I'v been to whole forum and used a number of roms, my favorite had been wiui rom due to beautiful UI and comes with all the apps I need.
However, recently I'v upgraded it to ICS version, which sucks and drains my battery in 3 hours. (trying to fix that)
But I realized a reguler or casual user shouldn't check for batterystats and logs to see whats going on.
We need a rom with a good UI (not jumping rabbits everywhere, simple and clean) and exceptional battery life.
Face it, sII sucks with battery and the best rom is the one with a bettery battery life. It doen't matter if your windows move with animations if you loose your phones battery in the middle of the day.
For a heavy user with lots of data dependent, push enabled applications, I need a simple, clean, good user experiecen, good looking, battery optimized rom. I don't want to download voltage tweaks, kernels, etc. I don't want my phone to act weird everytime I update it.
any recommendations?
Resurrection Rom by Westcrip. Select 'Dark knight Kernel' when flashing it. It's the among the best ICS roms around.
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oh and these kind of threads aren't allowed, moderator would close it soon.
denden22 said:
any recommendations?
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Get an iPhone.
oinkylicious said:
Get an iPhone.
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I was one of the first users of iphone after years of windows ce and mobile torture. I guess I'll see what iphone 5 is going to be like
Just try the ROMs until you find one you like. Everybody uses their phone differently and given the international nature of this device, the multitude of environmental & network conditions that will also effect battery life makes recommending ROMs pretty pointless.
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Here are a few tips that have really improved my battery life:
Disabled the com.sonyericsson.android.wakelock feature :good:
Not using the stock charger. Used my BB/Samsung charger. Quick charge=Quick Drain !!!
Closing all the running apps before I sleep. :good:
Disable "Auto-Sync" :good:
Delete unwaned apps which I downloaded when I first got the phone (Trust me, there were many)
Use my 3G on an hourly basis to check if I received any messages on Watsapp/FB/Twitter. then disable it. :good:
Force stop "google services framework". :good::good::good:
Install "Memory Booster" from play. Crack available on appxt as well
Keep the brightness at 20%. :good:
No launcher.
Upgraded to 6.1.A.2.45. :good::good:
Disable "Bravia Engine" - There's absolutely no diff in resolution but huge gain on battery life. U can switch it back on incase u wanna watch a movie. :good::good:
I am an Newbie, no any comments and thanks would be appreciated
1. You're clearly rooted. You can't just access .wakeup
2. You can't remove stock apps without root.
3. You can't remove the launcher without root. And, how could you use the phone?
4. Google Services Framework are vital to Android, if I'm correct.
5. Please don't mention cracks. It's not allowed.
Welcome to XDA, but just be careful talking about cracks and warez. They're banned here.
Switch of that FB you're getting 3x battery life :cyclops:
What's the point in having a smart phone, if you disable 3G most of the time, I leave it on all day, and can get a day at least out of the battery.
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What's the point in having a smart phone, if you disable 3G most of the time, I leave it on all day, and can get a day at least out of the battery.
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What he said
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1. You're clearly rooted. You can't just access .wakeup
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You can in settings. Apps. All.
But it's all pretty sh*t advice that doesn't make sense and is pointless stupid to suggest
I.e quick charge equals quick drain. A battery will only ask for the current it needs to charge. Then up over a certain percentage it asks for less and less to get full. But once fully charged it's fully charged. The only real thing that damages a battery is charging it too slow all the time say with a 500mah charger as its asking for more and can't get it
The biggest battery killer is the screen and the data. If you really don't need email, Facebook notification etc then of course turn it off. Turn the screen down to the lowest percentage you're happy with and if you're out and about turn off wifi so its not continuously searching
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If you really want a better battery life, and hated the stock ROM, you're free to install different kernels and ROMs, (unlocked BL only)
Just search and try all of 'em. (but with extra precautions of course!) There's so many devs here (many thanks to them) who makes custom kernels that support undervolting and overclocking... if you're rooted, you can set a minimum frequency to your processor when it's in standby or screen off. Mine goes from the stock 384Mhz to just 84Mhz on SSpeed V7 custom kernel. you don't need 384Mhz when it's just standing by and waiting to receive SMS or calls right? And once i opened my screen on, it will run on normal frequencies (384Mhz - 1620Mhz) (mine's overclocked a bit)...
Search XDA. and I'm sure you'll find something that'll suit your needs...
1.6ghz
[email protected] V7.1 w/ NullVoid
Xperia SSpeed v7
kartikganesh said:
Disabled the com.sonyericsson.android.wakelock feature :good:
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Will I appreciate the post, I would ask what this service does and how disabling it will effect the battery. Sure its name has the word wakelock but that can be refering to the Quick Camera function which wakes the phone up to take a picture.
I have searched our Forum for anything on this phone overheating and there is one thread that I came across, but most people did not really have this issue at all. I mean in normal usage doing pretty much nothing my phone holds at 45-50C, given that is with all four cores operating, and if I play a game the cores have reached 70C and up, I am almost certain that is simply too high for this phone to be operating at. Also, even when I use eco mode the phone still idles around 40C and will reach temps as high as 64C. I am just wondering if I am alone or people have actually tested this also and have results similar to mine. I was hoping maybe there might be potential fixes for this or would I need to get a replacement device?
