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Alright, I'm on the quest for the ultimate rom. Specifically for battery life, but I want a good honeycomb or even honeybread mix with good/great battery life. Im getting decent battery life with Nero v5.
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These battery life questions are being asked all the time. Try looking around the forums a little bit and see what people have to say.
gobluewolverines4 said:
Alright, I'm on the quest for the ultimate rom. Specifically for battery life, but I want a good honeycomb or even honeybread mix with good/great battery life. Im getting decent battery life with Nero v5.
Sent from my sexy vibrant running the ancient nero v5
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All the ROMs you will find will have the same BASE battery life (since they are ALL based on Samsung code [except CM of course, which has worse battery life as of right now]). Here are the factors that DO affect it:
apps
gps/bluetooth/wifi
low signal
kernel
Obviously the biggest eater is the screen. No matter what you do, you'll get a max of around 2 hours display time (that is, 120m of the display being turned on).
The next eater is data. Apps that refresh themselves in the background are notorious for eating battery life. Twitter apps, facebook, or widgets that update automatically are the first thing to look out for. I believe they all default to automatically updating or something.
And if you use the stock voodoo kernel, that will give you the best battery life out of all kernels available.
I get about 4 hours of display being on with the lowest brightness setting. Stock battery, 2 hours is very low.
Yeah I have the brightness as low as possible. Im only getting 15 hours, and I've heard rumors of up to 20 hours with some roms. Any body know any good gingerbread mods with good life?
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White's version of gb will give you better life. CM7 is 12-14 hours with poor standby time.
Best battery life will always be axura.
gobluewolverines4 said:
Alright, I'm on the quest for the ultimate rom. Specifically for battery life, but I want a good honeycomb or even honeybread mix with good/great battery life. Im getting decent battery life with Nero v5.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=993440
xriderx66 said:
Best battery life will always be axura.
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I tried axura for 10mins, and I couldn't stand it...
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=993440
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What about it?
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gobluewolverines4 said:
I tried axura for 10mins, and I couldn't stand it...
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what made you not like it?
if you want battery.. Its always been either axura or nero/bionix
Battery life is entirely too subjective a topic to get hard data from.
- People running different roms
- People running different kernels
- People running different modems
- People running different background services
- People knowingly or unknowingly running apps that create excessive partial wake usage. Or not running them as the case may be
- People with widely differing signal levels, which vary from area to area
- People with different screen preferences (insofar as brightness, auto brightness, animations etc...)
- People with Vibrants a month old and Vibrants nearly a year old. (i.e differences in battery degredation)
The only way to get a quantitative set of real data to work with would be to painstakingly eliminate all the above variables per case, which would mean (at this point) dozens or even hundreds of dedicated test scenarios.
I've recently ran Bionix, Bionix Frost, Trigger, Sweet Honey, Atriarc, and Darkys (yeah I get bored a lot...sue me ). I've yet to notice a significant enough degree of difference between any of these in regards to battery life, running the stock apps and services I always run. Enough to notice? Perhaps so, but only if I were going through my day with a stopwatch (which would seem a bit anal). Enough to care? No.
I'd rather just use my phone and say "screw you guys I'm going home!"
xriderx66 said:
what made you not like it?
if you want battery.. Its always been either axura or nero/bionix
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Just bad gui in my opinion. coming from nero v5 (which im running right now), it look poor, and i want me some gingerbread. :/
gobluewolverines4 said:
Just bad gui in my opinion. coming from nero v5 (which im running right now), it look poor, and i want me some gingerbread. :/
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Theres themes deep in the theme section for gingerbread look on most roms from a month ago
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Theres themes deep in the theme section for gingerbread look on most roms from a month ago
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super noob question, will the themes involve the tv turn off into sleep mode? or is that a bigger form, like kernal etc.
gobluewolverines4 said:
super noob question, will the themes involve the tv turn off into sleep mode? or is that a bigger form, like kernal etc.
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Nope.
Any 2.2 or 2.2.1 build will never have that its integrated into gingerbread and as far as I know you cant just copy and paste..
