Hi Everyone,
I know there are thousands of threads regarding battery consumption on the SGII - I have tried many many suggestions and I still have terrible battery life. I was hoping someone could give me a hand in analyzing if my stats are normal or if there is anything I could do to make it last longer - my battery life is just terrible.
I'm running RootBox 3.2 Jelly Bean.
Please find attached my BBS and Battery graphic. Let me know if there is any other detail that I can attach in order to troubleshoot my battery consumption.
Thanks a lot in advance!
Try using 2G networks when you don't need big bandwith. 2G is enough for WhatsApp, WAP sites, messengers.
renguer0 said:
Try using 2G networks when you don't need big bandwith. 2G is enough for WhatsApp, WAP sites, messengers.
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I have tried being on 2G the whole day with very similar results
Disable all data connections for a while and compare how much battery was used.
Try GetRIL to get a match baseband and see if it improve it.
nmuntz said:
Hi Everyone,
I know there are thousands of threads regarding battery consumption on the SGII - I have tried many many suggestions and I still have terrible battery life. I was hoping someone could give me a hand in analyzing if my stats are normal or if there is anything I could do to make it last longer - my battery life is just terrible.
I'm running RootBox 3.2 Jelly Bean.
Please find attached my BBS and Battery graphic. Let me know if there is any other detail that I can attach in order to troubleshoot my battery consumption.
Thanks a lot in advance!
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Your log is not looking that bad considering your screen on time of about 2 hours and the CPU usage.
The cause of the largest wakelocks seem to be your music player and synchronization software. Maybe you could get less wakelocks by reconfiguring them.
fxrb said:
Your log is not looking that bad considering your screen on time of about 2 hours and the CPU usage.
The cause of the largest wakelocks seem to be your music player and synchronization software. Maybe you could get less wakelocks by reconfiguring them.
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So you are saying 2 hours of screen on time draining over 70% of my battery is decent? Not sure how much its supposed to give
nmuntz said:
So you are saying 2 hours of screen on time draining over 70% of my battery is decent? Not sure how much its supposed to give
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No, this is not what I'm saying.
First the battery draining is not over 70%, it is 64% (according to what your BBS log says). Second, the amount of time the phone spends running with a 'high' CPU frequency is quite large, or, in other words, the amount of time your phone runs at 'low' CPU frequencies or even better, is in deep sleep, is quite small.
Taking all this together I think you do not have abnormal or excessive battery draining.
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ive had my xv6800 for about two weeks now and im still trying to get my power settings tweaked right. granted, i ahve been playing with it alot and probably doing some things that arent conducive to long battery life. One problem is that i dont really know what to expect, so if everyone could please post what they do, any tips/tricks to increase the battery life that get out of it.
also if anyone does think they get good battery life out of theres, what they try to avoid doing on it, that gives you such good life.
thanks
gbenj said:
ive had my xv6800 for about two weeks now and im still trying to get my power settings tweaked right. granted, i ahve been playing with it alot and probably doing some things that arent conducive to long battery life. One problem is that i dont really know what to expect, so if everyone could please post what they do, any tips/tricks to increase the battery life that get out of it.
also if anyone does think they get good battery life out of theres, what they try to avoid doing on it, that gives you such good life.
thanks
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The brightness of the screen is a factor. Try lowering it if possible.
Disable active sync, bluetooth, wifi, and beam when not needed.
Using the GPS drains the battery quick. ( results vary )
Push email also assists with battery drain.
Put your phone on standby when not in use.
Also the extensive use of PIE and Windows Media Player also assists with the drain of battery.
Last if you have poor signal strength this can also be a factor for battery drainage.
There are others out there but these are some that I encountered and learned live with.
There is a battery hack out there that can help you with your battery life. I don't know from the top of my head but search for a registry battery hack.
[email protected]$ said:
The brightness of the screen is a factor. Try lowering it if possible.
Disable active sync, bluetooth, wifi, and beam when not needed.
Using the GPS drains the battery quick. ( results vary )
Push email also assists with battery drain.
Put your phone on standby when not in use.
Also the extensive use of PIE and Windows Media Player also assists with the drain of battery.
Last if you have poor signal strength this can also be a factor for battery drainage.
There are others out there but these are some that I encountered and learned live with.
There is a battery hack out there that can help you with your battery life. I don't know from the top of my head but search for a registry battery hack.
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I think [email protected]$ hit the nail on the head. Everythng stated is a sure fire way to drain your battery quicker. I just got my Mogul and have been playing with it quite a bit even though its pretty much the same thing as my Apache but none the less all those things will drain your battery. I have this thing going on 2 days with very little battery left with minimal use of phone options.
I had previously not had data, so i kept BT always on, never went past 80% with texting and using some programs throughout the day. Now with data, for the last 2 days, wow, down to 20% both days. I turned off BT to see if that can save a little and will turn down the screen a little (was on 100%).
