[Q] Battery Drain on Arc, 2.3.4 - Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi All
I know that there have been many threads on the battery drain issue but i wanted to see if we can get to the bottom of the problem. I have emailed SE support but they fob me off with the usual patronising answers.
Anyway I have an Arc, and i had flashed the firmware to 2.3.2 (3.0.A.2.181), and rooted it. Battery Life on this was fine, 1.5 to 2 days.
I have since flashed 2.3.3 (4.0.A.2.368), 2.3.4 (4.0.2.A.0.42) and 2.3.4 (4.0.2.A.0.58) With all of these firmwares my battery life is terrible, not lasting more than 12 hours, even if i put the phone in airplane mode during sleep. Using Battery Monitor, i see that with nothing running the phone is using at least 70mA. So obviously i tried to reflash back to 2.3.2, However doing so brought up the 0% issue. So i reluctantly went back to 2.3.4. I have also tried reflashing the baseband to 36, following http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1382657. However no change to the rubbish battery life. I have used things like autostart to stop apps from automacally starting, turned off bravia engine, auto network search, turn down brightness and everything, but still the phone uses up 70mA. So what is using up all this power? Do i have a faulty phone and should take it to the a service centre to get it replaced? Or will a replacement phone with 2.3.4 still have the same problem? Does anyone know which of the "essential" running services is using up al this power? the phone is rooted using zergrush, but the bootloader is locked.
This battery issue is really making me think twice about gettin another Sony phone, which is a shame as i have had one for the last 7 or eight years now...
Many thanks
Bolo

Is this battery behaviour normal on the later firmwares? Have I posted this in the wrong forum? Just want to know what my options are to try to fix this battery prob. My wife's sgs2 uses around 7mA during airplane mode! So the battery drain is really rubbish on the Arc!!!:-(

got the same problem, tried all the tips found in this forum, even doing battery calibration didn't help.. not sure if I'm doing something wrong.

bolochan said:
Hi All
I know that there have been many threads on the battery drain issue but i wanted to see if we can get to the bottom of the problem. I have emailed SE support but they fob me off with the usual patronising answers.
Anyway I have an Arc, and i had flashed the firmware to 2.3.2 (3.0.A.2.181), and rooted it. Battery Life on this was fine, 1.5 to 2 days.
I have since flashed 2.3.3 (4.0.A.2.368), 2.3.4 (4.0.2.A.0.42) and 2.3.4 (4.0.2.A.0.58) With all of these firmwares my battery life is terrible, not lasting more than 12 hours, even if i put the phone in airplane mode during sleep. Using Battery Monitor, i see that with nothing running the phone is using at least 70mA. So obviously i tried to reflash back to 2.3.2, However doing so brought up the 0% issue. So i reluctantly went back to 2.3.4. I have also tried reflashing the baseband to 36, following http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1382657. However no change to the rubbish battery life. I have used things like autostart to stop apps from automacally starting, turned off bravia engine, auto network search, turn down brightness and everything, but still the phone uses up 70mA. So what is using up all this power? Do i have a faulty phone and should take it to the a service centre to get it replaced? Or will a replacement phone with 2.3.4 still have the same problem? Does anyone know which of the "essential" running services is using up al this power? the phone is rooted using zergrush, but the bootloader is locked.
This battery issue is really making me think twice about gettin another Sony phone, which is a shame as i have had one for the last 7 or eight years now...
Many thanks
Bolo
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Mate try this http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/mugen-sony-ericsson-xperia-arc-s-arc-extended-battery-1700mah-p30226.htm

i think that somethings wrong with ur phone. .
try to contact SE Service Centre, because i had no problem like this when using Arc even with it Overclocked. .

Have u tried this?: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1312398

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100% battery to 0% in less than 7 hours overnight