But there are alternatives such as a app someone made that locks your phone using the search button and shows the tv out animation
It really just depends on how you treat your phone, I text a lot, and only check xda and I get about at least 19 hours Stock kernel, and now I'm trying out Tigersblood kernel, and I undervolted my cpu clocks, and set setcpu profiles in Setcpu, and downloaded Superpower from the market (turns off data when screen is off) and monitor about every other week which apps I installed are eating my battery (if any) using System monitor, and I should atleast get about a couple more hours ;]
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It really just depends on how you treat your phone, I text a lot, and only check xda and I get about at least 19 hours Stock kernel, and now I'm trying out Tigersblood kernel, and I undervolted my cpu clocks, and set setcpu profiles in Setcpu, and downloaded Superpower from the market (turns off data when screen is off) and monitor about every other week which apps I installed are eating my battery (if any) using System monitor, and I should atleast get about a couple more hours ;]
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On that part where you talk about super power, I use juice defender, and I turned that option of that turns the data off when my phone goes off because it would take to long to come back on. Is there a delay?
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gobluewolverines4 said:
What about it?
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its not always about the rom...
nomadrider123 said:
its not always about the rom...
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I know, but the rom does make a difference right?
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hey guys. after installing juggernauts battery fix v2 2 days ago I have been getting horrible
battery life I'm on cm7 bell attic with faux 1.45 kernel here's a screenshot of my usage I did everything I should have when I flashed this Tom and the fix and calibrated it and stuff
And why exactly did you need to apply this fix? Was anything broken before this? Not trolling, just want more info on your problem. This screenshot really looks horrible.
Dude, are you oc'd min/max at 1,45 GHz, playing a game at full screen brightness while you're downloading something in an area with low hspa signal as your maps where calculating a route..?!
Can't think of any other way a battery can die like that. Hell, I don't even think all the above would deplete it like you did..
brightness is turned all the way down and my phone is id's at 800 :/ I applied this fix cause my battery life was only 10 hours but now it's like 5
You're doing all the above minus the brightness..?
Go through this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1198333 process, that will sort it out.
Also get betterbatterystats and look for whatever is eating battery.
P. S. What do you do in those 5 hrs that it lasts..?
It's the wake locks! I have the same issue but my battery still goes about a max.. probably 10 hours right now.....
all I do is text and play games for an hour at the most :/ and my brightness is all the way Down. it started doing this only after I applied the battery fix. which is very odd but I'll try calibrating it tonight
why haven't you charged your battery completely in 2 days?
I have the same issue .. battery is draining like hell .. !
I haven't had time to charge it but I did last night and its not draining that much anymore. ill try deleting the Facebook app and see what happens. I text quite alot though. probably send /receive 400 a day in total and go on Facebook all the tiem..kinda hard not to when you have al 6 gigs a month
also it says error when I try to turn on wifi and my phone shuts off randomly alot and it gets super hot..not sure if that's normal cause its underclocl when I use it :/
juggernaut fix only resolves the issue with the battery percentage jumping when you reboot phone. It doesn't resolve any battery draining problems.
The only thing I have to say to contribute here is that I'm on CM7, stock CM7 kernel, and my battery life has never been better. Many many users have reported the same.
some users report having like 20+ hours on their Phone..how is this possible? I'd be happy with even 16 hours. and ohh. yeah I was hoping that my battery percentage was just off and yeah haha. what do you mean. like your battery life got better since then or it never got better then any other rom?
Thought id post this cuz its been a while since I've had this kind of battery life.
Using cm7 nov23 weekly with Clem's 1.4Ghz kernel. =]
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Jugs battery fix is for battery jumping its a fix for that. Cm7 doesn't have battery jumping issues. Why would u apply it in the first place.
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joachim123 said:
Thought id post this cuz its been a while since I've had this kind of battery life.
Using cm7 nov23 weekly with Clem's 1.4Ghz kernel. =]
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What app is that?
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Phalanx7621 said:
Jugs battery fix is for battery jumping its a fix for that. Cm7 doesn't have battery jumping issues. Why would u apply it in the first place.
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If that question was for me.. I didn't apply it. Just sharing stats.
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What app is that?
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Its the built-in battery-use info in about phone for cm7
7 hours later and its only dropped 10%.
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Ive always found the default CM7 kernel as having the best battery life. Faux kernel is more responsive but even with the enhanced 1ghz with/without undervolting, my battery drain is a lot worse.
