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Is it possible to do this on a non-rooted, stock EVO 3D? WIll it help improve battery life? Everything I've been able to find from searching seems to apply to rooted devices. Maybe I just suck at searching or I am misreading?
Thanks in advance for helping set me straight.
You can definatly calibrate the battery, but unfortunatly there is no way to wipe batt stats on an unrooted device. (that I am aware off at least)
Short answer: No. Root is required.
Though wiping the battery stats shouldn't be required on a straight-from-factory device. Battery calibration is normally only required after installing a new ROM in my experience.
Hi. There are a lot of battery threads - a lot!, but after using search I found nothing relating to this problem.
My phone was fine up until a week ago or so. I'm on stock 2.3.5 after upgrading from VillainRom (which was great, but I just wanted stock back).
I've been back on stock since 2.3.5 released and everything was great. I froze/stopped the bloatware ect..
But the last week or so my battery drains 45-50% a night. I have wifi off and also the data network is off. I don't know what could be doing this.
Could someone help trouble shoot this please? As I said, it was perfect before, I don't think I've changed anything, wifi and data are off overnight, all apps closed.
Thanks very much.
EDIT - So I bought two new batteries and I still have the same problem. I've even went back to VillainRom 3.0
Now here's the kicker, after putting my phone on charge in the morning, after two minutes it's up to 46%. So whatever is happening it's not the battery draining, it's a software bug or a hardware bug or something.
Has anyone heard of this? And what's the best way to go about this?
Also, why would this only happen overnight and not during the day?
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I have attached 3 screenshots of my battery stats.
irish-sid said:
Hi. There are a lot of battery threads - a lot!, but after using search I found nothing relating to this problem.
My phone was fine up until a week ago or so. I'm on stock 2.3.5 after upgrading from VillainRom (which was great, but I just wanted stock back).
I've been back on stock since 2.3.5 released and everything was great. I froze/stopped the bloatware ect..
But the last week or so my battery drains 45-50% a night. I have wifi off and also the data network is off. I don't know what could be doing this.
Could someone help trouble shoot this please? As I said, it was perfect before, I don't think I've changed anything, wifi and data are off overnight, all apps closed.
Thanks very much.
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Better Battery Stats should be of help.
You'll be interested in Partial Wakelocks, and possibly Kernel Wakelocks. If you're unsure of anything post in that thread and someone should be able to point you to a solution.
mudferret said:
Better Battery Stats should be of help.
You'll be interested in Partial Wakelocks, and possibly Kernel Wakelocks. If you're unsure of anything post in that thread and someone should be able to point you to a solution.
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Thanks. I've been trying that since you suggested it. It hasn't helped. I'm thinking it's a software problem, so I'm going to start fresh.
Thanks for the suggestion though.
Maybe you can try to do a factory reset and start again from the beginning (gmail account, install apps, etc...)
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Better Battery Stats should be of help.
You'll be interested in Partial Wakelocks, and possibly Kernel Wakelocks. If you're unsure of anything post in that thread and someone should be able to point you to a solution.
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Maybe you can try to do a factory reset and start again from the beginning (gmail account, install apps, etc...)
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Yeah, that's what I'm just about to do. I'm also reading about Villain 3.0, might give that a go while I'm at it.
So I bought two new batteries and I still have the same problem. I've even went back to VillainRom 3.0
Now here's the kicker, after putting my phone on charge in the morning, after two minutes it's up to 46%. So whatever is happening it's not the battery draining, it's a software bug or a hardware bug or something.
Has anyone heard of this? And what's the best way to go about this?
Also, why would this only happen overnight and not during the day?
Try recalibrating your battery. Drain it completely to 0 and charge fully. Then wipe the battery. Status.
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Try recalibrating your battery. Drain it completely to 0 and charge fully. Then wipe the battery. Status.
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I did that with my last battery, which is what prompted me to buy new ones. I also wiped the battery stats again when I installed villainrom.
bala_gamer said:
Try recalibrating your battery. Drain it completely to 0 and charge fully. Then wipe the battery. Status.
