Hey there!
I've been reading for a long time in this forum- mostly about increasing battery life!
I always thought my battery life is average but today I just have to share my battery stats with you and ask for advice- many people getting 3-4h screen on time, I roughly get 2h!!
I'm using xylon 011 custom rom with latest franco kernel (r344). Baseband is XXLH1 with corresponding RIL. I'm using no live wallpaper and just hd widgets (syncing weather every hour) and google play music widget. I have two mail accounts syncing every 3h, facebook off and maps no location service what so ever! I also uninstalled lightflow! Gps always disabled, wifi on as much as possible- rest of the time 3G.
Brightness on auto-default values!
Thanks for your help!
Check these battery stats!!
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Bump- is it possible that I have to buy a new battery after one year?
Last franco's nightly(r344) as some problems,including huge idle battery drain. The only thing you can do is downgrade to r342 or change kernel or patiently wait for a fix. Me too using r344,in 5 hours my battery was expired! I'm waiting for a fix
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Try using 007 kernel. I found I want to be the most effective for battery life
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isinisterx said:
Try using 007 kernel. I found I want to be the most effective for battery life
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Thanks for this input but I recently bought franco's app for just too much to just switch kernels now ^^
I hope it is really the kernel that is the problem! This drain is so annoying- reverting to r342 now, posting back!
I have Franco's app too but I don't like the newer revisions and I really like the 007 kernel performance and battery life. Worth a shot no harm done
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Faux123 kernel is by far the best and everyone neglects it. Try the mainline smartreflex version and use his app to tweak it for even better battery life.
Thanks I hope franco will fix the drain soon! If not I'll try 007 or so!
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Zen is by far the smoothest and most battery friendly kernel I have tried in my Toroplus. With every other kernel, the battery drain graph would drop like a stone - it merely dips in small increments with Zen v14.1 (screen is on throughout the duration of the attached graph).
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Just interested. I want a kernel that has good battery life, I have tried franco & cmtuna. I think cmtuna has better battery life than franco, but what do you use.
I use popcorn-kernel and it works very well. Glados and Trinity are great, too.
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Lean kernel on 920 MHz. Interactivex governor.
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James Bond is the way to go
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Stock 4.0.4
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Franco
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JameBond for saving battery & Franco for the best performance+smooth so far
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Always had great results with GLaDOS
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Lean Kernel atm
joshnichols189 said:
Always had great results with GLaDOS
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+1 with Glados kernel
But,to the op...this is a recurring question...Get as many answers as there are different kernel+all the different settings (CPU freq,GPU freq,undervolt,hotplug,etc...)+the rom used+your personnal settings (sync,brightness,widgets,wifi,etc...)+your use...
For me it's impossible to give an answer like that "what's the best kernel"...It depends on to many factors...
Testing other kernel for at least 4/5 days with your usage and see...Take time also to read the feedbacks of the different kernel topics and the changelogs,sometimes it's useful.
A kernel it's not like a full rom,not necessary to do a full wipe each time and loose your settings,etc...So you can flash a kernel easily each 4/5 days and see wich is the best for you,no?
Someone will say xxx kernel is the best for me and after another will say oh no poor battery life with the xxx kernel,same for all other kernel...What do you do?
There is not the kernel alone,which depends of battery life...and that's for sure.
This is a very subjective question, as the answers ...Nothing is known of your usage,your rom, etc. ...You have tested Francisco and ch33kybutt's kernel...and...Battery life is bad,not great,ch33kybutt's kernel better than xxx...And...???
what do you mean by "I want a kernel that has good battery life"...First check your settings for you like I said above,your usage and see...
And guys said good battery life with xxx kernel...just like that, just for a post or...
I have the best battery life with the awesomeincredibleamazinggreat kernel...,I'm happy with 2 hours deep sleep and 5 mins screen-on...awesome...It corresponds to my use and what I hoped!Great great!
Voilà...It depends on how you use your phone and how is for you a good battery life...
I'm using morfic's Trinity kernel. It's the fastest kernel I've tried and battery-life is great, even though the GPU-overclock.
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I'm going to go against the grain and say I haven't noticed a significant difference between the kernels. Undervolting doesn't even do much, the processor drain is insignificant compared to the screen.
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Is there anyway I can download the stock kernel that came with 4.0.4? This is incase I want to go back, (now running stock rom again)
I'm using the Franco kernel. With the stock kernel I was getting stuttering audio playback when disk I/O was going on. The Franco kernel has some I/O scheduling optimizations that fixed the issue for me.
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I'm using the Franco kernel. With the stock kernel I was getting stuttering audio playback when disk I/O was going on. The Franco kernel has some I/O scheduling optimizations that fixed the issue for me.
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I have only tried stock, glados, and Franco. Glados would heat up my phone at times, and franco does it less and better battery performance .
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I use Franco's kernel. There were some issues with the last couple of nightly builds but they seem to be resolved (at least for me) in the lastest 166. Get his app from the Playstore for ease of configuration.
I use the CMplus, he works with no problems CM9.
Before CMplus, I preferred the Lean Kernel, but CMplus is at the moment my favorit.
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i find franco has best blend of battery life and speed
Trinity.
I have typically had very good luck with my battery usage, and when I dont I can usually track the source and fix it, however, I am really battling with 4 hour battery life lately. Can anyone suggest a good kernel for this, or maybe some trouble tips.
Thanks in advance.
I'm using the faux kernel it came with and my battery life has been fine. What kernel are you using?
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Honestly, tried many kernels, such as Trinity, Popcorn, Franco and Faux, but I gotta say, battery life doesn't change too much. What you can do to improve it though, is to undervolt it. Or underclock it if you're ok with that. I also recommend you to use SetCPU to set profiles.
Try Jame Bond kernel.
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Hey guys i am new in this nexus forum, lil bit confuse what kernel i would try, how was your experience? And post your battery life here.
Thank you.
And i need some clue for how much nexus can handle UV, post your settings too.
Mod, i dont see any similar thread here and if this is against the rules feel free to close this
Thanks
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Using trinity atm.
This is one of the smoothest kernels in my oppinion.
And the vibration control is a must for me
I get around 3h of screen on time on normal use
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Trinity here too.
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Using trinity atm.
This is one of the smoothest kernels in my oppinion.
And the vibration control is a must for me
I get around 3h of screen on time on normal use
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How you get vibration control?
And what is your settings? Voltage settings too.
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Got vibration control using the trinity kernel toolbox app in the play store.
I usually dont mess with the voltages so i guess they are all stock
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I like Faux, especially after GPU frequency scaling being added. Added some extra battery life to my device.
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I like Faux, especially after GPU frequency scaling being added. Added some extra battery life to my device.
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Is it need additional apps to add it?
How good ia battery life?
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Is it need additional apps to add it?
How good ia battery life?
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From what I know no extra apps needed, and I don't think it adds say an hour of battery life but it does add maybe 10 - 20 minutes. Obviously I can't run the exact same battery tests over but it does feel like my battery lasts longer. Could just be placebo though
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From what I know no extra apps needed, and I don't think it adds say an hour of battery life but it does add maybe 10 - 20 minutes. Obviously I can't run the exact same battery tests over but it does feel like my battery lasts longer. Could just be placebo though
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I mean overall battery life
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Currently trying out the Jame Bond Kernel. The attractive part of it is that it's already undervolted and so far seems stable. Feels like i get a bit of extra time, but it isn't a major difference.
JameBond 3.4 and Franco milestone 6 are the kernels I use..both give great battery but JameBond 3.4 is pretty stock and Franco has a bunch more features..
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Bump!
What kernel do you recommend for best battery life?
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Trinity a63 gives me about 4 hours of on screen time
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Bump!
What kernel do you recommend for best battery life?
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Trinity or franco. Not much difference with battery life between the two. Pick whatever you like
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Bump!
What kernel do you recommend for best battery life?
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Franco Milestone 6
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Franco Milestone 6
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This.
I've been using franco for about a week now. And I'm looking at roughly 4 hours of screen on time with typical use.
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Mod, i dont see any similar thread here and if this is against the rules feel free to close this
Thanks
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I'm no mod but the search function is a great tool. You can find my answer to your question in one of these threads:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1813140&highlight=kernel
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1809363&highlight=kernel
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1563048&highlight=kernel
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1788147&highlight=kernel
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1758780&highlight=kernel
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1690913&highlight=kernel
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1547293&highlight=kernel
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1915299&highlight=kernel
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This.
I've been using franco for about a week now. And I'm looking at roughly 4 hours of screen on time with typical use.
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Is this all wifi though?
Franco. 2000 mah battery. Latest CM. Enough said
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Recently i installed Cyanogen 10.1 nightly Rom on my nexus.Working quite smooth and lag free.But the problem is very POOR BATTERY BACKUP!! Battery only lasts for 5-6 hours! AOSP had very decent battery backup(maybe good KERNEL??)..
So any advice??
Do i need to flash different kernel?
I would recommend the trinity kernel .then I would invest some time finding the best under volt frequencies.
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Definitely give Franco a try.
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Standard answer to this question: Try all of them and see which works best for you.
i would def give Air kernal a try ive been using it on the AOKP Linario and I get easily 16-24 hrs of moderate to heavy usage:good:
Are you sure it's because of kernel? Perhaps you have installed some rough app that drains your battery. I'm on CM10.1 build 17.12 and getting pretty good battery life so far.
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Faux should be on the list to try
Hey guys...
I'm currently trying out CM10.1 and I'm loving it.
As its better than any other cm based roms like PA, Pac man etc
I'm really disappointed from the battery life, it drains so quickly
I tried NEAK kernel but it didn't help, can some one help me out to get good battery life out of cm10.1?
Thanks in advance.
I use carbon rom and neak kernel and i get about 22 hours with 5 hours screen on that's the best aosp rom i have seen for the battery
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I got 10 hours on average(Which i guess is ok)when I was on Cm 10.1. I used to set CPU to about 400 MHz when I was just listening to music but 200mhz when it was sleep. It was a hassle to do but it did help.
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Im curious aswell. Im running cleanrom ace 4.9 and im getting around 1day 12hrs with 4 hours screen on. I want to move away from stock again but can never get more than 16 17 hours on aosp.
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I heard devil kernel is pretty good with battery on AOSP, also try downloading greenify from the play store. It take apps that constantly run in the background that aren't in use and hibernates them. I'm a heavy user of youtube and radios and I get around 20-24 hrs. But on light days I get over a day. I'm currently using ProBAM
The most I could ever get was always 5hours screen time and thats after using Greenify, Droid wall and uv/uc with slimbean, carbon and pa. I've heard of some people getting upto 7 hours on aosp but they never seem to share the setup, most likely in airplane mode though. Ultimately battery life was always an important factor for me so I reverted back to tw roms. Sad.
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