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I currently have my eris rooted, flashed to kaosfroyo v35-1, which I hear has crappy battery life anyway and i hope v36 is on the horizon, and using setcpu. Not doing any crazy overclocking. And no change in drain or saving since installing it. I tried re calibrating my battery a few times including battery stats wipe.
I still seem to not be able to get the battery drain to slow down other than turning off the 3g when not using it. Is there a 3g managing app? I haven't been able to find one. And any other suggestions im definantly open to. (The collins battery tweak wasn't working out as far as getting it set up and running.) Also when I reboot the phone the battery gains about 10%.
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Do you have the 50% time without signal bug? Go to Settings->About phone->Battery Usage and check under Cell Standby.
Nope. And its been 5 hours since unplugged. 3% time without signal.
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Hi there.
So I flashed Cyanogenmod7 to my Optimus One
I'm very happy with it, however, there's a problem
On official froyo and 2.3.3 official gingerbread, i had the data connection ON and wifi on,too.So whenever I left the house, it would switch to data.And it wasn't on 2g,it was on HSDPA. Anyway, the battery consumption was barely noticeable,especially in standby mode.
However, if i do the same thing now, on CM, the battery drain is enormous
Wifi does not consume a lot, but whenever it switches to mobile data, the battery consumption is 10% / HOUR in IDLE mode, using the Smartass governor 245-600MHz, making the phone useless. And this is the consumption in standby mode...when I use it it's a lot worse. This problem makes me unable to use the mobile internet without returning home with a dead phone.
Is there a fix for this? Does anyone have the same problem?
Yes, i have the latest version of CM7, for my model,p500. Is it because of the old baseband?
Thanks in advance for any help
i encountered this for the first few days when i flashed to CM7 too
battery drop so quickly even when its at standby mode for 8 straight hours.
but after using for weeks, the battery begun to last longer, can last up to 2 days with light usage (some texting and tweeting)
im getting minimum of 4 days battery on cm7 -.-
Try this
1. Charge your battery to 100 percent.
2. Reboot into recovery and wipe battery stats.
3. Completely discharge the phone till the state it switches off.
4. Charge again.
Maybe it will help.
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Negi9 said:
Try this
1. Charge your battery to 100 percent.
2. Reboot into recovery and wipe battery stats.
3. Completely discharge the phone till the state it switches off.
4. Charge again.
Maybe it will help.
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I have never understood how or why this should work. Maybe somebody could elaborate this a bit?
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@OP: Which CM7 version? What kernel?
This is not usual.
I'm getting few days with CM7. Try calibrating the battery with Battery Calibrator from the market.
I already calibrated with the app from the Market
Charged to 100% ,Calibrated,discharged to 0%,then fully charged.
I did this twice.i dont think this is the problem.
I did a test :
Yesterday,when I first saw the problem,i had data enabled.I got 10 hours of battery life with the phone Idle (locked,yes.)
Today, i didn't enable data.I had 99% battery after 2 hours of idling. I guess that's normal.
So, i already know the problem. the data connection does this to the battery,but why?... as i said,when I was using the official froyo and gingerbread,i had both data and wifi enabled and i had absolutely no problem with battery drain...
Bec de Xorbin said:
I have never understood how or why this should work. Maybe somebody could elaborate this a bit?
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@OP: Which CM7 version? What kernel?
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This is called battery calibration.Whenever u flash a new rom,u need to calibrate ur battery so that it wont show u the stats of ur previous rom.If u dont wipe battery stats,sometimes the phone may switch off fue to low power at 15-20% or strange things like virtual increase in battery % by 2-3 %.So it is required to wipe battery stats,so after booting the phone,a new battery stats file is created and it wont give false info.
Negi9 said:
Try this
1. Charge your battery to 100 percent.
2. Reboot into recovery and wipe battery stats.
3. Completely discharge the phone till the state it switches off.
4. Charge again.
Maybe it will help.
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There's no need to completely discharge a Li-ion battery, it can in fact damage the battery.
Proper steps:
1. Charge your battery to 100 percent.
2. With phone still plugged in, reboot into recovery and wipe battery stats.
3. Reboot phone
4. Wait for phone to completely boot up then unplug.
5. Calibration complete
Bec de Xorbin said:
I have never understood how or why this should work. Maybe somebody could elaborate this a bit?
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Hmm.. that's unusual. By the way, 6.6.1 or 6.5.8? And also specify the kernel you're using.
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flash newest goldenleaf kernel; -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1227682
disable gps;
disable wifi;
set interactiveX as default governor;
set minimum brightness;
disable data;
use 2g instead of 3g;
disable bluetooth;
make sure that your installed apps aren't killing you battery (via android config/view battery status);
reboot phone could help sometimes.
ps. the new baseband consumes even more battery
fserve said:
flash newest goldenleaf kernel; -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1227682
disable gps;
disable wifi;
set interactiveX as default governor;
set minimum brightness;
disable data;
use 2g instead of 3g;
disable bluetooth;
make sure that your installed apps aren't killing you battery (via android config/view battery status);
reboot phone could help sometimes.
ps. the new baseband consumes even more battery
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wait....better signal=more battery consumed?
New baseband for me is lesser in battery consumption than in old baseband
youfail144 said:
Hi there.
So I flashed Cyanogenmod7 to my Optimus One
I'm very happy with it, however, there's a problem
On official froyo and 2.3.3 official gingerbread, i had the data connection ON and wifi on,too.So whenever I left the house, it would switch to data.And it wasn't on 2g,it was on HSDPA. Anyway, the battery consumption was barely noticeable,especially in standby mode.
However, if i do the same thing now, on CM, the battery drain is enormous
Wifi does not consume a lot, but whenever it switches to mobile data, the battery consumption is 10% / HOUR in IDLE mode, using the Smartass governor 245-600MHz, making the phone useless. And this is the consumption in standby mode...when I use it it's a lot worse. This problem makes me unable to use the mobile internet without returning home with a dead phone.
Is there a fix for this? Does anyone have the same problem?
Yes, i have the latest version of CM7, for my model,p500. Is it because of the old baseband?
Thanks in advance for any help
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Wait !!!!!if its only bcos of data i have a solution!its because unwanted apps n process use data n consume charge ..so go to market --download droidwall ..and manage apps tmwhich you require connectivity for
Trust me it sounds silly but you ll surely see much improved results! !
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androidusero1p500 said:
Wait !!!!!if its only bcos of data i have a solution!its because unwanted apps n process use data n consume charge ..so go to market --download droidwall ..and manage apps tmwhich you require connectivity for
Trust me it sounds silly but you ll surely see much improved results! !
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I checked for apps that consume internet.I don't have any.Facebook would be one,but that's all.
I read something about the older versions (official ones) of the firmware using something called NETMGRD to reduce the battery drain caused by the APN being on..
what do you guys think about this?
And also,since you asked about the kernel :
2.6.32.42-franco.kernel.v18
Cyanogenmod 6.5.8
If i use 2g continously i get batrey lyf of 3.5 hrs..
Is this normal?
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youfail144 said:
I checked for apps that consume internet.I don't have any.Facebook would be one,but that's all.
I read something about the older versions (official ones) of the firmware using something called NETMGRD to reduce the battery drain caused by the APN being on..
what do you guys think about this?
And also,since you asked about the kernel :
2.6.32.42-franco.kernel.v18
Cyanogenmod 6.5.8
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im not sure but according my exoerience even the android sytem sometimes uses internet..
once when i checked my battery usage is saw something names MEDIA SERVER poping up!havent seen that before and i was having say 5%battery darin in 10 minutes with screen off and wifi connected n active!!so then i got droidwall and blocked everything except for ones that i needed like market,xda,browser etc!and i saw that thing named media server go down n my battery lasted longer..had about 1-2 %drain with 3g active and screen off!else it usually will be higher!
youfail144 said:
And also,since you asked about the kernel :
2.6.32.42-franco.kernel.v18
Cyanogenmod 6.5.8
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That's pretty outdated kernel. Flash a new one.
I get good battery life using the 2x Battery program that cuts off the 3G data when the screen is off and opens it at a set time (every 30 mins on mine) to check for email etc instead of constantly when the screen is off.
One of your major killers i see is the constant WiFi, with it and GPS if your not actively using them turn them off.
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Forgot to add, the rule of thumb is anything that uses a hardware component uses battery power.
GPS
Wifi
Cell Radio (2g,3g,Phone)
Screen
Vibrate motor
Speaker
It takes power to make those work so the less you use some of them the longer the battery lasts.
Anyone that drives at night knows the effect of turning on the wipers, the radio, the lights and the blower fan on high to clear off the windshield and seeing the voltage gauge lowering from the heavy voltage draw.
I have ics 0.3.0 my buddy has it on his razr and his battery lasts a lot longer, cause I'm only getting 4 hours.
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When I was rooted, I had both ROMToolbox Pro and SetCPU. They do not turn off data, but more or less slow it to a crawl when screen is off. I got 12 hour day, playing Pandora most of the day and checking e-mail and Facebook a few.
If your only getting 4 hours, either your watching movies constantly or something else is going on.
