i'VE BEEN RUNNING CM7 for a month (about)
I update to the latest version and right now im on the KANGED version thats not OFFICIAL release but it is made by the dev.
Anyways...
Every day i wake up in the morning, from 100% my battery goes to about 90- 85% from using it then i go to school, phone in my pocket for about 7-8 hours.
It usually goes to 70% or 75% when i check soon as school is over.... but today.. it was at 32%!!?
My battery has been draining FAST this past week. IDK what's causing it, but i think its a app, but watchdog lite doesn't show anything at all.
Any tips at all guys?
- PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TELLING ME TO PUT IT ON AIRPLANE MODE WHILE IN MY POCKET- I GET TEXTS FROM MY BROTHER/MOM TELLING ME IF I HAVE TO WALK OR IF THEIR GOING TO PICK ME UP AND OTHER IMPORTANT INFO LIKE THAT-
Please help me out here.
I love CM7, and it's NEVER been this bad, but if it is because of CM7 then i have no choice but to go back to 2.2.1
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I don't have a data plan so... my phone can't communicate with other servers and crap.
I keep wifi off, bluetooth off GPS off.
Maybe i'll have auto brightness on but thats it.
Check what profile are you using on setcpu? Also you might wanna check the signal while in you school.
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Check battery stats it will tell you what is using your battery the most.
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Abu-7abash said:
Check what profile are you using on setcpu? Also you might wanna check the signal while in you school.
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I suspected it was SetCPU doing this, so i uninstalled that.
the signal is... okay? When in my pocket it sometimes goes to NO Signal, but is usually at 2-3 bars.
rom fiend said:
Check battery stats it will tell you what is using your battery the most.
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It says Android OS is using the most.
Then Display
then Cell Standby
then Phone Idle.
Honestly, my phone isn't even turned on during the whole thing..............
I maybe check the time once in the while, but besides that its always idle.
I just slept for a hour. I lost 10% in that hour. WTF is this lol
try recalibrating the batter by using either root explorer or the terminal to delete /data/system/battstats.bin as sometimes CWM on cm7 for galaxy s doesn't delete it.
i have the same issues and tried everything..i dnt even have data plan to use internet and i keep my 2g on and my battery still drains like pipes in the sewers
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try recalibrating the batter by using either root explorer or the terminal to delete /data/system/battstats.bin as sometimes CWM on cm7 for galaxy s doesn't delete it.
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I use battery calibrator app and used it alot and battery left app shows, my readings are accurate but not from 0% because I never reach 0%.
Time to go to 0.
Thanks.
More tips would be nice as well
xriderx66 said:
I use battery calibrator app and used it alot and battery left app shows, my readings are accurate but not from 0% because I never reach 0%.
Time to go to 0.
Thanks.
More tips would be nice as well
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try not using the battery claibrator app, and removing it from your phone and manually deleting the batterystats.bin file from /data/system and see if that helps your phone at all.
I also suggest getting CPUSpy from the market, and track what states your phone is in and for how long it is in certain states. if it's not going into the sleep state, then something is keeping the cpu active (possibly a governor setting).
xriderx66 said:
I suspected it was SetCPU doing this, so i uninstalled that.
the signal is... okay? When in my pocket it sometimes goes to NO Signal, but is usually at 2-3 bars.
It says Android OS is using the most.
Then Display
then Cell Standby
then Phone Idle.
Honestly, my phone isn't even turned on during the whole thing..............
I maybe check the time once in the while, but besides that its always idle.
I just slept for a hour. I lost 10% in that hour. WTF is this lol
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That aint normal my friend, you should jump into another modem, regardless of what you're on. Maybe that helps and by all means, what kernel are you on?
I'm on the stock kernel... Should I visage and can you link me to more cm7 modems or atleast a good one that works good?
geoffcorey said:
try not using the battery claibrator app, and removing it from your phone and manually deleting the batterystats.bin file from /data/system and see if that helps your phone at all.
I also suggest getting CPUSpy from the market, and track what states your phone is in and for how long it is in certain states. if it's not going into the sleep state, then something is keeping the cpu active (possibly a governor setting).
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During the whole night its been at 800ghz for 71%
WTFFF
Also how do I know its a governor setting? I don't usually use those at all
Where can I check if it was that?
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I'm on the stock kernel... Should I visage and can you link me to more cm7 modems or atleast a good one that works good?
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The stock one should be battery efficient but I honestly haven't really tried it out. Give r12 or r25 a shot from here. They've been great in every aspect to me. Just make sure you're not on kang 7.1 when flashing, it doesn't support that.
As for modems I'd suggest either KB5 or KB1. If you're on either one switch to the other, may help.
don't run phone on "performance" -- it's silly to run the cpu at top speed when the phone is just sitting doing nothing. Run it at "on demand" or "conservative" especially if it is OCed. Also set screen timeout at a minute or less. If you got the phone used, it's possible the battery is old. If you reboot it a lot and install roms and stuff you'll run the battery down fast.
