So after the jelly bean update, my battery life dropped abysmally. I attributed it at first to Google now's constant use of GPS, but even after turning off GPS radios it didnt improve much. So I got myself the SEIDIO Innocell Plus extended battery case to see if it would help (a lot of reviews said it did) but it didnt help me to the extent that the reviews claimed. Some youtube reviewer dude claimed the battery charged his phone like 80%! My battery is only charging my phone about 30%. I have slowly began to turn things off: First changed launchers to GO EX, then turned off all radios except mobile network, then turned offf live wallpapers, then go my self another app called cleaner something or other, and Im hoping that will help.
Now questions:
I have TSF shell, Sense, GO EX, and Launcher Pro installed, along with a home switcher. Is having this many launchers installed taking a toll on my battery?
What else might help me improve my battery life? Will rooting and changing ROMS help?
Does one launcher offer more battery life vs the other? recommendations?
Does anybody has any experience with the case I bought? The manual claims, for "best results" turn on the battery when the phone battery is at 50%. Any reason why this actually matters?
Any other advise you have would be greatly appreciated. Its ridiculous that I am still struggling with battery life even after getting an extended battery case.
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So after the jelly bean update, my battery life dropped abysmally. I attributed it at first to Google now's constant use of GPS, but even after turning off GPS radios it didnt improve much. So I got myself the SEIDIO Innocell Plus extended battery case to see if it would help (a lot of reviews said it did) but it didnt help me to the extent that the reviews claimed. Some youtube reviewer dude claimed the battery charged his phone like 80%! My battery is only charging my phone about 30%. I have slowly began to turn things off: First changed launchers to GO EX, then turned off all radios except mobile network, then turned offf live wallpapers, then go my self another app called cleaner something or other, and Im hoping that will help.
Now questions:
I have TSF shell, Sense, GO EX, and Launcher Pro installed, along with a home switcher. Is having this many launchers installed taking a toll on my battery?
What else might help me improve my battery life? Will rooting and changing ROMS help?
Does one launcher offer more battery life vs the other? recommendations?
Does anybody has any experience with the case I bought? The manual claims, for "best results" turn on the battery when the phone battery is at 50%. Any reason why this actually matters?
Any other advise you have would be greatly appreciated. Its ridiculous that I am still struggling with battery life even after getting an extended battery case.
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Could be just a bad battery. Did you break in the case properly, what's your charging habits (do you let it die before connecting?) How do you use your phone?
There's lots or variables that goes into this.
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I have a similar problem. I used to get 24 hours per charge, now I barely get 9. I'm not sure who the culprit is but I suspect either Google now, widget locker or nova.
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jesuscash said:
Could be just a bad battery. Did you break in the case properly, what's your charging habits (do you let it die before connecting?) How do you use your phone?
There's lots or variables that goes into this.
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Im not sure breaking in the case properly means, but what I did is charge it fully, then let it die, repeat. My phone, when I used to get battery life, i would let it get to about 25 % and then recharge. Nowadays it always dies and then I recharge.
I started using one power guard and I believe it really works. Also I found that turning off Gps while not using apps that need it increases battery life by a lot.
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eddy0090 said:
I started using one power guard and I believe it really works. Also I found that turning off Gps while not using apps that need it increases battery life by a lot.
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I have doing the gps thing. Please explain the powerguard thing. what is that
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I have doing the gps thing. Please explain the powerguard thing. what is that
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It's an app found here.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.onexuan.battery
I use the daily driver setting.
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Any options for non-rooted phones? My phone lasted about 7 hours today....about 44% of the battery was being used by facebook(wtf? I have it set to sync every hour) and google maps(about 25%). I also felt the phone get really hot.
I love jellybean but my phone was getting awesome battery life before the update.
Sorry I'm rooted, don't know bout non rooted phones.
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Droiddinho said:
Any options for non-rooted phones? My phone lasted about 7 hours today....about 44% of the battery was being used by facebook(wtf? I have it set to sync every hour) and google maps(about 25%). I also felt the phone get really hot.
