I have been running cm7 for a couple of weeks now and my battery has been stable and pretty good life. However last night I put a new epic blue theme on and this morning after a full night of charging after 1hr and 11 minutes and I am down to 81%? Looks great but does it pull more juice? Thanks in advance!
Travisdroidx2 said:
I have been running cm7 for a couple of weeks now and my battery has been stable and pretty good life. However last night I put a new epic blue theme on and this morning after a full night of charging after 1hr and 11 minutes and I am down to 81%? Looks great but does it pull more juice? Thanks in advance!
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I suppose its possible, I have definitely noticed that some themes produce more lag than others so I don't think your idea is too outlandish...
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I did not think it would matter I never noticed it before. However this theme looks awesome but curious if all this extra color and extras could cause more batery drain? I just turned down the brightness I am sure that did not help being on brightest setting.
In theory, I would say its possible. If a theme has more complex images then I would say it could take a little more effort for the phone to render them. But I wouldn't think it would make that big of a difference.
No, not on our device anyway. SuperAMOLED screens I think get better battery life on a dark theme, but not 100% on that. No matter what, the same amount of light is used on a color choice for our device. The "lag" users are getting is possible due to a conflict with image size or an image missing; not 100% on that either, but 99% sure that the answer to your question is no. UOT or Theme Chooser CM7?
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No, not on our device anyway. SuperAMOLED screens I think get better battery life on a dark theme, but not 100% on that. No matter what, the same amount of light is used on a color choice for our device. The "lag" users are getting is possible due to a conflict with image size or an image missing; not 100% on that either, but 99% sure that the answer to your question is no. UOT or Theme Chooser CM7?
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Theme Chooser on cm7. And I did have to accept that it does not fit my screen and use anyways. It probably is not the theme it might have been a coincidence that it happen after the theme. Thanks for the clarification pretty much like I thought but it was weird to have a unusual battery drop right after I changed themes. Thanks again.
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No, not on our device anyway. SuperAMOLED screens I think get better battery life on a dark theme, but not 100% on that. No matter what, the same amount of light is used on a color choice for our device. The "lag" users are getting is possible due to a conflict with image size or an image missing; not 100% on that either, but 99% sure that the answer to your question is no. UOT or Theme Chooser CM7?
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Couldn't have put it better myself.
Travisdroidx2 said:
Theme Chooser on cm7. And I did have to accept that it does not fit my screen and use anyways. It probably is not the theme it might have been a coincidence that it happen after the theme. Thanks for the clarification pretty much like I thought but it was weird to have a unusual battery drop right after I changed themes. Thanks again.
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I have been using cm7 and it does AMAZING with the battery. I can actually last a day. What kills my bat life is leaving the data on, I think there is an error somewhere with the data controller with this port. If I turn data off with screen off,I can probably go 5 days (but little to no usage). But if I turn data on and leave screen off,I might last 10 hours
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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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mvgc3 said:
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?
Hi guys,
In my opinion, the notification LED blinks way too slow in Atrix... I used "Blink" application from the market when i had Froyo to change that but it doesn't work in Gingerbread
Does anyone know how to change that notification LED blink rate for received SMSs? Any working applications or configurations?
Thanks in advance
Try Lightflow
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Let the lightflow.
I voided my warranty.
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Try Lightflow
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Thanks for the suggestion, but it didn't work...
The flashing speed for lightflow "fast" is the same as Gingerbread stock notification, i need it much faster since i always leave my phone in silence mode when i am at work...
Any other options?
luizffgarcia said:
Thanks for the suggestion, but it didn't work...
The flashing speed for lightflow "fast" is the same as Gingerbread stock notification, i need it much faster since i always leave my phone in silence mode when i am at work...
Any other options?
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Why not leave it to always on or something ... tho I feel that's pretty fast... doubt you will find faster...
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DrunkFuX666 said:
Why not leave it to always on or something ... tho I feel that's pretty fast... doubt you will find faster...
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I fear always on may burn the LED...
I had a much faster rate with "Blink", but it doesn't work with Gingerbread... It was about two times faster!
What about Handcent? I know you can adjust the blink rate on notifications as a whole or per contact...