Well..
Yesterday I did a cleaning of apps i never use and some i installed recently.
I guess that did the trick? I have no more problems came back from school and my battery's at 76%
@Abu, thanks for the tips. i don't want to get a different kernel and modem.. im on kanged 7.1 lol.
@Nazcalito
Fearing it was that i uninstalled SetCPU.
Should i re-get it and make it OnDemand?
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Fearing it was that i uninstalled SetCPU.
Should i re-get it and make it OnDemand?
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don't use setcpu if you don't have to. the built int scaler for the kernel is actually much better than letting setcpu run in the background polling the cpu and system for changes.
if you're running a custom kernel, get voltage control, and with it you can UV, OC, under clock, and change scheduler.
And in Settings -> CM Settings -> Performance -> CPU Settings, you can control min frequency, max frequency, and governors.
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don't use setcpu if you don't have to. the built int scaler for the kernel is actually much better than letting setcpu run in the background polling the cpu and system for changes.
if you're running a custom kernel, get voltage control, and with it you can UV, OC, under clock, and change scheduler.
And in Settings -> CM Settings -> Performance -> CPU Settings, you can control min frequency, max frequency, and governors.
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I went there, and its already on "ondemand" so.. nothing should be touched?
Anything else i can do?
The only time i use internet is at home with WIFI
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hi guys,
i'm having some problems with the battery life of my LG P500 (with CM7 + Kernel v18.1).
i installed this custom rom because some people told me that it has the best perfomance. But what I see now is a bad battery drain...
what I have to do? Change the CM? The Kernel? Or what?
unfortunately, i accidentally deleted the backup file...
thanks!
After you install a custom rom you need to first wipe your battery stats from your recovery then you can also use battery calibration app also you need to give your phone some time to get used to the performance for the battery life to be accurate you can see this warning in a few roms and in francos kernel thread the performance is better and the battery life is better to issue also suggest turning off your 3g when not using it if you have a 2.3 rom then you can go to cyanogen mod settings if it has it and add it to your notification buttons my battery on medium to heavy use will last 24-36 hours where with stock rom maybe 10
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thanks, man! =D
well, i don't use 3G... i keep this turned off. ;D
so, this is the only thing that i can do? Wipe battery stats?
i did this right now... let see...
There's not much you can do that has actual effect on the battery life. Keep wifi & 3G off when u don't use them is usually the first advice. Unfortunately overclocking means that your battery will drain out very fast. Mine's on charge via USB-cable most of the day, and using wifi or playing games for 40 mins means at least -20% battery power.
i know about wifi and 3g... ;D
and what about custom roms and kernel? my cobination could be a problem? =\
Lcas said:
i know about wifi and 3g... ;D
and what about custom roms and kernel? my cobination could be a problem? =\
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CM7 (6.5.5) comes with franco's kernel, and as far as I know, that's the best one at the moment, so I don't think that is the problem either. it's just how this ROM is ... you're not the only one with the same problem lol
how many things are you running in the background?
I've had issues with a couple programs eating cpu in the background.
oh and brightness makes a large difference.
if you have missed message flasher running by either flashing the screen or vibration's that will also drain the battery fast.
FnH84 said:
CM7 (6.5.5) comes with franco's kernel, and as far as I know, that's the best one at the moment, so I don't think that is the problem either. it's just how this ROM is ... you're not the only one with the same problem lol
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well, i flashed kernel v18 cfs... i read that it is better than v18.1 bfs
yeah... i'm seeing that i'm not the only one... =\
Brainy142 said:
how many things are you running in the background?
I've had issues with a couple programs eating cpu in the background.
oh and brightness makes a large difference.
if you have missed message flasher running by either flashing the screen or vibration's that will also drain the battery fast.
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this is something that i'm really looking... the apps that are running in the background... and something that i think very strange is the maps app... it is running though i didn't open it... o.o
the same thing happens to the equalizer...
they run without i know... so, i go there and cancel them. =s
flashing the screen or vibrations i have disabled. ;D
thanks!
if maps is running that is what is killing your battery .
if you want maps
get titanium backup and backup (or if you have paid freeze) the app and restore/unfreeze when you want to use it.
Yes Maps can drain the battery a lot lol
ps. you can see what is using your battery if you goto
settings ----> about ---> battery use
Lucky you can turn off 3g I'm on a provider that won't work unless I have it enabled -_- lol
My main reason for flashing a custom ROM is the ability to change permissions for each app that has been merged into CM and is part of mik's port. That combined with droidwall is a very important tool to battle the privacy violations with so many apps. That means that I didn't overclock, but I still saw an incredible battery drain on 6.5.5 + 18.1. Plus I was getting a weird log error with droidwall. I appreciate all the efforts on behalf of the developers, and I really hope to get a stable rom that would let me modify permissions of all apps with good battery life. Everything else is secondary.
