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My phone loses battery at a phenomenal rate. Overnight it goes from 100% to 75%, then this morning it went from 70% at 9:00 to 10% at 12:00, what's draining it so badly, in both cases it's been inactive.
Check if your phone keeps syncing with your accounts.
That is one area which drains the battery.
I left Wi-Fi off so it wouldn't be that
Battery is disaster... I have same problems.
Could be the /INIT bug, which will go away if you enable USB debugging.
Press Menu then:
Settings > Applications > Development > USB Debugging (tick it)
Also, check your sync settings as iAltair suggested.
Press Menu then:
Settings > Accounts & Sync
Turn off anything you don't use and for the stuff you do use set a reasonable sync time like 3hrs.
Don't forget to check calendar sync settings too as when I first set up my phone it added calendars I didn't want to use. To do so, open the calendar and press menu.
You can also check battery usage but I can't remember how since I used BetterCut to create a homescreen shortcut for it. It's in the settings somewhere though!
Could also be the problem with HTC Sense sync. Try to disable that completely. For me that was the problem which for some reason made the CPU work at nearly 100% constantly. After I disabled that my battery lasts 18-20 hours during heavy use.
iAltair said:
Check if your phone keeps syncing with your accounts.
That is one area which drains the battery.
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kamranh3 said:
I left Wi-Fi off so it wouldn't be that
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It will still sync over wi-fi which will drain battery, also wi-fi itself will drain battery if left on
mngmng said:
Battery is disaster... I have same problems.
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Battery is fine, for most users!
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Battery is fine, for most users!
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After week if usage. I initially it was bad.
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I have this problem when I do OTA 1.72. Right now I'm still in1.72, but with root s.cid,etc...etc..etc... and I see and high use of battery. Read a couple oft thread about and:
disable all sync (htc,google,weather,news) but it's on for market.
On and OFF usb debug
So try everythig.
Today I found the setting/phone info/battey/battery usage.
ALL is fine, all IS under 10% except DISPLAY, it's run from 55 to 69% !?!?!? Possible?
Possible tweak?
How much % your dispaly use?
ROM revolution 2.0.4
Andorid 2.2.1 - 1.72
kernel....haven't the phone in my hand, it's charging at 1st floor.
also check email setting as the on-peak(checks every 15mins) and off-peak(can't remember think every hour) but on-peak starts at 8am-8pm this is by default. depending how many emails you have, this could drain battery quite a bit too.
and doesn't matter if you have wifi and moblie data off the apps will still try an sync.
Do nothing except install currentwidget to log use of battery, for report here.
From 02.00pm to 4.14pm, display use from 30% to 42% .
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Check right now, up to 30m with phone in standby it's on 58% Aldo after few refresh.
Boh.....
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mine's lasting about 2 days...but i recognized a higher drain the last days..
also on 1.72...hopefully the new bugfixes will come..as you know the 1.72 update has some (major) bugs. (not for me btw )
my display is at 30%...
DN41
I had the same issue yesterday I discovered that HTCsync account was getting stuck in an infinite update loop I just disabled that account now battery all good again.
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Display uses a lot of battery. It is Big. My usually uses about 50%. Currently it is at 60%. I use screen display brightness at auto.
Regards, Ales
I set bright to auto. I think it isn't the problem. Sometime it's 60, or45, and also 33% of battery use. I charge phone all night. Pickup at 07.45, i disable also email check. I drain about 10% of battery for hour. After 3h39m I'm at 61%. During this time the phone was standby for 90% of the time.
LOL
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check battery right now, no kind of charge since this morning, when go work.
Unplugged since 5H47M56s!! <----
Normal use.
Display activite time is 1H48M37S
System operative Android 42m12s
tot CPU 27m57S
ALL OTHER info are irrilevant, they are ALL down 5%
DISABLE ALL account, sync etc...etc...etc....
And now...Ladies...and Gentleman...the battery is........drums........drums......drums........32%!!!!!!
