I flashed the newest update (2.3.4) this last weekend and although its been great with battery life, I cant seem to get the actual reporting to settle in.
When I take it off the charger its reporting 100%, and throughout
the day it obviously drains the battery. The problem is when I reboot the phone, it starts back up reporting 10-20% higher battery life then when I shut it down. So in reality, I have more battery life left then whats being reported.
I charged to 100% and wiped battery stats using bootstrap. Then drained the battery all the way, and charged all the way back to a full charge.
Can you guys think of anything else that may fix this issue?
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I noticed this as well, I thought it was my Mugen Power battery giving false reports but it looks like it isn't the case..
I just don't reboot as often now, can't say I've noticed any problems other than that. My battery life has been excellent!
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I noticed this as well, I thought it was my Mugen Power battery giving false reports but it looks like it isn't the case..
I just don't reboot as often now, can't say I've noticed any problems other than that. My battery life has been excellent!
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I normally can go about 14 hours or so off the charger. This past cycle, I went 36 hours, with normal use
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Same thing here I had 80% rebooted and had 100 so I wiped battery stats this morning and I'm working on killing it now lol ......so far 8 hours and 70% left
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I normally can go about 14 hours or so off the charger. This past cycle, I went 36 hours, with normal use
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Standard battery? Wow
I have never seen a number higher than 14hrs for me. But then again I am CONSTANTLY on my phone.
I want an extended battery but I like my otterbox to much. So I just carry a spare in my wallet.
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Standard battery? Wow
I have never seen a number higher than 14hrs for me. But then again I am CONSTANTLY on my phone.
I want an extended battery but I like my otterbox to much. So I just carry a spare in my wallet.
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Must have been a fluke. Today isn't the same story.
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I've noticed the same thing, since flashing Eclipse v1.0
Seems to be a bug in the SBC file. Hopefully we have a fix after the soak test. Or maybe nitro will take a stab at it.
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Mine is doing it too.
This is a very annoying bug. I went back to 2.3.3 until it's fixed.
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This is a very annoying bug. I went back to 2.3.3 until it's fixed.
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I'm thinking of doing the same
I also have this issue. roomer is the higher number is correct but who knows. this is going to get old fast. i wonder how and when this will be fixed.
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i wonder how and when this will be fixed.
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Probably when we get ICS for the x2. So.......never?
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Just an fyi, the issue persists with the .31 liberty test build.
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Just an fyi, the issue persists with the .31 liberty test build.
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Indeed it will, anything built from the 2.3.4 update will have the bug unless devs find a way to properly fix it.
i hope a fix comes soon but it pry won't be from motorola. i don't see them sending out an update just for one issue unless they have some other issues to fix that i haven't heard about yet. hopefully sooner than later
I have this also, as well as random reboots.
2.3.4 didn't really do much for me, the only real difference I notice were that random reboots now happen every 2 or 3 days instead of every day.
ya that's not good, the update was supposed to stop that. they've been doing these updates and creating the OS for all these devices for so long now id think they would have it pretty much down by now. maybe they need to do more testing before releases...idk...
Another battery thread.... really guys.. come on.
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Another battery thread.... really guys.. come on.
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This is the original one I believe
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I am using bionix v and people are reporting 20+ hours of battery life using the battery left widget.. and when using my battety left widget (nearly fully calibrated) it tells me I have 9 hours left.. what's the deal? Is this a battery issue, and could I need a replacement. I have had battery issues with nearly all of my roms in the past. I guess it could be a conditioning issue. Please help
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Something is probably running in your background. Download watch dog task manager and see wwhat is running on your backgrounnd.
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It says that there is nothing wrong. What are the normal voltages of my battery, like what should they be?
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I just flashed mine on Sunday and charged it overnight. I ended up getting just under 42 hours of life out of it without doing to battery recondition.
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I just flashed mine on Sunday and charged it overnight. I ended up getting just under 42 hours of life out of it without doing to battery recondition.
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How? What do you do to achieve that?
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How? What do you do to achieve that?
