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Hi guys does anyone know how to fix the massive battery drain. I have easy battery saver installed and power max but nothing seems to be making a difference. Please help! Also my phone keeps turning off randomly. Phones gone crazy since this update. If only I stuck with GB :-(
thank you in advance guys!
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sorry, my english is terrible...i think the battery life was better on 4.0.3. on 4.0.4 the bettery drain is high...
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Which rom?
Which kernel?
Can you post ss of battery usage screen snreen on time?
Wifi or 3G?
With so few infos, it will be hard to help you..
Mzhaze3 said:
Hi guys does anyone know how to fix the massive battery drain. I have easy battery saver installed and power max but nothing seems to be making a difference. Please help! Also my phone keeps turning off randomly. Phones gone crazy since this update. If only I stuck with GB :-(
thank you in advance guys!
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Do a data/factory reset, that will solve your problems, type *2767*3855# in the phone dialpad. Backup foto`s , files and stuff before that
It won't let me send the picture it says wrong file extension
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Hi there,
If you go to Settings -> Battery - what does it list as using the most battery power?
Edit: You can downgrade to GB if a full factory format/reset doesn't work - you may be another unfortunate recipient of the Android OS wakelock bug.
Mzhaze3 said:
I have easy battery saver installed and power max
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Start off by uninstalling pointless stuff, then search for BetterBatteryStats.
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Start off by uninstalling pointless stuff, then search for BetterBatteryStats.
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Skip everything.
ICS sucks on battery life if you are using the stock ICS ROM.
I suggest you revert back to Ginger Bread or Get a new ROM developed by the Xda chefs in the android development section according to your preference.
THis will atleast extend your battery by 20% of the existing performance.
But if you prefer to stick on with ICS, then i suggest you upgade your battery to a higher capacity.
i.e 1900 mAh.
Mzhaze3 said:
Hi guys does anyone know how to fix the massive battery drain. I have easy battery saver installed and power max but nothing seems to be making a difference. Please help! Also my phone keeps turning off randomly. Phones gone crazy since this update. If only I stuck with GB :-(
thank you in advance guys!
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Switch to Cyanogenmod 9 nightly. You can underclock processor to 1000mhz. Battery works great then. Getting almost 1.5 days with moderate use. That's sufficient I guess. Cheers
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I'm having this problem too and im using (rooted) stock rom. Its really annoying how i used to get 2 days before update and now i barely get 24 hours. Android system drains 38% of my battery for some reason in ICS, i have no idea why.
mihir23 said:
I'm having this problem too and im using (rooted) stock rom. Its really annoying how i used to get 2 days before update and now i barely get 24 hours. Android system drains 38% of my battery for some reason in ICS, i have no idea why.
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Maybe you are an unfortunate victim of Android os battery drain bug. It happens on some phones.
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mihir23 said:
I'm having this problem too and im using (rooted) stock rom. Its really annoying how i used to get 2 days before update and now i barely get 24 hours. Android system drains 38% of my battery for some reason in ICS, i have no idea why.
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try different rom and kernel. I have been using neat rom for few weeks, battery results are nearly the same as 2.36.
Is that c mod 9 an application or Rom
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It's a lifestyle choice.
@Mzhaze3
My battery was suffering,not really bad but bad enough to notice it was worse than gb. I have since factory reset my phone (before i upgraded to ics without wiping data etc) and i have noticed major improvements! I am using the 1900 mh battery which helps as well. To sum up a factory reset helped me!
Nice pic btw! :thumbup:
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Well one things for sure the factory reset has made a huge difference. I used to use juice defender and battery still didn't last longer than 12 hours and that's on GB than once i updated to ICS battery only lasted 4 to 6 hours depending on use. Since the reset i have had a whopping 24 hours with moderate use. So i defo recommend it. Thank you gee and thanks everyone for your input x
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I have major battery problems since ICS update also, (network free, unbranded sgs2) ...... am i right in thinking a simple factory reset could make my battery last three times longer.
Potentially, seems to have helped many so far! It did me!
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How much screen time are you using? If you use all day, yes it will drain very fast, especially 3G/4G Data.
For me, I get at max of 3 hours of screen time, and amazing Deep Sleep when the screen is turned off. I am using HydrogenICS, with Thoravukk kernel.
If you're thinking of getting an extra battery, look up on Amazon or Ebay. Anker i9100 Battery. Good quality stuff.
So everyone who's been experiencing battery issues should factory reset?