Standing Ovation!!!!
LADIES AND GENTLEMAN finally we have THE Winner!!! Wiwaxia !!
Now chargin, then go out again. Brigthness are now set to 25%.
i checked the battery status and the "android OS" is always at the top, is this just my one or does anyone else have this problem?
Hi, i just noted .. every time that i see the battery usage the most percentage is for the screen!! (41 % after 21 hours) is this normal??
i have disabled the animations and other effects leaving just the bravia engine
Yeah the screen is the biggest battery drainer by quite a bit. Try turning screen brightness down or put on auto if you havent already given that a go
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Don't worry much about it, it's normal that the display is always on top in terms of usage stats, it's ON most of the time coz we are using it(unless for music wherein display can be OFF).
If you actually want to minimize the battery drain due to display, just set the brightness as low as you can handle(i set mine usually around 30 to 40% brigthness only).
I'm actually surprised that you have low display usage in 21 hours, you must be a very casual user only. As far as I can remember, my fone never last me a day since I bought it. Coz I used 3g/data most of the time, surfing net and messenger.
hmm may be a dumb question but, how i can set the brightness on auto?
I use the Power Control widget on screen. The three options are low, auto and full brightness so its just a case of cycling through each. You will know when youre on auto if you put your finger over the ambient light sensor you should see display adjusting
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hmm on android assistant appears "Light sensor not avalible" .. it's possible that my arc doesn't have the light sensor, it's a prototype after all
Not sure mate, maybe. Have u tried a reboot?
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Yep still "not avalible" ..
A last question, this arc (just as i said) it's a prototype, a very complete prototype. I just wanna know if this device is Sim unlocked (being a prototype). Or if the bootloader unlock can unlock the SIM too, i want to change of carrier.
please tell me when your battery is almost at the end, check how long was your screen turned on? i get around 4 hours, brightness 30-40%, with auto rotation, bravia off...
With the recent ek02 release and the battery improvements that came with it, I'm actually having trouble draining the phone fully (for calibration).
What is the quickest way to run the battery down you know of? Games are allowed too, I've got lots of new ones from the 10c sale.
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YouTube, netflix, tethering or gaming.
[Insert witty signature here]
Turn brightness all the way up. Play angry birds or ashpault for about two or three hours. That should do it for ya.
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white background or really light. The brighter the background the more of the screen has to light up
i basically run every app i have in the background, set timeout to never, brightness to max, turn on all the toggles, play music on max volume, and run brightest flashlight free from the market, which you can set to have both the LEDs for the camera on and the screen at max brightness on a white screen, but im not too sure thats good for the phone.
for battery calibration i thought you have to run the battery down from normal use so the phone has an accurate reading of your battery stats (what gets wiped when you calibrate, which is BEFORE you run the battery down). if i have it all wrong someone please correct me, there are so many theories running around about "proper" battery calibrating
Cracked lite app will drain my battery even when it is plugged in
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Words with Friends, for sure - takes about an hour to drain.
I do the flashlight trick. (White screen 100% brightness) Added bonus it will clear the screen of any minor burn in.
There's an app called fast discharge on the market that discharges your phone fast.
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Let my wife & her mother have a conversation on it...
download all the pr0n!
Hi,
I have use my phone 30min and idle
6h05 and I lost 35% of battery...
Is it normal or I have a problem?
Thx
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You probably have a rouge app. Download "Where's my Droid power" and it will tell you which app is keeping the phone awake and close it.
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My day :
12h11 12% :
1h28 display : 48%
10h43 idle : 12%
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I install Where My droid Power :
IU Systeme : 3,48%
Swiftkey : 3,1%
LightFlow : 1,49%
Phone : 1,28%
...
Thx
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The native ICS app has some battery statistics. Go to settings-battery and it gives you some indication of what is being used.
Mine almost exclusively says most is from screen.
You might consider some application killing software through the play store.