I was looking for a way to control LED colors. Thanks for the tip in LightFlow. Just set it up and it works great! Now when I see green I know what the notification is versus before it could be anything.
Atrix_E said:
I was looking for a way to control LED colors. Thanks for the tip in LightFlow. Just set it up and it works great! Now when I see green I know what the notification is versus before it could be anything.
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It works quite well yes... but you may want to watch out for battery drain since it tends to cause partial wakelocks... just observe for a few days... if your still happy with battery no need to worry... if its draining... you know what's causing it...
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luizffgarcia said:
I fear always on may burn the LED...
I had a much faster rate with "Blink", but it doesn't work with Gingerbread... It was about two times faster!
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Never used blink so wouldn't know... and well... I highly doubt the led will burn out... they tend to have very long lives... if it burns I would prob say just really bad luck... its not a bulb afterall, its a LED... Not to mention the BLN app which is used on the galaxy s and galaxy s2 for the backlight leds of the softkeys to come on for notifications is based off that due to lack of any actual notification LED...
But its your call... I would just say look around for if keeping those leds on constantly will cause any harm... if not... go for it...
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DrunkFuX666 said:
It works quite well yes... but you may want to watch out for battery drain since it tends to cause partial wakelocks... just observe for a few days... if your still happy with battery no need to worry... if its draining... you know what's causing it...
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Good looking out. Will I see LightFlow in my battery stats as the culprit? Im stock OTA GB still with a out 22-26 hours between charges. Ill report back after a couple days. I setup a bunch of notifications.
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Never used blink so wouldn't know... and well... I highly doubt the led will burn out... they tend to have very long lives... if it burns I would prob say just really bad luck... its not a bulb afterall, its a LED... Not to mention the BLN app which is used on the galaxy s and galaxy s2 for the backlight leds of the softkeys to come on for notifications is based off that due to lack of any actual notification LED...
But its your call... I would just say look around for if keeping those leds on constantly will cause any harm... if not... go for it...
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I will do that!
But if someone knows other ways, just please let me know
Thanks
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Good looking out. Will I see LightFlow in my battery stats as the culprit? Im stock OTA GB still with a out 22-26 hours between charges. Ill report back after a couple days. I setup a bunch of notifications.
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It didn't show up on battery stats but did show up on Better Battery Stats as it doesn't cause a direct drain, but keeps the phone awake which leads to the system draining in general...
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DrunkFuX666 said:
It didn't show up on battery stats but did show up on Better Battery Stats as it doesn't cause a direct drain, but keeps the phone awake which leads to the system draining in general...
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Well I didn't need to wait a couple days to report. I can already tell LightFlow is having an adverse affect on my battery life. I hate when things are too good to be true.
EDIT: However I did wakeup to a bunch of pretty LED colors this morning lol..
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Well I didn't need to wait a couple days to report. I can already tell LightFlow is having an adverse affect on my battery life. I hate when things are too good to be true.
EDIT: However I did wakeup to a bunch of pretty LED colors this morning lol..
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Haha... I agree I loved the app... but its simply a tradeoff... unfortunately battery life is more important for me...
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I currently have Alien Build #4 with the green theme installed on my Atrix. I am wondering if by using the theme rather than just the basic Alien rom, does the battery drain faster? Or would it be pointless to recover to an old back-up from before I put the theme on expecting better battery life?
The display drains a lot of power. So if your theme is bright, it uses more power, your battery will last shorter.
ghoststar479 said:
I currently have Alien Build #4 with the green theme installed on my Atrix. I am wondering if by using the theme rather than just the basic Alien rom, does the battery drain faster? Or would it be pointless to recover to an old back-up from before I put the theme on expecting better battery life?
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If anything the theme should (slightly) improve battery life as it has darker colors. It's been a long time since I used Alien but from what I remember the theme was similar to AOSP Gingerbread and uses a lot of blacks and greys. Darker colors = less power from the screen = better battery. But if battery life is your primary concern I would recommend trying out Neutrino EE. The only reason NOT to flash it is if you use webtop as it is a CM7 rom. It's a very stripped down rom so it's incredibly fast and has yielded the best battery life I have ever had with my Atrix.
