Apple's Solution For The iPhone 'Death Grip': Free Cases

[AZhitman]

Are you telling an admitted technophobe to root his cellphone?

I don't think that was for me.

While I'm probably more web-savvy than most here, I'm less technically inclined than most when it comes to other electronics.

[krash]

That and getting rid of the live wallpaper has done some good.

What is it and how do I remove it?

You know how it has animated wallpapers? If you use a regular non-animated wallpaper then battery life increases.

[AZhitman]

OK, I have a picture as my wallpaper. I should be OK then?

[PoorManQ45]

I would recommend creating an account over at XDA and downloading SetCPU for free.

The biggest thing is to underclock the CPU when the phone is sleeping/standby. I've noticed my average battery life increased like 2~4 hours on my Mytouch with regular use, and about 2 days if it's sitting idle.

Unless I'm missing something, SetCPU is for rooted phones only. Are you telling an admitted technophobe to root his cellphone?

It is indeed. Thank you for pointing that out.

Rooting isn't that difficult anymore. Most phones have a "One touch" rooting method now. Life is good for technophobes

[PoorManQ45]

OK, I have a picture as my wallpaper. I should be OK then?

Yes, you are fine. You're using a regular background.

To cover the basics, make sure Bluetooth is off unless you're using a headset, wifi is off when not in use, screen brightness ~25% unless in direct sunlight.

[poems2beats]

Rooting isn't that difficult anymore. Most phones have a "One touch" rooting method now. Life is good for technophobes

I've heard about this rooting stuff but don't know much about it... Please explain.

[Alfador]

Rooting isn't that difficult anymore. Most phones have a "One touch" rooting method now. Life is good for technophobes

I've heard about this rooting stuff but don't know much about it... Please explain.

Basically analogous to gaining superuser/administrator rights on a computer. Let's you do things that by default the software prevents you from doing, like tweak certain settings, removing certain built-in apps that you can't just normally delete, and installing a custom interface. I know on at least some of the phones overclocking is possible too once you've rooted. Technically voids the warranty on most phones and supposedly can brick the phone if you do it wrong (think pulling the plug on a PC in the middle of reinstalling windows or something) but there has yet to be a case of any android phone (at least any Droid branded android phone) being truly bricked, anywhere.

Fun and useful if you're inclined to tinker, but most people don't really have a use for it.