I bought this phone in September and m very disappointed...my huge problem is the battery life which is awful...i can't compare it to any other phone that i had before ... it sucks...is there any way to make it last longer ?custom kernel ?anything ?Never had a phone that bad (
rootkited said:
I bought this phone in September and m very disappointed...my huge problem is the battery life which is awful...i can't compare it to any other phone that i had before ... it sucks...is there any way to make it last longer ?custom kernel ?anything ?Never had a phone that bad (
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Auto brightness, turn it on. NFC, Bluetooth turn it off. I always suggest that users turn on extended standby mode but some people want their whatsapp or email to come through instantly all the time which I can understand but it's a real life saver for me, I personally don't have a massive issue with my battery, lasts a whole day, sometimes less if I use the phone heavily.
MadManMark said:
Auto brightness, turn it on. NFC, Bluetooth turn it off. I always suggest that users turn on extended standby mode but some people want their whatsapp or email to come through instantly all the time which I can understand but it's a real life saver for me, I personally don't have a massive issue with my battery, lasts a whole day, sometimes less if I use the phone heavily.
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The autobrightness is on, and nfc and bluetooth are always off (since i don't use em)...I need my e-mails, and Whatsapp is not even installed on my phone..turning 3g off or enabling the extended standby mode is like ... hmmm, i carry a 4 inch useless device around ... (
rootkited said:
The autobrightness is on, and nfc and bluetooth are always off (since i don't use em)...I need my e-mails, and Whatsapp is not even installed on my phone..turning 3g off or enabling the extended standby mode is like ... hmmm, i carry a 4 inch useless device around ... (
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Your emails would come as soon as you turned on your device anyway could you screenshot your battery usage please?
i don't know how to take screenshots
i understand that the e-mails arrive as soon as i turn the phone on, but this is not ok...it will become a habit to look at the phone ....
Very easy to do, hold volume down and the power button
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I think there is also a problem with reading the actual battery level (hopefully not hardware). The other day mine dropped from 15% to 0% in 10 seconds. This has happened a few times before when the battery gets around that level.
halfmanhalfmachine said:
I think there is also a problem with reading the actual battery level (hopefully not hardware). The other day mine dropped from 15% to 0% in 10 seconds. This has happened a few times before when the battery gets around that level.
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happened to me too...i was looking at the phone because i heard the battery notice, and than, paaaf, turned off .... i guess i'll unpack my old iPhone 4 which is already packed to be soled on ebay...
Try disconnecting your battery then, hold power button and volume up till you feel 3 buzzes
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Switch of the rotation sensor.. I read it somewhere I dun remember.. No prblm giving it a shot
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Tried calibrating the battery?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nema.batterycalibration&hl=en
Tiven said:
Tried calibrating the battery?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nema.batterycalibration&hl=en
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i have to root the device and to be honest, i am sick of it ...
attached screenshots...bare in mind that 3 hours the phone was on 2G and the display was as dark as possible (unable to see anything in the day light)
You could use clockwork recovery to erase the battery stats as well. I don't think you need root for it.
You charge to 100%, reboot into recovery erase battery stats, unplug and boot normal. After that you let it drain on its own until dead.
I've read that sometimes it worked after the second calibration or something but i believe it might be user error.
I erase the stats every time I flash a new rom. ...
I am now on 2.3.7. ... Maybe is better
Tiven said:
You could use clockwork recovery to erase the battery stats as well. I don't think you need root for it.
You charge to 100%, reboot into recovery erase battery stats, unplug and boot normal. After that you let it drain on its own until dead.
I've read that sometimes it worked after the second calibration or something but i believe it might be user error.
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Battery stats doesn't do anything: http://www.xda-developers.com/andro...-battery-stats-does-not-improve-battery-life/
That is, it essentially holds the information displayed in the Settings > Battery screen. Nothing more, nothing less. Thus:
It has no impact on the current battery level shown to you.
It has no impact on your battery life.
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I would advise you to update your phone to the latest firmware, it has better battery management... If you are rooted, you can try custom kernel like ThP or Sliding_XP and custom Rom based on stock... I used to get only 10-12 hours of battery life in 2.3.7 before rooting.. The steps I took to improve battery life are:
1) Root the phone, add init.d and build.prop tweaks or install a Rom that has tweaks like Brain_ICS or XPT's Vision Roms.
2) Use any custom kernel based on stock that are tweaked to give better performance and battery life, along with above Roms
3) Switch off WiFi, Bluetooth, NFC when not in use. Or better, use NFC tags to switch settings (like WiFi on only at home, Bluetooth on only in car)
4) Keep the brightness to the minimum setting when indoors and keep it in auto brightness when outdoors.
5) I live in an area which has better 2g coverage. In network settings, if you set the network mode to select only gsm, battery life vastly improves as there is no searching and switching for a 3g connection. Also I find that staying in 2g gives better network clarity. I shift to 3g when I require high speed browsing only.
6) I usually keep data connected with auto sync on and extended standby mode on. If you switch off extended standby off, you can last through the day but only if you reduce the amount of apps syncing and the polling time of each app. In my case, I have switched off syncing for Twitter, facebook, Google+ etc and sync only for Google contacts, calender and Gmail.
