Hello. I have tried searching on two forums and googled this but I cant find exactly what I am looking for {and need to get back to work!} so I apologize if this has been answered already.
Anyway, about two weeks ago my boyfriend bought a Vibrant from Walmart and his battery warning comes up when it is at 20%, not allowing him to watch movies and take pictures, etc.
I just bought a Vibrant from the tmobile store yesterday and it allows me to do everything until it got to a battery life of 1%.
I was wondering if this has happened to anyone else?(At what percentage does your battery warning pop-up?)
Is there something wrong with the Walmart phones?
Is there any way to fix his so it is like mine? Does he need a new battery?
Any suggestions or answers would be most helpful.
Sgstools fixes the camera but not anything. Else...
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what's the firmware on both of the phones?
both of ours say 2.1 firmware.
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both of ours say 2.1 firmware.
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Where you bought it shouldn't make a difference. More than likely they have a different build date with probably different versions of the 2.1 software.
It doesn't matter where you bought it. Are the build numbers the same? Do you both have myaccount installed and if so have you turned the battery notification off or any other program like that installed?
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The one without the pop-up warning probably looks like this:
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The other one probably says something different there, where this one says T959UVJI6.
JI6 is the newer version, so the other one needs to be updated.
-bZj
I checked his phone, the versions are the same as what you posted and mine. Its very puzzling why there would be a difference since we bought them only a few weeks apart. Thanks for your help. Any more suggestions would be wonderful.
More then likely its a defective phone. Just exchange it.
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Hello. I have tried searching on two forums and googled this but I cant find exactly what I am looking for {and need to get back to work!} so I apologize if this has been answered already.
Anyway, about two weeks ago my boyfriend bought a Vibrant from Walmart and his battery warning comes up when it is at 20%, not allowing him to watch movies and take pictures, etc.
I just bought a Vibrant from the tmobile store yesterday and it allows me to do everything until it got to a battery life of 1%.
I was wondering if this has happened to anyone else?(At what percentage does your battery warning pop-up?)
Is there something wrong with the Walmart phones?
Is there any way to fix his so it is like mine? Does he need a new battery?
Any suggestions or answers would be most helpful.
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This is the first time I havr heard about a stock vibrant being able to take pics or watch movies at 1% battery. Sounds like yours is defective and your boyfriends works fine.
every stock vibrant ive used, usually at around 15percent battery life fails to play avatar or take pics.
Ps you can dial into the dialer *#*#4636#*#* then click on battery info and it will give you more accurate battery stats than just looking at the indicator in the notification bar.
Battery time lite. It will let you set warning times. Extends battery.
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This is the first time I havr heard about a stock vibrant being able to take pics or watch movies at 1% battery. Sounds like yours is defective and your boyfriends works fine.
every stock vibrant ive used, usually at around 15percent battery life fails to play avatar or take pics.
Ps you can dial into the dialer *#*#4636#*#* then click on battery info and it will give you more accurate battery stats than just looking at the indicator in the notification bar.
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Wow! That would be funny if mine truly is defective that it allows me to go to 1%. But it is true because I purposely ran my battery dry and checked it at every interval after it hit 20% and I could still do everything. I have yet allowed it to get it that low since, but I will try it again.
I will check out battery time lite.. thank you!
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Gday again guys,
Yesterday, my Nook Overheated and turned off when i picked it up, it was roasting hot and i could barely touch it. I charged it in the morning but when i went to use it at lunch time, it was mega hot and had 8% Battery Left (from a full charge).
Has anyone else had this problem, because i cant imagine it being good for my Nook.
The other question i have, is it possible for us to disable the Phone/Cell roaming & data functions on CM7. I dont see it having much point there, and its only using battery life?
Cheers guys! Steve
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Gday again guys,
Yesterday, my Nook Overheated and turned off when i picked it up, it was roasting hot and i could barely touch it. I charged it in the morning but when i went to use it at lunch time, it was mega hot and had 8% Battery Left (from a full charge).
Has anyone else had this problem, because i cant imagine it being good for my Nook.
