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Quick question after permrooting with visionary

Hey everyone! I'm new here in a way with this being my first post but have been on xda for months lurking the forums and absorbing information having to do with samsung vibrant to now the g2. Before i ask my question I must say this website is the best website i have EVER got any sort of information about phones and everything and anything you can possibly do with them! And want to say thank you to EVERYONE who makes it possibly! Now for the question and some sort of problem. I permrooted my g2 last night and everything to my knowledge has gone well. I also even turned S-Off and now i can boot into recovery no problem. The only problem I seem to have and can't find the solution through google or on the forums is that when I have my phone completely powered down and put it on the charger after it's powered down the phone will just automatically boot into recovery without me even doing it. It says "go back to end debugging" when I go to check the key test and I really don't understand what and where it's talking about debugging when I just have my phone plugged into a outlet. If anyone has this problem or maybe has solved this with some sort of solution your insight would be greatly appreciated.

Nickb1989 said:
Hey everyone! I'm new here in a way with this being my first post but have been on xda for months lurking the forums and absorbing information having to do with samsung vibrant to now the g2. Before i ask my question I must say this website is the best website i have EVER got any sort of information about phones and everything and anything you can possibly do with them! And want to say thank you to EVERYONE who makes it possibly! Now for the question and some sort of problem. I permrooted my g2 last night and everything to my knowledge has gone well. I also even turned S-Off and now i can boot into recovery no problem. The only problem I seem to have and can't find the solution through google or on the forums is that when I have my phone completely powered down and put it on the charger after it's powered down the phone will just automatically boot into recovery without me even doing it. It says "go back to end debugging" when I go to check the key test and I really don't understand what and where it's talking about debugging when I just have my phone plugged into a outlet. If anyone has this problem or maybe has solved this with some sort of solution your insight would be greatly appreciated.
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It is a known issue of ClockWork Recovery. Nothing we can do now, until/IF Koush-the author of CW OR anyone knowledgeable enough to sort it out.

androidtoy09 said:
It is a known issue of ClockWork Recovery. Nothing we can do now, until/IF Koush-the author of CW OR anyone knowledgeable enough to sort it out.
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on the dot.
its specifically within cwm, even other phones are experiencing the same issues with cwm

So no possible fix or something like that to keep it from happening? I mean I usually shut my phone at night just to give it a rest and to charge but now I can't because of recovery. Does everyone who permroots their phone experience this or only some?
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Nickb1989 said:
So no possible fix or something like that to keep it from happening? I mean I usually shut my phone at night just to give it a rest and to charge but now I can't because of recovery. Does everyone who permroots their phone experience this or only some?
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No possible fix I've seen as of yet. I'm sure many people do witness this happening, but I personally never turn my phone off at night just to charge it. I hear its not good for batteries to over charge them again and again. I usually charge mine in morning and throughout the day and leave it be over night.

r3s-rt said:
No possible fix I've seen as of yet. I'm sure many people do witness this happening, but I personally never turn my phone off at night just to charge it. I hear its not good for batteries to over charge them again and again. I usually charge mine in morning and throughout the day and leave it be over night.
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There's no such thing as over charging Lithium Ion battery lol. You can plug it in 24/7 and be safe. It is a myth.
Read this: http://batteryuniversity.com/index.php/learn/article/charging_lithium_ion_batteries
It is impossible to overcharge Lithium Ion Battery.

Well I guess I'll just have to wait and deal with it until a fix hopefully comes out for it. And ya I never heard of overcharging lithium ion batteries...but idk. Now while waiting for a fix for that little bug i'd like a flashable overclock
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There's no such thing as over charging Lithium Ion battery lol. You can plug it in 24/7 and be safe. It is a myth.
Read this: http://batteryuniversity.com/index.php/learn/article/charging_lithium_ion_batteries
It is impossible to overcharge Lithium Ion Battery.
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Nickb1989 said:
Well I guess I'll just have to wait and deal with it until a fix hopefully comes out for it. And ya I never heard of overcharging lithium ion batteries...but idk. Now while waiting for a fix for that little bug i'd like a flashable overclock
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Meh. I've had a bunch of people tell me they had to buy new batteries from leaving their phone charging all night and a few reps have told me not to do it. I think specifically that was when I had my BlackBerry. That's only reason I thought that. =P Either way, thanks for the info. Learning is great. =]

