hi,
I flashed my new Galaxy S III 9300 with the EnergyHD ROM (thanks to DakiX !).
since a few days, a firmware (obviously a new update from samsung) is downloaded in the background and the "software update" dialog pops up with the options to install or postpone it. installation fails (most likely because a custom ROM is installed); postponing is possible for 3 hours max, then the whole mess starts all over again.
how do I prevent this "forced update" from happening?
model number: GT-I9300
android version 4.0.4
baseband version I9300XXLFB
kernel version 3.0.15-phenomenal1.0medium
build number ENERGY HD 2.0-LFB
btw: before flashing EnergyHD I forgot to backup the original ROM. is there a chance to get it back, just in case?
tnx
4.0.4 Version is pretty old I'd say. If your current developer doesn't maintain his rom anymore then I'd stick with some other one. There isn't only one rom available here . And if there is newer available version then I'd upgrade it immediately.
JustArchi said:
4.0.4 Version is pretty old I'd say. If your current developer doesn't maintain his rom anymore then I'd stick with some other one. There isn't only one rom available here . And if there is newer available version then I'd upgrade it immediately.
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hopefully DakiX is reading your post
I wonder which other up-to-date custom ROMs emphasize on battery life?
Everyone which is well-made and provide custom kernel and other tweaks. For example mine (sorry for commercial ).
Basically you just need to stick with stock rom, especially without bloatware as it really drains battery. Then you can turn off auto-sync and tweak kernel a bit to get maximum battery life. I'd say that Yank555 Kernel with YankasusQ governor is the best shot for battery life but standard PegasusQ isn't that worse. It's really hard to get decent battery life using smartphone, you can just turn off useless things, set your screen at minimum brightness, get BetterBatteryStats and monitor which other apps are draining your battery .
ah, this is getting a nightmare. flashing different ROMs now for hours, but none really works.
the best so far is Slim-i9300-4.2.2.build.3-OFFICIAL, but as soon as certain hardware is accessed (de facto flashlight, camera) the S3 reboots. WIFI works, GPS not tested. Liquid-JB dismissed so fast that I even forgot why. DL9_HAWKISH_LIGHT (an old one) keeps stucking at reboot (need to pull the battery).
how can I get the original stock ROM back even if I was stupid enough not so back it up?
If you want pure-pure stock then simply download it from samfirmware site. However I don't know what exactly issues do you have. Stock firmwares aren't that buggy, neither AOSP I think.
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If you want pure-pure stock then simply download it from samfirmware site. However I don't know what exactly issues do you have. Stock firmwares aren't that buggy, neither AOSP I think.
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thanks for the site. after several ROMs and nearly bricking the S3 it is now running Slimbean 4.2.2 which makes a very good impression. apart from the steep learning curve there's one major issue: as soon as the torch or camera app is started, the S3 reboots. wifi, bluetooth, GPS works so far without problems.
I'll better start a new thread to ask for support about this issue. don't want to miss torch and camera.
Hi. I'm having a big problem with my Galaxy SII GT-I9100. It works normally till the battery percentage gets 40%. After that the phone starts to slow down, screen starts blinking, signal gets lost and at last it turns off. All these happen in a few seconds' time. These are what I did:
1.Changed battery 2 times
2.Calibrated battery with 3-4 apps from play market
3.Wiped everything that's possible. Tried using NeatROM, Revolution , Carbon roms.
4.Took phone to master and realized that he knows less than me.
After all these procedures anything has changed. Please help me solving this problem.
Back to stock to test, still problems ? Replace USB board/port; KeithRoss39 has a guide in General that has all the info you need in order to easily do this yourself (it's not stickied, search for 'replace USB charger board' or similar).
My battery was like that, but I did not have any other problem except battery drain when battery reaches %35, %40. It was draining very fast compared to %80 or %70. First, I bought a fake oem battery, but I thought it was original, seller deceived me, it was worse than dead original battery. Than I bought a real original one and problem is solved. Be careful about those oem ones.
