Hi, I recently just installed a custom rom (donuthd) on my x10i and I'm currently liking it. One thing I noticed is that the battery drains too fast. I keep data and WIFI off most of the time. Is there anything about this that I can do?
daveejones said:
Hi, I recently just installed a custom rom (donuthd) on my x10i and I'm currently liking it. One thing I noticed is that the battery drains too fast. I keep data and WIFI off most of the time. Is there anything about this that I can do?
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does you phone go into deep sleep when not used? check it using app like cpu spy
try changing kernel
Hello,
THeLogiC said.
Hello, I also had a battery problem with a ROM, FXP CM9 has this case.
As stated THeLogiC it may be a problem with the DeepSleep.
I invite you to look at this message I posted some time ago about my battery problem.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1322837&page=146#1460
Cheers
Thanks for your quick replies. It seems I have a locked bootloader and so far, based on my some posts here, I read that I could use doomkernel. Are there any other choices aside from this? I'm using stock kernel by the way.
daveejones said:
Thanks for your quick replies. It seems I have a locked bootloader and so far, based on my some posts here, I read that I could use doomkernel. Are there any other choices aside from this? I'm using stock kernel by the way.
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1) dookernel- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=16796508&postcount=2
2) thkernel- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=16796499&postcount=1
3) freekernel- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=16796508&postcount=2
daveejones said:
Hi, I recently just installed a custom rom (donuthd) on my x10i and I'm currently liking it. One thing I noticed is that the battery drains too fast. I keep data and WIFI off most of the time. Is there anything about this that I can do?
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Hi, I'm also using DountHD ROM and the battery life is fine. I think You have some of the process running, that uses to much power. Try to check battery usage information, in case You won't find any of apps, give e a list of running apps. I hope I will be able to help You. There are some battery draining apps. Think in the past, have You noticed big battery usage after installing some of the apps?
Hi everyone. Thank you for your replies. I installed CPU Spy and my phone does go to deep sleep. I also checked for running processes and found some which I could not close. After a quick reboot, all seems well. Thanks again everyone.
@jakuburban Offtopic question. Do you use Fera or Th settings? I used Ferasettings and restart and recovery does not work.
I'm using settings that come with ICS theme for DonutHD(don't know what You exactly mean?). Try to use flashtool and reflash xRecovery. It should work fine. I know also some other way, but this is if flashtool method wouldn't work.
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I just reinstalled ics settings and it was working again. Thanks again everyone.
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Hi guys, im using the latest litening rom on my galaxy s2 - i didnt really use the stock rom, because ... you know ...
However, i installed it and i was suprising how fast the battery went gone!
Maybe i did something wrong... but i installed the rom over the stock rom as told on the litening thread! the kernel was installed with the rom!
since then ive tried many things and the speedmod kernel. ive also read some posts about the litening rom, about some users having really good battery life!
Am i doing something wrong? did i forget anything? does the kernel do a big diffrence? what baseband should i use?
I am using only Wlan and some games! Ive tried freezing apps flashing other kernels and some other things!
PLEASE HELP ME! i dont know what to do!
You've not given any useful information at all to locate sources of battery drain.
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You've not given any useful information at all to locate sources of battery drain.
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Ok i locatet a problem! a game called 'virtual playground took about 50% life! but i want to know what i can do in general to revent the draining!
i always keep wifi bluetooth and gps off. no backgroundapps and no widgets!
is there a good kernel to use with liteningrom that saves energy? i heard much about the speedmod and nympetamine - or what the hell its called - wich one is better? and does the bandbase effect the battery life in any way?
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i want to know what i can do in general to revent the draining!
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Stop using the phone if you want the battery to stop draining. If you have, and it still does (rapidly), look into BetterBatteryStats to find what's waking your phone.
Hello guys. I have installed cyanogenmod9 with Siyah kernel on my galaxy s2 and I already got one problem. The battery drains very fast.. I got no 3g/wifi/gps/bluetooth activated, no live wallpapers, just 3 homescreens with minimum of widgets, no applications running in background and I set the max freq for the cpu to be 1000MHZ.. And it still drains very fast..
These are the exactly files i got on my phone:
Siyah-v3.0rc1-CWM
cm-9-20120330-ODIN-galaxys2.tar
Could you please help me fix this?
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Install BetterBatteryStats, let the phone run for 8-10 hours (use it normally or let it run overnight; whenever you're seeing the drain basically). Then have a look at the BetterBatteryStats thread on here.