I love jellybean but my phone was getting awesome battery life before the update.
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I've heard people had good luck deleting or freezing Facebook for sense and Facebook engine and all that other Facebook stuff that comes on stock. Then just reinstall from the market
YMMV
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Quick question from me also: when I go to Power in settings and click Usage, Camera takes up 23% of power usage it says...I used it once to take a single picture (about 10s) and closed it right afterwards (and I don't have geotagging enabled). Is Camera really sucking a quarter of my battery, or is something else acting under the name Camera? (stock 3.15, no root)
darkleafar said:
So after the jelly bean update, my battery life dropped abysmally. I attributed it at first to Google now's constant use of GPS, but even after turning off GPS radios it didnt improve much. So I got myself the SEIDIO Innocell Plus extended battery case to see if it would help (a lot of reviews said it did) but it didnt help me to the extent that the reviews claimed. Some youtube reviewer dude claimed the battery charged his phone like 80%! My battery is only charging my phone about 30%. I have slowly began to turn things off: First changed launchers to GO EX, then turned off all radios except mobile network, then turned offf live wallpapers, then go my self another app called cleaner something or other, and Im hoping that will help.
Now questions:
I have TSF shell, Sense, GO EX, and Launcher Pro installed, along with a home switcher. Is having this many launchers installed taking a toll on my battery?
What else might help me improve my battery life? Will rooting and changing ROMS help?
Does one launcher offer more battery life vs the other? recommendations?
Does anybody has any experience with the case I bought? The manual claims, for "best results" turn on the battery when the phone battery is at 50%. Any reason why this actually matters?
Any other advise you have would be greatly appreciated. Its ridiculous that I am still struggling with battery life even after getting an extended battery case.
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Why do you use so many launchers? The launcher that uses less memory with save you more battery
Rooting and changing ROMs should really increase battery because people tweak and debloat them like crazy. Based on all the launchers you have I recommend you find a senseless rom if you root
No idea about the case.
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Ok so im quite new to android so im not 100% on the ins and outs on how what uses what battery and when.
Im running skyrom v9 and my battery was crap. To be honest its never been good. So i tried speedmod kernel and still got the same results.
Now iv disabled lockscreen widget and seems my battery is much better so iv put it down to that been the killer.
Iv read some people are using this app with no issues. My friend tried it with the same rom and kernel as me and it was fine.
Question is are these phones like performance independent? Like will each device act and behave differently to different thing or shud one sgs2 be the same as another sgs2 that is set up the same?
Long winded but i got there
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They're mass produced, they should be exactly the same. There may be really really slight performance differences. And tiny differences in screen quality. But this may depend on the batch.
What would be the case most likely would be the fact that you have a faulty battery. But it seems you were able to fix most of your problems by getting rid of an app.
There's a lot of things influencing battery life, dude! Every little thing you do and use can get the juice sucked dry in a couple of hours.
I thought as much. Just seemed odd. And although getting rid of that app seemed to work, its now gone back to its useual gonna die soon self. Gonna try another battery i think.
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In a way they are all different .
Different users with different apps and settings plus a different and varied level of user intelligence . That means phone A can be poor for user ZZ but give it to user YY and its working well .
jje
Well only thing i have left to try is battery. Im just waiting for my other to charge then i will swap and test it. Best i have had my battery is loosing 10% an hour. Which imo is a bad crack.
When i go to my battery stats it says cirtain apps are using x%. Some of the apps iv never ran. And some like maps for example is using battery. I stop the maps app and still its using battery. Why?
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Well only thing i have left to try is battery. Im just waiting for my other to charge then i will swap and test it. Best i have had my battery is loosing 10% an hour. Which imo is a bad crack.
When i go to my battery stats it says cirtain apps are using x%. Some of the apps iv never ran. And some like maps for example is using battery. I stop the maps app and still its using battery. Why?
