[Btoot]

I have had my berry for about a month now. The first week I had it, the battery lasted for ever, i think it lasted about 5 days with tones of usage. Now it barley lasts a day with little usage. Does anybody know any ways that I should be preserving battary life? Also, does anybody notice that the battery dies quicker with the auto on/off feature on?

[twharms]

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There are dozens of threads on the battery saving topics. A quick search of the forums will answer your questions.

[option94]

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The same thing happened to me. Do you have ramble or VeriChat or any other I'm type program running? The constant data use drains the battery quite quickly.

[justin.culp]

Originally Posted by Btoot

I have had my berry for about a month now. The first week I had it, the battery lasted for ever, i think it lasted about 5 days with tones of usage. Now it barley lasts a day with little usage. Does anybody know any ways that I should be preserving battary life? Also, does anybody notice that the battery dies quicker with the auto on/off feature on?

I use the auto on/off feature and my battery seems fine. The only time i notice quick drainage is when google talk is on all day. Still get about two days out of it though.

[Btoot]

i dont use google talk or anything.....mabye its a faulty battery

[JSanders]

I have noticed that when I charge my BB 8700g with the USB connected to my computer, I get a longer lasting charge

vs

when I charge directly connected to a wall outlet or auto, I get a charge that does not last as long, i.e., the charge may show 100% charged, but it drains faster than when charged via USB connected to my desktop.

[PCW]

Google Local, if left on, rapidly drains the battery.

[msurrency]

I have a 8700G and already have my second battery. I am sure there is a bad batch of batteries out there. Mine lasted about 3 months. I went from 1/2 day battery drain to 2 days when I replaced the battery.

[takeshi]

Being in an area with poor coverage and leaving Bluetooth on all the time will also kill your battery faster (though I always leave Bluetooth on without any problems).