Brainy142 said:
if maps is running that is what is killing your battery .
if you want maps
get titanium backup and backup (or if you have paid freeze) the app and restore/unfreeze when you want to use it.
Yes Maps can drain the battery a lot lol
ps. you can see what is using your battery if you goto
settings ----> about ---> battery use
Lucky you can turn off 3g I'm on a provider that won't work unless I have it enabled -_- lol
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Google maps will not drain battery until u have data enabled,same applies for other processes running in background.
And overclocking also doesnt drain battery faster as said on franko tweaks page.
(Correct me if i am wrong)
ashishv said:
Google maps will not drain battery until u have data enabled,same applies for other processes running in background.
And overclocking also doesnt drain battery faster as said on franko tweaks page.
(Correct me if i am wrong)
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False, read this about overclocking and battery, analyze the chart
And with google maps plus other similar apps running in the background, it will try to connect and find a connection therefore draining battery.
processes that only run in mine are:
google services (1process, google messaging service)
android keyboard ( dont tell me u dont know that )
pretty much those are necessary for your phone to be functional.
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well... i flashed kernel v18 cfs and the battery drain kept the same or changed a little bit... =\
Kira.Lawliet, beyond this process, my phone run setting and, often, maps... =s
what is the best solution? should i change the custom rom or what?
thanks!
Kira.Lawliet said:
False, read this about overclocking and battery, analyze the chart
And with google maps plus other similar apps running in the background, it will try to connect and find a connection therefore draining battery.
processes that only run in mine are:
google services (1process, google messaging service)
android keyboard ( dont tell me u dont know that )
pretty much those are necessary for your phone to be functional.
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I got OC info from this page.
And abt maps,i have stated that it will not consume battery when data is NOT enabled.
Anyways thanks for those charts.
But as per my personal experience,OC doesnt drain battery faster
Use v18 CFS, not v18.1 .. i had the later and the battery drain was huge. Switch to 18, charge to 100%, wipe battery stats, use until completely discharged then charge again and see if that helps. OFC not even v18 can compete with the stock (or even mik's kernel) in terms of battery life, but if you want performance...
For me the best option was mik CM 6.5.5 and fk v17 cfs!! Definitely feels stable all the time!!
thank you, guys!
well... i really made a little mistake... the battery life improves with the fkv18 cfs. isn't a awful improvement, but is something.... =D
should i change to v17? =s
how i can see, CM 6.5.5 is the best option...
thanks!
ashishv said:
I got OC info from this page.
And abt maps,i have stated that it will not consume battery when data is NOT enabled.
Anyways thanks for those charts.
But as per my personal experience,OC doesnt drain battery faster
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Hm, i thought devs like andy and a couple other devs mentioned it before that g-maps & other similar apps will consume a %tage of batt. It's similar to bgsyncs. You can see for urself and log then block it with droidwall.
let's say:
you got every connection off (wifi, 3g off, only 2g for messages/sms otherwise none) > g-maps running > it will TRY to FIND a connection at a specific interval e.g. ~20min. > therefore consuming resources. I dunno about the latest versions of google trashes though (maps got offline support)
About oc'ing, yeah 122-480ish consumes the same BUT not if your phone is demanding more cpu to complete tasks, i.e @ 122 clocked it completes the tasks at a longer time than 320 wc is fast, just balance it if you are gaming or just using it for web browsing/sms/calls/music/minimal gaming like me( ~2.5 days atm im on 320/729 v18 bfs smartass & it's good enough).IIRC franco told this on his earlier pages on the kernel topic
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Correct me if I'm wrong but for a 2.3.4 rom shouldn't you be using the BFS version of Franco Kernel? I believe that CFS is for Froyo roms (at least that's what Franco himself told me on a post a few weeks ago)
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In my neverending attempt to extend my battery life, I installed SetCPU. The underclocking with profiles has extended my battery some, but Id like more.
I know very little about undervolting, its a new concept to me. Could someone elaborate on it, and may've suggest voltages for each speed setting? I hear it can do wonders for battery life.
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just experiment, start with small increments (don't save your settings!!!) see if it reboots, if its stable for a day or two, increase it, when it starts crashing dial it back a notch.
Just like overclocking except in reverse and with voltage basically.
note I'm not sure re: kernel requirements, I haven't tried it yet with my atrix, and my current ROM runs stock kernel I think.
its hit and miss, for example on my SGTab I can't undervolt at all or else it crashes all the time, others get away with -100mAh across the board (bastards), but mine is happy on 1.1OC.
