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Major battery bug!?!?!?!

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All applications were closed, and the phone was just sitting there overnight!!!! And when I checked it in the morning, it was dead!!
Earlier in the day, the phone was getting all hot and everything as well........

JGW310 said:
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All applications were closed, and the phone was just sitting there overnight!!!! And when I checked it in the morning, it was dead!!
Earlier in the day, the phone was getting all hot and everything as well........
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get the better battery stats app and see what's causing your phone to stay awake. Something is causing it to stay awake because your awake time is high even with the screen off. You can also get system panel and monitor it over a few days and see what's causing it. There is definitely an app or process going on that's not allowing the phone to sleep even with the screen off

Also, don't forget to uncheck "use wireless network" in the location menu in the settings. It is a huge battery drainer
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What ROM and Modem are you on?

You definately have to give us details on your setup because something isn't right. The way those dips are so uniform suggests that something is happening at the same time repeatedly. Here is mine from last night. The hours are similar and I was on Wifi as well and less than 1 hour of screen on time. I have use wireless networks checked and sync on
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JohnCorleone said:
You definately have to give us details on your setup because something isn't right. The way those dips are so uniform suggests that something is happening at the same time repeatedly. Here is mine from last night. The hours are similar and I was on Wifi as well and less than 1 hour of screen on time. I have use wireless networks checked and sync on
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I REALLY need to know what you're doing to get that kind of battery life. Seriously.

wolfkstaag said:
I REALLY need to know what you're doing to get that kind of battery life. Seriously.
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Lol..ok. I deleted Social Hub and the Facebook and Twitter tied to it, Maps, and the Sprint bloat. I installed the inverted Twitter and Facebook instead. Maps I just install if I need it. I am using stock email (2 accounts) set to sync at an hour. Like I posted earlier, I don't have sync turned off. I still have the Network Location on as well. Really that's it. The last 2 should work against me but they havent been so I keep them on. The battery drain on Wifi is really low on this phone especially when not in use so I always leave that on at home.
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+1 on the betterbatterystats suggestion - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1179809
Program has really helped me eliminate the programs that would drain battery. Looks like you got some major wakelock issues going on there.

beezar said:
+1 on the betterbatterystats suggestion - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1179809
Program has really helped me eliminate the programs that would drain battery. Looks like you got some major wakelock issues going on there.
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Yup, I agree. I forgot that part. I have BetterBatteryStats installed to keep an eye on things as well
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beezar said:
+1 on the betterbatterystats suggestion - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1179809
Program has really helped me eliminate the programs that would drain battery. Looks like you got some major wakelock issues going on there.
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Thanks for this. Been suffering from battery drain too. I used to use spareparts but it stopped working for me. Ill try this out to see what apps are causing the drain
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BBS works great. Was having some issues too and was able to isolate the problem...still not as nice as I'd like it, but I think I'm gonna flash Zedo's kernel soon

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Lol..ok. I deleted Social Hub and the Facebook and Twitter tied to it, Maps, and the Sprint bloat. I installed the inverted Twitter and Facebook instead. Maps I just install if I need it. I am using stock email (2 accounts) set to sync at an hour. Like I posted earlier, I don't have sync turned off. I still have the Network Location on as well. Really that's it. The last 2 should work against me but they havent been so I keep them on. The battery drain on Wifi is really low on this phone especially when not in use so I always leave that on at home.
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Hmm...how do the inverted apps compare with the regular apps in terms of battery drain?

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Hmm...how do the inverted apps compare with the regular apps in terms of battery drain?
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Well, its subjective but with these SAMOLED screens the more black you have, the better. I also turn off auto brightness because you can manually adjust brightness with it off by holding your finger on the status bar and sliding it left or right. I keep that low unless I need it. I will post a link to those inverted apps. There is a nice black Dropbox and Dolphin Mini browser as well.
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Inverted apps thread. If anyone wants the blackout Dolphin Mini, let me know.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1279376
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Idk if you have checked your stock task manager but what has happened to me is that sphincter browser stays loading keeps processes running and my battery will drain like crazy
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Idk if you have checked your stock task manager but what has happened to me is that sphincter browser stays loading keeps processes running and my battery will drain like crazy
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Honestly, I got my phone on launch day and messed with the 2 finger zoom in and out and I don't think I have used it 5 times since. I use Opera and Dolphin Mini all of the time. So if you use your task manager to kill everything it is automatically loading processes? This could be a reason why there is such a wide span of battery marks. If you can, try to get some screenshots of the processes that are running. What is your setup? I check my task manager regularly and Widget Locker is the only thing running ....but I want it to be.
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hijewpositive said:
Also, don't forget to uncheck "use wireless network" in the location menu in the settings. It is a huge battery drainer
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Is it really? Can anyone else confirm this?
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NORCALkID said:
Idk if you have checked your stock task manager but what has happened to me is that sphincter browser stays loading keeps processes running and my battery will drain like crazy
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I noticed this too, I hate it, open task manager and see the browser is attempting to load a page from 2 hours ago.
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the cracked lite app for whatever reason continues to run for me. dont know if this will help .but hey