What will the factory reset to since I have a custom ROM installed?
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ashzoomerintrack said:
Maybe you are an unfortunate victim of Android os battery drain bug. It happens on some phones.
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Do you know what we can do to see if I've been a victim / resolve this bug?
Hi all,
Been reading XDA for a couple of years now and only just registered.
Just wanted to post my battery life for anyone wanting to know how much battery life roughly the omega rom gives (pics attached).
I got roughly 2 days 14hours out of one charge with medium/moderate use and just over 5 hours screen on time.
My set up:
Galaxy S3 I9300
ROM: Omega 9.0
Kernel: Franco Kernel r11
Mods: Black Holo Background
Various apps/processes frozen using Titanium Backup
Excellent battery life and excellent rom, great work from the developer!
i think you charged at least twice.
here's mine using only omega 9 and no custom kernel.
Yeah, charged twice for 5 minutes on the way to and from work .
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6 days so far not using Oemega or franco .
jje
Wow, Are you using AOSP or something? What's your usage like?
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Stock reply to yet another pointless battery life post .
jje
Hey everyone, I have one question here. As soon as I purchased my Galaxy Tab I started flashing custom ROMs and actually don't know nothing about stocks battery life and can't compare. So can you tell me how long your battery last in stock ROM ir normal usage? On wifi, 3g, gps on and off.
I did the same but I don't think it's any better in stock.. Mine does 3.5/4 days with 8 hours screen with cm9
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msedek said:
I did the same but I don't think it's any better in stock.. Mine does 3.5/4 days with 8 hours screen with cm9
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No, I don't think that stock will last better. I just want to know what is normal for this device and know if battery starts leaking.
reanimuotasis said:
No, I don't think that stock will last better. I just want to know what is normal for this device and know if battery starts leaking.
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Best thing you can do is test it yourself. Nobody else in the world is going to use the device like you...
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Ugh when I tried it with stock, battery only last for one day. With pershoot's kernel, it last FREAKING long.
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Hi I am 15 years old and i have a samsung galaxy s2 GT-I9100 with stock ics 4.0.3 (exactly I9100XXLPS). It have some issues with (not opening some times) wifi and several battery drain when im playing games ( need for speed, asphalt, etc). I want to play games and surfing but my phone does not keep its battery until night. So I want a rom and a kernel which have no much battery drain, fix wifi issue and if its possible to extend the wifi signal...
Sorry for my poor english.
Thanks in advance.
Hi, i'm also 15 yr old, btw i'm from Serbia(if u know where is it...), if u using cf kernel it has a wifi bug so i suggest u to install siyah or dorimanx kernel... And, i think themes like this(whats best rom, which to use, ...) are forbidden, sorry btw try SuperNexus rom, for me that's best rom for begginers, wish u a luck !
I have to say that ROMs are all about personal preference. Imo you should test out various ROMS to see what's best for you...
That being said, I'm currently using Cm7 on my I777 and it has great battery life (although I suspect it has something to do with turning the second core off and using Siyah GB.)
For Jellybean my preferred ROM is Super Nexus... I got pretty good battery on that one too!
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I'm using PA 2.54 with Dorimanx 7.17 kernel with moderate UV and battery save settings from STweaks. I deactivate auto-running non-useful apps and location services, use lower brightness, uninstalled some system apps and frozen others, etc. Search forum for more info
Sejk97 said:
Hi, i'm also 15 yr old, btw i'm from Serbia(if u know where is it...), if u using cf kernel it has a wifi bug so i suggest u to install siyah or dorimanx kernel... And, i think themes like this(whats best rom, which to use, ...) are forbidden, sorry btw try SuperNexus rom, for me that's best rom for begginers, wish u a luck !
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Sorry, but i am not a begginer and i know where is serbia... Anyway i am using stock kernel too now. Also i was using latest jelly bean resurection remix with latest siyah a week ago, but latest resurrection remix version had a very big issue with severe battery drain, so i decided to return to stock unbranded 4.0.3 and then try an other rom. Thats why i create this threat, for not trying all s2 roms.....
Thanks to all of you guys who replied.
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Sgmaster said:
Sorry, but i am not a begginer and i know where is serbia... Anyway i am using stock kernel too now. Also i was using latest jelly bean resurection remix with latest siyah a week ago, but latest resurrection remix version had a very big issue with severe battery drain, so i decided to return to stock unbranded 4.0.3 and then try an other rom. Thats why i create this threat, for not trying all s2 roms.....
