% Indicated is incorrect -- Lags behind

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Displayed remaining battery % is inaccurate on My RazrMaxx running ICS.  Was 
running fine before upgrade to Pro.  I upgraded b/c I didn't like the new 
indicator icon with ICS -- too tough to read, as I use it all the time -- 
always monitoring my power b/c so many apps are constantly launching in the 
BKGD and sucking battery life.

What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. Constant
2.
3. [Add or remove numbers as necessary]

What is the expected outcome? What happens instead?
Accurate charging % display.

What branch (Free or Pro) and version (number) of the app are you using?
Was running Free, upgraded to Pro.  was much better before Pro and ICS.

Which device are you using?
Motorola RazrMaxx

Which carrier are you using?
Verizon

What language is your device set to?
US English

Which version of Android are you using?
Android 4.0.4

Do you have an "Task Killer" or similar apps installed?
Yes. Doesn't kill battery indicator tho.

Please provide any additional information here:
 my email: kwaldowski@annodyne.com

Original issue reported on code.google.com by kag...@gmail.com on 19 Jul 2012 at 8:03

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The free and Pro versions use the exact same code to determine and display the 
battery level.  I strongly suspect the task killer is responsible, even if it 
isn't set to kill Battery Indicator.  I recommend testing this by uninstalling 
(actually uninstalling it is the only way to be sure it isn't running) the task 
killer for a day or two and seeing if that resolves the issue.

I'm also interested in your comment that the new ICS icon was too tough to read 
-- the whole point of the icon is to by much *easier* to read, so I'm curious 
if there's something about the RazrMaxx that works differently than my test 
devices.  If you can spare the time, I'd love a description or a screenshot .  
(Unless what you mean is that it isn't as attractive as the other icon, which I 
agree with.  In order to make it easier to read, it's bigger and higher 
contrast and had to get rid of the battery outline.)

Original comment by andr...@darshancomputing.com on 19 Jul 2012 at 8:23

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OK. Your suggestion about the task killer is possible.  Because I was
noticing hanging running apps in the background right after the ICS
upgrade.  They would not stop processing in the background - -even after a
cold restart.  So I installed new task killer )Easy Task Killer or
something like that) and batter saver apps to automatically kill every 5
minutes.  This was right around the time I upgraded to Pro.  So I just
uninstalled and I'll see what happens.

I've had the "Advanced Task Killer" installed for a few years now (on other
devices), running in tandem with the battery indicator without any
problem.  So at this point I left that one on my phone.  If I do not see
improvement, I will try to uninstall that one as well.  My obvious concern
is what this will do to all the apps that seem to continually launch
without me using them in the background -- has to be one of the most
annoying aspects of Droid apps.  Why is something I have not used in weeks
running and draining battery???  But that question is not for you...
sorry....

Anyway... on to the aesthetics....

Ok, I think I'm with you on the battery icon outline and color.   Trying to
remember now... was it a white battery with black numbers ??  Anyway.. it
was easier *and* larger to read.  I have not done/sent a screen shot of my
phone yet but I'm always happy to learn something new....

But to explain.... the number for the battery is now a dimmer grey color...
not very bold... and it is as if the RazrMax with ICS made the available
space for that top bar smaller.  So now it is a smaller, dimmer, grayed-out
number.  And it is usually the first thing i check when I pick up my
phone... so it is very noticeable to me.

thanks for your personal attention and advice.

Kyle

Original comment by kag...@gmail.com on 20 Jul 2012 at 1:21

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Ah, I understand the confusion now.  I hadn't thought through exactly what it 
would seem like to someone when their phone was upgraded to ICS.  Here's what's 
going on:

ICS dims and shrinks all notification icons.  While I really liked my original 
icon set (black battery outline, white gradient outline inside the battery, and 
black numbers), they were very difficult to read and unattractive once dimmed 
and shrunk.  See the screenshot I posted in comment 7 in Issue 174 if you're 
curious: http://code.google.com/p/battery-indicator/issues/detail?id=174#c7

My solution was to use solid 100% white numbers, as large as possible, when 
running on ICS.  This doesn't look as nice as the old icon set pre-ICS, but 
it's WAY better on ICS.  The white turns to gray, and the giant numbers become 
somewhat small, but it's actually quite readable and doesn't look terrible.

I might want to show a little pop-up when run for the first time on ICS to help 
explain this to people... I'll have to think about that.

Original comment by andr...@darshancomputing.com on 20 Jul 2012 at 10:35