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[Q] How to get the most of out Gnex Battery

So I've tried various things, disabled apps I don't use such as Email, Exchange Services, News and Weather, and even disabled the Gallery app and using QuickPic instead (on GB, Gallery was known to waste battery for no reason). Also turned off data and connected via 2G only to save battery, have brightness the lowest possible, turned off auto sync, and yet, still don't have near as good battery life as on my GB running LG G2x.
So my question is, what do you guys do to get as much battery life as possible?
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus running AOKP+Franco

airplane mode...
jk. what kind of battery life are you getting? Maybe run stock?

Ha it seems to not have to do with the wireless settings at all, drains either way.
And with GB on LG G2x, got 12 hours of constant, heavy use. Music, XDA, Pulse, FB, some gaming, texting all day, definitely used my phone.
Now, with AOKP+Franco, getting around 8 hours of light usage, just messaging and music. Wi-fi on for not even an hour, and didn't play with it much.
And maybe I'll give that a try, I just love all the options in AOKP.

theking_13 said:
Ha it seems to not have to do with the wireless settings at all, drains either way.
And with GB on LG G2x, got 12 hours of constant, heavy use. Music, XDA, Pulse, FB, some gaming, texting all day, definitely used my phone.
Now, with AOKP+Franco, getting around 8 hours of light usage, just messaging and music. Wi-fi on for not even an hour, and didn't play with it much.
And maybe I'll give that a try, I just love all the options in AOKP.
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I'm in the same boat. My friends are on stock and claim they get much better battery life. I'm on AOKP with Franco and seem to be the same but I might give it a try... but love the little tweaks of AOKP that I probably won't

Cheeze[iT] said:
I'm in the same boat. My friends are on stock and claim they get much better battery life. I'm on AOKP with Franco and seem to be the same but I might give it a try... but love the little tweaks of AOKP that I probably won't
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Might try Apex, battery lasted nicely if I remember correctly the few hours I ran stock. Apex is basically stock, with tweaks and customization.
I know for most phones, AOSP and similar based roms almost never provide as much battery life as the stock software w/wo tweaks. There are some exceptions, but maybe ICS is different. Going to flash Apex and tell you how it goes tomorrow.

I was actually just reading a thread someone posted about this. This guy has some pretty good instructions, I would read this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1226016

try the "on deman" governor , it worked very well for me...

Yeah there's nothing you can really do man. SAMOLED just takes up so much more battery than our old G2X's IPS. That's pretty much the only difference. Probably nothing web can do. I bought 3 spare 1750mAH batteries plus an external charger all for 13 bucks to compensate. That's the only way for me to fix my battery issues.
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mackster248 said:
Yeah there's nothing you can really do man. SAMOLED just takes up so much more battery than our old G2X's IPS. That's pretty much the only difference. Probably nothing web can do. I bought 3 spare 1750mAH batteries plus an external charger all for 13 bucks to compensate. That's the only way for me to fix my battery issues.
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Seriously? I thought SAMOLED used up less battery than the IPS. The major reason I bought this phone was for the screen... Ha.
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Oled uses more energy than LCD. You fell for the marketing. They are relying too heavily that black doesn't use energy but who uses all black screen?
...of the people, by the people, for the people...

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Oled uses more energy than LCD. You fell for the marketing. They are relying too heavily that black doesn't use energy but who uses all black screen?
...of the people, by the people, for the people...
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That's crap, this is literally the first time I've seen anyone say this since I got my Vibrant. Seems like they tricked so many people...
That's true, I keep try to keep everything dark, gonna have to invest in a extended battery I guess.
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It is what it is. It could improve in the future, but oled has more visual advantages than LCD. I wouldn't get my panties in a was over it though. And just to throw it out there, bigger pled screens use more energy than a comparable LCD because of the pixels that are lit. The LCD screen is more constant because of back light.
...of the people, by the people, for the people...

Thanks for that, will definitely keep that mind when buying a new phone down the road. Hopefully not too soon.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus running Apex

It appears that at lower brightness values, it's not the screen that's causing power drain. Though indeed, current S-LCDs are about 3 times more efficient than OLEDs when displaying white at same brightness.

not bad for me
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[Q] How many hours do you get before you charge your HOX?

