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I do realize that everyone is probably going nuts playing with their new units and draining the battery life mad but I figured we start a thread to get general battery usage times from owners. We could also come up with a format that's acceptable, I'll start with this but we can change it as we go.
Link for app no longer works but here's a quick search result from the market:
https://market.android.com/search?q=battery+percentage&so=1&c=apps
(Or you can tap both the home button and lock button at the same time, built in Samsung feature that saves to your gallery!)
Battery Tips:
OEM battery p/n: EB-L1D7IBA
There is a battery saving mode that is included with the phone under Settings.
Because of the Super AMOLED display, darker colors use less power. Therefore:
Killbynature said:
Another good way to save battery life is to use all black background and Blacked out apps.
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Battery info without installing 3rd party software:
In the dial pad type: *#*#4636#*#*
paprcut said:
Here are a couple of things that really helped my battery life:
Turn off TMobile's contact sync
- Menu -> Settings -> Accounts and sync -> uncheck T-Mobile Contacts
Ensure mobile data is not active when connected to WiFi
- Install Llama (https://market.android.com/details?id=com.kebab.Llama&feature=search_result) and launch it
- Add an event called WiFi
-- Add condition: WiFi Connected (any network)
-- Add action: WiFi Sleep Policy (never sleep)
-- Add action: Toggle Mobile Data (off)
- Add another event called WiFi Disconnected
-- Add condition: WiFi Disconnected (any network)
-- Add action: WiFi Sleep Policy (sleeps when screen turns off)
-- Add action: Toggle Mobile Data (on)
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AlphaKoi said:
try SETCPU since you are rooted
make a profile for screenoff (i use 594-128)
that way when your phone sleeps the processor slows way down and doesnt use the battery as much
also if you meant when you sleep.....whenever you can.....use wi-fi and turn APN data off. That way the phone isnt searching for a cell tower constantly and using battery.
Hope this helps....PM questions
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SetCPU: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=505419
FOR 100% NO DRAIN ISSUE
ralnee said:
Okay.. I finally have some answers. I registered my phone on the Samsung site, and got into a live chat with a rep. I explained to the rep (as best as I could) that the battery usage was not updating once it reached 100%, without a reboot. After going back and forth (did you try A, yes I did, did you try B, yes I did...), she finally gave the the number of their "dedicated Galaxy S phones voice support team at 1-877-EZ2GALAXY (1-877-392-4252)".
I called the dedicated team and was finally told that this is a known HANDSET ISSUE, and to replace the phone.
I'm performing a full backup using Titanium Backup as I type this, then I'm going to do a NANDROID recovery (I think) and then reset the phone to factory settings. Then I'll replace the phone at the tmobile store I purchased it from.
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LOL this has become a standard in almost every device forum now, there must always be a Battery Life topic somewhere
might as well make this one a sticky so EVERYONE please use only 1 topic to keep track of the battery life and tips & trick
and avoid making like 200+ topics of the same thing...
Thank you
by the way the i use this App https://market.android.com/details?id=ccc71.bmw
Battery Monitor Widget by 3c
it's simply the best and free, and it even has a great widget
AllGamer said:
by the way the i use this App https://market.android.com/details?id=ccc71.bmw
Battery Monitor Widget by 3c
it's simply the best and free, and it even has a great widget
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I saw this earlier, might even have it installed, good find!
If I have time I'll try to set up a test for running with/without the Samsung battery saver mode to see if it really helps. I'm pretty curious
Does the SGS2 charge to 100%, unlike the Nexus S?
turbodroid said:
Does the SGS2 charge to 100%, unlike the Nexus S?
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Would that be something we can check with the app AllGamer provided? I didn't have a Nexus S so I wasn't aware of that issue...
battery life how is in t989
battery life on this phone pls a like to know
I used my phone non stop last night from 8-3 and it still had 20% left. My sensation would've been dead before then.
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mziol said:
Would that be something we can check with the app AllGamer provided? I didn't have a Nexus S so I wasn't aware of that issue...
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Sure, and actually any battery app widget will show the battery level. The Nexus S stops charging at about 96%, so when you would unlpug the charger after it says 'charged', it immediately drops to 95-96%. I ended up buying a couple extra OEM batteries and a wall charger for them so I could pop in 100% charged batteries. Plus it made it so I never have to waste time charging my phone. When the battery dies, I swap batteries. Since this is the same 'family' of phones, I am real curious if the SGS2 does this also? Someone please confirm. Thanks!
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Sure, and actually any battery app widget will show the battery level. The Nexus S stops charging at about 96%, so when you would unlpug the charger after it says 'charged', it immediately drops to 95-96%. I ended up buying a couple extra OEM batteries and a wall charger for them so I could pop in 100% charged batteries. Plus it made it so I never have to waste time charging my phone. When the battery dies, I swap batteries. Since this is the same 'family' of phones, I am real curious if the SGS2 does this also? Someone please confirm. Thanks!
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If someone doesn't get to it before me I'll confirm soon. I want to let this bad boy run down to zero before charging again because it's draining a little bit faster than what I want.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1301609
gazmendf said:
battery life on this phone pls a like to know
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Battery life's been great
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mziol said:
Would that be something we can check with the app AllGamer provided? I didn't have a Nexus S so I wasn't aware of that issue...
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not just Nexus S, all Samsung phones are known to charge to 97% ish to prevent battery damage
it's a feature, it's not a bug
many new laptops coming out are doing the same thing
mziol said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1301609
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thanks
see, didn't i tell you, i knew this was gonna happen, that's why i stickied, and people still do it
anyways, merged.
AllGamer said:
not just Nexus S, all Samsung phones are known to charge to 97% ish to prevent battery damage
it's a feature, it's not a bug
many new laptops coming out are doing the same thing
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I've read about this too, I thought they adjusted it on the software side though (so 100% displayed wasn't really 100% but actually more like the 96-97% of the actual charge on the battery, hence the calibration. I might be wrong though.
turbodroid said:
Sure, and actually any battery app widget will show the battery level. The Nexus S stops charging at about 96%, so when you would unlpug the charger after it says 'charged', it immediately drops to 95-96%. I ended up buying a couple extra OEM batteries and a wall charger for them so I could pop in 100% charged batteries. Plus it made it so I never have to waste time charging my phone. When the battery dies, I swap batteries. Since this is the same 'family' of phones, I am real curious if the SGS2 does this also? Someone please confirm. Thanks!
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It does charge to a full 100% and gives that familiar notification that the battery is fully charged and to unplug it. It drops right to 98% after a few minutes though. Haven't really paid much attention to it just this once.
pablo1215 said:
It does charge to a full 100% and gives that familiar notification that the battery is fully charged and to unplug it. It drops right to 98% after a few minutes though. Haven't really paid much attention to it just this once.
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I can confirm that I have seen this as well.
Can someone pull their battery cover and post the OEM battery p/n? If I get this phone, I will most definitely order some extra batteries and a wall charger. I get 2-4hrs more battery life in my Nexus S charging them to a full 100% in the wall charger and will likely have similar results with this phone. Thanks
turbodroid said:
Can someone pull their battery cover and post the OEM battery p/n? If I get this phone, I will most definitely order some extra batteries and a wall charger. I get 2-4hrs more battery life in my Nexus S charging them to a full 100% in the wall charger and will likely have similar results with this phone. Thanks
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EB-L1D7IBA
Im trying to find some form of app that will indicate whether or not im getting a FAST CHARGE to my phone similiar to this app made for the
SGS2 Skyrocket app
Im using a 4000 mAh battery that takes over 6 hrs to full charge
currently running BMS/ performance control toggle Fastcharge enabled/ LiquidSmooth rom
tried several different chargers including samsungStock charger same issue
crashpsycho said:
Im trying to find some form of app that will indicate whether or not im getting a FAST CHARGE to my phone similiar to this app made for the
SGS2 Skyrocket app
Im using a 4000 mAh battery that takes over 6 hrs to full charge
currently running BMS/ performance control toggle Fastcharge enabled/ LiquidSmooth rom
tried several different chargers including samsungStock charger same issue
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I believe Fast Charge as to be cooked in the kernel.
BWolf56 said:
I believe Fast Charge as to be cooked in the kernel.
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Yeah i know the devs do very well about implimenting fast charge into there kernels but what this app does is tell u if you getting wakelocks fast charge from the charger ive noticed that this phone takes much longer to charge then normal even on the stock 2100 mAh battery(i could be wrong on the 2100) but this app will help me eliminate wakelock charger issues that causes battery to take longer to charge
i hope this makes sense and im not going Nutz
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Yeah i know the devs do very well about implimenting fast charge into there kernels but what this app does is tell u if you getting wakelocks fast charge from the charger ive noticed that this phone takes much longer to charge then normal even on the stock 2100 mAh battery(i could be wrong on the 2100) but this app will help me eliminate wakelock charger issues that causes battery to take longer to charge
i hope this makes sense and im not going Nutz
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That would depend on what you think is ''much longer''? Fast Charge only works when plugged on something else than the wall outlet. It basically disables the UMS to do so.