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If your battery is cracked get it replaced under warranty as battery have a much shorter warranty .
better battery stats .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1179809
jje
djmaz said:
Well only thing i have left to try is battery. Im just waiting for my other to charge then i will swap and test it. Best i have had my battery is loosing 10% an hour. Which imo is a bad crack.
When i go to my battery stats it says cirtain apps are using x%. Some of the apps iv never ran. And some like maps for example is using battery. I stop the maps app and still its using battery. Why?
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A good test is to stick it in flight mode and shut down as many apps as you possibly can. Then just leave it in standby for a couple of hours. You should really only lose 1-2% of your battery. If you do then you know something on the phone is responsible and you can start looking for and freezing the suspects.
I've had mine in standby for about 9 hours now (since I unplugged it) and it's at 91%, after only a few texts and emails. That's with data on most of the time and a little wifi earlier. I'm on 2.3.5 and KH3.
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A good test is to stick it in flight mode and shut down as many apps as you possibly can. Then just leave it in standby for a couple of hours. You should really only lose 1-2% of your battery. If you do then you know something on the phone is responsible and you can start looking for and freezing the suspects.
I've had mine in standby for about 9 hours now (since I unplugged it) and it's at 91%, after only a few texts and emails. That's with data on most of the time and a little wifi earlier. I'm on 2.3.5 and KH3.
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Thats some spot on advice there. Ill give it ago and see what happens. Cheerz bud
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The phone is the same, it really is all in the user settings and usage styles. If you want to prove this, just reflash any ROM and kernel (they are not that different) and do a full wipe of the phone. Don't set up a Google account or any email accounts or install any launchers/apps/widgets. Use a plain black background/lockscreen. Just use the phone, SMS and other stock apps for a while. You should be getting around 3 days or more of battery life with moderate usage.
I've gotten 3+ days of battery life before, but nowadays I get less than 1 day. So when I read that other people are getting great battery life, it's not because their phone is different than mine. It's because I need to use Exchange for my office email, or because I want to run a certain widget, or have some extra notifications, etc. So all you can do is keep experimenting, updating, etc. until you find a combination that works well for you.
So, I made a switch from HD2 running android to Amaze hoping it will have a better battery life coz of its juicy more 1730mAh battery, more power efficient s-lcd screen and the fact its an native android device (which the hd2 wasn't) but its been barely 2 days and I'm seriously disappointed with it.
I'm have a moderate usage which includes calls, pandora, youtube and net surfing but it barely lasts till evening and the usage is actually less than what i did on HD2 coz I don't have put any games on Amaze yet. I had lots on HD2. With HD2 I could easily pass through the day and still have about 10-20% battery left at night and this was on its anemic 1230mAh battery
I do realize the HD2 was rooted and was running CM7 and had all kinds of custom kernels and stuff. So is stock Sense and HTC kernel the culprit here ?
I've already ticked in the setting for Power efficiency under power settings which turns off auto sync (I have google and facebook sync same as I had on HD2) and using auto brightness with the least setting, but neither of them are helping
One thing I noticed in current widget log and current widget display, is the power drain in standby hardly goes below 100mA anytime ? According to me, this seems to be the issue hogging the battery as on HD2 it used to be <10mA most of the times with occasional spikes...but in Amaze every value is like more than 100mA. Does the faux kernel and custom ROMS helps with this, a lot ?
Ideally I should try it myself and see, but don't want to unlock the bootloader and stuff just yet as if the things are going to be like this, I may as well sell it and put in some more money and switch to other side (sgs2)
The other theory I have is the CPU on HD2 is single core 1GHZ while Amaze is dual core 1.5ghz. Gingerbread doesn't have proper dual core support so things will improve when ICS comes ?
Also on a side note, is there a problem with earphones having L shaped jack on Amaze ? My primary headphones monster turbine pro which have L shaped jack don't have a very good fit in it and small amount of force seems to disconnect the headset from phone. Its really annoying, although my other earphones which have a straight pin don't have this issue. But its not the earphone problem either as I don't have this issue with turbine's in my mp3 player and HD2 ?