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DON'T DO THIS.
There batteries are not meant to drain to 0%. It could damage your batterie.
If you already wiped your batterie stats with this batterie, just use your phone and charge it when it's almost empty. Repeat this a few times. It is possible that your batterie needs to settle in and that your problem is solved in a few days.
If not, try flashing an other rom. Make sure you wipe everything (except batterie stats, because you already had).
Yep do not drain it completely.
I would recommed to calbirate your battery. It seems that your battery stats are somehow off.
Use this guide here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1312273
If it does not helpt do it againg and go through a few charge cycles.
If the problem still persits I would consider a factory reset.
download battery calibration from market and follow instruction.
Thanks for the replys, but none of this has helped. What else could it be?
Imho the Battery will never drains to zero, the phone will turn off before, so let your phone on until it turns off by low voltage, if you afraid ruin your battery, use the eldest, you already got 2 spare batts
I had a similare issue some weeks ago and my phone went dead 3 !! hours after the indicator reaches zero.
Maybe it helps.. (No guarentee)
Just to be sure, have you tried a different charger? perhaps yours is messed up?
BTW, i flashed 4 different ROMS in the last 2 month, and i never wiped my batterystatts .. no issue with that (for me)
Try a different kernel, based on my experience, the rom is almost nonrelevant to battery usage, the kernel makes the major difference, give Phenomenal Extreme a try, this kernel boosts your Battery for real! -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1351191
Turn of location service and facebook
Good Luck! Feedback appreciated..
if you wipe to factory resets, add your google account, but don't add anything else, does the same thing occur?
If so, I would say it's a hardware issue, otherwise it's probably software.
I saw someone suggest using better battery stats, and you said that it didn't help, what do you mean it didn't help? It doesn't fix anything, it just lets you identify WHAT is using the battery.
My Galaxy S used to drain to 50% overnight, turns out it was the instant messaging (using MSN) that was doing it.
Like I said, try it after a clean factory reset with just our gmail account, no MSN, no Hotmail, no Yahoo, etc and no Additional Apps
or you can try speedmod's kernel ... test 13 i think is the latest ..
works a wonder to me in terms of battery performance
I can try another Kernal, but I have switched recently.
Because of this issue, the last time I switched roms and kernals I did a clean start, and I didn't restore anything, I literally started from fresh.
I'm using VillainRom 3.0
Kernal: Siyah 2.1.1
Modem: KI3
I will have another look at battery stats aswell.
I have added some screen caps of my batterys stats to The op, I'd appreciate it if you'd have a look.
Thanks again.
I won't bump this again if there are no replys, but just incase it was missed.
Sorry.
Ok Im pretty confused i only use my phone for whatsapp and thats a big battery drainer need a suggesion which rom will help me i am on ics
And btw i dont like oxygen no theming
i suggest you to use gingersnap from neko its good and stable and the battery backup is very good
Try all ROMs by yourself.... you' ve just broken a forum rule: Do not ask for the best ROM.
Love Tyn!
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The problem is the ROM... On all ICS ROMs, battery drains very fast
I charged my phone last night and now only 48 % remaining...
I don't used my phone today, all applications were closed, I use taskmanagers, Adrenaline Boost and many more, but only little changes.
DarkCoding said:
The problem is the ROM... On all ICS ROMs, battery drains very fast
I charged my phone last night and now only 48 % remaining...
I don't used my phone today, all applications were closed, I use taskmanagers, Adrenaline Boost and many more, but only little changes.
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You might want to see this:
Android Task Killers Explained: What They Do and Why You Shouldn’t Use Them
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imbawind said:
For those who have sharp eyes may find your battery life decreased. WHY?
Adrenaline Boost clear your system cache and your cpu will work harder to build back needed cache.
Some have reported to me that the Opera browser crash after boost when open over 3 tabs.