7) I also have automated the phone to switch to airplane mode from midnight to early morning.
By the time I get home from work, I have at least 40% battery remaining. On the whole, I get 22hours on average and I have got 1day 12 hours maximum from my Xperia P. And happy with my choice.
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Forgot two things:
I keep all location services switched off and turn it on only when required. This prevents the Map app from unnecessarily polling for location and helps save battery.
And sorry for such a long post. There won't be a tldr.
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Just had this weird experience, battery was on 1 percent then I rebooted my phone using power button and volume up, then my battery shot up to 28 percent
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that was android normal problem....thats why developer making phone by using high capacity battery (motorola razr maxx) . By using 3000mAh battery also just give certain phone for 2 days (using galaxy note 2). Android jelly bean suck battery juice faster because of its f***** project butter (uses cpu and gpu at the same time). Now phone developer starts frustrated on android...hehe (from my speculation)
Android problem how?
Almost all smartphones last about 1 day. Don't blame the Operating System it's the same battery life in all smartphones. Blame the battery technology.
Tiven said:
Android problem how?
Almost all smartphones last about 1 day. Don't blame the Operating System it's the same battery life in all smartphones. Blame the battery technology.
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one day means 24 hours...24 hours means more than i need .... i only get 10hrs if i don't touch the device...used, i get like 5 hrs .... anyways, thanks for your feedback...
PS: Xperia P, Red, for sale - 2 months old
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Hi Everyone,
I am disappointed with the battery of Optimus One.
My Battery in Standby (GPS/Wi-fi/3g/Sync/Screen, ALL OFF and without USE ), does not last even 20 hours.
I have an application that shows what application is consuming more battery power and the "phone in standby mode" takes up 95%!
What are your experiences with this battery?
Mine has problems?
Thx
I bought it one week ago and the battery last one day with no problem (and it's not at its full "potential" since is new). When did you buy the phone?
I bought it 2 weeks ago
Using a custom rom you won't be disappointed with your battery no more...
I have openOptimus Rom with Franco kernel 15. I am at 85% battery after 14 hours. The phone has been pretty much idle.
Only 2G networks
Data disabled
Wi-fi on
Auto-sync on
Overclocked 480/729 interactive (interactive may not be optimal)
I'm using franco kernel v15.1 with devoid.franco, i'll try do update do devoid.froyo.final today.
Explore3 said:
I have openOptimus Rom with Franco kernel 15. I am at 85% battery after 14 hours. The phone has been pretty much idle.
Only 2G networks
Data disabled
Wi-fi on
Auto-sync on
Overclocked 480/729 interactive (interactive may not be optimal)
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Hi, what is data disabled? and how to put only 2g networks?
20 hours on idling? Send it back for repair/replace. Mine will last days if left idling (about 1% every two hours)
When I travel I turn all data connections off (Bluetooth, wifi, gps, data) and it lasts about 3days
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Hi, what is data disabled? and how to put only 2g networks?
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Here are some potential things to turn off that might make the battery last longer. They are all in the settings app. I do not do all these since I find that some things might make the battery last longer but reduce the usefulness of the phone.
Setting/Display/Brightness
Setting/wireless & networks/wi-fi off
Setting/wireless & networks/bluetooth off*
Setting/wireless & networks/mobile networks/use only 2G networks*
Setting/wireless & networks/mobile networks/data enabled off* (I have this turned off all the time as I do not have a data plan.)
The items * I have off unless I am actively using them. I also overclock my Optimus. I think that this probably gives me a longer battery life, since it is running at 480 when I am not using it. I suppose if I was desperate, I would undercloack the phone (min 480 and max 480).
What version of Android are you running? 2.2 or 2.2.1/2.2.2?
When you click on Cell Standby, how much Time Without Signal does it show?
follow these steps and i think ull have what you want..
go to battery use and click on cell standby : then see time without signal. how much does it show ? if its above even one percent (unless uve mannually put ur device in airplane mode) i know the problem.
go to settings >wireless & network settings > mobile network > mark 2G only (if u are not using 3G) cause the cell might spen loads of battery searching for 3G.. then go to network operators and search for (mannually) and select ur own network provider.. like mine is airtel.. then let your battery run down totally.. completly to zero. then recharge your phone to full without any break.. this is called recaliberation. then see how much your battery lasts..
remember to turn off bletooth, wifi, internet, all ! while the phone is idle and you wont be using it for sometime. or, if you wont be doing or getting any calls or sms, consider switching to airplane mode..
you might be getting less battery if ur in a area with weak signal strength.. this makes the phone go wilder to search for signal. in these conditions, switch to airplane mode if you can . thatll save a lot of battery. and also during night if you want to.
dont hesitate to click the thanx if i helped !
EDIT: and ya every thing that the person after me 'Y.u.v.i' said.. though those are normal things and brightness level is most important..
and about francos kernel, ive had many f/c s with mik's cm7 beta 6.2.5 ..i prefer its own kernel , though dunno for other roms.. u might wanna try it.. ill try myself too..
yes ..few step here u can try
1.reduce ur brightness level to minimum ...
2. use 2g signal only.
3. turn off all extra connection like wi-fi , Bluetooth, auto sync , data.
4. use advance task killer and set it to auto kill app aftr every 30 mints.