The stock battery was horrific for me so I bought the Anker 1900mah battery from ebay and It's far better than stock...I'm at 15 hours with 47% left...Tasker is helping a lil also.
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Hmmm didn't think i would have to upgrade the battery just after buying it, although seems something wrong is with the battery though...maybe HTC just bloated its spec to 1730
Yea, I have advanced task manager with auto-kill, but its really the same with it or without..
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Hmmm didn't think i would have to upgrade the battery just after buying it, although seems something wrong is with the battery though...maybe HTC just bloated its spec to 1730
Yea, I have advanced task manager with auto-kill, but its really the same with it or without..
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Try letting the battery discharge completely until phone turns off, and then plug it up and let it charge to 100% without unplugging it.
My stock battery last 12-16hrs depending on use. I also have an Anker 1900mAH last a good 18-20 if I charge it inside the phone. If I charge it with the Anker charger it last about 8hrs.
Guys what about the current widget numbers ? Have anyone of you got it or can get it to see how is the drain like for you guys?
No matter how strong the battery, if its going to [email protected], it won't last very long. 18-19 hrs on after market 1900mAh battery isn't very impressive figure either
I'm not quite sure of this drain, is the fast 4g on Amaze the culprit just like LTE
Also let me know if you guys have stock or custom ROM ?
Mafioso said:
One thing I noticed in current widget log and current widget display, is the power drain in standby hardly goes below 100mA anytime ? According to me, this seems to be the issue hogging the battery as on HD2 it used to be <10mA most of the times with occasional spikes...but in Amaze every value is like more than 100mA. Does the faux kernel and custom ROMS helps with this, a lot ?
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i assume youre talking about cell standby? you WANT this number to be high on the list
You should use a battery saving app like juice defender or battery fu.
Personally, I use battery fu and I have gotten more than 20 hours of battery, on stock battery, running on stock phone, unrooted.
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I havent had any battery life issues with mine. Before rooting I could go the whole day on a charge but it would be close to dead around 10PM. I'm still getting used to the new ROM I flashed but battery life has definitely improved.
I would recommend opening the task manager and killing off some unneeded apps.
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I havent had any battery life issues with mine. Before rooting I could go the whole day on a charge but it would be close to dead around 10PM. I'm still getting used to the new ROM I flashed but battery life has definitely improved.
I would recommend opening the task manager and killing off some unneeded apps.
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Task managers kill battery life even more
Is it bad if I use the HTC task manager, I only use it to kill the browser which stays open even if you hit back
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Using task managers to kill an app that you don't want running isn't bad, I think its the continuely killing all apps every 30 minutes that makes it worse.
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i assume youre talking about cell standby? you WANT this number to be high on the list
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I'm not sure why this should be high
It should be low ? A high number would mean its losing more power during standby...
Guys, There are 2 school of thoughts about task manager...I agree task manager may consume more battery if you look into the theory how android works...but I've tried with and without task manager it doesn't make much of a difference from what I observed
Also what about L shaped jack earphone issue? Is it fine for everyone else?
I have the same issue my battery lasts 6-8 hours MAX with intermediate use....juice defender, tried every rom and different kernels.
My brother Easily gets 16-18 hours with intermediate use (galaxy s2) same processor. I know his battery is a little bigger but I didn't think his battery life would triple mine -__-
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Is it galaxy s2 tmo version?
I checked out there forum too and things are not looking very good there also with many people reporting horrible battery life
adslee said:
Task managers kill battery life even more
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I use the HTC one that came with the phone and kill apps that consume a lot of resources in the background.
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Is it galaxy s2 tmo version?
I checked out there forum too and things are not looking very good there also with many people reporting horrible battery life
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Yeah the tmo version. My brother gets amazing battery life. I've seen him pull about 30 hours with super low useage.
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This phone is anything but a battery hog. Energy 3.10.12 release has these results to boast.
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What kernel?
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This phone is anything but a battery hog. Energy 3.10.12 release has these results to boast.