Yup, other dude is right you shouldnt need it for a wall outlet. Only off a computer. Try trickster mod. Works perfect for me.
I'll try the trickster mod and see how that goes ... Thanks for the tip. Bwolf 6hrs plus for charging on a stock and even this 4000mAh battery is long I can see 3-4 hr maybe 5hr it just abnormally longer even when plugged to the outlet but thanks guys for the help and further knowledge
The type and length of USB cable used will have a significant impact on how long it takes to charge your phone.
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Any Help would be appreciated. Its been a recent issue and it really doesn't matter what rom im using. I have recently Tried infamous S4 and Cyanogenmod 10.2 and it didnt make a difference. The drain is so bad that my Car charger cant even keep the phone charged while doing GPS Nav. I Have some screen shots from a System Monitor app that may be useful...
https://www.dropbox.com/s/11jvkzbj0nzn4ny/2013-10-19%2021.44.27.png
https://www.dropbox.com/s/pa1ez2tw127z3c8/2013-10-19%2021.44.11.png
https://www.dropbox.com/s/12xjx4aczinjmdt/2013-10-19%2021.43.49.png
https://www.dropbox.com/s/wepoupvikkwl2zb/2013-10-19%2021.43.24.png
I Do a Delivery job and rely on my phone for its GPS Nav and i cant even make it through about 3 hours without it dying on me even when using the car charger....
re: power drain
wesmagyar said:
Any Help would be appreciated. Its been a recent issue and it really doesn't matter what rom im using. I have recently Tried infamous S4 and Cyanogenmod 10.2 and it didnt make a difference. The drain is so bad that my Car charger cant even keep the phone charged while doing GPS Nav. I Have some screen shots from a System Monitor app that may be useful...
https://www.dropbox.com/s/11jvkzbj0nzn4ny/2013-10-19%2021.44.27.png
https://www.dropbox.com/s/pa1ez2tw127z3c8/2013-10-19%2021.44.11.png
https://www.dropbox.com/s/12xjx4aczinjmdt/2013-10-19%2021.43.49.png
https://www.dropbox.com/s/wepoupvikkwl2zb/2013-10-19%2021.43.24.png
I Do a Delivery job and rely on my phone for its GPS Nav and i cant even make it through about 3 hours without it dying on me even when using the car charger....
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Make a nandroid backup of your rom before flashing anything.
Then download the official stock Tmobile M919 Samsung Galaxy S4 Touchwiz Jellybean 4.2.2 Odin flash firmware
and flash it with Odin.
Here is the official SamMobile download link: http://www.hotfile.com/dl/213469534/9ff06bd/M919UVUAMDL_M919TMBAMDL_TMB.zip.html
Before installing any apps check out the phone for a day or so to see
if you still have the battery issue.
If not, then your problem is that one or more of the apps you installed
are not behaving well with the battery for one reason or another.
If you still get serious high battery drain after the battery is fully charged
then in my guesstimation it's hardware related and if your phone is still
under warranty I would advise you to return it for an exchange.
Good luck!
Would I be able to at least use Google maps and nav or would that negate the results? As I need that for work
Also one of the screen shots is a top apps for battery usage and it shows system and system processes as the top power drains.
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wesmagyar said:
Would I be able to at least use Google maps and nav or would that negate the results? As I need that for work
Also one of the screen shots is a top apps for battery usage and it shows system and system processes as the top power drains.
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Have you considered that your battery is just bad? It could be as simple as swapping out a new battery.
I guess it's possible but it's on the monitor the discharge rate which would be how much power the phone is drawing I thought
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Judging from your pics, nothing looks out of order. Granted, GPS and navigation use a lot of battery, mainly when navigating with Google Maps you have to use Data, prolly the biggest battery drainer in your situation. I recommend buying Sygic (best offline map software imo) or Navigon, another good one. And use that to use your GPS. That way you eliminate the data being constantly sent back and forth. Also, decrease your brightness if possible. When in the car i can keep mine set to 50 percent and be okay. Another thing, when using the car charger, if possible, download Ktoonsez's kernel and use Fast Charge option. It really helps increase the charge output. My car charger outputs at ~500mA when not fast charging, fast charge enabled, outputs at 1000mA a 100 percent increase
I actually figured it out. I use Cerberus and an update or something was killing my battery. I uninstalled it and all is well. Sucks though. I liked having the peace of mind knowing if someone stole my phone I could track it.
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I would also try to use Greenify, once you try it you're gonna ask yourself how did you ever use your phone without it!
wesmagyar said:
Any Help would be appreciated. Its been a recent issue and it really doesn't matter what rom im using. I have recently Tried infamous S4 and Cyanogenmod 10.2 and it didnt make a difference. The drain is so bad that my Car charger cant even keep the phone charged while doing GPS Nav. I Have some screen shots from a System Monitor app that may be useful...
https://www.dropbox.com/s/11jvkzbj0nzn4ny/2013-10-19%2021.44.27.png
https://www.dropbox.com/s/pa1ez2tw127z3c8/2013-10-19 21.44.11.png
https://www.dropbox.com/s/12xjx4aczinjmdt/2013-10-19 21.43.49.png
https://www.dropbox.com/s/wepoupvikkwl2zb/2013-10-19 21.43.24.png
I Do a Delivery job and rely on my phone for its GPS Nav and i cant even make it through about 3 hours without it dying on me even when using the car charger....
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Try charging your phone from dead to 100% using a different charger and cable.
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Hello,
I bought a gently used N900T a few days ago. The device is awesome and works perfectly, except for one thing. Charging the phone with the Samsung charging cable+ac adapter takes longer than forever. It charges at a rate of approximately 8-9% per hour.
A few notes:
Device on, device off, it doesn't matter. It charges at the same slow rate.
The battery itself, once it charges, holds that charge very well.
The slow charging happened both when I was on the stock rom and on my current Slim Rom.
I have ordered a new charger and a new battery. If the slow charging persists with these new accessories, am I doomed? Is the slow charging a known issue for the Note 3? Besides the new equipment, does anyone have any advice on how to solve this?
Thanks so much!
JJ2525 said:
Hello,
I bought a gently used N900T a few days ago. The device is awesome and works perfectly, except for one thing. Charging the phone with the Samsung charging cable+ac adapter takes longer than forever. It charges at a rate of approximately 8-9% per hour.
A few notes:
Device on, device off, it doesn't matter. It charges at the same slow rate.
The battery itself, once it charges, holds that charge very well.
The slow charging happened both when I was on the stock rom and on my current Slim Rom.
I have ordered a new charger and a new battery. If the slow charging persists with these new accessories, am I doomed? Is the slow charging a known issue for the Note 3? Besides the new equipment, does anyone have any advice on how to solve this?
Thanks so much!
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Rooted? What kernel? Is fast charge supported?
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BACARDILIMON said:
Rooted? What kernel? Is fast charge supported?
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Rooted running Slim Rom v8 and LeanKernel 1.2. I'm unsure if a fast charge feature is supported.
Dude this phone charges pretty fast without any roms or mods. ..it charges fast out of the box. .. Are you using the charger that comes with...correct me if I'm wrong but I think the charger that Came with this is usb 3.0....not your regular usb charger. ..
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mlock420 said:
Dude this phone charges pretty fast without any roms or mods. ..it charges fast out of the box. .. Are you using the charger that comes with...correct me if I'm wrong but I think the charger that Came with this is usb 3.0....not your regular usb charger. ..
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I am using a genuine Samsung Note 3 charger. The replacement coming is another genuine Samsung Note 3 charger. I'm sincerely hoping the one I have now has a cable problem or something. I really, really like the phone but I'm wondering if anyone else has seen a similar story or knows of a possible solution in the case that the new charger+battery do not work.
JJ2525 said:
I am using a genuine Samsung Note 3 charger. The replacement coming is another genuine Samsung Note 3 charger. I'm sincerely hoping the one I have now has a cable problem or something. I really, really like the phone but I'm wondering if anyone else has seen a similar story or knows of a possible solution in the case that the new charger+battery do not work.
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Swap to any other kernel and test it out.
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BACARDILIMON said:
Swap to any other kernel and test it out.
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As I noted, the slow charging happened on both stock rom+kernel as well as custom roms.
JJ2525 said:
As I noted, the slow charging happened on both stock rom+kernel as well as custom roms.
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So this has been doing it from day one. On your white wall charger how many amps does it say.
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It is a genuine Note 3 2 amp charger.
Lol damn 8% an hour? Sounds like mine kinda except it charges like 20% an hour it used to charge so slow. The ROM I'm running took some stabilising
chuko303 said:
Lol damn 8% an hour? Sounds like mine kinda except it charges like 20% an hour it used to charge so slow. The ROM I'm running took some stabilising
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Well I have to be honest from dead it takes about 2.5hrs to get back to 100. On stock.using the wall charger with 2amps. When he gets his new charger he should be good or a good kernel swap. Either way it should come back to normal
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I got a new charger and it's still charging at the same slow pace. What could possibly be wrong with my phone? The battery holds a charge, the phone works near flawlessly. I'm dumbfounded.