Hi all
Want to get some opinions on what could have caused my battery to suddenly drain overnight from 100% to 0 in less than 7 hours.
I noticed something was up on Monday night when I woke up (see screenshot).
During the day the battery drained very quickly so I decided to charge it fully then leave it overnight without touching it (see other screenshot..)
I've tried a factory reset and using a friends battery - both seemed to point to the phone developing a hardware fault as it still drained even with my friends battery in (whereas his did not with my battery in).
So just wanted some opinions and suggestions on how to fix this. Or does it look like I need to claim on warranty?
Phone is completely stock on 4.0.4 - updated directly from google.
Thanks all
PS - note good signal and no wakelocks throughout the night. I also used to get a entire days use out of the phone easily, my usage hasn't changed.
That is definitely not normal.
Did you look at Settings | Battery to see what was eating up battery life?
Ryjabo said:
That is definitely not normal.
Did you look at Settings | Battery to see what was eating up battery life?
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Since I did a factory reset the top was Phone idle, mobile standby, android system etc
You could try this: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.smapho.battery_mix
You're probably just going to want to replace it, though.
My battery started draining all of a sudden with 40% gone overnight. I took it back and they replaced the mb. Now all is ok.
Thanks guys - I've just gone ahead and opened up a warranty claim via Samsung UK.. fingers crossed!
1simonlo1 said:
Thanks guys - I've just gone ahead and opened up a warranty claim via Samsung UK.. fingers crossed!
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Best of luck that is not normal at all
Sent from my PG86100 using xda premium
Sorry to resurrect an old thread but Samsung have (after 2 tries) seem to have fixed the battery issue.
However I now cannot update back to the latest 4.0.4 software. They said that they updated my phone to the latest software the first time I sent t back and I did complain that I wasn't able to get 4.0.4 as well as the fact that they never actually fixed the battery issue.
Screenshot below - any ideas why my phone won't update? What could Samsung have done?
I have/had same problem! but only in 8 hours maybe it was on 4.0.4 YAKJU ROM
ad I didn't even use my Gnex.
on YAKJUXW 4.0.2 ROM my battery draind from 100% to 24% in 1 day and screen on only 2-5 minutes...
when I'm using my Gnex my battery drains much faster... in 2 minutes 1% less..
Factory Images
Flash Yakju stock.
Post 3 in my guide, if needed.
1simonlo1 said:
Sorry to resurrect an old thread but Samsung have (after 2 tries) seem to have fixed the battery issue.
However I now cannot update back to the latest 4.0.4 software. They said that they updated my phone to the latest software the first time I sent t back and I did complain that I wasn't able to get 4.0.4 as well as the fact that they never actually fixed the battery issue.
Screenshot below - any ideas why my phone won't update? What could Samsung have done?
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You are using YAKJUXW 4.0.2 ROM what I am using too and I have on this ROM much better battery life than with any other ROM!
Also 4.0.3 AOSP/CM9 ROM have good files good radio baseband on my Galaxy Nexus.. with YAKJU ROM I have too bad battery draining problem..
my Nexus was in phone service they flashed ROM again and changed battery still same battery draining problem..
or then Stock ROMs on Galaxy Nexus GSM have little bit bad battery life..
:/
Jubakuba said:
Factory Images
Flash Yakju stock.
Post 3 in my guide, if needed.
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thanks i use a mac so used te guide below instead but i hadnt actually realised that samsung changed my phone to a yakjuw!
http://waloshin.com/how-to-flash-your-galaxy-nexus-to-the-google-yakjuk-on-mac-osx.html

[Q] [Troubleshooting] Battery is dying WAY too early!

