Gday,
Just wondering If I could get some round about figures from you guys that are using combinations with latest 5.x Coredroid Roms and radios on what your general battery life has been like.
I ask for round about figures e.g. percentage of battery decrease per 30 mins on dependence of phone usage because I realize how much battery life can be affected by many different variables.
My setup is:
ROM - CoreDroid HD 5.3 (full wiped and non-titanium app install)
Radio - Radio_12.48.60.23U_26.08.04.07_M3 (Given 2 days to take effect and so far best 1 I've used)
Auto Brightness
Have gone back and forth between live wallpaper and wallpaper but didnt notice much change
Screen animations all on
I'm now in the process of the battery calibration found on Hemorrdroids.net. I was getting about 5-10% battery drop per 30 mins with mobile network on, auto sync on and moderate usage (mainly browsing xda and web + facebook and emails).
So I thought I'd give the battery calibration ago just to see if I can limit the drain a little bit more.
So any other figures provided would just help me to work out if Im on par and Im definitely getting the most out of my battery
With my desire hd with the 12.48 radio and cm7 it takes much less than with core droid 5.x i dont know how much less but a lot........
IN-Freak said:
With my desire hd with the 12.48 radio and cm7 it takes much less than with core droid 5.x i dont know how much less but a lot........
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Yeah I've heard that about CM, I guess you can put that down down to the drain that htc sense causes.
I would switch to a non-sense rom such as cm7, But I still prefer some features of sense.
I guess I have to make a bit of a sacrifice to get those features
pezza313 said:
I would switch to a non-sense rom such as cm7, But I still prefer some features of sense.
I guess I have to make a bit of a sacrifice to get those features
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I prefer a few sense widgets like the friendstream
why don't you try mikes revolution rom, its with android 2.3.3 and sense 2.1?
IN-Freak said:
I prefer a few sense widgets like the friendstream
why don't you try mikes revolution rom, its with android 2.3.3 and sense 2.1?
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Yeah I did and I found I was getting fairly similar battery life with coredroid, So i decided to stick with coredroid because I prefer the visuals and the performance seemed very similar for me as well
Oh ;-)
Then try an alternative launcher on cm7 like spb mobile Shell ;-)
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Try these!
First, You need to turn of auto sync, just back up or sync by manual.
Second, Remove account of HTC facebook. It's always sync therefore it drain battery fast.
Vothana said:
Try these!
First, You need to turn of auto sync, just back up or sync by manual.
Second, Remove account of HTC facebook. It's always sync therefore it drain battery fast.
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Turned off auto sync a couple of hours ago after my battery calibration because I knew it was a contributing factor haha cant believe I had it on.
Am yet to remove my facebook account because I dont no if I can do without that synced haha .
It probably would be wise to only update manually
I use extended controls (might also be possible with widgetsoid) to quickly switch to GSM only when I'm not using my phone out in the wild. That and turning data off when you don't need it (easily done from notification settings screen) will save a hell of a lot of battery over using 3G/auto with data on.
extended controls is a brilliant tool!
It often helps me, too
i think the same.. extended controls are cool for control a good batery drain... and in addition i have WIDGET ON/OF by pedro maicas (android market) for cut the 3g conection
for the flip and clock for example...
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Hey xda
I come from cyanogen7 and went for the acesmod rom because I was missing the nice widgets, looks, and overall performance of sense. I have now spend some time on acesmod and I must say that it looks very nice and I especially think that the sense keyboard works a lot better when writing danish.
My problem is now that I find acesmod drinking my battery like crazy. Besides this I find it to be lagging a lot and not that smooth a experience that one could expect.
Do anybody know what I could do about this. Have you guys experiences the same.
Alternatively I am open to other sense based roms.
Thanks xda people!
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sense roms do use considerably more battery than cm7 roms, nothing you can really do about it apart from maybe calibrate your battery, theres a thread on here about how to do it
Again, calibration is not to be used to increase battery performance... Disable htc.com sync, use as less widgets and let them sync as rarely as possible. Disable pocket mode too, sign out of Latitude and make sure that your market and maps are not in the foreground when you turn your screen off as they won't release the wakelock then.
I can hear that there is not much I can do. Had every updating things disabled and also got the black wallpaper for power saving.
Are there then any sense based roms you would prefer over acesmod 007?
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I have good battery life on 007 mod.... But I have used only sense roms, so I cannot compare it to others.
mine life battery is good, try using andrev_oc
andrev_oc? (This is only my second rom)
see here how to install
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=16803896&postcount=355
hope it helps
edit: with ES File Explorer (in settings tick the root explorer and mount file system) copy the freqs to system/etc/andrev_oc
Interesting... I have tried a few Sense ROMs and was quite dissapointed by the performance, memory consumption and battery life, went to CyanogenMod 7.1 and now tried Acesmod007.
