[Q] Rom with best battery Life - Desire General

Hi Guys,
Don't really post much, just trawl and download Roms.
My good friend had 2 old HTC Desire's that he wanted to use as backups on long camping trips.
I had a long look at roms and popular ones, but im still not too sure which ones are still current, or lost in the woods.
I've been able to root both the phones with revolutionary, and on one of them, i have installed Ginger Villain 3.3.
I was wanting to know some other roms that have great battery life and are fairly stable, and i would like to use them without an SD card if possible. It doesn't have to be fancy, or look pretty, just functional. I dont need ICS, im still happy with FROYO or G/B
I was a big fan of LeeDroid when i had my HTC Desire HD, but i had since moved to another when he stopped developing. Not sure how his Bravo went.
TL;DR Looking for stable, no frills ROM, with great battery life. Opinions?

Aosp GB roms like CM7 have a very good battery life. Also try Aosp MildWild roms. I get about 2 days of battery with medium usage.

abaaaabbbb63 said:
Aosp GB roms like CM7 have a very good battery life. Also try Aosp MildWild roms. I get about 2 days of battery with medium usage.
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Do these require an SD card to be present?
Can you explain what A2SD and Data++ mean?
Can you be specific in which version to install?

zallik said:
Do these require an SD card to be present?
Can you explain what A2SD and Data++ mean?
Can you be specific in which version to install?
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Mildwild ya need an ext-partion on sd card use cm7 or euro skank wich im using its stable and i get 2 n half days use with euro skank :thumbup:
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or you can use oxygen, with the hboot for it... 100/5/332
i have it on my pc if you want it pm me.

abaaaabbbb63 said:
Aosp GB roms like CM7 have a very good battery life. Also try Aosp MildWild roms. I get about 2 days of battery with medium usage.
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You say that the MildWild rom has very good battery life.. But I too use that rom and my battery dies halfway through the day. I recently bought a new battery, because my phone is pretty old... But that's not the solution. Do you have any suggestions?
Edit: I had a screen-on time of 15 minutes. I had 40 per cent left of the battery 6 hours after I unplugged it. The phone was fully charged... That was the new battery btw

Mild wild CM good option I think

SuperGans said:
You say that the MildWild rom has very good battery life.. But I too use that rom and my battery dies halfway through the day. I recently bought a new battery, because my phone is pretty old... But that's not the solution. Do you have any suggestions?
Edit: I had a screen-on time of 15 minutes. I had 40 per cent left of the battery 6 hours after I unplugged it. The phone was fully charged... That was the new battery btw
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Some app is eating up your battery. Try reflashing the rom. It's the most straightforward solution.

abaaaabbbb63 said:
Some app is eating up your battery. Try reflashing the rom. It's the most straightforward solution.
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I did that, I even installed another kernel. Nothing helped. I'm flashing a standard CM7 now, to see if that helps

SuperGans said:
I did that, I even installed another kernel. Nothing helped. I'm flashing a standard CM7 now, to see if that helps
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+1. Strangely, on all MW AOSP ROMs that i tried, battery always died very fast. Got almost only 7-8hrs with moderate usage. Tried all the tweaks i knew of to improve but no luck. Better battery stats also didn't reveal anything unusual that may be eating the battery.
I just switched to Nikez P4 and testing the battery life. It used to be great on his P1.
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I get 2days on mildwild easy
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sywats said:
I get 2days on mildwild easy
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Which version of mildwild?
Can you post a link? (or is that against the rules)

zallik said:
Which version of mildwild?
Can you post a link? (or is that against the rules)
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Cm 8 jg its near perfect
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Flashing another rom doesn't help either. I'm still getting only 8 hours of battery..

ur battery is probably just dying (old) try another battery for a day n see if theres any difference

Like I said earlier, that is what I did. I am getting these problems with both my old and my new battery. Flashing a new rom/ kernel doesn't help either.

SuperGans said:
Like I said earlier, that is what I did. I am getting these problems with both my old and my new battery. Flashing a new rom/ kernel doesn't help either.
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i didnt read that far back.

pls say the exact conditions it is not comparable this way
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- 3g/2g
- wifi on/off
- mobile data on/off
- bluetooth on/off
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ikosa said:
pls say the exact conditions it is not comparable this way
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- 3g/2g
- wifi on/off
- mobile data on/off
- bluetooth on/off
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What conditions? For good battery life?
Everything off

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DigginGraves said:
What conditions? For good battery life?
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Everything off includes this thread too. No "best ROM" threads.
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CM7 Battery Life?

