Hi all ,
I have a brand new mini pro, brought a week ago, and i'm experiencing a battery issue.
I really like it, but the battery runs out in the afternoon.
I've tried to change every kind of rom and kernel, and i changed the battery too.
No improvements.
Please tell me if this stats are good.
I am afraid my phone may be broken.
Thanks
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Looking at awake and screen on stats I'd say it's normal. U gave it a heavy beating by the looks of it, or probably some rogue apps making it awake most of the time. But i doubt it's a rogue app because the awake and screen on graph matches each other so it prove u use the phone.
Unstable data traffic may draining battery. Also wifi, sync stuff, gps, n brightness. Check it out.
And u can use some tweak too.
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Stay in 2G , u have the same problem like me poor signal 3G/H i don`t now why but the phone realy has poor signal problem compared with other . Better battery u can get if u disable the data (in service they say to disabel but it is a smartphone why to buy smartphone without data?) and disable facebook autosync .
Thanks for reply.
I need data, so i can't disable, but when i am at home, i use wifi instead of data to save battery.
Auto sync is off, facebook is neither installed, brightness less than 50%.
And i don't have background apps running.
Should i use 2g instead of 3g as someone said?
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Landrea said:
Thanks for reply.
I need data, so i can't disable, but when i am at home, i use wifi instead of data to save battery.
Auto sync is off, facebook is neither installed, brightness less than 50%.
And i don't have background apps running.
Should i use 2g instead of 3g as someone said?
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Sure. If u use 3g and you're in a country with poor signal quality your battery will drain faster.
In Italy we have this kind of situations with many operator so we use 2g and when we need faster data (youtube or browser) switch to 3g network
R it may be a hardware problem if none of the above r working take it to sony...it maybe a hardware prob
It not hardware my minipro was compared with Samsung S plus , Gio, Moto Defy , Iphone 3g all with the same stok rom and with same aplications (whatsapp , yahoo , facebook) on 3g (H) and minipro it was very unstable most of time he stay in 2g and other phones stay 3g all the time , the grafic in battery stats say that ...well on other phone don`t have this problem for exemple my Defy and Iphone in elevator have 3g but mini pro have 2 line on 2g an if it was in call it disconecting , the phone was in service 3 times more than a month for test but nothing ....this is the phone .... after 4 months of using i sellit to buy HTC status and my battery last 1 day with facebook yahoo whatsapp a little browsing and sync so this is a smartphone not sony who tell my to stop data ...hello it is a smartphone it depending by internet connection i need that mail sync ...i need browsing ...i need chat why to trow with 190e for a smartphone if u can using ...?
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sorry for double post, but i think it rather belongs in here, plz delete thread if not so...
I installed Toggle 2g on cm7 rom, and it worked pretty well, switching to 2g mode after 5/10/30..mins of standby. Great app in my opinion that prolongs the batterylife very good. It uses Injection. Now i got back to stock rom and wanted to ask, if someone could make a version working on stock. There is some instructions on the thread, but i didnt have success, because i dont have a zip of the 0.62 stock rom for CWM, only the ftf file for Flashtool.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=739530
Thanks a lot!!!
Nobody else interested in this?
I'm intersted. I think 2g only mode is disabled ion the Three network in the UK so I would like to know how it works and if at all on this network
As far as i know, 2g (for second generation) is just the old standard internet connection, supported everywhere in the world and sucking less energy out of the battery. In a gsm phone 2g is gsm and 3g is umts/hsdpa, donno how it is on a cdma cellphone...
This would save me a ton of battery at work
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I tried resigning our phone apks to make the programm work without success.
Anyways im now using superpower again.
Old xda programm, but it works, though its not as smooth as toggle2g because it shuts down connection and afterwards switches to 2g /3g.
