This might sound silly or maybe someone else in here had the same issue. I installed the latest RotateMe version and enabled it's autorun on startup. Now after a full charge, my battery will only last 2 hrs tops. I disabled the autorun and gave it a full battery charge, now it works just like it worked before installing RotateMe, battery will last about 2 days.
PS: my phone is about 1 month old, bought brand new and formatted the battery accordingly.
Thanks for your input !
Are you using the latest beta (5)? I have had this on mine since its release without any noticable impact on battery.
I have Beta 4. It's just weird, having it active it drains my battery.
Happens for me too , Battery is fully charged after 1 day the phone dies .
mine is 5
mubde3 wrote:Happens for me too , Battery is fully charged after 1 day the phone dies .mine is 5
1 day is no too bad, mine only lasts for about 2 hrs 😊
I have it installed and have noticed no difference at all in battery performance. I still get a couple of days if I use it as a phone, for anything else I may need to charge it a bit more regularly.
For me, no perceptible difference at all with or without rotateme.
Edit: I have V2.0 Beta 5, so maybe that makes all the difference?
Yeah..
Its been a problem since day one. The App keeps polling the Accelerometer and this drains battery.
B5 has a time out after the screen goes dark to stop it sucking extra juice.
They should integrate it with an automatic keylock and should be much better and more useful this way IMHO..
bchliu wrote:Yeah..Its been a problem since day one. The App keeps polling the Accelerometer and this drains battery.
B5 has a time out after the screen goes dark to stop it sucking extra juice.
They should integrate it with an automatic keylock and should be much better and more useful this way IMHO..
So I guess I will have to update to Beta 5. Will I need to sign it again ? I use MAC and it's impossible for me to sign anything.
PS: Do you guys have any experience with the leaked Nokmote ?
you will need to resign b5 if you get your hands on it. I uninstalled it because of this very reason and havent gone back to it yet. The Final should be out within this month and it might actually be officially signed rather than self-signed.
Maybe wait until then eh?
Nokmote is fantastic - but too sensitive and the major problem with it is that you need to use your phone parallel to the ground for it to work. 99% of people use their phones on an angle to get the best viewing angle and being 180 degrees in line with the ground is really too hard to read and use.
As for self signing - Dual boot XP!!
^ Thanks for your input ! I disabled it completely for now, will decide later if I just want to update to 5 or just try Nokmote.
Since you're this helpful, could you please enlighten me on the GPS matter ? I'm still confused. Can it be used without having to connect to the internet or ? What's the deal with TomTom, Route66, etc ?
Sorry, GPS question is a little out of the thread topic, though to answer:
Yup, the GPS can be used without the need for internet. You can save all the maps to memory card via PC prior to going out in the world and using your GPS.
TomTom, Route66, Garmin Mobile XT, etc. These are just alternatives to the built in Smart 2 Go application that Nokia includes by default.
All are pretty good, though check the map coverage is comprehensive for your area if you are considering any of them. There are alternate map sources, but they are generally not trivial to install and use.
dchky wrote:Sorry, GPS question is a little out of the thread topic, though to answer:Yup, the GPS can be used without the need for internet. You can save all the maps to memory card via PC prior to going out in the world and using your GPS.
TomTom, Route66, Garmin Mobile XT, etc. These are just alternatives to the built in Smart 2 Go application that Nokia includes by default.
All are pretty good, though check the map coverage is comprehensive for your area if you are considering any of them. There are alternate map sources, but they are generally not trivial to install and use.
Thanks, that cleared things up for me :icon14: