Related
I've had this phone for 3 weeks now from a vibrant, and so far the battery hasn't balanced itself out. I get maybe a full days use out of it. From what I've read that's pretty good for this phone, but I'd like to be able to get consistent use.
I got a little more curious and decided to install cpu spy and discovered the phone isn't deep sleeping. So my question is, is there an app I should look out for that could possibly be running in the background? I've un installed all bloat that came with the phone, turned off sync, etc.
Any ideas? Or any roms that are touchwiz based that are battery friendly?
Sent from my SGH-T999 using Tapatalk 2
Bump
Sent from my SGH-T999 using Tapatalk 2
What apps do you have installed?
You're still on stock, right?
Heck your running processes to see if anything is running that shouldn't be. Also, there is an app called Watchdog (not the data meter) that can be setup to alert you when an all is using more processes than it should be using.
Sent from my SGH-T999
Yeah fully stock before the ota that was sent out.
I have the same apps I had on my vibrant with an extra game or two.
Mainly gapps, dead trigger, light flow, roku, Nike Running, etc.
I read somewhere that light flow was causing issues when the phone was first released, but so far I haven't seen major drain from that app alone. I turned off accessibility in the respect to light flow just to see if maybe that was the issue a d nothing.
Currently it sits right at 384mz. No idea why.
Sent from my SGH-T999 using Tapatalk 2
joshnichols189 said:
Heck your running processes to see if anything is running that shouldn't be. Also, there is an app called Watchdog (not the data meter) that can be setup to alert you when an all is using more processes than it should be using.
Sent from my SGH-T999
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I forgot about that app. Just installed, I'll try this out and see what I can find.
This app should help you determine what exactly is keeping your device awake and preventing deep sleep.
Not sure what it is as this so the first day I have had this issue but it appears my phone has not gone into deep sleep at all today either. Weird.
Sent from my SGH-T999
Hm, just checked my phone, was interested that maybe the app wasn't reading it correctly.
I remember in the Vibrant, some kernels didn't allow apps to read the correct Deep Sleep stats.
Mine is working fine, 84% on deep sleep.
What ROM are you guys running?
I'm on the latest CM10 nightly and lean kernel. Oh well, time to diagnose.
Sent from my SGH-T999
joshnichols189 said:
I'm on the latest CM10 nightly and lean kernel. Oh well, time to diagnose.
Sent from my SGH-T999
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I've had a couple issues with deep sleep as well. However a reboot to recovery clearing cache and dalvik fixes it.
Sent from my SGH-T999 using Tapatalk 2
elesbb said:
I've had a couple issues with deep sleep as well. However a reboot to recovery clearing cache and dalvik fixes it.
Sent from my SGH-T999 using Tapatalk 2
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I'll give that a shot, thanks!
So it seems like I'm not the only one having this issue, which is nice to know.
I ended up just switching to another rom and now it's going to sleep correctly which is nice because my battery is lasting.
Thanks for all the tips!
Sent from my SGH-T999 using Tapatalk 2
SimeonAS89 said:
So it seems like I'm not the only one having this issue, which is nice to know.
I ended up just switching to another rom and now it's going to sleep correctly which is nice because my battery is lasting.
Thanks for all the tips!
Sent from my SGH-T999 using Tapatalk 2
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
What ROM are you running now?
BetterBatteryStats has done a very good job of monitoring apps/processes that prevents deep sleep.
samson_420 said:
What ROM are you running now?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Right now I'm running Stock sX v2.0. Its pretty good so far. I'm getting pretty similar battery life I had on my Vibrant.
i updated to jellybean LI8 from stock t999 LH2 version, but because of super heavy battery drain i flashed it back to LH2 thru odin.
However i still get same heavy battery drain. i use up 10% every 1 hr just with screen on. before i used up about 3~5% for 1 hr.
i was able to get about 14~16hrs with normal use before, but now i dont think i can even get 10hrs.
it seems that the sim card area gets hot whenever the screen is on, and cools down when off. before flashing my phone was never heated
unless i was playing heavy graphic games..is there a way to completely flash the system files? or to fix this problem...pls help. thanks
Your numbers don't make sense. Need a screenshot.
I also observe the battery drain.
Sent from my Transformer Prime TF201 using XDA Premium HD app
Aerowinder said:
Your numbers don't make sense. Need a screenshot.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
phone this morning for 2.4 hr usage and already 74% left...
Give it a few full charge/discharge cycles to work itself out.
How did you update to jb? How did you revert to ics? Custom roms, otas or full firmwares?
Sent from my SGH-T999 using xda app-developers app
DocHoliday77 said:
Give it a few full charge/discharge cycles to work itself out.
How did you update to jb? How did you revert to ics? Custom roms, otas or full firmwares?
Sent from my SGH-T999 using xda app-developers app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I did jellybean update thru OTA here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1850534, then i reverted to ics using odin and using the stock ota file here http://androidromupdate.com/2012/08/25/restore-back-t-mobile-samsung-galaxy-s3-sgh-t999-back-to-original-ics-4-0-4-t999uvalh2-stock-firmware/
Screen time is fine. I don't see a problem here.
Aerowinder said:
Screen time is fine. I don't see a problem here.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
yes the screen % is fine so i dont know where its draining the battery...
i think something wrong with system file because my phone really didnt get warm just from having the screen on.
is the method i reverted to ics correct? or is there another way to completly reset/overwrite my phone back to stock?
If your phone is working, your method wasn't incorrect. If you flashed the stock firmware through Odin, that's as virgin as it gets.
Battery Info and KakaoTalk are obvious culprits. Tell me about your wifi situation. Are you connected to a wifi network?
yeah usually i leave wifi and kakao talk on most of the day but it doesnt drain battery this fast...it just messed it up after the jellybean update., it was 100% this morning, 4 hours and now i got 60%. usually i would probably still have around 85%+
I'm in xquizit v26 and observed that I'm not getting a deep sleep and the battery drain in less than 5 hours. I reflash the rom with full wipe and still have the same issue. I step back and investigate what cause this problem. It seems that when I flashed the kitchen v6 with open vpn cause not to have a deep sleep. With out the open vpn I was able to get a deep sleep. On the first cycle I was able to get the 15hrs battery life. I will continue to observe this because the battery behavior can only be observed after 3 days.
I tried to post this in the ROM section but XDA wont allow it because I only have less than 10 post.
Sent from my Transformer Prime TF201 using XDA Premium HD app
accrisostomo said:
I'm in xquizit v26 and observed that I'm not getting a deep sleep and the battery drain in less than 5 hours. I reflash the rom with full wipe and still have the same issue. I step back and investigate what cause this problem. It seems that when I flashed the kitchen v6 with open vpn cause not to have a deep sleep. With out the open vpn I was able to get a deep sleep. On the first cycle I was able to get the 15hrs battery life. I will continue to observe this because the battery behavior can only be observed after 3 days.
I tried to post this in the ROM section but XDA wont allow it because I only have less than 10 post.
Sent from my Transformer Prime TF201 using XDA Premium HD app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You should pm this to wildchld. As far as i can remember this is the first ive heard of it and maybe the same for others.
Search the thread first to see if anyone else has reported. If not or if you think you have information to add shoot him a quick pm.
If you dont want to let me know and ill get the info to him so we can test it out.
Thanks man!
Sent from my SGH-T999 using xda app-developers app
---------- Post added at 10:50 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:46 PM ----------
yjsjin said:
yeah usually i leave wifi and kakao talk on most of the day but it doesnt drain battery this fast...it just messed it up after the jellybean update., it was 100% this morning, 4 hours and now i got 60%. usually i would probably still have around 85%+
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
If you can go without, try uninstalling those two apps and see if it settles at all. Also get cpuspy to see how often the phone goes into deep sleep.
Sent from my SGH-T999 using xda app-developers app
okay so i jus instaled the cpuspy and saw that theres a lot of deepsleep so i guess theres no problem..?
and i think its not the app but the thing with screen. whenever the screen turns on, it gets hot and the batt uses alot..
i tried re-flashing using odin while ago but still the same.
I would suggest flashing wildchlds XquiziT or DJintrigues Frosty JB. They both have done very good jobs at getting more out of your battery while still remaining stable. Being on the full stock leak i doubt you will easily find a way to acceptable battery life. At full stock i kind of remember LI8 being one of the worst for battery.
There are actually multiple causes, some depend on how you use the phone.
Another thing you can do to help hunt it down is get Better Battery Stats.