The other question i have, is it possible for us to disable the Phone/Cell roaming & data functions on CM7. I dont see it having much point there, and its only using battery life?
Cheers guys! Steve
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thats definitely not normal, i would advise towards going to a b&n store, explain your problem and get a replacement. sounds like a hardware issue rather than software. of course erase everything and revert back to stock before you go to a b&n store.
Sounds like the battery has an internal short. Return
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Sounds like the battery has an internal short. Return
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Its never happened before just the other day, my problem is that i dont live anywhere near America! so i can just 'return it'. I am currently working in Egypt, and i live in England which makes things mega hard.
Is there any chance it could just be a one off?
Really?????
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Its never happened before just the other day, my problem is that i dont live anywhere near America! so i can just 'return it'. I am currently working in Egypt, and i live in England which makes things mega hard.
Is there any chance it could just be a one off?
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Since the standard voltage in Egypt is 220v, are you plugging into that? I'd be suprised if the charger is rated for that.
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Since the standard voltage in Egypt is 220v, are you plugging into that? I'd be suprised if the charger is rated for that.
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Stock charger is 100V - 240V, 50Hz/60Hz
One obvious question: Do you have a cover or case for your nook? Some aren't properly vented and can cause overheating.
Yeah dude I have a cover but I don't think that effects it at all. This has only happened once. I think a program malfunctioned and used up loads of CPU which overheated it. Do you guys use any task managers to monitor what's using your CPU/memory.
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Most of Galaxy SII users have had good battery backup but not me, my phone once went into a bucket filed with water. Had a friend to open it up and clean it with a chemical (Usually used to clean phones circuits)
The phone was fine, then battery problems came up, changed the battery still has issues average time it lasts is for 8-9 provided i do not use it for anything but 2-3 calls or text. or 3-4 hrs is maximum. All this has happened after 4.0.4 update.
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Can anyone please explain what the problem is with this phone. I am not sure if it is a bug/hardware problem. the phone is out of warranty now.
**I am a noob, I do not know how to root a phone however one of my friend helped me root HTC Wildfire which now has EPIC Battery life.
Thank you
Urvish
Urvish1789 said:
Most of Galaxy SII users have had good battery backup but not me, my phone once went into a bucket filed with water. Had a friend to open it up and clean it with a chemical (Usually used to clean phones circuits)
The phone was fine, then battery problems came up, changed the battery still has issues average time it lasts is for 8-9 provided i do not use it for anything but 2-3 calls or text. or 3-4 hrs is maximum. All this has happened after 4.0.4 update.
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Can anyone please explain what the problem is with this phone. I am not sure if it is a bug/hardware problem. the phone is out of warranty now.
**I am a noob, I do not know how to root a phone however one of my friend helped me root HTC Wildfire which now has EPIC Battery life.
Thank you
Urvish
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it is common when you drop your phone into the water that the battery will start having problems.
For example suddenly you get a drop from100 percent to 50 percent.
I could be wrong, you can check the guide that is in my signature for your battery problems.
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it is common when you drop your phone into the water that the battery will start having problems.
For example suddenly you get a drop from100 percent to 50 percent.
I could be wrong, you can check the guide that is in my signature for your battery problems.
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The thread is FAB! but like I said I am a noob hence doing everything you suggested is tough for me to understand. Looking at things like removing live wallpapers, stopping auto sync, keeping wifi and data plan off minimum brightness. I have tried it all. Still the problem exists.
Short circuit, perhaps? My suggestion would be to bring it to samsubg and see if they can repair it. I think it's a hardware problem
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Short circuit, perhaps? My suggestion would be to bring it to samsubg and see if they can repair it. I think it's a hardware problem
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Seems more like it but they say there is a bug in 4.0.4. Should I try root before handing it over to samsung or just leave it up to them?
I was wondering if someone can tell me why my S2 is shutting down all the time.
A few weeks ago the following started happening. If I use my phone intensively like for an hour or so it just shuts down. When I try to restart it, it says the battery is almost empty. Even though it showed it had at least 50% juice before the shutdown.
