Hey guys
So last night my phone was at around 90% battery before I put it to sleep for the night. I have a habit of hitting ATK every time I turn the phone off, so that's exactly what I did.
No wifi, bluetooth, GPS were on.
I wake up this morning to the phone being completely dead...I start it up and it has 1% battery left.
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Also, is "Wifi Sharing" aka tethering? This is weird because I have never even configured this feature, let alone turn it on and do not want it on for risk of being charged!
Thanks,
Elliott
What firmware version? (settings > about phone, post android version, Kernel version and build number)
As in the older versions the Wi-Fi sharing feature has a habit of sucking battery.
Also you shouldn't use ATK's, they do more harm than good on modern high memory devices.
As @veyka says, avoid using ATK, download BetterBatteryStats and look for any wakelocks that are keeping the phone awake during the night.
Thanks guys I'll stop using it.
It's 2.3.3
Kernel version:
2.6.35.7-I9100MUGKG2-CL371789
[email protected] #2
Build number:
GINGERBREAD.UGKG2
There hasn't been any updates for my phone yet...(Bell) and I don't plan on putting a different ROM on my phone.
Is there another app like BetterBatteryStats? I don't really buy apps.
veyka: why would Wifi sharing even be on on my phone? I have never used it and I seriously hope it's not on because I don't want to get charged for tethering :s
Starholdest said:
Thanks guys I'll stop using it.
It's 2.3.3
Kernel version:
2.6.35.7-I9100MUGKG2-CL371789
[email protected] #2
Build number:
GINGERBREAD.UGKG2
There hasn't been any updates for my phone yet...(Bell) and I don't plan on putting a different ROM on my phone.
Is there another app like BetterBatteryStats? I don't really buy apps.
veyka: why would Wifi sharing even be on on my phone? I have never used it and I seriously hope it's not on because I don't want to get charged for tethering :s
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See the link in my sig for BBS, theres an XDA edition.
No its not on, its just running in the background draining battery (Bug in the program in older 2.3.3 roms). Or at least it looks like it is. Its a part of the rom, it comes on all SGS2 phones as standard, you shouldn't be being charged.
The only way to freeze/stop the app is to root, and if you want todo that or not is upto you. But use BBS to check first.
Thanks I will use it tonight to see. Are there any special settings I need to set to get it to read what's causing the drain?
This is the first time this has happened so obviously something must have changed which caused a major battery drain.
Starholdest said:
Thanks I will use it tonight to see. Are there any special settings I need to set to get it to read what's causing the drain?
This is the first time this has happened so obviously something must have changed which caused a major battery drain.
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After the drain look at the BBS screens, and hit menu > more > dump to file
I have a similar problem too. Sometimes just after flashing an update .zip, my battery stats will decrease by almost 40%
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zincsnow said:
I have a similar problem too. Sometimes just after flashing an update .zip, my battery stats will decrease by almost 40%
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Sometimes the fuel gauge chip gets confused after doing something that uses a lot of juice between reboots, like flashing zips (After all battery status is just an estimate), it will correct itself over time, this on the otherhand is drain due to buggy app.
Okay guys here it is:
http://pastebin.com/HU3bys2j
I'm not sure this will be much help to me, though...because battery usage was back to normal today...~70% battery life after sitting the whole night...kind of **** but it is what it is.
First of all update your ROM, you're still using 2.3.3, in some 2.3.3 ROM's Wifi sharing bug was present, update it to 2.3.6, Wifi sharing bug will be gone for sure.
Now about your Wakelocks there is not much there other than some Chat service, in Kernel Wakelocks there is dormancy present, so disable it, disabling Fast Dormancy helped a lot of people, it should help you too.
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Thanks.
I'd rather wait for an OTA update or an official update to update my phone...
I also read somewhere that turning fast dormancy off can potentially use more data when using the internet, etc. Is that a load of baloney or not?
when signal is weak, device try to get good signal. I think that is why your bettery has gone.
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Starholdest said:
Thanks.
I'd rather wait for an OTA update or an official update to update my phone...
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You may be waiting a LONG time... There is no harm and very little risk using a firmware from Intratech's Official i9100 Firmwares thread. I believe the firmwares in post #2 are from Samsung, and as far as I know the only modification Intratech does is replace the bootloader with one that can be reset using a USB jig.
I also read somewhere that turning fast dormancy off can potentially use more data when using the internet, etc. Is that a load of baloney or not?
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From what I understand, fast dormancy causes the connection to drop from HSPA/HSPA+ to 3G if you have NOT been using something to keep an active flow of data under a very small amount of time. So in other words, if you're not loading a web page, or streaming music, and data is generally not flowing to your phone, it will drop the connection to 3G in a few seconds. With fast dormancy turned OFF, it will stay with an HSPA/HSPA+ connection for longer.
There are pros and cons to both sides. You might save a little bit of battery with fast dormancy turned on, but I've found it slows down your online experience, as it takes a few seconds for it to negotiate from 3G back to HSPA/HSPA+.
Hope that makes sense.
update your firmware via kies. I suppose that should help.
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update your firmware via kies. I suppose that should help.
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Thanks this might be possible...although I have tried to install Kies on my computer many, many times, and have never been able to get it to work.
Windows 7 64 bit. Here's some threads I made about it and never got the answer to:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1265427
http://www.overclock.net/t/1146653/samsung-kies-problem
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update your firmware via kies. I suppose that should help.
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Starholdest said:
Thanks this might be possible...although I have tried to install Kies on my computer many, many times, and have never been able to get it to work.
Windows 7 64 bit. Here's some threads I made about it and never got the answer to:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1265427
http://www.overclock.net/t/1146653/samsung-kies-problem
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Kies sucks. You have to wait for Samsung to update their databases to say your phone in your region has an upgrade (I got tired of waiting after 6 months of being on 2.3.3), and they dictate what version you upgrade to; not always to the latest version.
Check out Intratech's thread I linked above. There are instructions in post 1, official firmwares from Samsung in post 2.
I see.
But how do I know which firmware to download? It's all so confusing...
factory reset and monitor apps installed-simplest way to see what's wrong. If that doesn't help, its gotta be your battery. Also, kill wifi sharing if you're rooted.
Hi
Had a similar prob w/batt drain till rooted and install app called autostarts which basically disabled unnecessary apps from restarting.
Hope that helps.
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Hi there
I recently switched to CyanogenMOD and also bought AWD EX and while having the phone set on battery save something seems to leach the it empty fast within a day and not using it even a lot.
I am not very familiar with Android and finding what process might be responsible for the battery drain.
Any idea? Is CyanogenMOD or ADW EX very battery demanding?
First try out BetterBatteryStats to see what is keeping your phone awake.
Did u battery wiping/calibrating before/after flashing ROM?
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First try out BetterBatteryStats to see what is keeping your phone awake.
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yep, download betterbatterystats, (xda edition would do) then look for processes that use a lot of time, not those with few seconds. If there isnt any, look for any partial wakelocks that also, use a lot of time and root out the battery draining application.
If nothing seems to be wrong, i suggest you download battery calibration app from market : http://bit.ly/x5sPR6 and calibrate.
Cheers
@PokMahPok: GET RID OF THE PICTURE IN THE SIGNATURE!!!
@cekuhnen: The most often experienced problem is that the CPU never actually sleeps. Go to Settings > About phone > Battery use and if "Android System" is using the battery the most, reflash your ROM.
Ianis G. Vasilev said:
@PokMahPok: GET RID OF THE PICTURE IN THE SIGNATURE!!!
@cekuhnen: The most often experienced problem is that the CPU never actually sleeps. Go to Settings > About phone > Battery use and if "Android System" is using the battery the most, reflash your ROM.
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@the pic complain lol whats wrong wif the pic D:
@cpuneversleep. the cpu not sleeping is probably due to a wakelock thats keeping it from going to sleep. use betterbatterystats to sort out the burden app.
ah I did not calibrate the battery - So I will download the app and follow the charge and then discharge process?
I think I did this cash wipe fore flashing the rom. Why do I need to do this?
I have attached the screenshots from my Android system including the states
and as it looks Android System is what is using up 45% of the battery.
However again I have no idea how to read this or what it means. What are those wakelocks - I assume a process preventing Android to put the CPU into a lower MHZ frequenze to drain less power?
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The most often experienced problem is that the CPU never actually sleeps. Go to Settings > About phone > Battery use and if "Android System" is using the battery the most, reflash your ROM.
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Why should I reflash it - what does it fix or do? I am asking because I do not understand the reason for this but would love to get educated
Wakelocos are processes tat cn prevent your phone from going to sleep properly, which may cause battery drain. It is under partial wakelocks(click the scroll down menu)
When you reflash your rom, your sort of "reset" it back to its "default" state, so anything tat may have affected the battery would be gone.
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with reflash the CyanogenROM do you really mean to reflash it or do a factory reset ?
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with reflash the CyanogenROM do you really mean to reflash it or do a factory reset ?
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its just a reflash, all your settings will go back to default. its not a factory reset.
Ok I wiped clean the phone, reflashed the rom, did a battery calibration
but for some reason I still have the large feeling that CyanogenMOD 7.2.0 drains the batter dramatically faster than Froyo did.
When I woke up 40% of battery was lost within the 9 hours I slept.
