[Q] Going nuts if locked with an App open? - HTC One X

Hi all,
Last week I was at home pondering around as I do, when I heard a text come in.
I went to my phone and literally (no exaggeration) could not pick it up.
It was so hot, I had to touch it through my jumper. I unlocked it asap to see if anything was going on.
Low and behold, Facebook was looping into an error. Errors - Closes - Opens - Errors - Closes etc.
Is this something to worry about? Can apps actually cause that much heat?
Phone still functions fine afaik.
I turned it off, and put it in the fridge!! YES THE FRIDGE
I can't explain how hot it was to touch.
Is this specific to facebook?
Is it the error, loop or app that caused it? AND WHY DIDNT MY PHONE STOP WHEN IT WAS OVERHEATING?!?!
Thanks !!

Can you tell the details? The Rom, kernel you are using?
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Totally Stock - Never unlocked never rooted never rommed nothing.
Facebook has received an update since this happened.
But I'm still at odd's as to why my HOX's over-heating safety never kicked in and shut the phone off.
It's like it was trying to melt itself !!

You have something nasty with heat problems these days Mr W ! But yeah the phones security system was supposed to do its job ! Hardware problem that's out in the open now because of a software problem !

I do Hoffman - Nah I'm sorry, Mr.Hofs is better.
But do you think Facebook is to blame? Or the phone for not dealing with it?
And
Should I now be worried about locking my device with an app open? (NEVER LEAVING FACEBOOK OPEN ANYWAY!)
PS - What do you mean "Hardware problem that's out in the open now because of a software problem !" Mr.Hofs?

Well maybe the phone suffered already of this "fault" but it comes now out to the open because your facebook app caused all that trouble !
I can't tell if its a 100% hardware fault or a 100% software fault. I think its a bit of both because the should have shut itself down !
Btw i read a while back that a newer software update caused the phone to overheat a bit while it was on usb charging. That was fixed by updating the windows drivers. If im not mistaken it was hamdir who came with that.
Otherwise a factory reset might do the trick, if it occurs another time.

Cpu will go right up to 99c before it shutdowns.....
Throttles at 85c
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treebill said:
Cpu will go right up to 99c before it shutdowns.....
Throttles at 85c
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I don't think it was that hot.. but surely if a phone reached that temp the plastic would melt?
Plastic melts at around 110 Degrees C ? Isn't 99 cutting it fine?
Mr Hofs said:
Well maybe the phone suffered already of this "fault" but it comes now out to the open because your facebook app caused all that trouble !
I can't tell if its a 100% hardware fault or a 100% software fault. I think its a bit of both because the should have shut itself down !
Btw i read a while back that a newer software update caused the phone to overheat a bit while it was on usb charging. That was fixed by updating the windows drivers. If im not mistaken it was hamdir who came with that.
Otherwise a factory reset might do the trick, if it occurs another time.
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I hope its not hardware, as I'm sure warranty ran out last month... GUTTER.
I'ma find out when Warranty finishes, when thats the case I'ma custom ROM it, see what performance I can get out of it !!
But I'm still at odd's with this.
It never even gets hot for me, but that error-loop was just bonkers haha ! (May factory reset if it occurs again though !!)

Wilks3y said:
I don't think it was that hot.. but surely if a phone reached that temp the plastic would melt?
Plastic melts at around 110 Degrees C ? Isn't 99 cutting it fine?
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well the CPU max temp is 99c meaning you could (in theory) run the chip at 98 c, though it would be throttled but it would be fine however the heat you are feeling is actually the battery heating up, the battery really shouldn't go above 55c, 60c is about it's limit. At 48c the battery reports as overheating and wont charge till it's 47c or below.
I believe gsam battery monitor has alarms you can set to warn you what the battery hits X c (you can set it), its a pretty good app for showing stats about your phone should defo try it out

treebill said:
well the CPU max temp is 99c meaning you could (in theory) run the chip at 98 c, though it would be throttled but it would be fine however the heat you are feeling is actually the battery heating up, the battery really shouldn't go above 55c, 60c is about it's limit. At 48c the battery reports as overheating and wont charge till it's 47c or below.
I believe gsam battery monitor has alarms you can set to warn you what the battery hits X c (you can set it), its a pretty good app for showing stats about your phone should defo try it out
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Hey, I tried GSAM once and the layout of the app just threw me, didn't like it at all and the terms it uses to explain the data you're looking at isn't good IMO.
I have BBS ad WLD and think that will do for me - Thanks for the advice though.
I'ma keep an eye out and see what happens, I've felt it getting hot in my pocket once or twice, but unlocking the phone, and locking it again seems to make the heat die down. I need to find what may be causing this heat, may not have been the Facebook app alone, but that error was like tipping petrol onto the already burning fire.

Wilks3y said:
Hey, I tried GSAM once and the layout of the app just threw me, didn't like it at all and the terms it uses to explain the data you're looking at isn't good IMO.
I have BBS ad WLD and think that will do for me - Thanks for the advice though.
I'ma keep an eye out and see what happens, I've felt it getting hot in my pocket once or twice, but unlocking the phone, and locking it again seems to make the heat die down. I need to find what may be causing this heat, may not have been the Facebook app alone, but that error was like tipping petrol onto the already burning fire.
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*burns* lol
any app that will show you apps/wake_locks will do. Something is keeping the phone awake making it use the CPU.
if you're rooted you could try underclocking the CPU to 1.3 GHz, undervolting or just simply disabling 2 cores.

treebill said:
*burns* lol
any app that will show you apps/wake_locks will do. Something is keeping the phone awake making it use the CPU.
if you're rooted you could try underclocking the CPU to 1.3 GHz, undervolting or just simply disabling 2 cores.
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All good advice my friend, but 1 I'm not rooted yet, waiting for warranty to finish. (Silly I know, but never had luck with HTC)
2 - I don't want to under-volt/under-clock.
I've been monitoring and MAPS is my biggest Wakelock.
Disabled the Location settings this morning.
That not the cause of the heat though, I just have a feeling its not.
Thats the only time its really felt dangerously hot to me though !!
PS - Thanks for your replies everyone, much appreciated.

Yeah well i was just thinking out loud, heat problems are not my expertise !
I hope you get it sorted !

Mr Hofs said:
Yeah well i was just thinking out loud, heat problems are not my expertise !
I hope you get it sorted !
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Cheers bud !
Will update if any progress.

Wilks3y said:
All good advice my friend, but 1 I'm not rooted yet, waiting for warranty to finish. (Silly I know, but never had luck with HTC)
2 - I don't want to under-volt/under-clock.
I've been monitoring and MAPS is my biggest Wakelock.
Disabled the Location settings this morning.
That not the cause of the heat though, I just have a feeling its not.
Thats the only time its really felt dangerously hot to me though !!
PS - Thanks for your replies everyone, much appreciated.
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Yeah maps have always made my phone hot, using navigation with gps if you have it on charge will pop up "using more power than being supplied".
If you don't use maps I suggest disabling it.
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treebill said:
Yeah maps have always made my phone hot, using navigation with gps if you have it on charge will pop up "using more power than being supplied".
If you don't use maps I suggest disabling it.
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Problem is I rely on GMAPS and Naivgation, will disabling location services make any difference to me using Sat Nav etc?
If it does, I need it on as SatNav is my saviour.

Wilks3y said:
Problem is I rely on GMAPS and Naivgation, will disabling location services make any difference to me using Sat Nav etc?
If it does, I need it on as SatNav is my saviour.
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its the "GPS satellites" coupled with data transfer and high CPU usage that makes it over heat everyone has this issues im afraid they only real way I've found to stop it from overheating is to disable 2 cores.

treebill said:
its the "GPS satellites" coupled with data transfer and high CPU usage that makes it over heat everyone has this issues im afraid they only real way I've found to stop it from overheating is to disable 2 cores.
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Ahh so I'll still be fine using Navigation then?
Weeeee

Wilks3y said:
Ahh so I'll still be fine using Navigation then?
Weeeee
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Should be, you should try using an offline map (google navigation can save areas of maps) that way you can use just satellites without mobile network.
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Related

Several sensors have failed in less than 24hours

Hello guys
I received my phone yesterday and it was working nicely but today when I realized, I saw that several sensors weren't working.
After several hours of wiping, flashing roms, RUU's, and so on... my phone is defective 99.9% sure.(NOT!)
I've downloaded the app "Sensor List" by Idea Matters, and it shows me 9 sensors, but the only ones working are the proximity and light sensors.
The first two pictures are from my phone, the other three are from a friends HTC ONE X that is working properly.
The difference is clear enough...lol! Can this be a software related issue?
The ones from him say Panasonic and all of mine say MPL.
BTW: both of our phones were made in Taiwan according to the invoice.
His is white, mine is grey
Tks
EDIT: SOLVED WITH THE STUPIDEST POSSIBLE THING EVER... after all of the trouble, simply went to task manager and did a kill all tasks, working perfectly.
If it happens to you guys, consider simply turning the phone off and on again.Don't do a simple reboot.
Have you tried this?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=24513824
You can test almost all sensors without installing 3rd party apps.
yup the magical number is still 20% defect rate
color and build country seems unrelated also the chinese seems more affected
20% is not acceptable...
tks mate but it just stays there "put the device on a plane surface", and it doesn't do anything
hamdir said:
yup the magical number is still 20% defect rate
color and build country seems unrelated also the chinese seems more affected
20% is not acceptable...
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damn...
casca said:
damn...
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it will clear out in few weeks I'm sure but yea damn
hamdir said:
yup the magical number is still 20% defect rate
color and build country seems unrelated also the chinese seems more affected
20% is not acceptable...
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total understatement!!!!!
This is not what I was hoping to hear :/
hamdir said:
yup the magical number is still 20% defect rate
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Did you know that 84.175% of all internet polls about defect rates were complete nonsense, and didn't return anything even slightly close to the real-world figure?
It's true, I swear. I read it on an internet poll. ;-)
hamdir said:
yup the magical number is still 20% defect rate
color and build country seems unrelated also the chinese seems more affected
20% is not acceptable...
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Never in this world do they have a 20% failure rate. A straw poll on XDA doesnt equate to real life figures, nor do any internet polls as such.
20% failure rates would be picked up at the factory without a doubt. 20% is a damn high figure.
Generally 1% failure is the norm , so at most if things really are bad it'll be at 5%. Never 20%.
Slim
hamdir said:
it will clear out in few weeks I'm sure but yea damn
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what do you mean by clear out?
Omg... This is the weirdest thing ever...
After having unlocked, relocked, and unlocked the bootloader again...flashing the ruu, flashing several roms, restored factory defaults, restoring through the phone fastboot menu and so on...
Nothing was able to get my sensors working (g-sensor,compass,gravity...).only proximity and light sensor kept working.
The fix after all of my failed attempts was as simple as going to the phones task manager and doing a "kill all tasks".
This is the freakiest and weirdest gadget related issue i have ever seen.
3 letters...
Wtf!
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casca said:
Omg... This is the weirdest thing ever...
After having unlocked, relocked, and unlocked the bootloader again...flashing the ruu, flashing several roms, restored factory defaults, restoring through the phone fastboot menu and so on...
Nothing was able to get my sensors working (g-sensor,compass,gravity...).only proximity and light sensor kept working.
The fix after all of my failed attempts was as simple as going to the phones task manager and doing a "kill all tasks".
This is the freakiest and weirdest gadget related issue i have ever seen.
3 letters...
Wtf!
Sent from my HTC One X using XDA
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More than likely all you've found is a bug in the test program.
Don't know dude...but after all i have done, the solution was freakin weird...
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hamdir said:
yup the magical number is still 20% defect rate
color and build country seems unrelated also the chinese seems more affected
20% is not acceptable...
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you base that on what? What we se on forums are what usualy are called "vocal minority". That is the people that yells most are often the ones heard.
I dont think HTC has more problems then other new high-end devices like xperia.
audioslim said:
Never in this world do they have a 20% failure rate. A straw poll on XDA doesnt equate to real life figures, nor do any internet polls as such.
20% failure rates would be picked up at the factory without a doubt. 20% is a damn high figure.
Generally 1% failure is the norm , so at most if things really are bad it'll be at 5%. Never 20%.
Slim
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It's a defect rate being measured in the poll not a failure rate.
rory88uk said:
It's a defect rate being measured in the poll not a failure rate.
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Arguably, the poll isn't measuring anything at all. You can vote more than once, vote if you don't own the phone, vote incorrectly on purpose or because you don't actually know what is a phone defect or a third party software issue, and of course as stated already people with problems are vastly more likely to answer than those without.
The poll is completely meaningless...

