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Im using cm7 right now and I really don't like it in terms of battery life. What are u guys using?
the rom won't give you bad or good battery life, the kernels do. try the eclipse or kangbang kernel. also as you know keeping 4g on no matter what rom causes excess drain.
that's funny. CM7 is one of the best for battery life. have you tried out different radios? the MR2.5 worked well for me when i was on CM7. i've been switching around lately between a few of DroidTh30ry's AOSP ROMs and using the new MR3.5 radio. it's still been doing well.
in general though, i find that AOSP roms are much better on battery then Sense based ones.
[EDIT] yeah the kernal plays a big part to. i decided to switch back to CM 7 1.6.1, MR3.5(802) radio and using Tiamat's kernal.
the Imoseyon 'leankernal' does a really good job to
The latest leaked ruu is giving me amazing battery life. I mean I've went from 9 hours with out plugging my phone in to
25 hours using the stock battery and not changing my usuage patterns.
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I'm getting excellent battery life from SkyRaider Zeus Preview on his stock kernel and the rooted 7/8 OTA radios.
Best ROM i've seen, period.
battery life is an awfully subjective topic, right up there with "best rom," "best kernel" and "best phone"
Don't forget "coolest car," "HOTTEST PORN,"AND "BEST WINE."
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The latest leaked ruu is giving me amazing battery life. I mean I've went from 9 hours with out plugging my phone in to
25 hours using the stock battery and not changing my usuage patterns.
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Amen, I totally agree with you!!
theres a lot you can do besides rom for battery life, but contrary to what is said above the rom DOES affect battery life. im on synergy and its great. but i also undervolt to 246 when screen off and run dconfig to kill apps when i get to 200mb of ram left. what ive found most affects battery life to be honest is how good your service is where your using your phone
Try this kernel
Gives me a ton of battery life!!!
http://db.tt/l335Qsp
Try Liquid Thunderbread....my favorite ROM, its light, fast and gets great battery life.
Shifts3ns3 has been the best for me, I just recently went through trying a lot of different roms
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facing heavy battery drain and overheating
which will be the best stock rom in terms of battery drain
Hi.. my first experience with S2 has not been great battery wise. I've found the battery life to be horrible. Even with all the battery saving features i.e. static background, widgets off, etc. etc., I have to charge the device twice a day. Its practically useless. I was thinking maybe there's some 3rd party ROM out there which would improve the battery life? I'm currently running stock 2.3.4. Any suggestions would be welcome..
try mikimod"s rom its really good for battery, and also sicopat<s rom< and modaco i find they are the best for longer battery
I've used VillianROM, Cognition, and CyanogenMod. I find that CyanogenMod gives the best battery, but your mileage may (or will, most likely) vary.
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Hi.. my first experience with S2 has not been great battery wise. I've found the battery life to be horrible. Even with all the battery saving features i.e. static background, widgets off, etc. etc., I have to charge the device twice a day. Its practically useless. I was thinking maybe there's some 3rd party ROM out there which would improve the battery life? I'm currently running stock 2.3.4. Any suggestions would be welcome..
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Really?
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And you STILL do not know where to post? You have got to be kidding me. This belongs in GENERAL. Because I do not see how this is related to DEVELOPMENT.
Now that I have bashed your face in. I get 40-50 hours out of my phone. Try GREEN POWER from the market. It turns your data off when the screen are off. Also See my sig for what I run.
Hyperandoid1.3.2 with speedmodk2-1 gave me a battery life of over 2 days.
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You will get mixed answers. People run different roms with different kernels. Some do a full discharge/charge before judging these kind of things, some don't. In the end the most important factor will be apps and usage.
Try what works best for you. And post in q/a section next time.
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The best choice to make is on my signature.
Is not only the most battery wise, but also the most quick and the most smooth.
J_Kirk said:
Hi.. my first experience with S2 has not been great battery wise. I've found the battery life to be horrible. Even with all the battery saving features i.e. static background, widgets off, etc. etc., I have to charge the device twice a day. Its practically useless. I was thinking maybe there's some 3rd party ROM out there which would improve the battery life? I'm currently running stock 2.3.4. Any suggestions would be welcome..
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Best Rom So Fare.........
( SensatioN Rom 1.8 )
( Based on 2.3.5 XXK13 )
this is none wipe Rom.
Excellent review..
Try It..
Hope you'll Sensation Rom.
Before trying other roms/kernels check to see which apps are draining your battery so much, as for dual core phones the GS2 battery is really good, so in normal situations you shouldn't have to charge the battery twice a day.
