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After receiving the 4.1.2 OTA update, I'm getting a much better battery life.
It used to be dead at the end of the day. Now, I finish my day and the battrey is on 45% with the same phone use.
I also find that apps and mostly google apps do launch faster
Have you also noticed it?
CM10 "added" 4.1.2 into the compilation recently & I've noticed a difference too... :victory:
Can you give us some screenshots of the screen time?
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Only with data all the day i got 3.30h and 19h on, automatic brightness, sync on. Google stock 4.1.2
4.1.2 appears to have a big affect on battery life. I've gone from needing a charge after about 12 hours to going all day with charge left
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When 4.1.1 was released, people reported that Google Now was a battery hog. Maybe Google improved it drastically.
Those who experience better battery life with 4.1.2, do you have Google Now activated?
MoosDiagramm said:
When 4.1.1 was released, people reported that Google Now was a battery hog. Maybe Google improved it drastically.
Those who experience better battery life with 4.1.2, do you have Google Now activated?
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To add on to this. I'm noticing FAR fewer wakeups (alarms) caused by Maps services on 4.1.2. That has an impact regardless of whether or not Google Now is running.
They definitely made some changes to location based services considering the menus were modified and additional settings were added.
Using a custom ROM and kernel so I can't answer this. But my battery life using CM10 + Franco Kernel has definitely improved.
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Using a custom ROM and kernel so I can't answer this. But my battery life using CM10 + Franco Kernel has definitely improved.
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Flash stock and it will be better.
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I logged in hoping someone had made a topic about this. On 4.1.1 I did not use Google Now because of the effect on battery life it caused. I tried it on 4.1.2 hoping it had improved. In my opinion it did. Still need more days to test but it seems way better now. Even saying that, I still feel it takes too much of a hit on battery for me to continue using it.
Just my 2 cents.
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Flash stock and it will be better.
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Umm, it absolutely wouldn't be better at all.
Rooting and using custom ROMs have it benefits and my battery life wouldn't be to where it is now (at least not as long) if i was on stock.
Stock is too boring for me. I need my lock screen customizations and backups
It doesn't take away root capabilities right?
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I logged in hoping someone had made a topic about this. On 4.1.1 I did not use Google Now because of the effect on battery life it caused. I tried it on 4.1.2 hoping it had improved. In my opinion it did. Still need more days to test but it seems way better now. Even saying that, I still feel it takes too much of a hit on battery for me to continue using it.
Just my 2 cents.
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I use it while traveling. A lot of the functions are designed to help you familiarize yourself with the area.
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I use it while traveling. A lot of the functions are designed to help you familiarize yourself with the area.
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Absolutely. I don't travel much so its not as useful for me.
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The 4.1.2 custom ROMs have done me better overall than the 4.1.1 ROMs.
I haven't noticed much of any difference one way or another.
So the latest cm10 nightlies contain 4.1.2??
It seems the battery life claims are pretty circumstantial. I wish there was a standardized test for this..
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Cm10 nightlies are cm10.
And battery is much much better.
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I never let any Rom to settle down(for more than 2 days) to comment on battery life, but i hope the thread is pointing to facts
So now in Stock will report back after 2 charge cycles at least
The map process is eating my battery to. I reserve testet it yesterday (nandroid of 4.1.1 back) no problem and then again OTA to 4.1.2. Anyone out there a possible resolution ? Had 2-3 days with my battery, now maybe one day.
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It doesn't take away root capabilities right?
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If you use some sort of Recovery like CWM it does not. CWM will ask you if you want keep recovery and/or root.
Hi guys, I just want to know which ROM to flash to maximize my battery. GB, ICS, or JB? I'm going to a place where I can only charge every other day but I still need to go online for emails. Please help me? Haha
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Hi guys, I just want to know which ROM to flash to maximize my battery. GB, ICS, or JB? I'm going to a place where I can only charge every other day but I still need to go online for emails. Please help me? Haha
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I'd stick with an ICS. It's much more stable. there are a couple great JB's but sounds like where your going you won't want to be killing half your battery reflashing and setting up.
Jedi Knight 5 is great with some great battery life. turn your data off or switch it to 2g and you can easily get two days. If you turn it off while sleeping you can get upwards to three.
Jedi mind trick x2
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Hi guys, I just want to know which ROM to flash to maximize my battery. GB, ICS, or JB? I'm going to a place where I can only charge every other day but I still need to go online for emails. Please help me? Haha
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I have experienced better battery life with TW roms, especially Jedi Mind Trick; however, I dislike TW and prefer a JB base rom instead. My general advised would be that if you will only be able to charge your phone every other day, you should get a second "back up" battery and charger. They are pretty affordable and will give you that piece of mind you are looking for.
Other than that, just the normal stuff, turn off BT, Brightness, Data, GPS, Sync, etc.
To answer your question, gingerbread. Then ics and jb last in terms of battery.
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There was a post by a user that compared different roms, and the one that came with good battery life was the slim bean 3.0. In fact,I'm using it right now.
I've went through many ROMs with my device, and I'm curious, what ROM and You currently running, and why? Looking forward to your response!
Also, if you can provide a link to the thread of the ROM that would be awesome, thanks!
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I've went through many ROMs with my device, and I'm curious, what ROM and You currently running, and why? Looking forward to your response!
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ROTLR was released around Halloween but it's smooth,great battery and I love the zombie theme
Hey, thanks for the reply! What does ROTLR stand for?
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Running the new fk23 jb rom. This thing is amazing u should try it if u like jb.
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How is the battery power? On a scale of 1-10 and why do you give it the rating you do?
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Running the new fk23 jb rom. This thing is amazing u should try it if u like jb.
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Well just installed it taday. But there was a leak of it and battery was good. I would get about 13 hrs and about 3 1/2 hrs screen time. Im a really heavy user. From 1-10 I give it a 10. I think everybody running this will agree with me.
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Thanks! I might check it out! Do you have a link to the thread for it? I am somewhat new here, and even when I search for a ROM, I have trouble finding the thread :/ I'm not sure why.
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Hey, thanks for the reply! What does ROTLR stand for?
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Return Of The Living Rejectz haha
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Thanks! I might check it out! Do you have a link to the thread for it? I am somewhat new here, and even when I search for a ROM, I have trouble finding the thread :/ I'm not sure why.
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Just remember its not like any other rom theres a couple of things u need to do to install it. Nothing to complicated just read the thread and if u like then install. Just please read read.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=34755891
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Thanks! I might check it out! Do you have a link to the thread for it? I am somewhat new here, and even when I search for a ROM, I have trouble finding the thread :/ I'm not sure why.
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Just to warn you, I got horrid 3g speeds with fk23...But I think it could be an area thing...
fi27 and f127 modem with agat fi27 v0.6.8 with the rom call lightweight 0.5 its great I get around 9 hrs heavy uses sometimes when I im bored I switch to a backup of jb fk09 tweaked signed I get about 8 hrs heavy uses
Awesome, thanks for the reply! Just wondering, can you define 'heavy'? I personally use my phone at school all the time, I listen to music through headphones about 1/2 of my total day(4 hours or so) and I will also spend a lot of time texting, browsing the web, and using apps that use data. I'm honestly constantly on my phone, and will have to charge it around 3 times per day.
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Facebook twitter booty calls apps Netflix gaming web I have adhd so I'm always touching my phone
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Right now I'm on miui trying it out for the first time getting used to no app drawer. Favorite ROM for a daily (if I had one lols) would have to be Living Rejects. I flash it at least twice a week. Its pretty much my goto when I need a good solid dependable ROM for GPS and coverage while traveling. The battery life is effin amazing and music come out really loud and clear. But I will say once our beloved devs get cm10/AOKP/PA etc running solid for jb I will prolly be going back to PA or try out KK again. I love the UK customization options. I ran ICS aokp as a daily until jb started seeping its way into my veins now I'm flashing like there's no tomorrow can't wait for volume bug fix ^^
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I run PA 2.54. I love being able to chg dpi per app easily and I am a CM fan. CM10 (which PA is built on) is fast and I get good battery.
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I run PA 2.54. I love being able to chg dpi per app easily and I am a CM fan. CM10 (which PA is built on) is fast and I get good battery.
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I remember trying PA, and I was getting absolutely terrible battery life. Is there something I may have done wrong?
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I remember trying PA, and I was getting absolutely terrible battery life. Is there something I may have done wrong?
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there were media bugs in cm10(pa base). those have been fixed.
Im running CNA Codename jb's rom, is amazing, great battery life, android 4.1.2, good level of costumization and amazing performance i seriously cannot hope anything else from my phone.
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I'm running blazer 4.1 gingerbread I like ics and jb but I always come back to blazer 4.1 gingerbread because to me it is the most stable, faster, and battery life is much much better.
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I still use the calkulin v3.0 custom gingerbread rom because it has been the most stable, fastest, and longest lasting, battery life-wise. I recently tried the one-click fk23 jellybean but ran into some problems so I flashed back to calkulin...Gonna try the fk23 again tomorrow though. ;p
I'm obviously not a 'dev' but is there any reason that the software that makes up GB compared to ICS allows the battery to last waaaaay longer, I am in the middle of the unbricking/rooting process and just playing around on the GB for a day and I noticed this? While on ICS it would be at 70% after just 2-3hrs or sometimes less % so what in your opinions allows for this and is there anything from GB software that can be used in unison with ICS or JB ROMs to allow for better battery life, maybe this makes no sense and it obviously doesn't for me either just wanted to ask this?
Thanks
I used to run the CM9 and CM10 builds, as well as the carrier ICS. I can tell you that my phone is more stable, and the battery seems to last longer under GB. Everything I need works in GB.. So until there is a version of android that doesn't crash my phone I will stick with GB.
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I used to run the CM9 and CM10 builds, as well as the carrier ICS. I can tell you that my phone is more stable, and the battery seems to last longer under GB. Everything I need works in GB.. So until there is a version of android that doesn't crash my phone I will stick with GB.
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Its odd hey and I only wish that some devs could work out why, maybe than some how work it into the ROMs so we don't have issues such as ICS?
The reason is simple in ics it fully utelize the processor thus using more power.
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All I can tell you is this. When I first got my phone in May it came with GB, I would only get four hours before needing a recharge. Very upset about this I did research and found I was not alone, this is actually how I found XDA So I purchased an extended life battery and finally could go all day on a charge. Then I got brave and went through the unbrick process (because I was dumb and upgraded to v10j). As soon as I started running cm my battery life doubled, then after official came out I found it equally impressive with battery life especially after disabling fast dormancy. However I would be willing to try GB out again for a few days to see how my battery life is and in comparison.
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UPDATE: Well I messed up when I was pushing the gb images over and BORKED my phone lol. Oh well I should have a replacement by the end of the week.
JB is little better than ICS.
Therefore GB > JB > ICS on my opinion.
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JB is little better than ICS.
Therefore GB > JB > ICS on my opinion.
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That means ICS consume more? I found my phone always get random reboot and battery drains on cm9. I think i will back up everything and move back to gb and give a try again.
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That means ICS consume more? I found my phone always get random reboot and battery drains on cm9. I think i will back up everything and move back to gb and give a try again.
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I would try one of the stocks, v20f or liquid nitro. They will give you better battery life than GB, cm9, cm10. After all this FUD above I put GB on my phone for a couple of days and couldn't even make it through the day. Screen on power is MUCH higher on GB and that is why. This is also what I experienced when I first for my phone in May.
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Just wondering, I always end up back on a stock debloated ROM. I don't use Facebook, or Facebook messenger. I use Instagram and that's about it. Sync, GPS, Bluetooth, auto rotate, NFC, all disabled. AOSP ROMs for me have been battery killers. I'm not sure of I'm using the right settings for the kernels, i use stock settings. Whatever the ROM has at boot up.
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I've tried quite a lot of roms and I still find stock the best for battery life myself. I've done the undercoating volting and different kernels and haven't been able to replicate the longevity. Now mind you everyone's results are different.
Depending on the apps you use and how you use your phone; so for my purposes stock debloated works. Not as smooth or fast as others though but don't let it stop you from continually trying new roms. There is always refinement and always something better around the corner
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My battery on CM10.1 drains faster than TouchWiz, but it has gotten much better with the latest nightlies. I also keep sync, gps, nfc, data, bluetooth, etc off at all times. But I found that Greenify help me reduce my wakelocks and idle battery drain, because it hibernates apps that stay constantly running in the background (Facebook, I'm looking at you).
I feel like I'm the only one based on what I've read on the forums, but I have been getting very good battery life from Cyanogenmod 10.1 RC 2-4 with Ktoonsez's kernel. I have been getting 4.5-5 hours of screen time, which is the same I was getting on stock. I use Facebook, Facebook messenger, Twitter, Instagram, Google plus. I use bluetooth/WiFi/gps intermittently throughout the day. I'm not holding back at all in terms of usage and I'm doing pretty well
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Just wondering, I always end up back on a stock debloated ROM. I don't use Facebook, or Facebook messenger. I use Instagram and that's about it. Sync, GPS, Bluetooth, auto rotate, NFC, all disabled. AOSP ROMs for me have been battery killers. I'm not sure of I'm using the right settings for the kernels, i use stock settings. Whatever the ROM has at boot up.
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You don't actually mention how long you get.
I'll go 9-10hrs, 2hrs screen time and I'll plug it in. As long as I can get through work without charging I'm happy.
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I get about the same.. Maybe a little less battery life on aosp. Remember too touchwiz has power saving options on by default which may have something to do with it. I have been on aosp for a few days now and let my battery cycle a few times and its probably the same now. Its weird because theoretically it should be better with a lot less bloat and background touchwiz crap.
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I get about the same.. Maybe a little less battery life on aosp. Remember too touchwiz has power saving options on by default which may have something to do with it. I have been on aosp for a few days now and let my battery cycle a few times and its probably the same now. Its weird because theoretically it should be better with a lot less bloat and background touchwiz crap.
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Bloat or not, the battery drain is probably due to the fact that the ROM platform, which is on dozens of different devices; isn't optimized properly for one device it's ported to. That's why I always stay stock. Generally better battery life and more functionality. I don't know why so many people praise AOSP. The UI looks like a TouchWiz UX in beta and its not nearly as practical when it comes to features like the camera.
I get good battery life after using greenify and messing with some kernel settings . I've definitely learned that most ROMs don't differ much from each other battery wise , earlier I got a one percent drop an hour with light texting and a few calls which is better than touchwiz for me.
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I get good battery life after using greenify and messing with some kernel settings . I've definitely learned that most ROMs don't differ much from each other battery wise , earlier I got a one percent drop an hour with light texting and a few calls which is better than touchwiz for me.
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I vouch for greenify as well... It has saved me from my wakelocks.
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Yep, AOSP has always been an issue for me.
If you look at my past posts you can see I've mentioned many times and I usually always switch back to TW for that reason alone.
You're not crazy!
I actually don't notice any difference between stock and CM10.1 RC#. I usually have GPS, NFC, Sync, etc. turn ON (everything but blue tooth). I unplug when I get up, and the battery will last pretty much last all day until I plug it in when I go to bed. I am using DS battery saver, set for 2 hour wake intervals.
I could be that stock gets better life, but again, I haven't seen any noticeable difference. I probably do not use my phone as much as some do.
I've used greenify since it's release and it's definitely worth installing.
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AOSP battery life on my device is about the same as TW roms.
A couple of months ago I couldn't say that, probably because the 3.4 kernel development still needed to mature on aosp
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Battery life has never been good for me in AOSP. I am a huge fan of Task's AOSP work, but I have never been able to get over 12hrs, even w/ light use. I'm sure if I tweak the settings, maybe undervolt and all that good stuff, then I would see an improvement in battery life. But I just flash and use the ROM as it comes. I also refuse to have bluetooth, NFC, sync or anything else turned off, because then what's the point of having a smart phone? I had to revert back to TW based ROM .
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Battery life has never been good for me in AOSP. I am a huge fan of Task's AOSP work, but I have never been able to get over 12hrs, even w/ light use. I'm sure if I tweak the settings, maybe undervolt and all that good stuff, then I would see an improvement in battery life. But I just flash and use the ROM as it comes. I also refuse to have bluetooth, NFC, sync or anything else turned off, because then what's the point of having a smart phone? I had to revert back to TW based ROM .
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I've had great battery life on aosp, I try to remember to toggle off data/NFC/WiFi as much as possible, but with regular use I'd average 3 hrs screen on time. Anytime I flash a new ROM I clean wipe & start fresh, I've found even updating a ROM without a wipe can cause a drain. Kernel settings are mostly stock, I oc to 1.7 and mess with the gov. settings a bit.
I've had my phone for 4 months now and have yet to try a tw rom for more then a few hours. Just can't stand it!
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I've had great battery life on aosp, I try to remember to toggle off data/NFC/WiFi as much as possible, but with regular use I'd average 3 hrs screen on time. Anytime I flash a new ROM I clean wipe & start fresh, I've found even updating a ROM without a wipe can cause a drain. Kernel settings are mostly stock, I oc to 1.7 and mess with the gov. settings a bit.
I've had my phone for 4 months now and have yet to try a tw rom for more then a few hours. Just can't stand it!
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I ran tasks AOSP since possibly November last year, and I never dirty flashed. I always figured the hour it took me to set the phone again the way I had it was well worth it because my phone was incredibly stable. I only came back to TW when task updated to Linux kernel 3.4 which my phone did not agree with. Like I said earlier, if know of people who have gotten over 20 hrs of battery from a single charge. I was never one of them. I never gave it much thought because I always have access to a charger. But since I switched to TW, namely S3Rx,i find that I am less worried about battery without having to worry about shutting some services off. Also, I really wasn't taken advantage of the improvements AOSP provided over TW.
To the OP. I think you should try whichever Rom you think fits your needs. If the thought of being in AOSP is too alluring, you should definitely try it. I will always swear by Task's version of AOKP. People can complain about the man's attitude all they want, but the quality of his work is impecable. If not, the are other very good aosp based ROMs available.
In any case, is phone is basically limitless, so take advantage of that!
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I bought a zero lemon 7000mah on amazon for 30$ 3 days of battery life.
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I bought a zero lemon 7000mah on amazon for 30$ 3 days of battery life.
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Screenshot or it didn't happen.
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Running slimbean build 6+ bms kernel on stock battery. Even with all the apps, phone calls, and texting all day at work and emails and data on I'm happy. I think I could hit 20 hours. That's from 6:05am to around 9:40pm. It was at 4%
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Running slimbean build 6+ bms kernel on stock battery. Even with all the apps, phone calls, and texting all day at work and emails and data on I'm happy. I think I could hit 20 hours. That's from 6:05am to around 9:40pm. It was at 4%
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What are your kernel settings?
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