Dampierre said:
My battery was like that, but I did not have any other problem except battery drain when battery reaches %35, %40. It was draining very fast compared to %80 or %70. First, I bought a fake oem battery, but I thought it was original, seller deceived me, it was worse than dead original battery. Than I bought a real original one and problem is solved. Be careful about those oem ones.
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How can I know if my new battery is original? It looks very similar to very first one that came with phone when I bought it.
Cavidos said:
How can I know if my new battery is original? It looks very similar to very first one that came with phone when I bought it.
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Me too having the exactly same issue... I have ordered one battery online..dont know whether its OEM or original
pls post if u are getting any solutions....
thanks
Hello,
In order to exactly help you, I advise you to post your currently used firmware (stock Samsung Gingerbread, Ice Cream Sandwich, Jellybean), or if you're using custom OS (CyanogenMod, SlimRom, CyanFox, OmniRom... etc) but anyway, I'll try and help as much as possible. When I had my phone upgraded to stock 4.1.2, I had smooth performance and good battery life. However, after a while, the OS becomes laggy and I get a lot of overheating when the phone should simply go to deepsleep. Simply, I realized that the battery wasn't the problem, but rather, Samsung's TouchWiz was causing the problem. Having owned my phone for a year and 6 months, I get terrific battery life yet through using DorimanX Kernel which can customize your hardware settings to match your kind of usage. Using official SlimKat 3.0 Stable on Dorimanx 10.43v88, I can ger up to 4 days of battery with slight usage even when using Android Run-time. I would rather change the phone's OS instead of buying batteries in your case since changing the stock battery is only optimal in case the battery is bloated (becomes swelled/thickens in the middle). Good luck
Paul_Kolanjian said:
Hello,
In order to exactly help you, I advise you to post your currently used firmware (stock Samsung Gingerbread, Ice Cream Sandwich, Jellybean), or if you're using custom OS (CyanogenMod, SlimRom, CyanFox, OmniRom... etc) but anyway, I'll try and help as much as possible. When I had my phone upgraded to stock 4.1.2, I had smooth performance and good battery life. However, after a while, the OS becomes laggy and I get a lot of overheating when the phone should simply go to deepsleep. Simply, I realized that the battery wasn't the problem, but rather, Samsung's TouchWiz was causing the problem. Having owned my phone for a year and 6 months, I get terrific battery life yet through using DorimanX Kernel which can customize your hardware settings to match your kind of usage. Using official SlimKat 3.0 Stable on Dorimanx 10.43v88, I can ger up to 4 days of battery with slight usage even when using Android Run-time. I would rather change the phone's OS instead of buying batteries in your case since changing the stock battery is only optimal in case the battery is bloated (becomes swelled/thickens in the middle). Good luck
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I'm currently using Revolution ROM UX 2014 Build 2 Android 4.1.2. It has touchwiz interface, but I've also used Carbon Android 4.3 ROM which had this problem too. I don't believe Dorimanx kernel will fix this problem, but if you're sure about it, I can try.
Cavidos said:
How can I know if my new battery is original? It looks very similar to very first one that came with phone when I bought it.
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It took me 5 months to realize that. After 3 months battery was not performing well at all and I understood that something is wrong with the battery. I looked very close to it, but it was still seeming like a original one. I put the original one and the fake one side to side, and I saw the difference. There are some small differences. You have to realize by yourself, because there are a lot of fake batteries.
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I'm currently using Revolution ROM UX 2014 Build 2 Android 4.1.2. It has touchwiz interface, but I've also used Carbon Android 4.3 ROM which had this problem too. I don't believe Dorimanx kernel will fix this problem, but if you're sure about it, I can try.
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If you're not sure on how to configure your CPU settings in STweaks, you wouldn't realize any difference, but I can help you with that. One day, I was an ordinary Android user on stock 4.0.4 and rooted my device just to get a game work better using a custom kernel (Siyah btw), and when I realized I could tweak CPU clock speeds and edit some values, I realized that Sammy ROMs are too crappy. At the end, that's what power saving option does,limits your CPU clock speed but still not too cool Anyway, no harm in grabbing a kernel and flashing but after reading your post again, it seems your battery is "hard-luck" one, better buy a new one if you really are facing issues unrelated to software
Last week I went from jedi x20 rom 4.1.2 and flashed 4.3 mj9 every 4.3 rom I've installed since has had horrible battery life. I can literally see percentages drop. Is this a common issue? Right now I'm using meanbean reborn on vow note 2 and in the 4 hours it's been running I've went from 100 to 70 percent. Also at one point I ran 4.1.2 rom on mj9 firmware with no issues is this OK to do?.
