[Q] crappy battery life fix? - Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Ok so I'm new to the vibrant and I've been having some real crappy battery life. After like 2 hours of medium use on cm7 my battery is at 50%. When I was using my g2 I'd get like 8 hours of medium use running cm7 oc'ed 1.3ghz. But I have my vibrant at 1.2ghz and its horrible, same @ 1ghz. Is there any fix for this or should I start checking out some extended batteries?
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stumpyz9 said:
Ok so I'm new to the vibrant and I've been having some real crappy battery life. After like 2 hours of medium use on cm7 my battery is at 50%. When I was using my g2 I'd get like 8 hours of medium use running cm7 oc'ed 1.3ghz. But I have my vibrant at 1.2ghz and its horrible, same @ 1ghz. Is there any fix for this or should I start checking out some extended batteries?
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CM7 isnt going to be the best battery anyway
flash a different kernel (dont know which iv never been on CM7) or go back to a 2.2 rom

i was using glitch hl kernel. and i dont get why i would go back to a froyo rom. froyo is outdated. but cm7 always had good battery life on my g2 so i dont get how a bigger battery would ause lower battery life.

Try bali kernel and callibrate ur battery with an app from the market u should see a difference
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If htc released the source for the g2's newest android version, you'd notice a decent difference between the two phones. We're still missing some key drivers and an official leak.
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If htc released the source for the g2's newest android version, you'd notice a decent difference between the two phones. We're still missing some key drivers and an official leak.
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They released it but I didn't notice any change. But hopefully if we get a leak it will improve.
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Try Neo that's the best battery kernel an excellent performance better than glitch an Cm battery is bad go to Samsung 2.3 roms for battery but still Gb
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Another battery thread huh...here is what I think u should do...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=16346312&postcount=14

mrrobc97 said:
Another battery thread huh...here is what I think u should do...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=16346312&postcount=14
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Good idea but wanted try more software changes first before goin and spending money
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This post looks complicated but it was pretty simple.
You mentioned not wanting to spend money, so I will warn you, it involves purchasing two apps.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=8910035&postcount=31
This is incase you want to find out exactly why your battery life is crap and fix it, rather than living with it and buying cheap extra batteries (which is just as fine a solution).

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Battery drains after the kaosfroyo v38 update

Is anyone else having the same problem as mine? how canI solve this?
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Anybody else with this issue? Just upgraded to v 38 today and battery drain is severe.
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Yeah dude, I have the same problem too. I thought it was just me.
Ya I'm burning though a 3500mhA battery in under 6 hours.
the android OS process is taking over 60% of the battery atm, not really sure whats up with that.
Good to know I'm not alone.
I had been running an older version for a while... v 32. Hadn't had a chance to upgrade lately. Performance of v 38 is dramatically better than what I was used to....but the battery is killing me.
I did a complete wipe before the install. Does anybody know if this is going to be addressed soon in v39 or should we drop down to v 37?
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Flash CFS v6 and that should clear it up...
Is anyone not having a battery problem with v38?
Its sucking bad man it barely lasts three hours with little to no activity
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KaosFroyo v38 has the CFS v6 kernel as part of the update.
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Also, fwiw, I've been having battery issues ever since I rooted my phone. it doesn't matter what ROM I choose, both Kaos & NonSik Froyo's have been rough on my battery. I even have Collins battery tweak running and that hasn't helped much. I figure its just part of having the luxury of being rooted and running great ROM's !!
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I haven't had any battery problems since I rooted, in fact my battery life has gotten better thanks to the more efficent battery management of froyo, and the fabulous AutoKiller.
On KaosFroyo v37 with AutoKiller set to Strict, my phone would last all day and I use it as my MP3 Player for at least an hour everyday.
I am using the Seidio Innocell 1750 mAh Battery for HTC so that's also probably helping a little.
I was just looking at those same batteries online. Are they the same size as the stock batteries? I can't tell from the picture on the website.
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C.Hatfield said:
I was just looking at those same batteries online. Are they the same size as the stock batteries? I can't tell from the picture on the website.
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Yes they are.
The only battery issues ive encountered dont seem to be ROM related
live wallpaper and bluetooth are the top 2 on my list of battery drainers\
KF38 works just fine here
Weudel said:
Flash CFS v6 and that should clear it up...
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Everyone with battery issues needs to flash this. It will give you days of battery life. Trust me I had the battery drain too then I flashed and now its all good
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johnston9234 said:
Everyone with battery issues needs to flash this. It will give you days of battery life. Trust me I had the battery drain too then I flashed and now its all good
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Yes, huge difference in battery use.
Weudel said:
Flash CFS v6 and that should clear it up...
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Hello, newbie rooter here. Where about can i get this?
as someone said earlier flash CFS v6 for v38, i am running v38 with minimal use i get over 48 hours of life, heavy use i get 15 hours or so. To get CFS v6 just google it
(i consider heavy streaming pandora, playing games, surfing the net ect)
Don't just google it... search the development forum for it. It's made by Conap and there's a v8 out already that'll probably be better.
I'm on v8 with a slightly modified Floyo ROM and I could probably idle my phone for over 100 hours.
Upgrading has helped my battery as well. I am running KayosFroyo v38.

