I am using galaxy s II. its the best android phone i have ever used so far but the problem is the battery draining. i can only use it 7-8 hours with normal use. please tell me some solution to increase the battery life..
Next question : how to decrease battery life ?
Seriously dude, there's so much threads about battery saver tips, do you know that ?
Try for example "setcpu" or lower brightness or use searchbar to look for more examples. It's not difficult to find solutions ;-)
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omararshad said:
I am using galaxy s II. its the best android phone i have ever used so far but the problem is the battery draining. i can only use it 7-8 hours with normal use. please tell me some solution to increase the battery life..
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Here you will find the information you're seeking.
i have tried each and everything, even saving tips from google as well but nothing happens. battery time is same. you guys plz tell me what you did?
THANKS..
Put your phone in flight mode :-/
In other words, quit being lazy & search the forum. There are at least hundreds of posts on here with ideas on how to get more use out of every charge. You're not trying hard enough & you expect it to be handed to you on a silver platter.
omararshad said:
i have tried each and everything, even saving tips from google as well but nothing happens. battery time is same. you guys plz tell me what you did?
THANKS..
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I did exactly what I read about in the articles that I found on the interwebs using Google.
Read the battery threads in particular the better battery stats post .
Turn off everything that connects aim for 2 % overnight sleep battery drain .
Buy another battery as a spare .
jje
sean is here. said:
Here you will find the information you're seeking.
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Honestly thought you were going to rickroll him
As well as checking out the battery saving threads check out this post.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1466017
Using siyah kernel and this thread I instantly gained battery life.
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wsatia said:
Honestly thought you were going to rickroll him
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Nah. I might be a **** about it when it looks like someone hasn't even tried searching with google or in forums, but I still try to be mildly helpful when I can.
Look for post speaking about Betterbatterystats.. it's great!
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Hello there!
I'm experiencing heavy battery useage by Android OS, atleast thats what the battery use tells me. It uses over 40%!!
Anyone expierincing this aswell? Or anyone has an idea how to fix this?
Thanks in advance!
nerotix said:
Hello there!
I'm experiencing heavy battery useage by Android OS, atleast thats what the battery use tells me. It uses over 40%!!
Anyone expierincing this aswell? Or anyone has an idea how to fix this?
Thanks in advance!
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Please use Search before creating another thread on battery issues ...
fishton said:
Please use Search before creating another thread on battery issues ...
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Like I haven't searched? This is a SGSII question, cuz it could be just me, I'm asking if people have experienced this awell.. and all the 'solution' I found here either do not work or apply for me.
And you sir, stop replying and saying useless things.
Yes you HAVEN T searched !
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1070324
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1080700
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1106399
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1105598
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1081233
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1069295
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1086599
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1079136
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1105778
You're totally right, there is no topic at all regarding battery issue on SGS2 ...
Who is useless ?
Battery drain its a question of reading the varying fixes and or reasons why and trying them out .
The post regarding Android OS battery drain may help or not .
jje
Yes, this phone has horrific battery drain. I recommend you take it out to the nearest field, strap it to a rocket, and shoot it into the stars as soon as possible.
Or, you can consider using the search button or follow the MANY links the nice gentleman posted above for you.
cmd512 said:
Yes, this phone has horrific battery drain. I recommend you take it out to the nearest field, strap it to a rocket, and shoot it into the stars as soon as possible.
Or, you can consider using the search button or follow the MANY links the nice gentleman posted above for you.
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Lol maybe the battery will drain less in an area with very little gravity.
On a more serious note does anyone know of a list with apps that are safe
To freeze or even remove? I've been looking through the above posts for about an hour and can't find
Squat.
Edit : holy crap I need to open my eyes, its stickied at the top of the general section.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1069924
esk02k said:
Lol maybe the battery will drain less in an area with very little gravity.
On a more serious note does anyone know of a list with apps that are safe
To freeze or even remove? I've been looking through the above posts for about an hour and can't find
Squat.
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Um, it's one of the first links under General, lol.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1069924
cmd512 said:
Um, it's one of the first links under General, lol.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1069924
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Yea I saw. See my edit. Feel silly now lol.
Just do a factory reset fixed all my problems and my phone came with KE7 installed I didn't upgrade to it.
Battery life went from 10 hours to a day and a half
after lot of tests, i discover that was the calendar sync. In idle mode my phone drain 5-7% per hours without 1% per hour.
After I uninstalled all the useless battery draining system apps, my system doesn't use alot.. like 2-5% , but my screen is getting 50-60% everytime!