JJ2525 said:
I got a new charger and it's still charging at the same slow pace. What could possibly be wrong with my phone? The battery holds a charge, the phone works near flawlessly. I'm dumbfounded.
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You gonna have to do testing or replace phone. Me I would change kernel just cause it takes 2 seconds. Let it ride a day if no change then a factory refresh. You have checked that no app is killing phone as fast as it charges right?
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Edit. I was just on his thread and a few guys having issues with either bad batter. UV/ oc .try a different ROM and kernel. Fresh install meaning Odin back to stock and start all over. Sorry good luck
As weird as this sounds, I tried the charger in a different outlet in my home and it works a lot better. The battery charges quite fast from any level to about 96%, then starts crawling again to 97, 98 and stops at 98. I opened battery calibration, which shows the battery at 96% and 4337mv, which is the same mv level as 100% normally if memory serves me correctly. So I'm thinking the battery is "full", but for some reason won't go to 100% without a fight. Perhaps if I clear my cache+dalvik cache? Any other suggestions?
JJ2525 said:
As weird as this sounds, I tried the charger in a different outlet in my home and it works a lot better. The battery charges quite fast from any level to about 96%, then starts crawling again to 97, 98 and stops at 98. I opened battery calibration, which shows the battery at 96% and 4337mv, which is the same mv level as 100% normally if memory serves me correctly. So I'm thinking the battery is "full", but for some reason won't go to 100% without a fight. Perhaps if I clear my cache+dalvik cache? Any other suggestions?
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ROM toolbox Pro has a script to reset battery stats.
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Can someone give me link to odin back to stock please
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What was wrong with mine it was the charger. The usb wasn't connected all the way in the AC therefore was only charging like it would through computer as soon as I fixed it with a blow of air and a gentle push it right away started charging AC phone charged in 2 hours
I could be wrong but I noticed my charging is slower when I stick my charger into a surge protector power bar as opposed to a standard wall outlet.
Mine was the charging cable I used a regular USB charger cable and it charge fast
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I am running BlueLightning-20140410-jflte as my ROM, with the 3.4.82-ChronicKermel-KK4.4-AOSP-JFLTE-v3.1 kernel.
I have my governor set to ondemand, with my low clock speed set to 189MHz and the highest at 918MHz.
With the sound set to one click past off, with Wifi, Mobile Data and GPS turned off, with the screen on the dimmest settings, my battery STILL drains when I have the phone plugged in, if I am actively using an app or playing a game.
I did not find a Fast Charge option on this ROM, and I had to uninstall Xposed Framework, because it was preventing several of my apps and games from running.
I can't think of a reason that the battery would still be draining this quickly, using the settings that I described.
Is there something I am doing wrong, or something I missed along the way somewhere?
Thanks in advance for any advice.
Try a different kernel
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Bad cable could be the issue.. Try swapping cables
ReikiDraven said:
I can't think of a reason that the battery would still be draining this quickly, using the settings that I described.
Is there something I am doing wrong, or something I missed along the way somewhere?
Thanks in advance for any advice.
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To what are you plugged while charging? If you are plugged to a wall-outlet, make sure you are using the Samsung wall adapter (or at least one that can push 1.9A). I've found out that it isn't usually the cable that causes slow charging, but the wall adapter.
Also, download an app from the Play Store called Charging Current Lite to see what your charging rate is. While 1900mA (1.9A) is optimal, anything above 600-700mA should be enough to charge while in use. Much lower than that, you will only maintain what charge level you have or slowly drain power.
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To what are you plugged while charging? If you are plugged to a wall-outlet, make sure you are using the Samsung wall adapter (or at least one that can push 1.9A). I've found out that it isn't usually the cable that causes slow charging, but the wall adapter.
Also, download an app from the Play Store called Charging Current Lite to see what your charging rate is. While 1900mA (1.9A) is optimal, anything above 600-700mA should be enough to charge while in use. Much lower than that, you will only maintain what charge level you have or slowly drain power.
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It's usually the wall adapter, but it is not the one that came with my phone. I got mine off of Craigslist, and it didn't come with a charger. I've been using the same one I used on my old LG Optimus L9. I never considered that.
Figured that plugging it directly into my computer via USB would give a weaker charge, but never thought it could be the wall charger, itself.
I'll run those tests and report back. Thanks!
try a different battery or charging port if you can
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try a different battery or charging port if you can
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Charging via USB will put you in the range of around 480mA. Even with fast charge on, it's somewhere around 600-700mA.
lordcheeto03 said:
Charging via USB will put you in the range of around 480mA. Even with fast charge on, it's somewhere around 600-700mA.
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i meant change the usb port on the s4
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i meant change the usb port on the s4
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:highfive: