Battery burned out since 1.3.1

preKY · 11-16-2009, 07:22 PM

Since I updated to WebOS 1.3.1 I noticed my battery was dying extremely fast. Well today, the touchstone stopped charging it, so I plugged the USB charger in, and even though it said the phone was charging it was still discharging. In essence it appears the battery has completely burned out. It was my original battery from launch date...but still it's only been 6 months. Has anyone else experienced this since the new update?

missy brown · 11-16-2009, 08:18 PM

i have notice it gets extra hot now and the battery life isnt as good as it use to be. but mine still works and charges

preKY · 11-16-2009, 08:23 PM

I did notice since the update my phone had been getting hotter. It went from 100% to 40% in just 3 hours of limited use and then stopped all together. Luckily I had a spare battery but now I'm nervous it will happen again!

masquerader1979 · 11-16-2009, 09:55 PM

yeah...mine too. After the first night I updated I left my fully charged phone on my nighstand and woke up to a dead phone.

Hybrid AWD · 11-17-2009, 08:54 AM

Im keeping my eye on this thread.... I think I have a case of the drains as well

masquerader1979 · 11-17-2009, 09:00 AM

in researching this I read that every time the phone is updated the battery has to recalibrate itself. After 4 cycles it should be back to normal. Mine does seem to be a little better. Also....if you have yahoo accounts on your phone, the new update set the mail accounts to push everything to the phone. That is a big drain as well.....

Hybrid AWD · 11-17-2009, 01:36 PM

Originally Posted by masquerader1979

in researching this I read that every time the phone is updated the battery has to recalibrate itself. After 4 cycles it should be back to normal. Mine does seem to be a little better. Also....if you have yahoo accounts on your phone, the new update set the mail accounts to push everything to the phone. That is a big drain as well.....

I have my work email along with gmail... I wonder if that is one of the reasons it's draining. Today I havent noticed it draining much. I unplugged it around 6:45am and had it plugged in my computer for maybe 20 minutes today and now it's 2:35pm and it's at 76%.

I've taken 6 pictures, emailed 3 people, added ringtones, redid my voicemail and surfed the net for about 10 minutes. Not too bad really...

SF_Chris · 11-18-2009, 11:26 PM

My battery now lasts about 4 hour from fully charged to empty. I haven't signed up my yahoo account and it's had more than 4 cycles and battery life still sucks.

masquerader1979 · 11-19-2009, 08:33 AM

mine seems to have leveled off now, but I did notice a big difference when I turned location services back on.

Honis · 11-19-2009, 12:24 PM

The first few days I noticed a huge difference too.

Mine seemed to be related to the Data Network connection. I had the data radio on at work after the update and was receiving notices every time it dropped out of the network. Before the update I would not get notices. The screen turns on for each notice, the phone vibrates and needing to process a notice while also re-syncing with my email made me think they altered they data radio processing. I have my Data radio off currently and I'm still running 95-100% battery after 5 hours off the charger. My pre 1.3.1 percentage would be 70-80% at this time and my 1.3.1 with radio on was 50-60%

Just to clarify, I work in a steel reinforced concrete building. My phone stays in my pocket, which is under a metal desk for most of the day. So to say I was expecting any signal at work is a bit of a stretch.

My location services are off for days at a time.

Data Radio Toggle homebrew app:
http://www.precentral.net/homebrew-apps/data-toggle