I'm searching for marshmalow or nougat rom with best batery life.What rom can i flash to get best batery life.
reusever said:
I'm searching for marshmalow or nougat rom with best batery life.What rom can i flash to get best batery life.
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For marshmallow try cm13 marcox89 build
Nogut, not yet stable, i suggest cm11 latest slimsaber build for best performance ever, and battery life of course.
MigoMujahid said:
For marshmallow try cm13 marcox89 build
Nogut, not yet stable, i suggest cm11 latest slimsaber build for best performance ever, and battery life of course.
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Thanks, im on LineageOS 14 and batery life is good?
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Australian S2 i9100
Gday Guys, is this rom for Galaxy s2 i9100. Im in Australia and will this work ?
jasonb4u said:
Gday Guys, is this rom for Galaxy s2 i9100. Im in Australia and will this work ?
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Yes it will as long as you have a supported model like i9100 or i9100p....
ODIN
MigoMujahid said:
Yes it will as long as you have a supported model like i9100 or i9100p....
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Cheers Good Buddy
Is there a certain way I should PHLASH this phone, is there a vid turorial on this ?
jasonb4u said:
Cheers Good Buddy
Is there a certain way I should PHLASH this phone, is there a vid turorial on this ?
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Not sure about video tutorials, but there are multiple guides available here in xda to repartition your phone to increase system partition size and to be able to flash any rom
U can follow this guide if you prefer using pc, it's easier for me as well:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...vatives/mod-increase-partition-size-t3011162/
Or this tool made by lanchon for non pc users:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software-hacking/tool-lanchon-repit-data-sparing-t3358036/
I believe there is a video guide somewhere, you can try googling, and you may find It.
reusever said:
I'm searching for marshmalow or nougat rom with best batery life.What rom can i flash to get best batery life.
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Battery depends on how you use the device more than it does on what ROM you're using. It's all in how you use it.
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Whatever ROM it may be, I have never been able to pass more than 2 hours of screen on time.
Eren Kibar said:
Whatever ROM it may be, I have never been able to pass more than 2 hours of screen on time.
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Well, not for me, i pass more than 2 hours
It depends on your usage at first, and the stock rom or stock based roms are the best battery life roms.
Because jellybean is the best in battery life for now
MigoMujahid said:
Well, not for me, i pass more than 2 hours
It depends on your usage at first, and the stock rom or stock based roms are the best battery life roms.
Because jellybean is the best in battery life for now
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Any tips you can give me ? It would be perfect if i could reach close to 3h or something. I am using the latest LineageOS build right now.
Eren Kibar said:
Any tips you can give me ? It would be perfect if i could reach close to 3h or something. I am using the latest LineageOS build right now.
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well, as i told you it depends on usage, i uninstalled Facebook and i used lite instead, but after all i don't actually reach 3 hours on lineageOS 14.1, but the stock rom or neat rom are the best in battery life, you also might want to try latest slimsaber kitkat build, it has great balance between performance and batterylife, i'm on AICP 12.1 build 7/2, the screen on time isn't bad but something is wrong with screen off, it drains battery, might be a wakelock issue......or if you want to stick to lineageOS, you can just relieve your mind, and buy an extended battery, because our battery isn't built to stand high system usage like in newer androids..
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Any tips you can give me ? It would be perfect if i could reach close to 3h or something. I am using the latest LineageOS build right now.
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Custom stock-based ROM like NeatROM will make it possible to reach 3+ SOT depending your usage and hardware. Using Apolo kernel with small UV may be able to extend your battery life slightly.
Slimsaber KitKat is one of the ROMs I've tested to have comparable battery life while maintaining good performance. Anything after KitKat is slow and bloated (also heavily depends on RAM management and etc).
Wow
That helped alot bro thanks....
No problem with the battery
I'm using OFFICIAL 7.1.1 LineageOS 14.1 on my GT-i9100 with 1-6G pit.
I have done much reading about the subject and few experiments - so the following, so far, works best for me and i like it(i dont have any games nor chat apps):
I started with nano gapps and then installed ca 20 more apps.
I have a new battery "Polarcell" - i kept strictly its manufacturer instructions about first time use.
About the battery levels i'm using few methods on my rooted phone:
- "Power save" profile all the time.
- one program for apps hibernation in which i added many apps to take care of( i don't really know whether that helps ).
- In the "Kernel Adiutor" i changed on boot three options - CPU Governor "Pegasusq", I/O Sheduler "Noop" and TCP Algorithm "Reno"
- With another app i disabled "starting on boot" most of the programs which i don't see a reason to be active right after rebooting.
- I don't know whether this is relevant to you but check if google voice is using your mic all the time - i had that problem with my guitar tuner app.
- My Home screen is completely black with 160bytes png-24 little file.
- I'm trying use dark themes with all apps when possible.
- No Shadows under the text of the apps names.