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Hi Glacier,
Thanks for the update That seems reassuring...
I've been researching on Amaze battery quite a lot, I think current widget numbers are misleading because even in Airport mode it shows more than 100mAh drain, which is not possible..
I've found out another app...My battery drain analyzer written by a fellow member here at XDA
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.WazaBe.android.BatteryDrain
It basically calculates the drain rate in %/hr, basically measures how much time does it take for battery to take 1% dip...
I've found for my amaze its close to 1.6-3%/Hr when in standby, when phone is not woken up during the period...I think its on a higher side but acceptable still...Can any member with a custom ROM/kernel also report his/her number..
BTW I've seen the numbers on TMO SGSII in their forum, this number is roughly the same there too ~ 2%/per hour for most users...
My phone is experienceing severe battery drain whenever i use an app.
i tried switching between the leedroid v5.4 and nonsense 3.1 roms but both had the same problem anyone know a fix.
BTW i did not overclock
What wasted the battery
WHen i check to see what used teh battery is shows
CELL STANDBY 54%
sgaheer said:
WHen i check to see what used teh battery is shows
CELL STANDBY 54%
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I noticed that my phone does that when I am in a weak service area. The radios use a lot of juice trying to get/keep a signal. You could try Better Battery Stats or Bad Ass Battery Monitor to see in more detail what is using your battery.
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sgaheer said:
My phone is experienceing severe battery drain whenever i use an app.
i tried switching between the leedroid v5.4 and nonsense 3.1 roms but both had the same problem anyone know a fix.
BTW i did not overclock
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you can also try to calibrate your battery with serval apps! type in play store : battery calibration ! they all do the same job and preaty good i must say..
i recommend you to try : Battery Calibration free . thats for rooted users and does great job!
Alright Thanks
I sorta realised it was due to my connection as my school has a really bad reception and thats where teh majority ofteh drain occurred will download that app
My personal experience!!!!! Flame me not!!!!!!
Ok here goes:
I don't use any battery calibration apps or system tuner or task killer any more. I test my battery like I test my gas mileage: ALL THE FRIGGIN' TIME!
I've found I get better battery life without these extra apps. However, I also completely strip all ROM's I use of completely unnecessary apps and their respective widgets (HTC News, HTC News and Weather, Jetset Printer, Stocks, Twitter, Picasa, Google +, etc.)
Now, the only app I would recommend and have heard from multiple sources and threads is Better Battery Stats. It has a nominal fee, however, is worth it. I will show you what is draining your battery.
You could also have wake lock problems. Who knows? Get some diagnostic info to post to better help those trying to help you. Help me, to help you! LOL!
saboxerman said:
My personal experience!!!!! Flame me not!!!!!!
Ok here goes:
I don't use any battery calibration apps or system tuner or task killer any more.
Now, the only app I would recommend and have heard from multiple sources and threads is Better Battery Stats. It has a nominal fee, however, is worth it. I will show you what is draining your battery.
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Flame on! Just kidding. I also have never calibrated my battery as it is useless according to the Android engineers at Google.
The reason I also recommend Bad Ass Battery Monitor is because it is a little more user friendly.
Also, there is an xda version of Better Battery Stats that is available in these forums for free, although the Market version is cheap and supports the dev.
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i have some problem, when my screen active, i put it to my pocket, then my body touch the screen and do random process abaout 45minutes.. done with 40% battery gone x_X.. i think u must tell us how long u use app
You can use battery calibration. you can find it in the android market
Have you tried reset battery stats then full charge, use it for a couple of minutes then full charge again? Don't know why it works but I have used this method on a couple of Roms and it seems to help
try clearing your battery stats full charge ur battery n then let it discharge fully then full charge once more n recalibrate it..should work
The main factor for preventing battery drains is to have a good modem that doesn't overheats the phone, using a ROM with deep sleep and a battery friendly kennel like Siyah or Fluxxi. Try to get those three things fixed and you should not have any more battery drains
Turn auto brightness off also make sure none of your apps are using your GPS all the time. I think the problem may be app related I would roll to a stock kernel and only use apps that are must need and see if that helps. Also your battery could be shot . How old is it ?