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wparkins said:
The native ICS app has some battery statistics. Go to settings-battery and it gives you some indication of what is being used.
Mine almost exclusively says most is from screen.
You might consider some application killing software through the play store.
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Don't use those, please.
It ruins the stability of said apps.
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I find the most useful feature of the stock android battery stats to be the graph.
Settings>battery>click the graph.
If you're "Screen On" and "Awake" bars are close to being the same...it's good.
If awake is on really frequently with your screen off...it's bad.
Keep in mind that playing music and making phone calls will keep your phone awake with the screen off. That's fine.
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Don't use those, please.
It ruins the stability of said apps.
And...
I find the most useful feature of the stock android battery stats to be the graph.
Settings>battery>click the graph.
If you're "Screen On" and "Awake" bars are close to being the same...it's good.
If awake is on really frequently with your screen off...it's bad.
Keep in mind that playing music and making phone calls will keep your phone awake with the screen off. That's fine.
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I don't understand so I post screen, bad or Good?
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Jubakuba said:
Don't use those, please.
It ruins the stability of said apps.
And...
I find the most useful feature of the stock android battery stats to be the graph.
Settings>battery>click the graph.
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I couldn't agree more on the battery and data usage graphs.
Thanks for the tip on app killing software, it seems all kinda of places have recommended them even though I never used one yet.
Plz help me
Franco.kernel r43 with AOKP b34
Default voltage, governor interactive. Fréquence 350/1000
Thx
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Some quick things that could save you some battery:
- dissable 4g when you are not using it if you have a gsm hit 2g networks only..
- Turn bluetooth and GPS on when you need them power them off when you are not using them. there's a nice widget you can add to your homescren to keep those settings in check.
- if you are a chatter. install chat apps that use Push. a nice example:
a) msn, facebook chat: Trillian
My phone lasts for something like 20 hours (on normal use) but I recharge it every night.. (when I go to sleep I plug it in). If you are a heavy user you can consider buying a better battery, or keeping a small solar powered powerbank in your bag..
amonfog said:
My phone lasts for something like 20 hours (on normal use) but I recharge it every night.. (when I go to sleep I plug it in). If you are a heavy user you can consider buying a better battery, or keeping a small solar powered powerbank in your bag..
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Could you please explain "normal use" to me, because 20 hours battery life is something I haven't seen since a blackberry.
amonfog said:
Some quick things that could save you some battery:
- dissable 4g when you are not using it if you have a gsm hit 2g networks only..
- Turn bluetooth and GPS on when you need them power them off when you are not using them. there's a nice widget you can add to your homescren to keep those settings in check.
- if you are a chatter. install chat apps that use Push. a nice example:
a) msn, facebook chat: Trillian
My phone lasts for something like 20 hours (on normal use) but I recharge it every night.. (when I go to sleep I plug it in). If you are a heavy user you can consider buying a better battery, or keeping a small solar powered powerbank in your bag..
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Thanks but
No bt, no gps, no chat
I try 2g only so
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I think I find solution
Switch 2G when display off
Stop Wifi when display off
60% and 8h30 use... (with much lost this morning without this config )
Confirm tomorrow
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Is this the kind of battery life I should be expecting? Completely stock and running Juice Defender. Thanks!
It looks like you need to apply the "Cell standby" fix. That won't help your actual battery life, but it will help your reporting.
Everyone is going to be different depending on usage and signal strength.
Your battery usage isn't that bad, but when I was running ICS I would be able to get over 3 hours screen time and someimtes 20-24 hours total life.
It really varies based on your data usage. To extend battery life, then turn off unused data connections. Adjust your sync frequency, and limit push notifications. Network data coverage also impacts battery life, so in areas that have bad coverage, your phone is going to be searching for signal more often.
Use CPUspy as well and see if you phone is going to Deep Sleep when it should.
Here's a screen shot of CPUspy. Hope this helps!
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Here's a screen shot of CPUspy. Hope this helps!