For me, it does everyhing as smooth as cyanogen, and something obviously very strange - the same or maybe even longer battery time. A full day with gmail sync, active gtalk usage, a little browsing, ~25min of calls, messaging... on 2G+3G and (mostly) WiFi. And the battery level is still not very low.
I'm very happy with this
The new 007 mod (v39) has even better battery life!
And the speed...
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Interesting... I have tried a few Sense ROMs and was quite dissapointed by the performance, memory consumption and battery life, went to CyanogenMod 7.1 and now tried Acesmod007.
For me, it does everyhing as smooth as cyanogen, and something obviously very strange - the same or maybe even longer battery time. A full day with gmail sync, active gtalk usage, a little browsing, ~25min of calls, messaging... on 2G+3G and (mostly) WiFi. And the battery level is still not very low.
I'm very happy with this
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and you dragged up an old thread to post this why exactly?
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and you dragged up an old thread to post this why exactly?
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It's definitely more informative than what you've posted... :-\
Hi guys, i'm searching a rom for my htc desire z.
I tried a lot of different solutions: original (bad battery life), cm7 ,miui and now virtuos ..
Considering i'm completely addicted to sense contact management but i can't stand with battery life management of virtuos rom, do u think it exist any rom which can allow me to manage contact and their social profile as sense does?!
Battery life is a function of a ton of different variables. But one of the most important is the radio, how well it plays with the ROM, and the reception in your area. You might try different radios, and/or RIL match them to the ROM.
Best battery life I have seen on a Sense ROM is Unity. I went from a 24 to 36 hrs on the stock ROM before needing to charge, up to easily going 48 hrs or more on Unity. This is with pretty light usage. Its a Sense 3 ROM, and all of them are laggy as our hardware is simply not designed for Sense 3. But many people still love Sense 3 ROMs, and there are ways to tweak them to make them smoother.
There is an app, free on market, called Contacts by Contapps. Pick any lightweight ROM (Virtuous G-Lite, any AOSP ROM, etc..) and use Contacts to manage your contacts like you would on Sense. Able to sync and use your FB Contact information as well as use their display pictures. Works very nicely IMO. Not 100% exact, but performs necessary functions.
I use the stock ROM, pre-rooted with the Unity V10 kernel. This is tweaked to be undervolted (but slightly overclocked to 1Ghz) among other things to be quite efficient with power. I usually get 24 hours with medium / heavy use up to 36-48 hours with light use.
Standard other things are:
Be strict with Accounts and Sync, make sure things only sync when they need to.
Background apps, be aware of apps that sit in the background consuming power. Check in About - Battery.
I've recently caught "Privacy - Backup" to be consuming a lot of power on my phone.
Use WIFI when you can, its more efficient than HSPA
Disconnect WIFI when not in range, it will constantly scan for networks.
See how you go..
Craig
Thx guys for your reply ,i'm going to try those roms and apps... I'll answer you after a crash test
I'm running sms by rsk ROM, which is nice and stable, has the brilliant amaze cam (I like the panorama mode) and sticks everything on my 16gb sd card, so I don't worry about app storage.
Only problem I have, and it's a biggie, is battery life. I carry 2 spare batteries with me to see me through a day, lots of facebook, a bit of kindle, occasional angry birds..
So, what am I doing wrong? Should I change to a different rom, or a setting somewhere?
Thanks
Battery life is normally 1 day..depends how much is your device old
frosty68 said:
So, what am I doing wrong?
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You're not reading the forums.
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Thanks.
A bit more reading done and I flashed the ManU kernel, which not only killed wifi, but also added some interesting green stripes to the status bar (i did flash the gingerbread version), so I guess I got something wrong there
Going (back to?) the droidzone #18, wifi back working.
Now using Rom Toolbox to set cpu to Ondemand (was on performance) so I'm guessing that's going to make a big difference
Flashing aosp kernel on top of Sense rom is failblog material mate
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Flashing aosp kernel on top of Sense rom is failblog material mate
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I guess I read enough to get just a little less information than I needed
Going for another install of the ROM, this time adding the rosie options which I think allows me a little more power tweaking...kinda embarrassing having friends with iphones have their phone last all day, while I change batteries after a few hours
I'm new to using a rooted device and installing custom ROMS, and I love it!
I've loaded the latest Blackout ICS version 3.0.0, and am really impressed by how well it works. I immediately noticed that battery life is better than anything I've used previously, always different versions of Gingerbread. So that's a big improvement straight away. As others have highlighted, it's a bit laggy at times, but I overclocked the CPU and it runs much more smoothly. Even just 1.2 GHZ produced a noticeable improvement, and I'm now on just under 1.5 GHz, which I gather is a safe setting. I was worried about this affecting battery life, but if it has it's barely noticeable. I suppose it only runs at the fastest speed when it needs to.
The only problem with the ROM is the auto-brightness, which jumps up and down even in fixed light conditions. Not sure if the developers pick these threads up, but that is really the only issue I've found.
As the DHD seems to be the only device not to be getting an official port of ICS, I'd definitely recommend giving this ROM a try.
With all these other devices getting updates, is it likely that more fully working ICS ports for the DHD will be on the horizon?
Really? You get better battery? I suspect i get a little less battery time...
Dbugger said:
Really? You get better battery? I suspect i get a little less battery time...
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Yes its noticeably better. Is this just me or have others found the same?
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I must say I'm getting good battery as well.
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You should also try AOSPX and Nik Project X. The first one is stock ICS and the second one is ICS with Sense 4.0. I tried both of em and they work flawlessly on my DHD.
Haven't tried Blackout yet because I saw in the thread that there were still quite a few issues to be solved.
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Really? You get better battery? I suspect i get a little less battery time...
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I was getting excellent battery life as well, but I suspect it might be killing my data connection when the phone is asleep.
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You should also try AOSPX and Nik Project X. The first one is stock ICS and the second one is ICS with Sense 4.0. I tried both of em and they work flawlessly on my DHD.
Haven't tried Blackout yet because I saw in the thread that there were still quite a few issues to be solved.
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I like the look of Nik Project X, though the final post on the forum raises an issue with not being able to get HSDPA data speed. I'll keep tabs on that forum and maybe give it a try.
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I like the look of Nik Project X, though the final post on the forum raises an issue with not being able to get HSDPA data speed. I'll keep tabs on that forum and maybe give it a try.
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Hmm, haven't really paid attention to that (I 'm mostly on WIFI). I 'll do a speedtest when I get the chance.
Edit: Did a quick test and I 'm getting 3,6Mb down / 1,6Mb up (inside a server room right now so not the best connection). Seems quite normal for my network (7,2Mb is max speed I can get from my provider). Of course the max HSDPA speed is alot higher but that 's something I cannot test.
Hi,
I've just installed, and recovered my apps, as i've wiped battery calibration i cannot talk about it, but OC is excellent. Even in default frequency the desktop turns without any lags, but as you mentionned, sometime there are some lags (typing on keyboard for instance) but i guess it's linked to the OC profile changing , try in performance instead of on demand, this should solve that.
Regarding the brightness i agree , it seems it change on "i don't know which parameter" from bright to low brightness.. so i've installed Bright day app to set the brightness along the day at low value and i've set on the main desktop the brightness widget to up from system parameters to push it up when i need, then bright day will recover the setting after a while..
Br
Trixo
trixo said:
Hi,
I've just installed, and recovered my apps, as i've wiped battery calibration i cannot talk about it, but OC is excellent. Even in default frequency the desktop turns without any lags, but as you mentionned, sometime there are some lags (typing on keyboard for instance) but i guess it's linked to the OC profile changing , try in performance instead of on demand, this should solve that.
Regarding the brightness i agree , it seems it change on "i don't know which parameter" from bright to low brightness.. so i've installed Bright day app to set the brightness along the day at low value and i've set on the main desktop the brightness widget to up from system parameters to push it up when i need, then bright day will recover the setting after a while..
Br
Trixo
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So after few days of testing here are my feelings :
Takeing account of deamon set to 1,2Ghz, i can still reach 1d and half near 2days without charging , with a light use :
Allways connected to network though HSDPA (as i take train it often check the network to change the connected cell)
Playing 20-30min 3times a days to Pirates of carabean (3D game multiplayer so connecting to the network)
Surfing a bit
no music
no video
With an harder use i reached 1d wake up to sleep:
still same network condition
playing double time at least (1 to 1,5h 3times a days)
Surfing more (1h)
no music an no video
using battery eater apps (windguru) a bit
to resume my feeling on battery is excelent, i've noticed a light improvement on idle battery drop, a bit accelerated over time (due certainly to used app remaining processes.
Let's go now to the issue i've noticed :
-Back tactil button doesn't work on phone screen while it works everywhere else
-Using smoth rosie to supersmooth show a light display trouble when reducing the app drawer windows (doubling the reducing animation)
-Light keyboard trouble doubling the A letter some time (like if the touchscreen has been typed twice when its not the case)
-blackout tweak shortcut from top task bar doesn't linked (need to go through the app drawer to access it)
-Folder creation missing from widget/app shortcut addition screen (or i didn't found it) , i use the moving app on another icon to create it (i don't know if it's the ICS new way of creating folder on desktop)
The plus i've found (don't know if it's an ICS feature) : create a folder in the lower task bar : can jump from 4 shortcut to full app contained in your phone accessible from the locked screen : I loved that !