You system need caches to work , this boost is intended to clear old cache that are no longer using and let the system to build new cache, so if u boost it too often , your cpu will be very busy building needed caches and may consume more battery than normal !
Boost it only when it's needed then there will be no problem !
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raunakrajvanshi said:
Ok Im pretty confused i only use my phone for whatsapp and thats a big battery drainer need a suggesion which rom will help me i am on ics
And btw i dont like oxygen no theming
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No rom can help you. If you use whatsapp your phone never sleep at all, every 10 or 15 minutes your phone will awake for checking new message... see battery status.
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Hye everyone, my name is Ruben and I am 35 years old, I have a small goatee and my hair is thinning and I have a question.
Yesterday, Before I flashed a new ICS rom, my battery life is at 83% and after I flashed the rom my battery dropped drastically to 14%.. and after a while my battery started to increase to 16%,17% and after a while I ignore it and charged until it reached 100%, no issues until now..
My question is why is the battery indicator behave like this? is it okay to ignore it... If it doesn't what should I do to repair and avoid this.
p/s always do the 4 wiping before flashing to public.. sorry.. before flashing new rom. using 1 rom only, and from ICS to ICS.
Thank You.
Yes it's normal, the battery percentage does that when you just installed a new Rom. Leave it a while and it probably will settle. If do not, and it is actually a pretty normal thing with my phone, change the kernel (latest Siyah Kernel, 3.3.2, it makes my battery icon goes insane).
And it happens more often when you reboot your phone.
So.....
delawalla said:
Yes it's normal, the battery percentage does that when you just installed a new Rom. Leave it a while and it probably will settle. If do not, and it is actually a pretty normal thing with my phone, change the kernel (latest Siyah Kernel, 3.3.2, it makes my battery icon goes insane).
And it happens more often when you reboot your phone.
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Why the battery goes crazy more often if I reboot my phone? can you give me scientific evidence on this behavior. Is this only graphical glitch or it directly effecting the battery itself. btw my battery only goes crazy only after flashing certain new rom.
p/s: maybe siyah 3.3.2 is a steroids for battery, yeah!! gokhan steroid...
[SIZE="6" COLOR="Red"]GOKHAN ROIDS YEAHH!![/SIZE]
Happens to everyone. Give it a full charge/discharge cycle to settle. 'Scientific evidence on this behaviour' ? Search XDA. There are dozens (at least) of threads/posts that have been written about the 'battery weirdness' of the SGS2 in the time I've been here.
It's a statistical glitch, nothing more. If it were happening with every rom you try even after that initial charge/discharge then maybe it's an issue with the battery.
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Happens to everyone. Give it a full charge/discharge cycle to settle. 'Scientific evidence on this behaviour' ? Search XDA. There are dozens (at least) of threads/posts that have been written about the 'battery weirdness' of the SGS2 in the time I've been here.
It's a statistical glitch, nothing more. If it were happening with every rom you try even after that initial charge/discharge then maybe it's an issue with the battery.
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Okay. Then it is decided.. Normal Behavior. Maybe there should be a new thread that titled as :Android, The Normal Weird behavior,that display the list of weird behavior that is normal that happens on android phone.. like mine was. or a thread that display the list of Normal Weird Behavior that happen to android users like Flashing disorder, craziness of F5 button, user became retard when rom has 3 days battery life.
I have an idea. How bout you start a thread like this ? I'm sure the community will be eternally grateful.
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Okay. Then it is decided.. Normal Behavior. Maybe there should be a new thread that titled as :Android, The Normal Weird behavior,that display the list of weird behavior that is normal that happens on android phone.. like mine was. or a thread that display the list of Normal Weird Behavior that happen to android users like Flashing disorder, craziness of F5 button, user became retard when rom has 3 days battery life.
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I have an idea. How bout you start a thread like this ? I'm sure the community will be eternally grateful.
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Nope, No thank you.
