Hi,
I have found that my battery which currently is still the standard one drains very fast and my phone is getting very warm.
However I have noticed that once my battery hits 50% it cools down and does not deplete so quickly.
I do have a programme that is left running which is a VOIP / SIP client I use CSipSimple.
Is there something that I could try to get the phone to last longer on the battery?
MathewRB said:
Hi,
I have found that my battery which currently is still the standard one drains very fast and my phone is getting very warm.
However I have noticed that once my battery hits 50% it cools down and does not deplete so quickly.
I do have a programme that is left running which is a VOIP / SIP client I use CSipSimple.
Is there something that I could try to get the phone to last longer on the battery?
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1. Post your ROM details. Goto Settings - About, post everything, preferably a screenshot.
2. Post screenshot of your battery info
3. Download better battery stats (paid in playstore, free on XDA), and check what's causing the problem.
4. Download cpuspy, run it for some time and check your cpu usage
Swyped from my Samsung Galaxy SII
Hi,
Ok I have attached a few screen shots as asked
I have downloaded CPU SPY and will leave this to gather some info and I have also downloaded BATTERY SPY and will do the same.
Do you have a link to better battery stats?
I have also noticed that when I leave my phone on when charging it gets very very hot and sometimes does not full charge after a 9 hr charging window.
However if I switch the phone off it stays cool and is fully charged.
First try to remove your external sd card and check if problem has been solved. Sometimes if there are corrupted media files or there is huge amount of such data, media scanner gone crazy and bootloops itself when trying to index them all.
You could use some kind of apps to disable media scanner (old Nitrality or something newer like Rescan Media ROOT) or remove your movies, music and pictures temporary from phone. After that wipe data of media storage and gallery from settings-applications menu and reboot your phone.
Of course do not overclock your phone. You could also try to set it in battery saving (eco) mode when charging. Disable all wireless communication (mobile data, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS) and turn Airplane mode on.
Sometimes phone is getting hot while playing games when WiFi or mobile data are enabled. This could be kernel related issue (if custom) or inproper to your baseband Radio Interface Layer (RIL) driver installed. You can fix it by installing Getril from playstore and downloading ril corresponding to actually used baseband.
Of course it could be also some crapware on your phone installed. Or configuration issues (scheduled tasks, etc.) I don't know what kind of apps you have got on your device and how you using them. If your problem persist than try to factory reset your phone to be sure that this is not some kind of app issue.
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i9.0.1.3k galaxy imperator
First try to remove your external sd card and check if problem has been solved. Sometimes if there are corrupted media files or there is huge amount of such data, media scanner gone crazy and bootloops itself when trying to index them all.
You could use some kind of apps to disable media scanner (old Nitrality or something newer like Rescan Media ROOT) or remove your movies, music and pictures temporary from phone. After that wipe data of media storage and gallery from settings-applications menu and reboot your phone.
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I have installed Rescan Media ROOT and it all looks ok from the scan I have also included a screen shot
Sometimes phone is getting hot while playing games when WiFi or mobile data are enabled. This could be kernel related issue (if custom) or inproper to your baseband Radio Interface Layer (RIL) driver installed. You can fix it by installing Getril from playstore and downloading ril corresponding to actually used baseband.
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I have now installed getril and installed RIL its tell me that the RIL and Baseband does not match what do I do? I have also attached a screen shot
Download & install matching RIL.
i9.0.1.3k galaxy imperator
How do I find out which RIL I need and where can I download it from?
You can choose it in this app. Tap on the ril above 'Download & install Ril ' button and select one which match your baseband or leave this proposed by app and hit mentioned above button.
i9.0.1.3k galaxy imperator
Thought you would say that I have tried that but it still tells me the RIL and Baseline do not match after I have installed it.
In this case you could try to flash LPA modem (for this one you have ril installed). Or flash any other modem you like and than change your ril.
Reboot after changing to be sure it's properly loaded.
i9.0.1.3k galaxy imperator
SirKunon said:
In this case you could try to flash LPA modem (for this one you have ril installed). Or flash any other modem you like and than change your ril.
Reboot after changing to be sure it's properly loaded.
i9.0.1.3k galaxy imperator
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Ok I am a bit of a newbe I understand the meaning of ROM I understand the meaning of Kernel. But what is LPA or Modem?
Ok I have attached some screen shots of the CPU usage and the Battery usage.
Iam still having problems can anyone help?
MathewRB said:
Ok I have attached some screen shots of the CPU usage and the Battery usage.
Iam still having problems can anyone help?