I allready tryd different settings, but still, it attacks.
Do someone here have a friend with a SGS2 with good battery life !?
Try to change the battery for 1-2 days and see if its better or not, so we can know if its the battery thats need to be changed!!! report pls !
war
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After I uninstalled all the useless battery draining system apps, my system doesn't use alot.. like 2-5% , but my screen is getting 50-60% everytime!
I allready tryd different settings, but still, it attacks.
Do someone here have a friend with a SGS2 with good battery life !?
Try to change the battery for 1-2 days and see if its better or not, so we can know if its the battery thats need to be changed!!! report pls !
war
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I doubt EVERYBODY that posts in these forums have a faulty battery. It MUST be software related. So many "faulty batteries" would be a great cause for concern.
from my understanding its 50% user and 50% the version of gingerbread were running.
Im coming from an atrix which has great battery life. A little bit of optimization which the great devs are doing is definitely helping.
Hello!
My sgs2 battery lasts for 5-6 hours
Im not using it that much. I play games for 30mins and thats all. I don't use it all time.
I was thinking that battery is broken so i bought another but 2000mah and it didnt help too but lasts one more hour . Im really worried.
I have mA usage widget and it sometimes shows 600mA 300mA screen off 200mA.
I've frozen all unnecesary apps.
I have kernel siyah 2.6.7
Can someone help me?
Check for wakelocks.
[APP] BetterBatteryStats adds battery history back to Gingerbread.
Thanks but i dont think it will help
GizinPL said:
Thanks but i dont think it will help
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Brilliant. Carry on enjoying your 5-6 hour battery life then.
very funny
It will help also have you checked what is consuming battery? Do you have data, wifi or bluetooth on?
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Yes I checked everything. I have wifi bt 3g off, screen 40% in battery usage it says screen eats 70% battery and the rest is some apps 2-3%
You were given a way to possibly increase battery life from Oinky, and you dismissed what he said with "Thanks but I don't think it will help" ?
You're obviously an idiot then. And frankly, you don't deserve help at all after that.
Do you realise BetterBatteryStats is probably the best way to nail down wakelocks that can chew thru battery, once you've taken a look at the really obvious stuff ?
Clearly not.
"Some apps".
Very helpful. These apps don't have a name then? Too lazy to type them? You think we should guess?
You don't seem to want any help.You definitely don't deserve any.
Best keep your charger handy.
1. Are u using a task killer..if so don't
2. Are u rommed? It could be that theres one on x10 that ate my battery n am on a 2.6k mAh.
3. Ur kernel.. if its oc cud be a problem.
Turn mobile data, backgroud data, auto-sync and of couse your brightness, can save battery, if all this fails i suggest seeing your phone provider about it
Xperia x10i
DonutHD
DoomKernel v6
Unlocked and unbranded.. Bye bye vodafone
I would give you some help on it but I don't think you will think that would help.
GizinPL said:
Thanks but i dont think it will help
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I've given you your first "thanks" because you've made me laugh quite hysterically.
Hope you're battery's down to 5-6 seconds soon.
Check out a poster here who goes by the sadly inappropriate name of TheMegaStar - you two are made for each other.
Original poster seems a funny guy, don't think he wants our help.
Check for wakelocks, change your modem, try a different kernel if rooted, try a new rom if rooted, don't use any task killers.
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He should definitely be checking betterbatterystats to see what is eating his battery.
This app once helped me nail down my battery problem which turned out to be facebook, the chat was signed in & drains battery like a mother....
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Switch the phone off the battery life is amazing (sorry couldnt resist)
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GizinPL said:
Thanks but i dont think it will help
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Hahah! U made my night!!! Dont leave xda anytime soon lol
looks like an iphone but powered by android baby!!!!
hello
i have on my phone hydrogen ics rom in the latest version and my battery is getting low very fast.. when i checked whats drained my battery it was the android os and its over 60%.. usaly it was around 10% but now it got to 60%..
what to do? it causes very bad battery life..
picture:
translate: 8 hours 53 minutes 39 seconds on battery (77%)
look at the android os usage.. how can i solve it and get it back to normal?
i looked over the internet and i havent found something
i looked over the internet and i havent found something
Try the ten million Android OS and other Battery posts on XDA they are not hard to find .
Use Better Battery Stats .
Put a different rom on your phone .
Read the 907 ICS bad battery life posts on XDA .
jje
JJEgan said:
i looked over the internet and i havent found something
Try the ten million Android OS and other Battery posts on XDA they are not hard to find .