Whats a good rom for battery life?

I am looking for a rom thats if good with battery an i have used them all but i have'nt really kept track of battery so i need someone elses opinion
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Jasonhunterx said:
I am looking for a rom thats if good with battery an i have used them all but i have'nt really kept track of battery so i need someone elses opinion
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I may be wrong but I believe the kernel effects battery life more so than the rom itself. I haves had great success with s0niqu3's categorically worthless kernel. As development has stopped on this, I have recently moved to overstock with good life as well. Can't speak of the others as I have not test drove them much. Just my .02...
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get the trigger 3.0 or bi-winning v2 both give very good battery life Both are awesome roms as well
oka1 said:
get the trigger 3.0 or bi-winning v2 both give very good battery life Both are awesome roms as well
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ya what he ^^^^^^^^ said
Delete
Ok running that now now I need a good kernel an not overstock I have home button issue were I can't her into multitask menu it just go straight to home screen
Bi-winning, I get about 16 hours with normal use.
Do you need to Calibrate the battery after a kernel change or only when you change to a new rom?
it is recommended that you recalibrate by some authors. but after flashing bi winning my battery seemed to perform normally. however I did recalibrate and did not find any significant difference
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Been using The Beast v1.0 and having amazing results with an overclocked kernel. Full day use. 3 days if I don't touch it. About to flash The Beast Final. Also remember to be fully charged when you're flashing ROMs.

Battery draining problem

Hi. I installed the cyanogenmod 7 on my LG p500.I love it verymuch.but my battery is draining so heavily.is there any way to fix it,?
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I used Juice Defender and it helps.
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undoubtedly either android 2.3.3 or cyanogen mod eats battery more than usual, in their official builds (nexus one for 2.3.3 / htc desire for cyanogen mod 7)
and you're prolly using unofficial builds and there might be more battery drain than usual.
you should have considered this and i dont think any of the developers didnt told you on their posts.
of course apps like juice defender or battery doctor etc. are good
but if you hate ur liberty being controlled by those dumb apps (i do), just control your data/wifi usage well, make suitable overclock profiles, or buy an extended battery physically.
K.
Can anyone tell me the best rom(both froyo and gingerbread) to get the maximum battery life.?
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ratheeshraj said:
K.
Can anyone tell me the best rom(both froyo and gingerbread) to get the maximum battery life.?
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Froyo ROM - devoid.franco + franco.Kernel.v14
GingerBread ROM - the one by andy
ViTAMiNCHEG said:
Froyo ROM - devoid.franco + franco.Kernel.v14
GingerBread ROM - the one by andy
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What about stock rom?is devoid.Franco better than stock rom especially for battery life? Gingerbread by Andy? What's that? Is it other name of Mick's cm7 mod?
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i have the same problem.. actually i update to the last cm7 cuz with the last "stable release" my battery get down from nite to morning 30% o.o... but with the update now is just 6%... anyway while im using my phone my battery drain so fast but like you.. i like a lot cm7
if this continue like this imma change to devoid franco
void/devoid
ratheeshraj said:
What about stock rom?is devoid.Franco better than stock rom especially for battery life? Gingerbread by Andy? What's that? Is it other name of Mick's cm7 mod?
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darksilk said:
i have the same problem.. actually i update to the last cm7 cuz with the last "stable release" my battery get down from nite to morning 30% o.o... but with the update now is just 6%... anyway while im using my phone my battery drain so fast but like you.. i like a lot cm7
if this continue like this imma change to devoid franco
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for what it's worth, void #echo or devoid.franco + franco.Kernel proves quite good as far as battery life is concerned.
agzorig said:
for what it's worth, void #echo or devoid.franco + franco.Kernel proves quite good as far as battery life is concerned.
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yep, i had been reading that kind of comments about franco's rom.. i think i have to try it, all the ppl always say wonderful things about this rom and im really tempted to use =D
So here goes...
Well i realise this with every rom I use. Standby gives 1% per hour. I know not as good as most, but yea. However, with wifi on and browsing for 40 minutes, its already 8%. It aint really enough for me since I spend so much time here.
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Well i realise this with every rom I use. Standby gives 1% per hour. I know not as good as most, but yea. However, with wifi on and browsing for 40 minutes, its already 8%. It aint really enough for me since I spend so much time here.
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So far I used
- stock ROM: bad performance, batt - dont remember
- megatron with its kernel (2.2): absolutely best batt, 0-1% of battery drain per overnight (wifi off, data off, gps off); good performance; might be unstable
- LOL 1.4.2 with its own kernel mix (2.2.2): fair battery life and performance
-devoid and void with franco kernel (#14 it was then): not so much satisfied with batt. or performance in live or in quadrant test (sorry franco, i could not understand why it is so...)
- jince : very smooth ROM for everyday use; batt is little bit worsethat Megatron or LOL (5-9% overnight, all off; however ither reported better batt. life).
My choise for battery - Megatron v1 (with it's kernel)
PS. currently testing megatron ROM with Franco 18.1 kernel. Will post results.
Megatron rocks but its not as visually appealing.
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ROM question...