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Downloaded badass battery monitor and it showed mediaserver was wasting my battery, so I got rid of any possible corrupted media, problem solved for now
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i remembered there was a flashable zip to make the battery life better, but I can't seem to find it.
anyways what i've done so far is put the brightness to low, turn off gps , put the animations to .5 , sync emails every 2 hours , only have one widget running , installed the latest faux kernel .
It helped a bit , but nothing too noticeable. Any more things i can do to make it better? any tweaks or anything?
which rom are you usingg?? turn off auto sync, disable check for update.. also your battery can wear out over time, can purchase new battery... most people recommend anker battery,
Batterylife: http://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-m...m_ciu_pdp_images_0?ie=UTF8&index=0&isremote=0
Amazon Page: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...17145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=B0053EZJMC
i never tried it i wouldnt know but most people recommend it..
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i remembered there was a flashable zip to make the battery life better, but I can't seem to find it.
anyways what i've done so far is put the brightness to low, turn off gps , put the animations to .5 , sync emails every 2 hours , only have one widget running , installed the latest faux kernel .
It helped a bit , but nothing too noticeable. Any more things i can do to make it better? any tweaks or anything?
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I'm using juice defender with good success. NRG ROM has pretty good battery life anyway (compared to stock).
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I'm using juice defender with good success. NRG ROM has pretty good battery life anyway (compared to stock).
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i always felt like JuiceDefender killed the battery more than conserving it. Along with everything else thats been stated, I usually use System Tuner to lower the clock speed when the screen is off, helps save battery when idle.
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i always felt like JuiceDefender killed the battery more than conserving it. Along with everything else thats been stated, I usually use System Tuner to lower the clock speed when the screen is off, helps save battery when idle.
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It did not seem to work with my HD2, and I did not use it originally with my Ruby. But now it seems to work fine. I mostly use it to turn off the mobile modem (seems to be my biggest battery drain) except when the screen is off and once per hour to sync my various programs. Using this configuration I can last all day, even with my cheaper replacement batteries.
But nothing is going to make the device go if one is keeping the screen on (like gaming). 3-4 hours max in that setting, and I still carry two spare batteries for those times my son gets his hands on the device.
iKilla said:
which rom are you usingg?? turn off auto sync, disable check for update.. also your battery can wear out over time, can purchase new battery... most people recommend anker battery,
Batterylife: http://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-m...m_ciu_pdp_images_0?ie=UTF8&index=0&isremote=0
Amazon Page: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...17145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=B0053EZJMC
i never tried it i wouldnt know but most people recommend it..
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NRG's stock rom
stevedebi said:
It did not seem to work with my HD2, and I did not use it originally with my Ruby. But now it seems to work fine. I mostly use it to turn off the mobile modem (seems to be my biggest battery drain) except when the screen is off and once per hour to sync my various programs. Using this configuration I can last all day, even with my cheaper replacement batteries.
But nothing is going to make the device go if one is keeping the screen on (like gaming). 3-4 hours max in that setting, and I still carry two spare batteries for those times my son gets his hands on the device.
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I don't know what you are talking about but I get crazy good battery life... Here are my stats from 2 days ago I took a screen shot of... And I don't use juice defender and I am using teamvipers sense 4.1 rom and i have around 180 user apps installed on my phone. I just don't use data but my wifi is on all the time (don't have a data plan) and I play temple run and empire defense a lot hence high screen on time. Major thing about the rom I'm using is that it's very efficient when idle. I also keep my capacitative button lights off permanently as I think that also helps my battery life. Only downside is that I don't have working bluetooth in this rom
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I don't know what you are talking about but I get crazy good battery life... Here are my stats from 2 days ago I took a screen shot of...