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Get better battery stats from the xda app section to see wakelocks and I will try to decifer a dump
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Do you have a link to the app as I cant find it
MathewRB said:
Do you have a link to the app as I cant find it
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Here you go
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=15869886
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I have installed I just hope I have set it up correctly
I'm getting similar issues, phone heating up, battery draining very fast. I've recently brought a new 2500mA battery from Ebay, and have been getting very fast drain issues. It has been going on for a few days now, even before the new battery. If you could tell me how to set up better battery stats, I'd happily provide you with a dump. I've tried changing from ICS to JB. Downloaded the correct RIL. Reset the fuel gauge, calibrated the battery at 100% Only thing I've not tried is gingerbread (I've never had GB on this device) and starting over with ODIN.
Droid117 said:
I'm getting similar issues, phone heating up, battery draining very fast. I've recently brought a new 2500mA battery from Ebay, and have been getting very fast drain issues. It has been going on for a few days now, even before the new battery. If you could tell me how to set up better battery stats, I'd happily provide you with a dump. I've tried changing from ICS to JB. Downloaded the correct RIL. Reset the fuel gauge, calibrated the battery at 100% Only thing I've not tried is gingerbread (I've never had GB on this device) and starting over with ODIN.
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1. post your ROM & kernel details
2. Download cpuspy to monitor cpu activity of your device
3. Download better battery stats and check for wakelocks
Swyped from my Samsung Galaxy SII
I'm using the latest Resurrection Remix Jellybean rom with Siyah Kernel v.4.1.2 . I'm gonna put my standard battery in for the night and leave the betterbattery stats running. Still not sure how to work it. Do I just install and give it roof access? I've flashed back to stock using Odin and the drain was still present.
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Droid117 said:
I'm using the latest Resurrection Remix Jellybean rom with Siyah Kernel v.4.1.2 . I'm gonna put my standard battery in for the night and leave the betterbattery stats running. Still not sure how to work it. Do I just install and give it roof access? I've flashed back to stock using Odin and the drain was still present.
Sent from my GT-I9100 using xda premium
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Yeah, install, run and give ROOT access if prompted
Also run cpuspy, then leave your phone for some time like say 1 hour or overnight
Swyped from my Samsung Galaxy SII
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I would like some help from users having same issues. I bought my SGS II About 3 weeks ago... It was all working fine... stock KG7 not rooted. A few days ago it started doing some weird stuff... like random reboots during standby and freezing unable to turn on unless you take out the battery... tried to restore factory setting i installed the new LightningRom 6.1 and the issue is still there... is there a logging app that can save log before a crash? so i can see what is happening? Or is someone having the same issue as i am. Thank you very much for your time and help Cheers
PS. tried to format usb storage and still have same problem... so really don't know what is the problem...
I have finally found a solution... installed XXKH3 FW stock, not rooted yet, and installed an application from the android market called Load Monitor
Code:
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.landak.loadmon
and enabled only Add Notifications, only notify high load, autostart and only screen on... seems to do the job, no battery drainage and most of all NO SOD (Sleep Of Death) or restarts anymore
Hope it helps someone
Cheers
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Bump... Added VillianRom newest version still have the freeze on standby problem.. Apparently when no apps are running it just crashes and i can't turn it on only by going to CWM or odin... and reseting... Any help would be really appreciated
Do you have a software installed called SetCPU?
No... only facebook, google+, Game Dev Story and Dragon Fly...
Faulty Hardware
Mine did the same; replacement phone is perfect.
Sadly it's not an option for me... i bought it used without warranty papers... it was cheaper... i may have stumbled on a solution... cleared Dalwin Cache and it seems to work good now... we will see in a few days how the situation progresses... i will keep you posted
Installed stock XWKF3 AND IT SEEMS to have fixed the prob. Left it overnight unplugged with wifi off and i had a 1% drain of battery for over 8 hours :-D very sattisfied. Installed standard apps now so.i`ll see how it goes. Keep you posted.
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Still having the problem... installed lots of apps and some of them are missbehaving... my phone seems to freeze up and after a while get really hot and the battery is sufficiently drained... is there a program that can log what happened durring the freeze up? and save it to view after restart????
I could really use your help guys pls...
I have finally found a solution... installed XXKH3 FW stock, not rooted yet, and installed an application from the android market called Load Monitor
Code:
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.landak.loadmon
and enabled only Add Notifications, only notify high load, autostart and only screen on... seems to do the job, no battery drainage and most of all NO SOD (Sleep Of Death) or restarts anymore
Hope it helps someone
Cheers
Had to turn on Wake Lock. That means my phone doesn't go to deep sleep anytime. Tried a bunch of roms and all the same result. Tried setcpu configs of all kinds and nothing still. Still get freeze up and insane battery drain durring deep sleep. What helps is flashing syah kernel an putting min cpu freq to 100 that way not that much battery drain.
Any1 have an idea what to do?
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I have the same problem i tryed everything. now im waiting for the jig from honk kong
dusnoki said:
I would like some help from users having same issues. I bought my SGS II About 3 weeks ago... It was all working fine... stock KG7 not rooted. A few days ago it started doing some weird stuff... like random reboots during standby and freezing unable to turn on unless you take out the battery... tried to restore factory setting i installed the new LightningRom 6.1 and the issue is still there... is there a logging app that can save log before a crash? so i can see what is happening? Or is someone having the same issue as i am. Thank you very much for your time and help Cheers
PS. tried to format usb storage and still have same problem... so really don't know what is the problem...
I have finally found a solution... installed XXKH3 FW stock, not rooted yet, and installed an application from the android market called Load Monitor
Code:
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.landak.loadmon
and enabled only Add Notifications, only notify high load, autostart and only screen on... seems to do the job, no battery drainage and most of all NO SOD (Sleep Of Death) or restarts anymore
Hope it helps someone
Cheers
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i also have the same problem on my gt-9100T and still it is still happening. first time it happened when i uninstalled social hubs. at that time i was running lite'ning rom v6.1 and only used the phone for 1 month. then the freeze/ sleep of death occur.
i have tried flashing to stock rom/modem/kernel from intratech thread to no avail.
some people can fix the prob by cleaning the battery contact point. some by cleaning the mini usb port. still no luck for me.
right now running on criskelo latest build (KL1 2.3.6)with T-KL1 modem, siyah .9+ and the problem still persist.
so, installed load monitor and u/v and set the min freq to 100Mhz to preserve battery but still can only last 12hours even unused.load monitor seems to use a lot of juice. very frustrating. i need to tick the wakelock option otherwise SOD right after the screen is off.
I am still hoping someone/anyone who might have the solution the share with us all.
is it a good idea to format /system + /emmc + everything? i have done full wipe, still no good.
wafufufu said:
i also have the same problem on my gt-9100T and still it is still happening. first time it happened when i uninstalled social hubs. at that time i was running lite'ning rom v6.1 and only used the phone for 1 month. then the freeze/ sleep of death occur.
i have tried flashing to stock rom/modem/kernel from intratech thread to no avail.
some people can fix the prob by cleaning the battery contact point. some by cleaning the mini usb port. still no luck for me.
right now running on criskelo latest build (KL1 2.3.6)with T-KL1 modem, siyah .9+ and the problem still persist.
so, installed load monitor and u/v and set the min freq to 100Mhz to preserve battery but still can only last 12hours even unused.load monitor seems to use a lot of juice. very frustrating. i need to tick the wakelock option otherwise SOD right after the screen is off.
I am still hoping someone/anyone who might have the solution the share with us all.
is it a good idea to format /system + /emmc + everything? i have done full wipe, still no good.
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I'm having the exact same issue. Some stock ROMs seem ok for a while but the issue always returns.
I've tried literally everything I can think of. Done so many full wipes etc but the issue will not go away.
I feel your pain people!
I have the same problem as you im using what you are thank you for that app.
what ive done
SIM card = Removed
Mirco SD card = Removed
so far no problem
thank you..
im trying to get the last thing it did before the phone crashs
I just installed Load Monitor... I just wonder, what exactly is Load Monitor doing? or supposed to do?
This SOD is driving me crazy, I hope it gets fixed
dusnoki said:
Sadly it's not an option for me... i bought it used without warranty papers... it was cheaper... i may have stumbled on a solution... cleared Dalwin Cache and it seems to work good now... we will see in a few days how the situation progresses... i will keep you posted
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Do you mean Delvik Cache?
Thanks, i'll give it a try :good:
Hi.
I recently upgraded to 4.0.3, and installed Go launcher and Go Powermaster.
However, according to the batterystats "Android OS" is using up to 33% of the batterypower. When i check in Go Powermaster, it says that "BluetoothTest" is using as much as 35%, and it's state is always 'running'. Even if i forceclose it it's back within seconds.
I might use bluetooth like once in two weeks, and it's always disabled otherwise.
So the question is obvious, what is this bluetoothtest and how do I stop it from draining my battery? ;p
eikrA said:
Hi.
I recently upgraded to 4.0.3, and installed Go launcher and Go Powermaster.
However, according to the batterystats "Android OS" is using up to 33% of the batterypower. When i check in Go Powermaster, it says that "BluetoothTest" is using as much as 35%, and it's state is always 'running'. Even if i forceclose it it's back within seconds.
I might use bluetooth like once in two weeks, and it's always disabled otherwise.
So the question is obvious, what is this bluetoothtest and how do I stop it from draining my battery? ;p
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if you're rooted, you can freeze with using titanium backup.
from its name i think its an application to check if your bluetooth is working or not.
WOuldn't freezing it, just make the OS use power on keep trying to start it?
Even if you disable the bluetooth you have this process running?
lamedor said:
Even if you disable the bluetooth you have this process running?
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Yes, I almost never use BT so it's always off.
Solved ?!
Hi,
I'm having the exact same issue on my SII.
It's fully reset to factory defaults and running Android 4.0.3, also with Go Launcher and GO Powermaster.
Bluetooth is always disabled, but the "BluetoothTest" Task is about 40% of my overall battery drain.
Did you find a way to solve this?
Regards, Vanon
for those who got prblms of wakelocks like bt,stest,sns,etc etc if u got tb or mytoolbox an this is a gr8 tool u can freez ,unfreez sys app or apps....an ya if ur not using bt jus freeze any thing stating by bt..no it will not try to power on u can also remove some unwanted apps...jus try an post ur results it helps others too.......cheeeerz
I have the same problem, any solutions?
Very same issue on Galaxy NOTE under ICS Kingdroid 1.5 rom.
same with Galaxy SII on android 4.0.3
same issue with Galaxy S4 GT-I9500
Same issue with Sgh-i727. Was anyone ever able to resolve this issue?
Upgrade to JB via OTA... Otherwise root it and freeze that bluetooth test application.
Hi, today I woke up and noticed that overnight (7 hours) my battery dropped from 99% to 47%. I looked in better battery stats and I noticed that my phone was running at 900CPU all the time. I really have no idea how can that be happening, until today everything was fine and I haven't installed any new app. I am running Omega 29 with Phenomenal normal kernel. Would full wipe and reinstalling ROM help?
Thanks
mystogans3 said:
Hi, today I woke up and noticed that overnight (7 hours) my battery dropped from 99% to 47%. I looked in better battery stats and I noticed that my phone was running at 900CPU all the time. I really have no idea how can that be happening, until today everything was fine and I haven't installed any new app. I am running Omega 29 with Phenomenal normal kernel. Would full wipe and reinstalling ROM help?
Thanks
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Check your battery stats and see what it was doing, could be anything from Apps running in background (Sync, GPS...)
If there is an app there that drained it, you don't need to get rid of it, put your phone into Power Saving or download a 3rd Party app called Juice Defender. That will stop it. Also if you don't want to do that, you can just Force Close the App that used your battery at night and leave it at that.
Oddly tested mine overnight wifi and gps off 150 apps .
12 hours 2 % drain and that's the usual .
jje
Delete Facebook.. , Disable media server,
Two things to keep your CPU awake..
I checked all of that, but like I said, only thing I noticed was that phone was running at 900CPU all the time, and I don't know why.
mystogans3 said:
I checked all of that, but like I said, only thing I noticed was that phone was running at 900CPU all the time, and I don't know why.
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Since it's Omega go into S Tweaks Scroll down the bottom to CPU Scaling and select one of the others on the Drop Down Menu, (pegasusq) try the others. Hopefully that will do the trick. Do not underclock the device under 800 as it will c*ck up the phone.
skrapi said:
Since it's Omega go into S Tweaks Scroll down the bottom to CPU Scaling and select one of the others on the Drop Down Menu, (pegasusq) try the others. Hopefully that will do the trick. Do not underclock the device under 800 as it will c*ck up the phone.
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Isn't that for Siyah Kernel only?
I'm having similar issues of battery drain on Omega V29 and Siyah Kernel but its mainly when the screen is on, my current cpu scaling profile is set to 'lulzactive'. Could this be the cause of my drain?
skrapi said:
Since it's Omega go into S Tweaks Scroll down the bottom to CPU Scaling and select one of the others on the Drop Down Menu, (pegasusq) try the others. Hopefully that will do the trick. Do not underclock the device under 800 as it will c*ck up the phone.
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I am not using Siyah kernel. Stweaks does not work with phenomenal.
