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How you guys get even 2 days of battery??
I am tired of tryin gall the combinations of settings / kernel / ROMS nothing has helped till date.
I am not able to get battery for a complete day. Freaking it drains it off in 9-10 hours.
There are users who are getting 2 days of battery with wifi/edge on at all the time, with overclocked phone, and many other options enabled. But I am not getting any of these.
My usage includes
* 1-2 hrs of music
* 1-2 hrs of edge
* frequent texting but can be summarized for 1 hr in a day.
* hardly 10-30 mins of calls
* 10-30mins of games
CyanogenMatt 1.1
franco kernel 19.4 gbs v18cfs
InteractiveX 480-600 mhz
all this is normal and way below average usage but still I am not able to get battery life. I hate recharging the phone after every few hours. Have searched forums tried suggestion but nothing worked.
Maybe I am choosing wrong combination of ROM / kernel , I have gone complete clueless now, any help or suggestion is welcome.
droidevil said:
How you guys get even 2 days of battery??
I am tired of tryin gall the combinations of settings / kernel / ROMS nothing has helped till date.
I am not able to get battery for a complete day. Freaking it drains it off in 9-10 hours.
There are users who are getting 2 days of battery with wifi/edge on at all the time, with overclocked phone, and many other options enabled. But I am not getting any of these.
My usage includes
* 1-2 hrs of music
* 1-2 hrs of edge
* frequent texting but can be summarized for 1 hr in a day.
* hardly 10-30 mins of calls
* 10-30mins of games
CyanogenMatt 1.1
franco kernel 19.4 gbs v18cfs
InteractiveX 480-600 mhz
all this is normal and way below average usage but still I am not able to get battery life. I hate recharging the phone after every few hours. Have searched forums tried suggestion but nothing worked.
Maybe I am choosing wrong combination of ROM / kernel , I have gone complete clueless now, any help or suggestion is welcome.
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It is because of usage patterns. Based on your usage, I think its normally for your battery to drain just like that.
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Thanks for replying terratrix,
but users are using continuous wi-fi and get a complete day of battery, I dont even use that. AFAIK wi-fi uses more battery than EDGE. Can you suggest me proper ROM+kernel combination?
I installed cyanogenmatt 1.1 thinking it would improve battery life but it didnt.
droidevil said:
Thanks for replying terratrix,
but users are using continuous wi-fi and get a complete day of battery, I dont even use that. AFAIK wi-fi uses more battery than EDGE. Can you suggest me proper ROM+kernel combination?
I installed cyanogenmatt 1.1 thinking it would improve battery life but it didnt.
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Well theta because they are using the phone less often. You are wrong , wifi consumes far less battery than edge. Wifi on standby drains minimal battery.
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It's mostly about background tasks. Install supercharger and a task killer to kill your tasks on screen off. Then disable unneeded autostarting applications with Gemini or Autostarts. This way I get about 1% battery for 4 hours without using my phone. And I strongly advice you to use 480/YourMaxStable with SmartassV2 as Smartass automatically manages the current CPU frequency. Your brightness should be between 25 and 50%. And also disable any unused at the moment radio (including mobile data).
how would I disable radio?
do you mean not using radio is disable it??
Well here's how my phone goes on for 2 days
android assistant app for cleaning memory every 10 minutes and for killing apps on startup
Advanced task killer for killing tasks(set on auto kill)
Antutu power saver which has some good features(puts phone on flight mode at night for few hours)
or use juice defender(has extra features)
try keeping edge/3g/wi-fi/bluetooth/gps off when not using(saves a lot of battery)
reduced brightness(40-50%)
and keep screen off when not in use
also keep OC freq at 729/480 its the best know OC for our phone performance and battery wise
and InteractiveX is well know for battery saving
(i prefer on-demand because of performance and gaming )
the above things help me use my phone for 2 days or i must say 1&1/2 day
with 4-5 hours gaming(3d HD games)
1-2hours browsing the net
few messages and calls here and there
on a full charge and normal usage at the end of the day i have phone battery at 40-50%
A radio is basically a wireless I/O device. GPS, Bluetooth, Baseband, WiFi, FM... - these are different types of radios. They drain power when powered on so if you want battery life you should simply disable the ones that you aren't using at the moment.
@viv_jen: There is no need to autokill every 10 minutes if you don't have unneeded autostart applications. Task managers also drain battery if used too often. It's also a good idea to use the long-press back key feature of CyanogenMod (It kills the currently visible task).
To pitch in my 2 cents worth,
I've found wifi uses quite a bit less than edge/3g data on this particular phone.
This phone has shocking battery life, even for a smartphone.
What you are getting seems about normal for your usage. My battery will be between 20 and 30% after 4 hours of music and 3g browsing. Once I stop doing these things it goes down at about 2% an hour on wifi, about 3% an hour on 2g, and 5% an hour on 3g. I ended up keeping my charge cable on me when I go places and actively use the phone, and "topping up" the battery when I'm sitting at a desk or whatever.
thank you guys for valuable inputs,
could the combination of ROM + kernel also help?
I tried cyanogenmatt + goldenleaf after some of the user suggested that it gives enough battery.
I also heard void gives a good battery.
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I also heard void gives a good battery.
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yep it does
for me atleast
@nogav: WiFi drain depends mostly on Tx (Transmit) power. Mostly we receive information from the internet (Which means Rx is way more important than Tx), so after running a few speed tests (Speedtest.net app) at each option avaliable at the Wifi Tx Power app from market I found out that internet speed at a Tx power of 4dBm is roughtly the same as for 32dBm. Also, our device only supports 801.11b/g mode, so internet speed isn't the best thing about Optimus One (Excluding HDSPA).
@droidevil: The thing that drains most battery is Stagefright. It is able to play 520p mp4 videos almost smoothly, but it is a battery killer. Hardware acceleration also increases performance at the cost of battery, but it is reasonably balanced. Other things that depend on roms: number of preinstalled apps. Deodexed apps load faster, and the less of them there are, the faster the phone boots and runs. If you have about 100-200 programs installed, Autostarts, Advanced Task Killer and Supercharger are likely to be used.
thank you guys for your useful information..
Just raised all urs thanks meter for helping me out..
Well I have installed android assistant set to auto kill on every 10 mins.
Installed gemini and stopped the apps which are set to open on boot.
brightness is the minimum
480-728mhz with InteractiveX
so far 12 hours have passed by and have 50% left
Normal texting, gprs browsing, music no games though.
Lets see how far can I pull it off.
droidevil said:
Well I have installed android assistant set to auto kill on every 10 mins.
Installed gemini and stopped the apps which are set to open on boot.
brightness is the minimum
480-728mhz with InteractiveX
so far 12 hours have passed by and have 50% left
Normal texting, gprs browsing, music no games though.
Lets see how far can I pull it off.
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Nonono, don't use autokill, they are just crap, not needed, they drain more battery.
I have installed void forever to see whether it helps in battery performance.
The ROM itself is very fast, just wondering which kernel will best suit the rom to give the desired battery performance.
Any suggestions please..!!!!!
My LG optimus v running iho cm7 only gets about two hours of battery through normal use.
droidevil said:
I have installed void forever to see whether it helps in battery performance.
The ROM itself is very fast, just wondering which kernel will best suit the rom to give the desired battery performance.
Any suggestions please..!!!!!
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franco
and use interactiveX governor(if you want for battery)
franco's CFS / BFS?
I have read around that fserve's kernel also gives good battery...
IMHO, actually your battery drain is actually pretty good for a usage like that, I am using more or less the usage of yours and everyday I have to charge.
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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@OP: Which CM7 version? What kernel?
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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.
I've been seeing a lot of people that get a great battery life, but i haven't been able to get above 20 hrs.
What did you mod to get that battery life?
I even downgrade to GB to check if my battery life improved, and yeah, i manage to get a couple hours more, but not even close to the ones in the screenshots of some roms.
I normally use the screen around 2 hours, data enabled, wifi off and music for a couple hours.
i'm running neutrino 2.9 and I can get arround 2 days of battery time with about 5 hours screen time. But I turn everything off when i'm not using it (mobile internet,wifi etc.)
you can use neutrino or mrom. this two roms are best for battery life. i ised both and always get 2days of use with 5-6h of display on.
goxon said:
you can use neutrino or mrom. this two roms are best for battery life. i ised both and always get 2days of use with 5-6h of display on.
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Do you have data enabled?
I used to use the latest stable CM7 release (Ba2tF) and would get between 2 and 3 days battery life... i kept everything off when not using it, like data, wifi, GPS, etc., and did pretty average stuff like looking at the news, emails and occasional cut the rope. I also had it underclocked to 800MHz and very slightly undervolted, and had setcpu keep the processor at 216MHz when the screen was off, because as I recall the kernel I used didn't have very clever governor options...
So you could try underclocking, from my experience having it run at 1.3GHz didn't make it much smoother than at 800MHz (GB was very laggy), so I just went ahead and kept it at 800Hz unless charging, and like I said 216MHz with the screen off (which is something the governor should ideally do)
216 mhz - 715 mhz thats all
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Besides in the market you can find programs that turn off wifi and data to save battery. I didn't touch anithing in my phone configuration, just using one of this programs and get one and a half day of battery.
Clemarr
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as mentioned before mrom and the neutrino rom are the best ones for battery life.
there is also a alternate kernel for cm7 and gb which is basically a optimized faux kernel...
Hi, with normal use (2H GPS, 5H Wifi, 4-5H 3G, eBook, and some phone calls yes ..), Mmontuori kernel #43, Nottachtrix 1.3.1, and green Power free, I have between 35-40 hours of battery.
actually i have only 2h screen on (either wifi/3g running) and my battery is down to 42% already.
i have the mrom running with faux kernel
Another factor is the strength of your provider's signal. The lower the strength of the signal, the more battery the phone will consume connecting to it. In my country, the signal is very poor and weak, so no matter what i do, i couldn't get more than 15hrs of battery life, when i had my Atrix thats it. I had data enabled all the time, but 2g, no OC, little UV and i got like 2hrs screen time and 14hrs total.
jisse44 said:
Hi, with normal use (2H GPS, 5H Wifi, 4-5H 3G, eBook, and some phone calls yes ..), Mmontuori kernel #43, Nottachtrix 1.3.1, and green Power free, I have between 35-40 hours of battery.
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Where did you find that kernel? I've been with faux's kernels, and they are great, but i can't get that battery life , how many screen hours do you have?
EDIT: I don't want a program to shut down everything, i have a "smartphone" to have everything there not to run it like a Nokia 1100 , and i know some people are getting an awesome battery life with the Atrix that's why i bought it
EDIT 2: I found the post now , are you using hardware driven or software driven UV ? I want to try the kernel you are running on
Using NottachTrix1.3.1 <3
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simple: turn off wifi, gps, etc. disable mobile location, brightness at minimum and use only 2g network. turn off auto sync and kill every other app tjat uses background data ( fbk,, twitter, box,, etc)
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I'm doing the same from what users here are saying, but with middle light and i get 26 hours, wifi, 3g, browsing, a little of music and tapatlk
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EDIT 2: I found the post now , are you using hardware driven or software driven UV ? I want to try the kernel you are running on
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The SV one. It's the best.
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I use custom brightness levels on CM7 and it's usually at 1 for the screen and 4 for buttons. Bluetooth off. GPS off unless I need it. Only programs waking the phone up are Google sync and Talk.
Why do you need more than a day of battery life? Only time I ran out was when I slept over a friend's house without a charger. I should've put it in airplane mode while I was sleeping.
some case here
what help me was to disable wi-fi and network (air mode) when I am in the subway to save a lot of battery
I always have wifi on and my phone gets 2 days of medium to heavy use. It shuts itself off when I'm not using the phone. I use a 1880mah battery so u might have the other one which is 1500mah if im not mistaken. I use MROM but I never really had any battery problems. You might want to buy another battery
Yeah it might be your battery. They have cheap ones on Ebay
Have battery drain in all roms minicm7 :/ even when i make a full wipe :/ gues is ultra brightness but if i unselect it d automatic brightness doesnt worck n if i put at the top the brightness without ultra it gets to darck ,srry bad eng. The pic say 9 hr.but i used ust 1 hour
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Hi,
as you say it is with all ROMs and even after full wipe my only guess is that your battery is weak.
I would perhaps just try a new battery, they're quite cheap at ebay.
I have CM7 (nightly build) on my mini pro and no problems with battery drain. But I'm no heavy user, just a few sms or short calls per day, no games, no online apps. Most of the time my phone sleeps in standby with screen off. My battery shows 70-80% at the end of the day. I think that's quite ok for a little phone with a small battery. I heard the facebook app sucks battery like hell. But I don't use it, so I can't prove.
