The battery life doesn't seem to last too long compared to the stock froyo rom or even the 2.1 rom that came with the phone after the update that increased battery life.. is there anything I can do to increase battery life? Thanks
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how long do you need it to last? 12-16hrs w/ moderate use is fine for me because it gets a charger every night. are you away from one that long?
I'm getting 20 + hours with cm6 with moderate use but I have to agree 12-15 hours should be plenty
Have you condition your battery? Are you undervoltin etc etc
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ha! must be doing something wrong, this ****s all over the stock roms battery life
went whole day playing with cm6 and didnt need a charge
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So I've come to accept that the Incredibles battery life is terrible. But after rooting and flashing new ROMs, how come my battery life is even MORE terrible?? Is it because I've downloaded too many apps? My phone was just charged to full and as I post this it already dropped 10%. I can't get my battery life past 6hours of moderate use ie texting and occasional browsing. This can't be normal, or is it??
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Maybe try CM?
Have you considered flashing CM? I get really good battery life on CM and I am running build 17 right now.
When I flashed cm I got stuck in boot loops so I didn't really want to try it again haha
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When I flashed cm I got stuck in boot loops so I didn't really want to try it again haha
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Did u wipe data/cache and Dalvik cache? It's a must since CM7 is an AOSP rom. Just sayin'.
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My phone was just charged to full and as I post this it already dropped 10%.
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As far as this issue, please see: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=871051
Good explanation on what happens to your battery when you think it's being fully charged.
Concerning ROMs that boost battery life, have you looked into those that are basically just tweaked, scaled-down versions of stock ROMs? I'm running Magnolia 1.3.1 and getting more than a day of use with a good amount of texting, calling, browsing, apps, etc.
And this is on the stock kernel! My Dinc is running so well I don't want to screw anything up by flashing a different one haha
Another suggestion would be to use setcpu or similar app to underclock slightly at all times, and drastically on screen off...these processors are plenty fast, and you may not even notice 100-300 hertz less through the day.
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Have you considered flashing CM? I get really good battery life on CM and I am running build 17 right now.
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I got the worst battery life ever out if the cm's, can't go a full day on single charge!
Dinc running Magnolia 1.3/incedikernel/and BnB theme!
My battery came as a lemon, so I got a new one under warranty and battery life quadrupled. My battery life was insanely bad (like 3 or 4 hours light/medium use) so if yours is that bad your battery might be bad too.
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So I've come to accept that the Incredibles battery life is terrible. But after rooting and flashing new ROMs, how come my battery life is even MORE terrible?? Is it because I've downloaded too many apps? My phone was just charged to full and as I post this it already dropped 10%. I can't get my battery life past 6hours of moderate use ie texting and occasional browsing. This can't be normal, or is it??
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My battery life was much worse with the stock ROM.
I am using the CM7 nightly, my battery life is much better using this rom opposed to the stock.
One thing I had to do was to turn off auto brightness and manually set the brightness. I usually set it to about 1/4 or 1/3 of the way up as the screen is bright enough for indoor use.
I watch a lot of videos and this comsumes battery, but with the brightness manually adjusted it was much better. ex if a normal video used 20% of the battery for a 22 minute show, it now uses about 10 to 13%.
Also I noticed that when I am at 100% charge, it drops to 93% in about 10-20 minutes. After that it stablizes and appears to give a more accurate reading.
those are my suggestions. I have had the same results with all the CM roms.
Latest CM7 nightly gave my wife's phone 1 day 11 hours to get down to 20% charge, with typical (for her) usage. Meaning a lot of touchdown email checking/facebook stuff, not a lot of talking.
Hey there,
I want to know what is the BEST setup to maximize battery life. What ROM? What Kernel? What UnderVolt ( if any )? What Radio?
My room mate has an iPhone that he modded and it now lasts two days without being charged and that's with moderate usage. I'd like to out do him with my Android. Any help?
-Reiz
So far personally I've had the best experience with the following :
ROM : CM7 ( 7.0.0 )
Kernel : Tiamat 2.6.32.27
Radio : 11.19
I can't seem to get undervolting to work since I don't have the folder that Viper describes even though I am using an AOSP rom ( as far as I know ) . o.o It's odd really... Anyways, that usually gets me about 20 hours of usage or so .
Twenty hours isn't bad, as the Incredible isn't known for it's battery life. You won't get what your roommate's getting with his phone, maybe get a bigger battery...? I don't think you're going to really out do yourself with the experience you've posted, I'd be happy with that.
I am running SkyRaider 4.0, Chad's 12232010 kernel, OC'd to 1.0368 (small OC, I know) with the leaked 04.08 radio, and I can get about 20 - 24 hours before charging, low to moderate usage (no games, emails for work/personal, maybe 1 call of 5 minutes, lots of web browsing).
