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Well i been noticing a lot of people complaining (or commenting) on bad battery life on a ROM they just flashed. I decided to start a thread on how tips to improve battery life. It's not necessarily a ROM that gives you bad battery life (specially if most people comment on how great it is)....there might be a few thing you or your phone is doing to cause this.
First: After flashing a new ROM, you will have the worst battery life ever. The battery will have go through a few cycles before battery life will be apparent. It is also worth noting that sometimes a battery calibration will have to be done by either traditional methods or by the Die Hard Battery Calibration Script by Zeppelinrox. (Not sure if it really works, never tried it…..but its worth mentioning)
Second: Turn off unnecessary sync’s in the phone (toggle button) and apps, such as Facebook, XDA (sorry xda), emails…etc). Yes it is cool to have your Facebook notify you every 30 minutes about somebody’s activities, but that takes up power. I am not saying turn off everything, but you have to find your sweet spot about what is to be on.
While we are talking about deactivating sync’s or limiting them, let’s talk about widgets for a second. Let’s not forget widgets are in automatic sync, sometimes you can control the frequency, and they will use extra system resources such as WiFi, 4G/3G, GPS, etc and this means extra battery usage.
Third: Turn off all radio's such as 4G/3G,WiFi, and GPS when not in use. It goes without saying that if you are not connected to WiFi, it is going to use up battery searching for connectivity. Also, If you notice that you lost signal completely while at work or in a building for an extended period of time, I suggest turning Airplane Mode on. I use Airplane Mode at work and my battery drops 2-3% in 4 hours. You can also turn off data (4G/3G) when you phone is not in use by simply turning off the data toggle.
Forth: I highly recommend using the apps, GSaM Battery Monitor, Better Battery Stats, and CPU Spy to monitor and verify wake locks and apps stealing power. I also recommend Eugine's app, CPU Sleep. All are available on the market and also free on XDA, but why not pay the 2 bucks and support the dev's.
GSam battery monitor used to be Badass Battery Monitor (because it was [email protected]) but i guess too many people complained so he changed it to GSam, but it still is the best out there with very minimal system drain. What this app does is explain to you what is using battery and how much. You can see what inactive app is using battery. It will also show you wakelocks, and what apps held your device awake and for how long. A lot of useful info to help track down battery drain.
Better Battery Stats is a more in-depth info about wakelocks from kernel wakelocks, partial wakelocks, alarms (scheduled wakelocks for each app) and so much more. This can be intimidating to look at and read at first, but you will learn your way around it quickly and what it is telling you. It does include a database link to most wakelocks to help explain most wakelocks.
CPU Spy is useful to be to help determine what my CPU is doing throughout the day and shows Deep Sleep which is very important when tracking down battery drain. This is, in my opinion, optional. Not necessary to track down the culprit of battery drain, but it helps for me.
CPU Sleep is a wonderful app designed by Eugine that when the phone hits deep sleep...it ensures all but one core is sleeping until you wake the device. Far as i am aware, it only works for TW ROM's....i am sure he is developing for CM and AOKP ROM's, if he hasn't done so already.
Fifth: Screen Brightness. Now I know we have a huge cool screen and you want others to see it, so you jack the brightness up to 100% or on Auto. The fact is we have a HUGE screen that loves to eat up battery power like it’s nobody’s business. Now I know putting it on the auto selection sounds like a way to sound power. And in a way it is, but you have to realize it takes more power cycling through different levels. I suggest lowering it low as possible that you are comfortable with. I use 20% brightness, and I feel that you use less power than auto because it’s a constant brightness now going from dim to bright and everywhere in between. (-thanks mrrobc97 for the reminder)
While we are talking about displays, mrrobc97(thanks again) also brought up the about turning off landscape views, not to use live wallpapers, and the use of dark wallpapers and themes.
He also reminded me about disabling apps on startup .He and I recommend the app Autostarts from the playstore. I highly recommend this app over anything I used, including Rom Toolbox’s feature that does this. Not to downplay Rom Toolbox in anyway (it is a great app) but I have had bad luck lately with the autostart feature in the past…probably my own fault for fudging something up I shouldn’t have been (usually disabling YouTube is when it goes haywire with FC’s). Autostarts is a bit more advanced then RT’s autostart tool.
Sixth: 3rd party app killers do nothing. Yes they kill everything running on your phone, but the apps you just killed in your background will restart, thus using more battery power to start back up than it would of if you just left them running. This also is the same when you do this in the stock app manager too. (thanks blunified for the tip).
If you have anything to add or correct, please feel free to post and I will add.
Right now i get about 17-20hours on average of battery life on a work day, and 20-26 hours average on a non working day.
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The best so far I have a screenshot for....18 hours up, used 57% with over 9.5 hours left (average).
Update 7/29:
Revised my original post and added in tips from members mrrobc97 and bluntified.
I'm not saying you're wrong, but a lot of this stuff is situational. I think the majority of the frustration people have is when their phones are draining quickly while using basic functions; the reasons why we buy these phones in the first place.
I've tried every gimmick and gadget to get better battery life, but I can't seem to reliably get my phone to drain at much less than 10% an hour, unless I'm just straight up not using it.
I was getting 7-8% on Darkside v8, but since he's taking a break from it I decided to try some other stuff out. That's the best I've had, coming from Juggernaut and DW before.
Same deal with cm9 and AOKP, about 10% an hour with a busy work email, one Gmail account, fair amount of texting, checking my RSS feeds and XDA every hour or so. Screen on automatic brightness.
It's not horrible, but it's not great. Maybe I have a wonky device? Either way, I like having what I use always available, and if this is the battery life trade off for that, I'll deal with it. I live and work in Manhattan so it's not like I'm ever far from a charger.
What am I gonna do, get an iChick phone?
Hell no.
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I understand what your saying. The point i was trying to get a lot of people was to realize that a lot of wasted power loss comes from apps not allowing the device to sleep as it should. I remember watching my phone draining 20% an hour in airplane mode come to realize later that i had to many widgets refreshing, all sync's on and updating every 30 minutes with other apps constantly active not allowing the phone to hit deep sleep at all. I totally agree about a battery should last a longtime without having to check for wakelocks and whatnot. I think the blame comes from a mixture of poorly written apps, android power management system that's not working efficiently as it should, and a battery that should of been a bit bigger.
For sure. People need to have reasonable expectations though. If everything is light up like the Vegas strip your phone isn't going to last very long. But if you have everything minimalist and turned off you have an expensive pet rock. I think the best advice you can give is the self diagnostic stuff so people can examine their habits and figure out a fun to battery balance that works for them. The programs you suggested are all good ones that have helped me out at various points.
I've almost chucked my phone out the window because of the damn media process always running ffs.
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In other words, don't use your phone. Best battery saver
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In other words, don't use your phone. Best battery saver
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No not saying that at all. But do you really need to have everything on a half hour sync? Actually just a manual sync would greatly improve battery life.
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I need to throw in Autostarts app. It enables/disables an app start-up on system boot-up. It also enables/disables an apps start-up when certain events happen (like when a charger plugs in it will start-up a certain app on when an app makes another app start-up that you probably don't need on). It really needs to go on your list Biker.
Another thing you forgot to mention is the screen brightness and your choice of the background theme or wallpaper. OK common knowledge you should know by now... BRIGHTER SCREEN = HIGHER BATTERY CONSUMPTION... don't keep it the lowest cuz you're going to end up switching it back and forth depending how bright your surroundings are thus wasting more battery...just keep it on AUTO! Also...do you really need that snow landscape for your wallpaper? Do you have to view your kids everytime you wake-up your phone?...NO?...then find the darkest coolest wallpaper you could live with. And last go through all your apps and (if the option is there) choose the darkest background theme available, like for the mail, sms/mms, or tapatalk app.
...on another note...YES, I will agree that in order to get maximum life from your battery you will have to sacrifice alot of the stuff that makes your smartphone cool like the amount of widgets you could be running, bright ass screen settings, or that live wallpaper you're running. You also sacrifice instant use of your phone (i.o.w. instead of checking your Facebook widget to see what's up you have to---open notification toggles - enable data/wifi - go to app drawer - open Facebook app - wait for it to load - then see what's up). All that coolness its whats sells a smartphone (see commercials) but it comes at a high battery-drainage price.
My wife has a t989 like me but white and so does her lil' sis. Her setup is identical to mine for the exception of a few apps and that she has a purple version of my Blutiful theme. She's always telling me (or talking **** i.m.o.) about how on her lil' sis phone you are able to view Facebook, YouTube, and News right on her screen (i.o.w. widgets) and not hers and I tell her its not gonna happen cuz I don't want her *****ing later on about how the "phone" sucks cuz the battery lasts half a day JUST like I always hear her lil'sis *****.