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Well, yours is unique. Most people have pretty poor battery life. I've had 3 Amazes and all of them really drained the battery when the screen was on. However, as I said, my GSM modem is what really drains the device as well. If you live near a cell tower or in a downtown area with good T-Mobile, the modem won't "hunt" and will deliver better life.
Also, the stock battery is the best, in my experience.
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I don't know what you are talking about but I get crazy good battery life... Here are my stats from 2 days ago I took a screen shot of... And I don't use juice defender and I am using teamvipers sense 4.1 rom and i have around 180 user apps installed on my phone. I just don't use data but my wifi is on all the time (don't have a data plan) and I play temple run and empire defense a lot hence high screen on time. Major thing about the rom I'm using is that it's very efficient when idle. I also keep my capacitative button lights off permanently as I think that also helps my battery life. Only downside is that I don't have working bluetooth in this rom
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That's hand down the best battery life i've seen on this phone
stevedebi said:
Well, yours is unique. Most people have pretty poor battery life. I've had 3 Amazes and all of them really drained the battery when the screen was on. However, as I said, my GSM modem is what really drains the device as well. If you live near a cell tower or in a downtown area with good T-Mobile, the modem won't "hunt" and will deliver better life.
Also, the stock battery is the best, in my experience.
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I am actually on vacation and using aunt's sim who lives in new York and i live in Wisconsin (Marshfield) and t mobile doesn't exist here literally I am always using at&t signal and I have relatively spotty signals but yes I am not using data as my aunt doesn't have data plan so that also contributes to better battery and I live in a very rural area (there are more cows out here than humans...)
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Can you guys tell me the battery life in 2g network.
Subin khan said:
Can you guys tell me the battery life in 2g network.
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2g doesn't really drain too much battery, but it's still always a good idea to turn data off when you don't need it. The rest depends on the rom you are using but again there is no set number... From what I have read I am an odd ball with the battery life (and am not complaining). I assume you live in karachi? It's not even worth it to pay for 2g...I read somewhere that 3g will finally be rolling out to mobile networks in Pakistan in 2013...but we'll see...
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1. Turn down screen brightness, screen kills the battery on the amaze more than anything else
2. Turn off automatic sync, this is very helpful
3. If you're on a JB ROM then turn off google now, this will stretch your battery life significantly.
Wow, just got my G2 on Friday night, and yesterday I was sitting around the house on WiFi all day, playing with it, I got maybe 12 hours out of it, before it was down in the teens.
Last night I charged it fully, woke up, unplugged the phone 100% battery, now 2 hours later it's down to 89%, and all I did was surf XDA and some websites for maybe 20 minutes all on WiFi.
I need to root this thing, and install CleanROM, and debloat this beast, because with a 3,000mAh battery and Snapdragon 800, I expect way way better battery life.. I am looking for Note 2 battery life, that thing could go 36 hours without sneezing.
Is it the ton of bloatware on the phone from ATT + LG killing the battery ? I am shocked at how much bloat this phone has, it's over the top with bull**** apps I never want on here, pretty ridiculous.
If you had taken the 2 minutes it took for you to write up this rant and look for the battery thread you would have seen the G2 has amazing battery life. You are obviously doing something wrong.
Give it some time to settle before deciding anything. Mine actually took three-four days and some reboots before it calmed down, and now I have about twice the battery stamina compared to HTC One (which I threw in the dumpster btw) .
Could be hardware issues. I had my G2 for a week now, and I tell you what the battery is amazing. I can easily get 4-5 hours of screen on time with 24+ hours battery life, and that's with stock. all sync (fb, whatsapp, twitter) with a few tweaks. I am coming from Nexus 4 and very impressed because with G2 I literally have a double battery life.
And also G2 is very fast charging. Only take 2 hours to charge from 10 - 100%. That's amazing!
My battery is getting better every day. Yesterday I got 14 hours of use, 5 1/2 hours screen on time, and an estimated 2 1/2 hours to go at 15%. Definitely the best so far. With more tweaks, I'm wondering how much I can get today.