Of all 7.1.1 ROMs this one(OFFICIAL 7.1.1 LineageOS 14.1) works best for me in all aspects and i'm very thankful to the LOS team.
Btw: I have tested other most popular 7.1.1 N roms and with one of them after i woke up my phone was shut down - 0% battery.
Just sharing my experience with the hope that it will help someone.
s2l9100 said:
I'm using OFFICIAL 7.1.1 LineageOS 14.1 on my GT-i9100 with 1-6G pit.
I have done much reading about the subject and few experiments - so the following, so far, works best for me and i like it(i dont have any games nor chat apps):
I started with nano gapps and then installed ca 20 more apps.
I have a new battery "Polarcell" - i kept strictly its manufacturer instructions about first time use.
About the battery levels i'm using few methods on my rooted phone:
- "Power save" profile all the time.
- one program for apps hibernation in which i added many apps to take care of( i don't really know whether that helps ).
- In the "Kernel Adiutor" i changed on boot three options - CPU Governor "Pegasusq", I/O Sheduler "Noop" and TCP Algorithm "Reno"
- With another app i disabled "starting on boot" most of the programs which i don't see a reason to be active right after rebooting.
- I don't know whether this is relevant to you but check if google voice is using your mic all the time - i had that problem with my guitar tuner app.
- My Home screen is completely black with 160bytes png-24 little file.
- I'm trying use dark themes with all apps when possible.
- No Shadows under the text of the apps names.
Of all 7.1.1 ROMs this one(OFFICIAL 7.1.1 LineageOS 14.1) works best for me in all aspects and i'm very thankful to the LOS team.
Btw: I have tested other most popular 7.1.1 N roms and with one of them after i woke up my phone was shut down - 0% battery.
Just sharing my experience with the hope that it will help someone.
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Can you provide a list of apps you use for hibernation and power saving?
Also Can you tell how much is your usage of social netoworking/internet apps? Like 2 hours 4 hours a day or all day? Does Viber/WhatsApp etc keep running and WIFI is connected all day?
Also do you use WIFI most parts of the day or 3g/4g network for data?
Can you tell how much hours a day you spend on calls and how much on SMS? E.g. 1 hour or SMS and 3 hours call each day?
What kind of battery do you use? What is the current rating of the battery?
Lastly, how many hours of screen time do you get with no calls? How many hours of usage with 2-3 hours of calls each day? How many times do you have to charge your phone with your current setup?
I am using DND on my i9100 and I want to change it. I use a double battery which I checked (via digital multimeter) that offers 16Amps (8Amp + 8Amp =16,000 mAh) but still with no usage (just receiving sms, not sending), I get only 2 days of standby time. With internet usage like Viber+whatsapp, i get maximum 6 hours which compared to available power in the battery is very less. I should be getting more time.
Can you please reply with the details in my request? Thanks
Eren Kibar said:
Whatever ROM it may be, I have never been able to pass more than 2 hours of screen on time.
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Sorry for the screenshots in Russian, but I think everything is clear.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=73135140&postcount=1760
I have left a battery in the shut off s2 for 2 months and the battery is dead. i had to buy a new one.
blue whale said:
I have left a battery in the shut off s2 for 2 months and the battery is dead. i had to buy a new one.
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Are you saying that the new battery is dead? Are you saying it won't charge?
I DO NOT PROVIDE HELP IN PM, KEEP IT IN THE THREADS WHERE EVERYONE CAN SHARE
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I love S2 for every feature in it
But thats my 3rd mobile which is causing Android Os High Battery Usage problem and there is still no cause i find yet
tomorrow i bought a used s2 of o2 carrier which was unlocked for my country everything was fine i check that in market android os and system was on 2 %
but i just did factory reset for deleting data which was of old owner
and BOOOM here comes the android os high usage problem again
now i am trying everything like factory reset,firmware changing but still no chance and its draining battery its my 3rd mobile which cause my same problem and 3 of them was s2
i also try to find one click gremlin remover for s2 but its not available because that thing was my last hope please tell me what to do
Hi ...
As of I know it's better u try out custom roms..
Resurrection remix is the best ics ROM available..n it has got great battery life with siyah kernel..
Just search for the ROM in xda n install it .. :thumbup:
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zainbintariq12345 said:
I love S2 for every feature in it
But thats my 3rd mobile which is causing Android Os High Battery Usage problem and there is still no cause i find yet
tomorrow i bought a used s2 of o2 carrier which was unlocked for my country everything was fine i check that in market android os and system was on 2 %
but i just did factory reset for deleting data which was of old owner
and BOOOM here comes the android os high usage problem again
now i am trying everything like factory reset,firmware changing but still no chance and its draining battery its my 3rd mobile which cause my same problem and 3 of them was s2
i also try to find one click gremlin remover for s2 but its not available because that thing was my last hope please tell me what to do
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The android os high battery usage could not be a problem though.. I think that if you keep your screen on for sometime, the screen on time will go to the first place.. and I suggest you to try ParanoidAndroid Jelly Bean
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first of all it should be spelled "serious"
and now if you are coming from a different OS like symbian or ios then here is the hard truth all android phones pretty much have comparatively(to symbian) low battery....
and give it some time,a few battery cycles will improve battery life...
ps:i am on stock 4.0.3 rom my s2 only lasts 1.5 days max only if i don't play games.....
reddead66 said:
first of all it should be spelled "serious"
and now if you are coming from a different OS like symbian or ios then here is the hard truth all android phones pretty much have comparatively(to symbian) low battery....
and give it some time,a few battery cycles will improve battery life...
ps:i am on stock 4.0.3 rom my s2 only lasts 1.5 days max only if i don't play games.....