5.automatic screen time to 30 sec.
6.if u r using custom ROM use Franco 15.1 kernal . and wipe battery after charging it up-to 100%
use thanks if u like my post ...
I did all the tips posted here. Let us now see what happens
sholimar said:
What version of Android are you running? 2.2 or 2.2.1/2.2.2?
When you click on Cell Standby, how much Time Without Signal does it show?
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I'm using 2.2
7% without signal.
Sorry for the dumb question (about 2.2 or 2.2.x) - I didn't read the first page carefully enough.
Try this: reboot, then enable airplane mode, lock your screen and leave it like that for about a minute, unlock screen, disable airplane mode.
Are you still seeing Time Without Signal? (of course, after a few hours, not straight away)
EDIT:
DON'T do any of the following:
- reduce brightness to 1%... come on, be serious! you really like squinting at the screen? screen brightness doesn't affect battery life that much anyway...
- don't use task killers! it doesn't matter if you have little RAM - it's there to be used. I will not go into details about this (there's whole threads about it), but trust me!
You could also try monitoring your apps with https://market.android.com/details?id=com.zomut.watchdoglite&feature=search_result and see if any of them start behaving wildly and keep your CPU awake.
Another thing would be to try Nessy Hypnos2... I had great battery life when using that ROM! If you're still experiencing the same battery drain with a fresh install of Hypnos, then I'm sorry to tell you but you'll probably have to send your phone for repairs.
I ended up recharging the phone two hours ago and it is at 91%.
Was 9% in 2 Hours - 4,5% per Hour. Very Bad...
...with nothing in use.
Only 2g networks
wi-fi/dates/sync/bluetooth ( ALL OFF )
Screen OFF (black, with -0% of brigth, because he is OFF)
I install Battery Monitor Widget that estimates my uses of battery in:
18h52m of Discharge (100->0%)
and 5h of charg in USB and 3h of charge inc AC.
I'm installing watchdog now, to see if have an App draining battery.
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But I do not think that's because I have an application that shows the the CPU clock in%.
480MHz = 80%
729Mh = 20% or less
and another that shows the applications that consume battery
and Cell Standby = 90%
sholimar said:
Sorry for the dumb question (about 2.2 or 2.2.x) - I didn't read the first page carefully enough.
Try this: reboot, then enable airplane mode, lock your screen and leave it like that for about a minute, unlock screen, disable airplane mode.
Are you still seeing Time Without Signal? (of course, after a few hours, not straight away)
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I tried and went back to get a signal instantly after turning off the airplane mode.
I'm not using task killers.
A question a little idiot.
What is the battery in your P500?
Mine is a :
LG Li-ion Battery 3.7V
LGIP-400N 1500mAh 5.6Wh
Made in China
Rynborg said:
A question a little idiot.
What is the battery in your P500?
Mine is a :
LG Li-ion Battery 3.7V
LGIP-400N 1500mAh 5.6Wh
Made in China
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I got the same. My phone is also on the same settings, same rom, same kernel. Battery life was awesome some days ago, but now I experience average battery drain, I think I need to callibrate my phone as well. :/ I will do it probably after flashing void.final.
Hi there.
So I flashed Cyanogenmod7 to my Optimus One
I'm very happy with it, however, there's a problem
On official froyo and 2.3.3 official gingerbread, i had the data connection ON and wifi on,too.So whenever I left the house, it would switch to data.And it wasn't on 2g,it was on HSDPA. Anyway, the battery consumption was barely noticeable,especially in standby mode.
However, if i do the same thing now, on CM, the battery drain is enormous
Wifi does not consume a lot, but whenever it switches to mobile data, the battery consumption is 10% / HOUR in IDLE mode, using the Smartass governor 245-600MHz, making the phone useless. And this is the consumption in standby mode...when I use it it's a lot worse. This problem makes me unable to use the mobile internet without returning home with a dead phone.
Is there a fix for this? Does anyone have the same problem?
Yes, i have the latest version of CM7, for my model,p500. Is it because of the old baseband?
Thanks in advance for any help
i encountered this for the first few days when i flashed to CM7 too
battery drop so quickly even when its at standby mode for 8 straight hours.
but after using for weeks, the battery begun to last longer, can last up to 2 days with light usage (some texting and tweeting)
im getting minimum of 4 days battery on cm7 -.-
Try this
1. Charge your battery to 100 percent.
2. Reboot into recovery and wipe battery stats.
3. Completely discharge the phone till the state it switches off.
4. Charge again.
Maybe it will help.
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Negi9 said:
Try this
1. Charge your battery to 100 percent.
2. Reboot into recovery and wipe battery stats.
3. Completely discharge the phone till the state it switches off.
4. Charge again.
Maybe it will help.
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I have never understood how or why this should work. Maybe somebody could elaborate this a bit?
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@OP: Which CM7 version? What kernel?
This is not usual.
I'm getting few days with CM7. Try calibrating the battery with Battery Calibrator from the market.
I already calibrated with the app from the Market
Charged to 100% ,Calibrated,discharged to 0%,then fully charged.
I did this twice.i dont think this is the problem.
I did a test :
Yesterday,when I first saw the problem,i had data enabled.I got 10 hours of battery life with the phone Idle (locked,yes.)