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If anything the theme should (slightly) improve battery life as it has darker colors. It's been a long time since I used Alien but from what I remember the theme was similar to AOSP Gingerbread and uses a lot of blacks and greys. Darker colors = less power from the screen = better battery. But if battery life is your primary concern I would recommend trying out Neutrino EE. The only reason NOT to flash it is if you use webtop as it is a CM7 rom. It's a very stripped down rom so it's incredibly fast and has yielded the best battery life I have ever had with my Atrix.
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I see how that makes sense. One thing that keeps bugging me and is making me think it uses more battery life is that when I use Home Switcher, it shows the theme and the stock rom as two seperate launchers. Do I need to be concerned about that or can I just ignore it?
Hi everyone who see's this. I have recently changed battery to a new one as my old one broke. Since then, my battery seems to go down fairly quick when im using it but uses hardly anything when on standby. When it goes down, I leave it and the percentage goes upwards abit, such as from 100% down to 40% then up to about 65%. This annoys me because I dont know what my real percentage is. Does anyone know why this happens and does anyone know any suggestions? Would like it if anyone could help Thanks
danielk0302 said:
Hi everyone who see's this. I have recently changed battery to a new one as my old one broke. Since then, my battery seems to go down fairly quick when im using it but uses hardly anything when on standby. When it goes down, I leave it and the percentage goes upwards abit, such as from 100% down to 40% then up to about 65%. This annoys me because I dont know what my real percentage is. Does anyone know why this happens and does anyone know any suggestions? Would like it if anyone could help Thanks
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Thats what happens when you charge your phone . ROFL... Jokes aside it it prety simple.
Basicaly (Very Basic) the Batter level is monitored by checking voltage levels by some fancy hardware. now when you have a high current(power) draw for a a short burst the battery voltage will drop but recover once the phone goes back onto a lower power mode. some batteries recover fast. some recover slowly.
now most of this will get filtered but sometimes it is too much for the chips so they say it was lower than it really was.
my phone does this all the time. and the correct battery level is what ever it is saying at the time it is just that the battery has recovered from the high current draw. (so has more "capacity" left)
hope that wasn't too confusing...
Pvy.
Ha that made me laugh, I never thought thats what happens when it charges ;D
Thanks, it never used to really happen with my old battery but as long as its not fully abnormal, i wont delete battery stats or anything.
BTW nice to see you back, I havnt seen your posts in a while. I liked and used the TEAM rom, what happened with it? Are you working on new ROMS for new phones now so theres no room for X10? Thanks ;D
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Ha that made me laugh, I never thought thats what happens when it charges ;D
Thanks, it never used to really happen with my old battery but as long as its not fully abnormal, i wont delete battery stats or anything.
BTW nice to see you back, I havnt seen your posts in a while. I liked and used the TEAM rom, what happened with it? Are you working on new ROMS for new phones now so theres no room for X10? Thanks ;D
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I'm always around been to busy to do anything. Have been helping ppl out where I can with there mods / Roms. Not had time for our own stuff yet. thanks for the kind words.
Pvy
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I know we can use widgets or change the status bar one with UOT, but it seems ludicrous to imagine such a simple feature hasn't become standard. Is there some patent troll that is keeping devices from having the battery percentage in the system bar? I see no other legitimate reason.
Saito Forte said:
I know we can use widgets or change the status bar one with UOT, but it seems ludicrous to imagine such a simple feature hasn't become standard. Is there some patent troll that is keeping devices from having the battery percentage in the system bar? I see no other legitimate reason.
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That is a really good question actually. You have me wondering the same thing now. I know on my girlfriend's iPhone 4s she can set her battery display to show a percentage. I wonder if Apple has a patent on that for smart phones ...ridiculous if they do.
wellll guys....its android and not a****ing iphone
so accept it or install cyanogenmod as far as i know it supports what u want
I have an answer which you might find interesting...
I was testing a custom rom, which had a lot of users complaining and incessantly whining about "battery drain"...
But I never felt any such drain...