I'm using Data on demand which sounds like it does something similar to what you're looking for. Its free on the market and can be set to turn off data with screen off or turn data off as per a set schedule. I've been using it for a few months now
Tom
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tommoose said:
I'm using Data on demand which sounds like it does something similar to what you're looking for. Its free on the market and can be set to turn off data with screen off or turn data off as per a set schedule. I've been using it for a few months now
Tom
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no, data on demand totally switches off data connection, so that you cannot receive emails or chat messages as long as the display is off. toggle 2g just switches the band to a lower signal, so that the speed is lower and the power consumption goes down as well, but the speed is still high enough to receive mails, facebook stuff, twitter, weather... and when you switch your screen back on, you get back the full power of 3g
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no, data on demand totally switches off data connection, so that you cannot receive emails or chat messages as long as the display is off. toggle 2g just switches the band to a lower signal, so that the speed is lower and the power consumption goes down as well, but the speed is still high enough to receive mails, facebook stuff, twitter, weather... and when you switch your screen back on, you get back the full power of 3g
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In that case it sounds like what you've found would be better for me too as as you say, data on demand doesnt allow even mms when screen off
Tom
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Hi guys, I know this question has already been posted hundreds of times but I really need an help
Usually, I don't rack my phone so much. I use it mainly to write sms and to listen music when I'm on the train (in this case sometimes I play something too, but the games I use are simple games, for example cards games etc). I rarely surf the web or google play and I don't use social networks.
I'm always connected in 2g, with bluetooth, wifi and gps switched off, the brightness always is quite low. Also my installed apps are thirty.
Now my rom is oxygen and I'm searching a kernel good for battery. I use a light overclock, sometimes even that.
So what else can I do?
Il Giulione said:
Hi guys, I know this question has already been posted hundreds of times but I really need an help
Usually, I don't rack my phone so much. I use it mainly to write sms and to listen music when I'm on the train (in this case sometimes I play something too, but the games I use are simple games, for example cards games etc). I rarely surf the web or google play and I don't use social networks.
I'm always connected in 2g, with bluetooth, wifi and gps switched off, the brightness always is quite low. Also my installed apps are thirty.
Now my rom is oxygen and I'm searching a kernel good for battery. I use a light overclock, sometimes even that.
So what else can I do?
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Use stock kernel on oxygen..
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Or calibrate your battery.
I'm using the SimGen 1.6 and facing the same problem. I'm replaced 2 battary pack before but the battery life round 8 hours without heavy usage.
And than, I'm tried to charge 100% and wipe the battery. no luck, same problem occurs.
I use ta gb kernel 1.1, and my battery is calibrated...Do I have to change battery?
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Hello everyone,
I have big problems with battery drain! When I look into battery in settings I see Android OS causing huge battery drain. I am on stock Ics, tried many things - rooting, changing kernel, uninstalling bloatware with Titanium, changing baseband ... Nothing seems to help! I've realized that Android OS is active while WiFi on... When I switch off WiFi, battery life gets very good (or normal) and Android OS stop draining the battery.
Does somebody have same issue or knows THE solution? Except putting CM9 or other non stock Rom, would like ti keep Sony's Rom.
P.s. My girlfriend's Xperia Ray has the exact same problem!?!
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mpopovic85 said:
Hello everyone,
I have big problems with battery drain! When I look into battery in settings I see Android OS causing huge battery drain. I am on stock Ics, tried many things - rooting, changing kernel, uninstalling bloatware with Titanium, changing baseband ... Nothing seems to help! I've realized that Android OS is active while WiFi on... When I switch off WiFi, battery life gets very good (or normal) and Android OS stop draining the battery.
Does somebody have same issue or knows THE solution? Except putting CM9 or other non stock Rom, would like ti keep Sony's Rom.
P.s. My girlfriend's Xperia Ray has the exact same problem!?!
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Turning automatic synchronisation off & reducing screen brightness might help
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Yeah that's probably syncing problems. But just in case get BetterBatteryStats, let it run for a few hours and post me the logs.
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WiFi on always eats far more battery than WiFi off.
If you've turned off all synchronizations already then it's just purely the constant search for the WiFi network and back and forth polling needed to maintain the connection being handled by the Android OS that's eating your battery and I'm afraid that would be perfectly normal then and not something one can fix.
venoma333 said:
Yeah that's probably syncing problems. But just in case get BetterBatteryStats, let it run for a few hours and post me the logs.
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Thanks, but how to get the logs?
Here you can look at Android OS
SCHUMI_4EVER said:
WiFi on always eats far more battery than WiFi off.