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Brother thank you for reply and sorry i was in hurry so thats why it cause some spell mistake
and secondly i already mentioned that i got this problem on every s2 i bought i am trying to fight with that problem from past 1 year
and now i just buy an used s2 and it was good in start but i just did a factory reset and its start causing me problems
i am not new on android i know 1 day is good enough for it but what if its not even giving me one day?
zainbintariq12345 said:
Brother thank you for reply and sorry i was in hurry so thats why it cause some spell mistake
and secondly i already mentioned that i got this problem on every s2 i bought i am trying to fight with that problem from past 1 year
and now i just buy an used s2 and it was good in start but i just did a factory reset and its start causing me problems
i am not new on android i know 1 day is good enough for it but what if its not even giving me one day?
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so you are facing problems only after factory reset??
did you install any particular app, maybe that is causing the drain...
i would suggest to do a factory reset once more and check without installing any app the battery life
TouchWiz gives high battery drain compared to custom ROM's, probably due to the bloatware.
I will never use TouchWiz on an android/galaxy phone, I will always use custom ROMS
richfreestone said:
TouchWiz gives high battery drain compared to custom ROM's, probably due to the bloatware.
I will never use TouchWiz on an android/galaxy phone, I will always use custom ROMS
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So bro which is good Rom and kernel for improving battery
try using custom rom? I am using sensation rom 3.5 now and i like it
zainbintariq12345 said:
So bro which is good Rom and kernel for improving battery
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Generally most people will agree that Resurrection Remix is a very good ROM for battery. But most ROM s that d not use the touch wiz is probably better.
Kibrisli7 said:
Generally most people will agree that Resurrection Remix is a very good ROM for battery. But most ROM s that d not use the touch wiz is probably better.
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So you guys saying that Touchwiz is main problem? so please tell me any rom which is touchwiz and samsung apps and Bugs free
actually it was a bug in android 4.0.3 which displayed high android os battery consumption that was fixed in 4.0.4 by google
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actually it was a bug in android 4.0.3 which displayed high android os battery consumption that was fixed in 4.0.4 by google
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Really? That is so much good news to hear, Can any one tell me what should i do after flashing new firmware in my s2 , Some peoples saying dont delete battery stats files its cause some fuel alert wakelocks and some are saying only deleting battery stats files can give you correct reading actually i was thinking that the cause of android Os high battery usage will be the incorrect reading of battery what you say ?
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Incorrect.
ONE complete battery cycle will re calibrate the fuel gauge chip. Once when i cycled my battery it stuck on 1% for over 4 hours. It does NOT give you longer battery life, rather it re calibrates the battery indicator.
OP if you want better battery life try this:
Use a custom rom, or a frankenrom if you like the stock feel, or a rom modded for better battery life
Look into what services are running and remove the ones that are running when not expected
remove the facebook app,
use less widgets (since they use more battery),
choose a darker background (AMOLED screens use the most power for white),
turn down the brightness,
have GPS, WiFi, and Bluetooth off when not needed,
turn off auto updates,
anything that automatically checks for stuff, turn that off or increase the delay,
Use a kernel that supports under-volting and under-clocking. You have a powerful phone which rarely needs to use all the power. Under-volting and under-clocking can help you get even several hours longer out of your device without a noticeable impact
Turn off those damn task killers. Its more efficient to not have a task running than to close it every 5 minutes and have it auto start up again. task killers were great for android 1.3, not so great for 4.0
In my class there is one other guy with an S2 and every day i hear his battery beep at him that its dying. I can go about 2 days of similar usage with no battery problems. Why? Because i spent time and effort to learn why my battery was draining and how to make my device run as smooth as i can.
TLR Do some research. If you want everything given to you buy an iPhone.
pileot said:
Incorrect.
ONE complete battery cycle will re calibrate the fuel gauge chip. Once when i cycled my battery it stuck on 1% for over 4 hours. It does NOT give you longer battery life, rather it re calibrates the battery indicator.