Those of you using a battery app, what is your usual standby battery drain? I have been having some issues lately trying identify what's killing my battery on standby. I get pretty decent battery life using the device, but it seems to drain quickly on standby.
I am seeing 100ma+ with Wifi on, after turning all radios off and rebooting I can get it down to ~20ma or lower. It seems in the battery usage screen in settings that "Android OS" is using a lot of the battery, but it's hard to tell what actual service or process it is. Is there anyway to pinpoint the exact service or process munching the battery?
Thanks.
I'm no expert on this app, but Betterbatterystats might give you some useful information.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1179809&highlight=BetterBatteryStats
UKseagull said:
I'm no expert on this app, but Betterbatterystats might give you some useful information.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1179809&highlight=BetterBatteryStats
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Thanks! That actually helped me narrow it down, it seems to be the "locationfriendservice" part of google maps, and a quick search indicated that this is a big problem for lots of folks.
It's possible I just had noticed it before when I was all stock, so I was thinking it was a result of a new kernel or something.
I have done what I can to mitigate the battery-hungry maps processes and will see tonight if I can retain better battery life (was losing like 10%+ in 6 hours on standby!).
This is my battery stats for today's use. How is it? Thanks.
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azeem40 said:
This is my battery stats for today's use. How is it? Thanks.
EDIT: No one?
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In order to get an accurate response, you'd need to post more screenshots from BBS - things like wakelocks, kernel wakelocks and app activity will help greatly to diagnose your phones battery consumption.
By the looks of the 1 screenshot that you have provided, I can only assume that you are a pretty heavy user...as the device did not have much deep sleep time (only 25%) and the battery per hour rate is 7.2% .
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In order to get an accurate response, you'd need to post more screenshots from BBS - things like wakelocks, kernel wakelocks and app activity will help greatly to diagnose your phones battery consumption.
By the looks of the 1 screenshot that you have provided, I can only assume that you are a pretty heavy user...as the device did not have much deep sleep time (only 25%) and the battery per hour rate is 7.2% .
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Yes I use my phone a lot during the day. Next time I will do a 100% to 1% and post more shots.
I updated my op with more information. How is it now?
Anyone.
azeem40 said:
Anyone.
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Looks decent to me. Not bad at all for such heavy use
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Here is my dump. How is my usage? Is 12.5 hrs till 4 percent good or bad? Note that the awake time is higher because I was listening to music with the screen off. Don't refer me to the BBS thread because my idle battery life is great. Thanks again!
azeem40 said:
Here is my dump. How is my usage? Is 12.5 hrs till 4 percent good or bad? Note that the awake time is higher because I was listening to music with the screen off. Don't refer me to the BBS thread because my idle battery life is great. Thanks again!
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You need to actually read the BBS thread..
If your idle battery life is "great" then it boils down to how you are using your phone. Are you letting it sleep or are you using it a lot?
Getting rid of GoChat will improve your battery life as it is creating a wakelock.
You will gain still more battery life by going into Settings->Sound and unchecking all the boxes towards the bottom. This is yet another known issue..
Looks like you are using it a lot, and getting the battery life associated with a heavy user.
Do you have a more specific question? I'm not sure what you are looking for here really. The main thing you need to do is research this stuff so that you are familiar with it.
AJ Newkirk said:
You need to actually read the BBS thread..
If your idle battery life is "great" then it boils down to how you are using your phone. Are you letting it sleep or are you using it a lot?
Getting rid of GoChat will improve your battery life as it is creating a wakelock.
You will gain still more battery life by going into Settings->Sound and unchecking all the boxes towards the bottom. This is yet another known issue..
Looks like you are using it a lot, and getting the battery life associated with a heavy user.
Do you have a more specific question? I'm not sure what you are looking for here really. The main thing you need to do is research this stuff so that you are familiar with it.
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I read the BBS thread and have already posted an idle log there. I only posted a log instead of a screenshot cuz I was lazy and didn't feel like taking 5 screenshots. The time that the wakelock was on was the amount of time I used GoChat, meaning the screen was on as long as I was using it. I just wanted a yay or nay of my battery life. I usually play videos from youtube for a solid hour, browse the web intensively, take a couple of photos, use 3g, and send some texts, if that helps in putting a figure on my battery usage from the screen on time vs the deep sleep time, so thanks for answering my question.
Hi,
I would like to ask for some help regarding battery drain. Im currently using S3 with CM10.1 and the battery drain is quite high.
Using BBS, i have gathered some stats and i would like to request for some help in analysing it.
I see that multipdp is taking up a huge chunk of the kernel wakelock. my signal strength is at -85 mostly.
In the battery stats, it also shows that android OS is taking more than 50% of battery, that's unusual right?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Hi,
Any help please?