If you've turned off all synchronizations already then it's just purely the constant search for the WiFi network and back and forth polling needed to maintain the connection being handled by the Android OS that's eating your battery and I'm afraid that would be perfectly normal then and not something one can fix.
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Of course, but as you can see in the post above, what is strange is that when I was out of home (the first 3 hours) with wifi on the battery was doing fine even that the phone was probably searching networks all the time, and since I returned home (last 3-4h) the battery drain started again...
Shouldn't it be opposite? When connected to home wifi it should stop searching for it. So it's probably a sync problem, but whatever I don (Sync on or off) it's the same...
Could also be a clash with your router.....
Try changing channel see if that helps, if not you may be stuck with it or go back to gb
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mpiekp said:
Could also be a clash with your router.....
Try changing channel see if that helps, if not you may be stuck with it or go back to gb
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good idea! I'll try it, hope it works...
Get BetterBatteryStats somewhere from XDA (google it) start the app, leave your phone for a few hours and then go back into the app, press the settings key on your phone and choose dump to file. A .txt file will appear in the root of your sd card, attach the file to a post. Hope I can help
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Get BetterBatteryStats somewhere from XDA (google it) start the app, leave your phone for a few hours and then go back into the app, press the settings key on your phone and choose dump to file. A .txt file will appear in the root of your sd card, attach the file to a post. Hope I can help
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here it is, but seems have worked only 7h, while I was not home connected to Wi-Fi , so I'll post once more tomorrow...
Well judging by this it might actually be normal for android os to consume as much battery, because you haven't really used your phone much. The battery drain you are seeing on the battery settings is simply android os is draining the most out of your phone relative to other processes using much less.
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Thanks to everybody, especially @mpiekp! Finally it seems that Wi-Fi router channel was the problem, since I changed it Android OS stopped, I can see in battery stats that it wasn't active since. The same for my girlfriend's Xperia Ray!
I'll be checking it from time to time in the next couple of days, just to be sure...
I love XDA!
One Power Guard can help the system into a deep sleep,Reduce battery drain
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Hi! Is worth it to use juicedefender on ics?
I personally haven't tried it myself, but due to it's downloads and ratings in Google Play, it seems really good and legit. I read it can multiply your battery life x4, but i don't need it atm so test it yourself.
joaopereira_19 said:
Hi! Is worth it to use juicedefender on ics?
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Do u always use sync and use live updates from app like fb,g+,news app and the like then the answer is yes!! (Net always turned on)
It definitely improves battery a lot!!:good:
U could get more juice out of it!!!
What it does basically is reduce ur wifi scan frequency and connects the edge or 3g only in specified intervals (say every10mins or the time u set)..
Disable bluetooth & wifi automatically when not available NIght modes (All these can be done manually itself)
So ull get the live updates from ur app as well as save battery alot. .
If u turn on net only manually when browsing or for other purpose ... Then the app has no use for it!!!
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Do u always use sync and use live updates from app like fb,g+,news app and the like then the answer is yes!! (Net always turned on)
It definitely improves battery a lot!!:good:
U could get more juice out of it!!!
What it does basically is reduce ur wifi scan frequency and connects the edge or 3g only in specified intervals (say every10mins or the time u set)..
Disable bluetooth & wifi automatically when not available NIght modes (All these can be done manually itself)
So ull get the live updates from ur app as well as save battery alot. .
If u turn on net only manually when browsing or for other purpose ... Then the app has no use for it!!!
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How about wifi signal strength or stability after using this app ?
This is a thread to help those who want to get the best battery life out of their phones. It works for both the razr/razr maxx GSM models, and should work for the CDMA models although I'm not too sure since I dont own one. The basis of this battery saving tip is the use of 2G when not using data-heavy applications and only toggling 3g when required. I've personally gone 6 days on a single charge with this, with about 3-4 hours of screen on time, push emails, facebook, whatsapp and im+pro on all the time.(take note I am using the Maxx). I know some people who turn off data connectivity when the screen is off, but that kind of defeats the purpose of having a smart phone with push notifications.
turn away now if you cant bear to be disconnected from the network for a couple of seconds as it changes connectivity.
battery consumption for connectivity are as follows: 2G<WIFI<3G<LTE. Most push notifications work fine with 2G only.