Use Better Battery Stats .
Put a different rom on your phone .
Read the 907 ICS bad battery life posts on XDA .
jje
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what?? what to do with better battery stats?
i bold what i dont understand what u want..
and im not switching a rom it is a great one
orr77746 said:
what?? what to do with better battery stats?
Use it read the fxxx thread better battery stats .
i bold what i dont understand what u want..
U want i dont
and im not switching a rom it is a great one
Sure a great rom with bad battery life .
jje
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are u going to help?
should i switch a kernel? wipe cache?
What JJEgan wants to say (and actually says) is that there are a lot of threads considering bad battery life on ICS ROMs.
Have a look at this thread:
[REF][Rewrite 26/10] What the Android OS usage is and what it's not
It might not solve your problem, but maybe it helps to understand the issue.
phil_ said:
What JJEgan wants to say (and actually says) is that there are a lot of threads considering bad battery life on ICS ROMs.
Have a look at this thread:
[REF][Rewrite 26/10] What the Android OS usage is and what it's not
It might not solve your problem, but maybe it helps to understand the issue.
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thank you for explining to me i now disabled this power saving mode in the aokp section i will report in an hour wakelocks from this "better battery stats" and i will report the android os usage..
thank you for help!
it got lower by 30%! i found the problem
thank you for helping
orr77746 said:
it got lower by 30%! i found the problem
thank you for helping
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Hey I just stumbled across this thread.
Could use please explain to me what you did to solve your problem? You mentioned something about disabling power saving mode in AOKP.. what does this mean?
Hi all, I was trying to post this question directly in the forums but looks like i have not permissions to post on the developers threads since this is my first post :crying:
I have a question about battery duration with the omega rom on my SGS II.
First i flashed version 16.2 and i saw my phone's battery life was not very good (10-12 hrs average). i thought it could be all the things this JB rom can do (like smart stay and all that kind of stuff) so i went back to the Omega ICS v15.1 but same thing with the battery life, i wa doing at least two recharges per day. Then i saw that the omega v17 was released so i decided to give it a try hoping thing will be better.
I alredy did the rescvan media root app thing, disabling sync, and all those tips with no difference.
Am I missing something, does my battery needs to be replaced? (i bouthg the phone like a year ago).
And what is the average normal duration with this ROM?
Thanks in advance!!
(I'm attaching an SS of my battery stats)
Hey mate can you provide us BBS log ? Then we will be able to tell you in more detail
anshmiester78900 said:
Hey mate can you provide us BBS log ? Then we will be able to tell you in more detail
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Hi anshmiester, thanks for your response and sorry for being missing a couple of days (i was on vacation ), I just installed BBS, i will let it gather a couple of data so i can attach the log. I will be posting it as soon as i have it
Regards!
Hi I'm in a similar position on a jb ROM also get not many hours 10-15 as u can see nearing 6hrs will probably get some where between 50-60% battery it just feels like it drains fast when I use it and when its on sleep as well. I'm also doing all the tweaks to save battery life changing govenor turning off sync killing apps low brightness etc. Still feels like short battery when phone being used or in sleep. Tried several jb roms. On siyah betav4
Here are some screen shots
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try to calibrate the battery
jaher said:
Hi I'm in a similar position on a jb ROM also get not many hours 10-15 as u can see nearing 6hrs will probably get some where between 50-60% battery it just feels like it drains fast when I use it and when its on sleep as well. I'm also doing all the tweaks to save battery life changing govenor turning off sync killing apps low brightness etc. Still feels like short battery when phone being used or in sleep. Tried several jb roms. On siyah betav4
Here are some screen shots
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Perform the battery calibration:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1616598
Well I had the same issue, however I solved it by buying the Samsung extended battery (2000 mah)
anshmiester78900 said:
Hey mate can you provide us BBS log ? Then we will be able to tell you in more detail
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Hi anshmiester, i'm posting my BBS log, hope this helps to figure whats going on. Regards
http : // db.tt/vxLIYPoa
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Solved the issui buying a new battery, turns out mine whas inflares as popcorn, guess that's why wasn't working at all. After replacing it now i can have at least a day and a half without charging it
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Hello to all,
after having a stock i9300 for 11 months (I never kept stock for such a long period of time) I decide to install a custom rom.
After reading a lot I noticed that the most popular rom for the S3 i9300 is the omega so I followed that route.
I intalled the latest 4.1.2 version yesterday and today I was surprised to noticed that the battery lasted less than 14 hours.
I did a clean installation wiping cache/delvik etc.
