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Hi all just wandering if anyone has good suggestion for saving battery. Maybe an app that saves battery or recommend something else. Im constantly charging my phone 3 times a day and my battery goes quick. Im using task killer and killing unwanted apps that are running. I have lowered the screen brightness as well. But my battery still runs out quickly.
Thank you
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I have also tried cpu tuner and battery saving apps but they seem to make my phone run slow and sometimes freeze.
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you might be running quite a lot of widgets. or animated wallpapers. taskkillers sometimes aggravate the problem, since the apps they kill, will auto start.
try some system monitoring apps. these will tell you what apps are actually USING CPU cycles. they are the ones that kills your battery quick. then you have the option to uninstall the cpu-hoggers.
if all else fails, try a different battery, or have your phone checked
Background Data is battery killer
Also double check to see if background data is being used. Settings ---> Accounts and Sync. If background data is on, many apps will continue to open themselves and refresh their data before your task killer kills them.
ctalcant said:
Also double check to see if background data is being used. Settings ---> Accounts and Sync. If background data is on, many apps will continue to open themselves and refresh their data before your task killer kills them.
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Is this the reason why everytime I open advance task killer, a lot of apps show up even if I didn't use them? like yahoo messenger, music, mail,.. I think almost all of my apps show up and I only have like 20+MB of free space even if I kill apps every 30 minutes?
elena17484 said:
Hi all just wandering if anyone has good suggestion for saving battery. Maybe an app that saves battery or recommend something else. Im constantly charging my phone 3 times a day and my battery goes quick. Im using task killer and killing unwanted apps that are running. I have lowered the screen brightness as well. But my battery still runs out quickly.
Thank you
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My suggestion is to stop using autokill apps (if you're on eclair). Just kill apps manually when you feel like your phone is slowing down. What launcher are you using? Zeam is lightweight and fast. Also, keep the number of homescreen and widgets to a minimum, only the ones that you need. I also think auto rotation of the screen consumes a lot of power (I may be wrong). Is you phone new? It takes a few discharge/charge cycle before the battery achieves its full potential. Turn off WCMDA when you're not using it (use only GSM). Turn off WiFi, Bluetooth and GPS when not in use.
These are the things that I'm doing and my battery lasts 2 days with heavy texting (when I say heavy, it's 100+ text messages sent a day plus 200+ text messages received), music (1-2 hours when travelling), 1-2 hours talk time per day and a few games. I also use navigation and facebook from time to time. I use Zeam and I have 4 homescreens and 4 widgets open (APNdroid, Clock wdgt, Power Control, XPERIA Flashlight)
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My suggestion is to stop using autokill apps (if you're on eclair). Just kill apps manually when you feel like your phone is slowing down. What launcher are you using? Zeam is lightweight and fast. Also, keep the number of homescreen and widgets to a minimum, only the ones that you need. I also think auto rotation of the screen consumes a lot of power (I may be wrong). Is you phone new? It takes a few discharge/charge cycle before the battery achieves its full potential. Turn off WCMDA when you're not using it (use only GSM). Turn off WiFi, Bluetooth and GPS when not in use.
These are the things that I'm doing and my battery lasts 2 days with heavy texting (when I say heavy, it's 100+ text messages sent a day plus 200+ text messages received), music (1-2 hours when travelling), 1-2 hours talk time per day and a few games. I also use navigation and facebook from time to time. I use Zeam and I have 4 homescreens and 4 widgets open (APNdroid, Clock wdgt, Power Control, XPERIA Flashlight)
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do this and in addion add some system apps that keep reopening to the task killers ignore list. Like for me for some reason the settings app opens 2 mins after i kill it, wasting battery. So i set it to ignore
I found that lowering CPU Frequency on Standby helps the battery. I squeeze about half a day equaling a day and 1/2 out of phone. To achieve this I use Overclock Widget(it's the only one I tried) and it does the job. Search the market for a CPU tuner that has Standby and Screen On settings. Hope u get results.
my phone lasts for two days now, and used to last only for ten hours. There are two important things to save battery: use 2g and kee gps turned off! I used to let it enabled thinking that if there were no difference if there were no apps using it. Stupid idea...
i'm using JuiceDefender beta
jetpileder said:
i'm using JuiceDefender beta
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I tried it before. Actually I have the donate version, but don't use it anymore. Just use 2g and see what happens.