My settings are:
Clockspeed: 768 max / 122 min
Undervolt: on
Governor: smartass v2
Ultrabrightness: on
Wfi: off (only "on" when I really need it)
Bluetooth: off (I don't use it)
GPS: off (only "on" if really needed)
GSM/UMTS Data: off (only "on" when I really need it)
Maybe I could help.
Personally, I do a "wipe battery stats" from CWM now and then (let's say... every 2 weeks) and I have more than 48 hours (up to 72) usage with normal conditions.
Definitely works. Give it a try...
Thanks guees is d battery
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adragonta said:
Have battery drain in all roms minicm7 :/ even when i make a full wipe :/ gues is ultra brightness but if i unselect it d automatic brightness doesnt worck n if i put at the top the brightness without ultra it gets to darck ,srry bad eng. The pic say 9 hr.but i used ust 1 hour
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Go back to stock kernel for a couple of weeks, that might solve your battery drain.
SmG67 said:
Go back to stock kernel for a couple of weeks, that might solve your battery drain.
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u have to use InteractiveX as governor and 600MHz as max cpu frequency.. turn off ultra brightness and under voltage options and set brightness to %25-35 and try to off the screen when not in use then u will see ur battery drains over 40-50 hours...
There is no battery drain, your phone sleep when screen is off. Nothing is draining there. I have a x10mini, constant watsapp, won't last me a day. No games no browsing.
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Duno in eclair doesnt happend dat :/
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Me too
adragonta said:
Have battery drain in all roms minicm7 :/ even when i make a full wipe :/ gues is ultra brightness but if i unselect it d automatic brightness doesnt worck n if i put at the top the brightness without ultra it gets to darck ,srry bad eng. The pic say 9 hr.but i used ust 1 hour
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Me too have the same problem...
I had been fighting my battery for months, as it was getting worse and worse. It got to the point where using data would use 1-2% per minute, and at some point my phone would last 4 hours with minimal to no use.
Things that helped:
1- Finding what apps could be draining battery made the phone last up to 20h with little use. (In my case, Go Locker).
2- When I started using wifi only (like an ipod touch, let's say) without SIM, battery went up to ~24h with medium wifi use.
3- Flashed nAa's latest kernel and installed MiniCM7-2.2.1, and the first charge lasted ~40h. Then I found out I hadn't even enabled airplane mode yet.
4- Charged to 100%, removed battery stats, airplane mode on and gave it a bigger wifi use. 46h and it's down to 13%. When not using it, drains nearly no battery. This night it stayed at 14% for 10 hours.
Overall I'm very pleased with where it is going. I know I'm a new member do this may not even me worth $0,02, but I do belive the wipe + new kernel and ROM made a world of diference.
in all custom roms, is the same
Does turning on PLANE MODE avoid battery drain?
can you give other conplete suggestions?
isko95 said:
Does turning on PLANE MODE avoid battery drain?
can you give other conplete suggestions?
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Sure it does. It turns off all radio, and using radio uses battery. So PLANE MODE is a great battery saver.
Also, at night you can turn off 3G, only using 2G (you will still get SMS and the phone will ring), but it uses less battery.
Turn off wifi, data and bluetooth also makes the phone use less battery.
When the phone goes into sleep-mode, it can be set up to turn off all those stuff.
AW: [Q] how to avoid fast battery drain?
isko95 said:
Does turning on PLANE MODE avoid battery drain?
can you give other conplete suggestions?
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Undervolting the cpu always works for me, although some people say it reduces the phones life. Setting the max. processor speed to 320 or 480 mhz also saves a lot of battery, and its more than enough for a daily usage GB ROM.
Next, the more apps you have installed, the more extra RAM gets used. Less RAM usage means a little bit of battery saving.
Some people also claim that using an odexed ROM prevents battery drains, but I'm not sure about that.
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Isko95 and Kilroy and Emperor
I don't think Sleep mode is that good. I noticed that when we turn On sleep mode the battery doesn't drain, but then when we turn it Off it starts to drain faster for a while.
Undervolt i don't think it saves that much battery, i think it's about the same because i'm using undervolt now and i don't feel the difference.
