This tip is not rom specific and specifically for people where battery is dropping super duper fast on any rom. I'm talking like a percent every few seconds or so. This happened to me and I tried all the stuff I had read about like, dimming display, shutting off sync, disabling led's, disabling sounds, disabling haptic etc...
With all the apps that are normally discussed for sharing and vieweing battery life, there wasn't an app that was able to show me my current cpu usage level (that I knew about). I found a free one by searching: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.eolwral.osmonitor&hl=en
and the second I launched it I saw, unfortunately, that ChompSMS (my go to program for years) was the culprit. Apparently it didn't play nice for whatever reason on my first CM9 Beta1 fresh install.
I uninstalled it and cpu went back to normal etc... now I'm on GoSMS... boo : )
Anyways, hope this helps someone who has the uber mega battery drainage and doesn't know why as I was stumped for a while until I used that app.
If youve been in possession of the phone for more that 8months the best thing to do is buy a new battery for the phone.
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Thanks I may check that one out later.
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If youve been in possession of the phone for more that 8months the best thing to do is buy a new battery for the phone.
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Agreed. Had my E4GT for a year now and my stock 1800mah battery just popped a couple of days ago. I think it had been going south for the past few months, cuz right now I'm using my old OG Epic's 1500mah battery and the battery life is better than ever! Dunno why the OG Epic's battery is working so well (considering it's a year older and been passed around the family a few times) but hopefully, my replacement 1800mah will be even better whenever it gets here...
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If youve been in possession of the phone for more that 8months the best thing to do is buy a new battery for the phone.
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I agree! Look at the battery and see if it's bulging. Just replaced mine, you'll notice a definite difference
in thickness if you hold a new and bad battery!
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Try handsent sms it plays nice on tw based roms and I like it better than go. I just disable pop ups I'm not a fan.
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I've had my E4GT for just about a year. In the past month I've noticed some odd behavior work apps and the radios. Random reboots, LOS, sluggish response and other weirdness. The first thumb was snapped early August, the second 2 just this past weekend.
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Yeah buying a new battery is probably the best thing to do. My battery started dying on me about ten months after I got my E4GT and got a new OEM battery and its back to 15-16 hours
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Where are people buying their new batteries?
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Where are people buying their new batteries?
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Amazon is a good place.. That's where I got mine.. Great prices as well
-TeaM VeNuM Like A Boss
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Amazon is a good place.. That's where I got mine.. Great prices as well
-TeaM VeNuM Like A Boss
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I picked up an Anker 1800mHa battery + charger from Amazon.com and I'm very happy with it. The new battery seems slightly better than my OEM, but I don't think by much. Anyway, I picked up the Anker specifically identified for the E4GT for around $10 (and charger for $10). There are combo deals for other phones that I think are 100% compatible with the E4GT, but I didn't risk it. If you can be confident in what's compatible, you should be able to get 2 batteries + charger for $20.
Please don't rub my nose in it if you get that deal.
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Help me out people ....i'm not sure if this is good or not. And is there anyway to improve it without juice defender
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Screen on time?
Yeah..screen ontime would help. I usually last like 14 hours with 5 hours screen on time. I don't hold back since I have a spare on the external charger lol.
Its ok if you're a hard core user like having your face stuck on the screen all day long
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Help me out people ....i'm not sure if this is good or not. And is there anyway to improve it without juice defender
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You should give undervolting a shot if your kernel supports it. That helps with reducing power consumption while in use, while juice defender helps with reducing power consumption while not in use.
Heres an update no charging
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That's not very good, even given the fact that you're on 4g the whole day.
You need something like JD. The 4g looks like it's killing you.
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That's not very good, even given the fact that you're on 4g the whole day.
You need something like JD. The 4g looks like it's killing you.
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Jd??? What's jd?? Oh juice defender lol.As of right now i'm running slickmod 3.1 nothing else added
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I dont know what's going on but I never had a battery drain like this...and I have the galaxy nexus extended battery in!!!
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yeah that's rather bad. i would put on average that our phone would last 4+ hours display on screen without the use of JD and other stuff.
I would say voice uses more battery than display on.. but barely... like 1.3 : 1 ratio in use voice : display.
Your android system looks a bit high too. Maybe a fresh wipe and install would help things.
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yeah that's rather bad. i would put on average that our phone would last 4+ hours display on screen without the use of JD and other stuff.
I would say voice uses more battery than display on.. but barely... like 1.3 : 1 ratio in use voice : display.
Your android system looks a bit high too. Maybe a fresh wipe and install would help things.
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I was thinking that but i've done it two times already
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I was thinking that but i've done it two times already
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I would try another ROM. Which one are you using atm?
Maybe it's your bad signal dude....
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Ok so most likely its my signal.....just really took notice that in Hawaii 4g is really unstable
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Its ok if you're a hard core user like having your face stuck on the screen all day long
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Dude.. 22hrs? I need your current setup lol that's a decent battery life i would be happy with that!
it's not your signal, your signal is mostly green when in use. and as you can see the cell standby and stuff is a small %. but yeah try a different rom.
Hi im looking for the best rom with the best battery life. i had one a while back i was on battery for 15 hours and still had half a battery left i took a screen shot and i was actually using my phone too! open to any suggestions just wanna see how long i can get this baby to last
The stock el29 rom.
Calks el29 not stock :O
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what are you two getting as far as battery life
Blazer 4.0 or 4.1 rom. EL29 or FC24 Modem is Bo$$ for battery life.
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FYI.. everyone has a different experience with modems.. one person may be best with el29 another may be best with FDwhatever, and as far as roms go your probably going to hear alot of blazer, and calks.. battery life also depends on stuff in your phone.. like apps and settings.. 3g, wakelocks, background data, wifi.. all that kinda **** will vary your battery life..
you probably already know this, but just pointing it out.. trying to help out around here. =)
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what are you two getting as far as battery life
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Two days on charge, almost 3 or 4 hours of on screen time.
I've gotten the best battery life absolutely hands down on codename YMMV
I just went to calks e4gt 3.0 first time ive been on gingerbread since i got the phone bc as soon as i got it i went to ics lol. very smooth. calk always does amazing work. ill let you guys know how i end up and yea i usually dont mess with profiles seeing as how it already has a battery saver script but i usually roll with 3g off all day unless i wanna surf the internet a little bit then ill turn it on check fb..etc then turn it off drastic increase from having it on all day
I'm using blended ROM from from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=20166744 so far I've had excellent battery life.
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Hi im looking for the best rom with the best battery life. i had one a while back i was on battery for 15 hours and still had half a battery left i took a screen shot and i was actually using my phone too! open to any suggestions just wanna see how long i can get this baby to last
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definitely the blazer ICS rom. bigtime battery life. not even too bad when using 4g.
CM9 has my vote!
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CM9 has my vote! View attachment 1307009
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Wow that's nice. I could probably get that too if I uninstalled tapatalk and angry birds lol.
And I'm running cm9 too (shabbypenguin8-06). Lasted 16 hours before it died today with 3 hours screen time. Not too shabby imho (pun completely intended lol)
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Think I've already cast my vote hehe. 1 hr 34 min screen on so far
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B006TQOJXI/ref=mp_s_a_13?qid=1339468040&sr=8-13
Any chance anyone has used this battery? If so what do you think about it
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nope but damn that thing is big...
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nope but damn that thing is big...
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Well I ordered it hopefully it works and doesn't mess anything up It had good reviews on amazon however there are bad reviews on some of there other batteries.. I did the free shipping so I won't have it for a week or two.. So far it is the only one with a white cover that I can find.. And as for the size if it last me a day or two I can handle it. Not like I wear skinny jeans or anything and when I have to wear a suit ill put in the oem battery I'm just sick of getting only eight to ten hours on this thing.
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The reviews almost look fake, but for that price its worth a try I guess. I got the andida 2300 battery and it improved mine enough to last a few more hours without a giant case.
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The reviews almost look fake, but for that price its worth a try I guess. I got the andida 2300 battery and it improved mine enough to last a few more hours without a giant case.
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Yea I feel I may have jumped the gun on ordering this I hope I don't regret it to much
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I ordered one as well, got free 2 day shipping and ill have it by Thursday. Ill report back Friday or Saturday on its performance.
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My free shipping said 5 to eight days
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Ive had this for like a month lol not sure if i can tell the difference from qcell and trexcell but it does hold up A LITTLE more than trexcell just my opinion
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My free shipping said 5 to eight days
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Are you a prime customer? Probaly why if not.
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No I am not in fact this is only the second item I have bought from amazon
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i use trexcell
Just got my qcell and its the same thickness shape and size as my trexcell.... Not looking too promising for 4100 mah. Probably more like 2400.... Only time will tell.
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Absolutely loving this battery! I had a ballistic like case that I cut out the back of so the back end of the battery can stick out and still have that protection from the case. Didn't want the trexcell and its crappy tpu case so this combo works even better imho. The pics below are from the juice left when I received the battery, as you can see took a long time to drain it and I had everything on full blast 4g/bluetooth/screen brightness 100% youtube running non stop etc.
Anxious to see what a few recharge cycles will result in if I get results like this on a half dead battery. I can already honestly tell you all this battery is a huuuuuuge improvement over stock, with the only flaw being the weird back cover that sticks out. Wish they woulda gone with a mugen style cover like they did for the g2x and its 3500 mah extended battery.
Lastly, I kinda like the battery door sticking out a bit more since it feels more comfortable to hold and the index finger has a place to grip making a drop less likely to happen.
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Here's your answer.... full charge qcell heavy use.....amazing. trexcell never was this good.
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Oh my god, that looks ugly. Poor phone
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Some. Of us don't care what it looks like while at work ect... Now before I head out to the bar or other social event you better believe I'll put the oem battery and cover on
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Hmm looks tempting but I think I am going to try and wire my 2x oem batteries in a parallel. That would give me true 3600mah performance. Just need to grow the balls to do it and an larger back cover ha.
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Hmm looks tempting but I think I am going to try and wire my 2x oem batteries in a parallel. That would give me true 3600mah performance. Just need to grow the balls to do it and an larger back cover ha.
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Save yourself the time and spend the bucks. You won't regret it.
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Some. Of us don't care what it looks like while at work ect... Now before I head out to the bar or other social event you better believe I'll put the oem battery and cover on
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smh
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Nutzy said:
Save yourself the time and spend the bucks. You won't regret it.
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There is no way that this thing a can compete with 2 oem batteries though. I dont do mod projects out of necessity, I do them because I like getting my hands dirty.
Any good?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GOLD-2680...TTERY-SONY-XPERIA-S-LT26-ARC-HD-/251137463979
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If this battery could be install on our Lt26i... would be amazing...
Waiting an answer.. jajaja
Technically we can easily enough. Just need some little screwdrivers.
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Almost all of those batteries have been proven to not provide better capacity than stock battery.. They just lie with the capacity
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How do you know this?
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I've never had a good experience with 3rd party batteries. And at 13 quid I doubt it'll be as good as the seller says
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Oh those 'Gold' batteries. There is usually a different rating given on the battery and the package and sometimes when you remove that gold wrapper, you get even another rating.
A friend of mine bought some of those type of things earlier this year. They are useless and hardly provide more capacity. As a matter of fact, they worked annoyingly. Cause the battery would stay at like 90%. And suddenly drop to 70% without showing any progress in between.
See there's a lot of mixed reviews online about them too. Some say their fone's last soo much longer with them, some say they're pointless??
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i guess we have to try it ourselves... coz.. the STOCK BATTERY sucks..!! :/
See this link 4 more comments on higher power battery
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1614901&page=7
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Trust me,I am ex-mini pro community user and we have discussed that battery and confirmed it was a lie n scam...
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Ben, believe me.
I tried so many batteries, o.k.,not for XS but that's all same sh*t.
I bought 6 or 7 batteries for my last phone (Dell Streak 5) and not a single one has been good.
Don't want to disrespect but Chinese selling craps on ebay (maybe you'll buy it from Taiwan but it's same s*it).
My phone couldn't last for a few hours with that batteries and I bought almost double capacity higher then original.
Now I know, only original battery, only original screen.
It just can't be good if it cost 5$ or 10$.
Unfortunately
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Almost all of those batteries have been proven to not provide better capacity than stock battery.. They just lie with the capacity
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Yeah, I fell for this scam... I installed the "high capacity" battery, but the performance was worse. When I complained through eBay customer service they immediately reimbursed me without even requiring proof. That proved me that they already knew their battery was bogus. So, naturally, I left a bad review and score.
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i hope THIS IS REAL i already order one and il tell u guys how is going
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i hope THIS IS REAL i already order one and il tell u guys how is going
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Don't belive in everything you read on the Internet. Especially when it comes to electronics.
If that battery was for real, I'm pretty sure most phones would have a much larger battery, especially at that price.
Use common sense and don't get hit by the placebo effect with the new battery.
What about this one? Though its not a significant improvement (1900mAH) but seems LEGIT
http://www.tvc-mall.com/details/Son...eplacement-1900mAh-Model-BA800-BATY-LT26i-01/
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What about this one? Though its not a significant improvement (1900mAH) but seems LEGIT
http://www.tvc-mall.com/details/Son...eplacement-1900mAh-Model-BA800-BATY-LT26i-01/
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I don't know man, battery for 2.58$ , I'm not saying it's not got, I don't know but I really doubt...
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Help please.
My Epic 4G Touch suddenly said my battery went from 94% last night to 0% within 10 minutes.
I've tested and wall charged all my batteries, even re-flashed my ROM and still get the same reading on the phone.
Plugged in, it works, but if I unplug it, it shuts down immediately.
I have work deadlines to meet and I'm a little frazzled. Am I screwed??
Thank you for any and all advice!
Dude I had the same problem first thing is check your battery does it feel swollen ?? if yeah then its been over charged meaning you need a new battery
I went to the sprint store Samsung Battery only does 500 cycles then after that it will get over charged its kinda dumb cause on my HTC Nexus one it lasted a very Long time
Hope this helps I asked for help no one bother help out
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What kernel are you using btw?
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Dude I had the same problem first thing is check your battery does it feel swollen ?? if yeah then its been over charged meaning you need a new battery
I went to the sprint store Samsung Battery only does 500 cycles then after that it will get over charged its kinda dumb cause on my HTC Nexus one it lasted a very Long time
Hope this helps I asked for help no one bother help out
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I have 3 batteries, I've wall charged and tested them and they are fine. It occurred very suddenly and I get the same reading no matter which battery I use.
thizz415 said:
Dude I had the same problem first thing is check your battery does it feel swollen ?? if yeah then its been over charged meaning you need a new battery
I went to the sprint store Samsung Battery only does 500 cycles then after that it will get over charged its kinda dumb cause on my HTC Nexus one it lasted a very Long time
Hope this helps I asked for help no one bother help out
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lol not the issue if it happens with three batteries.. i have had same batteri since the phone came out and have only had to replace my phone before my battery and its still running strong.. got a second oem battery and it came doa.. smh.. lol
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What kernel are you using btw?
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I've was using Calkulin's latest ROM E4GT 2 v1.6, but have since flashed several others with different kernels with the same results.
It been just fine for over a year, now this?
Dude this just happened to my phone this morning. Weemt to sleep at 12 woke up at 6:30 . I had full battery. Phone was extremely hot and would not turn on unless on charger. Now shows charging for the last 10 mons but stays on 0% . I am on complete stock fh13
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I'm having this issue to on fh13 and fi25. Some software bug if i had to guess. Screen flickers and phone auto reboots to an almost dead battery. It's happened at least 10x to me over the past week.
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jamesey said:
I'm having this issue to on fh13 and fi25. Some software bug if i had to guess. Screen flickers and phone auto reboots to an almost dead battery. It's happened at least 10x to me over the past week.
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Yeah I went to CNA and its all good.
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