I only text and use Facebook, its part of a ics from he has called power saver and its aosk I'm not sure if aosk is ported to our phones. I did a clean install and its done it in both .1 and 2 and 3
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You might try something like JuiceDefender. Also, I'm sure that Tasker (though I haven't used it) will be able to do the same thing.
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Also, I'm sure that Tasker (though I haven't used it) will be able to do the same thing.
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in tasker you can make it so when screen state is off, 3G and 4G are turned off. Couple issues I see though
1. with screen off, you will have NO connectivity such as phone and texts/emails.
2. Once screen is turned on, you will have to wait for the radio to get a signal, then wait for it to poll towers and retrieve any texts waiting for you.
I would simply root and then use setcpu to limit cpu power while screen off. if you want to unroot simply SBF it back to stock. simple, painless and simple.
Just use the toggles built into the notification bar when you need data on. You'll still get calls and text, just no push email etc. should get way over 3 hours I push 10 easy with decent usage time. Lower clock speed
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Try juice defender.
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Well your battery should last longer than 4 hours, but also keep in mind the battery on th he razr maxx if the best in the industry right now.
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Why not just use the battery saver &/or data saver options that are available in the settings section?
This will accomplish what you're looking to do.
Edit : Nevermind, I now see that you're not on the stock O/S.
photon battery
I used to have the same problem, only having three to four hours of battery. I went in to a sprint store a few times, they tried restarting the phone, changed twice batteries, but nothing helped. I went in once more told them to diagnose the phone. When i came back they told me that the phone failed all the test, so they gave me a new phone (it cost me $35 cause i didnt have insurance.) And now i have between 18 hours and 21 hours on a charge without any additional battery if i don't play games.
download juice defender from the market its free and add the data toggle widget, u can turn data on and off with it
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You might try something like JuiceDefender. Also, I'm sure that Tasker (though I haven't used it) will be able to do the same thing.
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Yup Juice Defender turns off data when you put it on standby mode
hold power button and put it on airplane mode
stops all data from phone
Hello everyone. I know we're all tired of battery life threads, but I made this offering a possible solution.
At one point, I was experiencing 1% battery loss on standby with wifi and data off.
If you are experiencing poor battery life, I highly suggest you do a factory reset on your device. Now I am experiencing 9 hours and loss of 4%, which I am extremely happy about.
Hope this helps someone!
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I consider 1% per hour (wifi off, data on) to be normal. That's after a factory reset back when I first got the phone.
Can somebody help. My sgs3 battery seem to drain like a loose drain. I charge 100% at 12.30am and go to sleep but by 5am battery is completely drained and phone is dead off. This is not the same during the day. Are there processes running when the phone is Idle that brings about this massive drain. Please I need help asap.
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Do you leave many programs running, alot of frequent sync going on? Did you leave Bluetooth on or something that you don't need during night? Just guessing...
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Search battery drain on Google for this device....lots of results,b but it generally comes down to learning how to use your phone and it's features, and when and what stuff to turn off etc etc
I don't leave anything on. I ensure I disable prefetch on my YouTube, disable auto updated on dropbox, I don't use SNS, and off course screen time out after 10 sec.
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Ibroe said:
I don't leave anything on. I ensure I disable prefetch on my YouTube, disable auto updated on dropbox, I don't use SNS, and off course screen time out after 10 sec.
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mine drop 1% per hr ... is that normal?
"multipdp" (): 12 m 26 s (746 s) Cntc/wc/ec)68/0/68 3.6%
how can i fix the multipdp problem?
Thankz for help^^
There is obviously a problem if it's dying in <5 hrs.
Did you recently connect to Kies because I was having probs with my SGS2 getting really hot and losing power as a result of Kies/a dodgy USB lead?
A factory reset solved it however ( remember to back up ) but sometimes just removing your battery for 90 seconds to reset the values works.
Good luck.
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The last thing I remember dong was hotspot and I made sure I switched off everything. From the posts above I tried the cell_standby fix and it still did not fix.
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Ibroe said:
The last thing I remember dong was hotspot and I made sure I switched off everything. From the posts above I tried the cell_standby fix and it still did not fix.
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Turn off Google backup, face awake, try that for starters
First of all, switch off your phone for a while to see if there is problem in battery or its the apps you are running. If you think it is a stupid step,
Then try using some software like JuiceDefender or something.
In app manager, kill apps that are useless.
Also turn off features like bluetooth, gps etc. if on.
Reduce phone's brightness, recommended to set it to "auto".
Turn off useless vibrations and LED notifications.
You should now see significant improvemance in battery life.