When I only browsed the web a little the battery took another deep hit as you can see in the graph when Wifi got on.
However in contrast to before now the only two things taking up the biggest parts seem to be cell Standby and Phone idle. At last the android system is not doing it.
Considering that 10 hours of mainly stand by drains nearly 50% of the phone makes this a unusable situation. Mild browsing the web for 30 minutes killing 10% is just bizarre.
Do you have any other idea? I was under the impression that CyanogenMOD 7.2 has much better battery life but I feel at least how things work on my phone it is way the opposite.
Could ADW Ex be the offender ?
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Ok I wiped clean the phone, reflashed the rom, did a battery calibration
but for some reason I still have the large feeling that CyanogenMOD 7.2.0 drains the batter dramatically faster than Froyo did.
When I woke up 40% of battery was lost within the 9 hours I slept.
When I only browsed the web a little the battery took another deep hit as you can see in the graph when Wifi got on.
However in contrast to before now the only two things taking up the biggest parts seem to be cell Standby and Phone idle. At last the android system is not doing it.
Considering that 10 hours of mainly stand by drains nearly 50% of the phone makes this a unusable situation. Mild browsing the web for 30 minutes killing 10% is just bizarre.
Do you have any other idea? I was under the impression that CyanogenMOD 7.2 has much better battery life but I feel at least how things work on my phone it is way the opposite.
Could ADW Ex be the offender ?
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What kernel are you using? There is a kernel out there, I believe franco's that drains battery on standby. I had this problem to and therefore switched.
Yesterday I flashed adfad666's Unofficial CM7.2.0-RC0 and this one is using this Kernel:
[email protected]
What kernel would you propose to use which would work with the CyanogenMOD ROM I am using?
If you have a better combination please tell me.
cekuhnen said:
Yesterday I flashed adfad666's Unofficial CM7.2.0-RC0 and this one is using this Kernel:
[email protected]
What kernel would you propose to use which would work with the CyanogenMOD ROM I am using?
If you have a better combination please tell me.
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I've always had battery drain with kernel .35 even though battery life is suppose to be better. For better battery and stability it's better, in my opinion to go with a .32 kernel. You have flashed the new baseband therefore you'd have to revert back but I don't recommend that. CM7 just announced official release and a nightly build is up. I'm giving a try (seems to be better responsive). This has a different kernel. It uses 2.6.35.10.
I actually do not have the new baseband installed - flashed I only flashed the Cyanogen ROM with the old baseband.
Thus I could easily flash any oldbaseband rom.
Anything you suggest?
cekuhnen said:
I actually do not have the new baseband installed - flashed I only flashed the Cyanogen ROM with the old baseband.
Thus I could easily flash any oldbaseband rom.
Anything you suggest?
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Yes, I suggest AdFad666's A8 version of CM7. I then suggest to flash Goldenleaf.v111206 from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1227682
Don't forget to wipe battery stats after all of that.
Where do you get the A8 build from?
I only find this as being the latest:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1436952#5
Do I even need to flash this old baseband rom he mentions on his website when I never did change my old baseband anyway?
cekuhnen said:
Where do you get the A8 build from?
I only find this as being the latest:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1436952#5
Do I even need to flash this old baseband rom he mentions on his website when I never did change my old baseband anyway?
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You are correct it's that version and no don't flash old baseband as you have it.
ok cool
I just saw that he uploaded the A8 version so I downloaded it and will try to flash the .32 version and then the Kernel you listed.
Claas
I got an S3 a couple of weeks back.
I've noticed that the battery duration is subpar.
I haven't even rooted the device yet and it doesn't seem to be the same for everyone.
On the pic attached you can see that it has been a few hours since disconnected and it has already consumed almost half of the battery.
I wasn't doing much other than about 20 minutes of web surfing, 3 or 4 texts and about 15 of playing music for my car stereo through the aux. Other than that nothing, no pics, no calls, etc.
I'm on 3G (H,H+) all the time. Do you think that's the issue?
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Depends. Please use the dialer code *#0011# (or *#*#0011#*#* on AOSP-based ROM's) and check if the RRC-state goes to "IDLE" when your phone has not transferred any data for some time and HSPA is active.
If not, your carrier probably does not disable Fast Dormancy or you have Fast Dormancy disabled for whatever reason.
Please, if rooted, let Better Battery Stats (free APK here in Xda) record the Wakelocks across several hours and make a screenshot of the Kernel wakelocks and Partial wakelocks.
All I can see from your current screenshot is that you're constantly discharging and probably are on an older firmware (Upgrade!) since it doesn't include the Fix for the cosmetic issue causing the Cell standby being battery drain Nr.1
Are you using Apps like Skype or Facebook? Both are known battery drainers.