Ive created a CWM zip just with the default kernel from weekly 3, its newer than the nightly ones and works great for me with the miui alpha as well
Heres the link for anyone that wants it
www.multiupload.com/FRRMWITO3X
rob43 said:
Ive always found the default CM7 kernel as having the best battery life. Faux kernel is more responsive but even with the enhanced 1ghz with/without undervolting, my battery drain is a lot worse.
Ive created a CWM zip just with the default kernel from weekly 3, its newer than the nightly ones and works great for me with the miui alpha as well
Heres the link for anyone that wants it
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Thanks. perfect.
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Phalanx7621 said:
Jugs battery fix is for battery jumping its a fix for that. Cm7 doesn't have battery jumping issues. Why would u apply it in the first place.
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This is just not true. There are times when CM7 has battery jumping when I use it and the fix fixes it for me. He clearly has jumping issues from his attached img.
There are many settings to fix it.
Greatings
Just rooted today...
My main issue is to extend the battery life.
Do I need to install a ROM to do that
If so what ROM do you suggest, but prefer something that is fast, barebones, great battery life, I am prolly going to be running go launcher...
How long have you been with the phone? I just got it a few days ago and waiting to "break-in" the battery...
I know for my t989 it was the same deal.
There are a few kernels that really help, go to the dev section and read up on them (and roms too!).
Install a custom rom and kernal.
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try fourth bar
you might want to try fourth bar rom. it's default launcher is go launcher and says it has amazing battery life. here's the link to it http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1421811
I just got the phone on the weekend and installed xboarders BulletProof ROM day before yesterday and the SetCPU app. My battery life has improved dramatically. Now I can get 14-16 hours of moderate use out of the phone on 4g. This gets me through my day and has made this phone the PERFECT device for me. I love it!!
On Wifi and with more careful power management the battery could definitely last up to 24 hr.
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On Wifi and with more careful power management the battery could definitely last up to 24 hr.
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I believe WiFi actually takes more juice than on 4G.
Search JuiceDefender in the Market. It's helped significantly with my battery life.
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babymatteo said:
I believe WiFi actually takes more juice than on 4G.
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Leaving WiFi on and scanning while not connected to a network will drain your battery, but in a head-to-head wifi vs 4g connection battle WiFi comes out on top.
Flash Faux's Kernel located here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1359951
Otherwise use Xboarder56's Sense 3.5 Rom. I've been on it for about a week with amazing battery life (40 hours-ish)
darkphantom said:
How long have you been with the phone? I just got it a few days ago and waiting to "break-in" the battery...
I know for my t989 it was the same deal.
There are a few kernels that really help, go to the dev section and read up on them (and roms too!).
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I had if for a few months... you are 100 percent right about the break in period, when I first got this phone I could almost watch this phone drain to nothing..
I also purchased a couple of anker batteries and a wall chargers... I noticed that if I complete charge and drain the battery the life would even get better I did this about 12 times for each battery.
stew721 said:
Search JuiceDefender in the Market. It's helped significantly with my battery life.
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Tried it and did nothing for me... well it did make my phone super glitchy..
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daeboe said:
Flash Faux's Kernel located here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1359951
Otherwise use Xboarder56's Sense 3.5 Rom. I've been on it for about a week with amazing battery life (40 hours-ish)
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should I do both... I will admit I not sure what the difference between rom and a kernal...
try the fourth bar sense. my batter has improved a lot
Preaak said:
should I do both... I will admit I not sure what the difference between rom and a kernal...
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Yes you need to do both. Most, if not all, ROMs come with their own kernel that must be installed so that everything in the ROM works correctly. You flash a rom through recovery and then use fastboot to install the kernel. A lot of the current ROMs come with a script that flashes the kernel for you though, so it's not a big deal. (Other devices that have S-OFF can flash the kernel directly when you flash the rom, which is one reason why we want S-OFF so much, so possibly think about donating to the cause).
Awesome... installed the 4th sense rom... I am very happy with it so far!
I also flashed kernel by faux.. but I am not sure if took, how can I tell?
Any suggestions for overclocking my cpu... or does the kernel do that?
thanks a bunch guys I will let you know how the battery life issue goes!