Don't have a great answer for you but I can tell you the phone has some safeguards in place. One that I am aware of is the screen brightness will self-dim until the phone temp drops.
Arlington- as in TX.?
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Don't have a great answer for you but I can tell you the phone has some safeguards in place. One that I am aware of is the screen brightness will self-dim until the phone temp drops.
Arlington- as in TX.?
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Yeah, I live in Arlington, TX. Yeah, I noticed the self-dim feature, but that happens way too much, and too often, I mean I rarely get to use the phone at 100% brightness and no phone should be like that in my opinion. I am just curious if other people are dealing with similar issues, but I am checking eco mode now and my temps on idle are 36C-38C, its when I actually use my phone as a quad core phone, shocking, that it gets waaay hotter. I mean its hot on the back of the phone when I touch there and when I check the temp with an app. I feel I should be able to use my quad core as a quad core when need be, not have it get so hot its unbearable to hold, plus I don't want to do any damage with it reaching 70C temps.
Me, too in Arlington.
I would definitely say based on that it would be a good idea to exchange it, those temps are a bit much.
All og's get hot like that when playing games, etc. It is just how it is designed - like it or not / love it or leave it, lol.
I would have preferred they make the phone a little thicker with more heat sink so it could run full speed all the time when needed.
But they didn't. So, oh well. Maybe my next phone will fix that someday.
Jason
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Me, too in Arlington.
I would definitely say based on that it would be a good idea to exchange it, those temps are a bit much.
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Darn, I was hoping for something else, ha. Oh well, guess I will be dealing with that then, meh.. By any chance could you tell me your temps you are getting? So, I know what is normal for the device?
With 5 mins. light use (wi-fi, web, phone call, 2 texts, no gameplay) 25.4 C
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If you are using a phone for AT&T network on T-mo, it is possible that is adding to the temp prob, not an expert here just an educated guess that the more it tries to find network signal the warmer it may get.
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With 5 mins. light use (wi-fi, web, phone call, 2 texts, no gameplay) 25.4 C
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If you are using a phone for AT&T network on T-mo, it is possible that is adding to the temp prob, not an expert here just an educated guess that the more it tries to find network signal the warmer it may get.
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Yes, but this happen on wifi only with data and no sim card installed, I am waiting to get an at&t sim card, lol. Shouldn't have done it online, but it cost 99 cents, instead of $15 bucks in the store.
Good call... hope it helps !!
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Good call... hope it helps !!
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Well, the strange thing is that I reverted back to stock everything, no root, or unlocked boot loader, and my overheating issue has been solved.. Weird. I only get around 35C even doing a benchmark with all four cores running at the same time. I think the Base rom and kernels still have some bugs that need to be worked out. I idle at 22C now, woot!
Glad to hear that!! Nice work.
am using the new build from Team Nocturnal with no probs. You might want to read through the thread first as some are having issues.... point is, no overheating and battery life seems good so far.
One thing I learned by testing, even going to the extent of exchanging my phone 2 days ago - if you charge your phone while it is off and unplug the charger it will drain the battery because it does not shut down the charge animation. The workaround is to simply turn the phone on and let it boot, either leave it on or then it is ok to turn off.
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Glad to hear that!! Nice work.
am using the new build from Team Nocturnal with no probs. You might want to read through the thread first as some are having issues.... point is, no overheating and battery life seems good so far.
One thing I learned by testing, even going to the extent of exchanging my phone 2 days ago - if you charge your phone while it is off and unplug the charger it will drain the battery because it does not shut down the charge animation. The workaround is to simply turn the phone on and let it boot, either leave it on or then it is ok to turn off.
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Oh wow, I did not even know that was an issue, ha, well, thanks for the heads up on that and I think I have to send my phone off to LG sadly, according to AT&T, but when I get it back I will be looking into their new base rom, I did skim the thread a little, and I am glad to hear there is no overheating. I am not sure if it was a kernel issue or the base rom itself, which is puzzling.
You may have selected Sk8's kernel during The Base's installation. I can't speak for it myself, but it's different than the stock kernel and may have been causing the problem?
Speculation at best.
No worries, Its what I am doing right now, just speculating, I mean I actually selected both kernels in the base rom, and tested them out. I was trying to figure out what the issue was. I think it might not have left me do a clean install, as I did select Sk8's Kernel first. So, I am thinking that the kernel stuck, even when I did a full wipe, before reinstalling and using the other kernel. I also was getting Kernel crashes, and it kept showing up a kernel crash screen, and asked me to go into download mode to store the dump file on my computer. I am new to android/Linux things, I am far more familiar with Windows based things, but android is the freedom OS of mobile devices. I like the customizations and things you can do with it, lol. Its sweet, and I am learning everyday, so that I can possible become a Dev later on. I have ported some things before and I know other forms of coding, just not the required programming languages for Linux.
My guess would be Sk8's kernel as well, I know it has the gpu overclocked, so if you are running graphics intensive apps it doesn't surprise me that you can be getting overheating issues.