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By using your phone to just look at the wallpaper.
Lol,
How is the battery life on the real froyo that was released a few weeks ago?
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How? What do you do to achieve that?
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Not possible by someone who actually uses there phone. I never thought I was a heavy user but seeing replies like above I have to be past the definition of heavy user. With my extended battery I could get 2.5 days on a single charge.
Im also having battery drain with bionix newest rom. Nothings changed in my day-day usage. probably flash another modem or something.
I think I might switch to stock froyo if things don't get better. Or just order a new battery. Because it just drops like a rock. And im using watchdog but it doesn't really help that much. Or could someone with experience with battery drain guide me on how to stop it from happening?
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I am using bionix v and people are reporting 20+ hours of battery life using the battery left widget.. and when using my battety left widget (nearly fully calibrated) it tells me I have 9 hours left.. what's the deal? Is this a battery issue, and could I need a replacement. I have had battery issues with nearly all of my roms in the past. I guess it could be a conditioning issue. Please help
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Something tells me you have a bad battery if you've always had battery issues. Did you get your phone from T-Mobile? If so call them and tell them your battery is bad--they should send you a new one for free.
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I flashed on saturday and started having issues with the battery on monday. On tuesday my battery drained in less than 5 HOURS! I reconditioned the battery and added juice defender @ 5 this morning. I just plugged in my charger about 20 minutes ago. Went down to 5%.
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Something tells me you have a bad battery if you've always had battery issues. Did you get your phone from T-Mobile? If so call them and tell them your battery is bad--they should send you a new one for free.
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Yes I got it from t-mobile but I have not used stock long enough to see whether it was just a rom issue. I have only flashed team whiskeys roms and they seem to kill my battery. Nero v3 was the best but still wasn't great. I leave around 6:30 in the morning and maybe use the phone to get on xda, engadget, facebook, etc for about 1 hour, But my battery drops like a rock when I do this. And ever since bionix v it has only gotten worse. From that one hr of usage it drops 40 percent. Is hsdpa that big of a battery-killer? Because on wifi it seems to do a little better. Idk if this is just a network issue or what? Like right now it dropped 2 percent just from typing this up. brightness is less than half and everything is set to manually refresh. Wth?
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I flashed on saturday and started having issues with the battery on monday. On tuesday my battery drained in less than 5 HOURS! I reconditioned the battery and added juice defender @ 5 this morning. I just plugged in my charger about 20 minutes ago. Went down to 5%.
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So you are having issues as well?
Everything else seems to be fine. The consistency of the battery is weird..
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Had terrible battery life as well with bionix v. Double checked to see if anything was running in the background and reconditioned my battery. Even then I was still getting atrocious battery life. Oh well I ended up switching back to axura which imo offers great performance and battery life. Not saying TW roms are bad (nero v3 was amazing) give Masters axura a shot if you haven't.
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Does axura come with titanium backup or does it not wipe your data? I would like to keep my settings and apps if I do end up switching
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Does axura come with titanium backup or does it not wipe your data? I would like to keep my settings and apps if I do end up switching
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Axura does come with TB.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=919573
My battery life isn't that great. I am going to turn off lagfix and see if there is any improvements.
I don't think lag fix had anything to do with battery that much, all it sites is change the filesystem right? And with bionix v I got over 24hrs battery
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I just flashed ka5 modem which was in tw last rom. I had great battery life and reception. Ill be testing tomorrow and will post my results with stock battery.
Its either this or not use it like most with 5 days use on a single charge.
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Well I think I finally conditioned correctly, and watchdog is notifying me about programs that are using lots of of cpu. So I'll see how today goes. 9:00 AM right now. Let's see how long it takes to die
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Seems to be dying much faster in standby mode
Edit: nevermind it seems to be doing well enough for the time being. Talked on the phone for 1 hour, texted, and went on xda and engadget. It is at 70%. On standby mode it ia doing loads better after reconditioning. Does losing 30% to doing stuff like that sound about right? Battery left says I have 7 hours 58 min remaining
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Hi guys,
Has anyone else been experiencing less than satisfactory battery life upon installing the GB update? This morning after I took my unit off of its charging dock it was fine. An hour later in the office (with no incoming calls or other usage by me) and the damn thing dropped to 80%!! That has never happened before. Is there an add-in or something to counteract this drainage?