OP if you want better battery life try this:
Use a custom rom, or a frankenrom if you like the stock feel, or a rom modded for better battery life
Look into what services are running and remove the ones that are running when not expected
remove the facebook app,
use less widgets (since they use more battery),
choose a darker background (AMOLED screens use the most power for white),
turn down the brightness,
have GPS, WiFi, and Bluetooth off when not needed,
turn off auto updates,
anything that automatically checks for stuff, turn that off or increase the delay,
Use a kernel that supports under-volting and under-clocking. You have a powerful phone which rarely needs to use all the power. Under-volting and under-clocking can help you get even several hours longer out of your device without a noticeable impact
Turn off those damn task killers. Its more efficient to not have a task running than to close it every 5 minutes and have it auto start up again. task killers were great for android 1.3, not so great for 4.0
In my class there is one other guy with an S2 and every day i hear his battery beep at him that its dying. I can go about 2 days of similar usage with no battery problems. Why? Because i spent time and effort to learn why my battery was draining and how to make my device run as smooth as i can.
TLR Do some research. If you want everything given to you buy an iPhone.
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Brother i am suffering from a very sereus problem i dont know my android system and android os battery usage goes to high i celibrate my battery many times but its not working for me
zain, dont fret yourself over the battery backup duration. With frequent usage, you will have to charge twice a day at the most. Your battery will still last 2 years.
xdevz said:
zain, dont fret yourself over the battery backup duration. With frequent usage, you will have to charge twice a day at the most. Your battery will still last 2 years.
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Dear the first s2 i bought in 2011 and that time i used that mobile with the way i want to means i charge it at night and it give me whole day and i enjoy internet movies and many thing so thats why i am trying very hard to get my those days back but that android os bug is my worst enemy
zainbintariq12345 said:
Dear the first s2 i bought in 2011 and that time i used that mobile with the way i want to means i charge it at night and it give me whole day and i enjoy internet movies and many thing so thats why i am trying very hard to get my those days back but that android os bug is my worst enemy
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Give up on Samsung ROMs and try some custom ROMs
Battery life on ICS is worse than gb but I can get 3 hour screen time and the phone lasts for over a day which is more than fine
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quick tip
kernel settings or rom settings and quick qovernor setting switch it to ondemand
Hey friends I am currently running the OMEGA v28 4.1.1 JB ROM on my international GS3 i9300 and it is also rooted of course and I don't think I'm being paranoid but my battery life has took a massive drop since rooting my device. I am not overclocking mu CPU and I have tried out some rooted apps like battery saver for example and I actually think it made it worse. I have all the usual setting disabled to allow for optimal battery life like brightness right down, auto sync off, wi-fi off when the phone is locked I also only use the wi-fi manually if and when I need it and all that good stuff like smart stay and vibration off. I am wondering if anyone knows of something I'm not trying???
Had it charged to 100% this morning at 9PM and by 1PM I'm down to 79% already and I haven't made any calls and only used it to check my email and facebook for around 10 mins!!! is this normal for everyone else???
:crying::crying::crying:
Cheers
Gary
Sound normal for Sammy JB rom.
Some said Facebook is also causing the battery drains.
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Did you reset your battery stats? Charge to 100%, reset battery stats from CWM or delete batterystats.bin -file, let the battery run out.
You might want to use currentwidget to log your battery usage.
I noticed big battery drop between 4.0.4 and 4.1.1 used to get 24 hours one charge 4 hours screen time. Now I get only about 12 hours.
Might just be me :/
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I'm using also omega rom v28, have it installed recently. I cannot say how good is the battery with this rom, but so far I have like 56% in 20h, with 2h screen, sopcast 30min, voice cals 37mins....etc (also using wifi manually when needed)
Try out different roms and find out what works for you.
You can also use an app like BetterBatteryStats to check what's draining your battery. Its just to check whats use power.
Don't use batterysaving apps most of the time they are making it worse
I'm running Omega ROM V27.2 and yes it's normal to have a difference about battery life between ICS & JB.
To improve my battery life I installed the phenomenal extreme kernel, and now I'm totally happy with it. You should take a look to its topic in the GS3 Android Development forum. The dev developed 3 versions of his kernel to fit to most of the phone.
Also as others told you, you should get BBS app to point out the wakelocks & define which app is your problem.
Personally, I'm at 45% charged, and already used it during 21h 10m including more than 2 hours screen on. My auto-sync is always on and my WiFi only when I enable it. I'm using a live wallpaper and a lot Twitter.
When I do nothing I can reach more than 2 days.
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Hallo,
I have the OMEGA v28 4.1.1 JB ROM flashed on Thuersday and i´m testing the ROM at a long time.
I use the Phenomenal4.0Medium Kernel and i must say the BatteryLife is very good. I`m working over 15 ours with him and i have 58 % on it.
My WIFI is every time on and Autosync when i use my calender and planners. For me a good app handdling battery life is "GREENPower" in Market Place.
But it´s my idea.
Here is the Link for the phenomenal kernel in xda android Galaxy S3 Deverlopment:
https://www.google.com/url?q=http:/...ds-cse&usg=AFQjCNHwKPxW1UU2a1wL7GTpnUzIaGRUxw
Greetings
sorry for my bad english
P:S Many pleasure for all german flashers
Thanks guys for the info
I will give all this a try and see how I get on. Cheers for all your input.