Have you been in low-signal or no-signal areas?
d4fseeker said:
Depends. Please use the dialer code *#0011# (or *#*#0011#*#* on AOSP-based ROM's) and check if the RRC-state goes to "IDLE" when your phone has not transferred any data for some time and HSPA is active.
If not, your carrier probably does not disable Fast Dormancy or you have Fast Dormancy disabled for whatever reason.
Please, if rooted, let Better Battery Stats (free APK here in Xda) record the Wakelocks across several hours and make a screenshot of the Kernel wakelocks and Partial wakelocks.
All I can see from your current screenshot is that you're constantly discharging and probably are on an older firmware (Upgrade!) since it doesn't include the Fix for the cosmetic issue causing the Cell standby being battery drain Nr.1
Are you using Apps like Skype or Facebook? Both are known battery drainers.
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Thanks a lot for the reply.
I'm in Mexico and we haven't had the update released here. That's why I haven't upgraded yet.
I'd love to go to CM9 but as it stands I don't want to take risks with the modem, the scene is kind of young still.
I'm not using skype or facebook. I do have them installed but I don't have them running. I actually have sync for FB disable.
I'm very willing to uninstall both if you think it will help.
About RRC-State:
If I'm on wifi it says iddel.
The phone seems to go to HSPA only when downloading something and stays on 3G while idle. While on 3G RCC State reads "FACH".
How can I enable fast dormancy?
By the way, since 12 am today, I have downloaded less than 7MB of data from my mobile network. Anything else has been over wifi.
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Have you been in low-signal or no-signal areas?
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Not that I noticed. It seems to have good coverage around here. I'm in a 5 million people city and I normally move around a lot due to my work. Seems to be fine in that regard.
While on 3G RCC State reads "FACH".
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If it doesn't go down to IDLE then fd is confirmed off or not working. However not all providers support it so it's not that easy.
You can try this, but do a backup of the corresponding files first and of course replace wherever required the values with your provider's:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=27445663&postcount=1
I'm in Mexico and we haven't had the update released here. That's why I haven't upgraded yet.
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You don't have to wait, just flash any Rom of your liking, including e.g. Omega ROM. You can flash the CSC back.
I do have them installed but I don't have them running. I actually have sync for FB disable.
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Try uninstalling or freezing them. It might help. Trial & error
By the way, since 12 am today, I have downloaded less than 7MB of data from my mobile network. Anything else has been over wifi.
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The problem is, your phone keeps a full-fledged high-speed data connection open at all times since it or the network is unable to go to Fast Dormancy. Open 3G/HSPA connections drain the battery faster than you can look. Talk about carriers sucking you dry =)
I'm in a 5 million people city and I normally move around a lot due to my work.
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That causes some drain, but not to that extend
I'd love to go to CM9 but as it stands I don't want to take risks with the modem, the scene is kind of young still.
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The modem doesn't change when flashing CM9. You should flash the BFLB modem though since otherwise you get issues with voice calling.
Plus, you can always go back to stock by flashing your (or a close) firmware from samfirmware.com through Odin.
I highly recommend trying CM9 =)
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If it doesn't go down to IDLE then fd is confirmed off or not working. However not all providers support it so it's not that easy.
You can try this, but do a backup of the corresponding files first and of course replace wherever required the values with your provider's:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=27445663&postcount=1
You don't have to wait, just flash any Rom of your liking, including e.g. Omega ROM. You can flash the CSC back.
Try uninstalling or freezing them. It might help. Trial & error
The problem is, your phone keeps a full-fledged high-speed data connection open at all times since it or the network is unable to go to Fast Dormancy. Open 3G/HSPA connections drain the battery faster than you can look. Talk about carriers sucking you dry =)
That causes some drain, but not to that extend
The modem doesn't change when flashing CM9. You should flash the BFLB modem though since otherwise you get issues with voice calling.
Plus, you can always go back to stock by flashing your (or a close) firmware from samfirmware.com through Odin.
I highly recommend trying CM9 =)
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Thanks a lot for the help. I don't think I have the data required for doing that mod for fast dormancy. Most likely that is the culprit then...
I was waiting to root and such because of the flash counter but I guess there is no point in waiting. The phone like this actually doesn't do much for me. It's a pain to be concerned about enough power and I totally need to have the data on all the time (critical work emails). I always carry a backup iPhone 4 in case I have problems with my main android but I rather just use Android all the time (it rocks!).
I guess I'm down for CM9. Just one more question, my firmware doesn't appear as it is on samfirmware. How can I find out which one is closer to the one I got right now?
Edit:
Actually I found it. It wasn't there before but it is now. It might be newer to what I got right now.
I rooted my device and made a nandroid.
