Hi there,
when the battery goes below 15% the phone takes some measures in order to keep it lasts as long as possible. Some of them are:
you are not allowed to take photos/videos;
you are not allowed to play videos;
screen brightness is set to the lowest level;
you get a notification sound and a dialog message at 15%, 10% and 5% of the battery.
I am not even sure they are all, I wonder if I could get a complete list of them.
Now the point is: I don't want any of them! I don't care of saving power because I have a spare battery. I want my phone to work at its full potential until its last drop of power.
Honestly I would have expected to have an option to enable/disable this feature from the system settings, but apparently there is not.
I already know there is a mod to disable this saving battery feature for the camera app. My question is: do you know whether there is a specific mod, or a collection of tweaks, which allows one to disable all the battery saving measures for when it goes under 15%?
If you have a spare battery, I would suggest switching it when your first one gets to 15%—therefore avoiding all your problems. I don't believe it's healthy for a battery to sit idly while dead. Leave some juice in it; it'll last longer overall.
easy, use cm7
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cm7 has the battery warning dialogs as well. please correct me if they can be disabled, i haven't found a way to do so so far
upichie said:
If you have a spare battery, I would suggest switching it when your first one gets to 15%—therefore avoiding all your problems. I don't believe it's healthy for a battery to sit idly while dead. Leave some juice in it; it'll last longer overall.
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Mmmh, that is a very interesting observation. I will generally follow this advice in the future, thanks.
Although most of the times I won't be draining the battery down to 0%, sometimes I probably will, so I would still like to be able to disable the battery saving measures.
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I tried 7.1RC1 but abandoned it for the following reasons:
battery life seriously decreased;
could not disable camera shutter sound;
could not set 3:2 ratio to camera photos;
missed ThinkFree Office app
missed count down and stop watch
missed the wonderful Samsung Smart Alarm app
could not play many video files
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Sorry, what would have been the right section?
Little clue - you have headed this with a 'Q'
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krige said:
Sorry, what would have been the right section?
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Excerpt taken from the sticky thread at the top of every section:
wacky.banana said:
... before you start a thread in development, ask yourself what you are developing. If you can't answer, then stop, step away from the post button, and think about where you are posting. Would it be better in General or Q&A, or is some more time with your best friend, search, required?
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I apologize for the inconvenience caused. Can it be moved to the proper section?
Actually my true intention, as I was almost sure nobody had done it before, was to start from this question to discuss ways to do what I was asking and then develop a mod to do it.
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Hi guys.
I always feel that my display eats the most of my battery..I know what do you expect from S.AMOLED Plus displays..Gorgeous i know but eats your battery..Anyway great app on the market that i have started to use and it works wonders for me and would like to spread the word, if you don't already know about about this app..
Link is this https://market.android.com/details?id=com.haxor&hl=en
Apologies if you already have it, but i just thought if there are more people like myself who want to save a bit of juice on your battery this is a great app to use specially if your brightness is abit to much as well.
Cheers
very good for bedtime reading too and discreet enough not to annoy the missus. This is one of the first apps I install on every Rom change.
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very good for bedtime reading too and discreet enough not to annoy the missus. This is one of the first apps I install on every Rom change.
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tell me about it..hows pat? get it.. i know lame joke.
man this has boosted my battery life by 20%. so i saw people sharing apps that they recommend so i thought why not i do the same..if it helps others why not
thanks for posting
I liked it but found out that if set too low (as it is very efficient) it can be tricky to find the icon or anything else for that matter so eventually I stopped using it
griprx said:
I liked it but found out that if set too low (as it is very efficient) it can be tricky to find the icon or anything else for that matter so eventually I stopped using it
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You always get the icon on the top left hand corner. if you bring down the drop down menu you could access the app from there.
Matriak31 said:
tell me about it..hows pat? get it.. i know lame joke.
thanks for posting
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Pat's doing very well my boy
The Ghost of Frank B
Hi, for this rom users would you replay about battery life in my case its just going 16h long without any data or gps connections !:crying:
Probably better to post in the appropriate ROM thread so the Dev can help you out.
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Probably better to post in the appropriate ROM thread so the Dev can help you out.
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thank u , but am new here its my first try , and when i try to post in Dev. threat i receive a massage that i could not post there, because:angel: am new
I forget about that rule. Well, what is your battery usage graph saying is/are the top consumers? Usually it should go display>standby >idle. That's how mine usually is. Followed by my reddit app, xda, and browser. If the phone is awake much more than the screen is on, something is holding a massive wake lock.
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I forget about that rule. Well, what is your battery usage graph saying is/are the top consumers? Usually it should go display>standby >idle. That's how mine usually is. Followed by my reddit app, xda, and browser. If the phone is awake much more than the screen is on, something is holding a massive wake lock.
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This is how the battery look, and thank u for helping ,
has anyone extended their battery life on their rooted S3? if so, how?
Instal CM 10.2 without gapps. You will get 50% plus on battery
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Instal CM 10.2 without gapps. You will get 50% plus on battery
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wow thats a lot on battery.. are you sure when you say 50%?
What do you mean extend your battery? Do you mean so that it lasts longer?
It depends on what apps and settings you have running on your phone. Things tend to fluctuate for me daily. There's some tips you can do to make things better:
- I tend to disable location (tends to dramatically improve things for me).
- I don't use Google Now, turned that off while I can still use Google Search. Doesn't drain the battery as much.
- Monitor and see which apps are using the battery. There's a bunch of various apps that can give you more information and to diagnose things.
- Check your Account "sync" settings and turn off anything you don't need/use.
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What do you mean extend your battery? Do you mean so that it lasts longer?
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duhhhhhhhh !!!
get with the program.
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Instal CM 10.2 without gapps. You will get 50% plus on battery.
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But i dont like the 3 soft keys at the bottom of CM. Is there any way to delete them? Its really stupid and unnecessary.
Really? When I installed CM 10.2, I didn't get any soft keys. It's really unnecessary, unless your capacitive keys/button don't work.
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Really? When I installed CM 10.2, I didn't get any soft keys. It's really unnecessary, unless your capacitive keys/button don't work.
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understood.. thank god cuz sometimes i see pics of phones with CM 10.2 with those dumb soft keys on the bottom of the screen.. hope the battery lasts longer with the CM.
Turn mobile data off when your not using. Use a data toggle.
~SanaDrate + LTE
Try to change that annoying 3 buttons in settings > interface...
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Try to change that annoying 3 buttons in settings > interface...
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what do u mean by "Try to change that annoying 3 buttons in settings > interface"... do you mean that its difficult to remove those 3 sodt keys?
No, it's simple if you have hardware buttons and don't want soft buttons, just try to search in settings or search in CyanogenMod support on their official site.
i see. i'll try that. its just that theyre so annoying. i dont understand how ppl can stand those buttons at the bottom of their screen knowing that they take up vital screen space.. very weird.
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i see. i'll try that. its just that theyre so annoying. i dont understand how ppl can stand those buttons at the bottom of their screen knowing that they take up vital screen space.. very weird.
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You can make the argument that the Galaxy S3's screen is TOO big, and that having those buttons wouldn't really matter.
Personally, I just upgraded from a myTouch 4G, which has a 3.8 inch display. That phone was much easier to use with one hand and a whole inch really makes a difference. I find that I have too much room on my S3.
Regarding your original questions, I do a couple things to extend my battery life:
- Keep the brightness ALL the way down when I'm inside. The display is probably the most battery sucking component.
- I use Tasker and it that knows when to turn my wifi on when I'm at home, or turn auto brightness on when a certain light level is met. Stuff like that.
- Use Greenify to hibernate most of my apps when I'm not actively using them.
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You can make the argument that the Galaxy S3's screen is TOO big, and that having those buttons wouldn't really matter.
Regarding your original questions, I do a couple things to extend my battery life:
- Keep the brightness ALL the way down when I'm inside. The display is probably the most battery sucking component.
- I use Tasker and it that knows when to turn my wifi on when I'm at home, or turn auto brightness on when a certain light level is met. Stuff like that.
- Use Greenify to hibernate most of my apps when I'm not actively using them.
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but having a larger screen does matter, otherwise there wouldnt be such a big demand for larger phones to type and see videos and stuff with greater ease. so having those annoying buttons is completely unnecessary as any S3 user with a history of previously owned smaller screened phones can attest. matter of fact i'm thinking of buying a note 3 or wait for the S5 which will have a 5.25 inch screen.
i'm not yet rooted but will be soon. i never get round to do it. but its a nust and on my to do list. i want to greenify my phone to freeze apps from sucking out more battery and memory than is needed. after i root my phone i'll try out CM 10.2 as long as those stupid soft buttons arent in the way. the dev that created CM 10.2 must be really ignorant not to have eliminated them or at least given the option to remove them.
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but having a larger screen does matter, otherwise there wouldnt be such a big demand for larger phones to type and see videos and stuff with greater ease. so having those annoying buttons is completely unnecessary as any S3 user with a history of previously owned smaller screened phones can attest. matter of fact i'm thinking of buying a note 3 or wait for the S5 which will have a 5.25 inch screen.
i'm not yet rooted but will be soon. i never get round to do it. but its a nust and on my to do list. i want to greenify my phone to freeze apps from sucking out more battery and memory than is needed. after i root my phone i'll try out CM 10.2 as long as those stupid soft buttons arent in the way. the dev that created CM 10.2 must be really ignorant not to have eliminated them or at least given the option to remove them.
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It's all preference.
Those buttons AREN'T there in CM 10.2 for the S3 (I'm using the stable version), so don't worry.
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It's all preference.
Those buttons AREN'T there in CM 10.2 for the S3 (I'm using the stable version), so don't worry.
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its about demand. thats why samsung is #1 now while apple isnt anymore.
thank god those dumb buttons arent there for the s3. i'll try the stable version.
Hi All I am Posting my results, I need a few ppl who could help and see if this is going to help everyone or only me
And to the critics, I will be doing a screen on time (SOT, ppl are asking and not getting answered) test, I am as eager to fix this so if you would like me to run anything while the screen is on, please let me know
An hour ago i put brightness at 100 while battery was at 50% been browsing the net with chrome using mobile data and it dropped to about 10%. Much less heat than expected although brightness was limited to 84 at some point. Will do a 50 brightness test tomorrow from full charge but wont be touching the phone much
Steps to Follow to give me info
Hi Guys,
Had a bit of time, this is the info I need, hopefully I will get responses from a view e98x variants, even other LGs would be great but please specify the details of your phone.
Download Battery Doctor from the Play Store google dot com/store/apps/details?id=com.ijinshan.kbatterydoctor_en&hl=en
Get it running , opened, etc and then look at the app usage info (scroll down) for the last 24 hours (seen in screenshot attached)
When opened please send me the screenshot or the the list of draining APPS, I have hidden my top drainer that consumed 98% of my battery in the other attached screenshot. At the time of my screenshot I have not uploaded, it has used 34% of my battery and has been disabed for 19 hours. I cannot yet suggest the name or anyone to do anything with the service yet as I am still attempting to find out what breaks (so far nothing.)
I will send battery updates as far as I can.
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So the next thing I have done is charge full again, set the brightness to 50% and played Hearthstone for 3 Hours, I am personally pleased with the results as i could not achieve 3 Hours with the Phone before.
i get 3.5-4.5 hours screen from 100%
with [ROM][5.0.2]STOCK LOLLIPOP G.PRO V1.5 of bountyman334
with few modification mostly removing system apps
hello
Can you explain me what should I do to improve the battery life?
I never could have more than two hours of charge with brightness set to 100%.
sorry for my bad english
brunosp7 said:
hello
Can you explain me what should I do to improve the battery life?
I never could have more than two hours of charge with brightness set to 100%.
sorry for my bad english
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Can you follow post 2 and send me the details, The item I disabled eventually disabled my MTP and USB Tethering, as it doesnt bother me yet, I am yet to attempt tpo fix it. I would Highly recommend 30 - 60% brightness, anything more seems to not have a major impact on brightness, it just reduces battery life and cause heat, which reduces the maximum charge of the battery in future
here is my screenshot, hope it helps u!
ROM 5.0.2 STOCK LOLLIPOP G.PRO V7 of bountyman334
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here is my screenshot, hope it helps u!
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Thanks alibabara, but your screenshot doesnt show
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ROM 5.0.2 STOCK LOLLIPOP G.PRO V7 of bountyman334
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Hi brunosp7, the app I expect to see is not listed, this is a good thing, however viewing the list, it appears that some apps remain open after use. do you have an app that keeps backround apps in check, something like this battery doctor or clean master?
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Hi brunosp7, the app I expect to see is not listed, this is a good thing, however viewing the list, it appears that some apps remain open after use. do you have an app that keeps backround apps in check, something like this battery doctor or clean master?
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right now I'm not using any app to stop background applications.
by the way, I think the application you want is not listed because the battery doctor app disabled many programs and services the first time I started.
sorry for my bad English.