Help, battery draining completely when I'm asleep

Hello XDA pros!
Recently I got the latest OTA update on my HOX but after the update I'm noticing battery is going down from 100% to nothing during the time I sleep which is just like 5 hours to the maximum.. battery is getting used b android os, please help... it's annoying me
I love my phone it's a masterpiece but also this is my first android, I was a BB user.
HELP ME THE **** OUT !
Install better battery stats app from play store and see whats keeping your phone awake instead of deep sleeping
@Op,
My battery is charging when I sleep, I'm feeling fresh in the morning.
You must be doing something wrong. :cyclops::laugh:
mushimba said:
Hello XDA pros!
Recently I got the latest OTA update on my HOX but after the update I'm noticing battery is going down from 100% to nothing during the time I sleep which is just like 5 hours to the maximum.. battery is getting used b android os, please help... it's annoying me
I love my phone it's a masterpiece but also this is my first android, I was a BB user.
HELP ME THE **** OUT !
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You clearly have something running that is draining your battery like crazy, either find out which app and remove it or perform a factory reset.
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mushimba said:
Recently I got the latest OTA update on my HOX but after the update I'm noticing battery is going down from 100% to nothing during the time I sleep which is just like 5 hours to the maximum.. battery is getting used b android os, please help... it's annoying me
I love my phone it's a masterpiece but also this is my first android, I was a BB user.
HELP ME THE **** OUT !
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just do not go to bed and then you know the battery will still be fully charged..
just messing mate..just download BBS to find out what causes the battery to drain and find out what app is the culprit
mushimba said:
Hello XDA pros!
Recently I got the latest OTA update on my HOX but after the update I'm noticing battery is going down from 100% to nothing during the time I sleep which is just like 5 hours to the maximum.. battery is getting used b android os, please help... it's annoying me
I love my phone it's a masterpiece but also this is my first android, I was a BB user.
HELP ME THE **** OUT !
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I know it's a pain in the arse, you could also try a factory reset.
If you do? Don't forget to back up any important stuff like phone numbers ect.
Draining battery completly within 5 hours with screen OFF, your device must almost be hot at the end of this!
There's indeed something preventing your device from going into deep sleep and using its specific low-consumption core for it. Tegra 3 can drain battery pretty fast when screen is on and using its full potential, but standby time is pretty good
Do as said above, finf what app is responsible, or if you can't, do a facory reset
i900frenchaddict said:
Draining battery completly within 5 hours with screen OFF, your device must almost be hot at the end of this!
There's indeed something preventing your device from going into deep sleep and using its specific low-consumption core for it. Tegra 3 can drain battery pretty fast when screen is on and using its full potential, but standby time is pretty good
Do as said above, finf what app is responsible, or if you can't, do a facory reset
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is there any free app I can use? i don't have a way to buy those apps from the store... bbs isn't free last time i checked..
I can't really factory reset i have lots of important things, not worried about contacts they are linked on my email.
mushimba said:
is there any free app I can use? i don't have a way to buy those apps from the store... bbs isn't free last time i checked..
I can't really factory reset i have lots of important things, not worried about contacts they are linked on my email.
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Tips: search for it on XDA..

Htc one x battery dies overnight...battery stats show android os use the most.

Hi,
I have been having a problem of battery.
1. Battery dies from being 100% overnight.
2. Phone randomly shuts itself having more than 40% battery but shows 0 battery when it restarts.
3. Phone restarts quite frequently when taking a picture. (once a week)
Please let me know what should I do to solve the problem. Thanks in advance.
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Could you install BetterBatteryStats from XDA? It's free for XDA members Install it, charge your phone back up, and let this issue happen again. Take a screenshot of Kernel Wakelock and Partial Wakelocks, as well as Process. Would get a much better view of what's eating your battery for breakfast.
Get Better Battery Stats installed.
jph7170 said:
Hi,
I have been having a problem of battery.
1. Battery dies from being 100% overnight.
2. Phone randomly shuts itself having more than 40% battery but shows 0 battery when it restarts.
3. Phone restarts quite frequently when taking a picture. (once a week)
Please let me know what should I do to solve the problem. Thanks in advance.
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I've got the same drain problem as your number 1, but not the other 2 issues. The funny thing is it only started a week or so ago, before that it was fine. I've been running the Viper rom, and Faux kernel without a hitch for over a month up until now.
I used to get a day out of the battery, and 2.5-3 hour screen on which was fine IMO, but not anymore.
I'm wondering if a recent app update has caused the issue, just speculating though, also it seems to be that the drain is happening when I'm not using the phone, when I do use the handset for whatever it uses the battery as normal.
Not trying to hijack your thread, just thought I'd give my two pennies worth as I'm having a similar problem.
DrumJ86 said:
I've got the same drain problem as your number 1, but not the other 2 issues. The funny thing is it only started a week or so ago, before that it was fine. I've been running the Viper rom, and Faux kernel without a hitch for over a month up until now.
I used to get a day out of the battery, and 2.5-3 hour screen on which was fine IMO, but not anymore.
I'm wondering if a recent app update has caused the issue, just speculating though, also it seems to be that the drain is happening when I'm not using the phone, when I do use the handset for whatever it uses the battery as normal.
Not trying to hijack your thread, just thought I'd give my two pennies worth as I'm having a similar problem.
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I think you may be right because I have had the last 2 problems since a while and gave in HTC to repair the phone but it still hasnt been solved and I have got the first problem since the last week itself.
Did you manage to install Better Battery Stats? Leave your screenshots here when it happens again and we'll be able to help you much easier
I had an Arc before, so i thought maybe this will help:
"ALWAYS and I Mean ALWAYS reboot the phone RIGHT AFTER you have disconnected it from the computer or charger to avoid the f*king Android OS issue"
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by jimbo77 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1597771, turn off fastboot when restarting.
You have enough network in your area. I had this issue and change the Network selection to manual which took care of the issue.
ShyamSasi said:
You have enough network in your area. I had this issue and change the Network selection to manual which took care of the issue.
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I have full network in my area so that shouldnt be the problem.
The problem didnt occur last night...i will post the better battery stats results if the problem arises again!
I'd install other ROM/KERNEL...
Hi
jph7170 said:
Hi,
I have been having a problem of battery.
1. Battery dies from being 100% overnight.
2. Phone randomly shuts itself having more than 40% battery but shows 0 battery when it restarts.
3. Phone restarts quite frequently when taking a picture. (once a week)
Please let me know what should I do to solve the problem. Thanks in advance.
Sent from my HTC One X using xda app-developers app
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You seem to have a lot of applications running and something is keeping your phone awake. Any awake time when the screen isn't on also is an application using your phone.
Go to the play store and check the permissions of your downloaded apps, any app that has the permission to keep your device awake is a candidate for your problem. Uninstall them all and your problem should be gone, re-install one by one and see when it returns.
Regards
Phil
The problem occurred again. I have attached a image of the battery stats.
Thanks in advance.
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ArmedandDangerous said:
Could you install BetterBatteryStats from XDA? It's free for XDA members Install it, charge your phone back up, and let this issue happen again. Take a screenshot of Kernel Wakelock and Partial Wakelocks, as well as Process. Would get a much better view of what's eating your battery for breakfast.
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Rusty! said:
Get Better Battery Stats installed.
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ArmedandDangerous said:
Did you manage to install Better Battery Stats? Leave your screenshots here when it happens again and we'll be able to help you much easier
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Need a shot of the 'partial wakelocks' category.
Also, don't stick them altogether into one pic, the board shrinks it massively. Just upload them individually
Rusty! said:
Need a shot of the 'partial wakelocks' category.
Also, don't stick them altogether into one pic, the board shrinks it massively. Just upload them individually
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Here is the individual files
Looks like it's the radio causing the majority of your drain. How is the signal in your location? I see you've switched from EDGE to 3G during the screenshots... if the 3G signal isn't great then it will cause battery drain searching. It might be worth forcing your phone to either 2G or 3G only and seeing what happens.
Rusty! said:
Looks like it's the radio causing the majority of your drain. How is the signal in your location? I see you've switched from EDGE to 3G during the screenshots... if the 3G signal isn't great then it will cause battery drain searching. It might be worth forcing your phone to either 2G or 3G only and seeing what happens.
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Actually I just switched to 3g in the last couple of days. I only had 2G previously and the problem still occurred. Its funny that it happens only at night.
I think its the time for a fresh start. Format your phone and start all over.
So, how much will it takes you? Less than 3 hours? I'd say go for it.
At lest it would give you less headache and hopefully more battery.
Good Luck
I've had this problem before too, with baseband and alarm wakelocks.
Look here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=23893234&postcount=2
Then I think I just googled the offending process and found a solution there