In Performance options, turn off that Free Up Ram thing and put low values on SD Cache and Virtual Memory ( the lower the more battery saved ).
And off course, more battery is saved by turning everything you don't need OFF like Bluetooth, WiFi, Net by DATA, 3G, Brightness ( if not at minimum yet ), Animations of the rom, etc...
About odexed roms, it's a lie man, i tried almost all roms till now and the odexed roms for me were the worst in battery life.
About CPU, only put 480mhz max if you Type 2 fast on your phone in SMS and stuff ( that's why i have 480mhz xD ), but see for yourself if 320mhz Max is good for you or if it is a little bit slow to type SMS and stuff.
Cheers
Crazy Seed said:
Isko95 and Kilroy and Emperor
I don't think Sleep mode is that good. I noticed that when we turn On sleep mode the battery doesn't drain, but then when we turn it Off it starts to drain faster for a while.
Undervolt i don't think it saves that much battery, i think it's about the same because i'm using undervolt now and i don't feel the difference.
In Performance options, turn off that Free Up Ram thing and put low values on SD Cache and Virtual Memory ( the lower the more battery saved ).
And off course, more battery is saved by turning everything you don't need OFF like Bluetooth, WiFi, Net by DATA, 3G, Brightness ( if not at minimum yet ), Animations of the rom, etc...
About odexed roms, it's a lie man, i tried almost all roms till now and the odexed roms for me were the worst in battery life.
About CPU, only put 480mhz max if you Type 2 fast on your phone in SMS and stuff ( that's why i have 480mhz xD ), but see for yourself if 320mhz Max is good for you or if it is a little bit slow to type SMS and stuff.
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guys, but does setting a lower frequency (480hz) cause a FC on apps using?
isko95 said:
guys, but does setting a lower frequency (480hz) cause a FC on apps using?
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Like i said, 480mhz is (stable) enough for our phone, you don't need more than that to run any apk .
Crazy Seed said:
Like i said, 480mhz is (stable) enough for our phone, you don't need more than that to run any apk .
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even on 480hz,is it enough to run facebook, instagram, whatsapp, opera, etc without lags, FC or any problems?
isko95 said:
even on 480hz,is it enough to run facebook, instagram, whatsapp, opera, etc without lags, FC or any problems?
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Yeah, it even works on 320 mhz for me, but thats up to your personal experience.
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Kilroy. said:
Yeah, it even works on 320 mhz for me, but thats up to your personal experience.
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ok, i will try mates...but i read somewhere (i dont remember where -.-") that setting a very low frequency causes continues reboots, just like setting high frequencys..is that true?
isko95 said:
ok, i will try mates...but i read somewhere (i dont remember where -.-") that setting a very low frequency causes continues reboots, just like setting high frequencys..is that true?
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Not true, i always used 480mhz without any problem in any rom. If a rom has random reboots it's a Rom problem or an app problem.
Besides, if an app isn't meant to work on our phone it wouldn't even open, so random reboots is out of question unless the Rom has problems.
isko95 said:
ok, i will try mates...but i read somewhere (i dont remember where -.-") that setting a very low frequency causes continues reboots, just like setting high frequencys..is that true?
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Only on phones with better hardware (e.g. a samsung galaxy s2-s4). If you set the frequency to low on that sort of phone, it will reboot. But not our phones; I once (accidentally) set my freq to 19 mhz, but it didn't reboot, I even managed to reset the clock speed without having to reboot.
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Kilroy. said:
Only on phones with better hardware (e.g. a samsung galaxy s2-s4). If you set the frequency to low on that sort of phone, it will reboot. But not our phones; I once (accidentally) set my freq to 19 mhz, but it didn't reboot, I even managed to reset the clock speed without having to reboot.
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which minimum frequency i have to set?
isko95 said:
which minimum frequency i have to set?
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19 mhz or 122 mhz. 19 mhz will mean that, while going into sleep mode, your phone will save more energy, but it might take longer to wake up.
480 or 320mhz Maximum ( your choice ), 19mhz for minimum. Honestly i don't know if 19mhz actually works :S , i feel that it drains the same battery as if it was 122mhz. And in sleep mode i feel that the battery drains faster for a while after we turn off the sleep mode :S , but it's always better to check it out for yourselves xD.