This will enable you to pin down any wakelocks which are chewing thru your CPU (If it is indeed wakelocks causing the drain). If necessary, you might be able to post some screenshots/info to that thread & maybe the guys who post there regularly can give you some help with it.
Edit to add - For starters, personally speaking, I'd update to the latest CM9 nightly while you're at it (09/04). They're always making little improvements/changes.
thank you very much! i have installed that program, now I will do how you said and then I will post some screenshots in the thread. Thanks!
No probs If you find you do have wakelocks/post to the BBS thread & you don't get a response after a day or so, post the details here & I'm sure people will be able to help.
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thank you very much! i have installed that program, now I will do how you said and then I will post some screenshots in the thread. Thanks!
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GanTre said:
Hello guys. I have installed cyanogenmod9 with Siyah kernel on my galaxy s2 and I already got one problem. The battery drains very fast.. I got no 3g/wifi/gps/bluetooth activated, no live wallpapers, just 3 homescreens with minimum of widgets, no applications running in background and I set the max freq for the cpu to be 1000MHZ.. And it still drains very fast..
These are the exactly files i got on my phone:
Siyah-v3.0rc1-CWM
cm-9-20120330-ODIN-galaxys2.tar
Could you please help me fix this?
Cheers!
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I would strongly suggest using Siyah v3.0.1Beta1
http://www.gokhanmoral.com/gm/
and dont usee that build of CM9 as that is the Resurrection edition. Download the latest CM9 from here:
http://download.cyanogenmod.com/?device=galaxys2
0904 is the latest.
make sure your wipe cache and dalvik cache.
put on cm9 first, then Siyah, then wipe, reboot.
GanTre said:
Hello guys. I have installed cyanogenmod9 with Siyah kernel on my galaxy s2 and I already got one problem. The battery drains very fast.. I got no 3g/wifi/gps/bluetooth activated, no live wallpapers, just 3 homescreens with minimum of widgets, no applications running in background and I set the max freq for the cpu to be 1000MHZ.. And it still drains very fast..
These are the exactly files i got on my phone:
Siyah-v3.0rc1-CWM
cm-9-20120330-ODIN-galaxys2.tar
Could you please help me fix this?
Cheers!
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Did u follow all of the procedure to install cm9 ?
I'm quite sure u did something wrong, I managed to flash it right the noob way and updated to the latest build.
I'm getting amazing battery life with 3g/data/sync on all the time 1.5 to 2 days from 100 to 1%
Re-do it the right way and Cal the battery, hope that helps with getting started... if u still can't get a day from ur phone come back here and I'll help as much as possible... Good luck
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Thanks for every advice guys.
Mazroui can you present me a tutorial with the "noob way"? )
I will update the rom and kernel with those that toxic presented me.
I have installed 2 roms on the telephone now. How do I wipe the bad one(the first one)?
Ok, i installed the rom that toxic gived here and when i try to boot the second room the telefon freezes. I need to take the battery off...
I installed it in recover mode from external_sd, along with siyah kernel and gapps..
Could you tell me how to wipe it and install just one good rom on my phone?
Thanks for the suggestion, ill take a look at that thread as well.
GanTre said:
Thanks for every advice guys.
Mazroui can you present me a tutorial with the "noob way"? )
I will update the rom and kernel with those that toxic presented me.
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its right there in their first post ^_^ , u can do it
Installed the cyanogenmod update that toxic gaved me and the kernel.. the battery still drains fast..
GanTre said:
Installed the cyanogenmod update that toxic gaved me and the kernel.. the battery still drains fast..
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u cant compare it immediately...
please go ahead with a calibration of the batt and after recharging once/twice compare the battery usage with ur current bad usage
make sure u cancel the useless options that suck up the battery, there's a thread regarding this as well, it helps trust me...
Which is exactly why I gave you a simple (possible) solution in the first instance.
Which you were obviously too impatient to try given it involved installing an app, letting it run for half a day or so then reading a thread on here/posting some info to that thread to get some answers.
Installing a new rom was overkill. If you weren't prepared to go down the BBS path with your existing setup, you only needed to flash the latest CM9 nightly, do a clear cache/Dalvik & again let it go for a day or so to see if that fixed things. And then you could have done the BBS thing with the latest CM9 nightly installed if necessary.
believe me i didnt want to install a second rom.. i just wanted to replace the old one..
i will do the thing with batterystats and then i will revive this thread and tell you the "news".