WTFsandwich said:
In my neverending attempt to extend my battery life, I installed SetCPU. The underclocking with profiles has extended my battery some, but Id like more.
I know very little about undervolting, its a new concept to me. Could someone elaborate on it, and may've suggest voltages for each speed setting? I hear it can do wonders for battery life.
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If you like cars it seem this will be the best way to explain it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=15947019&postcount=643
That is an excellent analogy. Basically, trial and error?
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Yes, start conservative.
Another way to use setcpu to improve your battery life is to set a screen off profile to restrict the CPU speed to minimum when the screen is off.
I tried that one, but it kept stalling my phone when turning the screen back on when it was at the bare minimum.
EDIT: For anyone wondering, -75 seems to cause frequent freezes.
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mramirezusa said:
If you like phones it seem this will be the best way to explain it
Think of it as tweaking the CPU of a phone to use just enough power to prevent it from failing in order to conserve battery life without affecting it's normal operation.
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Fixed that for ya!
WTFsandwich said:
That is an excellent analogy. Basically, trial and error?
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Any overclocking or underclocking is always trial and error. Rule of thumb is to only ever change one thing at a time in small increments, then test before adjusting again. Your approach should be methodical and not haphazard, i.e. in a PC change cpu clock speed in small increments until you fail to boot or BSOD, then change voltage in small increments until you boot and are stable again. Monitor temperatures all the time, and add cooling if necessary. If you take a methodical approach, and don't rush things, you can achieve surprising results with hardware/software tweaking.
What would be a good way to test once I increment a voltage?
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A good test is to just use it as you normally would. If the phone doesn't reboot, you're good to go.
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So, I had checked off set at boot on the voltage screen. Unfortunately, this has rendered my phone to continually reboot and freeze, as one voltage is too low.
I do have a nandroid backup from right before installing SetCPU, and backups of working voltages, but I can't get the working ones restored before SetCPU starts and freezes my phone.
Is there a way I can default or disable the SetCPU settings without having to reflash the ROM or a backup of it?
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What would be a good way to test once I increment a voltage?
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Do something CPU intensive also to see if it crashes, like play a game. You want to stretch the phone to the limits to test it at the most extreme condition you will use it under.
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So, I had checked off set at boot on the voltage screen. Unfortunately, this has rendered my phone to continually reboot and freeze, as one voltage is too low.
I do have a nandroid backup from right before installing SetCPU, and backups of working voltages, but I can't get the working ones restored before SetCPU starts and freezes my phone.
Is there a way I can default or disable the SetCPU settings without having to reflash the ROM or a backup of it?
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Maybe a factory/data wipe?
Other than that I can't think of anything myself.
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you may try to use default stock kernel, on wich overcloking do not work.
re: setcpu, sorry I think you have to reflash... thats why you don't save the settings until you're sure
there is no shortcut way.... you may be fine for a day but next day it keeps crashing. Happened to me on my SG tab when I went to 1.2 for example, I thought it was hunky dory then a few days later crashing galore.
the longer you leave it for the better you are, its really your call to make. Some people prefer the extra speed and will live with a crash or two a week (not me, its my phone not gaming pc lol).
not sure how much stress testing you can/should do. Back when I was OCing PCs I would leave stress tests running overnight, but probably not a good idea to 100% CPU a phone overnight lol
UPDATE : The battery drain is absent in the 4.xx OTA update. This is for people who used the flash tool or updated via PC Companion.
PROBLEM: As you've noted, there is a bug in the new 4.x (2.3.3 with xLOUD) update. It constantly searches for network even while connected to one. Due to this users are experiencing poor battery life that lasts no more than 10 hours on moderate use.
SOLUTION: Go to settings > Wireless and Networks > Mobile networks > Network Operators > and manually select your operator (2g/3g will be identifiable by the 2g/3g icon). Manually selecting the network reportedly kills the auto search bug ( No wonder Sony pulled the update from PC Companion). If this doesn't work for other devices ( I've only tested in R800i ), It's better to flash back the 3.xx firmware to ensure the long term capacity of your battery.
People are reporting normal battery performance after this setting has been done.
Comments are appreciated
I'll be sure to do this when verizon actually gets the update.... ; ;
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Confirmed as working. Thank you
Thanks for the feedback.
I went back to 3.x but after i saw this solution i installed 4.x and yes after 2 continous hours of using my play (wifi on and downloading stuff)i only lost 25% , i even noticed a change in the battery log compared to before this fix
Thanx !
Tried it on my Neo, did not help at all. Same hardware and almost same software so should've done wonders, but no
confirmed working here' r800i after switching to manual.
cheers
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confirmed working on my r800i after switching to manual...
now need cancel batterystats.bin without root.... maybe...
No Idea why it doesn't work on the neo.
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what do you mean by this?
