Im using cm7 right now and I really don't like it in terms of battery life. What are u guys using?
the rom won't give you bad or good battery life, the kernels do. try the eclipse or kangbang kernel. also as you know keeping 4g on no matter what rom causes excess drain.
that's funny. CM7 is one of the best for battery life. have you tried out different radios? the MR2.5 worked well for me when i was on CM7. i've been switching around lately between a few of DroidTh30ry's AOSP ROMs and using the new MR3.5 radio. it's still been doing well.
in general though, i find that AOSP roms are much better on battery then Sense based ones.
[EDIT] yeah the kernal plays a big part to. i decided to switch back to CM 7 1.6.1, MR3.5(802) radio and using Tiamat's kernal.
the Imoseyon 'leankernal' does a really good job to
The latest leaked ruu is giving me amazing battery life. I mean I've went from 9 hours with out plugging my phone in to
25 hours using the stock battery and not changing my usuage patterns.
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I'm getting excellent battery life from SkyRaider Zeus Preview on his stock kernel and the rooted 7/8 OTA radios.
Best ROM i've seen, period.
battery life is an awfully subjective topic, right up there with "best rom," "best kernel" and "best phone"
Don't forget "coolest car," "HOTTEST PORN,"AND "BEST WINE."
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The latest leaked ruu is giving me amazing battery life. I mean I've went from 9 hours with out plugging my phone in to
25 hours using the stock battery and not changing my usuage patterns.
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Amen, I totally agree with you!!
theres a lot you can do besides rom for battery life, but contrary to what is said above the rom DOES affect battery life. im on synergy and its great. but i also undervolt to 246 when screen off and run dconfig to kill apps when i get to 200mb of ram left. what ive found most affects battery life to be honest is how good your service is where your using your phone
Try this kernel
Gives me a ton of battery life!!!
http://db.tt/l335Qsp
Try Liquid Thunderbread....my favorite ROM, its light, fast and gets great battery life.
Shifts3ns3 has been the best for me, I just recently went through trying a lot of different roms
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facing heavy battery drain and overheating
which will be the best stock rom in terms of battery drain
Related
After a week of having ginger clone yesterday I got 16 hours of battery with moderate use.
Does this mean sticking to a rom helps battery or no?
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I think it all depends on kernels and appear left in the rom. I would like to give u a personal example but I bought my vibrant new off of craigslist and rooted it an hour after receiving it. I don't know how stock run except for my friend's vibrant which gets about 12 hours of batt life running completely stock. I usually get 20 hours running axura 2.2 jk6 modem and super io kernel
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Your battery life is not affected by how many ROMs you flash, only on the ROM and kernel and maybe modem you're running.
The question, as I understand it, was regarding whether staying with one particular ROM might improve battery life. I don't have much experience with Android to date, but this is definitely true in Windows Mobile. The first days after a flash, the ROM seems to settle in and the battery life improves and stays steady. Constant flashing tended to wreak havoc on battery life, from my experience.
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The question, as I understand it, was regarding whether staying with one particular ROM might improve battery life. I don't have much experience with Android to date, but this is definitely true in Windows Mobile. The first days after a flash, the ROM seems to settle in and the battery life improves and stays steady. Constant flashing tended to wreak havoc on battery life, from my experience.
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yeah i think thats what happene with me..
on ginger clone the first 2 days bleh got 5 hours of battery life, amazingly the days after that, total of 17 hours... i was shocked.
I just switched to verizon and new to this phone. I wanted to see what people thought were the most stable roms with improved battery, etc.... Thinking about flashing something. Tired of this buddy GB release
With really heavy use. using wireless tether, streaming pandora, checking facebook, email, news etc and extended battery, and 4G on all day. I get really good battery life
Im running BAMF Forever 1.0.6
imoseyon 3.8.0
under speedtweak.sh batterysaver 245/1024 Smartassv2
726 CDMA/802 LTE Radios
extended battery
Also followed the guide for better battery life and generating a good battstats.bin from the BAMF Forums
Any of the aosp roms are usually a good bet but I'd go with cm7 omfgb or...
Liquid Gingerbread 3.0!?
Running BAMF Forever 1.0.6 with the 726 CDMA/802 LTE Radios
I also have an extended battery.
