Suddenly draining battery - Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Suddenly my wifi seems to drain battery before Italien looked like wifi was only used while screen was on but now it seems like its on all the time
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What do i have to do to get rid of this problem?!!!

Clicking on the link above and answering the questions and suggestions he was asked.
In short; BetterBatteryStats and Android's own battery stats a screenshot please.

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My battery is draining fast?

Hey guys for some reason my battery is being hammered, I've got trillian running cus I like to be signed in all times but I'm using battery saver mode and push to email
I have launcher pro widgets on half hour refresh I've amended that to 1hr and plume every half hour.
Screen is on automatic and im using gmail for email
At work I had 98% didn't use it % (in my pocket) 2 hours later I'm on 69%?
Is it trillian hammering me? I used to love being signed in all the time on blackberry so would like a similar solution
Thanks
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check the battery saving mode under the settings on trillian.
I think there were some apps that were running. You can go tothe navigation: setting/application/battery use to see them. The another way, you try factory data to clean everything which you installed.
In the other hand, new battery is unstable. It needs about 2 weeks
Good luck
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Look at your battery stats.. Sounds like something is keeping the phone awake.
As a general rule the phone should only very rarely be "awake" when the screen is off.. If it's on alot then start trying to troubleshoot the various apps.. Although trillian is definitely where i would start.
Yeah id say it be trillian, its a battery drainer program as its uses constant internet connection
I'm still calibrating my battery (it's been on 0% for half an hour and it's still hanging on for dear life with the screen on constantly!) but I have trillion so I'll check it out on next charge
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If you are out and about turn off WiFi, it's a battery drainer.
Turned trillian off, still losing battery
Says android system 95%
Wifi off
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Mine says android system 93% :-/
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Its only lasting a few hours lol well about 8 without use
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Battery draining over night after a full charge

Hi all, just been having a problem with my battery draining right down after a full charge at night, then in morning the phone is dead ..i always make sure there's no apps running in background by using the Active applications monitor, i don't use any of the Task Killer apps.. i can't understand how this is happening over night after a full charge and there's no use of the phone coz i'm in bed ...its happened three nights in a row now..
Any help on this is much appreciated...thanks :crying:
Can you install CPUSpy app? And post a screen shot of the result it seems that your phone is not going to deep sleep.
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UnwiredDroid said:
Can you install CPUSpy app? And post a screen shot of the result it seems that your phone is not going to deep sleep.
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Hi, ummm how do i do that? not very technical i'm afraid lol.. it never used to do this drain right down to the point my phone is dead in morning
Download the CPU spy app from the play store. Let your phone run for about a day or so and then check the CPU spy app. It'll show you the various speeds at which your CPU has been running and for how long it stayed at each state (speed)
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Omega v34 ROM

Hi,
I am using Omega v34 ROM and battery very, very bad. On stock rom I had, at least one full day of usage, but now it is a figt to go through working day (7-9h).
I wiped battery stats following a procedure, but that didn't help at all.
And one more thing TouchWizz is crashing at least 5 times a day.
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You would need to provide more information.
Have you check what's draining your battery? (you can find a general list in settings--> battery)
You should also try to use better battery stats and ask on the BBS thread/forum for help there to see what the culprit is.
I have between 8hrs to almost 2 days depending on usage.
It seems like screen is using allmost 40% of battery.
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set it to automatic brightness. Also use better battery stats and do a full day or night log and ask for help in their forum to see what might be draining your phone.
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As mentioned above, sounds like you might have a wakelock somewhere. You can identify any rogue apps with better battery stats and then uninstall or freeze them. Try using power saving mode, you shouldn't really notice any decrease in performance but your battery life will improve. You should be able to get screen on time off about 3 - 4 hours.
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mputtr said:
set it to automatic brightness. Also use better battery stats and do a full day or night log and ask for help in their forum to see what might be draining your phone.
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I have a Juice defender ultimate and JD is taking care of brightness (but never over 65%).
How can I do this log?
marcadam said:
sounds like you might have a wakelock somewhere. You can identify any rogue apps with better battery stats and then uninstall or freeze them.
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Can you give some instructions, how to do that?
djvesic said:
Hi,
I am using Omega v34 ROM and battery very, very bad. On stock rom I had, at least one full day of usage, but now it is a figt to go through working day (7-9h).
I wiped battery stats following a procedure, but that didn't help at all.
And one more thing TouchWizz is crashing at least 5 times a day.
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You can use software which are paid and free on Google play. ....
I use green power .....
It useful for extend your battery life. ....
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Stop using those apps. They use more battery than they save.
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"battery saving" apps are really bad for your phone to begin with. remove that junk first. It's probably one ofnthe culprits keeping your phone awake.
then do the BBS thing I mentioned earlier.
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Issues connecting to unsecured wifi hotspots
Using Omega v34 and love it! but when I try to connect to my unsecure wifi at work it won't connect. Please help
There seems to have been quite a lot of discussion regarding issues with battery life on Omega 34, in the Omega thread. Because of battery issues that some people are experiencing, Chris_84 has a suggestion in his FAQ (question 27).
You could try a different kernel. Apparently the Yank kernel is pretty good for battery life (I use Siyah version 1.8.4 with Omega 34 and get brilliant results, but then I don't use my phone that heavily. The Siyah kernel allows you to tweak some settings that help with battery).
Also, a lot of comments in the Omega thread talk about installing BBS (Better Battery Stats, as per the comments by mputtr) and posting the log file into the BBS thread (or even in the Omega thread).
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mrkonyk said:
Using Omega v34 and love it! but when I try to connect to my unsecure wifi at work it won't connect. Please help
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Not sure, but have you tried;
a) Removing the WiFi profile off your phone and setting it up again.
or
b) Reset the router (if work let you)...