Hello
I updated my Galaxy S2 via Odin(PC) from Stock 4.0.4 to Stock 4.1.2. All went fine, phone works smooth and fast. But there was a massive battery drain. Therefore i wiped data/cache, did a factory reset, everything is new an fresh. Phone still works smooth and fast but battery drain doesn't change. Take a look at the screenshot. Is there something i can check and change?
Thanx in advance.
Greetings
Nicolas
Chill let the rom settle for a while, the battery is usually weird after a flash use it for a few cycles and then it should be alright
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1Chef said:
Chill let the rom settle for a while, the battery is usually weird after a flash use it for a few cycles and then it should be alright
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Thanx for your reply. But i cannot confirm that. Never had such a behavior. Flashed a few ICS 4.0.3 and 4.0.4 Roms and either thery're draining or not unless i'm able to change or fix somthing. It never improves on its own. Maybe it's my bad luck only.
Do we really need another "battery drain/problem" thread?
The answers you get here are going to be no different to the other topics that already cover this so please use search in future and get your answers quicker instead of duplicating topics that add to dilution of forum.
TheATHEiST said:
Do we really need another "battery drain/problem" thread?
The answers you get here are going to be no different to the other topics that already cover this so please use search in future and get your answers quicker instead of duplicating topics that add to dilution of forum.
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Yes, you are right. But i read a lot about battery drain problem in the dev thread and also tried a few, ok not all, things to fix it. Until nothing works for me i wanted to upload my battery stats but wasn't allowed to because i'm a noob. Therefore i opened up a new threat to upload my screenshot and hope someone has the right advice for me or just simply says "bad luck my friend. This Roms seems not to work for you".
And sorry again if i don't behave the right way.
Greeting
Nicolas
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Yes, you are right. But i read a lot about battery drain problem in the dev thread and also tried a few, ok not all, things to fix it. Until nothing works for me i wanted to upload my battery stats but wasn't allowed to because i'm a noob. Therefore i opened up a new threat to upload my screenshot and hope someone has the right advice for me or just simply says "bad luck my friend. This Roms seems not to work for you".
And sorry again if i don't behave the right way.
Greeting
Nicolas
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I;m not talking about the specific rom thread I'm speaking in general. We have plenty of Q&A/general topics about battery drains etc have a good search and read.
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I;m not talking about the specific rom thread I'm speaking in general. We have plenty of Q&A/general topics about battery drains etc have a good search and read.
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Yes i will.
But, generally, flashing different Roms causes different issues. Reading solutions based on different ROMs, Custom ROMs, etc. isn't very helpful. There may be general solutions for this damn battery draining problem. But until now nothing fits to me.
In the end i hope to find a solution or i will go back to ics.
Have a nice day
Nicolas
nico_las said:
Yes i will.
But, generally, flashing different Roms causes different issues. Reading solutions based on different ROMs, Custom ROMs, etc. isn't very helpful. There may be general solutions for this damn battery draining problem. But until now nothing fits to me.
In the end i hope to find a solution or i will go back to ics.
Have a nice day
Nicolas
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Your absolutly right, i read many problems, but with those stats are weird.
1) Just try to re-flash the ROM and after go to recovery and clear everything(dalvik, data etc).
2) Use the option to reboot.
3) Turn off phone -> remove the battery -> Try to turn the phone ON without battery one or 2 times -> wait 2-5minutes more without doing nothing -> Battery back in.
4) Charge up to 100% (when the icon appears).
5) Wait for 1-3 cycles and check if its ok.
6) If you have media draining check my signature link.
Issue solved, probably
I probably solved my battery drain issue while doing what CrisR82 suggested in his post here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=37227296&postcount=10017
" Battery drain is caused by a permanent wake-lock (I had that issue).
For everyone with that problem, here's what I did and got rid of it:
1 - fully drain your battery (0%, to the point where it won't power-on at all)
2 - recharge your battery without turning on the phone
3 - go to recovery mode and wipe both data and cache
NOTE: backup all your contacts, messages, whatever...this will delete everything!
