Update preparation, Centro battery debate and more... From the Forums 7

by Robert Werlinger Thu, 01 Jul 2010 2:10 pm EDT

Here's some of the latest talk in the forums:

With the PDK Hot Apps promotion set to go live on July 15th, you know an OTA update is inbound for the majority of you Pre and Pixi users out there. Member AS4K wants to talk best practices in preparing for the next version of webOS with homebrew.
Revival: Here's a fun thread from about this time last year that examined how many times you've opened the slider on your Pre, and numbers then were generally in the 800-900 range. After following the directions found in the thread, I discovered that I'm currently at a staggering 22,152.
Unsure what the webOS Doctor is all about? Good news: knowing P|C forum members are here to fill you in.
There's been much debate about the difference between the battery that comes stock with the Pre and the Pixi and the one that shipped with the Centro. Many users, against the advice of Palm, continue to use the Centro battery in their webOS powered phones. There's a very real difference, as it turns out, and member itsjustme has the scientific proof.

We look forward to seeing you in the forums. Not already a member? Come to your senses and join us!

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Posted by rlanza1054 on Thu, 01 Jul 2010 4:34 pm EDT

Hey guys, I tried the keyboard slider test.

I'm at 733 which is not accurate, it does not take into account all the times I've 'doctored' my phone.

I believe once you doctor your phone, you start that count from scratch all over again!

So it's not an accurate test in all cases!

Rob

Posted by callderek on Thu, 01 Jul 2010 4:38 pm EDT

There's a slider??

Posted by Balooz on Thu, 01 Jul 2010 4:43 pm EDT

Lol! @calldereck

Posted by ashi on Thu, 01 Jul 2010 5:26 pm EDT

5081 times. Prolly since I doctored it about 6 months ago, heh.

Posted by wmmc2001 on Thu, 01 Jul 2010 6:23 pm EDT

Whoa... I'm @20,400 + no wonder I'm wearing it out... That's 2000/month 500/week 100/day... @10 months of use during weekdays & nights!

Posted by rhewitt on Thu, 01 Jul 2010 8:57 pm EDT

Actually reading through the battery debate, it looks like the more qualified people conclude the two are identical, right down to the components. As one poster pointed out, there is no way you could operate the phone for any length of time if the original poster were using their meter properly.

I don't use Centro batteries because my stickers wore off and it creates the random reboot phenomenon, but they certainly provide at least approximately the right voltage!