You guys jelly? Light surfing, couple of games, moderate texting and two calls. I'm using sync and no wifi so I've been using mobile data which should burn more battery. No data limiting apps either like superpower. I'm pretty happy with today's battery life. on Phantomhacker's Blazer ROM.
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[PORT][ROM] Alien ★ Build #5 ★ [TouchWiz/Gingerbread]

This a port from the AT&T Skyrocket.
Ported by @cshort0982. Original Dev @romracer.
Original Link
INTRO-Alien ROM provides a concocted stew of TouchWiz, and Gingerbread for your Galaxy S II Skyrocket. Samsung's TouchWiz functionality stays intact, but the Alien theme brings a slight hint of traditional Gingerbread to the party. There are very few theme changes with this ROM.
Features:
- Based on AT&T UCKK1 2.3.6
- Fugu Tweaks modified
- Updated Juwe11 optimizations
- wpa_supplicant with support for Ad-Hoc networks
- Zipaligned
- PNG Optimized
- Deodexed
- Rooted
- Carrier IQ disabled
- CRT animation enabled
- Limited NFC support enabled
- 5 icon dock enabled (4 + the app menu)
- 5 column app drawer
- Customizable 14 toggle quick panel added
- Build.prop optimizations for speed, power savings
- Init.d scripts for compatible kernels (loopy smoothness, memkiller, zipalign on boot)
- Stock-ish kernel with custom ramdisk and BLN (disables ro.secure)
- Boot animation support!
- Reboot, Recovery, Download added to Power Options
- Tethering enabled / entitlement check gone
- SIP over WiFi and 3G
- Updated applications
- Some GApps moved to /data for more flexible management
- Latest Superuser application and binary
- Bloatware removed
- Removal of HSPA+ upload limits
- Additional Samsung applications made removable
- Mms.apk mods: increased MMS text threshold, increased recipient limit
- Email.apk mod: removed security policy restrictions
- Removed “full battery” notification, vibration, sound, and screen wake.
- Auto brightness decreased at lower levels to save battery during nighttime, low-light usage
- Compressed status bar for maximum functionality
- Transparent lock-screen default, changeable in Settings > Display > Screen display
- Colored icons removed from Settings application
- De-themed menus and popups
- sysro/sysrw added
- sqlite3 binary added
- so much more I can't remember!
Changelog:
No more Carrier IQ! It is still technically embedded in framework, but it is completely disabled. This allows MMS to work fine! After the first boot, you should wait about 10 minutes and then reboot. You can then verify there is no iqd process or Agent running. See known issues below if it somehow re-enables.
All system APKs have been re-packed. This solves a problem that occurred with Alien #4 and the "Android System" using more battery than intended. For the nerds, it was constantly running a garbage collection process for ~1 hour after a reboot.
Updated to use my stock kernel. This allows you to use BLN by simply installing the app from the Market. If you have no desire to use BLN, that's fine - no extra battery, etc is used by default.
Bluetooth fixes for HID devices (may fix other issues too).
NFC APK was resigned. This allows you to install the Google Wallet attachment in the first post. Unfortunately, our phone does not have a SecureElement so its unusable. But I have made this change in case some people have SIM cards with SecureElements in them (this is how ISIS will work).
Other minor changes and tweaks based on feedback in this thread.
Credits:
kennethpenn
Original author - BriefMobile
Fenrir/Ririal
Build.prop fixes
Juwe11
RAM optimizations
nikademus
FuguTweaks
bruceleedragon1
wpa_supplicant
cshort0982
for port
Download Link:
Alien Port Rom
To Fix Rotation Issues flash T989 Kernels after flashing rom.
Synergy v0.10
Bullet v2.9
Faux Kernel 0.0.7
Instructions
1. Place ROM on root of sdcard
2. Reboot recovery
3. Wipe data/cache/dalvik cache
4. Flash ROM.zip
5. Flash T989 Kernel
6. Wipe data (so its a clean install)
7. Fix permissions (optional)
8. Reboot (now let the rom sit for 10 min)
WARNING- cshort0982, romracer, nor I (phreshjoker) are responsible for any problems that occur.

