Moby phone time again

[simonm]

I upgraded my, umm, Nokia 1100 to a Galaxy S2 last year.  Got a good deal as the S3 had just come out.

Can't say I'm big on these things.  But texting is so much easier than on the 1100.  Plus being able to check weather forecasts, search for details, check post codes and addresses on Google maps etc is very handy.

I've downloaded a sum total of two aps - flickr (use all the time) and a nice little ap that gives you your position on an OS map, but it takes the map off mobile masts so is of limited use and is slow anyway.

The down side the thing eats it's own battery.

So I figured when I'm out walking I'll keep it switched off, and a lot of the time it can't get a signal anyway when I'm walking, but the darn thing switches itself on in my pocket then starts eating it's own battery.  Which is the other thing, it's not a big phone by current standards, but I wouldn't want anything bigger, these things take up too much space in one's pocket.

But yes by far the most annoying feature is it's ability to switch itself on and eat it's own battery.  Which means it has to go in my back pack, and then I have to remember it's in there when I stop for lunch as you can't find a nice rock to sit, well I'll sit on my pack.

Generally on most android phones you can look at what is using the battery by going in to settings, then battery.  This will give you an indicator of what is gobbling it up.  You may find it's the GPS and/or screen that eats it all up.  Turn em off/down if/when you can.


Also worth looking in the play store at CRADAR it's a man down app which is handy for motorcyclists.  One of the other forum guys mentioned it a week or two back and it's worth passing around.