Donations... Yes I will send some juice to these folks!
Preaak said:
Awesome... installed the 4th sense rom... I am very happy with it so far!
I also flashed kernel by faux.. but I am not sure if took, how can I tell?
Any suggestions for overclocking my cpu... or does the kernel do that?
thanks a bunch guys I will let you know how the battery life issue goes!
Donations... Yes I will send some juice to these folks!
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You'll know it works by not having any problems. I believe the kernel overclocks it for you, but OCing lowers battery life, so it kind of goes against what you originally wanted.
MildewMan said:
You'll know it works by not having any problems. I believe the kernel overclocks it for you, but OCing lowers battery life, so it kind of goes against what you originally wanted.
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No problems so for.. battery life looks really good so far.. I just popped in a fresh battery so I will see how it goes.
It is overclocked for sure... I ran a couple of benchmark tests. We will see how it goes... I would like to get through a day... finally..
I am even thinking of underclocking... thanks again!
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No problems so for.. battery life looks really good so far.. I just popped in a fresh battery so I will see how it goes.
It is overclocked for sure... I ran a couple of benchmark tests. We will see how it goes... I would like to get through a day... finally..
I am even thinking of underclocking... thanks again!
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I've tried almost all of the roms here (except bulletproof) in combination with stock and faux kernels. The best combos I came up with for battery was BeastMod and 4th Bar with stock kernel from BeastMod. No matter what I did with faux kernels (OC, UC, Undervolt) I could never beat the battery life of stock kernel. Good luck and keep us updated.
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I've tried almost all of the roms here (except bulletproof) in combination with stock and faux kernels. The best combos I came up with for battery was BeastMod and 4th Bar with stock kernel from BeastMod. No matter what I did with faux kernels (OC, UC, Undervolt) I could never beat the battery life of stock kernel. Good luck and keep us updated.
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For the limited time I have been on kernel and Rom there is been no significant change in battery life.
The phone is faster that is for sure.. that will drain battery
faster but I a running less widgets and no live wallpaper that I normally rock.
The deal breaker for me is that the sound remains on when you close apps/games... and stays on even when the screen is off.
I will give beat mod a try with a stock kernel.
Not sure if it's me but figured I'd ask the community. Has anyone been getting worse battery life after flashing ICS? I came from UnNamed rom with Entropys daily driver and had about 40% after 17 hours on a daily basis (2 and a half hours screen time texting, web, XDA, etc)
Switched first to shostock 2, and ended up knocking down to 50% under 8 hours with the same amount of usage, flashed on over to phonebricker with siyah and same thing. Anyone else having similar drainage?
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ChocolateSnow said:
Not sure if it's me but figured I'd ask the community. Has anyone been getting worse battery life after flashing ICS? I came from UnNamed rom with Entropys daily driver and had about 40% after 17 hours on a daily basis (2 and a half hours screen time texting, web, XDA, etc)
Switched first to shostock 2, and ended up knocking down to 50% under 8 hours with the same amount of usage, flashed on over to phonebricker with siyah and same thing. Anyone else having similar drainage?
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Currently running SHO2 V3. Battery lifes been great for me.
No more wakelocks. I can go to bed at 100% and wake up 8-10hrs later and be at 97%
I'm not getting any Wakelocks either. Battery's amazing when the phones locked. But it's the drain when the screens on that baffles me
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Someone reported having superior battery life with ICS on Shostock, Bricker or AOKP.
I, in the other hand, never have a great life on it. Considering light usage, getting 20 hrs max (where I used to get close to 48 hrs) including roughly 2 hrs screen on and 2 hrs talk time. Not great at all, but not bad, I can survive.
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Someone reported having superior battery life with ICS on Shostock, Bricker or AOKP.
I, in the other hand, never have a great life on it. Considering light usage, getting 20 hrs max (where I used to get close to 48 hrs) including roughly 2 hrs screen on and 2 hrs talk time. Not great at all, but not bad, I can survive.
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Exactly! I know others who all have these amazing battery stats yet for some reason I just don't. Couldn't figure it out for the life of me when I haven't been doing anything different. Was beginning to think maybe I'm just enjoying ICS a little too much and need to put the phone down..
