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Post by speedysteve on May 12, 2022 21:14:09 GMT
One trick I learned for longer batt life is to recharge before you go below 30%.
Apparently Li batts see a deep discharge / recharge as one of their life using cycles.
Not so a 30% and recharge activity.
Expect 300-500 cycles. So after 3 years or so, they normally start their decline.
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Post by MartinT on May 13, 2022 5:15:31 GMT
My Oppo rarely goes below 70% by the end of the day, so it gets plugged in for a 'mini top-up'.
I would expect to replace any phone or laptop battery after 3 years.
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Post by MikeMusic on May 13, 2022 9:00:07 GMT
One trick I learned for longer batt life is to recharge before you go below 30%. Apparently Li batts see a deep discharge / recharge as one of there life using cycles. Not so a 30% and recharge activity. Expect 300-500 cycles. So after 3 years or so, they normally start their decline. Thanks speedysteveI reckoned there would be a trick on battery life Off charge around 6am and still at 100% at 10am There is a set up on Lenovo laptops where stopping charging at around 75% max and is said to prolong battery life |
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Post by MartinT on May 13, 2022 11:40:47 GMT
Many new phones calculate the charge current based on your daily pattern.
My Oppo tells me that it will be fully charged by the time my alarm goes off the following morning, so it reduces the charge current accordingly. It can charge very fast (within an hour), but it slows it down to preserve battery life based on my sleep pattern. If I had emptied it during the day (never happened yet) and plug it back in, it will give it full beans. The spec says it will put 4 hours' use into it in 5 mins.
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Post by speedysteve on May 13, 2022 12:08:47 GMT
Yes, I've occasionally noticed mine saying it's delaying charging until later in the night when it needs it more and manages the battery charge speed.
I get two days out of a charge and that's not letting it go below 30%!
I use it quite a lot too.
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Post by MikeMusic on May 13, 2022 13:07:14 GMT
Clever stuff Doubt mine is that clever but I can cope  |
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Post by julesd68 on Jul 25, 2022 15:13:48 GMT
Is there any way to accurately find out signal strength of different mobile networks where I live?
If I go to the usual network coverage checkers they all say they have good coverage but me and the Mrs both get really bad indoor reception on Three.
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Post by MikeMusic on Jul 25, 2022 15:30:55 GMT
My mate worried he couldn't get in touch on Whatsapp Puzzled "No Network connection" Turn off and on - first port of call Same The boss gives me tech advice - check Settings Wifi is off I did not disconnect it One more thing to check on a regular basis Anyone get similar on Android ? |
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Post by speedysteve on Jul 25, 2022 17:16:32 GMT
My mate worried he couldn't get in touch on Whatsapp Puzzled "No Network connection" Turn off and on - first port of call Same The boss gives me tech advice - check Settings Wifi is off I did not disconnect it One more thing to check on a regular basis Anyone get similar on Android ? No!🙂 I've only ever had dodgy wifi connection with Windows / laptops. The quite slow Troubleshooting and fix problems procedure always resolves it. This is after the laptop is awoken from sleep. I've even replaced the wifi adapter HW.. |
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Post by MartinT on Jul 25, 2022 17:30:18 GMT
First thing to check: look top-right and check both Wi-Fi and 4G/5G signal strengths.
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Post by MikeMusic on Jul 25, 2022 19:19:24 GMT
Need to see which is which on a pic that I can't yet find
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Post by MartinT on Jul 25, 2022 19:28:48 GMT
Wi-Fi is like a fan with upwards waves (4th below) while 4G/5G is like a right-angle triangle vertical bar graph (6th below).  |
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Post by MikeMusic on Jul 25, 2022 20:09:37 GMT
Mine are similar to that, not the same
My fan is all white
My right angle triangle has a tiny white tip on the left
Do these change my settings without my say so ?
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Post by MartinT on Jul 27, 2022 5:01:41 GMT
Do these change my settings without my say so ? If you pull and expand your controls from the top, all of these settings can be changed. Not without your say-so, but there's a lot of potential automation. |
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Post by mikeyb on Jul 27, 2022 7:38:03 GMT
Is there any way to accurately find out signal strength of different mobile networks where I live? If I go to the usual network coverage checkers they all say they have good coverage but me and the Mrs both get really bad indoor reception on Three. Three used to give you a box to divert your signal via internet if poor indoor signal. Might be with asking if they still do it. |
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Post by MartinT on Jul 27, 2022 8:21:20 GMT
Check the maps and see how close you are to a bad signal area. That will give you a better idea, even if you are shown in the satisfactory area.
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Post by MikeMusic on Jul 27, 2022 8:40:57 GMT
Do these change my settings without my say so ? If you pull and expand your controls from the top, all of these settings can be changed. Not without your say-so, but there's a lot of potential automation. Thanks Interesting stuff The icons seem counter intuitive so I'll look around for an idiot guide |
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Post by julesd68 on Jul 27, 2022 16:27:43 GMT
Check the maps and see how close you are to a bad signal area. That will give you a better idea, even if you are shown in the satisfactory area. Interesting - on 3G we are right on the edge of a very small area of bad coverage, where signal is outdoors only. They claim 4G is good coverage, but I find it very variable indeed. 5G is again right on the edge of poor signal area. |
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Post by MartinT on Jul 27, 2022 16:37:20 GMT
Yep, I find their coverage maps quite optimistic. It does depend somewhat on your house construction and things in the way like trees, woods or other buildings.
We are on the edge of 4G for O2 and so it proved as we had to stop using them. EE and Three both show us inside the 4G coverage and we get a decent 3/4 bars for them both. No danger of 5G at home yet, but I get a strong 5G signal at work and it's blindingly fast (faster than Wi-Fi 6).
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Post by MikeMusic on Nov 22, 2022 10:01:36 GMT
Might be looking for another phone after sliding this one into my full cup of tea
Recommendation is to leave for 24-48 hours to dry I read
I've put it on some folded cloth on top of a radiator, battery out
If no luck I'm happy with similar to this LG K10 from 2017
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