Today, i didn't enable data.I had 99% battery after 2 hours of idling. I guess that's normal.
So, i already know the problem. the data connection does this to the battery,but why?... as i said,when I was using the official froyo and gingerbread,i had both data and wifi enabled and i had absolutely no problem with battery drain...
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I have never understood how or why this should work. Maybe somebody could elaborate this a bit?
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This is called battery calibration.Whenever u flash a new rom,u need to calibrate ur battery so that it wont show u the stats of ur previous rom.If u dont wipe battery stats,sometimes the phone may switch off fue to low power at 15-20% or strange things like virtual increase in battery % by 2-3 %.So it is required to wipe battery stats,so after booting the phone,a new battery stats file is created and it wont give false info.
Negi9 said:
Try this
1. Charge your battery to 100 percent.
2. Reboot into recovery and wipe battery stats.
3. Completely discharge the phone till the state it switches off.
4. Charge again.
Maybe it will help.
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There's no need to completely discharge a Li-ion battery, it can in fact damage the battery.
Proper steps:
1. Charge your battery to 100 percent.
2. With phone still plugged in, reboot into recovery and wipe battery stats.
3. Reboot phone
4. Wait for phone to completely boot up then unplug.
5. Calibration complete
Bec de Xorbin said:
I have never understood how or why this should work. Maybe somebody could elaborate this a bit?
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Hmm.. that's unusual. By the way, 6.6.1 or 6.5.8? And also specify the kernel you're using.
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flash newest goldenleaf kernel; -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1227682
disable gps;
disable wifi;
set interactiveX as default governor;
set minimum brightness;
disable data;
use 2g instead of 3g;
disable bluetooth;
make sure that your installed apps aren't killing you battery (via android config/view battery status);
reboot phone could help sometimes.
ps. the new baseband consumes even more battery
fserve said:
flash newest goldenleaf kernel; -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1227682
disable gps;
disable wifi;
set interactiveX as default governor;
set minimum brightness;
disable data;
use 2g instead of 3g;
disable bluetooth;
make sure that your installed apps aren't killing you battery (via android config/view battery status);
reboot phone could help sometimes.
ps. the new baseband consumes even more battery
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wait....better signal=more battery consumed?
New baseband for me is lesser in battery consumption than in old baseband
youfail144 said:
Hi there.
So I flashed Cyanogenmod7 to my Optimus One
I'm very happy with it, however, there's a problem
On official froyo and 2.3.3 official gingerbread, i had the data connection ON and wifi on,too.So whenever I left the house, it would switch to data.And it wasn't on 2g,it was on HSDPA. Anyway, the battery consumption was barely noticeable,especially in standby mode.
However, if i do the same thing now, on CM, the battery drain is enormous
Wifi does not consume a lot, but whenever it switches to mobile data, the battery consumption is 10% / HOUR in IDLE mode, using the Smartass governor 245-600MHz, making the phone useless. And this is the consumption in standby mode...when I use it it's a lot worse. This problem makes me unable to use the mobile internet without returning home with a dead phone.
Is there a fix for this? Does anyone have the same problem?
Yes, i have the latest version of CM7, for my model,p500. Is it because of the old baseband?
Thanks in advance for any help
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Wait !!!!!if its only bcos of data i have a solution!its because unwanted apps n process use data n consume charge ..so go to market --download droidwall ..and manage apps tmwhich you require connectivity for
Trust me it sounds silly but you ll surely see much improved results! !
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androidusero1p500 said:
Wait !!!!!if its only bcos of data i have a solution!its because unwanted apps n process use data n consume charge ..so go to market --download droidwall ..and manage apps tmwhich you require connectivity for
Trust me it sounds silly but you ll surely see much improved results! !
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I checked for apps that consume internet.I don't have any.Facebook would be one,but that's all.
I read something about the older versions (official ones) of the firmware using something called NETMGRD to reduce the battery drain caused by the APN being on..
what do you guys think about this?
And also,since you asked about the kernel :
2.6.32.42-franco.kernel.v18
Cyanogenmod 6.5.8
If i use 2g continously i get batrey lyf of 3.5 hrs..
Is this normal?
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youfail144 said:
I checked for apps that consume internet.I don't have any.Facebook would be one,but that's all.
I read something about the older versions (official ones) of the firmware using something called NETMGRD to reduce the battery drain caused by the APN being on..
what do you guys think about this?
And also,since you asked about the kernel :
2.6.32.42-franco.kernel.v18
Cyanogenmod 6.5.8
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im not sure but according my exoerience even the android sytem sometimes uses internet..
once when i checked my battery usage is saw something names MEDIA SERVER poping up!havent seen that before and i was having say 5%battery darin in 10 minutes with screen off and wifi connected n active!!so then i got droidwall and blocked everything except for ones that i needed like market,xda,browser etc!and i saw that thing named media server go down n my battery lasted longer..had about 1-2 %drain with 3g active and screen off!else it usually will be higher!
youfail144 said:
And also,since you asked about the kernel :
2.6.32.42-franco.kernel.v18
Cyanogenmod 6.5.8
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That's pretty outdated kernel. Flash a new one.
I get good battery life using the 2x Battery program that cuts off the 3G data when the screen is off and opens it at a set time (every 30 mins on mine) to check for email etc instead of constantly when the screen is off.