I did not see a thread similar to this for HOX. People have been saying that HOX battery is not as good as SG3 but I just wanted to get an idea how much other users are getting.
MY HOX White is giving me an awsome backup for 48 hours average with 2 hours screen time and 45 minutes talk time. I think it is awesome. Post your hours here.

Not to bad almost 3 days before I had to put it on the charger 5 hours screen time. Running Charmeleon v5.0.0 with stock kernel.
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kamaldeepahluwalia said:
I did not see a thread similar to this for HOX. People have been saying that HOX battery is not as good as SG3 but I just wanted to get an idea how much other users are getting.
MY HOX White is giving me an awsome backup for 48 hours average with 2 hours screen time and 45 minutes talk time. I think it is awesome. Post your hours here.
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Hey man;
Sure the battery life in SGS3 is better, it has lighter processor (which doesn't help in heavy gaming, very fast in normal use though), more energy efficient AMOLED screen (which has less quality, but better brightness), and also the simpler TouchWiz UI (which is a bit childish in my opinion, but does the job well)
I get about 8 hours with heavy gaming (near 1 hours continuously) and web surfing (actually downloading, almost 500MB in total) and something like 1 hour watching music videos...

I get 2 1/2 - 3 hours screen time max! In the battery drain test my battery reaches 84% by the end of the hour, which I thought was great, but then again that test requires you to put your phone in Airplane Mode. The screen is a battery-hog imo, but its beautiful even with the stuck pixel I have haha.

LEt us get some more people to answer this one before we reach any conclusion.
Results are inconsistent for sure. Few people like me are getting 2 days average and few 2 hours!

For me it depends on what is running.
Normally I get about 14 hours of moderate use with 2-3 hours screen time.
Today I'm at 10hrs with 1.25hours screen time and I'm down to 11%. But I believe it is due to having wifi and viber running.
Personally it's my wifi that is really killing the battery. But given how I use it, it is perfectly acceptable

Is it true that non-rooted HOXs have poorer battery stats as compared to those that are rooted? If so, why?
I'm not rooted and am on stock everything.
How exactly do I go about testing the battery on my HOX?
Any tips for better battery for non-rooted devices?

I get about normal usage ( 3G-1 hour, Tegra games- half our, Music- 2 hour, SMS and Calls) 10h, just SMS and Calls about 30h.

The number of hours i get varies from time to time . On normal usage including listening to music, messaging, playing games and talking on the phone i get approx 4-5 hours max.

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How were you able to replace the battery icon with a number?

Its normally there in the tweaks of the rom ur using .
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@Skywalker, I am all stock. How do I go about making the tweaks in the Rom?

Very frankly after receiving OTA 1.28 my battery lasts 2 days after every charge . some tips.
1. While you are listening to music keep the screen off as screen sucks up most of the charge.
2. I do not let my battery go below 15 %, I have read that letting them go below a particular level reduces the actual life.
3.Try these small steps, it resolved the issue of low battery life for me as I had read it somewhere:
> Turn Wifi and then 3G off
> Turn either Wifi or 3G on again
> Do not keep both "On" at the same time.
4. Kill the Maps process by going to the task manager ( If not using it all the time).

C56X said:
@Skywalker, I am all stock. How do I go about making the tweaks in the Rom?
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I meant that for a custom rom. Im not sure what to do in a stock rom. Sorry
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How many years will this battery Last?
With all these responses, I am really unsure how long can we expect HOX battery to last. 1 year two years ??

Kudos if ur still with the one x after 2 years
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Now I think so that it will last 2 years
Now I think so that it will last 2 years...See this is theaverage battery life my HOX is getting...

How much screenon time?
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Flo95 said:
How much screenon time?
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2 hours Screen on time, 1 hour voice calls

I think turning off the screen while on a call or when listening to music will also aid in less battery drain. No?

Aokp and lean kernel battery life

I've gotten some awesome battery life with AOKP mr1 build 6 and Lean kernel 6.3.1 lately. Just thought I would share incase anyone else is looking for awesome screen on time. This is with stock GSM gnex battery.
Also, anyone know why Google services is so high on the list. It never used to be a month ago and I don't do anything different. Anyone else's Google apps draining more lately?
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These kind of threads are discouraged. There are at least a couple dozen different combinations achievable and there is no reason for a thread for each. Just enjoy what you have.
Battery stats is always a relative statistic. You're just using less power from other areas.
Learn to search.