Really need help! Appreciated thanks!
ultamatrix said:
Hi,
I would like to ask for some help regarding battery drain. Im currently using S3 with CM10.1 and the battery drain is quite high.
Using BBS, i have gathered some stats and i would like to request for some help in analysing it.
I see that multipdp is taking up a huge chunk of the kernel wakelock. my signal strength is at -85 mostly.
In the battery stats, it also shows that android OS is taking more than 50% of battery, that's unusual right?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
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all the cm roms have the problem of battery drain. i get around 15 hours on a normal usage and around 10 hours with a little bit more usage. try changing the kernels.
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Cyanogen mod roms are known to drain battery much faster than touchwiz.so you cant really expect the battery life to be the same as on stock or stock based roms. you may improve the battery life by using an app called Greenify. it hibernates apps so that they will not run in the backround. this can help considerably. also make sure to turn off gps , bluetooth, wifi. and mobile data when not in use. also battery should improve after three charging cycles
ultamatrix said:
Hi,
Any help please?
Really need help! Appreciated thanks!
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Do not bump before 24 hours of inactivity on the thread. It is against the rules that you agreed upon when signing up for this forum.
CM doesn't have the best battery life, I see some Facebook related things. Facebook is a known battery drainer. Their app coding is atrocious.
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Thanks for all the feedback. I accept that CM can drain more battery than stock.
What im quite bemused by is from seeing how other people's battery usage do not have the OS taking more than 50% but mine in fact does.
I just have a feeling that's unusual?
Sorry for not abiding by the rules, my anxiousness to find a solution :crying:
Just read the ten million identical help battery drain posts for clues .
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I've had my G5 (RS988) for 3 days and my biggest issue thus far has been battery life. I looked at which processes are draining the battery, and to my surprise "Phone Idle" is the #1 offender, consuming over 20% of the battery.
Besides calls/texts, I mainly listen to music (media player, not streaming) on my commute to and from work, as well as browse the internet.
I fell asleep with my battery at 50% and woke up to it at 25%.
I'm running OS 7.0 and Software Version 21c.
I was checking out aftermarket batteries last night and there are several choices. Most of then are rated much higher than the stock battery. Has anyone tried any of these with positive results?
adam79 said:
I've had my G5 (RS988) for 3 days and my biggest issue thus far has been battery life. I looked at which processes are draining the battery, and to my surprise "Phone Idle" is the #1 offender, consuming over 20% of the battery.
Besides calls/texts, I mainly listen to music (media player, not streaming) on my commute to and from work, as well as browse the internet.
I fell asleep with my battery at 50% and woke up to it at 25%.
I'm running OS 7.0 and Software Version 21c.
I was checking out aftermarket batteries last night and there are several choices. Most of then are rated much higher than the stock battery. Has anyone tried any of these with positive results?
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This device imo has always been a battery hog.... You screen should always be at the top of the list of battery ussage but if its sitting there idle
There are many things that can affect battery life wifi,data,aod even bad signal which is my issue I live in a low sig area I suggest a full charge and then after a full battery's usage post a couple screen shots of bat stats then with screen on time listed also
adam79 said:
I was checking out aftermarket batteries last night and there are several choices. Most of then are rated much higher than the stock battery. Has anyone tried any of these with positive results?
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There are no batteries with greater capacity than LG's original one. These are cheaters claiming 4300mAh etc!
Original battery is 2800mAh, that is all that can fit in that physical size, that is the energy density that's possible right now. LG would have loved to put a higher capacity battery if it was possible.
Most possibly you will get much less than 2800mAh from those who claim the ridiculous high capacity than those who sell batteries as 2800mAh (even these are probably less than stated).
TheMadScientist said:
This device imo has always been a battery hog.... You screen should always be at the top of the list of battery ussage but if its sitting there idle
There are many things that can affect battery life wifi,data,aod even bad signal which is my issue I live in a low sig area I suggest a full charge and then after a full battery's usage post a couple screen shots of bat stats then with screen on time listed also
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What's aod?
I was able to cut the phone idle battery usage by like 60%+ thanks to someone on Reddit. They recommended resetting the permissions on all the apps. The reason being that all the permissions got grandfathered in on the OS 7.0 update and it was somehow causing insane battery consumption. Hopefully I'm explaining that correctly. If you haven't heard of this fix and want me to find the link, let me know.
adam79 said:
What's aod?
I was able to cut the phone idle battery usage by like 60%+ thanks to someone on Reddit. They recommended resetting the permissions on all the apps. The reason being that all the permissions got grandfathered in on the OS 7.0 update and it was somehow causing insane battery consumption. Hopefully I'm explaining that correctly. If you haven't heard of this fix and want me to find the link, let me know.
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always on display i just sold my g5 got a s8 so now i got root also