Also in Settings > Dev Options check show cpu usage and itll tell you what processes are using the processor in real time. You will likely see 2 or more that seem to stay at the top of the list.
Sent from my SGH-T999 using xda app-developers app
DocHoliday77 said:
I would suggest flashing wildchlds XquiziT or DJintrigues Frosty JB. They both have done very good jobs at getting more out of your battery while still remaining stable. Being on the full stock leak i doubt you will easily find a way to acceptable battery life. At full stock i kind of remember LI8 being one of the worst for battery.
There are actually multiple causes, some depend on how you use the phone.
Another thing you can do to help hunt it down is get Better Battery Stats.
Also in Settings > Dev Options check show cpu usage and itll tell you what processes are using the processor in real time. You will likely see 2 or more that seem to stay at the top of the list.
Sent from my SGH-T999 using xda app-developers app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
i checked the XquiziT's ROM and i think lots of people are saying the battery problem was solved so mayb ill try it with this one, however when i went over the posts it seemd that theres prob with the kitchen? thingy and they took it down. is it possible to jus flash the XquiziT Rom without the kitchen features?
Yes you can flash rom without kitchen. Hes actually working on a new release hoping for today I believe.
Kitchen was taken down due to possible bricks when using wallet and mobile odin.
Also, battery problems are not 100% solved in either rom but are close!
Sent from my SGH-T999 using xda app-developers app
hey thanks for the replys...
ive tried to flash the v26 through recovery boot menu but it says E:verification error. i think its because i flashed back stock by odin, how can i solv this problem?
Have you reinstalled twrp or cwm? Stock recovery wont flash that.
Sent from my SGH-T999 using xda app-developers app
Remove the battery for 5 min...and then check for the drain. Mine fixed itself up this way.
okay so i installed twrp and did the install but still same prob with the heating battery lose. i will try few more wipeout+install and the battery takeout thing too and post up
I've been having a problem with my phone staying awake for 6 or 7 hours at a time and draining my battery. And it seems like I'm the only one having this problem. I just want to know if anyone has been experiencing the same thing.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I317 using xda premium
Do a search on the play store for wakelock apps. This should show you what is keeping your phone from deep sleep. More than likely it's something like social media that wants to be on ALL the time.
fprice02 said:
Do a search on the play store for wakelock apps. This should show you what is keeping your phone from deep sleep. More than likely it's something like social media that wants to be on ALL the time.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yeah, Facebook is the worst!
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I317 using Tapatalk 2
fprice02 said:
Do a search on the play store for wakelock apps. This should show you what is keeping your phone from deep sleep. More than likely it's something like social media that wants to be on ALL the time.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks a lot! I found "betterbatterystats" and turns out it was a weather app I downloaded called eye in the sky, searching for a data connection every hour update to location.
thanks for the help
something is definitely wrong... i went through two battery today(( and day isn't even over yet, can someone take a look and hopefully suggest something BetterBatteryStats-2013-01-02_214848573.txt
Honestly I couldnt see anything bad coukd you post a screenie of partial wakelock on bbs
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I317 using Tapatalk 2
tyshemi said:
Honestly I couldnt see anything bad coukd you post a screenie of partial wakelock on bbs
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I317 using Tapatalk 2
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
my phone just died, does it make sense to attach it after reboot? or do i need to wait till it's all the way at the end again?
Id say wait till we can get some good stats again and then post or pm me ill have a peak
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I317 using Tapatalk 2
tyshemi said:
Id say wait till we can get some good stats again and then post or pm me ill have a peak
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I317 using Tapatalk 2
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
can you tell me what i need to collect ahead of time? so i can get everything ready? you said you need partial lock from bbs, what else?
Just a screenie of that from bbs would be great and we can go from there? Also screen on and battery screenies
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I317 using Tapatalk 2
It appears to be because of kik and the sip integration. Try uninstalling kik to see if that makes a difference.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk HD
Jrockttu said:
It appears to be because of kik and the sip integration. Try uninstalling kik to see if that makes a difference.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk HD
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
i emailed to kik's support, i can't really uninstall it as i use it on daily basis and sip integration is part of android os, so that can't be uninstalled either (but can be disabled) i'm kind of surprised it was trying to connect to sip as I thought this only works when phone is on wifi and not on mobile network...
Finally Found Battery Drain Fix
Note 2 (i317 unlocked using T-Mobile)
IOAP ROM v3.59
Latest AGNI Kernel (2.7?)
Philz Touch CWM
I switch ROMs between the IOAP and Ditto Note 3 (also w/AGNI) as my dailies. I get great battery life w/Ditto Note 3 ROM. However, on IOAP I was getting about 6-7 hours and draining fast overnight. I checked everything and GSam showed "Android OS" as the main culprit. I changed a setting to Location>Mode>Device Only. It was on "High Accuracy". Once I changed this, battery life was back to the same levels as DN3 ROM.
.. ever since I updated to JB 4.2.2 (I even did _FULL_ wipe/reset) it seems like my batter goes so quickly its not even funny(( I get roughly about ~4h on battery / ~1h of screen time, I'm using STOCK ROM w/ STOCK launcher w/ latest leankernel (BestBalance profile).
i installed BBS and I'm unable to see anything that's doing something that it shouldn't, at this point I dont know what else to do(
please help!
a1exus said:
.. ever since I updated to JB 4.2.2 (I even did _FULL_ wipe/reset) it seems like my batter goes so quickly its not even funny(( I get roughly about ~4h on battery / ~1h of screen time, I'm using STOCK ROM w/ STOCK launcher w/ latest leankernel (BestBalance profile).
i installed BBS and I'm unable to see anything that's doing something that it shouldn't, at this point I dont know what else to do(
please help!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
try installing wakelock detector i would recommend possibly changing kernel i would ecomend franco's kernel for battery saving or AK SKL243 that sounds like a bad app somewhere
Like kevtrysmoddin stated, try flashing a new kernel but I wouldn't limit it to franco's as a kernels performance varies phone to phone. You mentioned you were running a stock ROM, but which one?
kevtrysmoddin said:
try installing wakelock detector i would recommend possibly changing kernel i would ecomend franco's kernel for battery saving or AK SKL243 that sounds like a bad app somewhere
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
U can do a clean flash of Purity 5.4.1 with SKL 245 or Fancy r24/r21
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda app-developers app
I'm using latest lean kernel (6.5/3.0.76), BBS can see all wakelocks, I'll post few dumps later on.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2
I'm not looking for super advanced features. I'm using stock Rom and stock launcher without any mods other then lean kernel.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2
May also want to take a look at the governor that you are using with your kernel. For me, ondemand gives best performance (battery wise) with lean kernel.
I checked it's interactive/deadline.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2
I'm on AOSPA 3.16 with franco.Kernal 376 and with average use (gaming, social, a lot of music, etc.) I get roughly 10 hours with stock battery and roughly 14 hours with 1900 mAh battery.
Switch to PA, flash AK kernel, download CPU Master, and set profiles.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2
a1exus said:
.. ever since I updated to JB 4.2.2 (I even did _FULL_ wipe/reset) it seems like my batter goes so quickly its not even funny(( I get roughly about ~4h on battery / ~1h of screen time, I'm using STOCK ROM w/ STOCK launcher w/ latest leankernel (BestBalance profile).
i installed BBS and I'm unable to see anything that's doing something that it shouldn't, at this point I dont know what else to do(
please help!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Don't listen to anyone telling you to install a custom ROM. Fully charge your phone boot into SAFE MODE and see how long your battery lasts. If it lasts way more, it is a third party app that is draining your battery.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Xparent Skyblue Tapatalk 2
I'm _NOT_ switching away from stock ROM nor launcher, a lot of people out there using this phone all STOCK!
so is there any solution for stock users to do something about it? I actually did rooted my phone and installed leanKernel but that's as far as I'll go w/out changing ROM/launcher.
Hi, I've CyanogenMod Nightly (latest) installed on my phone with this applications:
Drive
Dropbox
Falcon Pro
Friendcaster Pro
Google Apps (Gmail, Google+, Hangouts the rest of them are freeze usign TB)
File Manager (comes with CM)
Go Backup
GO SMS Pro
Greenify
Instagram
LInkedIn
Messenger (from Facebook)
Now Playing
Swiftkey
Whatsapp
some days ago my phone start to wake up every time even if I have in my pocket and I don't know the cause, many times I feel my pocket with some heat and surprise the phone is awake, if I leave in the table for example it takes off but in 2 o 3 minutes it goes awake once and once and this is the behavior until battery dies, can any tell me what's is happening? It's a CM bug?