Savage makes a good point with knowing the tips/tricks to conserve uneccessary battery drain. I have read a TON of these forums, but really didn't start posting until today. WELCOME to the Thunderbolt, though!
Using the BAMF Forever ROM with stock batter and new radios. Battery is the best of any ROM I tried.
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Using the BAMF Forever ROM with stock batter and new radios. Battery is the best of any ROM I tried.
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Gets even better using set CPU even on their baked in stock kernel just set up some profiles for screen off and such
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If you are looking for a Sense based ROM I've been enjoying Synergy. Flashed the new radio, live in 4G and get through a full work day with no worries about the battery.
Hi.. my first experience with S2 has not been great battery wise. I've found the battery life to be horrible. Even with all the battery saving features i.e. static background, widgets off, etc. etc., I have to charge the device twice a day. Its practically useless. I was thinking maybe there's some 3rd party ROM out there which would improve the battery life? I'm currently running stock 2.3.4. Any suggestions would be welcome..
try mikimod"s rom its really good for battery, and also sicopat<s rom< and modaco i find they are the best for longer battery
I've used VillianROM, Cognition, and CyanogenMod. I find that CyanogenMod gives the best battery, but your mileage may (or will, most likely) vary.
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Hi.. my first experience with S2 has not been great battery wise. I've found the battery life to be horrible. Even with all the battery saving features i.e. static background, widgets off, etc. etc., I have to charge the device twice a day. Its practically useless. I was thinking maybe there's some 3rd party ROM out there which would improve the battery life? I'm currently running stock 2.3.4. Any suggestions would be welcome..
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Really?
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And you STILL do not know where to post? You have got to be kidding me. This belongs in GENERAL. Because I do not see how this is related to DEVELOPMENT.
Now that I have bashed your face in. I get 40-50 hours out of my phone. Try GREEN POWER from the market. It turns your data off when the screen are off. Also See my sig for what I run.
Hyperandoid1.3.2 with speedmodk2-1 gave me a battery life of over 2 days.
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You will get mixed answers. People run different roms with different kernels. Some do a full discharge/charge before judging these kind of things, some don't. In the end the most important factor will be apps and usage.
Try what works best for you. And post in q/a section next time.
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The best choice to make is on my signature.
Is not only the most battery wise, but also the most quick and the most smooth.
J_Kirk said:
Hi.. my first experience with S2 has not been great battery wise. I've found the battery life to be horrible. Even with all the battery saving features i.e. static background, widgets off, etc. etc., I have to charge the device twice a day. Its practically useless. I was thinking maybe there's some 3rd party ROM out there which would improve the battery life? I'm currently running stock 2.3.4. Any suggestions would be welcome..
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Best Rom So Fare.........
( SensatioN Rom 1.8 )
( Based on 2.3.5 XXK13 )
this is none wipe Rom.
Excellent review..
Try It..
Hope you'll Sensation Rom.
Before trying other roms/kernels check to see which apps are draining your battery so much, as for dual core phones the GS2 battery is really good, so in normal situations you shouldn't have to charge the battery twice a day.
I'm in Wanam 5.1 + siyah kernels and as many other users i get +2 days of battery.
@antiochasylum I've hardly had the need to post. In any case, any moderator can feel free to move this thread to General. @Sesshou about 57% is display. Rest of the entries are all negligible. Yet the batter evaporates..
Why no one mentioned MIUI ROMs..?
Are they not good in terms of battery life..?
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Before trying other roms/kernels check to see which apps are draining your battery so much, as for dual core phones the GS2 battery is really good, so in normal situations you shouldn't have to charge the battery twice a day.
I'm in Wanam 5.1 + siyah kernels and as many other users i get +2 days of battery.
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How u managed to get +2 days battery life...when I installed siyah kernal on MIUI ROM, my battery drained quickly...did u used setcpu..?
Try the optimized KI8 Kitchen Rom...really a great rom with no useless tweaking.
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Batista70 FOXHOUND EDITION 2.3
I have tried lots of roms,the best battery life i have found is Batista70 FOXHOUND EDITION 2.3 with voltage control,it will take a lot too make me change again!
