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  1. Make it so the power never shuts off. Remove all power buttons from all phones!

    It's POWER TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Who's with me?

    23 votes
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      11 comments  ·  Power Management  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
    • Backlight stays on when charging

      Need back light to stay on when charging and listening to music so i can see the album art and music title while driving.

      19 votes
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        2 comments  ·  Power Management  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
      • Enable wake up of phone (Lumia 710) from it's sleep mode by pressing Home key or by tapping the screen.

        Pressing the on/off button is tedious on the Nokia Lumia 710 as the on/off button is difficult to press.

        19 votes
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        • On HTC HD7, setting for notification light and vibation feedback

          Use notification light for SMS, MMS, Email instead of screen lighting up, SAVING BATTERY! able to turn on/off vibration feedback when pressing the bottom buttons.

          19 votes
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            4 comments  ·  Power Management  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
          • having an option for disable charging when the phone is connected to PC

            when I connect my phone to PC , I don't want it to be charged.

            19 votes
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            • add an option for automatic switch on and off time like in BB OS

              In a current Blackberry device it is possible to set an automatic time, when device shuts itself down and when it boots again. After the boot you just have to enter the PIN Code. Makes battery holding some longer time.

              18 votes
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              • wifi and data toggle

                A tile that turns wifi on and off and another one that turns data on and off, with out going to the settings.

                17 votes
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                  5 comments  ·  Power Management  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
                • turn off while charging

                  I would really, really appreciate to be able to decide by myself, if the phone is on or off while charging. Going into airplane mode, turning down the volume, and and and, just to be sure I can sleep... and besides it makes me feel like being the ***** of my devices!

                  17 votes
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                  • Timed profiles

                    It would be nice to time different setting for a phone.

                    17 votes
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                      3 comments  ·  Power Management  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
                    • Get sound notification on low battery when phone is locked

                      Get sound notification on low battery when phone is locked

                      16 votes
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                        4 comments  ·  Power Management  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
                      • More options in Battery Saver!!

                        Option to automatically lower brightness setting, disable 3G, etc when battery runs low. Also, an option to enable Battery Saver automatically when switched to battery power!!!

                        16 votes
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                          2 comments  ·  Power Management  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
                        • An "always on" mode when powered

                          I use my phone for music in the car. Could we have an "always on" when powered mode (unless manually switched off)? Like the Zune.

                          15 votes
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                            2 comments  ·  Power Management  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
                          • battery in percentages

                            More convenient it is when you see percentage of the battery instead of battery icon

                            14 votes
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                              0 comments  ·  Power Management  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
                            • Automatic turn off 3G when 3G signal strength is weak - saves battery and improves call quality.

                              I live in a city that has varying 3G coverage. This results in a high power consumption with 3G turned on.

                              13 votes
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                                4 comments  ·  Power Management  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
                              • Option to disable battery low alarm or battery low alert.

                                There is very distinct audible alert when the battery of the phone is dying (lumia 800).
                                There is no way to turn it off.

                                I don't want to worry whether my phone is charged or not.
                                If it is dead, I charge it, when I have time. If it is not, who could care less.
                                And I want to sleep well.
                                This alert wakes me up from my sleep way too often (4am where I live right now... guess why I'm here)
                                The phone is going back to the store unless someone can give me a way to turn it…

                                13 votes
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                                  0 comments  ·  Power Management  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
                                • Option to display basic info on locked AMOLED screens

                                  It would be great if Windows Phone 8 or 7.8 could show some basic information on the locked display (like on the Symbian Nokia AMOLEDs), showing time, date, count of missed calls or received messages etc., with possibility to further configure - what to show (time only, time+date, etc.), size, or option to switch this feature off for people who don´t like it. But having this option is very useful, i loved it on Nokia N8 for example...

                                  12 votes
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                                  • Slider to control brightness like an iPod or others

                                    There are only 3 options for brightness and they are extremes or have little difference between. E.g. Low is too low, medium is too high. Medium should be High and another created between Low and Medium

                                    10 votes
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                                    • Underclock option to maximize battery life

                                      To maximize battery life we need a underclock option

                                      10 votes
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                                      • 10 votes
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                                          1 comment  ·  Power Management  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →
                                        • 9 votes
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