063_XOBX said:
These kind of threads are discouraged. There are at least a couple dozen different combinations achievable and there is no reason for a thread for each. Just enjoy what you have.
Battery stats is always a relative statistic. You're just using less power from other areas.
Learn to search.
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Not sure why you feel the need to have a **** response when I am trying to share my findings with this rom/kernel combo. I have tried many different roms and kernels and haven't had battery life nearly this good and thought someone else might be interested too.
Learn to not be a ****.
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When I last visited XDA yesterday or the day before I was ranting about Android's battery life. This thread bragging about 3 hours screen on time is the perfect example! OP not trying to change the subject or take away from your battery pride, but.. This is a joke. The phone stayed on for three hours and this guy is so happy about it he started a new thread. Android has a BIG problem, or maybe the more accurate statement is the companies who manufacture Android devices do. Am I the only one who feels this way!? (growing more and more bitter about it each day that it goes ignored)

WiredPirate said:
When I last visited XDA yesterday or the day before I was ranting about Android's battery life. This thread bragging about 3 hours screen on time is the perfect example! OP not trying to change the subject or take away from your battery pride, but.. This is a joke. The phone stayed on for three hours and this guy is so happy about it he started a new thread. Android has a BIG problem, or maybe the more accurate statement is the companies who manufacture Android devices do. Am I the only one who feels this way!? (growing more and more bitter about it each day that it goes ignored)
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Definitely one of my biggest gripes about Android is the battery life. I would really like to not charge my phone everyday. I don't like the bulk of extended battery and there seems to be no end in sight.
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I for one appreciate you reporting your battery life - probably didn't need its own thread (sharing the AOKP development thread would have been fine) but its good to give other users an idea of the kind of performance you're getting from your ROM/Kernel combo.
In regards to Android and battery life... Granted, its not like my Blackberry devices of 5 years ago, BUT, the devices are capable of much more. I charge my phone every night and sometimes even need a bump charge to make it through the day. Between my car charger and my office, I'm never in a pinch for some extra juice.
The way I look at it, if you want a car that puts out 500 horsepower, can't expect it to give you 40 MPG too.
Just my two cents.

gbarayah said:
The way I look at it, if you want a car that puts out 500 horsepower, can't expect it to give you 40 MPG too.
Just my two cents.
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Sticking with the analogy.. The problem is most of the cars being manufactured, and all of the cars worth having, are 500 horsepower now. But very few offer a larger gas tank, which would not be hard to do.

We need batteries like that of galaxy note 2, which is 3100 mah in a slim form.

Cool story OP.
This mind of threads appear almost once a week. We all know battery life is not that good for GNex. To gain 30min more battery life by trying so hard simply is not worth it.
Get an extended battery, 6 hours screen on time, problem solved.
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OP since you live only 15 minutes or so away from me, and I am on Verizon, have you done any overclocking/underclocking? Undervolting? What apps are you using? Getting great screen on time can only get you so far depending on the apps you use.

