CyanogenMod 6 RC1 for Nexus One is out. Edit – Includes all red screen battery saver mode!

And the new Homescreen Tips are awesome :D

Find it HERE.

Edit – Just noticed this in CyanogenMod Settings, there’s a “Render Effect” setting that allows you to do this to greatly increase battery life:

As detailed on Engadget in THIS ARTICLE.

Obviously not something you would leave on all the time, but if you’re away from a charger (and won’t be near one for a few hours), and you’re down to 30%, it could be a real life saver. Great stuff from CyanogenMod as usual.

Edit 2 – Just tested the battery saver red screen mode. I just enabled screebl to keep the screen on, propped the phone up on my laptop, and swiped down, then up to unhide, then hide the notification bar every 5 minutes to keep screebl’s fail safe from turning the screen off.

I charged my phone fully, then started the test, and the stopwatch, and stopped when the battery level reached 90%.

In full color mode:

I then hooked my phone to the charger and fully charged again. I put it in red screen mode, unplugged it, and started the clock again, also hiding/unhiding the bar every 5 minutes.

I’m sold. I’ll keep it in mind when I need to stretch my battery life.

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