My girlfriend and I both have Notes that we bought at the same time and this week, both of our phones are showing weird battery behavior. She is running stock ICS, and I'm running Slimbean 4.2.2 and our phones reboot occasionally and lose the remaining battery power. Just now, I had 70%+ battery left, crash+reboot and now I'm at 1% instantly. It just started happening this week for both phones, which seems a little bit more than just a coincidence. Anyone know what's going on here?
How long have you guys had your notes? and has there been any sudden change to the weather either really hot or colder than normal lately?
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My girlfriend and I both have Notes that we bought at the same time and this week, both of our phones are showing weird battery behavior. She is running stock ICS, and I'm running Slimbean 4.2.2 and our phones reboot occasionally and lose the remaining battery power. Just now, I had 70%+ battery left, crash+reboot and now I'm at 1% instantly. It just started happening this week for both phones, which seems a little bit more than just a coincidence. Anyone know what's going on here?
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If anything you're seeing battery stats issues, not actual battery charge.
how long have you had your notes? I had the same issue and if you've had your note since it was released is safe to say the batteries are going bad. I had the same erratic behavior and the moment I got a new battery it went away.
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roloracer said:
how long have you had your notes? I had the same issue and if you've had your note since it was released is safe to say the batteries are going bad. I had the same erratic behavior and the moment I got a new battery it went away.
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Agreed.
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Yup we both got ours the week it was released. Glad at least its removable.
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Phone is really acting funky. See screenshots to see what I mean.
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Whoa. Yeah I would buy another stock OEM battery or a extended 2700mah.
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Phone is really acting funky. See screenshots to see what I mean.
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Just an update, I bought two new OEM batteries and so far both phones have been working fine. Physically comparing the old and new batteries, it's clearly visible that the old ones bulged out quite a bit and looked "puffy".
It is the dust accumulated inside the usb port that has caused a short circuit of those pins. The phone will lose battery very fast and weird things will happen. Use a fine toothbrush and rub the usb port to clean out those dust and the phone will be back to normal. This happens to my N7000 and this i717 before.
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I've noticed my battery has been depleting quickly lately but this morning it went from 100% to 15% in a matter of 1.5 hours which included near zero using besides about 20 minutes of music listening. I'm running the hybrid rom...maybe its time for a new from???
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I'd say battery over rom. I get about 7 hours of use like you described with a new battery.
I got mine from amazon and there are reviews in the accessories forum.
Definitely not a rom related issue from what I have experienced.
I used to get about 16 hours of use on The Hybrid.
Call AT&T warranty department. tell them about that huge drain, maybe even ham it up a bit, They should send your a free battery replacement.
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Call AT&T warranty department. tell them about that huge drain, maybe even ham it up a bit, They should send your a free battery replacement.
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Been down that road once before with my infuse, att tells me my replacement battery is on its way...never got the battery but I sold the phone a few weeks after that anyway. My battery seems ok since I put a charge to it (again) ill see how it is tomorrow
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Maybe a rogue app? Try downloading GSam battery monitor (used to be called bad ass battery monitor) and see if you have a program using a lot of power. Try also wiping battery stats and/or recalibrating the battery. Excessive flashing sometimes neccessitates one or both.
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Hi guys,
I charged my phone to 100%. After I was heavily using it, browsing, going on twitter, etc. And I notice the battery only dropped to 99% while I was using it. It should of at least dropped to 95%.. But when I locked the phone, I waited a minute and unlocked it again then I see the percentage is 92%... Is this normal? I never experienced this before..
I am on stock LFB. I did not root or install any custom roms yet.
Yh I think it's normal. On stock Rom. I stand to be corrected but I think it's not very accurate. There's a mod for it I think. Might need root access. But then u may aswell flash cm10
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are there stats good I have no idea
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Anyone else have these issues?
it has never happened to me. Did you flash some rom(s) before this happened?
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it has never happened to me. Did you flash some rom(s) before this happened?
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Nope was always on stock.
I think it is normal. It happens to me as well. Only while using battery intensive apps like gps. While using gps, my battery percentage did not change at all for the 20 minutes of usage. Then all of sudden it dropped by 15%.
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The is quite normal. Happens on my phone quite often.
circuit89 said:
The is quite normal. Happens on my phone quite often.
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You think its a software issue or hardware issue? Could be the battery?
Does it make any difference what charger I am using? I live in Canada and I can't use the charger it came with since it is an international charger.
I used my old iPhone charger instead to charge it.
I also have this issue.
my battery stays stuck at 100% for quite some time, then again at around 20% or so.
So what s up with this? My battery seems to be getting worse all the time. I have screen brightness on the lowest setting. How can I fix the horrendous battery life. I've been running this rom a few weeks now. Is it time for a new battery?
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Try a new rom, and/or recalibrate your battery. There is some apps on the market that can help with recalibration. If that doesnt work then maybe you do need a new battery or your rezound is defective.
Quit leaving it on the charger all night
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cslingerland said:
Quit leaving it on the charger all night
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I leave my phone on the charger all night and it works fine.