I use the Goatrip Rom 1.4 with Angelos Kernel Abyss 2.2
Look at screensshots, that says all :
Display on time was about 3:30h
3g On, Data no the hole time, i turn it om when i need it
1. pic with standard accu
2. pic with Samsung 2000mAh accu
Try Hyperdroid. Over 24 hours of medium-high usage..
Nottachtrix has aweful battery life and wetdream has OC..
Im looking for something without OC and with good battery life which is not based on cyanogen.
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Nottachtrix has aweful battery life and wetdream has OC..
Im looking for something without OC and with good battery life which is not based on cyanogen.
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try this rom : forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1545001
thank you but isnt there anything on 2.3.6 ?
I think that 2.3.4 isn't a good version..?
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thank you but isnt there anything on 2.3.6 ?
I think that 2.3.4 isn't a good version..?
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It's based on 2.3.4 because in europe (or at least , in italy) the latest update is 2.3.4 . So the rom is based on our stock rom.
And is known that battery life in EU is better then what stock roms on US give.
Try it if u want
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Nottachtrix has aweful battery life and wetdream has OC..
Im looking for something without OC and with good battery life which is not based on cyanogen.
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Don't know why you would think Nottachtrix has awful battery life. With Faux 1.0GHz, some mild UV, and application management I get up to 40hrs with medium usage, data on all the time, and WiFi on 50% of the time. Since most people charge their phones on a daily/nightly basis, you only need to get through a day (which doesn't amount to 24hrs for the vast majority unless you are speeding).
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Don't know why you would think Nottachtrix has awful battery life. With Faux 1.0GHz, some mild UV, and application management I get up to 40hrs with medium usage, data on all the time, and WiFi on 50% of the time. Since most people charge their phones on a daily/nightly basis, you only need to get through a day (which doesn't amount to 24hrs for the vast majority unless you are speeding).
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+ 1. Nottachtrix rom's has good battery life. Its also the best blur rom here, in my opinion...
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i think blur based by topogigi has better battery life than NottachTrix,but i prefer NottachTrix because that rom have themed
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Well, thanks...I'm on NottachTrix for now.
I just flashed it yesterday and charged over night and in the morning it dropper to 94 in less then 1 hour when i almost didnt use it.
Now it seems to be ok with the ATT stock kernel (The faux kernel makes the phone very hot - i think lol).
Okay. So I am currently running shostock3 on my sgs2 with siyah kernal. I read the article from zedomax on galaxys2root.com that it has very good battery life and very stable but when i am running it, I have terrible battery life and i am currently underclocked or whatever the word is. Is there anyway to fix this?
My advice, run SHOstock3 as it was released. It runs great as shoman94 dev'd it.
...and stay away from that web site u mentioned.
Stick to XDA. Period!
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Yes. I'm running shostock3 with the included kernel and get good battery life.
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Getting great battery life on Shostock3 V3.0. Flashed the AJK 1.52s kernel. Checkout Better battery stats...see if you have wakelocks killing your battery. And..I agree that website is no good..stick to XDA.
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Okay. So I am currently running shostock3 on my sgs2 with siyah kernal. I read the article from zedomax on galaxys2root.com that it has very good battery life and very stable but when i am running it, I have terrible battery life and i am currently underclocked or whatever the word is. Is there anyway to fix this?
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which siyah kernel u r using. as far as i know theres no siyah kernel to run with shostock 3 except for ajk's (ktoonsez stopped working on siyah kernel for jb i777 after release of 4.3.3).
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Getting great battery life on Shostock3 V3.0. Flashed the AJK 1.52s kernel. Checkout Better battery stats...see if you have wakelocks killing your battery. And..I agree that website is no good..stick to XDA.
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Most people get really good battery life on SHOstock3. Just search the SHOstock3 thread for the word battery to see what I mean. If you're not getting good battery life, you need to find out what in your configuration is causing the problem, and fix it. There is a thread in the general section started by Entropy512 that you should study to help you identify where the problem is.
I was on GB ShoStock for a long time thinking ICS and JB would never leave me satisfied on battery life.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1353513
Finally came to my senses and tried out ShoStock 3 and have never looked back. To make it short the best Rom Ive ever flashed for any device I have had in the present and past.
You definitely have a rogue app killing your battery, find out which one it is and uninstall.