Maybe try the bootloader unlock again to reinstall the freegee kernel...
Just a suggestion.
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My guess would be Sk8's kernel as well, I know it has the gpu overclocked, so if you are running graphics intensive apps it doesn't surprise me that you can be getting overheating issues.
Maybe try the bootloader unlock again to reinstall the freegee kernel...
Just a suggestion.
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v1:
- initial release
v2:
- added GPU OC and UV settings
v2.1
- revert GPU settings until i get them more stable
- add voltage control via sysfs (use system tuner to select your custom UV settings)
- fix the black screen issue for alot of users
v2.2
- fast_charge on usb (icon will still show as slow charge but it will actually charge faster)
- cpu tweak to enable use of all freqs in high stress times like games and benchmarks
^ That is the change log for Sk8's Kernel, the gpu isn't overclocked anymore, it was in the initial release. So, I know its not that, and as I stated in a previous post I tried both of them, but even when I wiped everything, I think that Sk8's kernel was sticking. The reason I say this is even after a fresh install and selecting Freegee Kernel during installation, when the rom booted back up it would show Sk8's Kernel, and I would get Kernel crashes, which would also lead to a Crash screen, asking me to go into download mode to save the dump file. Though even after messing with that and monitoring it for several days, its hard to tell what it was, but I do know I am not having the issues anymore when I brought everything back to stock, I can assume it was one of the kernels, a combination, the base rom, but I am not 100% sure.
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^ That is the change log for Sk8's Kernel, the gpu isn't overclocked anymore, it was in the initial release. So, I know its not that, and as I stated in a previous post I tried both of them, but even when I wiped everything, I think that Sk8's kernel was sticking. The reason I say this is even after a fresh install and selecting Freegee Kernel during installation, when the rom booted back up it would show Sk8's Kernel, and I would get Kernel crashes, which would also lead to a Crash screen, asking me to go into download mode to save the dump file. Though even after messing with that and monitoring it for several days, its hard to tell what it was, but I do know I am not having the issues anymore when I brought everything back to stock, I can assume it was one of the kernels, a combination, the base rom, but I am not 100% sure.
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Shows what I know, lol.
I was going by what I read for the Base ROM Aroma installer description, maybe the Base is still using an old version, but if you installed it on your own, then you should have been the latest.
Sorry, lol.
I have a Note 4 running stock Samsung ROM (6.0.1) that I just got and the battery life is beyond bad. I'm old (hold on a sec...some kids are on my lawn), not quite demented but fairly tech savvy. I don't do games, facebook, snapchat, instagram, etc. I seldom use the device even for calls. Just a light load of email, browser and some light low-def video and audio usage. All non-essential processes are killed except Greenify. Despite those key factors, ninety minutes in and I've chewed through 60-70% of charge. 90 MINUTES! I'm but a gentle user and I can't imagine what a more average user must be faced with. Bought a new battery...same results. Boot to safe mode and no noticeable difference.
The warranty will be up in 30 days. So I do have option of sending it off to Samsung and being dead in the water for a couple of weeks (not ideal).
Does anyone suspect that a software re-flash will accomplish anything? Not looking forward to having to go through the setup process again, but...
After the warranty period is over, I would happily try a different ROM if anybody can explain how it might make a noticeable/significant difference. If so, what ROM should I consider? I would even be willing to revert to an older OS. Again, what version should I consider?
Other considerations?
Thank you.
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I have a Note 4 running stock Samsung ROM (6.0.1) that I just got and the battery life is beyond bad. I'm old (hold on a sec...some kids are on my lawn), not quite demented but fairly tech savvy. I don't do games, facebook, snapchat, instagram, etc. I seldom use the device even for calls. Just a light load of email, browser and some light low-def video and audio usage. All non-essential processes are killed except Greenify. Despite those key factors, ninety minutes in and I've chewed through 60-70% of charge. 90 MINUTES! I'm but a gentle user and I can't imagine what a more average user must be faced with. Bought a new battery...same results. Boot to safe mode and no noticeable difference.
The warranty will be up in 30 days. So I do have option of sending it off to Samsung and being dead in the water for a couple of weeks (not ideal).
Does anyone suspect that a software re-flash will accomplish anything? Not looking forward to having to go through the setup process again, but...
After the warranty period is over, I would happily try a different ROM if anybody can explain how it might make a noticeable/significant difference. If so, what ROM should I consider? I would even be willing to revert to an older OS. Again, what version should I consider?
Other considerations?
Thank you.
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So basically a rom may or may not improve the performance of your device. Custom roms are like street racer cars you could get one that's amazing works great or you could get one that looks nice on the outside and is falling apart on the inside. Best option is to read the reviews on each rom before flashing. And!! As always follow the guidelines given to flash it appropriately. I assume no risk for bricked or unusable devices.. good luck and happy modding!!!
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Cyanogen mod is available for your device you'd have to visit there site for specifics.
Given what you just said I would definitely make sure your usage patterns are good and if everything
checks out, I would return it only that way you can know
Factory reset helps sometimes