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[Q] Phone dies at 13% battery

Hello guys (and maybe girls? ;p),
My phone dies at about 13% battery... this had been going for several months now... and I'm still not getting used to it.
People around me walk about until their phone has got 1 %, and then it turns off... mine turns off at 13%. Also, when I connect it to power and boot it up again, it says 0%.
I tried calibrating the phone (by loading it to 100% with phone on, then with phone off etc...) but that doesn't seem to have worked.
I have a print screen from my phone attached to this post.
Gr, Bart.

I had this problem after installing a few custom ROMs, but the battery calibration process (plus wiping battery stats in Recovery) made it functioning normal.

Hi, I didn't know about the resetting in recovery. Did that now, so waiting for my phone to run out of battery again. I'll do the loader thing again to
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Which app did u used to get those stats (screenshot)?

spitjo said:
Which app did u used to get those stats (screenshot)?
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It's default in Android 2.3
I'm using Cyanogenmod 7 Nightly build (I think they're at #31 now).
Just go to 'settings', 'about phone', 'battery use' and then press on the graph ;-)

ZasXxSAz said:
It's default in Android 2.3
I'm using Cyanogenmod 7 Nightly build (I think they're at #31 now).
Just go to 'settings', 'about phone', 'battery use' and then press on the graph ;-)
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Just another thing that makes me pray for a gingerbread sense hd rom....
Thank you

spitjo said:
Just another thing that makes me pray for a gingerbread sense hd rom....
Thank you
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how about this tool?
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.latedroid.juiceplotter
@OP: I have exactly the same problem, and a lot of other users as well. Have look at this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=920893
But apparently there is no solution so far....

Tillus said:
how about this tool?
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.latedroid.juiceplotter
@OP: I have exactly the same problem, and a lot of other users as well. Have look at this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=920893
But apparently there is no solution so far....
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I know that tool.
But the infos on that screenshot are way more complete!

Aww man!
I had really hoped it would have worked, but it hasn't.
I can apparently not upload a picture from the phone app, but it kinda looks the same... Except I saw 12% now, so that's a bit better
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[Q] ROMs... Which one has these?

Hi all,
I've changed quite a few ROMs lately trying to find the one I like most. I'm using a Desire Z.
I'm running my Work email client (lotus notes traveler) that requires the phone to have a screen lock <=30min. It seems like that apart from Sense ROM that has a native lock screen timer any other market app to delay it gets overridden by Notes settings
I tested
Cyan: like the speed, not so much the GUI, also trieded it with LaucherPRO that i prefer to ADW this is not really my preferred one. Battery is average for me on this ROM
MIUI: love it, problem is I can't extend the lock-screen time to 30 minutes and I hate typing password every single time. (tried a few apps from the market but Lotus Notes for Android over-rides their settings)
Virtuous Glite: Love the lightness and speed and battery life, also like the clean minimalistic GUI, same problem as with MIUI.... lock screen
Virtuous Unity: Apart from battery life I love this ROM. Lock-Screen here works perfectly allowing me to apply 30min delay
Each one has things that I like and Unity is the one that gets closer to what I need apart from battery life.
So this is my shopping list, can you help me finding the perfect one?

Extended battery? How about stick an 1800mah from an evo in there ?

MacaronyMax said:
Extended battery? How about stick an 1800mah from an evo in there ?
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does an htc evo battery fits in a desireZ??? didn't know about it

Not sure if I'm following correctly, do you mean display timeout for 30 minutes on miui? If so u can set that in display settings
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Spastic909 said:
Not sure if I'm following correctly, do you mean display timeout for 30 minutes on miui? If so u can set that in display settings
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hi,
no i don't mean the display turn off time, but how long after from when the display is off it will ask you for the pw

isnt there a lockscreen app on market to fully customize? i had a paid lockscreen app that let me do pretty much anything i just forget the name....i wanna say "something locker"

Have you tried flashing your radio to the one recommended in the Unity thread (also in my sig)?
With Unity and the matching radio, I can get 48 hrs with fairly light usage. But if its truly a radio issue, this can be very locational dependent, of course.

smokeuout said:
isnt there a lockscreen app on market to fully customize? i had a paid lockscreen app that let me do pretty much anything i just forget the name....i wanna say "something locker"
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Widget Locker

not sure widgetlocker does override the settings.... anybody has ever tried it?

I reinstalled it and checked, didn't see anything for what you are looking for.

biohazrd51 said:
I reinstalled it and checked, didn't see anything for what you are looking for.
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thanks but back to square one then...

martinpescatore said:
thanks but back to square one then...
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I think there are other applications similar to widget locker. Do a search for widget locker on market and check similar apps. You can probably email them and see if they do what you need.

[APP] Smart Stay Eye Tracking (Works with HTC ONE X)

Hi guys, there's a new eye tracking application that works with HTC ONE X.
Its called Smart Stay, from a developer here in XDA as well.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1708012
The first version didn't work for HTC ONE X but the latest version works well.
The developer is really responsive, I've sent him a few messages already hopefully to improve the application. and yes, you can use the camera when its running.
There's another one, from another dev here its called ISEEYOU.
It works somehow, but you cant use the camera when the program is active. Hopefully it will be fixed in the future version.

Not working for me...
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Doesn't work for me either.
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works for me just fine. i set the screen off time for 15s and just stared at the dislplay for a full minute without touching it. screen never turned off. the moment j turn to look at the wall, screen turned off after 5s
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Guys how can it working...in op thread they say that one X is not supported (currently)
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davidebeatrice said:
Guys how can it working...in op thread they say that one X is not supported (currently)
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Did you try it?
OP thread says it doesnt support the ONE X, but Im the one who did the testing on the HTC ONE X and got in touch with the developer.
Be sure to download the latest version the one that works, the previous one didn't work.
Also, be sure to turn off your auto brightness setting (not sure if there's an effect but just in case).
Also, when you go to the prograrm, click "turn on", then exit the program, turn off your screen and turn it back on. Now it should work.
BTW, in case you guys were wondering..
Working for me...
ROM: RD MiUI
Kernel: Franco R9

I tried and its working. The problem is the distance control but it will be fixed in the next release.
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Just installed and tested it and it seems to work well for me.
Distance needed for it to work might need tweaked but the dev seems to be working on that so should be good.

It works on the One X, the new version changelog sorta confirms it.
But distance indeed seems to be the tricky part. ISeeYou does that part better, but the version 1.2 doesn't work on the One X. So, still Smart Stay is the better now
And also: Smart Stay doesn't break Face Unlock function, ISeeYou does!

new version is out!
with low light support
trying it now..

camera does not work..when this js opended.... it just shows a dark screen
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Kevin Ma said:
camera does not work..when this js opended.... it just shows a dark screen
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weird, camera works for me.
In ISEEYOU app, the camera doesnt work.
But in case your camera doesnt work, just exit the camera app and launch again

It works good on me thanks for sharing

Not working.

works fine for me.. htc one x.. both cameras work also fine while this is on. nice feature

providence said:
weird, camera works for me.
In ISEEYOU app, the camera doesnt work.
But in case your camera doesnt work, just exit the camera app and launch again
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tried it..weird
still doesnt worj
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Works on mine

Dont work for me
The Eye Symbol in the Statusbar switched into a eyelash but the Display turn off!
Edit:
OK Guys just restart my Phone and start the Camera and Exit the Camera then it works! The Symbol switched in the eyelash Symbol when the App dont detect your Eyes.
It works but not as well, i hold the phone 30-40 cm from the Face

nice
it's work for me.....
:good::good::good::good::good::good:

This app does work perfectly, works in low light too.
In regards to the above comments, the eyelash notification indicates that it can't track your eyes so it should turn off then.
Only problem is using this has been putting camera into wakelock so it can keep tracking and killing my battery within half a day.
Great concept and fun to show off but not so good if you want to be able to use your phone throughout the day

Moto X Smart screen notifications

I found this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2395549
Thx to Niko001
It is a app that give you the smart notifications from the moto x :victory:
And it works great.
Is have tested it.
Works only on Google play edtion 4.3
But mabey on sens rom to. But thit not test that
Insctructions
Install like every other APK file

Any pics on what it looks like when up and running?

Since we don't have super AMOLED, wouldn't this be a huge battery drain?

jabza said:
Since we don't have super AMOLED, wouldn't this be a huge battery drain?
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not realy screen is on for a 10 or 15 sec.

this is how it looks like. When you push the icon of the notification you see from it is

The whole screen would light up as black instead of being off like Amoled. I don't think LCD's can take full advantage of this feature

I think notifierpro is the best app for this task. The free lite version works awesome.

All they need is a setting to set a timeout. I use Knock² currently and its set to 30seconds. I use it mainly at work to see if a message is worth grabbing my phone for.
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altimax98 said:
All they need is a setting to set a timeout. I use Knock² currently and its set to 30seconds. I use it mainly at work to see if a message is worth grabbing my phone for.
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does it work properly on HTC one as I've read a lot of negative reviews about not working properly on HTC one

ahmed4never said:
does it work properly on HTC one as I've read a lot of negative reviews about not working properly on HTC one
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Yeah worked fine... but it is 4.3 and above only. Meaning it only will work on the GE ROM or phone.
He needs to change his target API to hide it from those not 4.3
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I'm using knock2 and it works like a charm.
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ryanfsdf said:
The whole screen would light up as black instead of being off like Amoled. I don't think LCD's can take full advantage of this feature
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It can, the battery drain is significantly higher than an AMOLED screen.
I'm fine with keeping the extra battery life and having the LED. (Dashclock helps on the lock screen).
The Moto X benefits the most by far from this because of a few reasons.
1.) Contextual low-power processor
2.) AMOLED screen
3.) It doesn't have a notification LED to begin with.

i think it is what you personal perfer or like. I thougt nice app let's share. For those ho want it.
Just had a training for my Samsung care point to maintain my license. And had the same explanation of diferents beteween AMOLED, Super AMOLED and LCD.
I hope to get a re traing for HTC to.

I have installed it on my viper Rom. Works perfect. But then I am getting force closes error on gmail. When I disable it. Gmail works fine. But when I enable it. It gives me force close error. Any solution?
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How can save the power in p6

I want something to save the power

turn it off..
but seriously..Smartphones in general use much power because of the apps running in background,the display,the Hardware in General..
one thing is maybe to keep the display off..turn off the apps in background..wifi,mobile data,GPS etc as often as possible off..
but i'm happy with the running time..13h from 100% to ~20% with using FB,gaming,some other social apps and watching Videos or listening music..

blueIBI said:
turn it off..
but seriously..Smartphones in general use much power because of the apps running in background,the display,the Hardware in General..
one thing is maybe to keep the display off..turn off the apps in background..wifi,mobile data,GPS etc as often as possible off..
but i'm happy with the running time..13h from 100% to ~20% with using FB,gaming,some other social apps and watching Videos or listening music..
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Which Rom?
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b512..

Turn it off at night. The clock will ring in the morning, you dont need standby to do this.
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Better rom
I agree use b512 rom my battery life is great since upgrading it usually lasts a full day and a half (two if i use it rarely), also close background apps every hour

digijedi007 said:
I agree use b512 rom my battery life is great since upgrading it usually lasts a full day and a half (two if i use it rarely), also close background apps every hour
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b512 screenshots please

screens
isaac clarke said:
b512 screenshots please
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do note that i did charge it last night , haven't ever really tried to do a test with screens before , and another thing i noticed it's actually b510 not b512 sorry for my mistake.