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Okay. So I am currently running shostock3 on my sgs2 with siyah kernal. I read the article from zedomax on galaxys2root.com that it has very good battery life and very stable but when i am running it, I have terrible battery life and i am currently underclocked or whatever the word is. Is there anyway to fix this?
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Sorry you have battery life problems.
I have been running Shostock3 since it came out (it's version 3.02 today!), but I also been on and off at least five (wow can it be that many?) JB roms on my SGH-i777 (won't even mention the # GB roms here!). After trying many, I must agree with the other posters who state that this rom delivers very good battery life when compared to stock and when compared with other custom roms.
Lately, it has delivered the best battery life I have ever had on this phone using any rom (although SlimBean JB provided very very good battery life for me recently as well! Also UnNamed was great for battery life in the old GB days )
I followed the recommendations made by creepyncrawly to read Entropy's (& others) battery notes/faqs. They provide some really good background, some with that typical "XDA flavor" (read technical!. That material, plus some more plain old simple user adjustments to how and what I use on the phone have improved my phone's battery time; and it might help you as well.
It really boils down to the fact that each phone user loads different apps and our usage patterns vary.
Assume that you've flashed it and let it settle for a few days and several recharge cycles. After doing this you can see what YOUR "norms" are. They may be good or bad, but that's the baseline for you with this rom and with the apps and usage pattern you have.
(You can tweak voltage and speed (well, not speed on SS3!), but my experience has been that the more noticeable changes will be by adjusting your pattern of use, or doing the "hunt for the app" (or apps) that are burning down your run times when not in use.
Not many here seem to like or do this, but I would also try one of those "help-you-with-battery-use" apps --like juice defender (Ok, I get that many here seem to think it a waste, but it really did help me --a little-- when I used it); or get DS Battery saver (a bit more aggressive and noticeable, but you also notice the lag while you wait for things to turn on when you want them).
Actually, these may not be precision solutions, and don't focus on your specific phone app use, but they do work in a macro way to slow battery use and simply working with them for a few days or weeks will provide you with a better a sense of what the heck is going on under the plastic; they will cause you to look at what you have/run and when.
Oh, this includes using Better Battery Stats, which is fine for reporting out exactly which the apps behave --or don't-- and by how much and when. I'm not slow (well, that slow but it frankly, it took me quite a while to figure out what I was reading in the BBS readouts and what they meant! (Now, after a year+ or so of using it, I don't even have it loaded, since I've done the fiddling I need --and BBS, plus those other battery apps, helped me to figure out what apps worked well, what apps I was willing to sacrifice battery on and what apps were useless and should be tossed.)
Finally, some roms just don't work for people! So it's not worth the frustration chasing something you may not be able to achieve with this or another rom. (You probably read how individuals have problems that you don't -yet, you run the same rom and the same phone! That is our world. So, too, you will read about some who make amazing claims on how long they continue on one charge. Some are pretty amazing, and some may even be real
My final five cents would be:
#1 run the rom a couple of days, get a baseline. Then switch from Jeboo kernel to AJK's latest for TW (I think it is 1.25ss, but I really also had great results from 1.48s) and run it a few more days. They were pretty much even for me, but others find one or the other kernel makes a real difference!). Compare after doing the same activities through a charge or two.
#2 If your battery life remains "poor," note what poor really is (ex. how much screen time? and how much total run time prior to getting to zero or 10-15%? ...something like that).
#3. Then get BBS and one of the "automatic" battery-saver programs and work with it for about 4-5 days and that many recharge cycles. See what your norms are but do it for the same type of usage!!! If better while using the battery fixers, then you can work at picking off the app or apps that are sucking your battery more than you want. Not as tedious as it sounds. Of course, staying with a rom for three weeks might be a challenge :laugh:, but this is a nice rom to work with.
#4. I don't think you will need to under-volt to get good BL. I wonder if your phone is stable in doing that? Or, does it induce additional lag? That might be a high price to pay for more run time. (You could compare the UV results with your "norm" as well!)
#5. Finally, we are on Galaxy S2 Sgh-i777 -and can change batteries all day long for not so much per battery! It is not elegant, but it works. (Done it myself several times -even with good battery life).
Good Luck!
Best ROM, Good battery life... been with Shoman's ROM since shostock2 never have a problem with the battery life...
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