CELL STANDBY battery drain solution on stock

After being frustrated for a couple of weeks and wanting to return my s3 due to overnight cell standby batty drain of around 40-50% (from full charge with no use overnight, I finally called Samsung tech support and they told me to power down, take out the battery and reinsert, and use the original charger ONLY (i was using a old clamshell phone's charger that I found lying around rather than the one that came with the phone. I freakin can't believe it but it solved the issue for me!!! I only lost about 4 percent overnight. I was soooo pissed before, but now I love my s3 again )
Curious to hear if this works for others who have also been frustrated with this awesome device...
That's been a known problem since the beginning and there was a fix zip floating around, flashed it and my cell standby is only ever 1-2% max 6%
Sent from my SGH-I747M using xda premium
Well just restarting my phone works to "fix" the massive battery drain issue (presumably because cell standby is using about 60% of my battery) but it will be back in a few days. While I do sometimes use more than one battery charger,I don't think this is related to using something other than the original charger but that is something I can test. Thanks for that tip.
This is one of the 3 big problems I have with this phone (the others being random loss of service presumably due to LTE network deficiencies and the face proximity sensor acting to disable the screen whenever I try to touch the screen with my finger). Since mine is a replacement phone for another S3 with the exact same issues, I'm assuming there is no real fix for these problems (for a stock phone). Yes, I have learned to hate my phone...
thatsupnow said:
That's been a known problem since the beginning and there was a fix zip floating around, flashed it and my cell standby is only ever 1-2% max 6%
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can i get a link please
Yeah happened to me last night had 60 percent to 0 on paranoid android
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I found that letting the battery drain until the phone dies and then charging iy conpletely while off helped my sleep drain significantly. That and un installing apps that have numerous wakelocks such as facebook.
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Noodile said:
can i get a link please
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here flash this
mzaidel said:
After being frustrated for a couple of weeks and wanting to return my s3 due to overnight cell standby batty drain of around 40-50% (from full charge with no use overnight, I finally called Samsung tech support and they told me to power down, take out the battery and reinsert, and use the original charger ONLY (i was using a old clamshell phone's charger that I found lying around rather than the one that came with the phone. I freakin can't believe it but it solved the issue for me!!! I only lost about 4 percent overnight. I was soooo pissed before, but now I love my s3 again )
Curious to hear if this works for others who have also been frustrated with this awesome device...
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The Cell Standby Fix posted above me...which I use as well...does not fix a DRAIN...it fixes a false reporting of the drain. Charger has nothing to do with it. That was a fluke or a misrepresentation.
i turned off the voip services that i had running and now it discharges only about 15-20% over night
Do a search for gsiff_daemon. That is most likely the cause of your problem and while I can't say for sure, I suspect the charger advice worked coincidentally due to the problem being fixed temporarily by powering down and restarting.
Sadly, I don't know of Samsung admitting to this issue and it looks like even the jelly bean update does not fix it.
I get the cell standby misreporting, not adversely affecting life at all. I did flash the fix and the cell standby consumption is now reported much lower, but I seem to be getting a slightly higher battery drain. sitting idle I generally drop around 2% per hour due to syncing and email push. after flashing the fix I'm up to about 5% per hour. I backed up right before this install so I'll probably revert back...
any idea why this would be?
tmagritte said:
Do a search for gsiff_daemon. That is most likely the cause of your problem and while I can't say for sure, I suspect the charger advice worked coincidentally due to the problem being fixed temporarily by powering down and restarting.
Sadly, I don't know of Samsung admitting to this issue and it looks like even the jelly bean update does not fix it.
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do you think that gsiff_daemon can just be deleted?
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tmagritte said:
Do a search for gsiff_daemon. That is most likely the cause of your problem and while I can't say for sure, I suspect the charger advice worked coincidentally due to the problem being fixed temporarily by powering down and restarting.
Sadly, I don't know of Samsung admitting to this issue and it looks like even the jelly bean update does not fix it.
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Russ77 said:
I get the cell standby misreporting, not adversely affecting life at all. I did flash the fix and the cell standby consumption is now reported much lower, but I seem to be getting a slightly higher battery drain. sitting idle I generally drop around 2% per hour due to syncing and email push. after flashing the fix I'm up to about 5% per hour. I backed up right before this install so I'll probably revert back...
any idea why this would be?
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thatsupnow said:
do you think that gsiff_daemon can just be deleted?
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I highly doubt using the Cell Standby reporting fix is causing the 5% drain Russ77. It's a proven fix without reported side effects. I have looked at the code myself. It simply alters a certain math value of 34 to 3.4.....a coding typo! Once again, probably just coincidental timing. But read on....you may have this bug if you run a stock rom...
Here is a full test report on the gsiff_daemon that I performed yesterday with details on how to reproduce it, and how to work around it. Hopefully some smart cookie will look into it and fix the code from the inside!
thatsupnow said:
do you think that gsiff_daemon can just be deleted?
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Check out the thread linked to by themadproducer (I post up) for more details. But basically, yes, if you have root you can rename the file. I just did this a couple of days ago. I haven't noticed any issues. Maybe GPS lock takes a few seconds longer, but it's hard to say if that's true or just a coincidence.
It does seem the gsiff_daemon issue is triggered by a hot reboot, which sometimes happens spontaneously. I haven't had one since I rename the file, but I don't know if renaming that also affects the spontaneous hot reboots, which are annoying in themselves. But at least it won't cause the phone to eat through battery and turn itself into a mini hotplate...
Cell standby is the one which is concerned with network connections.
The solution that would work can be changing the SIM card. Get a new SIM from your operator and throw away the old one.
thatsupnow said:
here flash this
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How to install this zip file, please help
Thanks
tmagritte said:
Check out the thread linked to by themadproducer (I post up) for more details. But basically, yes, if you have root you can rename the file. I just did this a couple of days ago. I haven't noticed any issues. Maybe GPS lock takes a few seconds longer, but it's hard to say if that's true or just a coincidence.
It does seem the gsiff_daemon issue is triggered by a hot reboot, which sometimes happens spontaneously. I haven't had one since I rename the file, but I don't know if renaming that also affects the spontaneous hot reboots, which are annoying in themselves. But at least it won't cause the phone to eat through battery and turn itself into a mini hotplate...
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Where is this gsiff_daemom file found? I have a rooted s3 and would like to rename it.
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how can i flash that zip file in an stock recovery
thatsupnow said:
here flash this
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Can I use this for my Samsung Galaxy ace s5830i too?
haha

Major CPU usuage, need help

I haven't had this prob until just now actually. The phone isn't rooted. T mobile version. the phone is hot and i can barely use it. It takes around 30 seconds to open a app and then its laggy. everything is laggy. The one app shows the cpu usage and its at a constant 95-98% Is there anyway of finding out whats going on or what app is doing this?!
Factory reset is your friend
shook187 said:
Factory reset is your friend
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ughh haha i was thinking about it. Also because i heard it would help battery life a bit if you did. so maybe

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