...so anyways the point I'm trying to make is that you have to make that choice (coolness vs battery life) or try to find YOUR sweet spot between both of them. Another thing you could do is have a few spare cheap batteries from ebay. They work almost as good as the OEM and for all we know they probably come from the same place and just slap different labels on them. Buy a cheap $3 battery charger also and have them charged and just keep one at home/car/work like that you could swap if the need arises. I also bought a few cheap home/car phone chargers from ebay and also have them at home/car/work. They have all worked good for me w/o any issues. You might catch me with my pants down one day but you will NEVER catch me with a dead phone I promise.
I've almost chucked my phone out the window because of the damn media process always running ffs.
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There needs to be a fix for that damn media thing always running
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Another thing to note is, using the "kill all" button on your task manager will use more battery. There are apps that need to run in the background, when you close it, it will have to reopen itself and use more battery power.
Altogether, task managers are no good.
Thanks mrrobc97, I forgot about all of that. I'll add in when I get home. I used Rom toolbox to kill auto run apps a while back and messed something up somehow. Had to reflash. What app did you use?
Thanks bluntified, that's an important tip to remind people too.
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There needs to be a fix for that damn media thing always running
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Funny you mention that. I read a post the other day about that. Forgot where, but it was saying it has to deal with incompatible media such as music or video types...I'll try to dig it up for you
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tjbiker031 said:
Thanks mrrobc97, I forgot about all of that. I'll add in when I get home. I used Rom toolbox to kill auto run apps a while back and messed something up somehow. Had to reflash. What app did you use?
Thanks bluntified, that's an important tip to remind people too.
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The app is called Autostarts.
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There needs to be a fix for that damn media thing always running
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What media "thing"?
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What media "thing"?
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It's a wakelock that involves the media scanner running in the background process . Continuously scanning certain media types. Never experienced it myself but read about others that have
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Original thread updated and revised with tips from users mrrobc97 and blunified. Thanks again for your contribution guys.
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It's a wakelock that involves the media scanner running in the background process . Continuously scanning certain media types. Never experienced it myself but read about others that have
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Weird. Neva had that happen to me. Since wer on that subject...here goes another tip...so ur media scanner doesn't go on and on scanning everything in ur phone...put a ".nomedia" file on the folder(s) u dont want scanned like that the media scanner is faster next time it has to scan ur phone.
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Is there anyway to stop apps like Score Center from always showing up as a running app?
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I've also noticed that lately Google maps has been a battery sucker. I uninstall it, as using it from the web works fine for me. also MapQuest app from the market is a pretty good replacement and drains far less battery
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lowrider262 said:
I've also noticed that lately Google maps has been a battery sucker. I uninstall it, as using it from the web works fine for me. also MapQuest app from the market is a pretty good replacement and drains far less battery
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Is there anyway to stop apps like Score Center from always showing up as a running app?
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Like the OP says...get the app Autostarts to disable those apps from running next time you boot-up ur phone.
ive tryed everything. android system is always higher than screen no matter what i flash, ics or jb. this is just getting annoying how it drops 1% every 2 minutes, when using it with data. i really like this phone but this is just killing it for me. i attached some pics of the battery and the kernel wakes. any help would be great.
thanks
WOW, that is crazy. I can only suggest Wicked V7 updated to the latest official ICS. Do a full wipe of everything and install. I have been running for 2 days and have great battery.
Good luck bro
idk what it can be I've been switching roms and ics or not android system is always higher than screen . Could it be an app or a file that's causing this?
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There is an app in the playstore I think it is called cpuspy that tells you what rogue app is running in the back ground. You can also try the process of elimination.
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There is an app in the playstore I think it is called cpuspy that tells you what rogue app is running in the back ground. You can also try the process of elimination.
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Nope cpu spy shows how much time the phone is in different mhz.. like if you turn off your screen it will go into deepsleep and when you open the app it indicates how much time the phone has spent into deep sleep...
And OP maybe its a bad battery if you have tried ics roms and jb ?
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Nope cpu spy shows how much time the phone is in different mhz.. like if you turn off your screen it will go into deepsleep and when you open the app it indicates how much time the phone has spent into deep sleep...
And OP maybe its a bad battery if you have tried ics roms and jb ?
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I stand corrected, thank you sir.
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Well, what do you guys think of this? I'm new to the S3 not familiar with the ROMS. What's the best ROM out there for us with good battery life and performance?
I really like the CodenameAndroid and ParanoidAndroid roms in combination with Ktoonz kernel, I get around 2 days of battery with moderate usage and over 6 hours screen time, which IMO is great for the US S3
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Well, what do you guys think of this? I'm new to the S3 not familiar with the ROMS. What's the best ROM out there for us with good battery life and performance?
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holy sh*t the android system is raping your battery, well I love wicked roms(ICS) awesome battery and super smooth. You can also check out FrostyICS and FrostyJB those are also really good ROM's. I personally like ICS ROM's as they are more stable and don't have minor issues that some the JB ROM's have.
Check out post #3112 and #3113 in the WickedV7 thread and check out the battery life pic people posted on that ROM.
GO to the Play store and download no-frills CPU control or set cpu and check and see what you Min and max is for your CPU.
I have an extended battery and after 4 hours i was at 65 or 70% which is way off!!! I check this and it showed that my min and max was at 1024 once I changed the min to 384 everything got better
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holy sh*t the android system is raping your battery, well I love wicked roms(ICS) awesome battery and super smooth. You can also check out FrostyICS and FrostyJB those are also really good ROM's. I personally like ICS ROM's as they are more stable and don't have minor issues that some the JB ROM's have.
Check out post #3112 and #3113 in the WickedV7 thread and check out the battery life pic people posted on that ROM.
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I tried latest frosty ics and still bad
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You doing a full wipe between? I'd do that if not and trying only installing necessary apps and check overnight or after a day if system is still killing you
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yeah full wipe I did some cleaning up erased some files and apps and the android system is now 12% and screen is 56% but I still have a lot of wake of ks
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When it comes to battery life, there are many thing that you can do to improve it.
First off, turn autobrightness off, and try and keep the brightness slider as low as comfortably possible.
Dark, if not completely black background are not only sick looking, but they help with your battery life.
Less widgets, especially ones that require frequent updates...like weather widgets, and facebook widgets will wake
your system up to update. I suggest removing most, if not all of your widgets from your home screens.
Download an app like setcpu, nstools, or voltage control to set your min and max frequencies. In setcpu, make some profiles for screen off to
make sure your system isn't throttling up while your phone is not in use.
Change your governor and i/o schedulers. With a high end device like this, you can comfortably sit on conservative governor without experiencing bad lag...i/o schedulars wont effect battery life too too much but simple ones are best (like sio).
Run v6 super charger, kickass kernalizer, and 3 script to improve the way your device runs, and battery life. Stick to wifi when possible. Having low signal will cause your phone to constantly look for a better signal which will prevent it from deep sleeping.
Use titanium backup to freeze unnecessary processes, such as DRM protected content.
Download one powerguard to help also.
Good luck!
Xenoism said:
When it comes to battery life, there are many thing that you can do to improve it.
First off, turn autobrightness off, and try and keep the brightness slider as low as comfortably possible.
Dark, if not completely black background are not only sick looking, but they help with your battery life.
Less widgets, especially ones that require frequent updates...like weather widgets, and facebook widgets will wake
your system up to update. I suggest removing most, if not all of your widgets from your home screens.
Download an app like setcpu, nstools, or voltage control to set your min and max frequencies. In setcpu, make some profiles for screen off to
make sure your system isn't throttling up while your phone is not in use.
Change your governor and i/o schedulers. With a high end device like this, you can comfortably sit on conservative governor without experiencing bad lag...i/o schedulars wont effect battery life too too much but simple ones are best (like sio).
Run v6 super charger, kickass kernalizer, and 3 script to improve the way your device runs, and battery life. Stick to wifi when possible. Having low signal will cause your phone to constantly look for a better signal which will prevent it from deep sleeping.
Use titanium backup to freeze unnecessary processes, such as DRM protected content.
Download one powerguard to help also.
Good luck!
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Woaahh android system is at 52% now and screen 18%
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Jaimesco12 said:
Woaahh android system is at 52% now and screen 18%
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This was mentioned in another thread. DL this app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.eugene373.cpu.sleep
It shuts down one of your cores when the phone isn't in use.
Also DL CPUspy. This will show you exactly how often your phone is using certain frequencies, and whether or not it's going into deep sleep.
It looks from your screenshot however that your standby battery is not the problem, it seems to shoot down when in use (at least I'm assuming that was from when you were using the device).