I just root my phone last night and my phone is running at 33° and my battery is geting handed a new one.
Does anyone know if flashing a new.kernel or any tips to conserve my battery?
Any help would be awesome.
Well a new kernel COULD help your battery life, but you'd have to check the specs of the kernel, as some are for performance, others battery life, and ect. But be sure to see if its compatible, and if you find no data on it always make a backup before testing it!
Edit: In addition to a new kernel, turning off your mobile data [3G] when you're not using is always a big battery saver.
From my personal experience, flashing a different kernel like crack. Lol! but most do indeed improve battery life. I have 2-3 kernels in mind that you could use, how ever i use my wifi tether. So i had to go with a kernel that gives my battery life and doesn't affect my wifi, which the other kernels did effect my wifi.
So if you use your wifi tether, and still want to save on some battery life. Try this kernel.
[Netarchy-toastmod-4.3.2-cfs-sbc-nohavs-suv-universal-singed]
If you don't use wifi tether, then go with these.
[sbc-bcnice-stable-v7]
[sbc-bcnice-stable-v8]
[Reminder Note]
It's really up to you if you want to use these, I'm not telling you to do it. Just offering some ideas to help you brain storm on things.. And yes I have flashed the bottom two kernels on cm7 rom, but my cm7 3g was pretty weak, and i do enjoy 4g at work, so i jumped to a different rom.
Got the links, but haven't posted enough to add links in my post yet.
Dj21o said:
I just root my phone last night and my phone is running at 33° and my battery is geting handed a new one.
Does anyone know if flashing a new.kernel or any tips to conserve my battery?
Any help would be awesome.
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Just saying, I would recommend staying with the CM7 kernel till a stable release since it's still a beta you never know what will happen!
Ummm....yeah. I flashed kernals to cm7 and lost my camera. Can't get it back either. Been trying everything.
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Dj21o said:
I just root my phone last night and my phone is running at 33° and my battery is geting handed a new one.
Does anyone know if flashing a new.kernel or any tips to conserve my battery?
Any help would be awesome.
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Check spare parts and see if you have any partial wake issues
Awesome guys I will most definitely look into it. Because I love cm7 and do not want to get rid of it.
I should probably get back to work, I'll repost back in a few hours. Thanks again!!
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Oh and I do have all of the little things down. I have taskpanel, oc widget at 245-576, disabling data, all of it. It just runs really hot and my phones almost dead lol. So hopefully a kernel fixes it.
CM7 is great for battery overall, and Savaged-Zen kernel makes it even better.
I'm averaging double the battery life from stock Sense.
See my sig for links.
aph said:
CM7 is great for battery overall, and Savaged-Zen kernel makes it even better.
I'm averaging double the battery life from stock Sense.
See my sig for links.
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Awesome bro I will for sure run that one. Because this ROM is awesome and I don't want to leave from it lol.
Oh and how long does your battery last?
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Is the Zen Savage one safe to flash? It wont remove my camera?
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That's what I use and my camera is fine
Swyped from my cyanogenized and gingerbreaded EVO
twiz0r said:
That's what I use and my camera is fine
Swyped from my cyanogenized and gingerbreaded EVO
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Ok, so I am at the website and there is a new version that is out.. It is the 0.0.4 version, should I flash that? It looks like it is the newest one...
Dj21o said:
Ok, so I am at the website and there is a new version that is out.. It is the 0.0.4 version, should I flash that? It looks like it is the newest one...
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atm i'm using savaged-zen 1.0.1 and it is running amazingly. everything works for me but i do know that there's still better ways to have better battery life i just cant figure it out yet
Green_Arrow said:
atm i'm using savaged-zen 1.0.1 and it is running amazingly. everything works for me but i do know that there's still better ways to have better battery life i just cant figure it out yet
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Good job replying to a months-old dead thread.

Battery Life

So i know it may be a difficult question to answer, but I am wondering something... What sense ROM and what aosp ROM have the best battery life? Thanks in advance for your help!!
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So i know it may be a difficult question to answer, but I am wondering something... What sense ROM and what aosp ROM have the best battery life? Thanks in advance for your help!!
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With WildStang83 Desire Inc HD ROM I go from 440am to 5pm with a single charge and still have like 20-30% left.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1253492
And aosp I can't really tell because I don't use aosp (I'm a Sense lover maniac) the only one I used was cyanmod7 nightlies like for a week and the battery life was ok. I had to charge atleast 30-50 minutes during my break time.
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Sense ROMs take up more battery life because their is more going on, but I don't think its that drastic compared to AOSP. I use Nils 2.3/3.0 gingersense and I can normally go till next morning or miday after a charge.
The only AOSP rom I've run was MIUI and I would constantly get 24+hrs and sometimes over a day (1800mah battery).
There's still a lot of tweaks to come on the Sense ROMs so don't expect too much from them at this point in time. Once the GB kernel source is released and we get some custom kernels then the battery life of Sense roms may increase.
MIUI with Chad's Incredikernel will give you ridiculous battery life. I would get over 24 on one charge. That's what I used during Hurricane Irene when the power went out lol
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I use Jermaine's In-Sensitive Minimalist. It's kind of a mix between sense and AOSP. Alot of the sense has been removed, but it still kind of has that feel. Love it...very responsive and stable. By the time I get home from work, around 7pm, I still have like 70% battery remaining.
Kratz17 said:
With WildStang83 Desire Inc HD ROM I go from 440am to 5pm with a single charge and still have like 20-30% left.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1253492
And aosp I can't really tell because I don't use aosp (I'm a Sense lover maniac) the only one I used was cyanmod7 nightlies like for a week and the battery life was ok. I had to charge atleast 30-50 minutes during my break time.
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Using Wildstangs: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1247253
noticable increase over stock. Lovin' it so far.
Bull_Moose said:
MIUI with Chad's Incredikernel will give you ridiculous battery life. I would get over 24 on one charge. That's what I used during Hurricane Irene when the power went out lol
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+1. I use either MIUI or one of many AOSP ROMs then I flash Chad's incredikernel. When I undervolt the kernel I can almost go two days without needing a charge.
The best battery life I've gotten is with the most recent stable Cyanogenmod 7.
For some reason my battery life is *noticeably* better on MIUI than with CM7. Seems strange but the difference is there.
of the few
of the few I've tried (gingersense, cm7, and uber), I found NilsP's Business Gingersense to get me the best battery life. Day and a half on one charge, mobile network on 80% of that time...

Wanted Best ROM with the best battery life

Please recommend rom for-
- get better battery life (right now i use CyanogenMod 7)
- panoramic pictures
I don't need anything else.
dzzdefy said:
Please recommend rom for-
- get better battery life (right now i use CyanogenMod 7)
- panoramic pictures
I don't need anything else.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1140839
CMIUI 2.0
or
MS2Ginger 2.0
LiquidArc 2.0 [Gingerbread]
best ROM today is http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1161110
stabel. good looking. long battery life. updated every 2 weeks. easy to use = best rom ever
dzzdefy said:
Please recommend rom for-
- get better battery life (right now i use CyanogenMod 7)
- panoramic pictures
I don't need anything else.
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How many times has this been asked?
Got to be one of the silliest questions to ask, as you will get a different answer all the time.
Everyone has their own opinion of what the best rom is.
I wont ask this stupid sort of question here!!! All I do is READ THE FORUMS and then try flashing different rom myself to see what I like.
even if you're right. it's not nice to curse people and call them stupid.
so keep on flashing but start with your mouth first.
For me, best battery rom with panorama shoot is defy+ german gingerbread walter edition..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1285007
zkrayem said:
even if you're right. it's not nice to curse people and call them stupid.
so keep on flashing but start with your mouth first.
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I was not calling them stupid. Just trying to say that if people take the time to search the forums instead of posting here and asking the same question over and over they should find the answer to their questions that way.
samorgs said:
How many times has this been asked?
Got to be one of the silliest questions to ask, as you will get a different answer all the time.
Everyone has their own opinion of what the best rom is.
I wont ask this stupid sort of question here!!! All I do is READ THE FORUMS and then try flashing different rom myself to see what I like.
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Sorry, i already spent hours with reading and flashing but i couldn't find any rom with the simple specs i need.
Please continue read and spend more from your free time on the board and someday maybe you can be able to write something useful.
My opinion
dude, u have 5 or 6 options for this phone
either use a moded version of the gb roms (walter or iaio);this is the best thing u need for panorma as it comes natively with that,battery life same as all (2 days of normal use) but they are the slowest of all
cm7 (xda version or official one); no panorama no 720p just pure speed and awesomeness, battery life is 2 days of normal use (6 hours if u play streamed video)
miui (language specific mods, cmui, wjui); eyecandy but slow imo, battery life 2 days with normal use
stock froyo rom (or bb mods); using patches u can get panorama to work on that, this is best for battery life i got 3 days a few times with normal use
so yah..u decide, i use cm7 as it comes with all the codecs, volume track skipper, no lag in games, and u can customize it as u like as they are tons of themes on this forum or on the market
tegezan said:
For me, best battery rom with panorama shoot is defy+ german gingerbread walter edition..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1285007
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agree!!!!!!!!!
samorgs said:
I was not calling them stupid. Just trying to say that if people take the time to search the forums instead of posting here and asking the same question over and over they should find the answer to their questions that way.
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i'm sorry being hash on you little bit.
the roms are there but this thread was useful. i asked many times to have a custom roms summary and ranking, upsides and downsides instead of trying them all one by one. it's painful with slow internet connection for some of us.
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agree!!!!!!!!!
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Me too, I agree!
Latest ! Argen2Stone [ROM]
Latest [ROM] by walter and santiemanuel..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=19175347#post19175347
Much stable and awsome Battery Life have tested all rom till now but got this one a real one
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using:-
Defy (Argen2Stone[ROM] by santiemanuel & Walter on 2.3.4)
Proud to be a DEFY Owner
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Do not Try Galnet MIUI..! Awful ROM and unstable
hope it world better and wish to get stable as soon as possible.! May god Lay his thee on developer.
using:-
Defy (Argen2Stone[ROM] by santiemanuel & Walter on 2.3.4)
Proud to be a DEFY Owner
MS2Ginger 2.0 is the best!! I'm loving it!
zed_fauji said:
Latest [ROM] by walter and santiemanuel..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=19175347#post19175347
Much stable and awsome Battery Life have tested all rom till now but got this one a real one
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This rom is online for just one day. After one day you are making claims about battery life? How did you calibrate it?
I didn need to..
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elnovio said:
This rom is online for just one day. After one day you are making claims about battery life? How did you calibrate it?
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He sounds like an idiot. And cmiui is the best. Its not slow like other miui roms, and themes are great
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galnet miui is the fastest of the miui's i've tried for the defy so far, but i cant speak about the battery backup because i removed it in a few hours,
loads of eye candy, maybe something the devs could/will use
it says its running 4.1 but it feels like 2.3.7.
sorry didnt check the camera!
as for walters ms2ginger 2.3.4
its clean, fast and has panorama. the battery life i get is about 12 hours with NO hard usage, i calibrated my battery thrice and removed the battery stat from the boot menu but it didnt seem to help. (any one who can help me, bless your soul)
what i like about it is the blur launcher which is somewhat easier but i thought that was eating up my batery so i used zeam, 13 hours backup, so hmmm maybe i went wrong somewhere!
Argen2Stone is nice, but its blue in the wrong places! :S cant talk about battery back up but since its based on ms2ginger 1 it has the same issues as that with a decent blue theme.
cm7 is fast. its pure speed. well if your looking to use a decent camera app then its not the place you should be, took me a while to get used to it.
doesnt shoot 720p. i didnt check for panorama.
the best battery back up i got till date is on my stock, company flashed froyo 2.2.2 sea 15 JRDNEM_U3_3.4.3-33-1 of 4 days with decent call and message usage. and the occasional round of angry birds or fruit ninja.
so, yeah as remuseu said, try try untill you find what you like!
ps:if any one can help me with the battery problem on ms2ginger 2 i would be VERY thankful!
has anyone tried the jboogie???whats it like??screen shots please??

What is the best stable custom rom for wildfire s ?