One of your major killers i see is the constant WiFi, with it and GPS if your not actively using them turn them off.
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Forgot to add, the rule of thumb is anything that uses a hardware component uses battery power.
GPS
Wifi
Cell Radio (2g,3g,Phone)
Screen
Vibrate motor
Speaker
It takes power to make those work so the less you use some of them the longer the battery lasts.
Anyone that drives at night knows the effect of turning on the wipers, the radio, the lights and the blower fan on high to clear off the windshield and seeing the voltage gauge lowering from the heavy voltage draw.
Hi All, I have been using the Xda for long time and I am a bit greed and I never register, yep that's right, hate plz come.
But anyway, I have used too many phones that I can't even remember.
Last couples of week, I got rid off my Nexus one and got A Razr, but the disparagement start right with the battery life!
First a few days, I was using only wifi, as one of my number does not has Web pack on it, and I notice a horrible battery performance on the device and I am
Later on, I activied my internet on phone and here comes my theory.
I notice the Wifi is always running for some reason on the background even if I set it as turn of when screen off, when I check the battery usage, it shows almost every second that wifi is on. That should not be right, it should turn it self off when screen off, and it is not doing that.
Second of all, later on, I noticed something like *WIFI* shows under battery usage, and I was thinking what the heck is that, cause there is another "WIFI" still showing, and also something called" .com.motorola.contact. something like that is waking the phone and using the wifi as well.
And there also something like"motorola.home" running and using wifi for ages. Very strange.
OK, then I went out today, yes, I most of the time stay @ home, na I am joking..
I am mostly in a place with WIFI, home, work place, and Uni. All wifi here and there. Today, I took train 3 hrs total out and back from Birmingham to London for those who like stories. it was 1:30 afternoon battery @ 80% then I listen to music for 1 hr and use whatsapp quite a bit(battery hunger app even on iOS)
On the way back I played GTA 3 for one good hour. and it is now 9PM, and 15% left, as later on I tweet a bit, web a bit. which is good, also I took underground so signal is not always there.
After all these my question is for those who had the battery drain, are U in a wifi enviornment quite a bit time and use wifi?
If so, set the wifi sleep policy to Never(this actually will help) and while not using wifi to use heavy data stuff, turn it OFF and see what happen.
Also turn off GPS espically if you have facebook on phone and also the using wirelsess connection for location, turn that off as well.
BTW the GPS on Razr is reallllllly fast on location, it took 5 second to find me from cold boot. Awesome.
And I don't use task killer or smart action, I think using sensor and active these sensor to save battery while they are using a lot juice is not so smart.
BTW: due to I am on and off subway, my iPhone4s dropped a good 15% without any use, it just sitting in my pocket. (as for now, Android is the fun bit, iOS is the backup, as it does hold battery better a bit...lol)
I am on 2.3.6 (651.167.19.XT910.retail.en.EU)
I flash the rom couple of times, it all shows me WIFI is doing some strange thing.
Today still draining and I use a data usage checker and find that moto blur is using a hug a mount of data, WTF!?
I find battery performance vastly better on wifi than 3G. Mine has had atrociously bad battery life recently, so I'm backtracking through stock ROMs to see if I can replicate the setup I got 5+ hours of screen-on time with.
Gotta love those updates. The sooner data works properly in custom ICS ROMs for the XT912, the better.
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before a week i got v3c with version want to extend battery does any one know if it comes with door ??
give us a link have a look? I am looking for the Maxx to replace on my normal razr
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I've been using SetCPU to create profiles on the ondemand governor and extrapolating from my general usage during commute, news/texts/im, fair amount of screen on time, I'm getting around 10% drain per hour which is fairly nice. With screen off and 3g running leaving the phone to idle, it drops to around 3-4% per hour which is significantly better from what I was getting right out of the box.
Battery test for Motorola RAZR XT910
Yesterday I decided to do a simple test with my new smartphone, a Motorola RAZR, I shall not charge until he get just 15% of battery remaining. So here I will put the results and thoughts about it.
8:00 AM: I woke up and took XT910 off the charger. Wi-fi was turned on;
8:00 - 9:00 AM: I passed one hour using Pulse to read some news, once or twice I shared some news in the Twitter and Facebook, with the Wi-fi on, of course. The Battery got 85%;
9:00 - 10:00 AM: I started to use Whatsapp to chat with a buddy, took at least 45 minutes of intensive use, battery got 70%;
10:00 - 11:00 AM: Cellphone in stand-by, BUT with the wi-fi on, waiting for someone, battery got 60% yet!;
11:00 - 12:00 AM: That one appeared, so I used Whatsapp again for 30 minutes, and battery got 50%;
12:00 AM - 2:00 PM: Two hours with the cells blocked, but still with wireless connection, 40%;
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM: Motorola in stand-by, now with the wi-fi turned off, so, in the first hour, he keep 40% and in the second, he got 30%;
4:00 PM – 5:15 PM: The final test, I passed just one hour playing Ceramic Destroyer without stopping, the battery got 15% and then the phone asked for charging!;
Well, the battery last for 8 hours with wi-fi turned on almost all time, so I think it's was fair, BUT, the battery status is a bit fake, I don't think that the information was correct, but, it works when is a simple test, you know, right?