Click on "System" and take a screenshot so we can see what's going on
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Error is the first thing listed. Have you tested the battery by doing a full reset and flash, then not installing any apps? If this is happening across roms and builds its most likely one of your apps not playing well with the system.
Before your next flash, go into dev options and turn on Show CPU Usage. Then let us know what processes seem to stay at the top all the time.
Also get cpu spy from the market and after letting it collect its data for a while (especially when not using the phone) check it to make sure its going into deep sleep.
After those two, do your clean flash and run without installing any apps for a while. Then when you do install them, do not restore from a backup. Download them fresh from the market. Also do not restore any backed up data, at least at first.
When you do flash your system, download the full firmware to your computer (use root66 if you want to keep root). From recovery choose format data, this will wipe your internal sdcard, btw.
Now boot into download mode and using Odin, flash the firmware you just downloaded.
Once done charge back to 100% and see how it goes.
You can get the firmware from my stickied thread in development.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1949687
Good luck!
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I'm a little afraid to use odin and I always restore app + data from titanium backup after fresh flash lol
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I'm a little afraid to use odin and I always restore app + data from titanium backup after fresh flash lol
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As long as you follow instructions, and make sure you have the correct fw for your model, Odin is actually quite easy to use.
Restoring apps and especially data can cause all kinds of issues when jumping between different builds and especially android versions. The updated apos and system often have different database structures, different data files, and even different storage locations sometimes.
I'm betting this is where the problem will be.
I understand not wanting to go through all that I mentioned, but if you want to know where the problem originates, you have to start removing variables to narrow it down.
If you don't care what's causing it, jump to the flash. Nandroid backup, wipe everything, odin flash, test. If all is well, restore the data part of nandroid. If problems start again then you know its either your apps or data causing the problem.
Odin instructions are in TheExels thread stickied in this section.
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I flashed the honeycomb battery icon. I have another app that I've been using (Android booster) that is a task killer. it shows my battery life, it was right on before the new icon but now they don't match up the widget says I have 10% more life in my battery then my battery icon on my status bar. Is there any way to fix this problem? or should I just deal with it
Thank you in advance
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I flashed the honeycomb battery icon. I have another app that I've been using (Android booster) that is a task killer. it shows my battery life, it was right on before the new icon but now they don't match up the widget says I have 10% more life in my battery then my battery icon on my status bar. Is there any way to fix this problem? or should I just deal with it
Thank you in advance
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1st off, I'd recommend dumping any "task killer" as the GN2 has this functionality built in, especially since we're talking about battery performance...
2nd, I'd concentrate more on wakelock settings, and if I had to download any app it would be those that helped manage this. This way you can force everything to sleep when your not using your phone...
Also, depending on the governor, you may need to adjust your phones clock throttling upon waking/using the device, custom may be your best bet, but there might be a "built-in" profile that works perfectly for your particular individual usage
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For some reason, I seem to only be able to manage about 5 hours of screen time. I've heard of people getting 6-8 hours.
I'm using this ROM http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2150145 but for some reason, that thread isn't very alive..
I tried the jedi ROM, but I just can't stand it when developers change little things about the UI. Is 5 hours normal for a ROM that's mostly stock? I'm using the UNEAK kernel.
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1st off, I'd recommend dumping any "task killer" as the GN2 has this functionality built in, especially since we're talking about battery performance...
2nd, I'd concentrate more on wakelock settings, and if I had to download any app it would be those that helped manage this. This way you can force everything to sleep when your not using your phone...
Also, depending on the governor, you may need to adjust your phones clock throttling upon waking/using the device, custom may be your best bet, but there might be a "built-in" profile that works perfectly for your particular individual usage
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Thanks for the info phxdroid86:thumbup: will check into it. I did get rid of the task killer started using the stock one, I like it.
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Hello folks,
I came across this app which basically forces your phone into deep sleep mode when not in use( screen off). It turns data, wifi off etc. And wakes phone on in every half hour or other intervals you choose to check email etc. It does not do much when you are using the phone but saves a lot of battery when the phone is not being used.
I am using CM10 alpha 6 and it works great for the time being. I highly recommend it for people having battery issues.
If you want to try go to google play and search for "deep sleep battery saver".
My first impressions are really good.Just wanted to share...
Edit: Here is the link for play store
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rootuninstaller.batrsaver
Here is the link for the xda-version thread where you can get .apk
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2030696
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as your recommended, we would appreciate if you include a playstore-link of the application
so we can download the right apps directed form your link easier,
and most users here use their mobile or tapatalk to access the xda forums
thank you
Link is added on the first post.