Just for research, instead of putting a new ROM I'll try to do a bbs log of my phone as it is to try to find out the reason for the drain although it might very well be the carrier config.
Hey guys. I've read and learned a lot from XDA, but there are some things I can't really understand or test by myself. So, I'm experiencing some trouble right now, and I need your help.
So, I've been testing roms since I bought my GS2. Almost 2 years later, my battery lasts 4 hours. I used to think the problem was the battery, so I bought a brand new one (sammy brand).
Well, it also lasts 4 hours, with CM10.1
So, I tried installing DorimanX kernel. The battery lasts longer now (not much)
I also searched a lot about Modems, and I read somewhere that changing modems would make the battery last longer. But I can't really understand why. Can someone help me? I'm really lost, I can't put everything together and understand this thing.
Please, help me answer some questions.
tl;dr
1- What is the best Modem out there? Can I install it using CM10.1, or is the modem bind to a ROM?
2- Why the battery won't last longer as the Android upgrades? My brother's GS3 (stock JB) saves much more battery than mine GS2.
3- What is the rom that saves most battery out there? As CM improves, the battery drains faster. Should I go back to stock? Does stock ROMs cosume less battery?
Thanks in advance.
(sorry about my poor english)
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Hey guys. I've read and learned a lot from XDA, but there are some things I can't really understand or test by myself. So, I'm experiencing some trouble right now, and I need your help.
So, I've been testing roms since I bought my GS2. Almost 2 years later, my battery lasts 4 hours. I used to think the problem was the battery, so I bought a brand new one (sammy brand).
Well, it also lasts 4 hours, with CM10.1
So, I tried installing DorimanX kernel. The battery lasts longer now (not much)
I also searched a lot about Modems, and I read somewhere that changing modems would make the battery last longer. But I can't really understand why. Can someone help me? I'm really lost, I can't put everything together and understand this thing.
Please, help me answer some questions.
tl;dr
1- What is the best Modem out there? Can I install it using CM10.1, or is the modem bind to a ROM?
2- Why the battery won't last longer as the Android upgrades? My brother's GS3 (stock JB) saves much more battery than mine GS2.
3- What is the rom that saves most battery out there? As CM improves, the battery drains faster. Should I go back to stock? Does stock ROMs cosume less battery?
Thanks in advance.
(sorry about my poor english)
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1. as far as i know using specific modem depends on the region & network. changing modem sometimes solves your problem, sometimes not. you need to try which suites.
2. install cpu spy, better battery stats and gsam battery monitor. check whether your device is going to deep sleep or not. if not see which app/process is consuming too much battery. 1- try callibrating the battery and then monitor it. 2-if that does not fix, enable aeroplane mode, then power off, power on after couple of seconds and disable aeroplane mode. monitor the battery. 3-if that does not fix check the battery stats log and post it in BBS thread so that some expert may analyze the log and provide you with feedback. make sure for each solution you give ample of time to monitor in order to narrow down the problem.
3. you need to try different ROMs one by one and use it for some time to know which suites your better on your need.
read somthing about media scanner issue? 4 hours.....boy
vitorsubs said:
Hey guys. I've read and learned a lot from XDA, but there are some things I can't really understand or test by myself. So, I'm experiencing some trouble right now, and I need your help.
So, I've been testing roms since I bought my GS2. Almost 2 years later, my battery lasts 4 hours. I used to think the problem was the battery, so I bought a brand new one (sammy brand).
Well, it also lasts 4 hours, with CM10.1
So, I tried installing DorimanX kernel. The battery lasts longer now (not much)
I also searched a lot about Modems, and I read somewhere that changing modems would make the battery last longer. But I can't really understand why. Can someone help me? I'm really lost, I can't put everything together and understand this thing.
Please, help me answer some questions.
tl;dr
1- What is the best Modem out there? Can I install it using CM10.1, or is the modem bind to a ROM?
2- Why the battery won't last longer as the Android upgrades? My brother's GS3 (stock JB) saves much more battery than mine GS2.
3- What is the rom that saves most battery out there? As CM improves, the battery drains faster. Should I go back to stock? Does stock ROMs cosume less battery?
Thanks in advance.
(sorry about my poor english)
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1. Modems are location dependant, so try to find the stock modem or one for the carrier you're with.
2. Battery depends on a lot of things. The apps you use, screen time, wake locks, signal strength, size of the battery, os version, how recently you flashed something, how many email accounts are syncing, apps that sync.. The list could go on forever.
3. As stated above, cpu spy to see if your device is deep sleeping and better battery stats to check the wake locks. If you flashed something recently give it at least 3 battery cycles before judging the battery life. You can also try to underclock your device if you are rooted and have a rom-kernel combination that allows it
gastonw said:
read somthing about media scanner issue? 4 hours.....boy
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What does this have to do with this thread?