I'm in Wanam 5.1 + siyah kernels and as many other users i get +2 days of battery.
@antiochasylum I've hardly had the need to post. In any case, any moderator can feel free to move this thread to General. @Sesshou about 57% is display. Rest of the entries are all negligible. Yet the batter evaporates..
Why no one mentioned MIUI ROMs..?
Are they not good in terms of battery life..?
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Before trying other roms/kernels check to see which apps are draining your battery so much, as for dual core phones the GS2 battery is really good, so in normal situations you shouldn't have to charge the battery twice a day.
I'm in Wanam 5.1 + siyah kernels and as many other users i get +2 days of battery.
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How u managed to get +2 days battery life...when I installed siyah kernal on MIUI ROM, my battery drained quickly...did u used setcpu..?
Try the optimized KI8 Kitchen Rom...really a great rom with no useless tweaking.
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Batista70 FOXHOUND EDITION 2.3
I have tried lots of roms,the best battery life i have found is Batista70 FOXHOUND EDITION 2.3 with voltage control,it will take a lot too make me change again!
I use the Goatrip Rom 1.4 with Angelos Kernel Abyss 2.2
Look at screensshots, that says all :
Display on time was about 3:30h
3g On, Data no the hole time, i turn it om when i need it
1. pic with standard accu
2. pic with Samsung 2000mAh accu
Try Hyperdroid. Over 24 hours of medium-high usage..
I recently got the galaxy s2 and it is my first Android phone. I love it but the battery life wasn't great. I recently rooted my phone and flashed with unNamed ROM and I feel like the battery life has doubled. Has everyone gotten this or could it be something else?
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I recently got the galaxy s2 and it is my first Android phone. I love it but the battery life wasn't great. I recently rooted my phone and flashed with unNamed ROM and I feel like the battery life has doubled. Has everyone gotten this or could it be something else?
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Battery life is great for me. The general census seems to be the same bro. UnNamed is an awesome rom that uses entrophys kernel that should increase the battery life of your device. Welcome to android. By the way. Cognition is an awesome rom too along with serendipity.
I flashed to UnNamed rom yesterday, today is my first full day with it. With moderate usage after 10 hours (wifi mostly off for the day), I'm sitting at 80%, with stock, I could barely make it to 15 hours.
What I noticed with UnNamed rom is my AOS usage is stable under 10% through out the day, where it was almost always >65% with stock!
Thanks for the reply guys!! Yeah it amazing how much better the battery has gotten with this ROM. I almost started to think the battery meter was off but I ran it down and its not off at all. Im not exaggerating when I say its getting double the time on a charge.
It seems to vary a bit for me. Yesterday I was at 75% remaining after 12hrs and I was using the phone a fair amount as I was off work. Today, also off work, I was down to around 45% after the same time. I didn't do anything more out of the ordinary but then again, I didn't specifically monitor it that close both days.
Either way, it's till much better than it was with stock.
Yup, there's crap in the stock ROM that drives data usage, which drives AOS up and kills battery.
Although: My "experimental" series kernels are based on 2.6.35.14, which it turns out hides AOS reporting without reducing drain.
OR - AOS was reported falsely high to begin with.
Still investigating.
FWIW, I have both Wifi sharing apps frozen in TiBu, but then I had it froze before flashing UnNamed, didn't see much of a battery increase until I flashed new rom.
As for AOS, it would start around 25% then fast climb to >90% in stock rom, I spent hours experimenting with different combos to see if anything definitive triggers the "reported" AOS drain, but nothing helped.
Anyways, I'm very happy with UnNamed and intend to keep it for now as I see no reason to flash to others at this point. A big THANK YOU to both gtg and entropy!
are you guys that are seeing reduced AOS use in UnNamed using Wi-Fi at all?
There seems to have been some correlation between turning Wi-Fi on in the stock ROM and increased AOS usage.
So I'm curious if this correlation disappears in UnNamed?
What is "AOS"?
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What is "AOS"?
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Android OS -- a process that will show up in the battery status menu.
chrikenn said:
are you guys that are seeing reduced AOS use in UnNamed using Wi-Fi at all?
There seems to have been some correlation between turning Wi-Fi on in the stock ROM and increased AOS usage.
So I'm curious if this correlation disappears in UnNamed?
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My guess is there's some app in the stock ROM that gtg removed in Unnamed that is set to only use data when on wifi.
My high AOS problem in stock was not directly related to wifi being on. Once it reached >25%, it just kept creeping up sans a complete reboot.
Ah ok.
But your problem has disappeared since you installed UnNamed?
Yup, it's now anywhere from 2-15% during the day.