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HI all,
I got some issue here,how to save battery life in gs2??my battery only last in 18 hours without running anything...anybody can help??i check the battery usage and the display use 50-55%...can i reduce it??how.....please advice
Pal..can you say what you need...what 18 hours....
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Thank's for reply...is it normal??
if can..i want to extend the battery life..any suggestion for apps??thank's...
If you wanna extend the battery life you should uninstall all apps that can possibly keep the phone awake. more apps needing CPU = less battery life.
also lower the display lighting if you have high battery use of it.
zulk_77 said:
Thank's for reply...is it normal??
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Yes, it's normal
Turning down the brightness will of course help.
Normal seem to be about 12-40 hours. Some apps are badly behaved, others just take a lot of power. It seems there might be a few OS bugs which come and go depending on exactly how you use the phone - some ROMS/kernels seem to help but it is difficult to be specific. Check the BetterBatteryStats thread for some ideas on debugging.
18 hours is decent, it all depends on how you use the phone.
If for 10 hours your phone's screen was on, then ofc this is amazing.
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Thank's for reply...is it normal??
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What is your brightness setting? When you are in the battery usage page, click on Display and tell us how many hours the display was on.
You should also check if your phone is on standby mode properly. When you press the awake button and the phone awoken instantly, then you need to restart the phone until it doesn't (e.g. 1-2 second delay is good). I had this problem before and it ate my battery like crazy.
Sleepy cat: my brightness setting is auto & already running for 1hr 38m...since i charge..last night..and the display percentage is 55%...how to reduce it??..
i already reduce my brightness.....
How to reduce battery use by display: Dont use it.
Simply flash the LeoMar75 2.4 RevolutioN Rom. The best rom!!!
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What is rom??...please advice...newbie...
FAQ
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1065995
Wip
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1125282
jje
I personally found the SolarFlare rom much better compared to many other roms. Have the longest battery life on that.
Use auto brightness, use running services to close what programs/services you don't need(for example I always close skype, yahoo messager, update software, out of milk etc...depends on what you have installed on it and what you don't need ) use static wallpaper and most important charge your phone OFF.
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mihaicp said:
Use auto brightness, use running services to close what programs/services you don't need(for example I always close skype, yahoo messager, update software, out of milk etc...depends on what you have installed on it and what you don't need ) use static wallpaper and most important charge your phone OFF.
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He's right. It's all about programs which are using your mobile data connection.
Thnk's all..really appreciate it...but i have doubt for auto brightness...i read some forum that using the auto is increased the battry usage??is it true??confius...lol..
18 hrs is not normal.....at least for me. stock rom with speedmod kernel.
hey guys i need battery notifier app so that when my mini charged at 100% phone beep this is exactly same when we have low battery. Currently i am using Mini Cm 7.2.1.9 and nAa kernel -11 . I need this app because every time i have to check the status of battery. Sometimes i over charged it please help!!!
aryanjain said:
hey guys i need battery notifier app so that when my mini charged at 100% phone beep this is exactly same when we have low battery. Currently i am using Mini Cm 7.2.1.9 and nAa kernel -11 . I need this app because every time i have to check the status of battery. Sometimes i over charged it please help!!!
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i think this suit what you want..
Battery Notifier
this is not the perfect one
thanx buddy for helping but this is not the perfect one. Actually there is one app in the forum but i am not able to find out i did searching but didn't found that app so please any of you have that app or link to that post please provide here.
Wait... how do you mean overcharging battery? Did you tried to clean battery stats when charged? The only thing I've found is this: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.nema.batterycalibration
It has option to notify you when it's 100% charged, but not in background.
Try Tasker with profiles
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still not found da best app
thanx all guys for giving good advice but really still m not able to got da perfect one which i need please keep supporting me and giving good advices......
thx you
thanks you fr dizz thread
Go Power Master 1.3 is best apps
No efficient app till yet
go master is not producing sound when phone completed charging 100%
Please nAa i request you to add battery notification function as right now when battery low it indicates same like wise when battery charged completely i.e 100% it also produce sound notification .
anyone have better app and can solve my problem please feel free to help with complete link .
thanks!!!
nice work! thanks your hlep
battery monitor widget and battery calibration can help you
Goodluck
Battery alarm
Battery alarm comes with widget download it go to home page and enable it ,when ever your phone is 100% you will be notified by your default ring tone (make sure you install in internal drive)
please give links to download your suggestion sounds similar to my need.
aryanjain said:
hey guys i need battery notifier app so that when my mini charged at 100% phone beep this is exactly same when we have low battery. Currently i am using Mini Cm 7.2.1.9 and nAa kernel -11 . I need this app because every time i have to check the status of battery. Sometimes i over charged it please help!!!