Cm7 stock kernal. On metro pcs with a seidio 3500 mah extended battery. Unplug at 7am 12 hours later only sitting on 74% lmao. And in that time bout 100 text. And 200 work emails.. and 30 mins of surfing on lunch. This setup has been the best for me on bat life.. used to run sense and my bat life would just suck..
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your screen is sucking your battery down
Reizvoller said:
Hey there,
I want to know what is the BEST setup to maximize battery life. What ROM? What Kernel? What UnderVolt ( if any )? What Radio?
My room mate has an iPhone that he modded and it now lasts two days without being charged and that's with moderate usage. I'd like to out do him with my Android. Any help?
-Reiz
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Two things that will kill your battery faster than anything:
-Anything that syncs
-your screen
So, turn your brightness and screen timeout down and turn off anything you don't need syncing all the time, or at least turn the sync frequency down.
Also, keep your wifi, vibration, tactile feedback, and gps off unless you really need it.
Kernels, roms, undervolting...no where near as effective.
Think about your phone as a smaller version of a laptop (which it pretty much is), what's going to save you the most energy: throttling your cpu speed, or turning the screen brightness down?
Much love brother
OK ever since I got my Evo I had battery issues... Done everything to try to fix that.... Synergy roms battery drain, miui was good kept my battery lasting a little longer.. Now cm7 nightly.. My battery drains from 100 fresh off the charger 15 sec later 93% no lie... Kernels I use.. Freedom, tiamont, Savage -zen, and cm7 stock... I need help with this battery because now on cm7 it drains to 53 in 5min and takes bout a entire say day to 100%
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=712990
-try the bold text from the first post (battery calibration). It kind of helps, but you gotta do it about once a week.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1028322
- This helps me a lot as well. I have it set to -75v on all.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.latedroid.juicedefender&feature=search_result
-juice defender is awesome. I have it set to the default settings and it really saves my battery.
I still only get around 10 hours battery life when I’m on campus (the wifi there tears through my battery for some reason), but if I’m at home my battery can last anywhere from 14 hours to three days depending on usage.
You could also have a bad battery. Take it to a Sprint store and have them test it. If you're still within your one year they'll get you a new battery, you may have to wait for it to be ordered.
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Thanks I tried it but I think I need to get a new battery
My Oreo Evo 4g G-bread(synergy rom)
I have to charge it twice a day, and my use is for only couple of hours talking and few browsing.
I tried that with stock as well as
[ROM] cwm-Phantom-X-
is anyone else also experiencing the same?
a few hours being like 10 hours straight talking?
You're crazy. This battery is the best I've seen in a long time.
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im getting 12 hours with normal use and 8-9hours with very very heavy use(basically on my phone all day non stop)
I can drain a battery in 6 hours or less. I can't make it through a 8 hour work day without charging it. I guess you guys that go 12+ hours on a charge aren't power users. I tried every rom and kernel and my results are exactly the same.
Maybe the people who are complaining about battery life came from a flip phone or a blackberry. As far as smartphones go, this is the best you'll find for the features and enormous screen we have. Don't believe me then get an Amaze, Sensation, myTouch 4g Slide or G2x.
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I can drain a battery in 6 hours or less. I can't make it through a 8 hour work day without charging it. I guess you guys that go 12+ hours on a charge aren't power users. I tried every rom and kernel and my results are exactly the same.
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this is exactly what I am talking about.
Before I had HTC G2 and same amount of use it last for whole day (around 12+ hours) but this one hardly goes upto 7-8 hours with one charge...
I did the battery wipe with full charge, if that makes any difference.
jessejames111981 said:
I can drain a battery in 6 hours or less. I can't make it through a 8 hour work day without charging it. I guess you guys that go 12+ hours on a charge aren't power users. I tried every rom and kernel and my results are exactly the same.
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I drain mine in 6. But i'm on it constantly. That's damn good for a phone like this.
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Deebo took your bike too?
Getting 24 hrs+ with a custom rom, juggernaut....
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I dont know bout anyone else... but the only battery problems ive experienced is the fact that ive become so damn lazy on keeping the phone charged.
The battery lasts so long that i forget to charge it, and then i run out of battery
I'm a heavy user literally all I do is watch 1080p movies and plays games on my phone. I get twelve to fourteen hours every day. I also get at least a text every fifteen minutes if not more. Maybe the developers didn't remove career ciq which bogs down performance and drain the battery. You can also try a different kernel.