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But your problem has disappeared since you installed UnNamed?
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I have been using UnNamed for about a week, added task650s theme...
My battery life is noticeably improved over stock. My AOS is at 13%, third down... I never noticed what it was stock, just know this is a great ROM. Fast, stable, great battery life.
I forgot to ask gtg - is he including experimental or non-experimental?
If the kernel version is 2.6.35.7 - if AOS is less than 10% for you, you are doing EXTREMELY well.
If 2.6.35.14 (experimental) - That alone will make AOS display as far lower without actually changing drain statistics.
How does a different ROM improve battery life so much over stock? I already rooted and removed most of the bloatware, but I'm still concerned about battery life. I wonder if it's worth switching.
EDIT: Some posts are saying that it's the kernel. If I just go ahead and install it from: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1289460 while still staying on the stock ROM, would it help my battery life?
My kernel is 2.6.35.7
Yesterday, while on the go, AOS stayed between 8-12% range. Today on charge, it's stable at 2%.
My kernel will provide some improvements in battery life, although I wouldn't consider there to be anything drastic yet compared to stock.
Unless you fall victim to the fuel_alerted wakelock... That one's nasty.
I might had been the victim of that wakelock, seeing how event/0 and suspense were killing the battery on stock rom.
I'm using Seraphim and I'm happy with the battery life. It seems to be worse than the GB ROM but I can get about 2% down every hour when the phone is idle.
I am thinking of trying different ROMs and battery life is very important to me. Which ROM will give the phone a better battery life based on your experience?
Thanks.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=25550982&postcount=5
i should include ICS in the title. I am looking for ICS ROMs.
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i should include ICS in the title. I am looking for ICS ROMs.
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ah ok, im in search of a good ics battery friendly rom as well, actually downloading dag's ics "hybrid" rt now. i'll give it a go for the next couple days and post back. i was seeing about the same as you for seraphim.
In my experience, unless there's a bug, a ROM has little effect on battery life. Android is going to use a certain amount of power to run itself, and there is little that a dev can cook into a ROM to change this. Beyond the system, battery usage is from the screen, apps, and radios. If you are in an area with poor reception, and have lots of apps and widgets that frequently update in the background, this will decrease battery life.
I've used both DaGr8's Alpha II and Seraphim, and my battery drains less than 1% per hour when idling.
Guys a Search would have told you that Battery life is 99% on the user and has almost nothing to do with the rom. We could be running the exact same rom and get very different battery lifes due to the apps we use and how we have the device set up.
In the end there is not best rom. Only what works best for you.
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I have noticed big battery drains while using themer I have a note 3 rooted using vision US T-mo version known for insane battery life. can anyone confirm? and can anyone add advice to retain battery life?
Same problem differer hardware
I have the.LG Optimus l90, rooted but otherwise stock. Normally I get home from work with 40%-60%, after installing Themer I am lucky if I have10%-20% even after going out of my way to conserve battery life. I have tried several different themes but it still just eats my battery like a Sumo wrestler going at an all you can eat buffet. I love the app and would prefer to continue using it but I had to uninstall do to battery drain. I would appreciate any help other than the obvious battery savers and turning off features that I want, need and use.
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I have noticed big battery drains while using themer I have a note 3 rooted using vision US T-mo version known for insane battery life. can anyone confirm? and can anyone add advice to retain battery life?
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Hi,
We are aware of this problem and the developers are currently looking into it. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Just confirming on other hardware (that's not officially supported yet)
I was using Themer the other day on my LG G3 (Yeah, I know, it isn't technically supported yet), and I noticed a pretty drastic battery drain compared to Nova.
On the other hand, the only other bugs I could find with Themer on the G3 is the fact that some categories are blocked "because your device is not supported" and the previews aren't full screen, which I could care less about.
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I was using Themer the other day on my LG G3 (Yeah, I know, it isn't technically supported yet), and I noticed a pretty drastic battery drain compared to Nova.
On the other hand, the only other bugs I could find with Themer on the G3 is the fact that some categories are blocked "because your device is not supported" and the previews aren't full screen, which I could care less about.
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Full G3 support should be arriving soon!
I can confirm the battery drain issue is pretty drastical on my xperia z1c. With Themer, a full charge dropped to almost 50% just overnight, but with sony's default launcher, it can last more than 2 days with just moderate use.:crying:
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Full G3 support should be arriving soon!
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Sweet! Can't wait! Will battery drain be fixed?
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ZeSneakyNinja said:
Sweet! Can't wait! Will battery drain be fixed?