HELP.
TIA
The "Soak Testers" have been warned that there is a lot of syncing that goes on the first day of a build, and since these are all totally clean installs, the battery info could be off. Wait a couple days and see what happens.
I had the same issues. I calibrated the battery this morning on a full charge and it is much better.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.nema.batterycalibration&feature=search_result
Been on the stock release since Friday & my battery has steadily improved. Im going on 14hrs off the charger with 20% left. This is better than my fascinate on cm7.
Edit: sorry, just saw this was for the prerooted release.
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I have actually seen a boost in battery life. While i was on 2.2 I did all that i could to get through 3/4 of a day on a full charge. Now, with similar usage, I have been going to bed with 50% battery remaining.
On the topic of battery life, I have been playing around with Juice Defender Plus. Essentially it turns off my 3G and wifi radios when my screen is off. Does anyone know if that constant turning on and off of the radios uses more battery than if i just leave them on?
I bet I have at least 20 things I froze on titanium backup..
so sad all this **** is on this phone
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When i got the X2 I would get the low battery alarm between 4 and 5 pm under moderate use on average. I purchased the BH6X battery, which allowed me to get to the end of the day with 30 - 40 % usually. Since the update, I'm back to gettting the low battery notification by dinner time. I reset my battery stats yesterday, hopefully we'll see an improvement in the next couple days.
Usage: 40% screen, 30% phone idle, 7% cell standby...
I ordered that battery last night, should be interesting
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Edit: sorry, just saw this was for the prerooted release.
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P3 didn't modify how the phone handles battery life, people have this issue on both versions, I read another post that said if there is any remnants of 2.2.2 on the phone it may be causing this, I think that is why they recommend you sbf, factory reset, wipe all caches, then update, if you have the time/ energy try it and let us know how it works.
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P3 didn't modify how the phone handles battery life, people have this issue on both versions, I read another post that said if there is any remnants of 2.2.2 on the phone it may be causing this, I think that is why they recommend you sbf, factory reset, wipe all caches, then update, if you have the time/ energy try it and let us know how it works.
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I tried it, no fix. I had twice the battery life on froyo. I might go back
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I ordered that battery last night, should be interesting
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I was thinking of ordering one. Do you need to buy a different back or does it fit?
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my phone has said 5% since about 3:30 pm Central its now 4:20pm and I've been streaming netflix and music to try and kill it off and it has not died I've played the nfs shift game and lets golf 2 that comes preloaded I've sent texts browsed the web and this is acting like it has a lot more juice in and I've wiped batt stat multiple times I've used the battery calibrater app and it doesn't change a thing so this must have a false battery stat reader any of you noticed this?
I have noticed that it also skips, like mine was at 40% for ever then 30% for 1 min then 20% for ever etc
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Its been 2 hours since it said 5% and its still up and running Ive been trying to kill now for those 2 hours.
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Its been 2 hours since it said 5% and its still up and running Ive been trying to kill now for those 2 hours.
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Try using BatteryCalibration from the Market and see if that helps. It basically resets your battery history and is recommended to do every time you update or flash a new ROM. Hope this helps!
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Try using BatteryCalibration from the Market and see if that helps. It basically resets your battery history and is recommended to do every time you update or flash a new ROM. Hope this helps!
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sorry to be rude but did you not read the op?
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sorry to be rude but did you not read the op?
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Reason is you need to do more than just use that app to calibrate
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=11803458#post11803458
That app doesn't complete the calibrating process.
Take the battery out for a bit?, try to put it on a charger?
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Reason is you need to do more than just use that app to calibrate
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=11803458#post11803458
That app doesn't complete the calibrating process.
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by step 9 does that mean let it go down till its dead ??