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don't forget that in areas where you have crappy signal, you phone pumps up the power to try and compensate. you may notice your phone heating up in your pocket too. If you have no signal at all, i weep for your battery life.
go into airplane mode to save juice.
I too get 24 hours or more from light to moderate use with juggernaut.
Heavy use still nets me at least 10 hours. Although I toggle things off if I remember and don't need them. Like wifi, data, auto bright, sync, etc. although WAY lead important with this phone than it was with vibrant running cm7.
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I had some weird battery drain with the stock rom. I couldnt get more than 5 hrs with light usage or heavy usage. I flashed streamlined (a mostly stock rom) from teshxx and im back to having 9-10hrs of battery life with moderate to heavy usage (3hrs of on screen time)
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I have a 12-14 hour work day and I have 25-35% battery life left when I get home, heavy usage. Best stock battery for Android I've ever had. This is my 8th Android phone.
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shyboy1 said:
this is exactly what I am talking about.
Before I had HTC G2 and same amount of use it last for whole day (around 12+ hours) but this one hardly goes upto 7-8 hours with one charge...
I did the battery wipe with full charge, if that makes any difference.
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Why don't you try adding another core to your G2 and see if you can even get 6+ hours!!!
Cmon man, this is a dual core phone...it's just common sense that it will use twice as much battery power to get it to run smoothly.
But honestly, I was able to get 21hrs out of a full charge. With heavy use but i had it UC'd @ 1.2max and 192min. Still ran pretty smooth tho.
I get about 18 to 20 hours from a full charge. Stock. Non-rooted, and no modifications of any kind. I have all my apps auto-sync every 4 hours, and my usual display "on time" is around 4 to 5 hours. Here are some screen shots. This is the best battery life I ever had.
Just to add. My brightness is at 40%
is it better to use autobrightness on our device or a set brightness setting to save battery?
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is it better to use autobrightness on our device or a set brightness setting to save battery?
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I'd say set it to certain level. Having the phone constantly adjust I would think would use more battery.
So right now I'm on AOKP, and this and every ICS rom I've had bad battery life, I have only gotten 2 hours of screen on time, maybe 2 hours 20 min. I came from Juggernaut when I would easily get 3.5 hours of screen on time, and I even find myself charging my phone a lot more often. So just wondering which rom/kernel has given you guys the best battery life
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So right now I'm on AOKP, and this and every ICS rom I've had bad battery life, I have only gotten 2 hours of screen on time, maybe 2 hours 20 min. I came from Juggernaut when I would easily get 3.5 hours of screen on time, and I even find myself charging my phone a lot more often. So just wondering which rom/kernel has given you guys the best battery life
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On GB: Juggernaut/Synergy
On ICS so far: Telus stock v4.0.3/stock kernel
Darkside Telus 4.0.3 build has fantastic battery life for me. I get about 2% battery drain per hour (when the phone is sitting idle) and on a typical day I will still have more than 50 - 60% battery left when I go to bed. That's after the phone has been on for 15 or 16hrs with moderate use.
If I use the phone more heavily I can get over 3 hours of screen on time.
If we're talking ICS rom's, I'd say 'CM9 20120620 Unofficial' gave me great battery life. I used it for almost a week. I had BLN disabled and was very impressed with the battery life. I could make it an entire day with mod/heavy use. I've run several ICS rom's, and by far it beats them all hands down. It might not be on par with our GB rom's yet....but it's getting close. They've now removed BLN support from the kernel because of the battery drain. But I found just disabling it was enough for me.
I'm getting ready to flash nightly 6/27 with bln disabled. I'll see what kind of improvement I get, if any, with it being disabled.
elflip88 said:
So right now I'm on AOKP, and this and every ICS rom I've had bad battery life, I have only gotten 2 hours of screen on time, maybe 2 hours 20 min. I came from Juggernaut when I would easily get 3.5 hours of screen on time, and I even find myself charging my phone a lot more often. So just wondering which rom/kernel has given you guys the best battery life
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i put on darksideevolution v7 yesterday and after 10 hours i had 65% left. i did about 40 minutes on the phone, texting all day, wifi/data turned off when it wasnt being used (easy to turn on/off with the toggles)
Honestly I haven't had good battery life since I got this phone 2 months ago. I've been tinkering alot, mainly with Darkside and now AOKP with Eugene's kernel on lionheart. My wife's stock t989 gets great battery life, but I can't live in stock. It seems like I can leave my phone unused sometimes, maybe overnight, and the battery life is great (9% used in 10 hours) but as soon as I pick it up, it drops 20%. Must be that big screen. Anyway, I'm trying to get this worked out. I'm getting my preferred rom figured out and then hoping to let the battery settle into it. Always an experiment...