Thanks to all of you guys who replied.
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How many battery cycles did you let the battery settle for? You should give your battery at least 3 cycles before you judge the life of the battery after you flash something. You can also try CPU spy from the play store to see if your device is deep sleeping. Also try better battery stats to see if you have any wakelocks.
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Sgmaster said:
but latest resurrection remix version had a very big issue with severe battery drain
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I use RR 3.1.2 and I don't think there is a severe battery drain. Use better battery statsto know what caused it, at the first place.
kilometers4 said:
How many battery cycles did you let the battery settle for? You should give your battery at least 3 cycles before you judge the life of the battery after you flash something. You can also try CPU spy from the play store to see if your device is deep sleeping. Also try better battery stats to see if you have any wakelocks.
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I give the battery 10+ battety cycles in each rom i try before i report... I will try battery stats and set cpu but i think (because i have tried them in rr) they will not give me the exact reason about my problem. I will try again and post here the results.
Anyway, thank you.
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In rr 3.0.1 jelly bean (the latest i have tried in rr) i didnt install the fixes which released one day after (was for rom fonts, etc, nothing for battery), because i have updated via update me app, which didnt download the fixes... Yesterday i found these fixes on internet... Do you think that this was a cause of my battery drain problem? But why the problem remained (not like in rr, but ramained) after i installed the official stock 4.0.3?
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In rr 3.0.1 jelly bean (the latest i have tried in rr) i didnt install the fixes which released one day after (was for rom fonts, etc, nothing for battery), because i have updated via update me app, which didnt download the fixes... Yesterday i found these fixes on internet... Do you think that this was a cause of my battery drain problem? But why the problem remained (not like in rr, but ramained) after i installed the official stock 4.0.3?
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Why don't you upgrade to the latest version? I believe they're up to 3.1.2 now...
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kilometers4 said:
Why don't you upgrade to the latest version? I believe they're up to 3.1.2 now...
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And 3.1.2 as well have a fix patch! Don't forget it
kilometers4 said:
Why don't you upgrade to the latest version? I believe they're up to 3.1.2 now...
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I know it, when i had the battery problem latest rr version was 3.1.1. I will download it when i will be at home and post again.
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Sgmaster said:
Hi I am 15 years old and i have a samsung galaxy s2 GT-I9100 with stock ics 4.0.3 (exactly I9100XXLPS). It have some issues with (not opening some times) wifi and several battery drain when im playing games ( need for speed, asphalt, etc). I want to play games and surfing but my phone does not keep its battery until night. So I want a rom and a kernel which have no much battery drain, fix wifi issue and if its possible to extend the wifi signal...
Sorry for my poor english.
Thanks in advance.
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Day to night playing games on android? No way!! 5 hrs should be max i guess.
Also i am experiencing the STRONGEST wifi signal with CM7.2 stock. I haven't understood why yet. I need to know.
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Day to night playing games on android? No way!! 5 hrs should be max i guess.
Also i am experiencing the STRONGEST wifi signal with CM7.2 stock. I haven't understood why yet. I need to know.
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What cm7.2 does with battery?
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What cm7.2 does with battery?
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Hardly when idle and ok while using it. 4 - 5 hrs gaming. That's the max you can get with stock batteries.
Im not 15 and I want a rom and kernel that makes the battery last a week.Will be playing games all day,and making the odd call,and listening to music.
Ive got a ds,a psp and an ipod......but I dont use them now as its my phones responsibility to think its all them........and to make calls etc.
Now why have I got to charge the phone every day ......its totally ridiculous.
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as i described phone is slower than my old sgs2.s2 was running smoothly 4.1.2 . even 4.1.2 laggy on my sgs3.now using custom roms but samsung based roms fail for me.is it only my phone or sgs3 fails???my antutu score with s3 21212 on archidroid.
Touchwiz roms are like this due to Samsung. Benchmarks show nth as manufacturers have some cheating methods to make the score higher.
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My dads phone is lagging even when you pull down the notification bar
Offered him to install custom Rom but he refused...
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devilunix said:
as i described phone is slower than my old sgs2.s2 was running smoothly 4.1.2 . even 4.1.2 laggy on my sgs3.now using custom roms but samsung based roms fail for me.is it only my phone or sgs3 fails???my antutu score with s3 21212 on archidroid.
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cos almost all apps are running in background..Btw I hate stock roms..Im sticking to Cm better battery life..oops and performance..