We all know about the 1,2 Ghz processor, this drains a lot of battery, but the real villain is the connection, wi-fi or 3G, they both spend so much energy of the cel.
My last thought is... always charge your phone when it's possible, even if you don't use in an intensive form, I hope that you'll not have problems because a low-batterys cell phone.
One thing I've found is that when my battery is draining like a tub it's has nothing to do with any data connection. In running apps there's a media process that keeps my phone running at full bore. If I just kill that I get dramatically better battery life. Normally when I don't have to deal with that I can last all day with a quick touch up charge during the middle of the day. This on my xt912.
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keeb119 said:
One thing I've found is that when my battery is draining like a tub it's has nothing to do with any data connection. In running apps there's a media process that keeps my phone running at full bore. If I just kill that I get dramatically better battery life. Normally when I don't have to deal with that I can last all day with a quick touch up charge during the middle of the day. This on my xt912.
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your right, certain apps can affect battery life so it is ok to kill running task. however just want to make sure other users know that using task killer to constantly kill many apps is not a good idea! most of the apps will prob restart and this cycle will only drain your battery more. whatsapp is a good example, even they state on their homepage you should remove from task killing as battery would drain not just from the constant restart of the app but also the fact that it would continue to regain connection to their server whenever it restarts.
try use a dark colour like black as you know white colour drains much more battery. if your a constant user of google (maybe even if its your homepage too) try use the black google version. save some battery.
i think personally for me 3g uses more battery than wifi. another factor is the network bars that drains battery if low as constantly hanging onto that low connection.
you should try flight mode and see how the battery fairs there so you can get a rough idea.
also come across an app called FreshNetwork which is a signal booster & finder. Android Market - 4.7 out of 5 Star overall rating! (9,152) as i speak, and it does work.. theres been times where ive had 1 bar connections but after using it i get like 3/4bars. so it helps ease the battery drain there as connection is much better.
hope its of some help guys!!
I know theres is some apps that drains battery, one tip is just deactive the auto-sync with your accounts, other thing, I want a batterystatus app, to know better that stuff.
And I will try this connection app, thanks
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Man I even turned off my smart actions, so far I only turn on things when I am really using them. Auto-sync only with wifi!
Mobzter said:
your right, certain apps can affect battery life so it is ok to kill running task. however just want to make sure other users know that using task killer to constantly kill many apps is not a good idea! most of the apps will prob restart and this cycle will only drain your battery more. whatsapp is a good example, even they state on their homepage you should remove from task killing as battery would drain not just from the constant restart of the app but also the fact that it would continue to regain connection to their server whenever it restarts.
try use a dark colour like black as you know white colour drains much more battery. if your a constant user of google (maybe even if its your homepage too) try use the black google version. save some battery.
i think personally for me 3g uses more battery than wifi. another factor is the network bars that drains battery if low as constantly hanging onto that low connection.
you should try flight mode and see how the battery fairs there so you can get a rough idea.
also come across an app called FreshNetwork which is a signal booster & finder. Android Market - 4.7 out of 5 Star overall rating! (9,152) as i speak, and it does work.. theres been times where ive had 1 bar connections but after using it i get like 3/4bars. so it helps ease the battery drain there as connection is much better.
hope its of some help guys!!
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Its something stock with the phone. I just got a second and it still does it. I haven't figured out what starts it. But once I kill it, like I said my battery life is fantastic.
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keeb119 said:
Its something stock with the phone. I just got a second and it still does it. I haven't figured out what starts it. But once I kill it, like I said my battery life is fantastic.
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what did you kill?
there are some very important factors of battery draining follow
Display Timeout,Display Brightness,Bluetooth Inactivity
I've complied a list of battery saving tips and put them on my blog! Please do have a look!
The link to my blog is in my signature!
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I've complied a list of battery saving tips and put them on my blog! Please do have a look!
The link to my blog is in my signature!
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hey first of all nice site secondly your tips are pretty much on the dot.. just thought of these apps people might find useful
autostarts - helps with disabling apps from auto starting when phone boots up (may be slightly speed up boot?) & also prevent certain app event triggers (maybe an app permission u aint happy with?)
FreshNetwork - helps locate better signals in which in return would improve battery life
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In running processes, the vague media process. Auto starts and kills battery quickly.
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Mobzter said:
hey first of all nice site secondly your tips are pretty much on the dot.. just thought of these apps people might find useful
autostarts - helps with disabling apps from auto starting when phone boots up (may be slightly speed up boot?) & also prevent certain app event triggers (maybe an app permission u aint happy with?)
FreshNetwork - helps locate better signals in which in return would improve battery life
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Thanks for the suggestions! I have added them to the list of battery tweaks!