Also, I will not be held responsible for any data-loss or bricked devices. Proceed with caution!
Prerequisites:
1. Rooted (doesnt matter if it's ICS/JB.)
2. ROM that allows for 2g/3g/LTE toggle (so far, AOKP, all CM-based roms work)
OR
3) Resign the stock-based rom of your choice using this tool http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=739530
4)Tasker or any other APP that allows automation
5) Bootmenu manager to make a backup of your system in case anything screws up and to flash the toggle2g.apk
optional
6)motomizer for underclocking/undervolting and backups
7)push notifications fixer to make sure you always stay connected to the google server for push notifications
8) Greenify for hibernating/closing programs that you dont need running when screen is off
9) Lux auto brightness to control the brightness settings, especially since we use an amoled screen, dark themes and lower brightness help immensely.
10) bloat freezer/titanium backup to freeze/delete all unneccessary bloatware
MAKE A BACKUP OF YOUR SYSTEM USING BOOTMENU MANAGER BEFORE PROCEEDING FURTHER.
for the people already using custom roms(AOKP/CM/Liquidsmooth)
step 1
In tasker, add a new profile.
Under event->system->Device boot->new task->Net->mobile data 2g/3g->mode(choose 2G only)
this will allow tasker to choose 2G only mode whenever your device boots
step 2
New profile, select application and then choose all the applications you want to use 3G/LTE in. Add new task, under Net->mobile data 2g/3g->mode(choose 3g/LTE whichever you want). save the profile.
step 3
add an exit task for the 3G/LTE toggle ->Net->mobile data 2g/3g->mode(choose 2G only)
and you're basically done!
in the event where step 1 doesnt work(tasker says this action isnt allowed in your rom or something to that effect)
go to http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=739530 and flash the toggle2G.apk in recovery. if the app turns up in yoour device after reboot, follow the above steps, but instead of
new task->Net->mobile data 2g/3g->mode(choose 2G only), do this
new task->plugin-> toggle2g ->mobile data 2g/3g->mode(choose 2G only)
For people who prefer using the stock rom, this process will be harder(but still do-able)
step 1
Resign a stock-based rom of your choice(requires the .zip file of the rom). again, follow this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=739530
step 2
if you have done this successfully and you should now have the toggle2g apk shown in your app drawer.
In tasker, add a new profile.
Under event->system->Device boot->plugin-> toggle2g ->mobile data 2g/3g->mode(choose 2G only)
this will allow tasker to choose 2G only mode whenever your device boots
step 3
New profile, select application and then choose all the applications you want to use 3G/LTE in. Add new task, ->plugin-> toggle2g ->mobile data 2g/3g->mode(choose 3g/LTE whichever you want). save the profile.
step 3
add an exit task for the 3G/LTE toggle ->plugin-> toggle2g ->mobile data 2g/3g->mode(choose 2G only)
and you're basically done!
Now for the optional bits
1) push notifications fixer will help increase the reliability of your push notifications by decreasing the intervals your device sends heartbeats to the google server. I have mine set at 3 min intervals, and it has not affected my battery life in anyway.
link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.andqlimax.pushfixer&hl=en
2) Motomizer expert. I have my phone undervolted/underclocked from 300 to 1000mhz. seems to have helped with any heat issues, and is solid as a rock. if anyone needs the value of the undervolt, I will post it later on request. the exper version also allows you to make app backups like titanium backup. Take note, the current Kexec roms will not work with motomizer.
3) Greenify helps to preserve battery by not allowing the apps you specify to run in the background.
link:https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5vYXNpc2ZlbmcuZ3JlZW5pZnkiXQ..
Apps that run fine on 2G(WIP)
1)Web browsers
Opera browser Mobile - usually runs okay on 2g, not for people who want absolute speed. also not recommended for data/image intensive websites
Opera Beta - still in the beta stages of it's development, but looks promising, has an offroad feature that compresses data on their servers so your device doesnt have to download so much
I usually keep the native browser and set it to toggle 3g so I can use it for faster browsing when required
2) Chat applications -
apps that work
whatsapp, im+, IMO.im, beejive - these all work fine when just sending text. If sending images or downloading images, it will be better to turn on your 3g. Push notifications for whatsapp, im+ and beejive work perfectly fine (no delay)
apps that dont
line(naver) : This app behaves strangely. It receives push notifications just fine, but it requires a second download of the text after you open the app. The process is not only slow, it is prone to mix up as well. Avoid if using this battery saving method
Gtalk: the native app also doesnt work well with 2g. Use one of the above applications if possible.