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Thanks for the response. I'll try everything you suggested
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What does this have to do with this thread?
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There is an issue on JB that enables the media scanner nonstop. It has been draining battery like crazy. In some cases it drains 2% per MINUTE.
In my situation, I think that it's not my problem.
I'll check all your tips and give a feedback later.
Thank you very much!
vitorsubs said:
Thanks for the response. I'll try everything you suggested
There is an issue on JB that enables the media scanner nonstop. It has been draining battery like crazy. In some cases it drains 2% per MINUTE.
In my situation, I think that it's not my problem.
I'll check all your tips and give a feedback later.
Thank you very much!
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There is an application called rescan media root on the play store. It can stop the media scanner from running
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cough
I've got the results of the apps running
App usage -> 72% (50% is Kernel)
Cpu -> 48% 200 MHz and 39% on Deep Sleep
Partial Wakelocks -> NetworkLocationLocator (45min), etc
Kernel Wakelocks -> vbus_present (7h), PowerManagerService (3h), Multipdp (1h25min), etc
So, what are your suggestions? Should I downgrade to stock rom with siyah kernel?
Nowadays, I'm focusing battery. I want it to last a full day with moderate use. Today I didn't use the phone (at all) and it last 12h, with 20% remaining.
vitorsubs said:
I've got the results of the apps running
App usage -> 72% (50% is Kernel)
Cpu -> 48% 200 MHz and 39% on Deep Sleep
Partial Wakelocks -> NetworkLocationLocator (45min), etc
Kernel Wakelocks -> vbus_present (7h), PowerManagerService (3h), Multipdp (1h25min), etc
So, what are your suggestions? Should I downgrade to stock rom with siyah kernel?
Nowadays, I'm focusing battery. I want it to last a full day with moderate use. Today I didn't use the phone (at all) and it last 12h, with 20% remaining.
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Sounds good to me.
You should check that network location, 45 min? man......
kilometers4 said:
You should check that network location, 45 min? man......
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Is it related to modem? I found with RIL app that my baseband and RIL doesnt match my location.
were you able to find a solution?
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were you able to find a solution?
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I've been experiencing the same problem with my SGS2's battery and noticed that it is getting bloated. I purchased a new one to prevent severe damage on my mobile phone.
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I've been experiencing the same problem with my SGS2's battery and noticed that it is getting bloated. I purchased a new one to prevent severe damage on my mobile phone.
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Why do you keep posting the same thing on different treads?
This is not the way to reach your 10 post limit
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WiFi shown as being "on" 100% of the time in better stats and I don't have it on. Any ideas why this is?
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Try Smart Battery Saver from the Playstore. It has the option for Smart WiFi and might help solve your problem. Sorry, I do not know what caused the problem that made the WiFi shown as being ON 100% of the time.
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WiFi shown as being "on" 100% of the time in better stats and I don't have it on. Any ideas why this is?
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I have the same issue. Are you stock, rooted, etc?
What's strange is if you look at the "awake" time on your image in the op it looks like it is going to sleep but shows otherwise on wake lock detector and BBS. I'm wondering if it's just a glitch that reports or interprets a permanent wake status when in fact there isn't. Using battery management software I've been able to get a .7%/hr discharge rate when the phone is idle. That's what I would expect, 7% drain in a ten hour period. Please correct me if this is still too high.
I never checked before rooting so I don't know if that was the cause. I'll probably factory reset after I update my baseband to match my firmware (mj4). If that doesn't work I'll probably just give up and just live with it as long as my discharge rate stays low.
I'll update after I'm done.
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I'm rooted but running "stock" everything down to the kernel. I don't see any unusual battery drain either. Its just weird and little nuances like this bother me
Please let me know your findings. Is love to pinpoint this.
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I'm rooted but running "stock" everything down to the kernel. I don't see any unusual battery drain either. Its just weird and little nuances like this bother me
Please let me know your findings. Is love to pinpoint this.
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On this phone are a crazy number of WiFi settings. You may wish to fiddle with them all to get things where you want them. This drove me nuts, too.
Settings, WiFi, menu, advanced (see screen capture). Also running deep sleep app seems to help.
Hope this helps.
christianrance said:
I'm rooted but running "stock" everything down to the kernel. I don't see any unusual battery drain either. Its just weird and little nuances like this bother me
Please let me know your findings. Is love to pinpoint this.