Hey guys,
I've been a user and friend of this site for as long as I've had an Android phone (bout 3 years now), and I need your help now...
I am a user of the Sony Xperia Play, the rogers branded "a" model, locked bootloader. I've been through several different firmwares (stock roms and stock based roms) and have found that all of them are fairly stable. Hwever Ihave noticed that I seem to have a rather unique issue.
Right now i have had my phone on battery for 26 minutes after about 13 hours on charge and i'm at 91% with the only usage of data being on AC. If I turn on data on battery, my phone will drop to about 50% in 5 minutes then die at 50% (approximately). I can't seem to figure it out. I have tried Several different methods to fix the problem, Including but not limited to clearing battery stats when at full AND empty, killing the battery to NIL then re-charging while off, And nearly every other battery issue solution aside from buyinig a new one.
Please Please Please Help, this is the best phone I've had to date and I just want to be able to use it as a daily. I'm more than willing to unlock the bootloader if anyone thinks it'll help.
Come through XDA!
talira said:
Hey guys,
I've been a user and friend of this site for as long as I've had an Android phone (bout 3 years now), and I need your help now...
I am a user of the Sony Xperia Play, the rogers branded "a" model, locked bootloader. I've been through several different firmwares (stock roms and stock based roms) and have found that all of them are fairly stable. Hwever Ihave noticed that I seem to have a rather unique issue.
Right now i have had my phone on battery for 26 minutes after about 13 hours on charge and i'm at 91% with the only usage of data being on AC. If I turn on data on battery, my phone will drop to about 50% in 5 minutes then die at 50% (approximately). I can't seem to figure it out. I have tried Several different methods to fix the problem, Including but not limited to clearing battery stats when at full AND empty, killing the battery to NIL then re-charging while off, And nearly every other battery issue solution aside from buyinig a new one.
Please Please Please Help, this is the best phone I've had to date and I just want to be able to use it as a daily. I'm more than willing to unlock the bootloader if anyone thinks it'll help.
Come through XDA!
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I would use BetterBatteryStats to check out what is taking a toll on your battery. There's a free version on XDA and a donate version on the market!
Sent from my R800x using Tapatalk 2
I'm in the same boat. Same Rogers model but I think it is the R800i, not R800a
sonicfreak360 said:
I would use BetterBatteryStats to check out what is taking a toll on your battery. There's a free version on XDA and a donate version on the market!
Sent from my R800x using Tapatalk 2
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The problem is that it isn't even hitting a low enough percentage to die, so whatever the problem is, it's more than the battery being drained. i'll try your suggestion, but it may not help.
i have a feeling the kernel didn't flash properly and now i cant reflash it new
The problem probably is the phone failing to identify the correct battery percentage, therefore before reaching 100percent the battery stops charging (example) 20 percent. To fix this, try Zeppelinrox's die hard battery valibrator somewhere at the xda's general forums
Sadly, even that has failed every time I've attempted it... I'm beginning to think it's a kernel issue. Will soon be unlocking the bootloader.
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[Q] How to take my SGS2 completely to stock ICS

I upgraded my stock rooted GB SGS2 to ICS with Kies on the 12th. Battery life has been awful compared to what I got on stock GB (15-18 hours with normal use) I'm now losing about 10% an hour just sitting idle. If I use my phone at all it won't last 8 hours before the battery is at about 10%.
I did a factory reset and re rooted two days ago and I made it about about the same amount of time before the battery was almost dead again. Last night, I did a factory reset and flashed T989UVLE1_T989TMBLE1_T989UVLE1_HOME.tar with odin then rooted and still about 8 hours after I took it off the charger it's at 20% and I've barely even touched it today. I do not have any apps or widgets installed that I didn't before on GB. I didn't restore the apps with Titanium Backup, I manually downloaded each one from the Play Store. I've wiped the cache and fixed permissions in an attempt to get S-Voice to stop crashing.
Another problem I have is issues with bluetooth routing calls through my cars bluetooth. When it is paired my notifications skip and sputter when they go off.
To the best of my knowledge when I Odin'd back to stock ICS that wiped everything out but since I had an issue with my old Vibrant having remnants left over when flashing ROMs I'm wondering if this could be a similar issue. I usually flash with CWM and not Odin Is there something I should be doing to completely wipe everything out and go to stock ICS? Most all comments I've seen say battery life is even better than GB. Mine has gone the opposite way. Help?
Download TDJ's superwipe (theres a thread for it in the dev section) and run it, THEN Odin the stock tar file.
Thank you!
I notice it says after doing to the super wipe to stay in recovery and flash the ROM. Should I find a flashable zip of ICS or is it ok to use Odin after?
I flashed the zip and went ahead and went into download mode and odin'd stock ICS. Google is actually restoring my apps this time...it didn't the first three times so, so far so good. Thanks for the help.
10 hours with very little use and battery us at 25%
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D2H, Question for you... You're rooted, have you tried calibrating your battery yet? The only reason I ask is because I was stock unrooted when I upgraded to ICS and my battery life too sucks BIG TIME. Maybe 5hrs, 6 definately tops. I even tried factory reset (which is questionable), removed the battery, let it drain completely and then pulled the battery again and full charged. Still on pace for 15%+ /hr. with light usage.
When I rooted my Sensation I used a battery calibration app and that improved my battery life by leaps and bounds.
I was thinking of rooting my SGS2 just for this.
No, I've not tried that. I used to do it with my Vibrant and never really saw a big difference. I also saw a post here somewhere on here stating that calibrating the battery was a myth.
I may as well try it though. Otherwise I'm going back to GB as this battery life is unacceptable.
Dammit2Hell said:
No, I've not tried that. I used to do it with my Vibrant and never really saw a big difference. I also saw a post here somewhere on here stating that calibrating the battery was a myth.
I may as well try it though. Otherwise I'm going back to GB as this battery life is unacceptable.
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D2H, so whats the status?
Myself I finally bit the bullet and rooted (OMG SO SIMPLE compared to HTC). After rooting I downloaded "BatteryCalibration" from google play (Same app used on my Sensation). After a full charge yesterday, I calibrated...to TRY to drain my battery down completely for the next charge I turned on BT and GPS. This all happened around 8pm last night... Well its 5:08pm next day now and my battery (with BT and GPS still on) is only at 68% now and that's after some surfing, video watching, games.
I have to say give this a try before going back to GB.
Come to find out there was a beta release of HD Widgets that downloaded when all of my apps restored. That was the culprit. I'm back to 16 hours of battery life.
Cool! It's going on 10:30 pm here and my bt and gps are still on and I'm at 29%... This includes more Internet browsing, games, phone calls and Txt msgs. No charging since yesterday. I won't be surprised if it's still on tomorrow morning.