Zorachus said:
Wow, just got my G2 on Friday night, and yesterday I was sitting around the house on WiFi all day, playing with it, I got maybe 12 hours out of it, before it was down in the teens.
Last night I charged it fully, woke up, unplugged the phone 100% battery, now 2 hours later it's down to 89%, and all I did was surf XDA and some websites for maybe 20 minutes all on WiFi.
I need to root this thing, and install CleanROM, and debloat this beast, because with a 3,000mAh battery and Snapdragon 800, I expect way way better battery life.. I am looking for Note 2 battery life, that thing could go 36 hours without sneezing.
Is it the ton of bloatware on the phone from ATT + LG killing the battery ? I am shocked at how much bloat this phone has, it's over the top with bull**** apps I never want on here, pretty ridiculous.
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I had some bad battery life initially. I found the biggest culprit of battery drain in my case was CarrierIQ. After rooting the phone and disabling the CIQ, my battery life has been great. It goes 24+ hours easily and it seems it can run 40+ hours though I haven't tried it.
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ignar said:
I had some bad battery life initially. I found the biggest culprit of battery drain in my case was CarrierIQ. After rooting the phone and disabling the CIQ, my battery life has been great. It goes 24+ hours easily and it seems it can run 40+ hours though I haven't tried it.
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same thing happened to me. First few days it was great then battery sucked. Disabled the CIQ with system tuner and I get 2 days and 5 hours screen time and still usually have 30% left
The battery life is love and hate on this phone for me. The love part is the battery life on this phone is great. The hate part is you have to turn off a lot of things to get that great battery life.
I've never had to turn this many things off to get good battery life on any other phones that I've had. I have to completely turn off anything location related which is a big bummer for me. I always like to have a clock/weather widget on my home screen but it never updates with all of the stuff that I have to turn off.
It's one of the few reasons why I'm moving to a Note 3. But when you heavily tweak the system, you can get fantastic battery life out of this phone. Good luck!
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WizeGuyDezignz said:
The battery life is love and hate on this phone for me. The love part is the battery life on this phone is great. The hate part is you have to turn off a lot of things to get that great battery life.
I've never had to turn this many things off to get good battery life on any other phones that I've had. I have to completely turn off anything location related which is a big bummer for me. I always like to have a clock/weather widget on my home screen but it never updates with all of the stuff that I have to turn off.
It's one of the few reasons why I'm moving to a Note 3. But when you heavily tweak the system, you can get fantastic battery life out of this phone. Good luck!
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if you only turn off the google apps location settings and keep the app location settings on you should still see good battery. I use the stock weather clock widget and it updates just fine with those settings
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if you only turn off the google apps location settings and keep the app location settings on you should still see good battery. I use the stock weather clock widget and it updates just fine with those settings
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Can you please post screen shots of what you are talking about?
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yet another topic's title that would detract would be buyers.
This phone has the best battery life of any phone I have ever had, stock. Even better than the Note series. Clearly user error
Battery life issues are so variable between two use scenarios it's like comparing apples and oranges. As others have said, battery life is pretty damn amazing for this phone.
Post some results from GSam battery monitor or wake lock detector to help you sort it all out.
I am still running stock, not rooted or ROM'd yet. Right now I am at 8h 29m total usage off a 100% charge this morning. Current battery life is already down to 35%, and only 2h 49m On Screen Time, and I have been on WiFi all day. I have GPS off, sync off, no e-mail or Facebook stuff installed yet.
Might as well give you a fast screen shot of mine
People with great battery life vs those with poor. Do you think its mainly settings and a good ROM or root with bloat deleted ?
Or is it hardware related ? Bad phones from factory shipping with damaged batteries or hardware ?
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Battery so poor, I might return my G2 for a Galaxy S4 instead, for the removable battery.
Just shocked I'm barely getting any better battery life than my Nexus 4, which got 4h On Screen time, and over all only 12 hours usage
Do I have a bad phone ? Or just stock is screwed up and I should factory reset, or better yet, root and install CleanROM ?
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