UPDATE : The battery drain is absent in the 4.xx OTA update. This is for people who used the flash tool or updated via PC Companion.
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only those who used Flash Tool or PCC got the problem?
i updated to 4.0 (xLOUD) via OTA and i noticed significant decrease in battery performance since then, even with my Network set to Manual search.. tsk tsk
Which is your model? R800i?
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of course dude, would i be here if my phone isn't PLAY?
just kidding.. i know what you mean..
yeah it's R800i UK Generic
Not working on my phone.. I go to bed with 90-95% charge w/o any apps running except those bloatware, then after 8-9hours of sleep I only have 30-35% left on my battery
And yeah I noticed it since the xLoud update..
brochador said:
Not working on my phone.. I go to bed with 90-95% charge w/o any apps running except those bloatware, then after 8-9hours of sleep I only have 30-35% left on my battery
And yeah I noticed it since the xLoud update..
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don't have this problem
Please root your phone and throw the bloat away. SETCPU when screen off underclockED will save even more battery. You can also put Voltage control lower for even more juice
I used the XDA App to post this, what did you use?
brochador said:
Not working on my phone.. I go to bed with 90-95% charge w/o any apps running except those bloatware, then after 8-9hours of sleep I only have 30-35% left on my battery
And yeah I noticed it since the xLoud update..
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whoa that's an overkill.. i only get 3-6% drain overnight..
brochador said:
Not working on my phone.. I go to bed with 90-95% charge w/o any apps running except those bloatware, then after 8-9hours of sleep I only have 30-35% left on my battery
And yeah I noticed it since the xLoud update..
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Check your battery usage.
If you have more than 35-40%% use on mobile standby, then your phone has the bug causing the battery to drain.
Contrary to what some people may believe, "Mobile standby" doesnt mean "idle", it means it is scanning for signal.
Take sim out, take battery out, for a few minutes, reboot, then use the solution the OP describes to permanently turn of the bug.
Cat_On_Droid said:
don't have this problem
Please root your phone and throw the bloat away. SETCPU when screen off underclockED will save even more battery. You can also put Voltage control lower for even more juice
I used the XDA App to post this, what did you use?
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My phone is rooted and I already freeze some bloat long time ago, still the problem occurs.. BTW, what's setcpu? Is it like a juice defender? I tried juice defender ultimate, but I dont like it even in basic mode..
dsswoosh said:
Check your battery usage.
If you have more than 35-40%% use on mobile standby, then your phone has the bug causing the battery to drain.
Contrary to what some people may believe, "Mobile standby" doesnt mean "idle", it means it is scanning for signal.
Take sim out, take battery out, for a few minutes, reboot, then use the solution the OP describes to permanently turn of the bug.
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Mobile Standby--21%
Phone idle--16%
Android system--14%
Display--10%
Will try to take sim and battery for a few minutes later..
This is a most bizzare problem you have.
SetCPU can overclock (drain battery even more) or underclock (save battery) the cpu.
Ideally you want it underclocked when the screen has dimmed off, and overclocked when you are demanding graphical intensity. (games etc).
I personally think you have the scanning for radio bug still. Are you sure you have turned OFF automatic network?
dsswoosh said:
This is a most bizzare problem you have.
SetCPU can overclock (drain battery even more) or underclock (save battery) the cpu.
Ideally you want it underclocked when the screen has dimmed off, and overclocked when you are demanding graphical intensity. (games etc).
I personally think you have the scanning for radio bug still. Are you sure you have turned OFF automatic network?
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Yes, It's already set to manual..
I have a quick question.
I seem to be having the battery drain bug on my R800i (UK) however, I am a bit worried about setting it to manual.
I am with Orange here in the UK, and with Orange u can also use T-Mobile transmitters, where i live and work, i switch between Orange and T-Mobile quite often, if I was to set my phone to manual, and to Orange 3G, when i lost Orange 3G signal, what would happen? Would it still automaticall change to the T-Mobile signal, or would i be left without any signal at all??
I am rooted, and I am already using SetCPU, with also the lowest setting when on stand-by, so the only other reason for my battery drain is the bug.
Thanx in advance, and sorry that it turned out to be not such a quick question, lol.
I have been struggling with trying to figure out if the battery life I am seeing is what my Atrix is really capable of. I am occasionally a heavy user, but on weekends I am a very light user. I'll start at 8am with 100% and be almost dead at 6-8pm. I have searched around and seen other Atrix users with 24 hours of battery life and even if I tried my hardest to not use my phone I wouldn't get those kind of numbers. I feel fairly confident in saying i scoured search results and tried everything i could find to extend battery life.
Am I doing something wrong?
Is there something I can do to help?
I know it's been asked before, but I am hoping to get some current answers for this question: what kind of battery life numbers are you getting on your Atrix? Which rom are you using?