Well i can tell you i had an adp1 and my wife had a g1 she would charge throughout the day and i only charged at night. While we both had to get new bats because of swelling hers died a lot faster then mine. So i say charge when its dead at night is better but thats just mho.
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shortlived said:
Well i can tell you i had an adp1 and my wife had a g1 she would charge throughout the day and i only charged at night. While we both had to get new bats because of swelling hers died a lot faster then mine. So i say charge when its dead at night is better but thats just mho.
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I agree. Night time charging to me seems to be the best amd I've never had a problem with a battery from doing that. Even if the phone wasn't completely dead. Seems to be ok with me lol
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ever notice ur phones charging led change colors when its full? we have a smartphone fellas, its smart enough to hold a charge, stop charging, let it trickle, and maintain a full charge safely.
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[Q] Overheating at Low Temps? Won't Boot

I've found a ton of info regarding Evo 4g's rebooting due to heat, but none similar to my situation. My phone will shutdown at relatively low temps (39C or so) and will not boot until I cool it with a fan or by placing it over an AC vent. It will shutdown and the battery LED will blink green.
This happens when underclocked and when running at stock frequencies - and more often when the ambient temperature is high. Weird, because the phone barely feels warm to the touch...friend's phones feel much hotter, but do not have this issue.
HW003 refurb
Evo Deck 1.3
Savaged Zen 2.2.1 BFS SBC
Happens with other roms/kernels as well. I've had the phone since March, but this behavior started only a couple of weeks ago. Ideas?

Braneless said:
I've found a ton of info regarding Evo 4g's rebooting due to heat, but none similar to my situation. My phone will shutdown at relatively low temps (39C or so) and will not boot until I cool it with a fan or by placing it over an AC vent. It will shutdown and the battery LED will blink green.
This happens when underclocked and when running at stock frequencies - and more often when the ambient temperature is high. Weird, because the phone barely feels warm to the touch...friend's phones feel much hotter, but do not have this issue.
HW003 refurb
Evo Deck 1.3
Savaged Zen 2.2.1 BFS SBC
Happens with other roms/kernels as well. I've had the phone since March, but this behavior started only a couple of weeks ago. Ideas?
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You have the thermal sensor calibration bug. It's a known issue. Take your phone to a Sprint service center, corporate or independent, doesn't matter. Check it in for "DEVICE KNOWN ISSUE: thermal sensor calibration". They should verify the issues by running Neocore "interactive mode" with ALL the radios on and plugged into a charger. If you have any problems with getting it exchanged let me know.

Thank you!
Unfortunately, I bought my phone on eBay, so I guess I'll just use it until it dies. Thanks for pinpointing my issue though.
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Braneless said:
Thank you!
Unfortunately, I bought my phone on eBay, so I guess I'll just use it until it dies. Thanks for pinpointing my issue though.
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They can still fix it for 30$ I think
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ckoadiyn said:
They can still fix it for 30$ I think
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Correct, and if he doesn't have coverage this also allows him to add it.