[Review] HTC Desire Eye

I'm going to talk about a few things in this review:
Battery Life
The Sense UI
The Screen
BoomSound
Camera's
Round-up/overall impression
Battery Life
The battery life is actually pretty good for the 2400mAh it has, I can easily play games all day and it'll have 20-10% when I'm going to bed (wake up at 6:30am and go to bed at 10:00pm) So it's pretty good for me. Sometimes it'll even last up to 28 hours.
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This image might not be totally representative because I didn't charge my phone last night and the night before, but you get the idea.
The Sense UI
I have never been using HTC before, but I like their Sense UI, it's very smooth and it just "works". I'm actually used to the Sony UI or even the Samsung UI on my Galaxy Tab 10.1 but I like HTC's UI a lot more than both Sony's and Samsung's. The Blinkfeed was something I was afraid of being too "present" but I've actually just got used to it and now I actually use it, it's not some trashy gimmick you wont use and hogs RAM, I'm really impressed.
The Screen
HTC Has put a 5.2 inch, Full HD 1080p screen in this device, and it's lovely. It's bright, I'm watching all kinds of TV shows on them (while relaxing the hottub ofcourse, because it's waterproof!) The looking angles are good aswell, friends can easily watch a youtube video with me without having to struggle. I also have no trouble reading content from my screen in the bright sun.
BoomSound Speakers
The BoomSound Speakers and waterproofing were what originally pushed me over the edge to get it, and it delivered, I'm loving these nice clear tunes they deliver, I'm preferring them over my regular laptop's audio (HP Elitebook with SRS Audio Pro). The bass meight be a bit underdelivering (when outside) but that's not something I really am worried about.
Camera's
The Camera's are lovely, and especially the camera app. They even got Instagram to somehow integrate the frontfacing flash in their app, so if you take a photo from within instagram you can use your flash on both sides! It really makes your photo's better. I'm a bit dissapointed in the night performance of the back camera, but when you turn on HDR and adjust white balance it's all good.
Here's a sample photo I took outside a few days ago:
Round-up/overall impression
So I´ve been using this device since release date because I´ve pre-orderd it, I have the blue non-AT&T version and it rocks, I'm using it in water daily and when it gets dirty, I just put it under the tap and dry it off. Overall, I'm quite impressed by how quick it is, It's Snapdragon 801 is lovely and even on playing heavy games it delivers what you expect from a high-end device. I'm not someone who used to take selfie's but somehow, I started taking selfie's more often because of the lovely camera I got now (well, I come from a 0.3 mp frontcam so that's not really hard to beat). Compared to a S5 I would take this over it any day. Feel free to ask me any questions you have, I'll answer them honestly.

Could you post some more pictures about battery usage, SoT, maybe compare it with some other phone and etc.? The battery life is only thing I am afraid off, thinking about Desire Eye or Sony X Z2, but Sony let me down with XSp, so maybe will try HTC if battery life is ok. Thanks

NestorC said:
Could you post some more pictures about battery usage, SoT, maybe compare it with some other phone and etc.? The battery life is only thing I am afraid off, thinking about Desire Eye or Sony X Z2, but Sony let me down with XSp, so maybe will try HTC if battery life is ok. Thanks
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I'm not really sure what pic's to do, but I'll post one after tomorrow. I don't really have another phone, my previous ones died.

Just take pic of your battery usage when in goes around 1-5%, how many hours it run, with how many hours screen on time and that with info about sync, brightness and etc.

NestorC said:
Just take pic of your battery usage when in goes around 1-5%, how many hours it run, with how many hours screen on time and that with info about sync, brightness and etc.
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http://imgur.com/ZlRzc3w,N7xjNdN,wwDUvv8,2mJSHFi#3 Album of some screens, I can't get it down to 5% in a day as it goes up to 28 hours with normal usage (spotify social media a few games here and there). I'm sorry It's at 37% right now.

Thank you, I just need screen on time, if u can get a pic of that, because i guess screen drains most of the battery, i think its on the next page, near battery history all time, usage of screen? Or u can see it if u have Batterystatus app or something like that

NestorC said:
Thank you, I just need screen on time, if u can get a pic of that, because i guess screen drains most of the battery, i think its on the next page, near battery history all time, usage of screen? Or u can see it if u have Batterystatus app or something like that
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I couldn't find it anywhere, but there are 4 pics in this album, the last one should contain screen on time

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I couldn't find it anywhere, but there are 4 pics in this album, the last one should contain screen on time
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Yes but dont have in hours, cant see if there is 3 or 4h of SoT or how much, but thanks anyway

are you on an international desire eye? care to share a nand backup?
btw, htc's battery software wont display SOT for some reason

robstunner said:
are you on an international desire eye? care to share a nand backup?
btw, htc's battery software wont display SOT for some reason
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Don't have anything custom on it yet, trying to keep this one, well... not broken. And yes, I have a international blue one.

Thanks for the reply

Plz Post Your Battery Stats And Screenshots Here!

Plz post your Battery stats and Screenshots Here!!!!
Post all your Battery Stats and Screenshots Here !!!!
Amazed with the Battery life of Note5.

I did have power saver on for about 2/3 of the day.
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On pace for over 8 hours SOT. This phone is a beast!

I had a much better one two days ago, but I didn't get a screen shot.
I average well over a full work day with more than 7+ hours of SOT.
I don't use a dark theme, but it's not a bright theme either. No power save use ever. I use bluetooth and headphones to listen to music throughout the day. Plenty of web surfing and media related tasks. I don't play games.
I believe I get better battery performance following charging via wireless instead of the Rapid Charger. It's just been my overall experience so far.

here is mine, I wonder if reboots Often help?

Slie said:
here is mine, I wonder if reboots Often help?
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Not happy with my battery life at all. Even used Package Disabler with little success.
Don't know why it says 6 hours of screen time, I get about 3 1/2 and do intermittent quick charges as it drops into the 60-70% range quick.
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knightblaze said:
Not happy with my battery life at all. Even used Package Disabler with little success.
Don't know why it says 6 hours of screen time, I get about 3 1/2 and do intermittent quick charges as it drops into the 60-70% range quick.
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There is something different or wrong, mines won't drop to 60% tell well the end of the day.

Rebooted after a few changes and waiting to see how it behaves, might need to factory reset. So far not impressed and over my return period (exchange for another note 5)
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Crazy battery life haven't charged yet
Over 2 days lol sot over 3 hours never got this on my previously Note 4 , just imagine if i was a hard user would get sot probably over 6hrs and instead of 2 days , 1 day for having more sot.
Running On Samsung Galaxy Note 5 N920A

This version of the Note has me the most disappointed. I got less than 12 hours of use out of the phone, with it in ultra power saving mode for more that 50% of that time, just texting. I had my Note 4 with me as well, using that to listen to music, watch Netflix, and read on the Nook app, with wi-fi turned on but no cellular, bluetooth, or gps turned on, but I had over 50% battery left when the Note 5 died.

Battery life is great on this thing.
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My battery has been good but not great and I think I know why. For some reason my Android System always seems to be whats eating up the most battery so I took a look at the running apps and found the following. Doing a little research before I disable them. The one that stands out to me is the IQ Service Agent.. I hope that's not carrier IQ.. See Screenshot:
GameService
com.sec.android.app.smartClip
Context service
SmartcardService
tuiService
Remote Controls
Passpoint Settings
Device Test
IQ Agent Service
com.sec.phone

XavierD8188 said:
them. The one that stands out to me is the IQ Service Agent.. I hope that's not carrier IQ.. See Screenshot:
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AT&T never actually stopped using Carrier IQ. They were just doing a better job hiding it (or getting the phone manufacturer to bury it so deep that it's nearly impossible to remove.)

FML and I can't root my phone and get rid of it.. IT's causing my Android System to go nuts and always consume the most battery... This is disappointing.
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AT&T never actually stopped using Carrier IQ. They were just doing a better job hiding it (or getting the phone manufacturer to bury it so deep that it's nearly impossible to remove.)
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Todays battery life awesome ??over a day then i went heavy, sot not bad at all, haven't charged yet.
Running On Samsung Galaxy Note 5 N920A

Getting better everyday.

XavierD8188 said:
FML and I can't root my phone and get rid of it.. IT's causing my Android System to go nuts and always consume the most battery... This is disappointing.
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AT&T has a 14 day return policy. If you are still within it, why not return the phone and get something else?

Yeah I'm within the 14 day return policy but nothing on the market is better than the Note 5 in terms of overall package. Guess I'll just ride it out. I like the Note 5 a lot and I guess if I can get a full day of use that's good enough.. Plus Marshmallow should fix a lot of issues that plague Lollipop. Here's to hoping we actually see M before the Note 6 is released..
WizeGuyDezignz said:
AT&T has a 14 day return policy. If you are still within it, why not return the phone and get something else?
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XavierD8188 said:
Here's to hoping we actually see M before the Note 6 is released..
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Samsung isn't terrible when it comes to updating. Especially when you consider the amount of work involved in getting TW ported, and the high number of devices they have.
AT&T, on the other hand, might not accept that update from Samsung until 2017 or later.
I'm very serious when I say that if you keep this phone, accept it how it is today. Assume no bug fixes, no updates and no root. This way, you're prepared for one possible outcome and can only be pleasantly surprised.
(Yes, I'm having to do the same math. You can't imagine how hard it is for me to accept a phone with no root... but it's a good device...)
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