[Q] Atrix Extended Battery? - Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi i just bought an extended battery for mi motorola atrix
this one
http://www.ebay.com/itm/250875762047?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649
And i happening something i let the battery die and then chage it all night long about 8 hours and then after i unplugged after 10 minutes i just have 78%, is unchargin 1% about every two minutes and then when the phone hit 1% it did not turn off it stay on 1% for about 3 hours
What can i do?
Thanks!!

carlos20h said:
Hi i just bought an extended battery for mi motorola atrix
this one
http://www.ebay.com/itm/250875762047?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649
And i happening something i let the battery die and then chage it all night long about 8 hours and then after i unplugged after 10 minutes i just have 78%, is unchargin 1% about every two minutes and then when the phone hit 1% it did not turn off it stay on 1% for about 3 hours
What can i do?
Thanks!!
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Would suggest not buying batteries off eBay
stick with the reputable sources such as Seidio or OEM stuff.

You bought the battery from China.
There have been multiple cases reported about lower capacity batteries shipped out of there with a fake battery sticker slapped on to look legit.
It's best to go OEM with batteries.
Unless someone has a great rep, it's basically buyer beware...
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You need to reset your battery stats after a full charge.
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jimmer411 said:
You need to reset your battery stats after a full charge.
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Well every time you switch even from factory batteries to even anything else (even same OEM from your friends phone) battery you need to wipe stats. This will keep all batteries working great. And muuuuuch more accurate.

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Which battery i should buy

I am planning to buy a new battery bcoz the one i got is not showing accurate charge and stays on 1% most of the time from the first day.If someone knows a website from where i can buy a battery that can show correct charge reading on the battery indicator plz do tell me.I would also like to know if there is a extended battery that shows the correct charge and can fit in stock battery cover.
Thanks
Have you tried fully draining that battery? I was having the same issues where my phone would hang at one percent. But after a full drain it can solve the issue. After draining try to charge it to one hundred.
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ce12373 said:
Have you tried fully draining that battery? I was having the same issues where my phone would hang at one percent. But after a full drain it can solve the issue. After draining try to charge it to one hundred.
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I have tried that many times its not working for me and i don't think so it will work bcoz when i checked the total capacity of the battery in a root explorer charge-full-design is only showing 500 which should be 1880.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1554966
Follow those instructions first then see how it acts. sounds like you just need to recalibrate
I have followed this and almost all other battery calibration tutorial threads given here but nothing worked.
When its is fully charged or says it is what mv reading do u have?
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Pbwizkid said:
When its is fully charged or says it is what mv reading do u have?
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The phone charges to 100 % before reaching the total mv but when i keep it on charge for more time it charges to 4200mv.Actually battery life is fine just like a normal battery the only problem is that the phone doesn't recognize it as 1880mah battery that's what i think bcoz charge-full-design is 500mah which should be 1880mah.
If you do end up buying a new battery, try and buy one from Motorola. There may be off-brand companies with low-priced one, but they most likely will not old a charge for as long as an OEM battery.
I'm not convinced the battery is at fault I think its a issue with ur current rom
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Pbwizkid said:
I'm not convinced the battery is at fault I think its a issue with ur current rom
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No its not an issue bcoz of rom I have I have flashed almost all the roms given in development section.
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I bought two Anker ones on Amazon and they came with a charger that charges them outside of the phone as well. Three batteries and an external charger and you're ready for anything. Haven't noticed that they last longer, but if you've got enough, it doesnt matter how long they last
tomaslxix said:
I bought two Anker ones on Amazon and they came with a charger that charges them outside of the phone as well. Three batteries and an external charger and you're ready for anything. Haven't noticed that they last longer, but if you've got enough, it doesnt matter how long they last
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How is the battery meter is it showing the charge correctly or like mine drops to 1% and stay there for many hours until the phone power off.
terminator1983 said:
How is the battery meter is it showing the charge correctly or like mine drops to 1% and stay there for many hours until the phone power off.
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Nope, hasn't happened to me. Maybe try some recalibrating or something or wipe your battery stats... Mine have been totally normal ever since I got them
tomaslxix said:
Nope, hasn't happened to me. Maybe try some recalibrating or something or wipe your battery stats... Mine have been totally normal ever since I got them
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If u have a rooted atrix can check how much value charge-full-design is showing with ur Anker battery.
/sys/class/power_supply/batter/charge_full_design.

Discharging a battery properly?