Outstanding. Thank you both so much.
I'm certainly willing to pay $30 for repair as I love my phone and I've put a lot of time into it. Perhaps Sprint can fix my twitchy touchscreen as well.
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I had the same issue except mine rebooted at 37 degrees celsius. I did not have insurance with sprint and I bought it at radio shack. Sprint replaced it for free with a reburb. I'm super happy though. Not one issue with the phone. My bad phone was hardware version 3. New phone is version 4. Pretty sure that is a big part of it. Also, my old phone rebooted after 4 minutes on the neocore test and it needs to reboot in less than 30 for a new phone. Sprint and htc know there is an issue and replacing for free with or without insurance.
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My phone is also hw003. I would really like it repaired vs replaced due to the amount of time I've spent configuring the phone.
As long as I keep it cool, it runs great. The phone won't shutdown at 38C so long as I use it lightly, e.g. no games, flashing, or use in high ambient temp rooms or outdoors.
In addition, de-selecting certain options have reduced/eliminated the screen wig-outs; surface dithering off, rotation off, Setcpu uninstalled.
jefferskn said:
I had the same issue except mine rebooted at 37 degrees celsius. I did not have insurance with sprint and I bought it at radio shack. Sprint replaced it for free with a reburb. I'm super happy though. Not one issue with the phone. My bad phone was hardware version 3. New phone is version 4. Pretty sure that is a big part of it. Also, my old phone rebooted after 4 minutes on the neocore test and it needs to reboot in less than 30 for a new phone. Sprint and htc know there is an issue and replacing for free with or without insurance.
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Braneless said:
My phone is also hw003. I would really like it repaired vs replaced due to the amount of time I've spent configuring the phone.
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Repair is beyond the skill level of pretty much anybody. It requires componant level replacement. You are talking surface mount micro soldering which is generally done by robots. You may find someplace that could repair the phone but at a cost of a few new Evo's it's no where near reasonable.

Lokifish Marz said:
You have the thermal sensor calibration bug. It's a known issue. Take your phone to a Sprint service center, corporate or independent, doesn't matter. Check it in for "DEVICE KNOWN ISSUE: thermal sensor calibration". They should verify the issues by running Neocore "interactive mode" with ALL the radios on and plugged into a charger. If you have any problems with getting it exchanged let me know.
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I printed out the above and took it to the sprint store with me. Came back an hour after dropping my phone off and it was approved for replacement at no charge, phone is over 1 year old and I have no replacement plan or ins. Thanks for your help, I would have trashed it if I did not read your thread

Glad it worked out for you. Nice to see Sprint do something right for a change.
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joefnblow said:
I printed out the above and took it to the sprint store with me. Came back an hour after dropping my phone off and it was approved for replacement at no charge, phone is over 1 year old and I have no replacement plan or ins. Thanks for your help, I would have trashed it if I did not read your thread
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That's good to hear. It would be much appreciated if you could send the mods a sticky request for my Sprint service and repair policy FACTS thread. Thank you.

Loss of signal followed by phone turning off and battery drain...

Can somebody tell me what is going on with my phone??? Every so often I completely lose service and then my phone turns off. When I turn the phone back on the battery is completely drained. It just happened...before turning off the battery was at 97%, but when I turned it back on the battery was down to 5%. I've had my phone for over a year, but this just started happening in the past month.
I was running Unnamed 2.0 (GB) with EL29 modem and kernel up until last week. I tried Blazer v4.01 (GB). I just switched to the newest ICS version of Blazer with FG31 modem and rom. This has happened on each of these setups. Like I said, I was running the UnNamed - EL29 setup for a while without any problems. I've read about the loss of service bug with our phones, but I thought that was resolved a while ago.
Is there any zip file that can be flashed to resolve this? Any help and advice is greatly appreciated.

PCap79 said:
Can somebody tell me what is going on with my phone??? Every so often I completely lose service and then my phone turns off. When I turn the phone back on the battery is completely drained. It just happened...before turning off the battery was at 97%, but when I turned it back on the battery was down to 5%. I've had my phone for over a year, but this just started happening in the past month.
I was running Unnamed 2.0 (GB) with EL29 modem and kernel up until last week. I tried Blazer v4.01 (GB). I just switched to the newest ICS version of Blazer with FG31 modem and rom. This has happened on each of these setups. Like I said, I was running the UnNamed - EL29 setup for a while without any problems. I've read about the loss of service bug with our phones, but I thought that was resolved a while ago.
Is there any zip file that can be flashed to resolve this? Any help and advice is greatly appreciated.
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How long have you had the rom?0

It started happening when I was on UnNamed 2.01...i ran that for close to a year without any problems. I just tried Blazer GB and ICS about a month ago.
I installed the Los file from another thread but that hasn't helped.
Could it be a virus on the phone?
Should I start with a completely new install of the ROM, kernel, modem and apps...rather than restoring previous backed up versions?

Start fresh, stock rooted rom and run for a few days.
Possibly bad battery or charger also, it happens.

How much over a year have you had it?

Wonder why...
dberend said:
How much over a year have you had it?
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I have started having the same issue with my e4gt. I have the stock rom FI29 rooted. The phone used to work just fine and one day after applying the FI27 it just started having this issue. The phones looses the signal and shuts down when I am doing anything on the phone for longer than 1-5 min.
Did the original author resolve this? If so, could you pelase share what helped?

mulky said:
hi onlinespending,
i have my topaz running on stock ROM with built in ezinput 2.0 v 348550. since there's no Compact QWERTY mode come with my ROM, i wonder if you can build WVGA version with 348550 also ? i have tried your EzInput_2.0.33633-WVGA-Green.cab, but it seems like it doesn't compatible with my ROM (or pre installed newer ezinput ? ), screen goes blank after boot up and so force me to do hard reset
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Battery is bad, take it out spin on table, spins like top=bulging =bad battery
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-EViL-KoNCEPTz- said:
Battery is bad, take it out spin on table, spins like top=bulging =bad battery
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^^^This. 90% or higher the problems described in this thread are due to a bad battery.
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garwynn said:
^^^This. 90% or higher the problems described in this thread are due to a bad battery.
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Yup, first it LOS, then flicker followed by turning off with no power down animation, reboot and battery is at or below 5%, shuts off again, won't reboot this is the biggest clue that the battery has pooped the bed. The battery can even still test as good, receiving and returning proper voltage but the battery is fubar if its bulging. Sprint corporate repair centers will replace free if they have one in stock, otherwise order an anker on amazon/eBay and then contact Samsung support they will email you a shipping label, you send them the battery and they will send you a new OEM battery and you end up with 2 for the price of the anker. This is the route I had to go took 10days to get my new one from Samsung from the day I mailed it til I received the new one
Edit: according to the guy I spoke to at Samsung they warranty the batteries for 18months instead of the 12 they warranty the device itself. Anker also warranties their batteries for 18months as well
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It is a batteey issue. Just swap your battery and you are good to go.
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Thank you for the replies.
ankurcshah said:
It is a batteey issue. Just swap your battery and you are good to go.
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Thank you for all the replies. The battery is bulging as you guys all mentioned. I will try the swap out.

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I have the exact same issue.. my battery will be fully charged, then ill do something on the phone, it flickers, then restarts, and battery is completely dead..
I went to sprint, had them check my battery and they said the battery is fine...
Today my phone did this again, then when it restarted, all the setting I had on my messenger app, had all been reset, and so I had to do those all over again. And all the apps, that I had in folders I made, were now all out of the folders and I had to put them all back again. So frustrating.

As stated before though, the battery may test as good but still be bad. Happens with cars too and very often actually. I'd just go back to the store and not back down until you get a new battery. This is a common issue and they know it.
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MissLaniS said:
I have the exact same issue.. my battery will be fully charged, then ill do something on the phone, it flickers, then restarts, and battery is completely dead..
I went to sprint, had them check my battery and they said the battery is fine...
Today my phone did this again, then when it restarted, all the setting I had on my messenger app, had all been reset, and so I had to do those all over again. And all the apps, that I had in folders I made, were now all out of the folders and I had to put them all back again. So frustrating.
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The battery may test as functional but as soon as you can prove it's bulging - hence the spin test - they can't disagree that the battery is failing and requires replacement.

Battery spins perfectly.. So does that mean its bad?
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MissLaniS said:
Battery spins perfectly.. So does that mean its bad?
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Yes
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[Q] Problem with SOD? PLEASE HELP

So here's my story...
I hated the new ICS official update that sprint rolled out because of my diminishing battery life. So i decided to finally root the phone and install some roms. Everything went well for the past week but now my phone screen flickers and then my phone shuts off when i still have around 80% battery life left. I try to turn it back on and it loads up the boot screen but sometimes it fully loads the phone and sometimes it doesn't. When it does load ... my battery life is chopped to like 20% or maybe 5%. I calibrated my battery after the flash like someone told me to do but it still didn't work. I thought it was the rom i was using but I flashed 3 different roms and I still have the same problem.
I'm wondering if it's something wrong with my battery or my power on my phone? When the phone is charging it doesn't flicker and shut down on me.
Did anybody else have this problem? Is this considered a SOD? Wondering if I should get a new battery and see if it works. Also... is your battery flat? Mine seems to be a curved a bit in the middle back and front and i don't remember it being like that.
THANKS FOR THE HELP PEOPLE!!!! I really need it