Thanks for everything.
no wakelock overnight. the battery dropped just 1 percent.. i am using it for 20 mins. 3 sms, 3 mins of talking and 3 mins of wireless. in 20 mins the battery dropped from 99 to 95 now.
OK looks normal/ similar to my usage in that amount of time... keep on testing, good luck
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I installed the cm7 stable version.. The phone still doesnt flash when i receive a message(sms). Isnt there a fix for this? Is so annoying!
GanTre said:
I installed the cm7 stable version.. The phone still doesnt flash when i receive a message(sms). Isnt there a fix for this? Is so annoying!
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Are you talking about some kind of notification when you receive a message? This phone doesn't have a notification LED. So you need either BLN + a kernel that supports it, or install the NoLED app. Either one will affect your battery performance though.
When you receive a message, on every phone, the screen wakes up. Mine doesnt, do you understand what i am saying?
Thanks for the reply!
GanTre said:
When you receive a message, on every phone, the screen wakes up. Mine doesnt, do you understand what i am saying?
Thanks for the reply!
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And I was saying that this phone does not do this by default, out of the box, unless you do one of the two things I mentioned above.
Do YOU understand what I'M saying?
Hello guys, I have made this thread for asking solution for a big issue my brother is facing on his S2. He is on official ICS. I've rooted his phone too. The issue is he is having terrible battery drops. Battery doesn't even last for 4 hours. I was shocked to see the graph. Please can anyone tell me how do I get him rid of this issue?
Thank you.
S3nt fr0m my D3fy 0n J3llyb34n
Lol I thought you made the thread to round up these type of things to a round 10,000
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Install Better Battery Stats from the play store and see what's causing the battery drain. The phone isn't going into deep sleep because of wakelocks. See which app is responsible for this.
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Try charge battery to full on turned off phone, then pull off battery for few minutes. Put it back turn on phone and see if it helps
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ares05 said:
Install Better Battery Stats from the play store and see what's causing the battery drain. The phone isn't going into deep sleep because of wakelocks. See which app is responsible for this.
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Will flashing any kernal will help fix it??
joferes said:
Try charge battery to full on turned off phone, then pull off battery for few minutes. Put it back turn on phone and see if it helps
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Ill try it on him for now and see. He is blaming me for the battery issue coz I forced him to update his phone to ICS.
Flash stock ICS again and wipe data.
ICS gives less battery backup compared to GB.
Turn off WIFI/2G/3G/GPS after you use them. Download Better battery stats.. see if you have partial wake lock due to some app!!
4hrs of backup can only be due continuous gaming or 3G.. it drains battery!!
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ICS gives less battery backup compared to GB.
Turn off WIFI/2G/3G/GPS after you use them. Download Better battery stats.. see if you have partial wake lock due to some app!!
4hrs of backup can only be due continuous gaming or 3G.. it drains battery!!
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Thats the main confusion. He neither plays games nor uses 3g network. ;(
Any modding can help guys??
S3nt fr0m my D3fy 0n J3llyb34n
try this rom (best for battery ) [Rom] GT-I9100 Resurrection Remix JB v3.0.5[22/08][AOKP JB BUİLD-1](AROMA+OTA)
Or just installed new syiah 4.1.2 kernel + wanamthat lite 12.4 rom should solve bat problem
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nidhish91 said:
Hello guys, I have made this thread for asking solution for a big issue my brother is facing on his S2. He is on official ICS. I've rooted his phone too. The issue is he is having terrible battery drops. Battery doesn't even last for 4 hours. I was shocked to see the graph. Please can anyone tell me how do I get him rid of this issue?
Thank you.
S3nt fr0m my D3fy 0n J3llyb34n
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Try a custom kernel, I recommend Speedmod or Siyah.
Irrespective of the Rom you are running, the kernel and modem have most impact on battery life
Swyped from my Galaxy SII
Ok guys a quick update. I installed Cpuspy and betterbatterystat and found that phone goes in deepsleep very well. No app causing wakeups. So is flashing a new kernal the only option now?
Ok planning to put in SiyahKernel S2-v4.1.2 kernal. Any issues with it as in known bugs?
I'm surprised that no app is responsible for such terrible battery life. Usually its the Network Locator by Google maps or the the GTalk sync that causes the problem.
Anyway if you're sure its not any apps fault flashing a new kernel is the only way to go. As Jokey recommended, try Siyah or Speedmod.
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Flashing SiyahKernel S2-v4.1.2 on his stock ics. Any known issues with it? Also is it fine if I flash it even if he is on stock ics?
nidhish91 said:
Flashing SiyahKernel S2-v4.1.2 on his stock ics. Any known issues with it? Also is it fine if I flash it even if he is on stock ics?