The overall impression is really great and for an old phone that "doesn't give a good experience of ICS" following HTC, i feel this ROM fullfill my expectation from ICS on my Desire HD !
Many thanks to the Blackout team !
Br
Trixo
Sabsa Prime 4.1 works good too.
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Sabsa Prime 4.1 works good too.
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Haha.. very funny pub..
Btw, testing further again, i've found the sms issue (from my point of view it was linked to transferring sms not to content,) I'll give a try to the 3.1 to chek this out
I confirm the keyboard double "a" in certain text box, particularly in sms typing or web address typing
Lags linked to overclocking
Br
Trixo
Swell6 said:
I'm new to using a rooted device and installing custom ROMS, and I love it!
I've loaded the latest Blackout ICS version 3.0.0, and am really impressed by how well it works. I immediately noticed that battery life is better than anything I've used previously, always different versions of Gingerbread. So that's a big improvement straight away. As others have highlighted, it's a bit laggy at times, but I overclocked the CPU and it runs much more smoothly. Even just 1.2 GHZ produced a noticeable improvement, and I'm now on just under 1.5 GHz, which I gather is a safe setting. I was worried about this affecting battery life, but if it has it's barely noticeable. I suppose it only runs at the fastest speed when it needs to.
The only problem with the ROM is the auto-brightness, which jumps up and down even in fixed light conditions. Not sure if the developers pick these threads up, but that is really the only issue I've found.
As the DHD seems to be the only device not to be getting an official port of ICS, I'd definitely recommend giving this ROM a try.
With all these other devices getting updates, is it likely that more fully working ICS ports for the DHD will be on the horizon?
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For the life of me I cannot find whre to over/underclock or even set govonors
MrAhlefeld said:
For the life of me I cannot find whre to over/underclock or even set govonors
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check for the "deamon" app in your app drawer
Are there any known bugs with mms? I can not send or recieve mms with this Rom..
Imonol said:
Are there any known bugs with mms? I can not send or recieve mms with this Rom..
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Yes. Some can't send at all. Some have data drop in and out while sending and some have no issues. Seems weird to me since the hardware is supposed to be the same for the most part. I think apn and radio combo has the most to do with it.
Sent from my Inspire 4G using xda premium
Love this ROM...
This ROM would be my daily driver if the Wifi hot-spot worked. Has anyone found a work-around or fix? Wifi Tether didn't work either btw. I know it's WIP by the devs but they said it wasn't a major priority for them (Boooooo lol) Fingers crossed for v3.2
As noticed recently in the official thread, i've also noticed the magical battery jumps, i first guessed it was linked to the battery calibration wipe i've done before to flash the Blackout3.0 rom, but i can sometime still see this trouble also.
It happen even phone is in use but every time inbetween 30 and 5 percent of battery left. it goes down to low then readjust it to an higher value without any reason.
The phenomen come back lately less often, but maybe devs can check this out. I'm running on a SFR Desire HD recognized as an incredible S on the 3.0 rom.
BR
Trixo
Hello.
Sorry if the topic repeats.
I am new to this forum.
I was given one old HTC desire. Installed 4.1 cn10 rom and now this 4.2 cn 10.1.
My question is about battery life. It drops quite fast. Is it becouse of the custom ROM or maybe the battery is old?
I suspect the ROM. So can you give me any tips for battery savings options, some tunning for deep sleep or any other tip?
I am new commer to Android world, before that for five years was with iPhone. Must say I love the droid.
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rolandcreature said:
Hello.
Sorry if the topic repeats.
I am new to this forum.
I was given one old HTC desire. Installed 4.1 cn10 rom and now this 4.2 cn 10.1.
My question is about battery life. It drops quite fast. Is it becouse of the custom ROM or maybe the battery is old?
I suspect the ROM. So can you give me any tips for battery savings options, some tunning for deep sleep or any other tip?
I am new commer to Android world, before that for five years was with iPhone. Must say I love the droid.
Sent from my HTC Desire using xda app-developers app
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Some general tips
Remove any kind of haptic feedback (vibration on keyboard, touch, lockscreen, etc)
Disable auto brightness
Use static wallpaper if you're using a live wallpaper
Switch off auto sync (for Gmail, FB, etc) and disable data connection when you're not using the phone
Switch off GPS if not using
Set 'quite hours' in the nights were the phone goes to deep sleep mode and minimal battery is used
That is all I can think for now. If battery still drains, install 'Better Battery Stats' and monitor which app is draining your battery. You can take appropriate action based on it.