What is the proper way ? I've looked online and people say differently. People say let your battery drop to 15 percent or a little under then fully charge. Then others say let the battery completely run out until the battery dies then fully charge it, but I heard letting the battery completely is bad and not necessary. So what exactly do people when when they say fully discharge or battery manufactures when then say fully discharge a brand new battery then charge?
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I should've probably put this in the Q and A area sorry
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Down to atleast 3%. That's how I've done it for years. Every opinion differs though
I always charge my phone when I know I will need a full charge, I never really cared about the battery percentage too much, but I do agree that there is no real wrong way.
It's my understanding that in order to properly calibrate a battery you must completely drain it.
From what I've gathered the battery needs to know what a "full charge" is and the only way to get a full charge is to be completely empty.
So following instructions from threads back on the MT4G forums I calibrate my battery by:
1. Letting it completely die.
2. Turning it back on just to make sure it dies again. And I do this til it won't turn on again.
3. Then charging it, while off, til it has a green light.
4. Then I unplug it, turn it on, turn it off and plug it back in til green.
Whether this really really makes a difference or not...well I can't say for sure
but my battery lasts longer than my sister's Amaze.
Hope that helps.
daswahnsinn said:
I always charge my phone when I know I will need a full charge, I never really cared about the battery percentage too much, but I do agree that there is no real wrong way.
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same with me, I never bother with letting it drain fully, I did with my first phone, and a few months after I got it the battery was pooched, so from then on I never cared. plus with the cost of getting a replacement, or even aftermarket batteries like anker, not following procedure to drain then charge a battery is a no brainer for me.
But, if I did care, then I'd drain it fully, then charge it back up. the percentages on my phone aren't accurate anyway. Actually today I was playing blade master and I kept getting the battery warning, and it was pretty steady from 20 down to 5, then hung there for a while, maybe an extra 15-20 mins, then died. so percentages are approximate. a full drain and then full charge should do.
What the other guy listed in steps is correct, though I'll give you a heads up, the amaze battery is total ***** when it dies completely, so be prepared to have it plugged in alllllllll night for it to charge.
Just got my self a replacement, the battery ended up dying, took me four hours to move 8%, was about to go buy a replacement the next day, but I let it charge overnight, it's been remarkable since then.
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What the other guy listed in steps is correct, though I'll give you a heads up, the amaze battery is total ***** when it dies completely, so be prepared to have it plugged in alllllllll night for it to charge.
Just got my self a replacement, the battery ended up dying, took me four hours to move 8%, was about to go buy a replacement the next day, but I let it charge overnight, it's been remarkable since then.
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Thanks Dark, I love being called "the other guy".
I'm just messin...lol.
Thanks guys for all the feedback will give it a whirl and yea the amaze battery is tough haha.
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nguyendqh said:
Thanks Dark, I love being called "the other guy".
I'm just messin...lol.
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Lol my bad bro, I was just too lazy to scroll up to look for your name.
So, if you would care about calibrating, do you let it die and fully charge every time you flash a ROM? Or just the very first time when it's new?
Seems every battery is different. I let mine die completely and then charge overnight, but had the green light after an hour and half. I let it stay on though overnight.
I personally didn't see a drastic difference.
A lot of folks day to wipe your battery stats as that helps. I have yet to try that.
Just kinda deal with the 8-12 hours I get on ICS. I used to get 12-16 with gingerbread.
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Wiping battery stats doesn't help, IMO, for the number of times I've tested it on a few devices. My results so far just shows that wiping it just fools the device to stay full longer than it should but after the battery passes the 90% physically it starts making rapid drops until it stabilizes somewhere around 50%.
Right now I'm letting the battery die. This is the life on 4g and listening to pandora lol wow. What awesome battery life this is with the brightness at 25 percent and a 2000 mah battery heh.
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Hehe this is just funny.
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Here are some facts, I hope you can find them useful:
http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/charging_lithium_ion_batteries
The link was reposted like 10 times already
ickedmel said:
Right now I'm letting the battery die. This is the life on 4g and listening to pandora lol wow. What awesome battery life this is with the brightness at 25 percent and a 2000 mah battery heh.
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2000 mah?
Which battery are you using?
nguyendqh said:
2000 mah?
Which battery are you using?
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Andida for HTC evo 3D got it off eBay though I think I prefer stock
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Q: extended battery what to edit?

