Team-BHP - Android Thread: Phones / Apps / Mods

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Originally Posted by sdp1975 (Post 3385544)

Are there any power saving apps that keep only bluetooth on and shutdown wi-fi, 3G , etc when the phone is inactive ?

My android is paired with Blue&me, but the bluetooth switches off with the system power saving , and I can't take calls.

Umm, why not keep the power saving off? BT will remain on then.

Which phone is this btw?

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Originally Posted by Dry Ice (Post 3385822)

Umm, why not keep the power saving off? BT will remain on then.

Which phone is this btw?

I've seen the battery drainage higher with power savings turned off. I'd still like to have some savings but keep bluetooth on. This is a Gionee Pioneer P2.

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Originally Posted by bhp_maniac (Post 3385816)

Try using Tasker, or if you need a free simpler one try Llama. Both can do this easily :thumbs up

Thanks, will give it a try.

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Originally Posted by sdp1975 (Post 3385544)

Don't get me wrong, but why do you want an app when native widgets can help you switch off 3g WiFi and GPS and even brightness?

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Originally Posted by dmplog (Post 3385831)

Don't get me wrong, but why do you want an app when native widgets can help you switch off 3g WiFi and GPS and even brightness?

When the Android power saving kicks in, it shuts down almost everything and I don't want Bluetooth to be turned off - that's my requirement.

The native widgets are useful for manually switching on and off data/wifi etc so I don't think they'll be useful in my case.

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Originally Posted by sdp1975 (Post 3385830)

I've seen the battery drainage higher with power savings turned off. I'd still like to have some savings but keep bluetooth on. This is a Gionee Pioneer P2.

Thanks, will give it a try.

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Originally Posted by sdp1975 (Post 3385843)

What is Android power saver? Is it some preinstalled app? Haven't seen anything like that on mine - Gnex. If a preinstalled app, I guess there must be some option to "whitelist" a few settings, IIRC, I saw something similar on a friend's xperia.

Tasker is a wonderful app, but NOT free. Once you get a hang of it though, it's pretty simple. Upfront, you might have to refer a few wiki articles.

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Originally Posted by Dry Ice (Post 3386065)

What is Android power saver? Is it some preinstalled app?

It's not a preinstalled app , it's part of the OS I believe. I'm running 4.2.2 and I see it in Settings->Power Saving.

Under "Power Saving" there are 2 options "System Power Saving" and "Custom Power Saving". Turning on "System Power Saving" will switch off wi-fi, 3G , bluetooth,WLAN,sync after 5 mins on inactivity.

"Custom Power Saving" has optional settings - eg to shut down only wi-fi when the battery goes below a preconfigured setting like 50%.

And I'm having problems with Tasker, it keeps crashing with errors on my phone.

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Originally Posted by sdp1975 (Post 3386095)

Ok, I am on 4.4.2, but don't see such a thing. Anyway, if tasker is giving you problems, try Profile scheduler. I had used it for sometime before moving to tasker. Basically you can switch off the power saver option and then using this app enable the car profile (while driving) or office/home (based on your location) and toggle the settings (gps/wifi/BT etc). See if this works out.

Google is reportedly working on a Kitkat update for fixing battery drain problem on Nexus 5.
http://www.ibtimes.com/google-workin...-chips-1559771

Battery drain and handset heating are apparently caused by a bug in camera process within Android 4.4.2 that continues to run even after the parent app such as Skype is closed.

The problem also affects other handsets that use Qualcomm chipset. However, the Kitkat update, when released, will be available only for Nexus and Google expects other manufacturers to provide their own customised updates.

In the meantime, google advices users to either uninstall Skype or restart the phone after using skype to prevent battery drain.

I always used the Samsung's music player on my Galaxy S2 even though google play music kept on pestering me to try it out. Now with the nexus 5 I finally thought I will give it a try. But I am not finding it as user friendly and easy to use as the Samsung's software. 2 queries about google play music:
1. How can I share a song via whatsapp? In the Samsung music player there was a share option. No such option available on the google play music.
2. Is there anyways I can compile a playlist according to " last played", " Recently added" etc? The Samsung's version had it and it was very useful as usually I tend to listen to songs that I have added recently and I used to find them in the order of addition on my S2. Now I have to manually search for songs and keep adding them to a playlist. Kind of annoying.

Had bought an an Amzer kickstand case for skyping (95213). looks nice. piece of crap in real life.

It looks nice in images but is a piece of crap in real life.

Unlike similar iphone cases (think $40) which have a robust metal stand, this kickstand was a jugad piece which broke at its tiny hinges! :( The stand itself

The case further is a grime magnet. In almost 13 years of mobile usage, this is the first case that got stained. From white, it picked up a heavy pink stain and a couple of blue stains. Now with the stand broken, all sorts of dust/grime got into the case which acts as an abrasive!

Wish I could have posted photos - 550 bucks wasted.

Now back to a simple 93964 amzer TPU gel case - that rocks and costs 60% of this!!

Hope this helps those folks who may be looking out for kickstand cases - don't buy the amzer stuff!

Holy cow. I used the cyanogenmod one click tool to root/install CM and it installed 11.0 aka 4.4.2 on my phone. Wow :D

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Originally Posted by phamilyman (Post 3387300)

Now back to a simple 93964 amzer TPU gel case - that rocks and costs 60% of this!!

It costs like 450 bucks online...is it cheaper at stores?

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Originally Posted by Red Liner (Post 3387430)

It costs like 450 bucks online...is it cheaper at stores?

I'd bought around Diwali for 315 back then :) not checked recent prices, sorry!

By the way, can anyone on Indian 4.3 version please tell me their baseband number?

I'm still running the 4.1.2 baseband (DDEMG2) as confirmed by http://www.technoxide.com/2013/10/ma....2-XXEMH4.html For some reason my call quality has absolutely gone into the toilet.

http://sampro.pl/tag/i9300ddemg2/ tells me that 4.3 onwards the baseband is DDUGMK1. Hence my questions:
a. Should I update my baseband?
b. If not, how should I restore my call quality.

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance.