[Q] RunnyMede ROM Battery Life. - Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi, I have been using Runnymede for around 2/3 weeks and I've been noticing that my battery goes down quite fast..
As a heavy 'texter' I'm glued to my phone when I'm not in School etc. the battery isn't very good. Losing percentage fast.
Simple things like watching a video makes the battery, for example when on 94 go to 89 in around 5 minutes..
Is there any way to fix this or is Runny ROM better for battery life?
Cheers,
Jon.

Yeah runnymede battery life aint the best, its the same with most sense roms. Make sure your battery is properly calibrated and i think i seen it in some post that Droidzone has a created a kernel to help battery life with the sense 3.5 roms. Maybe google droidzone and have a read at his site. Also sebs op for runnymede has links to kernels.
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Just had a search into how to calibrate the battery.
I'm assuming it's the first one that tells you to:
'Hi *******, I understand your concern regarding battery life on your Nexus One device. The following steps should significantly extend the battery life on your phone. Please connect the phone to the charger with the phone powered on, and allow the phone to charge until the notification LED is green, indicating the device is fully charged. Disconnect the phone from the charger, and power it off. Reconnect the phone to the charger with the phone powered off, and allow the phone to charge until the notification LED is green. Disconnect the phone from the charger and power it on. Once the phone is powered completely on, power it off again and reconnect it to the charger until the notification LED is green. Disconnect the phone, power it on, and use it. You need to use this sequence only once. If the issue of battery life on our phone persists, I recommend you contact our HTC accessory department directly.'
I'll try this when the phone gets fully charged.. I'll post the progress when it is

Yeah erm i usually power off the phone, fully charge then reboot, use it till it drops down bout 3%, power off and fully charge again THEN once charged fully boot into recovery and wipe battery stats then reboot and it should be calibrated.
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jmcclue said:
Yeah erm i usually power off the phone, fully charge then reboot, use it till it drops down bout 3%, power off and fully charge again THEN once charged fully boot into recovery and wipe battery stats then reboot and it should be calibrated.
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I can't believe there are still people who consider that a calibration.
That bump charging won't do anything, and batterystats.bin gets wiped either way when indicator goes over 90 threshold. That procedure is to be performed only if you are can't stand the look of apps in your battery usage monitor under settings.
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erklat said:
I can't believe there are still people who consider that a calibration.
That bump charging won't do anything, and batterystats.bin gets wiped either way when indicator goes over 90 threshold. That procedure is to be performed only if you are can't stand the look of apps in your battery usage monitor under settings.
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Hmm thanks i only went on sebs way for runnymede. What would u recommend or point me in the right direction so i can check it out
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jmcclue said:
Hmm thanks i only went on sebs way for runnymede. What would u recommend or point me in the right direction so i can check it out
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The only real calibration for Desire is that one described in theGanymedes wonderful guide. Note that calibration is never to be used to increase battery performance. That scenario is not going to happen.
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erklat said:
The only real calibration for Desire is that one described in theGanymedes wonderful guide. Note that calibration is never to be used to increase battery performance. That scenario is not going to happen.
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Cheers il have a read
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erklat said:
The only real calibration for Desire is that one described in theGanymedes wonderful guide. Note that calibration is never to be used to increase battery performance. That scenario is not going to happen.
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Wow thanks, i had a good read at it and learned alot more and about kernels too. So i change my kernel, lol. I have an app and its a battery indicator and before with the kernel that comes with runnymede aio v6.1.1 s.e beta i got at 100% battery - light use 29 hours and constant use 2:41 mins and now with updated kernel i got light use 38 hours and constant use 4 hours so thank you for your help
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Since I read on article this Lifehacker about prolonging lithium-ion batteries' lifes, I do not care about calibration:
http://lifehacker.com/5875162/how-often-should-i-charge-my-gadgets-battery-to-prolong-its-lifespan

MatDrOiD said:
Since I read on article this Lifehacker about prolonging lithium-ion batteries' lifes, I do not care about calibration:
http://lifehacker.com/5875162/how-often-should-i-charge-my-gadgets-battery-to-prolong-its-lifespan
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Ya learn something new everyday
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Related

Battery level DROPS on charger !

This may sound weird or I missed something,but lately the charge on the phone drops DOWN after reaching 100 while still on charger.
Like this morning I woke up after having the phone on charge all night. The battery symbol showed it was fully charged and wasn't being charged no more,notification light was on to indicate the charger was connected,but battery status widgets all indicated 96 percent battery.
No CPU intensive program running in the bg. If I remove the charger and reconnect it,charging starts again normally. Tried it on two batteries. It's a o2 desire. Using original charger.
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The Desire will charge the battery if the battery level drops below 90%. This can extend the lifetime of the battery.
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is this a fact? that it will charge it back? Cuz I never was brave enough to let wifi running cuz in the morning i still need the phone and sometimes i have several giga avi files to transfare.
That's new for me,will give it a try and report back
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I see the same behaviour. Using JuicePlotter, I can see that overnight the battery will drop from 100% to 90% before charging back to 100%. It does this over a few hours.
Cheers
Simon
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Please don't duplicate threads, look here, there is another one about the same issue.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=689861
If we all post in the same thread it will be easier to follow its evolution...
shani248 said:
That's new for me,will give it a try and report back
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I dont think this is true as I managed to deplete my desire in 24 hours and it was still connected to the charger.
Sorry,tried searching using my app but couldn't find one. Thanks for pointing out.
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Charging after betty is full

Hi I tried searching for this using the xda app but didn't find anything.
I think I have noticed that when charging the phone once the battery is full it doesn't maintain the charge if left plugged in, you have to unplug and plug the charger back in for it to start charging
Any one else found this?
Cheers
Tom
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It's a feature on the Desire. It's to prevent the phone battery from overcharging.
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That's a real bugger as I normally charge overnight so its good for a full days use, but that routine isn't going to be much good now.
Thanks for confirming though
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paperclip69 said:
That's a real bugger as I normally charge overnight so its good for a full days use, but that routine isn't going to be much good now.
Thanks for confirming though
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basically what happens is, if you charge while the device is on, when it reaches 100% it will quickly discharge to 90% and then charge again till it reaches 100%, it will follow that cycle until you unplug it
Ah that makes a lot more sense
Thanks for letting me know
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When is it best to change ur rom?

On full battery or still plugged on the charger.... I know if u change your rom on half or low battery it really screws up the battery...
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I've never heard of such a thing. I've switched ROms many times while @ 30% or below. Regardless, I think it's best to be above 50% and on wireless.
Why would it screw up the battery? I've installed many roms on many occasions and my battery was not fully charged. I'm gettng excellent battery life on CM7 right now (yesterday/today's uptime is almost at 19 hours and still at 40% with moderate usage).
I have the stock battery, mind you.
miguel11691 said:
On full battery or still plugged on the charger.... I know if u change your rom on half or low battery it really screws up the battery...
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It really doesn't matter at all, just don't do it with 5-10%, don't want the battery dying while you are in the middle of a flash.
When u recharge the phone when recalibrate does it have to be off or on
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g00s3y said:
It really doesn't matter at all, just don't do it with 5-10%, don't want the battery dying while you are in the middle of a flash.
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This is all you need to worry about man. This goes for updating radios and recoveries through bootloader aswell. If your batt dies in the middle of something it could turn into a brick
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Make sure that it's just charged enough that it wont die in the middle of a flash. You don't want that expensive of a paperweight. Other than that being said, i've flashed roms with under 40% battery before.
miguel11691 said:
When u recharge the phone when recalibrate does it have to be off or on
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If you are talking about wiping battery stats, that really doesn't do much.

Random rebooting

For the last week or so my phone just reboots, not sure what is causing it ? I did notice the battery is a little warm but not always it does this 3-4 times a day. I switched roms and kernals with no result.Is my phone junk?
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I'd go back to the earlier kernel/rom first (at least another kernel) before saying phone is totaled.
Also know your rom, most aren't vanilla and might be running stuff you don't usually want/need. Turning off, freezing, or uninstalling some of that might help. Grab something like watchdog lite and see if you can pick out what's using most cpu and if you can do without it.
You could have also overclocked too high or made some change the kernel that caused some instability. If you didn't mess with any of that, then I don't know what else to tell you.
If I've helped you, hit the thanks button!
Well thanks for the advice but I've already checked those areas and only ran the kernals that the builders had with the roms. On another note my battery temp hovers around 100 F at idle and goes up when in use, I've noticed reboot when using gps or playing words and sometimes youtube. Might need new battery anyone have any temps to compare?
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Mine is 104.35 now with nothing but Xda open
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jnmilli352 said:
Well thanks for the advice but I've already checked those areas and only ran the kernals that the builders had with the roms. On another note my battery temp hovers around 100 F at idle and goes up when in use, I've noticed reboot when using gps or playing words and sometimes youtube. Might need new battery anyone have any temps to compare?
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Do battery calibration after each flash to new ROM, also make sure you are not too undervolted which makes the battery work harder. And do not bump charge battery is set to 100% at about 95% of battery to save battery life. 100% is the worst state a battery can be in.
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You could always try flashing the stock RUU from your computer then run your backup. The stock RUU has been known to solve many issues.
Grnlantern79 said:
Do battery calibration after each flash to new ROM, also make sure you are not too undervolted which makes the battery work harder. And do not bump charge battery is set to 100% at about 95% of battery to save battery life. 100% is the worst state a battery can be in.
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So I did a battery config and my temp is down how do I check for undervolting, with a meter or application?
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I asked the same question, from research I found out most incredible's are having this issue, something to do with the usb or sdcard not working or something, there are a few threads here just not sure where the on with the link to the fix is
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I have a battery widget and it fluctuates 3.8-4.05 V but the battery rates at 3.7V ?? Most of the reboots are when the battery is 30% or lower. Last night the battery got to 109 before rebooting while I was using it on the charger. Then vibrated 3 times while the screen was off??? Hopefully this phone makes it 1 more month til new phones hit Verizon.
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[Q] Battery Stuck/ Not Charging

Hey guys, it has been a week since i have owned the HTC One V, and i love it so far! (Virgin Mobile Version)
There is a problem that i have noticed in the past 3 days and its that the battery will not charge past 73/72%. I do not have any apps running, and i have even tried turning the device off and charging. Does anyone know what i should do?
Thanks guys!
Relgozen said:
Hey guys, it has been a week since i have owned the HTC One V, and i love it so far! (Virgin Mobile Version)
There is a problem that i have noticed in the past 3 days and its that the battery will not charge past 73/72%. I do not have any apps running, and i have even tried turning the device off and charging. Does anyone know what i should do?
Thanks guys!
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First of all, is it rooted? If yes, what rom do you have? You have custom recovery?
If not try this. Charge the phone and when the green led is on power off the device and leave it to charge for another 1 hour.
No it is not rooted. The problem is that the green light never appears because it doesn't fully charge.
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Nvm
Will do. I have never let the battery drain completely. Do you think that can be a reason why it's not charging. Thanks
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Relgozen said:
Will do. I have never let the battery drain completely. Do you think that can be a reason why it's not charging. Thanks
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Yes, quite likely, kill the battery then off mode charge it over night
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Same problem
I had the same problem with one week old VM One V. Charged to 80% and no more. Discharged (auto turned off at 10%) and it charged to 100 one time. Then charged only to 84%. Discharged again, went down to 6% before shutting down. After a couple more cycles, including unplugging after "full" charge to 84%, then replugging and getting to 100%, finally two days in a row woke up to a green light and 100% from a 20-30% level at bed time. Only issue now seems to be two widgets show different battery levels, e.g. 63% on battery monitor widget pro, 53% on Elixer pro battery widget. The icon at the top looks more like 60%.
Not rooted, waiting a while. Love the phone, wish it were dual core, but runs as well as my Droid X and much better battery life. Nice design and feel.
have you resolved your issue Relgozen??
Yes your advice was very helpful. Should I continue to charge my device only when the battery dies?
Thanks again
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Relgozen said:
Yes your advice was very helpful. Should I continue to charge my device only when the battery dies?
Thanks again
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if you dont need it fully charged everyday then yes, but i wont say never charge when you only have x amount of battery, because my phone goes on charge @85% sometimes
Ok thank you
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So now that the problem went away I was not afraid to root my phone. Now, my battery is saying it has been on 97% for four hours. It is rooted. Any help? Thanks
UPDATE:after resetting the phone about 5 times the battery indicator went back to normal. Sorry for the extra post
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not charging
guys i have a rooted htc one v using odex stock rom its been 3 days that i am using this rom. the phone is stuck at 14 % and not charging i have tried for about 3 to 4 hours..
Change USB cable
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i've tried that but its no use..
Try rebooting
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