3)RSS readers
RSS junkie: the best RSS reader I have used so far. It relies not only on push notifications, but you can set it to push the entire RSS article onto your device for speedy reading instead of having to download it
4)maps
Google Maps: If you have predownloaded the map you need it works pretty well. Set it to toggle 3g as well if you need to search for something.
5)email
Gmail application works well with 2g, unless the email is
1) image heavy
2) has a big attachment to download
set 3g to toggle if you are a user who fulfils the above 2 settings
Yea 2g saves so much battery, when I was on Ics I used to use superpower, it automatically changes to 2g when the screen s off and you can turn it to 3g through the notifica bar whenever u want, easy and batt saver! Now with CM10.1 I use the toggle I love it!
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kristiangmez said:
Yea 2g saves so much battery, when I was on Ics I used to use superpower, it automatically changes to 2g when the screen s off and you can turn it to 3g through the notifica bar whenever u want, easy and batt saver! Now with CM10.1 I use the toggle I love it!
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yup it does! this is just to simplify and automate the process for lazy people like me
Thanks for share about drain of battery someone like me always consider, check and care battery life
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mydoom said:
Thanks for share about drain of battery someone like me always consider, check and care battery life
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Updated the post with some apps that work well with 2g and some that dont. Please feel free to let me know about apps you've experimented with!
I envy your battery life.
I am lucky if my phone reaches 30hours with all the battery saving tips i know. I also have a razr maxx but i guess i got a defective battery that drains like a regular razr.
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Dandroid2010 said:
I envy your battery life.
I am lucky if my phone reaches 30hours with all the battery saving tips i know. I also have a razr maxx but i guess i got a defective battery that drains like a regular razr.
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I used to last around 30hours as well on 3g all the time. the reception around my area is really bad, and sometimes drains up to 20-30% a night just on standby. That's when I started putting it on 2g and getting insane battery life
if you already have a rooted phone, you can try it out as well. I was pleasantly surprised with the result, and made sure all my iphone loving friends found out about it
Yeah my phone is rooted. Im quite sure that my battery is the problem of my phone coz i once tried to use a pure black wallpaper, 25%brightness and on 2g only but still got nearly 30hours battery life with just 3hours screen on time and average usage such as gaming, music and movies. Almost the same when i use it with a live wallpaper and 100% brightness. But still it is better than my colleagues who uses iPhone and s3 that barely survives 1day battery.
But during nighttime standby, my battery drains 10% only in 8hours.
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How did you manage to install toggle2g.apk? I get install unsuccessful
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Sisqo said:
How did you manage to install toggle2g.apk? I get install unsuccessful
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which rom are you using? stock based or CM10/AOKP based?
davtse said:
which rom are you using? stock based or CM10/AOKP based?
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Stock based.. I guess we need cm10/aokp based right?
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Stock based.. I guess we need cm10/aokp based right?
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you can still use toggle2g, but it will be more complicated. If you have bootmenu manager, do a backup of your 1st/main system. then resign the stock rom of your choice using the resign tool attached at the bottom of this post. after which, flash it to the 2nd/system where u can test it out and see if it performs to your expectation before migrating it to your 1st system.
Note: after you resign, the toggle2g app will appear in your app drawer automatically.
Step 3 add an exit task.. Can't manage to do that do to do it? I have cm10 on 2nd system
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You have to long press on the original task of the profile. The popup will allow you to add an exit task
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On Stock JB ROM and using 2G only for both standby and data. I am already satisfied with the battery life without any other tweaks.
Can't wait to root it and flash it with custom ROMs and test all the tweaks you mentioned. Thanks.
Personal recommendation, try the liquiddmooth ROMs. Very stable when I tested them, espexcially the release candidates
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