Hope this helps
I have taken all these steps gone ahead to remove live wall paper, auto sync disabled, brightness is set at auto. And its still the same. I don't want to tow the line of hard reset because am not sure that would solve the problem coupled with the time it would take to get my sgs3 to suite me
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I use juice defender which manages everything for me, an overnight schedule ensures the battery only drops by 1 or 2%
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okay so i thought i had a battery problem before i tried putting my phone aside (meaning no games, no internet browsing and no video streaming nothing, just using whatsapp and leaving facebook connected. I also have lots of apps and games installed over 15 or something)
If you decreasing screen time you will notice a HUGE difference (24hrs in my case), its basically down to usage, I have tried over 10 different roms and kernels as well as the v6 supercharger script, i dont ever notice the difference, EVER. unless of course i use a minimalistic rom with almost nothing to play around with, but if thats how u like it then go for that. Id say following all the fundamental steps will take you a long way
my final advice:
less screen time
when on the screen use the least brightness available
decrease stock brightness even more if you can
less app usage
if your not one to constantly play with your phone and customize stuff on it try installing a minimal rom like
|ROM|XXBLG8| IOIDroid Super Slim Edition | Buttery Smooth | V1.0.0 LIVE !! |
or
[ROM][4.0.4] Slim ICS (SGS3) - Clean, Simple & Fast (63MB)
i dont know if this is a placebo of not, but sometimes i notice improvements when i undervolt, underclock and limit to only dual core. believe it or not sometimes it has little or the adverse effect of saving battery
good luck man
And another question, which can be solved through the search function or Google -.-
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=937080
So here is my experience. Have been using android for years, have had an hd2 so I know how to get good battery life results. For some reason I easily lost 15-20% overnight with just the gsm 2g radio on. No matter what I did it drained fast even though deep sleep was fine, all extras sync and etc were off. 3hrs screen on time in 14 hours and it was dead.
I kept waiting for an update to solve this and it never came even though I was force checking it.
I ended up factory resetting the phone and as soon as it booted up an ota update popped up. Since then I am having nearly 6hrs screen on time in 40hrs,which is amazing.
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I will try the juice defender route and hope that it solves my problem or else I will be forced to tow the hard reset route.
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Greetings, I have seen a similar problem back in our hox forums. I have come here in peace to help, though. Recently, someone suggested bump charging, it's like a natural way of making your battery recalibrate itself without wiping battery stats or stuff like that.
First off, charge the battery until it says 100% while the device is on.
Then remove the charger, turn off the power, and charge again.
Remove the charger again when it says full while the device is off.
Turn it on again, then when it's properly booted, charge again, but don't use the device until it says it's fully charged already.
Mind you, we're not sure if it's just a placebo or not. Some claims to have had better battery life after doing this for once a month. I haven't tried it yet, but I thought I could share it here too.
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wtfshouldidonow said:
Greetings, I have seen a similar problem back in our hox forums. I have come here in peace to help, though. Recently, someone suggested bump charging, it's like a natural way of making your battery recalibrate itself without wiping battery stats or stuff like that.
First off, charge the battery until it says 100% while the device is on.
Then remove the charger, turn off the power, and charge again.
Remove the charger again when it says full while the device is off.
Turn it on again, then when it's properly booted, charge again, but don't use the device until it says it's fully charged already.
Mind you, we're not sure if it's just a placebo or not. Some claims to have had better battery life after doing this for once a month. I haven't tried it yet, but I thought I could share it here too.
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I saw this method being used with good results (reportedly) on my SGS2 so it's definitely worth a bash if you can't be arsed to reset.
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Just to offer two cents from my experience with this phone.
I recently got a replacement for my s3.. the details of that are for another post, but this relates to battery:
when I first got the phone i started using it right away. I did not charge the battery until I got to the office and charged the phone while using it the first day.
when I got the second replacement phone I already had a second battery.
This battery was fully charged and immediately used that in the new phone. fully charged the samsung battery before I used it.
I noticed significantly better performance with the second phone. I think it was because of the way i treated the battery strait out of the box.
any one agree, or have a similar experience?
Ibroe said:
Can somebody help. My sgs3 battery seem to drain like a loose drain. I charge 100% at 12.30am and go to sleep but by 5am battery is completely drained and phone is dead off. This is not the same during the day. Are there processes running when the phone is Idle that brings about this massive drain. Please I need help asap.
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Do you have an Exchange account set up?
After the newest update i also notice that it has a high % drain even if i turn 3g off, gps and everything nothing unusual runs in the background that can explain high drain yet it does.. and i didnt notice that before the latest update and i havent installed any weird apps. I also have all my weather and news on manual update so i dont get what can drain the battery with internet off overnight.. its frustrating a bit.