Atrix 4G running CM7 RC3. If the answer is "keep it charged as often as possible", it is what it is. It would be great to find an answer to why battery life is so much shorter than others though! Many thanks in advance.
Just noticed CM7.2 stable was released, upgrading to that now to see if battery life improves. Might try a full wipe to see if battery life is better without email, syncs, etc. etc. if the upgrade doesn't help.
i would recommend getting cpu spy and also download and install as a zip 'blue sleep fix' (blue sleep zip can be found in the CM7 thread). This has greatly improved my battery life.
rjbanker said:
Just noticed CM7.2 stable was released, upgrading to that now to see if battery life improves. Might try a full wipe to see if battery life is better without email, syncs, etc. etc. if the upgrade doesn't help.
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Which kernel? Flash Faux 1.0GHz and undervolt across the board by -50mv. Instant battery life!
Also, use ROM Manager or equivalent to stop all non essential apps from starting on boot.
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barry_ said:
i would recommend getting cpu spy and also download and install as a zip 'blue sleep fix' (blue sleep zip can be found in the CM7 thread). This has greatly improved my battery life.
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There are 2 cpu spy apps on the market, can you let me know which one to use? Bluesleep fix found and downloading now.
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Which kernel? Flash Faux 1.0GHz and undervolt across the board by -50mv. Instant battery life!
Also, use ROM Manager or equivalent to stop all non essential apps from starting on boot.
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Flashed Faux 1.0 no problem. I do not know how to undervolt so I will search around and see if i can find something on it. Ill try stopping some startup apps too. Thanks for the suggestions all! Keep them coming!
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There are 2 cpu spy apps on the market, can you let me know which one to use? Bluesleep fix found and downloading now.
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the one by 'STORM717' :good:
Hopefully did the under volt right! Should I set it to take effect at boot?
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Hopefully did the under volt right! Should I set it to take effect at boot?
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Test your settings for a few days. If the phone stays stable THEN you set at boot.
Big thanks to everyone! Battery life has improved a ton (see picts)! It was hard finding the blue sleep fix, here it is for others to easily find: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=25437046&postcount=436
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Big thanks to everyone! Battery life has improved a ton (see picts)! It was hard finding the blue sleep fix, here it is for others to easily find: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=25437046&postcount=436
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Err, that is not good battery life at all bro. I can tell you barely used the phone. Atrix should be able to provide up to 2 days standby time...
I wouldn't undervolt either, I read on these forums that the battery gained from undervolting barely makes a difference
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Big thanks to everyone! Battery life has improved a ton (see picts)! It was hard finding the blue sleep fix, here it is for others to easily find: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=25437046&postcount=436
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You should turn wifi off when not in use, that will save battery life.
Badass battery will let you know how you spend your battery by % and let you know which app takes the most battery. (Lets you get a really readable easily understandable battery read out.)
I can help you get even better battery if you use this app and give me some numbers (it has a share via gmail/etc)
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You should turn wifi off when not in use, that will save battery life.
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Or simply set wifi sleep to screen off
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Ciloteille said:
Badass battery will let you know how you spend your battery by % and let you know which app takes the most battery. (Lets you get a really readable easily understandable battery read out.)
I can help you get even better battery if you use this app and give me some numbers (it has a share via gmail/etc)
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turning off wifi is not going to help him that much. I leave my wifi on all the time no problems, make 2 days light usage no problem.
More likely he's got some apps running around in the background. I suggest he pick through what he's got installed and start turning off the things that like to sync all the time in the background.
I think step number 1 would be to install a non-stock ROM and startover fresh.
Blur-based ROMs (Nottachtrix was really good) then the faux123 kernel then slowly start installing the apps he likes to use and monitor battery life. It might take a month but he's definitely got an offender here or there causing these problems.
also install Juice Defender. My mom's Galaxy S2 was having tons of problems with battery life even though she wasn't using it at all, 60% battery life at 3pm without using it at all, installed that and immediately helped her a lot, like 80% by 3pm WITH use.
Also, clear your dalvik cache. After installing lots of stuff and not using it, it just fills up with sometimes poorly written code. Clearing it always makes phone faster in my experience.
Ciloteille said:
Badass battery will let you know how you spend your battery by % and let you know which app takes the most battery. (Lets you get a really readable easily understandable battery read out.)
I can help you get even better battery if you use this app and give me some numbers (it has a share via gmail/etc)
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I will give that a shot, thanks!
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Or simply set wifi sleep to screen off
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Strangely, I keep setting wifi to turn off when the screen is off...but it keeps resetting itself. I wonder if I found a bug?
rancur3p1c said:
turning off wifi is not going to help him that much. I leave my wifi on all the time no problems, make 2 days light usage no problem.