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ChocolateSnow said:
I'm not getting any Wakelocks either. Battery's amazing when the phones locked. But it's the drain when the screens on that baffles me
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Probably has a lot to do with the oled screen. It has to suck more juice than the standard lcd
ChocolateSnow said:
Exactly! I know others who all have these amazing battery stats yet for some reason I just don't. Couldn't figure it out for the life of me when I haven't been doing anything different. Was beginning to think maybe I'm just enjoying ICS a little too much and need to put the phone down..
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I was getting 30+ hours a charge easily on GB if I sidestepped a few battery killers. I get nowhere near that on any of the ICS roms but it's worth every juice sucking second. I love it.
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Probably has a lot to do with the oled screen. It has to suck more juice than the standard lcd
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So an i777 running Gingerbread has an LDC screen and an i777 running ICS has an OLED screen?
What you're saying is true, but it has nothing whatsoever to do with this thread.
mattdm said:
So an i777 running Gingerbread has an LDC screen and an i777 running ICS has an OLED screen?
What you're saying is true, but it has nothing whatsoever to do with this thread.
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Lol. You're right. Sorry, just one of those random thoughts that unfortunately made print.
Sorry for the blonde moment.
BROKKANIC said:
Currently running SHO2 V3. Battery lifes been great for me.
No more wakelocks. I can go to bed at 100% and wake up 8-10hrs later and be at 97%
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I second that, try shostock v3, I am getting similar battery life with shostock. V2 I used to get 15 hours now it gone up to 25-30 hours.
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I second that, try shostock v3, I am getting similar battery life with shostock. V2 I used to get 15 hours now it gone up to 25-30 hours.
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Thank you very much for your input. I was running on shostock v2 and was unhappy with the battery life. I'll have to look into V3 since I haven't tried it. I'm currently on phonebricker and Its gonna be hard leaving the kitchen app...tough decision
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ChocolateSnow said:
Thank you very much for your input. I was running on shostock v2 and was unhappy with the battery life. I'll have to look into V3 since I haven't tried it. I'm currently on phonebricker and Its gonna be hard leaving the kitchen app...tough decision
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I use phone bricker 2.7 as a daily driver and the battery life is pretty decent. The MIUI port seems to do even better (I uninstalled it because somehow it was unpredictably laggy). Might as well try those too.
I started running AOKP about a week ago and my battery life improved quite a bit over the rooted stock rom. But I never have had very good battery life out of the stock rom anyways, except for maybe day or two after a factory reset, I would have OK run times until that dreaded wakelock kept sneaking back in the picture. AOKP has been much more consistent for me and I have easily been lasting 16-18 hrs with light/medium use and atleast 40% remaining. I'm running Siyah kernel. I haven't tried any other roms.
I think I'm gonna be going back to gingerbread for about a solid week to see if it really is ICS. Used to get amazing life on GB, then switched to ICS and my battery went to hell.so I got an extended battery and all that did was basically give me close to what I got on gingerbread, so the inconsistencies are starting to bother me a bit. Maybe I'll return to ics sometime in the future to see if anything changes. It's been fun though, and there's a lot of things that I'm going to miss....Oh well
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ChocolateSnow said:
I think I'm gonna be going back to gingerbread for about a solid week to see if it really is ICS. Used to get amazing life on GB, then switched to ICS and my battery went to hell.so I got an extended battery and all that did was basically give me close to what I got on gingerbread, so the inconsistencies are starting to bother me a bit. Maybe I'll return to ics sometime in the future to see if anything changes. It's been fun though, and there's a lot of things that I'm going to miss....Oh well
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I did this too but ended up realizing that battery life was actually better on ics. I've had the best results with aokp and phone bricker (not w/siyah).
i've found that using gingerbread roms gave me better battery life
unnamed and unoriginal are good choices
wamster said:
i've found that using gingerbread roms gave me better battery life
unnamed and unoriginal are good choices
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Yeah I've Been back on unnamed today and so far so good. Battery life seems to be an improvement than it was on ics
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ChocolateSnow said:
Yeah I've Been back on unnamed today and so far so good. Battery life seems to be an improvement than it was on ics
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Definitely. Are you using unnamed 1.3.2 or 2.2.1?