S3 (i9300) and Kernels

Hello, I do hope this hasn't been answered elsewhere and if it has, please point me in the right direction, that would be much appreciated, I have a samsung galaxy s3 i9300, I have ran various different roms, cm10, pacman, and now ultima rom 12.1 with Persues and Siyah kernel, anyway the issue is. I have tried with both these kernels that I would change the default profile with an app to change the settings. The settings have been changed and set on boot. But the battery change wouldn't change, or it would but after a reboot it would drain just as fast as if settings weren't applied. Or it comes and goes. Any help would be greatly appreciated. (I once got 2 days with Siyah) but never again. I don't sync.. Or have high brightness.
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What "battery change"?
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Sorry I meant the battery usage*
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you only got 2 days of battery with siyah kernel!?
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please let me know if i'm wrong and CLICK thanks if i help
SRIRAM
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Yep, it doesn't work like it should and I don't know how to fix it :/
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Anyone for an actual response to my enquiry, with what the issue might be? Or any help to the right direction.
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LiL_Assassin said:
Anyone for an actual response to my enquiry, with what the issue might be? Or any help to the right direction.
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did you try to use BetterBatteryStats to identify where the battery consumption is coming from?
Yes I did. But it's nothing changed. When applying the settings. Even BBS doesn't change or show adormal things
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We dont really know if what you're getting is abnormal. We'd need screenshots.
Here are the recommended screenshots:
When Battery is nearly empty....
Android Battery Stats Page
Android Battery Stats GRAPH page
Android Battery Stats Screen-on Page
BetterBatteryStats Kernel Wakelock page
BetterBatteryStats Partial Wakelock page
(Set BBS to report from "Charged")
It is abnormal when battery drainage changes when I'm not doing or after a reboot. And battery is high or normal as if no settings are applied. However I'll get the following screenshots and report back tomorrow
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However I'll get the following screenshots and report back tomorrow
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[Q] suggestions to get better battery life

Hello! I usually get about 2 hours of screen on time on my GS3. After doing some research, i found out that 2 hours is not very good...so I have some questions. Take into account that I have tried to minimalise the us on my GS3 and also watched battery tips and tricks videos and even flashed bestMultitasking fix already.
Is there someway to improve my battery life?
While making this thread, my battery dropped from 36 to 34, using wifi and power saving on...also, my signal is full, so it's not a problem from cellular reception
get checkup of your battery and apart from that also goto settings>battery and see how which activity uses the most battery
The 2nd screenshot is from the android system ...
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Guys please take time and read the rules before posting such threads. Best ROM/kernel threads are prohibited to posted as there is no best ROM/kernel. All of it are subject to your usage so opinions are useless until you try them all.
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Ok, than some advice on how to get a better battery life ...
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minu94 said:
Ok, than some advice on how to get a better battery life ...
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Edited your original post and title to reflect this.
minu94 said:
The 2nd screenshot is from the android system ...
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It seems that Android OS is killing some of your battery life, this usually only happens when you flash a custom ROM, Id suggest finding out what is killing your battery, download an app called wakelock detector, itll show whats using what
Also, the Greenify app is amazing, it wont let any app you chose to run unless you click it.
You could try turning on your power saving setting, itll slow the phone right down ( thats why i hate touchwiz ) but itll give you an extra 30 minutes of screen on time
Theres always custom Roms and kernels too, Ive got the Illusion Rom which ate up the battery for a day ( every new ROM does this ) and then applied the Googy Max kernel, Im running on 800 mhz with undervolting and still silky smooth
Also, try disabling Google services/ sync and disable Google now, for some reasons they seem to be the issue in most cases
- Jack
I've already done the above mentioned. The biggest consumer is Facebook but I have set the notifications to refresh every hour...
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How do I disable google services?
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This was today's usage...I don't get it. I guess that media server is when I play music through bluetooth in my car. Still, very bad screen on time ...
the factors that affect battery life:
-screen brightness
-bluetooh connection
-wi-fi connection
-gps
-3G/2G connection
-synchronization
-wallpaper
-vibration
Get zerolemon battery i can get 11/12 hours screen on time with juice to spare!

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