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Bugs:
Rotation (fix just flash kernel)
Flash player seems finicky when installing the ROM. Uninstalling and re-installing through the Market seems to fix it.
Changing the Wi-Fi sleep policy increases battery drain. This is common across many phones and ROMs.
If choosing power off from the Power menu just reboots the phone, you have the first version of Alien #4. Apply the update zip from here in CWM or update to Alien #5.
If Carrier IQ is re-enabled, simply reboot the phone which will trigger the NoCIQ script again. Wait roughly 5 minutes and reboot once more and Carrier IQ should be gone again. I've never personally seen Carrier IQ be re-enabled, but it is theoretically possible for AT&T to do.
If you are having FC bombardment issues after a reboot and you have ever installed Alien #3, then you will need to use stock recovery (3e) to factory reset, reinstall CWM and finally flash Alien #4 or newer. Wiping data in CWM, factory reset in Settings -> Privacy, etc will NOT work!

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Is this an actual port? I.E. All the AT&T Apps and branding have been removed. Or is this just instructions because without doing anything the Skyrocket roms work, you just need the correct Kernel and radio if necessarily.
Just curious

Its a full port I presume! Cshort worked on it and yeah. Its not just instructions
PJcastaldo said:
Is this an actual port? I.E. All the AT&T Apps and branding have been removed. Or is this just instructions because without doing anything the Skyrocket roms work, you just need the correct Kernel and radio if necessarily.
Just curious
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Mmm finish downloading and got alienport.htm
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How do u like it
MT4GH said:
Mmm finish downloading and got alienport.htm
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Can't install apks from sd card. Swype won't work. Att contacts are still there.
It is not really a port. A port would have the right kernel, it would just work.
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OK finally download it again LOL so flashed the rom after flashing i flash singery kernel and rebooted, so i waited 5min then try login to gmail and while login it kept restarting in every attempt, so i though lets do a factory reset data in menu so i did and this time i waited 10min so far so good! Thx phreshjoker...
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I have been using this rom for couple weeks now with bullet and its slick with great battery life.
Thanks for porting it to the community. I was thinking of doing the port but you beat me to it
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Hey guys I didn't port it I just put it up! Its all cshorts work! glad y'all like it
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Um did out at least flash the right kernel?
Micronads said:
Can't install apks from sd card. Swype won't work. Att contacts are still there.
It is not really a port. A port would have the right kernel, it would just work.
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phreshjoker said:
Um did out at least flash the right kernel?
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Yes I flashed synergy kernel. Would not load some apps off the market as well. Says installing, then screen goes black, and phone does soft re boot
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Do a factory reset from menu and whait 10min after its done rebooting
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That's why you should wait 10 min. The reason being is because the 10 minutes actually let's everything in the rom settle in and work properly...
Micronads said:
Yes I flashed synergy kernel. Would not load some apps off the market as well. Says installing, then screen goes black, and phone does soft re boot
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And if u guys get device management fc tell me so I can upload the correct device management apks.
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phreshjoker said:
That's why you should wait 10 min. The reason being is because the 10 minutes actually let's everything in the rom settle in and work properly...
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You have got to be kidding me... It is not a house. During the 10min wait, the phone is supposedly rebuilding the dalvic cache. This is the first device i have owned and flashed where someone said to wait 10mins. There are other roms on here where the developer says no wait is necessary. But anyway, even after waiting 10 minutes it is having issues installing apps. Apks I have on my sd card, and ones from the market. May be a bad download, will try again.
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phreshjoker said:
And if u guys get device management fc tell me so I can upload the correct device management apks.
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If you want notifications from carrier telling you an updates are available that you can't get. Device management should be frozen or deleted.
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Even if some phones say not too... most of the devs recommend it. I had it happen on SGS4g and the vibrant.
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You have got to be kidding me... It is not a house. During the 10min wait, the phone is supposedly rebuilding the dalvic cache. This is the first device i have owned and flashed where someone said to wait 10mins. There are other roms on here where the developer says no wait is necessary. But anyway, even after waiting 10 minutes it is having issues installing apps. Apks I have on my sd card, and ones from the market. May be a bad download, will try again.
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Kernel wakelock mdm_hsic_pm0

So I've been having this kernel wakelock for a while already AND it's been happening even after getting a new note 2 from T-Mobile (using warranty).
Basically I think I narrowed it down to it happening whenever I receive a new notification (missed call or new text) and I don't check it back right away.
This causes the wakelock mdm_hsic_pm0 to keep my phone awake UNTIL I do a battery pull.
Now, this wakelock sometimes also appears randomly, so I'm not exactly sure that the notifications keeping it awake is the only trigger. I am on stock 4.3 but it was also happening on 4.1.2 on 2 different phones. This could also mean one of my apps may be triggering it, but I would like to rule out other stuff before I do a hard reset
Does anyone have any other suggestions? I ordered an extended battery but I would like that to be my last resort.
Thank you in advance.
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I got that on my Note 2 too. As you already knew, it was totally unpredictable. One day I got a few minutes out of a few hours of total time. Other days it kept my phone fully awake. I searched and read and asked and nobody seemed to know...
I got an extended battery (6200 mA) and forget about it...

I have (had) similar problem that my note stayed awake all the time. My solution is to manually shut down some apps what I don't use but they run in background like whats up, facebook, blink and more. On top of that a manually shut down all google services, samsung push, and more. I noticed that most of those services are automatically reloaded but note2 can go into deep sleep. Another thing I noticed that maxton browser once is used, keep my note awake even after shutting it down via application manager and I need to reboot my phone to preserve battery.
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testrider said:
I got that on my Note 2 too. As you already knew, it was totally unpredictable. One day I got a few minutes out of a few hours of total time. Other days it kept my phone fully awake. I searched and read and asked and nobody seemed to know...
I got an extended battery (6200 mA) and forget about it...
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Hi, thanks for replying. I just received my 6200 battery and, unfortunately I guess I'm going to have to do the same.
If anyone else can chime in that'd be awesome. I will see how it goes.
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Evofusion said:
So I've been having this kernel wakelock for a while already AND it's been happening even after getting a new note 2 from T-Mobile (using warranty).
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I have gotten this wakelock on the last phone I had (skyrocket) as well as my current Note 2 when using most custom roms. It appears to most often be caused by running gentle alarm on my phone all night while the phone is charging. I would check it an hour or two after unplugging to see if the wakelock was there (with BBS), and if it was, I would reboot, which always fixed it. I am currently using the Skynote Air rom for AT&T (a touchwiz rom) and have not experienced it.

Well it's been a month now and I still have the wakelock. I do have a 6200mah battery now but my OCD still makes me check for it and if I see it I will do a system reboot just to get rid of it for a few hours.
I really don't want to have to resort to rooting especially since I don't know if it voids warranty or whatever. I haven't been into the modding scene since I got my note.
Hopefully someone else can chime in. This sucks
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Hi!
I had the same issue on DN3 ROM and Devil Kernel 2.3.2 but I found my own solution:
1. Download the newest modem for my device (Vodafone N7105BUUEMK2)
2. Wipe Cache and Dalvik Cache
3. Flash new modem
4. WiFi extended settings, switch to never at standby
5. Disable Google to use Wifi to locate position while Wifi is off
After that, phone is sleeping like a baby!

pastalavista said:
Hi!
I had the same issue on DN3 ROM and Devil Kernel 2.3.2 but I found my own solution:
1. Download the newest modem for my device (Vodafone N7105BUUEMK2)
2. Wipe Cache and Dalvik Cache
3. Flash new modem
4. WiFi extended settings, switch to never at standby
5. Disable Google to use Wifi to locate position while Wifi is off
After that, phone is sleeping like a baby!
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Hi I remember you provided me with a list of modems for s3 LTE.. Those modems were based on regions.. Should I flash the one for my region or any latest ones?
I remember I had the no imei issue while trying to flash a rom and had to fix that by flashing some modem.. I guess after that I am having this issue.
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I've come to the conclusion that it is related to Google services. Sometimes my phone will run at 200Mhz and not deep sleep. I checked BBM and no wakelock present... I changed kernels and same problem. I changed to aosp rom and still had the issue. This is related to Google services on this phone... I'm just going to wait it out until the LG g2 pro comes out... Bye bye Samsung.
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luv4greenleaves said:
I've come to the conclusion that it is related to Google services. Sometimes my phone will run at 200Mhz and not deep sleep. I checked BBM and no wakelock present... I changed kernels and same problem. I changed to aosp rom and still had the issue. This is related to Google services on this phone... I'm just going to wait it out until the LG g2 pro comes out... Bye bye Samsung.
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Well I have a Galaxy S2 which is running MIUI, also based on android 4.3. Only difference is it uses some other version of gapps specific to MIUI roms.. So it's definitely some particular gapp.
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muhib.al.karim said:
Well I have a Galaxy S2 which is running MIUI, also based on android 4.3. Only difference is it uses some other version of gapps specific to MIUI roms.. So it's definitely some particular gapp.
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It's Google services
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uncheck this one..
I had the same problem..now my phone sleep like a baby
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View attachment 2580744uncheck this one..
I had the same problem..now my phone sleep like a babyView attachment 2580746
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I am using cyanfox 2.0.1 which is based on cyanogenmod 11. I get the following setup from - settings > locations
Note :All were off all the time, still phone didn't go to deep sleep
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Well,location in my phone is On all the time. I'm using navigation (gps) a lot, so i don't know what to say. ..
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I have that same annoying one. Battery Is just dying like crazy
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So switching roms won't help? I like TW since I have the gear, but battery life is horrid. Sometimes I have to just pull my battery out for a temporary fix after unplugging from the charger. So annoying.

This happened to me when I flashed 4.3 through Odin and then flash Jedi Master x2. Battery was draining 15-20% per hour.
I decided to downgrade back to 4.1.2 following Zephr5 instructions http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2566303 by flashing stock 4.1.2 through Odin. My battery life is back to normal now. Hope this helps.

The latest test...if you keep this box check'd......
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The latest test...if you keep this box check'd......
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Thanks for your test. I followed your steps and it solved the drain. However, when I need to use Google maps it takes a while before the phone detects your location with allowing only the GPS to access your location. Though this is the only solution to avoid the drain unless you want to restart it every time you see the drain appear and have ocd like me to check BBS and wake lock detector to make sure the phone is in deep sleep.

7210 said:
Thanks for your test. I followed your steps and it solved the drain. However, when I need to use Google maps it takes a while before the phone detects your location with allowing only the GPS to access your location. Though this is the only solution to avoid the drain unless you want to restart it every time you see the drain appear and have ocd like me to check BBS and wake lock detector to make sure the phone is in deep sleep.
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Wait, what did you do to solve this wakelock problem? I have the same problem... If you uncheck use wireless networks then Google now doesn't work for location based cards.
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Can I Downgrade?

Been searching threads and keep coming across different answers so im not entirely sure of the answer... im currently on the NB4 modem,since ive installed it my battery life has been horrendouuuuus! Phone literally will not last more than 5 hours (if i wanted that id have got an Iphone lol) and thats with very light usage since im at work most of the day... I know its not the Rom im on (INsane Kitkat) cuz ive tried different roms and its the same problem,and the only thing that has changed has been moving to NB4... is it possible to go back to whatever the modem before this one was (no clue which it is) or am i stuck with NB4?

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Been searching threads and keep coming across different answers so im not entirely sure of the answer... im currently on the NB4 modem,since ive installed it my battery life has been horrendouuuuus! Phone literally will not last more than 5 hours (if i wanted that id have got an Iphone lol) and thats with very light usage since im at work most of the day... I know its not the Rom im on (INsane Kitkat) cuz ive tried different roms and its the same problem,and the only thing that has changed has been moving to NB4... is it possible to go back to whatever the modem before this one was (no clue which it is) or am i stuck with NB4?
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Did you take the OTA 4.4 or are you still on the MDL bootloader with nb4 modem? We need to know this to see if you can downgrade.
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mrzhadow said:
Did you take the OTA 4.4 or are you still on the MDL bootloader with nb4 modem? We need to know this to see if you can downgrade.
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my phones been rooted since day one i did nothing OTA,everything was done manually.... but to be sure how do i check? lol

TheSleezkIng said:
my phones been rooted since day one i did nothing OTA,everything was done manually.... but to be sure how do i check? lol
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Have you tried a different kernel to address your battery issue?
Settings/More about device. If you have done everything manually then you can flash another modem. Flash mk2 from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2544612 ONLY flash the mk2 modem. Open Odin, uncheck auto-reboot and load the modem in the phone slot. Put phone in download mode plug it in and flash the modem. Once it pass comes up unplug phone and pull battery. Go back to download mode and reflash the modem. Reboot and you should be good to go.
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Did you take the OTA 4.4 or are you still on the MDL bootloader with nb4 modem? We need to know this to see if you can downgrade.
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mrzhadow said:
Have you tried a different kernel to address your battery issue?
Settings/More about device. If you have done everything manually then you can flash another modem. Flash mk2 from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2544612 ONLY flash the mk2 modem. Open Odin, uncheck auto-reboot and load the modem in the phone slot. Put phone in download mode plug it in and flash the modem. Once it pass comes up unplug phone and pull battery. Go back to download mode and reflash the modem. Reboot and you should be good to go.
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yea i have tried different kernels,at first it was "Android system" just draining **** crazy when i first switched to NB4,and i got on Ktoonez and after messing around wit it a bit i finally got that fixed but my battery drain is still crazy,even if its just sittin around... thanks ima try flashing that now,i'll post back with results

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yea i have tried different kernels,at first it was "Android system" just draining **** crazy when i first switched to NB4,and i got on Ktoonez and after messing around wit it a bit i finally got that fixed but my battery drain is still crazy,even if its just sittin around... thanks ima try flashing that now,i'll post back with results
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You need to do some detective work to find the culprit, I had a similar issue once and was able to track it down to the phone staying awake for ever, like 14+ hrs when I wasn't using it.
One was Ipservice, other was wifi on while on data network.
You can find these when looking at your battery history in settings.
Settings - more - battery - tap battery graph at top to see the battery history.
It will look like these samples, here are some before and after screen shots.
Also d/l CPU Spy, it will help track your cpu usage vs deep sleep mode.
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Just checked that, it shows Wi-Fi full bar but my Wi-Fi isn't even on,I rarely use it at all really
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TheSleezkIng said:
Just checked that, it shows Wi-Fi full bar but my Wi-Fi isn't even on,I rarely use it at all really
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You need to do some detective work to find the culprit, I had a similar issue once and was able to track it down to the phone staying awake for ever, like 14+ hrs when I wasn't using it.
One was Ipservice, other was wifi on while on data network.
You can find these when looking at your battery history in settings.
Settings - more - battery - tap battery graph at top to see the battery history.
It will look like these samples, here are some before and after screen shots.
Also d/l CPU Spy, it will help track your cpu usage vs deep sleep mode.
Pp.
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That's the battery hog you want to tackle.
Make sure in wifi advance settings that wifi in never on unless plugged in.
If you have it checked off already toggle it on then off.
If that doesn't do it with wifi turned off do a battery pull for one minute, then replace battery start phone and let it sit for a while, then check your battery history and see if it's still running.
There may also be an app or setting in Google location that's keeping it on.
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That's the battery hog you want to tackle.
Make sure in wifi advance settings that wifi in never on unless plugged in.
If you have it checked off already toggle it on then off.
If that doesn't do it with wifi turned off do a battery pull for one minute, then replace battery start phone and let it sit for a while, then check your battery history and see if it's still running.
There may also be an app or setting in Google location that's keeping it on.
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K I'm gonna try that, but now I have another problem...all of a sudden I can't play any audio files, music or video, don't know what the hell happened smh
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Try reflashing your Rom, or try Fenny's stock base Rom just so you can troubleshoot your issues.
I'm on Fenny's v. 1.2 with no mods. On a heavy day with milk music playing for 2 hrs I'll get 12 to 16 hrs, on light days 20+ always have battery to spare.
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Try reflashing your Rom, or try Fenny's stock base Rom just so you can troubleshoot your issues.
I'm on Fenny's v. 1.2 with no mods. On a heavy day with milk music playing for 2 hrs I'll get 12 to 16 hrs, on light days 20+ always have battery to spare.
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Tried reflashing my Rom and Fennys, still no sound, everything else is working regular though, smh when it's not one thing it's the other lol
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Have you done a factory reset? May be your last resort, and flashing a different Rom that's close to stock. How about a nandroid where everything is working.?
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Tried reflashing my Rom and Fennys, still no sound, everything else is working regular though, smh when it's not one thing it's the other lol
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Sure way to get sound back is to go back yo 4.2 stock and root again then flash the mk2 modem only. Don't worry about voiding your warranty. You will be fine till you decide to reset everything.
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yea i just got home a little while ago so and now in the process of factory resetting,i tried of a nandroid earlier in the day and that didnt work with the whole no sound thing so now this is where im at...hopefully this works cuz im definetly out of ideas lol... will report back,and thanks for the help so far guys really appreciate it!

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yea i just got home a little while ago so and now in the process of factory resetting,i tried of a nandroid earlier in the day and that didnt work with the whole no sound thing so now this is where im at...hopefully this works cuz im definetly out of ideas lol... will report back,and thanks for the help so far guys really appreciate it!
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It was happening to a lot of us when we updated to the mk2 modem with the mdl bootloader. You'll get your sound back when you back get to stock. All you have to do after that is flash the mk2 modem twice and I also recommend Ktoonzes kernel.
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Download and flash the mk2 modem.bin only. Flash twice so it sticks. You should have working sound.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2544612
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It was happening to a lot of us when we updated to the mk2 modem with the mdl bootloader. You'll get your sound back when you back get to stock. All you have to do after that is flash the mk2 modem twice and I also recommend Ktoonzes kernel.
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Download and flash the mk2 modem.bin only. Flash twice so it sticks. You should have working sound.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2544612
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back on stock and still no sound when the phone boots up,and if i even attempt to do anything with sound (raise volume/go to sound settings) the phone will just freeze up,this is driving me nuts! On top of that the phone is now super sluggish with this no sound thing happening...

TheSleezkIng said:
back on stock and still no sound when the phone boots up,and if i even attempt to do anything with sound (raise volume/go to sound settings) the phone will just freeze up,this is driving me nuts!
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Which stock rom did you flash?
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I've used this in the past to get back to stock. It's the original UVUAMDL.
http://downloadandroidfiles.org/download-sgh-m919-tmb-m919uvuamdl-1366964131-zip/ always wipe data, cache and dalvik after flashing stock firmware.
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Which stock rom did you flash?
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I've used this in the past to get back to stock. It's the original UVUAMDL.
http://downloadandroidfiles.org/download-sgh-m919-tmb-m919uvuamdl-1366964131-zip/ always wipe data, cache and dalvik after flashing stock firmware.
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pure stock (M919UVUAMDL_M919TMBAMDL_M919UVUAMDL_HOME.tar.md5) ive tried a restore also and that gets the phone running a little smoothly but still no sound...

TheSleezkIng said:
pure stock (M919UVUAMDL_M919TMBAMDL_M919UVUAMDL_HOME.tar.md5) ive tried a restore also and that gets the phone running a little smoothly but still no sound...
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OK. I'm going to look into it right now and get back to you shortly. I remember other people having the same issue as you. I can't remember exactly how they fixed it but the bootloader is tied to it all. Try flashing the MDL bootloader only. It should be included in the root MDL thread.
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Good ol rooting questions

Hi guys
I dont mean to ask questions that have been answered or sound like a total noob. I have a stock s III with 4.4.2 and the gps is just GARBAGE. Im so mad at it. I saw a smiliar thread on this but my situation is a little different. I want to fix it. Whats the best rom to run on my phone that wont require a lot of work/maintenance. I had the OG epic and was constantly working on it to keep it tolerable before i got this. is 4.4.4 safe and mostly bug free? Please let me know and thanks for the help. Links with instructions or youtube videos are much appreciated.
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IMO Wicked X is a great stable rom.
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If you're on the ND8 modem, try NDC. Or vice versa. I'll get back to you with the name of an app that *could* help.
Have you tried in the stock dialer ##72786# and then update PRL and Profile?
Those are about the only thing that might change your GPS performance unless you get into experimental file tweaking, but I can't help you there.
Is it the actual GPS that's the problem or the mobile data? If your mobile data is weak, Google Maps won't work with or without a GPS signal.
Personally, I doubt if any other ROM would make a difference.
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I read some crazy stuff about GPS issues on the Web, when they first started being posted on XDA. One being that the issue related to loose screws. Said to take the back off the s3 and tighten the screws in the back (like 6?). Didn't bother to check into it, but stranger things I've seen/heard...
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Im stock so idk what my modem is. Ive tried the prl and profile update several times. Its not the mobile data network cuz its ****ty even with wifi. It started acting up as soon as the phone updated to 4.4.2. "GPS" was changed to "Location" and everything related to the two just works like crap. Ive seen a lot of other ppl with the issues.
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Im stock so idk what my modem is. Ive tried the prl and profile update several times. Its not the mobile data network cuz its ****ty even with wifi. It started acting up as soon as the phone updated to 4.4.2. "GPS" was changed to "Location" and everything related to the two just works like crap. Ive seen a lot of other ppl with the issues.
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yes GPS was changed to Location but you have the option to use high accuracy, power saving or only the gps....and you will know what modem you have even on stock if you have sprint its ND8 if you have boost or virgin you have NDC

