Im not sure why its draining even when the device is off. Is it the S3 or the battery thats faulty? Anyone had similar experience?
anthony001 said:
Im not sure why its draining even when the device is off. Is it the S3 or the battery thats faulty? Anyone had similar experience?
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this is the reason why im updating the firmware of my s3. from 4.0.4 to 4.3 jelly bean. im not yet done downloading the stock rom.
by the way what is your firmware? is it because of "cell standby" when you look at the status of your battery?.
BennyZars said:
this is the reason why im updating the firmware of my s3. from 4.0.4 to 4.3 jelly bean. im not yet done downloading the stock rom.
by the way what is your firmware? is it because of "cell standby" when you look at the status of your battery?.
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my android is 4.1.2. What are the sign that my battery is leaking?
If the phone is turned off and the the battery is discharging it's most likely a bad battery. What's the voltage of the battery when fully charged? It should be 4.2v; if it's less then your battery is bad and doesn't hold a full charge anymore.
ziemas said:
If the phone is turned off and the the battery is discharging it's most likely a bad battery. What's the voltage of the battery when fully charged? It should be 4.2v; if it's less then your battery is bad and doesn't hold a full charge anymore.
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There is a chance of wake locks which drain HELL LOT OF BATTERY.
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anthony001 said:
Im not sure why its draining even when the device is off. Is it the S3 or the battery thats faulty? Anyone had similar experience?
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OP, goto settings. Battery. Then click on the line graph and ss it to me here.
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I just left my device turned off(as in power off) and saw that my device is heating up. Is this caused by software? does s3 still need battery to function while powered off? I just lost 10% while powered off for about an hour. This is really strange. What process is running when the phone is off?
Dirty contacts ???
anyone else?
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anyone else?
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I told u to send a ss and after hours still no ss. Okay then I am outta here.
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Can anyone tell me what process run when the phone is off? does it need battery to stay alive? how can I know if my battery doesnt have leak?
anthony001 said:
Can anyone tell me what process run when the phone is off? does it need battery to stay alive? how can I know if my battery doesnt have leak?
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Goto developers option and tick show cpu usage.
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anthony001 said:
Im not sure why its draining even when the device is off. Is it the S3 or the battery thats faulty? Anyone had similar experience?
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Yes I have the same experience.
It seems to be the problem with the phone because I tested this on the OEM battery and Anker battery (3rd party brand with good reputation, not some cheap china batteries).
I never turn the phone on when I tested this, but you can see the battery level indicator when you plug in the charge cable. I had both batteries charged to full (green light comes on) then pull the charge cable. When I replug the cable (and phone is off of course), both batteries can lose up to maybe 1/10 of the level bar as soon as 2 hours!! The level is nearly zero after 24 hours.
I charged up the batteries full again, then took it out and leave it out overnight. The phone shows full battery level when I put the battery back in the following day.
When the phone is switched off, it still consumes battery eg. to keep the clock running, but it should drain really slowly. Maybe it is the problem with the S3 battery level reporting, or maybe something is eating battery. I never felt any heat when the phone is off, plugged in for charging or not.
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I just did a updated to stock 4.3 and the battery is still draining. Anyone can help me?
battery drained completely to dead while the phone is off
anthony001 said:
I just did a updated to stock 4.3 and the battery is still draining. Anyone can help me?
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Me too running on 4.3 experiences the same problem. When i switched off the phone it shows nearly 73% battery. But on morning when i tried to switch on it doesnt get on. After plugged to power source for nearly 3minutes battery charging sysmbol come up. Can any one help.
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I am planning to buy a new battery bcoz the one i got is not showing accurate charge and stays on 1% most of the time from the first day.If someone knows a website from where i can buy a battery that can show correct charge reading on the battery indicator plz do tell me.I would also like to know if there is a extended battery that shows the correct charge and can fit in stock battery cover.
Thanks
Have you tried fully draining that battery? I was having the same issues where my phone would hang at one percent. But after a full drain it can solve the issue. After draining try to charge it to one hundred.
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Have you tried fully draining that battery? I was having the same issues where my phone would hang at one percent. But after a full drain it can solve the issue. After draining try to charge it to one hundred.
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I have tried that many times its not working for me and i don't think so it will work bcoz when i checked the total capacity of the battery in a root explorer charge-full-design is only showing 500 which should be 1880.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1554966
Follow those instructions first then see how it acts. sounds like you just need to recalibrate
I have followed this and almost all other battery calibration tutorial threads given here but nothing worked.
When its is fully charged or says it is what mv reading do u have?
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Pbwizkid said:
When its is fully charged or says it is what mv reading do u have?
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The phone charges to 100 % before reaching the total mv but when i keep it on charge for more time it charges to 4200mv.Actually battery life is fine just like a normal battery the only problem is that the phone doesn't recognize it as 1880mah battery that's what i think bcoz charge-full-design is 500mah which should be 1880mah.
If you do end up buying a new battery, try and buy one from Motorola. There may be off-brand companies with low-priced one, but they most likely will not old a charge for as long as an OEM battery.
I'm not convinced the battery is at fault I think its a issue with ur current rom
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I'm not convinced the battery is at fault I think its a issue with ur current rom
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No its not an issue bcoz of rom I have I have flashed almost all the roms given in development section.
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I bought two Anker ones on Amazon and they came with a charger that charges them outside of the phone as well. Three batteries and an external charger and you're ready for anything. Haven't noticed that they last longer, but if you've got enough, it doesnt matter how long they last
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I bought two Anker ones on Amazon and they came with a charger that charges them outside of the phone as well. Three batteries and an external charger and you're ready for anything. Haven't noticed that they last longer, but if you've got enough, it doesnt matter how long they last
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How is the battery meter is it showing the charge correctly or like mine drops to 1% and stay there for many hours until the phone power off.
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How is the battery meter is it showing the charge correctly or like mine drops to 1% and stay there for many hours until the phone power off.
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Nope, hasn't happened to me. Maybe try some recalibrating or something or wipe your battery stats... Mine have been totally normal ever since I got them
tomaslxix said:
Nope, hasn't happened to me. Maybe try some recalibrating or something or wipe your battery stats... Mine have been totally normal ever since I got them
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If u have a rooted atrix can check how much value charge-full-design is showing with ur Anker battery.
/sys/class/power_supply/batter/charge_full_design.
First and foremost...lets get this out of the way..if u want more battery life..get a newer more powerful battery...thats the best option..
But if you still wanna stick with your current battery and still want improvements..here is a little something i want to tell you..
Obviously you might have searched about how to improve and come across the method known as calibration.. this is the method as described by one of our members..
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Steps:
1. Before flashing a new rom, use root explorer (with read/write set) to delete the file "batterystats.bin" stored in /data/system/.
2. Charge your phone with it being turned off.
3. After it is fully charged(100%), take out its battery without plugging off the power supply.
4. Wait for a few moments, and a ? sign will appear.
5. Put your battery back in. You should see that the battery percentage increases quickly to 60%. If it increases to 100% with seconds, please skip to step 6.
6. If it stops increasing at 60%, let the phone continue to charge until 100%(takes quite a while)
7. Once it reaches 100%, let it charge for a further 15-20 minutes.
8. Once that's done, you can boot to OpenRecovery and flash your rom!!!
Alternative way of calibration(thanks a lot zeppelinrox!!!):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=11803458&postcount=10
This method allows you to calibrate the battery and use ur phone at the same time!!!
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This method..simply put is useless...
If you dont believe me...then read this post..http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1460553
and subsequently read this post by Google Engineer Dianne Hackborn(funny surname i tell u) and you'll finally believe Battery calibration is just a myth..unless ofcourse you dont believe you know more about Android than the people who designed it
https://plus.google.com/u/0/105051985738280261832/posts/FV3LVtdVxPT
As is mentioned.. "It has no impact on your battery life" !!!
So...BATTERY CALIBRATION IS JUST A MYTH!!! Still...if you dont believe me..continue following your stupid practices..
Coming onto bump charging...
When your phone shows u fully charged it is actually charged only till 90-95% and thus u may experience a sudden decrease in battery %age after u unplug the charger...
The method for bump charging as you ardent ritualists may already know is as follows..
" Phone on, charge to full
Shut Phone off, charge to full
Phone back on, charge to full, use like normal. "
The main disadvantage of this is that it increases your battery voltage...Also in some case of sudden overvoltage while charging this can damage your battery...what for? 5% increase...
also..all that extra heat is bad for the lithium batteries...
Therefore 95% battery is good enough for daily use
so..if you really want to improve battery life...dump all these methods and just buy a more powerful battery and give it a month to give you proper results..all new batteries require at most a month to work to their full potential...
P.S. : come to think of buying a new battery...this idea may be very helpful to you if you do happen to own a Galaxy NOTE..
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Are there any problem if I use the battery from the galaxy note?It is 2500 mah .
