https://kyle.cascade.family/series/pvg100-upgrades/ Recent content in pvg100-upgrades on kyle.cascade.family Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://kyle.cascade.family/posts/monitoring-power-with-the-avhzy-ct-3-on-linux/ Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://kyle.cascade.family/posts/monitoring-power-with-the-avhzy-ct-3-on-linux/ I’ve been bringing up my Palm PVG100 to run on Android 16 using a custom ROM. In doing so, I’ve been wondering how good I could get its tiny tiny tiny battery to last. Also, I wanted to make sure my new ROM didn’t have any serious battery life regressions compared to the stock Android 8 OS. So I decided to be scientific about it and actually measure. Phone Coulomb Counters All mobile phones have a Coulomb counter so that they can measure how much battery life they have. https://kyle.cascade.family/posts/upgrading-a-palm-pvg100-to-android-11/ Thu, 06 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://kyle.cascade.family/posts/upgrading-a-palm-pvg100-to-android-11/ I’ve previously written an ode to the Palm PVG-100 as my favorite phone of all time. It still is, but recently Google decided to end support for Android Auto for older phones (Android 8). Android Auto is a personal requirement of mine, and I couldn’t find any way to stick to an old version. So I embarked on the difficult journey of upgrading Android on this tiny phone from Android 8.