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Quit leaving it on the charger all night
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Can you elaborate? When would you like me to charge it. It will be almost dead by morning if I don't charge it all night. I'm not around a charger much during the day and I keep autosync and lte off to reduce power consumption.
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I'd just replace the battery or take advantage of getting an extended one if you don't run a case.
From what I've read before, the placement of the CPU in this phone directly heats up the battery and these batteries don't like heat, it shortens their life.
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I leave my phone on the charger all night and it works fine.
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Me too.
whats the typical life span of a battery? Ive used the extended battery since I got my rezound a year ago and i also noticed that lately it was draining faster on stock ics. and now that im on mean horsey face its really dropping quickly, even underclocked...
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whats the typical life span of a battery? Ive used the extended battery since I got my rezound a year ago and i also noticed that lately it was draining faster on stock ics. and now that im on mean horsey face its really dropping quickly, even underclocked...
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Normal use, at least over a year.
What I do to save battery is very simple. During the day when I am away from a charger I drop minimum CPU freq all the way down to 192mhz. I put max freq at 540mhz and I set scaling to battery saver. Try this and see if you get a difference. Of course it will lag just a little bit but its worth it to save battery. And its not to hard to just go turn CPU up for just a moment if you really need to and then turn it back down when done.
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Normal use, at least over a year.
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well maybe its time for a new one then.....makes me question if id ever buy a phone without a removable battery...thx gray wolf..... haven't seen you over at DFs in a while....cant say I blame you though....
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well maybe its time for a new one then.....makes me question if id ever buy a phone without a removable battery...thx gray wolf..... haven't seen you over at DFs in a while....cant say I blame you though....
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That place is a ghost town.
GrayTheWolf said:
That place is a ghost town.
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I agree........... I posted about the JB releases and pretty much no one cared....
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I agree........... I posted about the JB releases and pretty much no one cared....
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Same thing when I posted my CM9 kang.
I really expected this place to explode after jb release but I guess most people moved to DNA or something else already
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I really expected this place to explode after jb release but I guess most people moved to DNA or something else already
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maybe if there was a fully functional jb release but too many broken things on the ROMs I've looked at.
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So what s up with this? My battery seems to be getting worse all the time. I have screen brightness on the lowest setting. How can I fix the horrendous battery life. I've been running this rom a few weeks now. Is it time for a new battery?
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Did you ever get a new battery? Did it improve your battery life? I'm thinking of getting a new battery and want to know what your screen on time is on the new battery?
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Trick to tell if your battery is going bad:
Take it out. Lay it on a FLAT surface. Try to spin the battery. If it doesn't spin the battery is fine and it's a phone or ROM issue. If it spins easily and like a toy then your battery is bad. Over time the battery will bubble out due to being charged too much and result in an oblong shape that spins.
Phaded said:
Trick to tell if your battery is going bad:
Take it out. Lay it on a FLAT surface. Try to spin the battery. If it doesn't spin the battery is fine and it's a phone or ROM issue. If it spins easily and like a toy then your battery is bad. Over time the battery will bubble out due to being charged too much and result in an oblong shape that spins.
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Not always true. I've seen some batteries that can go bad without starting to swell.Samsung batteries are really bad about swelling. HTC not so much. They just start losing their capacity levels. After 2 years it is good to get a new battery anyways for a cell phone.
I recently put a new ROM on. And now its taking ALL day to charge. Its only been doing this a few days. But it seems to take an hour to charge 1% using stock charger/ cable. Also tried others. Any help is very much appreciated!!!!
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Need a bit more info please...
What rom/kernel...baseband, and carrier..
Also, are you charging with the phone in use, or is it turned off...
Also, are you overclocked, overvolted ??
and are you using the stock charger and cable ??
thanks in advance....g
Gubment cheese ROM. Stock charger/cable. No oc or UV. And the last charge was while sleeping. Went to bed at 46% woke up 6 hrs later at 89% and that is with the kernel that is included with ROM
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Also at&t i717uclf6 BB
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Rockstad said:
Gubment cheese ROM. Stock charger/cable. No oc or UV. And the last charge was while sleeping. Went to bed at 46% woke up 6 hrs later at 89% and that is with the kernel that is included with ROM
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A bit slower than normal, but if coming to this rom fresh, it needs a few days to "settle"...
My math shows this:
89% - end charge
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46 %- start charge
= 43% charge
divided by 6 hours, = 7.16 % per hour.
Better than my build gets right now....with a stock battery...(using CM9 stable today).....
Watch it for a few more days and monitor the charge rate. I'm not ruling out a problem with battery either, but considering the fact that your last build was better, the battery should be fine.
But honestly, once the stats get built and the rom settles in, you will likely see an increase in charging rate, and a decrease in discharge time.
The symptoms your having are not uncommon after flashing a new build.
Also, have you verified your wireless connections ?..I.E.is the device attempting to access wifi, or roam on wireless bands ?
Often times this causes rapid battery drain....
Thats my .02 at the moment brother......g
And I appreciate that!! I don't use WiFi. And most of the time I'm just on 4g. Always have good 4g connection at home. With nothing running background. I'll give it a few days though and see what happens!! Thanks broth a!!
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Always welcome...