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Your phone is not going into Deep Sleep as it should which is causing the higher drain you're seeing. Post what is using battery stats. Also, try to reboot. You said you were stock, so it could just be a random program that didn't close and is running in the background.
I would check your sync settings too.
Check this tread for other ideas:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1969741
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Your phone is not going into Deep Sleep as it should which is causing the higher drain you're seeing. Post what is using battery stats. Also, try to reboot. You said you were stock, so it could just be a random program that didn't close and is running in the background.
I would check your sync settings too.
Check this tread for other ideas:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1969741
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Should I post a screen shot of partial wakelocks or kernel wakelocks? Thanks!
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Yes please do.
You have a rogue app that is prevention your cpu from sleeping.
What gives?
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If your screen on time is not around 4+ hours then you most probably are not getting good battery life.
Post a screen shot from betterbattery with Processes and Since Unplugged as your parameters. Wakelocks are not the problem. You have an app constantly running that will prevent DS, so a Wakelock is irrelavent at this point.
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Post a screen shot from betterbattery with Processes and Since Unplugged as your parameters. Wakelocks are not the problem. You have an app constantly running that will prevent DS, so a Wakelock is irrelavent at this point.
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I did a restart recently so this is all I could get. Let me know if this helps or if you want one since unplugged.
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Ya no dice on that one. Just charge it up and run it for a few hours and then pull a screenie of Processes and Since Unplugged. I wanna set what it shows for your Android System as that is your main culprit.
Some things right off that I see with this last screen shot. First, I don't think that your JuiceDefender is working properly. Usually there is a Red, Green or Blue dot in the upper right corner of the shield. This is an indicator of your radio state. Second, that Revamped Nexus S live wallpaper will munch your battery. It's cool and I own it too, but it does cause some issues with battery, not neccessarily wakelocks though. Third, that Battery Monitoring widget is eating it up too. Not sure if the icon on the top-left is for that or not, but if it is in the notification area, then it is polling and is not caching causing drainage.
Those are just what I am seeing from this last screen. I am more interested in the Processes/Since Unplugged screen shot. Charge up and go get some lunch/dinner (depending on where you are) and come back later on after and post it up.
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Ya no dice on that one. Just charge it up and run it for a few hours and then pull a screenie of Processes and Since Unplugged. I wanna set what it shows for your Android System as that is your main culprit.
Some things right off that I see with this last screen shot. First, I don't think that your JuiceDefender is working properly. Usually there is a Red, Green or Blue dot in the upper right corner of the shield. This is an indicator of your radio state. Second, that Revamped Nexus S live wallpaper will munch your battery. It's cool and I own it too, but it does cause some issues with battery, not neccessarily wakelocks though. Third, that Battery Monitoring widget is eating it up too. Not sure if the icon on the top-left is for that or not, but if it is in the notification area, then it is polling and is not caching causing drainage.
Those are just what I am seeing from this last screen. I am more interested in the Processes/Since Unplugged screen shot. Charge up and go get some lunch/dinner (depending on where you are) and come back later on after and post it up.
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Here you go. Great replies so far!
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Bump. Anyone?
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lazarat said:
If your screen on time is not around 4+ hours then you most probably are not getting good battery life.
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When I use my cell all the day NOT on WIFI, I get around 3 hours screen time (auto brightness - brightness medium most of time)
When I use my cell all the day with WIFI, I get 5 hours screen time (auto brightness - brightness medium most of time)
do I have a problem with my battery ?
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When I use my cell all the day NOT on WIFI, I get around 3 hours screen time (auto brightness - brightness medium most of time)
When I use my cell all the day with WIFI, I get 5 hours screen time (auto brightness - brightness medium most of time)
do I have a problem with my battery ?
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Mobile Data uses more power than WiFi. Your stats are pretty good.
This is my battery life on Wicked.
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I usually only get around 2 hours of screen time. What gives?!
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