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by step 9 does that mean let it go down till its dead ??
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You mean this?
9. Use your phone normally while you calibrate the battery
You have to use the phone till it reaches full capacity.
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sorry to be rude but did you not read the op?
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No. I read the gist and realized I had the same issues before I used it.
This callibration thing has been driving me nuts too... I quit callibrating and now and I just follow battery voltage (the bat stat widget). My extended battery keeps working until it drops below 3.6 V... usually by then I've been on "5%" for a few hours...
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This callibration thing has been driving me nuts too... I quit callibrating and now and I just follow battery voltage (the bat stat widget). My extended battery keeps working until it drops below 3.6 V... usually by then I've been on "5%" for a few hours...
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honestly i don't think battery is an issue on this phone calibration is just wayyyyy off
I'm currently running Kenneth's latest Alien ROM and I get a battery life of about 6 hours. I've tried letting the battery die out , fully charging, then doing a battery wipe. Also tried Jug's fix. All they seem to fix is a battery jump issue but I wish that was all it was. Any other things that might help? I really don't have the money for a new battery.
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+1 same issue here. All 2.3.4 roms. And cm7 2.3.5 now.
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Have you tried charging to 100% wipe battery stats in cwm then letting it run down till the phone dies and plugging it in without turning the phone on?give it a full charge from there should improve things some way.
Scotty, you win the award for clearly not reading the op. Congratulations on making yourself look like a retard.
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excuse me?Nowhere in the first post do I see mention of the phone being turned off while charging oh and -1 for the term you used its not good.
Your first post is the exact same result as the op. Therefore, spam.
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Easy, killer
jbrussee said:
Your first post is the exact same result as the op. Therefore, spam.
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You are really mean dude; take it easy.
To the op:
I'm actually not having this problem... Getting great battery life. I get like 8 hours of talk time, 6+ hours of web browsing or days of standby. Have to charge like every other day. Running Alien 3. That's not too helpful I guess, but know that it may be some weird configuration you have.
Read and follow the instructions in this thread guys -
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1198333
Thanks xploited. I'll give that a shot. the weird thing now is that I get 100% and 4200mV in the battery calibration app. It doesn't make sense. It's apparently fully charged but as of now it's dropped about 10% in about 20 minutes.
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Confirmed that xploited's "fix" doesn't work.
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Sounds like your battery may just have a problem. Do you know anyone else w/an Atrix that you could swap batteries for like an hour and see if the problem follows the battery?
@epoh The only other person I know that has one lives about 2.5 hours away lol.
It kinda makes me curious if an SBF flash back to 1.83 would fix it. I only had this issue after flashing HKTW on a low battery.
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Have you tried AURA 1.1.1 ROM?
I don't know if you even want to give any other ROM a shot, but I have used Alien ROM # 2, too many issues and was not patient enough.
Flashed AURA 1.1.1, after that 2 issues with my battery are fixed, one is the battery life, I usually get around 15 hours from fully charged at 8 AM when I leave for work, so I usually charge just once a day. Second issue with Alien was my phone was overheating like a frying pan.
It just happened with any other ROMs I have tried so far but with AURA maximum temp I have seen on my phone is not more than 38 Degree C. With other ROMS it was just above 38 all the time.
If you don't mind flashing different ROM, try it.
Basically what I do is load into CMW
Wipe Battery Stats
Wipe Dalvik Cache
Wipe Cache
Wipe Data
Install ZIP
Reload Phone and use it for a bit
Process the battery stats wipe cycle twice
Battery is just normal now
Good Luck
It seems to me to be obvious issues with GB right now..which is disappointing because I was expecting it to get better. I went from 16+ hours of usage (with 2-4hrs of onscreen time) to about 8-10. I've went from Orange 2.3.4 to CherriPi now to Alien #3 with both the 1.1 o/c kernel as well as the stock kernel..with no improvements. I did notice a slight improvement when I turned the Social Applications from Push to 60mins..but still am nowhere near where I was with Froyo (yes..I've tried xploited's tips as well). I know its not my apps or configurations because none of that has changes since 2.2..
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Confirmed that xploited's "fix" doesn't work.
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If you want people to help, you need to be more specific.
What exactly have you tried and what results did you get?
I guess I'll give Aura a shot. KP has some great concepts but I only have the battery issues on his ROM.
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Can I ask real quick some questions? First off what do you have running as far as processes, cause for instance if Tune in Radio is left on running in background it KILLS my battery life. If I forget to exit it. Also, did you freeze any bloatware that alien didn't? example. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=972459 Also, what kernel are you using? Are you overclocking? Over / undervolting? Just trying to get a better idea of what's up unless I missed it in a previous post. But I think I read em' all.
@phalanx I haven't frozen anything. I'm using the last Alien full build including kernel. The only apps I have installed are facebook, google+, and XDA premium app. The thing that is supposedly killing my battery is phone idle. It's doing slightly better today than it has been. It says it's got about 10 hours so far. But it's still nowhere near the 12-16 I used get.
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did you flash the GB radio as well?
it you're still using the froyo radio that is known to cause terrible battery if paired with GB ROM
Yes I do have the GB radio. I believe it's version. 1.77.15* don't know the whole number.
Edit: I meant to say 1.77.30
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I don't know why, but all of a sudden my MAXX has suddenly started getting TERRIBLE battery life. I can barely last a day anymore! By noon I'm down to 50% with little use! I have never been able to go more than a day with my MAXX, but it's gotten ridiculous lately. Here are some screen shots of my battery use screen.
Anyone know what could be causing this? By the way, I'm using Eclipse ROM.
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PS this is the battery life I used to get with the same device. This was about 2 months ago, and I don't think I've ever been able to achieve that since then.
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I have the same situation
since I upgraded to ICS before 2 weeks
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I don't know why, but all of a sudden my MAXX has suddenly started getting TERRIBLE battery life. I can barely last a day anymore! By noon I'm down to 50% with little use! I have never been able to go more than a day with my MAXX, but it's gotten ridiculous lately. Here are some screen shots of my battery use screen.
Anyone know what could be causing this? By the way, I'm using Eclipse ROM.
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Reflash/upgrade to ECLISPE 1.5.1 , u should be ok .
Here is the link : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1795493
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Reflash/upgrade to ECLISPE 1.5.1 , u should be ok .
Here is the link : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1795493
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Just upgraded to Eclipse 1.5 and so far so good! I was able to go for 13 hours yesterday and I was only down to 40%!
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kevintstephens said:
Just upgraded to Eclipse 1.5 and so far so good! I was able to go for 13 hours yesterday and I was only down to 40%!
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Cheers :good:
Not to hijack, but Im coming to the Maxx from the gNEX ( ****ty-est battery Ive every had.. ) What Ive heard is that the maxx battery degrades fairly quickly and takes longer to charge as time goes on... True? Guessing this isnt the case for the OP
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Not to hijack, but Im coming to the Maxx from the gNEX ( ****ty-est battery Ive every had.. ) What Ive heard is that the maxx battery degrades fairly quickly and takes longer to charge as time goes on... True? Guessing this isnt the case for the OP
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Not sure on that , I am havin a Maxx no problems on charge time so far ... but when I use a universal travel charger I did notice that the charge time was almost double. We need to check this with other users to confirm.
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Not sure on that , I am havin a Maxx no problems on charge time so far ... but when I use a universal travel charger I did notice that the charge time was almost double. We need to check this with other users to confirm.
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The extra charge time could be because of a low amperage output on that travel charger. Do you know what the amperage is? If you want maximum charging speed, you would need a charged with 1 amp output.
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The extra charge time could be because of a low amperage output on that travel charger. Do you know what the amperage is? If you want maximum charging speed, you would need a charged with 1 amp output.
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Yeah, that's the reason, while you get 800 mA when charging from AC, you just get max 350-400 mA when you do from car/USB connection, so you'll need double time to make a full charge