The funny part is that if I don't use my phone a lot (only a few calls) it lasts about 2 days and the battery goes down towards 0% as expected. And when I use it intensively again, it shuts down.
So before blaming the battery and buying a new one I was wondering if something else can be the cause and I need to send it back to Samsung.
I was using cm10.1 until 2 days ago. I'm running stock now and the same issue is still there.
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Check whether or not the battery is loose in the slot. If it is then stick a paper to tighten it.
Other reason could be your battery cell is damaged. It cannot hold the current when some activity like wifi or processor is running.
I had faced not exactly the same but something similar to this only.
Replaced the battery and all okay now.
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I was wondering if someone can tell me why my S2 is shutting down all the time.
A few weeks ago the following started happening. If I use my phone intensively like for an hour or so it just shuts down. When I try to restart it, it says the battery is almost empty. Even though it showed it had at least 50% juice before the shutdown.
The funny part is that if I don't use my phone a lot (only a few calls) it lasts about 2 days and the battery goes down towards 0% as expected. And when I use it intensively again, it shuts down.
So before blaming the battery and buying a new one I was wondering if something else can be the cause and I need to send it back to Samsung.
I was using cm10.1 until 2 days ago. I'm running stock now and the same issue is still there.
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dude did replacing battery work for you?????/
i m also facing d same prob......
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Check whether or not the battery is loose in the slot. If it is then stick a paper to tighten it.
Other reason could be your battery cell is damaged. It cannot hold the current when some activity like wifi or processor is running.
I had faced not exactly the same but something similar to this only.
Replaced the battery and all okay now.
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Thanx for your reply. I have a friend who has a s2. I'll let him test my battery for a day. If he has the same result I'll just order a new one. Might as well get the bigger one.
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Thanx for your reply. I have a friend who has a s2. I'll let him test my battery for a day. If he has the same result I'll just order a new one. Might as well get the bigger one.
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I had the same issue. It turned out to be a battery problem, so I just ordered a new one.. I mean, a daily use of 5 hours over one and a half years WILL kill the effectiveness of a battery
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Thanx. Just ordered a new battery and will let you know if it works out.
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I had the exact same problem as you, phone would have about 50-60% battery, and after using it for a bit it would power off, and when it rebooted it had like 5% battery. I bought a new 2000mah battery and it fixed the problem.
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I ordered the 2000mah battery and am running it now for 3 days without any problems. Thank you all for the feedback.
I've been experiencing the same problem with my SGS2's battery and noticed that it is getting bloated. I purchased a new one to prevent severe damage on my mobile phone.
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I got my Motorola Razr Maxx a few weeks ago. 1 of the main reasons to buy the phone was the huge battery. A good friend of mine has the Razr Maxx aswell and is getting very, very nice battery life with some small tweaks like disabling wifi.
Unfortunatly my Razr Maxx its battery life isnt that great. I do not use the phone a lot. Only a few SMS / Whatsapp messages a day but even during a night the phone loses 10% battery. So for some my battery use may look "good", I believe for my minimal use its quite bad...
My settings: I am running JB, this release. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2231289 My friend is running the exact same software. When I installed the software I did a factory reset aswell
G3/G4 disabled (set to only G2)
Wifi off (Only enable it when needed)
GPS disabled
Autosync disabled
BlueTooth disabled
SmartActions, Google Now and other apps wich will eat battery are uninstalled. We have compared the 2 phones but cant really find a difference in settings. I noted some people upload screenshots, please few mine below:
Can anybody point me in the right direction to resolve this problem? The 10% battery loss in 1 night with only G2 enabled shows something is wrong when the phone is not doing anything I think but I don't understand what's the problem.
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From the screen shots seems all right, 2 days phone on! No visible wakelock.
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How did you make custom carrier name?
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I never changed anything about the carrier name. This is default with the software/firmware I used. However: I use the Dutch telecom provider "Hi".
And I understand for most users the 2 days seems quite good but a friend of mine has the same phone, uses it more often and gets his phone at 30% after 4 days and 16 hours.