What is the best stable custom rom for wildfire s ?
CM9 or CM7 or anything ??
its relative, depend the device.
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CM 7 is the most stable non-sense ROM till now. CM9 has some bugs , if u can survive wth them , you can use it. For sense rom personally i like Wildchild.
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What is the best stable custom rom for wildfire s ?
CM9 or CM7 or anything ??
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CM9 is not ready for regular use.have many bugs,so i recommand you to use CM7 its good stable and speedy,supports app2sd.
just 2 of my favourite roms
previous: very stable and reliable
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1503162&highlight=stable
current:fast customizable semi-stable
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1683874
check forums for yourself to decide good luck
is there HTC Sense Rom that hasnt got really bad battery drain ? my phone is only lasting about 7-8 hours and thats not gaming this is with twitter mostly.
I started using Simon's sense 3.5 (continued development of JMZ)
its pretty stable, the 2 or 3 bugs are things i never even use.
BackDaws said:
is there HTC Sense Rom that hasnt got really bad battery drain ? my phone is only lasting about 7-8 hours and thats not gaming this is with twitter mostly.
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@BackDaws try EQDKP Sense 3.5 - GB2.3.5 with dust kernel, and use juice defender from Play u will get atleast 24-28hr battery life..
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@BackDaws try EQDKP Sense 3.5 - GB2.3.5 with dust kernel, and use juice defender from Play u will get atleast 24-28hr battery life..
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thats the one listed above isnt it ? ^
Is there anyway you can get cm9 with htc sense or cm7 with htc sense ?
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@BackDaws try EQDKP Sense 3.5 - GB2.3.5 with dust kernel, and use juice defender from Play u will get atleast 24-28hr battery life..
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was listed above as my previous rom has good battery life would really recommend it
sharingan92 said:
was listed above as my previous rom has good battery life would really recommend it
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i must have a problem with my phone now, im getting serious battery drain, im only getting 7-8 hours now
with the original 2.3.3 rom my sim free wildfire came withmy battery was ok i wish i had never updated to the OTA 2.3.5 update that came through.
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Is there anyway you can get cm9 with htc sense or cm7 with htc sense ?
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no way! cyanogenmods are sense-less, if you want sense interface you must use a sense rom.
can try a non-sense customizable rom with a sense theme, but it's not a good choice imho..
Cryptomilk CM9
Just trying out ....
cm-9.0.0-RC0-CRYPTOMILK-ALPHA3-UNOFFICIAL-marvel
This seems pretty nifty, no issues as yet, and looks really good too with lots of control tweaks with the Trebuchet app.
cheers
Bri
BackDaws said:
is there HTC Sense Rom that hasnt got really bad battery drain ? my phone is only lasting about 7-8 hours and thats not gaming this is with twitter mostly.
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My WildChild WOM wasts a weally wong time.
With moderate to heavy usage (phone, browsing, streaming, Market, etc.) I get a good 24hrs on it. Usually more.
If your main concern is battery life, set your CPU min/max to 600/600Mhz using the Performance governor. Use noop as the scheduler. Your phone will last a long time and still be peppy (but not overclocked).
Cyanogen mod
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Cyanogen mod
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And that's why your Thanks meter is still at zero.
Tigger31337 said:
And that's why your Thanks meter is still at zero.
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Excuse me, how has that got anything to do with the topic at hand? Who cares about the guy's thanks meter, at least he knows how to stick to a forum topic.
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And that's why your Thanks meter is still at zero.
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Look again
(PS no thanks for you)
HBOOT.
it doesn't lock up
/dumb

Battery life: Sense vs AOSP

I would like to confirm this issue I have. Is it just me or is AOSP rom more battery draining than sense roms? I'm able to last on the average of 12~15 hours per charge with using whatsapp through but when it comes to AOSP rom, I hardly use it and I barely can get it to last 10 hours at all. Is there any explanation regarding this?
I really love AOSP but I just can't seem to get the battery to last. So any suggestions regarding this would help
Yes aosp Rom's use the battery quicker, it's well known and has been discussed hundred's of times. Try greenify from the play store
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nogotaclue said:
Yes aosp Rom's use the battery quicker, it's well known and has been discussed hundred's of times. Try greenify from the play store
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i've already tried greenify but my battery could hardly last up to 10hrs and I really love AOSP over sense just that I can't get one that is able to match up with the sense's rom battery life
Bobbi lim said:
i've already tried greenify but my battery could hardly last up to 10hrs and I really love AOSP over sense just that I can't get one that is able to match up with the sense's rom battery life
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that's life unfortunately, it is just one of the things you have to put up with if you wanna play around with rom's

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