This performance is horrible compared to stock.
I could easily make a whole day regardless of usage.
1. Are all roms as bad?
2. Will a possible change of the kernel provide a solution is so which one?
Other than that the rom looks great with some added features from the 4.2.2 which look great and fresh.
But I can not accept the phone not easily go through a day.
I also noticed some issues with Skype (not the latest version as this did not work well even on stock).
thank you
p.s. I could not post to the omega rom due to the fact I am new here......
cpapakonstan said:
I intalled the latest 4.1.2 version yesterday and today I was surprised to noticed that the battery lasted less than 14 hours.
>>>You failed to give the battery time to recalibrate .
1. Are all roms as bad?
>>> User error not rom error
2. Will a possible change of the kernel provide a solution is so which one?
>> You can try what you want .
Suggest you wipe the phone return to stock rom and read the faqs and guides before flashing any rom .
jje
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Thanks for the reply.
I will keep it for a while and see how it works.
You could reply in a nicer tone though....
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cpapakonstan said:
Thanks for the reply.
I will keep it for a while and see how it works.
You could reply in a nicer tone though....
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Nope fed up being nice to those that don't bother to read the basic faqs and guides .
This is a developers forum spoon feeding is banned .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2031989&postcount=44
JJEgan said:
Nope fed up being nice to those that don't bother to read the basic faqs and guides .
This is a developers forum spoon feeding is banned .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2031989&postcount=44
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You are being judgmental.
I spend several days reading the forum and educating myself.
I did read in the omega topic that some people experience battery problems.
Some of them reported that a different kernel provides better battery life.
I did not notice though that after flashing a rom you need several cycles for the battery to be calibrated.
Furthermore, in most roms I read about there are several people (not all) complaining about battery life.
This is why I asked if all custom roms increase performance while decreasing the battery life.
JJEgan said:
Nope fed up being nice to those that don't bother to read the basic faqs and guides .
This is a developers forum spoon feeding is banned .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2031989&postcount=44
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Really not the best way to reply to a noob is it? that's the sort of tone I would expect to see in the other place that will remain nameless. We all had to start somewhere and anyway you are wrong the developers section is called just that, if you read it will say Q&A Help & troubleshooting, if you dont like answering questions to noobs then the solution is simple ...DON'T ANSWER !
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cpapakonstan said:
You are being judgmental.
I spend several days reading the forum and educating myself.
I did read in the omega topic that some people experience battery problems.
Some of them reported that a different kernel provides better battery life.
I did not notice though that after flashing a rom you need several cycles for the battery to be calibrated.
Furthermore, in most roms I read about there are several people (not all) complaining about battery life.
This is why I asked if all custom roms increase performance while decreasing the battery life.
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I Agree, its totally out of order to treat a noob in that way, but unfortunately some members think they actually own the site and therefore have a god given right to speak to new members like **** because they have more thanks on their profile, This complex they suffer from is extremely infectious and has a specific name, its called delusions of grandeur ! There is no known treatment or cure !
After several days I noticed that the battery life is a bit better but nowhere near to the previous performance.
How long does it take to re calibrate itself?
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cpapakonstan said:
After several days I noticed that the battery life is a bit better but nowhere near to the previous performance.
How long does it take to re calibrate itself?
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I also used Omega once but the battery life was just like yours.
Try doing the following:
1. Download greenify, understand how it works and greenify your apps.
2. Install startup manager, disable useless apps.
3. Disable wifi settings such as "notify me for new networks". Also, while in sleep mode, make sure the option is set to never.
4. Put auto brightness on.
5. Disable sync.
You can go ahead and install a different kernel. Googy or Devil or siyah would be a great choise.
All of these should improve your battery life.
Thank you for your reply.
Out of curiosity why does this rom consumes more power since it does not over clock the cpu?
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cpapakonstan said:
Thank you for your reply.
Out of curiosity why does this rom consumes more power since it does not over clock the cpu?
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They are many factors that affecting your battery life.Everyone have different angle viewing things. So depend on them what a good battery life mean to them. You can try other rom though. I'm using foxhound 2.5 with googy max kernel. It bring a good perfomance for me. And you can try to buy a 3200mah battery for your S3 with original size xD It can last more longer. And try the comment above it should improve the battery alot.
well I always try not to leave wifi on when not in use and do not run programs that use battery resources. I do never use mobile data and gps is always off. I did install greenify but there was really nothing running on the background.
Still I am under the impression that the stock rom provides signifficantly better battery life.
So my question is why? (Only out of curiosity).