Ok I have had a 3500mah for quite some time... I'm getting tired of the battery saying 1% for a whole day so I never know when it will die. I have read to edit build.prop but my build.prop has nothing to do with the battery mah....
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Come on guys?
I'm using cyanogen.
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Not sure if this helps, but have you tried wipeing the battery stats .bin file and reboot? Or use a battery callibration app? Sorry if ya already tried that.
Again, this has been covered in the Mugen battery thread. Due to a hardware limitation in the Atrix, the battery level from 100% to 2% covers 2000mah after that the phone will show 1% for the remaining capacitance of the battery.
gandalf_grey91 said:
Again, this has been covered in the Mugen battery thread. Due to a hardware limitation in the Atrix, the battery level from 100% to 2% covers 2000mah after that the phone will show 1% for the remaining capacitance of the battery.
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Finally someone read my post XD
gandalf_grey91 said:
Again, this has been covered in the Mugen battery thread. Due to a hardware limitation in the Atrix, the battery level from 100% to 2% covers 2000mah after that the phone will show 1% for the remaining capacitance of the battery.
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Strange....wonder if the Photon is really that much different from Atrix. I actually had modded the power-profiles.xml in the framework-res and got my phone to show the proper charge whereby I ended up with it starting at 100% and finally dying at 1% 33 hours later (showing proper charge the entireway).
gandalf_grey91 said:
Again, this has been covered in the Mugen battery thread. Due to a hardware limitation in the Atrix, the battery level from 100% to 2% covers 2000mah after that the phone will show 1% for the remaining capacitance of the battery.
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Just don't believe it...
Why on factory firmware, with full charge, let the phone die down to about 20% than reboot the phone and it will show 100% again. This would last me 3 days farily easy with a reboot or two to get a better %
With cyanogenmod it will just show 1% for a while and seems like it doesn't last as long.
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[Q] 2xBatteries, 100% 15mins, Weird!!

I just got a Samsung Battery Charger/Stand with Battery & have just charged the new battery with it, swapped it for the old one that had just run out when I noticed something weird...
The new battery was showing up as 100% for about 15 minutes. During which time I had the screen on for 3 minutes at full brightness.
What does that mean??
I've never seen 100% for any more than a second after I've unplugged the phone.
I'm assuming there's some difference between the batteries and the stats that are in the phone for the battery. I've used the Battery Calibration app before, when changing roms on my old phone, and that would sort out little anomalies. Do I need to use battery calibration every time I switch batteries?
Will this work itself out?
Will this swapping negatively affect my phone in anyway?
I thank you in advance for your help/suggestions
The phone has logic to not let the battery charge to 100% for too long. The charger does not. Battery calibration apps do nothing.
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So... the charger over charged the battery?
Will that damage it?
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I posted the same thing in the morning on another thread. Great mind think alike! Haha
Well to me it doesn't mean anything wrong really. Just that the phone doesn't fully charge the battery for safety or maybe heat reasons. Who knows? If samsung desktop charger is approved by samsung its good enough to me.
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Guess your right.
So yours was saying 100% for unusually long as well?
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It did on my new one for about 5min. Only but I had wifi on and screen and doing some work. It Wasatch new battery and didn't think much of it. I would say that even that was way more than the immediate 99% once off the charger on the phone
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Just read your earlier post. Seems strange that the external charger charges more than the phone. I guess I can't complain about a few extra minutes!
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One of my usual days with the battery charged up in the morning on he desktop charger, and I'm now 8 almost and have 72% when previously I was getting about 60% around this time
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Question about mugen 3600mah

I got the mugen 3600mah just 2 days. I realize its very very weak battery. When I turn on 4g, it cost 1% battery every minutes. 8 hours while the screen on only 1 hours cost about 45%. Im using speed8 rom. What do I need to do? Is there something wrong with the battery or the room?
mrthanhnguyen said:
I got the mugen 3600mah just 2 days. I realize its very very weak battery. When I turn on 4g, it cost 1% battery every minutes. 8 hours while the screen on only 1 hours cost about 45%. Im using speed8 rom. What do I need to do? Is there something wrong with the battery or the room?
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Something must be wrong with your battery, I get better battery life with the stock OEM battery running speedrom 8, I get around a day of heavy usage 3 hour screenie. So your 3600 mah should be a huge improvement over that
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Maybe the new battery needs a few days to "settle" try draining it completely to zero then recharging completely to 100%.do a few cycles of that and I am sure you will start seeing better battery life
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bummer to hear your having problems the the mugen battery, love mine, battery lasts me 2.5 day's average with my usage. did you buy it new or used ?

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