Sent from my LG G3 on Verizon Wireless
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The latest update should fix the battery drain.
I'm curious if anyone has noticed improved battery life? One of the main reasons I just switched phones was for improved battery life so I'm a little hesitant to try themer out now.
Hoping for this fix...my Nexus 5 has some pretty significant batt loss with Themer. I love this app...!
I will try it again and report back. I bought a 8600mah battery because themer was eating more then 45% of my battery. It was more then my screen on full brightness. It was the NUMBER 1 BATTERY HOG I HAVE EVER USED. So it will be hard for me to compare with such a large battery in my note 3 though.
Maybe its because of your apps are draining your battery or it could be your ROM's problem. Reset your phone and it should be fine if you are using stock ROM. For custom ROMs, I don't think there is any solution. Like me, after I flashed cm 10, my battery is draining twice as fast compared to my stock...
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Maybe its because of your apps are draining your battery or it could be your ROM's problem. Reset your phone and it should be fine if you are using stock ROM. For custom ROMs, I don't think there is any solution. Like me, after I flashed cm 10, my battery is draining twice as fast compared to my stock...
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I know it wasn't my rom, in fact it was quite the opposite. Had twice the battery life over stock, with over 200 apps installed.
But here's an update, been running themer all day and its more on par to what it should be. I've had heavy usage today, moving and adjusting things in themer and its only used 12% today, compared to 35%, is a significant improvement. Redraw has also been cut significantly along with lag time.
I must say im impressed.....
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I know it wasn't my rom, in fact it was quite the opposite. Had twice the battery life over stock, with over 200 apps installed.
But here's an update, been running themer all day and its more on par to what it should be. I've had heavy usage today, moving and adjusting things in themer and its only used 12% today, compared to 35%, is a significant improvement. Redraw has also been cut significantly along with lag time.
I must say im impressed.....
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Thanks for the feedback! Our developers are constantly looking for new ways to improve performance and reduce battery consumption.
Same here!
I installed Themer for the first time today, and noticed my stock AT&T HTC1 M8 battery drained dramatically! I can go from 5:15AM until midnight with 35-40% left and that's listening to music, texting, Facebooking, news feed, etc. all going. I love the idea and the themes are beautiful, but I don't think its ready for prime-time, unless it's specific to the latest release.
UPDATE: I'm running AT&T stock rom on my HTC One M8 as you know. Now I can only speak for my specific setup but it may be worth a try for all. What I've done is reverted back to HTC BlinkFeed, remove the Theme notification bar, and rebooted to clear my cache. Upon reboot I then loaded up a fresh theme (without the Theme notification bar), after several hours of use, listening to music from my SDCARD, BT on, and Mobile data on I can report back that I've regained my battery life, and I'm now sporting one of the badass Themes without skipping a beat
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I installed Themer for the first time today, and noticed my stock AT&T HTC1 M8 battery drained dramatically! I can go from 5:15AM until midnight with 35-40% left and that's listening to music, texting, Facebooking, news feed, etc. all going. I love the idea and the themes are beautiful, but I don't think its ready for prime-time, unless it's specific to the latest release.
UPDATE: I'm running AT&T stock rom on my HTC One M8 as you know. Now I can only speak for my specific setup but it may be worth a try for all. What I've done is reverted back to HTC BlinkFeed, remove the Theme notification bar, and rebooted to clear my cache. Upon reboot I then loaded up a fresh theme (without the Theme notification bar), after several hours of use, listening to music from my SDCARD, BT on, and Mobile data on I can report back that I've regained my battery life, and I'm now sporting one of the badass Themes without skipping a beat
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Thanks for the feedback! We're currently working on ways to optimize the notification toolbar this week, so it should be working a lot better in the coming weeks ahead
What a fortuitous coincidence
Battery drain is a bit more than with Themer for me as well, but not too bad.
I noticed though that the charge goes down when I'm using the phone even when plugin, now this is not the case normally because the charge would increase when plugin, using the phone or not.
Christopher8989 said:
Battery drain is a bit more than with Themer for me as well, but not too bad.
I noticed though that the charge goes down when I'm using the phone even when plugin, now this is not the case normally because the charge would increase when plugin, using the phone or not.
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Hi,
We're still working on performance optimization, but for now try this:
1. Uninstall Themer.
2. Delete the /sdcard/MyColorScreen/ folder (removing the Exported folder within it if you saved any themes).
3. Reinstall Themer.
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Hi,
2. Delete the /sdcard/MyColorScreen/ folder (removing the Exported folder within it if you saved any themes).
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OK but that's uh, not great since I saved many themes to uh, use them.