Apparently there is also free xda version of the app which includes paid options. There is a thread created by the developer on xda but since I am on my phone right now, I cant find the link. But a google search will lead you there.
EDIT: Link for xda version is also added for your convenience.
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This will my data connection...so fb wont get notify
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This will my data connection...so fb wont get notify
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That is the point. It just wakes every once in a while (30, 45, 60 minutes etc. you define) and get all sorts of notifications etc. There will be delays for notifications. It is a price to pay for a dramatic increase in battery life. If you want to be notified immediately for a facebook, twitter etc., then this is not for you.
Now I can get around 30 hours of battery life easily. Before my battery used to die in about 17 hours or so. So the choice is up to you..
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That is the point. It just wakes every once in a while (30, 45, 60 minutes etc. you define) and get all sorts of notifications etc. There will be delays for notifications. It is a price to pay for a dramatic increase in battery life. If you want to be notified immediately for a facebook, twitter etc., then this is not for you.
Now I can get around 30 hours of battery life easily. Before my battery used to die in about 17 hours or so. So the choice is up to you..
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I think nowdays samsung has made thier device battery to fast draining...
this app surely make deep sleep but sometimes 3g got no conection when unlock phone, have to disable this app first and restart couple of time to have a conection back..this is happen to me more than 2 times..
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this app surely make deep sleep but sometimes 3g got no conection when unlock phone, have to disable this app first and restart couple of time to have a conection back..this is happen to me more than 2 times..
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Yeah sometimes I got that issue too. So what I am trying now is to leave Data connection alone but stopping apps. I will see if battery life is still good.
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awesome app
noukuo sup
it like the other battery saver. than 'deep sleep battery' is just the name app but it have some fiture to force and tune the CPU clock
the apps have good detail setting, but i donnt recomended. i realy like other battery saver
nice app:thumbup:
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hepi_hape said:
it like the other battery saver. than 'deep sleep battery' is just the name app but it have some fiture to force and tune the CPU clock
the apps have good detail setting, but i donnt recomended. i realy like other battery saver
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You should kindly let us know which "other battery saver" app you are talking about... As we are looking for the best to get the longest the battery life.
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You should kindly let us know which "other battery saver" app you are talking about... As we are looking for the best to get the longest the battery life.
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as you wish to help
i have try some battery saver app : juiced (free n ultimate), go prowe, 2x battery, battery booster, batery saver DU.
and this my review (other people may have different exp)
Juiced defender (FREE)
this is most easy UI and saver that i have try , Why not ulitame ? the ultimate too much setting it's bothering for many user
GO Power
I like this design (old version). it have gr8 feature if you have PRO version (we talk Free user,right) and time management for profile
this's my first app i use. since the update cutting their feature and design have changed. i dont like it
2x battery
Simple and little ram memory usage means save battery and performace too
battery saver DU - battery booster
80% have same interface between booster and saver DU. but i prefer saver DU cz have more feature
Deep slep battery
i have try this app for several day, and it not so much saving battery than other
thats it, hope it will help you
Battery is one of the things that's critical for your mobile's day to day use.
I have done my research on the things that has impact on mobile phone's battery life and I am going to jot down the stuff that can clearly save your battery.
1. Changing your scheduler.
By default Android devices comes with CFQ(COMPLETELY FAIR SCHEDULER) which is the worst, So please change it to SIO(SIMPLE I/O) scheduler, This scheduler has been voted as most stable and better for battery. It even solves the heating up issues.
NOTE: DON'T NEED TO OVERCLOCK OR UNDERCLOCK your device if your planning to use your device on a long term basis, Changing the scheduler will do fine
2: Install wake-lock detector
The wake-lock detector requires root, It gives you the idea of what rogue apps makes your device stay awake, Staying awake drains a lot of battery, Best thing to do is to uninstall the rogue apps.
3: Do not install Battery saving apps
Let it be any application, They claim they save your battery by monitoring the unnecessary background apps and closing them. They don't let the device to sleep, Let it be juice defender or you name it. Do not do that.
4: Install push notification fixer
Complaints about push notifications are solved by this APP, It resets your ping time, So that you don't spend unnecessary juice trying to connect to the server.
5: Disable google now
There are better apps which can tell you weather reports, If you feel like you are depending upon google now, Just disable "LOCATION HISTORY" and "LOCATION REPORTING".