HidekiRyuga said:
cos almost all apps are running in background..Btw I hate stock roms..Im sticking to Cm better battery life..oops and performance..
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battery life crap for all roms i have tested.ill try to limit background apps.
devilunix said:
battery life crap for all roms i have tested.ill try to limit background apps.
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Use other ROM based tw. Its better than stock. Smooth
Battery friendly.?
In my experience 4.1.2 as mg4 was the most stable and fast stock version. After that including 4.1.2 and 4.3 stocks all were laggy and had less battery performance. However, I couldn't find any aosp based custom rom work flawless or at least stable. Each one has its own bugs. Slimkat doesn't support exfat, liquidsmooth was very very laggy and cm has some fc issues etc. As a consequence at least stock one is the stable one.
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In my experience 4.1.2 as mg4 was the most stable and fast stock version. After that including 4.1.2 and 4.3 stocks all were laggy and had less battery performance. However, I couldn't find any aosp based custom rom work flawless or at least stable. Each one has its own bugs. Slimkat doesn't support exfat, liquidsmooth was very very laggy and cm has some fc issues etc. As a consequence at least stock one is the stable one.
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whats mg4.ill sell my phone buy new1.galaxy series fail. atfer s2.s4 was crap 2.
devilunix said:
whats mg4.ill sell my phone buy new1.galaxy series fail. atfer s2.s4 was crap 2.
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mg4 is I9300XXEMG4 stock rom for galaxy s3.
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voxah said:
mg4 is I9300XXEMG4 stock rom for galaxy s3.
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okay thanks
I was on 4.1.2 since i bought my s3, i decided to try 4.3 and i switched to Android Revolution HD 51 in combination with Boeffla kernel, and i must say performance is way much better and also the battery life, with 4.1 i got somewhere around 4h of screen on time, and with 4.3 i get close to 5h of screen on time, also to mention over the night battery drops only 1% if wifi on and 0% with airplane mode on, preety impressive, you just have to find your way to customize it for daily use
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lsalamun said:
I was on 4.1.2 since i bought my s3, i decided to try 4.3 and i switched to Android Revolution HD 51 in combination with Boeffla kernel, and i must say performance is way much better and also the battery life, with 4.1 i got somewhere around 4h of screen on time, and with 4.3 i get close to 5h of screen on time, also to mention over the night battery drops only 1% if wifi on and 0% with airplane mode on, preety impressive, you just have to find your way to customize it for daily use
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5hours? What kind of magic is that? I tried hard on all roms, 4.1, 4.3 and literally NOTHING can help me get past 1 - 2 hours screen time... I dont even use my phone that much... Sad
foggydisaster said:
5hours? What kind of magic is that? I tried hard on all roms, 4.1, 4.3 and literally NOTHING can help me get past 1 - 2 hours screen time... I dont even use my phone that much... Sad
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The kernel matters too. And ur brightness, apps etc.
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JellyYogurt said:
The kernel matters too. And ur brightness, apps etc.
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Sadly I couldn't find a kernel that helped me in my battery life. Brightness is always on 0... And I don't have that many apps.. I seriously don't know what's going on
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foggydisaster said:
Sadly I couldn't find a kernel that helped me in my battery life. Brightness is always on 0... And I don't have that many apps.. I seriously don't know what's going on
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Do u have alot of wakelocks? Dun set brightness to auto. They tend to make the brightness more than wat u nid. Manually control the brightness.
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Do u have alot of wakelocks? Dun set brightness to auto. They tend to make the brightness more than wat u nid. Manually control the brightness.
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No my wake locks seem normal though there was a suspicious one, I don't remember it's name exactly, but I'll tell when I find it out, only thing I know that it's audio related but I don't think that's it... Other than that battery just melts leaving me with 1-2 hours screen time (on stock 4.1.2) I'll try flash a different rom and I'll tell you what changed
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No my wake locks seem normal though there was a suspicious one, I don't remember it's name exactly, but I'll tell when I find it out, only thing I know that it's audio related but I don't think that's it... Other than that battery just melts leaving me with 1-2 hours screen time (on stock 4.1.2) I'll try flash a different rom and I'll tell you what changed
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Try updating to 4.3 as performance and battery life has greatly improved.
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Well it's the massive amount of Samsung apps.. The heavy themeing..and heavy os
You can check out my new rom that get raid of all Samsung apps here :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3/general/rom-t2744141/post52483316