[Q] HELP!! S-off device has battery drainage problems due to Android OS

Hi there,
so i gotta HTC one x last week, my first android..and I've gotta say that so far im hugely disappointed.
The phone has been draining battery like crazy ever since I got it. I've been charging it more than I've been using it, while it runs for no more than 4 hours when fully charged and heats up quite quickly. The battery usage options shows that the battery is being used mostly by Android OS and Android systems (over 85% for the former).
My friend suggested that i install a custom rom because it might be that the OS is corrupt. I bought the phone brand new and it came packed with an ICS stock rom. In the recovery mod the phone states that it is an S-off, with a CID #111111.
So i flashed the phone last night and installed a Jelly Bean Bindroid rom but the problem still persists. The phone drains the battery even when on stand by.
The phone runs fine besides the battery running out way too quickly issue.
Could anyone please help me with deterring what the cause of this problem might be and if the S-off thing has anything to do with it? and if so, how can I solve this battery problem? could it be a hardware issue?
Please help me. Im a NOOB at this!!!
Thank you in advance.
Might be a faulty battery. Look for a replacement OEM battery.
Sent from my MB886 using xda app-developers app
Check task manager too see which apps are running. Disable background sync if it's enabled, delete htc sense account if you have added it in account settings (it's a real battery hog).
Also, try to charge the phone to 100% battery 2-3 times and then check the battery performance.
Use BetterBatteryStats (search on here for the apk and instructions on how to use it).
Or, factory reset.

Battery serious problem

hey guys,i have been flashingmany roms every week for about 2 months, then I decided to start fresh.
wiped every thing via cwm and then flashed stock rom via odin,then rooted it.
problem is battery is as fast as HELL , and i have sudden drops, e.g. phone shuts down suddenly at 30% or even 50% , and when i connect charger it shows 0%.
tried battery calibration but no good.
I bought a new battery , and my phone still have sudden shutdowns when used for more than 30 minutes.
even offline.
Is my phone damaged ,or it has permanent leak ,even i change batteries?!
plz reply ASAP , and btw i dont have a screenshot cuz i am using stock 2.3.6.
I recommend you to go to a Samsung Costumer Service and ask for help. I think is a hardware issue, not a software issue.
Also, to use screenshot on GB, use Volume down + Home button.
FelixMG said:
I recommend you to go to a Samsung Costumer Service and ask for help. I think is a hardware issue, not a software issue.
Also, to use screenshot on GB, use Volume down + Home button.
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I'm afraid that samsung service in Egypt sucks.
they ruined my 1500$ laptop.before.
Can I know if this related to battery or hardware??!
thanks in advance.
Somor said:
I'm afraid that samsung service in Egypt sucks.
they ruined my 1500$ laptop.before.
Can I know if this related to battery or hardware??!
thanks in advance.
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Must be hardware. If the battery change doesn't quite cut it, then its a hardware problem.
Somor said:
hey guys,i have been flashingmany roms every week for about 2 months, then I decided to start fresh.
wiped every thing via cwm and then flashed stock rom via odin,then rooted it.
problem is battery is as fast as HELL , and i have sudden drops, e.g. phone shuts down suddenly at 30% or even 50% , and when i connect charger it shows 0%.
tried battery calibration but no good.
I bought a new battery , and my phone still have sudden shutdowns when used for more than 30 minutes.
even offline.
Is my phone damaged ,or it has permanent leak ,even i change batteries?!
plz reply ASAP , and btw i dont have a screenshot cuz i am using stock 2.3.6.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2129953
I have got this problem before. I went the samsung service and change my battery to new one.
You need to change your battery. There is no another solution
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