I have not yet updated to gingerbread because its not stable, but this might force me to do it, I am still on eb01 with a few mods but battery dwindles and goes down 30 percent in one hour with me just checking face book and words with friends occasionally, also I am undervolted. any help on this?
Any one know what the most battery efficient rom is and is gingerbread better than this?
You may want to take a look at this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1278838. It is reported to have a really good battery life, although there is some modem issues (but those can easily be solved). As far as i know, there has been no report of random reboots, so looks like youre in the clear of that. Also it looks to be pretty stable. Just check it out. Best of luck mate
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I'm sure there are a million threads like this, and if there are i am sorry. But how is CyanogenMod 7 for us on the Vibrant? Because i really want to use this rom, because it is gingerbread, but how STABLE is it and how is battery life?
I dont use GPS nor do i use data so i have no problem going without them. If y'all could let me know what you think of it that would be fantastic.
P.S. I'm using Bionix NextGen and its somewhat decent, i just want an upgrade.
I'm using CM7 with Bo data (data works, but I don't have the data plan), and have no need for GPS.
Battery life is ok, I can make around 20hours on a charge. Haven't noticed anything too bad yet.
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I gave up on it, as while most of the major functionality was fine, I got random FC's with some fully stable apps, and I couldn't handle the rainbow screen issues.
From what I've read, it looks like with some tweeking and the proper kernal some users have gotten it very stable. My suggestion, is do some reading, particularly the OP's on the CM7 and Kernal threads.
i can speak to this, have been running the newest and second to newest updates of CM7. very stable and usable -gps would be nice, but it is stable and reliable.
battery life could be better, i am used to having 20-30 hours with 2.2 roms, but i get right 16-18 hours with moderate use.
you can also try simply galaxy
Just switched back from CM7 to trigger3.2. Battery life was horrible.(tried switching kernels)
I'm a bit discouraged by the whole EFS Backup/restore business. Is this ever likely to not be an issue?
Hi guys sorry for this thread new here so please go easy on me. Had a galaxy s2 for a few weeks now and i have to say best phone ever. Did the normal rooting and flashing roms and i have noticed recently that my battery has been going down quite a lot after a few hours. I tried roms like Villainrom, Cognition, Batista and etc which i find them very good but on my battery stats it says that i have high display usage and the percentage is like 56 - 85 and sometimes goes and stays to 91. i have since then when back to 2.3.3 stock firmware rooted it as well and i only have display percentage of only 25% which i think is normal and my battery lasts longer. I have spoken to Samsung regarding this situation and they are sending me a new battery but im just wondering why i cant flash a custom rom without having to worry about the high display % and what can i do to fix it? do i have to give it a few days for the battery to settle on the rom or shall i just stay with the stock rom for now till i get my new battery and then try to flash? sorry for the long essay i just need to find out if any one else had the same problem as i really like to use a custom rom that my normal one.
THanks
I too find it very hard on the battery with all the custom roms that I have tried out. I tried, Villain, Cogniton, LeoMar, Batista, etc..etc..etc. I have in fact tried out all the ROMs out here. Tried even different combinations of Kernel, but all only lead to the frustration when it comes to battery life. I finally tried MIUI ROM and I can say that it is giving me very good battery life compared to other ROMs.
It is interesting to note from you that the STOCK ROM has given you better battery life. Could you please tell me how long did your battery last in Stock ROM and what are the Apps that were running in it?
Install Better Battery Stats, I don't think anything wrong with the battery.
See under Wakelocks what apps/processes are going in background and causing the drain. Then take necessary steps with TB Pro.
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to xdadeveloporian: thanks for your reply bk and sorry to hear that you had the same issues. like i said above i am very new to all this so apologies if i am replying with noobish comments. with wifi on and the normal widgets i had a battery life over a day. only charged it once and it still going. is that rom that you using now good?
and to ithappy sorry what do you mean by your reply i do not understand sorry. and do you guys think with a new battery it will fix my problems and i will be able to flash roms or do i have a faulty phone?
% is not important, what really matters is total time on for the display. Are you sure it isn't that the stock ROM burns more power in other areas, so the display is less? Or maybe the brightness is different? I'm not even sure how the display proportion of battery drain is apportioned - is there really a current sense integrator?
now that i have the stock rom with firmware 2.3.3 display is 30% followed by android os 15 - 19% which i think is normal into regards were i was on customs roms and the os was 15% and display 50% and over. brightness is basically at the lowest i can put it i am using touchwiz launcher and i only have two pages with widgets and nothing else. just a bit confusing thats all. i mean with custom roms the battery should be alot better not the other way round if you get me.
apologies if im not making any sense here. thanks again for all your replies it does help
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i mean with custom roms the battery should be alot better not the other way round if you get me.
apologies if im not making any sense here. thanks again for all your replies it does help
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I don't believe that stuff, why battery life would be better in a Custom ROM, because they added/modified some stuffs, nah. You can make a Stock ROM custom with some little modifications if you are rooted and have great apps like Root Explorer, Titanium Backup etc. I, for me, will never ever use a Custom ROM. But that's just me, don't take it any personally.
And about battery, don't see that how long are you getting with it, like- 1 day, 2 days, they don't make any sense, just keep an eye on the 'Screen On' time, if that is around or above 5 hours then you are very fine. And also keep checking that your Awake and Screen On bar is synchronized or not, if it is not then you must have something going on background, like- Latitude, Email exchange etc. which you can see under Better Battery Stats. And also, when not needed turn off, 3G, Packet Data, WiFi, Auto Sync, Background Sync and check how many apps are on Auto Sync, if not needed then modify it to Manual Sync.
