I have mentioned it in IRC, but eh, not sure what to do.


My phone is a HTC Desire 601. I got it two years ago and it's cool, it does what I want.


EXCEPT. A while ago it started doing that thing where something keeps the CPU busy and drains the battery ridiculously fast. All information I can access about it points at the system. I tried axing the Facebook app (useless anyway), but nope.

So what's this crap? Inefficient hipster coding somewhere? Special code HTC added to enforce planned obsolescence? (amazingly fitting with the fact that they no longer offer updates for this phone, beyond a libstagefright fix)



I could root it and start investigating via adb or something, but rooting it will factory-reset it.

Or while I'm at it, I could install a CyanogenMod build, but the only one available is still full of issues. I could try working on them, but uh.

Or I could do something entirely different? Have any of you dealt with similar shit?


I don't take "buy a new phone" as a valid answer. I refuse to give in to planned obsolescence especially if they're using petty tricks to enforce it.

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Update on this: I axed both Facebook and Messenger apps. It seemed to do the trick... for a while. But no, this phone is trolling me, the battery draining is back at full force. At this point I really suspect they're using that crap to enforce planned obsolescence.


It's Android 4.4.2 iirc. Something close.


I'll probably wipe it clean or something. I'd go with CyanogenMod, but this being a not so popular phone model, there's only an unofficial CM build with bugs like "phone app crashes when calling for more than 3 minutes" (entirely made up example but you get the idea).

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Kuribo64 - melonDS

want some revolution in your coffee?