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So I got a galaxy s3 from kogan, and it arrived with android 4.1.1 on it, but as soon as I connected it to my home wifi, it downloaded 4.1.2
i'm not sure if my battery life is the norm, but i get up at 6:30, get my phone off the charger at about 7:15, catch the bus for about an hour to get to school, and by the time i'm at school, the battery is already down to 90%, or lower, and that is only with the occasional facebook message or comment, and a few snapchats. by the end of my school day (3:05) i have about 50% battery, with only maybe half an hour total useage since i got of the bus at school. by the time i get home (5 ish) i'm usually down to 30-15%, depending. i don't play any games on my phone (because i'm trying to save battery), and my phone is connected to the wifi at school and the wifi at home but it is off during the travel time in between. I have power saving on and my screen brightness down to the lowest with auto brightness on. is this normal or is my battery draining faster than it should?
p.s. I am not rooted and on the stock rom 4.1.2
Here are some screenshots of the battery usage, it wouldn't let me attach them before
Nathan
Try disabling the notifications from Facebook and Messenger. It's probably the main cause for your battery drain.
Also try to disable the Sync option, Mobile Data (turn on when needed, not all the time! you won't believe how much battery it saves) etc etc..
I turned off notifications for facebook (but not messenger, all my friends are on prepaid so i dont txt much, i use messenger instead) and sync, and the battery still drops the same! my battery usage says that media server is using at least %20 of the battery! why is this?
you may try using the apps Greenify and DS Battery Saver
I use SotMax ROM and I for the same use for about 2 days the phone: P
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you may try using the apps Greenify and DS Battery Saver
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Greenify one of the best
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raied115 said:
Try disabling the notifications from Facebook and Messenger. It's probably the main cause for your battery drain.
Also try to disable the Sync option, Mobile Data (turn on when needed, not all the time! you won't believe how much battery it saves) etc etc..
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lol ... you can switch of everything and have a nice paperweight
Now seriously... If you don't use data then in Settings-Network switch to GSM only, set sync to 2 or 4 hours (depends how many emails you getting).
Fully charge the battery (switched OFF when charging), when charged (100%) don't turn ON, remove battery and touch the battery connections on the phone for about 15 seconds. Then reinsert battery, boot into Bootloader and go to Advanced - Battery stats and clear them. Then reboot... You should be fine after this.
Root phone and use greenify.
Also remove useless apps, which you can find in running tab
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So I got a galaxy s3 from kogan, and it arrived with android 4.1.1 on it, but as soon as I connected it to my home wifi, it downloaded 4.1.2
i'm not sure if my battery life is the norm, but i get up at 6:30, get my phone off the charger at about 7:15, catch the bus for about an hour to get to school, and by the time i'm at school, the battery is already down to 90%, or lower, and that is only with the occasional facebook message or comment, and a few snapchats. by the end of my school day (3:05) i have about 50% battery, with only maybe half an hour total useage since i got of the bus at school. by the time i get home (5 ish) i'm usually down to 30-15%, depending. i don't play any games on my phone (because i'm trying to save battery), and my phone is connected to the wifi at school and the wifi at home but it is off during the travel time in between. I have power saving on and my screen brightness down to the lowest with auto brightness on. is this normal or is my battery draining faster than it should?
p.s. I am not rooted and on the stock rom 4.1.2
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use greenify to hibernate hungry battery eating apps and youll surely get the best out of ur S3s battery life
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well how to stop the media ???
I already disable it, but still will pop out in battery, any idea ??
and will drain a lot battery which also cause phone very warm
If you already have not. Disable the connection optimizer. Somehow it got enabled after the update. I was at 20% battery almost half way through my day. Now I finish my day with 60%. Battery life is actually great now!
Settings > More Settings > Mobile Networks > Connection optimizer ( MAKE SURE IT IS UNCHECKED )
bdude52 said:
So I got a galaxy s3 from kogan, and it arrived with android 4.1.1 on it, but as soon as I connected it to my home wifi, it downloaded 4.1.2
i'm not sure if my battery life is the norm, but i get up at 6:30, get my phone off the charger at about 7:15, catch the bus for about an hour to get to school, and by the time i'm at school, the battery is already down to 90%, or lower, and that is only with the occasional facebook message or comment, and a few snapchats. by the end of my school day (3:05) i have about 50% battery, with only maybe half an hour total useage since i got of the bus at school. by the time i get home (5 ish) i'm usually down to 30-15%, depending. i don't play any games on my phone (because i'm trying to save battery), and my phone is connected to the wifi at school and the wifi at home but it is off during the travel time in between. I have power saving on and my screen brightness down to the lowest with auto brightness on. is this normal or is my battery draining faster than it should?
p.s. I am not rooted and on the stock rom 4.1.2
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maybe your phone doesn't go into deep sleep mode, use better battery stats to see what causes a kernel wakelock
hit thanks if it helps
I came from a ICS custom ROM and kernel and now have a JB (4.1.2) custom ROM and kernel.
And I don't know if it's me, or now the battery drains faster. I have done all the things a man can do to stop draining: minimun brightness, not a single one automatic synchronization, maaany system apps frozen, using Greenify to hibernate another bunch of them, power saver mode activated... anything I have ever read since I got my android phone (more than a year).
And still, with only a few minutes on WhatsApp and other few on wifi, I only get like a day, more or less.
Is that normal? I want to know the average, because I don't know if it is my phone/battery, or the new JB, or if all of this is just in my head.
Also, viewing streaming videos over wifi drains a lot. That is normal, right? Like two hours of video over wifi, is that OK?
Thanks.
You can try a custom kernel or custom rom xD
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That's what I already have...
I just want to know if this is normal or not.
