How to increase battery life on the Galaxy S

[godette]

Can someone please tell me how to kill automatic sync with the gmail app? I don't know if I'm doing it correctly? Thank you. I only just go my galaxy a week ago and am struggling cos I came over from the iphone. Thank youuuu

[Goots]

If you just want to turn of sync with individual Apps, go to Menu > Settings > Accounts and Sync > "your gmail account" and remove the ticks from the ones you don't want to keep synced.

If you want to turn of syncing completely, go to Menu > Settings > Accounts and Sync and untick "Background Data" and "Auto-Sync".

[theTimo]

Usually some app refuses to work if the Background Sync is off. I don't remember which one, though. Apparently I have it on.

And congratulations to godette, great choice!

[RASH]

i turn off auto sync on gmail and only turn bluetooth on when needed.wifi i leave on all the time if theres a connection where i am.the only program i do menu exit is co pilot to disable gps.i leave 3g enabled at all times.i use weather channel and beautiful widgets for weather but with geo location by network rather than gps.i never use a task manager or kill apps manually.i also use live wall papers.doing all the above my battery life is great so android obviously manages multitasking very intelligently.obviousy i could get more with 2g disable wifi ect but there really seems to be no need.gmail sync seems to be the battery killer,and obviously anything that holds a gps connection.gps rapes the battery.

how do you switch from gps to geo location network for apps for weather apps ???

[rayber]

i need help why i cant use my phone when its charging? asap reply pls..a lot of thanks

[greenman]

how do you switch from gps to geo location network for apps for weather apps ???

Using your network to triangulate your position is not an either or but an added feature to give greater accuracy and you can turn on/off in your settings. GPS is the default location system.

[greenman]

[QUOTE=rayber;60205]i need help why i cant use my phone when its charging? asap reply pls..a lot of thanks

You can, but if you turned your phone off to charge, you need to pull out the charger to start your phone, then plug charger back in.

[jainsachin22]

My All techy frnds,
I want to buy S2 this weekend (Delhi India). Kindly clear my confusion.
1) Should i buy Samsung galaxy I9100 with Gingerbread.
OR I9100 with ICS update, OR I9100G(one dealer is saying that Samsung has rectify the battery and hang issues in may S2 sets.. don't know the authentication of this.)

I am very confuse with these various versions of S2 and don't know whom to rely. plz plz help.
If any one know the price range on which i shud hit then that would be great help.

Thx in advance.

[Banglesuk]

my phone has just decided to speak to me and tell me whose calling....................WHY ?? very annoying !!

[greenman]

If it's 'what would you like to do' then you've activated Vlingo in Driving Mode.
If not then you've activated 'Talk back' in Accessibility.