Gary
Thanks for the help I have installed the phenomenal kernal, hope it helps a little.
gimmick56 said:
Hallo,
I have the OMEGA v28 4.1.1 JB ROM flashed on Thuersday and i´m testing the ROM at a long time.
I use the Phenomenal4.0Medium Kernel and i must say the BatteryLife is very good. I`m working over 15 ours with him and i have 58 % on it.
My WIFI is every time on and Autosync when i use my calender and planners. For me a good app handdling battery life is "GREENPower" in Market Place.
But it´s my idea.
Here is the Link for the phenomenal kernel in xda android Galaxy S3 Deverlopment:
https://www.google.com/url?q=http:/...ds-cse&usg=AFQjCNHwKPxW1UU2a1wL7GTpnUzIaGRUxw
Greetings
sorry for my bad english
P:S Many pleasure for all german flashers
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can try using betterbattstats to check what is causing wakelocks in your 9300
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can try using betterbattstats to check what is causing wakelocks in your 9300
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As he recommends ...identifying and reducing your wakelocks should be your primary concern. Been reading loads from developers that the insecure jb kernels themselves should already provide good battery management.
Sywped from my GT-I9300 running Omega v28 & siyah 1.7rc1
i can't get more than 2h and 30min display and 14h stand by. I have tried perseus, siyah and speedmod kernel. Using wanamlite rom.
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Start with a rom and minimum apps and test that .
jje
doesn't change. it's the same but everything is on: wifi sync and 4-5 accounts.
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that is exactly why i reverted back to ICS.........JB is nice and smooth but "eats" battery quickly.........now,battery life problem on my i9300,solved
Hey guys, if you are going to use custom ROM's you should be prepared for bad battery. The developers are adding so many different features and hacking certain apps to make them work in their ROM's without a lot of investigation into what the reprecussions to battery are. I used to always use custom ROM's but haven't installed one in about 6 months and haven't any problems with battery life. I have the latest JB on my 9300 and battery life is very good. I use GSAM to watch apps that want to go rouge and start sucking battery life. Media Player Service is a big offender as is Facebook. Also stock widgets that get placed by these JB ROM's are always pinging for new data and kill battery quickly. Get rid of them! If you have a stock ROM and are getting bad battery, 99% of the time it will be bad apps, your job is to determine which ones they are and apps like betterbatterystats and GSAM work great to help diagnose the issue.
can anybody else confirm the above post? because i am not sure about the custom roms.
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I will soon have an S3 so I cannot speak specifically about this device / ROM(s).
What I know from using a lot of Android devices and testing original ROMs vs. custom ROMs:
- original ROMs have too much garbage built-in apps and are slower
- original ROMs have everything working
- custom ROMs are much cleaner and faster
- custom ROMs have (too) much problems, something always not working 100%
- custom ROMs usually have stability & battery issues
My personal advice:
- install latest ORIGINAL ROM.
- root it
- install the free app "App Backup & Restore" from Google Play
- search unuseful apps from Samsung (& others) and block the autorun of these apps (note: do not block basic android or samsung apps, as phone, contacts, etc)
I use this method for 1.5 years and this way my Android is clean (you can save over 100-150Mb RAM), FAST and much better battery. Try it.
In the end, if original ROMs have too many original apps, custom ROMs have to many tweeks that in the end, for my taste, the original ROMs + App Backup & Restore win hands down.
zkiprov said:
can anybody else confirm the above post? because i am not sure about the custom roms.
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I have always had custom roms on all my android devices but at the moment I am running stock ics in my s3.
I don't think the S3 needs it.
To be honest I find a lot of the stock based roms full of changes I don't really need, ARHD was a great Rom but recently has started to lag really badly for me (and some other users) so I went back to stock just to see and so far I can't complain. Smooth, fast and the battery is as good if not better than the custom roms.
If the camera didn't suck so bad on AOSP I would be there in a instant
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Hey guys,
I'm a new Galaxy S2 owner, since I was able to get a real / near new condition galaxy S2 for cheap I'm having an issue with screen on. I have seen loads of posts, tried loads of things, but haven't been able to get over 4 hours screen time. Now before people say 4 hours is enough, it isn't. I use my phone for everything and I need it to last at least 6 hours with screen time. My standby time if I leave it is around 12 hours. That's it.
Now before you go and say go and get a bigger battery. I have. I have the extended Samsung Galaxy S2 Official 2000 mah battery some people I know have been able to get 5 - 6 hours screen time no problem. I'm lucky to get around 3 hours.
It seems screen related and if I put the screen to auto brightness my battery is halved from the 3 hours I get. I just don't get it. I have tried Stock Samsung Firmware, to The latest and greatest Neat ROM. I was able to get 5 hours and 49 minutes some how, once. But now I can't reach anything like that. It's killing me as it is such a great phone and I don't want to get another stupid bulky battery.
Any ideas on kernels? Different ROM maybe? I want to stick with jelly bean but if people can better screen on time with different ROM's I'd be happy to switch.
Thanks for the quick read, Hope you can help me before I just sell this phone again, Which I don't want to do, it's a great piece of tech
rebel24 said:
Hey guys,
I'm a new Galaxy S2 owner, since I was able to get a real / near new condition galaxy S2 for cheap I'm having an issue with screen on. I have seen loads of posts, tried loads of things, but haven't been able to get over 4 hours screen time. Now before people say 4 hours is enough, it isn't. I use my phone for everything and I need it to last at least 6 hours with screen time. My standby time if I leave it is around 12 hours. That's it.
Now before you go and say go and get a bigger battery. I have. I have the extended Samsung Galaxy S2 Official 2000 mah battery some people I know have been able to get 5 - 6 hours screen time no problem. I'm lucky to get around 3 hours.
It seems screen related and if I put the screen to auto brightness my battery is halved from the 3 hours I get. I just don't get it. I have tried Stock Samsung Firmware, to The latest and greatest Neat ROM. I was able to get 5 hours and 49 minutes some how, once. But now I can't reach anything like that. It's killing me as it is such a great phone and I don't want to get another stupid bulky battery.
Any ideas on kernels? Different ROM maybe? I want to stick with jelly bean but if people can better screen on time with different ROM's I'd be happy to switch.
Thanks for the quick read, Hope you can help me before I just sell this phone again, Which I don't want to do, it's a great piece of tech
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Smartphones are battery hungry fact. But im abit like you where battery life is important.
I came across Neatrom, Im now getting 7hrs screen on time. I also use greenify from google play which stops apps running in the background which helps abit.
link to Neatrom
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1569686
stonedpsycho said:
Smartphones are battery hungry fact. But im abit like you where battery life is important.
I came across Neatrom, Im now getting 7hrs screen on time. I also use greenify from google play which stops apps running in the background which helps abit.
link to Neatrom
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1569686
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Hate to say it but I am on NeatROM, the latest version. And I understand they are battery hungry but my Acsend G300 could easily pull 9 hours of abuse. And this phone has a bigger batter and what I was originally told a more power efficient screen :/
rebel24 said:
Hate to say it but I am on NeatROM, the latest version. And I understand they are battery hungry but my Acsend G300 could easily pull 9 hours of abuse. And this phone has a bigger batter and what I was originally told a more power efficient screen :/
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Neatrom lite? Is your battery new? Have you done afew battery cycles? As it takes afew cycles to settle. Power saving mode enabled?I highly doubt you will get 9hr screen on time with the s2.
stonedpsycho said:
Neatrom lite? Is your battery new? Have you done afew battery cycles? As it takes afew cycles to settle. Power saving mode enabled?I highly doubt you will get 9hr screen on time with the s2.
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Yeah it's neatrom lite 5.2, battery was brand new and sealed. Battery cycle as in fully charge, fully discharge? I have done every time since I have got the battery. I have power saving enabled. I would be happy with around 5 hours screen time, That'd be perfect. I use spotify in the car every morning for an hour and in the evening for an hour and two and from work related travel. But apart from spotify I use facebook, whatsapp, but that's mainly it, i don't see why it has to just drain so quickly. I also have green power switching off data when I lock the screen and it re-switches it on every 10 minutes to sync my stuff. That kind of helped. But not a huge deal.
rebel24 said:
Yeah it's neatrom lite 5.2, battery was brand new and sealed. Battery cycle as in fully charge, fully discharge? I have done every time since I have got the battery. I have power saving enabled. I would be happy with around 5 hours screen time, That'd be perfect. I use spotify in the car every morning for an hour and in the evening for an hour and two and from work related travel. But apart from spotify I use facebook, whatsapp, but that's mainly it, i don't see why it has to just drain so quickly. I also have green power switching off data when I lock the screen and it re-switches it on every 10 minutes to sync my stuff. That kind of helped. But not a huge deal.
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Neatrom has been updated to 5.3.1 now.
I dont have any sync on maybe thats the difference? But I hit 7hr with 15% batt left.
Have a look at the link below Bobs battery bible, might help you
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35061392
stonedpsycho said:
Neatrom has been updated to 5.3.1 now.
I dont have any sync on maybe thats the difference? But I hit 7hr with 15% batt left.
Have a look at the link below Bobs battery bible, might help you
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35061392
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Thanks, I'll try some of these tips now and update my ROM, appreciate it ! I'll be on here more often now
By any chance would anyone know if there is any of the latest gapps inverted??
And I mean the latest latest, not half a year ago :/
Also is it a good idea to disable fast dormancy? Will it affect any of my apps or my phone ?
rebel24 said:
Thanks, I'll try some of these tips now and update my ROM, appreciate it ! I'll be on here more often now [/QUOTE
once youve done 10 posts if your still having that prob post on the neatrom thread as they are really helpful on there!
No probs m8
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Try kernel Apolo 4.11 regular. Install gsam battery monitor.
dz1ki said:
Try kernel Apolo 4.11 regular. Install gsam battery monitor.
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Is it possible to have a dark theme with neat rom (as in like the dark slim toggle on slimbean?), I have installed apollo, seems way better, 1 hour screen on it and 13% drain Also removing the samsung push service has helped a ton!
rebel24 said:
Is it possible to have a dark theme with neat rom (as in like the dark slim toggle on slimbean?), I have installed apollo, seems way better, 1 hour screen on it and 13% drain Also removing the samsung push service has helped a ton!
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Not trying to annoy any mods, but bump. Just want to find out since I'd love to be able to turn neat rom in to a power saving legend by using mostly black apps
rebel24 said:
Not trying to annoy any mods, but bump. Just want to find out since I'd love to be able to turn neat rom in to a power saving legend by using mostly black apps
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I dont think so. There are theme mods for Neatrom but Ive never looked into it. Biftor rom lets you change the colour of almost everything maybe give that a try, link below
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2026911
rebel24 said:
By any chance would anyone know if there is any of the latest gapps inverted??
And I mean the latest latest, not half a year ago :/
Also is it a good idea to disable fast dormancy? Will it affect any of my apps or my phone ?
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Yes, 4.3.1 inverted gapps are available from lots of devs, I use team black out updater (available on Google play) which makes life very simple, check it out
Jimsilver73 said:
Yes, 4.3.1 inverted gapps are available from lots of devs, I use team black out updater (available on Google play) which makes life very simple, check it out
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Thanks, checking it out now
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Thanks, checking it out now
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Could you press the thanks button please if this helped you
ho to all i've bought an used s2 that has a problem with the battery. it drains very fast, even with al services disabled. i've bought a brand new samsung battery and also a non original battery with more mha, but the phone discharges always very fast. i'v try to recalibrate the battery with no results...i've last cyanogen rom on it
try change ROM or kernel
Wich rom and kernel do you suggest me
My suggestion:
1. check your battery stats and google fixes to apps that drain ur battery
2. install greenify
3. install custom roms, my suggestion: slimsaber + dorimanx
Whats dorimanx
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Whats dorimanx
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Dorimanx is a kernel, not a rom.
I ve seen that slimsaber is like a beta not a stable version righe?
phantomEVO said:
ho to all i've bought an used s2 that has a problem with the battery. it drains very fast, even with al services disabled. i've bought a brand new samsung battery and also a non original battery with more mha, but the phone discharges always very fast. i'v try to recalibrate the battery with no results...i've last cyanogen rom on it
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Hi, I have got very same problem! I spent like last two years with trying different ROMs. I tried CM, Omega, NeatROM,... but never found one ROM which will not drain battery so quickly...
My girlfriend has got Alcatel OT6010 which has got similar specs as S2 and her phone lasts for 4 days! if she is not on internet all the time. Mine with new extended battery, lasts maximum 2 days max. I am really dissapointed about that
Therefore I would like to ask someone whether he/she can recommend some stable (not alpha or beta) ROM with Android 4.1 or above. Different Kernel is also welcome.
I am looking forward for any help on this!
phantomEVO said:
I ve seen that slimsaber is like a beta not a stable version righe?
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Your technically correct. It isn't very stable yet.
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pz1982 said:
Hi, I have got very same problem! I spent like last two years with trying different ROMs. I tried CM, Omega, NeatROM,... but never found one ROM which will not drain battery so quickly...
My girlfriend has got Alcatel OT6010 which has got similar specs as S2 and her phone lasts for 4 days! if she is not on internet all the time. Mine with new extended battery, lasts maximum 2 days max. I am really dissapointed about that
Therefore I would like to ask someone whether he/she can recommend some stable (not alpha or beta) ROM with Android 4.1 or above. Different Kernel is also welcome.
I am looking forward for any help on this!
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Since you've tested many roms already, the problem could be caused by old circuitry on the phone. My phone last for 2 days max without using it too, although choosing the right kernel for you could slightly increase battery life (e.g dorimanx or apolo). In terms of stability, cyanogenmod is never perfect, don't use slimsaber, neat rom was quite stable for me, paranoid android was ok, never tried cyan fox, PAC rom isn't going to be updated for a while and is nightlies only, carbon rom is nightlies only. So yeah, just go with neat rom or paranoid android (stable)or cm11 (and wait for next snapshot).
Can i use paranoid with dorimanx?
I haven't had any problems so far with slim saber.
Have you tried the app 'Greenify' yet? It can hibernate apps that drain battery in background.
Another suggestion: Tasker app
Create profiles that for example turn on / off mobile data.
2 days battery life, that's epic for the s2..I get 1 day max at the mo ...and never had much more on any ROM/kernal
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Can i use paranoid with dorimanx?