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No issues. I've been using it for a while. No problems whatsoever.
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nidhish91 said:
Ok guys a quick update. I installed Cpuspy and betterbatterystat and found that phone goes in deepsleep very well. No app causing wakeups. So is flashing a new kernal the only option now?
Ok planning to put in SiyahKernel S2-v4.1.2 kernal. Any issues with it as in known bugs?
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Explanation:
-flashing a custom kernel has nothing to do with apps
-What kills battery most in stock kernel apart from apps and radios is the kernel - worker and fuel alert wakelock.
-in your own case since no apps is causing wakelock, then a kernel can be of help.
My advise:
-If you are presently satisfied with your battery life, then there it's no need to flash any more thing
-If you are sure no apps drain your battery, but still not satisfied with your battery, monitor that,
i. 2G network saves more battery than 3G, 4G
ii. Turning off Bluetooth, GPS, Autosync, Wi-Fi, Network location (under settings-location), App notification and Google ads in Google playstore settings, saves a lot of power.
-Connecting to a Wi-Fi network saves much more power than using mobile data
-If after trying all the steps above, you are still not satisfied with your battery, then you might have to flash a custom kernel.
-Most custom kernels save much more power than the stock kernel
i. Speedmod kernel gives relatively best battery life if you don't want to change anything. This may be good for you as a beginner.
ii. Siyah, Dorimanx and dream kernels give great customisation.
Hope you find this post helpful enough.
If you have more questions,do let me know.
Good luck
nidhish91 said:
Flashing SiyahKernel S2-v4.1.2 on his stock ics. Any known issues with it? Also is it fine if I flash it even if he is on stock ics?
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Hi, I downloaded and installed XWLPY NeatRom Lite v3.5 (18th October 2012)a couple of days ago and now my battery is draining extremely fast. I tried a couple of battery managers and nothing seems to work.
Anyone with any ideas on what I can do to remedy this? Plus I can't see the update section in my settings, is it removed with this software?
Kaz0721 said:
Hi, I downloaded and installed XWLPY NeatRom Lite v3.5 (18th October 2012)a couple of days ago and now my battery is draining extremely fast. I tried a couple of battery managers and nothing seems to work.
Anyone with any ideas on what I can do to remedy this? Plus I can't see the update section in my settings, is it removed with this software?
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The ROM doesnt have an update because the devs have removed it because you just flash an update. As for the battery drain give it a few more days if the problem persists try another ROM. If it still persists after that try recalibrating the battery or resetting the fuel gauge chip.
Hope this helps
NeatROM v3.5
Kaz0721 said:
Hi, I downloaded and installed XWLPY NeatRom Lite v3.5 (18th October 2012)a couple of days ago and now my battery is draining extremely fast. I tried a couple of battery managers and nothing seems to work.
Anyone with any ideas on what I can do to remedy this? Plus I can't see the update section in my settings, is it removed with this software?
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Hi,
NeatROM 3.5 is one of the best ROMs from battery backup perspective. And I can say that because I am using it since 3.5 came out and have never had any issues.
For a better battery life, follow the steps from the link,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=33045733&postcount=8776
Please note that the instructions are prepared to get the most out of your battery. Even if you follow the few ones that you are comfortable with, you will surely see some improvement.
Please press Thanks if this has helped you.
NeatROM 3.5 is one of the best ROMs from battery backup perspective. And I can say that because I am using it since 3.5 came out and have never had any issues.
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I agree with you .I use NeatRom 3.5 with Dorimanx, the best combination for me.
Adarzannh said:
The ROM doesnt have an update because the devs have removed it because you just flash an update. As for the battery drain give it a few more days if the problem persists try another ROM. If it still persists after that try recalibrating the battery or resetting the fuel gauge chip.
Hope this helps
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Sound complicated, thanks though.
Kaz0721 said:
Sound complicated, thanks though.
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Its simple mate. Just download an app and hit a button.
Usually battery drain is due to one of two things.
-Phone not going into deep sleep
-Wakelocks.
Download an app like CPU spy. you can use it to see whether or not your phone is going into deep sleep like it should. Also, use better battery stats to look for wakelocks. Download the app from HERE , let it run for one battery cycle and then check for wakelocks. If you dont know what those are, spend some time reading that thread.
But if you want to hold off for a couple of days, you can do that. It does take some time for a phone battery to settle when a new rom/kernel has been installed, after which battery life tends to improve.