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I've noticed that there are multiple apps sending out broadcast UDP packets, much more than one would expect. Most are headed to one or another of the google servers in San Jose. I would expect some form of occassional handshaking to sync or update location but not at this rate. Still, what perplexes me is that the discharge rate is within normal limits and the stock battery usage graph still has those little "awake" tics that typically register when the phone wakes up to do some housekeeping. I'm still needing to update my baseband (although I doubt that will make a difference). I'm also going to run a firewall app to see what happens.
This type of troubleshooting is lengthy and boring but since I'm home most of the time at least it offers me some brain drain every few hours (this also has become personal). If my next steps do not resolve this issue then I'll be going back to stock and root again only this time I don't care if I trip knox to 0x1. I like a good challenge but life is too short to take this issue to obsessiveness There is plenty of stuff out in the forums that I need to play with. Got's me some flash fever knocking at my door.
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micmars said:
On this phone are a crazy number of WiFi settings. You may wish to fiddle with them all to get things where you want them. This drove me nuts, too.
Settings, WiFi, menu, advanced (see screen capture). Also running deep sleep app seems to help.
Hope this helps.
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Thanks but my settings are different than yours. Are you rocking a 9500? I see a setting on yours that if I had it I think my problems would be solved.
Edit: I looked at your profile and noticed you're with Sprint as am I. Are you stock or rooted or custom ROM/Kernel? Also, MJ4 or MI5?
MJ5..
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I've noticed that there are multiple apps sending out broadcast UDP packets, much more than one would expect. Most are headed to one or another of the google servers in San Jose. I would expect some form of occassional handshaking to sync or update location but not at this rate. Still, what perplexes me is that the discharge rate is within normal limits and the stock battery usage graph still has those little "awake" tics that typically register when the phone wakes up to do some housekeeping. I'm still needing to update my baseband (although I doubt that will make a difference). I'm also going to run a firewall app to see what happens.
This type of troubleshooting is lengthy and boring but since I'm home most of the time at least it offers me some brain drain every few hours (this also has become personal). If my next steps do not resolve this issue then I'll be going back to stock and root again only this time I don't care if I trip knox to 0x1. I like a good challenge but life is too short to take this issue to obsessiveness There is plenty of stuff out in the forums that I need to play with. Got's me some flash fever knocking at my door.
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Thanks but my settings are different than yours. Are you rocking a 9500? I see a setting on yours that if I had it I think my problems would be solved.
Edit: I looked at your profile and noticed you're with Sprint as am I. Are you stock or rooted or custom ROM/Kernel? Also, MJ4 or MI5?
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Hi alexv59, I'm stock rooted DeOdex freeza MJ4, nothing fancy, stock kernel, TWRP 2.6.3.7 recovery. Just viper4android, 4x1 reboot menu, and some harvested apps from other roms for my personal use. Stock SecSettings.apk. Either more WiFi options were added with MJ4, or you have to go into advanced WiFi settings (tapping the menu key from within WiFi gets you there, you may have to scroll down to see the choice).
Hope this helps.
micmars said:
On this phone are a crazy number of WiFi settings. You may wish to fiddle with them all to get things where you want them. This drove me nuts, too.
Settings, WiFi, menu, advanced (see screen capture). Also running deep sleep app seems to help.
Hope this helps.
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Just changed the Keep Wi-Fi on during sleep setting to Only when plugged in. I'll monitor the "on" time over the next 24 hours and see if that does the trick. Thanks for the tip. I wasn't aware of these Advanced menu options.
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Just changed the Keep Wi-Fi on during sleep setting to Only when plugged in. I'll monitor the "on" time over the next 24 hours and see if that does the trick. Thanks for the tip. I wasn't aware of these Advanced menu options.
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Looks like this did the trick. My WiFi is showing as off now since I made that settings change...
christianrance said:
Looks like this did the trick. My WiFi is showing as off now since I made that settings change...
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There you go. Outstanding news!
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Hey everyone,
The battery life on my S9+ seems extremely mediocre. After not even 2 hours of SOT I am left with less then 25% battery. Also, Google seems to be using the most battery.
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That could be due to not-so-optimized software.
My device is still stuck on the January update, so I'd guess that there will be an update soon.
Future updates might very well fix / improve the SoT, so it's basically down to: do you want to wait for updates or are you willing to use custom roms down the line?
If you answered "no" to both, then feel free to return it and get a different device.
YoungStarDC said:
Hey everyone,
The battery life on my S9+ seems extremely mediocre. After not even 2 hours of SOT I am left with less then 25% battery. Also, Google seems to be using the most battery.
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Is this a recognizable and fixable problem or should I send it back?
Thanks for your help!
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You can pretty much be confident it'll be a software issue and nothing to do with hardware. There will be fixes and optimizations coming. Naturally the battery burns down a lot faster in the first few days.
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That could be due to not-so-optimized software.
My device is still stuck on the January update, so I'd guess that there will be an update soon.
