Just a little background on my device. I've flashed the latest update through use of Nokia Suite (following some instructions posted around the forums), and just to test things, I down flashed to 7.5 and updated to the latest 7.8 build with firmware using Zune. In both cases I had 8862.13100.
My first question is, using the Diagnostics App (dial ##634# in phone dialer), is your battery status working? Mine shows up blank, all it shows is the battery, but no information, no levels, no status on discharging or charging, nor any mAh usage. This started to occur after I flashed 7.8 through Nokia Suite. I down flashed to 7.5 and it wasn't working there either, so I'm thinking the firmware might have changed something permanently (not sure if this is possible since I flashed the 7.5 rom, so shouldn't that overwrite and downgrade whatever firmware is there?).
My other question is, is anyone noticing a large increase in battery life? I've gone from charging daily to almost charging every 3 days. Usage for me is the same, and if anything I have more live tiles on my Start Screen, but by the end of the day of moderate use, I'm at like 59%, when usually I'm down to 30-35%. I'm not complaining, but I sure am hoping my battery readings are accurate. I did a total drain to try to calibrate (similar to what is recommended of laptops using li-on batteries) the state of the li-on battery by continuously playing a video (I understand this will damage the battery more than just charging it, especially since li-on doesn't have a "memory," but from what I understand the sensor that reads the battery level may be off and needs to be calibrated from time to time). It took like 6 hours to do this, and that was streaming video from YouTube over a hidden Wi-Fi network.
It's pretty nice to have all this battery life now, but not being able to see the battery status makes me feel like something got broken. Anyone else experiencing this?
My first question is, using the Diagnostics App (dial ##634# in phone dialer), is your battery status working? Mine shows up blank, all it shows is the battery, but no information, no levels, no status on discharging or charging, nor any mAh usage. This started to occur after I flashed 7.8 through Nokia Suite. I down flashed to 7.5 and it wasn't working there either, so I'm thinking the firmware might have changed something permanently (not sure if this is possible since I flashed the 7.5 rom, so shouldn't that overwrite and downgrade whatever firmware is there?).
My other question is, is anyone noticing a large increase in battery life? I've gone from charging daily to almost charging every 3 days. Usage for me is the same, and if anything I have more live tiles on my Start Screen, but by the end of the day of moderate use, I'm at like 59%, when usually I'm down to 30-35%. I'm not complaining, but I sure am hoping my battery readings are accurate. I did a total drain to try to calibrate (similar to what is recommended of laptops using li-on batteries) the state of the li-on battery by continuously playing a video (I understand this will damage the battery more than just charging it, especially since li-on doesn't have a "memory," but from what I understand the sensor that reads the battery level may be off and needs to be calibrated from time to time). It took like 6 hours to do this, and that was streaming video from YouTube over a hidden Wi-Fi network.
It's pretty nice to have all this battery life now, but not being able to see the battery status makes me feel like something got broken. Anyone else experiencing this?
Facebook
Twitter
Instagram