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The fact that the Galaxy Ace cannot work without the battery already proves the first battery calibration invalid for most .
Also , all we knew was to erase batterystats.bin and charge to full , that's it
This was sent from a Galaxy Ace. Problem?
EmoBoiix3 said:
Also , all we knew was to erase batterystats.bin and charge to full , that's it
This was sent from a Galaxy Ace. Problem?
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And that is of no use or benefit at all...
Trolling all day long LIKE A BOSS
That Dianne woman who was featured in the op - isn't she a transsexual.
I saw her(/him?) on YouTube. I'll try and get the video!
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aUjukCdPyQ
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wow. thats totally unexpected.
so she's a he all along?
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aUjukCdPyQ
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That's just.....shock
This was sent from a Galaxy Ace. Problem?
Oh
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God.
Trolling all day long LIKE A BOSS
If this is all a myth, and I'm none the wiser, why is my battery percentage all over the place? For example, went on a hike listening to music etc. Ran the battery out. Got home, plugged into charger, turned on and it said I had 46% though when I first plugged it (while off) the battery symbol showed obviously barely anything.
thechaoz said:
If this is all a myth, and I'm none the wiser, why is my battery percentage all over the place? For example, went on a hike listening to music etc. Ran the battery out. Got home, plugged into charger, turned on and it said I had 46% though when I first plugged it (while off) the battery symbol showed obviously barely anything.
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Android is very....insensitive when it comes to battery .
Android keeps track of the battery using a permanently running Battery Service , which polls at a certaon interval....
For our phone , deep sleep will affect battery polling and thus your battery will be displayed as being larger than it really is .
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Heyy guys I have a problem regarding the battery life on my fone
On any rom be it cm7 cm9 or cm10 whenever i charge my fone to say for eg. 65-70% and unplug the charger battery starts draining quickly until it reaches a particular point like (45-50%) then the drain becomes somewhat stable
However when i charge the phone fully (ie.100%) the battery depreciates economically (like on stock)
This means I have to charge the battery full in order to prevent for drain
What should i do to prevent this from happening? Or should I buy a new battery
Any Help Appreciated
In my experience with any lithium battery not just android increase battery life by let it die fully so it wont turn on at all then charge till 100% and no harm done by leaving an extra 20 mins leave charger in while turning on should vastly improve an older battery
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very helpful. thanks. :good:
paddyman93 said:
In my experience with any lithium battery not just android increase battery life by let it die fully so it wont turn on at all then charge till 100% and no harm done by leaving an extra 20 mins leave charger in while turning on should vastly improve an older battery
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I am afraid you're wrong in letting old batteries to drain completely man...when battery is new like say within 150 cycles what you said is true but as it becomes old it's better to charge it when it goes below 15...coz the chemicals will become inactive and won't be efficient in taking up charge
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All I know about Li-ion batteries is that when I dismantle them the real lithium strip inside reacts with the air and decomposes :/
I give up writing anymore signatures.
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The fact that the Galaxy Ace cannot work without the battery already proves the first battery calibration invalid for most .
Also , all we knew was to erase batterystats.bin and charge to full , that's it
This was sent from a Galaxy Ace. Problem?
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What about Die Hard Battery Caliberator? Got me rid of bump charging.
Hey guys..
I noticed something weird on my galaxy s3. Whenever i charge my device till 100% and take it off from charger, it goes down to 99% immediatly. I thought it could be a bug in my current rom so i flashed another one. But the buf still exists. I even changed kernels. Still same problem. I am running latest foxhound rom
+franco r5 kernel right now.
Is there any solution for this bug?
Hope someone can help me.
Best regards
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It is not a bug, that's how it is made.
If the phone charged to 100% and sat there for a long time, the battery would lose charge cycles and life faster. So what it does, is one of two things:
It will either NEVER actually charge to 100%, or
It will charge to 100%, take itself off the charger to about 95%, and then charge again to 100%, over and over.
HTC does the second one, I think the S3 does the first.
Thanks for the answer.
I didnt know that. Its just so weird because on every of my previous phones the battery stayed on 100%.
But anyways thanks
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Thanks for the answer.
I didnt know that. Its just so weird because on every of my previous phones the battery stayed on 100%.
But anyways thanks
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I know, I don't like it either haha. Some phones will even say "100%" right off the charger even if they're not actually at 100%, which is why sometimes you see people that take their phone off the charger at 100% and a few minutes later they are at 95, etc.
