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I'm incredibly happy with Gingerbread (even though I admittedly only had Froyo for a day, REALLY good timing ), except for one small, minor, insignificant problem: the battery readings jump by 10%.
I scoured the topic on the Dev forum, and tried wiping the battery stats (with both the "Battery Calibration" app on the marketplace AND the instruction Kenneth gave using CWM Recovery) but it's still not reading right. I didn't install a battery percent mod, which I read could mess with the readings.
Does anybody have any other ideas? Like I said, everything else is working great, and if I didn't get the point across in the first paragraph, it's really not a HUGE deal or anything like that, just an annoyance.
Thanks!
Don't think it's Kenn's mod. The OTA 2.3.4 has similar battery jumping stats. Every time I reboot I get an extra 5-10% lol but it drains down quicker.
When you say they jump by % 10, do you mean it jumps up and down or that it only registers the charge loss in% 10 increments? If its the former then its a known issue where battery calibration is your best shot at fixing it. If its the latter, this is normal for the atrix. It only registers % 10 increments by default.
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I don't think we're having the same problem. The READINGS are jumping on mine, so it'll go from 100% to 90% to 80% etc. I never see anything in between. The battery seems to be lasting as long as I could expect, considering how much I've been using it. I'm having a hard time figuring out which side of the reading it's actually on, even. Like, if it's reading 90% is it 90-100 or 80-90.
Also, just to clarify, I wasn't outright blaming Kenneth's ROM for anything, as far as I know his release is stock, and just repacked so it can be installed with CWM (maybe deodexed? Or maybe that was a different thing altogether? There's been so much coming out I can't keep track). I just didn't know if it made a difference or not, so I was as specific as possible.
Thanks for your reply though! Maybe someone can shed some light for both of us
Edit: goscrewsir, I used to get single percent readings. Since it's by default, is there a setting somewhere that I'm missing? Thanks for the info!
The last person to answer is right, the 10% incrementing is normal. It shows 90% for all the values between 80 and 90...there is a mod available to show 1% increments however, which you should be able to find in the themes and apps board.
OK, I guess I didn't notice since I installed GingerBlur almost immediately, and maybe GingerBlur had a half version of that mod built in (the system read single %, but the icon was normal)?
Thanks again to everyone for the explanations!
[MOD] StatusBar Fix for 2.3.4 - 1% Battery!! - CWM (6/28) by Nottach
Thanks neotekz, I knew where to find it. Plus the one you linked to is for HKTW.
I wonder if Nottach would be kind enough to leave out the custom battery icon. He seemed to be doing a lot of single requests in that topic, haha.
So what does the battery graph look like in 2.3.4? The stock graph that shows usage, does it look chunky and not smooth? Or does it look correct?
I seem to have a problem with the battery reading. Also if I reboot the battery goes from 85% to 99% . When I hit 70% it drops to 50% immediately. Clearing battery stats doesn't work.
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Thanks neotekz, I knew where to find it. Plus the one you linked to is for HKTW.
I wonder if Nottach would be kind enough to leave out the custom battery icon. He seemed to be doing a lot of single requests in that topic, haha.
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he updated the mod when ken released 2.3.4. it works for both versions.
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so does the 2.3.4 battery graph work normally on the atrix? on other phones the new battery graph shows 1% battery, so the graph is smooth and accurate.
does the atrix 2.3.4 version of this graph work the same way? or does it only show the graph in 10% chunks?
Got the latest OTA update last night and since then my battery is literally gone. Like 100% to dead in about 3 hours. ZERO usage. My phone stays in airplane mode (currently out of teh country) just idling.
Anyone else having these issues? Or know of a fix, it's rather rediculous.
The OTA i'm referring to is the one that added Gtalk Video Chat.
Wow that is pretty bad. I would try factory resetting or recalibrating battery. Im currently at 41% with 10h 38 seconds.
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I am having the same problem! No battery life at all since update!
I'm not having any battery issues since updating.
No battery issues to report whatsoever.
Hm. I charged it today morning at 90%, after 7 hours of active usage it was in 20%, i dont know it is quickly or not, i just bought it. Latest firmware here too
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Im having freezing issues tho and apps not opening.
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charge up, clear batt status and then let drain and charge back up. I wipe batt data and follow those steps every time i update software. so far on the 198_6 build im at 70% and 19hours and 20 minutes. i have 3g toggled off over night and had my wifi running while at work.
had about 45 minutes of talk time, and about 50 texts and 3MMS. not much web surfing, but i did update 8 apps also.
so charge up and wipe batt stat and get a new calibration.