More likely he's got some apps running around in the background. I suggest he pick through what he's got installed and start turning off the things that like to sync all the time in the background.
I think step number 1 would be to install a non-stock ROM and startover fresh.
Blur-based ROMs (Nottachtrix was really good) then the faux123 kernel then slowly start installing the apps he likes to use and monitor battery life. It might take a month but he's definitely got an offender here or there causing these problems.
also install Juice Defender. My mom's Galaxy S2 was having tons of problems with battery life even though she wasn't using it at all, 60% battery life at 3pm without using it at all, installed that and immediately helped her a lot, like 80% by 3pm WITH use.
Also, clear your dalvik cache. After installing lots of stuff and not using it, it just fills up with sometimes poorly written code. Clearing it always makes phone faster in my experience.
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I think this is what I will do today! I'll do a nandroid backup, and try Nottachtrix with no extra stuff installed or setup. I will report back! I appreciate all the help to get my phone performing where it should be.
Just wanted to report in. I tried a clean ROM as stated in my previous post with no luck. I just couldn't get past the battery life I was getting with cyanogenmod WITH all of the apps and syncs enabled. Should I try another ROM maybe?
Maybe your battery is just a bit old? After ~2 years, you can expect that battery life drops dramatically. if you are a heavy user this might happen earlier. Maybe check with the battery of a friend of yours whether it's a software or a hardware issue
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You could be right, the battery might be dying.
I was on vacation the past few days so I got the opportunity to not use my phone most of the day (job requires me to use the phone a lot). The battery lasted about 12 hours and looked like it had about 4 hours left. So maybe I am expecting too much, but I'm not trolling...no.
If you aren't going to be helpful, go somewhere else. You could have said "Your phone screen was on for probably longer periods than the average user and that's why you can't hit longer hours". Based on your previous comments, I shouldn't expect much from you though.
Many thanks to all who are helping me. You're all awesome.
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11-12 hours.
I also have 11-12 hours with 1 charge. And it is not enough for me. I use only Whatsapp ( a lot usage ), a little bit browsing, 20-30 minutes phone calls. These are all. And 11-12 hours is sooo bad for them i guess.
I have an "suspend linux process" drainage issue. Maybe because of it, I'm getting this result.
How can I extend my battery life. PLEASE Help!
I get a battery drain problem. when the screen is off, the battery drain is normal, but when i'm using my phone, no matter what I do, it drain 1% per 2 min(I think). And I'm not sure, but I think I have this problem on any Leak or Stock i'm on... ! what do I do?
raied115 said:
I get a battery drain problem. when the screen is off, the battery drain is normal, but when i'm using my phone, no matter what I do, it drain 1% per 2 min(I think). And I'm not sure, but I think I have this problem on any Leak or Stock i'm on... ! what do I do?
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Go into system settings > Battery and check what is using most battery.
If it's screen there's not much to do other than leave auto brightness on.
The phone does use a lot of juice when it's on though, undervolting and underclocking might help a bit...
download cpu spy and betterbattrrystats
1 double check your phone is going into deep sleep when u switch of screen
2 use betterbatterystats to find out what's using all ur juice ( disable all the things u can ie sync mobile data etc)
3 have u overlooked or undervolted
4 what is your max cpu freq set at.
5 once you've found rogue app remember to uninstall betterybatterystats otherwise it will eat your battery ( learnt from experience )
hope this helps
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gordonx10i said:
download cpu spy and betterbattrrystats
1 double check your phone is going into deep sleep when u switch of screen
2 use betterbatterystats to find out what's using all ur juice ( disable all the things u can ie sync mobile data etc)
3 have u overlooked or undervolted
4 what is your max cpu freq set at.
5 once you've found rogue app remember to uninstall betterybatterystats otherwise it will eat your battery ( learnt from experience )
hope this helps
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1. how do i check that?
2. i have downloaded it before, didn't found anything special.
3. nope.
4. how do i check that???
5. ok!
1 cpu spy tells who how long in each freq sTate your phone has been
make sure "deep sleep" got the most time
2 hmm dunno then
try setting screen brightness down.
don't worry about 3 4 5
sounds like some app us constantly updating what you got running .
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gordonx10i said:
1 cpu spy tells who how long in each freq sTate your phone has been
make sure "deep sleep" got the most time
2 hmm dunno then
try setting screen brightness down.
don't worry about 3 4 5
sounds like some app us constantly updating what you got running .
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the deep sleep has the most of the time. so as the 144MHz, about 1 hour, and the 200MHz, 1:24 hours.
how can I check what app uses the most of the 1400MHz and the 200Mhz???
It could be media scanner. Sometimes it get's stuck and keeps on running. You can download rescan media from playstore and disable it.
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It could be media scanner. Sometimes it get's stuck and keeps on running. You can download rescan media from playstore and disable it.