Is there a better ROM than CM7?
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Do you want funtionability or wow factor? I vote powerwash v1.2 for functionability and JT's Vanilla gingerbread for wow factor. I will warn you... there is a issue with gingerbread leaked roms(cm7, miui, vgb, aosp) frying sd cards.
droidstyle said:
Do you want funtionability or wow factor? I vote powerwash v1.2 for functionability and JT's Vanilla gingerbread for wow factor. I will warn you... there is a issue with gingerbread leaked roms(cm7, miui, vgb, aosp) frying sd cards.
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I agree, if you want everything to work correctly and be iron clad go with Froyo based roms. I personally like the Evil Fascination. But the Com Rom2.1 has more features and customization. But once JT figures out the GB roms they will be what you want.
This where I'm a bit of a n00b...
Right now I have CM7 build #19 (the last two haven't downloaded for some reason, they get stuck at around 20%)..
I like the themes I have gotten my hands on with the CM7. I've been told CyanogenMod is the way to go always.
I did have an MIUI ROM for a little while until I got CM7.
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I really just want something that looks great and maybe helps my battery last longer. Lol.
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FordDenny said:
I really just want something that looks great and maybe helps my battery last longer. Lol.
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Im getting almost 2 days battery life on powerwash with normal usage. If im constantly web browsing, downloading files, or excessive talk time, then 12-14hrs. Basically it seems like my battery life almost doubled vs stock.
Here is my setup:
Powerwash v1.2 rom
otb-fusion kernal
ec09 radio
Remember you wont get the best battery life right after flashing a new rom. Takes a couple charge cycles...
droidstyle said:
Im getting almost 2 days battery life on powerwash with normal usage. If im constantly web browsing, downloading files, or excessive talk time, then 12-14hrs. Basically it seems like my battery life almost doubled vs stock.
Here is my setup:
Powerwash v1.2 rom
otb-fusion kernal
ec09 radio
Remember you wont get the best battery life right after flashing a new rom. Takes a couple charge cycles...
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Thank you
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droidstyle said:
Im getting almost 2 days battery life on powerwash with normal usage. If im constantly web browsing, downloading files, or excessive talk time, then 12-14hrs. Basically it seems like my battery life almost doubled vs stock.
Here is my setup:
Powerwash v1.2 rom
otb-fusion kernal
ec09 radio
Remember you wont get the best battery life right after flashing a new rom. Takes a couple charge cycles...
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Quick question: with this ROM, where do I go for themes?
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In the theme section... there isn't a lot of themes on this rom tho. This rom is a daily driver per say.
I like MIUI better than cm7, it's got all the same things working (and broken) and runs just aas well but i really like the look and customizability.
This damn cm7 has made me feel like I'm going deaf at 28. The radio is so quiet.
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Biggest issue

My biggest issue with my ROM is essentially the battery life.everything else is amazing ( nice job objection creators). So the question I pose, with the official releaser of Ics is the battery performance better? Same?
Can we expect the battery life to increase street some good devs get their hands on it. Other then that....excellent job so far gentlemen.
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Dang Swype!
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I mean not THAT much difference between official ICS release and what devs already had so......
Imo only thing that can truly help is undervolting since we now have source
But even without that you will still have folks claiming they get 72 hours off a stock battery
So "battery life" is all relative to how you personally use your phone
SayWhat10 said:
I mean not THAT much difference between official ICS release and what devs already had so......
Imo only thing that can truly help is undervolting since we now have source
But even without that you will still have folks claiming they get 72 hours off a stock battery
So "battery life" is all relative to how you personally use your phone
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Couldn't agree more. I've been playing with Hotw1re's custom kernal with the overlock and playing with the voltages. I'll give you an update in a few days to let you know my battery stats.
SamsungGalaxyStig said:
Couldn't agree more. I've been playing with Hotw1re's custom kernal with the overlock and playing with the voltages. I'll give you an update in a few days to let you know my battery stats.
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Appreciate it
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