There have been a lot of questions about this in sammy roms, and also in the s1. And it got me thinking about it this way.
As soon as you disconnect the phone from the charger it's dropped to 99%. But in my head, I say it has had to have even used the most minimal amount of juice and is 'technically' no longer at 100%.
Some are saying other phones are reporting batteries on 100% for up to an hour after disconnecting from the charger. That might look great, but there is no way that is correct either, because it has to have used some juice in that hour.
Maybe samsung don't like pandering to the needs of the masses re battery use reporting. Maybe sammy is the only one reporting a correct level.
Me, I don't care. My phone lasts just fine. Are you getting better battery life than your last phone? Haven't I read that the 1x has ordinary battery life? Does it's percentage stay at 100% for a long time? If so, that would be a bit of a rip off to me.
I know sammy have included the option to show the battery percentage within the settings of the s3. I don't use it, and my battery indicator stays at 100% until the battery reaches about 90%. Works for me.
Batteries never charge to 100% anyways to avoid the battery over-charging and exploding
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Charge stops at 54%
Hi,
My SIII e fully stock and a few days now it does not charge past 54%. i tried to drain the battery completely and charge it after ant same thing happened. I can leave it overnight charging and it stops at 54%. Any solutions?
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Is there anyway to stop my S3 from turning off overnight while on charge? I use my phone all day so the battery is around 10%(ish) when I go to bed so I put it on charge and about 50% of the time my phone turns it's self off over night. I need my phone to stay on as I use it for an alarm. Is there any way to stop this? Is my S3 faulty?
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Is there anyway to stop my S3 from turning off overnight while on charge? I use my phone all day so the battery is around 10%(ish) when I go to bed so I put it on charge and about 50% of the time my phone turns it's self off over night. I need my phone to stay on as I use it for an alarm. Is there any way to stop this? Is my S3 faulty?
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Is it running JB? If so, it might be running the battery down for that last 10% faster than it can charge. If you are on ICS, it should charge just fine. When it turns itself off, does it continue to charge?
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Is it running JB? If so, it might be running the battery down for that last 10% faster than it can charge. If you are on ICS, it should charge just fine. When it turns itself off, does it continue to charge?
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It's on ICS (WanamLite Rom) and Siyah Kernel. It appears to continue to charge as the screen just has a full green battery in the middle of the screen and when you turn it on the battery is 100%.
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It's on ICS (WanamLite Rom) and Siyah Kernel. It appears to continue to charge as the screen just has a full green battery in the middle of the screen and when you turn it on the battery is 100%.
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At least it is still charging. I don't use WanamLite, so I don't know if it has any custom low power setttings or any reason it should function like that. Sorry I can't be more helpful.
It definitively should not power off.
Try flashing to stock and check if the issue still occurs.
It might be the battery overheating and killing power which _should_ only happen when there is a hardware defect.
Of course it could also be a problem wrth some app or a unknown bug in Wanamlite, hence why you should f/ash stock to test.
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It definitively should not power off.
Try flashing to stock and check if the issue still occurs.
It might be the battery overheating and killing power which _should_ only happen when there is a hardware defect.
Of course it could also be a problem wrth some app or a unknown bug in Wanamlite, hence why you should f/ash stock to test.
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I'm back on the stock ROM and i'll try and charge it now to see if it still has the fault. :good:
Hi, today i experienced something strange with my s3. I was outside, battery was 16%, i heard the alert for 15%, i took phone to check and was 15% left. After 20 mins, my phone vibrated in pocket like does when you switch off. I checked and was switched off, when i came back i put on charger and turn on and under battery stats is really something drained it, but i'm not sure exactly what or whats the problem. How can i check exactly what app drained the battery like this? I attach a screenshot.
And another thing.... after phone turns off and you turn on, doesn't the battery stats reset ?
As per previous posts use Better Battery Stats .
after phone turns off and you turn on, doesn't the battery stats reset
No it does not .
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yeah thats kinda weird samsung 4.1.2 update may have some kind of glitch that causes battery draining btw do you have 4G LTE version?
himorasi said:
yeah thats kinda weird samsung 4.1.2 update may have some kind of glitch that causes battery draining btw do you have 4G LTE version?
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No, is the i9300 version. I have 2 of them, never had any problem with any of them..
Just today happened this strange drain, now i charged it completely and i uninstalled some apps that i think might drained my battery like this. So far everything is back to normal.
use better battery stats... instead of uninstalling every app you should look for what is causing the drain in bbs and unistall it