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I'm in a dilemma! For the last week I've been hunting around to find the right combination of Kernels and Roms. Natively I'm a CM ASOP man. But I've tried everything from CM to MIUI to Ava to Mym. None of the roms are giving a decent amount of battery life. I've tried several combinations of Kernels also. My battery life has been as terrible as 3 hours. I'm talking about losing a percent every minute!
I didn't buy an extended battery. But I have tried a brand new regular battery to make sure that I didn't have a bad battery. Both batteries have the same results under all combinations of Kernels and Roms.
I've seen members braggin on having 12 to 18th hours of life under heavy use! How is that possible!? Lol! I know it has to do with device, kernel, rom combinations.
Can the awsome members of the GREAT Xda please help me out? Point me in the right direction. fyi: I have a ver 003 device and also I don't overclock much at all but I underclock to try and save a lil juice!
Thanks in advanced!
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No matter what rom/kernel combination I run I get really ****ty battery life with the stock red HTC battery. For me personally investing the $70 or so for the Seidio extended battery on Amazon was worthwhile. I also purchased their wall charger as well.
I'm not going to blow smoke up your ass and say that the battery last 2 days with heavy use because thats BS. However, with heavy use (running emulators, gmail sync, occasional bluetooth for wii mote, texting, web browsing, etc) I can get through a 9 hour work day with a lil life to spare.
At least go on amazon and get a1800 mah battery. They are cheap but goood.
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I just bought another stock battery and a wall charger, I keep the spare in my wallet and battery life is a non issue now.
Check out batteryboss.org before buying an aftermarket one though, most of them are rips offs.
I'm not sure about rip offs on amazon but certainly ebay..i bought two batteries w/a charger for $25..and a third one since my oem battery took a bath, fully charged.
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I'm going to research some better batteries. I appreciate the intel. But my thing is I know I can get a few more hours of battery time with a simple kernel modification. Loosing 1% a minute is unheard of lol. Like now: I had 100% when I started this reply and I'm officially at 95% as I press Submit lol! Terrible
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DonSolo said:
I'm going to research some better batteries. I appreciate the intel. But my thing is I know I can get a few more hours of battery time with a simple kernel modification. Loosing 1% a minute is unheard of lol. Like now: I had 100% when I started this reply and I'm officially at 95% as I press Submit lol! Terrible
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You should see if you can get a replacement battery from sprint. I am using CM7 nightly 24, and can easily sustain 24+ hours with the OEM red battery.
Everyone will have different results even with the same rom/kernel, however the drain that your experiencing does sound like your battery might be going bad.
Khilbron said:
You should see if you can get a replacement battery from sprint. I am using CM7 nightly 24, and can easily sustain 24+ hours with the OEM red battery.
Everyone will have different results even with the same rom/kernel, however the drain that your experiencing does sound like your battery might be going bad.
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I see your stats and that sh*t is wicked! I used CM7 and that one drains the quickest lol.... before I cash out on a new extended battery where's an abundant source of Kernels? I've tried three and I wanted to do a little process of elimination before I pull out my visa lol
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There aren't very many CM7 kernel's available yet, so few that I can't even begin to tell you where to start looking, for Sense roms though, search for Netarchy those kernels work really well.
I see... I appreciate that! Imma give Mym a try with a few of them Kernels. Thanks again for the help
And what exactly is the Kernel that you are using!? Lol
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Honestly, I've found that the right kernel makes the biggest difference and setcpu, juicedefender, etc only make it worse. For me (also 003 hw) kings kernel and htc # 15 uv have been best. I've had great success with azrael and vaelpak roms. Currently on vaelpak with kings # 11 with NO battery saving apps. I get 24 hours with my regular use. Yesterday was very light, I went 24 hours with just under 50% left.
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(btw, that is on a stock battery, approx 5 months old)
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ms79723 said:
AOSP Builds
v7
12/25/10 - SBC for BC's Kernel SBC-bcnice-stable-v7.zip (2.62 MB)
This is what I'm currently using at the moment. So this gets all the updates as of right now.
v8-BETA
12/25/10 - SBC for BC's Kernel SBC-bcnice-stable-v8.zip (2.62 MB)
This is what I've been testing for a while. This build contains auto bump charging based on the voltage as opposed to the full charge method. I don't know how it works on extended batteries yet...but works pretty good on stock batteries. With this, you should have a better chance of picking up the phone at higher voltages.
Check out Savaged-Zen![/CENTER]
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I flashed the ver 8 with CM6. 1.2. so far I've gotten slightly better battery life. 20 minutes and I'm still on 99%. That's a whole lot better than losing 1% a minute lol! I'm still going to do another exhaustive research to pinpoint the best combination!
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I know you guys said that setcpu can make matters worse. Is it alright if I use it to underclock to 245x245 when the screen is off and if the battery ever goes over 110°F automatically? That's the only profiles i use to help with battery maintenance
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DonSolo said:
I know you guys said that setcpu can make matters worse. Is it alright if I use it to underclock to 245x245 when the screen is off and if the battery ever goes over 110°F automatically? That's the only profiles i use to help with battery maintenance
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If your still using CM7, it has its own built in setCPU, I have mine set to ondemand 245min, 768max, and sorry for the delayed response, I went to lunch, however the Kernel I am using for my CM7 flash is just the stock kernel that comes with the initial build if CM7.
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If your still using CM7, it has its own built in setCPU, I have mine set to ondemand 245min, 768max, and sorry for the delayed response, I went to lunch, however the Kernel I am using for my CM7 flash is just the stock kernel that comes with the initial build if CM7.
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OK I gotcha. One last thing and I'm finished bugging lol. I never knew exactly what the preset governors main jobs were and the differences between them. Which one is best for power saving?
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my battery is only lasting like 5 hours and i have bought 3 already and the same thing happens. I have a ballistic HC case, so i cant buy the big ones, is there any other way to make my battery last long.
ohh by the way i barely use it like maybe only texting, but nothing else.
Is your phone rooted or stock?
And what rom? Any background apps running?
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Maybe a defective phone or bad apps
We're comin from a pure power source.
He just needs to condition his battery....
It's in my Signature
Maybe it's broken?
"Googly eyes"
Try a custom kernel. If ur on sense try netarchys kernel. If ur on aosp like me try tiamat sbc kernel with viperboys scripts or savaged zen. I use tiamats sbc tho with vb scripts
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Do you have a really poor signal and lots of stuff trying to sync? I have a horrible signal at my home and it will kill the battery really quick but at my office where I have a great signal it will last much much longer.
http://viperboy.tiamat-aosp.com/
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I have the same problem.... But it last more then 5 hrs, maybe 7-9... 9 being least used. I have notice it being a problem with this phone (from other users). I found a better battery at best buy for bout $45. Supposed to last 2x longer, ima try it out. Anyone have any input on this alternate battery... At bare minimum I'll have a back up.
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If it is the platinum 3500 battery, it will be great. It's the retail version of the Seidio 3500. I picked one up a month ago. I originally bought a Laza 3500 from Amazon which wasn't much better than my stock 1500. I'm loving the Platinum though.
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I have the same problem.... But it last more then 5 hrs, maybe 7-9... 9 being least used. I have notice it being a problem with this phone (from other users). I found a better battery at best buy for bout $45. Supposed to last 2x longer, ima try it out. Anyone have any input on this alternate battery... At bare minimum I'll have a back up.
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Titan_evo said:
my battery is only lasting like 5 hours and i have bought 3 already and the same thing happens. I have a ballistic HC case, so i cant buy the big ones, is there any other way to make my battery last long.
ohh by the way i barely use it like maybe only texting, but nothing else.
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There are many factors that deal with battery life. Since you say you use it for texting, then you either have your phone on all the time or you are constantly turning the lockscreen on and off (I am a texter too). If you're rooted then try the kernels suggested above, they'll help BIG TIME. You can also try another rom; other roms just have great battery life. If you're not rooted, then set your phone to never search for wifi signals and only use 3G, GPS, and bluetooth whenever you need to.
I have an extended battery (2600). I was wondering, what does everyone do to get the most out of their extended battery if you have one? I'm hoping to get tips and or tricks from my fellow EVO users. If you have nothing positive to say, please don't post.. Any help is appreciated.
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Are you rooted?
I use the stock battery on my rooted Evo and it lasts all day.
It really does depend on weather your rooted or not cuz on my stock battery I can go about a day in a half maybe a couple hours less MAYBE but then I have a Seidio 3500 mAh that can go exactly 2 days 1 hour and 38 minutes with heavy heavy use and also on a charge of 93 percent
So again are you rooted?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=712990 check that thread, ever since i followed the steps my battery life is so much better. its been off the charger since midnight and i browsed fb for like 30 minutes, texted my wife n browsed the market for a bit and its only down to 89%. btw im using the stock battery.
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Are you rooted?
I use the stock battery on my rooted Evo and it lasts all day.
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yes i am, running Mijah's MERGED along with Golden Monkey 1.1. I get about 6 hours out a stock and about 8 out a 2600.. am i missing something here?
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yes i am, running Mijah's MERGED along with Golden Monkey 1.1. I get about 6 hours out a stock and about 8 out a 2600.. am i missing something here?
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Not really lol I think that's pretty good I'm guessing that you got that with moderate/heavy use?
You may wanna give another ROM a shot and see cuz battery life may very between them. As well as kernels.
dzee206 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=712990 check that thread, ever since i followed the steps my battery life is so much better. its been off the charger since midnight and i browsed fb for like 30 minutes, texted my wife n browsed the market for a bit and its only down to 89%. btw im using the stock battery.
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from what ive read on this, it seems to be likely to work. will give it a try and see what happens.
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Not really lol I think that's pretty good I'm guessing that you got that with moderate/heavy use?
You may wanna give another ROM a shot and see cuz battery life may very between them. As well as kernels.
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actually thats with it just sitting there doing nothing while im working. lol I have ran god knows how many roms all with about the same battery life expectancy except SAV-ZEN which is and always will be my favorite AOSP rom. lol oh well, ill give swapping roms another go, thanks man.
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Not really lol I think that's pretty good I'm guessing that you got that with moderate/heavy use?
You may wanna give another ROM a shot and see cuz battery life may very between them. As well as kernels.
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actually thats with it just sitting there doing nothing while im working. lol I have ran god knows how many roms all with about the same battery life expectancy except SAV-ZEN which is and always will be my favorite AOSP rom. lol oh well, ill give swapping roms another go, thanks man.
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Try Xplod RC1
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Try Xplod RC1
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Will give that one a go. I dled it a few days ago but i accidentally deactivated my EVO lol luckily i unrooted it and got it back to root just now so im going to give that one a go
Any stock kernel will not charge any extended battert correctly. I experimented with this for the last month.
I found an app called boot manager and now have 4 roms installed on my phone. At night I boot into a Froyo ROM with a SBC kernel and charge it, then in the am, boot into my Gingerbread ROM.
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yes i am, running Mijah's MERGED along with Golden Monkey 1.1. I get about 6 hours out a stock and about 8 out a 2600.. am i missing something here?
