Sync cradle compatibility and battery issues with Treo 680

Posted on January 23rd, 2007 by Tadd Rosenfeld

Palm has posted a new Support Knowledge Library article detailing incompatibility issues for older Treo 650 cradle kits with Treo 680 smartphones.

“Older sync cradles, such as the cradle kit for LifeDrive, Palm TX, Tungsten T5 and E2, and also older Treo 650 smartphones, are not compatible with Treo 680 smartphones. If you use one of these incompatible cradles with a Treo 680, you may see these symptoms:

Reduced battery life: This can be caused by incorrect electrical signals being sent to the Treo 680 during charging in the cradle.
Background applications running without your knowledge: An incompatible cradle can cause unpredictable results, and possibly leave the smartphone in a state where background applications are running, such as the car kit application, even if the application has not been activated. You may notice that your indicator light (LED) is glowing solid green or red unexpectedly.
Smartphone can’t sleep: The signals may prevent the smartphone from going into power saving (”sleep”) mode, reducing your standby time.
Noticeably reduced battery life based on the above symptoms.”

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gingi, on January 23rd, 2007 at 6:10 am Said:

I find the battery very weak

OldManLink, on January 29th, 2007 at 9:27 am Said:

The battery life is so short even if you only use the correct accessories, so I wonder how one would even notice the difference.

OldManLink, on January 29th, 2007 at 3:43 pm Said:

New information: Palm Store Europe says that the article only applies to cradles shipped from the US. Presumably then, even if the cradle is marked “Rev A”, if it was not shipped from the US, then it IS compatible, after all.