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find this
For ppl who are still paranoid about over-charging their smart-phone battery (which is highly unlikely), this app allow you to trigger a ringtone alarm when say battery reach 50%-100%. This alert you when the charge is completed.
For ppl who face limited power socket for charging (say in some hotel or motel room for e.g) and you have multiple devices that need to use the socket for charging, this app allow you to configure 50%-100% to alert you so you can un-plugged your smart-phone to allow other devices a chance to use the power socket to charge.
To configure, set Ringtone for alert, select the percentage you want to be alerted when the battery charge reach and tap Save. Finally remember to tap Start to start the service.
Important points to note:
- Set screen timeout to be longer so the ringtone can play longer to get your attention.
- Disable any screen lock because it may prevent the app from waking the smart-phone up to play the ringtone.
- With 15 minutes to test the app, if you find not enough time to test, you can get it first and if not satisfied, drop me an email and I will do a full refund.
The application support English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese display.
Latest version: 1.0 (for Android version 2.1 and higher)
FROM HERE---->Battery Charged Alert
my favori battery calibration
Thanks fanaticprakash gave me small widget which alerts me when my phone charged completely......
aryanjain said:
Thanks fanaticprakash gave me small widget which alerts me when my phone charged completely......
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You always welcome man!
battery alarm is not working with xperia x8 i tried to launch the app using antek app but it shows me that Couldn't launch the application. the icon of this app also doesn't appear
I'm using tasker and by far, I like it the most...
xperia s has auto briightness which you cannot turn off.it wastes battery it does this by the ambient light sensor,anyone know an app to turn it off?
You can change your brightness with any widget. Also from my experience auto brightness saves more battery than it drains.
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it dont work. i tried it when i put my finger over the ambient light sensor the brightness still changes i want that sensor to be off
unrealboot1 said:
it dont work. i tried it when i put my finger over the ambient light sensor the brightness still changes i want that sensor to be off
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Set brightness to fixed.
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K900 said:
Set brightness to fixed.
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Tried it doesn't work. I set a brightness but when I put my finger over the sensor it changes the brightness. The brightness change is only like 10% either way from the set brightness. So its like partial auto brightness. But i want to turn it off altogether.
Go to Playstore and search "Toggle ALS Xperia"
Install this app Disable Automatic Brightness. And please note it needs u to be rooted
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K900 said:
You can change your brightness with any widget. Also from my experience auto brightness saves more battery than it drains.
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Unless you're someone like me and can accomplish most tasks with 0% brightness.
tyrien said:
Unless you're someone like me and can accomplish most tasks with 0% brightness.
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When set at 0% auto brightness is disabled it seems (to me).
tyrien said:
Unless you're someone like me and can accomplish most tasks with 0% brightness.
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Are you sure you're human? I can hardly see anything at 0 brightness, especially under direct light.
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tyrien said:
Unless you're someone like me and can accomplish most tasks with 0% brightness.
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Doesnt this defeat the object of having a HD screen? :S
I cant do 0% its way too dark. The screen is killing my battery im trying my best to minimise power usage of the screen and i think this ambient sensor is part of the problem - im not too sure how much power it really uses. After very lightly using my phone for 10 hours i checked the stats and it says 50% of the energy is used by apps,wifi and phone radio which is fine, but the other 50% is used by the display...And the display was only one for 1 hour of those 10 hours.........
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I cant do 0% its way too dark. The screen is killing my battery im trying my best to minimise power usage of the screen and i think this ambient sensor is part of the problem - im not too sure how much power it really uses. After very lightly using my phone for 10 hours i checked the stats and it says 50% of the energy is used by apps,wifi and phone radio which is fine, but the other 50% is used by the display...And the display was only one for 1 hour of those 10 hours.........
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I have exactly the same problem!
I can't turn it OFF...I hate the Xperia S auto-brightness...it's so slow and not smooth at all...it's like varying from 10% to 10% and it never stops varying!!so annoying!...initially I even thought it was a screen/light problem until I noted "ohh...this is not a screen problem, is just an awful auto-brightness"
I tried every widget, everything and is useless! either is at 100% or 0%...the rest is AUTO-Brightness!
Then there's battery...the display is always above 65% of all power consumption...is such high percentage normal?
Need help too!
