Just ordered the Droid X

[Rangerscott]

Install advance task killer and turn off everything you dont want. Also see if account sync is on in the settings. Any time you do something, it syncs it with your account or some crap.

[Method]

Just installed and killed off a bunch of stuff I don't use.

Where are you finding the account sync? I don't see it anywhere in the settings.

[Rangerscott]

Originally Posted by Method

Just installed and killed off a bunch of stuff I don't use.

Where are you finding the account sync? I don't see it anywhere in the settings.

On my droid in sttings, its "accounts & sync" and then uncheck auto sync.

[Porkchop]

Originally Posted by Method

I've been having god awful battery life problems with it. Only have 2 accounts hooked up (corporate email and gmail), and no real other apps installed.

Today it lasted for 6 hours with zero usage.. wtf?

Bluetooth, wifi and all that is disabled. Corporate email syncs every 15 minutes, gmail is about the same.

No idea what the hell is sucking down the battery.

Thats fucking terrible. I use the fuck out of my X, games/youtube and all, and have never been below 20% by midnight. Stop watching so much pr0n.....

[KSGregman]

Settings > Battery Manager > Battery Use

This will give you an itemization of battery usage since the last time you had it on a charger.

[Method]

Originally Posted by Rangerscott

On my droid in sttings, its "accounts & sync" and then uncheck auto sync.

Weird - Mine is split into Accounts and Data Manager, neither of which have an Auto Sync option.

The battery use is nice, but it doesn't break it down by App. It only breaks it down by Screen Usage, Idle Time, and Cell time.

Either way, since killing the unnecessary tasks last night, I'm now at 50% battery after 14 hours off the charger which is a hell of a lot better. I'm not sure what was sucking up the battery time, but I'm suspicious it was skype.

[Rangerscott]

I've never done an account on verizon.com. Can you look up how much an app has used on data or is it just a total usage?

[Method]

Everything I've ever found on the site has been total data usage. I may find and install one of those battery monitoring apps so I can actually see which app is using the most battery.

[Kaneman]

I've had Google Maps go on a rampage before sucking up 80% of my battery use and killing the battery in 3 hours.

BTW, I put an HTC 2150 mah battery in the Incredible and got an external charger from Seidio. Now, when one battery goes red I just slap the other one in. I leave all my antennas on, use the phone like a beast, and I never have to put the phone on the charger. Once a day I just swap, fuckin' ubersweet.

[Kaneman]

Fuck this fucking piece of shit wanna be smartphone and fuck Verizon. Wife wants to exchange the Droid X for an Incredible, but I can't find the original box it came in...so they won't take it back. They know exactly when I ordered it, when I took delivery, when I had it activated AND they're charging a $35 restocking fee...but they won't take it back.

Assholes.