YoungAceAtlanta: I don't have facebook, but like you said, my media server is going crazy. I am 100% it's the cause of drain, however I have no idea how to disable it.
Edit: Media Server is using 87% of battery...
mystogans3 said:
I am not using Siyah kernel. Stweaks does not work with phenomenal.
YoungAceAtlanta: I don't have facebook, but like you said, my media server is going crazy. I am 100% it's the couse of drain, however I have no idea how to disable it.
Edit: Media Server is using 87% of battery...
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If in doubt Recovery Mode. Wipe data/cache then Calvin and fix permissions. Then flash Rom again. Check each app you download their permissions and comments
Check one of the multiple threads about battery drain
Hi all,
i am losing battery even when i am connected to the wall mount charger, in battery stats media scanner tops the list with 60%+ followed by android system. i tried to solve it by clearing data for media scanner, factory reset, pulling out the battery, etc., but still the battery is getting lower even when connected to the wall mount charger, this doesnt happen on official stock ics unrooted. .
official latest DLJ4 + cf root 6.4
Kindly help me out xda.
Thanks, Regards.
Edit :
I guess i found a possible reason for the battery still draining despite of charging through a wall mount charger (or you can say slow wall mount charging).
As I am from india and so is my s3. The csc of the official stock rom i downloaded (DLJ4) was OXA (KOR). I guess the voltages may differ in both countries and hence the slow speed of charging through wall mount chargers. I am back to 4.0.4 though, will jump back to JB as soon as there is any proper reasoning for this behaviour of these roms.
Try rescind media root app... can be found in xda....
Will disable the media scan after it scans. Solved my media scan problems
Sent from my Jelly Omega SIII using XDA App
My problem is not any proccess that consumes battery, it is that battery is draining despite of being connected to the charger.
Thanks for the reply though.
Backup data and factory reset .
That does not work reflash firmware .
jje
JJEgan said:
Backup data and factory reset .
That does not work reflash firmware .
jje
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Okay, will check that according to your instructions and revert back if that works.
NewAussiefromCanada said:
Try rescind media root app... can be found in xda....
Will disable the media scan after it scans. Solved my media scan problems
Sent from my Jelly Omega SIII using XDA App
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Where can it be found in XDA?
Ive searched and havent found it.
Thanks
Update: I was having battery drain issues with the media server being 2nd highest for battery consumption.
I think it might be google now which is killing all the battery, Its currently disabled and my phone is fully charged.
Will report back in a few hours with some results.
Update 2: Disabling Google Now has helped, but Media (media storage, downloads, download manager, DRM pro cont storage and com.sec.adnroid.providers.downlaods).
Is not first on my battery usage.
I am going to back up my SD card, and format it.
In just over 2 hours my phone has used almost 30% battery, and the phone does get slightly warm when this media is using CPU.
Will report back asap
Update: factory Reset Phone, Restored My Data And Apps, The Media Server I'd Still Killing Battery
Hi!
I have been having an issue with my S III lately. For some time I have been trying to understand and configure my gps settings so that I could have gps always activated, without it draining the battery too heavily. I mainly tried manipulating my apps' location settings.
With no consistent results, I ultimately decided to try and turn gps off altogether in the pull down bar. Now, here's the issue; even with gps off, both the stock battery tool and GSam Battery Monitor report a 25% battery drain by "gpsd".
What am I doing wrong, and what can be done about it?
Thanks!
Stock S III, 4.1.2, unrooted.
Didn't wipe data when you upgraded?
Wipe the data of the service responsible.
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda app-developers app
Thanks! If you are referring to the Android update, I simply installed it without wiping anything.
What exactly would wiping data entail?
Might be Google now working overtime
Questions go in the QA section, not general
slaphead20 said:
Might be Google now working overtime
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I am pretty sure I disabled everything connected with Google and location...
Sorry for posting in the wrong place, will do next time!
it seems there is a bug in gpsd. sometime it hangs at 100% cpu (25% -> 1 of 4 cores) you can check this in shell with "top" cmd
if it hangs only a reboot help.
you will notice a bit lag when you switch your phone on and it gets a bit warm when this happens
for me it happens once every 1-4 days and i have allready disabled all google location settings and samsung security settings
any idea ? i dont find anything else on google.
btw. it looks like this started happen with XELLA but cant say it for sure
/inteks
That sounds exactly like the issue I have been having, especially it happening only one in every few days.
I can confirm that it seems to have had a definitive starting point, but not sure what changes I made at that point. What do you mean by XELLA? And are any other ways of telling when this happens?