Colinn789 said:
I have exactly the same problem!
I can't turn it OFF...I hate the Xperia S auto-brightness...it's so slow and not smooth at all...it's like varying from 10% to 10% and it never stops varying!!so annoying!...initially I even thought it was a screen/light problem until I noted "ohh...this is not a screen problem, is just an awful auto-brightness"
I tried every widget, everything and is useless! either is at 100% or 0%...the rest is AUTO-Brightness!
Then there's battery...the display is always above 65% of all power consumption...is such high percentage normal?
Need help too!
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Use the app someone oiled
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Use the app someone oiled
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Is the app called "someone oiled"? Can't find it anywhere...anyway, tried already so many apps, widgets and FW...always the same issue, either 0%, 100% or auto.
I have a blocked bootloader so I guess there's no way I can switch the freagging Auto-Brightness off. Just another disappointment regarding this phone, among many others
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Is the app called "someone oiled"? Can't find it anywhere...anyway, tried already so many apps, widgets and FW...always the same issue, either 0%, 100% or auto.
I have a blocked bootloader so I guess there's no way I can switch the freagging Auto-Brightness off. Just another disappointment regarding this phone, among many others
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Damn autocorrect. That was ' someone linked '
chopra.har**** said:
Go to Playstore and search "Toggle ALS Xperia"
Install this app Disable Automatic Brightness. And please note it needs u to be rooted
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This ^^
K900 said:
This ^^
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Exactly...the only thing I didn't try was to root my phone I MOD...but that's only because I have my Bootload blocked so... no solution for me as I already tried all apps and widgets in the market
Colinn789 said:
Exactly...the only thing I didn't try was to root my phone I MOD...but that's only because I have my Bootload blocked so... no solution for me as I already tried all apps and widgets in the market
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Try this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1599378
Hi guys
My samsung galaxy s3 battery is draining freaking fast around 1% for every 3-4 minutes
I tried to reset the battery stats and monitor it using better battery stats and all but there is no wakelocks.
Is there any reason why am i having this trouble?
Is anyone else having the same trouble?
Feel free to share here.
[EDIT]: I m running custom rom jellybean criskelo.
Do you have the Facebook app installed? This has caused issues for several people with it constantly syncing.
As a test either disable fb syncing or uninstall fb and see if that improves you battery.
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Also do you have GPS or Wifi on constantly or any of the usual battery draining settings. Auto sync will also cause a big battery drain.
GPS won't do anything to the battery unless you're using it. If you have the GPS symbol in the notification bar then its being used otherwise its fine to leave it on.
I have set wi-fi settings in the advanced menu to make wi-fi sleep when the phone is so it's not on 100% of the time when i don't need it. Auto sync i turn off. Brightness is down as low as it can be with auto turned off - adjust it manually if your outside. Make sure you've disabled the S Speak Wake up commands on lock screen.
These increased my battery life quite abit.
Do you take the phone in the bathroom when you shower? That drain sounds very high indeed, possible moisture damage?
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GPS won't do anything to the battery unless you're using it. If you have the GPS symbol in the notification bar then its being used otherwise its fine to leave it on.
I have set wi-fi settings in the advanced menu to make wi-fi sleep when the phone is so it's not on 100% of the time when i don't need it. Auto sync i turn off. Brightness is down as low as it can be with auto turned off - adjust it manually if your outside. Make sure you've disabled the S Speak Wake up commands on lock screen.
These increased my battery life quite abit.
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Even though GPS isn't used with it switched on it will still use battery so I believe your incorrect there.
I didint install any facebook app and my syncing is switched off all the time....
Any idea why?
Are you in a low signal area? I know it's a pain but to be on the safe side I would perform a factory reset. Also In android settings under battery option what does it show is using your battery?
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Even though GPS isn't used with it switched on it will still use battery so I believe your incorrect there.
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No, you are incorrect. He is correct. GPS isnt activated unless an app accesses it. The toggle only allows it to be used.
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No, you are incorrect. He is correct. GPS isnt activated unless an app accesses it. The toggle only allows it to be used.
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Ok I stand corrected apoligies for that.
Please be aware though if you use the weather widget and its allowed to use GPS, GPS will be used every hour or so to check location (or whatever your refresh period is) so please be aware its not just opening an app. Widgets like weather widget will always be able to use GPS automatically unless Auto Refresh is set to 'None'
I read something about there being a software bug specifically for the s3 a couple of days ago. Just my 2 cents
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