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I don't believe that stuff, why battery life would be better in a Custom ROM, because they added/modified some stuffs, nah.
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Maybe they fixed some bugs - specifically a custom kernel might have improvements or bug fixes (since there is lots of work going on here from many companies making contributions). This takes time to filter through to the official ROMs.
Maybe they removed some of the stock apps which contribute (maybe only slightly) to power drain.
Maybe the small differences in the ROM mean that existing bugs are less likely to have an impact, so even not fixing the bug it seems to have gone away.
Custom ROMs are as likely to make things worse - but if many people are affected then it is likely that someone will track down the reason.
Look all i know is that as soon as i started flashing custom roms on my phone my battery life has been going down like hell. Checking battery stats the most thing that is taking up battery life is the display being as high as 80 even 90 percent. I am not a expert on android having had an iphone all my life so when people say underclocking and other stuff its like new things to me so i do apologise for being such a noob. i do love my galaxy and i think its the best phone out there at the moment. all i need to know is if there is something that i can do to bring the display down and not to have it drain so much out of the battery..
Thanks again for everyone for replying
very niceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
huh? has anyone else experience high display usage on their phones when checking battery stats?
is that from the android market i can get that app?
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is that from the android market i can get that app?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1179809
Good Morning!!
What ROM out there has flawless GPS? I travel a lot and rely heavily on an accurate GPS. I would also like the ROM to "sip" battery life instead of guzzle it. It's been quite some time since I have been in the loop on Vibrant ROMs. I used to flash ROMs almost weekly back in the day but have since not been as active. I have flashed several ROMs from Froyo to MIUI and CM7. I would really like to just settle down with a ROM and leave my phone alone.
I know good GPS is a glaring issue with this phone but if anyone can help me locate a ROM that you feel has given you very reliable GPS, please let me know. I just purchased an 1800 Mah battery with hopes of getting really good battery life with help of a ROM/kernel combo that is efficient.
Thank you in advance for your help!
I would suggest you fixing gps using the hardware fix forum and then install Bionix Rom. I did the same and it locks fast and accurate (9m indoor). Also the battery life is great.
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Good Morning!!
What ROM out there has flawless GPS? I travel a lot and rely heavily on an accurate GPS. I would also like the ROM to "sip" battery life instead of guzzle it. It's been quite some time since I have been in the loop on Vibrant ROMs. I used to flash ROMs almost weekly back in the day but have since not been as active. I have flashed several ROMs from Froyo to MIUI and CM7. I would really like to just settle down with a ROM and leave my phone alone.
I know good GPS is a glaring issue with this phone but if anyone can help me locate a ROM that you feel has given you very reliable GPS, please let me know. I just purchased an 1800 Mah battery with hopes of getting really good battery life with help of a ROM/kernel combo that is efficient.
Thank you in advance for your help!
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JUST INSTALL THIS http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=925548
ROM...U DON'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING
deziguy420 said:
JUST INSTALL THIS http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=925548
ROM...U DON'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING
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As far as I know, GPS issue in Vibrant phones is hardware and software issue, so installing a ROM without fixing the hardware would not help, however it might improve the accuracy.
bionix did great for me! However took like 3 minutes to get a lock
I just installed Bionix-V this morning with the Bali 1.8.8 kernel. I think this should be good enough for me to settle on.
I really was not interested in doing any hardware modifications. Maybe later if I swap out my FFC with newer REV2 version because I am getting tired of the banding.
Hi All,
I have been using CM7 and Dorian´s Redpill Hybrid. But now I need something much more stable and with great battery life. My problem is that at times I get random reboots and the screen is unable to be unlocked.
Now I have had a lot of ICS theming and I would like to keep some ICS-like stuff. I know that for battery its best to use Faux optimized kernel.
Now I do not really mind if I have to go back to nearly stock with blur and all, but I really need a rom that will not freeze up on me and will not go randomly rebooting on me.
Thanks to all for any help!
I'm thoroughly convinced that the "freezes" and "random reboots" is an inherent problem of the Atrix itself as it happens across all ROMs (either in my experience or through reading about it in threads).
Go to each ROM thread and view the most recent pages to see what people are experiencing in regards to battery life and stability. The responses you get in a post like this will more than likely be far too biased and inconsistent with actual usage.
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Hi All,
I have been using CM7 and Dorian´s Redpill Hybrid. But now I need something much more stable and with great battery life. My problem is that at times I get random reboots and the screen is unable to be unlocked.
Now I have had a lot of ICS theming and I would like to keep some ICS-like stuff. I know that for battery its best to use Faux optimized kernel.
Now I do not really mind if I have to go back to nearly stock with blur and all, but I really need a rom that will not freeze up on me and will not go randomly rebooting on me.
Thanks to all for any help!
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Neutrino and CM7 stable with Faux 0.2.3 1.0ghz seems to be the best combination for me, have nothing but good things to say about both.
As for reboots, I can't say I've had the problem, but it seems like lots of people do from time to time, more so on other roms that I've noticed just glancing over threads.
Neutrino has to be one of the best ROM's I've ever experienced. It's well maintained and has a host of performance improvements. I've experienced some of the best battery life AND stability with this rom.
The ICS alpha is going well but its a long way away from matching the maturity of Neutrino. The battery life is still an issue though so I wouldn't switch just yet. Once the "bluesleep" problem is taken care of then it will be a great rom with ICS as its backbone rather than just a theme!
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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gainstatom said:
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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