Do report back with the charge percentages after a few days....it's good info for the rom threads...
thank you....g
I know its only been a few hours. Just got home from work after heavy use at work, threw it on the charger at 23% and went for a smoke before bed. Got back and already 28% I'd say that's on hell of an improvement from this morning!! I don't know why. But i be had this ROM running great for a few days. Then all the sudden slow charging. But now its fine. I really appreciate all the help!!!
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I know its only been a few hours. Just got home from work after heavy use at work, threw it on the charger at 23% and went for a smoke before bed. Got back and already 28% I'd say that's on hell of an improvement from this morning!! I don't know why. But i be had this ROM running great for a few days. Then all the sudden slow charging. But now its fine. I really appreciate all the help!!!
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It "settled ".....as expected.
That is good news.
And your welcome ....g
Well. So I thought. Came home tonight. Phone was at about 10% after on the charger for a bit. Its at 0%!?!?! I don't know what is going on
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Wipe your battery stats in recovery......then try another charge cycle..
You may have a battery issue....g
Tried that. Also swapped batteries with my wife. My battery in her note worked fine and her battery didn't charge in mine. I gave up. And art us sending me a new one. I'll just restore this one and send it in to them
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Happened to me when i went from TW to AOKP. I was stuck at 19% for hr and than when I restored back to TW it started charging normal again.
May be some files left over from one rom causing the slow down.
About to try the avatar rom again and see if it's still going on.
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Happened to me when i went from TW to AOKP. I was stuck at 19% for hr and than when I restored back to TW it started charging normal again.
May be some files left over from one rom causing the slow down.
About to try the avatar rom again and see if it's still going on.
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Very possible ....
I always wipe the EMMC partition after a new rom ....
Without having the device in hand, it's impossible to say what the cause may be.
Whether it's a rom issue, or apps etcetera......g
I think I found the culprit....
If you have a .tmp folder delete it.
I deleted mine and my battery started charging normal again.
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I had read something regarding that a few days ago. Couldn't find it anywhere in the phone. I completely wiped it. Returned it to factory GB and still had issues charging. I sent it back to att this morning after getting my warranty phone. So problem solved. Its something hardware related on mine
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Well ....that'll work too ....LOL
Glad it's fixed ....g
Me too!!! This was so damn frustrating. I HAVE to have my phone at work. I use it for GPS along with accepting payments from customers. It not working is no good. But I really appreciate all the help. And hopefully your info will help solve similar issues in the future!!
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Well ...I don't always nail it on the first try, but I try hard ...
I've got old guy syndrome ....LOL ....g
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Well. So I thought. Came home tonight. Phone was at about 10% after on the charger for a bit. Its at 0%!?!?! I don't know what is going on
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Here is a solution: Get a new ROM because the ROM you have installed is over clocked too much so the voltage the phone gets from the battery is almost equivalent to the voltage of your charger. The charger has a voltage of 5, which means the phone has a voltage of now 4.7V
Is it just me or does this phone completely suck. Dont get me wrong I love android and Samsung. But this phones battery is terrible o have to charge twice a day and as soon as I play any game it heats up and drains all the battery. And everything is slow and laggy. I know its an older phone but this is rediculous. I am running stock att jelly bean
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Is it just me or does this phone completely suck. Dont get me wrong I love android and Samsung. But this phones battery is terrible o have to charge twice a day and as soon as I play any game it heats up and drains all the battery. And everything is slow and laggy. I know its an older phone but this is rediculous. I am running stock att jelly bean
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The phone is actually pretty good, especially for its age...
You really need to ditch the stock ROM and try something like Cooked. It will perform better AND have better battery life to boot. There will be nothing laggy about it
Also, keep in mind that playing games will drain the battery quickly on any phone regardless of the ROM.
dannytt07 said:
Is it just me or does this phone completely suck. Dont get me wrong I love android and Samsung. But this phones battery is terrible o have to charge twice a day and as soon as I play any game it heats up and drains all the battery. And everything is slow and laggy. I know its an older phone but this is rediculous. I am running stock att jelly bean
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This was the best/fastest phone in the history of the world 2 years ago. Jesus Christ. What does the world owe you.
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This.
And, a few people have even stated they still like their SII better than their SIII or SIV.
Check out this battery life. This is on SHOstock3 with lite usage.
I still don't get the fuss about battery life when there are removable batteries ...
Definitely not normal to not last a whole day unless that battery is old. Either case, get some new batteries.
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Don't like your phone? Send it to me. I will give you fifty bucs for it.
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This.
And, a few people have even stated they still like their SII better than their SIII or SIV.
Check out this battery life. This is on SHOstock3 with lite usage.
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Thats amazing but I doubt you are enjoying your phone to the fullest
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Thats amazing but I doubt you are enjoying your phone to the fullest
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True. This is very light use. No gaming. Not a lot of screen time even. But it illustrates that the kind of problem that you described is due to firmware, and not the phone. There is a thread in this forum titled Known identified battery drainers that can help you understand how to correct battery issues. Part of the problem can be the rom, or more specifically the kernel, but there are other possible issues to consider. You can configure your phone to get very good battery life, even with heavy usage.