Keep in mind: we are not browsing websites, facebook or anyting with it. I only use the phone for SMS / WhatsApp and a few minor other things.
And please also mention the 10% drop in 1 night of sleep (6-8hrs). That can't be normal?
I know it's not normal, but from WLD screens I can't notice nothing abnormal, that's the strange thing...
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Renkie said:
I never changed anything about the carrier name. This is default with the software/firmware I used. However: I use the Dutch telecom provider "Hi".
And I understand for most users the 2 days seems quite good but a friend of mine has the same phone, uses it more often and gets his phone at 30% after 4 days and 16 hours.
Keep in mind: we are not browsing websites, facebook or anyting with it. I only use the phone for SMS / WhatsApp and a few minor other things.
And please also mention the 10% drop in 1 night of sleep (6-8hrs). That can't be normal?
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Honestly i don't see any problem at all. Believe me, 4 days and 16 hours, he doesn't do anything with his phone just take few calls.
uhmm did you buy a brand new cellphone or a used one? because if is an used one may be that's the problem the battery doesn't have the same peformance
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Honestly i don't see any problem at all. Believe me, 4 days and 16 hours, he doesn't do anything with his phone just take few calls.
uhmm did you buy a brand new cellphone or a used one? because if is an used one may be that's the problem the battery doesn't have the same peformance
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Thats the problem I'm using the phone even less and get worse battery life.
The phone is brand new, bought it on Amazone.
A few ideas.
- My old sim-card did not fit in the slot. The phone shop used a special tool to modify my sim-card so it does fit. It works perfectly, but could the older simcard cause this problem?
- I suspect my house is located in the center of 2-3 cell towers. Is there any way to monitor the phone switching or searching the cell towers?
Changed the simcard, no results. Same battery use.
I was just wondering, is there any way to disable "Cell Broadcasting"? I can not find the option anywhere. Or is this not available in the firmware I am using?
Are others having this? i mean i go through a full battery about twice a day.... I cant figure out what is draining it so bad. i have used WLD, greenify, and bootmanager to try to figure it out..... None of my apps are ever on the battery list, and screen is around 50% usually with android system and android OS always being up the list. I always thought it was my bad signal strength at work but i had two weeks off and my phone NEVER lasted even close to a day.
I have factory reset once but loaded my same apps backup.
I heard someone else mention that the sprint has this weird battery drain that is explainable and was wondering if others see that also.
I am on the search for a 6000+ mah battery i know it will have a replacement back plate but i don't want the whole case thing like the 9000 zero lemon.
Sounds like kernel wakelock
As of the last two days i have also been experiencing much faster battery drain. Have had the phone since launch and never had this problem.
I do not use the device in excess. Very few if any phone calls per day, some texting and gmail, occasional skim of xda, huffpo, phandroid apps and very light Twitter use if bored and not near the computer.
Battery has dipped 5% since writing this post...that's all of 1-2 minutes in use.
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That's not normal for a Sprint LG G3. A couple of questions:
Have you looked at the battery stats page to see what app(s) are using the most battery? I'd suggest taking a screen shot of that page and posting it here.
Have you tried rebooting the phone? If there's an app or process running out of control that will often clear it up.
Are you rooted? If so, install better battery stats so we can get a better look at what's eating the battery.
Finally, you might want to take a look at this thread: http://forums.androidcentral.com/sa...android-system-eating-your-battery-check.html
While it's unlikely you have the same problem I did, the tools and techniques I used to debug it might be useful for you.
Gonna wait for some custom roms to see if the problem just goes away.
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Gonna wait for some custom roms to see if the problem just goes away.
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Dude the battery app should show you what is causing it. Something has gone rouge!!! I just had my weather app running in the background using GPS for 5 hours, yeah my battery went way down. Freeze some BS apps. I routinely get 30 hrs plus on a single charge. Not the phone itself something you are using is causingi it.
As requested, my craptastic battery info. Brightness was 83.
http://imgur.com/zLHpKvn,oCR3G2r,Z81D847
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bought BBS, phone is up stairs charging... imagine that... will post those screens next drain...