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thx, will try it.
now i have flashed the BLFB and updated it to the latest software, no root. now, in "cpu spy" the deep sleep is shown as "Unused CPU states" and the 1400 MHz is taking 61%. is this normal?
raied115 said:
I get a battery drain problem. when the screen is off, the battery drain is normal, but when i'm using my phone, no matter what I do, it drain 1% per 2 min(I think). And I'm not sure, but I think I have this problem on any Leak or Stock i'm on... ! what do I do?
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Ouch! That's a bit lot. I just flashed DL1 2 days ago and all is much better than in previous (ROM 4.0.4 BLG8). Since morning(6:30AM) down to 72% now(2:50PM).
How do I actually use betterybatterystats to find the rogue wakelock app? I'm very interested in this but don't know what to do.
kevindd992002 said:
How do I actually use betterybatterystats to find the rogue wakelock app? I'm very interested in this but don't know what to do.
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Don't know how....
aspot72 said:
Ouch! That's a bit lot. I just flashed DL1 2 days ago and all is much better than in previous (ROM 4.0.4 BLG8). Since morning(6:30AM) down to 72% now(2:50PM).
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what are your settings? what are your phone uses?
raied115 said:
Don't know how....
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Somebody here knows how for sure.
kevindd992002 said:
Somebody here knows how for sure.
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yes, i'm sure of it. but for now, do you have any answers to the my question? why is the battery drain is high on all builds?
raied115 said:
yes, i'm sure of it. but for now, do you have any answers to the my question? why is the battery drain is high on all builds?
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Not really. I'm a newbie myself so sorry mate.
You could post your better battery stats on its thread. People there usually analyze it for you.
But basically your looking for apps with high time and /or count.
Each count represents that app going out of deep sleep for a microsecond or less. So an app with a high count will be constantly waking up your phone even if it's total time is only a few seconds.
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rab1412000 said:
You could post your better battery stats on its thread. People there usually analyze it for you.
But basically your looking for apps with high time and /or count.
Each count represents that app going out of deep sleep for a microsecond or less. So an app with a high count will be constantly waking up your phone even if it's total time is only a few seconds.
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Hmmm, not exactly sure how to post my better batter stats here?
rab1412000 said:
You could post your better battery stats on its thread. People there usually analyze it for you.
But basically your looking for apps with high time and /or count.
Each count represents that app going out of deep sleep for a microsecond or less. So an app with a high count will be constantly waking up your phone even if it's total time is only a few seconds.
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now that is an explanation for the betterbatterystats! thx for this, will post this later, please check this thread later on.
Will upload screen shots later. But same as with ics.
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Try to use watchdow to see wichs apps/process/system process are using most of your cpu, ma xcpu freq (1400mhz) shouldn't be that high so maybe a rogue app is draining your battery
If you want to see the wakelocks i recomend using GSam battery monitor, in the app sucker you can see wich apps are waking your device an how many times, but you have to try out after a period of time
The other problem could be some corrupted media files that make your mediaserver drain a lot of battery, if so, check the .nomedia files in your sd, look for image not loading in the gallery, use an mp3 checker app to se if some of your music files are corrupted (search through xda, someano posted an utility to do this) and try to re-encode your mp3, in my case, this solved my issue
hope it helps
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Try to use watchdog app to see wichs apps/process/system process are using most of your cpu, max cpu frequency in use(1400mhz) shouldn't be that high, not even heavy playing, so maybe a rogue app is using your cpu
If you want to see the wakelocks I recomend using GSam battery monitor, in the app sucker you can see wich apps are waking your device an how many times, but you have to try it out after a period of time (overnight gets the best results)
The other problem could be some corrupted media files that make your mediaserver drain a lot of battery, if so, check the .nomedia files in your sd, look for image not loading in the gallery, use an mp3 checker app to se if some of your music files are corrupted (search through xda, someone posted an utility to do this) and try to re-encode your mp3(also posted somewhere around here), in my case, this solved my issue
hope it helps
it could be a whole bunch of things, people won't be able to help if you don't post any info of your device rom/kernel, wifi on? gps on? screen brightness? all that needs to be taken into consideration.
The most common problems for battery drain are media scanner as mentioned earlier, Google maps, wifi is a big drainer even if you are IDLE for some reason wifi keeps on receiving something (i'm guessing it is the "keep alive" packet) but havent dug into it, also found that "Samsung push Service" was sucking juice so I froze the bugger, the last thing I found on my S3 (runing Wanam's leaked JB DLH4) was "DRM Protected content" for some reason it kept coming up so I froze the sucker with Titanium backup and i'm doing around 20 to 21 hours average.
I've used Better Battery Stats, Battery Drain Analyzer and Android's own battery analyzer to keep track of my usage.
I hope anything of this helps you and good luck on your findings.