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Yep. If I don't use my phone it will last all day and lose about 1.5% every two hours. I just recently switched to my current setup and am still not used to it. I'll unplug my phone at ~95% and head out the door. I'll pull it out of my pocket a number of hours later and see that it's only down to about 93% - 92%. Before I switched my setup I would've been down the low 80's if not lower. When I use it my battery depends on what I am doing with it and what I have my scaling set to. Using my phone for things like texting, facebook, email, and some web browsing on Skyfire, which is what I would consider heavy use, it goes down about 3.5% per hour. Yesterday I went to my little niece's dance class and I used my phone to record video of her entire 60 minute dance class. Battery went down about 30% percent from that but that's to be expected. I remained out of the house for another 8 hours after her class and my phone still had 50% battery left by the time I got home. Wireless tether eats up my battery. But Thats because I am usually tethering while texting and testing launchers and such on my phone.
I do all of this on a stock battery. So I can only imagine how much I'd be able to do with an extended battery.
I get 30+ hours on my extended battery 2600 from sprint. LOL on warm 2.2
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wetrabbit444 said:
I get 30+ hours on my extended battery 2600 from sprint. LOL on warm 2.2
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see i ran WTPT for a long time because i loved the stability of it as well as the awesome batteyr life of it along with the option to SBC on the fly like SAV-ZEN. I'm not going to lie though, I love the GB's along with the carousel LMAO! X) i bet thats whats eating away at my battery lol
verizon galaxy nexus threads about "bad battery life verizon nexus" get posted before 12am 12/16/11? i say more than the threads already started. and at least a couple threads where people have drained the battery twice before tomorrow is out.
I have a Thunderbolt. Won't hear any complaining from ME.
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2100mah battery. Has to be better than any current vzw LTE offering.
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2100mah battery. Has to be better than any current vzw LTE offering.
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I'm fairly certain it comes with a 1835mAh battery.
Extended battery for me. I have LTE turned off on the rezound and get great battery life. LTE is awesome but it doesn't need to be on ALL day.
The extended battery should do the trick. Plus videos show it doesn't even add that much thickness because of the design. Plus its gotta be thinner then the rezound I'm using.
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Extended battery for me. I have LTE turned off on the rezound and get great battery life. LTE is awesome but it doesn't need to be on ALL day.
The extended battery should do the trick. Plus videos show it doesn't even add that much thickness because of the design. Plus its gotta be thinner then the rezound I'm using.
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Is it going to be an OEM Extended batt?...any clue if they'll have them tomorrow?
Depending on how the oem performs, I may get extended as well.
It won't only be about bad battery life. I see scores of threads popping up with people complaining about every last little thing. It's almost like they're going out of their way to find something to complain about.
the carnage begins soon.
I'll bet on 36, even if I have to make that many threads to win...=)
Going to start my day at verizon, possibly stepping on my thunderbolt in front of the salespeople to let them know I mean business. Well, maybe not.
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the carnage begins soon.
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We could start side betting about how many of those "0MGZ [insert] SUXXX" threads are started in the dev section.
Hey everyone,i
Im thinking of getting a Note 2 (coming from a S3) in the next couple of days. Im thinking this is going to be a great device as I have a Note 8 tablet and love the flexibility I have when using it for work or school. For those that still have the Note 2, do you still think its a great phone to have? Do you think that its still a good phone to get?
Some background information. Im looking to use the Spen to take notes in meetings, class and impromptu situations. I use One Note and Evernote, so it would be good to have my notes sync, and im looking for a phone that has better battery life. My current S3 is have a good day if it last more then 5 hours (usually little under 2 hours of screen time), and I heard that the battery on this phone is great. I have several emails/apps sync due to work so im sure is helping to drain my battery, but am hoping the Note 2 will be able to handle it. Im not looking for a magical battery, but if it can last at least while im at work (will be thrilled if it lasts 12 hours)..
Any advice is greatly appreciated.
Sounds like it will meet your requirements. Im getting at least twice the battery life you get with your s3. The spen is cool, I rarely use it. My note 2 is about to go up for sale. Im getting a g2 or nexus5. Pm me if interested.
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I recently upgraded to the Note 2 from a Galaxy Nexus and am Loving this phone. I've used it for a couple of weeks now and have not encountered anything to change my opinion. My setup consists of the stock 4.1.2 Touchwiz rom w/Nova Launcher & LMT, stock battery, and an Imak Cowboy textured case.
Coming from the GN, I am well aware of life with a crappy battery. The stock 3100 mAh battery in my Note provides at least 6hrs of screen on time on a bad day and nearly 9hrs on a good day (strong signal and available wifi). I can typically wring out 8hrs of screen time and 16hrs total time from this 1yo battery and stock rom (unofficial 4.3 seemed slightly less efficient).
What I love most about this phone is that it's nearly perfect out of the box. There is zero lag, no matter what or how many apps I have open, the battery life is phenomenal, and the screen looks great and is the perfect size for me. I only recently flashed a 4.3 rom (Slim Bean) because I am so accustomed to running the latest, most feature packed roms on my previous nexus devices...went back to the stock 4.1.2 rom after only one day because I missed some of its features.
I was hesitant to get the Note 2 because I used nexus devices since the Nexus S and was concerned about bloatware and lack of support or custom roms. Ended up making the jump and then found out that I don't need any of the mods that I found essential for the Nexii (Nexuses?). With you coming from the S3, I think this is a no-brainer; the Note 2 is similar but bigger and far better. Also, used Note 2 prices are coming down on Swappa and Craigslist. Ebay prices are still high, but I think this is still a better bargain than the Note 3 at its current price.
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Thanks Braneless! Thats what I am hoping for. I finally found one on Swappa that I bought and should be getting it in a couple of days. Im really hoping the battery does last as none of my previous phones got great battery life no matter what I did compared to others (Roms, kernels, tweaks, etc).
Im optimistic that it will work out, thanks again.
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elosogrande7076 said:
Thanks Braneless! Thats what I am hoping for. I finally found one on Swappa that I bought and should be getting it in a couple of days. Im really hoping the battery does last as none of my previous phones got great battery life no matter what I did compared to others (Roms, kernels, tweaks, etc).
Im optimistic that it will work out, thanks again.
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Since battery is one of your concerns I just want to throw in there since it's a used Note that it might be due to a bad battery. I have my Note since Dec and my battery does not last as long as it once did. I still get good usage out of it tho. Went from 5-6 screen on time with 3g/4g or 8 with wifi to 4 on 3g/4g and about 5 1/2-6 on wifi. It also drains faster while on idle but still outlasts my other phones (EVO LTE & GS3).
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RayTrue04 said:
Since battery is one of your concerns I just want to throw in there since it's a used Note that it might be due to a bad battery. I have my Note since Dec and my battery does not last as long as it once did. I still get good usage out of it tho. Went from 5-6 screen on time with 3g/4g or 8 with wifi to 4 on 3g/4g and about 5 1/2-6 on wifi. It also drains faster while on idle but still outlasts my other phones (EVO LTE & GS3).
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Thanks Ray....the one I got from Swappa had 2 Anker batteries and I after adding my programs and various accounts/syncs i got around 7 hours of usage and 3.5 screen time. This was completely stock, so i am going to test a custom kernel then possibly some custom roms and go from there
elosogrande7076 said:
Thanks Ray....the one I got from Swappa had 2 Anker batteries and I after adding my programs and various accounts/syncs i got around 7 hours of usage and 3.5 screen time. This was completely stock, so i am going to test a custom kernel then possibly some custom roms and go from there
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Oh you're good to go! Lol. Enjoy your Note buddy! I'm still lovin mine and skipping on the 3 till the note 4 comes
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Oh you're good to go! Lol. Enjoy your Note buddy! I'm still lovin mine and skipping on the 3 till the note 4 comes
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Thanks! Im going to play around with it but im still eyeing the Note 3. With my thinking of leaving sprint by next Summer, I might stick with the Note 2 or move to the Note 3 (thanks to Swappa) until I make my decision next year.