Power Saver "modes" for Android (battery life)

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surfkatie2000

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Sorry if I don't have this in the right area of the forum. Not specifically about Hardware, not specifically about apps, but mostly discussing settings in the OS to save battery power.

Here are the settings I am trying out as my "Power Saver Mode" for my HTC Magic (Rogers). Not sure yet how much of a difference this whole set up will actually make, but I'll try to make it a scientific study.

Please take a look, I am interested in comments on the setup in general, and on individual settings (ie. will a particular setting really make that much of a difference to the over-all power usage?).

As of the moment I changed all these settings, my battery is at 97% (After I turned on my phone this morning, all these settings were previously opposite so i could get my email, etc).

Android Power Saver Mode
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1. Screen Brightness 15%
2. WiFi = OFF
3. GPS = OFF
4. Auto-sync = OFF
5. "Enable always on mobile" = OFF
6. Background Data Usage = OFF
7. Use only 2G Networks = YES

I am also using these apps:
"TasKiller" to kill BG apps
"Useful Switchers" to modify settings.

It would be nice if there were an app that could work like the power setup in the system tray of Windows where you can choose different power modes for your laptop. A simple app with a Power Saver Mode, Balanced Mode, and Power User Mode that could all be set by the user.

It would be nice to be able to run the app, choose the "Power Saver" mode and have it automatically change all the settings as I've listed them above, and then be able to choose "Power User" to reverse them easily so I don't have to go through all the separate steps to do it myself.
 
Settings look good.
3. If you leave GPS checked it only comes on when an app needs it.
6. You can't use the Market with that one inchecked.
 
Re: 6. Yes, i know, which is why it would be awesome if there were an easy switching power management app. In the mean time, when I launch Marketplace, it automatically asks me to enable BG Data and takes me to the screen to do so, I then disable it when I'm done.
 
if you install the battery widget (mippin.com) from the market when you click it it gives a quick on/off menu for wifi/gps/screen brightness when you click it.
 
Power Saver "modes" for Android (battery life)

Hey there!
Sorry, I'm only 2 years late.
Oh well... good news are good news

Have you ever heard about JuiceDefender?
This app can automatically do all the micro-tweaking for you, for a much more power-efficient usage of your handset. It's full packed with features for battery consumption optimization (connectivity managing and scheduling, location-aware controls, battery threshold controls, etc.). Pretty awesome app.
Plus it's free, fully customizable and fully automatic, meaning that it only needs to be set up once, and then it runs by itself improving battery life from behind the scene - you won't need to touch it again!
You can find some video reviews on JuiceDefender?s Facebook page and more info on its website.
 
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