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right now I'm not using any app to stop background applications.
by the way, I think the application you want is not listed because the battery doctor app disabled many programs and services the first time I started.
sorry for my bad English.
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even after disabling the app it still showed up in battery docter, however I had not enabled the super thingy to allow it to fully disable apps. can you take a look to see if you can find the app lgatcmd on your phone, either enabled or disabled
any way to edit what's on the ambient display?
would love to get a battery% on there.
Agreed. That would be nice.
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I don't understand why Google doesn't put battery percent on the screen I would also like to be able to adjust the size
Have there been any updates on this subject now that we have the working root and TRWP?
Really love to have options to change clock colors and display battery percentage.
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Have there been any updates on this subject now that we have the working root and TRWP?
Really love to have options to change clock colors and display battery percentage.
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Nope, not yet...
I want to know why the font changes. Sometimes its tall & skinny other times, short & fat.
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I want to know why the font changes. Sometimes its tall & skinny other times, short & fat.
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In order to prevent burn-in.
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In order to prevent burn-in.
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Isn't that (also?) why it moves around?
It would be nice if Google could do something simple like say, have an automatic off setting so it's not wasting power during the night.
Must Samsung lead the way with everything Google does? Seriously?
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It would be nice if Google could do something simple like say, have an automatic off setting so it's not wasting power during the night.
Must Samsung lead the way with everything Google does? Seriously?
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So you'd like to see ambient display start but only run for a set amount of time? I know I've seen it get really dim, dimmer than when it starts
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So you'd like to see ambient display start but only run for a set amount of time? I know I've seen it get really dim, dimmer than when it starts
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Yes. It's something Samsung has had for ages now. I mean Google took the time to create a scheduled system for blue light reduction, yet couldn't bother to do the same with Ambient Display. It's either on 24-7 or off.
The best solution I've found is to put a piece of paper or such over the top sensor at night so the phone will think the device is in a pocket and turn off the screen.
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paper or such over the top sensor
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The best ideas are the easiest sometimes. I stay away from Samsung. I can't stand trying to figure out where they put stuff at. Why change menu structure even. I've tried several times because of the awesome hardware but never make it past about 2 months.
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any way to edit what's on the ambient display?
would love to get a battery% on there.
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Want Ambient Display to show battery level? Star this issue and let Google know (but don't comment)
http://www.androidpolice.com/2017/1...how-battery-level-star-issue-let-google-know/
If you comment you *will* get spammed by Google notifications, just Star, do NOT comment. (don't ask how I know )
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https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/62319884
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Want Ambient Display to show battery level? Star this issue and let Google know (but don't comment)
http://www.androidpolice.com/2017/1...how-battery-level-star-issue-let-google-know/
If you comment you *will* get spammed by Google notifications, just Star, do NOT comment. (don't ask how I know )
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Cheers for the tip! :good::good: We've done my part now let's wait
I just got my pixel 2 XL and can't believe google has not enabled this already, it's a very basic item and a must have for many.
Pretty pathetic, hopefully once roms start dropping this will fix many shortcomings on the device.
As mentioned in an different thread, using Accubattery will display the battery level on the AOD. In my brief testing, Google reported the app as not consuming any measurable amount of power overnight, so no appreciable battery draw. Also, there is a root app from an XDA RC that displays the music you are currently playing/streaming on to the AOD. This is different from the existing "now playing" feature already built in, and at the end of the article HERE it says that almost any "text" can be displayed on the AOD. It's not the built in Google controls for the AOD we are expecting, but there is hope for customization for those with root, and in the coming ROMs.
Well, got this notice, just don't know what "Changed" (shrug)
https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/62319884
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Well, got this notice, just don't know what "Changed" (shrug)
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It just means there was another comment left. You will be spammed eternally! :silly:
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As mentioned in an different thread, using Accubattery will display the battery level on the AOD. In my brief testing, Google reported the app as not consuming any measurable amount of power overnight, so no appreciable battery draw. Also, there is a root app from an XDA RC that displays the music you are currently playing/streaming on to the AOD. This is different from the existing "now playing" feature already built in, and at the end of the article HERE it says that almost any "text" can be displayed on the AOD. It's not the built in Google controls for the AOD we are expecting, but there is hope for customization for those with root, and in the coming ROMs.
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After I read your post I downloaded accubattery and it works quite well. Thanks for the heads up
I hope they enable the ability to keep the icon on the lockscreen while removing it from the notification panel.. that would be perfect.
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