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Battery problems

I have the newest cynogen room. But drains battery really quick even dought the live wallpaper is off any ideas will be helpfull I tried serching the forums for this issue but no luck thanks in advance
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What apps do you have syncing? Facebook, Twitter etc. And if you do how often are they syncing, too often and that will drain the battery quick. Also have you conditioned your battery at all.
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Yep all sync. And I checked it out I will upgrade my battery thanks to. A better one I changed to the team fenix newest room with overclock and battery doesn't seem to bad thanks alot for the tips
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Brightness also depletes battery REALLY quick. Make sure that your brightness is 20% or lower for max.
Also, do you have an automatic task killer to kill apps that you don't want to run in the background? If not, get one asap. Also, if you aren't using bluetooth, GPS, and wifi, turn them off.

Your right got them turn off thanks alot for the help it really made a difference
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Juice defender tips?

How do I get juice defender to be 2x efficiency?
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Buy Ultimate Juice
I'm getting 24-36 hours of "my normal use" out of a single charge on CM6.1rc1

I did buy it but I am only getting 1.37x right now and I would like some pointers to help me increase that.
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jacoballen22 said:
I did buy it but I am only getting 1.37x right now and I would like some pointers to help me increase that.
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keep the screen off more. seriously. juicedefender's most effective tool is shutting off data connection when screen is off. by default it is set to allow data to connect every 15 min for 1 min. you can change that to just keep data off when screen is off (if that works for you).

I have it on 5 an hour but I really see the effects now, 2.84 at the moment, only lost 4% In 45 mins.
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Will calls still come thru if data is off?

Yeah Calls still come through and even text messages
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Yes, I think they still come through 2g..but I have it on prefer wifi so when wifi is available it turns off data, I'm on 2.65x right now and 1 minute every 15 minutes. Any other tips?
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jacoballen22 said:
Yes, I think they still come through 2g..but I have it on prefer wifi so when wifi is available it turns off data, I'm on 2.65x right now and 1 minute every 15 minutes. Any other tips?
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Don't get too comfortable with seeing that 2.65 up there, it will most likely drop down significantly once it gathers data. Depending on usage, the normal range will be between 1.7 and 1.85 if it's working well.

All I wanted was 2.0 but this is the second day and it's at 2.56x. How long does it generally take to get to the cooling down?(the 1.xx)
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Uninstall it and use Autostarts and SetCPU. UltimateJuice is such a piece of trash.

Don't know what auto starts is but I have set cpu, not sure how to use either.
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jacoballen22 said:
Don't know what auto starts is but I have set cpu, not sure how to use either.
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Autostarts changes when apps have permission to start. For example, when you receive a text message, certain apps will automatically start, but with Autostarts you can limit what can open.

So using setcpu and autostart is better on battery life?
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jacoballen22 said:
So using setcpu and autostart is better on battery life?
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For me it is by a mile. You don't have any extra programs running and constantly enabling/disabling things, so as long as you aren't in some dungeon-like area with no reception you should not need to turn off your wifi or mobile network.

I see there was 3 apps, autostarts(obviously not what I'm looking for cause was a car app), autostart killer, and auto start root, which one is the right one?
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I'm going to have to disagree completely with TheBiles on UltimateJuice/ JuiceDefender. It works VERY well. I have only ever heard 2 people claim that they didn't like JuiceDefender and one of them was a noob who couldn't figure out the interface. I do agree on AutoStarts and SetCPU though. I use all three and I get very good battery life.

I have JuiceDefender, and I use it on and off.
I have noticed that when receiving a text message or turning on the phone otherwise, it takes *forever* for JuiceDefender's top-bar button to turn from red to green and release the top bar for use, whereas the top bar is immediately usable when JuiceDefender is disabled.
Has anyone else seen this behavior?

So what exactly is the app called for the auto start?

It's just called Autostarts. It has a picture of a red car as it's icon. You can find it in the market.

[Q] Battery Use in CM7

i am running at the moment CM7 nightly #5 and since i have been using CM7, i have noticed that the battery usage only shows Cell Standby, Phone Idle and Display... maybe it will show browser if i am using it, but it never ever shows android system taking up any battery. I find this really weird. Is anyone else experiancing this? or now how to see what is actually using the battery?

I am on CM7 nightly #5 as well and I just checked my battery usage, I am seeing Android System at the top of the list.

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I am on CM7 nightly #5 as well and I just checked my battery usage, I am seeing Android System at the top of the list.
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I haven't seen it since CM6.... I wipe cache dalvik and everything when I install nightlies too... I don't know what's goin on
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I also have andriod system at the top of my battery usage, I'm on Nightly 5
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I also have andriod system at the top of my battery usage, I'm on Nightly 5
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I guess i just have the odd ball phone with this issue...

I dont have android system on the list...
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ibemad1 said:
I dont have android system on the list...
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does it never show up for you? because i never ever see it on my battery usage whatso ever

U guys using google voice? Thats what was eating it up for me. When your % starts getting up there check your running processes, thats usually a good indicator. GV, on my phone, was using like 25megs of ram constantly until i uninstalled it. After that my android system lost a good 20% battery usage. Just a thought.
Edit: i gained about three extra hours of battery life as a result.
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U guys using google voice? Thats what was eating it up for me. When your % starts getting up there check your running processes, thats usually a good indicator. GV, on my phone, was using like 25megs of ram constantly until i uninstalled it. After that my android system lost a good 20% battery usage. Just a thought.
Edit: i gained about three extra hours of battery life as a result.
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I don't even have google voice installed. I'm more just wondering why the android system does not register under the battery usage for me...
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WarBird87 said:
i am running at the moment CM7 nightly #5 and since i have been using CM7, i have noticed that the battery usage only shows Cell Standby, Phone Idle and Display... maybe it will show browser if i am using it, but it never ever shows android system taking up any battery. I find this really weird. Is anyone else experiancing this? or now how to see what is actually using the battery?
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Same here on cm7 rc1, sucks cause I dont know if its accurate or not now.

Never shows up... however I have wifi calling turned on all the time which turns off the radio. Not sure if its working correctly though, because under cell standby it says time without signal: 100%
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Launcher 7 sensor usage

7 hrs (same as time since boot) is this what's causing my battery drain?
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churro7 said:
7 hrs (same as time since boot) is this what's causing my battery drain?
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probably the gallery 3d bug. use quickpic and delete gallery 3d from your /system/app folder. (with root explorer)

Launher7 is my default launcher. It does use a lot of sensor usage, but it doesn't seem to drain battery for me.
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I say it is Launcher 7 causing your drain,I've did the test a couple weeks ago on about 6 launchers; As much as I liked the look of L7,it was the worst in performance/battery.
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ecooce said:
I say it is Launcher 7 causing your drain,I've did the test a couple weeks ago on about 6 launchers; As much as I liked the look of L7,it was the worst in performance/battery.
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Really? I'm getting the same, if not slightly better, battery life with Launcher7 than I did with launcherpro.
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Nope ,not on my tests anyway,had a whooping 17-20% less battery life...
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ecooce said:
Nope ,not on my tests anyway,had a whooping 17-20% less battery life...
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Wow, ok. Maybe, I'm just lucky. Cause I like to turn the phone and watch the tiles spin(mostly cause they will go 360°) Seems, if anything, that the sensor get used a lot, but it doesn't seem to affect mine.
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Here is one thing you can do to test... Look at task manager when running L7,its always using the cpu,5-20%,and uses a lot of memory,12-26mb; Compared to LP, 0% (99% of the time while viewing task manager) and 7-12mb...
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ecooce said:
Here is one thing you can do to test... Look at task manager when running L7,its always using the cpu,5-20%,and uses a lot of memory,12-26mb; Compared to LP, 0% (99% of the time while viewing task manager) and 7-12mb...
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Will do, report back in a lil bit.
Edit: After a few minutes of watching the Task manager, its highest cpu was 2.67 for about half a second, then was in between 0.00 and 1.00 the rest o the time. Ram went to 16.46.
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ecooce said:
Nope ,not on my tests anyway,had a whooping 17-20% less battery life...
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Same here I switched to launcher pro and now battery is draining much slower ram was at 74mb and CPU jumped from 1% to20 while turning the phone around
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zanderman112 said:
Will do, report back in a lil bit.
Edit: After a few minutes of watching the Task manager, its highest cpu was 2.67 for about half a second, then was in between 0.00 and 1.00 the rest o the time. Ram went to 16.46.
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I was using about 6 widgets in the test,same widgets,ofcourse some didn't scale well in L7,but this was for tests only.
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Yeah, that makes sense. I had 2 widgets, flashlight & one more clock(which scales pretty nicely). I tend to stay away from widgets, especially since none of my apps auto update.
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Its a shame its a harass launcher
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churro7 said:
Its a shame its a harass launcher
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Yeah, even thoug the dev says its alpha quality, its really not. Smooth, and everything.
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ecooce said:
I was using about 6 widgets in the test,same widgets,ofcourse some didn't scale well in L7,but this was for tests only.
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Where are the results from the launcher test and which launcher won?

Zeam won,with LP and ADW a close second (all 3 very good on memory/cpu/battery life) circle launcher , GO launcher (memory hog when using widgets,not so bad when not using widgets) and L7 came in last... There is a new one, Wave launcher,Ill test that soon. These rusults were never published,this was to see what I wanted to put in the ROM I'm building; ADW won,but I'm running into trouble getting that to be stable when installed from the start on the ROM,so its LP for now...
I really like L7 also,it is to bad about the problems it currently has,but Ill revisit it in about a month,I paid for it.
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Does Juice defender work?

Do apps like JuiceDefender work or are they do they just use more battery?
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They work very well. My galaxy nexus lasts much longer with it.
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Uses even less battery to just shut off data manually when you're not using it. It's really not that hard to do.
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nope
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It just automatically turns data and stuff off instead of doing it manually. I personally don't like using it. If you need that extra battery, this does work
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It use to work very well on my phone if you customize it well, I don't use anymore, cause I have a rom that gives me 2 days of battery life, instead of 10 hrs haha
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jrollercoasters said:
It use to work very well on my phone if you customize it well, I don't use anymore, cause I have a rom that gives me 2 days of battery life, instead of 10 hrs haha
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Haha what ROM?
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They often drain more battery toggling data on/off constantly than just leaving it on. And of course you get no push notifications when data is off...

jrollercoasters said:
It use to work very well on my phone if you customize it well, I don't use anymore, cause I have a rom that gives me 2 days of battery life, instead of 10 hrs haha
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Well then you must not have a Galaxy Nexus lol
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im using SGS3 it works only when you dont use the phone..if you go to sleep if something then it works fine! personally I dont use it it drains more battery for me..
I use the screen filter at night when I go to sleep it drains 3-4% battery life in 8 hours
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Works well
Hi All,
I have installed the Juice Defender Plus. Since the first day of the installation, noticeable battery life improvement was seen.
Indeed, if u keep your data OFF (this consuming the most power) then...I can say that u do not need Juice Defender.
However, if u prefer an application to manage these settings automatically, instead of manually enabling/disabling data, then I recommend the use of Juice Defender.
Also, the application has a lot of settings that can be customized based on your needs.
I have it for around 6 months and I am still using it. I am stock...no root, no nothing
Hope this helps.

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They often drain more battery toggling data on/off constantly than just leaving it on. And of course you get no push notifications when data is off...
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I mostly agree with this.
It really depends on your usage scenario though. If you don't use your phone a lot (or wake it frequently) during the day (and don't mind being 15/30 minutes behind on emails and other notifications), apps like JuiceDefender may potentially save you a bit of juice - if configured reasonably. I used to use JD a lot, and used to argue for it quite passionately. At some point, I stopped (I think I just forgot to restore it after changing ROMs) and I realized that I wasn't really using much more power during the day - and I was able to get real-time push notifications (rather than waiting every 15/30 minutes for JD to allow it). Now I just use Tasker to intelligently manage my device's radios under certain situations and my phone has no trouble making it through the day.

Eh no. It's the same or worse.
Plus I hate how I have to wait for data to reactivate.
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I used to use it and it worked great. Battery life was great but my "smart phone" was not so smart as I was often not notified of any emails or data related content.
I mean you have such a powerful phone and I'm sure that is why you got it... why limit it? just a thought.

I started using a widget for my 3g. When I tried JD on PA sprint it slowed my 3g for some reason. I'm sure I could test it more. Or I could try not to be lazy and use the widget.
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If you just need something to toggle data on/off at set interval to extend battery try 3GBattery:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...wyLDEsImNvbS5teXN0aXF1ZS50aHJlZWdiYXR0ZXJ5Il0.