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Definitely. Are you using unnamed 1.3.2 or 2.2.1?
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I'm on 2.2.1, that was my daily driver when I first rooted. Never let me down
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ICS VS GB
I thought Gingerbread had much better battery life so i switched to shostock 1. However, the battery life there was about the same as shostock 2. My recommendation is to severely underclock it (200 mhz) when the screen is locked. i can go for hours and only use 1 or 2 percent and the battery will be left for you when the screen is on which is when you need it. AOKP + Fluxi= awesome
I have been struggling with trying to figure out if the battery life I am seeing is what my Atrix is really capable of. I am occasionally a heavy user, but on weekends I am a very light user. I'll start at 8am with 100% and be almost dead at 6-8pm. I have searched around and seen other Atrix users with 24 hours of battery life and even if I tried my hardest to not use my phone I wouldn't get those kind of numbers. I feel fairly confident in saying i scoured search results and tried everything i could find to extend battery life.
Am I doing something wrong?
Is there something I can do to help?
I know it's been asked before, but I am hoping to get some current answers for this question: what kind of battery life numbers are you getting on your Atrix? Which rom are you using?
Atrix 4G running CM7 RC3. If the answer is "keep it charged as often as possible", it is what it is. It would be great to find an answer to why battery life is so much shorter than others though! Many thanks in advance.
Just noticed CM7.2 stable was released, upgrading to that now to see if battery life improves. Might try a full wipe to see if battery life is better without email, syncs, etc. etc. if the upgrade doesn't help.
i would recommend getting cpu spy and also download and install as a zip 'blue sleep fix' (blue sleep zip can be found in the CM7 thread). This has greatly improved my battery life.
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Just noticed CM7.2 stable was released, upgrading to that now to see if battery life improves. Might try a full wipe to see if battery life is better without email, syncs, etc. etc. if the upgrade doesn't help.
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Which kernel? Flash Faux 1.0GHz and undervolt across the board by -50mv. Instant battery life!
Also, use ROM Manager or equivalent to stop all non essential apps from starting on boot.
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barry_ said:
i would recommend getting cpu spy and also download and install as a zip 'blue sleep fix' (blue sleep zip can be found in the CM7 thread). This has greatly improved my battery life.
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There are 2 cpu spy apps on the market, can you let me know which one to use? Bluesleep fix found and downloading now.
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Which kernel? Flash Faux 1.0GHz and undervolt across the board by -50mv. Instant battery life!
Also, use ROM Manager or equivalent to stop all non essential apps from starting on boot.
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Flashed Faux 1.0 no problem. I do not know how to undervolt so I will search around and see if i can find something on it. Ill try stopping some startup apps too. Thanks for the suggestions all! Keep them coming!
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There are 2 cpu spy apps on the market, can you let me know which one to use? Bluesleep fix found and downloading now.
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the one by 'STORM717' :good:
Hopefully did the under volt right! Should I set it to take effect at boot?
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rjbanker said:
Hopefully did the under volt right! Should I set it to take effect at boot?
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Test your settings for a few days. If the phone stays stable THEN you set at boot.
Big thanks to everyone! Battery life has improved a ton (see picts)! It was hard finding the blue sleep fix, here it is for others to easily find: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=25437046&postcount=436
rjbanker said:
Big thanks to everyone! Battery life has improved a ton (see picts)! It was hard finding the blue sleep fix, here it is for others to easily find: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=25437046&postcount=436
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Err, that is not good battery life at all bro. I can tell you barely used the phone. Atrix should be able to provide up to 2 days standby time...
I wouldn't undervolt either, I read on these forums that the battery gained from undervolting barely makes a difference
MB860, CM7.2.0, Faux 026b1 1Ghz
rjbanker said:
Big thanks to everyone! Battery life has improved a ton (see picts)! It was hard finding the blue sleep fix, here it is for others to easily find: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=25437046&postcount=436
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You should turn wifi off when not in use, that will save battery life.
Badass battery will let you know how you spend your battery by % and let you know which app takes the most battery. (Lets you get a really readable easily understandable battery read out.)
I can help you get even better battery if you use this app and give me some numbers (it has a share via gmail/etc)
mayhemrules said:
You should turn wifi off when not in use, that will save battery life.