Spin the battery on a flat surface and if it continues to spin, its bad. From your description of the back if battery, it sounds bad. Take it to a sprint store and get a replacement.
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I dont want to hijack this thread, but im having similiar problems. if my phone was charging the screen would flicker. it doesnt do it anymore but now sometimes the screen wont turn back on. its almost like its off. there is no haptic feedback no lights. i have to pull the battery and then it will turn on. im running UPDATED 9/12] [ROM] RE-CALKED 0.2.0 [FI03] Calk's ROM Re-Cooked in FI03

BluesRulez said:
Spin the battery on a flat surface and if it continues to spin, its bad. From your description of the back if battery, it sounds bad. Take it to a sprint store and get a replacement.
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yeah this battery is deff spinnable... so this should be a battery problem right?
Dont' know how this could've happened
Thanks

aznne0 said:
yeah this battery is deff spinnable... so this should be a battery problem right?
Dont' know how this could've happened
Thanks
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This is just the effects of ICS. Go to to your sprint store , they should replace it free. Consider a custom Rom to remedy the issue.
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hardwirk1 said:
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I dont want to hijack this thread, but im having similiar problems. if my phone was charging the screen would flicker. it doesnt do it anymore but now sometimes the screen wont turn back on. its almost like its off. there is no haptic feedback no lights. i have to pull the battery and then it will turn on. im running UPDATED 9/12] [ROM] RE-CALKED 0.2.0 [FI03] Calk's ROM Re-Cooked in FI03
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PanchoPlanet said:
This is just the effects of ICS. Go to to your sprint store , they should replace it free. Consider a custom Rom to remedy the issue.
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I'll check the store tomorrow.. but i read that there's a 6 month warranty on the battery.. sighh...

aznne0 said:
So here's my story...
I hated the new ICS official update that sprint rolled out because of my diminishing battery life. So i decided to finally root the phone and install some roms. Everything went well for the past week but now my phone screen flickers and then my phone shuts off when i still have around 80% battery life left. I try to turn it back on and it loads up the boot screen but sometimes it fully loads the phone and sometimes it doesn't. When it does load ... my battery life is chopped to like 20% or maybe 5%. I calibrated my battery after the flash like someone told me to do but it still didn't work. I thought it was the rom i was using but I flashed 3 different roms and I still have the same problem.
I'm wondering if it's something wrong with my battery or my power on my phone? When the phone is charging it doesn't flicker and shut down on me.
Did anybody else have this problem? Is this considered a SOD? Wondering if I should get a new battery and see if it works. Also... is your battery flat? Mine seems to be a curved a bit in the middle back and front and i don't remember it being like that.
THANKS FOR THE HELP PEOPLE!!!! I really need it
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We need more info on your setup to be able to help you.
1.What ROM are you on? (Name, Build etc.)
2.Kernel / Tweaks / etc.

Omar04 said:
We need more info on your setup to be able to help you.
1.What ROM are you on? (Name, Build etc.)
2.Kernel / Tweaks / etc.
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It happened on every rom i flashed.. but this is what i'm on now.
Rom version Blazer FF18
kernel version 3.0.15-sph-d710.ff18-cl663858
Baseband version FH13
I am trying to underclock the phone now and see if it solves any problems till I get a new battery. Realized that while the phone is plugged in... it doesn't flicker and shut down on me. So maybe if i lower the power consumption, it'll work. But it's just an idea I came up with.
THANKS FOR YOUR HELP!!

aznne0 said:
It happened on every rom i flashed.. but this is what i'm on now.
Rom version Blazer FF18
kernel version 3.0.15-sph-d710.ff18-cl663858
Baseband version FH13
I am trying to underclock the phone now and see if it solves any problems till I get a new battery. Realized that while the phone is plugged in... it doesn't flicker and shut down on me. So maybe if i lower the power consumption, it'll work. But it's just an idea I came up with.
THANKS FOR YOUR HELP!!
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Your experiencing a condition that's clearly battery related, while phone is plugged in it clearly shows that the problem is the battery. Making changes and undervolting may just complicate things, I would wait for a new battery before going any further.
You need a proven rom to start with, ask around and see what works for others and give yourself a fresh start. I would recommend going back to stock gingerbread el29,and trying it out for a week or so, then go from there.
Pp.
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PanchoPlanet said:
Your experiencing a condition that's clearly battery related, while phone is plugged in it clearly shows that the problem is the battery. Making changes and undervolting may just complicate things, I would wait for a new battery before going any further.
You need a proven rom to start with, ask around and see what works for others and give yourself a fresh start. I would recommend going back to stock gingerbread el29,and trying it out for a week or so, then go from there.
Pp.
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Will do. Just ordered a battery. Hopefully it is a battery issue because I am not due for an upgrade yet. Thanks a lot for your advice!

It's the battery, I have the same issues right now and if I use a different battery they instantly disappear.
And you're right about lowering the power consumption, for me it only happened with 4G enabled together with the capacitive LEDs. Disabling one or the other made it go away.
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[PSA] How to tell your battery is going bad

Simply reboot! Yes, it's that easy.
Recently my phone has been acting... odd. Basically every reboot reported a completely different battery level. It went like this:
Reboot: 67%
Reboot: 17%
Reboot: 45%
Reboot: 0% (Whhaaat!?)
Reboot: 75%
It was really fun after playing a game that apparently draws just a little too much current, causing it to instantly power off. Fun times.
That's not normal. If your phone is doing that, buy a new battery. From what I've been reading here, it seems like these phones either kill batteries in disproportionate amounts, or we were given lots of bad ones. Seems odd.

Or if u think ur rom is wonky take out ur battery out and try to spin it if it spins then its ur battery
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I thought losing battery percentage was normal if you do a reboot.. It was a known issue in a lot of threads even with individuals with a good battery
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MiguelHogue said:
I thought losing battery percentage was normal if you do a reboot.. It was a known issue in a lot of threads even with individuals with a good battery
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I'm pretty sure it is normal. I've only had my phone since June 1st of this year, and it did that. So unless I got screwed on the battery, I think it's normal.
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E4GTUser94 said:
I'm pretty sure it is normal. I've only had my phone since June 1st of this year, and it did that. So unless I got screwed on the battery, I think it's normal.
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i think what hes tryna say is every reboot shows a diff %.. it is normal to lose some when doing a reboot but not sure how normal it is if you go lower.. then higher.. then 0% then up to 50% lol as the op suggests happened if im reading it right? either way quite useless thread lol theees plenty of battery discussions going on xda.. i thouht this was going to be informative and maybe goin over all different ways to tell if a battery is bad in one thread lol
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I thought to fix that you just calibrate your battery

trifthen said:
Simply reboot! Yes, it's that easy.
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Unfortunately, it's not quite that easy. For those of us who have a battery that is going bad (starting to bulge) a reboot does not always screw with the battery value, other times it does. :screwy:
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Typically on Reboots you will drop battery % a bit.. Not as drastic as OP is showing... I don't know if it applies on this side so much but on the OG Epic, Since it was first rooted you would sometimes get a false battery % on reboot (Start at 90% before reboot, after reboot shows 20% or less!) Which case reboot, pull battery, toss it in and reboot would clear it. The "Spin Test" is a fairly accurate test. Battery's due bulge after being overheated for so long. So that's a quick indication as well that she's gone. Nice post btw..

Haha. Yeah, it fails the spin test too. I was just shocked that it couldn't get a consistent reading after half a dozen reboots. Didn't have anything handy to do a spin test on the train, so this works too. I haven't flashed for months, so I seriously doubt it's a calibration issue. I've seen charge drop before, but never jump up by 50±%.
I went in to a Sprint store for a replacement, and they had to order one. Really? One of the most popular phones last year, and they don't carry any spare batteries?
Oh well. At least it was free after they confirmed it was bulging.
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Removed.

I used battery calibration from the Play Store and it kinda help. I highly suggest that app
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locoboi187 said:
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Nope, it's still there.. How'd you get those like that??

milky1112 said:
Nope, it's still there.. How'd you get those like that??
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Get what like what?
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locoboi187 said:
Get what like what?
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Hahaha.. You said Removed.. So i was just messing around.. (Making people wonder what you removed) hahaha.

trifthen said:
Simply reboot! Yes, it's that easy.
Recently my phone has been acting... odd. Basically every reboot reported a completely different battery level. It went like this:
Reboot: 67%
Reboot: 17%
Reboot: 45%
Reboot: 0% (Whhaaat!?)
Reboot: 75%
It was really fun after playing a game that apparently draws just a little too much current, causing it to instantly power off. Fun times.
That's not normal. If your phone is doing that, buy a new battery. From what I've been reading here, it seems like these phones either kill batteries in disproportionate amounts, or we were given lots of bad ones. Seems odd.
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Lmfaooooooooo report IDC. You are not informed at all lol! That's a Samsung issue with all the phones! Go do some research b4 you post & b4 I take out the flamethrower on everyone here!
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The problem i think starts when you charge your phone with a charger thats not the one that came with your phone. My battery is OK if im 90% and do a reboot it stays 90% or 89% but one day i had to charge it with another charger and it happened to me. It went from 75% to 20%. I let it go to cero and then charge it with the original one and it fix it. At some point the battery will f#ck uff LOL
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krazy_smokezalot said:
Lmfaooooooooo report IDC. You are not informed at all lol! That's a Samsung issue with all the phones! Go do some research b4 you post & b4 I take out the flamethrower on everyone here!
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Can someone translate this into English?
Just so you know, I did research. That research commonly led to several threads where people complained that their battery percentage suddenly dropped following a reboot. I also experienced this, and thought nothing of it. It is in fact common, especially after a ROM flash. But you'll notice I said nothing of a ROM flash, nor did I complain about the drop in percentage itself.
It's the fact that the percentage acts like a yo-yo. I rebooted about 10 times while on the train home from work, and every time, the charge was effectively a random number between 0 and 80. I say 80 because that's the highest number I saw during those reboots. When I finally got home, I was able to spin my battery on a flat surface, confirming my earlier suspicion.
Since you're so enlightened, flush with the knowledge of all Samsung devices and their numerous quirks, perhaps instead of ridiculing us, you could point out some of the "research" we're missing?
Wait... let me try putting it your way:
"[email protected]! I liek red all teh threads, yo! lolololl! Teh % geos up, too! srsleeee, no disrespec but my bat was bad bcus it spun man so i guess i was right lololololo!!1!!eleventy!!"

krazy_smokezalot said:
Lmfaooooooooo report IDC. You are not informed at all lol! That's a Samsung issue with all the phones! Go do some research b4 you post & b4 I take out the flamethrower on everyone here!
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"420 Special Edition 10/16"
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Not true, I own 3 Samsung phones. None of them have ever done that. So YOU might wanna do some research first.
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Im on my second, not a single issue with either of them. Mom took my OG Epic. Because i got touch. Both are goin strong.
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trifthen said:
Haha. Yeah, it fails the spin test too. I was just shocked that it couldn't get a consistent reading after half a dozen reboots. Didn't have anything handy to do a spin test on the train, so this works too. I haven't flashed for months, so I seriously doubt it's a calibration issue. I've seen charge drop before, but never jump up by 50±%.
I went in to a Sprint store for a replacement, and they had to order one. Really? One of the most popular phones last year, and they don't carry any spare batteries?
Oh well. At least it was free after they confirmed it was bulging.
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Wife's phone has been having the same issues. Went in to Sprint, they saw the battery was bulging and wanted to run additional diagnostics. They said it would take an hour and a half, when we came back they said all problems are caused by the battery. Sprint didn't have any in stock and recommended we try Batteries+ who also didn't have any in stock. Going to try the Anker batteries recommended in the E4GT Accessories forum.