I know it's necessity is argued but I'd like to ask if anyone has noticed a difference when wiping battery stats on this phone.
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No. and please search. There was a big thing about this a couple months ago from a Google engineer.
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No. and please search. There was a big thing about this a couple months ago from a Google engineer.
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I am aware about the statement from the Google engineer but I have read other anecdotes about it making the battery percentage reporting more accurate. I was curious what peoples' experiences are with this phone.
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I am aware about the statement from the Google engineer but I have read other anecdotes about it making the battery percentage reporting more accurate. I was curious what peoples' experiences are with this phone.
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The battery stats have nothing to do with actual battery life but can make a difference in the reporting of the charge level to the operating system. The only time i've noticed anything more than a negligible difference was when switching from the standard battery to a 4400mah extended battery. Before wiping the battery stats and letting the OS 'learn' how much charge the battery was capable of the battery gauge would fall down to 3-5% normally and stay there for hours on end, with the screen on and playing FF3 at the time.
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The battery stats have nothing to do with actual battery life but can make a difference in the reporting of the charge level to the operating system. The only time i've noticed anything more than a negligible difference was when switching from the standard battery to a 4400mah extended battery. Before wiping the battery stats and letting the OS 'learn' how much charge the battery was capable of the battery gauge would fall down to 3-5% normally and stay there for hours on end, with the screen on and playing FF3 at the time.
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Thanks. I'll probably do it when I have some free time since my battery life seems a tad bit short from what it should be. I usually get it plugged in before it goes under 20% so I don't know how it behaves at single digit percentages.
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So how do batteries get "out of calibration" (if they do)? It would seem to be an issue of the phone not recognizing when a battery is fully charged, so it would not charge completely when...well...charging... Would using the ever-popular "reboot" feature lead to that?
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So how do batteries get "out of calibration" (if they do)? It would seem to be an issue of the phone not recognizing when a battery is fully charged, so it would not charge completely when...well...charging... Would using the ever-popular "reboot" feature lead to that?
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Lithium Ion batteries need no calibration. That was a big thing when Nickel Batteries were being used.
Some people sware by it and say it works. But I believe its a placebo effect. If your having battery issues its probably just a bad battery, that tends to happen from time to time.
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Speedin07si said:
Lithium Ion batteries need no calibration. That was a big thing when Nickel Batteries were being used.
Some people sware by it and say it works. But I believe its a placebo effect. If your having battery issues its probably just a bad battery, that tends to happen from time to time.
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I fully appreciate that battery calibration wouldn't be affecting the batteries per se...was wondering if it was really more of calibrating how the phone itself measures or tracks the charge state. I certainly appreciate your position though..since I've often thought that too. In the end....I really don't know.
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I wish I could find a link to the article I read, but Lion batteries have circuitry in them that prevents them from over charging, the battery reports what it has.
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It seems like there are a lot of smart people with opinions on this...
May be time for me to just buy a new battery...they don't look too expensive online...
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Cluefree said:
It seems like there are a lot of smart people with opinions on this...
May be time for me to just buy a new battery...they don't look too expensive online...
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Get the gs2 1850 mah batteries they fit right in stock cover and charge normally as well. I've had this phone since first release and let me tell you I have 2 batteries since release and 2 newer ones and I get way shorter life on the older batteries.
http://www.androidcentral.com/wiping-battery-stats-doesnt-improve-battery-life-says-google-engineer
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http://www.androidcentral.com/wiping-battery-stats-doesnt-improve-battery-life-says-google-engineer
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So I have never cleared my battery stats as they were talking about in that article (and the million comments with it)... I have done the fully charge and then discharge cycles....which I always had thought was a waste of time with lithium ion batteries... There was a lot of...interesting dissenting comments in that article...
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Is it better to gully recharge it before I turn on my phone for the first time or should I drain it down to about 1 % and then recharge it? Or does it not matter? Thanks!
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Is it better to gully recharge it before I turn on my phone for the first time or should I drain it down to about 1 % and then recharge it? Or does it not matter? Thanks!
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Doesnt matter at all!
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Doesnt matter at all!
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How come? Does it calibrate itself?
The manual says to charge it fully before first time use or long time of no use?
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How come? Does it calibrate itself?
The manual says to charge it fully before first time use or long time of no use?
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Yes it calibrates itself. these new lithium-ion battery are "smart" battery and they have this little trigger that tells them when the battery is fully charge so they dont get over charged or anything. All you need to do is put the battery and start using the phone.
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Yes it calibrates itself. these new lithium-ion battery are "smart" battery and they have this little trigger that tells them when the battery is fully charge so they dont get over charged or anything. All you need to do is put the battery and start using the phone.
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Im sure li-ion batteries are not to be fully drained. To have long battery life, i think you are to charge as often as possible and never let it fully drain - although the phone seems to check voltage and forcefully shuts down when the battery is really low.
Yeah it really doesn't matter.. And it's really never good to let your battery drop to 1%..I try to never let my lithium ion battery go below 10 if I'm near a charger
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Im sure li-ion batteries are not to be fully drained. To have long battery life, i think you are to charge as often as possible and never let it fully drain - although the phone seems to check voltage and forcefully shuts down when the battery is really low.
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Yes a fully drained battery isnt as good as charging like around 5% or so but theres no calibration needed, just put the battery and do your thing.
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So I ordered a 1800mah battery for the epic. It fit and everything but literally while charging it and on browser on just data, the battery life decreases while on the charger. It also almost died at school today. On my 1500mah, I ended a 7 hour day with about 30-40%. On the 1800mah, I got down to 20 and below. If kind of makes me mad that I bought a bigger battery and out sucks. And what is a good 1800mah battery for the epic?
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The battery from the Epic 4G Touch is your best bet. And as for it dying on the charger, it's the charger, not the phone or battery. I know this because it's happened to me. Try a different charger
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jeffreyjicha said:
The battery from the Epic 4G Touch is your best bet. And as for it dying on the charger, it's the charger, not the phone or battery. I know this because it's happened to me. Try a different charger
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Yes I ordered the Samsung epic 4g touch battery. And sadly it isn't my charger because I am using the same charger on my 1500mah battery and its charging fine.
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Not always the charger.... When I'm on 4G and trying to use Google Maps even plugged in I drain my battery. If I shut GMaps down, it starts charging as per normal.
It was really frustrating when I first got the phone, as I was in the process of moving to Denver and knew where nothing was. Now, at least, I know the area well enough to just have it on at the start or end of trip.
The Anker samsung battery (search amazon for it .. ~$10 and 1800mah) has shown good results for me.
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Not always the charger.... When I'm on 4G and trying to use Google Maps even plugged in I drain my battery. If I shut GMaps down, it starts charging as per normal.
It was really frustrating when I first got the phone, as I was in the process of moving to Denver and knew where nothing was. Now, at least, I know the area well enough to just have it on at the start or end of trip.
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But I was doin 3g data and browser like I do on my 1500mah and my stock battery still charged.
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The Anker samsung battery (search amazon for it .. ~$10 and 1800mah) has shown good results for me.
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And if I do actually have a defective battery, I will try it. And does it actually give you more battery life and if so, how much?
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But I was doin 3g data and browser like I do on my 1500mah and my stock battery still charged.
And if I do actually have a defective battery, I will try it. And does it actually give you more battery life and if so, how much?
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it is normal for the phone to consume more power than the charging pack can output....... you might not of had this problem because the 1500ma battery uses less energy than a 1800mah battery(hence the extra life..) if you charge with a USB 1A charger it should charge the new battery better. also, turn of 3g and watch your battery charge about 2times faster than with it on.
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it is normal for the phone to consume more power than the charging pack can output....... you might not of had this problem because the 1500ma battery uses less energy than a 1800mah battery(hence the extra life..) if you charge with a USB 1A charger it should charge the new battery better. also, turn of 3g and watch your battery charge about 2times faster than with it on.
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Ok the battery consumption makes sense. XD. But then how about mutt phone battery dying a lot faster then the 1500mah battery?
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So I ordered a 1800mah battery for the epic. It fit and everything but literally while charging it and on browser on just data, the battery life decreases while on the charger. It also almost died at school today. On my 1500mah, I ended a 7 hour day with about 30-40%. On the 1800mah, I got down to 20 and below. If kind of makes me mad that I bought a bigger battery and out sucks. And what is a good 1800mah battery for the epic?
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Anker
And yes it does perform better. I have 2 1800 mAh Anker batteries and there amazing I got a deal for 2x 1800mAh batteries and the charger from Anker. For 20$ on amazon don't listen to reviews they said the charger is bad but mine has performed well for several months and still is. I. Had gotten 4 days before on CM9 with minimal use and on regular basis I get 12 to 18 Hrs with 3 Hrs of screen on time
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The Anker samsung battery (search amazon for it .. ~$10 and 1800mah) has shown good results for me.
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And yes it does perform better. I have 2 1800 mAh Anker batteries and there amazing I got a deal for 2x 1800mAh batteries and the charger from Anker. For 20$ on amazon don't listen to reviews they said the charger is bad but mine has performed well for several months and still is. I. Had gotten 4 days before on CM9 with minimal use and on regular basis I get 12 to 18 Hrs with 3 Hrs of screen on time
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XD thank you for that. If I do return that battery,I will try Anker
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Sorry about that. Thought it was a general thing
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Can someone recommend a Anker 1800mah battery from Amazon?
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Can someone recommend a Anker 1800mah battery from Amazon?
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idk but generic batteries are a hit and miss. lol ive bought a few generics and only 1 out of 3 was actually 3300maH out of 3500
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idk but generic batteries are a hit and miss. lol ive bought a few generics and only 1 out of 3 was actually 3300maH out of 3500
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Jesus XD. That's a lot XD. I just want a 1800mah because i use CM10 nightlies and they drain battery sometimes.
What batteries did you order?
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Can someone recommend a Anker 1800mah battery from Amazon?
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http://www.amazon.com/1800mAh-Batte...&qid=1352296112&sr=8-8&keywords=anker+samsung
This is the one I ordered -- getting about 20 hrs of battery life vs. 12 hrs on my stock (2 year old) battery. Non-OEM batteries are typically a hit or miss, but amazon's return policy is dead simple and free, so IMO worth a shot.
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Can someone recommend a Anker 1800mah battery from Amazon?
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http://www.amazon.com/1800mAh-Batte...TF8&qid=1352308515&sr=1-2&keywords=anker+epic
same as other guy different label better performance in my opinion have both and for whatever on my phone YMMV i get better results.
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http://www.amazon.com/1800mAh-Batte...&qid=1352296112&sr=8-8&keywords=anker+samsung
This is the one I ordered -- getting about 20 hrs of battery life vs. 12 hrs on my stock (2 year old) battery. Non-OEM batteries are typically a hit or miss, but amazon's return policy is dead simple and free, so IMO worth a shot.
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thanks. How can you tell if a battery is non-OEM?
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http://www.amazon.com/1800mAh-Batte...TF8&qid=1352308515&sr=1-2&keywords=anker+epic
same as other guy different label better performance in my opinion have both and for whatever on my phone YMMV i get better results.
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Thank you
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thanks. How can you tell if a battery is non-OEM?
Thank you
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No problem, any other battery that isn't by Samsung would generally be non OEM
I use my phone a LOT. Everyday, I end up charging it from around 30% to fully charged about two or three times a day.
How is this going to affect the life of my battery? How long should I expect my battery to last at this rate? I've never given it much thought before, as I've always had a removable battery, making replacement cheap and easy, but the LGOG just has to be different...
Dude stop being so OCD. A battery is good for about 2 years and by then who cares if the battery goes bad.
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Ya you'll have a new phone by then!
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Thanks. I didn't consider it being OCD. As I said, I've never really thought of it before, and I was just curious. Thanks again!
So i got the 10,000 mAh Zero Lemon attery and i LOVE it... i am currently at 4% battery and my phone has been off the charger for 5 days and 1 hour. its amazing.
but now i ran into a moderate issues.
when the phone stock battery hit 5% it was roughly at 160mAh and stops allowing the phone to do certain things like update my dropbox use the camera.. ect.
now when the phone is at 5% it is actually at 500mAh which is almost 16% on the stock battery and i should be able to use the camera.
technically if the battery low warning is to help protect the pgone in some way then i should be able to use my camera up untill the remaning battery on teh 10,000 mah battery reaches 1.6% battery.
i would like to just disable all battery limitations completely if that is possible.
any help would be awesome
Im rooted and use Wanam/Xposed and set critical battery to 1%
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Im rooted and use Wanam/Xposed and set critical battery to 1%
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thank you... will look into that
What case do u have with that battery.. I thought about buying it but didn't want it to look like a h2 hummer with no case
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ezsoulja said:
What case do u have with that battery.. I thought about buying it but didn't want it to look like a h2 hummer with no case
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It's gonna look like a h2 hummer anyways because of the case it comes with is an otterbox knockoff. It does a great job at protecting the phone though:thumbup:
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thank you... will look into that
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You are welcome, Sir.