As of this post, I am still a happy Android user with the late dated smart phone, the Sony Ericsson X10i.
Bare in mind that the Android operating system was designed with battery power in mind, and hopefully still is and it is just something I need to tweak or change.
I solved my problem by buying a new battery!"Sony Ericsson battery model : BST-41"
Yet I felt it be worth sharing how I investigated my findings.
Annoying Android Shutdown (or AAS? :p )
Past 2 weeks, I have been experiencing the odd bizzare shutdown even though my battery charge on the phone is around 50%. The first week I put myself down to thinking I didn't charge enough, then the 2nd week I put down to annoying as hell.
I found it shut down mainly due to use of browsing the Internet and nothing else.
So I did a little research here and there to see what I can do, so here are my findings.
Nearing the end of the 2 weeks, I found the mobile was shutting down more quickly and I had to keep the phone on constant charge.
Initial Investigation
All these investigations came from googling the common keywords and trying them. I left buying the new battery to the very last option.
Lookout Check
At first I thought it was this recent app "Lookout" app that exceeded the process possibly. I uninstalled promptly originally, as it was a week ago I installed it(Since the anoying week was a week ago, it made me wonder).
Thought due to it's constant checking that it may of wanted eager internet requests. My dad has said in the past the odd few times, that it doesn't take much processing power.
Then not too long ago after uninstalling the app, it happened :/
App is fine, worthy keep or my dad may not be amused if I introduced a virus on his home network.
Mobile shutdown even when Lookout was uninstalled
Uninstall Apps / Free up space and Processes
I started to uninstall some apps that I didn't use so much as I felt, they may of just kept pinging the internet for changes.
I also used this app "SystemPanel" to see what was being used in the processes. I am suspecting it may be due to this.
Half promising
Doesn't make any difference
Try Captive Keep Alive app
Some users suggested to install this app "Captive Keep Alive", to prevent the phone from sleeping. The is really designed for Samsung. You set the "Keep alive" bar to the amount of charge left in your battery before it shuts down. I set mine to 25%.
At first I felt confident in that this was the best solution, yet just recently, I found it shutdown when my battery charge was at 40%.
The first time you use it, it didn't report the battery charge correctly, I started to suspect it was a Samsung thing. Then eventually adjusted my shutdown request to 11% and it eventually reported a charge of 24% so in theory it works. of this stage.
Looked promising at first, shows the battery consumptions.
Failed, seems to shutdown ahead of the battery charge, may (delayed reaction of the status?)
A new battery
Read somewhere that maybe I should try and change the battery, so I have bought a third party battery for now. Them ones that can't tell the charge.
Third Party Battery Model : (Bought for £10 quid, from a local mobile repair shop)
I was told it will charge, yet you will never see it is actually charging. If you have a loose miniUSB slot that you have to carefully position the cable, you won't know if it is or isn't charging. HIGHLY NOT RECOMMENDED.
Official Battery model : (Bought for £15 formymobile.co.uk)
Worked great with Sony Ericsson battery BST-41
Finally
The BST-41 battery warranty is 1 year. Mine lasted 1year and 7 months. Bare that in mind :)
Oh ya and don't over charge your battery, doesn't take long for these new batteries to charge, makes it last longer.
Oh ya and don't over charge your battery, doesn't take long for these new batteries to charge, makes it last longer.
