better signal and my battery drained so much faster.
So after that I went to almighty google to find this which I hope helps someone: http://forum.xda-developers.com/arch...t-1097939.html
DANG that looks nice! Can't wait for it to make its way to Cyanogen.
Is there a media player/syncher for Android that does nested playlists, ala iTunes and later-gen iPods?
I have a bunch of playlists sorted by activity. Most notably, my workout playlists are all under a folder "training", and I pick the playlist I want depending on what I'm doing and my mood.
It's a pain to have all of these in a flat list, because that means I have to scroll past a bunch of non-activity oriented playlists to find what I want.
What part of it looks nice to you? The app switcher is decent but I really hope that UI is a placeholder. It's so bad that I'm having a hard time believing that that's really ICS.
Are you referring to the app switcher that has thumbnails? That's what 3.x Honeycomb has.
Note the following issue with some HTC phones:
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/...m_campaign=rss
http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/10...ses-much-more/Security hole in HTC phones gives up e-mail addresses, location
By Casey Johnston | Published about 13 hours ago
A security hole found in some HTC Android phones could give apps with Internet permissions access to information like a user’s location and their text messages, Android Police reported today. The vulnerability is part of HTC’s Sense UI and affects a subset of the brand’s most popular phones, including the HTC Thunderbolt and the EVO 4G.
The affected HTC phones have an application package titled HTCLoggers.apk installed with root-level access. Apps with Internet permissions can access HTCLoggers.apk, which provides access to information like GPS data, WiFi network data, memory info, running processes, SMS data (including phone numbers and encoded text), and system logs that can include information like e-mail addresses and phone numbers.
When called upon, the logging program opens a local port that will provide this data to any app that asks for it. Apps can send the data off to a remote server for safekeeping, as shown by a proof-of-concept app that Android Police researchers developed.
The authors note that the flaw can’t be fixed in the stock Sense UI without an update or patch from HTC. The owners of the relevant phones (a partial list: Thunderbolt, EVO 3D, EVO 4G, EVO Shift 4G) can delete HTCLoggers from their devices if they root the phones.
While the report doesn’t note any concrete examples of nefarious use of the HTCLogger data, this is far more access than Google allows via Android by default—typically, the OS doesn’t let information of this type off a device without direct consent. HTC has made no official reply to inquiries from the researchers, and did not respond immediately to Ars’ requests for comment.
It's a security hole, but to exploit it, you'd need to install a malicious app. And honestly, given how little attention most people pay to the permissions that apps ask for, a malicious app could just straightforwardly ask for all the permissions it would need to do that licitly.
I thought the scary part was that it didn't need to ask for crazy permissions, just "Internet access" which a lot of apps legitimately use for ads, scoreboards, etc...
Eeepp, I'm gonna remove that file from my EVO 4G as soon as I do a Nand backup.
Huh...there is no /system/app/HtcLoggers.apk on my phone. Nice!
Last edited by Brian Rubin; 10-03-2011 at 08:11 AM.
So....is that a "no"? How do you guys with a bunch of playlists manage them?
The default music player does display folders. Would that not be sufficient?
You might have to go into Settings > Music Menu to make them display.
All of the synch programs I've checked out import my iTunes playlists in a flat list. Am I going to have to reorganize my playlists every time I synch up?
I tried a quick nested playlist from Mediamonkey, and it seems to be flat also. I suspect you'll have to find a 3rd party player.
Also does anyone know how to stop Android from waking the screen when it receives an email or SMS?
I checked PowerAMP and noticed it doesn't do nested playlists. However, it does allow folder playlists, which might help you.
Apparently iOS4 introduced nested playlists, and it's one of those little neat semi-niche features that are rare and once you use them you swear by them. Oddly nobody seems to have stolen them off Apple in the last year, and only a few obscure media streaming server projects and desktop players (MediaMonkey et al) supported them before.
@Qmanol
Check the settings within your email/SMS apps and if you have any additional utility apps related to them installed. Default Android does not "pop up" like that; it just dings your ringtone and possibly flashes an LED notification light, if your model supports them.
Some third party apps support phone-waking popups, and I'd bet that some manufacturer-created spinoffs (Sense, Blur, etc.) have a similar feature built in.
Yeah, Handcent has a default popup setting, but none of the stock messing apps on any of my previous or current phones do.
So if you have Handcent I'd wager that is what's doing it.
Upgrade time for my fiance's Droid. Her older/broken Droid needs to be replaced immediately and she's probably going with a Droid 3.
What's the best Verizon Android phone to be had right now? I'm looking at the Droid 3 as well because my fiance gets a deal if she adds me now and it looks like that may currently be the best Verizon Android phone, but my co-worker likes his Droid Incredible 2 better. I think the Droid 3 is newer/better, though, and I'd prefer having a slide-out keyboard.
Should I wait a month until the Galaxy Nexus hits Verizon?
The Bionic is pretty damned awesome.
The Bionic is a strictly better phone than the Droid 3 in terms of specs, but not by a huge margin; on the other hand, when you're paying $200-300 and stuck with the device for 2 years, there's little reason not to go to the absolute highest end possible.
The D3 does have the keyboard, while the Bionic does not. The Nexus will be strictly better than either, but still lack a keyboard. It appears that Motorola is the only company still releasing high-end keyboarded phones on Verizon, but the Droid # line lags behind everyone else a bit. The myTouch line on T-Mobile tend to be better devices from HTC, but they're on T-Mobile.
I'm a fellow hardware keyboard lover, so this stuff kills me.
Oooh, I missed the Bionic. Lack of slide-out keyboard might dissuade us, but otherwise it looks pretty sweet. I wish we had more time. Decisions...
Edit: OK we have another week to decide.
Last edited by barstein; 10-19-2011 at 06:38 PM.
Is the Nexus the way to go for a non-hardware keyboard if I'll be getting a new phone in January? I currently have a barely functional Droid Eris so pretty much anything is going to be a HUGE upgrade for me, Android-wise.
We haven't seen any reviews of the Galaxy Nexus, but it certainly seems like it would be a major contender if you're on Verizon. Especially because Verizon has no SGS2.
Just from the preview last night, I'd sat go for it. Looks fantastic.
Plus all the OS improvements will be great. Some of them are already features of the GS2 like hardware acceleration and a few of the other things, but the acceleration, browser and camera improvements alone will make it very likely the best Android phone on Verizon by a big margin.
Last edited by Becoming; 10-19-2011 at 07:15 PM.
Anyone have a date on that Nexus? I almost bit on a Bionic but that was because I couldn't get a Galaxy. If it also has a clean OS without manufacturer skinning then I'm sold twice.
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