Wake lock detector in the play store player
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda app-developers app
Check if usb is damaged
Your phone may think to be under charging
Inviato dal mio Galaxy Nexus con Tapatalk 2
b1337 said:
Wake lock detector in the play store player
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda app-developers app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
What's that? I look trough Play Store and doens't find any program called "wake look detector"
andQlimax said:
Check if usb is damaged
Your phone may think to be under charging
Inviato dal mio Galaxy Nexus con Tapatalk 2
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
How do I check that? If it was bad isn't suppose that phone not charge or won't be recognized at Windows Explorer?
Boot into safe mode and see if it still does it. If that's not the case, then it is a rogue app you installed.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Xparent Skyblue Tapatalk 2
betterbatterystats, find the thread on xda here. its used to see what is going on on your phone. amazing app!
greenify, another thread on xda. this is used to hibernate apps when youre not using them and whenever you open them, they work fine! prevents wakelocks and such
wakelock detector is good but if you can read betterbattery stats there is no use for it in my opinion
let us know what you find!
May be power button problem also have chance. Did you flashed any other ROM for test.. Better flash stock rom and then you can find root cause
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda app-developers app
Soldier 2.0 said:
Boot into safe mode and see if it still does it. If that's not the case, then it is a rogue app you installed.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Xparent Skyblue Tapatalk 2
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
How do I boot into safe mode?
PatimusXPrime said:
betterbatterystats, find the thread on xda here. its used to see what is going on on your phone. amazing app!
greenify, another thread on xda. this is used to hibernate apps when youre not using them and whenever you open them, they work fine! prevents wakelocks and such
wakelock detector is good but if you can read betterbattery stats there is no use for it in my opinion
let us know what you find!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I wish I could install Better Batery Stats but because I live on Vnz is a problem to buy the app so this is not a option for me, I've greenify installed and many apps are hibernated also have TB and some like Google+ are freeze
sendhiloo7 said:
May be power button problem also have chance. Did you flashed any other ROM for test.. Better flash stock rom and then you can find root cause
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda app-developers app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yes, I've flashed recently ParanoidAndroid from 25.05 (I think is the latest) and the problem remains
reynierpm said:
Yes, I've flashed recently ParanoidAndroid from 25.05 (I think is the latest) and the problem remains
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
sounds like a problem with an app man, try out the betterbatterystats app! tellin ya
PatimusXPrime said:
sounds like a problem with an app man, try out the betterbatterystats app! tellin ya
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I wish I could install Better Batery Stats but because I live on Vnz is a problem to buy the app so this is not a option for me, I've greenify installed and many apps are hibernated also have TB and some like Google+ are freeze
I can report that this was happening to me too and it went away on it's own. I had a usb port problem and after my usb port was replaced by Samsung it was still doing the same thing.
So I never knew what was happening
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda app-developers app
download cpu spy plus and then see if it's going into deep sleep.. if not then full wipe reinstall rom.. dont install anything other than gapps.. check for few hours.. then one by one install all your apps.. you will find the culprit
sent from my sexy Nexy
I've installed BetterBateryStats XDA version, what now? What I should check? My phone goes sleep for 10 minutes and then started to get awake once and once see the image at this URL http://www.dropmocks.com/mBtZO-
reynierpm said:
How do I boot into safe mode?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Hold power button, then tap and hold "Power off" selection and it will prompt you.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Xparent Skyblue Tapatalk 2
It happened to me a few weeks ago and I fixed it!
The problem is with the usb connector and not related to the phone software.
You need to take a close look at the usb connector. Take a a small pin or needle and try to push or bend the usb to the orginal position.
TAKE GOOD CARE and do it on your own risk!!!
Yet, it did work for me
I had this problem and I was on stock 4.2.2. It ended up being either my stock calendar widget or pic speed wallpaper. It went away once I uninstalled both these applications.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium
Well I don't know what was happening but my phone come back "aparently" to normally, I'll test all the day until my battery dies or almost it's at 10% of charge to see what happen. I didn't touch nothing just install Better Battery Stats, this is really, really rare. I'm using ParanoidAndroid 3+, anyway thanks to every who give me a hand here