Count me in to the list of people having serious battery issues upon the latest update. Threads going on at AndroidForums and Motorola Support Forum about this as well.
Oh okay. You guys are having battery problems.
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Open Signal
Uninstalling Open Signal seemed to solve the issue for me. Anyone else?
I don't have OpenSignal installed, so not a viable solution for me.
If you are rooted I suggest getting battery calibration from the market and wipe your stats. I've had this update for a while with no problems what so ever. Either you have an app draining your battery or your stats are off.
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I'm curious as to what your phone says is draining your battery... I haven't had any problems at all with the new OTA...
Maybe try adding some apps to the auto kill from the task manager? Browsers, and social apps running in the background can destroy battery life...
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This hasn't been a problem I've seen reported with the sbf at all.. Flash it and call it a day. If you really don't wanna do that, calibrate he battery and see if that helps. The method of doing so is different depending on who you ask. I do it this way; run your battery down to zero as quick as possible. Charge it to full. Boot into cwm while still plugged into outlet. Let sit for about 15 mins. reset the batt stats. Reboot. Drain your battery as fast as possible again. Charge it to full. Good to go.
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charge up, clear batt status and then let drain and charge back up. I wipe batt data and follow those steps every time i update software. so far on the 198_6 build im at 70% and 19hours and 20 minutes. i have 3g toggled off over night and had my wifi running while at work.
had about 45 minutes of talk time, and about 50 texts and 3MMS. not much web surfing, but i did update 8 apps also.
so charge up and wipe batt stat and get a new calibration.
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it won't let me calibrate either - says no root access while "rootchecker" app says I have root access!
root after update?
does photon-torpedo still work to root after the 4.3.6 update?
Yes.
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I had the battery-drain problem after updating yesterday. I uninstalled Widgetlocker and the problem seems to be resolved.
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I had the battery-drain problem after updating yesterday. I uninstalled Widgetlocker and the problem seems to be resolved.
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really? out of all the apps, you removed widget locker and battery life went back up? I might try it but i love widgetlocker, it makes my unlock slide much better! Gonna try to re-root the phone tonight since my su binary is outdated, whatever that is!
... I just have some things I'd like a little assistance with if possible.
1. Because the battery has over double the capacity of the stock battery, I wasn't expecting even close to sensible battery reports from Android. However, I wasn't expecting it to last for a long time, drain at a rational rate, and then halt at 1% for 6 or so hours. I have no way of predicting how much time I have left when I reach that 1% mark, and it literally just shuts off the phone without warning, as if I just unplugged the battery. Is there any way to adjust anything so that It properly reports the battery charge value from 100-1%?
2. I have no idea how long to charge this phone. Obviously the stats of the stock battery are hardcoded into the OS; after the phone shuts off, I'll put it on to charge, it will enter the charge-only-mode (which is weird to me in itself, thought the custom bootstrap overwrote this?), and it will only take a couple hours to reach 100%. This is about how long it took for me to charge the stock battery. Anyway to have the phone properly display the current charge while in its charge only state? I'm afraid of not properly cycling the battery if I don't charge it long enough, or even worse, damaging the battery by charging too long. After it hits 100%, assuming I am correct in that it still needs to charge after reaching that mark, will the phone even accept more power from the charger? As silly as it might sound, that sorta made sense to me. If the phone is incorrectly measuring the battery at that point, shouldn't it cease to charge after reaching what it thinks/I] is a proper 100%?
3. If there is no way to fix the issue in #1, I read somewhere you can measure the voltage of a battery and know when the phone is fully charged or about to die based on that voltage? At least I think it was voltage.
I've calibrated, don't bother asking. That has never worked, even on stock; I'm convinced its a myth, but that's a discussion for another thread.
By the way, Eclipse ROM's battery life sucks. Anyone stating otherwise is misinformed. The best battery life I ever experienced was on stock 2.2, followed very closely by Liberty 3 ROM. I have no idea why Eclipse has such terrible battery drain, though I would be interested if anyone knows. I've gone through two phones, their respective batteries, and now my third battery, the monstrosity that is the 3200mah, so please don't bother trying to convince me that Eclipse has better battery than some alternatives. It sucks. I'll be downgrading back to 2.3.4 and flashing Liberty right after I finish writing this.
Thanks to anyone who can help!
Also, I've been following the Droid X2 bootloader status for like 6 months. Realistically, how close are we to being able to flash a new kernel? An I'm pretty sure we can't crack to bootloader anyways. I remember calculating the possible combinations of keys Motorola could have used; it was a massive number. In that case, how would hijacking the boot process allow us to use Cyanogen? If we can't crack the bootloader and then flash the CM kernel, wouldn't it just be a glorified version of Eclipse? I don't even like Eclipse. Lawl.