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Yeah you can. You just need to check what version of dorimanx you install.
There is one for ics/jelly bean and one for kitkat.
And depending on what version of s2 you have you need to check what rom you install. Not sure if dorimanx is available for i9100g
By the way in terms of battery drainage I faced the same problem.
For me it had several causes:
1. My mobile connection wasn't very good and therefore my phone got hot while searching good signal - I flashed a new modem to improve connection... If this won't help a new provider is needed I guess
2. Too many apps running in the background - as already said in a post above greenify will help there a lot as it prevents app from starting without you wanting it
3. Also I installed a new kernel - I'm using dorimanx too. It's battery profile can help a lot
4. Pure performances x (Zeno edition) my phone got a lot faster after flashing this. Also it drains less battery when being idle.
Hope this can help you.
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Hello everyone!
I'm the long-time proud owner of a Galaxy S2 NFC (GT-I9100P): almost 3 years and counting....
After more than two years with stock roms, some months ago, I switched to NeatROM, to see if I could get better battery life (right now I'm on JellyBean: XWMS3 NeatROM v.6.4, kernel 3.0.101-Apolo_4.14_Light-gf40153f).
As of now, I manage to keep the phone on (with some ordinary texting, whatsapp texting, a few twits, 2-4 phonecalls & some internet research per day) for about 13-14 hours (most of the time, I manage to get home with 10% battery or less...I suspect this is also due to bad signal strenght where I work ).
Anyway, I read around the forums flashing a KitKat ROM might squeeze a little more battery juice, thanks to its "optimizations", yet I also read it might bring out battery draining issues...so I'm a bit at loss...
Would you recommend me to update my phone to KitKat, or would you suggest to stick to JellyBean?
I'm posting a poll. DO please also add your considerations to your vote.
Thank you in advance,
Tw28
Twain28 said:
Hello everyone!
I'm the long-time proud owner of a Galaxy S2 NFC (GT-I9100P): almost 3 years and counting....
After more than two years with stock roms, some months ago, I switched to NeatROM, to see if I could get better battery life (right now I'm on JellyBean: XWMS3 NeatROM v.6.4, kernel 3.0.101-Apolo_4.14_Light-gf40153f).
As of now, I manage to keep the phone on (with some ordinary texting, whatsapp texting, a few twits, 2-4 phonecalls & some internet research per day) for about 13-14 hours (most of the time, I manage to get home with 10% battery or less...I suspect this is also due to bad signal strenght where I work ).
Anyway, I read around the forums flashing a KitKat ROM might squeeze a little more battery juice, thanks to its "optimizations", yet I also read it might bring out battery draining issues...so I'm a bit at loss...
Would you recommend me to update my phone to KitKat, or would you suggest to stick to JellyBean?
I'm posting a poll. DO please also add your considerations to your vote.
Thank you in advance,
Tw28
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Sry in advance, I'm replying using the app and I found no way to vote here.
My experience I've made is generally the Samsung based roms like miui, fusion or neat rom are good at battery life. I think Samsung did a nice job there.
Custom roms which aren't based on stock rom didn't have the same good battery life for me.
Thinking about KitKat roms I've made the experience that the phone often had some wakelocks, I couldn't reproduce. I also read other user had the same problems as well.
So in summary i didn't get better battery life there either.
For me best battery life can be found at stock rom based roms.
Talking about battery life, I'd recommend you to try apolo kernel, as this kernel seems to improve it, especially by using undervolting.
Good luck finding a good rom. :thumbup:
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Muthzer the One said:
For me best battery life can be found at stock rom based roms.
Talking about battery life, I'd recommend you to try apolo kernel, as this kernel seems to improve it, especially by using undervolting.
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Many thanks for your opinion.
As you can see, I'm already on Apolo kernel, but I still haven't played with its options...:angel: I'll consider your suggestion, while I wait for some more contributions on the topic.
Twain28 said:
Many thanks for your opinion.
As you can see, I'm already on Apolo kernel, but I still haven't played with its options...:angel: I'll consider your suggestion, while I wait for some more contributions on the topic.
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My recomendation is try for yourself.
Battery drain is very dependant on the way the phone is used.
I have my supported S 2 running AOSP Neatrom and use three apps to help with battery drain: Greenify, Leandroid and Unbounce. The first requires Xposed for full funcionality and the third is a Xposed module.
I really do not like Touchwiz roms and prefer to have AOSP richier UI configuration. With the apps above you might be able to move to AOSP and still have a battery life that is good enough for you.
And remember, after a few years of use batteries loose performance. Just get a new one and you certainly will have more juice by the end of the day.
Twain28 said:
Many thanks for your opinion.
As you can see, I'm already on Apolo kernel, but I still haven't played with its options...:angel: I'll consider your suggestion, while I wait for some more contributions on the topic.
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Ah yeah Sry I forgot you are already on apolo
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