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[Q] Battery Rom Question.

Hellos guys I would like to know wich Rom out there has the best battery life.??? Im running the latest juggernaut..thanks.

I would say dewizzled
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I'm not sure if you can just say best battery life is XXX as everyone's usage patterns are different and different aspects drain the battery faster than others. I have found Dewizzed to give me the best life out of all of the ones I've tried, but I don't get near the time that many post in that thread. The one difference is that when they post their usage stats I never see "Voice Calls" in the top half of the apps using battery, whereas if I look at mine right now Voice calls is #1 at 53% and Display is #2 at 18%. I use my phone heavily as a phone during the workweek, others use it as a media device, others gaming...you get the idea.
Try Dewizzed and try a couple of others. It's easy to flash and then restore or go back to one that works better for you (plus the geek in me thinkgs that is fun too).

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How about NO ROM? I am using stock right now, but using Faux #009 mainstream Kernel. I was running Jugg 4.1 before, but went back to stock after having some issues with texts not going through.

Im going to try some of the roms.. I
Thanks guys

ghawton said:
I'm not sure if you can just say best battery life is XXX as everyone's usage patterns are different and different aspects drain the battery faster than others. I have found Dewizzed to give me the best life out of all of the ones I've tried, but I don't get near the time that many post in that thread. The one difference is that when they post their usage stats I never see "Voice Calls" in the top half of the apps using battery, whereas if I look at mine right now Voice calls is #1 at 53% and Display is #2 at 18%. I use my phone heavily as a phone during the workweek, others use it as a media device, others gaming...you get the idea.
Try Dewizzed and try a couple of others. It's easy to flash and then restore or go back to one that works better for you (plus the geek in me thinkgs that is fun too).
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Voice call!
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grenademasta said:
How about NO ROM? I am using stock right now, but using Faux #009 mainstream Kernel. I was running Jugg 4.1 before, but went back to stock after having some issues with texts not going through.
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WOW! thats pretty impressive. what's your time on display?

I was wondering the same thing. But more along the lines of which rom kernel combo people are running. Now to hijack original posters thread, but if people could also put what kernel they are running too. The best I ever got was BeastMod with Synergy, but once he left the building I don't feel like any of the other ones have been as good.

grenademasta said:
How about NO ROM? I am using stock right now, but using Faux #009 mainstream Kernel. I was running Jugg 4.1 before, but went back to stock after having some issues with texts not going through.
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That tells us little, click on display and show us how much time the display has actually been on

From my experience, it is not necessarily the rom that effects the battery life as much as the kernel does. Every rom I have installed I end up changing the kernel to synergy 10 and see a big increase in battery life.
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DensoYamaha41 said:
From my experience, it is not necessarily the rom that effects the battery life as much as the kernel does. Every rom I have installed I end up changing the kernel to synergy 10 and see a big increase in battery life.
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+1 on the syngery kernel.

+1 on Synergy kernel
Juggernaut was OK for battery life, much better than stock, but I couldn't be any happier than with BeastMOD and synergy kernel.

hoopdaddy6 said:
+1 on Synergy kernel
Juggernaut was OK for battery life, much better than stock, but I couldn't be any happier than with BeastMOD and synergy kernel.
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Display time on and brightness? From the graph it doesn't seem like you used the phone for too much and we don't know how bright your screen was, time on voice calls and any other applications. Why is it that people don't know how to post battery life correctly? Your wifi was on most of the time and wifi uses less battery than data connectivity plus we don't know the type of reception you were receiving. Edge consumes less battery than 3G. These are all factors that need to be taken into consideration to draw a clear conclusion on your battery life.
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Kernel best for batry backup

M usin froyo kernel.on cm7.1 stabl.
Bt the batry backup is nt quite the same as ws on stock rom.
Vry lil backup..and evn in deep sleep..the juice is draining..
Cn anyone suggest me,wats the problm?
Is it the kernel or the rom???
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Calibrate the battery, undervolt the CPU.
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Dude, learn to write correctly, it's very annoying to translate your posts into plain english. It's also disrespectful towards the xda community.
Trimis de pe Defy CM9

Sorry for d bad english..
Caliberated battry many times..via different methods..still no results..
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Calibrate the battery, undervolt the CPU.
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Dude, learn to write correctly, it's very annoying to translate your posts into plain english. It's also disrespectful towards the xda community.
Trimis de pe Defy CM9
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Why don't you flash a CM7.2 nightly? I was happy with a nightly by maniac, from 27 February. Stable, fast, no battery drain.
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I was also thinking of shifting to cm7.2...
Thanks..will try it..
Is it stable enough for evryday use??
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Why don't you flash a CM7.2 nightly? I was happy with a nightly by maniac, from 27 February. Stable, fast, no battery drain.
Trimis de pe Defy CM9
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CM9 is stable enough for daily use . CM7.2 is near perfect, so go ahead without worries.
Trimis de pe Defy CM9

Thanx mate...
What nightly should I flash??
And do I need to wipe data as well?
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CM9 is stable enough for daily use . CM7.2 is near perfect, so go ahead without worries.
Trimis de pe Defy CM9
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The last CM7.2 nightly used by me was the one from 27 February by maniac. I can recommend it.
No, don't wipe data, because it's the same ROM, so you'll keep all your settings and apps.
Just wipe Cache and Dalvik cache, before and after flashing.
Trimis de pe Defy CM9

Thanx buddy...
I will try it..
Lastly can u plz tell me what's the main difference between cm7.1 and cm7.2??
What are the additional features??
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You're welcome.
I don't know exactly, but mostly bug fixes, some tweaks and UI improvements (ICS rotation animation, notification bar colors, etc). And some new devices will get official support (like Defy+).
It's a gradual progress anyway, you won't be surprised.
Good luck.
Trimis de pe Defy CM9

Switched to cm7.2
Its nice and stable
Also I think sleep mode eats up comparitively less battery...
Bt still not quite the same backup...
I think my battery became old..or I need a better caliberation technique..
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For me CM7 was way better than Froyo, when talking about the battery life. But both have lower battery life when compared to CM9 (in my case, at least) .
I don't know what to say about your issue. Is the difference that big? Did you try to undervolt? Deep sleep is okay?
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Yes sir..tried undervolting...nothing changed
Deep sleep is fine now,I guess...but when m using the phone..battery discharges pretty quick..also as soon as I unplug the changer,the percentage goes from 100% to 99% within a second...
vap_66 said:
For me CM7 was way better than Froyo, when talking about the battery life. But both have lower battery life when compared to CM9 (in my case, at least) .
I don't know what to say about your issue. Is the difference that big? Did you try to undervolt? Deep sleep is okay?
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Can't seem to figure out..what's wrong
Here are some screenshots of battery widget.if these could help..
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bds bamrah said:
battery discharges pretty quick..also as soon as I unplug the changer,the percentage goes from 100% to 99% within a second...
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That sudden drop from 100% to 99% happens to me and others too, it's normal, don't worry.
I'm no expert in interpreting battery graphs and data, but from the screenshots posted by you I remarked that the screen was on almost all the time (97%), the CPU was awake almost all the time (98%), the battery got pretty hot (43 degrees). You used your phone quite a bit, and I think that the battery drain is normal for that type of usage.
I saw that you have some sort of monitoring tool in the notification bar (the one with the 38 and a graph - I assume temperature and CPU usage) - this might use some extra battery juice too.
But, to conclude, for heavy usage those seem to me like normal values, and I get those standby times too. If the phone gets you through the day you don't need to worry .

Thanx mate..
I was just worried as the usage was same on stock rom,the backup was comparitively much more..
As for temperature, m from india,that type of temp is normal around here...
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I'm on CM7.2 and the drop from 100% to 99% within a second is pretty normal. Have investigate this behavior with Froyo, too.

[Q] Rom with the BEST battery life

hy guys i want to know which is the rom+kernel that gives the best battery life
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Any CM9 ROM, with underclocked & undervolted CPU, screenshot is following ^^
My battery lasts 36 hours (3G talk time)
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Notice, I was charging, but still quite some battery ^^

familyguy59 said:
Any CM9 ROM, with underclocked & undervolted CPU, screenshot is following ^^
My battery lasts 36 hours (3G talk time)
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Notice, I was charging, but still quite some battery ^^
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You charged your phone almost to full.
There is no best rom. Every device is different.
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you really have to experiment.
I've had a lot of luck with the Trinity Kernel on either AOKP or RAScream.

slimics with franco kernel
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Slim rom
I'm running default kernel and LOVING THIS ROM.

i'm able to get a combined 12 hours standby time with 4+ hours screen on time on either AOKP or Liquid. Kernels don't seem to change much there.

Jarm3r said:
Slim rom
I'm running default kernel and LOVING THIS ROM.
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mmm i'm running black ice 37 as you can see in the signature but slim rom is interesting....but when i saw super wipe i say cause the last time i used it my phone hasn't a system and i had only the recovery!

joshnichols189 said:
You charged your phone almost to full.
There is no best rom. Every device is different.
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Sorry, but no. I had only just started to charge, lolz... The phone was literally charging for less than 30 seconds, then I posted the screenshot ^^

masterchif92 said:
hy guys i want to know which is the rom+kernel that gives the best battery life
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Why don't you make a list of each rom you want to try, then take the time to flash each one and run each for about a week. Since battery life and performance is directly related to each users set up and personal style of use. This way in about 4 or 5 weeks you can actually make a determination on your own as to what is best for you.
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familyguy59 said:
Sorry, but no. I had only just started to charge, lolz... The phone was literally charging for less than 30 seconds, then I posted the screenshot ^^
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In the middle of the graph, it goes from red all the way up to ~85%. The green bar below the graph also shows how long it's been charging which is DEFINITELY not 30 seconds.

best battery life is very subjective to the user. and remember that the display on this phone is power hungry to say the least. i hope that very soon all phones will come out with non removable batteries. people that need extra power can carry a portable power pack instead of an extra battery. and for those who complain about the longevity of the battery have obviously never used a phone with built in battery or done their research and are simply relying on that crutch of being able to swap the battery just because they can.
WOW...anyway....my point when i started this was that no one can tell you what works best for you...you have to figure that out on your own.

Faideelah said:
In the middle of the graph, it goes from red all the way up to ~85%. The green bar below the graph also shows how long it's been charging which is DEFINITELY not 30 seconds.
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You'll be surprised, I had only just plugged it in, just then. But never mind, we're not here to argue, are we?

familyguy59 said:
You'll be surprised, I had only just plugged it in, just then. But never mind, we're not here to argue, are we?
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So your phone magically regained battery life?
You can clearly see the green charging bar in the middle, not to mention the fact that battery graphs don't go up by themselves.

I was using BlackICE 37 w/ the newest Air Kernel for a while and was experiencing some really good battery life!
I then tried Slim ROM with the same kernel and the battery life was ok...I'm now using the Samurai Kernel and I'm liking it!
Sorry no screenshots, but I have had 17hrs at 50% (about 7hrs were standby cuz I was asleep and didn't plug my phone in to charge over night!)

I'm on AOKP and Franco kernel its pretty good for me, I'm not getting 36 hours a charge but its better than put of the box.
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I'm on AOKP and Franco kernel its pretty good for me, I'm not getting 36 hours a charge but its better than put of the box.
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That's okay, neither is the person that claimed they were.

edfunkycold said:
Why don't you make a list of each rom you want to try, then take the time to flash each one and run each for about a week. Since battery life and performance is directly related to each users set up and personal style of use. This way in about 4 or 5 weeks you can actually make a determination on your own as to what is best for you.
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The purpose of this thread is not just to help me in finding a rom that will give me some battery life but is also an opportunity to compare various types of rom + kernel in circulation as there are significant combinations of these do not take it as a joke but I think the comparison is the best solution to see what can be achieved with this device best regards

masterchif92 said:
The purpose of this thread is not just to help me in finding a rom that will give me some battery life but is also an opportunity to compare various types of rom + kernel in circulation as there are significant combinations of these do not take it as a joke but I think the comparison is the best solution to see what can be achieved with this device best regards
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No I'm sorry if you took my comment as being strong, I was just trying to give you and whomever else some advice. Yes people can share what they like and what combinations they are using but again each users setup and each users personal style of utilizing their phone will be the final determining factor as to what is best for them. Did not take this thread as a joke at all.
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No I'm sorry if you took my comment as being strong, I was just trying to give you and whomever else some advice. Yes people can share what they like and what combinations they are using but again each users setup and each users personal style of utilizing their phone will be the final determining factor as to what is best for them. Did not take this thread as a joke at all.
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is in fact what I would do with this thread is to gather a bit 'of screen and then publish them on the start page so as to assist new users in selecting the ROM according to their needs, then of course every result will be based on usage of 'but if you can get many statistics can make an average of everyone!

Best ROM for battery life?

Hi all,
As we all know, battery life for the One X sucks big time.
I need to know which ROM of the ones posted in the development section is better when it comes to battery life.
My current state is consuming 50% of it in the first two hours and this is horrible for me.
Appreciate your assistance!

Try Viper ROM, but I'm using RD MIUI now, I'm tired of Sense. Btw I have only 2G, but with 3G, the battery works fine.
EDIT: I don't recommend CM9 or AOKP, on these, multi-touch doesn't work correct, I games u have onetouch instead of multi-touch.
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Thank you so much VaderX
Please have a look at this tweet and tell me if yours still better, this is a screenshot from eXoDiZeD‬ ROM.
https://twitter.com/JDR0iD/status/218018105333530624
Appreciate your response and opinion.

I don't have my screenshot, but I had around 60% battery left on Viper, and I used WiFi, communicators, XDA app, and some gaming. And Viper have a lot of tweaks, so u can personalize it as u want.
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leedroid rom
I read in onexroot.com that LeeDroid suppose to be a good rom, concerning battery life time.
I would be glad if someone that have experience with this rom could say something about it, if it really good.
Does everything work with this rom? or it have some problems?
Regards
vaderx10minipro said:
Try Viper ROM, but I'm using RD MIUI now, I'm tired of Sense. Btw I have only 2G, but with 3G, the battery works fine.
EDIT: I don't recommend CM9 or AOKP, on these, multi-touch doesn't work correct, I games u have onetouch instead of multi-touch.
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born_to_fly said:
I read in onexroot.com that LeeDroid suppose to be a good rom, concerning battery life time.
I would be glad if someone that have experience with this rom could say something about it, if it really good.
Does everything work with this rom? or it have some problems?
Regards
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i have this ROM + franco kernel stable but the battery is not that good still having a major drain without knowing the source other than that every thing works just fine

Gamool said:
Hi all,
As we all know, battery life for the One X sucks big time.
I need to know which ROM of the ones posted in the development section is better when it comes to battery life.
My current state is consuming 50% of it in the first two hours and this is horrible for me.
Appreciate your assistance!
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I using AOKP. after the first two hours 82%

born_to_fly said:
I read in onexroot.com that LeeDroid suppose to be a good rom, concerning battery life time.
I would be glad if someone that have experience with this rom could say something about it, if it really good.
Does everything work with this rom? or it have some problems?
Regards
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There is no work going on in Leedroid ROM since may as Leedroid is having some personal issues so he is been away from xda.
It was a good ROM.
You should either go for ARHD ROM or ViperX ROM{ if u love customizations } and jan - the main developer of ViperX ROM was also the creator of Leedroid tweaks

This is my battery life on InsertCoin with faux 6m. Always got great battery life with this ROM.
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I'm using RD-MIUI 2.8.10 CM9 version with ncx kernel. On my third battery cycle I got roughyl 2 days 8 hours on battery and about 3.5 hours of screen time.

Try ARHD. It keeps sense 4.1 while having excellent battery life and nice performance and eye candy.

Custom Kernel - What do you say?

Hi everyone, for a long time i see ppl claiming their phone last longer due to a custom kernel.
Normally i read they saying "i could never make my phone lasting with 2hs screen on or lasting for 2 days".
Anyway, its obviously that this will depend 100% what ppl do with their phone accordingly to apps, widgets, syncing, etc.
For me, normally i have around 3 and a half hour screen on and around 1 day and a half to 2 days.
I do use WiFi and 3G alot... browsing, gaming, texting, etc.
My point is that i belive ppl have a placebo effect. Custom kernel will give you faster response, OC ability and other advantages.
What do you guys say?
Attached are some screenshot from my 100% stock phone.
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I just believe some of the little tweaks devs do to a custom kernel do make a difference.

I bag 4h30m on my gnex regularly.

Yea I totally agree that stock performs just as well in the battery life department. All I care about is having root.
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Your battery life won't really get better than that. I really agree that there's often a placebo effect in switching roms/kernels, i only use a different kernel for color settings volume boost via Francos app. Stick with stock though I'd say, but of course it's always nice to try out kernels, despite the placebo effect.
Speaking of which though, I'm performing a real life test seeing which governors on my kernel work best for battery life. I simply switch then lol at my screen on time and see if it's improved, I'm assuming hotplugx will win, so we'll see. Interactive is still a great balanced on though.
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It made a difference for me personally, because I wasn't getting very good battery life at all with the stock kernel. The other tweaks were also a pretty good bonus.
You're getting pretty great battery life as is though, I wouldn't worry too much about changing to a custom kernel if you're consistently getting numbers like those.

Thanks everybody for the feedback. I guess we are all at the same page.
Cheers
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wisefreakz said:
Thanks everybody for the feedback. I guess we are all at the same page.
Cheers
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Thank you for not just asking "what is best Kernal"
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Battery life or not but performance of the phone definitely improves with custom kernels... Asphalt 7 use to lag a bit on stock JRO03C but after trying Franco kernel Milestone 6 no lag or reboots whatsoever..
In fact I have a placebo that custom kernels reduce battery life

Worth it for the small performance improvements alone but I do get a little better battery life.
Even a few percent better is better than nothing when you sit in a building with poor reception and your battery takes a hit from your phone having a low signal

TheQuarterMile said:
Battery life or not but performance of the phone definitely improves with custom kernels... Asphalt 7 use to lag a bit on stock JRO03C but after trying Franco kernel Milestone 6 no lag or reboots whatsoever..
In fact I have a placebo that custom kernels reduce battery life
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Somehow i think the same! All my attemps with custom kernels drove me to less juice... but a hell of fastness..
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Personally, I run trinity...
Mostly for it's colors but I did seem to go from 1 day to 2 days without charging after the switch (placebo...?)

My battery suddenly dropped from 15% to 0% on Milestone 6... Now I'm back on stock custom kernels are like 3rd party engine mods on a car..

I say Franco...

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I bag 4h30m on my gnex regularly.
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What mods have you done to your phone? I am running aokp build 4 with Franco kernel milestone 6 and I'm starting to see some good numbers too.

PoorOldMoot said:
What mods have you done to your phone? I am running aokp build 4 with Franco kernel milestone 6 and I'm starting to see some good numbers too.
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How good?

i say that's some sick stats man! keep up the crackflashing!

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How good?
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3+ hours screen on time, 12+ hours standby. I didn't think it was possible, my battery bad been draining pretty quickly. I think the key this time was that I was on WiFi all day.

PoorOldMoot said:
What mods have you done to your phone? I am running aokp build 4 with Franco kernel milestone 6 and I'm starting to see some good numbers too.
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no sync because i don't have the data to go syncing the whole day, auto brightness, 3g outside, wifi at home. Web browsing only, i don't play games on my phone, it's reserved for my computer.

Stock kernel, stock ROM. Turn off auto sync unless you are connected to a wifi hotspot. This will give you 3 hours screen on time and 12+ hours uptime. I have 3 email accounts set up, but they do not sync automatically. I manually check my email in the am, at lunch, and evening.
Stock kernel, unless you can't help but obsess about making your phone "fast". If you want fast, go into Development Options within Settings and turn off all animations, then install a launcher like Nova and turn animations to "faster than light".
I used to flash all kinds of mods on my phone and I realized that was ALL I did with my phone, tinker and troubleshoot it. I will only unlock and root my phone if we stop getting the latest OS updates. In the meantime, nothing is so wrong with the stock kernel and rom that should make you install Bob's OS. But you know, that's the beauty of Android. You can decide what you do with your phone. Hope my point of view makes you reconsider flashing any custom software.
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