6: Wiping cache and Dalvik cache
If you have restored apps using a back-up tool such as Titanium backup please make sure you wipe cache and wipe dalvik cache once you are done restoring, It just optimizes your apps.
7: FACEBOOK MESSENGER AND VIBER wakelocks
As useful as they are they cause so many wakelocks, Use default facebook app for messaging and VIBER app can be greenifed using GREENIFY. Whenever you need it you can use them, Once u open the app u can get the missed call info as well, So if your real hungry for battery do this.
8: USING GREENIFY
Frustrated about apps causing wakelocks, Install GREENIFY and forget it. The app will be available whenever u need them , But it won't run on the background thus saving battery.
9: Do not manually close APPS
Android has got it's own task manager which does a pretty good job, Each time you close and open an app each requires more juice, So let android handle with the task and stay relaxed
10: Turn your sync off
With push notifications on, You will get your twitter updates and hotmail without sync, The only app that requires sync is GMAIL, which you can do it manually
I am posting my screenshot as proof.
Thank's Bro
Good Work dude!!!!
keep it up :fingers-crossed:
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gishanstc said:
Good Work dude!!!!
keep it up :fingers-crossed:
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Thanks mate, Will do
Thank you
Good, sensible, suggestions: Thank you
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hipstar said:
Good, sensible, suggestions: Thank you
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Thanks bro , More suggestions on the way:good:
Thank you nice thread, found more tips for saving battery
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Robi959 said:
Thank you nice thread, found more tips for saving battery
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You are welcome mate :good:
Thanks for your tips, so useful ! applying ...
i hope it will give better results
Welcome mate
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Thanks for your tips, so useful ! applying ...
i hope it will give better results
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I am sure it will imrpove your battery bro ,
Cheers:good:
What about the kernel? Is it recommended to change it?
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How do you change the scheduler?
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How do you change the scheduler?
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Advance options/ Performance/ I/O scheduler
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I dont seem to have such options on 4.1.2 official JB, is this for a specific rom?
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Hi all,
I don't know if it is a good thing or idea i'm doing everything but so far it is working for me and I would like to get your opinion about that method for using less battery, the fact is that I always use my phone on 2G and wifi and GPS is on only when using them but for the apps I always force stop them and they remain stopped unless I open the app once again and I found I gain on my battery usage with my battery lasting for 2 to 3 days depending on the usage (many sms, sometime facebook, viber and whatsapp, messenger) but I force stop when I finish.
Do you think it is a good idea to do like that??
Don't change the kernel.
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What about the kernel? Is it recommended to change it?
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Kernel is like the heart of the ROM bro, DEVS have taken good time finding out which is best suited for stability and battery life.
I am using SENTINEL ROM and i have the sentinel kernel that comes along with it, I don't want to experiment with it, Coz it just works fine.
The kernel that comes along with your ROM should work fine, In case you want to experiment with other kernels you can do so, But you will have to find the one that best suits your ROM :good:
Ultiweap said:
Hi all,
I don't know if it is a good thing or idea i'm doing everything but so far it is working for me and I would like to get your opinion about that method for using less battery, the fact is that I always use my phone on 2G and wifi and GPS is on only when using them but for the apps I always force stop them and they remain stopped unless I open the app once again and I found I gain on my battery usage with my battery lasting for 2 to 3 days depending on the usage (many sms, sometime facebook, viber and whatsapp, messenger) but I force stop when I finish.
Do you think it is a good idea to do like that??
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Everytime you manually close your app, It will take more battery to load up the next time. The default android will watch your usage and kills it accordingly. It is best to leave it to android. Cause everytime you launch a app freshly there is some extra drain. So best to leave it to android.
I used manually clear the apps as well, But now I never do that, Guess what i get better battery :good:
Thanks A Lot
Hi
Thanks a lot for the useful post, i have increased my battery life by almost 70 percent.
My battery never used to last for more than 9 to 10 hours & now it last for almost 20hours, attached my screenshot.
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ShaggyM said:
Hi
Thanks a lot for the useful post, i have increased my battery life by almost 70 percent.
My battery never used to last for more than 9 to 10 hours & now it last for almost 20hours, attached my screenshot.
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I am glad that I helped you mate
How do I change my scheduler to SOI?
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Hi, i have cyanogen and when i try to change my scheduler to SIO i only have these: noop, deadline, cfq
which one to choose? Thanks!
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