I'm done typing. My sexy computer comes tomorrow; crossfire 6990's here I come! Need to get to sleep so I can all-night-hardcore-no-life play BF3 with Shibby tomorrow. I hope someone on these forums knows who that is.
You need to boot into clockwork recovery. Go to advanced and hit clear battery stats. after that fully charge and discharge your battery 4 times and that should fix you up.
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Oh sorry. Didn't realize cw hasn't been released for your phone yet. Have you tried deleting the batterystats.bin file manually. I believe there is also an app for this on the market.
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I have the same battery that you do with this phone, although I don't use the phone anymore.
You can NOT make Android read the battery correctly. You are in the dark.
Calibrating will NOT, as you've already found out, fix battery reporting.
I used to gauge when it was going to die by looking at mV left. Around 3500mV is when it would die. Get Battery Indicator from market to find out mV.
Oh, and: 4.2V = 4200mV etc
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Oh sorry. Didn't realize cw hasn't been released for your phone yet. Have you tried deleting the batterystats.bin file manually. I believe there is also an app for this on the market.
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I appreciate the understanding you have of my situatition, for, clearly, you have thoroughly read what I wrote.
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I have the same battery that you do with this phone, although I don't use the phone anymore.
You can NOT make Android read the battery correctly. You are in the dark.
Calibrating will NOT, as you've already found out, fix battery reporting.
I used to gauge when it was going to die by looking at mV left. Around 3500mV is when it would die. Get Battery Indicator from market to find out mV.
Oh, and: 4.2V = 4200mV etc
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I figured as much. For a multi-billion dollar investment, you would think Google and its partners wouldn't overlook something so silly, not to mention locking our ****ing bootloader.
Anywho, I'll try out that app. Is 4.2V a full charge for the 3200?
Thanks!
This is a known issue with the droids. Some have had success with the batteryleft widget which can learn the full capacity of the battery.
Also not googles fault. This one is only Motorola's issue.
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Hi
I just flashed CM7.2 yesterday. I noticed (well to be precise, and thats the problem, i did not) that if battery says 100% its still loading. Well this is also normal for stock rom, so i thought give it some time. but its loading like nearly forever at 100%
I also read some of the calibrating threads but dont want to ruin my batt by bumpcharging
Is this normal? Is there a notification (like the stock "Battery is fully loaded" or whatever its in english) anyway? as i type its still loading. 4hrs now
its normal. the full battery charge notification is touchwiz thing, cm rom doesnt have it.
use thirdparty battery app from market. some of them got full battery charge notification.
you can tell when the battery full when the battery charging icon goes and is replaced by a normal icon.
It will show 'full' instead of 'charged' in about phone.
This is when touchwiz displays the notification.
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I just flashed CM7.2 yesterday. I noticed (well to be precise, and thats the problem, i did not) that if battery says 100% its still loading. Well this is also normal for stock rom, so i thought give it some time. but its loading like nearly forever at 100%
I also read some of the calibrating threads but dont want to ruin my batt by bumpcharging
Is this normal? Is there a notification (like the stock "Battery is fully loaded" or whatever its in english) anyway? as i type its still loading. 4hrs now
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Cyanogenmod does not have battery notification. You can simply watch the icon if it show the normal battery symbol its fully charged.
IMHO that notification is pretty anoying when you charge your phone a night beside you bed ;-)
Use app- Battery HD
It's works great for me. Will give you all the necessary information.
You can also choose a setting in which the phone 'speaks' (in a robotic woman's voice) when the battery is fully charged.
Totally sweet!
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I use this. Battery Full Notification
some app just notify you when the battery is reach the 100% not when fully charged.
this app just work great.
just set and forget.
I will try the Battery Full Notification. seems to be very small app. dont want to run too much useless (well...saves me from 4 clicks) stuff in background.
But now that i know its a "feature" im calmed. thought it might be my batt
Thank you sirs and ladys for the answers
Im not used to order and tidiness in this forum, but if everything is said, a mod can close/archive/do what ever you do with answered questions.
hello
i recently installed on my vibrant the ROM: VIBRANT [ROM][SKANG] JELLYBRO CM10 KANG build
at the start it work fine, a little slow, so i installed the devil3 kernel 1.0.4 for JB
the kernel did the job and now it work much faster BUT now the battery life is barley last for 10 hr !!
any one can help me solve this ??
i cant charge my phone 3 times a day!!
thanks in advance
Calibrate the battery and don't over clock a lot.
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Calibrate the battery and don't over clock a lot.