(I formatted my USB storage aswell before step 1, but I think that's not necessary)
No wake-lock for me, 17 hours use, 12% battery down (only checking the clock every once in a while)."
As it seems it worked for me also. Did it yesterday evening and keep in mind i did a factory reset therefore i had to reinstall everything. Battery is behaving normally again.
Maybe this helps the one or the other.
Greetings
Nicolas
Now, right solution
Ok, my mistake!
At first it seems that there is an improvment in battery life like i said in the above post. There is ... but slightly. Not enough, not acceptable at all.
To make it short.
I did a clean install. That's it. Wiped everthing, pumped the battery up to 100% and flashed Samsung Stock jb 4.1.2 again. And it works now.
Thanks all for your advice.
Greetings
Nicolas
nico_las said:
Ok, my mistake!
At first it seems that there is an improvment in battery life like i said in the above post. There is ... but slightly. Not enough, not acceptable at all.
To make it short.
I did a clean install. That's it. Wiped everthing, pumped the battery up to 100% and flashed Samsung Stock jb 4.1.2 again. And it works now.
Thanks all for your advice.
Greetings
Nicolas
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I can confirm this.. I also did full data wipe on ICS 4.0.4 then flash to 4.1.2 JB and again full data wipe after first boot on 4.1.2 JB..
My first battery cycle went up to 2d 11h 34m 12s.. now im on my second cycle.. so far is 61% 1d 2h 39m 24s..
I hope this will help.. :fingers-crossed:
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I can confirm this.. I also did full data wipe on ICS 4.0.4 then flash to 4.1.2 JB and again full data wipe after first boot on 4.1.2 JB..
My first battery cycle went up to 2d 11h 34m 12s.. now im on my second cycle.. so far is 61% 1d 2h 39m 24s..
I hope this will help.. :fingers-crossed:
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Me again.
My battery drained in 21 hours even after reinstalled everything after a full wipe. Couldn't find out what process caused the drain. Used bbs and its stats say android os, screen and Android in sleepmode is using most of the battery.
I'm back on 4.0.4 now. Waiting for next jb version.
Greetings
Nicolas
nico_las said:
Me again.
My battery drained in 21 hours even after reinstalled everything after a full wipe. Couldn't find out what process caused the drain. Used bbs and its stats say android os, screen and Android in sleepmode is using most of the battery.
I'm back on 4.0.4 now. Waiting for next jb version.
Greetings
Nicolas
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How's your battery on ICS?
changekernal
dude best thing to do is root your phone, flash different kernal , siyah perhaps or dorimanx, im on siyah beta for jellybean, battery life is awsome
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How's your battery on ICS?
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Thought I should share that I tried the same and face the same issue. Before JB, on completely stock 4.0.4 (no root), I would charge after three full days (72 hrs). Moderate/normal use - no heavy gaming. Under JB it drained in less than 24 hrs with very moderate use - mostly idle. Back on ICS i now get the same battery time as before.
I should add that my phone came new with ICS 4.0.4 installed. Two friends of mine have upgraded theirs all the way from GB -> ICS -> JB and they exeperience significant battery improvement. Being a noob, I don't understand whether this makes any difference. Simply coincidence?
All the best.
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Thought I should share that I tried the same and face the same issue. Before JB, on completely stock 4.0.4 (no root), I would charge after three full days (72 hrs). Moderate/normal use - no heavy gaming. Under JB it drained in less than 24 hrs with very moderate use - mostly idle. Back on ICS i now get the same battery time as before.
I should add that my phone came new with ICS 4.0.4 installed. Two friends of mine have upgraded theirs all the way from GB -> ICS -> JB and they exeperience significant battery improvement. Being a noob, I don't understand whether this makes any difference. Simply coincidence?
All the best.
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New ROMs are always smoother than previous ones, once you flash em you get in cant-put-it-down mode. You need at least 1 week to judge battery life on any ROM. A couple of days to set it up and a few days to see how it behaves.
Once you get things going you never go back, that's a fact.
Be careful on 4.0.4.
Sent from the little guy