We were actually surprised that, users had their battery percentages "drain" from 100 to 60 in 4 hours (they used batt %), after which they charged their phone...
I, on the other hand, didn't take notice of the battery step (present in the stock icon)...
I used to charge my phone after 10 hours with around 10% batt left...
I then asked another fellow user to use stock batt icon, rather than the % icon...
And miraculously, his battery drain was minimized...(by just changing a damned icon)...same confirmed with a few others...
So we could conclude that, the battery drain was happening due to the % icon, and used to vanish/minimize when using the stock icon...
Hence, it was attributed to a placebo effect...
You thought that battery was draining because the numbers between 1 - 100 are going down...while the stock icon ignores battery movement lesser than 10%...
It isn't anything other than your mind telling you that battery is going down...
I do not know the "official" reason why it never made it to stock android...
But if you are willing, just try it out...
Without changing your daily usage and apps, spend a few days with the stock icon, and then a few days with the % icon...
The result, still might be really subjective, but well, this is what I could find...
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I have an answer which you might find interesting...
I was testing a custom rom, which had a lot of users complaining and incessantly whining about "battery drain"...
But I never felt any such drain...
We were actually surprised that, users had their battery percentages "drain" from 100 to 60 in 4 hours (they used batt %), after which they charged their phone...
I, on the other hand, didn't take notice of the battery step (present in the stock icon)...
I used to charge my phone after 10 hours with around 10% batt left...
I then asked another fellow user to use stock batt icon, rather than the % icon...
And miraculously, his battery drain was minimized...(by just changing a damned icon)...same confirmed with a few others...
So we could conclude that, the battery drain was happening due to the % icon, and used to vanish/minimize when using the stock icon...
Hence, it was attributed to a placebo effect...
You thought that battery was draining because the numbers between 1 - 100 are going down...while the stock icon ignores battery movement lesser than 10%...
It isn't anything other than your mind telling you that battery is going down...
I do not know the "official" reason why it never made it to stock android...
But if you are willing, just try it out...
Without changing your daily usage and apps, spend a few days with the stock icon, and then a few days with the % icon...
The result, still might be really subjective, but well, this is what I could find...
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Yap... some months ago eard something quiet similar to this state...
a guy postet that he installed an battery widget from the play store
after a while he had big problems because his battery was gettin empty very fast
so one other guy told him to look under settings in the battery context menu wich were his biggest battery drainers
and who could have imagined this on top was the battery widget
after he unsinstalled the widget his problems were vanished
so guys
accept that u have a battery without percentage but a battery drain in a size where u cant watch the amount of battery power percentage falling from one second to the other
so please accept it
No, I never used a batt widget...
There was option to have either % icon, or the stock one, baked into the rom itself...
So there wasn't any battery drain related to rogue apps...
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a.cid said:
No, I never used a batt widget...
There was option to have either % icon, or the stock one, baked into the rom itself...
So there wasn't any battery drain related to rogue apps...
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i know.....i just thought i would fit to the topic
It's a standard feature in ICS to display battery percentage.
Settings > Display > Display Battery Percentage
ingenious247 said:
It's a standard feature in ICS to display battery percentage.
Settings > Display > Display Battery Percentage
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im only using cm9 my phone does not have any stock ics rom
nevertheless...if ure battery drain starts incresing after u changed to percentag view u know why
Saito Forte said:
I know we can use widgets or change the status bar one with UOT, but it seems ludicrous to imagine such a simple feature hasn't become standard. Is there some patent troll that is keeping devices from having the battery percentage in the system bar? I see no other legitimate reason.
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Take a look at this,
jiffer1991 said:
wellll guys....its android and not a****ing iphone
so accept it or install cyanogenmod as far as i know it supports what u want
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Hehe, cm's the best!
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jiffer1991 said:
im only using cm9 my phone does not have any stock ics rom
nevertheless...if ure battery drain starts incresing after u changed to percentag view u know why
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I've always displayed percentage and I get about 12-16 hours of battery life depending on how I use my phone that day
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my man its pretty simple
the people at android dont like puttin percentages and i think it would look pretty small and unreadable
Looks readable to me
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