Is it worth ticking on the battery saving option build into the Galaxy S3? I currently use an application called Battery Saver, which requires root.
Any feedback is appreciated
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There are always a lot of running apps which waste a lot of ram and power..
This is significantly reducing battery life and overall performance..
Using task killer has no effect as those apps automaticaly start running again
Please suggest a remedie
Sorry to tell you, but you have to inform yourself about how Android OS works.
1. You don't need task killers - they are useless !
2. Apps are stored in RAM so that they can be relaunched faster.
3. Apps stored in RAM do not drain battery. Only active apps drain battery.
4. Check wikipedia for further info.
Thanx for dispeling my myth..
Can u also give me some suggestions 4 increasing battery life..
And also can u tell me an app that will tell me hw much battery is being consumed by each app or process on my phone?
For battery increasing try disabling 3G/Wi-fi/Bluetooth/GPS when not used. Put screen brightness at about 60%. I only do this and I always manage 2 days with moderate to intensive usage.
Download Spare Parts from Market. You can see there everything you want regarding to battery.
1) I turned my display down all the way and it still remains the culprit for battery usage at 40-60%
Is there any other options in display to change?
2) I have Juice Defender (free version) installed, how much better will the Ultimate version improve battery life?
3) What does the paid version of amp music player do that the free doesn't?
Thanks in advance
Hi, I own a Xperia mini pro. My first android phone .I have rooted my phone. The phone's ROM hasn't been changed. I'm using root apps like CPU Master, Auto Manager Memory, SD card speed increase etc. Default launcher is GO launcher.
I had read in many forums that rooting a phone and using softwares like CPU Master may increase the battery life. Currently my average battery life is around 12-14 hours. It was the same when I hadn't rooted my phone. I leave HSDPA data transfer always on. That might be one of the contributors in draining the battery faster. I used to use Juice defender earlier. Though it seemed to increase my phone's battery life (mainly because of my setting to switch data transfer off when screen is off 'but' allow data transfer for only some selected apps even when screen is off), it used to make my phone laggy. I've used other apps like green power, tasker and others.. While they switch off data when screen is off, none of them have option to enable data for selected apps even when screen is off(which i need because most of my friends use apps like whatsapp, facebook messenger or gtalk to message me). I've also removed some system apps, like fun and downloads, popcap etc. Could I use any alternatives for the apps mentioned above which consume lesser battery? Or is improving battery life on rooting only possible when ROM and kernels are changed
Plz suggest an alternative to juicedefender that allows me to do what i want. And it'l be really helpfull if someone who has achieved prolonging his/her mini pro's battery life gives me some tips on the same.
33 1/2 hours since I posted this question. And still no reply.. I'm disappointed
Hope this helps.
Hi,
Bro u have a rooted phone , but you don't have a custom ROM that means that you can not overclock or under clock your mobile, so using cup master or set cpu will not help you.
Solution can be u an flash a new ROM having an overclocked kernel or you can flash a overclocked kernel to your current stock ROM or if you don't want to do any of this simply uninstall cpu manager as it will be eating unnecessary juice from your battery and not helping in any way.
Auto memory manager does improves battery life but only a bit, it basically controls the apps killing rate i.e. it manages how much RAM should remain free at all times helps improves performance of you phone, so don't use an aggressive profile because it will kill apps (background or paused or closed) very frequently which in turn will lead to use of your battery, instead use a mild or less aggressive or default settings this will improve both performance of your phone and use lesser juice as compared to a aggressive setting.
Also keep in mind since u r using Gingerbread so killing apps using task killers after every few minutes will not help , so u can uninstall task killers, also if u need a task killer it is already present in go launcher u can use that.
Juice defender is ultimate app which helps improves battery a lot, but u need to have optimized settings according to your needs.
My advice is use smart profiles by Antutu to create profiles for different timings i.e when you need 3g or wirelss or not as when your are sleeping you don't need wifi or 3g on.
Also best option of saving battery is reducing screen brightness.
You can reduce brightness to 20 % which you are inside the building or working under lights as the screen is properly visible.
And outside in bright sun you can use 35-50% brightness.
Keeping phone at 100% brightness will screw the battery life.
You can use LUX or ambident light senor for automatic brightness setting according to the day light or unnatural light or dark.
hope this helps you.
Turbo
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I forgot to mention point about serious battery saving settings.
1) Use lesser widgets only widgets you really need, as they are battery hogger.
2) Try to reduce push interval for email notification, facebook, twitter, weather widget because using 1-5 min push interval will use a lot of juice, try increasing interval to 30 minutes or more or use manual push if you don't need the notification updates every single minute pooping in. This part eats most amount of battery so if u can change the settings this will improve you battery life a lot.
3) Also watch if any unnecessary services are not running in background, because a lot of apps uses services which eats significant battery , so if there is a application which is not needed at all but is running unnecessary service u can uninstall it if you want, but this is not mandatory.
4) Lastly you can use watchdog app , it log the cpu usage by apps and will let you know which app is eating up a lot of juice. So u can find the culprit and find alternative app for that.
Turbo .
Hi,
I'm using the following rom : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1263292 ( CyanogenMod 7.1-cooper-KANG-RC1 Android 2.3.7 ) with a XXKPE kernel, and I'm getting very bad battery life. About 30 minutes of active wireless activity, a few calls and idle time otherwise, and the battery is at 20% after being fully charged in the beginning.
I have seen some attempts to map roms and kernels in terms of battery usage, but haven't seen this one mentioned in the list. Are there any known issues with this rom? (Couldn't fine any while searching)? Is this expected life expectancy for the ace? The phone is new so I don't think its the battery itself.
Also, I want to be able to easily control certain features with one click (for example, turn off 3G, mobile data and sync quickly). Is it possible to do such a thing?
With CM, go to Settings > CyanogenMod Settings > Interface > Notification Power Widget > Widget Buttons
then tick the stuff you want to appear on notification, so u can one click configure it.
As for battery saving, I'd recommend Juice Defender Ultimate, I've been using my phone for 7Hours with Wifi on non-stop, and now is at 68% from 100%. Juice Defender Ultimate is really good, if your willing to take some time to configure it.
EDIT: As for ROM, im using ICS Final with SlaidFastMod. I moved from CM7.1 because of the battery life. With Juice Defender, it could barely last 1 day with minimum usage (mostly idle)
Or you could make power saving profiles. using Tasker.
Thanks guys!
- Tasker seems really complicated, so I'll try to avoid it for now (looks like a big config effort needs to be put in)
- I'm using Juice Defender (free) for now, if that doesn't change much I'll probably try ultimate.
- The power widget buttons are helpful, was looking for that, thanks!
- The rom change I'm a bit worried about. Is CM7.1 known for being a battery hog on ace? Are the ICS roms stable yet?
Hi, I'm running 5.0.2 unofficial Cyanogenmod on an LG P880. I was wondering if there was any way for the battery saver to automatically turn on at say 30% or 40% instead of at 15 and 5? Thanks.
I have written an app for that
I am the developer of Battery Saver Lollipop Shortcut/Pro, which allows you to enable Lollipop's battery saver mode in a multitude of ways. The free version allows you to create a home screen shortcut, the XDA exclusive version adds a notification and the paid version allows you to automatically enable battery saver mode at any battery percentage or battery temperature.
Here is the app's thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-battery-saver-lollipop-shortcuts-t3036774