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can you please be a little more specific about what to do??
i don't really understand what calibrate mean? and i didn't change the over clock at all
Download the battery calibrator from the market. Charge to 100, then calibrate. Maybe your phone is not getting into deep sleep.
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Go to my Battery Guide stickied in the Q&A section and see if any of those tips apply. In the 3rd post, there are apps that will help determine what is draining your battery.
Download Betterbatterystats from the 3rd post and run it. Post a screen shot of Partial Wakelocks/Since Unplugged and we'll see what is draining your battery and move on from there.
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Go to my Battery Guide stickied in the Q&A section and see if any of those tips apply. In the 3rd post, there are apps that will help determine what is draining your battery.
Download Betterbatterystats from the 3rd post and run it. Post a screen shot of Partial Wakelocks/Since Unplugged and we'll see what is draining your battery and move on from there.
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first of all thanks for your quick help!
now i did take a pic of the screen and i will do the battery calibration app, but after the instillation of the ROM i did go to the CWR and did wipe battery status but it did noting.
thanks again for your help
Can you give a screen shot like the above but with a little more time on it than 4 minutes? Maybe with a few hours on it. That way we can see a little more info. All that is on that screenshot is the modem initializing and your media scanner.
Also when you wiped Battstat in CWR, that was the same thing as the Battery Calibration app is doing. Just the app is easier in that you don't have to boot into recovery to wipe them.
Do the battery calibration when your phone is charged to 100%. A buddy of mine was having awful battery life, turned out he wiped his battery stats when it was only half charged and then it seemed to charge only half way.
Charged it to 100%, then calibrated and viola.
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Do the battery calibration when your phone is charged to 100%. A buddy of mine was having awful battery life, turned out he wiped his battery stats when it was only half charged and then it seemed to charge only half way.
Charged it to 100%, then calibrated and viola.
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here is a more updated pic of the battery status
and i did the battery calibration from the CWR ween i was on 100% charged battery
hope the pic will help!
thank you!
Perfect. You must have either your GPS or Network Location on all the time. That is what is killing your battery. Do you use Maps/ Navagation a lot? How about apps that track your location like Foursquare/Twitter/G+ or FB (even apps like Angry Birds do this crap). Find the app that is broadcasting and you'll find the leak.
I have the MLB At-Bat app on both my phone and my tablet and on my tablet, I allow it to use my location so I can watch the games. It is a wifi only tablet and I have the wifi policy to cut off when tablet is in stand-by mode. On my phone however, I manually turn it on/off when I want to watch a game, so it never interferes with deepsleep and not broadcasting my location using GPS and battery at the same time. See where I am going with this?
I am betting that you don't get into deepsleep much because of the wakelocks interupting the sequence. Install CPUspy and let it runs for a few hours. After a bit, open it up and I would venture to say that your DS will be minimal.
Let's solve your battery drain first and then we can put on our tin-foil-hats and I'll show you some apps that are tracking you.
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Perfect. You must have either your GPS or Network Location on all the time. That is what is killing your battery. Do you use Maps/ Navagation a lot? How about apps that track your location like Foursquare/Twitter/G+ or FB (even apps like Angry Birds do this crap). Find the app that is broadcasting and you'll find the leak.
I have the MLB At-Bat app on both my phone and my tablet and on my tablet, I allow it to use my location so I can watch the games. It is a wifi only tablet and I have the wifi policy to cut off when tablet is in stand-by mode. On my phone however, I manually turn it on/off when I want to watch a game, so it never interferes with deepsleep and not broadcasting my location using GPS and battery at the same time. See where I am going with this?
I am betting that you don't get into deepsleep much because of the wakelocks interupting the sequence. Install CPUspy and let it runs for a few hours. After a bit, open it up and I would venture to say that your DS will be minimal.
Let's solve your battery drain first and then we can put on our tin-foil-hats and I'll show you some apps that are tracking you.
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i don't use at all the GPS or maps or navigation , i canceled all the location services in the settings !
i have no idea how to Find the app that is broadcasting?
i uninstalled a lot of apps after what you wroth me but still no change
i have a felling that all of this is happening because of the devil3 kernel, just after i installed it the battery went low!
Do you have the devil configuration app?
If so, what are your settings?
I run the devil kernel on both of my devices and I average about 28hrs battery life with moderate to heavy use.
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Let's solve your battery drain first and then we can put on our tin-foil-hats and I'll show you some apps that are tracking you.
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Now that is frickin' comedy! On a serious note though, it does get frustrating chasing these things around. After I flash and get everything setup I make a nandroid.. Then when it happens I skip all the trying to find the culprit business and reflash and restore from scratch. I would rather have the hassle than be annoyed lol.