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Battery drain even when arc is turned off

Hi
since a few time my arc s is draining battery in airplane mode at night (20-30%). I am using Arconium 3c.
- So I tried to come back to Arconium 2.4 (it was ok before) : the same (20-30%)
- So I tried to turn off the phone and the same : the battery lost about 20% during the night.
The battery drain used to be great in airplane mode (2-3% per night) few months ago when I started using arconium. So I don't think it is because of this rom.
Maybe my battery is bad? Or something else?

How old is the phone
In wich interval you recharg it
Check out the battery usage under settings and look if you have installed any program that uses much energy from ur battery

I think the easiest way is to try the other ROM first. If this problem still occur, maybe you have to check your battery

I also had that problem but with this stay good:
Use this kernel
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1680793
Use this Baseband
http://puu.sh/pAgX
Use this app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=it.sineo.android.noFrillsCPU
For me is the best option

Well, thank for your answers. So the phone is 6 months old and I don't understand why if I change my ROM or my kernel it would do anything? Because the battery drain occurs even if my phone is off. Is there a way to check is my battery is damaged?
Tonight I will try to remove the battery for the night.
PS: I checked that I have no weird application that is draining battery...

jap check what happens if you put the battery out for a night
but you should even check the other kernel

jiffer1991 said:
jap check what happens if you put the battery out for a night
but you should even check the other kernel
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Well, I am back to Arconium 2.4 (with .562 firmware) so the other kernel would not work correctly as it is for 4.1.B.0.431, would it?
I guess I should try .431 based kernel if I come back to Arconium 3c.
I have tried battery mix to check if there were an app draining my battery when phone is truned on but nothing (appart from system android) seem to consumes much battery.

Ok
well but if you really want to know what i think i would say (not assure) that it depends on the rom cus some time ago i had a2 different phones (galaxy spica and galaxy gio) wich i flashed to spicagenmod and the gio to cm7 and i recognized that the battery usage increased in a huge amount
u say that even if you turn of the phone it seems to be that you get a loss of power in your battery
the spica often crashed and i had to restart it (used many experimental features)and after the restart i had a huge los of batery power....
some roms have problems updating you the current battery status and if you restart it it seems that it had taken much battery
if you really want to safe power you may search for a undervolted kernel
Hope that really finished ur problem =)

Ok I think I understand what you mean about the voltage. ie at 100% the voltage is about 4178mv and now at 41% the voltage is 3775mv (with battery calibration app). So it seems to be not linear.
So I am going to flash kernel as recommended previously. And Do I have to reflash rom and baseband after flashing new kernel?

depends on wheather the kernel works with ur rom

what do you mean? I flash new kernel, reboot phone and if it does not work, I Reflash the rom? Maybe it risks to brick?

soad0 said:
what do you mean? I flash new kernel, reboot phone and if it does not work, I Reflash the rom? Maybe it risks to brick?
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I dont think that there is any risk and thats what i meant flash kernel check if it works if not reflash rom =)

Download betterybatterystats and see what is causing the drain, think iridika did a thread a while ago, lemme find it for you
Edit: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1433309
Check what is causing the drain using that

I dont't think it would work when phoen is turned off..
And I am trying to flash kernel with flash tool and it does not seem to work, it is like I still got the previous kernel... any idea?

did u enter fastboot mode? did u get any error while flashing?

Yes, everything seems to work fine. Maybe I don't know where to check my kernel version.

go to settings..about phone...check about kernel.

soad0 said:
Ok I think I understand what you mean about the voltage. ie at 100% the voltage is about 4178mv and now at 41% the voltage is 3775mv (with battery calibration app). So it seems to be not linear.
So I am going to flash kernel as recommended previously. And Do I have to reflash rom and baseband after flashing new kernel?
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Just an FYI
0% on the lithium battery is not 0v it is more like 3v or so... depends on the battery.
if a lithium battery measures 0v it is DEAD.
Pvy.

dinesh690 said:
Download betterybatterystats and see what is causing the drain, think iridika did a thread a while ago, lemme find it for you
Edit: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1433309
Check what is causing the drain using that
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So I try this app and it appears that com.sonyericsson.android.server.dormant is guilty... about 2500 alarm wake up in 1h. so I used titanium backup to freeze fast dormancy...
But it does not solve my problem about battery drain when phone is turned off

soad0 said:
So I try this app and it appears that com.sonyericsson.android.server.dormant is guilty... about 2500 alarm wake up in 1h. so I used titanium backup to freeze fast dormancy...
But it does not solve my problem about battery drain when phone is turned off
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As said earlier full charge the phone remove the battery and leave it out when you would normaly have it off to see if it is the battery or phone.
Pvy
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[Q]Battery acting weird

My phone was all fine, till i flashed Arco's CM10, then my phone started randomly switching off. When started, it showed 0% battery, which was weird as it was always properly charged.
Then i restored my CM9 backup, to check if it was a ROM bug, but I got the same error again.
Attached screenshot for battery stats. Battery problem or Software bug ? Anyone with same bug ?

After flashing the ROM, did you wipe battery stats? If not, that will probably be the cause of the weird readings......
Basically, over time, your phone would have calibrated the battery usage to your previous ROM....when you installed your new ROM (that has different battery usage patterns) your phone is still trying to apply the stats from the old ROM which is what is causing the problems.....wipe your battery stats then complete 3 or 4 full charge - full discharge cycles, and things *should* settle down....
From my Galaxy W on CM9 and CWM6 with Tapatalk 2

Tried that...
But it gets weirder and weirder :/

enarsee said:
Tried that...
But it gets weirder and weirder :/
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Try the battery calibrator on the playstore.
If it still persist then the problem is in your battery.. suggest you change the battery with the new one
Pressing "Thanks" button will be much appreciated if user's posts useful for you

Or you can try this:
Clear battery stats via CWM. Turn off your phone, and charge it. Wait until the charge indicator shows up on screen. Then turn on your phone and leave it until it's full.
Sometimes when I get batt weird reading, that trick works for me.
In some occasion I found that offline charging and online charging shows different battery level.

when should i plug the cable if use ur trick?
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Dwama said:
when should i plug the cable if use ur trick?
Sent from my Wonders.
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Clear the battery stats first via cwm then turn off your phone after that you can plug in your charger.

Dwama said:
when should i plug the cable if use ur trick?
Sent from my Wonders.
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Just like reddvilzz said above. After charge indicator shows up on screen, turn on your phone (but do not unplug the charge) and leave it until it's full.

[Q] huge battery drain

Hi all , my lt18i face a big drain while 3G on and it could take 20% over even more per hour...:crying:
and i wonder if there someone can help me with it,i'll attach some screenshot and the dump by betterbatterystats.
here is some information about my ArcS
BB:77
Kernel:VDS 2.0
Rom:Xperia Ultimate HD 2.0
CPU Control
Max:1.024
min: 245
smartassV2
noop
thanks in advance!!!

I use the rom aokp milestone m1-r1 with kernel 4.0 fusion and also notice this problem. if I use the 3g, the battery dies quickly. I am always on 2g with data off and only use when needed. wifi does not occur with this problem.

TexChu said:
Hi all , my lt18i face a big drain while 3G on and it could take 20% over even more per hour...:crying:
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Yep. that's pretty normal for me Just buy a second batttery to carry around :highfive:

Change kernel
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TheHaso said:
Change kernel
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Rather change ROM to something more battery friendly!
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Actually,I have tried many different kernel lol,guess the solution is just buy another battery...
BTW,does anyone know that should i wipe battery state in CMW after changing another batttery?
Thanks for your response
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I have the same problem but even with 2g i get 20% of battery drain (tested with two different batteries) im using CM10 with fusión kernel and the same settings you have
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TexChu said:
Actually,I have tried many different kernel lol,guess the solution is just buy another battery...
BTW,does anyone know that should i wipe battery state in CMW after changing another batttery?
Thanks for your response
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Another battery will not help.
Another kernel will not help.
Wiping battery stats does nothing, all stories about "improving battery life" are complete bull**** - it has nothing to do with battery!!
All ICS and ICS-Based ROMs, yes that also means all Jelly Bean ROMs,that are based on ICS, have that ICS bug, which causes battery drain after every charge. You need to restart your phone in order to fix it. Restart after charging and no more massive drain should occur.
If it does, it must be something in your personal settings.

Someguyfromhell said:
Another battery will not help.
Another kernel will not help.
Wiping battery stats does nothing, all stories about "improving battery life" are complete bull**** - it has nothing to do with battery!!
All ICS and ICS-Based ROMs, yes that also means all Jelly Bean ROMs,that are based on ICS, have that ICS bug, which causes battery drain after every charge. You need to restart your phone in order to fix it. Restart after charging and no more massive drain should occur.
If it does, it must be something in your personal settings.
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Justo charged my phone i will give it a try
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No difference at all
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TexChu said:
Hi all , my lt18i face a big drain while 3G on and it could take 20% over even more per hour...:crying:
and i wonder if there someone can help me with it,i'll attach some screenshot and the dump by betterbatterystats.
here is some information about my ArcS
BB:77
Kernel:VDS 2.0
Rom:Xperia Ultimate HD 2.0
CPU Control
Max:1.024
min: 245
smartassV2
noop
thanks in advance!!!
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Flash 72 baseband...Baseband 77 has battery drain issues...Also facebook eats some battery in standby...Change the refresh interval to 30 min and see...Also alarm app eats the battery. I know that. Dont set a daily alarm, instead set it just before gng to sleep.

I'm experiencing quite the same problem on my Arc (LT15i) although I don't think it occurs after every charge, and I'm not even sure it does only appear when I charged the phone.
I remarked that the radio is going a bit buggy (switching from Wi-Fi to 2G/3G or constantly reconnecting to the mobile network) and when this appears, I have to reboot the phone or the battery dies in 6 to 8 hours (when the problem don't occurs, it can go on for 36-48h).
Anyone has noticed the same thing or am I experiencing another battery drain problem ?

Not trying to hijack or anything, but as my problem relates to yours, I thought I'll write to this thread.
My LT18i battery drains around 10-20%/hour even when put to airplane mode and rebooting before. I just tested last night and charged the battery full, left the phone to airplane mode and at the morning after 7 hours there was 20% left!!! I even checked from betterbatterystats and the phone had been on deep sleep almost all the time.
Have had this problem for a while, but havent found any solution to it, if anyone can help, PLEASE do!
P.S running on stock GB

Xtremerer said:
Not trying to hijack or anything, but as my problem relates to yours, I thought I'll write to this thread.
My LT18i battery drains around 10-20%/hour even when put to airplane mode and rebooting before. I just tested last night and charged the battery full, left the phone to airplane mode and at the morning after 7 hours there was 20% left!!! I even checked from betterbatterystats and the phone had been on deep sleep almost all the time.
Have had this problem for a while, but havent found any solution to it, if anyone can help, PLEASE do!
P.S running on stock GB
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There is an app or something, that is using lots of battery. Check sync settings (some apps have it in app settings), turn off WiFi/3G/Bluetooth/GPS, make sure app is working.
And do not use taskkillers.
And if you can, post a screenshot of Battery Usage screen, with the list of apps consuming battery.

I flashed Stock ICS .587 on my arc last night and charged it 'till today in morning so i took my arc restarted it and 'till now worked just fine,my battery is almost dead but i used my phone today at max.I did some callings,played Asphalt 7,used wifi and internet,dolphin browser,installed some basic apps from market,done a cwm bacup,installed some cam mods cyber-shot,tested the camera.but hey even the battery is dieing now it's cool.I had fun with it for today,i hope this battery will last always ss today.
Apps kills the battery,so i deleted FB,i frezzed some apps that i don't use everyday,and i have my brightness on 50%.
I know i didn't help to much but i'm sharing my expirence.
And yeah sry for my english.
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Someguyfromhell said:
There is an app or something, that is using lots of battery. Check sync settings (some apps have it in app settings), turn off WiFi/3G/Bluetooth/GPS, make sure app is working.
And do not use taskkillers.
And if you can, post a screenshot of Battery Usage screen, with the list of apps consuming battery.
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Pretty sure, theres no apps running and I have everything turned off, I even took the sim card off for testing purposes.
Betterbatterystats shows 98% deep sleep at my tes period of one night.
Now it gets even weirder...A friend of mine suggested that I try to turn the phone fully off (power totally off).
I charged the battery to 100% last night and pulled the battery, putted it back on and let the phone sit on the table untouched for the night. When I turned it on on the morning battery showed 4% left!!!
So theres a huge drain even when the phones power is turned fully off. I dont know does this indicate a broken battery (battery 2 months old) or something wrong with the hardware ???

Turn phone off. Charge to 100% when 2-5% left
After fullcharge, use ur phone. When it drops to 50% exactly shut it down. Remove battery for a minute. Reinsert battery and dont turn it on.
Charge it again to 100%
Done
This worked for me
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TheHaso said:
Turn phone off. Charge to 100% when 2-5% left
After fullcharge, use ur phone. When it drops to 50% exactly shut it down. Remove battery for a minute. Reinsert battery and dont turn it on.
Charge it again to 100%
Done
This worked for me
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I tried something similar, but I will try this also when I get home from work.
By the way, is it normal that the phone warms up quite lot from the top back (about under camera) ?

Xtremerer said:
I tried something similar, but I will try this also when I get home from work.
By the way, is it normal that the phone warms up quite lot from the top back (about under camera) ?
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Yep it's normal if u use it alot.It's not normal if it's on sleep.
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Xtremerer said:
I tried something similar, but I will try this also when I get home from work.
By the way, is it normal that the phone warms up quite lot from the top back (about under camera) ?
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Didn't help. Charged full allright, but even on idle, all apps closed and no comms on, I get 12% battery drain

[Q] Xperia Arc S fully boots after turning off and connecting to charger

I have tried a few kernels and roms, and when I turn the phone off and connect the charger, the phone starts up but just displays a battery charging image. It never fully boots.
Recently however I've tried the Ultimate HD rom with Advanced Stock Kernel and Vengeance kernels, and I've noticed that when I turn the phone off and connect the charger, the phone fully boots. I would assume this would cause it to charge less efficiently.
I presume it is a function of the kernel which results in it presenting the battery charging image, and if so, is there something I can do to get the above mentioned kernels to charge from "off" in this fashion rather than fully booting ?
Thanks,
Mike

Never had a "issue" like this with vengeance kernel.
Are you sure it is not rom related?
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mikecamimo said:
I have tried a few kernels and roms, and when I turn the phone off and connect the charger, the phone starts up but just displays a battery charging image. It never fully boots.
Recently however I've tried the Ultimate HD rom with Advanced Stock Kernel and Vengeance kernels, and I've noticed that when I turn the phone off and connect the charger, the phone fully boots. I would assume this would cause it to charge less efficiently.
I presume it is a function of the kernel which results in it presenting the battery charging image, and if so, is there something I can do to get the above mentioned kernels to charge from "off" in this fashion rather than fully booting ?
Thanks,
Mike
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How many time this happened??
It happened to me once. It was when I flashed iced bean & turned the phone off & then connected to charger..
I.think its bcoz of the 1st time boot only.
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AW: [Q] Xperia Arc S fully boots after turning off and connecting to charger
Yeah its a bug related to some libs...
... Just choose "powersavse" and turn on flightmode...

jader13254 said:
Yeah its a bug related to some libs...
... Just choose "powersavse" and turn on flightmode...
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Thanks jader .. I'll give it a try

[Q] Rom/Kernel issue OR Battery?

Hi all
After sitting with my stock SGS4 (i9505) for a few months I decided to root (as i had my N7000 and HTC Desire).
About the same time as this my phone began turning off seemingly randomly. At first i thought this may be a ROM/Kernel issue but I have tried a couple including Stock(rooted), Carbon and the GooglePlay Rom. The same thing happens for all of them.
Once off, the phone boots to splash screen then turns off. This cycles. I remove the battery and the phone will turn on, sometimes showing a SIGNIFICANT apparent drop in battery (90% reduces to 3% during this single on/off cycle). A quick charge and restart will often cause the rebooted phone to read the battery at 90% again.
The battery does appear slightly swollen and i'm curious if anyone could shed any light on:
1) does this seem a battery / firmware issue and
2) any suggestions?
Thanks in advance for any help you can offer!
Currently: GooglePlay Rom 4.2.2 PhilZTouch Recovery
Regards
Warnoceros

If you're saying the battery is "swollen" it probably is a battery issue IMO. Especially if you're having problems on every ROM you've tried.
Have you tried going back to stock to see if it's still happening?

Hi
Thanks for replying. I'm downloading stock now so will report in the morning.
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Bad battery.
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Hi,
So, went back to stock (binary counter has moved up unfortunately - didnt read into that before hand). Was still rebooting. Have replaced battery and this seems to have done the trick for the time being. I noticed that the unit did not reset until my google accout restored apps to the phone so there is still a chance it was a bad app i suppose.
Most likely the battery though
Thanks
Gunkk said:
Bad battery.
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