2 hours of video on a HD display will surely drain the battery and even warms up the phone. that is normal.
SRIRAM
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It's also normal that I hardly get a day of battery with normal-low use?
jay_m3 said:
maybe your phone doesn't go into deep sleep mode, use better battery stats to see what causes a kernel wakelock
hit thanks if it helps
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What settings in bbs to see that?
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In 2 hours, I have lost 29% battery life. I'm pretty sure this can't be normal, especially with 1+hours of Deep Sleep.
http://www.mediafire.com/view/?2panq9fohk2atfe here is the "Better Battery Stats" for those 2 hours.
Thanks for any info
If it matters, I'm running CarbonRom.
pivotraze said:
In 2 hours, I have lost 29% battery life. I'm pretty sure this can't be normal, especially with 1+hours of Deep Sleep.
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If you were to post this over at the BBS thread, they would tell you a few things right off the bat:
1. the facebook app is a battery killer. I'd start by freezing it (if you need facebook functionality there are more battery friendly apps for it)
2. Looks like you are doing a lot of syncing. turn it all off.
3. Enable root features in bbs since you're rooted (lets you get more info that may become relevant).
4. You need more idle time. plug in and unplug your phone to create an unplugged reference, then leave it be for a few hours.
The AudioOut_2 wakelock is an interesting one, especially since it's high on your list. In my case it showed up when I tried poweramp and it seemed to be related to the auto-start-when-headphones-plugged-in option, so if you use poweramp check that option. Others seem to get it from viber. If you have that, remove or freeze it.
So, give the above a try, and check a new dump. This will probably give you more stuff to look into. If you find a problematic app you can then determine whether it can be fixed by changing its settings, greenified, disabling its autostarts, or if you just need to avoid it.
pivotraze said:
In 2 hours, I have lost 29% battery life. I'm pretty sure this can't be normal, especially with 1+hours of Deep Sleep.
http://www.mediafire.com/view/?2panq9fohk2atfe here is the "Better Battery Stats" for those 2 hours.
Thanks for any info
If it matters, I'm running CarbonRom.
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From what I see you have had no, or only one bar of signal? If so, you may want to use Airplane Mode. You can use Airplane mode and still use Wi-Fi.
Have you been around Wi-Fi? If you aren't around Wi-Fi, turn it off.
NFC. Is it on? Do you use it? If not.. Turn off.
If your battery level shows inconsistency, you might want to calibrate your battery.
I hope i helped, im not quite sure why you loose 11% every hour, while mostly in deep sleep. Go to performance control and use some tweaks for your kernel.
Tyler44346 said:
From what I see you have had no, or only one bar of signal? If so, you may want to use Airplane Mode. You can use Airplane mode and still use Wi-Fi.
Have you been around Wi-Fi? If you aren't around Wi-Fi, turn it off.
NFC. Is it on? Do you use it? If not.. Turn off.
If your battery level shows inconsistency, you might want to calibrate your battery.
I hope i helped, im not quite sure why you loose 11% every hour, while mostly in deep sleep. Go to performance control and use some tweaks for your kernel.
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The low signal shouldn't have any affect on the battery of the G, when I was on aosp I used houcha's kernel an I got great battery life around 23 hours with 5 hours of screen on and was at 22%, with set CPU profiles engaged and no kernel tweaks from any app. And I live in an area that primarily has 0-2 bars of service at home and full lte when I work I leave everything on, all radios and data sync. Now that being said for some reason the development is moving towards synergies kernel, and it doesn't have nearly the battery life that houcha's gets
CPU profiles included: https://www.box.com/s/toj5p6qclr1adf69ttfl
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The AudioOut_2 wakelock can be caused by corrupted Mp3 files on your SD card. It was wreaking havoc in our SGS4G community and the fix for us was always to use MP3val to scan and fix those files. It cleared the AudioOut_2 wakelock right up. I know these are totally different phones but hey its worth a shot. http://mp3val.sourceforge.net
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The low signal shouldn't have any affect on the battery of the G, when I was on aosp I used houcha's kernel an I got great battery life around 23 hours with 5 hours of screen on and was at 22%, with set CPU profiles engaged and no kernel tweaks from any app. And I live in an area that primarily has 0-2 bars of service at home and full lte when I work I leave everything on, all radios and data sync. Now that being said for some reason the development is moving towards synergies kernel, and it doesn't have nearly the battery life that houcha's gets
CPU profiles included: https://www.box.com/s/toj5p6qclr1adf69ttfl
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Low signal does in fact drain your battery. When you have zero to one or two bars, your phone is searching for signal, It causes the phone to increase power to the antenna, to get signal.
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Low signal does in fact drain your battery. When you have zero to one or two bars, your phone is searching for signal, It causes the phone to increase power to the antenna, to get signal.
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I understand the premise that low signal causes mor power to be drained, my point was that it doesn't cause 29% on this phone that's not even close to possible
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dvdbabcock said:
I understand the premise that low signal causes mor power to be drained, my point was that it doesn't cause 29% on this phone that's not even close to possible
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Sorry, I didn't say thats why your loosing 29%, i was just giving you tips on how to save battery life.
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Also if u are rooted u can download greenify from apps store helps with battery drain by putting apps in hibernation that normally wont go there like facebook and maps..... Etc
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