Ok. I have sprint. And ive tried all those settings. I guess to be more specific. It has no problem finding me. It has problems following me. So itll find me and set my route but when i hit start navigation itll take the arrow thingy that represents u and jump to another spot. Like itll put me in the middle of a field. And it wont matter if im driving or what my signal is. Itll stay in one spot. ive uninstalled app dates. Uninstalled google maps it self. Tried other navigation apps. And nothing.
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See and im connected to wifi
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I just failed at posting a screenshot lol
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I just failed at posting a screenshot lol
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just look at the additional options part when you make a reply...there is attach files and manage attachments button....and this is on the computer once you click manage attachments you can upload basically any file but some can be "to big" for the file type and wont upload but once you upload the pic press close window text and then submit your reply or preview it just to make sure it's there

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bpsears90 said:
Im stock so idk what my modem is. Ive tried the prl and profile update several times. Its not the mobile data network cuz its ****ty even with wifi. It started acting up as soon as the phone updated to 4.4.2. "GPS" was changed to "Location" and everything related to the two just works like crap. Ive seen a lot of other ppl with the issues.
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I would do what I and others have suggested several times in extreme weird situations like this. Start back completely fresh:
Assuming you have a 16GB SPH-L710.
1. Backup everything you want to keep from your phone and internal storage to your SD card or computer.
2. Download the stock ND8 tar in the development thread (non-original). Extract the tar from the zip you download. Doubly check the MD5 hash of the tar to make sure what you downloaded matches what it's supposed to. You might need to run a search on that thread for MD5 to find it.
3. Download Odin v3.07 and the most recently available tar.md5 of Philz Touch Recovery.
4. Charge the phone full, turn off your phone and eject the SD card. Keep the SD card out for the rest of this.
5. Put your phone in Download mode: hold Home and Volume Down, and press and hold the power button at the same time until you see anything on the screen, then let go of all of them. It should say on the screen to press Volume Up "to continue". Do this.
6. Run Odin v3.07 on your Windows PC.
7. Plug the phone into the PC with a known good USB cable. After drivers load, Odin should show something like COM: 5, meaning it sees your phone.
8. Click PDA in Odin and direct it to the stock ND8 tar.
9. Uncheck Reboot in Odin.
10. Click Start. This'll take 5-10 minutes.
11. After done (Odin will say successful) unplug phone from cable and remove the phone battery to turn it off. Put the battery back in.
12. If you want to be able to root and make and restore backups, repeat steps 5 through 11 for the Philz Touch Recovery tar.md5.
13. If you want to root, boot into recovery (same as booting into Download mode but Volume Up instead of Down), click Advanced in Philz, and click the re-root option.
14. Before you do anything else with the phone including before putting the SD card in or installing apps, test the mobile data and GPS.
If any problems with mobile data, ##72786# in the stock TouchWiz dialer and then update PRL and Profile. That happens sometimes after Odining a stock tar or flashing a ROM.
If your problem is solved I would backup everything from your external SD card that's still removed and reformat it. That has solved some weird issues for myself and others, too.
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Ok. Thanks guys. Sounds like its just a bug since its uncommon to you guys which is reassuring
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Ok. Thanks guys. Sounds like its just a bug since its uncommon to you guys which is reassuring
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I read a few other posts about terrible GPS, and it sounded like a bear to resolve. Never had a problem with GPS. Works perfectly (knock on wood). I went back through the posts and someone had mentioned that they fixed it by turning off Google location (in Google settings). They later turned Google location back on and (still) no longer had the problem...
Wondering if you had tried that?
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If you mean by toggling the location tab on and off in the drop screen yes i have. Ive tweaked the settings and tried multiple things. No use
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If you mean by toggling the location tab on and off in the drop screen yes i have. Ive tweaked the settings and tried multiple things. No use
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What I meant was to go into your Google settings app, and turn off "location"
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