Future updates might very well fix / improve the SoT, so it's basically down to: do you want to wait for updates or are you willing to use custom roms down the line?
If you answered "no" to both, then feel free to return it and get a different device.
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I'm now on 2 percent after 2 hours and 10 minutes SOT. Surely this must be more than unoptimized software? My S8+ lasted way longer and software wise it seems the same.
For me it's decent, this is my first charge (s9+ duos)
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@YoungStarDC
That's not normal at all. Do you use the Google app regularly? Perhaps for voice searches or something like that?
I'ts not supposed to drain anywhere near that much.
The March security patch OTA was released for some countries today, check for an update, and after installing it, I'd recommend a factory reset and then start from scratch.
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For me it's decent, this is my first charge (s9+ duos)
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This seems way more in line with what it should be. I would be more then happy with 4-5 hours SOT.
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@YoungStarDC
That's not normal at all. Do you use the Google app regularly? Perhaps for voice searches or something like that?
I'ts not supposed to drain anywhere near that much.
The March security patch OTA was released for some countries today, check for an update, and after installing it, I'd recommend a factory reset and then start from scratch.
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I don’t use the Google App at all I think. I do have Google Assisant and “OK Google” on, but surely that cannot be the cause? I haven’t used it once today.
I’m letting it charge back to 100% after which I will see if there’s an update. If it’s the same thing tommorow, i should probably return it, right?
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This seems way more in line with what it should be. I would be more then happy with 4-5 hours SOT.
I don’t use the Google App at all I think. I do have Google Assisant and “OK Google” on, but surely that cannot be the cause? I haven’t used it once today.
I’m letting it charge back to 100% after which I will see if there’s an update. If it’s the same thing tommorow, i should probably return it, right?
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No, don't return it just yet. This isn't a hardware problem.
Check if there's an update for the Google app, if not, here is the latest stable APK for it:
https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/googl...le-app-7-22-24-21-arm64-android-apk-download/
Once you install this. Clear cache and data for the app, reboot your phone. Charge it fully to 100% and then go about your day and see if the battery life changes.
If it doesn't, give it one last shot by doing a factory reset (and/or updating to the March patch), and then observing battery drain.
If all that fails, then yeah sure, return it.
You have some weird thing going on
As you can see the battery is great it might be that its downloading all of your email attachments you should disable downloading email attachments via wifi on your gmail account. Reset phone and dont install it see how it goes first
murtaza02 said:
No, don't return it just yet. This isn't a hardware problem.
Check if there's an update for the Google app, if not, here is the latest stable APK for it:
https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/googl...le-app-7-22-24-21-arm64-android-apk-download/
Once you install this. Clear cache and data for the app, reboot your phone. Charge it fully to 100% and then go about your day and see if the battery life changes.
If it doesn't, give it one last shot by doing a factory reset (and/or updating to the March patch), and then observing battery drain.
If all that fails, then yeah sure, return it.
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I installed the latest Google app using the link you provided and cleared the cache and data. There weren't any software updates available yet, however.
I do have a suspicion. Normally I always set my phone up from scratch but this time I used Samsung Smart Switch to quickly move things over from my S8+. I've got a feeling that this may be the cause but I'm not sure. I'll see how it goes first before I reset my phone.
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You have some weird thing going on
As you can see the battery is great it might be that its downloading all of your email attachments you should disable downloading email attachments via wifi on your gmail account. Reset phone and dont install it see how it goes firstView attachment 4442298
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I completely disabled Gmail using package disabler since I use Nine for my mail anyway. I'll go another day like this and if it's still this bad, I'm going to reset and setup from scratch. I'll keep you guys posted.
Thanks for the help up until now!
Mine still going strong; January 1 security patch.
But this is with wifi and indoor use, LTE and day light will be another story... And almost no real standby today.
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Which Model? SD or Exynos?
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Which Model? SD or Exynos?
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It's an Exynos.
Yes, mine it's exynos.
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My Exynos s9 plus also has some pretty bad battery life at the moment, I'm giving it a week to settle down and see where i stand
ramheer said:
My Exynos s9 plus also has some pretty bad battery life at the moment, I'm giving it a week to settle down and see where i stand
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Every android user should know about BBS and should install it on a new phone. I'm on second cycle with my s9+ on LTE only
And wqhd resolution
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Every android user should know about BBS and should install it on a new phone. I'm on second cycle with my s9+ on LTE only
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Sorry but do you mean when you say BBS?
Betterbatterystats
It can take at least several charge/discharge cycles for the metrics related to discharge levels to home in an a reasonably accurate curve, and this also depends on your particular app usage pattern. For now, as the HGTTU says: "Don't Panic!"