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Its simple mate. Just download an app and hit a button.
Usually battery drain is due to one of two things.
-Phone not going into deep sleep
-Wakelocks.
Download an app like CPU spy. you can use it to see whether or not your phone is going into deep sleep like it should. Also, use better battery stats to look for wakelocks. Download the app from HERE , let it run for one battery cycle and then check for wakelocks. If you dont know what those are, spend some time reading that thread.
But if you want to hold off for a couple of days, you can do that. It does take some time for a phone battery to settle when a new rom/kernel has been installed, after which battery life tends to improve.
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Thank you very much for your help mate. I've tried a couple of battery managers off play (juice defender and another one). Right now kind of regretting this download, everything seems to be going wrong;
1. battery is draining @ 15% in 20 mins ( I only bought the battery last week after having the phone unlocked).
2. there's a lot of lag
3. screens keep freezing and
4. keep losing reception and constantly having to restart phone.
I only downloaded this cause after unlocking my phone it failed to update. Is there any other that I can download that works well with SGS2?
There's no dearth of ROMs for the i9100 dude. Try a couple out and see if those help. If its stability you're after, maybe use an ICS Rom rather than JB.
15% in 20 mins isn't normal even for a first day..you sure it isn't a faulty battery right? Was it giving decent life before you switched to this ROM?
Try downloading a calibration app and see what the voltage is when it says its charged 100%. Should be around 4100-4200 mAh.
As for the lags and freezes, did you wipe data, cache etc before you installed this Rom?
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I had cleared the cache in settings before installing. Like I said, my first time doing this. Seemed straight forward at the time.
Since my phone is unlocked, will it return to ics4.0.3 which is what I had before?
Battery calibration app is showing 4161mv.
Will a factory reset help?
Thanks for all the help, site can be a bit confusing sometimes lol.
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Kaz0721 said:
I had cleared the cache in settings before installing. Like I said, my first time doing this. Seemed straight forward at the time.
Since my phone is unlocked, will it return to ics4.0.3 which is what I had before?
Battery calibration app is showing 4161mv.
Will a factory reset help?
Thanks for all the help, site can be a bit confusing sometimes lol.
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Cache from settings? No. I meant clearing cache from the CWM recovery menu. If you installed the ROM via CWM, that is.
If you did, I'd suggest reinstalling it again via cwm this time clearing data, cache and dalvik cache.
Ok..I just realised I totally assumed you'd installed it using CWM. Not sure if you did.
You can return to 4.0.3 if you want. Download stock firmware from sammobile.com and install it via Odin. I'm sure there's a guide on how to do that somewhere on this site.
Just noticed someone posted instructions on maximising battery. Did you use those? It could explain the freezes if they started after that. Some phones just can't handle undervolting etc.
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Morning, I downloaded some battery managers and seems to be working better and faster. Battery discharged 27% in 5 hours.
Will see how it goes over the next couple of days.
Teaches me a lesson to do my research first lol.
Below is a screen shot of the apps I installed.
Thanks and gave a great day!
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Haha that's a lotta apps just to save battery. As long as it helps eh? 27% in 5 hours is pretty acceptable for moderately heavy use. Depends on your signal strength and whether you're using data or on WiFi etc.
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Hi all, I seem to have a problem with kernal wake locks running my battery down. I installed WXLPY NeatRom Lite about 3 weeks ago have tried flashing and reinstalling the kernal, even a different kernal but still running it down. I upgraded the kernal to 3.0.31-Siyah-v5.0.1+ but still the same if not worse. I charged my battery 100% about 15 minutes ago and it's already at 89%....could someone please recommend a more stable ROM or how I can get back to stock ROM as this doesn't seem to be doing my phone any favours. Plus keep losing use of my camera, lags to much and constantly having to restart to get signal or cause it's frozen.
Pretty new to this but good at following instructions.
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Kaz0721 said:
I charged my battery 100% about 15 minutes ago and it's already at 89%
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You should find out what is causing this problem. Look here. If you find kernel wakelocks, search in xda why they occur and how to suppress them.
You can then decide to go for a new kernel or a stock rom.
Hi, thanks for that. I've tried better battery stats and that's how I found or about the wake locks, it didn't seen to do much, as in telling me what was actually causing them. I've tried a different kernal recommended by Neat ROM developer but that just seemed to make it worse. What's the easiest way to return to stock ROM. Only installed this cause I failed to update to 4.0.4 after unlocking phone. Plus, this battery is less then a month old.
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