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Or simply set wifi sleep to screen off
MB860, CM7.2.0, Faux 026b1 1Ghz
Ciloteille said:
Badass battery will let you know how you spend your battery by % and let you know which app takes the most battery. (Lets you get a really readable easily understandable battery read out.)
I can help you get even better battery if you use this app and give me some numbers (it has a share via gmail/etc)
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turning off wifi is not going to help him that much. I leave my wifi on all the time no problems, make 2 days light usage no problem.
More likely he's got some apps running around in the background. I suggest he pick through what he's got installed and start turning off the things that like to sync all the time in the background.
I think step number 1 would be to install a non-stock ROM and startover fresh.
Blur-based ROMs (Nottachtrix was really good) then the faux123 kernel then slowly start installing the apps he likes to use and monitor battery life. It might take a month but he's definitely got an offender here or there causing these problems.
also install Juice Defender. My mom's Galaxy S2 was having tons of problems with battery life even though she wasn't using it at all, 60% battery life at 3pm without using it at all, installed that and immediately helped her a lot, like 80% by 3pm WITH use.
Also, clear your dalvik cache. After installing lots of stuff and not using it, it just fills up with sometimes poorly written code. Clearing it always makes phone faster in my experience.
Ciloteille said:
Badass battery will let you know how you spend your battery by % and let you know which app takes the most battery. (Lets you get a really readable easily understandable battery read out.)
I can help you get even better battery if you use this app and give me some numbers (it has a share via gmail/etc)
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I will give that a shot, thanks!
Soldier-2Point0 said:
Or simply set wifi sleep to screen off
MB860, CM7.2.0, Faux 026b1 1Ghz
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Strangely, I keep setting wifi to turn off when the screen is off...but it keeps resetting itself. I wonder if I found a bug?
rancur3p1c said:
turning off wifi is not going to help him that much. I leave my wifi on all the time no problems, make 2 days light usage no problem.
More likely he's got some apps running around in the background. I suggest he pick through what he's got installed and start turning off the things that like to sync all the time in the background.
I think step number 1 would be to install a non-stock ROM and startover fresh.
Blur-based ROMs (Nottachtrix was really good) then the faux123 kernel then slowly start installing the apps he likes to use and monitor battery life. It might take a month but he's definitely got an offender here or there causing these problems.
also install Juice Defender. My mom's Galaxy S2 was having tons of problems with battery life even though she wasn't using it at all, 60% battery life at 3pm without using it at all, installed that and immediately helped her a lot, like 80% by 3pm WITH use.
Also, clear your dalvik cache. After installing lots of stuff and not using it, it just fills up with sometimes poorly written code. Clearing it always makes phone faster in my experience.
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I think this is what I will do today! I'll do a nandroid backup, and try Nottachtrix with no extra stuff installed or setup. I will report back! I appreciate all the help to get my phone performing where it should be.
Just wanted to report in. I tried a clean ROM as stated in my previous post with no luck. I just couldn't get past the battery life I was getting with cyanogenmod WITH all of the apps and syncs enabled. Should I try another ROM maybe?
Maybe your battery is just a bit old? After ~2 years, you can expect that battery life drops dramatically. if you are a heavy user this might happen earlier. Maybe check with the battery of a friend of yours whether it's a software or a hardware issue
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You could be right, the battery might be dying.
I was on vacation the past few days so I got the opportunity to not use my phone most of the day (job requires me to use the phone a lot). The battery lasted about 12 hours and looked like it had about 4 hours left. So maybe I am expecting too much, but I'm not trolling...no.
If you aren't going to be helpful, go somewhere else. You could have said "Your phone screen was on for probably longer periods than the average user and that's why you can't hit longer hours". Based on your previous comments, I shouldn't expect much from you though.
Many thanks to all who are helping me. You're all awesome.
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11-12 hours.
I also have 11-12 hours with 1 charge. And it is not enough for me. I use only Whatsapp ( a lot usage ), a little bit browsing, 20-30 minutes phone calls. These are all. And 11-12 hours is sooo bad for them i guess.
I have an "suspend linux process" drainage issue. Maybe because of it, I'm getting this result.
How can I extend my battery life. PLEASE Help!