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Last week I went from jedi x20 rom 4.1.2 and flashed 4.3 mj9 every 4.3 rom I've installed since has had horrible battery life. I can literally see percentages drop. Is this a common issue? Right now I'm using meanbean reborn on vow note 2 and in the 4 hours it's been running I've went from 100 to 70 percent. Also at one point I ran 4.1.2 rom on mj9 firmware with no issues is this OK to do?.
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Usually I've had to wait for a few days for my battery life to stabilize. Almost always when I do do a full wipe (formatting and all) before flashing my battery afterwards had large drops when it shouldn't, especially because I wasn't pushing my phone hard. Now maybe double check the firmware thread too, but I belive it's just needed for the mj9 radio and we can use that radio fine with an ealier rom.
Ok I was doing some reading and it sounds like I'll just have to use the rom for a week for the battery to kind of stabilize. That's fine by me.
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So the wife took the lollipop OTA... Since then she says her battery life is incredibly horrible. After only one hour of normal use it went from 100% to 35%
The biggest problem I'm having is figuring out what I can do. Typically I'd have rooted the phone, flashed a ROM & never worried about OTA. With that being said, she doesn't want her phone modified whatsoever. She wants it left completely 100% stock...
Anything I can do?
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Verizon says ...
The Verizon info about the update, mentions that it may take several days for the new release to properly calibrate battery usage: http://www.verizonwireless.com/dam/support/pdf/system_update/instructions-lg-g3-4-14-15.pdf
Battery life expectations post a major OS upgrade:
The application memory areas may have to be optimized. This can take time and cause the device to temporarily use more battery while the optimization is in progress.
It can take time for the new software to optimize its performance and for the device’s battery life to normalize, which generally takes 2- 3 days.
Downloaded applications may not be optimized for the new OS version as application developers do not immediately update their applications to support new versions of the OS. This may result is higher than normal battery drain and in some cases device sluggishness until the application is updated or removed.
download greenify, works with not rooted phone too.
I was hoping to not use an app for it lol.
But I talked her into letting me root it so I'll just be doing that tomorrow.
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sgirard1991 said:
So the wife took the lollipop OTA... Since then she says her battery life is incredibly horrible. After only one hour of normal use it went from 100% to 35%
The biggest problem I'm having is figuring out what I can do. Typically I'd have rooted the phone, flashed a ROM & never worried about OTA. With that being said, she doesn't want her phone modified whatsoever. She wants it left completely 100% stock...
Anything I can do?
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Factory reset helped a lot for 2 g3's in my house.
I just received a new Galaxy Tab S6. WiFi only version. (SM-T860NZALXAR)
It has Android 9, and One UI version 1.5 on it.
Should I update it or not?
Do they take away any features with the update that I may want?
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I just received a new Galaxy Tab S6. WiFi only version. (SM-T860NZALXAR)
It has Android 9, and One UI version 1.5 on it.
Should I update it or not?
Do they take away any features with the update that I may want?
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What features are you after or you think will go missing once you update your Tab S6 ? i manually updated it and i'm loving it! it's really smooth and fast! Only nag i think i got a real slight battery drain or maybe it's learning my usage patterns then it will settle down as i flashed it with Odin i flashed Home-CSC as that keeps data intact..
I'll give it a week or 2 if the battery drain dont improve i'll do a factory reset but please note i'm talking about 2/3% battery loss over 6 hour standby before i was only losing 1% ove the same period!
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Should I update it or not?
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I've updated and I see no reason not to. As far as I can tell, nothing's broken, everything works fine.
I just remember when my Note 9 updated from Android 8 to 9, and took away my automatic call recording. Which should not be an issue with this device. I just get nervous about the updates now.